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  Paul's Preaching of the Kingdom of God   Acts 19:8 『『 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. 』 Chapter 19 records the core ministry of Paul's third missionary journey, the pioneering ministry in Ephesus. Paul stayed in Ephesus for about three years, teaching the word of God. This was the period when Paul's missionary work blossomed. Paul set aside disciples in the school of Tyrannus and preached the word every day. At that time, all the people of Asia, whether Jews or Greeks, heard the gospel. In addition, the magicians repented and burned their magic books, and the amazing work of the Holy Spirit occurred. What is the content of the kingdom of God that Paul preached about? It is not specifically stated. However, we can guess from the story before and after. First, there is the story of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 19:1-2,  『 And it came to pass, that, ...

  God wants to give believers 100% heavenly life   God wants to give believers 100% heavenly life, but believers are rejecting it. God wants to give believers a life of perfect holiness. To those who believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross, God gives them the life of resurrection with Christ. However, those who do not believe in the present resurrection life are rejecting it. According to the doctrine of justification by faith, believers are saved once they believe in Jesus, and then they must achieve sanctification. So they work hard to achieve sanctification. They must restore the image of God, or live a life that resembles Christ, or pursue righteousness, or strive to live a holy life, or examine whether they sin or not every day and try to keep the commandments, or try to live a life like light, etc. God gives the grace of resurrection life to those who died with Jesus on the cross. God gives resurrection life. Just as Jesus Christ became the first fruit of resurrectio...

  The Meaning of Living by God's Word   Church pastors often say that we must live by God's Word. What does it mean to live by God's Word? We can think of three types. The first is the legalistic perspective. The second is the love of God and love of people based on the commandments. The third is to realize the meaning in God's Word and act accordingly. First, from the perspective of legalism, it is about a believer trying hard to live according to the words of all 66 books of the Bible. Even if he cannot live according to the words perfectly, when he tries to live as best he can, God appreciates his efforts. Those who try to live according to the word of God based on legalism are those who try to show off their own righteousness. Regarding the meaning of Jesus' death on the cross, they only believe that Jesus died in my place for my sins, but they do not live a life of complete self-denial. A life of self-denial is believing that I also died on the cross with Jesus...

  Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you   Acts 9:33-35  『 There they found a man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden for eight years, paralyzed. Peter said to him, "Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you." Immediately he got up, and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. 』 Paralyze, translated as paralysis, has the meaning of stretching sideways, weakness, paralysis, etc. The scene where Jesus heals a paralytic is introduced in Mark 2:3-12, where Jesus says to the patient, "When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, 'Son, your sins are forgiven you. '" In Luke 5:21,  “ The scribes and the Pharisees were thinking,  ‘ Who is this who blasphemes? Who can forgive sins but God alone? ’”  Jesus said to the paralytic,  “ Your sins are forgiven. ”  We can see that paralysis and sin are related. A paralytic is someone who cannot move on their own, and cannot move unless someone else helps them. The spiritual meaning of a paralytic i...

  What kind of person is a Christian?   The word Christian appears three times in the New Testament. In Acts 11:25-26, "Barnabas went to Tarsus to seek Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a large number of people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch." The followers of Jesus Christ were first called Christians in Antioch because, to the Gentiles, their words, actions, and activities resembled Jesus Christ. However, since Paul and Barnabas taught the believers in the church in Antioch about Jesus Christ, they came to believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and preached it to the Gentiles. In the process of preaching, the non-believers began to call the followers of Jesus Christians. "The fact that the non-believing Gentiles called them Christians out of caution" actually brought about a communal identity for the followers of Jesus Christ. And in Acts 26:28, "Agrippa said to Pau...