Pyeong Hwa Gyeong (054) - Blessed Marriage and Eternal Life
9. Knowing God, eternal life and true love
First, we need to know God. Second, we need to know our eternal life. Third, we need to know true love. True love means giving more than 100 percent of oneself. In this way, we can find eternal life. Without true love, there is no eternal life. Without eternal life, we cannot meet God.
How can you prepare for the world of the future? First, be altruistic. Second, practice true love. Third, seek eternal life. With the sincere practice of these virtues, we can manage the world in the coming age. The opposite way is the self-centered way of life, which is the worldview of Satan.
In contrast to Satan’s love, what is true love? True love is to invest beyond the point of your life and death. Without investing yourself beyond the point of life and death, there is no true love. I would like you to know that I have poured my life, my heart, and the resources of our church into America. Through this kind of practice, true love is actualized. Without actualizing true love, there is no eternal life.
Why is this? The fundamental root of evil life is Satan’s lineage. Our lineage belongs to Satan. Our love belongs to Satan. God’s love transcends Satan’s love. And so the Bible teaches, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment.” (Matt. 22:37-38) What does this really mean? Loving God with all your soul and mind means to give your life completely to God. The second commandment is, “Love your neighbor as yourself?’ What does this mean? It tells us to love others even at the cost of our lives. We have to invest ourselves in this way of life.
Then why do we need to commit ourselves with total intensity? Unless we commit ourselves to this degree, first, we cannot make Satan surrender. Second, we cannot free ourselves from the fallen environment in which we live. Third, we cannot eradicate our bondage to Satan’s lineage by ourselves. Even though we may be able to free ourselves from our fallen environment, we cannot deal with Satan’s lineage. We need the power of true love, which is greater than our life. |