We
still discuss Jude 1 which explains about the covering of
condemnation. It refers to God's protection and blessings to His
true churches and separation from the false ones. Coarse
grasses/false churches will be burnt just as they are separated from
the true ones. However, wheat/ true churches which give priority to
the word of God will enter the everlasting kingdom of heaven.
Jude.
1: 17-19 -->
fleshly churches
17 But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by
the
apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
18 how they told you that there would be mockers in the last time
who
would walk according to their own ungodly lusts.
19 These are sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the
Spirit.
Characteristics
of false churches are:
- becoming mockers --> (we have learnt about it)They mock the
true teaching word which tells about Jesus' second coming.
Consequently, they fall in the sins of Noah's and Lot's era until they
are perished.
- they are sensual persons who cause divisions and refuse the work
of Holy Spirit/ live without Holy Spirit. The work of Holy Spirit in
the end of the world is to unify the body of Christ/ the perfect Bride.
So, sensual persons refuse the unity.
There
are three levels of unity in the body of Christ as follows:
- unity in marriage
- unity in the shepherding service system and among flocks
- unity of the international body of Christ. That is, Israelites
and Gentiles are unified in the perfect body of Christ/ Bride of God.
The
sensual persons who cause divisions rebuff those three unities. Thus,
we have to be careful in confronting them.
- Let us learn about unity in marriage which is the
smallest form of fellowship.
Marriage is a priceless gift which is given by God only to the human
being. Angels and the other creatures like animals have nothing to do
with marriage. Thus, we have to care for marriage so that we do not
become sensual persons who cause divisions in marriage. On the other
hand, fleshly churches break the marriage.
There are a lot of problem in a marriage, such as illness and poverty.
However, there is the biggest problem in a marriage. That is, there
is no unity in a marriage: husband and wife are not unified, children
and parents are not unified, or among siblings like Cain and Abel.
This is the biggest problem in a marriage which causes unhappiness. The
happiness in a marriage is the most precious thing in this world since
the happiness will reach the joy in the marriage of the Lamb/ joy of
heaven --> we live in this world, but we feel like we live in heaven.
However, there is no other suffering which is more severe than
suffering in a marriage which is not unified. You live in this world,
yet you feel like you live in the hell. This problem cannot be covered
with anything in this world, including wealth. For you, young people,
who have not been married yet, this is good news for you. However, it
does not mean that you are forced to marry with somebody. This news is
a kind of preparation if God calls you to marry with somebody so that
the bad experience from the ruined marriages is not repeated.
There are two things which have to be noticed so that a marriage
stays in unity; they are:
- the beginning of the marriage. It controls the next
step of marriage. Young people have to notice it! To begin a marriage
you have to notice whether you want to get into the hell or heaven
--> it is what I mean with 'frank' --> the beginning of the
marriage is the determinant whether we want to go to the heaven or the
hell. It is very serious thing.
Genesis 6: 1- 2
1 Now it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the
face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,
2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were
beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.
The mistake in the era of Noah was it was happened the
marriage sins, which initiated that the marriage had been already
broken, since the sons of God were mistaken in the beginning of the
marriage. The sons of God got married because they saw according their
own desires that was the lust of flesh.
Now, we have to take the positive side of it. That is, do not marry
with somebody due to the desires of flesh, such as according to
somebody's face, height or prosperity. In the era of Noah, all
marriages of the sons of God were broken because of their mistakes in
the beginning of their marriages, except the marriages of Noah and his
children and his children in law. Hence, we may not marry with somebody
due to the desires of our flesh. Instead, we have to look at the
spiritual consideration. If you have been mistaken, now you might not
divorce your couple and seek the new ones. If you just know that the
word of God states your missteps in the beginning of your marriage, you
have to beg for God's forgiveness and ask for your fellows', husband's/
wife's, forgiveness. I hope we can understand it.
