Galatians 6:1-8
He that soweth
to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a
fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to
be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove
his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in
another. For every man shall bear
his own burden. Let him that is
taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for
whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap
corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting. (Galatians 6:1-8)
『 Brethren,
if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one
in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.』 The people of the Early Church gradually believed that they were saved
by receiving grace from God because they believed in Jesus Christ, but there
was confusion about the law. So, some of them pointed to sin or looked at their
sins based on the law. So, the Bible tells us that we must be able to break the
law in Christ and become one who lives by the Holy Spirit. In Romans 8:1-2『There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ
Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 』 All humans are sinners from birth. But when sinners repent and become
united with Christ, though sin is present, God covers sin through Christ. So,
they become born again because the flesh is dead. Only those who have been
regenerated into the body of the spirit will pass God over sin. The Bible tells
us that we must share these words of truth among the saints and abandon false
legal thoughts.
Those who
plant for the flesh do not know the kingdom of God. So, because they see it
with their own eyes, they are lying about the kingdom of God. These are the
words of ten spies who returned after spying ahead of Canaan, and Nicodemus and
Jews who believed in Jesus and came to Jesus. Jesus told the Jews who came to
him that he was the child of a snake. It is said that the serpent's poison is
full and their throats are open graves. But they seem to be telling the truth,
but they are telling lies about the kingdom of God.
Even the ten
spies seemed to be telling the truth to the people, but they were lying to God.
They were lying to all the people. However, no one knew, except Joshua and
Caleb, and the new man born in the wilderness. How can you tell the truth and
lies? Is the body responding in front of the Word of God or the heart following
the Holy Spirit responding? Only those who are in Jesus' heart respond to the
Holy Spirit.
God gave the
tabernacle to the Israelites. So Leviticus began. God said to the Levites,
"You serve the sanctuary, but if you do not wash when you enter, you die."God
said, "When foreigners come near, they die." And he said to the
Levites, "If you come near, kill them." He said to the Levites,
"If you touch the holy thing, you die." The Levites are also under
the wrath of God in the wilderness. If not changed, they are under the wrath of
God.
In John 8:37
Jesus said, “I know that ye are Abraham's seed;
but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. When it comes to
difficulty, do you hold on to Jesus, or do you forsake Jesus' words? If not
born again, Jesus' words are discarded. But he says he believes in Jesus. We
must realize that "He who is deceived by the Devil is deceiving himself,
and he who deceives God." These Jews came to Jesus because they believed
in him, but Jesus said, "They are about to kill me."
Before the
promises of the Lord, it is revealed whether they are planters for the body or
for the Holy Spirit. Many people who plant the flesh believe that they are
telling the truth on their own, but because their father is a devil, they are
deceived and they are lying. God said, "If you enter Canaan, you will
live." But the ten spies said, "If you enter, you will die."
This is the
total corruption of the Bible. Those who do not enter into Christ are wholly
depraved to God. Canaan comes from surrender. Only those who yield completely
to the Lord enter Canaan.
Canaan is in
Christ, and the one who enters "In Christ" is the one who first
realizes that he has fallen against God. So, they are all living for the Lord.
They give up living for themselves. Those who live for themselves and think
"in Christ" will be deceiving themselves.
If everyone
believes that they are in Christ because they live and go to church, they are
all deceived. Think of "Who lives for?" You cannot be saved unless
you repent. People think that if they confess their sins and ask for
forgiveness, they are saved. However, when the old man who causes sin is
buried, the blood of the Lamb is applied and saved. How many people would say
the death of an old man in the church?
"Whatever
you plant, you will reap it." Who do you live for? All who do not want to go
into Jesus are those who live for themselves. It is for the flesh that will
eventually decay. Only the born again will reap for the Holy Spirit.
Galatians
5:24 says. 『And they that are Christ's have
crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.』 The
Bible says that the body was also crucified. "Put nailed" is an
expression of death. It is not a life that nails a few percent today and a few
percent tomorrow, but it is completely nailed. So, people are mistaken for
repentance.
Am I repentant? Or
are you repenting? Completely nailed and only new people enter Canaan. Only new
people are in the new covenant. They are born again and know that they are
going to heaven. Even if you believe in Jesus all your life, the old man will
not be saved. In Galatians 5:16-17『 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil
the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against
the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to
the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. 』
Human beings
are standing between God and Satan. Is it guided by the Holy Spirit or is it
going according to Satan? Can't I do this or not? These are called those in the
wilderness. In the wilderness they should have repented. The Israelites in the
wilderness could not return to Egypt because of the Red Sea. They were unable
to enter Canaan because of the Jordan River. Only those who repent and are regenerated
by the Holy Spirit enter Canaan. Those who repent are those who crucify the
desires of the flesh.
There were
two instances of standing between God and Satan. Angels did this in the kingdom
of God. God threw angels who had not kept their position into a dark pit. It
was the same in the Garden of Eden. God drew out Adam and Eve from the Garden
of Eden, who had been tempted by Satan's temptations and ate the fruit of a
tree that made them know good and evil. The reason is the temptation to be like
God. It is rooted in human beings.
Covetousness
is an idol. So, God only allows those who are greedy dead to enter the kingdom
of God. An old man with this covetousness must die. old man does not change to
new man. Only when the old man dies is the new man given. Covetousness is to be
crucified with Jesus. The devil uses all his might to hide it. It's a cheating
strategy. If I am the master, I cannot be saved. Because if I am the master, I
listen to the sound of the devil. This is because the Devil calls on the body's
greed and lust.
We must seek
to find the place where the Word becomes life and the old man dies every day.
Those who visit the place every day can know whether the life that governs us
is the life of the Holy Spirit or the body. The life of the flesh becomes
"I will live every day." How to find a more comfortable and
satisfying way, a better way. That is the body. The mind of the body must die
and become an enemy to God. The thought of the flesh makes me comfortable.
Everything is my center.
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