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Jesus is fully human and fully divine. Humans have souls. Therefore, Jesus has a soul. Now is the “soul of Jesus” the same as, or equivalent to, the Holy Spirit? Or is the soul of Jesus distinct from the Holy Spirit? If the soul of a human being is that human being’s essence, and Jesus shares the SAME essence as the Father and Holy Spirit, then is the soul of Jesus the same as, or equivalent to, the Godhead?
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This is a world where people who do not even know the true nature of the soul are teaching and learning. Yet all claim that they have received the Holy Spirit. Without receiving the Holy Spirit, there is no evidence of salvation. Though they all confidently assert that they are saved, unless the Spirit of God’s love—who follows after the nature of God—dwells within them, then salvation, the Holy Spirit, power, gifts, tongues, and prophecy are one hundred percent false. Christianity has already become an enemy of the Word of Scripture, an enemy of God, and an antichrist.
Because they teach only human lessons and inspirations that stir up self-reliant awakenings, resolutions, and determinations—things not found in the Scriptures—there is no one who truly possesses the Spirit of love in which God’s power works. In other words, those who do not even know the reality of the Holy Spirit are all teaching and agitating believers with nothing more than human morals, ethics, and values belonging to the world and the flesh—encouraging ambition and pride for happiness and success.
Thus, all believers, by following the teachings and inspirations of pastors who themselves only stir up human resolutions and determinations, are unable to put to death the evil habits of humanity that make sin inevitable throughout a lifetime, nor can they restrain the fleshly desires and lusts that cause sin to be continually repeated. As a result, they endlessly repeat meaningless repentance and remorse, until in the end they come to regard their sin lightly, grow bolder and shameless, and finally lose all sense of guilt, becoming brazen and hardened in their wickedness. This is the monstrous faith that Christians of today possess.
Therefore, instead of becoming examples and models to unbelievers, they have become objects of scorn for their stubbornness and shamelessness. Such a tragic reality reveals that judgment is already at the door, as can be discerned from the fruits and many signs of Christianity today.
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)(Mark 9 : 23)(Philippians 4 : 13)
That not even a single person possessing the power, fruit, and evidence of faith as small as a mustard seed has appeared within two thousand years of Catholic and Christian belief requires the wisdom to clearly determine whether the Bible has spoken falsely, or whether it is the Catholics and Christians who are false. If the Word of God were a lie, then we should by no means believe in God. But if the faith of Catholicism and Christianity is a lie, then we must resolutely depart from Catholicism and Christianity. This is your last opportunity, standing at the very edge of the cliff, with your life and soul contending against time, as fragile as a candle before the wind.
For Christians who have become slaves to sinful habits that can only repeat sin throughout their entire lives to claim that they have received the Holy Spirit, and for those who have no power, no evidence, and no fruit of faith as small as a mustard seed to claim that they have attained salvation, is no different from the condition of all religionists and Christians alike. The ongoing repetition of their sins testifies that there has not been a single person of faith possessing the fruit, the evidence, and the power that accords with the Word of God.
All your destiny and judgment begins with this choice: whether you believe in the teachings and inspirations of the words of religion and pastors who follow after the world and the flesh, or whether you abide in the love of God, pursuing the hope of Christ, receiving the power of God, being born again, changed and transformed, coming out from the members (habits) of the flesh that can only repeat sin, and being delivered from sin to become servants of righteousness.
But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.(John 1 : 12~13)
The human soul is a composite of spirit and soul. The spirit refers to the conscience. Yet in our day, not a single shepherd has been seen or heard who teaches and leads with the truth that the spirit is the conscience. This is like the blind leading the blind. The soul refers to the mind. In other words, human beings possess both conscience and mind. However, beasts that cannot become the children of God possess only the soul (the mind). Thus, it is because human beings have a conscience (spirit) that they are able to obtain the authority to become the children of God.
…But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 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 : 4~14)
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.(1 John 2 : 27)
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counseller hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?(Isaiah 40 : 13~14)
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned…(Isaiah 50 : 4~6)
…But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.(Galatians 1 : 6~12)
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.(John 14 : 26~27)
Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.(Job 13 : 1)
Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.(Proverbs 1 : 23)
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.(1 Corinthians 2 : 5)
The Spirit of God is the Spirit of love, the Spirit of truth, the Spirit of power, the Spirit of miracles, the Spirit of praise, and the Spirit of prophecy. Yet those who have never experienced how and upon whom the power of God works and is manifested teach in complete ignorance and foolishness. They merely instruct with human lessons and inspirations that pursue worldly and fleshly hopes, happiness, and success, exalting human studies, theories, knowledge, common sense, experiences, morals, history, and even so-called sciences of happiness, success, and religion.
