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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.

A Hesitating Faith and an Entrusting Faith

There are numerous people in the world who claim to believe in God. However, only those who fully obey God's word can be said to truly believe in God. We often see many people say they believe in God but deny Him by their actions. They insist on doing things their own way, saying, "Although God said so, I think it's better to do it this way." ‘I believe in God, but this time I will do it my own way and next time I'll obey the will of God, if it suits me.' This is not the thought of the person who puts his complete trust in God's will, but of the one who defers entrusting himself to God's…

Those Entrusted With the Mission of Salt and Light

Last summer, I visited the Churches of God in Europe, where I was able to meet many brothers and sisters who worked hard for the gospel with great fervor day and night, following the will of God. From them I got many touching realizations. If I summarize my impressions of Europe, it was a place of darkness where the light of truth had not yet been fully shone. Since it was in deep darkness, the truth of the Bible was polluted and perverted. Yet, people didn't recognize it at all. Dozens of sculptures were attached to the outside of a big old church, and the truth of salvation couldn't be found in it. Nevertheless, people didn't care about it; they…

Proclaim the Glory of Jerusalem to the World

Every single prophecy in the Bible has been fulfilled in human history without fail, and is still being fulfilled today. Some prophecies, which still remain unfulfilled, will surely be fulfilled soon according to the providence of God. Now, we have the most important prophecy of the Bible before us. God said that the glory of Jerusalem would be proclaimed to all the nations of the world. Even though there is a prophecy, unless we ask God and make an effort to fulfill the prophecy, it will be delayed in its fulfillment and we will not share in the glory which is prophesied. As the soldiers of the heavenly army in Zion, we should keep in step with the prophecy and…

According to Your Word

The people of Zion keep the Sabbath as God said, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy," and every female member wears a veil during worship as God said, "Woman ought to cover their heads while in worship." Thus, every act of faith-doing as God says-is obedience toward God. Christians must always live according to the word of God. God told us not to add or take away from the words of the Bible because He put all the means for salvation together in the Bible. If we walk the way God has showed us, we will find eternal life, salvation and heaven at the end of the way, where God will gladly meet us. Keeping this deeply in…

Let’s Become Worthy Believers

God came to this earth in order to lead human beings, who were destined to die because of sin, to the eternal kingdom of heaven, and has guided us so that we can live the most valuable life on this earth while looking toward heaven. So, the Bible says that the crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but God tests our heart (Pr 17:3). The reason God tests our heart is that He wants to make us, His children, more precious and shining than pure gold, through the process of testing. Let's see through the Bible how God makes us the most valuable creatures while He is on this earth, and take some time to think about where…

Until Christ Is Formed in You

On the day when God tells us to cease all our efforts, each of us will look back at our past years of laboring. All the traces of the gospel which we have left will be recorded in heaven and we will be judged to see if we have walked the path of faith deserving the blessings of heaven. Before that day sweeps on like chaff, we have to reflect upon whether or not we are fully prepared to enter into the kingdom of heaven. As we look into the parable of the ten virgins in the Bible, the five were ready and met the bridegroom, while the other five were not fully prepared and missed their chance to get…

Amniotic Fluid, the Water of Life in Mother’s Body

In an advertisement of a milk powder company, a swimming infant has once appeared. Seeing a newborn baby swimming, who cannot even hold its head up yet, most people thought that the scene must have been created. Surprisingly, however, the scene was real. Under the water, babies are comfortable rather than afraid. Newborn babies are more like that. They can swim very peacefully and open their eyes underwater. If they sink, they even paddle. How can this be possible? It’s because they remember their living in the water called amniotic fluid in their mothers’ wombs for nine months though they forget it three months after birth. Amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus for nine months is not simple water. It’s…

Go Up to Jerusalem in Judah and Build the Temple of God

“This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years. But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the LORD, “and will make it desolate forever” Jer 25:11-12 The people of Israel were taken captive to Babylon as a result of forsaking God’s covenant. The prophet Isaiah prophesied that the Babylonian captivity would end when the “70 years” ended. This prophecy was fulfilled by Cyrus king of Persia; King Cyrus conquered Babylon and released the people of Israel from the Babylonian captivity. Then Cyrus made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also…

A Wake-Up Call to the World

In the Bible we can see that many souls were led to salvation when they were given a wake-up call such as the cry of Jonah and the preaching of Peter. Just as a rooster crows to announce the dawn and wake people up, God's people should awaken this dark and gloomy world with the voice of preaching the gospel. Spiritually, this is the age of confusion and darkness. Unless we sound the wake-up call to the world, nobody will be able to spiritually discern this time. We have to awaken the souls who are in a deep sleep with a loud and clear voice, steer them away from hell where they are destined to go and lead them to…

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…