Words of the Bible
The Bible enables us to be wise for salvation (2 Ti 3:15). Let us learn the true will of God from it.
Why did Jesus come in the human form though He is Almighty God?
God can surely appear in the human form if He wants. God is omnipotent and omniscient. God has the power to choose to be or not to be in the flesh. Then, why did God Himself come to the earth as a fragile baby and son? We can easily understand…
There are many people in the world who claim to follow Jesus. Why is it, then, that they do not keep the new covenant Jesus established?
The purpose of Jesus’ coming to this earth is to give eternal life to human beings who are destined to die because of their sins. In order to lead us to salvation, Jesus established the new covenant on the day of the Passover and became a sin offering for us,…
The Biblical Sabbath Is Saturday. Then, Why Do Most Churches Worship on Sunday?
It is clear that the Biblical Sabbath is Saturday, the seventh day of the week. The early Church kept the Sabbath day holy according to the teachings of the Bible (Ac 17:2; 18:4). Then, why do most churches today worship on Sunday? Let's find out the reason. Sunday and Roman…
Passover
Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.”Jn 6:53 The Passover that makes “disasters pass over” is celebrated at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month in…
Journey to the Center of the Earth
What does it look like under the ground where we are standing? The movie Journey to the Center of the Earth answers this question with an interesting imagination. The world deep inside the earth is depicted as a mysterious place where giant animals run around in a valley, hungry piranhas fill the ocean, and rocks float in the air by a strong magnetic field. Let’s have a journey to the center of the earth, an unknown world where no one has ever visited. Internal structure of the earth, the world under our feet The farthest distance the humans have ever reached is the moon, an average of 384,400 km [238,855 miles] away. Voyager 1, the furthest space probe in space…
If Only I May Complete the Task of Testifying to the Gospel
Apostle Paul went through Corinth, Ephesus, Macedonia, Greece, Troas, Assos, and Mitylene, and has arrived at Miletus. While preaching the gospel in various regions, Paul faced many threats and persecutions by disrupters wherever he went. He even had a near-death experience many times. Now it is time to return to Jerusalem after a long journey. He does not know how many trials await him in Jerusalem. Paul says to the elders who have come from Ephesus, “The Holy Spirit warns me that prison and hardships are facing me. However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the gospel…
Proclaim God With Boldness
Now we are standing in the middle of the fulfillment of the prophecy that the gospel of truth will be preached to Samaria and to the ends of the earth. All our brothers and sisters in Zion are earnestly desiring to bear ten fruits in accordance with the Ten Talent Movement. As God's children who have been called earlier, let us think about what kind of faith is required for the movement of saving the world which God has entrusted us with, and what kind of mindset we should have in order to accomplish the task. When we follow the will of God, we will surely get good results. Then, what should we do to accomplish the mission of ten…
The World Being Changed Through Faith
Now our brothers and sisters in Zion are putting their whole heart and mind into the movement of ten talents with faith and hope to please God by saving the whole world according to the prophecies of the Bible, and we are seeing the world being changed graciously through faith in Father and Mother. Especially through the Passover this year, God confirmed to us that everything was being accomplished according to the prophecies. Joyful news poured in from all around the world; each Church was so crowded with the members celebrating the feast, and a Church that had recently branched out with nearly 1,000 members celebrated this Passover with over 1,900 brothers and sisters—some of them even kept the service…
Let’s Boast About God
In Revelation 22, the last chapter of the Bible, we can see the scene where God appears as the Spirit and the Bride on this earth and is leading all human beings to salvation. This is a definite revelation that Apostle John saw and a prophecy that must be fulfilled. The Bible tells us not to add anything to the words of the prophecy of this book or take words away from the book of prophecy (Rev 22:17-19). According to the prophecy, God the Father who is the Spirit and God the Mother who is the Bride are giving the water of life to human beings who are doomed to die forever, and wherever this good news is preached, many…
Ten Talents and Fishers of Men
