Feb 9, 2012
Feb 2, 2012
Abrahm's family and Heavenly Mother
God(Christ Ahsahnghong) said that there is our God the Mother(Heavenly Mother) in heaven. Let’s find out about Heavenly Jerusalem Mother ( God the Mother )through the Bible in World Mission Soceity Church of God.
The character Abraham is used to represent God in the Bible. Through the history of Abraham's family, God has revealed to us how we can inherit the kingdom of heaven.
Isaac was the one who received Abraham's inheritance. Even though Abraham had another son named Ishmael, born through Hagar, God did not allow Ishmael to receive the inheritance of Abraham. Rather, God bestowed the inheritance upon Isaac, who was born through Sarah. The reason why Isaac was chosen as Abraham's heir was that Isaac was the son of Sarah, who was free. This history shows us that the heavenly inheritance will be given to those who are born of the heavenly Mother, who is free.
Christ Ahnsahnghong taught us that our heavenly Mother does in fact exist and that She is truly the biggest mystery hidden within the Bible.
Let us study "The History of Abraham's Family and Mother," taught to us by Christ Ahnsahnghong.
Abraham Represents God
First of all, we need to recognize who the character Abraham represents in the Bible.
Luke 16:19-31 『"...The time came when the beggar died and the angels
carried him to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried. In
hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away,
with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, 'Father Abraham...' "』
As you know, this parable is about a beggar, named Lazarus, and a rich man. The parable tells of Lazarus, who died and was carried to heaven, and a rich man, who was sent to hell to be tormented. Lazarus was obviously carried to God's side after he had died; however, the Bible states that Lazarus traveled to Abraham's side. In the parable, the rich man, who went to hell, called up to God in the distance; however, the Bible states that the man saw Abraham, and called up to him, saying, "Father Abraham." Who is the only one who is worthy to be called "Father" in the spiritual world? God is the only one who can be called upon in this way. Then, whom does Abraham represent? Logically, the character Abraham was chosen to represent God. Therefore, the inheritance of Abraham can be likened to the inheritance of God, the kingdom of heaven.
Isaac, the Heir of Abraham
Then, let us find out who was appointed as Abraham’s heir. There were three candidates who could have been chosen as the heir of Abraham: Eliezer, Ishmael, and Isaac. Among them, who became Abraham’s heir? It was Isaac who was appointed. We need to understand the reason why Isaac was chosen to be Abraham’s heir.
Gen. 15:1-4 『...But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, what can you give me
since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of
Damascus?" And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant
in my household will be my heir." Then the word of the LORD came to him:
"This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be
your heir."』
When Abraham was an old man and had not yet borne a son, he asked God to allow his servant Eliezer to be his heir. However, God did not allow Eliezer to become Abraham’s heir, revealing that a son would be born from Abraham’s own body and that he would become his heir. Some time later, Hagar, Sarah’s maidservant, bore Abraham a son: Ishmael.
Gen. 16:1-15 『Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. But she
had an Egyptian maidservant named Hagar; so she said to Abram, "The
LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my maidservant;
perhaps I can build a family through her." Abram agreed to what Sarai
said...So Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram gave the name Ishmael to the
son she had borne.』
Ishmael was born to Abraham through a maidservant named Hagar, and Abraham asked God to allow Ishmael to become his heir.
Gen. 17:18-19 『And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live
under your blessing!" Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you
a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as
an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.』
When Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under your blessing," God did not allow Ishmael to become his heir. Instead, God promised Abraham that he would have a son through his wife, Sarah. Isaac was born as God had promised, and of the three?Eliezer, Ishmael, and Isaac?Isaac was chosen to be Abraham’s heir.
The Key Factor in Deciding an Heir Is "Mother"
Let’s study the reason why God chose Isaac to be Abraham’s heir. Both Eliezer’s father and his mother were slaves, neither of them was free. This is the reason why God did not allow him to be Abraham’s heir. Ishmael’s father, Abraham, was free, but his mother, Hagar, was a slave and not a free woman. This is why God could not allow Ishmael to become Abraham’s heir. Isaac’s father, Abraham, was a free man, and his mother, Sarah, was a free woman. The fact that Isaac had been born of a free woman was the big difference between Ishmael and Isaac, and this discrepancy became the key factor in choosing Abraham’s heir.
In those days, the eldest son inherited all of his family’s property. Since Ishmael was older than Isaac, he should have become the heir? that is, if God had made His decision according to the paternal line. Ishmael was not chosen to become Abraham’s heir, even though he was Abraham’s eldest son, because his mother was not a free woman, but a slave. Thus, it isclear that the decisive factor in choosing Abraham’s heir was his mother.
What we need to focus on while studying the history of Abraham’s family is not merely the story of a man and his family. As you know, the Bible is not a storybook to tell us of men and their families. Nevertheless, God repeatedly mentioned the story of this particular family. Actually, the history of Abraham was a shadow of what was to happen in the future. In order for us to know who could become God’s heir, the story of Abraham’s family was written, as a prophecy.
Therefore, through the history of Abraham’s family, we can clearly understand that the decisive factor in choosing an heir is the mother. As Isaac became Abraham’s heir through Sarah, his free mother, we can become God’s heirs through our heavenly Mother, who is a free woman. Only those who believe in the heavenly Mother?only the children who are born through the new covenant?can inherit the heavenly Father’s kingdom. Let us read one more verse testifying about the heavenly Mother.
Gal. 4:22-31 『...But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our
mother...Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. At that time
the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of
the Spirit. It is the same now. But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of
the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman's son will never share in
the inheritance with the free woman's son." Therefore, brothers, we are not
children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.』
The Bible declares that we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman. Ishmael could not inherit his father’s estate because his mother, Hagar, was only a slave, not a free woman. On the other hand, Isaac was chosen to become Abraham’s heir because his mother, Sarah, was a free woman. The Bible also testifies that we, like Isaac, are the children of promise, the children of the heavenly Mother, who is free.
In today’s world, there are three types of people: those who are like Eliezer, those like Ishmael, and those who are like Isaac. The first type of people, who are like Eliezer, are atheists, who do not believe in Father God or in Mother God. The second type of people, who are like Ishmael, are those who believe in Father God, but do not believe in Mother God. The third type of people, who are like Isaac, are those who believe in Mother God as well as Father God. According to the history of Abraham’s family, which one of these three types can become an heir of the kingdom of heaven? Only the third type of people, who are like Isaac, can be recognized as God’s heirs. There is no doubt about it.
Which group of people do you want to be classified with? If you want to be like Isaac, you must first become a child of the free woman. Thus, you must accept the heavenly Mother, who is free. The Bible testifies to this fact.
God said, "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge" (Hos. 4:6). What kind of knowledge is God referring to in this verse? We must recognize that we have a God the Mother, as well as a God the Father. We must accept Elohim God. Also, we must firmly believe that God is our Mother, who gives us salvation alongside our Father. Only after we come to realize this can we say that we have the knowledge of God, and that we will not be those who are destroyed from a "lack of knowledge."
The Bible testifies that the Holy Spirit is God Ahnsahnghong, and that the Bride is Jerusalem Mother. Let us accept God Ahnsahnghong, the Holy Spirit, and Jerusalem Mother, the Bride, who give us the water of life in these last days, so that we can enter the kingdom of heaven.
Jan 25, 2012
Christ Ahnsahnghong
King Cyrus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 46:11 initially, Christ Ahnsahnghong, the savior who came from the far off land in the east South Korea, completely fulfilled the prophecy by bringing the New Covenant Passover in order to release His people from the spiritual Babylon in this New Testament age.
let's get to know about Christ Ahnsahnghong through King Cyrus.
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King Cyrus fulfilled the prophecy
by conquering Babylon and releasing the physical Israelites who were captured.
"However, he did not completely fulfill the prophecy."
Just like many stories in the Old Testament, such as being freed from Egypt and enter the land of Canaan after crossing through the desert, the history of the Israelites being freed from Babylon through a king who appeared from the east is just a shadow to let us know what is going to happen in the New Testament times. The prophecy in Isaiah is only a shadow of what will happen in the New Testament as its reality.
The book of Revelation prophesies the appearance of the Savior who will destroy the spiritual Babylon (the great prostitute, false church) and to set His people free.
- Revelation 18:1-4 After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor. With a mighty voice he shouted: “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’ She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal. For all the nations have drunk the maddening wine of her adulteries. The kings of the earth committed adultery with her, and the merchants of the earth grew rich from her excessive luxuries.” Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “ ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues;’ ”
Sep 5, 2011
Aug 22, 2011
Trinity
Trinity
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother (Heavenly Mother) can give us salvation.
