Galatians 3:28-29

You are all one in Christ Jesus

 

『 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.  And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.』(Galatians 3:28-29)

All human beings are children of wrath in the eyes of God. We were deceived by Satan and lived without knowing. When the Garden of Eden was founded, it was good in God's eyes, but afterwards, in the eyes of God, he said, "People think what they think is evil since they were young." That is why God is angry. Last time, he said, "It is the same as Noah's time and Lot's time."

Human beings ignore the law and do not realize how great a sinner is. There are sins that humans self-aware of, and there are many more sins that they do not know until God has made them realize. So when the holy light of heaven shines, it falls like Saul. It is grace that God shows. David said in Psalm 19:12, “Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.”I confessed.

Even if people are praised and look good, if they live without God, they are evil to God. Ephesians 2:1-3 says: All those who are dead in trespasses and sins. God is making humans realize this. Noah told people for 120 years. However, no one but seven family members realized. Many people who lived with Noah worshiped God, In the eyes of God, the only “righteous” was Noah. Noah only walked with God. God gave people the opportunity to repent through Noah. At that time, they did not believe God's Word to destroy the beautiful world.

The phrase "children of wrath in nature" means that they are bound to be judged. But how do you realize this? Almost everyone who knew Noah's family and relatives and those around him didn't believe Noah's words for 120 years. Isn't it the same today? How many churches cry out for repentance in many churches? The seven who accepted Noah's words at the time of Noah were those who were clothed with Christ today. Because outside the Ark is a place to be judged.

Even today, all who are not clothed with Christ will be judged. Those who are clothed with Christ can only take off their clothes called "Self". "God, I am the one who died in transgression and sin. In essence, the child of wrath is right. Noah was the one who had to be submerged in the water outside the Ark at the time." Those who are are those who understand the Word of God. Only those who realize will take off their clothes called'Self'.

The clothes called "Self" do not allow you to wear "Christ's clothes." That is why it cannot become "Christ's." It must be Christ's to become a member of Christ. Those who belong to Christ are called Christos in Greek. These are the ones who will inherit the promise. The main character of faith in Romans is Abraham. In Galatians, the main character is Isaac. 25 years after Abraham heard God's voice, he gained a new life. At that time, he said the covenant of circumcision saying, "I will make an eternal covenant with you."

God's covenant was twice. The first covenant had Abram set the animal apart, and the fire came down and burned the sacrifice. This incident was not a covenant with Abraham, but a promise of God. Even after seeing this amazing sight, Abram listens to Sarai and gives birth to Ishmael. Even if you are invited to church today and believe that Jesus is the Son of God and have a wonderful experience, if you do not obey God's Word, you will end with God's one-sided covenant. The result is that the covenant of God cannot be fulfilled by those who have been invited to the church.

The second covenant promised that God would give Abraham a seed. Translated as descendant, it is a seed in Greek. This is Isaac. Isaac succeeds to inherit the inheritance. In order to come to church and connect the seed of promise to the inheritance, it must be "Christ's." Just as the body of Abraham became dead and received the promised seed, the promised seed enters the new life when the physical soul of "self" dies.

The word inheritance is the kingdom of God. Through the Bible, the kingdom of God in this world refers to the spiritual garden of Eden, Canaan, and the church. The first people, Adam and Eve, were kicked out of the Garden of Eden. The angel holds the sword and keeps it. In order to enter the Garden of Eden again, "the desire to be like God" must be killed by a fire knife. However, all humans except Noah's family became children of wrath and were judged by God's water.

Those who enter Canaan are new people born in the wilderness. All the old people (symbol of Ishmael) die, and only the new life (symbol of Isaac) born in the wilderness enters. So, a new person enters Canaan with Joshua (a symbol of Jesus). Likewise, the saints who come into the church take off their clothes called'self', and only those who are clothed with Christ receive the promise as an inheritance. The identity of “self” is not born with promise, but ismael and old man originated from the flesh.

Salvation comes first from faith in obedience to the Word of God. Then he comes to the faith that God gives. Horizontal faith and vertical faith must meet. However, many church people today think of themselves as "forgiveness of sins and salvation through the blood of Jesus." The horizontal belief is the one who obeys the words of Jesus, "Deny yourself." It's as if the engine of the plane moves forward, the wing lifts the plane up. Those who believe must go forward with 『Obey”. The only way people can do is to obey God's Word. Then, God will lift you up. When God sees "the faith that the saints enter into Canaan," God gives the Promised Land as the inheritance according to the power of the Holy Spirit from God.

The day before the Hebrews left Egypt, they painted the blood of the Lamb and escaped Egypt from the death of the eldest son. However, although there was a gateway to cross the Red Sea, the Israelites experienced the amazing splitting of the Red Sea and the Egyptian soldiers died and crossed the Red Sea to the wilderness. God said, "Keep the Passover" in the wilderness. It was to remember God's promises. The Hebrews celebrated the Passover. For the Hebrews, however, this is not salvation, but salvation into Canaan.

Those who were able to enter Canaan were the only new life obeying God's promise to give the land of Canaan. Of the 12 spies, 10 spies, except Joshua and Caleb, and all the old people who lived in Egypt, did not believe in God's promises. There is no reliable power. This is because 『Self』 is the owner. "Self" with a fleshly heart seems to be "a place where Canaan dies when it enters". But those who have the heart of the spirit canaan can be seen as the promised land of God.

Today, it is the same in the church. Relying on the blood of the Lamb does not go into Canaan. The lamb's blood is a word applied to Egypt. It is the blood of the Lamb that escapes from the world, but is not saved by coming out, but only those who are crucified against the world, against the law, and against sin enter into Canaan. If you are not crucified against the world, you cannot enter Canaan. People say that they believe in words, but how many people love the world, condemn people, and sin against the world, against sin, and against the law. Yet they know that the blood of the Lamb solves everything.