Lecture 29 (The Seed of Life 1)
Bible passage: Genesis 2:7
[7] Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. ”
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
This is 29th Lecture on Genesis. Starting from today, I'm going to tell you about the "seed of life" that God puts into a man. It is supposed to be explained when we get to the part in Genesis where God created man. Since it is beneficial to you when applied to your everyday life, I present the explanation at this time.
I pray in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, that you may always live a healthy, active and blessed life in all things through this message. Genesis 2:7 says, "Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." This verse describes the scene when God the Father created the first man, Adam. Let me briefly explain the process. As God formed each part of a man of dust from the ground, the mass of dust turned into a man's body. It was possible because the original light continually came out from the hands of God as He formed man from the dust. As He formed the head from dust, the head was not a clump of dust any more, but it was an intact head. Also, as He formed the torso of dust, the torso became a whole torso of man. It was the same with other parts of man's body.
Therefore, before God put the breath of life into him, except the fact that he didn't have life In him yet, Adam already had the completed form of a man. Figuratively speaking, it is like a body after the spirit and soul have left it. Then, God breathed into Adam's nostrils the "breath of life," he became "a living being." His heart began pumping, blood started circulating, and all the cells in his body came to life and started to function. His brain began working. He could see and hear, and he could also move his hands and feet. Now, what is this "breath of life" that God breathed into Adam's nostrils? You can find the function of this "breath of life" in Ezekiel Chapter 37. Though it was seen in a vision, its spiritual principle is the same. God put sinews on dry bones, made flesh grow back on them, and covered them with skin. And as when God 'put breath' in them, the dry bones 'came alive.'
This 'breath of life' also was what worked when the two witnesses (in Revelations) died in martyrdom during the 7 Year Great Tribulation and came back to life. Revelation 11:11 says, "But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God came into them, and they stood on their feet; and great fear fell upon those who were watching them." As you can see, the "breath of life" is fundamental in bring about a work of life. Then, what is this "breath of life"? I explained before that God the Origin existed in the original space as in the form of light containing the sound - or voice. For human cultivation, He cohered at the vertex of the spiritual realm, and divided Himself into God the Trinity. From the one original light, 2 more lights came out; He became 3 lights in total, and each light put on a certain form. In this way God (the Origin) became God the Trinity.
Even though God the Trinity put certain forms, the base is still the original light containing the sound. This original light contains infinite power and wisdom. This power of God that is contained in this original light works as the 'breath of life.' Dear brothers and sisters. In a previous lecture, I told you that God put all the genetic information into the DNA in the nucleus of a cell. I also compared the DNA in a nucleus with the production of an automated factory. Once you turn on the switch of the factory, the automated production lines in the factory produce the products. The fact that God formed Adam of dust from the ground was like constructing an automated production facility, called "a human body." And the act of God breathing the breath of life into him was like turning on the switch. If it is electricity that gives a 'life' to a machine, it is the 'breath of life' that gives a life to a human body.
God had created Adam from dust and the power of God was put into the nucleus of the cells which is the focus of life in the body of Adam. As the breath of life which is the fundamental power of God went into Adam, he came to life and began moving. God called this Adam, into whom God put the breath of life, "a living being.' Even though he had a fleshly body made from dust, the fundamental power of God was given to him, and so he was an immortal spiritual being. God led Adam, a living being, into the Garden of Eden in the Second Heaven which belongs to the spiritual world. According to the word of God, Adam became fruitful and multiplied. In other words, he gave birth to many children. The breath of life that God breathed into Adam was automatically inherited by Adam's descendants whom Adam gave birth to in the Garden of Eden.
Therefore, all the descendants of Adam who live in the Garden of Eden are living beings. Since Adam's descendants who are in the Garden of Eden are all living beings, they are affected by the breath of life in all the course of their lives. As their body parts develop and grow up, the nucleuses that generate each part of their body produce only the best thanks to the breath of life. There is no such a thing as a mistake in cell division and a resulting genetic problem. Thus in the Garden of Eden, there are no genetic deformity when a child is born in the Garden of Eden not to mention a baby with any infirmity. Only healthy children are born. In addition, since they are under the influence of the breath of life, they grow up well and they are healthy.
Therefore, men in the Garden of Eden are all tall and good looking; they are all attractive and handsome. Men have a strong frame. As adults they are at least 175 centimeters tall (just over 6ft 4in). Women are a little shorter than men. Both men and women have milky white skin, and their hair is golden blonde. The men's hair grows to the nape of the neck, and the women's hair grows up to double the length of that of a man's. Once the hair grows to this length, it stops growing and its length remains the same. Men don't grow mustaches or beards. Their skin and hair shine; they have a perfect look from head to toe; their look is faultless. At the first glance, they all might seem alike.
