--- title: "7 Intimacy Jesus Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Intimacy Jesus quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Intimacy Jesus sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kyle-idleman-15296_jesus_fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-inti_87283.jpg" --- > [“Fans mistake knowledge OF Jesus for intimacy WITH Jesus.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-idleman/fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-intimacy-with-jesus/) [Kyle Idleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyle-idleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kyle-idleman-15296_jesus_fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-inti_87283.jpg) > [Jesus didn't live alone. He had Peter, John, and James around him. There were the Twelve and the other disciples. They formed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-nouwen/jesus-didn-t-live-alone-he-had-peter-john-and-james-around-him-there/) [Henri Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-nouwen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/henri-nouwen-600_circles_jesus-didn-t-live-alone-he-had-peter-joh_713618.png) > [We must have a strong inner life of fellowship and intimacy with Jesus if we are going to have a strong outer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/we-must-have-a-strong-inner-life-of-fellowship-and-intimacy-with/) [Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/timothy-keller-240_fellowship_we-must-have-a-strong-inner-life-of-fell_803561.png) > [“Remember that Jesus only did what he saw his Father doing (John 5:19). The miraculous ministry of Jesus was absolutely dependent on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zondervan-publishing/remember-that-jesus-only-did-what-he-saw-his-father-doing-john-5-19/) [Zondervan Publishing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zondervan-publishing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/zondervan-publishing-7069_parenting_remember-that-jesus-only-did-what-he-saw_880995.jpg) > [“The natural byproduct of intimacy with Jesus is that He begins to live through you and destroy the works of the devil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-wyatt/the-natural-byproduct-of-intimacy-with-jesus-is-that-he-begins-to/) [Ryan Wyatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-wyatt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/ryan-wyatt-275132_nature_the-natural-byproduct-of-intimacy-with-j_1102080.jpg) > [Obedience deepens our intimacy with Jesus. If we want to know the Father, we must not only love Him, but also obey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-wimber/obedience-deepens-our-intimacy-with-jesus-if-we-want-to-know-the/) [John Wimber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-wimber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/john-wimber-12473_bible_obedience-deepens-our-intimacy-with-jesu_1878075.jpg) > [“Drinking the cup that Jesus drank is living a life in and with the spirit of Jesus, which is the spirit of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henri-j-m-nouwen/drinking-the-cup-that-jesus-drank-is-living-a-life-in-and-with-the/) [Henri J.M. Nouwen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henri-j-m-nouwen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/henri-j-m-nouwen-4122_life_drinking-the-cup-that-jesus-drank-is-liv_2733249.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intimacy-jesus/#itemlist", "name": "Intimacy Jesus Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Fans mistake knowledge OF Jesus for intimacy WITH Jesus.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kyle Idleman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyle-idleman/fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-intimacy-with-jesus/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kyle-idleman-15296_jesus_fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-inti_87283.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kyle-idleman-15296_jesus_fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-inti_87283.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/kyle-idleman-15296_jesus_fans-mistake-knowledge-of-jesus-for-inti_87283.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fans mistake knowledge OF Jesus for intimacy WITH Jesus.” — Kyle Idleman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jesus didn't live alone. 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