Since the beginning of the new year 2010, the movement of ten talents has been being carried out actively in Korea and overseas. I believe that our members of Zion are relying on Heavenly Father and Mother through many prayers and requests even at this moment, thinking, ‘How should I save the ten souls entrusted to me?' The movement of ten talents is the movement to save souls, which God has commanded and entrusted us to do. It contains the will of God who wants us to be alert and self-controlled and to prepare our lamps filled with the oil of faith enough to receive Christ with joy when He comes (Mt 25:1-13). Now, through the Bible, let's take some…
Mother of Sacrifice and Love
The Bible says that God is love (1 Jn 4:8). Until we have got where we are today, there have been God the Father who established the new covenant-the truth of life-through His sacrifice and God the Mother who spares no effort to lead us to the eternal kingdom of heaven even at this moment. Father's love is unmeasurable, and Mother's love is even more unfathom-able, so we cannot grasp the depths of Her love for us. From Mother comes the power that enables the members of Zion to help one another and to become united in love. The endless sacrifice and love of Mother are defeating all the hindrances of Satan in the invisible spiritual world and are leading…
God Watches Everything
In God's blessings and grace, the new year has come. Greeting another year in God, I hope that all you people of God will prepare for the eternal kingdom of God by increasing your faith and knowledge of God. There are some people in the world who act as if God does not exist, while confessing with their mouths that God exists. Of course, none of our members in Zion behave that way, but many people around the world do not yet understand the will of God and are ignorant of the existence of God. That's why they indulge in all kinds of bad habits and wrongdoings. God sees and knows all things. So the Bible says that the "God…
God Will Save Us
Now we live in a prophetic age when God's care and protection are needed much more than ever before. In regard to Influenza A/H1N1, the South Korean Government raised its flu alert status to the highest "red" level in early November, and is struggling to develop countermeasures against the flu. A few months ago, the WHO and many countries in the world already declared the H1N1 flu to be a global "pandemic," raising its alert level to 6, the highest phase. The US even declared a national emergency for the flu pandemic. At a time when disasters are rampant, God's people need God's saving hand more than anything else. So, now let's take some time to review the teachings about…
The History of Israel
The Reason We Learn the History of Israel The reason we learn the history of Israel is because the natural Israelites’ history contains the things that will happen to us, the spiritual Israelites. Through the prophetic points in the history of the natural Israelites, we must know in advance what will happen to us and have the right faith as God’s sons and daughters, solidifying our status and position as children of God. The history of Israel can be classified as follows: From Adam to Noah From Noah to Abraham From Abraham to Moses From the Exodus to the Time of the Conquest of Canaan and the Period of the Judges The Period of the Kings The Period of the…
Who Creates the Miracles of the Gospel?
Biblical history shows us that God created miracles at important and crucial moments to save His people: dividing the Red Sea, feeding 600,000 men plus their families with manna every day for 40 years, causing water to flow out of a rock by striking it, and so on. Thus, whenever the Israelites encountered difficulties, God opened a way for them in a miraculous way. Then, who creates the miracles of the gospel in this age? The answer is also "God." We were tempted by Satan to sin in heaven, and have been cast down to this earth. Even now, if Satan tempts us, we may be tempted any time because we are so weak and feeble. However, since our Heavenly…
The Work of the Holy Spirit Is Fulfilled Through Preaching
I believe that all our brothers and sisters in Zion are waiting for the blessings of the Holy Spirit of the latter rain God has promised through the autumn feasts. Just as the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, looking forward patiently to the autumn and spring rains (Jas 5:7-8), we are waiting for the refreshing rain of the Holy Spirit in order to bear the precious fruits pleasing to God. In order not to put out the fire of the Holy Spirit but to make the Spirit well up always in our hearts, we should let the water of life flow without remaining stagnant. For this, we must pay attention to the words of the…
Before and After Meeting God
Now the young adults like the dew of the dawn are arising and coming to willingly devote themselves to God. I earnestly hope that they bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit abundantly with their youthful ambitions and burning faith. I also desire that all the members of Zion—female adults, male adults, youth students, children and senior adults, who display God's glory, receive the blessing of bearing much good fruit. We've gone through a lot of changes before and after meeting God. Now, let's take some time to reflect on how much we have changed since we met God and what the differences are in our lives before and after meeting God, by reviewing the words of the Bible. Wild…
