I would like to explain the fundamental reason why such worries and problems arise in your life. For what have you lived until now, and for what have you believed in God? In this matter, the limitations of your faith and belief, the limitations of humanity, and the limitations of religion—things that are unavoidably tied to this root cause—will all be laid bare. These are matters you have never once considered seriously.
This message is founded upon the Word of Scripture as its basis and standard. Now is the time when it is most necessary for you to look, to judge, and to set your standard from the center of the Scriptures. This writing is the one and only message that proves itself to be astonishing to all religious people and all Christians who read it, for it reveals the limitations and contradictions that cannot be denied.
It is a message that fully exposes and brings into the light all the ideals you have lived for until now, all the limitations of human belief, and all the limitations of religion—uncovering them as though stripped bare, in order to accomplish true repentance that is fitting before God.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.(Hebrews 4 : 12~13)
Read with patience until the end, for this will become the wisdom of life that will guide your future path, your faith, and your very life. The most important question is this: for what purpose have you believed in God until now?
The reason I say this will become clear as you read the following. For though all religions present before men their own so-called gods—whether God, Christ, Allah, Buddha, or the deities of Hinduism—yet in truth, the gods these religions put forward do not truly work, but rather many spirits of the world and of the flesh are at work in the same way among them as among unbelievers. In Christianity and Catholicism they appear disguised as though they were God or Christ; in Islam as Allah; in Buddhism as Buddha; and in Hinduism as the gods of Hinduism. But the reality is that the gods claimed by these religions are not themselves truly at work.
This will be a shock beyond a shock. It is now the time for all religious people to seriously consider why such a phenomenon must inevitably appear in the world.
You must now carefully ask yourself: Am I blindly following a religion, or am I truly believing in the God of love? Am I a true Christian centered on the Word of God, or am I merely a religious person who believes only in the sermons of men? This is now the time to discern with clarity, for this is the measure by which the wheat will be separated from the tares for judgment. All humanity already senses that judgment is at the very door. The truth that judgment will be proclaimed to all people has already begun to spread, even if most religions remain unaware of it.
Because they do not center themselves on the Word of God itself, but instead only hear sermons that stray from the Scriptures—sermons blended with worldly thinking, human teaching, and emotional inspiration—there is no true biblical standard, no God-centered foundation. As a result, they follow the false interpretations and forced explanations of preachers, not realizing that they have in fact become the greatest adversaries and enemies before God and Christ on this earth. Their faith is nothing more than a pursuit of personal lust, happiness, success, and comfort. And since their standard of belief is shaped by human fleshly desire, they are no different from worldly people who, until death, can only continue to repeat sin without end.
Because they serve God while still clinging to the world and to material gain, their religion is filled with every distortion, heresy, and lie—adorned and wrapped in human teaching and emotional inspiration—that seeks only the hope of lust, the blessing of possessions, and success for the sake of wealth. Thus, the so-called Christian faith they proclaim is not faith centered on God’s Word, but rather a faith centered on the world and the flesh, which is the very root of sin.
Because of carnal faith, the tragic sermons and doctrines of Christianity endlessly lead all believers into nothing but the continual repetition of sin. They can never overcome the limits of man, nor can they put to death the evil habit of repeating sin. Instead, they only stir up weak awakenings, determinations, and resolutions, teaching nothing more than human lessons and emotional inspirations. What is learned and practiced throughout a lifetime, through the mind and intellect of man alone, is human-centered humanism disguised as if it were God-centered theism.
The result is that human self-reliance, self-awakening, self-determination, self-resolution, and self-pride are taught as though they were faith itself, the Word itself, the Gospel of God, or divine inspiration. This corruption, heresy, and falsehood of Christianity ultimately share the same standard and form as all other religions and false cults.
In other words, it is nothing more than human teaching, human education, and human inspiration that magnify man’s own enlightenment, man’s own emotions, and man’s own learning, and that exalt man’s own awakening, determinations, and resolutions. It is not the truth of God Himself, nor the power of God at work, nor reliance upon God. It is not true theism, but humanism, where man—often unknowingly—becomes absolute and deified. Thus, all the sermons of Christian humanists, whether from the teachers or the learners, lead alike to the absolutizing and deifying of man himself, making them, before the Word of God and before the love of Christ, into adversaries and enemies.
