Introduction

Good morning, everyone. Let us turn to Matthew Chapter 28. This is the concluding chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Before we know it, we are about to finish our study of Matthew, and I trust you all have a very clear impression. The entire Gospel of Matthew revolves around two main ideas, two different value systems: one is a heavenly value system, and the other is a worldly value system.

Chapter 28 concludes that the heavenly system has triumphed! This is not explicitly stated in this chapter, but it is implied. Let’s take a look:

Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:18-20)

Rather than calling this the Great Commission, this chapter could be called the triumph of the heavenly system! The Gospel of Matthew speaks of a larger framework. I encourage everyone to cultivate the habit of framework thinking. Otherwise, one sees only trees and not the forest. This is a kind of ignorance that prevents people from seeing the big picture, from seeing that our Lord Jesus has risen from the dead.

Even today, many Christians are still confused about this event. This confusion arises from Matthew Chapter 28, or even from the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as mentioned in Chapter 27, where people are deceived without realizing it, yet they think they are very clear-headed.

Being Loaded with a Worldly Logical System Causes Confusion

When they are deceived, they do not know it, and they hope others will not be deceived. For example, a truly believing person has one set of logical systems, while those who do not believe think that believers are deceived and that their own set of ideas is very proper. I am surprised that people think this way.

A sister's aunt came to us, who has had lumbar disc problems, and it has recently flared up again, to the point where she needs to be fed. Her father is over 80 years old and still needs to take care of her, a 50-year-old. Even though she has seen how many people are healed by our service, she stubbornly refuses to be served.

Who is really deceived? Each side has its own reasons. Worldly logical systems and heavenly logical systems are both very rigorous, but the eternal system and the worldly logical system are built on two completely different foundations.

Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and the guards were on the scene. They saw how the stone was moved away by the angel, and Jesus rose from the dead. The guards were so frightened that they trembled and were like dead men. They went into the city and reported everything they had seen to the chief priests. The chief priests and elders gathered together and took a large sum of money and gave it to the soldiers, saying, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ If the governor hears of this, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” So the soldiers took the money and did as they were instructed.

Don't you find it strange? These soldiers were at the scene when the Lord Jesus was resurrected, but after taking the money, they became muddled and said that it did not happen? Why are people like this? Because they think that taking the money is very important. The problem is that when the chief priests heard that Jesus had risen from the dead, they thought about how to cover it up.

Their attitude was not to think, I did not do the right thing; Jesus Christ actually rose from the dead, or What He preached was true. These chief priests did not think that way. They were concerned with how to crucify Jesus Christ, how to hide this mistake so that it would not be discovered. They were afraid that this event would be spread abroad, worried that their own faces would be damaged. In fact, these chief priests probably did not have a good end.

According to normal human thinking, it should be that this person is preaching the truth. When He was alive, He raised Lazarus, who had been dead for four days, from the dead. When He was alive, He could make the blind see, the lame walk, and the lepers cleansed. Some people came and were healed by a touch. Now this person has risen from the dead. I must go and seek Him, know Him, and re-recognize this Jesus Christ. But these people gathered together and conferred, but did not think this way.

Jesus Christ was able to rise from the dead. If He is not the Savior, the Messiah, whom we have been waiting for, then who else could it be? It is this Jesus! But the reaction of these chief priests and elders was to give the soldiers some money to prevent them from going out and telling people. Can this stop the fact that Jesus has risen from the dead?

Moreover, Jesus Christ has truly risen from the dead. Why are we still so stubborn? To solve a problem that does not need to be solved. What is the harm if it is spread? Does bribing the soldiers make everything okay? Why do they react this way? Because they are loaded with a worldly logical system.

Systems Built Entirely on Two Different Foundations

Today, when you observe communication between people, you will find that some people think that when a person dies, the lights go out, and there is nothing left. You ask them why they say there is nothing left, and they say because they have not seen it. What hope is there for people living in this world? Therefore, they place all their hope on the logical system of this life, and when they are alive, they only care about living things.

