Monday, November 30, 2009
Thanks to Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother
Saying "thank you" is a very common phrase that we probably use and hear everyday. It's just two simple words that can express our gratitude towards someone for something they did. I say it all the time when someone holds the door for me, or when the salt that is on the dinner table is out of reach and is handed to me, or when a friend gives me a ride somewhere. There are many different situations when we say "thank you" not even really realizing it, somehow it becomes second nature and the words come out of our mouth without even really feeling the gratitude we are trying to express. But when someone does something for us in a moment that is critical for our needs and well being, when they go above and beyond there own limits even forgetting themselves and sacrafice something for us, the words "thank you" take on a whole different meaning. In our lives, the people who do this the most for us usually is our parents. Even though we do not realize it when we are young, are parents from the day we are born give themselves up and sacrafice their body, mind, heart and soul for the life of there children. They work endless hours and have sleepless nights to take care and provide for us. They go through the burden of seeing us sometimes fall only to be there to try to pick us up. When we are wrong the patiently try to teach us what is right. Anyone who is a parent knows the daily sacriafice it takes to raise a child. But how much more should we say "Thank you" to our Heavenly Father and Mother who is the reality of our physical parents sacrafice. Sometimes as a child of God I feel like the little kid who does not realize the sacrafice and love of his parents. As I continue to grow in the truth of God learning about my Heavenly Father and Mother I am starting to understand it and the words "Thank you" seem to be on my lips more and more even though they seem to be inadequate. Words can not express the gratitude I want to show to my Heavenly Father and Mother who sacrafice themselves to give me eternal life and lead me to the kingdom of heavean. However I will continue to say "Thank you Father and Mother for everything you do for me".
Friday, November 27, 2009
Church of God World Mision Society
A litte over a year ago, one day while I was shopping in the mall someone approached me and asked me if I had ever heard about the existence of Heavenly Mother in the bible. At the time, even though I believed in God I had stopped going to church because I realized many of the things I was being taught somewhat contradicted other parts of the bible that was not being shown to me and did not explain all the questions I had about God. I mean there are 66 books of the bible with many teachings, stories, parables, prophecies, etc. Yet when I went to church it seemed that we only touched on a fraction of what was actually in the bible. This made me feel that the pastor was not telling me everything or that he did not know, most likely I thought he did not know, either way I felt it was wrong and God was not in the churches I was etending, so I distanced myself from church and was seeking God on my own and even started to have doubts about God. So when the couple that approached me in the mall asked me about Heavenly Mother, a female image of God, I was very hesitant because of my previous experience with churches, but it was something I never heard or thought about before so I gave them my time to listen. They asked me if they could show me in the bible, I thought this is atually in the bible? Yes, please show me! They took me to the very first page of the bible and showed me Genesis 1:26 were God who speaking in pluaral forms said that male and female were made in the image of God. I had read Genesis before but somehow never realized this point, but it was there and it was true, God said male and female was made from the very image of God. I thought to myself why didn't I realized this, God's meticulous thought of creation was not done without any reason but surely God had a plan from the beginning when he created man and for that matter woman also. It made perfect sense to me, God said male and female were made in the image of God, that is why we call God our father, it is a male image, then if there is a female image of God which accordng to Genesis there should be, it made perfect since we should also have a mother. Afterall, we are children of God, God is our father, then this is a family system, common sense told me, yes we should have a mother. For the first time I felt like God is more simple than we think and I was truely excited. Then I wondered why was this never shown to me and if it is on the first page of the bible, how much more is there that I did not realize before. They contined to show me more evidence through the bible and it was amazing.
Ever since that day I have been going to the Church of God were I have been learning so many about the bible that was never shown to me before. I truely feel that God is in this church because I now understand God and his plan of salvation which I never understood before. All the questions I had about God and the bible have been answered through the bible and I continue to learn more things everyday. I can only hope that more people come to the church of God and recieve all the blessings that God has bestowed on me.
Ever since that day I have been going to the Church of God were I have been learning so many about the bible that was never shown to me before. I truely feel that God is in this church because I now understand God and his plan of salvation which I never understood before. All the questions I had about God and the bible have been answered through the bible and I continue to learn more things everyday. I can only hope that more people come to the church of God and recieve all the blessings that God has bestowed on me.
Monday, November 23, 2009
To know God is to know the Passover
Today there are billions of christians in the world, and everyone of them says "I know God". Of course it is natural for us to say this, no one who believes in God says "I don't know God". But if we all say we know God, then why is there so much seperation? Why is there so many different denominations with so many different teachings? I mean we all know that there is only one true God in the bible and that there is only one truth of life that God gives us in the bible, then logically it seems that we should all come to the same conclusion who God is and what he has given us right! God gave us his word (the Bible) through which we can know and understand God, then isn't to know God also to know what he has given us, especially if it is something he gave us for our eternal life! (John 17:3 - Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.) Then if to know God (Jesus) is eternal life we should know how God (Jesus) gives us eternal life. In the same book of John, Jesus said (John 6:53 -Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.) Jesus clearly says that unless we eat his flesh and drink his blood we have no life, but whoever does has eternal life. Then how can we eat Jesus flesh and blood so that we may recieve eternal life? (Luke 22:13 - They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.)
