Words of the Bible

Fear God

When we look carefully into all things, we can see that the power of God is so amazing and great. God hangs the heavy earth in empty space like a balloon and makes it keep moving. He governs all things in the universe and keeps them in order, and He even changes the order if He wants. This past spring, a festival of flowers was spread out; all the spring flowers—both the early spring flowers and the late spring flowers—came into bloom at the same time as a result of climate change. God can make the flowers bloom one after another in their own time, and He can also make them bloom all at once by changing the environment. He…

The Bible says that when Jesus comes again, He will come on the clouds with “glory.” So I don’t understand the fact that He has to come in humble human likeness.

The Bible prophesies that Jesus will come a second time, and that God’s great glory will be revealed at that time (Mt 24:30). Then, does the “glory” that Jesus mentioned mean a physical glory which emits a brilliant light? The glory which Christ possesses is not a physical glory that people imagine. Nonetheless, today people of the world have made their own conclusion, missing the whole point of Jesus’ words, by interpreting the words about the spiritual glory and blessing from a physical perspective. The prophecy of Jesus’ coming with glory and His real appearance When you understand the prophecy concerning Jesus’ first coming and its fulfillment correctly, you can also understand the true meaning of the prophecy about His…

Is There Really God the Mother in the Bible?

Sister Curious, I heard that you visited your hometown at the beginning of the year. Do you go there often? Yes, my mother is there, so even if it’s not a special day like a national holiday, I go to see her whenever I have time. It seems we miss our hometown more if our mothers are there. When it comes to home, mother comes to our mind, right? Then it’s not a surprise that there is Heavenly Mother in the kingdom of heaven, home of our souls. I was surprised a lot when I first heard about Heavenly Mother. People all call God Father. I thought that, too. But when I was told that there is also Mother in…

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Holy and Blessed Sabbath Day

I Will Give You Rest

The Holy City, Jerusalem

Now, the glory of Jerusalem is being proclaimed rapidly throughout the world according to the prophecies of the Bible, and it is heard that the people of Zion around the world are continuously coming to Jerusalem. Seeing these prophetic signs, we can realize that the glory of Jerusalem will be spread soon to Samaria and to the ends of the earth—to all nations of the world, just as God prophesied. Through the Bible, let’s study the reality of Jerusalem whose glory will be proclaimed to the whole world, and find out what blessings are given to those who participate in Her glory. The Holy City, Jerusalem Christ is to come a second time to bring us salvation (Heb 9:28). Through…

Does the soul really exist?

The question of the soul has been a subject of much discussion and debate among people for a long time. Recently, a renowned British physicist said, "Afterlife is a fairy tale for those afraid of death," and his remarks became the object of controversy. To those who think that death is the end of everything, the soul is nothing but an existence created by the human imagination. Not only atheists but even those who claim to believe in God insist that there is no soul. Just as the Sadducees, a sect of Judaism, denied the existence of the soul 2,000 years ago, so they insist that there is no spiritual world—God only reigns over the visible world. The soul exists…

All You Who Love Jerusalem

As the years pass by one after another in our life of faith, the moment is coming closer when we will change into beautiful angels by the grace of Father and Mother. Now, the people of Zion, who are chosen as children of promise and called by God, should have a correct view of Jerusalem our Mother who takes the lead in the gospel work in this age, and should also realize Her sacrifice hidden behind the scenes. When we do so, we will be able to have the proper mindset and faith as God’s heirs who will inherit salvation. Let’s find out how the last gospel work, which our heavenly Mother is leading, goes on every day, through the…

Scent Contains Memories: The Mystery of Sense of Smell

Sometimes, the wonderful smell of fermented soybean paste stew summons up the memory of my hometown where the sunset glow spread out over the evening sky, and of my mother who used to cook me dinner in the blink of an eye with her coarse hands. Like this, everyone probably has experienced that a piece of memory suddenly came up due to a certain familiar scent. Moreover, the memories are quite detailed and even bring back the emotions contained in them. Smell acts as an intense medium of memory. What secret is hidden in the sense of smell? How we smell A delicious smell that stimulates the tip of the nose makes the mouth water. The reality of various smells…

I often hear people say, “We can be saved as long as we believe in God.” Is that true?

