Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come

『Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake. And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing. For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God; And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. 』(1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)

When Paul wrote to Thessalonica Church, he said, "I know that God has chosen you." In 2 Peter 1:10 『Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall』 The choice here and the choice in 1 Thessalonians are the same word. In Titus 1:1-2, it is also expressed as "the chosen one."『Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began』

There are callings and choices in the Bible. It can be said that the people who crossed Egypt and crossed the Red Sea were called. God said to King Pharaoh through Moses, "Let my people worship." Hosea says, "God has called my people." Exodus means "names," but Leviticus means "call out." And the faith that enters Canaan is the faith of the elect. The church is called Ecleciah in Greek, meaning "the one who is called." The Lord told us, "Be sure to call and choose." In the story of the Gideon 300 soldiers, Gideon summoned 32,000.

God said, "If you win now, you might say that you have won by your own strength, so the one who fears will go back." God promised to be with Gideon. 22,000 people went home. Those who have returned have abandoned selfishness with the Lord. The Lord said this time, I will choose to see the attitude of drinking water.” God chose to see the attitude of going to war, the one who bows and does not drink with his head bowed. So 300 people are chosen. 9,700 people were preoccupied with drinking water. So it was excluded. The 300 chosen are the ones who win.

The Bible does not change this order. Jesus spoke of the elect. In Matthew 22:14, 『For many are called, but few are chosen. 』This story comes from the parable of heaven. Heaven is like a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. This is Revelation. He sent the servants to ask for his son's wedding feast, and they hated to come. 22:4『Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. 』God made his son a wedding sacrifice through the death of the cross. On the cross, they prepared food for humanity to eat. It does not come though. In Chapter 22:5-6, 『But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. 』This is what everyone looks like. 22:7『But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 』 This is the story of Revelation. Whenever the Lamb breaks the seal, disaster strikes the earth. The main character of Revelation is the Lord. He reveals that the Lord is the king of all kings. In Matthew 22:8-10『Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests. 』

God called again without discrimination, either evil or good. This is called grace. In Matthew 22:11-13,『And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:  And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 』

There are two views on 『Outside Darkness』. Hell and heaven, but the expression outside the castle. Those who believe in the latter say that if they believe in Jesus, they will be saved once, but because they have not been clothed, because they have not been sanctified, Heaven will go but stay outside the castle. It is not hell outside the castle, it is not the castle, and it is an ambiguous position. Because they think they will be saved when they leave Egypt. This is because of the false doctrine of being saved if you are called. If we don't wear robes, the Lord will pull them out. He said to Laodicea Church, "It is not cold or hot, but vomits if it is lukewarm." So he said to repent, "Please buy gold worn with fire, buy white clothes, wear eye drops, and try to apply it." Repentance is not just a price, but a price. But faith is just free. We have nothing to do. The Lord has done it. It is the faith of the repentant and the elect. So, we have to make our calling and choosing firm.

If Israel was to paint the blood of the Lamb and experience the splitting of the Red Sea, it is necessary to repent because of the voice of the crying from the wilderness (Moses to John the Baptist). Because of the law, we repent. The law is from Moses to John the Baptist. The end of the law is our death. Therefore, repent and the old man dies with Jesus. It is the faith of the one who chooses to cross the Jordan River with Joshua and enter Canaan, the regeneration. In Galatians 3:23-24, 『But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. God leads only the dead in Christ.

If you are led to death, 3:26-27 is applied.『For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.』 This is the faith that only the dead have. This baptism does not take place in the Red Sea, but in the Jordan River. Many churches today do not say that it is a wilderness. They think that as soon as they leave Egypt they enter Canaan. If people just accept it, they will be saved. It means that salvation is as long as the blood of the Lamb. It was said that there were many who were asked, but few who were chosen. The shadow of the Pentateuch and the words of Jesus are all the same.

God called both the evil and the good, but those who did not wear robes were kicked out; the robes were found at the end, but they must be prepared before departure. This is repentance. Repentance is to deny yourself and carry your cross. Repentance must be prepared when the Lord calls. The Lord chooses because he records the repentant in the Lamb's book of life. Salvation is a narrow way and not an easy way. Because the overcomer is saved. Today, most churches believe that when unbelievers come into the church, they appear to have entered heaven. I try to preach God's love first. They say that if they believe without self-repentance, they will be saved in a way that they will be saved, saying that “everyone is under the wrath of God” and shouting “repent”.