Through the Passover we can recieve Jesus flesh and blood which will give us eternal life. Then why do christians now a days not keep the Passover? To be christian means to follow Christ, Jesus set the example for us by even keeping the Passover himself. It is because in 325 A.D. during the times of the dark ages the Passover was abolished in the Roman empire according to prochecy (Daniel 7:25 - He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.) In Daniel it was already foretold that Satan, who's purpose is to lead us astray form God and the salvation God gives us would come and change God's set times and laws. It happened according to God's prophecy in 325 A.D. after Christ came and gave us all the teachings for our salvation. (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.) According to the bible Christ should appear a second time, but what for reason? To bring salvation! Why would Christ have to bring us salvation when he comes a second time? Didn't he do that at his first coming when he gave us the Passover and said whoever does this has eternal life!
Yes! Christ should appear a second time, and when he does he should bring us savation by restoring the truth of life by giving us the Passover. (Isaiah 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. On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.) Isaiah who was given this vision about the last days says that the Lord will prepare a feast of aged wine for all peoples and it will swallow up our death forever, and in that day the people will say "Surely this is our God who gave us salvation". Here clearly the aged wine that swallows up our death forever (it gives us eternal life) is the wine of the Passover which in response the people are thanking God for his salvation. It is because the Passover directly correlates with our salvation (eternal life) which Christ should bring when he appears a second time.
Through the Passover we can know who God is at his second coming. Even at his first coming there were many prophecies to show that the Passover was a sign to recognize who he was. (Jeremiah 31:31 - "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.)
I thank our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong who restored the Passover and all the truths that were lost. He fullfills all the prophecies in the bible and surely he is the LORD who brought us salvation in these last days!
Through the Passover we can recieve Jesus flesh and blood which will give us eternal life. Then why do christians now a days not keep the Passover? To be christian means to follow Christ, Jesus set the example for us by even keeping the Passover himself. It is because in 325 A.D. during the times of the dark ages the Passover was abolished in the Roman empire according to prochecy (Daniel 7:25 - He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.) In Daniel it was already foretold that Satan, who's purpose is to lead us astray form God and the salvation God gives us would come and change God's set times and laws. It happened according to God's prophecy in 325 A.D. after Christ came and gave us all the teachings for our salvation. (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.) According to the bible Christ should appear a second time, but what for reason? To bring salvation! Why would Christ have to bring us salvation when he comes a second time? Didn't he do that at his first coming when he gave us the Passover and said whoever does this has eternal life!
Yes! Christ should appear a second time, and when he does he should bring us savation by restoring the truth of life by giving us the Passover. (Isaiah 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. On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken. In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.) Isaiah who was given this vision about the last days says that the Lord will prepare a feast of aged wine for all peoples and it will swallow up our death forever, and in that day the people will say "Surely this is our God who gave us salvation". Here clearly the aged wine that swallows up our death forever (it gives us eternal life) is the wine of the Passover which in response the people are thanking God for his salvation. It is because the Passover directly correlates with our salvation (eternal life) which Christ should bring when he appears a second time.
Through the Passover we can know who God is at his second coming. Even at his first coming there were many prophecies to show that the Passover was a sign to recognize who he was. (Jeremiah 31:31 - "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.)
I thank our Father Christ Ahnsahnghong who restored the Passover and all the truths that were lost. He fullfills all the prophecies in the bible and surely he is the LORD who brought us salvation in these last days!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The New Name Ahnsahnghong
According to the bible God is a testing stone that causes men to stumble: (1st Peter 2:6 - For in Scripture it says:"See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame. 7Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, "The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone, 8and, "A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.) In context we can see that this verse is talking about Jesus Christ. Because Christ came to this earth in the flesh with the name Jesus and not Jehovah, most of the people of that time who only new God to be Jehovah rejected Jesus and did not believe in him even though all the scriptures foretold of his coming (Matthew 5:39 - You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life.) Even though all the Scriptures of that time which was the Old Tesatement testified about Jesus, not once did they say the name Jesus in them, but through the prophecies of the scriptures we can clearly see that Jesus and Jehovah are one in the same and that the bible already foretold about God coming in this way, and when he did, it was difficult for people to accept. By this we can see how God truely is a testing stone and wants to see who really beliefs in his words. Even though God comes with a different name than before, who will accept it.
In Matthew it says (Matthew 28:18 - Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.") Jesus taught us to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and surely he will be with us to the very end of the age. God divided time into three ages: the age of the Father, the age of the Son and the age of the Holy Spirit. And in each age they all have a name. We know that the Father has a name, it is Jehovah, and we also now that the Son has a name, it is Jesus, but what about the Holy Spirit? Does the Holy Spirit have a name? We are living in the Holy Spirit age, then what is the name? (Revalation 2:17 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.) According to Revalation which speaks about the last days (or last age) when Christ is to appear again, the bible says that the Spirit will give us a stone with a new name. We know that Jesus Christ is the stone, then it is Christ with a new name! See also (Revalation 3:11 - I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. 13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.) Here Jesus Christ who is coming soon (speaking of his 2nd coming) directly says I will write on him my new name. By the way it also says that when Jesus gives us his new name he will also give us hidden manna, What is manna? (John 6:48 - I am the bread of life. 49Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. 50But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.") We can see clearly that the manna is Jesus flesh which he gave to the world to have life, eternal life that is. (Luke 22:13 - They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body (flesh)given for you; do this in remembrance of me." 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.) Jesus gave us his flesh through the passover and said this is the new covenant which gives us eternal life. (John 6:53 - Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.) Therefore the manna that the Spirit will give us with the new name is the passover of the new covenant which Jesus gave us to have eternal life.
