Monday, June 16, 2008

World Mission Society Church of God - Look Upon the Spiritual World 1

World Mission Society Church of God follows teachings of Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother
We live as pilgrims on earth, longing for the heavenly home. Being clothed in flesh in this visible and finite world, our hearts become easily absorbed in outward things, so that we cannot think of the spiritual world. When we indulge in physical things, we can not understand God’s providence; we can’t grow in faith, and even the faith we have will gradually cool down.
Our forefathers in faith tell us that the invisible world exists and it is the eternal world.

2 Co 4:18 『So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.』

Most people believe the things that occur in the visible world, but they can hardly believe the invisible world. There are not many who live in the hope for heaven, because it is the spiritual and invisible world.


Footprints of a camel and existence of God

Two tradesmen were traveling through the desert. One of them believed in God, and the other was an unbeliever.
While they were on their tedious journey, they began a serious debate on the existence of God. One claimed that ‘God exists absolutely,’ and the other insisted that ‘God does not exist.’ They continued arguing so strenuously. The unbeliever said, “Show me the evidence for God’s existence. If He does exist, there must be visible proof of His existence.” Thus his insistence became stronger. Meanwhile it grew dark, and they spent the night in the desert.
The two tradesmen drove a stake into the ground and tied their camel to it. Then they pitched their tents in the desert for the night. Their bodies were so tired, and immediately they fell into a deep sleep. When they woke up the next morning, they found that their camel disappeared. It was certainly serious for them to lose their camel in the endless desert of sand. They looked all around but couldn’t find it. Then the unbeliever found the footprints of the camel and shouted for joy, “I’ve found the camel!” And the believer asked him,
“Where is the camel?”
“Look at these footprints. Won’t we find the camel if we follow the trail of the footprints?”
“What are you talking about? There are only the camel’s footprints, not the camel itself.”
“If we follow the trail of the camel’s footprints, we will surely find the camel.”
Being impatient, the unbeliever loudly said that. Then the tradesman who believed in God became serious and said,
“You believe that there is certainly a camel by only seeing its footprints. Now you see God’s footprints all around you. Why can’t you believe in His existence?”
Just then the sun was rising.
“Behold! The sun always rising every morning is a footprint of God.”

The tradesman believed that the camel was somewhere out there by only seeing its footprints. We have ample proofs of God’s existence all around us. The earth we live on is God’s great handiwork.
The earth is the only planet in our solar system where humans, animals and plants can live. The Bible also shows that God created this earth to fulfill His providence for the salvation of mankind. Why can’t life exist on the planets such as Mercury and Neptune, but only on the planet earth? It’s because God created this earth specifically for the purpose of accomplishing His redemptive plan.
God let only the earth put forth trees and plants that produce oxygen and purify the air, and let there be an ozonosphere region in the upper atmosphere to protect humans from the harmful rays of the sun such as ultraviolet rays. Thus, He has provided every condition for men to live on the earth. All this is evidence that God is alive and working.

2 comments:

Olivia said...

God is nowhere??????
No!!!
God is now here.

God is always with us!!!!

smile said...

God shows us to know God's eternal power through God's creation. :)