Some people are also confused when they hear me preach. God is the God of the living, but the good life I speak of is not the same good life that they speak of. Today, if we triumph in the heavenly logical system, with all authority in heaven and on earth given to us, we can take up the authority that God has given us so that we can live out God's glorious image and live in eternal life while we are alive on earth.

If being alive is a spiritual matter, do we still need to worry about worldly matters? If we triumph in the spiritual realm, can't we solve many problems? So we need to know that although we are all talking about living well, we are talking about two different concepts. We speak of how real the spiritual realm is; the heavenly logical system is built on the foundation of the reality of the spiritual realm. Living and then dying is vanity of vanities. If a person lives in the spiritual world, triumphs in the spiritual realm, takes up spiritual authority, and lives out victory and God's glorious image on earth, that is the key.

So these chief priests and others are very confused, but Jesus does not care that people are confused. Even after Jesus Christ rose from the dead, there were still people who were confused. They saw the resurrected Jesus with their own eyes, and still there were people who were confused, because the worldly logical system in their minds was too stubborn. Think carefully today, are there many confusions inside you? If there are many confusions inside you, it is because you are full of worldly logical systems. The worldly logical system is powerless and not a victorious system.

But today, the heavenly logical system represented by our Jesus Christ has triumphed! Jesus Christ has risen from the dead! Even if the door of the tomb is a large stone rolled into the pit, and no one can move the stone away, it cannot stop the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Death cannot imprison Jesus Christ. Our Jesus Christ has opened up a victorious path of resurrection from the dead for us. The heavenly logical system has triumphed!

Today, what we preach in Chinese Mingding Destiny is a logical system that allows us to draw on God's promises after we have triumphed, so that we can obtain all authority in heaven and on earth. We can represent Jesus Christ on earth and exercise God's authority.

Among us who have believed in the Lord for many years, if you are loaded with a worldly logical system, there is no way to continue walking with me. In fact, God does not care about your confusion, and neither will I. I think we are not here to solve your confusion. If you are willing to be confused, no one can stop you. Why are people confused? Because they are loaded with a worldly logical system.

Some people feel that they cannot live a good life following me to believe in the Lord. You mean you want to live a good life, but I mean I don’t want to live a good life. I think living a good life is vanity of vanities, but you think living a good life is very real. If someone hears what I say, they will definitely think that I do not want to live a good life. Actually, I have seen through life and death, and I think these are all boring.

If people are just living for a good life, living and then dying, and do not care about victory in the spiritual realm, can you live a good life? If you can live a good life, it is also a good thing, but the problem is that you cannot live a good life. If you could, you would not need Jesus Christ.

We must gradually come out of the worldly logical system. If you carry a worldly logical system, even if you are a high priest or an elder, you will still have plenty of trouble, and even more trouble. Why are people so confused about the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Don't just talk about today's Christians, even the Christians in the days of Jesus were still confused.

Can you imagine how stubborn the logical system in people's minds is? If you are confused, you will have many problems, and any explanation will be reasonable. But what is the problem? You cannot obtain heavenly authority. We must know that all authority in heaven and on earth belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and the church is His body. God will give us the authority of Jesus Christ to rise from the dead.

You may have a question: Why does God give us authority? Because we believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, and we are filled with hope. Filled with hope, we exercise the authority given to us by Jesus Christ in the world, trampling on the powers of the underworld, trampling on Satan's head, and no longer fearing death.

Relying on the blood of Jesus Christ and the word of our testimony, seeing the power of God constantly manifested among us, we no longer fear life and death and begin to live in eternal life. Because one day, we will come before God to receive the crown of glory that God has given us. This is our hope.

The Result of Living Out a Worldly System is Decay

All matters concerning life and death can no longer imprison my mind. Everyone can go online and listen to the sermons of other pastors, and you will be able to distinguish whether their logical system is for this life or for eternal life, whether it is heavenly or earthly. Some people criticize Jacob for deceiving his father, but I think criticizing Jacob is very strange.

