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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.

Serve One Another

"The earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Isa 11:9). Now this blessed and glorious prophecy is becoming a reality. God wants everyone to come to repentance and salvation. Following this will of God, the movement to save the whole world is now being carried out more actively. At this important point in time, we need to think about what we should do. The saints are those who obey God's commandments and remain faithful to Christ (Rev 14:12). When the people of Zion hear the word "commandment," the first thing they think of is the law of the new covenant. Actually, God's commandments include His law, which Christians should basically keep,…

Let Us Know the Love of God

God has given us various commands and told us to obey them. They are not really dictatorial commands; God does not give His commands to restrict our freedom. Keeping God's commandments, loving brothers, preaching the gospel, ... Everything comes from God's love. Every word of God contains His invisible love. God has come to save His children who sinned We need to have knowledge of the soul so that we can understand God's love. Unless we know the principle of the soul, we cannot understand why human beings live in sorrow and pain on this earth and why the Almighty God, who created all things by His word, has been sacrificed for our redemption for 6,000 years. Man consists of…

Remove the Dross from the Silver

As we live our life day by day, the kingdom of God is drawing near. Since the kingdom of heaven comes closer every day, if we still have lots of dross in our soul, can we enter the kingdom of God with such impurities? Surely not. God’s saints are holy just as God is holy (1 Pe 1:15; 2:9). We must purge away all our dross that does not please God, in order to enter the eternal kingdom of our Heavenly Father and Mother. When we remove all the impurities of our soul, we will receive spiritual blessings from heaven and become worthy to return to our heavenly home. Remove the dross from the silver Back in the old days…

Live Close to the Word

If we look at every aspect of the lives of the forefathers of faith recorded in the Bible, who were loved by God and received salvation, we can find out that they all had one thing in common: They always stayed close to God's word and regarded His word as absolute. Like them, we, too, should live close to the Word in order to enter the eternal heavenly kingdom. Man is more likely to be affected by those who are close to him. If anyone stays near an air conditioner, cool air is conveyed to him, and if he stays near a heater, warm air is delivered to him. In the same way, if one comes near to God, the…

A Life Pursuing Meaningless Things

The Bible describes our days on this earth as "like the morning dew" that quickly disappears. Like God's trustworthy word, our days pass very quickly. We need to contemplate how empty and meaningless human life is and how quickly it fades away. As people of Zion, we should devote our whole time to what is true and hopeful─what is entrusted to us by God. Unlike the people who waste their whole lives pursuing worthless things, we live our lives for the eternal kingdom of heaven. Now, let's have time to renew our hope for heaven through the words of the Bible. Do not boast about tomorrow A fisherman happened to find Aladdin's magic lamp on the seashore. When he rubbed…

Be the Person Who Saves the World

How do we live a worthy life? Many philosophers deeply thought about a contributive life for the sake of all mankind, rather than a self-centered, egocentric life. Montesquieu, an 18th-century French philosopher, uttered these famous words: "If I knew something beneficial to myself, but harmful to my family, I would drive it out of my mind. If I knew something advantageous to my family, but injurious to my country, I would try to forget it. If I knew something profitable to my country, but detrimental to the human race, I would consider it a crime." Montesquieu said that if anything was profitable to himself, but harmful to others, he gave it up without any hesitation. God forsook everything to bring…

Be Conscious of God

We have been freed from this sinful world through the power of the Passover, and now we are walking the desert of faith just before entering into the everlasting heavenly Canaan. Until we enter into eternal joy and glory, we may suffer troubles and hardships (Ro 8:16-18). The people of Israel, while they were on their way to the promised land of Canaan, faced many unfavorable circumstances and obstacles during their 40-year journey through the desert after leaving Egypt, the land of slavery. Likewise, there are many difficulties on the path we walk now. If we only look at the physical circumstances we currently face, we will be at a loss what to do and have difficulties in finding a…

Hebraic Jews and Grecian Jews

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. Ac 6:1 According to Acts 6, there are Grecian Jews and Hebraic Jews. Let us find out who the Hebraic Jews and the Grecian Jews are respectively. The Hebraic Jews are the Jews who speak Hebrew (Aramaic in the days of the early Church) and the Grecian Jews are those who speak Greek. Aramaic and Jews Around 600 B.C. the Jews were taken captive to Babylon, where they lived as slaves for 70 years. After they were defeated by the Babylonians, they began to speak Aramaic, the official…

Conversation With God

It is really hard for a person to have little or no conversation with the people around him. Like a felon, who is imprisoned in solitary confinement, completely isolated from others, we become spiritually disconnected from God if we do not have conversations with Him. In this situation, we can feel no joy, nor can we fully obey the will of God. Above all, we need to have a conversation with God in order to fulfill His will. For example, to obey the words of God-"Go and make disciples of all nations," we need to repeatedly ask God, "When shall I go? Of whom shall I make disciples? How shall I preach to them?" and continually pray to God to…

The Reason We Are Able to Save the Whole World

God doesn't want anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance, in this sinful world full of disasters. According to this providence of God, God's people are now preaching the gospel more diligently. This year, God has allowed us to raise His banner even higher on the great journey of saving the whole world. Keeping in step with the will of God, we are participating in the salvation work of establishing the realm of the gospel of God in our home, community, country and all around the world, finding God's people who will be the salt of the world like the three percent of salt that purifies the sea water. As Daniel prophesied that the rock that struck the…

