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Jesus Christ is relevant to people of the Earth now mainly because of the issue of sin. WHAT IS SIN? Sin is simply the UNWILLINGNESS TO SUBMIT TO GOD OR HIS WORD. God made us, owns us, and gave us free will to honor Him as loving children, so when we freely choose not to love or obey Him, wishing we are on our own, we sin against Him. That is the sin of the first man and woman, and we their offspring all have been groomed with that nature. WHAT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN? When we are unwilling to submit to God or His word we automatically forfeit the right to be sustained by God. That is death. Temporarily, we forfeit His care and guidance, set ourselves in conflict against God’s rule and become candidates for God’s judgment. Having forfeited God’s care, everything that follows the order of God then contradicts us (SUFFERING). (Apparently, we are able to control nature to some extent, even though we have sinned, only because God in His grace subjected nature to us, temporarily

BODY, SOUL, SPIRIT AND INSTRUMENT Main Readings: 2 Chronicles 5:11-7:3 The passage gives us a beautiful picture of what is required for excellence in Christian Music: At the dedication of Solomon’s Temple there was a body of musicians drawn from the Levites, the tribe of priests in Israel. They were charged with handling voices and instruments in order for their song to be heard in clarity as if it was one person that was singing. They presented themselves appropriately and cooperated with one another without discrimination. The sound of their music produced two effects: The glory of God filled the house of God like a cloud, and the priests were so affected that they could not stand on their feet to minister. King Solomon then clarified their presentation with a missionary prayer that reflects God’s purpose to reveal Himself to the world through Israel. Then the glory of the Lord manifested the second time, this time as fire, and the priests could not enter th