Title: Resurrected Life/Mark 16:1-11
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“Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is God.
sitting at the right hand. Think of the things above, and not the things of the earth.” (Colossians 3, 一-二)
Easter Sunday has three meanings.
First, let's celebrate the historical fact of the past: the resurrection of Christ.
The second is the day he showed us the foreshadowing and assurance of the resurrection and eternal life of all human beings in the future.
But thirdly, in the present time, we are told the spiritual resurrection that comes to us believers through the resurrection of Christ.
It is a teaching day.
This morning, this time is a special time to think for a moment about the spiritual resurrection that we believers can experience right now.
will be The true life of faith begins with this spiritual resurrection. In union with Christ, we cross our old self
By being crucified, killed, and buried with Christ, and transformed with Christ and survived as a new person, our life of faith
is just beginning.
Originally, when John the Baptist was baptizing, he did not baptize as simply as it is now, but baptizes in the Jordan River.
you remember At that time the person being baptized will immerse himself completely in the water and then come back out of the water.
that will come. It has special meaning. The old man is buried wholly in the water, and the new man rises up
It has a deep meaning. Therefore, in fact, by being baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, a person can completely cleanse the
It will have the meaning of being buried and resurrected as a new person.
Jesus' parable about a grain of wheat also has a truth that applies here. A grain of wheat falls to the ground first
After being buried and rotting, new shoots change from within and come up to the ground. Likewise, our religious life
The old man falls to the ground like a falling grain of wheat and must first die, and then new life comes up like a new sprout.
Yes, our faith life can begin fully. Therefore, the Bible teaches in this way Yes
Jesus Christ’s “Man has crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
The true life of faith begins when all the passions and desires belonging to you are crucified and killed, and then you are reborn as a new person
It taught me what it means.
Therefore, the Bible continues to exhort us earnestly: “Kill the members of the earth. immorality and infidelity and disgrace
Excessive lust and covetousness, which is idolatry. Now you put off all these things. anger, malice, and blasphemy
and shameful words of your mouth. don't lie Put off completely the old man and his deeds.”
I earnestly recommend it. The life of our believers is wholly nailed to the cross of the old man and spiritually enriched with the new man.
It starts with bowing.
In this sense, we believers do not have to wait for the resurrection of the body after this, but whether our souls die first or not.
You will have to come back to life again. So the word here says that if we have been raised with Christ, we will
He exhorted us to seek the things above, if we have received the grace of dying like Christ and being resurrected like Christ.
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The new life will live under the new law. After a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it changes and emerges as a new shoot, it freezes
Ascending upward is the principle of new life. Ascending towards heaven is the principle of new life. female
Even if you look at the life of insects and insects, the larva, which looks very bad to have been in the mud, changes once, grows wings and grows
After they become worms, they cannot live just buried in the mud like in the past. After becoming a butterfly and becoming a bee, after becoming a hover
I can't go on living in the mud, I can't live in the fresh air, between the many other flowers and the beautiful leaves
It has no choice but to fly and raise its feathers.
In the same way, no matter how we lived in the past, no matter how corrupt we
Whether he died in evil, his soul was resurrected from the dead after being forgiven through the merits of the cross of Jesus Christ.
If you do, you can't just stay in the darkness where the dead body was. Just wearing the shroud that the dead corpse wore
You can't go out into this world. You will get out of the dark environment. Like the shroud, all the things he did when he died
Iniquity, wickedness, sexual immorality, infidelity, slander, and all these evil deeds will be put away completely. and what's above
Finding and living a life of improvement every day becomes the new principle of the resurrected life.
Therefore, the Bible exhorts us earnestly. If we have truly resurrected our souls, now seek what is above.
He urges us not to look down and look for what is on the earth, but always seek what is above in the middle of the music
There is music that belongs, and there is music that belongs to the earth. Among the paintings, there is a painting belonging to the top, and there is a painting belonging to the earth.
