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Oneness2-John 17:11
John 17:11. I will remain in the world no longer, but they are still in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name -- the name you gave me -- so that they may be one as we are one.
Shalom! The rain is falling, hastening the arrival of spring. It has been over a year
since I lived away from my family in a studio apartment in Gunsan. My co-workers treat me well and the environment around me is very nice. And the price is cheap too. You can live in a studio apartment here for 200,000 won per month,
which is not very inconvenient for living alone. And if you go out to Saemangeum, there are many places where you can fish, catch clams, and hike up the mountain
to see various plants. There are many places to swim in the summer. It is a place
where the sea is cool, there are many islands, and various types of seafood are
abundant. And since most of the large land is used for farming, it is believed that
as trade between China and Southeast Asia increases, it will become Korea's best
port.
The Trinity God is expressed as us in the Bible. Let us make man in our image, and in John 17:11, Jesus offers the high priest's prayer to the Father, saying, "May they
be one, just as we are one." Jesus must soon bear the cross. He urges his disciples
to become one with one another. The disciples of those disciples are now
scattered all over the world, and they come from different countries and believe in Jesus. About 2,000 years have passed since Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and ascended to heaven. However, after these disciples received the Holy Spirit, through their evangelism to Jews and Gentiles, the entire world became a world where
there was no one who did not believe in Jesus. This command to become one is
the word and command of God that best explains that all believers in Jesus on
earth must become one.
We must first understand how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit exist as three persons but are one, which is the doctrine of the Trinity that we learned. The book "Life
Trinity Applied to Life" by Professor Seongwook Jeong, a Harvard graduate and
dean of Denver Theological Seminary in the United States, is a book that explains
the doctrine of the Trinity well. We live at home as a wife, husband, and son.
Although they are three different characters, they are united by love for each other. By acknowledging diversity, we become one. When a son is sick, the father and
mother feel pain and have a hard time just as they themselves are sick. When their son is happy and doing well, they feel happier than their own happiness. And the
son loves and respects his parents.
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all God. And they do different things. However, they work together as one. When creating heaven and earth, God the Father
makes a plan, the Son creates all things with his own hands, and the Holy Spirit
breathes life into them. Chapter 1 of the Gospel of John provides a good
explanation of Jesus' work as Creator. We humans were also planned by God the
Father in the image of God, that is, the image of the Trinity, and Jesus the Son formed us with his own hands out of clay. The Bible explains that the Holy Spirit
breathed life into this created human being, making him a living being, that is, a
living being. And all life on Earth has vitality and exists in harmony with each other, orderly and beautifully. This represents the almighty power of the living God and
His order and harmony. The amazing beauty that comes from the harmony of life, order, and diversity testifies to the Creator's life and reign.
We go out to the mountains, fields, and sea to see forests, animals, birds, and
flowing water, praising God's power, and thanking God for creating such a
beautiful environment and for making us in God's image and allowing us to live like this. It also makes us think deeply about the hard work of our Lord Jesus. And
because humans sinned and fell, we lost the eternal life and life in paradise that
God originally gave us. However, in order for God, who is love, to save us and
enable us to fellowship with God and enjoy eternal life as before, the Trinity God
worked together again this time. First, God the Father sent His Son to this earth to save us and atone for the sins of all mankind. By doing so, he clearly demonstrated his love for all of us.
Romans 5:8. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
Out of love and respect for the Father, the Son willingly gave up his heavenly
throne and came to this earth in the humblest form, always living in the fields,
carrying that heavy cross and shedding blood. And He died for our sins. He was
resurrected, became the first fruit of resurrection, ascended to heaven, and sits at
the right hand of God. And he will rule with all authority in heaven and earth and
will come again to judge the world. And he commanded his disciples to receive
the Holy Spirit, which was a command given to Jesus' disciples at the time and to
all believers in Jesus afterward.
Acts 1:4. On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: "Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.
5. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
This is Jesus’ command to all saints on this earth. And Apostle Peter, who obeyed Jesus' command and waited and received the Holy Spirit, testifies that it is not only he who receives the Holy Spirit, but all of us.
Acts 2:37. When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to
Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
38. Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus
Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the
Holy Spirit.
39. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call."
We are the people from far away. In other words, it is a promise that all who
repent, are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, and receive forgiveness of their
sins will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift. So, this proves that all who repent and are baptized in the name of Jesus can have their sins forgiven and receive the Holy
Spirit in this way. I too went through this process and received the Holy Spirit just
like Apostle Peter. And this is how I testify.
In that case, this believer will now become a new creation, reborn of water and the Holy Spirit, because he has received water baptism and the baptism of the Holy
Spirit. Up to this point, believers must follow the procedures and be renewed.
There were not many believers in the early church and the saints in Paul's time whodid not go through this process, and the Jewish believers who came in secretly didnot go through this process and tried to lure the good people who went through
this process. When believers who have been initiated into the Holy Spirit go down a different path due to the temptation of these people, Paul rebukes them and
strongly tells them in his epistle to go the right path.
And the Holy Spirit is now with us, in our hearts. He gives us strength. He makes
our hearts soft. Unless the Holy Spirit does this, there is no rebirth. God changes
our hearts. The Holy Spirit creates us new. I can never change myself through
personality, prayer, or discipline. A person must go through the process of being
born again through the Holy Spirit. It means that believers who have gone throughthis process are justified by faith. The most urgent and important thing for
believers to consider is to receive the Holy Spirit, the gift of God's gifts. Abello was a Jew who knew the Bible deeply and knew Judaism well. He testified about Jesus
even though he did not know about the Holy Spirit. Like Apollos, today's believers can believe, but they have no power and are not born again. Apollos meets
Priscilla and Aquila, who were lowly tent workers, and honestly admits that he doesnot know about the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and obeys them when they explain
the Bible in more depth. And he became an even more powerful preacher of the
gospel and became the core of the church. I presented several biblical evidences
that Apollos wrote Hebrews. I believe that Apollos must have received the Holy
Spirit at that time through these couples.
The Holy Spirit is God like the Father and the Son. The reason this God exists in my heart is because I acknowledge God the Creator, acknowledge my sins, turn away from those sins, and repent. This is because I confessed that the only one who could save me was Jesus and accepted Jesus as my Savior. Along with this, please believe that the Holy Spirit comes to you only when you are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ according to the church procedures and have forgiveness of your sins. It is true that knowing Jesus, reading and understanding the Bible, and knowing the existence of God are the work of the Holy Spirit. We cannot know about Jesus unless the Holy Spirit allows us to know. However, after knowing God and Jesus like this, we must also believe that we must wait and receive the Holy Spirit as Jesus commands. This procedure must be performed before we can even discuss being justified by faith. Most of the saints of the early church and the saints whom Apostle Paul preached to and learned from Apostle Paul were new creations who had been born again by believing in Jesus and receiving the Holy Spirit as a gift. These were people who had been stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit as the works of God. We, too, must believe in Jesus like this, no matter how busy we are, no matter how urgent we are, no matter what theology claims. This is very important information.
Of course, I definitely did not understand or believe everything I explained from the beginning. However, the Holy Spirit guided me to this understanding, and when I read the Gospel of Matthew with the Holy Spirit, I believed that Jesus was the Son of the living God, just like Peter confessed, and I confessed that way. And prior to this, about five years after my repentance, I was baptized with water in the name of Jesus and received fire directly from Jesus the following spring. And about 32 years have passed since then. I preached the gospel without ceasing, read and organized the Bible, and as I preached it to the whole world, I came to understand this process. And I believe that all of this was done by the Holy Spirit. And I came to believe that the Holy Spirit, who is God, came to me and lived in my heart, allowing me to understand the Bible and spread the gospel. Since the Trinity God is with and loves each and every human being, how can this amazing and great love and mystery be expressed in short words? Believers who believe that they have received God's Holy Spirit, who does such amazing things without even receiving it, and like Apollos, only rely on the Word and their own power, can never live in this harsh and false world. And you must remember the words of Jesus.
John 3:5. Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Please believe that even if you become an elder, a pastor, a deacon, or a theologian and are in a leadership position, you may be caught by this word and not be able to go to heaven. I hope that you will receive the Holy Spirit while you still have life. This is the message I constantly convey. He (each person) can clearly see this fact. You can gain fame and wealth by preaching Jesus. However, unless you are born again of water and the Holy Spirit, heaven is not yours. These are not my words, these are the words of Jesus. You can believe like Apollos. I know someone who says he teaches the Bible well while being silent about the Holy Spirit. He is a famous person and has published books and many people learn from him. However, being silent about the Holy Spirit means having nothing to say because you have no experience with it. How could he have anything to say if he did not receive fire and experience change like the saints of the early church? However, this person cannot but be a precious person like Apollos. However, what this person must do is to visit someone who has received the Holy Spirit, even if he or she is doing a menial job and has no reputation (like Aquila or Prisilla). And only by repenting and receiving the Holy Spirit can this person go to heaven.
