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(7) War with Amalek Exodus 17:8-9 "Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, 'Choose some men for us and go out and fight with Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.'" At Rephidim, living water flowed from a rock for the people to drink, but then Amalek suddenly appeared. The coming of living water signifies that Jesus Christ became life through his death on the cross and resurrection from the dead. Amalek is a descendant of Esau and seeks to fulfill the law. Galatians 5:16-17 says, "So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to each other, so that you do not do the things you want." Galatians 1:6 says, "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you in the grace of Christ for a different gospel." These different g...

Question 6: What then is true and correct knowledge of God? Answer: We know God for the purpose of glorifying Him. Believing in the God Jesus calls "Father" is truly and correctly knowing God. The idea of ​​the Trinity prevents a correct belief in God. True belief in God means the Father, Jesus Christ, and the saints become one in the Holy Spirit. When a saint becomes one with God in Christ, he or she comes to know God. To know (Hebrew yada) means to know each other, like a married couple. Therefore, heaven is likened to a marriage. The sacrament symbolizes the belief in Jesus' death and resurrection. The breaking of bread and the pouring of the cup during the Eucharist symbolize this relationship. The breaking of the bread signifies death on the cross, eating the bread signifies receiving resurrection life, the pouring of the cup symbolizes the blood shed on the cross, and drinking the cup is partaking of the water of life from heaven. Luke 22:16-20 “For I tell you, I wi...

Question 7: What is the right way to glorify God? Answer: It is to trust in Him completely, to serve Him in obedience to His holy will, to call upon Him for help in all our troubles, and to express and acknowledge with our hearts and mouths (deeds) that salvation and all good things come from Him alone. Because God came in the flesh to save humanity, died on the cross, and rescued us from sin, believers can participate in God's righteousness. Therefore, believing that a believer died with Jesus Christ and was resurrected with Him is living according to God's will, and sharing this with others is carrying out God's will. Since everything is accomplished by God's grace, it is natural for believers to give glory to God. The way to give glory to God is to share the grace they have received with others, so that they may receive grace from God themselves.