As they grow ever more hardened and obstinate, relying only on themselves, their own temper, and their own emotions, their assertions come to reign above the Word of God. In the end, they themselves become the “Word,” they themselves become absolute, they themselves become deified—they themselves become “God.” This pinnacle of arrogance is the extreme of pride: with eyes that cannot see anything beyond their own claims and ears that cannot hear anything beyond their own assertions, they insist that this is what it means to be “Word-centered” and “God-centered.”
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.(Isaiah 26 : 13)
No matter what religion one believes in or what god one serves, every human being possesses flesh and therefore cannot help but live according to the nature and members of the flesh. As a result, influenced by the nature of the flesh, people live as slaves to evil habits that compel them to repeat sin without end. Thus, regardless of which religion one follows or which god one worships, the habits driven by the desires of the flesh continually produce evil habits in which sin is endlessly repeated. The beginning of these habits arises from the moment one becomes aware of desires born of the flesh, and from there evil habits are formed.
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)(Luke 8 : 2~3)
To those who envy, the spirit of envy works; to those who are jealous, the spirit of jealousy; to those who hate, the spirit of hatred; to those who are proud, the spirit of pride; to those who harbor lust, the spirit of lust; to those who are filled with wrath, the spirit of wrath; and to those who practice lies, the spirit of lies is at work. In other words, the working of the seven demons that were upon Mary Magdalene is the same working that is upon all people whether they believe in God or not. These seven gods of emotion begin to arise from the moment man harbors desires born of the flesh.
No matter what religion one believes in or what god one serves, every human being, from childhood, is led by all the gods allotted under the providence of God. First among these, every person is led, deceived, and governed by the seven gods of emotion that arise from the flesh of man. Thus, there is no one on this earth who does not possess these seven emotions. These emotions spring from the very nature of the flesh, which inevitably follows its evil desires, and therefore arise without one’s awareness.
For this reason, every human being is bound to the seven emotions that occur according to one’s own desires, one’s own standards, one’s environment, one’s interests, one’s heart, one’s emotions, and one’s moods. And these seven emotions, born of fleshly lust, are accounted as capital sins in hell (Romans 1:23–32).
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 : 24~25)
Therefore, as the above passage declares, even if one awakens, resolves, and makes determinations hundreds or even thousands of times, following the inspiration and teachings of words that only lead one to keep repeating sin until death, one can never be born again nor be set free from sin. No matter how moving a human sermon may seem, if it merely stirs emotions and arouses feelings, it is the deceptive work of the devil, deceiving with teachings and inspirations that do not impart the Holy Spirit, taught by those who possess the abominable seven corrupt emotions; thus you must not believe them. In other words, do not follow the teachings and inspirations that arise only from human awakenings, resolutions, and determinations given by those with the seven evil emotions, for such things merely cause believers to repeat sin throughout their lifetime. The inspiration and teaching in which the divine power of God’s love does not work is not the truth of God. Moreover, those who harbor the seven emotions are not those who have the power of God—that is, the Holy Spirit—that proceeds from God’s love; therefore, you must not believe their sermons.
The faith of Christians who spend their whole lives only teaching with words and only listening all their lives is no different from the religious people of the past who claimed to believe in God. The greatest reason why those who claimed to serve God became the greatest enemies and adversaries before Him is because all religions are made by man, and therefore they can never escape the limits of man.
Through sermons and doctrines that come only from human education and human lessons, carried along by human inspiration, all that is produced is the repetition of man’s awakening, determination, and resolution. Because they can never transcend the very limits of human education and teaching that cause man to rely on himself, they are led throughout their lives to rely on their own enlightenment, their own awakening, their own determinations, and their own resolutions. Thus, without realizing it, they become the “word” themselves, they become absolute, they become deified, they become like God—while blindly raising only their own voice. This obstinacy and hardness of heart is the true nature of the faith they teach and learn.
This is the limit of doctrine, education, and learning that arises from human lessons and inspiration, unable to escape the human-centered humanism in which man himself becomes deified. Just like the methods of human study and education, it remains bound within the limitations of learning by relying on oneself. The result of such doctrines, lessons, and inspirations is that one’s own assertions, born of one’s own awakening, determinations, and resolutions, become absolute and inevitably deified. This hardened outcome is nothing other than the essence of man-centered humanism.