The sons of God saw the daughters of men = mixed marriage. You
may not get entry to the mixed marriage as it is the root of the
sensual persons, who cause divisions. Thus, we have to get marry with
somebody which has the same faith that is gained from hearing the word
of God --> Romans 10: 17
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God. This verse means that one faith = one
true teaching word. This is the preparations to get into a marriage.
That is, looking at the spirituality/ in one true teaching word.
Getting into the marriage without the true teaching word, the marriage
will be broken and (sorry to say) head to the sufferings in the hell.
In short, to get into a marriage, we have to notice the beginning of
the marriage first --> we have to be right in the beginning of our
marriage. That is, our marriage has to be marked with the true teaching
word.
- The middle of marriage. For you who have been married,
maybe for two or twenty or thirty years, you have to think about it. If
you had been mistaken in the beginning of your marriage, you have to
confess it to God and your fellows now so that it can be cleared. The
middle of your marriage also needs to be considered.
Matthew 19; 5- 8
5 "and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his
father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become
one flesh'?
6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God
has joined together, let not man separate."
7 They said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to give a certificate
of divorce, and to put her away?"
8 He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts,
permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not
so.
It is clearly stated in verse 5 and 6 that the aim of a
marriage is to become one flesh. We are often incorrect in having the
mindset of the truly aim of a marriage --> a servant of God often
chooses his couple based on her ability to serve God. This aim is not
durable enough to pass the marriage since the aim of getting into a
marriage is to become one flesh.
We see that physically husband and wife have a lot of differences, such
as in terms of their appetite of meals, their hair, their hobbies, etc.
Then, how can they become one flesh? Their physical matters maybe
different, yet their spiritual things have to be the same that is in
one true teaching word. If both physical and spiritual things are
dissimilar, the marriage will not become one flesh. It is only the true
teaching word which is able to make husband, wife, children, parents,
and siblings to become one unity. Thus, I have an intention that I will
not bless any couple who have different kind of water baptism because
if I bless them, it will cause divisions in their marriage. It is what
I always say to the young people. Not becoming one flesh guides the
marriage to the desires of flesh like in the era of Noah and Lot. I
hope we can understand it.
Matthew 18 is a verse for husband and wife. If both husband and wife
become one flesh, the marriage will become a wonderful thing.
Matthew 18:19
19 "Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth
concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My
Father in heaven.
Agree = one heart --> the two persons point to husband
and wife. When do husband and wife become one heart? When husband is
filled with one true teaching word. If they become one heart, they will
be able to pray and worship God so that their prayer is acceptable
before God and God will answer their prayer. It purports that all of
their problems can be solved in the right way. Instead, if they are not
in one heart, they will add up their problems. Therefore, they have to
be in one heart, including their children, in order to get the answer
of their problems and peace from God.
Children have to be involved like Noah who got into the ark together
with his wife and children. If Noah had had grandchildren, I am sure
that they would have got into the ark too. The ark also points to the
tabernacle/ the teaching word of Tabernacle.
In short, the middle of the marriage has to be considered, starts from
the aim of the marriage. That is, to become one flesh, starts from
becoming one heart in one true teaching word. In the Tabernacle, it
refers to the Showbread Table (please check http://www.gptkk.org//tabernacle_the+brazen+laver.html)
in which there are two rows of bread on it, six in a row. It points to
the content of Holy Bible/ the true teaching word. There is incense on
the top of those loaves of bread. The two rows of bread are the true
teaching word. If they are broken to be one row / six, it refers to the
number of men because men were created on the sixth day. Men but in the
form of bread --> flesh men who have been filled with the true
teaching word = husband. The other row refers to wife. If husband and
wife are filled with the true teaching word, the smoke of the incense
will go up --> their prayer is acceptable and answered by God so
that all problems are resolved + the atmosphere of heaven in their
lives. Let alone if their children are participated --> two or three
people. Now, how many people are in here? The late rev. Totaijs said
that if we are, the great altar of incense, in one heart, the presence
of God will be real. I hope we understand it.
However, in the middle of the marriage there is still hindrance
in the unity of the marriage
Matthew 19: 8
8 He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your
hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it
was not so.
