Prayer..

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to

those who ask him!

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Until Christ is Formed in You 2

Be the image and aroma of Christ

If we have God within us, God's will and work will be revealed through our actions. If anyone wears perfume, the scent will be emitted from him or her. Likewise, if we have God within us, we will emit the aroma of God.
Those who embrace Elohim Gods have a burning fervor to save all mankind just as They do. They have the aroma of heavenly Father and Mother, who do not break a bruised reed and do not snuff out a smoldering wick, who love Their children and patiently wait for them to turn to the way of repentance and salvation.
Through all ages, many people have made every effort to cultivate their minds and hearts, but none of them have attained a perfect personality by their own efforts. Our personality naturally changes if we have God within us. Only when Christ lives in us, we are able to participate in the "divine nature" (2 Pet 1:4). Since the Apostle Paul realized it fully, he spared no efforts until Christ lived in him and until Christ was formed in the saints.

Gal 4:17-19 『… My dear children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you,』

The saints of the Early Church went through a lot of trial and error until God was formed in them. As they did not fully receive God into their hearts, some members of the Churches in Corinth, Galatia, etc., went astray; some of them loved this world and deserted the truth like Demas. Paul's heart ached for them, and he willingly went through the pains of childbirth for the saints until Christ was completely formed in their mind.
Unless God is formed in us, we cannot become partakers of the divine nature described in the Bible. As Jesus said, "If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit" (John 15:5), we can bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit if we become one with God. So God said through the Apostle Paul as follows:

24th to Jerusalem, the holy land of love

24thTo Korea, the Nest for Heavenly Family, Where Mother Dwells




New York, Colorado
2008.05.15~05.26


In May, known as “family month” in Korea, some members from America visited Korea and shared the true love of the heavenly family.
They felt at home in Korea, the country in the east, which is filled with the sacrifice of God Elohim. They improved their knowledge and understanding of the truth at the Elohim Training Institute and in some other places, and engraved God’s love deep in their hearts. They also shared brotherly love with Korean members, keeping the services at the New Jerusalem Temple, the Seogu Church in Daejeon and the Dongdaemun Church in Seoul. Through their visit to the Church of God History Museum, they saw the sacrificial path that Father and Mother had walked, and reaffirmed their will for the gospel.
Mother comforted Her children who had flown like doves as the prophetic heroes even in difficult situations, and blessed them, saying, “Be the great prophets by preaching God’s love to the whole world.”

Heavenly mother

Heavenly mother

Elohim God Revealed in the Book of Genesis
Let us confirm that there is both a male and a female image of God, through the book of Genesis.

Gen. 1:26-27 『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness,"…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』Both males and females were created in the image of God, and thus it is clear that God has two images: a male image and a female image. When God said, "Let us make man in our image," God used the word "us"—a plural term—instead of using "me." We come to understand that not one God, but two Gods—a Father and a Mother—worked together during the Creation. Such plural terms are used to describe God in Genesis chapter 11, also.

Gen. 11:1-7 『…The LORD said…"Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."』

Elohim will appear in Their own time

God promised that He would appear according to His own timing (1 Tim. 6:15). Let us confirm what form He will appear in.

Rev. 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.』

For our salvation, God always referred to Himself as "us" and then Elohim God appeared-as the Holy Spirit and the Bride-to give us the water of life. In the first book of Timothy, it is written that God alone is immortal and lives in unapproachable light (1 Tim. 6:16). Thus, only the Spirit and the Bride-the Second Coming Christ, Ahnsahnghong, and the New Jerusalem Mother-are immortal and only They have life. Nevertheless, some people boast that they, also, have the power to give life. The people who make such assumptions are greatly mistaken. The Bible says that no one can have life until he or she eats the flesh of the Son of Man and drinks His blood (John 6:53), and Jesus said, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead" (Matt. 8:22). Mere human beings, such as ourselves, cannot say that we are alive.
There is no life in us, so we must go to God-Christ Ahnsahnghong and Mother-if we want to receive eternal life and salvation, because They are the only ones who have life. In order to give the everlasting water of life to mortal beings, God came down to this earth in this last age as the Holy Spirit, Ahnsahnghong, and the Bride, the New Jerusalem Mother. People who pervert or deny this Biblical teaching will never be able to enter the kingdom of heaven.

