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  Become Mature in Wisdom   1 Corinthians 14:20-22: “ Brothers and sisters, do not be children in wisdom, but be children in evil. Be mature in wisdom. For it is written in the Law: ‘ Though I speak to this people with other tongues and with other lips, they will still not listen. ’ Therefore tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers, and prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers. ”   The people of Judah, including the prophets and priests, rejected the prophet Isaiah, who was delivering God ’ s word, even though they were living wretched lives. They mocked Isaiah, telling him to teach weaned babies instead. Isaiah states that a farmer is able to cultivate the land because God has given him wisdom. It points out the folly of the leaders of Judah, who, despite lacking academic depth and knowledge of the ways of the world, know how to cultivate the land, where and how to sow various seeds, and how to harvest using different methods — all than...

  1. It is insufficient to represent salvation through the overall picture of the Bible.   (1) Beginning with the Story of the Kingdom of God In the section on Anthropology (Chapter 1, Section 1) of *Introduction to Christian Theology* by biblical scholar Lewis Berkhof (translated by Shin Yun-bok), the explanation regarding the origin of the soul states: “ There are three theories regarding the origin of each individual ’ s soul: creationism, pre-existence, and heredity. First, creationism holds that when the body comes into being, God creates the spirit and breathes it into the body. It is a theory that God directly created each individual ’ s soul, and that its origin can be found in the direct act of creation at that time. Although the soul is initially created pure, it enters into the structure of sin inherent in whole humanity, leading to the assumption that it was sinful even before birth. However, this theory makes God at least indirectly responsible for sin. ...

  Desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy.   1 Corinthians 14:1-5: “ Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in tongues does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he speaks mysteries in the spirit (pneumati). But he who prophesies speaks to men to build them up (oikodomen), to exhort and to comfort them. He who speaks in tongues builds up his own edification (oikodomei), but he who prophesies builds up the church. I want you all to speak in tongues, but I especially want you to prophesy. If he who speaks in tongues does not interpret to build up the church, he is inferior to the one who prophesies. ”   "Spiritual gifts" refers to spiritual gifts and signifies the Gospel, which speaks the mysteries of heaven. When preaching the Gospel in the church, if it is based on doctrine, one may preach a Gospel of falsehood. Therefore, the Gospel is to be preached according to what th...