Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find


『Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:  For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.  Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?  Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?  If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. 』 (Matthew 7:7-12)


The text of the Bible is a word of great grace for Christians. These words appear in Matthew 7 and Luke 11, but there are differences in context. The Gospel of Matthew says this at the end of the Sermon on the Mount. These words are the words of God given to those who are born again. The preceding words are the teaching not to criticize others, and the following words are the words to enter through the narrow door and to bear good fruit.

Matthew 7 says that God will give the regenerated person the necessary things for evangelism.

『If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? First, the essence of this Word is to establish the righteousness of the kingdom of God. Then, he will give you what you ask for. What to ask for? It is to seek the filling of the Holy Spirit in order to seek the righteousness of the kingdom of God.

In John 16:4-11, 『But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 』

Jesus said, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 』 He said that when the Holy Spirit comes, he will remember and realize. And in John 15:26 it says, ``But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:''. The word that testifies to me is, "He will reprove the world for sin, righteousness and judgment." "About sin" was said to be "not believing me." However, the Israelites thought that breaking God's law (law) was a sin. In 1 John 3:4, the Apostle John said, "Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 』These words can be said to be true until the Holy Spirit comes.

The Bible tells us that the coming of the Holy Spirit has changed the nature of sin. In other words, what the Holy Spirit convinces us is to convince the Israelites that they are mistaken for sin. “About sin means not believing in me.” Here, ``I'' means Jesus, ``I do not believe in what Jesus did.'' ``I do not believe in what Jesus did'' means ``Wherefore I say unto you, All'' in Matthew 12:31. manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. They don't believe in Those who do not believe do not believe because the old man did not die. He is a person without the work of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said, "About righteousness, because I go to the Father and you will never see me again." As the last high priest in the world, Jesus goes to the throne of God with the sins of all who believe in him. So, he forgives all sins and accomplishes righteousness. He who is in Jesus Christ is the same who has accomplished all righteousness. If the old man does not die, he cannot be called a righteous man because he is not in Jesus Christ.


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