Tabernacle Lectures (94)One piece

God only accepts Jesus Christ; he does not accept anything that comes from man. We cannot be saved through the good actions of man. Adam was not satisfied looking at the beasts of the field, but he loved the woman who came from his body and was pleased with her. God does not accept what comes out from man; it must come from Jesus for God to happily receive it.

The branches or the shaft, all the things of the lampstand must come from the body of the lampstand.

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness”

The nine fruits of the Holy Spirit are naturally borne if the Holy Spirit is in you. But many people try to bear the fruits of the Holy Spirit with their own effort. That tells us that the Holy Spirit is not in their hearts. The nine fruits of the Holy Spirit are from the nature of the Holy Spirit, so if the Holy Spirit is in you, they will naturally be borne.

When we are far from Jesus Christ, it is not that we should try to make ourselves look like the form of Jesus Christ. If Christ enters us, change will arise in our hearts through Christ. That is what satisfies God. If we receive the forgiveness of sins and welcome Jesus into our hearts, then even if we do not try, through the Holy Spirit we will naturally change.