Heve you ever heard about the Holy spirit should have name?
The name of the Holy spirit is Christ Ahnsahnghong.
That's why World mission society church of God members believe in him.
Today let's study the real meaning of the Trinity.
The concept of "Trinity" means that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are not different entities, but are one God. The Trinity-God the Father [Jehovah], God the Son [Jesus], and God the Holy Spirit [Ahnsahnghong]-are one.
Even though they have been diffrent form, diffrent name, appeared diffrent ages.
In order to understand why the members of the Church of God believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong as the Holy Spirit, please study the truths of "the Second Coming Christ."
To better understand the Trinity, let’s first consider the transformation of water. Water is a liquid, but when its temperature falls below 0° C, the water will turn into ice, a solid. When the water is boiled, it turns into vapor, a gas. Water, ice, and vapor have different names and different forms, but their substance is the same: H₂O.
The substance of H₂O never change whenever it comes ice, a solid and vapor.
It is similar to when an actor in a monodrama plays three different characters-a father, a son, and a grandson-all having different voices. Although there are three different voices and three different roles, there is only one actor.
And i'm a son to my parents, also woker at workplace and father to my child.
I am only one person but i have 3 kinds of positions. Like this, even though God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit may look different, have different names, and have appeared during different ages, the three are one God. The Trinity reveals that God administrates His salvation work while playing three roles.
For six thousand years God has carried out His salvation work in the names of Jehovah, Jesus, and Ahnsahnghong, each according to its age.
Then let's check step by step.
God the Father, Jehovah = God the Son, JesusLet’s confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God.
Isaiah prophesied about Jesus as follows:
Isa. 9:6 『For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.』
Jesus is referred to as the "Son," but the Bible revealed that the son would be called "Mighty God," and "Everlasting Father." Apostle Paul clearly understood that Jesus’ nature was that of God the Father, as follows:
Phil. 2:5-7 『Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man...』
Rom. 9:5 『...Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.』
We can also confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God by studying the history of the Creation.
Isa. 44:24 『I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself...』
God the Father-Jehovah-said that He had created everything by Himself, but Jesus said that it was He who had created the world.
Col. 1:16 『For by him [Jesus] all things were created...』
The Bible states that God the Father, Jehovah, created the world, but it also says that God the Son, Jesus, created the world.
If Jehovah and Jesus were not same God then we have two diffrent world.
But we have only one world.
Therefore, God the Father [Jehovah] and God the Son [Jesus] are clearly one God.
Isa. 44:6 『"This is what the LORD says-Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last...』
God the Father said, "I am the first and I am the last."
Rev. 22:13 『"I [Jesus] am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."』
God the Son also said, "I am the First and the Last."
Same bible says that Jehovah and Jesus is the first and the last.
Therefore, God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God.
God the Father, Jehovah = God the Holy Spirit, AhnsahnghongLet’s confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Holy Spirit are one God.
In the Bible, there are frequent references to "the (Holy) Spirit." The Bible teaches us that God is spirit, and that God is holy. Thus, the spirit of God is holy, too. We call the spirit of God "the Holy Spirit."
John 4:24 『God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.』
Apostle Paul wrote-in the book of Corinthians-that God is the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor. 2:10-11 『...but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 』
Can anybody know my deep things without me? No. nobody can do that except me.
But the (Holy) Spirit could search even the deep things of God (the Father), the things which no one could know. If "the Holy Spirit" and "the spirit of God" were different, how could the Holy Spirit possibly know the thoughts of God? Only the spirit of God-the Holy Spirit-knows the thoughts of God. Therefore, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are one.
2 Tim. 3:16 『All Scripture is God-breathed...』
2 Pet. 1:20-21 『Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 』
The Bible is "God-breathed" and it was written by the prophets, "as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." This clearly testifies that God the Father, Jehovah, is the Holy Spirit.
The Bible = God-breathed book The Bible = A book written by prophets being carried along by the Holy Spirit Therefore the Holy Spirit is God.
Therefore, the Holy Spirit, Ahnsahnghong, and God the Father, Jehovah, are one God.
God the Son, Jesus = God the Holy Spirit, AhnsahnghongLet’s confirm that God the Son, Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit, Ahnsahnghong, are one God.
Isa. 9:6 『...a son ...will be called Wonderful Counselor... 』
John 14:26 『"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things..."』
The Son is the Counselor, and the Counselor is the Holy Spirit, so we can easily conclude that the Son, Jesus, is the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not separate, but are one. God the Father-Jehovah, God the Son-Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit-Ahnsahnghong, are one God.
The Holy Spirit Is a Personal BeingThe Holy Spirit is not a kind of energy or an electric wave. The Holy Spirit is a personal being who has feelings (Rom. 15:30), who grieves (Eph. 4:30), who speaks (Rev. 2:7), who groans (Rom. 8:26), who intercedes (Rom. 8:26), who testifies about God (John 15:26), who teaches (John 14:26), who gives commands (Rom. 8:29), who keeps us from preaching in certain places (Acts 16:6-7), who thinks (Rom. 8:27), and who has been blasphemed (Matt. 12: 31-32).
John 14:26, NASB 『"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.』
The Holy Spirit is referred to as "He," meaning that the Holy Spirit is a personal being.
Matt. 28:19 『"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,"』
If the Holy Spirit was not a man with character, but merely an invisible, active power-like an electric wave, or energy-how would it be possible for the Holy Spirit to have a name? The fact that the Holy Spirit has a name proves that the Holy Spirit is a man, with character.
God commanded us to be baptized in the name of the Father, the name of the Son, and the name of the Holy Spirit, because He would administrate His salvation work with three names (of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit) according to each age. By calling out the three names through which God showed His authority, God’s prophets are to baptize people and commemorate God.
God’s name was "Jehovah" when He played the role of the Father, and it was "Jesus" when He worked as the Son. Then, how should we call upon God when He is working as the Holy Spirit?
The name of the Holy Spirit is Ahnsahnghong.
Since God told us to "baptize (people) in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," we need to understand that the "Trinity"-God the Father [Jehovah], God the Son [Jesus], and God the Holy Spirit [Ahnsahnghong]-are one God. By this understanding we can receive abundant blessing and we can participate in God’s administration of salvation, which has been carried out through the Trinity.
Could you understand? Then which proves that Christ Ahnsahnghong is the Holy spirit in the last age? Please study this with us. And believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly mother who gives us eternal life in the last age as the Bible testfies and be saved.
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother (Heavenly Mother) can give us salvation.
Heve you ever heard about the Holy spirit should have name?
The name of the Holy spirit is Christ Ahnsahnghong.
That's why World mission society church of God members believe in him.
Today let's study the real meaning of the Trinity.
The concept of "Trinity" means that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are not different entities, but are one God. The Trinity-God the Father [Jehovah], God the Son [Jesus], and God the Holy Spirit [Ahnsahnghong]-are one.
Even though they have been diffrent form, diffrent name, appeared diffrent ages.
In order to understand why the members of the Church of God believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong as the Holy Spirit, please study the truths of "the Second Coming Christ."
To better understand the Trinity, let’s first consider the transformation of water. Water is a liquid, but when its temperature falls below 0° C, the water will turn into ice, a solid. When the water is boiled, it turns into vapor, a gas. Water, ice, and vapor have different names and different forms, but their substance is the same: H₂O.
The substance of H₂O never change whenever it comes ice, a solid and vapor.
It is similar to when an actor in a monodrama plays three different characters-a father, a son, and a grandson-all having different voices. Although there are three different voices and three different roles, there is only one actor.
And i'm a son to my parents, also woker at workplace and father to my child.
I am only one person but i have 3 kinds of positions. Like this, even though God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit may look different, have different names, and have appeared during different ages, the three are one God. The Trinity reveals that God administrates His salvation work while playing three roles.
For six thousand years God has carried out His salvation work in the names of Jehovah, Jesus, and Ahnsahnghong, each according to its age.
Then let's check step by step.
God the Father, Jehovah = God the Son, JesusLet’s confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God.
Isaiah prophesied about Jesus as follows:
Isa. 9:6 『For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.』
Jesus is referred to as the "Son," but the Bible revealed that the son would be called "Mighty God," and "Everlasting Father." Apostle Paul clearly understood that Jesus’ nature was that of God the Father, as follows:
Phil. 2:5-7 『Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man...』
Rom. 9:5 『...Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen.』
We can also confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God by studying the history of the Creation.