Because human-centered humanism absolutizes man himself, deifying him, the foundation is always one’s own taste, one’s own heart, one’s own knowledge, one’s own experiences, and one’s own emotions. Thus one’s own enlightenment, perceptions, views, and assertions become absolute. For this reason, the religions made by man are always different depending on each person’s views and claims, and therefore, according to the teachers and according to the learners, every religion is inevitably divided and multiplied. This is why the world is filled with countless religions and countless sects, all arising from human claims. And because these religions cannot put to death the evil habits of man, they leave believers bound all their lives in the cycle of sin, teaching only sermons and doctrines that cause them endlessly to rely on their own awakening, determinations, and resolutions—accumulating sin.
All the religions of today use God and put forward “truth” as their banner. They all claim to be centered on God and truth, yet in reality they teach nothing but human education, human lessons, and human inspirations that lead people only to rely more on themselves under the guise of God. Thus, they are religions that cannot overcome the limits of man, bound to human-centered humanism that inevitably makes man absolute and deified. They do not teach the ideals, the truth, or the power of God.
The sermons and doctrines of all religions, which rely on human education and human learning to stir only awakenings, resolutions, and self-exaltation that cannot escape the structure of humanism—where man becomes absolute and deified—are nothing but excuses, falsehoods, and distortions. Trapped in the evil habits of man, they cannot solve the limits and problems of man, and therefore all religions alike are merely those that use God and truth as their justification.
The sermons and doctrines of all religions contain not even the most basic and fundamental hope of Christ, through which one might obtain the power of God who is love. They are nothing more than words and theories that stir emotions and offer human lessons, serving only to enlarge worldly happiness, human ideals, and fleshly desires. Thus, the power of God can never be at work in them, and they do nothing more than stir up temporary resolves, born of pride and fleeting awakenings, which cannot break the habits of sin or free anyone from the yoke of sin that is endlessly repeated.
Yet within this cycle of sermons and teachings of religion—where there is nothing more than momentary inspiration and instruction—the believers only heap up more and more sin. And instead of being ashamed of their growing sins, they gradually and unknowingly justify and excuse them, cultivating lives and faiths that exalt and deify themselves, while continuing in their enslavement to sin.
The result of exalting oneself through human education, human teachings, and human ideologies as though they were the truth of God is nothing but religious people who, becoming monsters, spend their whole lives repeating sin without even feeling the reproach of conscience (spirit). The limit of such religion is that it cannot overcome the human boundary that fails to put to death the evil habits and members which endlessly repeat sin. Instead, it only multiplies hypocrisy, morality, success, and blessings—humanly fabricated teachings and emotions of flattery and sycophancy. What else can such a limit be but the boundary of man himself? The very standard of teaching is rooted in human education, human knowledge, human learning, and human common sense, and thus the limit of all religions is the limit of man.
Whether one claims to believe in God or in Christ, as long as one follows the world and the flesh, regardless of what god or what religion one professes, every person belonging to the world and the flesh is led and influenced by the deceiving spirits of the gods of this world. Those who belong to the world are inevitably led by the gods of the world, and those who belong to the flesh are inevitably led by the gods of the flesh. This world of gods is under God’s sovereignty. In other words, all religious people and all mankind, within God’s providence, follow religions and gods under the working of Satan and demons.
Thus, no matter how much one claims to believe in and follow God and Christ, if in reality one’s faith is only for the sake of personal blessings, happiness, success, and security belonging to the world and the flesh, then regardless of what religion it may be, Satan and demons will inevitably work. This is the fundamental reason why God has handed over the world to the gods of the world and the flesh. Therefore, all mankind lives under the dominion of the gods of the flesh, bound to evil habits that endlessly repeat sin, stirred by the lusts and desires born of fleshly cravings.
For this reason, the “Holy Spirit” (Spirit of Truth), the power, the gifts, and the miracles taught and learned in Christianity are all works of Satan and demons. Thus, the forms of Christian gifts, tongues, prophecies, and their so-called Spirit are nothing but the works of demons, identical to the practices of shamans who serve false spirits and to the workings of all other religionists who worship false gods.
