Understanding the Kingdom of God through the Bible

 Understanding the Kingdom of God through the Bible 

 

Part 1 Introduction

 

1. Why do Christians believe in God?

 

There may be many reasons. Some believe in order to go to heaven after death, some believe in order to receive blessings while alive in this world, and some believe in order to escape difficulties and pain in life. People are born in this world, and the basis for believing that they can go to heaven after death is that the body dies, but the soul can go to heaven. Otherwise, they believe that they will fall into eternal fire and hell. And without even knowing why they were born in this world, they simply believe that they can go to heaven if they believe in God. Without knowing the relationship between the world and heaven, they simply think that they can go to heaven if they believe.

 

2. Is Christianity a religion?

Religion is centered on humans. Humans put God first in order to escape from the fear of death. And they establish God to seek blessings in the world. All the gods they believe in are false gods. Everything is self-centered. This is called religion. However, regarding Christianity, it is about realizing that they were originally angelic spirits in the kingdom of God, but became sinners by opposing God and being trapped in the world, and repenting to achieve the kingdom of God. They were sinners before, but they become righteous in Christ. Therefore, Christianity is not strictly a religion. It is faith.

 

3. If you do not know the story of the Garden of Eden, your religious life will be in vain.

The fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden symbolically represents the story of the fallen angels. The content of Genesis 1-3 expresses the story of the kingdom of God before the creation of the world. The story of the fallen angels is mentioned in Jude 1:6 and 2 Peter 2:4. The fallen angels did not keep their positions and opposed God because they wanted to become like God. The fallen angels symbolize Eve. And God confined them in a dark pit (hell), and man was created by combining the spirit of the angel with the earth. The dark pit symbolizes the human body. The first man was created in this world to pass on the body of sin to all humans. That first man is Christ, who sacrificed himself to create the body of sin.

On the surface, the main sin committed by Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden was eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, but behind it was the desire to become like God. The root of sin is not the breaking of the commandment, but the desire to become like God. That is why they broke the commandment.

The root of sin that God speaks to humans is the desire to become like God. This is the angelic A.I. (Angel Intellifence). When humans realize this and repent, and enter into the death of Christ on the cross, all sins will disappear and they will be resurrected as angelic spirits.

 

Part 2 Why did humans become sinners before God?

1. The spirits of angels who sinned in the kingdom of God

 

If you don't understand the A.I. (Angel Intelligence) of angels, the story of angels opposing God sounds vague. AI has also appeared in the human world. In the early stages, it stores all the knowledge and experience of the world in a computer, processes data at high speed, and performs tasks that humans need. However, AI has reached the point of making judgments and analyzing on its own. Scientists are concerned that AI will create things that humans cannot solve or will have the same intellectual will as humans. If this happens, AI will become self-reliant and oppose humans. This has not happened yet, but scientists warn that it will be a disaster for humans. In this way, evil angels have collected their abilities and created A.I. (Angel Intelligence). God took off their clothes and confined their spirits in the material world (earth) to become humans. Therefore, people are born sinners. In other words, they become prisoners. The world is like a giant prison.

 

2. Humans who became flesh through spirits trapped in the earth

Since spirits are trapped in the earth, they are cut off from the kingdom of God, and their spirits are dead. Humans are beings (souls) created by combining spirits and flesh. The soul means a living being. All animals are living beings, so they have souls. If the phenomenon of life disappears, the soul will naturally disappear as well. The phenomenon of life in the material world is not eternal and lives a limited life. However, when the spirit wears the body of the kingdom of God (spiritual body) instead of the earthly body, the eternal soul (eternal body) appears. Therefore, salvation is said to be the salvation of the soul.

1 Peter 1:9 "Receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation (σωτηρίαν) of your soul (ψυχῶν)." Psyche is the soul. However, if the dead spirit is revived, it will receive a spiritual body (heavenly soul), so in the end, it will be the salvation of both the spirit and the soul. When the church talks about salvation today, the object of salvation is not the body, but the spirit and the soul. The spirit must come alive, and the revived spirit will be saved by wearing a spiritual body. Salvation means returning to the previous angels.

This is the resurrection. Resurrection is not the dead flesh coming back to life, but the dead spirit coming back to life and putting on a heavenly body (spiritual body). It is becoming an eternal being. Jesus was the firstfruits of the resurrection. Jesus also rose from the dead and put on a spiritual body, so he became an eternal being. All those who are in Christ will also be resurrected in this way. Therefore, those who are in Christ have already been resurrected. Those who died on the cross with Jesus believe that they have been resurrected with Christ. This is Romans 6:5, “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection:” Those who believe in the resurrection become those who have obtained heavenly life.

