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I was raised atheist and have had zero religion in my life up until now at 33. About 3 months ago I started reading the bible and learning about Christianity purely out of curiosity since it has NEVER been part of my life (we didn’t learn about it in school, have never even known any Christian’s etc) I’m genuinely enjoying reading the bible and I truly feel that I’ve been getting a lot out of it. I feel better/happier, and am more conscious of being a good person to others and thinking twice about things where I’d usually be an ass, and surprisingly sleeping better. But I’m not sure if I’m a full “believer” yet. I’m happy that I’ve gone down this path but is it wrong that I’m focusing on what it’s doing for ME? I feel like this makes me as bad as people who claim to be Christian and praise Jesus yet continue to be “bad” people? How do you navigate these feelings?
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One must learn falsehood in order to know the truth; one must know darkness in order to learn the value of light; one must know sin in order to learn the preciousness of good. You are learning falsehood through religion, and yet through God you have received a precious opportunity to learn the truth. The difference between those who believe in religion and those who believe in God is this: the very Word of Scripture is personally experienced, so that testimony and fruit appear as the Word says.
For example, it is said that the children of God do not commit sin, and that the Christian who abides in the love of God is freed from sin. Then, as abundant liberality and overflowing thanksgiving, with beautiful praise of joy and grace poured out in love, He grants us to obtain the power of God that puts to death and restrains the evil human habits by which one can only go on repeating sin all one’s life—so that, being freed from repeated sin, we become true Christians who press on toward the goal of the hope of Christ, living the beautiful life of Christ.
Or, on the contrary, will you follow a carnal faith—in churches and pastors who do not abide in the love of God wherein God’s power works—that has no fruit, no testimony, no power, no miracles grounded in Scripture, and that remains on the sinner’s path where one can only go on repeating sin until death, relying on yourself—your own awakenings, resolutions, and determinations—to spend a lifetime repeating a futile repentance while still repeating sin? The most important matter is for what purpose you believe in God.
Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you: So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.(1 Corinthians 1 : 6~8)
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.(Luke 10 : 19)
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.(1 John 3 : 8)
As they go on piling up sins that lead to judgment and death, their conscience (spirit) becomes increasingly desolate and begins to die; consequently, they come to take their sins lightly, grow ever bolder, and become more brazen and shameless—so that, through a shameless, carnal faith, most so-called faiths are turning monstrous. From the beginning, the greatest adversaries and enemies before God have been the religionists who claim to believe in God. All human religions were made by humans; therefore, the limits of religion can never transcend the limits of man.
Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.(Romans 6 : 16~18)
For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.(Romans 8 : 19~21)
Though their titles and banners are uniformly ‘love, mercy, and peace,’ in reality they foreground the sort of obvious benevolence, social service, and charity that anyone in the world does, and by making it seem like the love of the cross that lays down even one’s life, they actually dishonor the love of the cross and profane the holy name of God. Because they seek the lusts and greed for their own worldly and fleshly happiness, blessing, and success, Catholics and Christians are walking a path like that of Judaism, on which demons cannot but work. What is ultimately determined is whether it is a carnal faith that follows a deified religion according to notions of good and sin, or the faith of God that follows love.
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.(1 Peter 4 : 1~2)
I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in my counsel, and had caused my people to hear my words, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings.(Jeremiah 23 : 17~22)
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.(James 5 : 19~20)
And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.(Daniel 12 : 3)
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.(Malachi 2 : 5~6)
What you are about to read—grounded in the words of Scripture—contains passages you have never once encountered while attending church and practicing the life of faith. These are things you did not see though you had eyes, and did not hear though you had ears. This is God’s truth that gives a clear answer down to the depths of your heart. As you read this, how you have believed in God until now will be reflected like a mirror. It will also become an opportunity and occasion to perceive how God will lead the world. First of all, it is determined by whether you are someone who believes in religion or someone who truly believes in God.