There are also Jehovah Witnesses who believe that there is only one God, Jehovah God. There are also denominations that believe in only God the Father and Jesus the Son. There are also denominations that really distance themselves from the Holy Spirit and do not believe in miracles. Jesus' words that say we are one and the Bible's words that say we should make people in our image can never be the words of these people. And these people promote division by claiming that they are the most right in the whole world, but they are not right. And the monsters of various heresies in Korea are nothing more than weak human beings, with a fate like the life of a fly that will die soon, and like the dew that blooms in the morning and then disappears soon. However, these people have become God, Jesus, or even the invisible Holy Spirit, and are deceiving hundreds of thousands of Koreans with lies. And the reality in Korea is that these heretical ideas are being spread to China and even broadcasted in the name of missionary work. It is the fate of those who follow the monsters who will all go to hell, to diligently march to hell without stopping. Believing in the Trinity God and receiving the Holy Spirit is such an important thing. No matter how deeply you read and study the Bible and become a doctor, what happens if you believe differently from this fact? In this day and age, we see miracles like those in the early church all the time, and there are many people who deny miracles, even though we can be healed of our illnesses through miracles and experience the power of Almighty God through miracles. There are many who believe only in the human element of the Bible. They lecture on the Gospel of John and the Book of Romans. And many people read and listen to their books and lectures. They also publish books. You need to stay alert, meet the right people, and learn well. It is safest to learn from the church and pastor you attend.
And it is most accurately safe to receive the Holy Spirit and learn under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That's how I learned.
The group at the time who were commanded to become one with each other before Jesus were the group who had completed all the procedures and had not yet received the Holy Spirit. And they see both the passion and resurrection of Jesus. And they also see the ascension of Jesus. And they obey Jesus' command and wait for the Holy Spirit in Mark's upper room. Everyone gathers together, reads the Word, sings hymns, and waits. And they all receive the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. All 120 people receive it. Through the powerful preaching of Peter, who received the Holy Spirit, 5,000 people, 3,000 people repent and believe in Jesus. Everyone receives the Holy Spirit. And Cornelius' family and friends all receive the Holy Spirit at the same time. And Apostle Paul also met the resurrected Jesus, repented, met Ananias, was baptized with water, and received the Holy Spirit. And the apostles and Apostle Paul met people who believed in Jesus but had not received the Holy Spirit, and preached the Holy Spirit to them and made them receive it. The record of the Acts of the Apostles is a record of this. And even after that, receiving the Holy Spirit has happened and continues to happen almost everywhere on this earth. In Korea, the Holy Spirit came to Daehyun Jang's church.
Examples of Holy Spirit Baptism: Acts of the Apostles
division | Chapter 2 (1-4) | Chapter 8 (14-17) | Chapter 9 (1-18) | Chapter 10 (1-48) | Chapter 18 (24-28) | Chapter 19 (1-7) |
location | Mark's Attic | Samaria | Damascus | Gaishara | Ephesus | Ephesus |
person | 120 saints including apostles | them, a bunch | Paul | Cornelius, family, friend | Apollos | 12 people |
Apostle | Peter, 12 apostles | Peter, John | It's Anania | Peter, disciple | Aquila Prisgilla | Paul |
baptism | Jesus name | Jesus name | Jesus name | Water baptism after the baptism of the Holy Spirit | John's Baptism | John's Baptism |
preparation | prayed together | Philip Evangelism. baptism | met Lord of resurrection and repented | Piety, justice, almsgiving, prayers | Accurately revealing the way of God | testifying of jesus |
The coming of the Holy Spirit | The sound of a rushing and strong wind, coming like tongues of fire above each person's head. | After praying to receive the Holy Spirit, the two apostles laid hands on them. | After praying for Ananias, he received sight and was filled with the Holy Spirit. | During Peter's sermon, he fell down at Peter's feet. | The coming of the Holy Spirit upon Paul's ordination | |
Warrant power | Filled with the Holy Spirit Miracle of speaking in tongues, evidence of the gospel | Filled with the Holy Spirit Spreading the gospel as an apostle to miracle Gentiles | Tongues Exalt God | Proof of Christ through the Bible for the benefit of believers | speaking in tongues and prophesying |
I sincerely hope that after reading my article, at least one person will honestly repent, stop in their tracks, and receive the Holy Spirit from God.
Even if you receive the Holy Spirit, it takes time to understand all of this. It has been 32 years since I received the Holy Spirit, and this is my most recent understanding. When I started this blog and cafe 6 years ago, I couldn't convey it like this. It's because my studies weren't enough. I also recently came to an understanding that allows me to convey this message. So it took a lot of time to get here, I also committed sins, and was severely disciplined by God. So everyone has a chance. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Rather, God earnestly desires that all saints receive the Holy Spirit. By what power can I make all Christians in the world become one? It is only thanks to the incredible love of God, the precious blood and atonement love of our Lord Jesus on the cross, and always being with me. And this is the result of the Holy Spirit coming and patiently guiding me for about 32 years. I continued to walk the path of the world with all my shortcomings, sins, weaknesses, and stiffness. Only the Holy Spirit guided me without ceasing, sometimes through sighing, sometimes through consolation, and sometimes through inspiration. I confess and acknowledge the Holy Spirit who came to me as God. And give thanks, praise, and glory to Him. Hallelujah!
In order for believers all over the world to become one according to the words of Jesus, the Bible must first become one in understanding. First, the Catholic Church existed alone, but through conflicts and controversies over the issue of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit and the issue of sacred images, it was divided into the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church around 1000 AD. The division of the church is the division of the body of Jesus. That's why Jesus is sick. Now it's been 1000 years and every country has translated the Bible into their own language so we can discern who is correct. The debate is whether the Holy Spirit comes from the Father or is sent by his Son. Now we can all check it right away through translated Bible hymns.
John14: 26. But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
John15: 26. "When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, he will testify about me.
Acts 2:33. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
Since the Trinity God has been together since before the creation of the world, there are some parts that cannot be solved by human abilities. And now everyone has access to the Bible. The Bible clearly says that the Father sends the Holy Spirit, and it also says that Jesus sends the Holy Spirit from the Father. We can argue over whether the one who sends the Holy Spirit is the Father or the Son. But he also said that the Father gave us the Son because he loves us. And the Son comes first. And the Holy Spirit comes to believers who believe in the Son and receive forgiveness of their sins. The Holy Spirit comes to believers as a gift. Just as the Son and the Father were together in creating the world, the Father and the Son are together in sending the Holy Spirit. It is also true that the Father gives us the Holy Spirit as a gift, and it is also true that Jesus gives us the Holy Spirit. The most important thing for us believers, and for each individual, is not the discernment of the work of the Trinity, but how we receive the Holy Spirit first. I definitely received fire from Jesus 32 years ago at Chosenmin Church in Sillim-dong. Jesus in black and white appeared in his temple and poured red fire from his mouth into my heart. When I looked at my chest, I saw two or three small candle-like flames flickering.
Neither the Catholic Church nor the Orthodox Church is the correct focus of the discussion. We just have to believe like the verse above. The Holy Spirit is sent by the Father in the name of Jesus. And Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit from the Father. And Jesus received it from the Father and sent it to us. From the Holy Spirit's perspective, it is clear that He comes to us. And both the Father and the Son are equally involved in the sending of the Holy Spirit. And arguing about who is more important is of little use. For example, Jesus came to this earth to save sinners, and it is said that God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son. What is the benefit of arguing about whether Jesus came on his own or whether God sent Jesus because he did not want to force him to go? Although the three have different positions, they are one in love, faith, and justice. It is more important than this debate that we believe in Jesus. A fight broke out over something that didn't need to be fought, and the two were divided. It is not the work of God, but the work of men and other spirits. The two denominations violated God's command to become one. Now we must become one.
Neither the Catholic Church nor the Orthodox Church is the correct focus of the discussion. We just have to believe like the verse above. The Holy Spirit is sent by the Father in the name of Jesus. And Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit from the Father. And Jesus received it from the Father and sent it to us. From the Holy Spirit's perspective, it is clear that He comes to us. And both the Father and the Son are equally involved in the sending of the Holy Spirit. And arguing about who is more important is of little use. For example, Jesus came to this earth to save sinners, and it is said that God loved the world so much that he gave his only begotten Son. What is the benefit of arguing about whether Jesus came on his own or whether God sent Jesus because he did not want to force him to go? Although Jesus came and suffered and cried out to God, He became one with the Father in loving and seeking to save mankind. Although the three have different positions, they are one in love, faith, and justice. It is more important than this debate that we believe in Jesus. A fight broke out over something that didn't need to be fought, and the two were divided. It is not the work of God, but the work of men and other spirits. The two denominations violated God's command to become one. Now we must become one.
It would be foolish on earth for a Catholic priest and an Orthodox priest, who have not received the Holy Spirit, to fight over this. Although it is necessary to study the work of the Trinity, what God wants is for all theologians, pastors, priests, and believers to receive the Holy Spirit, the greatest gift on earth. What good is there for all of us in arguing about who is the giver of gifts when God has given us precious gifts and we have not received them? It is tens of thousands of times more important for us to believe the verses of the Bible and receive the Holy Spirit.
