"for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him" - Christ Jesus, the Most Reliable Man with Spiritual Power

 

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Christ Jesus, the Most Reliable Man with Spiritual Power

Decades ago in Japan, there was one travelling fortune-teller, providing fortune-telling to a house to another in a village to another.  

He came to a house and met an old wife to do fortune-telling, saying, "You can live very long.  You should never die if your were killed.  It is very rare to see your kind of blessed women in these villages.  I bet you have a very good luck."  The fortune-teller never stopped effusively flattering and pleasing her.  The old wife became exceedingly happy and offered him a gorgeous lunch in addition to paying a lucrative fee.  Other families of the house also felt happy.  But, the next morning, she suddenly died when she woke up in the bed. 

Her grand daughter wrote this true story to a publishing company collecting experiences of death of family members.

I don't think that this fortune-teller failed in judging the survival time of the old wife.  Rather, he must have judged correctly that death is very close to the woman.  But, instead of telling her that she would die soon, he opted to rejoice her whose death was imminent.  Indeed, it must have been very rare for the fortune-teller to meet a woman whose death was clearly so close. 

This story tells that there are some men who have a kind of supernatural power to see fates or survival time of others.  Probably, they can simply feel how lucky a man is or how long he will survive.  Otherwise, their failures in fortune-telling or mistakes in judging fates of people must prevail soon from a village to another, and their business should not be successful.

In another example in Japan, an author and doctor of psychiatry who interviewed hundreds of inmates on death row in prisons gradually came to judge whether such inmates were just pretending to be innocent or insane or were rather falsely charged.  He came to feel the difference between them through his sincere interviews with data on the inmates.      

A man judges others with his mind's capacity and sensing through observation.  But he has a spirit in or above his mind, which is linked to the spirit world.  And, spirits in the spirit world must be able to see the fate of anyone living in this world.  Therefore, if wisdom can flow from a spirit to a mind, a man should be able to realize various hidden things.

To capture the ability to make wisdom flow from one's own spirit to his mind, some religious men, ascetic monks, spiritual practitioners, etc. are engaged in ascetic training.  But, some men must be given such ability by nature.  Or some others might acquire such ability by chance, since spirit moves around like winds.

So, regardless that a man is holy, good, or evil, he can happen to acquire and perform spiritual ability, since the spirt of a man is closely linked to his mind.  In this context, it must be possible that a false Christ appears in society.  It is very likely that Satan tries to use unholy fortune-tellers, men with super-natural power, or spirt mediums, since Satan also lives in the spirit world.

In this context, the most reliable man with spiritual power is Christ Jesus, so that we have to read the Gospels from this point of view.   

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John 7, King James Version
After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
2 Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.
3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.
4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.
5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.
6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

"What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee?" - What is Born of the Spirit is Spirit

 

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What is Born of the Spirit is Spirit

If a robot has the ability to choose one of two choices, you may not be impressed much, say, in a chess game.  But if a robot shows the ability to choose one from 10 billion choices, you might think that it has unique intelligence, since there are less than 10 billion people in this world.

To one piece of input of any kind, each man shows his unique response among probably 10 billion ways in daily life.  So, if a robot responds to one piece of input of any kind by choosing one unique response out of possible 10 billion ways of response, you might judge that the robot actually thinks and behaves like a man does.

For another example, a movie is reproduced and presented at the rate of 24 frames per second, so that a robot moves its body at this rate must look moving naturally like a real man. 

Robots are mostly made of electronic circuits, while a man is made of biological cells.  There are about 40 trillion cells in the human body.  So, if a robot with 40 trillion semiconductor chips each of which can function like human cells, you may think that the robot is an artificial human.

If a robot comes to have the degree of accuracy in thinking and behaving that is equivalent to that of a human being, you must really think that the robot has become an artificial human.  Indeed, when a man thinks of or judges anything taking into account 100 factors in daily life, a robot having the ability to do so taking into million factors must look more intelligent and humane.     　　     

However, no matter how much a robot reaches the level of human beings in terms of logical thinking and sensory judgement, it must be difficult for a robot to obtain the spiritual ability of human beings.  Indeed, the spiritual ability must be the key to understand the human intelligence, mind, and consciousness.

The Gospels should be read from this point of view:
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? (John 3)

 

In this context, to build a robot having spiritual power, artificial biological cells like human cells should be used instead of using electronic circuits, since a man made of human cells can receive spirit sent by the God.

Therefor, the issue should be how human biological cells, especially in the brain, receive spirit sent by the God through the spirit world into this material world.  However, it must be possible for us to find special biological mechanism in brain cells to capture spirit sent by the God.  In addition, we might be able to scientifically find how Satan spiritually influence this mechanism in the brain.

The relationship between the spirit world and the human world may be akin to the relationship between the human world and the artificial robotic world.     

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John 6, King James Version
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

"the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus" - No Spiritual Work Beneficial without Approval of the God

 

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No Spiritual Work Beneficial without Approval of the God

Christ Jesus did not only have His own ability and power to heal the sick and defeat Satan but also the authority and power to give such ability and power to his disciples or Apostles:

10 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. (Matthew 10)

It is spiritual power that Christ Jesus gave to them.  It means that spiritual power can defeat Satan and heal the sick.  And this power was given to the spirits of His Apostles that were in or above their minds.  Therefore, men have surely spirits in or above their minds.  This power can work on both the spiritual body Satan and the physical illness of men.  It means that spiritual power can work on spiritual entities and physical phenomena. 

