Page 16 - Are you a Christian
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Do you belong to the kingdom of the Father? Otherwise,
do you belong to the land, or to the world? This sense of
belonging should be obvious. It means that the sense of
belonging should be definitely established. Philippians 3:20
says, But our citizenship is in heaven. That is why a person
who is born again clearly knows where he belongs. Even if
a person from California lives in Texas, he knows clearly
he is from California, doesn’t he? And even if a person
from New York City goes to Los Angeles, he knows clearly
that he is a person from New York City. Even if he goes
abroad, he can never forget about being American until
he dies. Like this, if you are born again, you know for sure
what you belong to and where you belong, and you have
to clarify your belonging. You should do clearly. Since the
kingdom of heaven is the place where the Father who gave
birth to you resides, you definitely know the Father’s house
is your home to where you should return.
You know what? No matter how good someone
else’s house is, we can’t stay for more than a few days.
For what reason is that? Because it is uncomfortable, un-
comfortable! No matter how comfortable it is, you are not
comfortable. But even if your house is an incomparably
shabby, you feel your house is comfortable. And you feel
free. If you are born again in this way, you will know that
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