In World Mission Society Church of God, there are the Holy Spirit (Christ Ahnsahnghong) and the Bride (God the Mother) who give the water of life.
God Almighty came as a man
First, we need to study Jesus. Let's see who Jesus is in nature.
Col 1:13-18 "... For by him [Christ] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers
or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. ..."
Jesus is the God who created all things. The Almighty God came to this earth as a man bearing the name Jesus.
In those days, the Israelites had a fixed idea about God. They thought only about the Almighty God who by His word made light and divided
the heavens and the earth and appeared out of a whirlwind and storm.
About 3,500 years ago, when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, God terrified the Egyptians with ten supernatural miracles. They
expected the Messiah to come upon this earth with such great power and glory. So do most Christians today; they look for God to come
with such visible glory.
The Apostle John described the divine nature of Jesus as follows:
Jn 1:1-14 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through
him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. ... He was in the world, and though the world was made
through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. ... The Word became
flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and
truth."
In the days of Jesus, religious leaders were confident that they would be able to easily recognize God the Creator who had said, "Let there
be light," when He came as the Messiah. However, they failed to receive God the Creator of the world. Rather, they hated God who came to
His own and rejected Him, and even crucified Him.
If God had appeared in His majesty with His angels, they would have recognized Him. Such a glorious appearance of God was deeply
contemplated in the hearts of the Israelites. However, contrary to their expectation, Christ came to this earth, being made lower than the
angels.
Heb 2:6-8 " ... "What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the angels;
you crowned him with glory and honor and put everything under his feet ..."
How could the Israelites imagine God being made lower than the angels? Even though God Himself came to them, they spat in His face and
struck Him with their fists. They searched hard for God in the synagogue, but they completely rejected God who came contrary to their
expectation. For they never thought that God would come as a man made lower than the angels. When Jesus came, becoming lower than
the angels, even His own brothers did not believe in Him and His friends came to take charge of Him.
Thus, they didn't believe in Jesus Christ. The disciples repeatedly told them to believe in Him. If it had been easy for everyone to believe in
Him, they would not have repeatedly said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus." Saying that, they preached Jesus Christ. This implies that it was so
difficult to believe in Him. For He was a totally different God from what they had conceived or wished. Now, we need to be fully convinced
that Christ is 'the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations,' so that we may understand and receive Him.
Col 1:26-27 "the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen
to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Col 2:2-3 "...so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely,
Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge."
All the prophets and the gospel writers testify that Christ is God who created all things (Isa 9:6; Col 1:16; Jn 1:1). The Almighty God came to
this earth and was executed by so-called believers.
Why does the Bible describe their rejection of Jesus? For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us (Ro 15:4). Like them,
most people today have a fixed idea about God; they never think that God will be made lower than the angels, and they are waiting for Christ
to appear a second time in dreadful and terrifying majesty.
We must let go of our fixed ideas about God. Just as we believe, God is omniscient and omnipotent; He can appear in His majesty or in a
form of a man; He can be born of a virgin or through physical parents. If we make up our own ideas about Christ, we will fail to receive Him
in these last days.
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