And after another 500 years, Luther and Calvin come out and try to separate from Catholicism. Through the Epistle to the Romans, Luther asserted that everybody is justified by faith, and this led to the separation of Catholicism and Protestantism. Again, Jesus’ body is torn apart. And they fought and argued fiercely for 500 years. And they build each church and continue to criticize it. And on the other hand, they also do research together. However, in order to properly understand the passages in Romans 1:17 and Romans 3:21-26 where Luther argued for justification by faith, if we look at Romans 4:17-22, there will be no need to fight. You may wonder why the two churches ignored this verse and focused on fighting for 500 years, but I believe that God's will for the spread of the gospel was fulfilled. It seems that what God wanted was the salvation of the souls of the whole world, something that needed to be done more urgently through Protestantism than the two churches' accurate understanding of the Bible.
Romans 4:17. As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed -- the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.18. Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be."19. Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead -- since he was about a hundred years old -- and that Sarah's womb was also dead.20. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,21. being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.22. This is why "it was credited to him as righteousness."(NIV)
17. (as it is written, "A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU") in the sight of Him whom he believed, [even] God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.18. In hope against hope he believed, in order that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, "SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE."19. And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb;20. yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,21. and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform.22. Therefore also IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.(NASB)
Abraham was 75 years old when he was first called, and 100 years old when he was recognized as righteous. In other words, he was recognized as righteous because he believed consistently for 25 years and had a strong and unchanging faith. It is absolutely true that we are justified by faith, but just because someone believes this does not mean they are justified. Only when it is a faith that has both the temporal aspect and the unchanging aspect of faith at the same time will those who are righteous be recognized. Since the content of justification by faith that we know is clearly stated in the book of Romans, I believe that this is God's will for us to interpret and understand it this way without arguing with each other. And Abraham's deeds and perfection can be fully understood through Genesis. God appeared directly to Abraham and gave the command, and Abraham's life was flawless not only in his faith but also in his actions. He offered his children with reverence. He bravely went and saved Lot. And he gave Lot the first choice and even made concessions on the land. And God said that the purpose of calling Abraham was to practice righteousness and justice, the same purpose for which he called us. Through the Bible, Abraham is our ancestor and the ancestor of Israel, perfect in every way through his actions of faith. He is not someone who simply believes in God and never acts rashly. And the words in Romans 1:17 did not just come, but Apostle Paul also took them from Habakkuk 2:4. Of course, we need to go to Habakkuk 2:4 and check what kind of faith this is. If Calvin and Luther claimed to be justified by faith without these procedures, we just need to confirm it and understand its meaning right now. The Book of Habakkuk consists of only three chapters, so any believer can quickly read it and understand its original meaning. Habakkuk was a prophet from the late Judah period around 608 BC. Since Southern Judah fell in 586, he was a prophet 20 years before the fall, and since Babylon had already invaded Southern Judah in 605 and 598 and took it captive, he was truly a prophet from the last days of Southern Judah. He asks God. The law has become lax, making it difficult for righteous people to live. How can God just ignore this country? And he accuses his fellow countrymen to God. Then, God said, “No, I will not leave it alone. I will lift up Babylon and judge it.” Regarding this, “Why is the instrument of God’s judgment the more evil Babylon?”Habakkuk asked God again. Then, God's answer is the famous saying, “The righteous will live by faith,” found in Habakkuk 2:4.
Hab 2:4. "See, he is puffed up; his desires are not upright -- but the righteous will live by his faith –
4. "Behold, as for the proud one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous will live by his faith.(NIV, NASB)
God will never say that Babylon is right. And he says, “Babylon will also be destroyed.” As God said, Babylon was also destroyed by Persia. However, he said that a righteous person will live by faithfulness and faith. Here, a righteous person is someone who believes in God. But what kind of God do they believe in? He is the God who destroys the chosen people, Israel, who completely broke the law. And God also destroys Babylon. Those who believe in this God are recognized as righteous. And he is a person who lives his life with this faith. How do they live? Do they live unrighteously like the Israelites who broke the law that God punished? Or do they live by exploiting the weak like unrighteous Babylon? We must clearly understand this part. Those who absolutely break the law and live unrighteously do not believe in this God. Israel lived like that. They believed that they were God's chosen people and that God would absolutely protect them no matter how they lived. However, God no longer protects such people as he did in the past. On the contrary, he is the one who destroys Judah. The unrighteous are now destined to die. There is no longer any opportunity to live by faith. Their life will not be saved just because they have faith. So the righteous, the righteous who survive, are those who live righteously. They are believers like Habakkuk. And they are like stumps. All those who lived in violation of the law by accumulating wealth through unrighteousness and purchasing or stealing other people's land will die and be taken captive. Jeremiah wrote well about the nation falling like this.
Jerem 39:5. But the Babylonian army pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho. They captured him and took him to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he pronounced sentence on him.
6. There at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and also killed all the nobles of Judah.7. Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon
8. The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem.9. Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city, along with those who had gone over to him, and the rest of the people.10. But Nebuzaradan the commander of the guard left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people, who owned nothing; and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
Those who die are these chosen people who lived unrighteously while claiming to believe in God. God is not a God who, under any circumstances, will justify those who say they believe but live unrighteously. And they die miserably. Not those who live. However, those who are justified by God do not live like this. They live a difficult life while keeping the law in a world where injustice is rampant. Because it is so difficult to live such a difficult life, Habakkuk appeals to God to do something for these unrighteous people. And he believes in God. What kind of faith is this? Although he believes in the same God, it is not the God who gives blessings like Abraham. It is about believing in God who eradicates injustice. This God punishes the injustice that leads them to such an unbearable life through the destruction of the nation. It is faith in God who does that. And they are not unrighteous. Live justly. No matter how difficult it is, they do not turn a blind eye to injustice. And they believe that God will drive out the unrighteous and establish justice. And the instrument of that judgment is Babylon, and God says that they too will soon be judged. In any era, God has never justified a person who claims to believe but lives unrighteously. How can a just God justify those who, in our view, are unjust, have no love, and do not extend a hand of mercy even when the poor are dying next to them? God may hate those who say they believe but live unrighteously even more, no matter what happens. There must be something we learn from Israel's example. We must understand that God absolutely hates injustice and will not ignore those who commit injustice.
Now, I believe that the faith that constitutes justification by faith was properly understood through the two men, Habakkuk and Abraham. First, in the example of Abraham, it is true that one is justified by faith, but that faith must not change over time and must not change even if 25 years have passed. And from the example of Habakkuk, we would have learned that justification is a word spoken to those who live righteously. Israel says they believe in God, but they look down on other nations and call them strangers, saying they are God's people. God explains to us who the righteous are through the destruction of unrighteous Israel, which boasted of being a chosen and special people. God speaks to us through the Old Testament. God justifies not the believing people of Judah, who are absolutely destroyed, but those who believe in God, like the righteous Habakkuk, who live completely distinct from them. No matter how much we want to live righteously, if there is no hope, we give up on living righteously. However, because of the existence of God, who now causes death and destruction for those who practice injustice, Habakkuk and others believe in this God, and now there is hope. They have hope of living righteously. The meaning of Habakkuk 2:4 is that these people believe in God, have hope, and live righteously.
During the 100 years of Catholic martyrdom during the Joseon Dynasty, it was extremely harsh for those who believed in Jesus, and it was an even more frightening and difficult time to live in than the era in which Habakkuk lived. The teachings of the Gospel that end the lives of slaves who are freed from thousands of years of bondage could only be preserved through death. However, even though more than 10,000 people died continuously over 100 years and the entire land was covered in blood, those who did not give up on Jesus had hope in what Almighty God would do, so they chosed martyrdom and did not beg for their lives. At that time, Hwang Sa-yeong acted exactly like Habakkuk. He sent a white paper to the Pope asking him to dispatch an army and do something about Joseon. However, he was discovered and was martyred. They believed in the resurrection and in heaven. And they believed that Joseon would be a country where people could freely practice their religion. And they trusted God who could do it. With that hope they endured death. Believing in God who would do this, they resolutely took the path of martyrdom, the greatest act of faith. And in less than 200 years, the places where they were martyred all became places of martyrdom. The Pope visited and commemorated these people, and I saw that the tombstones of the dignitaries who killed their compatriots from that era were all displayed at the site of the martyrdom. We have come to a world where 500 million people believe in Catholicism and 10 million people believe in Protestantism. It has become the most blessed nation, becoming the most powerful nation in history both militarily and economically. The shedding of their blood has been transformed into the blessing of becoming such a blessed nation. So we have become saints with the most wonderful ancestors of faith in the whole world. I believe that there is no reason why we cannot honor the precious achievements of our ancestors, even while fighting over whether we are Catholics or Protestants. Among those who believe in Protestantism, there are probably descendants of those who were martyred. Thanks to the blood of these people, we can easily believe in Jesus and live in a world of freedom. Therefore, all Protestants should always be thankful for and be proud of their ancestors in the Catholic faith. Following their noble sacrifice, we must understand the true meaning of the gospel and overcome the current era where capitalism is rampant. Justice will definitely be realized and the truth will definitely be revealed. Because the just God lives. Through these two examples we believe. We firmly believe that North Korea will definitely become a free and prosperous country thanks to the blood of North Korea's martyrs and the sacrifices of more than 100,000 people who prayed for 70 years underground, unable to breathe properly. That day will definitely come. So, we believers must live righteously no matter what happens in the world. The justice is recorded in the Pentateuch of Moses. And the Holy Spirit guides believers to keep the Law.