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.(1 Corinthians 8 : 5~6)
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.(Jeremiah 10 : 11)
O LORD our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.(Isaiah 26 : 13)
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.(2 Corinthians 4 : 4)
Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.(1 Corinthians 2 : 12)
The LORD will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, every one from his place, even all the isles of the heathen.(Zephaniah 2 : 11)
For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.(Exodus 12 : 12)
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.(2 Corinthians 4 : 4)
Within Christianity, the principles of communion with demons are taught as though one had received the Holy Spirit; incantations and sorcery that call upon demons are turned into tongues; fortune-telling and divination are called prophecy; and all kinds of works of demons are proclaimed to be the miracles of God. Because they serve God together with the world and material things, their prayers are nothing but worldly—seeking their own secular ideals, hopes, happiness, and blessings. Thus, their prayers are all prayers driven by lusts in which demons inevitably work.
To those who seek the world, the god of the world responds; to those who seek material wealth, the god of material wealth; to those who seek lusts, the god of lusts; to those who long for greed, the god of greed; to those who seek carnal desires, the god of carnal desires; to those who pray for blessings, the god of blessings; to those who pray for worldly family, the god of family; to those who pursue the flesh, the god of the flesh; to those who pursue morality, the god of morality; to those who pursue only inspiration, the god of inspiration; to those who pursue only sermons, the god of sermons; to those who exalt only words, the god of words; to those who exalt only theories, the god of theories; to those who exalt knowledge, the god of knowledge; to those who value human wisdom, the god of wisdom; to those who exalt intellect, the god of intellect; to those who exalt thoughts, the god of thoughts; to those who pursue temper, the god of temper; to those who exalt their own willpower, the god of willpower; to those who exalt their own pride, the god of pride; to those who exalt their own determination, the god of determination; to those who exalt their own arguments, the god of arguments; to those who pursue religion, the god of religion; to those who pursue worldliness, the god of worldliness; to those who pursue worldly hope, the god of worldly hope; to those who seek affection, the god of affection; to those who desire worldly happiness, the god of worldly happiness; to those who exalt science, the god of science; to those who are bound by habits, the god of habits; and to those who worship the sun, the god of the sun; the moon, the god of the moon; the sea, the god of the sea; the river, the god of the river; the tree, the god of the tree; the earth, the god of the earth; the stars, the god of the stars; time, the god of time; and to those who worship local deities, the god of traditions.
Countless such gods appear disguised as if they were God, or as if they were Christ, or as if they were angels. This is the spirit of the world, to whom authority over worldly affairs has been granted before God.
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)
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. 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)
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)
Today, every believer is left with only one of three choices: either to become a slave to the preacher, brainwashed by sermons and bound to the logic that is twisted according to the preacher’s own taste and will; or to become corrupted, heretical, and false, serving God while mingling with the world and with material things, ending up with a faith that is neither this nor that; or, by following one’s conscience, to struggle and flounder in search of the truth while leaving behind religions filled with corruption, depravity, falsehood, and evil.
But what is certain is this: Christians (Catholics) today are absolutely not Christians who live the life of Christ in pursuit of the love of Christ. All Christians (Catholics), who spend their entire lives endlessly repeating sin, are not the Christians who, like light and salt, become examples and models by living the life of Christ in pursuit of His love.
Today, every believer is left with only one of three choices: either to become a slave to the preacher, brainwashed by sermons and bound to the logic that is twisted according to the preacher’s own taste and will; or to become corrupted, heretical, and false, serving God while mingling with the world and with material things, ending up with a faith that is neither this nor that; or, by following one’s conscience, to struggle and flounder in search of the truth while leaving behind religions filled with corruption, depravity, falsehood, and evil.
But what is certain is this: Christians (Catholics) today are absolutely not true Christians who live the life of Christ in pursuit of the love of Christ. All Christians (Catholics), who spend their entire lives endlessly repeating sin, are not the true Christians who, like light and salt, become examples and models by living the life of Christ in pursuit of His love.
In other words, the attitude of pretending to learn or know God merely through human study, theory, knowledge, and wisdom of the mind and intellect is not the same as following the sacrifice and love of the cross that gives even one’s life. Such a person is neither a child of God who does not commit sin (1 John 5:18–20; 1 John 3:5–10), nor a true Christian who is freed from sin (Romans 6:20–23; Romans 8:19–21).
