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==Significance of the Kingdom of Heaven== | ==Significance of the Kingdom of Heaven== | ||
===Home of the Soul=== | ===Home of the Soul=== | ||
The Bible teaches that body and [[soul]] are united to form a living being.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> While the body comes into existence through physical birth, the soul existed prior to earthly life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+8%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 8:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+38%3A4-21&version=NIV |title=Job 38:4–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The forefathers of faith in the Bible described their physical lives on earth as those of aliens and strangers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+47%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Genesis 47:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Psalms#119편 |title=Psalms 119:54 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> If our souls are strangers in this world, it means that our true home lies elsewhere. | The Bible teaches that the body and [[soul]] are united to form a living being.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> While the body comes into existence through physical birth, the soul existed prior to earthly life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+8%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 8:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+38%3A4-21&version=NIV |title=Job 38:4–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The forefathers of faith in the Bible described their physical lives on earth as those of aliens and strangers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+47%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Genesis 47:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Psalms#119편 |title=Psalms 119:54 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> If our souls are strangers in this world, it means that our true home lies elsewhere. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a '''heavenly''' one. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A15%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Hebrews 11:15–16]}} | {{quote5 |내용=If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a '''heavenly''' one. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A15%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Hebrews 11:15–16]}} | ||
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==The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven== | ==The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven== | ||
The way to the kingdom of heaven is revealed in the Bible. God’s promise is eternal life,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A25&version=NIV |title=1 John 2:25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Both eternal life and the salvation of our souls refer to entering the kingdom of heaven. To guide us to this end, God gave the Bible to humanity. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Bible—containing God’s words and the works of Jesus—serves as a signpost pointing to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus, who grants us salvation, taught the conditions for entering heaven as follows. | The way to the kingdom of heaven is revealed in the Bible. God’s promise is eternal life,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A25&version=NIV |title=1 John 2:25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Both eternal life and the salvation of our souls refer to entering the kingdom of heaven. To guide us to this end, God gave the Bible to humanity. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Bible—containing God’s words and the works of Jesus—serves as a signpost pointing to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus, who grants us salvation, taught us the conditions for entering heaven as follows. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= “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.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A21&version=NIV Matthew 7:21]}} | {{quote5 |내용= “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.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A21&version=NIV Matthew 7:21]}} | ||
The greatest condition to enter the kingdom of heaven is ''to'' do the “will of Father.” Since verse 23 says, “Away from me, you evildoers [you who practice lawlessness, NASB],” it is clear that God’s will is to keep '''[[Commandments of God|His law]]'''. | The greatest condition to enter the kingdom of heaven is ''to'' do the “will of Father.” Since verse 23 says, “Away from me, you evildoers [you who practice lawlessness, NASB],” it is clear that God’s will is to keep '''[[The Commandments of God|His law]]'''. | ||
===God’s Law: The New Covenant=== | ===God’s Law: The New Covenant=== | ||
[[file:최후의 만찬 유월절.jpg |thumb| px | Jesus established the new covenant, which contains the promise of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life at the Holy Supper of the Passover.]] | [[file:최후의 만찬 유월절.jpg |thumb| px | Jesus established the new covenant, which contains the promise of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life at the Holy Supper of the Passover.]] | ||
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{{quote5 |내용= For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the '''kingdom of the Son he loves''', in whom we have redemption, the '''forgiveness of sins'''. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201%3A13%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Colossians 1:13–14]}} | {{quote5 |내용= For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the '''kingdom of the Son he loves''', in whom we have redemption, the '''forgiveness of sins'''. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201%3A13%E2%80%9314&version=NIV Colossians 1:13–14]}} | ||
The “kingdom of the Son He loves,” which saints in the flesh have already entered, is God’s kingdom established on this earth when He came as our Savior—namely, the “kingdom of grace.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 2:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Even in this world, any realm where God reigns over and bestows grace is the kingdom of grace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+5%3A10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 5:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible says that God chose [[Zion]] as His dwelling place,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:13–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and He is with us in [[Zion and Feasts|Zion, the city of our feasts]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A20-21&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:20–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> granting the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A24&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133%3A3&version=NIV |title=Psalms 133:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the kingdom of grace, where God rules according to His laws, is '''Zion'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 4:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+50%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 50:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A1&version=NIV |title=Revelation 14:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The kingdom of grace is the place where, through the grace of Jesus, we prepare on earth to enter the kingdom of heaven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 3:16–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Those who dwell in Zion, the kingdom of grace, will ultimately enter the eternal kingdom of heaven. | The “kingdom of the Son He loves,” which saints in the flesh have already entered, is God’s kingdom established on this earth when He came as our Savior—namely, the “kingdom of grace.”<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+2%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Ephesians 2:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Even in this world, any realm where God reigns over and bestows grace is the kingdom of grace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 2:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+1%3A6&version=NIV |title=Revelation 1:6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+5%3A10&version=NIV |title=Revelation 5:10 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The Bible says that God chose [[Zion]] as His dwelling place,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+132%3A13-14&version=NIV |title=Psalms 132:13–14 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and He is with us in [[Zion and the Feasts|Zion, the city of our feasts]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A20-21&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:20–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> granting the blessings of the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+33%3A24&version=NIV |title=Isaiah 33:24 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133%3A3&version=NIV |title=Psalms 133:3 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Therefore, the kingdom of grace, where God rules according to His laws, is '''Zion'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+4%3A5-6&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 4:5–6 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah+50%3A4-5&version=NIV |title=Jeremiah 50:4–5 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+4%3A1-2&version=NIV |title=Micah 4:1–2 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A1&version=NIV |title=Revelation 14:1 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The kingdom of grace is the place where, through the grace of Jesus, we prepare on earth to enter the kingdom of heaven.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A16-17&version=NIV |title=1 Corinthians 3:16–17 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Those who dwell in Zion, the kingdom of grace, will ultimately enter the eternal kingdom of heaven. | ||
==FAQs About the Kingdom of Heaven== | ==FAQs About the Kingdom of Heaven== | ||