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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.

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,…

Mother’s Errand

Those who walk the right path of faith will surely undergo a special change. When people begin to believe in God, they think about how they can be saved and go to heaven. As they become confident of their salvation in the truth of the new covenant, they begin to resemble the heart of God who wants all mankind to be saved. If we were only concerned about ourselves in the past, now we need to look at the whole world. God has given us salvation and many other blessings. If we abide in the truth and have faith in Father and Mother, we should care about other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. Today we should be…

The Kingdom of Heaven We Are Going to

A year has passed, and the New Year has come. I thank God again for giving us the hope of heaven. Some of people, who do not know where they are going, feel depressed, overwhelmed with a sense of regret and futility when they look upon the year that has passed so quickly. However, those who live in the New Covenant should give more thanks and glory to God because the Kingdom of Heaven is that much closer, and they also should prepare themselves to enter the kingdom of God. Now, let's consider the kingdom of heaven we are going to, through the Bible, so that we the people of Zion may live a meaningful and worthy life on this…

Learn to Be Content

Now, the gospel is spreading rapidly and widely throughout the world. I believe that it is a result of the Holy Spirit; God has given more power to our brothers and sisters because they are content wherever they go and always give thanks to Him for everything. They joyfully work to spread the gospel even in the places where evangelism is tough because of their economic and socio-cultural conditions. All of them say that they walk with the Father and Mother more closely in difficult situations. Since they are always joyful and thankful even in difficulties and hardships, the gospel can rapidly spread throughout the whole world. I am so proud of my brothers and sisters for having such a…

Purim

Purim is the day to commemorate the event when Esther and Mordecai defeated Haman on the day that Haman chose to kill every Jew in Persia [Media-Persia] by casting the pur (the lot, Est 3:7; 9:1). In the Law of Moses, there are seven feasts in three times that God appointed through Moses. However, “Purim” is an Israelite feast which does not belong to these seven feasts in three times. Let us study the origin of “Purim.” 1. Historical background The Jews were taken captive to Babylon. However, Babylon was destroyed by Persia [Media-Persia] not long after, so the Jews were ruled by Persia. The Jews were a minority race, but they were trying to follow the will of God…

God Who Has Saved Us

Time doesn't wait for us but speeds towards eternity. As we look back upon our past, we should not forget to give thanks and glory to God for His saving grace and love for us. Children do not know how much their parents sacrifice for them. Even after they have grown up, they easily forget about their parents' love, as if they have grown up by themselves without their parents' devotion. In the same way, we, God's children, can hardly grasp how wide and long and high and deep the love of our heavenly Father and Mother is who have given us eternal life and lead us to the kingdom of heaven. As the heavenly children, we should realize the…

Solomon’s Judgment and Mother

The Bible testifies about God; it testifies of Elohim [Gods]―God the Father and God the Mother. The 66 books of the Bible consistently speak not only the truth about God the Father but also the truth about God the Mother, through the relationship between Adam and Eve, the history of Abraham's Family, the prophecy of the New Jerusalem, and so on. To know Christ as the Father and Mother is the greatest mystery of the Bible. The god of this world [the devil] has blinded people's minds, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ (2 Co 4:4). Only those who are redeemed through the blood of Christ can receive wisdom and understanding…

Except Through Me

God has given men the Bible for the salvation of their souls. The Bible is a book which makes us wise for salvation (1 Pe 1:9; 2 Ti 3:15-17). If anyone believes in God but fails to be saved because he does not know the way of salvation, he will be a very unfortunate person. To receive the salvation of our souls, we need to correctly understand the Bible, which contains God's word, and find the way of salvation which God has shown us through the Bible. That's why we should diligently study the Bible. God is the way and the truth and the life God declared His word to His people through the prophets in each age. In the…

The way of humility

"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." Christ began to preach the kingdom of heaven by urging people to repent (Mt 4:17). The first step of repentance is to realize that we are sinners and to humble ourselves. In order to achieve a complete repentance and the hope for heaven, we are to follow the way of humility. Humility is the opposite of arrogance. Studying the previous lives of the kings of Tyre and Babylon in Ezekiel 28 and Isaiah 14, we can see that pride is the basic cause of sin. Because of our arrogance, we were implicated in Lucifer's sin and were cast down to earth. We were angels in heaven, being placed in high positions, but…

Sense of Pain, Evidence of Being Alive

The kingdom of heaven the Bible teaches about is a place without pain. How good will it be to live without feeling pain all our lives? It would be a great thing if we were in heaven where there is no pain at all, but on the earth it is not quite a good thing for a person not to feel pain although he or she is sick. In 2011, a movie with a unique title Pained was released. This film depicts the ironic encounter of a woman, to whom even a little pain is deadly because of her rare disease, with a man who cannot even feel the pain by losing the senses on his body from his guilt…

Role of one person

Everyone has his own specific mission in life. No person born in this world is meaningless. Every individual plays a role in human history, affecting others' lives, whether slightly or greatly. Have you ever read 'The Man Who Planted Trees,' which was once introduced in our monthly magazine? In a dreary and desolate mountain area, one day the story's narrator meets a man who plants 100 acorns every day. The years go by. When the narrator visits there again, the waste land has become a surprisingly beautiful and fertile field. Thanks to the one person who has planted acorns every day, whether people understand him or not, the barren area has been changed into a thick forest, into a fertile…

The Widow at Zarephath Who Supplied Elijah With Food

As the result of King Ahab’s marriage to a Gentile woman named Jezebel, a Baal worshiper, all of Israel was suffering from severe drought. At that time, there was a widow who lived in Zarephath. When she was gathering sticks around the town gate, someone asked her. “Would you please bring me a little water?” He was Elijah the prophet, who came to Zarepath as God told him to. As the woman was going to get some water, Elijah called to her and said. “Please bring me a piece of bread, too.” Then a worried look was cast on her face, because her food was running out as a result of the long drought. “I don’t have any bread—only a…