Isa. 44:24 『I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who spread out the earth by myself...』
God the Father-Jehovah-said that He had created everything by Himself, but Jesus said that it was He who had created the world.
Col. 1:16 『For by him [Jesus] all things were created...』
The Bible states that God the Father, Jehovah, created the world, but it also says that God the Son, Jesus, created the world.
If Jehovah and Jesus were not same God then we have two diffrent world.
But we have only one world.
Therefore, God the Father [Jehovah] and God the Son [Jesus] are clearly one God.
Isa. 44:6 『"This is what the LORD says-Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last...』
God the Father said, "I am the first and I am the last."
Rev. 22:13 『"I [Jesus] am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."』
God the Son also said, "I am the First and the Last."
Same bible says that Jehovah and Jesus is the first and the last.
Therefore, God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Son, Jesus, are one God.
God the Father, Jehovah = God the Holy Spirit, AhnsahnghongLet’s confirm that God the Father, Jehovah, and God the Holy Spirit are one God.
In the Bible, there are frequent references to "the (Holy) Spirit." The Bible teaches us that God is spirit, and that God is holy. Thus, the spirit of God is holy, too. We call the spirit of God "the Holy Spirit."
John 4:24 『God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.』
Apostle Paul wrote-in the book of Corinthians-that God is the Holy Spirit.
1 Cor. 2:10-11 『...but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 』
Can anybody know my deep things without me? No. nobody can do that except me.
But the (Holy) Spirit could search even the deep things of God (the Father), the things which no one could know. If "the Holy Spirit" and "the spirit of God" were different, how could the Holy Spirit possibly know the thoughts of God? Only the spirit of God-the Holy Spirit-knows the thoughts of God. Therefore, God the Father and the Holy Spirit are one.
2 Tim. 3:16 『All Scripture is God-breathed...』
2 Pet. 1:20-21 『Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. 』
The Bible is "God-breathed" and it was written by the prophets, "as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." This clearly testifies that God the Father, Jehovah, is the Holy Spirit.
The Bible = God-breathed book The Bible = A book written by prophets being carried along by the Holy Spirit Therefore the Holy Spirit is God.
Therefore, the Holy Spirit, Ahnsahnghong, and God the Father, Jehovah, are one God.
God the Son, Jesus = God the Holy Spirit, AhnsahnghongLet’s confirm that God the Son, Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit, Ahnsahnghong, are one God.
Isa. 9:6 『...a son ...will be called Wonderful Counselor... 』
John 14:26 『"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things..."』
The Son is the Counselor, and the Counselor is the Holy Spirit, so we can easily conclude that the Son, Jesus, is the Holy Spirit.
Therefore, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not separate, but are one. God the Father-Jehovah, God the Son-Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit-Ahnsahnghong, are one God.
The Holy Spirit Is a Personal BeingThe Holy Spirit is not a kind of energy or an electric wave. The Holy Spirit is a personal being who has feelings (Rom. 15:30), who grieves (Eph. 4:30), who speaks (Rev. 2:7), who groans (Rom. 8:26), who intercedes (Rom. 8:26), who testifies about God (John 15:26), who teaches (John 14:26), who gives commands (Rom. 8:29), who keeps us from preaching in certain places (Acts 16:6-7), who thinks (Rom. 8:27), and who has been blasphemed (Matt. 12: 31-32).
John 14:26, NASB 『"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.』
The Holy Spirit is referred to as "He," meaning that the Holy Spirit is a personal being.
Matt. 28:19 『"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,"』
If the Holy Spirit was not a man with character, but merely an invisible, active power-like an electric wave, or energy-how would it be possible for the Holy Spirit to have a name? The fact that the Holy Spirit has a name proves that the Holy Spirit is a man, with character.
God commanded us to be baptized in the name of the Father, the name of the Son, and the name of the Holy Spirit, because He would administrate His salvation work with three names (of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit) according to each age. By calling out the three names through which God showed His authority, God’s prophets are to baptize people and commemorate God.
God’s name was "Jehovah" when He played the role of the Father, and it was "Jesus" when He worked as the Son. Then, how should we call upon God when He is working as the Holy Spirit?
The name of the Holy Spirit is Ahnsahnghong.
Since God told us to "baptize (people) in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," we need to understand that the "Trinity"-God the Father [Jehovah], God the Son [Jesus], and God the Holy Spirit [Ahnsahnghong]-are one God. By this understanding we can receive abundant blessing and we can participate in God’s administration of salvation, which has been carried out through the Trinity.
Could you understand? Then which proves that Christ Ahnsahnghong is the Holy spirit in the last age? Please study this with us. And believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly mother who gives us eternal life in the last age as the Bible testfies and be saved.
The Order of Melchizedek
The Order of Melchizedek
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother can give us salvation.
Do you know who is Melchizedek is in the Bible? Through the Melchizedek we can understand why Christ Ahnsahnghong is truely our God and second coming Christ.
And why we should believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong in the last age.
The Bible is a book of prophecy, testifying about Christ. Among the many prophecies about Christ, let’s recognize the Second Coming Christ, Ahnsahnghong, through the character of Melchizedek. The order of Melchizedek reveals that Ahnsahnghong is God. We sincerely hope that you will understand the Christ, who has been hidden for ages, so that you may receive salvation.
In B.C. 1920, Melchizedek, king of Salem, was the only priest who blessed Abraham through bread and wine; he had no father, or mother, or genealogy. The Bible prophesies that the Second Coming Christ will follow in the order of Melchizedek. We must recognize the true Christ, who follows in the order of Melchizedek, from the many men who claim that they are the Second Coming Christ.
Throughout the world, only Christ Ahnsahnghong has followed in the order of Melchizedek. Therefore, the members of the Church of God receive Him as their God.
Then, what is the order of Melchizedek?
Is Ahnsahnghong whom the members of the Church of God believe in really the Second Coming Christ, who came in the order of Melchizedek?
The Origin of Melchizedek
Heb. 5:11 『We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.』
Why was it hard for Apostle Paul to explain about Melchizedek, even though he had much to say about him? First of all, let’s study the origin of Melchizedek.
Gen. 14: 18-20 『Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying...Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.』
Melchizedek, king of Salem, received Abraham who was returning from defeating the enemies. Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and then, Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. Only those who in the high position can give to people the blessing. As we know the faith of Abraham also received the blessing from Melchizedek.
And who can get a tenth? Only God. Isn't it? But Abraham who believe in God in strong faith gave to Melchizedek. What does it mean? Does not Abraham know who is God?
It because Melchizedek represent God.
Let's study more.
When we study the Bible, we must keep in mind that the Old Testament is a copy and a shadow of the New Testament. Melchizedek, mentioned in the book of Genesis, also served as the shadow of a reality which was to come.
Jesus Came in the Order of MelchizedekLet’s find out, through the Bible, who the reality of Melchizedek is.
Matt. 26:28 『While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』
In the Old Testament, the physical Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and in the New Testament, Jesus the spiritual Melchizedek blessed His people with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine. Therefore, we can understand that the character Melchizedek represents Jesus.
Heb. 5:8-10 『Although he was a son, he...was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.』
This verse makes it clear that Jesus is the spiritual Melchizedek.
The Explanations About MelchizedekApostle Paul said that it was hard for him to explain about Melchizedek. We can find the reason why in the verse below.
Heb 7:1-4 『This Melchizedek...Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.』
1) "Without father or mother" The Bible acknowledges only those who believe in God as the father or the mother of a man (Matt. 12: 50). Thus, the words, "(Melchizedek is) without father or mother," mean that the spiritual Melchizedek was to be born among unbelievers. As you know, however, Jesus was born of believers: Joseph and Mary.
2) "Without genealogy" In the Bible, "genealogy" refers to the twelve tribes of Israel. The words, "(Melchizedek is) without genealogy," mean that the spiritual Melchizedek would be born among the Gentiles; however, Jesus was born of the tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:1).
These were the characteristics of Melchizedek that Apostle Paul felt were too hard to explain.
The Second Coming Jesus, Ahnsahnghong, in the Order of Melchizedek
In order to fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek, Jesus is to come a second time. The Bible says that Jesus will come a second time.
Heb. 9:28 『...he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』
Christ Ahnsahnghong is the one who fulfilled all of these prophecies. How can we not believe in Him when all of the prophecies about the Second Coming Jesus testify that Ahnsahnghong is the Christ? The members of the Church of God believe that Ahnsahnghong is the Second Coming Christ?our Savior, who came in the order of Melchizedek?because the words of God testify about Him.