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Moses led the people through his conversation with God

The prophet Moses also had continual conversations with God when he led the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan, the land flowing with milk and honey. For it was impossible for him to lead such a great number of people to Canaan without God's help.
The Red Sea lay before them, and the Egyptian army was right behind them. At this desperate moment, Moses earnestly cried out to God, "Lord, what shall I do? I've been trying to lead Your people according to Your will. But now the Red Sea blocks our path in front of us. Please open the way before us." Then God immediately answered his prayer.
Ex 14:15-18 『Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on. Raise your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea to divide the water so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. … "』
Moses did as God had told him. As he followed God's direction, the Red Sea was divided so that about 600,000 men and all the women and children could go through the sea on dry ground. God Himself did everything that He had planned. Moses needed only to hear God speaking to him through prayer and follow His instruction. After the Exodus, Moses continued his conversation with God so that he could cope with all the crisis situations in the desert.
Nu 11:1-2 『Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD, and when he heard them his anger was aroused. Then fire from the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outskirts of the camp. When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed to the LORD and the fire died down.』
Nu 21:4-9 『 … they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!" Then the LORD sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. … So Moses prayed for the people. The LORD said to Moses, "Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.』
Whenever calamities befell the people as the result of their sins, Moses mediated between God and the people. He prostrated himself in prayer and asked God to forgive their foolishness and rebellion and to guide him to the right path. God answered all his prayers and led him.
Moses intently focused on his conversation with God in order to lead one nation, Israel, to Canaan. Now, we are to lead all nations into the kingdom of heaven in obedience to the will of God. We should talk to God more frequently. What happens when we try to fulfill the great work of the gospel ministry without God's help? We will soon become frustrated and give up, being limited in our ability. However, if we have continual conversations with God, all doors will be opened for us.

Elijah gained courage through his conversation with God

When King Ahab reigned over the northern kingdom of Israel during the period of the Divided Kingdom, the prophet Elijah was delivering a message from God. There were 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah, who were supported by Jezebel, the Queen of Israel. Elijah fought all alone against the 850 false prophets at Mount Carmel and defeated them all with the strength provided by God. It was the power of prayer that enabled the great victory (1 Kings 18).
This made Jezebel furious. She tried to kill Elijah, and he fled from her into the wilderness. Then he said to God, "Lord, take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
At the most desperate moment, God said to him, "I reserve seven thousand in Israel-all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him."
God consoled Elijah and refreshed his weary soul and body. He thought he was alone, but God told him that there remained 7,000 faithful prophets. God's words gave him great joy and encouragement. Through his conversation with God, he took courage again, so he could carry out his mission as a prophet (1 Kings 19).
Thus, our forefathers of faith had continual conversations with God throughout their lives. Though the followers of God were inferior in number to the wicked and seemed far weaker than the evil ones, God encouraged the little flock, saying, "Do not fear," "Take heart," "I am with you," ….
With His powerful words, God floods our hearts with exceeding, overflowing joy. A continual conversation with God unceasingly inspires the courage and fervor of faith within ourselves.

Elijah gained courage through his conversation with God

When King Ahab reigned over the northern kingdom of Israel during the period of the Divided Kingdom, the prophet Elijah was delivering a message from God. There were 850 prophets of Baal and Asherah, who were supported by Jezebel, the Queen of Israel. Elijah fought all alone against the 850 false prophets at Mount Carmel and defeated them all with the strength provided by God. It was the power of prayer that enabled the great victory (1 Kings 18).
This made Jezebel furious. She tried to kill Elijah, and he fled from her into the wilderness. Then he said to God, "Lord, take my life; I am no better than my ancestors." "I have been very zealous for the LORD God Almighty. The Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are trying to kill me too."
At the most desperate moment, God said to him, "I reserve seven thousand in Israel-all whose knees have not bowed down to Baal and all whose mouths have not kissed him."
God consoled Elijah and refreshed his weary soul and body. He thought he was alone, but God told him that there remained 7,000 faithful prophets. God's words gave him great joy and encouragement. Through his conversation with God, he took courage again, so he could carry out his mission as a prophet (1 Kings 19).
Thus, our forefathers of faith had continual conversations with God throughout their lives. Though the followers of God were inferior in number to the wicked and seemed far weaker than the evil ones, God encouraged the little flock, saying, "Do not fear," "Take heart," "I am with you," ….
With His powerful words, God floods our hearts with exceeding, overflowing joy. A continual conversation with God unceasingly inspires the courage and fervor of faith within ourselves.