Because in Jacob's dream, God built a ladder to heaven for Jacob, and the angels of God ascended and descended, standing on the ladder and proclaiming blessings. If God did not like Jacob, how could He proclaim blessings? But this pastor does not think so. He thinks that Esau was good, and that Jacob deceived his father, and that in the end, his mother died and he could not attend the funeral. Is attending a funeral important? Many people may not agree with what I said. I can understand you because you are packed with a worldly logical system and think it is important to go back and see someone who has died.

But to me, it is not important. I think this conflict is still very sharp today, filling people with confusion. We believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, came out of fear, and then lived in a resurrected life. May the power of Jesus Christ to rise from the dead be manifested in us. This is so precious! The salvation that Jesus Christ has accomplished for us is not a powerless salvation in the world, but a salvation that manifests the power to raise people from the dead in us.

If so, do we today desire to walk a victorious path like Jesus Christ? The heavenly logical system must be victorious! Today I will tell you again that many people think that money is very important because they carry a worldly logical system. If you are a businessman, you will be full of confusion, and you will often sit on the fence, sometimes in the heavenly logical system and sometimes in the earthly logical system.

Can that be victorious? Cannot be victorious. If you cannot be victorious, your financial problems are problems. I received a person who was full of confusion, so he came after hearing my name, wanting to understand Chinese Mingding Destiny. He said to me: Hearing your words is better than reading books for ten years. Because I re-shared the victorious gospel with him, resolving a great deal of confusion within him. I challenge you again, do you really believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Do you really believe that Jesus has obtained all authority in heaven and on earth? Do you really believe that this authority has been given to you? Then what are you worried about?

The worldly logical system is very powerful, manifested in every aspect. Some people are afraid of their wives, afraid of their husbands, afraid of their bosses, or afraid of their employees. Afraid of everything! What is there to be afraid of? Life is vanity of vanities. Isn't life just a few things? What is there to be afraid of? People think it is very important, but is it really important? When you kick your legs, close your eyes, and lie in a coffin, nothing matters. If so, we really need to try to figure out if there are many things inside us that need to be torn down.

If you cannot be victorious as a Christian, it is very deadly, because if you cannot be victorious as a Christian, it is like the Israelites who came out of Egypt and wandered in the wilderness for 40 years without entering the Promised Land, either being killed by God or being worn out. It is tragic for Christians to not be victorious! Some people say: That's great, we still have manna to eat in the wilderness for 40 years! If I let you try it now, what do you think is the most delicious thing? Eating this every day, eating it for 40 years, what will you do? You will be bored to death!

Moreover, there is nothing to see in the wilderness. When God says to set up camp, you have to hurry up and pack up and move forward, not knowing where to go. Even if you have a car, you get tired of packing your luggage and putting it in the car! In those days, they walked on foot, not knowing where to go, and wouldn't it be their own fault to be so conflicted? Who told you to be a Christian in the wilderness.

Many Christians are like this. I know a few businessmen who are not victorious in the spiritual realm. I ask them which church they go to? The other party replied: I just go to any church, I go to this one today, and that one tomorrow, after all, it is the body of Jesus Christ. There is no such thing! Because the church is the army of Jesus Christ, you cannot go to the air force one day and the army the next. The army of Jesus Christ must be a strong and united army!

Even with frequent practice, it may not be well coordinated. You run here today and run there tomorrow. No one knows if you are a member of a certain church, and no one knows which army you belong to. You are not a member of any of them, just a scattered soldier. The 108 heroes of Liangshan still had their own organization, didn't they? Are there any such Christians among us today? They don't know what they are doing, and they don't know which church they belong to? Anyway, they are just muddling along.

There is a believing businessman whose business is doing quite badly. Do you think he loves God? He also loves God quite a bit, but he cannot be victorious. Why can't he be victorious? Because he is loaded with a worldly logical system. Wandering in the wilderness, dying no matter how he lives, but here comes the question: Can we imitate Jesus Christ? With a complete heavenly logical system, fighting spiritual battles in this world, winning this battle, obtaining authority, and obtaining promises?

