Lecture 7685. Almighty God (en)
Europe Jungbub
[{'start': '0.001', 'end': '3.000', 'text': 'Lecture 7685. Almighty God (en)'}, {'start': '21.684', 'end': '30.000', 'text': 'The first question concerns God the Almighty.'}, {'start': '30.000', 'end': '39.164', 'text': 'In Christianity, people recite the “Apostles’ Creed” before they begin their worship:'}, {'start': '39.164', 'end': '44.227', 'text': '“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of Heaven and Earth,'}, {'start': '44.227', 'end': '48.099', 'text': 'and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, ...”'}, {'start': '48.099', 'end': '57.355', 'text': 'There might be an almighty God, just as described at the beginning of this prayer,'}, {'start': '57.355', 'end': '66.859', 'text': 'in order to understand the reality of the almighty God as depicted in the Christian religion.'}, {'start': '66.859', 'end': '70.967', 'text': 'Master, I ask you to teach me.'}, {'start': '70.967', 'end': '76.494', 'text': 'We must understand God better.'}, {'start': '76.494', 'end': '86.402', 'text': 'It is time to have a broader understanding of God, rather than simply saying, “God is like this!”'}, {'start': '86.402', 'end': '95.426', 'text': 'Human beings living in this society are the greatest intellectuals that have ever existed.'}, {'start': '95.426', 'end': '101.639', 'text': 'Human beings have evolved up to this point, and the community we now have is the most intellectual society ever.'}, {'start': '101.639', 'end': '110.738', 'text': 'Why do today’s top intellectuals still consider “great” someone who did great work in the past?'}, {'start': '110.738', 'end': '114.527', 'text': 'Because, up until now, these intellectuals have not done what they should have done.'}, {'start': '114.527', 'end': '117.885', 'text': 'We have learned and grown to this point'}, {'start': '117.885', 'end': '123.397', 'text': 'by considering “great people” as those we acknowledged to be great when we were children.'}, {'start': '123.397', 'end': '130.964', 'text': 'They seemed great back then, but given the growth and depth we have reached, we no longer think of them in that way.'}, {'start': '130.964', 'end': '135.323', 'text': 'According to the guidelines of the “Korean Charter of National Education,” we were born on this Earth'}, {'start': '135.323', 'end': '141.685', 'text': 'with a historical mission to fulfill! This would mean establishing a new history in the future,'}, {'start': '141.685', 'end': '144.515', 'text': 'rearranging everything we have achieved up to now.'}, {'start': '144.516', 'end': '149.736', 'text': 'Everything we bring from the past is history; from now on, we should reorganize history for the future.'}, {'start': '149.736', 'end': '156.125', 'text': 'That is why we must share our studies with this new perspective.'}, {'start': '156.125', 'end': '160.928', 'text': 'You should not think something is correct just because someone tells you so'}, {'start': '160.928', 'end': '163.912', 'text': 'and now you should understand the reason behind it.'}, {'start': '163.912', 'end': '164.760', 'text': 'Why?'}, {'start': '164.760', 'end': '173.611', 'text': 'We need to understand the meaning of the word “almighty” … when people speak of an “almighty Being.”'}, {'start': '173.611', 'end': '177.227', 'text': 'If we wanted to talk about an “almighty Being,”'}, {'start': '177.227', 'end': '179.906', 'text': 'in this international society,'}, {'start': '179.906', 'end': '183.237', 'text': 'they would need the almighty power to manage the entire Universe,'}, {'start': '183.237', 'end': '190.205', 'text': 'and nothing should be beyond them; then we could call them “Almighty.”'}, {'start': '190.205', 'end': '194.755', 'text': 'So why do Christians fear the devil and try to cast him out?'}, {'start': '194.755', 'end': '198.724', 'text': 'An “Almighty Being” should also be able to handle that situation.'}, {'start': '198.724', 'end': '204.521', 'text': 'With the knowledge we have today, we see these contradictions.'}, {'start': '204.521', 'end': '213.137', 'text': 'Many people still fear the devil and try in every way to drive him away.'}, {'start': '213.137', 'end': '219.205', 'text': 'They also try to keep their distance from people who do not agree with them,'}, {'start': '219.205', 'end': '223.232', 'text': 'instead of making an effort to be understood and to come together.'}, {'start': '223.232', 'end': '225.746', 'text': 'They continue to keep them at arm’s length.'}, {'start': '225.746', 'end': '228.423', 'text': 'They say: “Those who do not believe in our God are Satan,'}, {'start': '228.423', 'end': '237.466', 'text': 'and only those who believe in our God are disciples of the ‘Almighty God.’”'}, {'start': '237.466', 'end': '242.825', 'text': 'But making enemies does not mean you are disciples of an “Almighty God.”'}, {'start': '242.825', 'end': '246.320', 'text': 'To help you understand, let me tell you just one sentence:'}, {'start': '246.320', 'end': '252.111', 'text': '“If you create an enemy by discriminating against someone, you cannot be disciples of an Almighty God.”'}, {'start': '252.111', 'end': '255.505', 'text': 'You should understand it this way.'}, {'start': '255.505', 'end': '259.449', 'text': 'If you were afraid of some entity and considered your opponent an enemy,'}, {'start': '259.449', 'end': '264.209', 'text': 'there would be no almightiness there.'}, {'start': '264.209', 'end': '267.126', 'text': 'If we wanted to talk about the true sense of almightiness,'}, {'start': '267.126', 'end': '272.224', 'text': 'we should also be able to embrace the devil.'}, {'start': '272.224', 'end': '275.724', 'text': 'We should embrace people who have made mistakes,'}, {'start': '275.724', 'end': '278.447', 'text': 'with love and care.'}, {'start': '278.447', 'end': '281.678', 'text': 'Only when we are able to embrace all that exists can we speak of almightiness.'}, {'start': '281.678', 'end': '285.526', 'text': 'But nowadays, the organizations that proclaim almightiness'}, {'start': '285.526', 'end': '288.000', 'text': 'try to kick out people they dislike.'}, {'start': '288.000', 'end': '292.538', 'text': 'They label them “wrong” or bad, and push them away.'}, {'start': '292.538', 'end': '300.489', 'text': 'Those who behave this way within such organizations cannot be considered disciples of the Almighty God; rather, they are a sort of renegades.'}, {'start': '300.489', 'end': '306.531', 'text': 'Let us study and understand God correctly.'}, {'start': '306.531', 'end': '312.472', 'text': 'Today we have just begun to touch on the topic, which we will delve into step by step from now on …'}, {'start': '312.472', 'end': '315.472', 'text': '… Now let’s move on to the next question …'}]