Isa. 25:6 『On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine?the best of meats and the finest of wines ...he will swallow up death forever...In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us."』
Before the day of judgment comes, please accept Ahnsahnghong, the Second Coming Christ, who fulfilled the prophecies of Melchizedek. Christ Ahnsahnghong blessed us with eternal life through the bread and wine of the Passover. Therefore, He is our Savior.
Even if a man performs a great miracle or wonder, if he has not come in the order of Melchizedek, he cannot be the Second Coming Christ. Thus, although a man may be humble in appearance, if he follows in the order of Melchizedek, he is the Second Coming Christ.
Please recognize the Second Coming Christ through the words of the Bible so that you may receive salvation. The one who follows in the order of Melchizedek is the true God, our Savior. Let us believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly mother who was established by Christ Ahnsahnghong according to the Bible and be saved.
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother can give us salvation.
Do you know who is Melchizedek is in the Bible? Through the Melchizedek we can understand why Christ Ahnsahnghong is truely our God and second coming Christ.
And why we should believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong in the last age.
The Bible is a book of prophecy, testifying about Christ. Among the many prophecies about Christ, let’s recognize the Second Coming Christ, Ahnsahnghong, through the character of Melchizedek. The order of Melchizedek reveals that Ahnsahnghong is God. We sincerely hope that you will understand the Christ, who has been hidden for ages, so that you may receive salvation.
In B.C. 1920, Melchizedek, king of Salem, was the only priest who blessed Abraham through bread and wine; he had no father, or mother, or genealogy. The Bible prophesies that the Second Coming Christ will follow in the order of Melchizedek. We must recognize the true Christ, who follows in the order of Melchizedek, from the many men who claim that they are the Second Coming Christ.
Throughout the world, only Christ Ahnsahnghong has followed in the order of Melchizedek. Therefore, the members of the Church of God receive Him as their God.
Then, what is the order of Melchizedek?
Is Ahnsahnghong whom the members of the Church of God believe in really the Second Coming Christ, who came in the order of Melchizedek?
The Origin of Melchizedek
Heb. 5:11 『We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.』
Why was it hard for Apostle Paul to explain about Melchizedek, even though he had much to say about him? First of all, let’s study the origin of Melchizedek.
Gen. 14: 18-20 『Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High, and he blessed Abram, saying...Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.』
Melchizedek, king of Salem, received Abraham who was returning from defeating the enemies. Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and then, Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. Only those who in the high position can give to people the blessing. As we know the faith of Abraham also received the blessing from Melchizedek.
And who can get a tenth? Only God. Isn't it? But Abraham who believe in God in strong faith gave to Melchizedek. What does it mean? Does not Abraham know who is God?
It because Melchizedek represent God.
Let's study more.
When we study the Bible, we must keep in mind that the Old Testament is a copy and a shadow of the New Testament. Melchizedek, mentioned in the book of Genesis, also served as the shadow of a reality which was to come.
Jesus Came in the Order of MelchizedekLet’s find out, through the Bible, who the reality of Melchizedek is.
Matt. 26:28 『While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins."』
In the Old Testament, the physical Melchizedek blessed Abraham through bread and wine, and in the New Testament, Jesus the spiritual Melchizedek blessed His people with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine. Therefore, we can understand that the character Melchizedek represents Jesus.
Heb. 5:8-10 『Although he was a son, he...was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.』
This verse makes it clear that Jesus is the spiritual Melchizedek.
The Explanations About MelchizedekApostle Paul said that it was hard for him to explain about Melchizedek. We can find the reason why in the verse below.
Heb 7:1-4 『This Melchizedek...Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, like the Son of God he remains a priest forever.』
1) "Without father or mother" The Bible acknowledges only those who believe in God as the father or the mother of a man (Matt. 12: 50). Thus, the words, "(Melchizedek is) without father or mother," mean that the spiritual Melchizedek was to be born among unbelievers. As you know, however, Jesus was born of believers: Joseph and Mary.
2) "Without genealogy" In the Bible, "genealogy" refers to the twelve tribes of Israel. The words, "(Melchizedek is) without genealogy," mean that the spiritual Melchizedek would be born among the Gentiles; however, Jesus was born of the tribe of Judah (Matt. 1:1).
These were the characteristics of Melchizedek that Apostle Paul felt were too hard to explain.
The Second Coming Jesus, Ahnsahnghong, in the Order of Melchizedek
In order to fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek, Jesus is to come a second time. The Bible says that Jesus will come a second time.
Heb. 9:28 『...he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.』
The Second Coming Jesus will fulfill the prophecies of Melchizedek.
1) He will bless us with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine.
2) He will be born among unbelievers ("without father or mother").
3) He will be born of Gentiles ("without genealogy").
4) He is God ("without beginning of days or end of life").
1) He will bless us with eternal life through the Passover bread and wine.
2) He will be born among unbelievers ("without father or mother").
3) He will be born of Gentiles ("without genealogy").
4) He is God ("without beginning of days or end of life").
Christ Ahnsahnghong is the one who fulfilled all of these prophecies. How can we not believe in Him when all of the prophecies about the Second Coming Jesus testify that Ahnsahnghong is the Christ? The members of the Church of God believe that Ahnsahnghong is the Second Coming Christ?our Savior, who came in the order of Melchizedek?because the words of God testify about Him.
Isa. 25:6 『On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine?the best of meats and the finest of wines ...he will swallow up death forever...In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us."』
Before the day of judgment comes, please accept Ahnsahnghong, the Second Coming Christ, who fulfilled the prophecies of Melchizedek. Christ Ahnsahnghong blessed us with eternal life through the bread and wine of the Passover. Therefore, He is our Savior.
Even if a man performs a great miracle or wonder, if he has not come in the order of Melchizedek, he cannot be the Second Coming Christ. Thus, although a man may be humble in appearance, if he follows in the order of Melchizedek, he is the Second Coming Christ.
Please recognize the Second Coming Christ through the words of the Bible so that you may receive salvation. The one who follows in the order of Melchizedek is the true God, our Savior. Let us believe in Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly mother who was established by Christ Ahnsahnghong according to the Bible and be saved.
You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me
You Shall Have No Other Gods Before Me
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and God the mother.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
The first commandment of ten commandments is that you shall have no other Gods before me. How can we worship no other gods before God?
First of all, let's find out what the greatest commandment is before God.
Mt 22:35-38 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Let's find out through the Bible how this greatest commandment was fulfilled. Please turn to 2 Ki 23:21.
2 Ki 23:21-25 The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God …" Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did―with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength.
King Josiah was said to love God with "all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength" after he celebrated the Passover.
The Passover is the way to keep the first and greatest commandment of God. Let's double-check this through another verses.
Dt 6:4-8 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. … Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
As Jesus said, this is the first and greatest commandment. God wants us to keep it on our foreheads. Now let's find out what we should do to obey this commandment.
Ex 13:3-9 Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt (Passover day) … This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead.
God said that the Passover is a reminder on our forehead. Here again we can understand the first commandment can be observed by celebrating the Passover.
Secondly, let's find out how we can serve only God by keeping the Passover.
Ex 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me. (The 1st commandment)
Ex 12:11-12 It is the LORD's Passover … on that same night … I will bring judgement on all the gods of Egypt.
We have to celebrate the Passover to serve only God. It is because all the other gods are destroyed once we keep the Passover.
Finally, let's find out some examples of God's destroying all the other gods through the Passover.
2 Ki 23:3-4, 21-24 Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Ch 30:1, 31:1 the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah.
These two cases clearly show that we can observe the first commandment only through the Passover.
False prophets always try to keep God's people from celebrating the Passover. They always try to abolish the Passover.
Dt 13:1-5 He has tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.
The Bible says that all the people in the world will be destroyed at the last day because they do not keep the Passover, the everlasting covenant.
Isa 24:1-5 They have disobeyed the laws, violated the statues and broken the everlasting covenant.
Unless we keep the Passover, we will never know if we worship God or other gods even satan. We must keep the Passover so that we can worship God only.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and God the mother.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
The first commandment of ten commandments is that you shall have no other Gods before me. How can we worship no other gods before God?
First of all, let's find out what the greatest commandment is before God.
Mt 22:35-38 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Let's find out through the Bible how this greatest commandment was fulfilled. Please turn to 2 Ki 23:21.
2 Ki 23:21-25 The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD your God …" Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did―with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength.
King Josiah was said to love God with "all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength" after he celebrated the Passover.
The Passover is the way to keep the first and greatest commandment of God. Let's double-check this through another verses.
Dt 6:4-8 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. … Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.
As Jesus said, this is the first and greatest commandment. God wants us to keep it on our foreheads. Now let's find out what we should do to obey this commandment.