Give yourselves to prayer at all times

As I heard of the brother's gracious enlightenment, I came to realize that our conversation with God is an important key to the growth of our faith. If one feels empty inside and the fervor of his faith diminishes, even though he is diligent in attending services and is active in gospel preaching, it shows that he does not have enough time to talk to God every day.
Now, let's take a look at ourselves. If we feel our soul becoming weary and losing its vigor, we need to ask ourselves how much time we spend in conversation with God. And we also need to examine ourselves whether we pray just mechanically.
We can not fulfill the gospel ministry with our own strength. We absolutely need help and advice from Almighty God. In spite of knowing all this, we do not often talk to God. So the Bible emphasizes that we should devote ourselves to prayer-a conversation with God.
Col 4:1-3 『… Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, …』
Ro 12:9-12 『Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.』
God has chosen us, knowing our weakness. What if we, who are so feeble and lacking in ability, try to do the gospel work with our own wisdom and strength, without asking God for help? Can we fulfill the work of God? Never.
God richly provides everything we need if we confess our weakness and ask Him for help. Our forefathers of faith described in the Bible gained wisdom, courage and strength through their conversations with God whenever they faced difficult and desperate situations.

Prayer is the breath of the soul

Let me talk about a brother. He was eager to put his faith into action, but at some moment his faith began to cool, without knowing the reason for that. It was not because he lacked confidence in the truth or because he was troubled or persecuted. Of course, he did not neglect studying and preaching the word of God.
He didn't realize why his faith was cooling down, and it troubled him. One day, he heard the news about a fire on TV. After that, his heart began to burn again. I asked him what made him restore his faith. He said that through the fire accident he realized something of great importance. When he was watching the news, he focused on the fact that most of the victims died of suffocation from the smoke rather than from the heat. Then suddenly he was reminded of God's words, "Prayer is the breath of the soul."
‘What will happen if I do not breathe spiritually?' When he thought this way, he came to know the reason why he failed to stand firm in faith even though he diligently attended worship services and preached the gospel. Reflecting upon himself, he realized it was prayer, the breath of the soul, that he really needed. Though he believed in God, he wan't having earnest conversations with God; rather, he lived the gospel life by his own efforts and zeal. That was why his faith stagnated rather than grew.
He earnestly prayed for repentance, asking God to allow him to have a continuous conversations with Him. After that, he prayed to God for everything, no matter how small. As he talked to God in prayer every day, his heart overflowed with thankfulness even in distressing and difficult situations. His faith became much more active and stronger than ever before.

One Man’s Obedience and One Man’s Disobedience(5)

World evangelism fulfilled through obedience

God does not command us to obey Him to exert absolute authority over us. Every-thing that God has taught us is given for our salvation―for the safety of our souls.

Isa 48:17-19 『This is what the LORD says―your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: "I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go. If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. Your descendants would have been like the sand, your children like its numberless grains; their name would never be cut off nor destroyed from before me."』

In the days of the prophet Isaiah, the Israelites disobeyed God's command and their disobedience brought calamity upon themselves. Biblical history shows us every calamity is the result of disobedience to God's word, while all blessing is the result of obedience. God teaches everything for our own good and commands us the things that we ought to do and sets examples for us, so that He may bring us to the everlasting kingdom of heaven where we can live forever. For our own benefit, God has taught us to keep His commandments, preach the gospel, love one another, resist the devil, etc.

2 Co 10:6 『And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.』

It is unfair for God to punish only others for their disobedience while even His children are disobeying. Obedience is a necessary qualification to enter heaven. God, who is righteous and just, is ready to fulfill the gospel work when our obedience is complete.
Now we need to examine ourselves whether we fully obey all the teachings of our heavenly Father and Mother or we only obey what we like and disobey what we don't. We must obey everything that God has commanded us, even the least thing.God told us, "Be joyful always", and "Be united in love for one another." We have to obey these words, too. If one says, "I can do all things except this kind of thing," that's a mere excuse to replace God's will with his own. He is just like Adam and Eve who ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil that God forbade them to eat, seeing that the forbidden fruit was good for food and pleasing to the eye and also desirable for gaining wisdom. When we forsake our own thoughts and submit joyfully to God's will, we can complete our salvation.

Mother!

