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The Bible enables us to be wise for salvation (2 Ti 3:15). Let us learn the true will of God from it.

Household Gods

Now Rachel had taken the household gods and put them inside her camel's saddle and was sitting on them. … So he searched but could not find the household gods. Jacob was angry and took Laban to task. … Now that you have searched through all my goods, what have you found that belongs to your household? Put it here in front of your relatives and mine, and let them judge between the two of us.Ge 31:34–37 Household gods were idols worshiped in every home in Mesopotamia where Jacob’s uncle Laban lived. The Bible records that when Jacob and his family were returning home, his wife Rachel stole her father’s household gods, and that the worship of various idols including…

A Deep Faith

It is very blessed to have a great teacher in our life. From this point of view, we are the most blessed people because we have met Elohim, our true Teachers, who lead us to the eternal kingdom of heaven. God, who is our true Teacher, came to this earth and walked the path of suffering for our salvation. When He was oppressed and afflicted, He did not open His mouth. He silently endured scorn, despise and insult from men. By the endurance and sacrifice of God, our souls have been healed and saved. Truly giving thanks to God for His grace, let’s take time to think over what kind of faith we should have in following the way of…

The Life of a Christian

For Christians who are walking the path of faith with the hope for heaven, it is important to know the word of God. However, what is more important is to put the Word into practice. People in the world have a positive expectation that Christians will be different from other people in some ways because they believe in God. So, if they see a Christian doing evil, they become greatly disappointed and come to distrust Christianity itself and look away from it, saying, “Christians are not different.” If we are true Christians, we should be careful in everything we say and do. Our speech or behavior may lead people around us to the kingdom of heaven or to destruction. Considering…

How Much Have We Known About God?

People in the world have their own thoughts about God. As for God who exists as spirit, His divine nature and power are beyond human imagination, so people cannot dare to estimate them. Moreover, when God comes in the flesh, it is impossible for humans to understand Him by their own wisdom, so each of them looks at God from a different point of view. At Jesus' first coming, people thought, ‘How could God come in human form?' So, some people said about Jesus, “He is out of his mind,” some said, “He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect" (Ac 24:5), and others insisted that He should be crucified. Some considered Jesus as one of the prophets, some as…

Secrets Contained in Mom’s Voice

A video about a baby, who was born profoundly deaf, hearing her mom’s voice for the first time and being almost moved to tears, went viral. Hearing her mom’s soft voice for the first time with the help of special hearing aids, the baby smiled and also pouted almost in tears. Does she remember her mom’s voice that she heard in the womb? Fetuses can hear Until the end of the 19th century, people thought fetuses don’t have a hearing ability. However, in 1925, it was proven that fetuses cana hear as Albrecht Peiper, a German doctor, discovered that fetuses respond to a car horn. By week 4 of pregnancy, the parts where ears are going to be formed begin…

Let Us Live Our One and Only Life for the Gospel

These days, the members of Zion are diligently preaching the truth even in far-off countries overseas where the gospel has not yet reached. They are leaving truly meaningful footprints in time which never returns if it passes by. Even in various difficult circumstances, they are all leading many souls into the arms of Father and Mother. By doing that, they are writing the“New Acts” with their touching emotions and beautiful actions, which no other novelist can write. Of course, the members of Zion in our own country are also participating in overseas missions by praying together with one mind for those who are preaching overseas, from early in the morning. I believe this is also a beautiful act of faith…

Our Eyes Are upon God

At the news that the Moabites and the Ammonites with some of the Meunites are coming to make war against Judah, King Jehoshaphat proclaims a fast for all Judah. The people have gathered in the temple of God, and Jehoshaphat stands in the front of the new courtyard to pray. “O God, you rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are here to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance. We have no power to face them. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon you.” Then the Spirit of God comes upon Jahaziel, a Levite, in the assembly. “Listen, all of you…

Until the Establishment of the Realm of the Gospel of God

People in the world have their own goals for life. They make plans with the hope for their future when they will buy a house, how they will educate their children, and so on. Unless we have hope, we cannot feel joy at work, either. When we have hopes and goals to obtain a better position and live a happier life in the near future, we gain strength and work harder at our job, don't we? God's people should also have goals for the future. Now, let's take the time to check our goals and hopes, thinking about what we have planned for our future in our life of faith. An obscure faith, and a sure faith with a definite…

Spiritual Loss

The ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls (1 Pe 1:9). God came to this earth to give the truth of salvation to us, the heavenly sinners who were doomed to eternal death. So, living a redeemed life by obeying the word of God is the greatest happiness and the biggest profit for us. As people of Zion, we must discern things spiritually so that we will not suffer any spiritual loss but receive all the spiritual blessings, no matter what hardships we face. To obtain a treasure hidden in a field, we should buy that field even by selling all we have. Likewise, to obtain the treasure called Heaven, we must invest all we have…

Like Christ

The movie "The Passion of the Christ," which portrays the last few hours of Christ's life, once created a sensation all over the world. This film depicts Christ's agony after the Passover and it ends with His resurrection. To put it simply, it vividly depicts the process of Jesus becoming a kernel of wheat to save souls. Like Christ, we, too, ought to devote ourselves to saving lives, as a kernel of wheat. Now, through the Bible, let's take an in-depth study of Christ, who sacrificed Himself to save the lives of many people, and of the new covenant which He established through His blood. Christ shed His blood for our sins For what I received I passed on to…

