June 5, 2022 Lord’s Day Service
Those Who Believe Have Eternal Life
(John 3:31-36)
Overseer Sung-Hyun Kim
God
remains forever.
He
created the world, revealed Himself,
and gave faith to the world. This faith is the truth (Heb 11:1-3).
He divided those who are born of heaven and those who are born of earth.
Those who are born of heaven hear and speak the truth (Rom 9:6-8),
but those who are born of earth hear and speak from the world (1 Jn 4:5-6).
This is how the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error are recognized.
As Jesus came down from heaven, He is the truth (Jn 14:6).
His words are also the truth (Jn 8:45).
He spoke about what He saw and heard in heaven (Jn 8:38).
Therefore,
Jesus’ words
are the words of God (Jn 12:48-49),
for God gives His Spirit without measure (Acts 10:38).
The Father loves the Son and gave Him all things.
Accordingly, those who believe the Son have eternal life,
but God’s wrath remains on those who do not obey Him (Jn 3:17-18).
Our faith also carries
the Holy Spirit’s testimony (Jn 15:26-27).
○ Religious people only have their own righteousness
and do not have God’s righteousness.
Those who are without God’s righteousness will be judged.
○ Since the faith given by God is righteousness,
those who believe are justified.
He sealed and guaranteed this by the Holy Spirit.
○ We should test and see if we belong to heaven.
Those who belong to heaven speak the truth and obey it,
and those who belong to the world speak worldly ideas and listen to them.
※ Faith is not worldly wisdom.
It is wisdom given by God and it is His gift.
Let’s have faith. Let’s have faith that brings eternal life.