New Church Life July/Aug 2014 | Page 65

Declarations of Faith and Purpose the rev. jea s. park Seoul, Korea I believe that there is one God who is the Lord God the Savior Jesus Christ, in whom is a Divine trinity. I love Him for all salvation is from the Lord. I believe in shunning evil as a sin against the Lord, and to do good because it comes from the Lord. These things should be done by man as if by himself, but believing that these things are done by the Lord through man, which is the saving faith. I believe that the Lord revealed His thought and will in the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the heavenly teachings of the New Church. These words lead to eternal life because the Word is the light, the way and the life. My purpose is to teach the people in the Lord’s way through New Church teachings, and to lead into His kingdom as many people as possible. O, my Lord Jesus Christ! You are the Lord and I am Your servant. I pray that your will be done!   the rev. seichii sakae Japan I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one God in heaven and on earth, who is the Creator and the Savior. I believe that He came into the world and assumed the Human, endured all grievous temptations, overcame the hells, fully put off the frail human from Mary, glorified His human, and thus became the Divine Human to save the human race, who would have perished miserably by their sins. I believe that freedom of choice has been restored so that the way to 357