The Word of God




1 Peter 1:2 who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience in Jesus Christ and sprinkling by his blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.




♬ Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #546 Standing on the Promises (#399 in previous version)




 The modern-day church continues to face hardship because it is not holding onto the Gospel alone. Instead, it is holding onto legalism, unhealthy mysticism, pantheism, pluralism, regional customs, and liberation theology. As a result, spiritual problems continue to abound in society, and are ever increasing. We must quickly restore the Early Church. We must know why the Early Church faced hardships and how they received answers within them. The Early Church firmly held onto the Word of God. How did they hold onto it?




1. The core of the Word
 The core of the Word that the Early Church insisted on and held onto was only the Gospel. The problems of humankind cannot be solved apart from the Gospel. The Early Church that held onto the Gospel clashed with the Pharisees who tried to uphold the law, and, in turn, faced great persecution. However, they knew that no amount of good doctrines and theories could solve mankind’s problems, and with this knowledge, overcame all hardships. In addition, the Early Church knew that all of life’s solutions are within the Gospel inside of the Word. Healing comes from the Gospel and power is revealed through the Gospel; that is why no one could defeat the Early Church.






2. The future
 The Early Church held onto the Word, but they didn’t just simply hold onto it. They saw the future within it. People will come to life when we share the solution through the Gospel within God’s Word. This is the movement that the Early Church carried out. For this reason, they were able to seek out the answers of today’s prayer, today’s Word, and today’s evangelism every single day. Our lives come out from within this. In addition, if you have this mystery, the field will come to life; as a result, you will be able to continuously see the future. Starting now, if we are able to discover the answers of today’s prayer, today’s Word, and today’s evangelism, we will come to discover that everything is within this. A person who has this answer doesn’t even have to worry about the future; works will naturally arise.






3. Finances
 The Word of God will absolutely be fulfilled. Even finances are contained within the Word. Because we are able to see the future within the Word, we will also be able to see finances within the Word as well. More importantly, the future among all futures is the Remnant. The Early Church received answers because they saw this. It is also very important to remember that God has made separate preparations for evangelism and missions. This is because apart from the Gospel, we will never be able to save the world.





° Forum Topic - What must we do in order to correctly hold onto the Word and receive accurate answers? Meditate deeply and pray about the message that God has given to you today, as well as today’s prayer, and today’s evangelism.





RUTC Morning / 2009.8.19