Yearning to be Like Jesus, Establishing a Heavenly Victorious System

Chinese Mingding Destiny is not about whether one is saved or not, we speak of whether one is victorious or not. Jesus Christ has opened a path of victory for us; death could not hold Him. Our Jesus Christ has already conquered death. What else do we fear? With the victorious Gospel of Jesus Christ, we follow our Lord Jesus to live victoriously in this world. There is a great expectation within me, a daily yearning to be like Jesus! Even if it means being crucified with Jesus, so what?

Perhaps I say this based on my flesh, but this is truly what I think. If there is an opportunity to be martyred for the Lord, then let me die! But I know that in eternity, a glorious crown from the Lord Jesus is reserved for me. This is why I serve with all my might. Whatever I do, I serve our Lord with all my strength. You can all testify to how fervently I serve our God! Because within me is a deep hope, and the foundation of this deep hope is that Jesus Christ has risen from the dead, and I will also carry this resurrection power to become glorious in the future.

Today, let us, brothers and sisters, contemplate whether you truly believe that people can be resurrected from the dead. If you still have such confusion, that people can be resurrected from the dead? How can that be? Birth, aging, sickness, and death are natural laws. Then I tell you, those are the laws of the flesh, the logical system of the world!

Regarding the resurrection of Jesus Christ, those chief priests and elders were a tragedy. They heard with their own ears that Jesus Christ had risen from the dead, heard Jesus say: You crucify me, but I will rise from the dead. They all knew this, knew the prophecy of Jesus Christ, and knew that Jesus Christ had truly risen from the dead, but they made a worldly choice. How could bribing the soldiers solve any problem? When this matter comes upon you in the future, where can you go? They believed that when a person dies, everything is over, and when alive, they only care about living.

Brothers and sisters, if we do not care about spiritual things, and we only care about living, then we cannot live well! Because that is living in a lie. As long as Satan puts such information in your mind, the final result will be the reaction of these chief priests and elders. Today, many Christians, even many pastors of churches, do not believe that Jesus rose from the dead.

Even if they believe, it is only lip service; in reality, they do not believe. If you ask me how I know, it is because the power of Jesus Christ's resurrection is not manifested in them. If we believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead, how could we not yearn to receive such power? How could we still fear this or that?

Today, brothers and sisters, we must step out of the worldly logical system. Even the disciples of Jesus Christ were not as good as those women, not as good as Mary Magdalene and the other Mary. These women sat there by the tomb, watching and hoping for Jesus Christ to rise from the dead. But the disciples of Jesus stayed at home, why? They felt it was over, Jesus was crucified, He was gone.

Jesus told them three times that He would rise from the dead on the third day, but they did not believe, they were filled with a worldly logical system. Do not think Peter was great; after denying the Lord three times, he was finished, weak! Now these sisters are so impressive, they are right there at the tomb, witnessing Jesus Christ rising from the dead. What did they see?

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. “Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.” (Matthew 28:1-10)

The logical system in the minds of these disciples had not yet been completely removed at this time. Do we still need to continue to remove the logical system of the world today? If we truly remove the logical system of the world, we will truly know that Jesus Christ has risen from the dead, and also know that Jesus Christ has risen to heaven, and all authority in heaven and on earth has been given into the hands of Jesus Christ. He gives this authority to us, so that we who believe in Him will have signs and wonders following us: in the name of Jesus Christ, we will cast out demons, speak in new tongues, pick up snakes with our hands, and if we drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt us; we will lay our hands on the sick, and they will be healed!

Resolving to be a Disciple of Jesus Christ

Brothers and sisters, you must know what is being said later. You are to make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Can you understand? Jesus has already won the victory; these are the words of Jesus Himself. Today, brothers and sisters, we must know that the Lord Jesus wants disciples, and this is a very crucial component of Chinese Mingding Destiny.