So, if you believe in Christ Jesus and the Gospels in addition to the God, you have to admit that human spirits can have such power.  But most people do not see appearance of such power.  The Vatican today recognizes bishops with such power as saints.  Indeed, unless guided by Christ Jesus, it might be impossible for a man, or even a bishop, to obtain such power and execute it effectively.  

However even today, it has been sometimes reported that those who experienced near-death experiences obtained the ability to cure the sick, although it seems to be very rare that they captured the ability to defeat Satan.     

But how do they perform such ability?  In most cases, it seems that they pray for the God with a wish that a sick man will be cured and they feel assured that he will be recovered.  This praying and healing is performed, of course, through one's mind, since spiritual power is in or above the mind.  The near-death experiences seem to have activated their minds or open up the door to their spirts from their minds.  Christ Jesus must have worked on the minds of the Apostles so that their minds could directly connect to their souls.

So, the Gospels should be taken as presenting a spiritual story about Christ Jesus.  And, the spiritual aspect of Christ Jesus is essential.  The Gospels really tell how the spirit of Christ Jesus worked on spiritual phenomena and material phenomena.  So, if you are given this spiritual ability, you can also defeat Satan and cure the sick like those Apostles.

There are some people who claim that they, as mediums, can contact spirits of dead men or as persons with supernatural power, can cause supernatural events.  There is no denying such a case, but performing such ability without approval of Christ Jesus or the God is dangerous, since there is Satan in the spirit world, too.

In this context, it is dubious that every dead man is happily living in the spirit world or in the other world.  Christ Jesus said that evil men should fall down into the hell but poor men could enter into Heaven.  Almost all the persons who experienced the near-death experiences said that they had not seen the judgement by the God.  Or those who were allowed by the God to see the spirt world saw that evil men spontaneously going to the hell without judgment by the God.  Therefore, it is thought that those who had the near-death experiences must have only made a few steps into the spirit world before the judgement by the God for the destiny of Heaven or the hell.        

So, performing spiritual power or supernatural power without approval of Christ Jesus or the God or regardless judgment on good or evil or without minding the issue of good and evil is dangerous, although it might be possible, since Satan or evil spirits can interfere with such spiritual work.

Not all the spiritual work or phenomena are sacred or holy, or otherwise beneficial without approval of the God or Christ Jesus.      

   

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Mark 6, King James Version

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

"What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?" - No Matter How Much You Suffer

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No Matter How Much You Suffer

The Gospels are not a fairy tale.  But without admitting that there are spirits, life after death, Heaven and the hell, none can truly understand the Gospels in addition to the words of Christ Jesus.

Before men developed the modern science, people could simply and easily believe in what the Bible and Christ Jesus told.  Before the religious reform in the 16th century and the start of the modern science in the 17th century, people could simply and easily believe in the exitance of the God, spirits, angels, etc.  However, the more the science develops, the more people come to realize that mysteries in the universe and the spirit world thicken.

If you think that everything can be eventually scientifically explained, or only what can be scientifically explained is real, you have to admit that our science has not yet developed sufficiently, since your minds exist and you have your own spirit worlds in spite that our science cannot yet scientifically explain the exitance or the details of your minds, consciousness, or your own spirit worlds. 

For example, before men definitely or scientifically found that light has no mass but a certain speed of about 300,000 Km/sec in the early 20th century regardless that it is measured by anybody moving at any speed, light existed and was perceived by men.  Life after death seems to have been perceived by many people while living in this world, although it cannot be scientifically explained.

Indeed, according to various surveys, about 25% of people seem to have experienced spiritual phenomena or near-death experiences.  However, except some unique scientists, not all the scientists and other people seem to be sincerely trying to clarify what are the spirit world, consciousness, death, life after death, etc. in addition to near-death-experiences.

But if you, even instinctually, admit the existence of the God or the words of Christ Jesus, the answer can be easily found: The God created this physical/material universe and the men and the human world in addition the spirit world.  However, not all the people can enter into Heaven to be given eternal life but only those allowed by the God or Christ Jesus can be accepted in Heaven, although all the people, good or evil, can enter into the spirt world after their death.

Good people can be accepted in Heaven is truly the good news.  However, evil people cannot be accepted in Heaven, but they are to be condemned to the hell.  And the measure to judge whether a man is good or evil is whether he is poor or rich, since men can be rich only if they sell their souls to Satan who is the source of evil.  So, the words of Christ Jesus are really Good News.

In this context, the spirt world, life after death, Heaven, the hell, angels, evil spirits, devils, demons, Satan, etc. must exist, since the God and Christ Jesus exist.  

However, in order to prove their existence, scientists must have the sound and right sense about the God or Christ Jesus.  And, it is assumed that men can eventually　scientifically prove and judge the existence of the God, the spirt world, life after death, etc.  But the conclusion must be that what Christ Jesus told 2000 years ago is right and correct.

Indeed, the intellectual work of the mankind since Plato is directed to this issue:  the existence of the God, the spirt world, life after death, etc.  Even Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, etc. in addition to other notable people in other religious domains have focused on this issue. 

One's soul can survive one's physical death, which is indeed good news for everyone, since most people would not be afraid of their own death by believing in this good news.  But, the rich and evil should fall into the hell and they must face complete extinguishment or demise of their souls, which must be the second and final true death.  Only poor and faithful men can be given eternal life in Heaven. 

So, no matter how much you suffer in this world due to poverty or unhappiness, your sorrow, sadness sincerity, etc. are paid off.         

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John 6, King James Version
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.