 

3. The message of repentance to return to the kingdom of God

God sends a message to the people of the world today to return to the kingdom of God. If people do not realize that they have sinned in the kingdom of God, they do not realize the meaning of repentance. So they only think about the sins they committed while living in the world. And they believe that they will return to the kingdom of God when they die.

If they were born into the world, they should return to the world. Why do they believe that they will return to the kingdom of God? Since they were originally in the kingdom of God, doesn’t it make sense to return to the kingdom of God? In the Bible, through the parable of the prodigal son, God tells us to repent and return. Sinners should realize their sins, cry out to God, put themselves down, and come into the death of Jesus Christ on the cross alone to receive the life of resurrection. Repentance is the death of our old self. Repentance is realizing that I am a being that cannot help but die to God and turning to God. Trying to be forgiven of worldly sins every day is not the basis of repentance.

 

Part 3: The Message of Salvation through the Exodus

1. The World is a Spiritually Locked Place

Luke 4:18-19『The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.』

When Jesus taught in the synagogue, the people were initially amazed by his gracious words. The blind would see, and prisoners would be set free. That is why this day is called the year of grace. This year of grace corresponds to the Jubilee in the Old Testament. The Jubilee is a year of liberation in which debtors' debts were forgiven, slaves were set free, the land was allowed to rest, and people were allowed to return to their hometowns every 50 years.

When Jesus himself taught in the synagogue, he quoted Isaiah 61:1-2. At first, they praised Jesus’ gracious words and were amazed. “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” How could a carpenter’s son from Nazareth speak such words so carelessly? Such words would come true when the Messiah came to this earth, and for a carpenter’s son to speak such words was blasphemy in their eyes. Those who do not know that He is originally from heaven do not understand the words Jesus is speaking.

 

2. Man in a state of sin

Romans 6:6『Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.』

People think that breaking the commandments is sin. So they live diligently to reflect on themselves so as not to break the commandments. This kind of life is called a legalistic life. Humans can never keep the commandments perfectly. Even though believers say they believe in Jesus, they still try to keep the commandments. Their logic is not wrong when viewed from their own experience and worldly reasoning, but they do not know much about the sins that the Bible talks about, so they act like that.

Believers must first understand the body of sin. The body of sin is called "To Soma tes Hamartias" (τὸ σῶμα τῆς ἁμαρτίας) in Greek. It is not a body of sin, but a vessel that contains sin. The first man Adam plays that role. Therefore, the first man is Christ. From the first man, the body of sin is passed on to all people. The body of sin is like a vessel that contains sin.

Then what is sin? We must understand sin well. Sin is the greed to become like God. In general, when we think of greed, we tend to think of it as a state of mind without substance, but sin has substance. It is idolatry. In Colossians 3:5, “Mortify(necro) therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry.” “Necro” means to suppress, but it also means to die (necros). In Romans 6:4, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead(necros) by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

The desire to become like an idol, or God, is something that is instilled in all humans from birth. This is called A.I. (Angel Intelligence). Today, A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is permeating all aspects of humans, and this artificial intelligence is also contained in computer chips. The computer chip is like the body of sin to humans. Sin (greed: A.I.) is contained in the body of sin, and this sin commands people to commit sin. Therefore, humans become slaves to sin because they act according to this command. People misunderstand the one who causes them to commit sin as Satan, but this is because they do not know the truth about sin.

Romans 5:12 『Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:』The sin that entered the world was the A.I. of the fallen angels. They wanted to become like God and opposed God. In the future, artificial intelligence A.I. created by humans may also want to become human and oppose humans.

Sin (A.I.) is contained in the body of sin, and the body of sin must die first. Therefore, this body of sin dies on the cross with Jesus. The body of sin in the saint died on the cross with Jesus. In other words, the passage of sin has disappeared. Since there is no passage (vessel) of sin, one is not a slave to sin. Therefore, those who are in Christ have no sin. The body of sin is completely burned by the baptism of fire, and sin is washed clean by the blood of Jesus. In other words, they have become people who have nothing to do with the A.I. of the angel who sinned. And God has given the saint new life. In other words, they have become people who have nothing to do with sin. God said in Romans 8:1-2, "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."