We have to be careful of the hardness of our heart because it
causes divisions in the marriage, marriage abuse (which we often hear
about and has been reported to the police. It happens to the servant or
other family members).
What is the practice of the hardness of heart? The practice is using
our own truth. The one's own truth is the truth of a sinner which
is gained by blaming other people --> he is wrong, but he blames
other people, even God to make himself true. It is the thing which
causes divisions. I hope we can understand it.
On the other hand, the truth from God/ His Word is the truth of a
sinner which is gained by confessing his sins due to the work of true
teaching word. If the word of God points to our sins and we confess
them, that is the truth from God --> we confess and regret our sins,
but we can become one. Instead, confessing that we are true, we will
reach to the divisions. To confess our sins to our fellows is not an
easy thing like we climb to the mountain of Golgotha --> it is
difficult because we keep our prestige, etc. If we point to other
people's faults, we are like playing the sword. However, we have to
pray so that the sword stabs us/ we confess our sins because it can
unify us. I hope we can understand it.
The formula of a marriage is written in Matthew 19: 5
5 "and said, 'For this reason a man shall leave his father
and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one
flesh'
That is, 1/ husband + 1/ wife = it should be 2, but both of
them become one flesh --> 1 + 1= 1. Between husband and wife it must
be +/the cross = love from the cross. We, as flesh men, in fact, do not
have love. We only have emotion, ambition, lusts, etc. So, if a husband
has to love his wife or vice versa --> where does the love come
from? We can only receive the love from the cross/ love from Golgotha/
the sacrifice of Christ since it can unify the marriage.
The question is: Do I have the love from the cross/ from the sacrifice
of Christ in my marriage? We are often mistaken because we think that
the form of love is giving something to other people. In fact, we are
given something to shut our mouth up. Giving other people is not the
main practice of love of the cross.
The real practice of having the love of the cross is we only look at
Jesus. Why did Jesus die on the cross? Jesus died on the cross to
confess and forgive our sins. Jesus was not mistaken but He confessed
all sins of men and forgive them --> 'Father, forgive them.' So, the
practice of love from the cross are confessing our sins and
forgiving each other --> it means that we have the truly love.
If we just give something to other people, it does not indicate that we
have love.
In every upgrading for couples who are going to marry, I often give an
extreme example --> a husband comes from Singapore with diamond ring
on his hand and his wife says that her husband loves her so much. In
fact, her husband has another wife in Singapore and she does not know
anything about it. Her husband gives the ring to keep her mouth shut
and ensures his wife that he is a good husband. This is the reality of
the wrong definition of love. However, if we confess our sins honestly
and do not do it again and forgive and forget other people's sins, the
sins will be nailed on the cross. As a result, the marriage will become
one and blessed with the atmosphere of heaven.
Let us think about the beginning, middle, the goal and hindrance of our
marriage. Don't keep the hardness of heart! Instead, we have to go back
to the true teaching word which is the preparation of our marriage and
go back to the cross/ Christ's sacrifice which unifies us. Now, it is
very good if the marriage comes to the Bible study service to be
patient in the true teaching word to lighten the beginning and middle
of our marriage because there is Christ's sacrifice which is used to
erase all of our sins. There is no one who has never been touched by
dust or is not stumbled when he walks. If husband, wife, children and
parents are patient in the Bible study service due to the true teaching
word and Christ's sacrifice, the marriage will be unified day by day.
This is the smallest unity which we have to achieve nowadays. I hope we
can understand it.
- If we have been unified in our marriage, we would get into the
unity in the shepherding service system and even among the
shepherding service system.
We have to care of the unity in the shepherding service system because
there are two reasons of divisions in the shepherding service system.
They are:
- Matthew 26: 31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of
you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is
written: 'I will strike the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will
be scattered.'
Scattered = divisions; killing = hatred. So, the division
in the shepherding service system is hatred. Hatred can be
caused by jealousy, grudge, bitter heart, disliking, etc. Thus, we have
to be unified in the shepherding service system by pulling out the
hatred and making peace with each other.