The result is only a faith that causes believers to grow further in the habit of repeating sin. All alike, they produce a faith that endlessly rationalizes and excuses itself within the evil habits of humanity, a faith that cannot escape the path of sinners who repeat sin until death. Consequently, as they become increasingly bold and shameless concerning their own sins, their conscience—their spirit—inevitably withers and dies.
Because the conscience becomes increasingly desolate and dying, faith only grows into a starving and empty heart, while life itself becomes more and more weary and worn by the world—this is the limit of the faith of religionists. It is nothing other than a faith that continually repeats sin within evil habits, no different from all who live in the world and the flesh, for their sins are endlessly repeated in life. In other words, Catholics and Christians who can only repeat sin throughout their entire lives—just like the people of the world and all religionists who worship false gods—are not believing in God but are simply religionists who believe in a deified religion.
In contrast, the truth is this: because one pursues the hope of Christ that follows after the love of the cross, even to the giving of one’s life, the love of God is poured out, and the power of love works, leading one to obtain the divine power that kills and overcomes the human limitation of repeating sin—namely, the members (habits) that can only commit sin (Romans 6:17–23). Therefore, the children of God do not commit sin, but are set free from sin.
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 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 : 3~10)
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…. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.(Romans 6 : 17~23)
Surely, Christians and all religionists who cannot see that the Word declares the children of God do not commit sin are all heretics, liars, and antichrists. In other words, they are not Christians. Christians are merely religionists who, without living the life of Christ, masquerade as believers, using the name of God to pursue only their vain lusts. Because they are not truly Christians, their faith is not aimed toward the hope of Christ but is only a pursuit of worldly and fleshly happiness, success, blessings, and prosperity. Thus, they serve God together with the world and with material things, chasing after teachings and inspirations that are full of lust, corruption, heresy, and lies. Their entire lives consist of the human teachings and inspirations of those who only speak and of those who only listen—an intellectual, academic, emotional, and theoretical faith. Both teacher and learner alike share a faith aimed only at the lust of life (happiness, success) and the lust of the eyes (hope, ideals), and so all that remains is the repetition of sin within evil habits of lust and greed.
Their so-called “love of the cross” that supposedly gives even their lives is nothing more than a showy display through social service and obligatory charity, which in fact disgraces throughout the whole earth the true love of Christ, who gave His life. Their crafty duplicity is well known—that their behavior inside and outside the church differs, their outward and inward selves differ, and their words and deeds differ. Their sly faith grows only in pretending to be holy, pretending to be kind, pretending to be humble, pretending to be gentle, pretending to be good—merely the cunning tactics of human behavior. Because there is no love of God that serves as an example like salt and light, all these things are abused as tricks to draw in believers through ostentatious charity and service that are displayed and advertised for their own glory. Thus, all within Christianity alike are filled with arrogance, obstinacy, and hardness of heart, knowing nothing beyond themselves, and are in truth of a lower standard than the people of the world.
Having no pangs of conscience, they put forward their petty knowledge as though it were God Himself, as though it were truth itself, yet their level has already become the object of reproach by all religions and all the unbelieving world.
Instead of being examples like salt and light, they are filled with every evil deed, lie, lawlessness, lust, corruption, and heresy. Those who teach do so according to their own tastes, preferences, and claims, while those who learn learn according to their own tastes, preferences, and claims. The result is utter chaos. Just as faces differ in countless forms, so there is no fixed standard, no fixed center—each one teaches and learns according to his own taste, his own mind, his own claim. Thus, they do not even realize that they themselves have become the faith, that they themselves have become the Word, that they themselves have become absolute, and that they themselves have been deified. It is nothing less than the blind leading the blind.
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)
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.(Romans 7 : 5~6)
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;(1 Peter 2 : 11~12)
That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:(1 Timothy 6 : 14)
The teachings and inspirations of men demand one’s own awakening, resolution, and determination by relying on oneself. Therefore, all who teach and learn these human teachings and inspirations inevitably rely more on themselves, desire more for themselves, and exalt themselves all the more, and so they possess a structure by which they can only become increasingly absolute in themselves. In other words, through the continuous habit formed by relying absolutely on oneself, desiring oneself, and exalting oneself through the teachings and inspirations of men, they unwittingly become deified, become the word itself, and become absolute. Thus, without even realizing it, they become the greatest adversary before God, the enemy who completely denies God’s Word, and the antichrist who denies even the life of Christ, thereby most grievously dishonoring the love of the cross on this earth. Such ones, not even knowing that this is the state of their faith, can never be freed from sin until the day they die.