★Elohim Gods★-The Offspring of the Woman wins in the end

The offspring of the woman wins in the end
Even God's chosen people, if they have no knowledge of God, are destroyed (Hos 4:6). Knowing this, the devil tries to hinder the truth about Mother and swallow up even the elect as the enemy of the Mother until the end of the age. John saw the revelation that the dragon, the enemy of the woman, stood on the shore of the sea to make war against the rest of her offspring. And this prophecy is now being fulfilled before our very eyes: The dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil, is mobilizing numerous people like the sand on the seashore, so-called Christians, to oppose Mother and us who follow Her (Rev 12:17). We are inferior in numbers. However, we don't need to be afraid of them at all, for God has assured our Mother's victory from the beginning. The Bible describes the final destiny of the devil and the offspring of the woman as follows: The devil will be tormented in the lake of unquenchable fire, and the offspring of the woman will receive the crown of life as an ‘overcomer' and enjoy the heavenly inheritance for ever and ever. It was Elohim who created man, saying, "Let us make man in our image," punished men for their evil work of building the Tower of Babel, saying, "Let us go down …," and called Isaiah to be a prophet, saying, "Who will go for us?" Thus, the Elohim Gods, both male and female, worked together. They have appeared as the Spirit and the Bride in due time―in the last days―according to the promise, in order to give us life. We now live under the rule of the Elohim Gods and give Them glory, rejoicing and being glad. Now, let's open our spiritual eyes wide. Our Mother, the heavenly Jerusalem, has come to this earth to give us eternal life. As Her children, we should rejoice with Her and mourn over Her (Isa 66:10-14). As the children of the heavenly Parents, who rule and lead us, we shall follow the Spirit and the Bride wherever They go.

God bless you.

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★Elohim Gods★-The New Covenant reveals God the Mother

The new covenant reveals God the Mother
Through the new covenant we can reach full knowledge of God. The Bible says that the law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ (Gal 3:24). So, let us come near to Elohim [Gods] through the new covenant.

Jer 31:21-22 『…The LORD will create a new thing on earth―a woman will surround a man.』

Jer 31:31-34 『"The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. …" "This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."』

Jeremiah 31:22 states that a new thing is a woman's surrounding a man. And in the verse 31, the new thing is described as the making of a new covenant. When physically interpreted, a woman's surrounding man is not a new thing at all. But considering spiritually, we can see that it has a very profound meaning. The woman [Eve] was a part of the man [Adam], for she was formed from his rib. If God had not taken a rib from the man and made the woman of it, how would the woman, residing within the man, surround him? So the new thing God prophesied means an unprecedented thing―the appearing of Mother who has resided within God the Father. The new thing is to be created in the world by God's making the new covenant. God said that through the new covenant He would write His law on our hearts. He added, "I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach …, saying, ‘Know the LORD,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest." "I will be their God …." Here God is called "Elohim" in the original Hebrew text. When we realize Elohim [Gods] through the new covenant, we will all know God, from the least of us to the greatest, just as God said. In the book of Galatians we see that Sarah represents the new covenant and our Mother.

Gal 4:21-26 『These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenant. … Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the Jerusalem that is above is free, and she is our Mother.』

Thus, Sarah represents the new covenant and our Mother, the Jerusalem above. Through the new covenant we've found the existence of our Mother. Hosea says, "Let us know, let us press on to know the LORD." We have fulfilled this word by knowing Elohim―God the Father and God the Mother―through the new covenant, so that we can all know God, from the least of us to the greatest.

☆Elohim God☆ - The serpent is the enemy of the woman

The serpent [the devil] is the enemy of the woman [Mother]
The Bible tells us that there is an enemy who tries to hinder us from acknowledging this truth of Elohim―God the Father and God the Mother, so that we cannot receive the blessing of eternal life. The enemy is the devil who tries to lead us into the way of death by preventing us from knowing God who gives us the water of life.

Ge 3:14-15 『So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."』

This prophecy was partially fulfilled through Jesus at His first coming. The devil is our enemy because he has become the enemy of Elohim―especially God our Mother.The serpent [the devil] is a perpetual enemy of the woman. The woman, our Mother, leads us into life, but the serpent [the devil] tries to lead us into death. From the beginning there was enmity between them, and to the very end of the age the enmity will continue. He constantly hinders the truth about Mother through various tricks. To prevent us from knowing Mother who gives us life, he denies the Biblical records of Elohim working together by every tricky word and scheme. Thus, he tries his utmost to swallow our souls and lead us into death. The more the devil hinders us, the more we should be alert and self-controlled, so that we may resist the devil with the correct knowledge of God.

☆The Elohim Gods☆ - God is to appear as the Spirit and the Bride in due time

God is to appear as the Spirit and the Bride in due time

Now, let's find out when Elohim, existing in spirit, appears in the flesh. The Elohim Gods worked together in the beginning of Creation, and will be together to complete the Creation.

1 Ti 6:15-16 『which God will bring about in his own time―God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.』

The Bible says that God will show us His appearing in due time. If He reveals Himself visible to our eyes, it means He will come in the flesh. In the likeness of men, in the likeness of male and female, God is prophesied to come to this earth, being made a little lower than the angels. However He is the very God who has been working out a 6,000 year plan of salvation since Adam. There is the Savior's name for each age, but the name of God as female does not appear. For God the Father stands as a representative, just as only a father's name appears on a doorplate in the home though there is a mother.In the book of Romans it is described that through one man, Adam, sin entered the world. Actually, it was Eve who sinned first, but only Adam's name was representatively mentioned. It is the same with the Savior's name for each age; only the name of God the Father has been representatively used.Only God can give us life, for He alone has immortality. Let's see how God the only eternal Being will appear in due time.