Though all people say with one voice that they believe in God, it is now the time to soberly examine whether the God and Christ they profess are, in truth, nothing more than tools of lust, used for their own happiness, blessings, and success. This writing will explain in detail why such problems arise.
The most important matter is what purpose you have for believing in God. Today, all religious people claim and insist according to their own thoughts what they believe for, and so their own standard becomes natural to them. Though they all say they are zealously believing in God, I hope this may become an opportunity to carefully consider whether, in fact, a religion that opposes the Word of Scripture has been deified within their hearts. The reason why the vast majority of believers serve God alongside the world and with material things is because their faith is, in most cases, a faith of the flesh—seeking only their own blessings, happiness, success, and prosperity according to the desires of the body.
But the gospel of Christ is a life lived for the hope of Christ, following the love of Christ that sacrifices everything, even to the denial of one’s own life. According to this, the very foundation of faith is determined.
Those who ask only for worldly concerns—such as problems of family, business, work, love, children, and health—are those who belong to the flesh, which leads to judgment and death. But the children of love, who follow the love of Christ and abide in the love of God, receive the gift of divine power: to be led into the love that supplies the strength of God, which surpasses the human limitation of endlessly repeating sin despite a lifetime of awakening, determination, and resolve. It is the shepherd of God who leads people to obtain this power of God that transcends human limitation. Sermons of pastors that stir only emotion, determination, and resolve—while still leaving people bound to endlessly repeat sin—are not the truth itself. It is now time for you to soberly reflect and discern before God: for what have you lived, and what must you now do?
All human beings, from a very young age, are inevitably raised indiscriminately under these seven hidden emotional sins: the spirit of envy works in those who envy, the spirit of jealousy in those who are jealous, the spirit of hatred in those who hate, the spirit of pride in those who are proud, the spirit of lust in those who harbor lust, the spirit of anger in those who harbor wrath, and the spirit of falsehood in those who practice lies. In other words, it is the same seven demons that once worked in Mary Magdalene.
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; When he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations in his heart.(Proverbs 26 : 24~28)
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.(Luke 11 : 24~26)(Matthew 12 : 43)
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.(Mark 16 : 9~11)
For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ. And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.(2 Corinthians 11 : 13~15)
The faith of Christianity has become, in this world, a belief that inevitably turns into the greatest enemy and adversary before God, even becoming antichrist. Why do you think so many denominations and so much theology have arisen today? Theology is the core tool by which religion and denominations are put forward to secure their own power, authority, and selfish gain. The theology of today’s Christianity, which has despised the Word of God, has been created out of a humanistic philosophy that inevitably deifies man, having completely forgotten the very Word of the Scriptures. The very Word of God has become a tool that, through man-centered interpretations and explanations, inevitably produces heresies upon heresies, being misused so that humanity itself becomes deified.
The faith of all mankind is not a faith grounded on the Scriptures, but rather a carnal faith that seeks only personal happiness, family success, and blessings. Because they serve God together with the world and material things, they inevitably pursue every kind of lust, corruption, heresy, and falsehood. Thus, their own thoughts, claims, standards, and judgments become their faith, become the Word, become Christ, and become God. In this way, they end up deifying themselves. And so, though they are in reality children of the devil and slaves of sin, endlessly repeating sin throughout their lives, they teach and learn as though they were beautiful Christians living the life of Christ in His love, or as though they were children of God. The pitiful result of such pride is that their consciences (spirits) die, to the point that they no longer even feel the pangs of guilt, and this becomes a great cause of why they cannot help but commit sin until the day they die. It is the blind leading the blind, not even knowing that the spirit is the conscience. Religion cannot bring salvation. From the very beginning in Genesis, the greatest adversaries and enemies before God have been the religionists—those who claimed to believe in Him yet followed man-made religion. In other words, religion is created by man, and thus its limits testify to the limits of man himself. Just like the people of the world, Christians, Catholics, and all religionists alike are bound by the same human limitation: they cannot help but repeat sin until death, trapped in meaningless repentance that never delivers them. From Judaism to Catholicism and Christianity, the contents of Scripture have been misused, and religion itself has been deified. Human assertions have been absolutized, interpreting and explaining the Word of God according to their own tastes, turning human knowledge, human theories, human teachings, and human inspirations into “God,” into something deified.