All the shepherds of today’s religions who teach about God and tell people to pray to God teach only the teachings and inspirations of men, which can only rely on one’s own will, conviction, pride, and resolution. As a result, the outcome of relying on one’s own will, pride, conviction, and resolution is that one acts out of thoughts that come from one’s own mind. Thus, their faith is nothing other than a fleshly faith in which their own thoughts must come first. Acting according to their own minds, while pretending it to be God’s will or an answer from God, is nothing but arrogance, a sly and cunning faith that turns to God only when their own will is not accomplished or when they collide with their own limits.
Faith centered on thought, learned and acquired through one’s own head and intelligence, is always shaken by emotions, by moods, by circumstances, by lust, or by personal gain. Therefore, no matter how much they awaken themselves, resolve, and determine, they can only turn back and commit sin again and again. Thus, all the shepherds and believers are merely those who teach and learn nothing but the human teachings and inspirations that only enlarge the arrogance of man.
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. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.….(2 Thessalonians 2 : 9~17)
The reason why Christians alike have no faith, no fruit, and no evidence even as small as a mustard seed, and why, being unreborn and not delivered from sin, they can only spend their whole lives repeating sin, is because they are not true Christians who bear their own cross, follow the life of Christ, and set the hope of Christ as their goal. Because they serve God together with the world and material things, all manner of lusts, heresies, corruption, and lies can only give birth to heresy upon heresy. Thus, they have become the greatest adversaries before God, the greatest enemies, and antichrists before the love of Christ.
Since they do not compare or reflect their condition against the Word of God, their increasing sins are led by craftiness and excuses, until their own assertions become absolute. For such people, the Word of God itself is of no necessity; like Esau, they are interested in nothing other than matters of their own blessing. Repentance exists so that one might not commit sin. Yet the vain repentance of Christians, who repent only to turn back and sin again, is not the beautiful repentance of Christ by which one is reborn and set free from sin.
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.(Hebrews 12 : 16~17)
Those who pursue the hope of Christ are able to be born again, for they do not follow after the lusts and desires that belong to the world and the flesh, and thus they do not follow after the causes from which sin arises. In other words, forgiveness of sins and the power of love work only in those who abandon the lustful life that follows after the sinful nature of the flesh—which inevitably produces sin—and who instead live the life of Christ, aiming at the hope of Christ, by following the love of Christ that sacrifices everything of oneself.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.(2 Corinthians 7 : 11)
And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.(1 John 3 : 3)
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)
The power of God’s love is the power of love that works in those who live with the hope of Christ as their goal, and it is the authority of God. It is to obtain power within the love of God that kills the evil habits of man, which can only repeat sin. It is not the unstable, fluctuating love carried out by human will, but the love that is obtained through the power of God’s love—namely, the power of God, the divine power.
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)
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)
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: 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 : 10~14)
I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers, Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints; That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.(Philemon 1 : 4~6)
For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.(Romans 1 : 9~12)
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:(1 Corinthians 1 : 6~7)
For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.(Romans 6 : 20~23)
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)
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(1 Peter 1 : 5)
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)
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:(1 Corinthians 1 : 6~7)
The true shepherd of God teaches the power that leads one to bear the character of God, which follows after the love of God, and is fitting to attain heaven and salvation. It is not the teachings and inspirations of men that put forward only words relying on themselves, but the truth that grants the obtaining of God’s power. It is not teaching and inspiration.
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 : 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)
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)
A Christian neither lives nor dies for themselves. One who lives for their own life that belongs to the world and the flesh is not a Christian.
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.(Romans 14 : 7)
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.(1 John 3 : 16)
All religions are made by man, and therefore religion cannot escape human limitations. The truth is the wisdom of God, in which the power of God works. The role of truth and of the shepherd is to lead us to obtain this divine power, which puts to death the evil habits of man that inevitably repeat sin, and to gain God’s power that sets us free from sin. It presents the only way by which we can escape from sin.
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.(1 John 4 : 7~11)
…But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,…(Titus 3 : 3~7)
Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.(1 Peter 1 : 5~6)
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 : 17~21)
We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.(1 John 3 : 14)
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.(2 Thessalonians 2 : 10~12)
Christianity that, together with the world, serves God alongside material wealth, producing all manner of corruption, heresy, and falsehood to believe in, is nothing more than a human religion made by man. It is not at all the life of a true Christian who bears the fruit of love with the hope of Christ as the goal, wherein the power of God’s love is at work. The greatest adversaries and enemies before the God of love have always been, from the beginning of creation, the religious rulers who exploited religion in order to seize power by using the name of God. Whether you will become a slave of religion—a servant of sin bound to repeat sin until the day you die—or whether you will take up your own cross and become a servant of God who follows after His love, depends on your choice.