Now you will understand that justification by faith in the book of Romans is a faith that acts righteously and must be a faith that has not changed for 25 years. In other words, I believe that everyone understands that the faith that requires actions to live justly, that takes time, and that does not change, is the faith that serves as justification. If you understand and believe this way, the books of Romans and James are perfectly consistent, with no discrepancy anywhere. And the grounds for Catholicism and Protestantism to fight disappear. And we can see that the person who declares justification and makes decisions in this way is not me, you, theologians, or pastors, but God looks at a person's faith and makes the decision at the appropriate time. Now, if we understand the Bible this way, there will be no need for Catholics and Protestants to divide and fight based on this.
So the basis for dividing the Orthodox Church, Catholicism, and Protestantism based on different doctrines has disappeared. The only way to become one through a correct understanding of the Bible is to recognize each other's diversity and make the three churches one, just as the Trinity is one.
Now there remains the problem of uniting Israel, which only believes in the Old Testament and does not believe in Jesus, and all people on earth who believe in Jesus. In Israel, there are still people who learn and keep the Pentateuch from a young age, and these people are the core of Israel. Those called Jews wandered and lived miserable lives for 2,500 years when their country was ruined. They wandered from country to country. They returned from Babylon, but as the ruling country changed to Persia, Greece, and Rome, they lived as vassals of those countries, maintaining their own traditions. And the Old Testament has been preserved, word for word, from when Moses first gave it to his people, that is, from about 1447 B.C. until now. And they passed it on to us. This is truly a precious and thankful thing. All Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox countries should be thankful for this, embrace Israel, love it, and lead it to Jesus. Even if the whole earth were made of diamonds, it would not be more valuable than one book of the New or Old Testament. All Protestants should always be grateful to the Catholic Church for preserving the Bible and passing it on to them. Israel now does not recognize Jesus or the New Testament. During World War II, the German Nazis massacred 6 million Jews, so it is difficult for them to have positive feelings toward Protestantism.
However, there is a way to become completely one with the Jews through Jesus and the Holy Spirit through the Old and New Testaments. If Jews believe in Jesus like Apostle Paul and Gentiles believe in Jesus like Apostle Paul, we become one with one another in Jesus. If the Jews become one in Jesus like this, the day will come when all believers in Jesus on the whole earth will become one. I believe that this day will be a happy day in heaven. And this will definitely become one through the Holy Spirit and the power of the Holy Spirit.
And the law that all believers in the kingdom of God established on this important land must learn and keep is the Law of the Pentateuch, which the Jews still consider so important and strive to keep. The law of God's kingdom established on this earth is the Law, and it is the constitution of all believers.
This is not something I claim, but God proves His Word. One passage is from the Book of Ezekiel, or the Old Testament, where the Israelites believe in God's word, and one passage is from Romans chapter 7. Let’s look at both words at the same time.
Ezekiel 36:24. "`For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.25. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.26. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.27. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Romans 7:6. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.7. What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
Israel finally returned to its homeland in 1948 after a long period of wandering. It happened just as God prophesied. Although this prophecy could be seen as being fulfilled through three returns after the destruction, Israel was still a vassal state of Persia and Rome. The country was fully restored in 1948, after World War II, and about 2,500 years have passed since the country collapsed. The Jews, who had been scattered among many other nations and living without a nation, founded the nation of Israel. And what happens next is what is recorded in Ezekiel verses 25-27 and Romans 7:6-7, and is the life that the Jews who believed in Jesus like Apostle Paul lived 2,000 years ago. And countless saints who loved God, believed in Jesus, received the Holy Spirit, and lived under the guidance of the Holy Spirit also lived that way. Apostle Paul's earnest prayer for his fellow countrymen is now closer to being answered.
This answer is to create a world where all believers and people on earth keep the law, and the work of becoming one through this law is accomplished through the work of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. This is very closely related to the understanding of justification by faith that we understood earlier. Apostle Paul explains the doctrine of justification by faith through Galatians and Romans and also mentions the law. He says he no longer serves the old provisions of the law, as in Romans 7:6. He also says in Romans 3:20-21 that he cannot be justified before God by the works of the law.
Romans 3:20. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of sin.21. But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.22. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference,
If you misunderstand this verse, you will be able to understand that there is no longer any need for the works of the law and there is no longer any need to serve according to the letter of the law, and that if you only have faith, you will be saved, justified, and even go to heaven. Protestantism has endured for 500 years with this understanding. However, in the above section, we confirmed that in order for the faith of justification to be very accurate, it must be unchanging with temporal continuity and must be a faith that must be lived justly. At the same time, we learned that the person was finally recognized as righteous by God at the right time. So, I believe that all believers have come to understand that in order to be recognized as righteous by God, they must live a righteous life and believe in God without change over time. However, the question of what should be the standard for living justly and unchangingly believing in God still remains. The answer to this question is found in Romans. This means that you should never treat the law carelessly. Let's take a look. This is definitely a verse from Romans.
Romans 2:12. All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.13. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
3:31. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
7:7 What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
This is Apostle Paul's exact thought about the law. He absolutely wants to establish the law and says it is not a sin. And he even says that those who do the law are righteous. We must never throw away this verse but remember it and read Romans. And Jesus, who is the master of Apostle Paul and who gave the law to Moses, who existed before the creation of heaven and earth and who created all things, tells us to best guarantee this verse and keep the law as it is. These are words that all people in the world, Jews, Gentiles, theologians, and pastors, must say ‘Amen’ and follow.
Matt 5:17. "Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.18. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.19. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.20. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
5:17. "Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill.18. "For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.19. "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and so teaches others, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches [them,] he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.20. "For I say to you, that unless your righteousness surpasses [that] of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.(NIV, KJV)
Only when these verses are properly understood can Catholicism, Protestantism, and Israel become one. When all passages naturally make sense without conflicting with each other, both Catholics and Protestants will agree to this interpretation. And Israel will now believe in Jesus. The person who makes these verses one without conflicting with each other is Jesus and the Holy Spirit, whom we believe in. These people, who are God, unite the words of the Old and New Testaments into one, and unite the books of Romans, Ezekiel, James, and the Gospel of Matthew. However, this kind of harmony and unification was already enjoyed by the apostle Paul and the members of the early church. In later generations, Catholicism and Protestantism were separated due to the interpretation of this, so now a way has been opened for them to become one through correct interpretation.
The words to serve with a new heart and new spirit in Ezekiel 36:26-27 and the words to serve with a new spirit in Romans 7:6 are completely the same. The new spirit here is, of course, the Holy Spirit. When this letter was written in about 57 AD, it had been about 20 years since Apostle Paul received the Holy Spirit and was led by the Holy Spirit. And Jesus commands us to keep the letter and letter of the law, and it is absolutely forbidden to break it. And in the Book of Ezekiel, it says that we must keep the law with a new spirit. And in Romans 7:6 it is said that we serve with a newness of spirit. It's the same expression. Here we must find the answer. This understanding of mine was also guided by God, verse by verse, precisely in time. That's why I'm telling you this. It has been about 40 years since I believed in Jesus and 32 years since I received the Holy Spirit.
It is through the work of the Holy Spirit that Ezekiel, Romans, and the words of Jesus about the law are all unified and understandable. We must believe in the work of the Holy Spirit, receive the Holy Spirit no matter what happens, and live like this. More precious and important than saving money, buying a house, buying land, going to Seoul National University, and meeting a good woman is receiving the Holy Spirit and living like this. Those who receive the Holy Spirit and already live in this way will live as great people in heaven for eternity, as Jesus said.
The new spirit in the book of Ezekiel and the new way of the Spirit in the book of Romans both refer to the Holy Spirit. And the conclusion is that the fulfillment of the law commanded by Jesus is accomplished through the Holy Spirit. Chapter 7 of Romans, which explains freedom from the law, makes complete sense this way. God, who has seen the 1,000 years of Israel's history, gives all mankind a way to keep the law.
It is God's will to keep the law in every detail. It is the will of the Holy Spirit and the will of Jesus. In this regard, the Trinity God is completely unified. He is absolutely unified. This is because the Law is the great law of God and is the Law by which all humans can live the most happily and justly on this earth. The Law is the great law that transcends all earthly matter and human existence. In this Law, the attributes of God, who is loving, just, and faithful, are clearly revealed. Anyone who wants to know God's justice, God's love, and God's faithfulness can do so by looking at the Pentateuch of Moses. For 1,000 years, God loved the Israelite nation in a special way, giving priority to all nations. So, the law was given through Moses on Mount Sinai and a covenant was made, which is the Old Testament. God said that he would bless Israel if they lived according to the rules of the law, and that he would curse Israel if they broke the law. However, in Israel, people do not learn the law or keep it well, except during the time of David. The Bible expresses this as committing adultery, serving idols, being rebellious, going one's own way, being stiff-necked, and building an altar on a mountain, all of which are expressions of breaking the law.