It should come as no surprise then when Christ is to come again that the same thing could happen as it did 2000 years ago. In fact indeed it will for the bible already said so. I hope many people don't make the same mistake as the people who did not accept God 2000 years ago when he came the first time, to them he was a stumbling block and they failed to recieve him. I hope many people believe in the new name of Ahnsahnghong who came according to God's own word and restored the passover of the new covenant which was abolished during the times of the dark ages and has been hidden (hidden manna) ever since.
In Matthew it says (Matthew 28:18 - Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.") Jesus taught us to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and surely he will be with us to the very end of the age. God divided time into three ages: the age of the Father, the age of the Son and the age of the Holy Spirit. And in each age they all have a name. We know that the Father has a name, it is Jehovah, and we also now that the Son has a name, it is Jesus, but what about the Holy Spirit? Does the Holy Spirit have a name? We are living in the Holy Spirit age, then what is the name? (Revalation 2:17 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.) According to Revalation which speaks about the last days (or last age) when Christ is to appear again, the bible says that the Spirit will give us a stone with a new name. We know that Jesus Christ is the stone, then it is Christ with a new name! See also (Revalation 3:11 - I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. 12Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name. 13He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.) Here Jesus Christ who is coming soon (speaking of his 2nd coming) directly says I will write on him my new name. By the way it also says that when Jesus gives us his new name he will also give us hidden manna, What is manna? (John 6:48 - I am the bread of life. 49Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died. 50But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which a man may eat and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.") We can see clearly that the manna is Jesus flesh which he gave to the world to have life, eternal life that is. (Luke 22:13 - They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body (flesh)given for you; do this in remembrance of me." 20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.) Jesus gave us his flesh through the passover and said this is the new covenant which gives us eternal life. (John 6:53 - Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.) Therefore the manna that the Spirit will give us with the new name is the passover of the new covenant which Jesus gave us to have eternal life.
It should come as no surprise then when Christ is to come again that the same thing could happen as it did 2000 years ago. In fact indeed it will for the bible already said so. I hope many people don't make the same mistake as the people who did not accept God 2000 years ago when he came the first time, to them he was a stumbling block and they failed to recieve him. I hope many people believe in the new name of Ahnsahnghong who came according to God's own word and restored the passover of the new covenant which was abolished during the times of the dark ages and has been hidden (hidden manna) ever since.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Elohim God the Father and God the Mother
Today I had a training class at work that was entitled “knowing the facts” it was focused on how facts are an important tool into determining the outcome of any situation. Though it was work related, the instructor emphasized that it was something that could be applied to all areas and aspects of our lives. As I thought about this more I realized that many people do not know some simple facts about the bible, or God in the bible which they claim to believe in. I started to wonder, how many people even know that the original text of the Bible, which was Hebrew for the Old Testament always referred to God as Elohim. This is an important fact to know and could have a very big impact on the outcome of one’s beliefs in God because the Hebrew word for “Elohim’ is a plural word which directly translates to “Gods” and is the reason for which we see in today’s English translations why God many times speaks in plural forms such as “us” and “our” and “we” (Example: Genisis 1:26 - Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."). This is also an important fact to know because in the beginning when God (Elohim) created mankind, God said that it would be in the very image of God in the very next verse. (Genisis 1:27 - So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.) Yes! God made male and female in God’s very own image! This would explain why God was refered to as “Elohim” plural God, because according to the Bible male and female (plural images) is the very image and divine nature of God!
I think many people would be shocked to come to this realization, I know I was. It was something totally different from what I had been taught all my life, but I could not disagree with the facts, it was right there in the bible on the very first page. I came to the thought that God who made all things did not create everything we see with our very own eyes without a purpose or plan. There had to be some meaning in why God showed through all the creation, not just human beings but even birds, animals, fish, and plants were created with two images (male and female)! When comparing this question I had about the creation work god did in the beginning to the rest of the bible and not the things that I have been taught all my life I found the answer (Romans 1:19 - since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.)
For the first time I came to understand that God whom I thought was so difficult and unfathomable to understand was indeed very plain. Through the creation work God wanted to show about God’s very own divine nature, invisible qualities and true image, it explained why everything has a male and female counterpart because God also has a male and female image. All my life I was taught that there only existed a male image (God the Father), but the simple fact that god is called Father implies that somewhere there is a Mother. Who or what has a father but not a mother, I figured this to be common sense but still people have a fixed concept about God and could not see the true image of God (2nd Corinthians 4:4 - The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.). What is the image of God? God already showed us in the creation, male and female were made in the image of God. Through the creation, and most importantly through God’s word, the facts added up, we have a Heavenly Mother (Galations 4:26 – But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our Mother.)
I think many people would be shocked to come to this realization, I know I was. It was something totally different from what I had been taught all my life, but I could not disagree with the facts, it was right there in the bible on the very first page. I came to the thought that God who made all things did not create everything we see with our very own eyes without a purpose or plan. There had to be some meaning in why God showed through all the creation, not just human beings but even birds, animals, fish, and plants were created with two images (male and female)! When comparing this question I had about the creation work god did in the beginning to the rest of the bible and not the things that I have been taught all my life I found the answer (Romans 1:19 - since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.)