Matthew 5: 23, 24
23 "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and
there remember that your brother has something against you,
24 "leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be
reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Altar = service and devotion. We often feel inferior
because we feel that we do not deserve to serve God and finally we
leave the service and devotion. It is wrong and we may not do it.
Instead, if we hate or dislike somebody, we have to make peace by
confessing and forgiving each other. Let us serve God until His second
coming. Thus, if in the shepherding service system you have the feeling
of disliking other people, solve it and go back to your service to God
until we get into the last pen when God returns, we will get entry to
the everlasting kingdom of heaven. I hope we can understand it.
- John 10: 4, 5
4 "And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before
them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 "Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him,
for they do not know the voice of strangers."
The second reason of divisions in the shepherding service
system is strange voice. I simply define the strange voice as the
voice which is not along with the shepherding word which we have
received. Forms of strange voice are:
- gossips --> any sayings whose truth cannot be accounted
for. Gossips are mainly about the shepherd or one who preaches the word
of God. Gossips make us far away from the shepherding service system
even we get out of it like Judas. Gossips are flocks' responsibilities.
- false doctrines. This becomes responsibility of shepherd. If
a shepherd teaches false doctrine, he will become a sensual person who
causes divisions in the shepherding service system. I hope we can
understand it.
Let us beg to God in order to be led in the true teaching word in the
shepherding service system so that we are unified in the shepherding
service system until we reach the last pen, New Jerusalem/ everlasting
kingdom of heaven. Thus, we have to beware of hatred and strange voice.
I hope we can understand it.
- The next unity is the International Body of Christ. That
is, Israelites and the Gentiles become one body/ the perfect Bride of
God in the Body of Christ. Therefore, do not be the sensual persons who
cause divisions, yet we get into the unity, starts from marriage, the
shepherding service system until the International body of Christ- the
perfect bride. I hope we can understand it.
John 10: 16
16 "And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them
also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one
flock and one shepherd.
One flock and one shepherd = one body and one head. Flock is
actually the Israelites --> when a Canaan woman came to God and she
said --> "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is
severely demon-possessed." God replied --> "I was not sent
except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.". So, God admits
that His sheep is the Israelites. On the other hand, the Gentiles are
dogs --> "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it
to the little dogs/ the Gentiles." However, if the
Gentiles are redeemed, they will be the sheep of God too.
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold. This
fold = Israelites. Other sheep = Gentiles which I must bring until they
become one flock/ Israelites and Gentiles and one shepherd/ one body
and one head, Jesus. In John 10:11 "I am the good
shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. --> to
unify sheep from Israelites and Gentiles pens are not easy. Thus, Jesus
as the good
Shepherd
has to give His life on the cross and it is the guarantee.
In
Ephesians, it is explained that to unify Israelites and Gentiles we
have to pass the cross/ the sacrifice of good shepherd.
Ephesians
2: 13- 16
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been
brought
near by the blood of Christ.
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has
broken
down the middle wall of separation,
15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that
is, the law of commandments
contained
in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from
the two, thus
making peace,
16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through
the
cross, thereby putting to death the enmity.
Far
off = Gentiles. Blood = on the cross. The good shepherd gave His life
on the cross/ the sacrifice of Christ to unify Israelites and
Gentiles to be one flock with one Shepherd/ one body and one head.
This is our aim. Therefore, we should not talk about the unity in the
body of Christ if we have not reached the unity in our marriage and
the shepherding service system. We have to be serious in unity. Don't
be false/fleshly churches which cause divisions/ anti unity. I hope
we can understand it.
To
get into the unity of the body of Christ we have to fulfill these
following requirements:
- Holiness, not intelligence.