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.(2 Peter 3 : 16~17)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.(2 Corinthians 10 : 5~6)
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.(Isaiah 9 : 15~17)
Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;(1 Timothy 4 : 1~2)
The true nature of all Christians’ faith is nothing more than a religious belief that ignores the very Word of God—through which the power of love is revealed when the love of God is poured into the heart—and instead follows only the inspiration and teaching of words, pursuing intellectual, theoretical, academic, and emotional values. As a result, it has produced nothing but the outcome of never escaping the human limitation of endlessly repeating sin throughout one’s life.
The reality of the faith of all religionists today is that, because they spend their whole lives piling up sin, their consciences become increasingly desolate, and thus their faith grows ever more impoverished and thirsty, while their lives become more and more weary and worn by the world. This is the pitiful reality of religionists today. Yet even now, those who still pursue only their own happiness, success, ideals, and blessings according to their lusts are, without exception, taking their sins ever more lightly; and furthermore, they are becoming bolder and shameless regarding their sins, falling into a disgraceful faith, turning into monsters who no longer feel even the pangs of conscience (spirit). This is the state of most carnal faith.
Because of pride in their own claims, standards, and judgments, their thoughts become absolute without their realizing it, and their judgments become absolute—leading to a self-deification, acting as if they themselves were God. Since the majority of such long-standing faiths have become hardened and obstinate, teaching and learning in this manner, it is the tragic reality that most Christians spend their whole lives endlessly repeating sin.
True repentance in Christ—repentance that reflects oneself against the Word of God and leads one to turn back and be born again—is revealed only in those who desire to live the life of Christ. This is the repentance of Christ (Romans 5:5; 1 John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 7:11).
The repentance of religionists who ceaselessly repeat sin is meaningless. The very purpose of repentance is the repentance of new birth, in which one no longer commits sin. Therefore, whoever goes on repeating sin, whoever they may be, is not a true Christian. A true Christian does not commit sin; the children of God, having been set free from sin, do not sin.
We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.(1 John 5 : 18~19)
Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.(1 John 3 : 5~10)
Religion is something made by man; therefore, no matter who the religious person is or what religion they believe in, they can never escape the limitations of humanity. Unlike the children of love who follow the will of God and abide in the love of God, the majority of Christians have long since become slaves to religion made by men, bound to endlessly repeat sin throughout their lives. They have become slaves to words of inspiration and human teachings, to awakenings, resolutions, and determinations born of the flesh, which can never overcome sin, and thus they remain slaves to sin within their evil bodies and corrupt habits, repeating sin until death.
The truth of God is the power of God revealed in His love. The truth is that God’s love is poured into our hearts, leading us to obtain the divine power by which evil human habits—habits that no amount of awakening, resolution, or determination can overcome—are put to death. The power of God that sets us free from sin and leads us to be born again is love. Within love is power, within love is wisdom, and within love is truth. Therefore, it is not the human knowledge, study, learning, and theories gained by human intellect and head, as men pursue (Colossians 2:2–23; Galatians 4:9–11; Isaiah 28:10–13; Proverbs 19:27–29).
Those who continue to repeat sin prove that they belong to the world, and the Word of Scripture already testifies that such are the children of the devil. You, too, are not a Christian, and thus you have come to today’s outcome. Here I set forth the only way to escape from that. Persevere to the end—unto new birth—and you will see the path of life. Continue to read again and again until the end, and you will see the path of life.