For the first time I came to understand that God whom I thought was so difficult and unfathomable to understand was indeed very plain. Through the creation work God wanted to show about God’s very own divine nature, invisible qualities and true image, it explained why everything has a male and female counterpart because God also has a male and female image. All my life I was taught that there only existed a male image (God the Father), but the simple fact that god is called Father implies that somewhere there is a Mother. Who or what has a father but not a mother, I figured this to be common sense but still people have a fixed concept about God and could not see the true image of God (2nd Corinthians 4:4 - The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.). What is the image of God? God already showed us in the creation, male and female were made in the image of God. Through the creation, and most importantly through God’s word, the facts added up, we have a Heavenly Mother (Galations 4:26 – But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our Mother.)
Friday, October 2, 2009
Be protected by becoming a Child of God- WMC
It amazes me how time has changed since I was a child, everyone seem to get more violent, the weapons of mass destruction are terrifying to even think of them, and what’s more nature seem to not be able to keep up with everything.
There’s constant war cry and people around us seems to get irritated out of nothing, what’s wrong with our world? Before I was able to go outside and play with my friends at the park but nowadays parents don’t dare to allow their kids to go alone because something really bad will happen to them. Currently, in a matter of days, the earth has been reacting aggressively; today, I read several headlines that are related to natural disaster (i.e. mud river hit Sicilian City, deadly earthquake in Indonesia, Typhoon in Philippines, etc). As time progresses, the amount of natural disaster have been increasing more frequently.
Everything seems to be going chaotic and no one has the power to control all the events. In this time of danger, who can only save us? It’s easy to just get caught up with personal matters and not think of our world and society, but in really the world seem to be getting more and more dangerous to live in.
It’s funny how Hollywood is preparing our mentality to expect the worst, as recently many movies are being released relating to the year of 2012; we also have Discovery and History channels host documentaries related to this matter; and while walking on 42nd St in NYC a big sign said “ WE WERE WARNED Search: 2012”. The reality is that we live in a world that everything has a beginning and an end, and the planet Earth can’t last forever, the question is… how soon will this end? Is there a way to be saved?
I use to be afraid of death, the end or the year 2012 were terrifying news to me. I always wanted death to have a solution, but I realized that I can’t seek God when it’s convenient to me but if I have a close relationship with God I will receive protection and my soul will be comfort. The problem was that I didn’t know how to go about it.
I realized that I seek for God’s help in time of danger, but why not seek God now? (I asked myself). Later someone from World Mission Society Church of God talked to me about all these thoughts and told me about the promise from God is eternal and no one can break such promise. No human can save us in time of disaster, only God; the promise of God is Eternal Life (1Jn2:25) and to receive it we must first be a born of God (1 Jn5:18) through Water and Spirit (Jn3:5), which means baptism (1Pet3:21) and Passover (Jhn6:53-63, Mat26:17-28). God promise to protect me in time of floods and fire, times of hunger and war, in all situations (Isa43:1-4) because God is my Spiritual Father and Mother. It just makes sense, just like when I was a child my parents were the ones always protecting me in all situations and now that my soul is in danger, now my Spiritual Parents are here to protect me.
There’s constant war cry and people around us seems to get irritated out of nothing, what’s wrong with our world? Before I was able to go outside and play with my friends at the park but nowadays parents don’t dare to allow their kids to go alone because something really bad will happen to them. Currently, in a matter of days, the earth has been reacting aggressively; today, I read several headlines that are related to natural disaster (i.e. mud river hit Sicilian City, deadly earthquake in Indonesia, Typhoon in Philippines, etc). As time progresses, the amount of natural disaster have been increasing more frequently.
Everything seems to be going chaotic and no one has the power to control all the events. In this time of danger, who can only save us? It’s easy to just get caught up with personal matters and not think of our world and society, but in really the world seem to be getting more and more dangerous to live in.
It’s funny how Hollywood is preparing our mentality to expect the worst, as recently many movies are being released relating to the year of 2012; we also have Discovery and History channels host documentaries related to this matter; and while walking on 42nd St in NYC a big sign said “ WE WERE WARNED Search: 2012”. The reality is that we live in a world that everything has a beginning and an end, and the planet Earth can’t last forever, the question is… how soon will this end? Is there a way to be saved?
I use to be afraid of death, the end or the year 2012 were terrifying news to me. I always wanted death to have a solution, but I realized that I can’t seek God when it’s convenient to me but if I have a close relationship with God I will receive protection and my soul will be comfort. The problem was that I didn’t know how to go about it.
I realized that I seek for God’s help in time of danger, but why not seek God now? (I asked myself). Later someone from World Mission Society Church of God talked to me about all these thoughts and told me about the promise from God is eternal and no one can break such promise. No human can save us in time of disaster, only God; the promise of God is Eternal Life (1Jn2:25) and to receive it we must first be a born of God (1 Jn5:18) through Water and Spirit (Jn3:5), which means baptism (1Pet3:21) and Passover (Jhn6:53-63, Mat26:17-28). God promise to protect me in time of floods and fire, times of hunger and war, in all situations (Isa43:1-4) because God is my Spiritual Father and Mother. It just makes sense, just like when I was a child my parents were the ones always protecting me in all situations and now that my soul is in danger, now my Spiritual Parents are here to protect me.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
True miracle
All praise, glory and thank to Our Heavenly Parents Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother the New Jerusalem. Through the Day of Pentecost we were so blessed to receive the power of the Holy Spirit like 2,000 years ago. Few months later the most amazing miracle happened… Our Heavenly Parents truly opened the gates of Heaven and allowed SO MANY new brothers and sisters to be born again of the Spirit and the Bride. 104 members of our heavenly family were found in Dominican Republic, and many others in Puerto Rico, Boston, and NY. Truly only the name of our Heavenly Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and the love of our Mother can make those miracles happen.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Let's resemble our God Elohim
Sunflowers resemble the sun because they always face the sun from morning till evening.