Ex 13:3-9 Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt (Passover day) … This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead.
God said that the Passover is a reminder on our forehead. Here again we can understand the first commandment can be observed by celebrating the Passover.
Secondly, let's find out how we can serve only God by keeping the Passover.
Ex 20:3 You shall have no other gods before me. (The 1st commandment)
Ex 12:11-12 It is the LORD's Passover … on that same night … I will bring judgement on all the gods of Egypt.
We have to celebrate the Passover to serve only God. It is because all the other gods are destroyed once we keep the Passover.
Finally, let's find out some examples of God's destroying all the other gods through the Passover.
2 Ki 23:3-4, 21-24 Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and Jerusalem.
2 Ch 30:1, 31:1 the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the altars throughout Judah.
These two cases clearly show that we can observe the first commandment only through the Passover.
False prophets always try to keep God's people from celebrating the Passover. They always try to abolish the Passover.
Dt 13:1-5 He has tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You must purge the evil from among you.
The Bible says that all the people in the world will be destroyed at the last day because they do not keep the Passover, the everlasting covenant.
Isa 24:1-5 They have disobeyed the laws, violated the statues and broken the everlasting covenant.
Unless we keep the Passover, we will never know if we worship God or other gods even satan. We must keep the Passover so that we can worship God only.
What is the Heresy?
What is the Heresy?
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World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
Many people have a misunderstanding of what heresy is nowadays. Once they find a man practicing doctrines different from their own, they likely think he belongs to a heresy. We are not supposed to judge others by our own thoughts, social standards, or popular opinions. We must understand what heresy is through the Bible.
2 Pe 2:1-3 They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them.
The main characteristics of heresy are as follows;
1. It results in destruction.
2. It brings the way of truth into disrepute.
3. It follows man-made teachings, not the teachings of the Bible.
4. It opposes God through the teachings of false prophets.
5. It never leads to salvation.
What does the Bible say about heresy? It does not follow teachings of the Bible, but man-made teachings instead.
1. Heresy does not keep the Sabbath in the Bible.The Biblical Sabbath is Saturday. Every church must worship God on Saturday, not on Sunday. there are some proof.
• "… The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday" (The Faith of Our Fathers, pp. 72～73).
• "The first day of the week [Sunday] was proclaimed as a day of rest and of worship … In 321 A.D. Constantine …" (The Story of the Christian Church, pp. 60～61).
Jesus also testifies the Sabbath day is His custom in the Bible. Jesus kept the Sabbath day as an example so that we should do as He did.
Lk 4:16 On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom
Jn 13:15 I [Jesus] have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
2. Heresy does not celebrate the Passover in the Bible.
The Passover is God's truth that gives us the forgiveness of sins and judges all other gods. Those who do not keep it will be cut off from God's people on the last day.
Mt 26:17-28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Jn 6:53 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.
Ex 12:11-12 On the same night … I will bring judgement on all the gods of Egypt.
Nu 9:13 If a man fails who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people.
3. Most contemporary Christians keep Christmas [Dec. 25th] as Jesus' birthday. In fact, Christmas is one of many pagan festivals not in the Bible.
• "The Christian church took over many pagan ideas and images. From sun-worship, for example, came the celebration of Christ's birth on the twenty-fifth of December, the birthday of the Sun” (A LION HANDBOOK / THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, p. 141).
• "December 25―this was the date of a pagan festival in Rome, chosen in A.D. 274 by the emperor Aurelian as the birthday of the unconquered sun (natalis solis invicti), which at the winter solstice begins again to show an increase of light" (ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, p. 704).
4. Heresy reveres a cross, an idol, from pagan Rome. It is a type of execution tool used for crucifying brutal criminals, and is not the symbol of Jesus Christ.
The standard of heresy is the bible only. However most of christians don't follow it. 2,000 years ago, Jesus and His Church of God were wrongfully accused as a Nazarene sect, one of the heresies (Ac 24:5). However, most people acknowledge Jesus as their Christ. Likewise, the whole world will acknowledge Christ Ahnsahnghong and the Church of God in the end. Come to the Church of God and receive salvation.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and God the mother.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
Many people have a misunderstanding of what heresy is nowadays. Once they find a man practicing doctrines different from their own, they likely think he belongs to a heresy. We are not supposed to judge others by our own thoughts, social standards, or popular opinions. We must understand what heresy is through the Bible.
2 Pe 2:1-3 They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them.
The main characteristics of heresy are as follows;
1. It results in destruction.
2. It brings the way of truth into disrepute.
3. It follows man-made teachings, not the teachings of the Bible.
4. It opposes God through the teachings of false prophets.
5. It never leads to salvation.
What does the Bible say about heresy? It does not follow teachings of the Bible, but man-made teachings instead.
1. Heresy does not keep the Sabbath in the Bible.The Biblical Sabbath is Saturday. Every church must worship God on Saturday, not on Sunday. there are some proof.
• "… The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday" (The Faith of Our Fathers, pp. 72～73).
• "The first day of the week [Sunday] was proclaimed as a day of rest and of worship … In 321 A.D. Constantine …" (The Story of the Christian Church, pp. 60～61).
Jesus also testifies the Sabbath day is His custom in the Bible. Jesus kept the Sabbath day as an example so that we should do as He did.
Lk 4:16 On the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom
Jn 13:15 I [Jesus] have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.
2. Heresy does not celebrate the Passover in the Bible.
The Passover is God's truth that gives us the forgiveness of sins and judges all other gods. Those who do not keep it will be cut off from God's people on the last day.
Mt 26:17-28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Jn 6:53 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life.
Ex 12:11-12 On the same night … I will bring judgement on all the gods of Egypt.
Nu 9:13 If a man fails who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people.
3. Most contemporary Christians keep Christmas [Dec. 25th] as Jesus' birthday. In fact, Christmas is one of many pagan festivals not in the Bible.
• "The Christian church took over many pagan ideas and images. From sun-worship, for example, came the celebration of Christ's birth on the twenty-fifth of December, the birthday of the Sun” (A LION HANDBOOK / THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, p. 141).
• "December 25―this was the date of a pagan festival in Rome, chosen in A.D. 274 by the emperor Aurelian as the birthday of the unconquered sun (natalis solis invicti), which at the winter solstice begins again to show an increase of light" (ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, p. 704).
4. Heresy reveres a cross, an idol, from pagan Rome. It is a type of execution tool used for crucifying brutal criminals, and is not the symbol of Jesus Christ.
The standard of heresy is the bible only. However most of christians don't follow it. 2,000 years ago, Jesus and His Church of God were wrongfully accused as a Nazarene sect, one of the heresies (Ac 24:5). However, most people acknowledge Jesus as their Christ. Likewise, the whole world will acknowledge Christ Ahnsahnghong and the Church of God in the end. Come to the Church of God and receive salvation.
Aug 16, 2011
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World
Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and God the
mother.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ
Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
The first
commandment of ten commandments is that you shall have no other Gods before me.
How can we worship no other gods before God?
First of all,
let's find out what the greatest commandment is before God.
Mt 22:35-38 Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Let's find out
through the Bible how this greatest commandment was fulfilled. Please turn to 2
Ki 23:21.
2 Ki 23:21-25
The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD
your God …" Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned
to the LORD as he did―with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his
strength.
King Josiah was
said to love God with "all his heart and with all his soul and with all his
strength" after he celebrated the Passover.
The Passover is
the way to keep the first and greatest commandment of God. Let's double-check
this through another verses.
Dt 6:4-8 Love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. … Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads.
As Jesus said,
this is the first and greatest commandment. God wants us to keep it on our
foreheads. Now let's find out what we should do to obey this
commandment.
Ex 13:3-9 Commemorate this day, the day you came out of
Egypt (Passover day) … This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand
and a reminder on your forehead.
God said that
the Passover is a reminder on our forehead. Here again we can understand the
first commandment can be observed by celebrating the Passover.
Secondly, let's
find out how we can serve only God by keeping the Passover.
Ex 20:3 You
shall have no other gods before me. (The 1st commandment)
Ex 12:11-12 It
is the LORD's Passover … on that same night … I will bring judgement on all the
gods of Egypt.
We have to
celebrate the Passover to serve only God. It is because all the other gods are
destroyed once we keep the Passover.
Finally, let's
find out some examples of God's destroying all the other gods through the
Passover.
2 Ki 23:3-4,
21-24 Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the
idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and
Jerusalem.
2 Ch 30:1, 31:1
the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred
stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the
altars throughout Judah.
These two cases
clearly show that we can observe the first commandment only through the
Passover.
