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  Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.   Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Although it is expressed as baptizing in the name of the three, this word has the meaning of the father baptizing, the son baptizing, and the Holy Spirit baptizing, respectively. First, baptism is performed in the name of the Father. The Father's name is Jehovah, and Jehovah is the Savior (Jesus). The Father symbolizes the Word. The Father gives the words of the covenant. The covenant is the promise of land and seed. Second, the Son is Christ. The Son's name is also Jesus. Jesus Christ is symbolized by a stone. A rough stone becomes a smooth stone. The rough stone is cut, symbolizing death on the cross, while the smooth stone signifies the resurrected Jesus Christ. The two stone tablets of the covenant symbolize Jesus Christ, his death ...

  Question 50: Why does the next verse say, “ He sat down at the right hand of God ” ? Answer: Christ ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God, where he is shown to be the head of the church and through whom the Father rules over all things. The reason Jesus Christ became the Son of God, not God, was to save repentant sinners. Therefore, Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected, and those who believe in his death on the cross and resurrection, united with him, also sit at the right hand of God in Christ. "At the right hand of God" means "son of God." Hebrews 10:12-13, "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, from then on waiting until his enemies should be made his footstool." Jesus, as the Son of God, is seeking those to save until he judges the world as the Judge. Likewise, the saints are at the right hand of God in Christ. Sitting at the right hand of God also ...

  Question 49: What benefit does Christ's ascension into heaven bring us? Answer: First, Christ intercedes for us before the Father in heaven. Second, our bodies are in heaven in Christ, and this is a sure guarantee that Christ, the Head, will one day bring us, his members, into heaven. Third, as a guarantee, Christ sent the Holy Spirit, by whose power we live, not for the things of this world, but for the things above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. The doctrine states, “ Our bodies are in heaven in Christ, and this is a sure guarantee that Christ, the head, will eventually bring us, his members, into heaven, ” but there are two contradictions. The first contradiction is that the flesh cannot be in heaven, while the spirit, clothed in a spiritual body, can be in heaven. Ephesians 2:5-6 says, "Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved — and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the ...

  Question 48: If the human nature is not present wherever the divine nature is, are not the two natures in Christ thus separated from one another? Answer: Not at all. Since the divine nature is incomprehensible and present everywhere, even though it is outside the human nature it has assumed, it is personally united to it within it. Jesus Christ was both the Son of God and the Son of Man. Therefore, divinity and personality coexisted. Although divinity and personality coexist in Jesus, they are not mixed, and personality does not influence divinity. Jesus' humanity allowed God to personally experience humanity in flesh, experiencing the fragility of the human body. Therefore, God showed compassion for repentant humanity. Church people are making the mistake of believing that diligent effort can develop a person into a god. A person cannot become divine through effort. 2 Peter 1:4, "Through these he has granted us his precious and very great promises, so that through the...

  Question 47: But did not Christ promise to remain with us always, even to the end of the world? Answer: Christ is truly man and truly God. He is not now on earth in his human nature, but by his divinity, majesty, grace, and Spirit he is always with us. The resurrected and ascended Jesus Christ is not a human being. He was in the very nature of God, yet he saved humanity and remains the Son of God until the end of the world. Therefore, he enters the hearts of the saints in a spiritual body, dwelling there, always with them. Matthew 28:20 "Teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." The Logos within the spirit will always be with the saints, enabling them to establish the Kingdom of God. For the Kingdom of God to become a reality within the spirits of the saints, they must have the faith of Immanuel (Greek: Parousia).  

  Question 46: What does it mean to “ ascend into heaven ” ? Answer: Christ ascended from the earth into heaven before his disciples, and remains there for us until he returns to judge the living and the dead. There is a Bible verse that depicts Jesus' ascension. Luke 24:50-53, "And Jesus led them out as far as Bethany; and he lifted up his hands and blessed them. And as he blessed them, he departed from them [and was carried up into heaven (ton uranon τ ὸ ν ο ὐ ραν ό ν )]. And they [worshiped him] and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they continued in the temple praising God." Mark 16:19 says, “ After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven (ton uranon τ ὸ ν ο ὐ ραν ό ν ) and sat at the right hand of God. ” Jesus was taken up into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God. Ephesians 2:5-6, “ Even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved — and raised us up with him,...