And because their faith is that of lifelong listeners who seek only their own happiness, success, ideals, and prosperity—instead of the beautiful sacrificial love of Christ and the holy will of God—even the social service, kindness, and charity that anyone in the world can do are paraded as if they were the love of the cross that lays down one’s life; thus Christians have become a laughingstock to the devotees of every false religion. Most such Christians act one way inside the church and another outside; their outward show and inner reality differ; their words and deeds do not match. They perfect only a duplicitous craft that pretends to be holy, kind, courteous, humble, and good. These are Christians who cannot escape the human limit of repeating sin until death. This is because neither all religions nor Christianity was made by God; they were made by humans for their lusts—therefore, within Christianity, not even a mustard-seed of faith, evidence, or fruit appears.
…Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations. For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer him by myself: And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel. And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity: the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him; That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions; but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith the Lord GOD.(Ezekiel 14 : 4~11)
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand made, and those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.(Isaiah 66 : 1~4)
Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.(1 Corinthians 12 : 1~2)
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.(1 John 4 : 1~8)
Because people serve God together with the world and with material things, they end up teaching and learning every kind of corruption, heresy, and falsehood, and thus all kinds of deceiving spirits are at work. To those who seek the world, the god of the world works; to those who seek material things, the god of material things works; to those who seek lust, the god of lust works; and to those who seek carnal desire, the god of carnal desire works—disguising themselves as if they were God or Christ.
Those who have not even a mustard seed of faith, who cannot help but repeat sin until death, are children of the devil. Yet they claim themselves to be children of God, true Christians, shepherds of God, receivers of the Holy Spirit, speakers in tongues, workers of power, prophets, or witnesses. They rationalize the signs and wonders of demons—the very phenomena found among shamans and false religions who serve other spirits, never found in the Scriptures—as though they were from God, as though from Christ, as though from the Holy Spirit. In truth, what works within them is according to the wages of their sin, according to what they have harbored in their hearts. They do not even realize that it is demons acting as though they were God or Christ.
Among religionists, they teach communion with spirits as though it were receiving the Holy Spirit; they call incantations and sorcery that summon spirits “tongues”; they call fortune-telling and divination “prophecy”; they call every kind of demonic wonder “the miracles of God.” And because they serve God together with the world and material wealth, their prayers—being for nothing but worldly ideals, hopes, happiness, blessings—are prayers for lust in which demons must inevitably work. Thus those who seek the world receive the god of this world; those who seek wealth receive the god of wealth; those who seek lust receive the god of lust; those who seek carnal passion receive carnal passion—as if such were God, or Christ, or an angel, disguised and masquerading.
A faith that is not measured by Scripture but believes by one’s own thoughts, claims, standards, and judgments is, in effect, saying that the self is the Word, the Christ, and God. Repentance is begin by bringing our lives—bound to repeat sin until death—into the light of the Word to expose what is wrong. Repentance that still repeats sin is worthless. The very purpose of repentance is the repentance of new birth, in which one no longer commits sin. Therefore, whoever goes on repeating sin, whoever they may be, is not a true Christian. A true Christian does not commit sin; the children of God, having been set free from sin, do not sin.
To lead people to receive the love of God is the work of a true shepherd of God, and that is the truth. The Word declares that the love of God comes and supplies us with love. Yet today, there is not a single Christian who truly lives according to such a Word. In other words, what they call the Word, the Spirit, prophecy, tongues, and truth, comes from those who do not have even the evidence, the power, or the fruit of faith as small as a mustard seed. Do not follow the teachings of man that exalt only the inspiration of words, without the evidence appearing as the Scripture says. Instead, follow the true shepherd who leads so that the evidence and the fruit described below will surely appear.
