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Title: Why Do I Believe in Jesus?

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Oh, the other day, a young unbeliever appeared to me in a dream and asked me. “Why do you believe in Jesus?” I answered. "Well... because Jesus died on the cross for me!" Then the young man's expression became somewhat awkward. That's a bit disrespectful. I thought I had given the right answer with confidence, but it seems that my answer to that young man was not very good.

After that dream, I went to the morning worship service and prayed and pondered. "Why is the young man's expression bad?" And I began to understand the heart of the young man who did not yet believe in Jesus. And I thought to myself. "Yeah, my answer may be a little confusing to that young man!" Everyone, think about it. “When I said that I believed in Jesus because Jesus died for me, the unbeliever must have felt this way.

When I think about it from the perspective of an unbeliever like this, I feel like, "Oh, I can do that!" And sometimes I think that people who think like this might be here too. In other words, my answer seems to require a more sensible explanation for unbelievers.

As descendants of Adam and Eve, we humans are all sinners. If anyone has never sinned, I can cut off my finger and lay down my life. In other words, it is 100% truth that there is no error of 1% that all mankind born with Adam's blood are sinners. And it is reasonable for any individual, any nation, and any country to be punished according to the severity of the sin. In particular, treason, which is considered the most serious crime, is punishable by death in any country.

However, the sin our ancestors Adam and Eve committed was not just the sin of eating one fruit called the forbidden fruit. If Adam and Eve were so cursed and killed because they ate one fruit, our God would be a very petty and merciless God. And if you are sentenced to death for eating a piece of fruit, everyone who ate even a single fruit from someone else's orchard should be put to death. However, if you misinterpret the Bible, you can drive God into a very bad and bad God in this way. This is a common method used by anti-Christians these days.

What we know for sure is that Adam and Eve ate of the tree of knowledge means that they will raise objections in everything God thinks about good and evil. In other words, Adam and Eve object to what God says is right, and Adam and Eve object to what God says is good as evil, so in the end they will go against God. Furthermore, as a creature, he dared to sit in the judge's seat and set God the Creator on the seat of sinners and judge right and wrong. It is to change the position of who is a sinner and who is a judge, and furthermore, it is pride and rebellion that one has a superiority over God.

The human being, who was set up as the manager of all things, was entreated by the devil, forsook God and rebelled against God, and the order of the universe was broken. And human beings who do not walk with God, the Lord of life, lose their lives just like the water of a tributary that falls from a flowing river rots. Furthermore, this earth, the Garden of Eden, which was entrusted to Adam and Eve to rule well, has also turned into a land of curses and death, where thorns and thistles sprout.

 

At this time, Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life, came. And Jesus said: “I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). can. At this point, unbelievers question this fact. "Jesus, have you met the real God by believing in Jesus?"

How do you and I respond at this time? “Yes, I met God because I believed in Jesus.” You must answer confidently. But how do I prove that I have met God by believing in Jesus? I prove it this way. Before Jesus died on the cross, he said to his disciples: “Now I am going to the one who sent me, and none of you asks me where I am going, but because I am saying these words, your hearts are filled with sorrow. But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.” (John 16:5-7)

Those who have received the Holy Spirit understand these words right away, but it is true that those who have not received the Holy Spirit find it difficult to understand these words. When the disciples of Jesus heard these words, they did not understand them well at first. But when the disciples received the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, as soon as they understood these words, Peter testified, saying: “In the last days, says God, I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your children will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. It will be poured out, and they will prophesy” (Acts 2:17-18).

That is, after Jesus died on the cross and ascended to heaven, He will send to each of us a person who is called the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. As Jesus Himself said, "John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:5).

And as you know, the God we believe in is the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, and the Triune God. Therefore, when you believe in Jesus and receive the Holy Spirit, it is not just that you have met God, but God dwells in you, and Jesus dwells in you. And after Jesus died on the cross and ascended to heaven, he said that he would send the Holy Spirit, and the promised Holy Spirit has come to me, which proves the death of Jesus, the resurrection of Jesus, and the ascension of Jesus.

Furthermore, when the Holy Spirit comes, Jesus died for my sins and freed me from my sins, so I can make sure that I am no longer under the punishment and curse of sin, but that I have become a blessed being as a child of God. And this grace was not obtained because of any great merit, nor was it purchased with money, but only through faith.

So how can I not believe in Jesus? Think easy. People love money these days. Of course, people in the past also liked money. However, it is prophesied that in the last days, people will love money so much that they will give up their human and heavenly world for money. In the old days, people said that love cannot be bought with money, but nowadays there are quite a few people who say that love can also be bought with money. That's how powerful money is.

But how much money would you like to have? Is it big enough to be around 100 billion? I'll give it to you. Did you answer too easily? There is only one condition. It seems to be a very difficult condition. no. Just believe in Jesus. No, if the condition to get 10 billion is simply to believe in Jesus, why not believe it? However, a lot of people do not believe in Jesus. Why? I have doubts and yes. They answer. “No, if you believe in Jesus, do you really give 10 billion won?”

At this time, God and man are fighting a tug-of-war. "First you must believe in Jesus, then will you give me this?" But humans answer. "God first give me 10 billion won. Then I will believe in Jesus." There must be quite a few people who have had the experience of doing this kind of tug-of-war while believing in Jesus. For example: "If God will solve my problems, if he will solve my illness, if he will give me a good job, if he will give me a beautiful spouse..."

However, while living in faith, this tug-of-war with God ceases at some point. That was the day I realized that God did not give me 10 billion, but thousands, tens of thousands, and hundreds of millions of times more than that. In other words, on the day that I realize that God has given me the right to inherit the whole universe, I realize that asking for 10 billion won is as small as asking for a candy cane.

I did. After I was discharged from the army, I fasted at the prayer center and set conditions to God. “God, give me a good job, give me a good wife for the future, blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah… "I gave it all." Ah- how happy! I was convinced that God had given me everything I didn't ask for and needed in my heart. And at the same time, the Holy Spirit came upon me.

From then on, in my heart, "No- why don't you believe in such a good Jesus? Hey, believe in Jesus too." and evangelized. And in my 25 years from then until today, when I needed money, God never gave me money. When I say this, some people think so. "Ah- our pastor seems to be very rich! How much money do you have in your wallet? It must be quite a bit?"

Guys, no- do the real rich carry money? I don't carry any money these days. One card is enough? But on the day the card is lost, or the day there is no balance, it's a no-brainer. But the balance in heaven never goes out of style. Our faith cannot be stolen by thieves, nor is it lost. No matter how stupid I say this, I have to come to a conclusion. "Yes, let's believe in Jesus too! Let's believe!" I pray that you believe in Jesus today and get everything that is better than 10 billion or even 10 billion.

 


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