Series of Correspondence

-I think many people, especially Europeans or Americans, go to church and listen to sermon once a week on Sunday. Of course they own Bible, but they only use it when preachers ask them to open a passage. Bible won't to be a practical book if they don't open it with a strong personal motivation.

I spent 4 entire months to finish reading Bible from Genesis to Letters, and I memorised where I can find what in Bible, because I read thoroughly without leaving a apart that I don't understand.

Yes, Bible is a practical book. I got a very practical wisdom from Decalogue. It was not biased because it was written from God's point of view, that is completely neutral and impartial.


All his sermon on the mount based on and developed more from the Decalogue written by Moses. I'm not sure whether it is practical, though, I felt it's more idealistic on dealing with human relations to others.


Revenge always calls another revenge but just one forgiveness stops eternal conflict. The way to solve the matter peacefully is the ideal for humans and Bible, especially Greek Scriptures, always tells this principle timelessly.



I understand we do not usually like to mention our own faults, but Moses did reveal his failure in the past, I think he confessed he killed Egyptian master when his witnessing the Egyptian master beat severly his Jewish slave. And now we know it became the reason he had to run away from Egypt for many years.

The same way now we know Paul persecuted at least one Christian to death since he confessed his past failure honestly.



History sometimes only tells us what must have occurred from the viewpoint of winners side.
The description of Bible is reliable because it was written from God's viewpoint, that is neither erased nor elaborated.


Hi, Br Hiro..

For two days from Friday night to Saturday I was totally depressed since I was unable to get access to the Internet. I needed to consult both NTT and Yahoo! for that.

Now the cause of this telecommunication failure was solved at least now, and I just finished reading your emails except for Bible study on line part.1

I don't want to reveal my first name and mailing address for some reason. I know it's unfair since I know where you live, so very very sorry for that.

On the 21th of June I need to work, so sorry for that too, but I would like to send them congratulations from the bottom of my heart.

I am eager to catch up with reading your mail. I will write to you soon.

With Christian love

Mer



Hi, Br Hiro..

This is a personal letter.

On today's topic, why Jewish laws in Numbers, Deuteronomy applied over the treatment of apostasy, why not the teachings of Jesus - tolerance, love your enemy, forgiveness.

I think the role of Jesus is ambiguous at the day of Judgement. The meaning of his death was supposed to be the redemption of the sins of humans including the ones made by apostasy.

How do you think?

Mer


Hi, Br Hiro..

I think....now I started understanding the Christianity more than ever.

Bible says woman was made from the lib of man..You believe or not from the today's scientific achievement all lifes were originally female and male started appearing as the environment gets severer.

I think what is important in Bible is not whether the description of the Bible is scentifically correct. It's meaningless and useless since no one can prove whether God exists.

Most important thing in Christrinaity is whether we can love enemy as ourselves.
It's much easier for us to learn how to love by loving our wife as our body though, it is difficult for us to learn to love our enemy but I believe here lies the essence of Christianity.

What Jesus wanted to say was ' Let's believe in God our creator, we are equal under the rule of God.'

I have been eager to be a Christian, which is I know difficult.

Let's stop quarrelling with apostasy over triffle matters.

I think so honestly speaking.

How do you think?

Mer


Hi, Br Hiro..

Taking on the train at 21:46, I was able to get home at 22:30.

It was much earlier than expected.

It is thanks to you...

On today's topic...It was always Jehovah that becomes king all four times.

How about Jesus? It is unclear how Jesus is positioned at the coming kingdom.

Thanks for very delicious chocolate, my wife will be glad to have them tomorrow.

See you soon ..on line

Mer

Dear, Hiro...

Thank you for sharing with me your discourse. I finished reading it right now.

>Jesus knew that if he remained faithful, he can fulfill his Father’s purpose and save human race from sin and death.

Impressive word.

Persecution was common till around Nero's age. As Christianity is accepted as national religion in many countires, persecution against Christian ceased any more. Instead it had been pagans that was thought to be the object of persecution. Jews were persecuted because it practced their own religion, etc.

Why Jehovah's Witnesses have to be persecuted from 'who' if you practice true Christianity?

Persecution never occurs under the country where freedom of belief is firmly protected. I think this is not a matter of Jehovah's Witnesses but whether the country is fully developed in a civilised way.

Any one can belive in whatever they want to believe. Do you protect the right of other people who believe in their own belief?

Mer


Hi, Hiro..

I gladly start reading your discourse today. I will write a comment after I read.
Now I resume learning Bible energetically by myself.

My concern right now is whether betrayal of Judas of Iscarit was prophesied in Jeremiyah and his name Judas has something to do with historical persecution of Jews.

John 6: 70 -7:1 etc.

Have any suggestions?

Mer

Hi.. Br Hiro,

Sorry...I can't attend tomorrow's public discourse. I was looking forward to though, so if you can please send me a draft. I will read and write a comment to you soon.

I attend next Sunday's meeting since I plan to spend three consecutive holidays 4th to 6th of May in Fukuoka.

I am always with Fukuoka English circle though I live in a bit far.

See you soon.

Mer