Mark 16: 17-18

(Mark 16: 17-18)

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;  They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

Today, you can hardly see these signs: “He who believes and is baptized will be saved.” But the disciples said to him, “Lord, add faith to us.” Jesus said, “If there is as much as a mustard seed, move the mountain. Mustard seeds are very small. He tells people that there is no such belief.

In Mark 9:23『Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.』 This is the faith Jesus wants. However, in verse 24, 『And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. Peter got out of the boat and walked on the sea. When we look at the Lord, we become one with the Lord. The day Peter walked on the sea was the day Jesus performed "five miracles of barley bread." Tell them that even if a miracle happens, it does not connect with faith. It means that miracles are the result of faith and fruit, not the source of faith.

We are saved only when we believe that Jesus was resurrected, but He did not show the resurrection to anyone. The faith of those who belong to the resurrection is the faith of those who are born again. Those who are born again have the resurrection of Jesus as a new life, but those who are not born again know only with knowledge. Those who are born again will only happen to those who repent and deny themselves. The Lord did not show the resurrection to anyone. Even today, the Lord does not give resurrection life to anyone. It is given only to the repentant who deny himself.

Many people misunderstand Pentecostal work. The power of the resurrection was witnessed to all by the work of the Holy Spirit. But why is there no resurrection life? Do you just know? Or did it happen to you? This is the difference: "Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth," the child's father exclaimed. 『Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief"』

The father of this dead child was exclaimed with tears. When we move forward with all our heart, "action beyond knowledge, will, and emotion" comes out. He came to Jesus because of the child who died, but the problem was that he had no faith. Then he said to Jesus, "I believe." By the way, saying "I believe" is saying that there is no faith. Perhaps, "I believe" seems to express his will.

 Peter also had a miracle bread that day. Then he saw the Lord standing on the sea and said, "Lord, if you are the Lord, command me to come." Peter said, "Lord," but he put on the condition, "If it is the Lord." Faith is to deny yourself first and give it to Jesus. Is this possible? What Peter sought was a miracle Jesus.

Those who are not saved seek only the results of miracle-like faith. Only they seek to go to heaven. For them, Jesus is not the purpose, but Jesus is the way. The one whom Jesus is aiming for dies on the cross with Jesus, but the one who becomes the way of Jesus is willing to be saved by relying on Jesus' death. It is not salvation that I hold onto the risen Son of God to go to heaven. But the repentant holds Jesus on the cross.

Those who do not repent are "Jesus the way of salvation," and the way to succeed in this world. Those who killed Jesus are not those who do not know Christ, but those who have waited for Christ. The Pharisees had great Bible knowledge and waited for Christ as they worshiped every day. Even today, those who will persecute the Saints will be companions in the same church. Isaac and Ishmael cannot be together. Ishmael tries to kill Isaac. Those who do not deny themselves are like Ishmael in the church.

The child's father said, "I believe, help me without my faith." You can see that the front and back words are different. Faith in the front is spoken, and the latter is indicative of the failure of action. If you believe and be baptized, you will be saved. But in Acts 8:13,『Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. 』 This is Simon the Magician. But in verse 21, Peter said, "Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God." Simon believed in Jesus through his deacon Philip, and after being baptized, he followed Philip wholeheartedly. However, he refused to repent. There is no faith without repentance. Therefore, to the repentant, in Mark 16:16, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 』.

The whole theme of Matthew is to repent. The first chapter of the Gospel of Mark also says, "It is time, repent and believe the gospel." When you repent, you are born again with water and the Holy Spirit. Without regenerated life, everything is only under the law every day. The magician Simon believed in Jesus and was baptized. He followed Deacon Philip wholeheartedly. But Peter told Simon, "Repent of evil." It wasn't that said because of the magic, but the state of the mind.

『Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. 』 God does not give confidence to those who do not repent.
Today, we need to be wary of those who come out of the church and say, "Without repentance that denies you, you are saved if you believe." Because it is not the one who saves the spirit, but the one who kills it. They are guides to hell. The conversation between Simon and Peter shows in verses 22-23『Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 』

Peter said that Simon's condition was "full of evil." Even if a person is full of evil in his heart, he can believe in Jesus and be baptized. People think what is not evil because they decided to believe in Jesus. If the Holy Spirit speaks about Mark 16:16『 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 』 based on Acts 8, would the Holy Spirit tell the "magic witch Simon" to be careful? Those who believe and are baptized through repentance to deny themselves are accompanied by signs because the Lord is with them. It is not intended to go to heaven, but to build the kingdom of God by relying on the power of Jesus on earth.

Simon's interest is to go to heaven in verse 24『 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the LORD for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. 』 This Simon doesn't even know the meaning of repentance. A person who is the owner is a person who does not know the meaning of repentance. They think that if they confess their sins in this world, they will be forgiven. You must be repented and freed from your evil heart to be saved. Repentance is the death of the old man because the old man wants to be like God.

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