Let what you have heard from the beginning abide in you.

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 "24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you."(1John 2:24-26)

It is God's command to let that dwell in you. As we have heard from the beginning, we must let the Son dwell within you. If you has not heard the words that Christ is in you, you must start the process of salvation again through the Word. We must believe and agree that Christ, the Son, abides in us. We must accept the Holy Spirit dwelling in us. The Holy Spirit wants to dwell in us, but if we don't, He won't work in us. Many people quarrel with God and with their own nature. So now the new covenant is like the stone the builders rejected. The Holy Spirit wants to be present in us. But people are rejecting that. Just ask yourself. Wouldn't it be hard to give up the fun of living physically so far? You might even feel afraid.

When I study the Bible, there are people who avoid me just by looking at me. When he hear the Word, he want to attend Christ and become a disciple, but when he try to put it into practice, he is very hesitant to let go of the things he has grown fond of. Because of this, he cannot serve the Holy Spirit as his master. Therefore, the Holy Spirit does not vouch for that person. The life of Christ, given by the Holy Spirit, is our active force. This life moves our thoughts. This life causes a creative work within us. He destroys the house of Hades in us. He brings down the haunted house in us. But people treat this life as if it were no big deal. People know that they have God's life and use it when they die and go to heaven. They don't know if this life is the energy of their life. They don't know if this life becomes the courage and morale of life. A christian do not know the preciousness of this life of Christ even though they live inflexibly with a nervous heart in anxiety.

This life makes us pure and bold. Without this life, the confusion of impatience and impulse given by the devil cannot be prevented. Chaos and emptiness are not caught. The tumult of civil war within me will not end without this life power. The civil war in me has not been dealt with, so smoke billows from the bottomless pit of the abyss. Their words are dark, negative, and critical, and there is no way they can do anything about themselves. Because that's darkness, because they're in Hades. If a christian does not have the life of Christ, nothing is possible. Christians are earthen vessels that contain this life. Even so, people take this life very lightly. To underestimate life means to underestimate the Holy Spirit. In the end, it means to know the Lord Jesus Christ lightly.

Therefore, there is no health of fresh mind. Physical health is also not good. If you have a relationship in such a state, you will have problems in your life. As we attend the Holy Spirit, we must always be filled with the power of this life. The cause of all human problems is the loss of God's life. People do not know that they are related to all things through this life. They know that they only need knowledge, experience, and skills to live. A christian must have an inexhaustible vitality like raw rubber. A person may succeed even with sincerity that is diligently cultivated and decorated. And if you want to earn money, you have to earn people. How can I earn money when I can't earn people? With this life power, you can be tolerant and patient with others even when they are lacking. With this life power, you can say yes to the nasty person who takes a handful. The ability of this life determines one's life. When the power of this life works in us, we radiate it out and reaches out to others.

Take a good look at other people of faiths. Do you know the difference between those who are experiencing the Holy Spirit and those who are not? There is a difference between letting energy come out of the face and sucking it in. Even if people seem to have the same eyes, nose and mouth, they are different depending on their vitality. If you have the vitality of God's life, a gentle smile will flow from your face. It is a decisive factor in human relationships. It's the secret to earning people. Then if you need money, you will earn it. 

God's command is eternal life (John 12:50),  and the promise of God is also eternal life (1John 2:25). Always present. So, the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.(Romans 6:23) This is the promise that he has promised us, eternal life. God's promise is not to make us rich, but to give us eternal life. He blesses us with this eternal life. He restores our spirits and hearts. This life alone made David like David. The Lord is the strength of my life; whom shall I fear?(Psalm 27:1) With this life, God reveals His glory to David. Eternal life in Christ has everything in it. When this eternal life works in me, there is love, joy, peace, mercy, tolerance, and longsuffering. When this eternal life works, there is wisdom. Also, the self-portrait within us changes. Please do not forget that this eternal life is God's promise. Many people ignore this. So people become strange. I hope you receive biblical salvation. By faith, we must gain righteousness through the grace of the Lord's redemption and walk step by step following the Holy Spirit. So what does it mean to say that blessings have come into us? That eternal life has come into us. The fact that eternal life has come means that peace has come into us. Because eternal life comes, the forgiveness of sins is fulfilled, the state of becoming one with God is peace(join, eirene).

 When will the full forgiveness of sins come? This is the moment when the words, "we are passed from death unto life", are comfirmed because eternal life come into us.(John 5:24) The total amount of heavenly spiritual blessings starts here. That eternal life makes us the people with the highest value. The reason why life is painful is because you can't be proud of yourself. For others, you may say no. But you can't fool yourself. Why do you always get caught up in yourself? Because eternal life is not in me. Since eternal life does not work in me, a beautiful self-portrait does not appear. Death, Hades, and dross fill my inside, so no matter how much I deny myself and lash out at my ugly self-portrait, I can't help it. But, everything is in Christ who is eternal life. So, don't be fooled by Jesus' second coming in the air, the wedding feast, the second coming on earth... and so on. Those things are far from the blessings of eternal life. The bible says that the Son want to dwell in us. Through the Son who dwells in us, God dwells within us. At that time, He always gives us eternal life. "I give unto them eternal life."(John 10:28) Forever and ever... This life makes us great men. This life makes us compassionate toward others, aspirations in our hearts, and dreaming big dreams. The life of the Lord wriggling within us... That is why Paul is praising God, saying, "Thanks be to God who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."(1Cor.15:57) The power of this life becomes the authority of an iron scepter that persuades people. If you have the ability of this life, you can quickly convince people. If you are filled with the Holy Spirit, even if those people say something absurd, if you speak with a clear heart, they will change their attitude and be persuaded. This is true leadership. This is the power of God's life in Jesus Christ. Therefore, we must accept Christ who is in us as our Lord, and in Him always pray, Lord, rule my heart, and let the Holy Spirit rule me completely. God's will be done in me, as it is in heaven.

Written by Ptr. Yohan Kim.

Translated by  Nancy Chung

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