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Metaphor of marriage system

  Metaphor of marriage system   In Mark 10:6-9,  “ But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. ”  For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 』 Here,  『 from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female 』  In Greek,  ἀ π ὸ   δ ὲ   ἀ ρχ ῆ ς   κτί σεω ς   ἄ ρσεν   κα ὶ   θ ῆ λυ   ἐ ποί ησεν  α ὐ τούς  Here,  ἀ π ὸ  (apo: from)  δ ὲ  (de: conjunction)  ἀ ρχ ῆ ς  (arche: first)  κτί σεω ς  (kriteos: of creation). If we translate this again, it should be,  “ male and female he made them ” . The first creation is Adam (human). Since both man and human are named Adam, there can be errors in translation. In other words, God created man first and separ...

In order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit

  In order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit   Baptism is a ritual of going into water and coming out. In John 3:5, Jesus said,  “ Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ”  Water does not mean washing away sins, but symbolizes the death of the body of sin. In other words, going into water means dying in union with Jesus who died on the cross. In Romans 6:4,  “ Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, even so we too should walk in newness of life. ” Coming out of the water symbolizes resurrection. Romans 6:5 says,  “ For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection. ”  Being united with resurrection is called the baptism of the Holy Spirit. However, those who are baptized today do not know exactly about the ...

In order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit

  In order to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit   Baptism is a ritual of going into water and coming out. In John 3:5, Jesus said,  “ Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ”  Water does not mean washing away sins, but symbolizes the death of the body of sin. In other words, going into water means dying in union with Jesus who died on the cross. In Romans 6:4,  “ Therefore we were buried with him through baptism into death, in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, even so we too should walk in newness of life. ” Coming out of the water symbolizes resurrection. Romans 6:5 says,  “ For if we have been united with him in the likeness of his death, we will certainly also be united with him in the likeness of his resurrection. ”  Being united with resurrection is called the baptism of the Holy Spirit. However, those who are baptized today do not know exactly about the ...

God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

  God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.   Mark 12:26-27 『 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. 』 This article is a quote from Exodus 3:15,  “ And God said moreover to Moses, thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, the LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. 』 The people of Israel cried out to God in Egypt. So the Lord God said that He heard their cry. When God made a covenant with Abraham, He promised land and descendants, and He continued this covenant with Isaac and Jacob. The Lord God shows that He is not someone who forgets a covenant after making it, but someone who f...

Beware of false prophets and false teachers.

  Beware of false prophets and false teachers.   1. The story of the fallen angel 2 Peter 2:4  『 For if God spared not (Epeisato) the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell (Tartarosas), and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment. 』 Episato ( ἐ φε ί σατο ) means not sparing. Tartarus ( ταρταρ ώ σα ς ) means after being thrown into prison. Regarding the angels who sinned, it is the same concept as the angels who did not keep their positions in Jude 1:6. They are those who wanted to be like God and opposed God. It is because they had a greed in their hearts to become like God. This story is the same story as the incident of eating the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. The reason why the story of evil angels comes up as the story of the Gnostics suddenly unfolds is because the judgment of those who advocate Gnosticism is like God not forgiving the angels who sinned, but throwing them into prison a...

The adulterous woman

  The adulterous woman   John 8:3-5 『 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst of her, they said unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? The scribes and Pharisees ’  purpose in bringing up this issue was not really to find an answer to the question of the woman ’ s fornication, but to find fault with Jesus ’  answer. If Jesus had taken pity on the woman who had been captured and told her to let her go, they would have criticized Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God but not following the law. On the other hand, if Jesus had told the woman to be stoned according to the law, then since Israel was under the rule of the Roman Empire at the time, this would have been a violation of Roman law, which prohibited any nationality from imposing their own death sentences. This would have also p...