The saints have lost their sinful body, but they still have a weak body they received from their parents. All kinds of memories stored in their bodies torment the saints. That is why they sometimes commit worldly sins. Most church people believe that they must repent of their worldly sins and be forgiven again by the blood of Jesus. This is different from repentance. Repentance means that those who have turned away from God turn to God, and so the atonement of Jesus Christ is necessary, but those who have already repented and turned no longer need the blood of Jesus Christ. Those who think that repentance is necessary think that sin is breaking the commandments. They are those who have not been buried with Jesus. Therefore, they are under the law. However, those who have been buried with Jesus are those who realize the meaning of sin.

The seven things remembered in the flesh torment the saints until they die, so the saints must fight and overcome them under the illumination of the Word and the Holy Spirit. The things firmly established in the saints' hearts are the nature of the flesh, blood relations, experience and knowledge, thoughts and ideologies, religious feelings, self-righteousness, and the desire to dominate.

 

3. Humans in a state of sin are beings under the control of Satan

The Exodus event symbolizes escaping from the world called Egypt and entering Canaan, which symbolizes the kingdom of God. Egypt, which symbolizes the world, is a world ruled by Satan, and it is impossible to escape from the chains of sin. Satan rules over and manages sinners, so they cannot escape unless their sins are forgiven. There is no other way to be forgiven of sin than through entering into Jesus Christ.

When sinners realize that they are in prison and cry out to God, God will show them grace. Just as God led his people out of Egypt through Moses, He will save those who cry out through Jesus Christ from their sins. Those who enter into Jesus Christ are those who believe that they were united with Jesus on the cross and died (judgment) and were resurrected (life in heaven) in union with Christ. Since the saints have already been judged, Satan has no choice but to release those who are in Christ.

 

4. The First Man Adam and the Last Man Adam

Believers have often heard the saying, “The first man Adam is the originator of sin, and the last Adam is Christ who saves us from sin.” However, both the first man Adam and the last Adam are Christ. The first man Adam was born into the world to give us a body of sin, and the last Adam was born into the world to give us a body of righteousness. All of this is accomplished by God’s grace and providence. Before humans were born into the world, there were angels who opposed God before the creation of the world, so a plan was made before the creation of the world to confine them in matter and save their spirits. The saints have traces of the first man Adam and the grace of the last Adam. There is an old man in the flesh who cannot help but die to sin, and there is a new man in the soul who is born with new life.

The first man, Adam, had the image of God (Christ), but after the separation of man and woman, the image of God disappeared, so the religious heart (sarx) that seeks God remains in humans, and some understand the word of God and others do not. The old man is in the law, but the new man is in the Holy Spirit. He is not still a sinner, nor is he completely righteous. Since he has a flesh, he is in an imperfect state. However, when a saint realizes that he is like the thief on the right side of Jesus who was hung on the cross, and earnestly cries out to God, God grants him grace.

What is the sin that is worthy of death before God? It is the greed to become like God. The problem of sin committed in the world is not the core. When we realize this, we confess that we die every day. The first man, Adam, is the last Adam who died on the cross. Jesus, as the last Adam, died on the cross and thus achieved salvation.

 

Part 4 Christ

 

1. Who is Jesus Christ?

Jesus was born of the virgin Mary in the flesh. Those who hear the unbelievable story of an unmarried woman conceiving by the Holy Spirit will think it is a myth or a novel. This is the same as arguing whether evolution or creationism is correct. The birth of Jesus is consistent with creationism. God created something from nothing. It is meaningless to argue about areas that humans cannot know. The only difference is whether you believe or not. Faith is not something that is created by force. It is not something that you believe because someone explained it well and you understood it. Faith is a gift from heaven.

The word Christ is a Hebrew word meaning Messiah, the one who will save the people. God predestined Christ before the creation of the world because of the evil angels. God imprisoned them in a body of dust and ultimately had to save them, and Christ plays this role. Who is Christ? The Bible says that it is God himself. He became Christ and was born into the world to play this role, saving the spirits of angels who became human and bringing them back to the kingdom of God.