If we only look at God like the sunflowers, we will resemble God.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Father Ahnsahnghong's Word
The people of Zion keep the Sabbath as God said, "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy," and every female member wears a veil during worship as God said, "Woman ought to cover their heads while in worship." Thus, every act of faith, doing as God says, is obedience toward God.
We must always live according to the word of God. Father Ahnsahnghong told us not to add or take away from the words of the Bible because He put all the means for salvation together in the Bible.
If we walk the way God has showed us, we will find eternal life, salvation and heaven at the end of the way, where God will gladly meet us. Keeping this deeply in mind, let's think about the blessings that those who obey God's word will receive.
After hearing what the boy said, the king stroked the boy's head and declared that he was the person whom he was looking for. In fact, the seeds that the king distributed to the people were all boiled and lifeless. They apparently seemed to be intact and viable. However, the seeds the king gave to the people were the ones that would never be able to bloom when they sowed them as the king had told. The king wanted to find the people who would obey and follow him with sincerity of heart even in secret places. He was pleased to find an honest person and offered a generous prize to the boy.
Like the boy in the story, we too should obey and follow God with sincerity, by doing just what He says. When the people received the seeds from the king, they made all efforts to cultivate them but they didn't sprout, so they came to think of replacing the original seeds with other ones. Thoughts like that result in changing the truth and shutting the door to eternal life. Christians are required to do as God says, with a sincere attitude of faith. In order to find the people who were completely obedient, the king intentionally distributed the boiled seeds to each house.
When the people made the flowers bloom by using expedient means to show off, the king recognized that they were not the people who would sincerely obey his command. The boy could choose the way other people thought and acted. How worried would he be when the seed he sowed didn't sprout and bloom while other people's seeds were all blooming? Nevertheless, he didn't look for another seed as they did, but put effort only into looking after the seed that the king gave to him according to his command. What the king wanted was that sincerity of heart.
The reason we must do what the Bible teaches is that it is the way God has provided for us. What God wants is not our ability or wisdom. God possesses all power and wisdom. He does not need anything we have; He only looks for those who obey His will sincerely and honestly. Such people are worthy of the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus learned obedience from what He suffered and was made perfect. Obedience is a virtue that we have to learn to become complete beings of heaven.
Heb 5:8-10 『Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.』
No one can be perfect without obedience. Jesus was made perfect by becoming obedient to God, even to the point of death. His perfect obedience led those who obey Him to follow the will of God. If we fully obey God's will and deliver it to others, the person who hears from us will also fully obey the will of God and be saved. So, the Bible says that Christ became the source of eternal salvation. Salvation is based on obedience.
Phil 2:5-12 『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, he humbled himself and became obedient to death?even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, … and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed … continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,』
If we rely on our own strength and ability rather than obey God's word, we will have no reward from God even though we do our worldly affairs magnificently, just as the people received no reward from the king although they made the seeds?not the ones given by the king?bloom beautifully. God is looking for the people who are obedient to His word, like the owner of the pot containing the original boiled seed. He highly exalts those who obey Him completely like Christ.
"I have lack faith, and easily fall into temptation. I am lazy to do the work of God." If you feel that, think about whether or not you are following the will of God obediently. The person who is fully obedient to God's will has a burning faith and does not fall into temptation. A heart of disobedience causes us to have worldly desires and fail to have hope for the eternal kingdom of God. We should always obey and work out our salvation with fear and trembling.
Salvation is impossible apart from obedience. The Most High God came in the flesh and set an example of obedience. He showed us the way to complete salvation by being obedient even to the point of death, as the prime example for us to follow. In our life of faith, our obedience must always be based on the obedience of Christ.
"Because you say so, I will let down the nets"
Now, let's think about what we should do in this age, by looking at some records of what Jesus did while living on this earth 2,000 years ago.
Luke 5:1-11 『... He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, … When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. … and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.』
Peter respected the word of God who came in the flesh and obeyed Him. As a result, he was blessed with a good outcome. God Himself said, "Let down the nets for a catch." These words of God were not recorded in the Old Testament, which was the only scripture at that time. However, Peter relied upon the words of Jesus, so he was able to gain much.
Suppose Peter relied on his own knowledge and experience and disobeyed the God who came in the flesh, when He told him to let down the nets. From a man's point of view, Peter, who was a fisherman, was more skilled at fishing than Jesus, who was a carpenter. When Peter, an expert fisherman, didn't catch anything all night long, Jesus said to him, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Then he obeyed His word and put out his net into the deep water, and caught a large number of fish.
We need to think about what this past incident teaches us today. As God came in the flesh 2,000 years ago, so Elohim Gods have come in the flesh and are with us in these days. Nevertheless, we often tend to neglect the words coming directly from God in flesh, while depending solely on the words described in the Bible.
Most people are dubious because God has a physical body like ours. If God told people to let down the nets with a majestic voice in an invisible spiritual form, not in the flesh, everyone would be filled with a mysterious feeling and obey His word without question or complaint, thinking of it as the work of God. Whether God has a human form or a spiritual form, His voice remains the same?the same word of God.
Without obedience to God's word, nothing can be gained. One's disobedience results in abandoning his faith. By obeying a single command of God, Peter, James and John were able to catch a lot more fish than they had caught in years with their lifelong learning skills and experiences, and the single act of obedience enabled them all to decide to follow the path of Christ.