False prophets
always try to keep God's people from celebrating the Passover. They always try
to abolish the Passover.
Dt 13:1-5 He has
tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You
must purge the evil from among you.
The Bible says
that all the people in the world will be destroyed at the last day because they
do not keep the Passover, the everlasting covenant.
Isa 24:1-5 They
have disobeyed the laws, violated the statues and broken the everlasting
covenant.
Unless we keep
the Passover, we will never know if we worship God or other gods even satan. We
must keep the Passover so that we can worship God only
Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ Ahnsahnghong and God the
mother.
World Mission Society Church Of God believes in christ
Ahnsahnghong and the Heavenly mother.
The first
commandment of ten commandments is that you shall have no other Gods before me.
How can we worship no other gods before God?
First of all,
let's find out what the greatest commandment is before God.
Mt 22:35-38 Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind. This is the first and greatest commandment.
Let's find out
through the Bible how this greatest commandment was fulfilled. Please turn to 2
Ki 23:21.
2 Ki 23:21-25
The king gave this order to all the people: "Celebrate the Passover to the LORD
your God …" Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned
to the LORD as he did―with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his
strength.
King Josiah was
said to love God with "all his heart and with all his soul and with all his
strength" after he celebrated the Passover.
The Passover is
the way to keep the first and greatest commandment of God. Let's double-check
this through another verses.
Dt 6:4-8 Love
the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. … Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads.
As Jesus said,
this is the first and greatest commandment. God wants us to keep it on our
foreheads. Now let's find out what we should do to obey this
commandment.
Ex 13:3-9 Commemorate this day, the day you came out of
Egypt (Passover day) … This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand
and a reminder on your forehead.
God said that
the Passover is a reminder on our forehead. Here again we can understand the
first commandment can be observed by celebrating the Passover.
Secondly, let's
find out how we can serve only God by keeping the Passover.
Ex 20:3 You
shall have no other gods before me. (The 1st commandment)
Ex 12:11-12 It
is the LORD's Passover … on that same night … I will bring judgement on all the
gods of Egypt.
We have to
celebrate the Passover to serve only God. It is because all the other gods are
destroyed once we keep the Passover.
Finally, let's
find out some examples of God's destroying all the other gods through the
Passover.
2 Ki 23:3-4,
21-24 Josiah got rid of the mediums and spiritists, the household gods, the
idols and all the other detestable things seen in Judah and
Jerusalem.
2 Ch 30:1, 31:1
the Israelites who were there went out to the towns of Judah, smashed the sacred
stones and cut down the Asherah poles. They destroyed the high places and the
altars throughout Judah.
These two cases
clearly show that we can observe the first commandment only through the
Passover.
False prophets
always try to keep God's people from celebrating the Passover. They always try
to abolish the Passover.
Dt 13:1-5 He has
tried to turn you from the way the LORD your God commanded you to follow. You
must purge the evil from among you.
The Bible says
that all the people in the world will be destroyed at the last day because they
do not keep the Passover, the everlasting covenant.
Isa 24:1-5 They
have disobeyed the laws, violated the statues and broken the everlasting
covenant.
Unless we keep
the Passover, we will never know if we worship God or other gods even satan. We
must keep the Passover so that we can worship God only
Heavenly Family
the eternal life.
God(Christ Ahsahnghong) said that there is our God the
Mother(Heavenly Mother) in heaven. Let’s find out about Heavenly Jerusalem
Mother ( God the Mother )through the Bible in World Mission Soceity Church of
God.
Mother(Heavenly Mother) in heaven. Let’s find out about Heavenly Jerusalem
Mother ( God the Mother )through the Bible in World Mission Soceity Church of
God.
Heb. 8:5 『They serve at
a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in
heaven.』
a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in
heaven.』
All of the earthly systems are a copy and a shadow of
what is in heaven. The family system is the same. Christ Ahnsahnghong revealed
to us the existence of the heavenly Mother by teaching us about the heavenly
family system through the earthly family system.
what is in heaven. The family system is the same. Christ Ahnsahnghong revealed
to us the existence of the heavenly Mother by teaching us about the heavenly
family system through the earthly family system.
Everything within the spiritual world is reflected on
this earth. In other words, everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things
in heaven are the realities of what is on earth.
this earth. In other words, everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things
in heaven are the realities of what is on earth.
God established the earthly family system to show us that
there is also a family system in heaven. The reason why God made every family on
the earth has a father, a mother, and children was to reveal that in heaven, as
well, there is a Father, a Mother, and children. God's providence is to let us
know that there exists a God the Mother in heaven, as well as a God the
Father.
there is also a family system in heaven. The reason why God made every family on
the earth has a father, a mother, and children was to reveal that in heaven, as
well, there is a Father, a Mother, and children. God's providence is to let us
know that there exists a God the Mother in heaven, as well as a God the
Father.
Do you want to be a part of the heavenly family? Let us
find out how we can be members of the heavenly family.
find out how we can be members of the heavenly family.
Heavenly Family
the eternal life.
God(Christ Ahsahnghong) said that there is our God the
Mother(Heavenly Mother) in heaven. Let’s find out about Heavenly Jerusalem
Mother ( God the Mother )through the Bible in World Mission Soceity Church of
God.
Mother(Heavenly Mother) in heaven. Let’s find out about Heavenly Jerusalem
Mother ( God the Mother )through the Bible in World Mission Soceity Church of
God.
Heb. 8:5 『They serve at
a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in
heaven.』
a sanctuary that is a copy and shadow of what is in
heaven.』
All of the earthly systems are a copy and a shadow of
what is in heaven. The family system is the same. Christ Ahnsahnghong revealed
to us the existence of the heavenly Mother by teaching us about the heavenly
family system through the earthly family system.
what is in heaven. The family system is the same. Christ Ahnsahnghong revealed
to us the existence of the heavenly Mother by teaching us about the heavenly
family system through the earthly family system.
Everything within the spiritual world is reflected on
this earth. In other words, everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things
in heaven are the realities of what is on earth.
this earth. In other words, everything on the earth is a shadow, and the things
in heaven are the realities of what is on earth.
God established the earthly family system to show us that
there is also a family system in heaven. The reason why God made every family on
the earth has a father, a mother, and children was to reveal that in heaven, as
well, there is a Father, a Mother, and children. God's providence is to let us
know that there exists a God the Mother in heaven, as well as a God the
Father.
there is also a family system in heaven. The reason why God made every family on
the earth has a father, a mother, and children was to reveal that in heaven, as
well, there is a Father, a Mother, and children. God's providence is to let us
know that there exists a God the Mother in heaven, as well as a God the
Father.
Do you want to be a part of the heavenly family? Let us
find out how we can be members of the heavenly family.
find out how we can be members of the heavenly family.
Jerusalem Mother
In the Bible, God is referred to
through plural terms instead of singular terms, and it is written that God has a
male image and a female image. Therefore, God exists in the male image and in
the female image.
Have you ever thought about why we call God our Father?
It is written
that God's invisible qualities have been clearly seen and can be understood
through what has been made (Rom. 1:20). Is there any creature that is given life
through only their father, alone, without a mother being present?
We need to
study this matter carefully.
The
Children of Promise
The Bible calls us "the children of promise."
Gal. 4:28
『Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of
promise.』
Then, what promise did God make to those who are called
the children of promise? God promised them eternal life.
1 John 2:25 『And this is
what he promised us?even eternal life.』
How is eternal life given to us?
The Bible says that all things were created by God's will (Rev. 4:11). Among all
of the many creatures that God has created, let us focus on the mothers. Since
it is written that God created all things by His will, a certain will of God was
expressed when He created mothers on this earth. As you know, all creatures have
a mother figure. There is not a single creature that can come into existence
without a mother.
Our physical life is given to us through our physical
mother. For 280 days, a baby's hands, feet, eyes and ears form within his
mother's womb. When the time comes, the mother will give birth to her child,
shedding blood. We are given life through our mother's great pain. How about our
spiritual life? Just as our physical life was given to us through our physical
mother, our spiritual life is given to us through our spiritual
Mother.
The
Bible clearly testifies that our heavenly Mother exists, and that only our
heavenly Mother can give us eternal life.
God's Two
Images
Let
us study through the Bible to discover the existence of our spiritual Mother.
Gen. 1:26-27
『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in
our
likeness...” So God created man in his own image, in
the image of God he
created him; male and female he
created them.』
The above verse states that God has two images?a male
image and a female image. Until now, we have only known and called upon the male
image of God: “Father.” Then how should we call upon the female image of God?
