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The Bible

Thetruthof eternallife, the wisdomencompassingthe beginning andthe end, the wayof holy and godlyliving thesestart with the knowledgeof Godand His Son JesusChrist, whocameinto thisearth.

(Revelation 22:13) I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. (John 17:17) Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:3) This is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

KnowingGodis believingHis words.God'swordsare the words of faith. It contains invisible mysteries. Therefore, we come to understanding not by sight but by faith. It is the Bible that records such mysteries of faith by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
(Romans 10:8) The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim). (John 20:29) Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (1 Timothy 3:9) They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. (2 Timothy 3:16) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.

The basic Christian truths that Scripture teaches are as following:

God Created the World


Everything has beginning but God is eternal. In the beginning Godcreatedeverythingincludingtheheavensandtheearth.
(Genesis 1:1) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 2:1) Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. (Isaiah 40:28-29) The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength.

He Made Man His Child


The purposethat Godcreatedeverythingis to enjoyin it eternal restwiththepraisethatmanoffersup to Him.Thatis why,by His breath, He made the man into a personal being with soul and flesh.
(Genesis 2:7) The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. (Psalm 139:14) I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 150:6) Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

Because,of all creation, manis the only beingthat is createdin the image of God, he can become His child and heir. For this reason,all menmustcall Godtheirfather.
(Genesis 1:27) God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. (Psalm 2:7) The Lord said to me, "You are my Son; today I have begotten you." (Romans 8:17) If children, then heirs heirs of God.

Therefore,Godnot onlygivesauthorityoverall creaturesto man in His own image, but also fills with most preciousthingsthose whotrustin Him.
(Genesis 1:27-28) God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth." (Matthew 7:11) How much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Mans Fall and Misery


By usinghis lofty position,man,whowascreatedas the highest creature, committed the sin of disobedience to God who made him. As a result, labor, pain and disease, which lead to death, enteredtheworld.In theend,all becamefutilebeforedeath.
(Romans 5:12) Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned.

(Ecclesiastes 1:2-3) Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?

Fallen mankindcould not help living as the slave of sin for life. Awayfromthe truth of Godthat makeshim free, he is boundby Satan's plots. So what comesout from him is vain and what he can bearis the evil fruit of sin, for he rejectsin his heart the true andmercifulGod.
(Romans 6:20-21) When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death. (2 Timothy 3:2-5) For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. (Psalm 14:1) The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.

The Only Refuge


Man cannot live by being away from God. Leaving Him is sin, despairand death, for only Godis goodand He is the sourceof blessing, and eternal life. There is no fallen man, totally powerless and depraved, who can sever, by himself, the tie of death, which suffocateshimself. The only way we can live is to returnto theLordGodandfleeto Hisbosom.
(Psalm 3:8) Salvation belongs to the Lord. (Psalm 2:12) Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.

(Psalm 16:11) You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

Jesus Christ, The Lord of Life


By makingHis sonthe mediatorbetweenHimandus so that we can rest again in Him, Jehovah God demonstrated His eternal love.Nowwhoeverbelievesin theSoncanbe saved.
(1 Timothy 2:5) For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 John 4:10) In this is love, not that we have loved God but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

TheeternalSonof Godcameintothisworldas a manlikeus, but without sin, unlike us, and becamea blamelesssacrifice for us. His name is "Jesus" or "Immanuel." The name "Jesus" was accomplished by finishing the work of salvation on the Cross, and the name "Immanuel" by cominginto us as the Comforter, theHolySpirit.
(Hebrews 4:15) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who

in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. (John 19:30) When Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished," and He bowed His head and gave up His spirit. (John 14:20) In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you.

Jesus is the only way that God prepared to save the mankind. The gate to the Holy of Holies was openedwhen His body was broken.His brokenbodybecamethe gate for the sheep. People piercedHim,butHebecametheLordof life for them.
(John 14:6) Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (Hebrews 10:20) By the new and living way that He opened for us through the curtain, that is, through His flesh. (John 10:9) I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

Christian Living
Saintsare bornat the sameplaceas Christ,for theyreceivedthe spirit of Christ, whois the eternalSonof God. Whoeverbelieves thatJesusis Christinheritsthekingdomof GodwithHim.
(Hebrews 2:11) For He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why He is not ashamed to call them brothers. (Romans 8:9) Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to Him.

(1 John 5:1) Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God. (Ephesians 3:6) This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel.

Saints must make efforts to give himself to God as Jesus gave Himself to us. A true freemanwho has all laid downhis earthly burden must take up the Lord's yoke and learn from Him. His yoke, like the wings of an eagle, lifts up saints and feeds them with heavenlyfoods.Only the faith workingthroughlove is true. The best blessing that a saint can enjoy on this earth is in denyinghimself,bearinghiscrossandfollowingtheLord.
(2 Timothy 2:15) Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." (Matthew 11:29) Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. (Galatians 5:6) For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love. (Matthew 16:24) Then Jesus told His disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

The Church as the body of the Lord

Jesuscameintothisearthto givenot whatHehasbutHisBeing. For this reason,the Churchthat the Lord boughtwith His blood becomesHisownbody.
(Ephesians 5:2) Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. (Ephesians 1:23) The Church is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all."

The Church is the kingdomof God's love, made come true on this earth,wherethe childrenof Godsavedby the righteousness of the Lord are living together in one truth. The Church is the innocent bride of the Lord, and like a mother nurturing children.In theChurchsaintsgrowintoChrist,whois its head.
(Colossians 1:13) He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. (Ephesians 4:15) Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ.

Eternal End
The dying of a saint who finishes the life on this earth is a blessedprocesswithwhichhe reachesfinalresurrection.A saint who has been crucified with Christ will rise again with Christ to liveeternallyin a spiritualbody.
(Romans 6:5) For if we have been united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. (Galatians 6:14) But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (1 Corinthians 15:42-44) So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is

imperishable. It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

At the last day, the saintswhoare raisedwill live, as beautifullyadornedbrides, the perfect life, neither deficient nor excessive, in the Holy City, the new Jerusalem. Enjoying the eternal life thereis eternal,eternal,andeternal.
(Revelation 21:2) And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (Revelation 21:11) Having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. (Revelation 21:4) He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning nor crying nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. (Daniel 7:18) The saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.

Glory to God only


In all, ourlife hasbeginningbutnoend.Godseeksnotoursfrom us but His which He has given us. He gives all freely to us and seeksthemback. AndHe rewardsus for His whichHe finds, for the reward is also grace. Everything is God's grace. We are simplywickedandunworthy.
(Romans 11:35) Who has given a gift to Him that he might be repaid? (Romans 4:6) The blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works.

(Luke 17:10) So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.

The God, who created everything in us, will make everything grow by Himself. Everything comes from God and returns to Him. Therefore, we are to give all the glory to God only forever. Amen.
(Psalm 100:3) Know that the Lord, He is God! It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. (Romans 11:36) For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen. (Revelation 7:12) Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.

GIVEPRAISESTOGOD!

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