If I were to ask you what is the day we should worship God, you’d probably say one of two things; Sunday or any day. Hey, why not? I would like to propose a hypothetical question, if God said we should worship him on a Wednesday or Monday, what would you do? Of course we would go if God said. Then let’s confirm through the Bible the day of worship.
Throughout this blog please keep this verse in mind-
Revelations 22:18- "I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone takes words away from this book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book."
Now let’ see what God said in the beginning.
Genesis 2:2- “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.”
On the seventh day, God rested, blessed it and made it holy. God did this because he needs rest, blessings or holiness? Of course not! We are the ones who need all three of these so God made the seventh day for us to receive rest, blessings, and holiness. These things are very important for us and are necessary for us to receive salvation. They are so important that God put the seventh day in the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 20:8- “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.”
In this verse which is the fourth commandment, God again mentions the seventh day of the week and also says that He rested, blessed it, and made it holy. However, in this verse God calls the seventh day the Sabbath.
Everyone already knows how important the Ten Commandments are and accepts them as a part of basic Christian teachings. If you take a look at the other commandments, they all start with “You shall” but verse eight starts with “Remember”. Even though the Ten Commandments are very important God sets the fourth commandment apart by saying “remember”. God says to remember this day because He doesn’t want us to forget. Then we should see why God didn’t just say “you shall”, in order to do this we must see what day of the week is the Sabbath, the seventh day. Also by understanding what day is seventh day, we can receive rest, blessings, and holiness from God.
Let’s check the dictionary.
Sat·ur·day Pronunciation: \'sa-tər-(ˌ)dā, -dē\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English saterday, from Old English sæterndæg (akin to OldFrisian sāterdei), from Latin Saturnus Saturn + Old English dæg day Date: before 12th century
: the seventh day of the week
— Sat·ur·days \-dēz, -(ˌ)dāz\ adverb
1Sun·day Pronunciation: \'sən-(ˌ)dā, -dē\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German sunnūntag), from sunne sun + dæg day Date: before 12th century
: the first day of the week.
These definitions came from Merriam-Webster’s, you can check for yourself. The only problem is that man made the dictionary, of which there are many versions. This blog is not about the dictionary, but the Bible is the main concern here. Then let’s see according to the Bible what day of the week is the seventh day, Sabbath.
If we think about one of the two most well known Christian holidays, Easter, we know that it is always celebrated on a Sunday. Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus, so we always celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Sunday.
Mark 16:9- “Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.”
This verse is about the Resurrection which we always celebrate on Sunday but this verse says Jesus rose on the first day of the week. We can clearly see that Sunday and the first day of the week are the same. Then if Sunday is the first day, then automatically we know Saturday must be the seventh day, Sabbath. Let’s confirm through one more verse.
Mark 16:1- “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week,”
This verse confirms that the Sabbath and Sunday cannot be the same, even in the New Testament God’s Sabbath and Sunday are two different days. Then why do so many people keep Sunday worship?
John 8:47- ”He Who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”
Some people hear what God says so they belong to God, like those who understand that God’s day of worship is Saturday, Sabbath. Some people continue to keep Sunday because they do not belong to God. What about faith? Won’t we be saved because we believe in Jesus and have faith in him regardless of the day of worship?
Matthew 7:21- “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”
Clearly this verse is describing people who believe in Jesus and have the faith to perform all kinds of miracles in his name. On judgment day, however, Jesus will tell them I never knew you, away from me you evildoers. Why? This is because despite their great faith in God, they didn’t do his will which we saw is Saturday, Sabbath. So no matter how much faith we have, we still have to be very careful in doing His will correctly.
I want to give all thanks, honor and praise to our Heavenly Father Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother for restoring this truth to us. Thanks to Christ Ahnsahnghong, we are able to recognize God’s will for our salvation. Also because of Christ Ahnsahnghong, we are able to receive God’s rest, blessing, and holiness on the Sabbath day.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Christ Ahnsahnghong Reveals the Biblical Day of Worship
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Forgiveness of sins/Eternal Life & Christ Ahnsahnghong
We can find many different types of people in this world with many different backgrounds and live styles. But no matter whether you are rich, poor, black, white, brown or even purple. The one thing every human has in common is death. Why do we have to face Death? Heavenly Father Christ Ahnsahnghong showed us the answer to this question and the solution.
Rm 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord."