Logically, we should refer to God’s female image as “Mother.” This is why God
had said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.”
The word “us” is a plural term.
“Elohim,” the Hebrew word used in place of “God” in Genesis 1:26, directly
translates to “Gods,” the plural form of the word “God.” Therefore, the
references to “us” in the book of Genesis refer to God the Father and God the
Mother. Some say that the word “us” in this verse indicates God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. If this argument is correct, there should be
three types of people in the world?those who were made in the image of God the
Father, those who resemble the image of God the Son, and those created in the
image of the Holy Spirit. However, on this earth there are only two types of
people: men and women. However, the “Gods” mentioned in Genesis 1:26 are the
male image of God and the female image of God?God the Father and God the Mother.
The Will of God in Creating Eve, Adam’s
Wife
Let
us study more truth regarding the heavenly Mother through the character Adam,
written in the book of Romans.
Rom. 5:14 『...Adam, who was a pattern of the
one to come.』
Since the book of Romans was
written after Jesus had already ascended, the “one to come” mentioned in the
above verse indicates the Second Coming Jesus. Adam was created to lead us to
the Second Coming Jesus. Then, what was God’s will in creating Eve, Adam’s
wife?
Gen. 2:21 『So the LORD God caused the man to
fall into a deep sleep; and
while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs
and closed up the place
and closed up the place
with flesh.』
Gen. 3:20 『Adam named his wife Eve, because
she would become the
mother of all the living.』
The name “Eve” means “life.” Eve
was called “the mother of all the living.” God’s intent in creating Adam was to
reveal the Second Coming Jesus, our heavenly Father, and Eve was created to
reveal the Second Coming Jesus’ wife, our heavenly Mother. In other words, just
as Eve was called “the mother of all the living,” we can only be given eternal
life through our heavenly Mother. Eve represents our heavenly
Mother.
“I Will Raise Him Up at the Last
Day”
Two
thousand years ago, Jesus said, repeatedly, that He would wait until the last
day to raise up all of the people who came to Him (John 6:39, 40, 44. 54). Why
did Jesus need to wait until the last day to save His people? What was He
waiting for? The account of the six-day Creation?in the book of Genesis, chapter
one?represents the spiritual Creation which would take place over six thousand
years. Just as the six-day Creation ended after Eve had appeared, so would the
six-thousand year spiritual Creation end with the appearance of our spiritual
Mother. Jesus could have given His people life during His first coming; however,
Jesus waited for the appearance of the heavenly Mother because life would be
given through Her.
The
Wedding of the Lamb
Let’s study some of the testimonies about Mother written
in the book of Revelation.
Rev. 19:7 『Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For
the wedding of
the Lamb has come, and his bride
has made herself ready.』
The book of Revelation was written after Jesus had
ascended, and it prophesied about the things that were to happen in the last
days. Thus, “the Lamb” mentioned in the above verse indicates the Second Coming
Jesus: Ahnsahnghong. When Jesus came to the earth for the first time, two
thousand years ago, His wife was not yet ready. The Bride, the wife of the Lamb,
would appear in the last days.
In the book of Revelation, chapter 21, the Bride?the wife
of the Lamb?is described as “Jerusalem.”
Rev. 21:9-10 『...One of the seven angels
who had the seven bowls full of
the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I
will show you the
bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he...showed me the
Holy City, Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from
God.』
Apostle
Paul testified that this Holy City, Jerusalem, which would come down out of
heaven, is our Mother. Gal. 4:26 『But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and
she is our mother.』
Children
of the Free Woman
Apostle Paul testified that we are the children of
promise, the children of the free woman, because we have been given the promise
of eternal life from our heavenly Mother.
Gal. 4:28 『Now you,
brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.』
Gal. 4:31
『Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman,
but
of the free woman.』
If we are the children of the free woman, what should we
call Her? We should call Her our “Mother.” We cannot have eternal life unless we
receive the heavenly Mother. Eternal life, which God has promised us, is given
through the heavenly Mother.
Christ Ahnsahnghong
In
order to realize the true 2nd coming Christ in these last days, we must take a
careful study of the bible and see what are the characteristics of Christ when
he appears a 2nd time and in doing so realize Him who has returned to save
us.
Hebrews 9:28- So Christ was sacrificed once to take away
the sins of many people, and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but
to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.
Thus, Christ purpose for His
second coming is to bring salvation. Then, what is salvation according to the
Bible?
Luke 1:77- And to bring His people the knowledge of
salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.
Salvation= Forgiveness of
sins
Meaning 2nd coming Christ must give us Forgiveness of
Sins. Let us therefore see what the Bible testifies according to being
forgiven.
Ephesians 1:7- In Him(Christ) we have redemption through
his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's
grace.
Through Christ blood we have Forgiveness of sins! So how
can we attain the Blood of Christ and thus be
forgiven??
Matthew 26:17-19,26-28- ...So the disciples did just as
Jesus had directed them and prepared the Passover...Then he took the cup, gave
thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it all of you. This is My
blood of the covenant which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of
sins."
On the Passover night Christ promised us His precious
blood, forgiving sins. So the true salvation comes by keeping the Passover.
Therefore, in order to recognize the true Second Coming Christ He must restore
the truth of the Passover, New Covenant.
In these last days, Christ
Ahnsahnghong is the one who has restored the truth of life and established the
Passover once again.
-Christ Ahnsahnghong is Second Coming
Christ-
I give
thanks to christ ahnsahnghong who brought us the Passover again so that we can
return to our eternal home, heaven.
Aug 1, 2011
Baptism
Baptism
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother (Heavenly Mother) can give us salvation.
God’s children value the laws of God. Let us introduce the truths of the new covenant of the early Church, which were restored by the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
Man is mortal. Why has man become a slave to death? The Bible tells us that all men come to die on account of their sin.
We cannot have life when we are still filled with sin. In order to receive eternal life, our sins must be disposed of. Baptism is the first step we can take toward salvation. Through this gracious regulation of God, our sins are cleansed and we are atoned.
Therefore, the Church of God performs baptism, according to the teaching of the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
The Origin of BaptismGod promised His people that He would send the prophet Elijah to prepare the way for Him; Elijah would appear before God came to the earth as the Messiah. The purpose of Elijah's coming was to testify about the Messiah, and to "make straight" the way for Him.
Isa. 40:3 『A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God."』
John the Baptist was sent to fulfill the mission of Elijah. He preached the news of repentance to the Israelites who did not obey the words of God, being confined within their hypocritical faith.
Matt. 3:7-9 『But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.'" 』
Mark 1:4-5 『And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.』
John did not baptize people by his own will, but according to the orders he had received from God, who had sent him.
God established the principle of the forgiveness of sins through baptism, so that we could realize that baptism is one of God's righteous laws, given to us for our salvation (1 John 1:33). Therefore, Jesus set the example of being baptized, by John the Baptist, to institute baptism as a sacred law.
Matt. 3:14-15 『But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness."』
Matt. 21:32 『For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him..." 』
Baptism, the truth of righteousness, was not only an ordinance to testify about Jesus, but it was also a law of the new covenant, for Jesus himself baptized people and set the example of being baptized with water (Matt. 3:16).
John 3:22-23 『After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized.』
When Should We Be Baptized?Baptism is the first step toward receiving God's favor, through which we receive the forgiveness of sins. It has been likened to the birth of a baby coming out of the womb. As our body is born from the womb and then learns about the world one by one, our spirit removes its sins and transgressions through baptism, being born again as a child of God. Then, after baptism, we learn about God's providence and the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.
Eph. 1:7-9 『In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding...』
In this verse, Jesus describes the same creation process as in Genesis chapter two, revealing the separation between the death of the body [the dust] and the death of the spirit.
Without receiving the forgiveness of sins, we cannot be given the wisdom to recognize God. Therefore it is against God's will to insist that baptism should be given after six or twelve months of studying. If we want to believe in God, we should be baptized first. After, we are given the opportunity to participate in God's divine nature through our life of faith.
Here are some examples of those who, upon hearing the good news of Jesus, participated in God's righteousness by being baptized.
A eunuch who was in charge of the treasury of Candace [queen of the Ethiopians] was baptized while traveling along the road, immediately after Philip had testified to him about the Christ (Acts 16:13-15). A woman named Lydia, a purple cloth dealer, received Paul's message and believed in Jesus; she, and her household, was baptized immediately (Acts 16:13-15). And a jailer, who patrolled the gate of the prison where Paul and Silas were confined, heard about Jesus. Immediately he?and his family?came to believe in Jesus, and were baptized (Acts 16:25-33). Baptism means the rebirth of our spirit and it is the starting point of our faith in God.
