Mark 16: 14-16

(Mark 16: 14-16)

 

『Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.』

 

Jesus' disciples did not believe in the resurrection. Jesus upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. People think differently about this belief.

But baptism is the crucifixion with Jesus. So the faith is the faith in Jesus because believer was died with Jesus. The Philippi Church says, "Save your salvation with fear and trembling."But Thessalonica was the church of the born again. So they talk about the rapture. Every church has a different spiritual situation.

The book of Revelation speaks of the seven churches, and likewise the spiritual situation is different. Going to church is not a condition of salvation, but the spiritual condition is the standard of salvation.

『So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.』(Revelation 3:16) It is a fake church. People say they believe in Jesus, not in the Lord's eyes. They are like those who think, "If we enter Canaan, we die." They interpret the Bible at their own discretion and believe in their own way. His faith is revealed before Christ, who died on the cross. This standard of faith is not an exodus, but a faith that enters Canaan.

The Hebrews experienced the miracle of breaking the Red Sea, saw a pillar of cloud and a pillar of fire in the wilderness. Even though they had a wonderful experience of eating, their faith was found to be false before Canaan. All people mourned except two (Joshua and Caleb). In the same way, Jesus 'disciples experienced all kinds of miracles, but they all ran away before Jesus' cross. Today, although people in the church believe in Jesus, the same situation shows that most people will forsake Jesus on the cross. Will you be two(Joshua and Caleb), or will you be a wailing people in front of the land of Canaan.

If worshipers in the church do not realize that they are mourners in the front of Ganaan, they will run away from the cross neither. 『But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done.』(Acts 8: 12-13) Peter, however, told the magician simon that you are a man full of evil. Because he did not repent before being baptized. People who do not repent, do not turn away from evil. Most church people today regard repentance as confessing and reflecting on sin.

If you do not turn from evil, you do not repent. Evil is greed within man. Evil is the original sin that wants to be like God. Those who believe and are baptized today should also think about repentance. So if you are baptized without repentance, you must really turn away from evil. To turn away from evil, you must crucify yourself. We must be crucified for sin and for the world. If you think that the things of the world are better than the word of God, and you have no sense of sin, you are still living in evil. In the past, though people have lived in evil, God will give rebirth to those who repent. Rebirth become another being. If you repent, God does not remember the former for the was crucified.

Although people may think that they are saved by believing in Jesus, those who do not repent are sinners every day. They believe in the blood of Jesus, but are insensitive to evil. They think of a God of love. They do not think of a feared God. God reproves and angers those who do not repent. But the repentant fights evil day by day. Those who repent are free from evil because they are led by the Holy Spirit. They are considered painful and uncomfortable with sin. As the book of Revelation says, those who overcome will be recorded in the book of life. Satan daily sows seeds of evil into the hearts of the saints. So we must get rid of the evil weeds. Spiritual warfare continues until the body dies.

 

『That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.』 (Mark 4:12) This is word after Jesus make the parable of the four fields. God does not let those who do not repent understand. Those who do not repent inspired by the heart when they hear the word, but the word disappears from life because the devil eats seeds. Anxiety in life destroys the Word. The seed of the Word is burned by money. Only the seed of the word germinates in the hearts of those who repent and turn, resulting in thousands of times the fruit. A good field produces the fruit of patience. Thus they become repenters and be converted. 『Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.』(Acts 2:38)

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