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.(Ephesians 4 : 15~16)
hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.(Romans 5 : 4~5)
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.(Colossians 2 : 18~19)
For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works…(Titus 2 : 11~15)
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(Titus 3 : 3~7)
The love of God comes into our hearts and nurtures us. If there is a Christian who does not understand this meaning, then depart quickly from that church and from that pastor. For God is love. Any spirit, gift, power, tongues, or prophecy that does not abide in this love of God is 100% the spirit of Satan—it is the work of demons, pretense, falsehood, corruption, and heresy. “For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.” (2 Corinthians 13:4) Just as this Word declares, to lead believers to receive the gift of power by which love is supplied is the work of God’s shepherd, the truth of God, and the gift of God. Faith and belief that do not show even the power, the fruit, or the evidence of a mustard seed are nothing but dead faith, the faith of the adversary, and the fleshly faith that stands as an enemy against love.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.(1 John 4 : 7~21)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.(2 Timothy 3 : 16~17)
All the words of God, His ideals, His power, and His truth exist in order to make us children of love, resembling God who is the source of love. It is not by the will or zeal of man born of the flesh, but by pursuing the love of God and receiving the supply of the power of His love, that He leads us to fully do good works. Therefore, a true Christian neither lives nor dies for himself.
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.(1 Timothy 4 : 6)
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.(Romans 14 : 7)
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.(Romans 13 : 8~10)
Do not follow the teachings of man that, failing to lead you to receive the love of God in which the power of God works, only stir up awakenings, resolutions, and determinations by relying on oneself through the inspiration of words throughout a lifetime. The teachings of man, which endlessly repeat awakenings, resolutions, and determinations but can never go beyond the limits of man, only puff up the hearts of believers like leaven that soon dies out when one turns away. They are nothing but intellectual, academic, theoretical, and emotional values that twist and falsify the interpretation of the Scriptures. By such means, one can never escape the limits of the flesh, and no matter how much one learns, hears, perceives, or knows, whoever follows the teachings of man is nothing but a child of the devil who only repeats sin.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.(2 Corinthians 10 : 3~6)
As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.(2 Peter 3 : 16~17)
Whoever continues to repeat sin, no matter who they are, is nothing but a child of the devil. Remember that He came to call sinners. Repent, as He commanded: Repent! Receive the power of God’s love that puts to death the evil habits of man that can only lead to the repetition of sin. Please, read the Scriptures. The Word of God testifies to this: “My people, blinded by sin, are a people who have eyes but cannot see, ears but cannot hear—they are ignorant and senseless.”
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.(1 John 3 : 8)
What matters most is for what purpose you believe. In short, everything is determined by whether your faith is a carnal faith that, serving God together with the world and material things, seeks only blessings, happiness, success, and prosperity according to the desires of the flesh, or whether the goal of your life is the hope of Christ—following the love of Christ that denies even one’s own life and sacrifices everything—and thus living the life of a true Christian. Those who ask only for worldly concerns—such as problems of family, business, work, love, children, and health—are those who belong to the flesh, which leads to judgment and death. But the children of love, who follow the love of Christ and abide in the love of God, receive the gift of divine power: to be led into the love that supplies the strength of God, which surpasses the human limitation of endlessly repeating sin despite a lifetime of awakening, determination, and resolve. It is the shepherd of God who leads people to obtain this power of God that transcends human limitation. Sermons of pastors that stir only emotion, determination, and resolve—while still leaving people bound to endlessly repeat sin—are not the truth itself.
It is now time for you to soberly reflect and discern before God: for what have you lived, and what must you now do?
Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.(2 Thessalonians 2 : 9~10)
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.(2 Timothy 3 : 16~17)
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.(Ephesians 4 : 15~16)
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.(Romans 5 : 3~5)
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.(Colossians 2 : 18~19)
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.(Titus 3 : 3~7)
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:(1 Peter 1 : 5~6)
For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.(1 Corinthians 1 : 17~18)
For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.(2 Corinthians 13 : 4)
Whoever, by the beautiful love of God being poured out, cannot lead others to obtain the divine power that transcends the limits within the evil human habits by which one can only go on repeating sin—whoever they may be—is not a shepherd sent by God. God’s shepherd comes only in accordance with what is written in the Word of Scripture. Teaching and learning that put forward the human mind and intellect, founded on words, theories, knowledge, and scholarship, do not have the power of God at work; therefore, one can never depart from the sinner’s path on which sin is only repeated throughout a lifetime.