Obedience is precious and beautiful. Faith without obedience is futile. Nevertheless, we sometimes find it so hard to obey. It is because we rely on our own thoughts rather on God's. Let's find out why we should obey God's word, forsaking our own thoughts, in the book of Isaiah.
Isa 55:6-11 『Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."』
God is there right beside us. We must not lose the opportunities given to us by disobeying God's word. The reason we fail to obey is because we rely on our own thoughts, wisdom and experience.
When God tells us something, we should forsake our own thoughts and do what God says to do without hesitation like Peter. Would Peter have been able to catch such a large number of fish if he had put out into the deep water and let down the nets after a few days, not right away? When Jesus told him to let down the nets, it was the time to catch lots of fish. If we hesitate when God commands us to do something, it is no different than disobedience.
We ought to do what God says, without delay. If one hesitates to obey His word, saying that he has understood the truth about God who has come in the flesh, it is proof that he doesn't have complete faith in God.
We must always live according to the word of God. Father Ahnsahnghong told us not to add or take away from the words of the Bible because He put all the means for salvation together in the Bible.
If we walk the way God has showed us, we will find eternal life, salvation and heaven at the end of the way, where God will gladly meet us. Keeping this deeply in mind, let's think about the blessings that those who obey God's word will receive.
A seed given to people by a king
After one year, the king gave the people an order to bring back the flowers they had cultivated. The people came out on the street with the pots of flowers in various colors such as red and yellow, and boasted in front of the king that they took good care of their flowers so that they might bloom gorgeously. The king complimented them on their efforts. While passing through the crowd, he found a boy crying, without anything in his hands. When the king asked the boy why he was crying, the boy said that he took good care of the seed, but strangely it didn't sprout, so he came to think that he was the most worthless person in his country.There was a wise king in an ancient country. He wanted to see how honest his people were and how obedient they were to his commands. So, he distributed flower seeds to every house, and declared that he would give a great prize to the person who cultivated the seed to grow into the most beautiful flower by this time next year.
After hearing what the boy said, the king stroked the boy's head and declared that he was the person whom he was looking for. In fact, the seeds that the king distributed to the people were all boiled and lifeless. They apparently seemed to be intact and viable. However, the seeds the king gave to the people were the ones that would never be able to bloom when they sowed them as the king had told. The king wanted to find the people who would obey and follow him with sincerity of heart even in secret places. He was pleased to find an honest person and offered a generous prize to the boy.
Like the boy in the story, we too should obey and follow God with sincerity, by doing just what He says. When the people received the seeds from the king, they made all efforts to cultivate them but they didn't sprout, so they came to think of replacing the original seeds with other ones. Thoughts like that result in changing the truth and shutting the door to eternal life. Christians are required to do as God says, with a sincere attitude of faith. In order to find the people who were completely obedient, the king intentionally distributed the boiled seeds to each house.
When the people made the flowers bloom by using expedient means to show off, the king recognized that they were not the people who would sincerely obey his command. The boy could choose the way other people thought and acted. How worried would he be when the seed he sowed didn't sprout and bloom while other people's seeds were all blooming? Nevertheless, he didn't look for another seed as they did, but put effort only into looking after the seed that the king gave to him according to his command. What the king wanted was that sincerity of heart.
The reason we must do what the Bible teaches is that it is the way God has provided for us. What God wants is not our ability or wisdom. God possesses all power and wisdom. He does not need anything we have; He only looks for those who obey His will sincerely and honestly. Such people are worthy of the kingdom of heaven.
Christ obeyed completely according to the word of God
Jesus learned obedience from what He suffered and was made perfect. Obedience is a virtue that we have to learn to become complete beings of heaven.
Heb 5:8-10 『Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.』
No one can be perfect without obedience. Jesus was made perfect by becoming obedient to God, even to the point of death. His perfect obedience led those who obey Him to follow the will of God. If we fully obey God's will and deliver it to others, the person who hears from us will also fully obey the will of God and be saved. So, the Bible says that Christ became the source of eternal salvation. Salvation is based on obedience.
Phil 2:5-12 『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, he humbled himself and became obedient to death?even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, … and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed … continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,』
If we rely on our own strength and ability rather than obey God's word, we will have no reward from God even though we do our worldly affairs magnificently, just as the people received no reward from the king although they made the seeds?not the ones given by the king?bloom beautifully. God is looking for the people who are obedient to His word, like the owner of the pot containing the original boiled seed. He highly exalts those who obey Him completely like Christ.
"I have lack faith, and easily fall into temptation. I am lazy to do the work of God." If you feel that, think about whether or not you are following the will of God obediently. The person who is fully obedient to God's will has a burning faith and does not fall into temptation. A heart of disobedience causes us to have worldly desires and fail to have hope for the eternal kingdom of God. We should always obey and work out our salvation with fear and trembling.
Salvation is impossible apart from obedience. The Most High God came in the flesh and set an example of obedience. He showed us the way to complete salvation by being obedient even to the point of death, as the prime example for us to follow. In our life of faith, our obedience must always be based on the obedience of Christ.
"Because you say so, I will let down the nets"
Now, let's think about what we should do in this age, by looking at some records of what Jesus did while living on this earth 2,000 years ago.