However, God turns the people who are going into sin like this through a prophet. He loves and hopes not for one year, not for ten years, not for 100 years, but for 1,000 years. If a person's wife is having an affair with another man, and another wife's husband is having an affair with another woman, they will immediately divorce, or go to the unfaithful man or woman and beat or even kill them. For 1,000 years, Israel has committed a sin that truly cannot be tolerated even by humans. And God sends a prophet to correct this and gives advice. However, Israel kills and persecutes these prophets. And they lose holiness and live in obscenity, that is, they break the law, do not keep it, and ignore it. Even though God sees evil deeds that humans cannot endure even for a moment, He endures for a thousand years and loves Israel. Then, like Habakkuk, who could not stand it any longer, when his fellow countrymen prayed that God would destroy their fellow countrymen, God finally destroyed Israel. God, who had been waiting for a thousand years for Israel to keep these laws, now dreams of a world where the laws are kept in a new way.
And the Trinity God is all together in this great work. Now, God is creating new people so that they can keep the Law well. God gave us Jesus and the Holy Spirit as a gift, absolutely not so that we could earn a few more pennies or have a few more houses in this world. The only will of the Trinity is for people to believe in Jesus and keep the Law well. This is because the kingdom of God they want to establish on this earth is achieved through the Law. That Law is so perfect for establishing this kind of country. Unfair and unjust laws made by lowly humans can never establish the kingdom of God. Neither the Korean Constitution nor the American Constitution, which we believe in, believe in, and learn to death, are absolutely not the law. We also respect this law because we want to obey what Jesus said to Caesar, which is Caesar's. This is also because the laws of today's world reflect the contents of the Bible to some extent. But that's not enough
The Trinity God the Father first sends Jesus to this earth, and Jesus obeys the Father and comes to this earth. Everything stems from God's love for humans. And Jesus becomes the atoning sacrifice that saves sinners. And when people repent, believe in Jesus, and are baptized in the name of Jesus, forgiveness of their sins comes from God. Now this person is free from sin. The Holy Spirit comes to this person as a gift and this person's heart becomes softened. This person is a born again person. He is a person born again from water and fire and is a new creation (new creation) created through the work of the Trinity God. And these are God's workmansgip
Ephe 2;10. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
2:10. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.(NIV,NASB)
They are great human beings jointly created by the Trinity God. And optimism is stamped by the Holy Spirit. These are people who have been stamped with the seal of the Holy Spirit. Just like Paul, all the saints of the early church, and all those who received the Holy Spirit in later generations are such great people. Although their appearance is the same as in the past, truly, each and every one of these people is great and is a wonderful and wonderful person who will enjoy eternal life. Believers must choose such a woman and man as their partners. Now we can no longer live as we please. Although we think and move our bodies, the Holy Spirit does not just remain in our hearts but does work. He moves us, makes us pray, tells us where to go, and even stops us when we do evil. Even as Koreans who don’t know much about the law, he does this. And what he wants most is to spread the gospel, and the Holy Spirit rejoices when we do that. And He makes us do good deeds. The Holy Spirit enables us to help others and do good deeds. Even though we do not know the law well, the Holy Spirit allows us to embrace and love everyone. Those who embrace everyone and evangelize love everyone. We (l Evangelists) out for them(targets of evangelismook). We are happy to share with them. And the Holy Spirit allows us to preach the gospel, the most precious word of truth, according to the time and atmosphere. And no matter how evil they do to us, we deal with them wisely. We do not fight against evil with evil.
If we react that way, the people we are evangelizing to will fall away. We decide on a target like this and we love them until the end. We love our unbelieving family members so much, our unbelieving coworkers so much, and our neighbors so much. Even if they attack us like enemies, we endure, pray, and love them. These are evangelists who have received the Holy Spirit. I wasn't able to do that 100%, but I tried to live like that. However, my ability, discipline, and personality are absolutely not capable of doing that, and I do not have the ability. However, the Trinity God, especially Jesus, was by my side without ceasing and allowed me to live like that. The Holy Spirit enabled me to read and summarize the Bible and made it enjoyable and easy.
And the Holy Spirit continued speaking without stopping. He spoke audibly. I love you! Be strong! Don't worry! You are my hope and my dream, he said without stopping. He spoke several times a day. These words became the driving force that allowed me to endure in peace even though I lived in poverty for about 40 years after leaving the bank. In the past, I was a person with a short temper, and when someone did something evil to me, I immediately took revenge and punished them. He had a genius ability to do this. In the past, I was a person who lived without allowing anyone to treat me carelessly. After I repented with the words of the Bible around 1986, was baptized in the name of Jesus on May 19, 1991, and received fire directly from Jesus at Seonmin Church in Sillim-dong in the spring of 1992, it was truly like I was in heaven for three days. . And my heart softened. I took the public administration exam for about 8 years at a graduate school, but failed. And I read and summarized the Bible to become a pastor. I have been preaching without stopping for over 30 years. There was a lot of trial and error. Even though I received the Holy Spirit, I didn’t really know what it meant. And there were times when I would repeat my past evil deeds. I didn't know much about the Bible, the church, Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit. Through time, experience, and the process of reading the Bible, summarizing it, and continuously preaching the gospel, I gradually began to understand the contents of the Bible. The Holy Spirit taught me step by step according to the order and procedure. And finally, I now understand this verse correctly. Apostle Paul wrote Romans about 20 years after believing in Jesus, repenting, and preaching the gospel. And in Romans 7:6 he gives empirical evidence that he served in the spirit. He loved the Law so much that he learned the Law well from Gamaliel, lived by observing the Law without blemish, and hoped that the Israelites would live like him. However, after meeting the resurrected Jesus, Apostle Paul realized that he could never keep the Law and become righteous by living like that. And now, as he received the Holy Spirit and lived a life preaching the gospel and establishing churches, he soon realized that he was keeping the letter and letter of the Law.
Based on his own experience, Apostle Paul shouts to his fellow countrymen who desperately want to be justified by the Law through Romans and other letters that they must no longer believe in the Law but in Jesus. He earnestly cries out: “If you believe in Jesus and receive the Holy Spirit, there is a way to keep all the Laws with the power of the Holy Spirit. My dear fellow Israelites who have fallen into the Law! You can never be justified by the Law. Now let’s believe in Jesus and complete the Law with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.” That's right. This cry is the Epistle to the Romans. All of us believers must keep the Law, but this is not done by learning the Law well and paying attention to its provisions. That method is what Paul did before he knew Jesus and before he received the Holy Spirit, and it is the method that Paul and all Israelites failed in the past. Now, all we have to do is serve with the newness of the spirit (Romans 7:6). This is a word that explains that as long as we believe in Jesus, receive the Holy Spirit, soften our hearts, and receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit, all Laws will be automatically kept (Ezekiel 36: 24-27). Things that are impossible with human ability become possible when we believe in Jesus, wash with water, receive forgiveness of our sins, receive the Holy Spirit as a gift, and are reborn with fire, softening our hearts. This is truly an amazing spiritual secret. God gives the Holy Spirit, the spirit of God's power, to the saints as a gift, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, he makes it possible for the saints to complete the Law, which is absolutely impossible for humans. This is done through new creations that believe in Jesus. You and I are beings who become like this and have to live like this.
Now you will know the spiritual secret of freedom from the law through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. I too still have a long way to go. I am a person who must continue to evangelize like this every day of my life. There are many temptations. However, we must hold on to this truth and live tirelessly preaching the gospel in the fields. Please join us. It's lonely. I'm lonely.
Since freedom from the law is no longer possible for humans (no matter how hard humans try, it is impossible), God directly enters our hearts and makes it possible. The Holy Spirit does not enter just anyone, but only those who repent, believe in Jesus, and have their sins forgiven. Of course, there were cases like Cornelius where the Holy Spirit came before baptism. Please believe it. We are people who have simultaneously received the love of the Trinity God. But after receiving that love and becoming a new person, shouldn't we really do something that will surprise the whole earth? However, how can we do the good work that God wants us to do if, like in the past, we are dedicating our whole hearts to eating well and living well, which non-believers do without knowing God, love, or the Law?
Romans, James, Matthew, Ezekiel, and Habakkuk are all unified into one. You must believe and act, and your actions must be just. And the standard of conduct is the Law, and when we commit evil, we discern by the Law. And the Holy Spirit comes and guides us to live according to the Law. The Trinity is one God, and the Old and New Testaments are unified. And the Holy Spirit is also one with the Law. Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Law are completely unified. Of course, our Father in heaven is one. In other words, God very earnestly wants believers to keep the Law well.
The government gave 20 billion won to train fighter pilots by selecting physically and intellectually superior people from all air force forces. But let's say that this person has given up on fighting the enemy by flying a fighter plane, abandoned the fighter plane, and goes out into the world to try to make money and wander around looking for a house and land. If that happens, and if he lives like crazy in search of his own fame, the country will have done this man in vain. The money will be in vain, and if all fighter pilots live like this when the enemy attacks, they will lose 100 times out of 100. .