As the Word of God says, instead of bearing fruit, evidence, and results, they remain slaves to evil habits—unable to depart from the sinner’s path of repeating sin throughout their entire lives, no different from worldly people. In other words, their faith is fleshly faith for the sake of the flesh, no different from the faith of people who live for the world. Because they do not live the life of Christ, yet act as if they were true Christians, they have turned the love of the cross—which even laid down His life—into a laughingstock across the whole earth.
All religions are made by man. Therefore, no matter what religion one follows or what kind of religious person one is, one can never escape the limits of humanity. Unlike the children of love who follow the will of God and remain in His love, those enslaved to man-made religion spend their lives repeating sin, enslaved to emotional stirrings and lessons of words, bound by zeal’s awakenings, resolutions, and determinations—forever repeating sin until death. The long-standing form of Christianity (including Catholicism) shows believers enslaved to evil bodies and habits, repeating sin endlessly.
Such Christians, without exception, reveal themselves in the duplicity of being one way inside the church and another way outside it, with speech and actions that do not match, with outward appearances that do not match inward reality. Their faith is nothing more than a hypocritical faith full of cunning duplicity: skilled in false postures of holiness, kindness, humility, and goodness, but in truth nothing more than a deceitful tactics of outward conduct.
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. Most faiths are nothing more than the blind leading the blind — people who don’t even realize that their prayers and beliefs are delusive, having been led astray by spirits that masquerade as God, Christ, and angels. Praying inside the church, praying in the name of God, or even praying beneath the cross does not mean that God or Christ is working and answering. Rather, it is the deceiving spirits who disguise themselves as if they were God or Christ that are at work. There is not a single Christian who doubts this. Unaware that a spirit of deception is working within them, they spend their entire lives piling up sin until they go to judgment. The command to confess and repent of your sins is God’s final warning to you.
…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)
This evil people, which refuse to hear my words, which walk in the imagination of their heart, and walk after other gods, to serve them, and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle, which is good for nothing.(Jeremiah 13 : 10)
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)
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)
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. All human beings, from a very young age, are inevitably raised indiscriminately under these seven hidden emotional sins.
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)(Luke 8 : 2~3)
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. Those who possess the abominable seven emotions of man have neither received the Holy Spirit (the Spirit of Truth), nor received power, nor received gifts. Everything they claim is nothing but the working of demons, identical to the shamans who serve false spirits.
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)
Therefore, as the above passage declares, even if one awakens, resolves, and makes determinations hundreds or even thousands of times, following the inspiration and teachings of words that only lead one to keep repeating sin until death, one can never be born again nor be set free from sin. No matter how moving a human sermon may seem, if it merely stirs emotions and arouses feelings, it is the deceptive work of the devil, deceiving with teachings and inspirations that do not impart the Holy Spirit, taught by those who possess the abominable seven corrupt emotions; thus you must not believe them. In other words, do not follow the teachings and inspirations that arise only from human awakenings, resolutions, and determinations given by those with the seven evil emotions, for such things merely cause believers to repeat sin throughout their lifetime. The inspiration and teaching in which the divine power of God’s love does not work is not the truth of God. Moreover, those who harbor the seven emotions are not those who have the power of God—that is, the Holy Spirit—that proceeds from God’s love; therefore, you must not believe their sermons.
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. Within Christianity, 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. There is no one who knows this, no one who teaches it, and no one who learns it.
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.(Matthew 17 : 20)
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.(John 15 : 7)(Mark 9 : 23)
For over two thousand years, no power, evidence, or fruit of faith as small as a mustard seed has appeared, Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, (1 John 3 : 21~24) because this is a fleshly faith that serves God together with the world and with material things, inevitably pursuing every kind of lust, corruption, heresy, and falsehood. Since it is a faith of the flesh that cannot but repeat sin until death, they remain sinners who cannot but be reproved before God until the very end, and thus no miracle, no power, no evidence, nor fruit as small as a mustard seed has ever been revealed. The children of God and true Christians are known by their fruit. The fruit of the flesh, in which sin is repeated, is nothing but sin.
