Ephesians 6:18-24

(Ephesians 6:18-24)

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;  And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,  For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.  But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:  Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.  Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

“I want to tell you what I am doing” What does the Apostle Paul want to make known through the Ephesus Church? Regarding the contents of Ephesians 1-5, God planned before the creation of God to save those who left God in Christ, confined the sinful spirits in the earth to become human, and God sent the Son Jesus Christ to the world to die for the ransom, God is going to save "the one who enters into Christ, united with Jesus Christ." God wants to save the spirits in this world. When the sinful spirits who have followed Satan in the kingdom of God realize their sins and return to God, the apostle Paul ends with the words that we must fight against Satan's delusion in this world.

In order for the spirits in human beings to be saved from God, the flesh (old man) must die with Jesus. This is eternal salvation. He who does not die has no salvation. Those who are saved by the spirit are still living in this world. Because there is flesh, there is a possibility that we can overcome Satan's delusion. The reason God keeps those who are saved still in this world is to preach. It is to tell the people who cut the word of life.

What must we evangelize? The Saints must tell God's plan of salvation before the foundation of the world, why human beings live in this world, and Jesus Christ died to come to this world to redeem the sinner, what it means and what it means to enter into Christ. It is only done. Today, it will be embarrassing to ask the people of the Church who are the objects to be saved. The body, spirit, soul, and various answers will come out. But if you don't know from the most fundamental question, you're going to misbutton the button from the beginning. Jesus said in John 6:63『It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. 』 The expression that the flesh is useless is the expression "the life of the seed does not appear until the shell of the seed dies." In connection with the resurrection, the Apostle Paul explains. In 1 Corinthians 15:40『There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. 』, He said in 15:43-44.『It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:  It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. 』

The spirit in the body is the spirit that has left God. So it is dead. The spirit being in the soil means being trapped. However, he says that in order for the spirit to survive, it must wear the body of the spirit. This is said to have been born again. The spirit must come to life only if we put on the body of the same spirit that Jesus resurrected. In order to be born again as a spirit body, the flesh must die. Because, fresh body (old man) has original sin (evil). God forgives sin, but says evil must die. So, the evil (soul) dies with Jesus, and the spirit returns. The spirit is given by God, and the flesh is given by parents. However, the soul is an old man and can be said to be the shadow of life that emerged from the body as soon as it was born into this world.

In Genesis 2:7『And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.』 The spirit is the soul. So when evil dies, sin is gone. Romans 6:7 says, "For he that is dead is freed from sin. Those who realize this have received the grace of God.

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