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(John 8: 45-59) And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is ...

(John 12: 1-11) Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always. Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might ...

Q/A 1: What is the sin that God says? In God's eyes, sin is sin that wants to be like God and wants to leave God. After all, all humans living in this world are those who have left God and are sinners in God's sight. Q/A 2: What is original sin? Original sin is divided into spiritual original sin and physical original sin. Spiritual original sin is the desire to become like God in the kingdom of God. The original sin of the flesh is greed (old man: sin nature) who ate the fruit of a tree that knew good and evil because he wanted to become like God in the Garden of Eden. This greed is passed on from generation to generation through seed. Q/A 3: Worldly sin and paying the penalty? Even on this earth, when a person sins, he goes to jail. When he comes out of prison after his sentence, he returns not as a sinner but as a natural person. Likewise, original sin is resurrected when a person dies, puts on a spirit body, and is returned to the kingdom of God. However, if he commits...

Q/A 1: What is the meaning of salvation? Salvation is saving the spirit. Spiritual salvation comes to those who earnestly desire and seek to know about the kingdom of God. If people see this world beautifully and living in this world is considered a blessing, they will not be interested in the spirit or the kingdom of God. Salvation is what spiritually poor people in this world seek for the kingdom of God. The spiritually poor are those who realize that they have left God, mourn, and have a heart to escape from spiritual darkness. Like the Israelites trapped in Egypt and enslaved, the situation of crying out to God comes as a means of salvation. The process of salvation can be explained as a journey like the Exodus. It is the process of exodus due to the blood of the Lamb, crossing the Red Sea and being cut off from Egypt (the world), the old man dies in the wilderness, and the new man crosses the Jordan River into Canaan. Canaan symbolizes Christ. Q/A 2: painting lamb's blood T...

Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. (Luke 12: 2-7) For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. It highlights the fact that God created humans, "you are more valuable than many sparrows." Many churches make humans idols. However, we must know that "Humans were built to...

『For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 』 With this title, you may hear some churches say that it is good to make many offerings. But this is not the meaning of "make a lot of offerings." In the Old Testament, "to give something to God" means "to be destroyed before God." "The beast is burned to death." 『beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 』 (Romans 12: 1) To give to God is to be destroyed before God. What is offered to God is distinct. The distinction is to be holy before God. In the Old Testament, all that was offered to God were not burned and stored in a storehouse called "Annual". To give to God is to burn. It is death, as Jesus Christ died. Tithing also means looking to Jesus Christ. Anything that is offered to God that is not ...

(Luke 13:1-5)There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilæans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. When Jesus was in this world, there were two kinds of events of this type. First, a man named Pilate killed a Galilean man and mixed his blood with a sacrifice. People asked Jesus about Pilate's wickedness and about those who had died unjustly by Pilate. But Jesus asked the dead Galilean, "Do you think that the dead Galilean has more sins than all the Galilean?" And he said, "If you do not repent, you will perish...