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. (Romans 6 : 17~23)
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. The truth of God is not inspiration of words nor teaching of words. It is the living power within the love of God. Because human will—driven by awakening, determination, and resolution—cannot put to death the evil habits of man that inevitably cause a lifetime of repeated sin, sin continues to be repeated. But through the mighty power of God, one is set free from sin and enabled to put to death the evil habits that repeat sin.
The love of God, poured out upon us who pursue the hope of Christ, works through the power of that love poured forth, leading us to obtain the divine power that puts to death the evil habits and members that otherwise cause a lifetime of repeated sin. This is the truth—not the sermons of words and theories that only cause sin to be repeated.
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? God calls the weak and the shameful sinners.
It is love that leads those who follow God’s true shepherd to receive the evidence, the signs, and the fruits of God’s power. The unshakable love of God’s truth becomes our strength, guiding us to obtain the authority of God that delivers us from the evil habits of man and the path of sinners, where sin can only be repeated. The truth of love is the very beauty of abundant liberality, overflowing gratitude, and praise within the love of God. Any pastor who does not lead you to bear the fruit and evidence of this beautiful love is, without exception, the greatest adversary and enemy before God. Become a true Christian who comes out of the path of sinners and, receiving the power of God, practices walking in the way of the righteous that follows after God’s love and mercy. Become a servant of God. For now, you are a slave of religion that only repeats sin, or a slave of men. The servant of God is the one who becomes one within the love of God.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
The shepherd of God is the power, the might, and the authority that, through the truth which enables one to obtain the power of God, leads them out of the path of sinners and into the path of the righteous, guiding them to practice the unshaken love of God. It is not service or charity born of man’s frail will, swayed by circumstances, by moods, or by feelings. Rather, the divine power that follows the love of God—where the power of love is at work—comes forth from obedience that follows love, a love that sacrifices everything of oneself, adding patience to patience and temperance to temperance. (Matthew 5:46–48) (Luke 6:32–33) (Matthew 6:16–17)
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.(Romans 10 : 3)
The charity, almsgiving, and service of religious people or Christians that arise from human will are but human righteousness, for which no heavenly reward can exist. But the charity, service, and love that follow the divine power manifested in the love of God are called the righteousness of God. The righteousness that receives salvation as a reward in heaven is only the charity, service, and love that follow the divine power revealed in the unshaken love of God.
The love of Christ is not the social charity or religious service that springs from man’s own will, from momentary emotion, from changing circumstances, from moods, from interests, or from responsibilities, nor is it the kind that seeks to boast of oneself or advertise oneself. Such charity and service, which are mere pretense and hypocrisy, promoting and advertising one’s religion, church, or self, are no different from the charity and service of worldly corporations, which anyone can do. Rather, such works only disgrace the love of the cross of Christ, who gave even His life.
But the charity and service of love that follow Christ’s unshaken love, where the power of God is at work, are treasures stored in heaven that become merit leading to salvation. The righteousness that builds the beautiful character of God through the goodness and righteousness that follow the love of God is the way, the truth, and the life that lead all people to heaven and salvation.
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 : 21~22)
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)
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)
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)
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 : 11~14)
The true shepherd of Christ is a shepherd of love who leads souls away from the path of sin and onto the right path. The kingdom of God is a kingdom of love, and only those who possess the love of God can enter it.
Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:(Colossians 1 : 13~14)
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.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.(Matthew 12 : 17~21)
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.(Isaiah 42 : 1~7)
Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.(Malachi 3 : 1~3)
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.(Isaiah 19 : 20)
This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.(Acts 7 : 37)
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.(Revelation 15 : 3)
Consider and ponder why, in the last days, those who survive will sing the Song of Moses. I only hope you remember that, for all who treat the words of Scripture as nothing more than old tales and regard salvation as a matter of their own opinion, the punitive judgment set before them will be a continuum of unimaginable terror, anxiety, and fear for mankind. If the Scripture does not testify, then we have no reason either to read the Scripture or to believe it. The Word of God is an immortal truth, of which not even one jot or one tittle can pass away.
Anything that bears no witness in Scripture is, before God, an adversary, an enemy, and an antichrist. That judgment is at the door is something anyone can sense by observing the course of the world. But regarding how the Word of God will work in the world, remember carefully that it will be fulfilled exactly as Scripture itself declares. Your salvation depends on your choice.