There is. Among literature, there is literature that belongs to the top, and there is literature that belongs to the bottom. Unemployment belongs to the top in the business world
You can do this, or you can do unemployment belonging to the land. Even if you become a public official, you can become a public official belonging to the above,
may be a public official belonging to the
No matter what direction we live in, if our hearts are truly resurrected, in what way and where we live and work.
You will find what is above you. You will live a holy life there, and you will live a true life there.
You will live a peaceful life in it, you will find the truth everywhere, and you will find beauty everywhere. our soul
If this is indeed resurrected, he commands us not to seek the things that are on earth, but to seek the things that are above.
And he continued to exhort me with these words, “where Christ is seated, at the right hand of God.”
is. Jesus Christ not only rose from the dead, but also ascended into heaven on the fourth day, and sits at the right hand of God.
The reason why we are told to look for the things above is because God is above and Jesus Christ is at the right hand of God.
it is because you are In other words, the word to search for the things above is, to put it bluntly, that whenever God and Jesus
It is the word that tells us to focus on Christ and make Jesus Christ the highest goal of our lives.
Of course, when you ask students what they want to do when they grow up, they give a variety of answers.
“I want to be an artist.” “I want to be a politician.” “I want to be a doctor.”
I want to.” “I want to become a religious artist.” I have aspirations in various fields. All of this is precious.
But there is one thing more precious than this. What kind of person will you be first? How to become a politician
can you go What kind of person would you be to become a scientist? The words to seek the things above are spoken of in Jesus Christ.
It is the word that tells us to set the goal of our personality. As the person of Christ, as the mind of Christ, as the city of Christ
As my arms and the life of Christ, as the norm of my attitude, I want to always be like Christ,
With the spirit of Christ, he told me to become a politician, a businessman, a civil servant, a scientist, and an artist.
let's talk It is an exhortation to make Jesus Christ the highest goal in life.
Also, the continuing admonition is written in this verse to think about the things that are above, not the things that are on the earth.
All. If we have made Jesus Christ our highest goal in life, how can we reach that goal? female
He taught us a special way. No other than that, always think of Christ. ha
The book of Acts records that Stephen's face was like that of an angel when he looked at Jesus Christ, who was seated at the right hand of the throne
I did.
After Moses went up Mount Sinai, looked at God, touched God, and came down, his face shone and he dared others
Some say that he could not see Moses' face, so he covered his face with a towel.
How do flowers become beautiful? Always looking at the sun, or turning red or yellow, or purple
There are many beautiful flowers blooming. How do grass grow, how do trees grow, how do grains grow? always
As you look up and look at the sun, the grass grows, the trees grow, and the grains grow and bear fruit.
Although Daniel did not go far away to Babylon to serve as a slave, he always left the door to Jerusalem open.
Just as we pray three times a day, we believers should always look up to Christ and live our lives no matter what we do at any time.
In the midst of you, our character, our thoughts, and all of our lives are gradually changing to the ideal of Christ as our supreme goal.
you will be able to reach
Guys, if you're going to do that, as I always say, you need two things in particular.
One is meditation and prayer. Through meditation and prayer, we can see Christ with spiritual eyes. contemplation
Through prayer and prayer, we can receive the subtle influence of Christ.
Another is to read the Bible. You can hear the teachings of Christ directly while reading the Bible. God
Through this Bible, the word of Christ is delivered directly to us in our hearts. while reading the bible
Gradually, it is possible to reach such a goal.
Gentlemen, have all our souls been resurrected from the dead? Do you live a resurrected life? among us
If even one of the old people has not yet fully died and there is still someone who belongs to the old flesh, this time first, the cross
On this joyous and joyful Easter Sunday morning, may your hearts be resurrected like the resurrection of Christ. ha
The life that God has given must be resurrected. The original conscience that God has given must be resurrected. God originally
All of the innate power you have given must be resurrected. And was it resurrected? always looking for what is above, what is above
Looking forward, thinking of what is above, and stepping forward every day toward our supreme goal in meditation and prayer.
I hope where you are. On this joyful Easter Sunday morning, each one of us will receive the blessing of resurrection and look upward once.
I hope there will be more grace. (April 0, 一九六)