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  (1 Corinthians 15:21-27) For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.   For as in  Adam  all die, even so in  Christ  shall all be made alive.   But every man in his own order:  Christ  the firstfruits; afterward they that are  Christ 's at his coming.   Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.   For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.   The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.   For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. This is the content that the Apostle Paul clarifies the basis and process of the resurrection to the Corinthians and encourages them to live like people who will be resurrected in the future. Because o...

  Who is the image of the invisible God   (Colossians 1:14-15) In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:   What is the image of God? There are many people who misunderstand the image of God as a character. That is why they think that there are things that are good for people because they have the disposition of God. However, as people live in the world, they say that they have sinned a lot and have lost the disposition of God and need to be restored. “ And God said, Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. ” Then comes the saying, “ God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them. ” The image of God is not the image seen by human eyes. In John 4:24, 『 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. 』 The spirit appears as the power of the Holy Spirit in living...

  We have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins   (Colossians 1:13-14) 『   Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:   In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 』 There must be redemption in order for us to receive forgiveness from God. Redemption is a deliverance from the power of darkness and a transfer into the kingdom of his beloved Son. This is what God does. The beginning of salvation is not to wash away dirt first, but to deliver us from the power of darkness. So salvation begins with the realization that we are bound by the powers of darkness. The Hebrew people could not come out from under Pharaoh. So they cried out to God. The Hebrew people's coming out of Pharaoh's dominion is an area they cannot do by their own efforts. To be under the authority of Pharaoh is to be under the authority of darkness. It is in Canaan that God deliv...

  Are you a servant of the law or a free man in Christ?   Galatians 3:15-17 『 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.Now to  Abraham  and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is  Christ .   And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in  Christ , the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. 』 The truth of the gospel that sinful human beings are justified and saved through faith in Jesus Christ is the most important core of Christianity. Paul emphasizes in Galatians that the justification of sinners through faith in Jesus Christ, who died on the cross, is the gift of God, not through human merit or effort for the truth of the gospel. Most people in this world have a ne...

  (Philippians 3:7-9) 『 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for  Christ .   Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of  Christ Jesus  my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win  Christ ,   And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of  Christ , the righteousness which is of God by faith: 』 Looking only at 3:9, “ be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: ” People will truly be thought of salvation. It is easy to think that if you believe, you will be saved. However, 『 that which is through the faith of Christ 』 . The meaning of these words is that when a believer enters into Christ, it becomes the faith of Christ. Christ is the beli...