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==Significance of the Kingdom of Heaven== | ==Significance of the Kingdom of Heaven== | ||
===Home of the Soul=== | ===Home of the Soul=== | ||
The Bible teaches that body and [[soul]] are united to form a living being.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> While the body comes into existence through physical birth, the soul existed prior to earthly life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+8%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 8:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+38%3A4-21&version=NIV |title=Job 38:4–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The forefathers of faith in the Bible described their physical lives on earth as those of aliens and strangers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+47%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Genesis 47:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Psalms#119편 |title=Psalms 119:54 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> If our souls are strangers in this world, it means that our true home lies elsewhere. | The Bible teaches that the body and [[soul]] are united to form a living being.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+2%3A7&version=NIV |title=Genesis 2:7 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> While the body comes into existence through physical birth, the soul existed prior to earthly life.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+8%3A22-23&version=NIV |title=Proverbs 8:22–23 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Job+38%3A4-21&version=NIV |title=Job 38:4–21 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> The forefathers of faith in the Bible described their physical lives on earth as those of aliens and strangers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+47%3A8-9&version=NIV |title=Genesis 47:8–9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ko.wikisource.org/wiki/개역한글판/Psalms#119편 |title=Psalms 119:54 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 11:13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> If our souls are strangers in this world, it means that our true home lies elsewhere. | ||
{{quote5 |내용=If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a '''heavenly''' one. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A15%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Hebrews 11:15–16]}} | {{quote5 |내용=If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. Instead, they were longing for a better country--a '''heavenly''' one. |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%2011%3A15%E2%80%9316&version=NIV Hebrews 11:15–16]}} | ||
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==The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven== | ==The Way to the Kingdom of Heaven== | ||
The way to the kingdom of heaven is revealed in the Bible. God’s promise is eternal life,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A25&version=NIV |title=1 John 2:25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Both eternal life and the salvation of our souls refer to entering the kingdom of heaven. To guide us to this end, God gave the Bible to humanity. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Bible—containing God’s words and the works of Jesus—serves as a signpost pointing to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus, who grants us salvation, taught the conditions for entering heaven as follows. | The way to the kingdom of heaven is revealed in the Bible. God’s promise is eternal life,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%202%3A25&version=NIV |title=1 John 2:25 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> and the ultimate goal of our faith is the salvation of our souls.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+1%3A9&version=NIV |title=1 Peter 1:9 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Both eternal life and the salvation of our souls refer to entering the kingdom of heaven. To guide us to this end, God gave the Bible to humanity. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire Bible—containing God’s words and the works of Jesus—serves as a signpost pointing to the kingdom of heaven. Jesus, who grants us salvation, taught us the conditions for entering heaven as follows. | ||
{{quote5 |내용= “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the '''kingdom of heaven''', but only '''he who does the will of my Father''' who is in heaven.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A21&version=NIV Matthew 7:21]}} | {{quote5 |내용= “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the '''kingdom of heaven''', but only '''he who does the will of my Father''' who is in heaven.” |출처= [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A21&version=NIV Matthew 7:21]}} | ||