The One Who Has Called You by Name

If we are called by a man who understands and approves us, we must be happy. For an officer, it may be very important to get an opportunity to serve his nation, being called by his king; if an officer is called by the president and given an official duty, it must be a happy event for him. Now we have been called by God the Creator, who is King of kings and Lord of lords. It is a great blessing that cannot be exchanged for anything else in the world. Through the Bible, let's find out the will of God who has called us and the blessings that we will receive. Biblical individuals whom God called by name "This…

The Feast of Dedication

The Feast of Dedication was a Jewish festival observed on the 25th day of the month of Kislev (the ninth month according to the sacred calendar, which corresponds to December according to the solar calendar); it was not part of the Law of Moses. Then came the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was in the temple area walking in Solomon’s Colonnade. Jn 10:22–23 The Greek Empire (Greece), which had conquered the Medo-Persian Empire, was divided into four separate kingdoms by four generals after the death of Alexander the Great: Kingdom of Cassander (Macedonia), Kingdom of Seleucus (Syria), Kingdom of Lisimachus (Asia Minor), and Kingdom of Ptolemy (Egypt). Each of the kings of these new kingdoms…

The Firstborn of Heaven

Today there are numerous churches throughout the world, and the number of those who believe in God is countless like the sand by the sea. They have their own doctrines and feel proud that they are God's children and are saved. Among those numerous people, how many people are the children of God? Not everyone can actually become a child of God even though they claim to be. The one whom God does not acknowledge as His child can never be a child of God. Only the person approved by God can receive the right to enter heaven as a child of God. "Children of promise" approved by the Holy Spirit 2,000 years ago, God took on flesh and blood…

Opportunities to Do Good

Some people say that they have not lived a successful life because they have been given fewer opportunities than others. However, the reason they say so is probably because they do not carefully look at the circumstances that surround them and fail to understand the providence of God who is fair and impartial. Actually they are given many opportunities, but most of them do not consider them as the opportunities and lose them indifferently. As for us, so many opportunities come and go. Above all else, we must not miss the opportunities to do good which pleases God, so that we will not end up with regret. It brings eternal regret not to do good for once This is something…

Seek David in the Last Days

Every word in the Bible contains the precious will of God, which He wants us to know. Now, the Bible has been translated into over 2,000 languages, and it is the best-selling and the most widely distributed book in the world today. However, most people, even though they read the Bible, do not realize the hidden meaning of the words of every prophecy in the Bible. Every language has its own characteristics, so it is not easy to fully understand the nuances of a language except for its native people. Likewise, the language of the kingdom of God is hard to understand; it can only be understood by the people of God. We, God's people, know well what the Spirit…

The Vast Universe, Another World

When we see a view or scenery that we don’t see that often, we cannot help but exclaim. When we see something new and beautiful, we feel like our minds and bodies are recharged. We can blow away stress and boredom from our repeated daily life, seeing a different world. This is why we go on a trip. This must be the reason people climb up the mountain although it is not easy and want to see auroras in the cold polar regions. However, there is something that stirs the hearts of people even more than this scenery of the earth—the universe. The universe where light and darkness coexist is a space of creation where new things are made, and…

What We Are Waiting for

There are times of waiting that the people of faith must go through until they receive the promised blessings. They wait for the coming of God and for the delight which they will enjoy forever in the everlasting kingdom of heaven. They also wait for the Last Judgment Day when their enemy the devil will be judged, and for the glorious day when the following prophecy will come true: “Those who have fallen asleep in faith will be raised from the dead. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be changed and meet God in the air.” Waiting requires endurance and preparation as well. Let’s take some time to think about what we must wait for…

Whether They Will Follow My Instructions

After coming out of Egypt, the whole Israelite community started grumbling against Moses and Aaron as they ran out of food. “If only we had died by God’s hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death!” Then God spoke to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.” That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer…

Be the Ones Who Know the Value

We can see a scene from the Bible where Gideon's 300 warriors defeated 135,000 Midianites (Judges 7). When God was about to choose His warriors, 32,000 men gathered to fight at first. Although all of them were called to the battle against the Midianites, it was only 300 men who passed all of God's tests and remained God's warriors to the end. They were the ones who knew the value of being the members of God's army. If they had not known the value of God's chosen warriors, they would not have tried so hard to go out into battle where they could die. 300 chosen men knew what was truly valuable; they were the most valuable people of the…

Christ Ahnsahnghong Who Has Brought Us the Tree of Life

God has given mankind the Bible in order to ultimately save their souls. Through the Bible, we must meet God our Savior. The Bible contains many parables. Among them, the history of the Garden of Eden in the book of Genesis shows us how men committed sin in heaven and were cast down to the earth. If we realize the true meaning hidden in this parable, we will be able to break the chain of death that binds us. The Bible says that there are two kinds of people: those who are given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, and those who are not (Mt 13:10-16). Those who are given the knowledge of the secrets are…