October 28, 2018_Do Not Blaspheme Against the Holy Spirit

Overseer Kidong Kim

Outline

[Matthew 12:32-37]

God
is the Father who has eternal life.
He
gave His commandments to man in order to give them eternal life (Jn 11:25-26).
The words of God are commandments (Jn 12:50).
These commandments keep and preserve life (Jn 10:10).
The flesh of man was created on earth (Ge 3:19),
while the spirit of man was created in heaven (Ge 2:7).
This is the first covenant.
However, the spirit of man died because of the lusts of the flesh (Ge 2:16-17).
The death of the spirit of man occurred during the first covenant.
Therefore, Jesus died in place of the spirit of man.
For the sake of the new covenant,
God sent the spirit of His Son into the hearts of men
by sending the Son of God (Rm 8:9).
he Holy Spirit testifies to this by the spirit of the Word (Jn 16:13).
The Holy Spirit is the new covenant.
So that man could receive eternal life by believing in Jesus,
God sent the Holy Spirit, and this is the new commandment.
The working of the Holy Spirit is the power that reaches out to the whole world.
f one rejects the Holy Spirit, his soul will perish.
One must obey the Holy Spirit for the sake of his own soul.
◌ The one who believes in Jesus shall receive the Holy Spirit.
When the Holy Spirit works, one can be sealed with the power of life.
◌ The power of the Holy Spirit is His personality.
The power of the Holy Spirit is love.
It has nothing to do with lusts of the flesh, but is the power that reaches to the end of the earth.
◌ One must not reject or blaspheme against the Holy Spirit.
To do so leads to the death of one’s soul,
and the eternal loss of hope.
※ Let us not claim to believe merely with our lips.
You must receive the Holy Spirit,
and you must receive the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Summary

Semuon’s Letter

The secret of God is love (1 John 4:8). We are those who know that the secret of God is love. Why does the faith of the saints today end up in failure? It is because they do not know or possess the secret of God.

The love between a husband and a wife is a secret. One couple will claim that there are no secrets between them. And when one of them spills to the other a past issue of the conscience and thus, goes over the boundaries, that household will at some point, collapse and be scattered in all directions. Therefore, there must be nothing but love between a husband and wife. This love between them is a secret. Similarly, this is the love of God: He gives and preserves all of His secrets for the sake of those He loves. This is the very reason why God does not condemn those that He loves. The reason why one does condemn is because one does not love, that is, one does not have this secret.

The Church must possess the secret of faith. But if someone prides himself with self-righteousness, declares a deluded issue of the conscience, and thereby indulges in reckless behavior that splits apart the Church, the Church will be rejected by the society. The Church is like a city of refuge. If one comes into the Church, God can give him shelter. Therefore, one must confess his sins only to the Lord, and bury himself deep inside the love of God. But if one has the continuous habit to condemn others, and stubbornly holds within his hearts the supposed faults of others, he will have no love within himself. He will receive the very condemnation that he condemns others with.

The secret of love is not to deceive but it is the act of giving love. So when there is all the more love between a husband and wife, the secret between them will become all the more stronger (Ephesians 5:32-33). Even the angels in heaven envy the saints that walk on the earth. No one can dare separate the love of God from them. Some may not even understand this great love of God that He gives them, but this is the grace of God. Therefore, we must preserve our souls by abiding in the grace and love of God. If one gives Himself to the devil and gives himself to the Law, his soul will fall to ruin, and he will slip onto the road that leads to corruption.

The reason why I have, until today, staked my life for our God and the Lord Jesus Christ, is because His love is so unimaginably great. I am the one who has been entrusted with the secret of God, and this secret gives great comfort to my soul. That which continuously endures the fierce wind and cold winter is the Pine – Bamboo – Rock (Song-Jook-Ahm) (松竹岩). We must all firmly endure and persevere like the Pine – Bamboo – Rock. When that Great Day comes, and it will come swiftly, each person will receive his apportioned glory that comes from the Lord. Even though I am stoned, my honor defiled, and blood comes spurting out from my mouth, my soul will shine just like Stephen.

Let us not live for our own righteousness. Let us, rather, strive all the more to die for the Righteousness of the Lord God. We can see before our own eyes the day of glory of the saints. Who is it that dares to bring shame to the Church? They are no different from the pagans of the world.

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