But how can we receive eternal life as a sinner? Can we go back to the kingdom of heaven with sin? Impossible! We need to understand:
how can we get rid of our sin and then receive the preciousthe gift of God, ETERNAL LIFE ?
Why did Christ command his disciples to prepare to eat the PASSOVER? What happened on this night?
Lk 22:13"When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. ' "
Christ eagerly wanted to celebrate the Passover before he suffered. Why is this celebration so important to him that he even wanted to keep it with his disciples before his crucifixion?
Mt 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body."
27Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the[a] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Jn 6:53 "..whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day"
Does Christ, God Almighty, need the forgiveness of sins? No, but who did Christ command to keep the Passover? To those who love him, his disciples.
Jn 14:15 "If you love me you will obey what I command"
Only through the Passover we are forgiven of our sins. Christ did not call this Communion or euchrist but PASSOVER. We need to understand that it's only through the Passover we can have eternal life. NO SIN = NO DEATH equivalents ETERNAL LIFE
The reason why only Church of God keeps the Passover is because the Second Coming Jesus has come with the New Name of Christ Ahnsahnghong and brought the truth of the Passover (Rev 2:17) Only through the PASSOVER WE CAN GO TO HEAVEN! Christ said the Spirit of Truth would remind us of everything he taught 2,000 years ago. Father Ahnsahnghong reminded us that only through the Passover we can have the forgiveness of sins, eternal life and return to the Kingdom of Heaven.
All thanks praise and honor to our Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother New Jerusalem. They brought us the truth of the New Covenant so we can have eternal life and enter the everlasting kingdom.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Ahnsahnghong revealed Cross is an idol
Heavenly Father Ahnsahnghong revealed to us the worship of idol is idolatry. The only way to show God we love him is by keeping his commandments. Let's see:
Ex 20:4 " You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me....
The result for having an idol is the following:
- we make God Jealous
- we receive punishment
- we commit sin against God
- we show God hate (this is very serious)
Dt 26:1 " 'Do not make idols or set up:
God clearly said do not b
ow down to images or worship them. What are these people doing? making God jealous, committing sin, storing up wrath for punishment and saying to God "I hate you"
Can this stone bring people salvation? Why are they bowing down to it? God said, do not bow down to it because it becomes an idol.
for yourselves, and do not place a
CARVED STONE
and do not place ain your land to bow down before it. I am the LORD your God.
Even though this is written in the 10 Commandments, the pastors, priests, and ministers, do they teach people what they are supposed to teach them? Not at all.They show people how to Hate God and receive eternal punishment and commit sin against God.
Can the custom of idol worship lead them to the eternal kingdom of heaven?
Jer 10:2 "Do not learn the ways of the nations....
3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless;...
4 They adorn it with silver and gold;.... 5 Like a scarecrow in a melon patch,
their idols cannot speak;
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Do you want to show God hate? We want to show God love, then, how can we show God love?
Ex 20:6 " but showing love to a thousand {generations} of those who love me and keep my commandments."
We need to keep the commandments of God in order to show him love. Let's not follow the ways of the nations and do what is right in God's eyes.
The correct way to worship God is on the Sabbath day in Church of God World Mission Society. Christ Ahnsahnghong showed us idol-worship is idolatry because He is the very same God that spoke the 10 commandments.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Do you know of God The Mother?
Most Christians believe in God and call God, Our Father. But doesn't that sound incomplete? How can anyone have the title Father if there is no Mother? According to the Bible, everything God created was created to show us about his divine nature and image.
Rm 1:20 {...his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made...}
God's divine nature have been clearly seen being understood from what God has made. God could just have made males and make them reproduce, or females, and let them reproduce, but why did God make male and female?
Rev 4:11 {...for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.}
We cannot say God created anything in vain. There is one thing every living creature has in common in this world. We all have been giving life through a female, our physical mothers. Why did God make this system? To show us His will.
Gal 4:26 {But the Jerusalem that is above is free and she is OUR MOTHER}
We cannot deny the existance of our spiritual Mother, Heavenly Jerusalem. If God did not make female it would be more difficult to believe because we have never seen females before. Even if God didn't make females, just because he said we have a Mother we should believe regardless. But God made it even more clear to us by making male and female to show us that only through our Mother we can have eternal life.
Thanks be to Father Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother New Jerusalem for allowing us to understand God's divine nature. Christ Ahnsahnghong and Heavenly Mother are true Creator, Elohim God, because their Words is true eternal life.