Through baptism, we promise God that we will repent of our past sins and that we will follow the will of God. In return, God promises that he will remember us in the time of Judgment.
Suppose there is a church that insists that someone should be baptized after six months or one year, after his faith has grown. If he dies while learning the doctrines of this particular denomination?without having the promise of God's salvation?who will be responsible for his soul?
Baptism and RebirthAll men are destined to die because of their sin. The kingdom of heaven is a place where our physical bodies can never step foot. Even though our bodies are slaves to sin and destined to die, God allows us the opportunity to return to heaven. To enter the eternal kingdom, our spirit should be born again.
John 3:3-5 『In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit."』
Rom. 6:3-11 『Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life...Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him...In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.』
The purpose of the law of baptism is not to wash the dirt off of our body, but to wash the sin off of our soul, so that we may be revived.
Baptism and the Book of LifeJesus said, "No one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." To be "born again" means to be born a second time?being born of the Spirit (John 3:1-8). As one's name is recorded in the census when he is born, so is one's name written in the book of life after he is born again of the Spirit. Therefore, when someone is baptized, his name is written in the Church's book of life, and most importantly, is also written in the book of life in heaven.
Matt. 16:19 『"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."』
Like this, when one's name is written in the book of life on earth, it is also written in the book of life in heaven. The Apostle Paul said:
1 Cor. 4:15 『...for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.』
Phil. 3:20 『But our citizenship is in heaven.』
Phil. 4:3 『Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.』
And Jesus said:
Luke 10:20 『"However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."』
Ps. 69:27-28 『Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.』
Even if we diligently believe in God, unless our names are written in the book of life, we can never enter the kingdom of heaven. As it is written:
Rev. 20:15 『If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.』
Rev. 21:27 『Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.』
Isa. 4:3-4 『Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.』
The prophet Daniel wrote:
Dan. 12:1 『"At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people?everyone whose name is found written in the book?will be delivered."』
But David, the writer of Psalms, wrote:
Ps. 69:27-28 『Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.』
Even though someone's name has been written in the book of life, his name will be blotted out of the book of life if he commits the unforgivable sin.
Rev. 3:5-6 『"He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels."』
Through baptism, we receive the forgiveness of our sins, our names are written in the book of life in heaven, and we are born again with a new life, just as Jesus was raised from the dead. That is why we are baptized. If we have not been baptized, we cannot keep the Passover, and unless we keep the Passover, our names cannot be written in the book of life. We must be baptized, and then keep the Passover, so that we can escape the last plagues and enter the eternal kingdom of heaven.
World Mission Society Church of God- In this age, only God the Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and God the Mother (Heavenly Mother) can give us salvation.
God’s children value the laws of God. Let us introduce the truths of the new covenant of the early Church, which were restored by the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
Man is mortal. Why has man become a slave to death? The Bible tells us that all men come to die on account of their sin.
We cannot have life when we are still filled with sin. In order to receive eternal life, our sins must be disposed of. Baptism is the first step we can take toward salvation. Through this gracious regulation of God, our sins are cleansed and we are atoned.
Therefore, the Church of God performs baptism, according to the teaching of the Second Coming Christ Ahnsahnghong.
The Origin of BaptismGod promised His people that He would send the prophet Elijah to prepare the way for Him; Elijah would appear before God came to the earth as the Messiah. The purpose of Elijah's coming was to testify about the Messiah, and to "make straight" the way for Him.
Isa. 40:3 『A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God."』
John the Baptist was sent to fulfill the mission of Elijah. He preached the news of repentance to the Israelites who did not obey the words of God, being confined within their hypocritical faith.
Matt. 3:7-9 『But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.'" 』
Mark 1:4-5 『And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem went out to him. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.』
John did not baptize people by his own will, but according to the orders he had received from God, who had sent him.
God established the principle of the forgiveness of sins through baptism, so that we could realize that baptism is one of God's righteous laws, given to us for our salvation (1 John 1:33). Therefore, Jesus set the example of being baptized, by John the Baptist, to institute baptism as a sacred law.
Matt. 3:14-15 『But John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness."』
Matt. 21:32 『For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him..." 』
Baptism, the truth of righteousness, was not only an ordinance to testify about Jesus, but it was also a law of the new covenant, for Jesus himself baptized people and set the example of being baptized with water (Matt. 3:16).
John 3:22-23 『After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were constantly coming to be baptized.』
When Should We Be Baptized?Baptism is the first step toward receiving God's favor, through which we receive the forgiveness of sins. It has been likened to the birth of a baby coming out of the womb. As our body is born from the womb and then learns about the world one by one, our spirit removes its sins and transgressions through baptism, being born again as a child of God. Then, after baptism, we learn about God's providence and the secrets of the kingdom of heaven.
Eph. 1:7-9 『In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding...』
In this verse, Jesus describes the same creation process as in Genesis chapter two, revealing the separation between the death of the body [the dust] and the death of the spirit.
Without receiving the forgiveness of sins, we cannot be given the wisdom to recognize God. Therefore it is against God's will to insist that baptism should be given after six or twelve months of studying. If we want to believe in God, we should be baptized first. After, we are given the opportunity to participate in God's divine nature through our life of faith.
Here are some examples of those who, upon hearing the good news of Jesus, participated in God's righteousness by being baptized.
A eunuch who was in charge of the treasury of Candace [queen of the Ethiopians] was baptized while traveling along the road, immediately after Philip had testified to him about the Christ (Acts 16:13-15). A woman named Lydia, a purple cloth dealer, received Paul's message and believed in Jesus; she, and her household, was baptized immediately (Acts 16:13-15). And a jailer, who patrolled the gate of the prison where Paul and Silas were confined, heard about Jesus. Immediately he?and his family?came to believe in Jesus, and were baptized (Acts 16:25-33). Baptism means the rebirth of our spirit and it is the starting point of our faith in God.
Through baptism, we promise God that we will repent of our past sins and that we will follow the will of God. In return, God promises that he will remember us in the time of Judgment.
Suppose there is a church that insists that someone should be baptized after six months or one year, after his faith has grown. If he dies while learning the doctrines of this particular denomination?without having the promise of God's salvation?who will be responsible for his soul?
Baptism and RebirthAll men are destined to die because of their sin. The kingdom of heaven is a place where our physical bodies can never step foot. Even though our bodies are slaves to sin and destined to die, God allows us the opportunity to return to heaven. To enter the eternal kingdom, our spirit should be born again.
John 3:3-5 『In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit."』
Rom. 6:3-11 『Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life...Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him...In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.』
The purpose of the law of baptism is not to wash the dirt off of our body, but to wash the sin off of our soul, so that we may be revived.
Baptism and the Book of LifeJesus said, "No one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." To be "born again" means to be born a second time?being born of the Spirit (John 3:1-8). As one's name is recorded in the census when he is born, so is one's name written in the book of life after he is born again of the Spirit. Therefore, when someone is baptized, his name is written in the Church's book of life, and most importantly, is also written in the book of life in heaven.
Matt. 16:19 『"I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."』
Like this, when one's name is written in the book of life on earth, it is also written in the book of life in heaven. The Apostle Paul said:
1 Cor. 4:15 『...for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.』
Phil. 3:20 『But our citizenship is in heaven.』
Phil. 4:3 『Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.』
And Jesus said:
Luke 10:20 『"However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."』
Ps. 69:27-28 『Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.』
Even if we diligently believe in God, unless our names are written in the book of life, we can never enter the kingdom of heaven. As it is written:
Rev. 20:15 『If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.』
Rev. 21:27 『Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life.』
Isa. 4:3-4 『Those who are left in Zion, who remain in Jerusalem, will be called holy, all who are recorded among the living in Jerusalem. The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.』
The prophet Daniel wrote:
Dan. 12:1 『"At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people?everyone whose name is found written in the book?will be delivered."』
But David, the writer of Psalms, wrote:
Ps. 69:27-28 『Charge them with crime upon crime; do not let them share in your salvation. May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.』
Even though someone's name has been written in the book of life, his name will be blotted out of the book of life if he commits the unforgivable sin.
Rev. 3:5-6 『"He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels."』
Through baptism, we receive the forgiveness of our sins, our names are written in the book of life in heaven, and we are born again with a new life, just as Jesus was raised from the dead. That is why we are baptized. If we have not been baptized, we cannot keep the Passover, and unless we keep the Passover, our names cannot be written in the book of life. We must be baptized, and then keep the Passover, so that we can escape the last plagues and enter the eternal kingdom of heaven.
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