All four ways point to a relation in which the knower looks up to the one known, and the latter takes responsibility for the welfare of the former. This is part of the biblical concept of knowing God, that those who know Him are loved and cared for by Him. We know him only because He allows and wants us to know Him. B. It Affects Our Emotions Knowing God is an emotional relationship just as with knowing any other that we love. Church - Christ relationship described as a marriage.
Marriage has many emotions along with actions.
The believer rejoices when God is honored, feels distress when God is blasphemed. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. Lack of either actions or emotions indicates that one does not know God as he should. Our entire relationship is dependent on grace of God.