When we believe in Jesus, the love God pours into us is an investment in us that cannot be compared to selecting a fighter pilot and paying money to train him. And God has clothed us with ultra-stealth clothing that we can never buy even if we pay trillions of won, and a combat uniform that cannot destroy anything in the world. The battle uniform is stored well in a six-tiered chest of drawers in Ephesus, and we can put it on as soon as we put it on with faith. The key matches from stage to stage. This is a word about combat uniforms in Ephesians 6:13-17. (Key match means 13-17 in Korean)
Ephesians 6:13. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.14. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,15. and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.16. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.17. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Each and every one of our battle outfits is worth more than a fighter jet. You can never buy it with trillions of won. The battle uniform is the breastplate of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Holy Spirit, and the word of God. All saints who have received the Holy Spirit can wear all these clothes on their heads, waists, chests, hands, and feet with faith. And in this amazing outfit we evangelize, engage in spiritual warfare, and fight with the Lord against the world. Participating in this battle is more valuable than being a Phantom pilot. Jesus personally invited the rich young man to that glorious event, but he refused Jesus' invitation, not knowing Jesus and his blessed and precious glory, but placing greater value on the material possessions he would enjoy for only 60-70 years.
Now, in Jesus and through the Holy Spirit, we have seen the way in which all the people of the earth become one through the Word of God, that is, the Law, regardless of whether they are Jews, Gentiles, Protestants, Catholics, or Orthodox. I hope that everyone will receive the Holy Spirit and walk this path, and that we will move forward together as one in the Lord. I hope you find strength.
I am a tool chosen by God for this purpose. He chose the son of a fisherman from the small countryside of Noryang, South Sea. God allowed me to understand Jesus and his disciples so well through the beach life of my childhood. He made me love books and made me read as much as I could from a young age. Also, God allowed me to learn modern academics well through my life as a KATUSA soldier in the U.S. military and through studying for the exam while attending graduate school at a university. And after failing the civil service exam, God allowed me to live with a Catholic woman for seven years and study Catholic lay theology and attend lectures. And through my ex-wife's devoted love, I came to understand Jesus' love for sinners. I also came to understand Catholicism a little bit. My wife, who loved me so much, left home and I suffered from severe depression and insomnia for four years and gave up on life. And God made me look at my heart, and I saw that it was as big as the palm of my hand, and that it was completely torn apart, leaving only a little bit at the end. My heart ached so much that I looked at the cross and saw Jesus hanging on the cross, his body being pushed down by the weight of his body, and nails being driven into his hands and feet, causing him extreme pain. And the pain in my heart disappeared when I saw that no matter how great my pain was, it was still smaller than that of Jesus. And God allowed me to remarry and give birth to a son, washing away all the pain I felt about my ex-wife. By the way, my current wife came to the Orthodox Church as a Russian citizen. My wife believes in Protestantism, but I am completely ignorant about Russia, so we have been living in constant conflict due to cultural differences for 20 years. In this way, God gave me a partial understanding of Russia and the Orthodox Church. After failing the second round of the civil service examination by one point, when I was studying to enter the seminary at the Jangsin University library, I saw how to read and summarize the Bible in the Panorama Bible written by Terry Hall. I followed that method non-stop for over 25 years and uploaded all the data to Romans for 50 Million (Romans for Everyone). And while I was preaching and working, I lived in extreme poverty. Everything I tried to do to make a living failed, and only evangelism and Bible summary studies were abundant. I have the experience of surviving non-stop on an income of 400,000 won per month for about 20 years. This is a story about how my family and I lived on about 400,000 won a month for 20 years. Because I lived such a difficult life and because I had so little energy to make a living, the first woman left me. And there was no time to do anything other than preach the gospel, read and summarize the Bible. All of my clothes were used and I picked up and wore clothes that others had thrown away. My mother and youngest brother worked tirelessly to help me with my living.
And now, these things have gradually increased in scale, about 350,000 people have read my work in over 100 countries, and I am ready to publish about 10 more books. We are also preparing to publish evangelistic materials about the resurrection as a book, and I believe that they will be translated into Chinese, Russian, English, Japanese, and Korean, and will save people all over the world. About four years ago, I translated my materials into English and sent them to professors at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton Theological Seminary in the United States, and also to a professor at Oxford in England. This time, 10 days ago, I sent an article titled "Building the Kingdom of God and Paul's Letters" to about 80 professors in about 10 theological universities in Korea and 10 theological universities in the US, UK, and Canada, in both English and Korean.
If you look at the 900 articles I wrote over a period of about 6 years, most of them are long articles like this one today, and I copied them all and organized them in Word to preserve my data. However, the volume was about 75 volumes of a 300-page book. I wrote about 12-13 books a year, one 300-page book a month, without stopping for a month for 6 years.
One day, when I was writing an evangelism letter, I had this spiritual experience. Jesus came to me. And he said, “Go over there and I will write,” but I couldn’t tell whether I was writing or Jesus was writing.
After finishing writing, I am writing about my personal experience in the hope that you will read and believe my writing and believe without doubt in the Trinity God who unites the whole world as one. And, as I always emphasize, please be sure to receive the Holy Spirit. And yet, it is said that through Peter a person can be born again through the Word (God repented me through the Bible given to me by the evangelist. The words of 1 Corinthians 13 reflected my heart like a mirror, and I saw my evil and ugly image. . I repented right then and there. At that time, I saw my own sin so strongly that I could never live the same way again. And through the Bible, I was constantly guided, enlightened, comforted, and gained new strength. The power of the Word is also indescribable. It's so great)
We acknowledge that God's work sometimes appears in various ways, so it is impossible to explain everything with just one example or word. And that's all I know. There will definitely be a deeper and more complete understanding. I hope that my article will also help you move towards that understanding. I believe that people like Apollos who do not yet know the baptism of the Holy Spirit but who study the Bible deeply and understand it well will be able to do amazing and great things even in this era if they receive the Holy Spirit. I respect everyone who always reads, meditates, learns, and teaches the Bible, and I pray that God's amazing grace will always continue for everyone. We will help everyone who studies the Bible academically. I believe that Peter's faith broadened after meeting Cornelius and deepened through his fellowship with the Apostle Paul. He must have overcome his limitations (Gentiles also believed in Jesus and were baptized after the Holy Spirit came first, without being baptized) by seeing a different procedure for the coming of the Holy Spirit than what he had experienced. And he must have felt many things when he saw Paul receiving the Holy Spirit, who had a depth of law that was different from his own learning. I believe that the boundaries of Peter's faith became richer and wider through these people. I also want to be a brother who expands the limits of faith and adds depth to everyone.
Heavenly Father, who chose me, a heinous sinner, and waited and loved me with patience that is impossible for humans! I give thanks and praise. I also give thanks and praise for the love and grace of my Lord Jesus, who through His love allowed me to forgive so many sins through His precious blood and atonement on the cross, and for the Holy Spirit's constant presence and guidance. The love of the Trinity God, which cannot be expressed in words, led me to write this article about unity in the whole world. I give all glory only to God. May your name be glorified forever and ever! Hallelujah!
Heavenly Father! I believe that I am writing this because I am a child of God who has been newly created through the Father's devastating love, the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, the grace of atonement on the cross, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. And I praise the Words that God has given to all of us. We realize our sins through the Words of the Bible, and we move forward day by day through the harsh and dark world with the illumination and guidance of the Words of the Bible. And through the Word of God, we gain comfort, strength, and quench the thirst of our souls. I hope that all the saints in the world will love God with all their heart, all their mind, and all their strength. Good Heavenly Father, I give thanks and praise. Hallelujah!
February 20, 2024 13:01
Freedom from the Law
Shalom! A new spring is coming. February is not far away. Rain is falling, hastening spring. Today, following unity, we will think about freedom from the Law. This is an area where different people have different opinions. My understanding will give everyone new interest and interest. I hope that the day will come soon when everyone receives the Holy Spirit and completes the Law under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Praise the Holy Spirit for giving me all wisdom.
Romans 7:6. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.7. What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
Freedom from the Law is not an easy word to understand. This is because it is the confession and claim of a person who truly enjoyed freedom from the Law. It is similar to how it is difficult for someone who wants to climb a small local mountain to understand what someone who has climbed the entire 8,000m high mountain Everest said about conquering the mountain.
For those who have never truly enjoyed freedom from the Law, it is bound to be difficult for them to understand this, no matter how much they study it and rack their brains. So, there is a difference in understanding of this Bible verse. Apostle Paul was a man who learned the Law well from Gamaliel and struggled to live according to this Law. And he believed that by the Law he had become blameless. To that extent, he learned the Law well, verse by word, put it into practice in his life, and had great trust in the Law. And he hoped that all Jews would learn and practice the Law as well as he did. Because he actually emphasized in the Law that God told us to live that way. And he lived by the law, considering himself righteous because he kept the Law well. He believed that before he met Jesus. He had no way of knowing that his thoughts were wrong and delusional.
So he firmly believed that anyone who believed in Jesus and acted differently from his beliefs was a person who opposed the Judaism he believed in. And he caught them and put them in prison. But everything changed when he met the resurrected Jesus in person. His belief system, which he believed to be so right, was completely shaken. And now, in order to spread the good news that one must believe in Jesus, he gave up everything he had enjoyed in the past and dedicated himself. After preaching for at least 20 years, he sent this letter from Corinth to the believers in Rome, asking them to live like him. It was around 57 AD. That content is the freedom from the Law that we will learn today.