Jesus does not want believers, nor those who constantly shout, I have believed in the Lord, I have been saved by grace. Saved from what? You are far from victorious! Some people feel uncomfortable and entangled after doing a little work or reading the Bible, as if they are doing it for me. Why don't they realize it's what they need to do themselves? So brothers and sisters, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to us, and we are to make disciples of all nations for Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ wants disciples; God has chosen His disciples from among all nations. So today, we are to teach them to carefully obey everything God has commanded us, so that people may be with the Lord, until the end of the age. We are not to distort the Word of God today, or come up with irrelevant things. Today, we truly need to carefully obey the Word of God. Can we take God more seriously? If we all look down on the things of this world, it means that there is a heavenly logical system within you.

How many Christians today have established a heavenly logical system? And how many have received the blessings in eternity, that is, all the authority in heaven and on earth that Jesus Christ has obtained? Whether you have obtained such authority is the key to living well. We live out the glorious image of God, carrying a heavenly logical system, and this heavenly logical system is key. Brothers and sisters, you must know that if you believe in the Lord in a chaotic way, it is because there is no system within you; half of it is worldly, and half of it is spiritual, and that is deadly! That kind of belief is useless.

Today, we must constantly strive to tear down. It is normal if we have some confusion within us, because there is a worldly logical system within. As long as the devil Satan puts worldly and fleshly concepts within you, you have already been corrupted. Today, if you want to be a disciple of Jesus Christ, start to rethink how much of a worldly logical system is within you.

Think carefully, are we truly disciples of Jesus Christ? Are we truly willing to leave behind fields, houses, wives, children, and parents for Jesus Christ? Do we have such thoughts? In such crucial moments, can we truly make wise choices? Ponder it carefully, and you will realize that there are still many things within us that need to change!

Conclusion

Jesus Christ, carrying a heavenly system, was nailed to the cross, seemingly reaching a state of despair. His body was wrapped in spices and burial cloths and placed in a tomb, and the entrance to the tomb was blocked with a large stone. But nothing could stop the power of Jesus from rising from the dead. Joseph was sold into Egypt, but he had a heavenly logical system within him. Even if he was sold into Egypt as a slave and imprisoned, God could exalt him to be second only to the ruler, above all others, and he became the prime minister in Egypt, becoming the savior of his family.

Today, we need to be transformed in many areas, because we still have many worldly logical systems within us. For example, these chief priests and elders had doubts, and God is truly too lazy to pay attention to them. Changing the worldly logical systems within us is our choice and must be done. If we see through it, like Abraham and Jacob, see through the matter of living, then we will seek God. If you do not see through it, you will be like Esau.

We need to rethink ourselves, but today I give you an extremely wonderful hope. If you truly establish a heavenly logical system, you will surely be a victorious Christian. Becoming a victorious Christian will surely plunder the enemy, and you will surely see that God's promises in Jesus Christ are all true. If you are still a Christian in the wilderness, have not yet touched the door, have not yet entered the promised land, then you are wandering in the wilderness.

Starting today, re-establish a heavenly logical system, and begin to tell God, I want to be victorious, I want to overcome myself, and in the name of Jesus, I remove all kinds of fear; in the name of Jesus Christ, I remove all kinds of concerns; I completely tear down the worldly logical system, and I will be a victorious person. Being a victorious person is not difficult because Jesus Christ has already won the victory for us!

If you are a renovator, you certainly would not repair and patch up someone else's broken house; it cannot be repaired! I do not like to do such things, and God does not like to do such things. Repairing and patching up on a worldly logical system cannot be repaired well. You must tear down all the old things, turn it into a bare structure, and rebuild it according to the designer's intention to build a very beautiful house.

Whether we are willing to tear down today determines whether we can be victorious. May everyone be able to live in this heavenly logical system, live out the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, and live out the victory of Jesus Christ. Nail the fleshly and worldly to the cross, and receive a glorious crown. May everyone be able to take up the heavenly authority given by Jesus Christ, fight the good fight for Jesus Christ in this world, keep the way Jesus taught us, and may God's name be glorified! Amen!

May God bless everyone!