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…
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,…
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…