One Man’s Obedience and One Man’s Disobedience

We need to reflect upon our faith and ruminate on the words of our heavenly Father and Mother over and over again, so that we can attain the everlasting kingdom of God. In the New Year, we shall accomplish complete obedience to God's words, reflecting on what we have not obeyed yet. Each and every one of us is a great worker for the gospel in this age. The disobedience of one person may cause a great hindrance to the gospel work of God, and by the obedience of one person the gospel work can be fulfilled very quickly by the grace of God. Disobedience of Adam The Bible gives a concrete example of how enormous impact one man's obedience…

Learn Gentleness from God

Many people around the world are now gathering to Zion according to the prophecies of the Bible. Among them, there are some who have thrown away their sinful ways and habits and are putting on a heavenly nature, there are also some who have not yet been cleansed from the dirt of their sins and are still following the sinful ways of this world. We have been called by God in advance, so we should set a good example for those who have come into the truth but still have an angular personality, by always speaking gracious words and having the divine nature. Now, through God's words, let's learn about the virtue of gentleness that is one of the most…

Salvation Is Given to Those Who Celebrate the Feasts

The Bible likens the kingdom of heaven to a very precious treasure hidden in a field (Mt 13:44-46). Jesus said that when a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Through His words, we can understand how great and precious our salvation is. As the people of Zion, we are to treat all God's feasts of the new covenant like treasure and celebrate them. Now, let's confirm through the Bible that only those who celebrate the feasts of God are given the heavenly glory with which they can freely visit the galaxies in the infinite universe, the everlasting kingdom. Temporary visit to the universe and…

Seeds, the Time Capsules of Life

A time capsule that keeps things along with memories is opened after a long time. The first time capsule was buried at the New York World’s Fair 1939, and is to be opened 5,000 years later (in 6939). Among living things, there are time capsules that endure long suffering and put forth life: the seeds. Whereas the oldest time capsule is less than 100 years old, a palm sprouted from a 2,000 year-old seed found in Israel. How are solid seeds of plants made? Flowering plants [angiosperms], which are the most diverse species of plants, produce seeds when pollen reaches ovule. Unlike animals, immobile plants are helped by water, wind, insects, and birds to move their mature pollen to the…

The Whole Company That Had Returned from Exile Kept the Feast of Tabernacles

Despite the hindrance of Sanballat, Tobiah, and their followers, the Israelites build the temple with one hand, holding a weapon in the other. Finally, they complete the construction of the Jerusalem Temple. The seventh month comes, and the people gather together with joy in the square before the Water Gate from daybreak, and tell Ezra the priest and teacher to bring out the Book of the Law. Ezra reads the words of the Law in a loud voice, and people hear, understand them, and weep. Then the heads of all the families, priests, and the Levites proclaim to keep the Feast of Tabernacles as written in the Book of the Law. The people bring back branches and build themselves booths.…

The Ark of the LORD

The Bible consists of the Old Testament and the New Testament, namely, the old covenant and the new covenant, which God has given mankind. At the center of the Old Testament-the old covenant, there was the Holy Place, and in the innermost called the Most Holy Place there was the ark of the covenant. The ark of the covenant was a chest that contained the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. Since it contained the law of God, it was called the Ark of the Law, and it was also referred to as the Ark of the Testimony because it contained the testimony of God. In general, it is also known as the Holy Ark. There are many records of…

Overcome Temptation

On the path of faith toward heaven, sometimes we run into an obstacle, temptation. We have to overcome temptation, so that we can safely arrive in heaven, the spiritual Canaan. If we do not overcome but fall down in the middle, we will be further away from heaven. It is important for us to let our faith burn bright. But above all, we must keep the spirit of faith that enables us to overcome temptation and constantly run toward the everlasting kingdom of heaven. Temptation comes at the beginning of our life of faith, and it becomes more severe as the heavenly Canaan draws nearer. The only way to overcome temptation is to remain steadfast in our faith in God…

The Wages of Sin Is Death

The Bible says that death came to all men because all sinned (Rom 5:12). Those who do not believe in God complain, saying, "Whenever we go to church, we hear that we are sinners. Why do Christians say that?" However, in actuality, all people are basically sinners. We do believe in God. So, we give thanks and praise to God for having saved us, sinners, who were destined to die. Even we, who admit ourselves to be sinners, do not completely realize what kind of sin we committed, and fail to repent fully. We need to examine ourselves. God has saved us, who committed the most grievous sin. Now, let's take time to ruminate about how great God's saving grace…

Gospel Soldiers

The Bible records many wars, which show that victory or defeat depends upon God; people won when God was with them, but they lost when He was not. This tells us what attitude of faith is required of us in a spiritual war. God has called us to be gospel soldiers. Now, let's think of the mental attitude and preparation required of gospel soldiers, so we can arm ourselves as competent soldiers of God. God's standard for selecting soldiers The history of Gideon shows us how God selected His soldiers. God called Gideon to free Israel from the oppression of the Midianites, and summoned soldiers. At that time 32,000 men volunteered to go to fight, but only 300 were selected…

Passover, and the Reason Disasters Pass Over

God established the Passover to destroy the devil and give His children eternal life. Whoever dwells in Zion knows well the importance of the Passover. Now, we need to consider more carefully why disasters pass over us when we celebrate the Passover. What is the true meaning of the Passover? What is the source of the power of the Passover to liberate us from disasters? Let's study over these matters through the Bible, with a humble and modest attitude before God. Escape from disasters through the blood of the Passover lamb Passover is God's appointed feast, which was established over 3500 years ago. When the Israelites lived as slaves in Egypt, God commanded Pharaoh to release Israel from Egypt. However,…