Let us be in the unity of marriage, shepherding service system and the
body of Christ by being active in our service and devotion in the body
of Christ whose requirement is holiness! Ephesians 4: 11- 15
11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles,
some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the
edifying of the body of Christ,
13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ;
14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried
about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the
cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him
who is the head--Christ--
Vs. 12 --> for the equipping of the saints = holiness
vs. 13 --> the measure of the stature of the fullness = perfect
In short, the prerequisite to serve God in the body of Christ is
holiness/ we have to be saints. Serving God in holiness invites God to
give ministries/ place and gifts of Holy Spirit/ miraculous ability
from Holy Spirit for us in the body of Christ. It is okay if our
certificate or economics are little. However, if we have the gifts from
Holy Spirit, we will be able to serve God. Serving God, we have to have
right place that is in our priest's office in the body of Christ. For
example, hand has to be in its place and its ability is from Holy
Spirit. If we serve God with the right priest's office and gifts from
Holy Spirit, we will head for Jesus as the Head --> we do
not aim at other things, e.g. feet want to be hands and vice versa. It
will become jokes for people and seem incredible, but actually it is
going to fall and is not able to reach the mountain of New Jerusalem.
Hence, we may not serve God with our own wants since our priest's
offices come from God. The priest's offices can be forced --> you
should become a teacher, yet you become a shepherd because your parent
is a shepherd. You can handle it, but you will fall immediately. Now,
let us serve God in holiness that is serving God with priest's offices
which are our places in the body of Christ and gifts from Holy Spirit!
The aim is at Jesus as the Head. This is the requirement to serve God
in the body of Christ. Nevertheless, the unity in the body of
Christ faces some hindrance as the following:
- Ephesians 4: 14
that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro
and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men,
in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,
The first hindrance is wind of false doctrine. The
wind of false doctrine blows to scatter the body of Christ and tosses
our faith to and fro. Sea water will be tossed to and fro if there is
wind --> If we doubt, where will we go? The wind of false doctrine
makes us doubt and fall from our faith/ sink in sea of brimstone and
fire. The false doctrine is more horrifying than earthquake or tsunami
or nuclear war which may be going to be used in the third world war
since these things are only able to kill body. If a child of
God dies when these things happen, yet he keeps his faith to God, his
soul and spirit will be saved. On the other hand, if he doubts because
of false doctrine and falls from his faith, the false doctrine will
kill his body, soul and spirit in the hell. Hence, the false doctrines
are perilous because they scatter and destroy the body of Christ so
that we have to be watchful and keep ourselves.
- John 10: 22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in
Jerusalem, and it was winter. In the past time, it talks about
physical temple of God and now it tells about the spiritual one that is
the perfect body of Christ. We have to be watchful because the
finishing of the temple of God/ the perfection of the body of Christ
happens in winter > spiritual winter that is the coldness from
love of God. We have to be watchful because winter strikes churches
of God toward God's return. All churches serve God without the love of
God.
- Love
Matthew 24: 12
12 "And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many
will grow cold.
Let us look at ourselves! Have we served God with love? Don't
come to church because of duties, money or position because they will
perish, yet come to church because of the love of God! Love is eternal
and our service will be eternal too until Jesus' second coming. We may
not give chance to the winter to be our motivation to serve God. Thus,
we have to be watchful since the winter comes in the finishing process
of the perfect body of Christ/ the temple of God/ toward Jesus' second
coming. Let us beg to God for His mercy to pour His love to us in this
winter! The temple of God was built/ renewed first then it was
dedicated and done. So do our lives.
If
the love of God flames in our lives, it will renew our lives like the
temple of God which was built/ renewed first and dedicated -->
Zephaniah 3: 16- 18
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: "Do not fear; Zion,
let not your hands be weak.
17 The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He
will
rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you
with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
18 "I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you, To whom
its reproach is
a burden.
vs.
16 --> If you are weak and bored in your ministries, it indicates
that you do not have the love of God.
However,
let us beg to God to give us his flaming love which makes us strong
and serve God fervently. In addition, we can worship God in His love
which is able to renew our lives. As a result, we can be dedicated as
the spiritual temple of God that is the body of Christ which is as
perfect as Jesus.
