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(3) The Predestination and Election of Christ Before Creation

  (3) The Predestination and Election of Christ Before Creation   The part regarding the predestination of Christ before the creation of the world can be understood through the content of John 1:1-2. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." There is a difference in translation between the Greek Bible and the Revised Korean Version. Translated again, Ἐ ν ἀ ρχ ῇ ἦ ν ὁ λ ό γο ς , κα ὶ ὁ λ ό γο ς ἦ ν πρ ὸς τ ὸ ν θε ό ν , κα ὶ θε ὸς ἦ ν ὁ λ ό γο ς .   "And in Him who was first was Christ the Word, and Christ the Word was with God, and God became Christ the Word." (Greek translation) Chapter 1, verses 1-2 are divided into three parts. First, in "In Him who was first was Christ the Word," the First One is God the Father. And in the third part, "God became Christ the Word" — in other words, it means that God became Christ. This is also evidenced in Philippians 2:6: "He, being in ...
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Written solely by the Spirit of the living God

  Written solely by the Spirit of the living God   2 Corinthians 2:4-5: "I have written to you with many tears, with great distress (thlipseos) and worry (synoches) in my heart, not to grieve you, but to let you know that I have overflowing love (agapen) toward you. And if anyone has grieved (relypeken), he has not grieved me, but has grieved all of you to some extent (melus). I say 'to some extent' so that I do not speak too highly."   Thlipseos means "push" in English. It signifies the pressure to enter the Holy of Holies within the heart, due to the difficulties encountered in the process of preaching the gospel. Synoches is a compound word of "shi" (together) and "noches" (to possess). It means being of one mind with God. Paul intended to go to the Corinthian church to rebuke them, but because God prevented him, he resolved that even if he went, he would not rebuke them. It means that God pressed Paul ’ s heart to bring him in...
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He comforts us in all our tribulations

  He comforts us in all our tribulations   2 Corinthians 1:3-4 "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercy, and the God of all comfort (Paracleseos); who comforts us in all our tribulations (thlipsei), so that we may be able to comfort (Paracleseos) those who are in any tribulation with the comfort we ourselves receive from God (Paracalein)."   Paracleseos ( παρακλ ή σεω ς ) means exhortation. The word for Counselor in Greek is Parakletos. In other words, the Counselor is the one who exhorts. The one who exhorts is none other than Jesus Christ. The base form of thlipsei is thlipsis. Thelpsis means being pushed (push). When facing difficulties while evangelizing, He pressures us to enter the temple within our hearts. Therefore, Jesus exhorts them with various words. Parakalon, Parakalein, and Parakleseos all mean "to exhort."   Because Paul suffers tribulation while preaching the gospel, he is pushed into the Most Holy P...
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Agape and Phileo

  Agape and Phileo   1 Corinthians 16:1-2: "Concerning the collection for the saints (tes logeias: singular), do as I have commanded the churches in Galatia: on the first day of every week each of you set aside a sum according to your income, so that when I come, there will be no need for a collection (tote logeias: plural)."   Logeias ( λογε ί α ς ) is derived from Logos (the Word), and its root is Logia (keeping the Word of God in the heart). The term tes logeias ( τ ῆ ς λογε ί α ς ), translated as "collection," signifies an offering. It does not mean to observe offerings according to specific regulations, but rather to help the Jerusalem church by making offerings in accordance with the command of the Logos to help the church, as the Jerusalem church was suffering from famine at the time. Therefore, Paul said that they must help the Jerusalem church by hearing the word of the Lord and conveying it to each church. Thus, the word "collection" sig...
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