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I do not want you to be ignorant of spiritual things.

  I do not want you to be ignorant of spiritual things.   1 Corinthians 12:1-3: “ Brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be ignorant of spiritual things. You know that when you were Gentiles, you were led astray to mute idols. Therefore I tell you that no one who speaks by the Spirit of God (Pneumati Theou) will say, ‘ Jesus is cursed, ’ and no one can say, ‘ Jesus is Lord (Kyrios), ’ except by the Holy Spirit (Pneumati Hagio). ”   Spiritual things refer to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The spiritual things are contrasted with idols. The spiritual things come from God, whereas idols are nothing. God is the One who speaks. The believers in the Corinthian church sought spiritual gifts, but they had not heard the voice of the Lord. This means that those who cannot hear the voice of God are like being led astray to mute idols.   The meaning of "speaking" is that the Ho Logos, who dwells within the hearts of the saints, speaks. It does not mean that God ...

Am I reading the Bible without error?

  Am I reading the Bible without error?   (To begin) Why do believers read the Bible? The answer to this is likely to seek salvation. Therefore, they realize that their perspective on the Bible is truly important. Many churches today hold the view that the world was originally a perfect creation, but it became this way because Adam misused the free will God gave him. They explain that God created a perfect world and intended to dwell forever with Adam and Eve, who offered Him praise, worship, and adoration starting from the Garden of Eden, while He communed with them. However, because Adam and Eve misused their free will and ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, this vision was broken, and God had no choice but to destroy the world. Consequently, they believe that God's people perform good deeds with a good heart, aiming to change the world and, furthermore, transform the evil world into the Kingdom of God. However, believers must realize that ...

Regarding Heresy in the Church

  Regarding Heresy in the Church   1 Corinthians 11:13-14: "Judge for yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him?"   This implies that in the church, if a man prayed with long hair like a woman, and a woman prayed without covering her head, it would be considered strange — even from an instinctive perspective — in that era. Paul invokes these historical circumstances and human nature to explain the relationship between men and women within Christ.   He argues that covering the head or having long hair symbolizes the Mediator who covers sin. Through a metaphor of real life, Paul explains that all humans are spirits who have sinned in the Kingdom of God, and that salvation is impossible without the mediation of Christ.   He asserts that while there may be many debates regarding men and women in the church, arguing without understa...

Let the woman have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels.

  Let the woman have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels.   1 Corinthians 11:10: "Therefore let the woman have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels (dia δι ὰ )."   The word dia ( δι ὰ ), translated as "because of," means "through" or "because of." The woman symbolizes the fallen angel, and the head symbolizes the man (Christ). This means that all people placed in this world are women, and the man is Christ, who is there to save the woman. Therefore, although men and women are separated, they become one in Christ. Ephesians 5:31-32: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. This mystery is profound, as I speak concerning Christ and the church." Man, as the first man (Christ), leaves his parents (God) and becomes one flesh (the sinful body destined to die and the resurrected body of eternal life) with his wife (the fallen ang...