Luke 5:1-11 『... He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, … When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Simon answered, "Master, we've worked hard all night and haven't caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets." When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. … and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus' knees and said, "Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!" For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon's partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, "Don't be afraid; from now on you will catch men." So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.』
Peter respected the word of God who came in the flesh and obeyed Him. As a result, he was blessed with a good outcome. God Himself said, "Let down the nets for a catch." These words of God were not recorded in the Old Testament, which was the only scripture at that time. However, Peter relied upon the words of Jesus, so he was able to gain much.
Suppose Peter relied on his own knowledge and experience and disobeyed the God who came in the flesh, when He told him to let down the nets. From a man's point of view, Peter, who was a fisherman, was more skilled at fishing than Jesus, who was a carpenter. When Peter, an expert fisherman, didn't catch anything all night long, Jesus said to him, "Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch." Then he obeyed His word and put out his net into the deep water, and caught a large number of fish.
We need to think about what this past incident teaches us today. As God came in the flesh 2,000 years ago, so Elohim Gods have come in the flesh and are with us in these days. Nevertheless, we often tend to neglect the words coming directly from God in flesh, while depending solely on the words described in the Bible.
Most people are dubious because God has a physical body like ours. If God told people to let down the nets with a majestic voice in an invisible spiritual form, not in the flesh, everyone would be filled with a mysterious feeling and obey His word without question or complaint, thinking of it as the work of God. Whether God has a human form or a spiritual form, His voice remains the same?the same word of God.
Without obedience to God's word, nothing can be gained. One's disobedience results in abandoning his faith. By obeying a single command of God, Peter, James and John were able to catch a lot more fish than they had caught in years with their lifelong learning skills and experiences, and the single act of obedience enabled them all to decide to follow the path of Christ.
Obedience is precious and beautiful. Faith without obedience is futile. Nevertheless, we sometimes find it so hard to obey. It is because we rely on our own thoughts rather on God's. Let's find out why we should obey God's word, forsaking our own thoughts, in the book of Isaiah.
Isa 55:6-11 『Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon. "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. … so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."』
God is there right beside us. We must not lose the opportunities given to us by disobeying God's word. The reason we fail to obey is because we rely on our own thoughts, wisdom and experience.
When God tells us something, we should forsake our own thoughts and do what God says to do without hesitation like Peter. Would Peter have been able to catch such a large number of fish if he had put out into the deep water and let down the nets after a few days, not right away? When Jesus told him to let down the nets, it was the time to catch lots of fish. If we hesitate when God commands us to do something, it is no different than disobedience.
We ought to do what God says, without delay. If one hesitates to obey His word, saying that he has understood the truth about God who has come in the flesh, it is proof that he doesn't have complete faith in God.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Father Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem
God came to this earth in order to lead all human beings, who were destined to die because of sin, to the eternal kingdom of heaven. Father Ahnsahnghong has guided us so that we can live the most valuable life on this earth while looking toward the kingdom of heaven. So, the Bible says that just like the crucible is used to refine silver and the furnace for gold, God tests our hearts (Pr 17:3) "The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the heart."
The reason God tests our heart is that He wants to make us, His children, more precious and shining than pure gold, through the process of testing. We should be able to see through the Bible how is that God is trying to make us into the most valuable creatures on this earth. Then we will be able to understand where to go and what to do.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Father Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem's Gift of Time
On the day when our Father Ahnsahnghong tells us to cease all our efforts, each of us will look back at our past years of laboring. All the traces of the gospel which we have left will be recorded in heaven and we will be judged to see if we have walked the path of faith deserving the blessings of heaven. Before that day sweeps on like chaff, we have to reflect upon whether or not we are fully prepared to enter into the kingdom of heaven. As we look into the parable of the ten virgins in the Bible, the five were ready and met the bridegroom, while the other five were not fully prepared and missed their chance to get into the wedding banquet (Matt 25:1-13).
There are lots of things we have to prepare. First and foremost, we must have God in us to the fullest. It is important whether or not we fully rely on God. We should avoid all kinds of worldly thoughts and desires that lead to eternal death and always dwell in God rather than waste our God-given time doing meaningless things. Believing firmly that all the prophecies written in the Bible will surely be fulfilled, we are to put more effort into saving souls, without wasting a minute, not even a second.
Our Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem haven't spared any efforts to bring us up in the truth. Following Their example of love through sacrifice, let's endure all trials and make all efforts to accomplish the mission given to us quickly.
There are lots of things we have to prepare. First and foremost, we must have God in us to the fullest. It is important whether or not we fully rely on God. We should avoid all kinds of worldly thoughts and desires that lead to eternal death and always dwell in God rather than waste our God-given time doing meaningless things. Believing firmly that all the prophecies written in the Bible will surely be fulfilled, we are to put more effort into saving souls, without wasting a minute, not even a second.
Our Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem haven't spared any efforts to bring us up in the truth. Following Their example of love through sacrifice, let's endure all trials and make all efforts to accomplish the mission given to us quickly.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Apology to Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother Jerusalem
"...No human being is perfect. We all make mistakes. I only mention this because somehow it is so hard to admit that we are wrong. A famous line from the book "Love Story" by Eric Segal states that "Love means never having to say you're sorry". This may sound romantic but it is a really bad line to live by. Apologies are necessary in every relationship. Apologies are the building block of relationships. If a family has any hope of staying together, there will be frequent and sincere apologies..."
I saw this posted somewhere and it reminded me of Father and Mother. Father Ahnsahnghong willingly came to set up the way of life for us sinners. We committed sin in Heaven, but the one that suffered for that sin was our Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong. For Father's great sacrifice I want to give Him eternal thanks and show my apology through my actions.