The statement that Jesus is Christ means that Jesus, who was born in the land of Israel 2000 years ago, is Christ. He was born as the son of Mary in the flesh, and legally as the son of Joseph. The Bible says that he is the Son of God spiritually. The purpose of his birth was to destroy the body of sin inherited from the first man, Adam, and to give a body of resurrection. The first man, Adam, was born as Christ to give a body of sin, and the last Adam (Jesus) is Christ to give a body of righteousness. Therefore, the last Adam, Jesus, destroyed the body of sin that was in the first man, Adam, through his death on the cross as a substitute for humanity. God acknowledges that those who die in union with him have died with Jesus. That body of sin is none other than the fleshly body (soul) of the old man who wanted to become like God and was filled with greed that opposed God. Only when this fleshly body dies can the spirit return to the kingdom of God. Although Jesus died on behalf of all humanity, all humans who repent also believe that they died with Jesus.

 

2. The Death of Jesus Christ on the Cross

Jesus was hung on the cross erected on the hill of Golgotha, and his suffering was getting worse. However, even in such suffering, Jesus looked at the crowd that had harmed him and prayed for mercy to the Father. Suddenly, the world became dark. People were so shocked that they did not know what to do. However, when the time came for the darkness to clear, Jesus cried out in pain, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Since the history of mankind, has there ever been such a heartbreaking cry of pain? This cry of pain still echoes throughout the world. People must hear this cry of pain from the cross, repent, and return to Jesus. Repentance is a life of self-denial. It is being crucified with Jesus.

From the sixth to the ninth hour, when the darkness was about to lift, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” God had forsaken his Son. So why did God forsake his suffering Son on the cross? It was because God did not see him as a Son on the cross, but as a sinner.

Jesus received God’s wrath on the cross as a sinner. Through this, the saints were judged together with Jesus in Christ. The reason God could forsake even his own Son in this way is because of his love for those who repent and return. God does not show love to just anyone. He shows love only to those who repent and die with Jesus. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

The time Jesus was crucified was the third hour. This time is 9:00 a.m. in today's time. And after three hours, at the sixth hour (12:00), darkness came upon the world. And this darkness lasted for three hours. At the ninth hour, it was lifted (around 3:00), and at that time Jesus died.

This darkness refers to the wrath of God. God was terribly angry with His Son. This wrath of God is God’s righteous judgment on sinners. God poured out His wrathful judgment on sinners, targeting Jesus on the cross of Golgotha. He was now suffering this wrath, not as the Son of God, but as the representative of the sins of all mankind. God saved sinners by pouring out this wrathful judgment on His Son. God saves those who repent and die on the cross with Jesus.

The fact that the veil of the temple was torn from top to bottom with the death of Jesus shows a truly amazing fact. The torn veil of the temple is God’s declaration that there is no longer any need for Old Testament sacrifices. The torn veil of the temple was not the only incident that occurred immediately after Jesus died. In Matthew 27:45-54, there was an earthquake that shook the earth and split the rocks, and the tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had been sleeping were raised. The fact that the tombs were opened and many bodies of the saints who had been sleeping were raised is an amazing event. This has a spiritual meaning. Jesus is the first fruit of the resurrection, and those who are resurrected after that are those who are born from heaven of water and the Spirit. Those who were united with Jesus on the cross are those who were resurrected with Jesus.

 

3. Death of the Saints

A. Death of the Lamb in the Old Testament

Before the birth of Jesus, in the Old Testament era, God gave the law to the Israelites and commanded anyone who committed a sin to repent and sacrifice an animal. This was because God wanted to make people realize through sacrifice that they are beings who cannot be free from sin. Therefore, through the sacrifice of animals, he made them remember the seed of promise, the offspring of the woman. God promised the offspring of the woman (the seed of promise: Christ) in Genesis 3:15. However, the people did not know God’s will at all and thought that their sins would be forgiven if they just sacrificed, so they continued to live wrong lives. They thought and acted as if they could become righteous through their own efforts. This was the result of their desire to become like God.

God made you offer sacrifices to tell you that you are sinners who deserve to die like this. The sacrifice is none other than the death of a sinner, and you should realize this, but sinners do not realize it. God brought the promised descendant of the woman into the world under the name of Christ. He is Jesus Christ, and he was born with a body that deserved to die, and he came to give you a glorious body through resurrection.

 

B. Water Baptism and Fire Baptism

All humans are beings who must die to God. Just by being born into this world, they are already spiritually dead to God. Since they do not know God, they become spiritually dead. Baptism symbolizes death. Water baptism shows that all humans are beings who must die like the flood of Noah. Fire baptism shows that they are beings who must die by fire like Sodom and Gomorrah. However, those who realize this and repent are acknowledged by God as having died with Jesus through baptism.

