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  Question 23: In what sense do you think God is omnipotent? Answer: This does not simply mean that God has power but no longer uses it; rather, it means that God holds all creatures in His hand and sovereignty, disposes of all things according to His providence, governs the world according to His will, and directs all that happens as He pleases. The word omnipotent has a variety of meanings. It means being able to do everything, but its meaning can be expressed more specifically as follows: First, God is the One who creates something from nothing with His words. Second, He is the God of order. We can see that God plans everything and operates according to that plan. Third, He is eternal life, without death. Therefore, He resurrected Jesus, who died on the cross. All life is lived by the life given by God. Fourth, He is not bound by time and space. He exists equally in the past, present, and future.   Question 24: So, according to what you say, God's power is n...

  [God the Father] Question 21: Now, tell us the first part of the Apostles' Creed. Answer: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Latin: Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem, English: I believe in God the Father Almighty.   The English translation is no different from the English Apostles' Creed we use today. Question 22: Why do you call God "Father"? Answer: It is the name by which Jesus Christ calls God (the Father). He is the eternal Word of God, begotten of God (the Father) from all eternity. Then, when He appeared in the world, He was acknowledged and known as the Son of God. From the fact that God is the Father of Jesus Christ, it follows that God is also our Father. Jesus Christ is both the Son of Man and the Son of God. Jesus Christ died on the cross as a substitute, bearing all the sins of the first man's sinful body as the Son of Man, thus fulfilling what was planned before the foundation of the world. And as the Son of God, He was resurr...

  Question 20: Do you understand that it is not at all inappropriate for us to clearly distinguish three persons in the one God, and that God is not divided (separated) in spite of this? Answer: Yes. In today's church community, believers call God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, based on the doctrine of the Trinity. However, nowhere in the Bible does it say God the Son or God the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ calls God the Father and is the Son of God. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit is called the Spirit of Jehovah in the Old Testament and the Spirit of Jesus (or the Spirit of Christ) in the New Testament. Jesus was born both as the Son of Man and as the Son of God. Although he was in very nature God, he did not consider equality with God something to be grasped. Philippians 2:6 says, "Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped." Why must Jesus be the Son of God, not God Himself? First, because God is revea...

  5. Christ in Leviticus   (1) The System of Sacrificial Offerings   Say to the children of Israel: “ If any of you wishes to offer a gift to the Lord, he or she must offer an ox or a sheep from among your livestock. If the offering is a burnt offering of an ox, it must be a male without blemish, and he or she must offer it at the entrance of the tabernacle before the Lord, so that it may be accepted by Him. ” Korban ( קָרְבַּנְ 7133) refers to something ‘ brought near ’ the altar, that is, a sacrificial ‘ offering ’ : as a sacrifice, offering, consecrated thing, or consecrated object, it would be better to express it as a sacrifice. Riphne ( לִפְנֵ֥י ), meaning ‘ in front, ’ refers to words spoken in front of someone ’ s face. There were five types of sacrifices that the Israelites offered to God: the burnt offering, the fire offering, the sin offering, the trespass offering, and the grain offering. The burnt offering was a sacrifice offered by burning the ...

  Question 19: Since there is only one God, why do you speak of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit? (Trinity) Answer: Because in one divine essence we must consider the Father, who is the beginning, origin, and first cause of all things; the Son, who is eternal wisdom; and the Holy Spirit, who is the power and might of God, poured out upon all creatures, yet always dwelling within Himself. The Trinity states that God is one, yet the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are each distinct and personal God. The intent to express unity is to demonstrate that the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ, and the saints are one in the Holy Spirit, not that God is three. This is because Jesus Christ is not God, but came as the Son of God. Philippians 2:6-8 “ Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he h...

  Question 16: Let us recite this Apostles' Creed.  Answer: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, He sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from whence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen. Question 17: To explain this confession of faith in detail, how can it be divided into several parts?   Answer: Four parts. You said four, but it's actually three.   Question 18: What are they? Answer: First, concerning God the Father. Second, concerning Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Thi...