Thursday, November 09, 2023

"Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple" - War and Material Desire

 

Mt. Fuji (3,776 m) and the Tokyo Sky-Tree Tower (634 m)

War and Material Desire

You should not try to think about what to eat and drink or how you are clothed as Christ Jesus preached so.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 
(Matthew 6)
However, our society in our civilization is based on economic activities based on people's desires as to what to eat and drink and how they are clothed.  This tendency has never changed in these 2,000 years since the first coming of Christ Jesus to the human world.  The mankind has lived worrying about what to eat and drink and how to be clothed.  

In other word, the mankind has continued to live these 2,000 years neglecting the teaching of Christ Jesus.  So, it is natural that Christ Jesus has been offended in these 2,000 years.  Every time a man thinks about what to eat and drink and how he is clothed, Christ Jesus should feel anger.  And, He should forsake the mankind who has not observed this basic and simple teaching.  If a man did not observe basic rule about eating, drinking, and getting clothed, he should not observe any other rules related to love and peace of the world.  Indeed, wars are being fought in Ukraine and Gaza.   

As long as people in the world continue to think about what to eat and drink or how to be clothed, wars should occur in the world.  But, can they stop thinking about what to eat and drink or how to get clothed so as to prevent wars in Ukraine and Gaza?

A war starts with people's adherence to delicious viands and cool clothes or material desire.  


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Mark 11, King James Version
6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.
7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.