Loss of the Fivefold Ministry's Mission and the Path to Eternal Life

The five offices recorded in the Bible—evangelist, teacher, prophet, pastor, and apostle—have each lost their intricate missions. Evangelists are consumed by self-promotion, teachers teach human doctrines, and prophets convey their own thoughts instead of God's will. While pastors abandon their flock and lead them to follow themselves, apostles settle for their titles rather than building the church.

Evangelists are more preoccupied with exalting themselves than leading souls to the church, and teachers teach their own doctrines rather than God's.

Prophets convey their own thoughts instead of God's will, pastors lead the flock to follow themselves instead of caring for them, and apostles settle for their titles instead of building the church.

Pastor Ngoma criticized the reality that believers' faith is not growing because the true gospel is not being preached.

In a situation where the true gospel has disappeared and preachers only talk about their own lives, believers without faith cannot experience God's work in their lives.

A faith without new birth, confessing love for God only with lips, is empty, and all sermons must point only to Jesus Christ.

Just as billionaires have died, material wealth also never guarantees eternal life.

Money can also be beneficial but cannot give eternal life, as proven by the fact that numerous billionaires have died.

Human limitations are clear, and the root of eternal life does not exist in this world.

According to Pastor Ngoma, humans cannot know everything by themselves, so the teachings of the Bible are essential.

One must be wary of those who claim to know everything, as this is akin to rejecting God's wisdom.

Infinite wisdom is contained within God's word, making a life dependent on it essential.

Pastor Ngoma preached that although people try to live life according to their own thoughts, this is not God's will.

Even waking up in the morning and breathing should not be taken for granted, and this must be recognized as entirely God's grace.

Emphasizing that putting the life God has given before one's own plans is the true attitude of faith.

Human life is a continuous process of struggle and difficulty from birth, and this is an intrinsic characteristic of the world, Pastor Ngoma said.

He explained that to solve these problems of life, one must cling firmly only to Jesus.

Worldly pleasures or material things can provide temporary satisfaction but can rather become obstacles to gaining eternal life.

There is no way to overcome all of life's hardships without clinging to Christ.

The quails that the Israelites ate came from heaven but brought them death. Material benefits only satisfy physical hunger and are separate from eternal life.

The quails that satisfied physical hunger did not guarantee eternal life.

One should not confuse material benefits with eternal life, and it is the view that not everything God gives immediately means eternal life.

A life that clings only to worldly values inevitably collapses when those values disappear.

He urges one to ask themselves if they can firmly cling to God even when they have lost everything.

The analysis of Job's attitude of faith through his suffering is presented as an example showing the importance of basing one's life on God, not on material possessions.

Job, even after losing everything, did not abandon his trust in God, demonstrating the character of one who seeks eternal life.

The Bible teaches that for those who seek eternal life, the rest of life's necessities will be provided. The attitude of simultaneously pursuing earthly life and eternal life only adds to the suffering of believers.

The Bible teaches to seek only eternal life, and if you seek eternal life, God will provide the rest of what is needed for earthly life.

In other words, the message is that prioritizing earthly comfort is contrary to God's will and rather leads to suffering and confusion.

This shows that God, as a God of order, also requires believers to follow prescribed stages of spiritual growth.

Ephesians 2:8 makes it clear that salvation is not by human merit but a gift of God's grace and faith.

Ultimately, grace through faith, not works, is the only way to eternal life.

Pastor Ngoma warned that the more believers pursue earthly comfort, the further they move away from eternal life and delay their spiritual journey.

The message is that clinging to earthly life becomes an obstacle to spiritual progress, and ultimately, one will gain nothing.

What God requires is the decision to abandon worldly comfort and move solely towards eternal life.

Pastor Ngoma conveyed that God allows believers to remain on earth not for them to cling to the world, but to influence their respective environments and reflect God's kingdom.

Witnessing the values of God's kingdom, not wealth and possessions, should be the goal of faith, and earthly life should be a channel to reflect God's glory.

Pastor Ngoma explained that Jacob's transformation into the name 'Israel' was because his past identity died.

He views a true encounter with God as accompanied by a fundamental change in humanity, that is, the death of the old self.

Spiritual growth comes from the relationship with God, not from worldly ways, and this is the essence of rebirth.

The message is that human stubbornness and obstinacy must be abandoned to walk with God.

First, created beings are dependent beings that cannot exist on their own; second, all created beings have a nature that is bound to decay.

Third, only Jesus Christ possesses the sole power to overcome death, and fourth, life fundamentally belongs to God.

For these reasons, humans cannot find eternal life in created beings, he explained.

He explained that deeply imprinting God's word in one's heart, rather than external forms (oil, laying on of hands, etc.), is the core of spiritual life.