Tag: Law of Life

  • The Reason Christ Must Come in the Flesh

    The Reason Christ Must Come in the Flesh

    2000 years ago, God has come down to this earth in the flesh. Even though the God they worship came, the Israel people mocked him, ridiculed him and killed him on the cross in the end. Then why did God have to appear in the flesh? He could have appeared with all the spiritual glory and power and with thousands upon thousands of angels. He could have destroyed immediately who disobeyed his words and put them into the eternal agony of hell.

    However, He did not do that. He appeared in the form of man in the flesh. And He walked a thorny path, going through many sufferings and hardships. And finally He sacrificed himself on the cross among the people who mocked him, saying, “If you are the son of God, then come down from the cross and save yourself.” And others said, “He saved others, but he cannot save himself.” Even though people mocked him like this, he was silent and did not open his mouth. He endured all the humiliations and sufferings.

    Why did he have to come? Why did he have to go through all the sufferings? Why did he not say anything in his defense?

    Sin and Death

    The bible teaches that everyone on this earth is a sinner who committed sin in heaven and was sentenced to a death penalty because of their sin.

    Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

    The bible says we are all destined to die because of our sins and there is no exception for this. Even though we are sinners who disobeyed God, however, God still loved his people and wanted to save them.

    The only way for them to be saved is to pay the debt for the sin. And the only way to make the payment for the sin is to sacrifice their life. If the sinners had to pay the debt themselves, they had to give up their life because the wage of sin is death. If they had to die for their sin, what would the salvation mean to them? It is meaningless to them because they had already died because of their sin.

    In this deadlock situation the only way for them to receive the forgiveness for their sins and salvation is that they must have someone who would die in their stead for the sins they have committed. In the Old Testament this was done with animal sacrifices. When God’s people committed sins, they could receive redemption by shedding the blood of animals as ransom for their sins.

    Forgiveness through the Sacrifice of Christ

    The problem was that they could not completely wash away their sins through the animal sacrifice.

    Hebrews 9:9 This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper.

    For this reason, to give the complete forgiveness of sins and salvation, the bible teaches that Christ would come and take up our sins and sacrifice himself as lamb. In this way, the sins of people will be taken away completely and they can receive forgiveness and salvation.

    Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.

    To give the forgiveness of sins to his people, Christ must come down to this earth in the flesh and sacrifice himself as lamb to take away the sins of his people.

    John 1:29  The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

    I Corinthians 5:7 Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

    2000 years ago, Christ has come as lamb and by sacrificing himself on the cross he could open the way for the forgiveness of sins and salvation to his people.

    Jesus sacrificed himself as the Passover lamb.

    Second Coming Christ Coming in the Flesh

    Like this people who have no ability to take up their sins and make the right payment for the sins must seek Christ who can take up their sins and give them salvation. 2000 years ago, those who received Jesus Christ could receive forgiveness and salvation.

    In our time too the bible teaches us the Christ must come back again in the flesh. It is because the truth of life the Passover new covenant Jesus Christ established through his blood got abolished by the work of Satan. The way for the forgiveness and salvation has disappeared. And in the last days the people of God are in the agony of sins and death again without any hope for salvation.

    In this situation, to restore the law of life Passover Christ must come back in the flesh again so that his chosen people could receive forgiveness for their sins. For this reason, Christ Ahnsahnghong has appeared to us and restored the Passover. He opened the way for the salvation again. And furthermore he let us know the reality of the new covenant Heavenly Mother New Jerusalem, who is the one that gives life and salvation to the children of God.

    Now let us understand why God should come in the flesh and receive Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother who came in the flesh only for the salvation of the heavenly children.

  • Passover, the law of life

    Passover, the law of life

    The Passover, the Law That Gives Life

    Paul teaches that we who were once under the law of sin and death has been freed and are now under the law of the Spirit and life through Jesus Christ.

    Romans 8:1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

    Then what is the law of the Spirit and life that gives us freedom from the slavery of sin and death and leads us to the eternal kingdom of heaven?