In truth, a person who learned the Law well from an early age and tried to live according to this Law by giving his all, came to shout for freedom from the Law. We must understand why this person became like this in order to understand this verse and finally enjoy the freedom from the Law that Apostle Paul enjoyed.
Apostle Paul said that we should now serve not the old law, but the new way of the Spirit. So what is the new wayt of the spirit and how can we serve with the new way of the spirit? This problem must be solved. The new way of the spirit was a new experience that Paul had never experienced in the past. We can see that the new way in the spirit is the Holy Spirit. A person who did not know the Holy Spirit and did not have the Holy Spirit became a person who makes these claims after meeting the resurrected Jesus. If so, there is a very close relationship between the new way of the spirit and Jesus. We must understand this
relationship through the Bible. Without this understanding we can never advance to a proper understanding of this verse.
Even the disciples who spent three years with Jesus and learned well about the kingdom of heaven and the words of the Old and New Testaments from Jesus did not have a deep understanding of the Holy Spirit. Some disciples may have seen the Holy Spirit come down on Jesus like a dove during his water baptism. And they may have heard about the Holy Spirit from Jesus. However, all the disciples did not understand the baptism of the Holy Spirit even when Jesus spoke before his resurrection and ascension to heaven. This is because they only heard about the baptism of the Holy Spirit in words, but did not directly experience what it really meant. Even now, those who read and study the Bible and believe in Jesus but have not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit can be considered to be in the same state as the disciples before receiving the Holy Spirit.
This is because everyone has difficulty believing in things they have not directly experienced, no matter how much they hear about them. However, when the 120 believers obeyed Jesus' words and gathered in Mark's upper room to pray and read the words, the Holy Spirit came with the sound of a rushing and strong wind.
Everyone saw what looked like tongues of fire coming down on each person's head. And they experienced the Holy Spirit coming upon each of them. They also experienced that they suddenly became fluent in another country's language. They were surprised to see themselves freely speaking a foreign language they had not learned, and the Diaspora Jews who came for the holiday at the time were also surprised. Peter preached to his fellow countrymen who were astonished to see this, and a miracle occurred in which 5,000 and 3,000 people believed. The saints saw this miracle and saw the miracle of healing occur when the apostles preached the gospel and prayed for the sick. They all saw that Jesus' words that they would receive power and become witnesses of Jesus as they received the Holy Spirit, as the Bible says, came true.
And Peter explains this change to his fellow countrymen who ask how such an amazing miracle occurs. This verse is exactly what happened to Apostle Paul. And this Apostle Paul speaks from his own experience of over 20 years of serving with the newness of his Holy Spirit in Romans 7:6-7
Acts 2:37. When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"38. Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.39. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off -- for all whom the Lord our God will call."
Now let’s apply this process to Apostle Paul. Did Apostle Paul really go through this process? Let's go to the scene where he meets the resurrected Jesus and falls from his horse and becomes blind. Jesus speaks to Apostle Paul, who has no choice but to obey whatever Jesus says.
Act 9:6. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."7. The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.8. Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.9. For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything.15. But the Lord said to Ananias, "Go! This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles and their kings and before the people of Israel.16. I will show him how much he must suffer for my name."17. Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord -- Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here -- has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."18. Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
Now that Paul meets Jesus in person, he forgets everything about the past and becomes a gentle sheep to Jesus. He was shocked when he saw the true face of Jesus, which he had not known, and became blind. The past was now a thing of the past, and the most important and urgent thing to do now was to restore his eyesight. Since he had not been able to eat or drink for three days, regaining his ability to eat and drink must have been very important. Suddenly, the person who was said to be the brightest and had the most energy became the most shabby, useless, and hopeless person in the world. Ananias is the hope of his life. Meeting Ananias is the most important thing. But then Jesus came to Ananias and gave a command. So the two met. Ananias spoke about the restoration of Paul's eyes and the filling of the Holy Spirit, which Jesus had mentioned. And Paul and Ananias followed the same procedure as Apostle Peter said in Acts 2:37-39. First of all, Paul's repentance was already very strong when he met Jesus. He saw that Jesus was neither dead nor someone to be trifled with, but was the Lord of life who would kill and save Paul himself. And everything he had believed in in the past was blown away. And he had no intention of attacking Jesus even if he died. He had no intention of going to catch anyone who believed in Jesus. And he learned that he could only live if he obeyed Jesus' words. This is repentance. Repentance is abandoning all past things and following Jesus. Now Aninias laid his hands on Paul. Paul also received water baptism in the name of Jesus. Then God forgave all of Paul's past sins. The requirements for receiving the Holy Spirit described by Apostle Peter are met. The Holy Spirit came to Paul. The filling of the Holy Spirit occurred.
And it doesn't stop there. Jesus' training began in the Arabian desert. And he was able to see again the words of the Old Testament, which he had so much confidence in, through the perspective of the Holy Spirit. And Paul came to understand very accurately that the Messiah promised in the Old Testament was Jesus. So, Apostle Paul became the first scribe to receive education about heaven from Jesus. And like Jesus, the Master, he became capable of distributing old and new treasures from the treasury (Book of the Bible) according to the time. In fact, the treasure trove is Jesus himself. When we meet Jesus, we meet the most precious treasure in the world. Even if the entire Earth were made of diamonds, it wouldn't be worth more than a Bible. However, since Jesus is the owner and main character of the Bible, meeting Jesus is such a blessing. Apostle Paul's change came from his encounter with Jesus.
Matt 13:52. He said to them, "Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old."
And when Paul received the Holy Spirit as a gift, the Holy Spirit taught him the Bible, gave him miracles, preached the gospel, and enabled him to live a good life. He is omnipotent. The One who was powerful enough to keep the law according to the words of Jesus came into Paul's heart.
And Apostle Paul now served everyone in a new way in the spirit. He preached the gospel. And he established the saints with his word. And he built a church. And as promised, Jesus was always with Paul. His Father God invited him to a three-tiered cloth and showed him something that no words could describe. At that time, he received the guidance of the Holy Spirit so well that his heart softened. The contents of the Book of Ezekiel were fulfilled through the Apostle Paul. And Jesus, the Lord, was always with him. Those who spread the gospel are under the protection of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. If we listen to and obey God, there is no room for sin.
Ezekiel36:24. "`For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.25. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.26. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.27. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.28. You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God.
Paul never ignored the Law of the Pentateuch, which is the word of God and its core. He respected the provisions of the law and obeyed the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Spreading the gospel is the greatest love of all. Even if you give all of Korea's land to your children, if you fail to spread the gospel, those children will live a short life of only 70 to 80 years and then die. He goes to hell. However, even if you cannot pass anything on to your children, if you make them believe in Jesus, amazing blessings will come to your children. Almighty God takes care of your children. God allows believers to do only blessed things on this earth, guide them to heaven, and receive rewards. In this way, evangelism is a precious work and a practice of love. Apostle Paul spends his life practicing this greatest love. And the evangelist (Apostle Paul) always shouts to never do evil and to live good and righteously. It is said that the fulfillment of the Law can be accomplished through love, and through the practice of this love, Apostle Paul is able to keep and put into practice all the Laws.
Apostle Paul put this amazing fulfillment of the law into practice with the help of the Holy Spirit, saw it with his own eyes, and spoke thus in Romans chapter 7. As he believed in Jesus, received the Holy Spirit, and served in a new way through the Holy Spirit, he confirmed that he had achieved his dream of becoming righteous through the law. So he cried without ceasing in Romans and other epistles: It's not the law. It's not an act. He shouted, “Believe in Jesus and serve with the Holy Spirit.” And because he was afraid that if he spoke like this, people would take the precious law carelessly, he continued to talk about the law without stopping.
Romans 2;12. All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.13. For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
31. Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Not at all! Rather, we uphold the law.
7. What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."
Freedom from the law does not mean that even though you now know the law well, you make an effort to keep its provisions. We are told to view the law as dead. And now we must become free and receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit. The completion of the law, which we cannot do even if we die, is now made possible by the Holy Spirit, Almighty God, coming into our hearts, regenerating us, and creating us anew. The Holy Spirit, the spirit of power, comes to us as new humans, or creations, with a softened heart to keep the law, and to us who are born again, and directly guides us to keep all the laws. Through this, there is one thing that we must understand: the Trinity God has desperately wanted all mankind to keep the law ever since he created the heavens and the earth and made humans live in Eden.
God, who is love, watched over Israel for a thousand years. He earnestly hoped that the law would be observed. But in the end, Israel failed. Now, the Trinity God creates a new human being, and this human being is a creature whose heart has become soft enough to keep the law well. In other words, the Trinity God has now recreated sinners as human beings who can keep the law well from the beginning. This happened through the work of Jesus and the Holy Spirit. And this person is no longer left alone to keep the law, but now the Holy Spirit, who is one of God, comes directly into his heart and indwells him. And He moves us, guides us, and makes us pray. Why does God do that? He helps us spread the gospel and live a good life. Ultimately, He guides us in the direction of completing the law. Freedom from the law is ultimately achieved through keeping the law carefully through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. He does so macroscopically through love, and microscopically through observance of the law. It is an amazing spiritual secret.