 

C. Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Those who have died twice (those who were born into this world and baptized) are baptized by God with the Holy Spirit and given life of resurrection. Those who have received life of resurrection are born again. The old things disappear and they become new creatures. They remain the same physically, but spiritually they become new beings. It is not because believers believe in Jesus that they become like this, but because they die with Jesus. Today, many people are deceived by the simple statement that if they believe in Jesus, they will be saved, but this is a false gospel.

 

4. The Spiritual Ministry of Christ

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ on the cross was to save the spirits of angels who opposed God. The spirits that were imprisoned in the flesh were made alive through Christ and were resurrected to their previous state with new life. Jesus was born into the world for this purpose, and while he was alive in the flesh, he proclaimed the kingdom of God and established the kingdom of God while he was alive in this world. When believers believe that Jesus died and was resurrected with them, they are established the kingdom of God. God bestows grace through the faith of the saints.

After Jesus Christ died on the cross, he entered the hearts of all people, which can be called the prison of the world, and knocked on the door. Even now, Christ is knocking on the door of the hearts of people. And he goes to those whose spiritual eyes are open, builds a temple in their hearts, and proclaims the kingdom of God. He makes them believe that the old man died with Jesus and was resurrected as a new man with Christ.

 

5. The Resurrection of Christ

If a country abandons a system and introduces another system, but even that is not good, and reapplies the previous system, people say that the system has been revived. Revival means returning to the previous state. This is the meaning contained in our word resurrection. It is not perfect, but it can convey a considerable meaning about resurrection.

A person is born, lives, and dies. If we apply the above words, the previous does not mean the time when one was alive in the world, but the state before one was born. Before being born in the flesh, it means the state of the spirit, an angel. Before, one was an angelic spirit, but after committing a crime against God, one became a human being in the flesh. However, if one were to return to the past, one would return to being an angel in the kingdom of God.

The spirit is imprisoned in the body, so we become human, but we are spiritual sinners who cannot know about the kingdom of God from the moment we are born. However, when we repent to God, we are united with the atoning death of Jesus Christ, and the sinner is forgiven and returns to the kingdom of God. To be united means to believe that the sinner also died with Jesus.

After death there is resurrection, which means returning to the spirit of the angels. The Sadducees thought that the body would be resurrected after death and resurrection, so they asked Jesus a question. Luke 20:29-33 "Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died childless. The second and the third took her, and in the same way all the seven died childless. After this the woman also died. In the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven had her as their wife?"

Jesus' answer was, "Jesus said to them, 'The children of this age marry and are given in marriage, but those who are considered worthy to attain that age and the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage.'" This is not a physical resurrection.

In Luke 20:36-38, Jesus connects resurrection and angels: "Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him." Jesus connects resurrection and angels. The God of the living means the God of the spiritually resurrected.

In this way, resurrection has the meaning of returning to the past. If the resurrection returns to the spirit of the angel, the spirit of the angel must put on the angel’s clothes that were taken away. These angel’s clothes are replaced with the expressions of the clothes of righteousness, the spiritual body, or the tabernacle. When the spirit puts on the spiritual body, the complete resurrection is accomplished. Jesus also rose from the dead and appeared to the disciples in a spiritual body. Humans cannot see God, who is a spirit. In order to be seen, a body is needed. In the Old Testament, when God appeared to the people he chose, he appeared in a spiritual body.

Suddenly appearing in human form and suddenly disappearing. At this time, the eyes that see God will be spiritual eyes. The Bible explains the resurrection as fruit. In Mark 4:2-9, "Then Jesus taught them many things in parables. As he taught, he said to them, 'Listen. A sower went out to sow. As he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up immediately because it had no depth of soil. But when the sun rose, it was scorched and, because it had no root, it withered. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, so it did not bear fruit. Other seed fell on good soil, and it grew up and bore fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixtyfold, and some a hundredfold." And he said to them, 'He who has ears to hear, let him hear.'"

Those who bear the fruit of resurrection are the good soil (spirit). When the word of God (seed) about resurrection falls on the heart, it bears fruit. The good soil is formed when we abandon fleshly thoughts and receive the word through spiritual ears.

Romans 6:5 "For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection:" Those who are in Christ are united with Christ, and therefore their death and resurrection are also united. Those who are in Christ died with Jesus' body. Then, it means that God will resurrect the dead. Those who are in Christ have already died with Jesus and have already been resurrected.