  Question 45: What benefit does Christ's resurrection give us? Answer: First, we share in the righteousness Christ achieved by overcoming death and rising again. Second, through His power, we have already been raised to new life. Third, Christ's resurrection is the guarantee of our own glorious resurrection. The benefits of Christ's resurrection for us are explained in several ways. First, the Holy Spirit dwells within the hearts of believers. Therefore, the Holy Spirit guarantees salvation. Second, Matthew 18:10, "Their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." "Their angels" refers to the angels who returned to their original roles after the saints were spiritually resurrected, given spiritual bodies, and seated in heaven. This refers to the angels who originally sinned in the kingdom of God, but were resurrected and returned to their original positions. The word "resurrection" means returning to one's origina...

   (4) Melchizedek Melchizedek appears in Genesis 14:18-20. "Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth. And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.'" Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all he had. The Bible clearly states that the subject of the war is God. Melchizedek is a combination of the words malak (king) and tzadek (righteousness). He is a king of righteousness. Righteousness represents justice. Isaiah 32:1 says, "Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice." Righteousness is tzadek. Jeremiah 23:5 "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch; and he shall reign as king and rule wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness (tzadek) in the land." In Malachi 4:2, it says, "But for you...

  Question 44: Why is the phrase "he descended into hell" added to the Apostles' Creed?   Answer: So that, whenever I am in personal temptation or crisis, I may be assured that the Lord Christ, by experiencing the unspeakable sorrow and pain of soul through His life and especially on the cross, has saved me from the pain and sorrow of hell. (Note that this does not mean He actually descended into hell.) "What the saints must realize through the baptismal rite" is that the saints have been buried physically, but are alive spiritually, securing their citizenship in heaven. There is a three-day period between the burial and the resurrection that secures their heavenly citizenship. Jesus died on the cross and was imprisoned for three days. 1 Peter 3:19, "In which spirit he went and preached to the spirits in prison." The prison symbolizes the physical body in which the spirit is imprisoned, and Jesus is knocking on people's hearts. Believers, t...

  Question 43: What other benefit do we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross? Answer: Our old self is crucified with Him, dead, and buried, so that the evil desires of the flesh no longer have dominion over us, but instead we offer ourselves as a sacrifice of thanksgiving. Another benefit we receive from Christ's sacrifice and death on the cross is the forgiveness of sins and resurrection life. First, through forgiveness, believers are freed from sin. They no longer need to worry about sin. Romans 8:1-2 says, "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death." However, in the heart of a saint, the old self and the new self coexist, and the identity of a saint is the new self. The old self is dead, but the saint believes. Romans 7:21-23 "So I find it to be a law, that when I want to do good, evil lies ...

  Question 42: Since Christ died for us, why must we still die? Answer: Our death is not an act of atonement for sin. Rather, it is the gateway to eternal life, freeing us from further sin. In the Old Testament, when sinners committed a sin, they would bring a sacrificial lamb to the temple and perform a sacrifice. The sinner would place his hands on the head of the sacrificial lamb, transferring his sins to it. He would then kill the sacrificial lamb, collect its blood, and give it to the priest. The priest would then sprinkle the blood on the altar and burn its flesh on the altar, performing a ritual of atonement for sin. This had two meanings. Although the sacrificial lamb died in place of the sinner, it signifies that the sacrificial lamb is the sinner himself. The death of the sacrificial lamb is the death of the sinner. Therefore, the sinner also dies by shedding blood (baptism by water) and by being burned in fire (baptism by fire). In this way, believers must realiz...

  Question 41: Why was Christ buried? Answer: His burial proves the reality of his death. A burial is a ritual that publicly announces death. Even today, when someone dies, a funeral is held. A funeral signifies the complete severing of the physical body received from one's parents from this world. This means that the body will never return to this world. Romans 6:4 says, "Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life." The reason for the burial is that the saints might walk in newness of life. In other words, it is for the saints to break away from their old ways and receive new life, life that comes down from heaven. Saints, too, live in this world, but they must die and be buried with Jesus Christ. Therefore, saints announce their death to the world. This is the ritual of baptism. Baptism signifies death to the flesh and life to...

  Question 40: Why did Christ have to go the way of death? Answer: Because God's justice and truth demanded it; that is, because there could be no other way to pay the price for our sins than through the death of God's Son. Hebrews 9:28 So Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly waiting for him. Those under the letter of the law are under sin. The Pharisees and priests of that time committed blasphemy against God by killing His Son. When they realized their wrongdoing, God promised to forgive their sins through the sacrificial offering, the death of Jesus Christ. This is the meaning of atonement. However, they neither realized it nor repented. The atonement death is not limited to the Jews of that time, but applies to all people. Since Jesus was under a curse according to the law, how does this atonement (redemption) come to pass? God transfers the sins of...