For your reference, we have shown in a diagram what kind of person the new creation is. First, the person must recognize and confess that he or she is a sinner and repent. And he accepts Jesus as his Savior. He then receives baptism in the name of Jesus Christ. Now, God forgives the sins he committed in the past because he repented, believed in Jesus, and was baptized (water baptism). Now this person is the one who will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift according to Acts 2:37-39. If this person waits and receives the Holy Spirit, he or she will become a person born again of water and the Holy Spirit. This person is a person who has been newly created through the work of the Trinity God together. God calls this person his work. And the Holy Spirit puts his stamp on the work, just like a painter paints a picture and stamps it to indicate that it is his work. Now this person's heart has become soft and he obeys the law. He will be guided by the Holy Spirit. Apostle Paul and all the saints in the early church believed in Jesus like this. When they receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit and keep the law well, they become free from the law. Among these, God recognizes them as righteous at the appropriate time.
If you try to solve the problem by only learning the Bible without the experience or guidance of the Holy Spirit, it will be really difficult and may not be solved even with time. I, both foolish and lazy, have received the Holy Spirit through the indescribable love and grace of God, through the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and the atonement love of the cross, and I explain it like this. I say this after being forgiven of my sins, receiving the Holy Spirit, and living for about 32 years.
Now, let us explain freedom from the law using the diagram shown above.
The circle is the circumference of the Earth. It is about 40.000 km. Green and red were divided into 248 and 365 sections, respectively. There are 248 and 365 sections of approximately 200km and 130km in length around the Earth, respectively. There are stamp barracks in the middle of each section, and there are rest areas in each section. There are people living on earth: non-believers, Jews and believers in Jesus. Sections 248 and 365 respectively refer to the provisions of the Pentateuch of Moses. The clause telling you to do something is 248 clauses and is in green. The clause that says not to do it is the red section of Article 365. God has decreed that people must walk along 248 green sections in their lives. It is said that there is a reward every time you walk that section, that you will be blessed during your days, and that you will be blessed to go to heaven after living. However, it was decided that if you go beyond the red section, you will be cursed on this earth, and if you go too far, you will go to hell. You can walk the green section with your family, alone, or with a friend. And you can also go to the red section like that. Also, there are places in the red and green sections where you can get a stamp confirming that you have passed each section. If you just pass by, you will fall short of the conditions for receiving blessings and punishments. And when people all walk in green, there will be peace and order on the whole earth, and God's blessings will overflow and become heaven. However, when we walk the red path, disorder and unhappiness come upon the Earth. Let's say this is the law that God has set for humans. However, if you actually walk through the blue and red sections, you will meet the standards that God said. However, unlike this, it was decided that if you live correctly in this world according to the laws set by God, you will be considered to have walked the green section. And if you live evilly, let's say you get a stamp for going to the red zone even if you don't go there directly. There is a way to live according to the standards set by God by completing the 40,000km circumference of the Earth, and there is also a way to live according to the standards in the world. And let's say that the red road and the blue road have hidden things that attract people in their own way. Let's say that there is a sweet temptation in the red road no matter how much you don't go down, and the green road also has its own pleasure. Let’s say that God decided it that way. And let's say that if you live in the world and want to take the green path, you can move immediately. But let's say it's red and can be moved immediately, but you have to say yes three times. In other words, it does not take time or money to move to the green or red path, and you can go there as soon as you want. And once you finish the section, you can immediately return to the world.
Jews believe in this and teach it to their children from an early age. They educate their children so that they can walk the green path throughout their lives. Fathers teach their children well about the types and characteristics of sections. And he explains well where children should not go. And he goes whenever he gets a chance, walks the green section and stamps it well. As he lives his life, he tries to keep it well himself and makes sure that his sons and daughters obey him well as well. And he teaches his children to live honestly and justly, also on this earth.
There are other people who do not believe in this and live as they please. These are Gentiles. They are ignorant of this promise and are ignorant of the section. So, as they live as they please, they naturally end up visiting only the red areas without stopping. Stamps in the red section are issued continuously. Of course, there are people who walk along the green section of the road while keeping the law of conscience given by God.
And God promised to all people on earth that if they believe in Jesus, he will forgive their sins and give them as a gift a sky car (the car in the diagram) that can travel on land, water, and in the sky without having to walk this section. He said that even very capable drivers are assigned to believers. God has now made it possible for me to drive or fly to that green section whenever I want. And God also had the believer go down to the place where the stamp was and put the stamp himself.
The car's performance is so excellent that it can travel 40,000 km in an instant. And the driver suits me very well. The driver knows all the situations and makes me live happily in this land and travel the green road with ease. If I say no, the driver waits quietly for me. If I want to go into the red zone, the driver will stop me and say no. But it is not mandatory. Of course, sometimes it is stopped by force. It is said that God just gave me this car. It is said that you must believe in Jesus. It is said that the car is a gift, but you must believe in Jesus and keep the conditions mentioned by Peter. This heavenly car is a gift from the Holy Spirit.
As I receive it, ride it, communicate with the driver, and live a good and happy life in the world, I can easily stamp all the green roads that God commanded me to follow. The driver doesn't force me to drag him around. And when we believe in Jesus, we receive a heavenly taxi as a gift and our hearts are so softened. It becomes so smooth that it becomes obedient to the driver. I cannot be stubborn when I have been given a car and a driver to carry out God's commands so joyfully and easily. So the green path that the Jew walks his whole life on foot is followed by the heavenly car. We go driver-driven in cars with amazing performance that can fly, land and water. As we ride like that, we fulfill all our obligations without even walking the green path. And even when living in the world, if you want to take the red road, a friendly driver will advise you not to go. And this driver is always with me, helping me, comforting me, and encouraging me. And he explains the green road and the red road so that I can understand. My life becomes richer. It gets easier. Peace reigns supreme. There is no such precious gift in the world as a sky taxi.
However, some people believe in Jesus but did not receive this car. He needs to receive this car and ride it to complete the 40,000 km green section safely, but there is no car. Some people don't even know this car exists. And they don't even know how to receive a car as a gift. And they want to complete it by walking the hard green path. Sometimes they are tempted to walk the red road. They live in the world on their own. Because they do not receive gifts, their hearts are not soft.
Anyone who decides to believe in Jesus must at least learn about the green and red sections well, just like the Jews. Only then will you know how to be blessed and not cursed. And you must be deeply interested in flying cars, and in order to receive them as a gift, you must follow the procedures, admire them, and wait. And you need to learn about cars and drivers well. This is because if you receive it as a gift, it will stay with you for the rest of your life.
But here comes an amazing group of believers in Jesus. As long as they believe in Jesus, they will automatically protect the green section without having to walk. In other words, they claim that anyone who believes in Jesus will be righteous. And since they have no study in this section in the world, they live as they please, so sometimes they go to the green section, but other times they go to the red section without stopping. They explain that if you just repent because you believe in Jesus, everything that has gone red will be erased. However, although they went red, that is, lived evilly in the world, because they believe in Jesus, the traces of walking in red can be erased as they claim. However, it is clear that their actions will make the world increasingly unhappy and difficult to live in. Because when they go red, there are bound to be people who suffer losses. So the heaven that God wants cannot be built on this earth. What kind of world would it be if there were a large number of believers in Jesus who wanted to live like this? They claim that no matter how they live, God recognizes that they have been forgiven of all their sins and have walked only the green path. So, they go down the red path, but if they repent, the traces of going down that path will be erased, so there is not much to worry about. However, the world becomes increasingly dirty and evil because of these people. There are many people who are harmed by these injustices.
However, God, who wants the world to become clear and happy through those who believe in Jesus, cannot be happy with their actions. Because the world he loved has become so dirty. The Son shed blood and even died for these sinners, but this love and sacrifice may have become worthless. I wonder if God will be able to welcome them into heaven. If you were God, what would you do with someone who lives like this?
We have seen before that freedom from the law means leaving the law behind, believing in Jesus, receiving the Holy Spirit, and with the help of God, we are created anew and can finally keep all the laws. And if this happens, it is clear that the world will become a very pleasant paradise to live in. God's will is clear to create a world like this.
However, if this is misunderstood and practiced by believers, it becomes an evil world that is no different from a world where only people who do not believe in Jesus live. Even if there are many people who believe in Jesus, if they misunderstand and believe, the world can become like that. Please think deeply about what God’s will truly is.
It is important to truly believe in Jesus, repent, follow the procedures, receive forgiveness from God for your sins, receive the Holy Spirit as a gift, and live under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. You cannot be deficient in even one of these things. Do you believe in Jesus? Did he receive the Holy Spirit as a gift? Aren't you using this precious life to prepare to go to hell because you don't even believe in Jesus and like to do as you please? Please believe in Jesus, receive the Holy Spirit as a gift, and make this world happy through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. And I hope that you, who have a life more precious than the world, will be happy too. And let’s create a world where you and I are happy and our children are happy too. Please never live alone and do whatever you want. I hope everyone believes in Jesus, receives the Holy Spirit as a gift, lives a happy life, and receives a good reward in heaven.
All glory goes to God the Father. We praise and preach the precious blood and atoning love of our Lord Jesus on the cross. And we praise the presence and fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Lord! Glory be to you! Hallelujah!!