Shincheonji Bible: Purpose

Before anything else, I would like to ask you as the reader, "What is the purpose of life?"

This is an answer that many on earth believe they are able to answer with confidence. In all honesty, we may all have different purposes in life and some may also say that there is no true purpose that everyone must live by. However, if I were to say that the purpose of life is to work hard, be happy and die, there are many who will say "yes, that is life."

Now let me ask you what the opposite of LIFE is. I believe everyone can say it is death. Then the opposite to live is to die. Then how can we say that the purpose of life results in death? Even the word 'Life" is the opposite of what many can say what their lives are about. We must reflect on what then is wrong.

Life is precious and the purpose of our life should be to live as long as we can. Many people in this generation strive for longer life and we ask ourselves if this is naturally built within our hearts. I guarantee that not many people will say they want to die early. Even ants see life as precious and dogs. Then as humans, what has life become to us?

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Then how do we have life?

Romans 8:11 says that the spirit of Christ that lives within us can give us life even to our mortal bodies. Furthermore John 6:63 say that the spirit gives life, the flesh counts for nothing and that the words Jesus spoke which are now recorded in the scriptures are spirit and are life.

Furthermore it says that the light that was in Jesus was the life that gave life to all.
Now is there a lot more hope then we expected right?

Therefore let us continue to see more than just physical ways to prolong life, but let us be able to look for the way that God has said gives life. It is the word and I truly believe that it is through the world, the entire world will come to truly live life with the purpose of living.

Shincheonji Bible: Can You Introduce Who God is?

Do you remember growing up and doing a presentation about someone in school? How about introducing your family or your friends?

Naturally, we can understand that someone who knows about the person who they are introducing is able to introduce them more precisely. Through one's introduction, one should not introduce someone in who they think they are, but who the person says they are.

If you were told to introduce and accurately depict who Bill Gates is, what would you say about them? Most people will say, "He is rich." However, is that who Bill Gates is? It isn't and honestly no one really knows who Bill Gates is as a person.

Now let's take this a step forward...

Can you introduce who God is? Can you accurately depict and explain who God is? Is God to you the God who God says He is? It is only possible for us to know who God is only if He tells us who He is right? Then did God ever whisper or speak to you of who He is? If you did hear Him, then is that what others hear as well?

Therefore we must ask ourselves, how then can we know God so we can actually explain who He is? Out of all the things on earth, God left us one thing that explains who He is. If you are thinking the "Bible" then you are absolutely correct. The Bible is not just a book, but you can see it as the heart of God expressed in words. Just as a person is able to understand another person through their dairy, so are we able to know God through His dairy which is like the Bible.

Therefore, let us really become people who are not strangers to God, but become people who are a part of God's family. Just as one is able to explain who their most loved on is, we should also be able to explain who God if we truly say we love Him.

Shincheonji Bible: The Precious Believers of God

When we ask what is valuable in our lives, there are a variety of answers that people may give. Some say their family, some say money, some say love, but what does God find valuable? What should we find valuable as believers?

Let's dig in the scriptures to find what truly is valuable on this earth.

When we look at Psalm 139:17, David (one of the appointed kings of God) says that God's thoughts are precious. We are well aware that God's thoughts are from above and those thoughts are given to us through His word. Then for us, how precious must God's word be? God's word must be the most precious thing to us today.

Furthermore, Peter states in 2 Pt 1:4 that through the precious promises, believers are able to participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. It is through the word we are able to be ones who are precious to God.

However, within the scriptures, God finds His sons precious. In Lamentations 4:2, it states how precious the sons of Zion. Then shouldn't we know where this Zion is? Yes, we must know where Zion is. If Zion is the place in Israel, we should quickly leave our seats and quickly move to Israel right? If that was the case, why isn't everyone there at the moment. This is why we must reflect to see if we really have God's word in us and if we truly understand what God means when He says Zion.

Let us be believers who become precious to God! AMEN!

Shincheonji Bible: The Pain of the Father

Everyday as believers, we go about our lives wondering if God is there seeing everything that goes about on the surface of the earth. We cannot see Him nor can we touch Him, and at times many can wonder if He is there.

Although it may seem as if God does not watch over His creation, God shows in the scripture He does. In Ps 33:14, God from His dwelling place watches all who live on earth. As we now know God does watch over us, how can we see Him?

God is spirit and it is not possible to see Him as in scriptures it also says if we do see Him, we cannot live. Then is there ever a way we can see Him. Yes. In Jn 1:1 it states that in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God. God is not physically the pages of the Bible, but His heart is contained within the Bible. Therefore, if we read the words of the Bible and we understand, one will see that there is much pain within God's heart.

As a glimpse of what this is like, imagine the closest of people to you whom you trust and love. Now imagine that you have all promised in your heart to never leave one another nor to turn your backs on one another. But, one day they all decided to leave you and follow another person who spread lies about you saying that you are a person who committed wrong deeds. Would you feel betrayed? Of course. Why? This is because if they truly knew you, they would have known who you are and not believe in what the other says about you. 

In the same way, when God gave His scriptures to His people, they were able to know a lot about who God was. However, when God sent His son who spoke about the scriptures and the reality of the the scriptures, the people who claimed they knew God did not believe in the words God gave to His son Jesus. Many people thought killing Jesus was giving glory to God, but little did they know that they were killing the one who had His very words. 

This is the same as if you were to send someone on your behalf with a letter that has the words you speak. One who knows who you are and have read your letters and also understood the meanings behind every word, will recognize your letters immediately. Even if you sent someone on your behalf with your letter, a person will be able to recognize that you sent your messenger simply by the words on the letter you send with him. 

Therefore we have to always ask ourselves. When we read the scriptures, do we understand the word to the point where we are able to know God's heart? If this post was something that was never heard of, we have to ask ourselves if we are able to see the scriptures in a way where God's heart is seen. With much hope, may the world be able to share in the pain of God and have the heart to give God no more pain. However, now we know this can only happen if we are able to understand His word and the meaning of the words He has given us. 

Shincheonji Bible: Do not Worry

Everyday we go about our lives with so many things on our minds. There are so many things for every single individual to worry about. Some worry about their jobs, some worry about their relationships, some even worry if they have faith in God. However, what does the Bible say about worries? Let take a look at Mt 6:25-33.

When looking at My 6:25-33, we are able to see that God does not want any of us to worry about the things of the world. Many people may worry about what they eat and what they will wear. However we have to see in the perspective of God. What does God say? God says that even the birds of the air do not worry about the food they eat because God provides for them. Then even for ourselves, are we not greater than the birds God created?

How about the clothes that we wear? God says we should not worry about what we wear as God clothes the lilies of the field and not even Solomon was dressed like one of them. Are we not greater than the lilies of the field?

Furthermore, God says those who worry about these things are like pagans. However, as people of God who have a greater hope than just about what we eat and drink and wear, have a hope that is greater than the physical things of the world. As believers, we should first seek God's kingdom and righteousness which is the will God desires! Let us truly constantly seek after this kingdom and righteousness more than worrying all day about the things of the world. Let us never forget that God is always there is we constantly seek him. Let us never lose sight of the one who is the origin of our hope!