God’s love, which is stronger than death, is causing me to continue walking the path of the mission the Lord has given me (John 6:1–15). “At that very time some Pharisees came and said to Him, ‘Leave this place and go somewhere else. Herod wants to kill You.’ He replied, ‘Go tell that fox, “I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.” In any case, I must press on today and tomorrow and the next day—for surely no prophet can die outside Jerusalem! Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. I tell you, you will not see Me again until you say, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord” (Luke 13:31–35). ...
바람직한 신앙이 아닙니다 . 바알의 선지자들은 자기들의 의식에 따라 피가 흐를 때까지 칼과 창으로 자기들의 몸을 상하게 하였습니다 ( 열왕기상 18:28, 현대인의 성경 ). 이와 같이 의식에 따라 자기의 몸을 상하게 하면서까지 주님을 섬기는 것은 바람직한 신앙이 아닙니다 .