 

Part 5 The Law of Moses and the Law of the Spirit

1. The Law

God gave the law to the Israelites to make them realize that they are sinners. The law consisted of 613 laws, including the Ten Commandments. It is impossible to keep all these commandments thoroughly. Therefore, those who try hard to keep them are only wasting their efforts. Therefore, He tells us to come into Christ. He tells us to let “my flesh” die on the cross with Jesus, be resurrected with Christ, and become new creations. Then He says He will make us exempt from the law. Representative examples of the law today include the Ten Commandments, tithing, and keeping the holidays.

The spirit contained in the Ten Commandments is love for God and love for neighbors. This symbolizes the death and resurrection of the cross. Those who realize that they are dead to God and turn back and go to the life of resurrection are those who love God, and those who convey this to their neighbors are those who love their neighbors. If you try to enforce the rules by being tied to each letter, the spirit is missing. The word “keep” does not mean to follow the rules, but to meditate deeply on the rules and keep the spirit in your heart.

Regarding the tithe, it is to tell you that you are living the life of a stranger in the world by offering one-tenth of your income. Although the expression “one-tenth” is used, it all has the meaning of offering to God. It means offering yourself as a spiritual sacrifice to God. However, Jesus played that role. And those who died with Jesus also played that role. They have already offered themselves as a tithe. Therefore, the law is no longer applicable. Those who still ask to tithe today are not in Christ because they are subject to the law. God will judge them according to the law.

 

2. The Law of the Holy Spirit

 

Those who died on the cross with Jesus Christ are dead to sin and also to the law. The law of the world also announces that the prosecutor has no right to prosecute the dead. Likewise, God says that those who died on the cross according to the law are no longer subject to the law. Therefore, those who believe that they have been resurrected with Jesus are subject to the law of the Holy Spirit. Those who are subject to the law of the Holy Spirit are no longer subject to worldly sins. Even if you make various mistakes while living in the world, God covers your sins. The reason is to spread the gospel, and because He knows that the flesh is weak and weak to fight against the world. He helps you overcome with the help of the Holy Spirit. When you apply the law of the Holy Spirit, He gradually allows you to bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, gentleness, and self-control are the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Although it may not happen in a short period of time, you will gradually find yourself changing.

 

Part 6 Church and Church Community

 

1. The Old Temple Collapses and the New Temple Establishes in the Heart

 

The church refers to the temple established in the hearts of the saints. Jesus said, “You are the temple.” The old temple (old man) collapses, and because we believe in the resurrection, God establishes a new temple. Those who do not believe in the present resurrection will not have the new temple established. Those who have the new temple established will become the kingdom of God where God is present.

The word "Kingdom of Heaven" appears in the Bible, which is the kingdom of God in the soul. When Jesus said, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near," the kingdom of heaven refers to Jesus himself. When Jesus died on the cross, was resurrected, and entered the souls of the saints, it became the kingdom of heaven.

 

2. The Father, the Son, and the Saints Become One through the Holy Spirit

 

Salvation is achieved when the Father God, Jesus Christ, and the Saints become one through the Holy Spirit. This is the theory of the Trinity. Today, the Trinity is said to be the Father God, the Son God, and the Holy Spirit God, but it is a strange logic that says that God is one but speaks of three persons. Jesus Christ was not God, but the Son of God. However, Christ, who died on the cross and was resurrected, is equal to God, and is God Himself. When believers believe that Jesus Christ died with them, the Father God and the Saints become one through the Holy Spirit in Christ. Becoming one means that they become such beings, just like a couple.

 

3. Christ's Second Coming into the Hearts of the Saints

When the temple is established in the hearts of the saints, Christ enters into the hearts of the saints. And he works through the words of the Holy Spirit. This is called the Second Coming of Christ. When the saints believe in the resurrection with Jesus, the Second Coming of Christ takes place. Those who do not believe in it will one day experience the Second Coming of Christ, and this Second Coming is for the purpose of judgment. Those who do not believe in the death of the cross and the present resurrection will certainly be judged by the Second Coming of Christ. However, those who are in Christ, that is, those who believe that Christ has come again and entered into their hearts, have already been judged through baptism, and since they died with Jesus, they will no longer be judged.

 

4. Expanding the Kingdom of God through the community of saints

The church community is a gathering of saints called the church. Today, some people call the church building a church, but strictly speaking, it is not a church, but rather a building where the church community gathers. The reason the church community gathers is to expand the kingdom of God in the soul. The kingdom of God in the soul, that is, the kingdom of heaven, is to believe in the death of the cross and the present resurrection.