In
John 10, we have to undergo the renewing of five senses firstly. Now,
let us serve God because of the love of God so that we are not weak!
Instead, we have strong desire to serve and worship God. The proof of
having the love of God is our five senses are renewed.
John
10: 27, 28
27 "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
28 "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
We
have to undergo the renewing of senses at least in two senses as
follows:
- Our ears have to be changed since they determine our
destiny. Our ears have to be able to hear and do the word of God = My
sheep hear My voice. If you do not want to get into the spiritual
winter, but you are long for having the love of God, your ears will
have to be changed and they are able to hear and do the shepherding
word. As a result, you will live in hands of God as the Great Shepherd
--> I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. Therefore, let us
do the word of God and we will live in hands of the Great Shepherd
which are able to give guarantee for our lives now and forever. It is
determined by our ears. On the other hand, if we do not obey God, we
will be out of the hands of the Great Shepherd and go to the hands of
Satan/ antichrist to be perished and there are no other alternatives
for it.
- our mouth also needs to be renewed --> John 10: 36
36 "do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent
into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of
God'?
Since Jesus said that He was the Son of God, those people said
that Jesus was blaspheming. So, sayings have to be changed and do not
blaspheme! Blaspheming means:
- sayings which hurt other people;
- offending other people;
- insulting other people;
- slandering other people;
- blaspheming God/ the true teaching word
In Revelation, it is written that antichrist's mouth blasphemes
Tabernacle/ the temple of God/ the teaching of Tabernacle. Hence, we
have to be careful not to blaspheme the teaching of Tabernacle which is
blasphemed by a lot of people.
Conversely, renewed mouth is:
- able to confess sins = confess that Jesus is the Son of God.
We do not insult other people, yet confess our own badness so God will
forgive us;
- able to bear witness;
- able to worship God.
Now, our ears and mouth have to be restored by the love of God.
Winter is on the door so there is a lot of lawlessness. There are
children who do not obey their parents and sheep which do not obey
their shepherd because their ears are in lawlessness. Our ears have to
be changed to be able to do the word of God and we will be in the hands
of God. In contrast, if we are not obedient, we will be in Satan's
hands and destroyed.
Moreover, our mouth has to be renewed too. Do not insult others and
blaspheme God these days. Our mouth has to be able to confess our sins
and we are forgiven. Our mouth should bear witness about the word of
God/ Jesus/ the word of God which has blessed our lives and worship God.
Bad mouth which blasphemes God = mute
Bad ears which is disobedient = deaf
If these two senses are changed, all things in our lives will be good.
Mark
7 --> This is God's restoration/ the finishing of the body of
Christ/ the unity of body of Christ through the love of God.
Mark
7: 37
37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done
all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to
speak."
If
our mouth and ears are good, Jesus as the Great Shepherd will be able
to make everything good in our lives --> our marriage, future and
economics are good. I hope we can understand it.
Jesus
as the Great Shepherd is willing to give His live and becomes marred.
In Isaiah 52, His visage was marred more than any man, And His form
more than the sons of men/ He is like dog and pig/ like Satan because
He has to endure men's sins to make everything good.
We
may not doubt, yet let us:
- get into the unity of marriage;
- get into the unity in the shepherding service system/ in the body
of Christ so that we undergo the renewing of life from God's love;
- serve God in holiness;
- serve God in His love so that we are changed;
- make our ears and mouth good so that everything becomes good
since Jesus has endured everything which is bad so that He became bad
to make everything good
Isaiah
52: 13, 14
13 Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and
extolled and be very high.
14 Just as many were astonished at you, So His visage was marred
more
than any man, And His form more than the sons of men;
Jesus
was marred to make everything good and successful. Jesus deserves
success and glory, yet He was willing to be humiliated --> He did
not save Himself/ was regarded as a failed man to make us successful.
As a result everything which is failed is changed to be good and
those which are bad are changed to be good. Now everything is good
and successful, people exalted the name of God and the highest
success is when we meet Jesus in the clouds of glory.
God
blesses us!1