The Standard of Faith and the Purpose of God The standard of faith is the word of God. God’s purpose is to create the new heaven and new earth (Shincheonji), the 12 tribes of the new kingdom and new people. The word of God is God Himself. All creation has been made through the word and the word is the life and the light, the seed of God that makes one a child of God. Can anyone deny this? A person who does not have the word has neither God nor life (Jn 1:1-5). Anyone who distorts the word of promise, either to change its meaning or make up lies to teach others, is with the spirit of the devil. Also, anyone who does not practice love and forgiveness, and instead persecutes and curses, is a pastor of Satan. H e is like the false pastors of Jerusalem at the First Coming. Because the Scripture cannot be broken , it is proof that at the time of harvest, that is, the Second Coming, those who are not harvested and left in their field (their church) are born of t