    The Law of Life Prophesied in the Old Testament

    Through Prophet Jeremiah, God already foretold the appearance of the law of life through which God would allow us to receive freedom from sin and death. Jeremiah prophesied:

    Jeremiah 31:31 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. 32 It will not be like the covenant I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,” declares the Lord. 33 “This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 34 No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

    Through Prophet Jeremiah God promised that He would make a new covenant with his people, a law through which God would forgive the wickedness and sins of his people. Then what is the new covenant prophesied in Jeremiah? We can find the fulfillment of this prophecy in the work of Jesus Christ.

    Passover the law of life
    Jesus and His Disciples Keeping Passover

    Jesus Coming To Bring the Law of Life

    Prophecy of the Appearance of the Lord

    Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist filled with the Holy Spirit foretold the coming of Messiah to give salvation (or life) through the forgiveness of sins to the people of God.

    Luke 1:76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, 77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven 79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

    Here Zechariah says that his son John the Baptist is the prophet Elijah who came to prepare the way for the Lord or Messiah to fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah and Malachi. (Isaiah 40:3, Malachi 3:1, Malachi 4:5). And he also teaches the appearance of the Lord or Messiah who would come after John the Baptist. He would appear as “the rising sun” giving light to people “living in darkness and in the shadow of death” and he would bring them “salvation through the forgiveness of sins.”

    The Passover, The Law of Life

    This prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus coming as Lord bringing the law of life that gives us freedom from sin and death through the establishment of the new covenant, “the law of life”. On the night of the Passover, Jesus established the new covenant through the Passover bread and wine as it was prophesied by Jeremiah.

    Luke 22:19 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.” 20 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.

    According to the teachings of Paul and Jeremiah, this new covenant Passover is the law of life that give us the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Let us find out the meanings of the Passover. Paul says that the law of life has power to give the forgiveness of sin and free us from the power of death. Also it give us eternal life or salvation.

    The Forgiveness of Sins Through the Passover

    While establishing the Passover, Jesus taught us about the blessings contained in the Passover. One of the blessings of God in Passover is the forgiveness of sins. Jesus Christ proclaimed the forgiveness of sins through the Passover bread and wine.

    Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

    On the night of the Passover, giving out the wine of the Passover, Jesus proclaimed that the Passover wine represents his blood he shed for the forgiveness of sins. Through the Passover the law of life, we can receive the forgiveness of sins and freedom from the slavery of death.

    Since we are freed from sins and death, we can have the right to participate in the eternal life in heaven.

    How can we wash our robe white through the blood of Lamb?

    Eternal Life Through the Passover

    Jesus teaches that those who received the forgiveness through the Passover can participate in the eternal life in heaven. In the Book of John, he explains another meaning of the Passover like this:

    John 6:53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.

    Here Jesus teaches that those who participated in his flesh and blood through the Passover bread and wine are the ones who can have salvation and will be raised into eternal life in heaven. And in the Book of Revelation they are described as the ones who can enter the kingdom of heaven.

    Revelation 7:14 “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

    Revelation 22:14 “Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city.

    In Revelation 7 we can see a multitude who washed their robe white with the blood of Lamb and in Chapter 22 they are described as the ones who can eat from the tree of life and enter into the city, that is, heaven. Then what does it mean to wash the robe white with the blood of Lamb? It means to cleanse the sins through the blood of Christ through the Passover.

    Conclusion

    Paul says that those who are in Christ are freed from the law of sin and death and they are the ones who would be in the law of the Spirit and life through Jesus Christ. Through the teachings of God in the bible we can understand that the law of life Christ established for our salvation is none other than the Passover of the new covenant.

    Through the Passover, Christ promised the forgiveness of sins and eternal life. Therefore, those who want participate in the promise of God of eternal life must keep the Passover of the new covenant. Now is the time that we have to understand the will of God to enter heaven. (Matthew 7:21) And the will of God for us is to keep the Passover and have the law of life in us to be the people of God. Let us keep the Passover with a humble mind.

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