Rev 22:17 『The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.』

Here we can see that God has appeared as the Spirit and the Bride in due time to give us the water of life.

Rev 19:6-8 『Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready. Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear." (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of the saints.)』

Rev 21:9-10 『One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb." And he carried me away in the Spirit to a mountain great and high, and showed me the Holy City, Jeru-salem, coming down out of heaven from God.』

The Lamb and His Wife are God the Father and God the Mother, who have appeared in due time. Our Father and Mother have appeared to give Their children life in the last days. The book titled "The Mystery of God and the Spring of the Water of Life" (Chapter 24) describes that the Spirit and the Bride will appear and lead the Gentiles to be saved. God prophesied that He would show His appearing, and the prophecy has been fulfilled. God alone is the one who gives us life, and the Spirit and the Bride now give us the water of life. They are the very God who has appeared to us.

★Elohim Gods★

The history of mankind controled by Gods [Elohim]
Let's see the Gods work together, saying, "Let us …."

Ge 11:1-9 『Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. As men moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. … Then they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth." But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the men were building. The LORD said, "… Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other." So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel―because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.』

In Genesis 1 God made male and female, saying, "Let us make man …." In Genesis 11, we see the Gods working together, saying, "Let us …"; we find the male and female Gods breaking the pride of men and stopping them from doing their evil work.

Isa 6:7-10 『… Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" …』

In the book of Isaiah God said, "Who will go for us?" not saying, "Who will go for me?" Here we can also understand that both God the Father and God the Mother work together and lead the gospel work for our salvation.In many Biblical verses we see God working together, saying, "Let us …." In the Hebrew text, the word for God in the singular sense is El or Eloha and its plural form Elohim means Gods.Elohim [Gods] created all things, including mankind, saying, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness." From the beginning God the Father and Mother have been working together; They worked together to break the pride of men by stopping them from building the Tower of Babel, saying, "Let us go down …," and They also worked together on calling the prophet Isaiah, saying, "Who will go for us?" Thus, Elohim, God the Father and God the Mother, worked together.

☆Elohim Gods☆

Giving life is the role of Mother
Let's add to the knowledge of God through His providence of creating man in His own image.

Ge 2:4-24 『… the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. … But for Adam no suitable helper was found. So the LORD caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. The the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,' for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.』

Ge 3:20 『Adam named his wife Eve (which means life), because she would become the mother of all the living.』

Through this providence described in Genesis, we can understand that Adam is a type of Christ, Eve represents His wife and all mankind living on earth represent Their children: Abel symbolizes those who will be saved and Cain those who will not be saved.

☆Elohim Gods☆

God of male image and God of female image

In the process of knowing God, let us find out that God has both genders.

Ge 1:26-27 『Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.』

We call our Creator "God Most High," and we think He is one. However, in Genesis we can see that the plural Gods made all creatures, including man, saying, "Let us make man …." If an artist draws a male model, a portrait of a man will be painted; and if he draws a female model, a portrait of a woman will be painted. God our Creator made man in His own image, and male and female were created. This indicates that there are both male and female images in God.Until now most Bible scholars have characterized God only as male, calling Him ‘Father.' They've not spoken of God as female. The Bible characterized God as both male and female, but it was contrary to their custom and doctrine. So they have regarded it as a heresy to believe that there is Mother God as well as Father God and intentionally ignored it.However, surely there is a time for the truth to be revealed. Remem-ber that God mentioned it as a condition for receiving the Holy Spirit to press on to know Him. Everyone in the world does know the God who divided the Red Sea. Even non-Christians know the God who created Adam and Eve, the God who made all things in six days. What should we press on to know about God then? It is that there exists a female God as the Mother as well as a male God as the Father. When we understand this correctly, we can have full understanding of all the principles of life and wisdom described in the 66 books of the Bible.Adam and Even were created in God's image. At first God made Adam and then He decided to create a helper for him. He caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep and made Eve from one of his ribs (Genesis 2). Why did Adam need his helper, Eve? Man cannot give birth to children and breastfeed them. God entrusted such things to woman when He created human beings.When God created Adam and Eve, each of them had a duty. Adam was a pattern of the one to come (Ro 5:14). Thus his wife, Eve, represents the wife of the Lamb, the Christ to come a second time. Such a great truth is hidden in Genesis.We need to understand what the ministry of the male God is and what the ministry of the female God is. This is the start point for our knowledge of God.