The Meaning of the Sabbath
Until a ceramic ware is completed, it requires many processes such as molding a figure out of clay, baking it, putting glaze on it, placing it in a kiln, and so on. In the same way, until a life is born, it takes a process of being created in the womb for nine months. The process of effort is required to complete something in this visible, physical world. Likewise, in the spiritual world, God continues to work to make us perfect. Every Sabbath day, God blesses us and gives us new strength so that we may not be lacking in anything as citizens of heaven. Thinking of the love of God, let's remind ourselves of the meaning and significance of…
Lightning, Regarded as Divine Punishment to People, but as God’s Grace to Plants
When the sky is covered with thick clouds, most people feel scared. What if there are also lightning and thunder? The fear will be doubled. In order to encourage terrifying and scary atmosphere in the visual media, thunder and lightning are not omitted. Also, about those who have committed grave crimes or done something harmful to society, Korean people say, “They are going to be hit by thunderbolt.” Here, thunderbolt means punishment from heaven. Although thunderbolt, lightning, and thunder are common natural phenomena, people have felt dreadful about them. Lightning happens when the electric charge, generated by clouds, flows in the air. Lightning is usually created in a cumulonimbus cloud, a vertically long cloud, on rainy days. Caused by various…
Christianity Is a Religion That Believes in Incarnation of God
Recently a reporter asked me this question, "Why does the Church of God believe in God in the flesh, while most other churches do not believe in God incarnate?" He added that even though we hold on to the truth and follow the right path with a healthy faith, it may seem odd or abnormal to other people. The reporter's question reminded me that the truth of the Bible, which everyone must know, had not been preached enough to people in general, even to Christians. This made me so anxious and frustrated. In actuality, Christianity itself is a religion which acknowledges that God has come in the flesh. The "Trinity," which Christians talk about, means that God the Father, God…
Words That Made Naaman Change His Mind
King Aram’s commander Naaman who has leprosy arrives at the door of the prophet Elisha’s place. He has come to be cured of his leprosy. However, Elisha does not come out to Naaman but sends a messenger to say, “Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed.” Naaman goes away angry because he thought that the prophet of God would cure him, calling on the name of God and waving his hand over the spot. What is more intolerable is to wash in the filthy Jordan River when there are other clean rivers. However, his servants’ thoughts are different, “If the prophet had told you to do some great…
The Sabbath and God the Creator
God's people, who keep the appointed feasts of God, can realize God's providence contained in the feasts and can also understand the love of God who spares no pains to save the souls of His children. So, they love God's commands more than pure gold and keep them holy (Ps 119:127; 50:5). The Sabbath, one of God's feasts described in the Bible, is a day for us to commemo-rate God as the Creator who made all things and to worship Him. God completed His work of creation in six days and rested on the seventh day. Then He blessed the seventh day and made it holy. In the time of Moses, God commanded His people to "remember the Sabbath day…
Jericho and Babylon
Now our brothers and sisters in Zion are preaching the gospel fervently in their given circumstances: students at school, employees at work, soldiers in the army, housewives in their neighborhoods. As we preach so eagerly, God has weakened the power of Babylon. These days, even those who have been in Babylon for a long time now seek the true faith according to the Bible and receive the truth. This is the current trend in the gospel. Babylon is to fall as prophesied in the Bible. Babylon's fall can be likened to the fall of Jericho in the days of Joshua. It was the work of God that the fortified walls of Jericho fell down flat before the Israelites. Since all…
From the Mortal Body to the Immortal Body
People of Zion participate in the festival of life, which God grants, by keeping the Passover holy every year. The Gospels of the New Testament show that Jesus established the Passover as the new covenant, saying, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer" (Lk 22:15). Why did Jesus eagerly desire to celebrate the Passover with His disciples? It was because He wanted to accomplish His administration of redemption to save the sinners, who were bound to die, by making their bodies immortal through the Passover of the new covenant. People say that the manna coming down from heaven or Lazarus' rising from the dead is a miracle. In actuality, however, there is no greater…