Though it is hard for me to admit when I am wrong, Father, You always forgive me and grant me a second chance to repent truthfully. I wish I didn't have to say I'm sorry, but...
I'M SORRY!
Our Heavenly Mother took up the great task of becoming our atoning sacrifice. Because of Mother Jerusalem's boundless love for me, now I can say that I have life in me. Not a law or a written code, but the command, will, and a fire of life and love in me. Thanks to You, Holy Mother for Your mercy.
Though I despise You, You forgive me. Though I injure Your already torn heart, You forgive me. Though my sins prick you everyday, You forgive me. Though I don't say 'I'm sorry',
You forgive me.
Instead of I'm sorry, now, I want to say...
THANK YOU!!
In our Family, in order to stay together, there should be many many THANKYOU's!
I saw this posted somewhere and it reminded me of Father and Mother. Father Ahnsahnghong willingly came to set up the way of life for us sinners. We committed sin in Heaven, but the one that suffered for that sin was our Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong. For Father's great sacrifice I want to give Him eternal thanks and show my apology through my actions.
Though it is hard for me to admit when I am wrong, Father, You always forgive me and grant me a second chance to repent truthfully. I wish I didn't have to say I'm sorry, but...
I'M SORRY!
Our Heavenly Mother took up the great task of becoming our atoning sacrifice. Because of Mother Jerusalem's boundless love for me, now I can say that I have life in me. Not a law or a written code, but the command, will, and a fire of life and love in me. Thanks to You, Holy Mother for Your mercy.
Though I despise You, You forgive me. Though I injure Your already torn heart, You forgive me. Though my sins prick you everyday, You forgive me. Though I don't say 'I'm sorry',
You forgive me.
Instead of I'm sorry, now, I want to say...
THANK YOU!!
In our Family, in order to stay together, there should be many many THANKYOU's!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Praise be to our God!
Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Give thanks to Elohim, for They are good.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
Praise the Father and Mother.
Praise the name of Father and Mother;
praise Them, you servants of Elohim,
you who minister in the house Father and Mother,
in the courts of the house of our God.
Praise Elohim, for our God is good;
sing praise to the name Christ Ahnsahnghong, for that is pleasant.
O house of Israel, praise Christ Ahnsahnghong;
O house of Aaron, praise Mother Jerusalem;
O house of Levi, praise Father Ahnsahnghong;
you who fear him, praise Mother Jerusalem.
Praise be to Elohim from Zion,
to him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem!!
Sing to the LORD, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Give thanks to Elohim, for They are good.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
Praise the Father and Mother.
Praise the name of Father and Mother;
praise Them, you servants of Elohim,
you who minister in the house Father and Mother,
in the courts of the house of our God.
Praise Elohim, for our God is good;
sing praise to the name Christ Ahnsahnghong, for that is pleasant.
O house of Israel, praise Christ Ahnsahnghong;
O house of Aaron, praise Mother Jerusalem;
O house of Levi, praise Father Ahnsahnghong;
you who fear him, praise Mother Jerusalem.
Praise be to Elohim from Zion,
to him who dwells in Jerusalem.
Praise Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem!!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Realize Father Ahnsahnghong and Mother Jerusalem's Love
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When I visited our Church in the USA, I happened to read a framed poem hung on the wall entitled Footprints in the Sand: "One night I dreamed a dream. I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the land, one belonging to me and one to my Lord. When the last scene of my life shot before me I looked back at the footprints in the sand. There was only one set of footprints. I realized that this was at the lowest and saddest times of my life. This always bothered me and I questioned the Lord about my dilemma. ‘Lord, You told me when I decided to follow You, You would walk and talk with me all the way. But I'm aware that during the most troublesome times of my life there is only one set of footprints. I just don't understand why, when I need You most, You leave me.' He whispered, ‘My precious child, I love you and will never leave you, never, ever, during your trials and testings. When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.' " This poem figuratively portrays God's love. Human love is self-seeking. However, God's love is perfect and unconditional. When we are weighed down with temptations and trials, God carries us and brings us into heaven. He covers us with His feathers and protects us from all dangers. However, sometimes we fail to understand God's love and grumble against God, like the person in the above story. There is nothing to complain about. Everything happens according to the will of God to lead us into the kingdom of heaven.
James 5:7-9 『Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near. Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!』
1 Cor 10:5-12 『Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert. … And do not grumble, as some of them did?and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. …』
Grumbling leads to judgment, and judgment brings destruction. The Bible tells us that it is a grave sin to complain and he who grumbles deserves judgment and death. Think of the Israelites who grumbled against God and against Moses and Aaron, so that they were all destroyed.
Unless we feel the hand of God who helps us in all situations, the passions of our flesh make us grumble. When we restrain the desires of the flesh and entertain the desire of the Spirit, we are able to perceive God's love with our spiritual eyes and run joyfully toward heaven.
Do we believe in God and fear Him to enhance the quality of our life on earth? Not at all. If so, Jesus would have gained worldly power when He came to this earth in the flesh. This earth is a spiritual prison?the city of refuge, not a comfortable place. Everyone carries his own cross in his or her life.
However, we are guaranteed to reap the fruits of our labor: the kingdom of heaven, eternal life, salvation, a royal priesthood, God's unfailing love, etc. Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this world" (John 18:36). Keeping these words in mind, let's increase our hope for the eternal kingdom of heaven.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Praise God the Father and God the Mother
We are 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.
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.
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