It is definitely true that we can be saved by faith. Jesus said, “According to your faith, will it be done to you.” And Apostle Paul also emphasized the importance of faith by describing it as one of the most important three factors in our Christian life, saying, “The righteous will live by faith”(Mt 9:29; 1 Co 13:13). For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”Ro 1:17 Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”Gal 3:11 However, the faith mentioned in the Bible is different from the faith…

My Sheep Listen to My Voice

On the Feast of Dedication—a festival of the Jews, Jesus is in the temple area, walking in a colonnade. The Jews gather around him and say, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father’s name speak for me, but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I and the Father are one.” Then the Jews pick up stones to stone him. “I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” “We…

Build Up Goodness

“Building others up” means understanding and accepting others with a broad mind like the sea as it is written in the Teachings of Mother. There are many teachings on virtue or goodness in the Bible. It is because goodness is one of the most important virtues that the people, who have been called to display the glory of Heavenly Mother to the whole world, must possess. Since we are the children of Zion, we ought to honor God with all our heart, mind and strength, keeping the laws of God. When doing all these things, we must add goodness or virtue to them. This is what God wants us to do. Following this will of God, let us engrave in…

The Church of God puts great importance on the feasts such as the Sabbath and the Passover, which other churches do not keep. Is there any special reason for that?

It is God who has established the feasts and commanded us to keep them. Among the laws given by God, there is not a single law that has nothing to do with our salvation and has no meaning. The feasts recorded in the Bible are also closely related with our salvation. The reason why God has established the feasts We are all sinners who committed sins in heaven and have been cast down to this earth. No one born on this earth escape the penalty of “death,” which is the result of sin. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ro 6:23 In order to save sinners…

The Passover and the Truth of Salvation

Today, the world is suffering from spiritual thirst without hearing the words of God and from rampant disasters (Am 8:11; Jer 44:23). Nevertheless, some people deny God’s word and insist, “The Passover of the new covenant is not the truth of salvation. So we don’t need to celebrate it.” Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, who were religious leaders in those days, for their hypocrisy and said that the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven was not given to them. Even now, there are people like them who claim to believe in God but do not understand the will of God correctly. As the Bible says that God’s people are destroyed from lack…

It is known that Christianity believes in only one God. Actually, however, most Christians believe in Jesus and the Holy Spirit as well as the LORD God, Jehovah. Does it mean that God is three distinct Persons?

For the salvation of human beings, God divided 6,000 years into three ages—the age of the Father, the age of the Son, and the age of the Holy Spirit—and He carried out His salvation work with a different name in each age. In the age of the Father, God used the name Jehovah; and in the age of the Son, God came in the name of Jesus. In the age of the Holy Spirit, God is to have another name when He carries out His work of redemption on this earth. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them…

We Reap What We Sow

In spring, farmers sow in their fields what they want to reap. If it is expected that red pepper farming will earn them lots of income this year, they will plant red pepper seeds; and if it is estimated that the price of garlic will soar, they will plant garlic seeds. So, when the harvest season comes, they will reap red peppers from the field where they planted red pepper seeds and will harvest garlic from the field where they planted garlic seeds It is the same with us who are walking the path of faith, looking forward to the eternal kingdom of heaven. Each and every day, we have to sow the valuable things that we want to reap…

The Seed of God

The Bible tells us that God regards the people, who are to be saved in the last days, as His seed, and that He will see His seed by giving Himself as a guilt offering. Among God’s creatures in nature, a seed has special characteristics. When the seed sprouts to life, it resembles the maternal form exactly. A seed also has the characteristic of bearing fruit. Every kind of seed bears much fruit as it sprouts and possesses its own distinct form and shape. The Bible says that God regards us as His seed. This implies that if we are born again in the truth and grow in faith, we must resemble God and bear fruit. Unless we learn God’s…

Searching for Eternal, Unchanging Standards

One Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Kim went grocery shopping with her family. As the temperature was below 2℃, they brought winter jackets with them and got inside the car. The GPS indicated that it would take about 20 minutes to drive to the supermarket that was about 5 km [3.1 mi] away. First of all, she went to buy shoes for her husband. He tried on shoes (275 ㎜ and 280 ㎜) and chose ones in the larger size. In the grocery store, they bought beef (600 g) for dinner, and two bottles of milk (1 L) on discount, and a box of apples (5 ㎏) as well. Temperature, distance, weight, and all different sizes … We are surrounded by countless…

“I Have Already Come!”

Starting from the beginning of the new year after the 94th anniversary of the birth of Christ Ahnsahnghong, the shouting of the people of Zion proclaiming the voice of Christ—“I have already come!”—is being heard all over the world. As the good news of Christ’s coming has been reported through mass media such as newspapers, many people are showing much interest, wondering who on earth has come and where He has come from. We have to tell people that God, whom the world is waiting for, has already come. As those who have received God earlier, it is our duty to let them know when God came, where He came from, and why He came, so that they can receive…

Though They Try to Hide the Truth with a Lie

Two women went to the tomb of Jesus, where they met an angel. The angel told them that Jesus had risen, and they were filled with great joy and ran to tell this good news to Jesus’ disciples. Some of the guards also went into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. The chief priests met with the elders and devised a plan. Then they gave the solders a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If this report gets to the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” As instructed by the chief…