Of course, individual difference does exist among them, but still all of them have the best of all traits. The men in the Garden of Eden grow until they just pass the age of a young man. Then, they stop growing at a certain point; after this point, their body doesn't get old; they keep their status as they are at that certain point. It is possible because the original power of God has the control over the nucleus that, fundamentally, adjusts the body. However, the situation changed after Adam and Eve committed sin. God recalled the breath of life from Adam and Eve, and sent them to this earth that belongs to the First Heaven. As Adam and Eve came to this earth, they had just a little bit of breath of life left; only a faint trace of it was left. It, then, remained inside the nucleus which is the most focal and central figure of the body as in the form of a small seed. This is the "Seed of Life." Thanks to this seed of life that remained, Adam and Even didn't forget, but remembered the life in the Garden of Eden.
For this reason they could seek and believe in God. However, according to the flow of the flesh, they became old. After they came down to this earth, they lived 930 years, and eventually their flesh came to see death. If they had continued to live in the Garden of Eden, thanks to the breath of life they wouldn't have become old and they wouldn't have died. However, since most of the breath of life was withdrawn, as they lived according to the fleshly flow in the fleshly space, they became old and eventually died. Yet still, the life of 930 years on this earth was very long compared to the life span of today. Generally, the lifespan of a man was very long before the Flood of Noah. The reason was that the original light that God surrounded the earth with on the first day of Creation still remained until the day of Noah's Flood. In addition, evil didn't prevail in the beginning of human cultivation, and the people's hearts were relatively good. Therefore, even though they became old, the speed of aging was far slower than that of today.
Dear brothers and sisters. I explained that the breath of life was naturally inherited by the descendants of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. However, the descendants to whom Adam and Eve gave birth on this earth do not inherit the seed of life from their parents. For this reason, God gives the spirit to a baby in the sixth month of its conception. He puts the seed of life into the spirit, and puts it into the nucleus of the cell that is the most focalized point in the body. With spiritual eyes open, bluish light glows from inside this seed of life. Ecclesiastes 3:11 says, "He has made everything appropriate in its time He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end." It says "God has set eternity in their heart," and this is the function of the seed of life that God puts into all men. Since people receive the spirit where the seed of life is contained, unlike animals, they can vaguely feel the existence of afterlife.
They seek for God, the absolute being; they also long for Heaven. Unless they meet God, however, the seed of life remains as a seed, and they don't see any work of life. Also in a physical and fleshly sense, if a seed of a grain, fruit, or flower doesn't sprout, it just remains as a seed as if it were dead. No matter how long the years are that pass by, if a proper environment is not set, it just remains as a seed as if it were dead. Chances are that it might even remain as a seed for thousands of years. Once the environment is properly set, the seed sprouts and grows up. However, not all the seeds sprout. According to their kinds, their lifespan is different; once the period passes by, they die. Even if the lifespan doesn't reach its end, chances are that their vitality may disappear due to external causes. No matter how good the environment is that is set, they don't sprout.
Those who farm in the field may know this. Even if you put many rice seeds in water, not all of them sprout. It is generally known that the lifespan of rice crop seed is only 2 to 3 years. Therefore, if you put 4 or 5 year old rice seed into water, it will not sprout. In order for rice seed to sprout, proper amount of water, temperature, and air must also be provided. By the same token, for a 'seed of life' that God plants into a man to sprout, a proper spiritual environment must exist. Even though all the men are born with the seed of life, some of them see death without bringing about the sprouting of the seed, but others make the seed sprout at a certain point. Also, there are some whose seed sprouts but soon stops growing, and there are others whose seed grows up to a full measure.
These cases vary depending on their effort and the spiritual environment in which each of them are put. Now, what is the good environment where the seed of life can sprout and grow up? I said that God takes a small part from the original light that contains the power of God and plants it. Therefore, the original attributes of the seed of life are "spirit, goodness, truth, and light." Therefore, as the heart of a man is good, it provides for a fertile environment where the seed of life can sprout. For the seed of life to sprout is eventually to be born again by the Holy Spirit. However, in order to be born again by the Holy Spirit, a man should accept Jesus Christ as the Savior first and be forgiven of sin. To the extent that his heart is good, he can easily believe and accept Jesus Christ.
It is because the providence of the cross of Jesus Christ itself is the core of goodness and love. Jesus, who existed in the form of God, came down to this earth in the flesh to save sinners. Even though Jesus was sinless, He was hung on the wood as a person who was cursed, and He didn't spare anything for us, but even shed all His blood. If a person truly has even a little bit of goodness left in his heart, he can be touched by the goodness and love of Jesus who completely sacrificed Himself. And he can accept the Lord Jesus as his Savior. Then, he can be forgiven of his sin by the precious blood that Jesus shed. God the Father sends the Holy Spirit as a gift to such people like him. It is just as written in Acts 2:38, which reads, "Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.""
The Holy Spirit, who comes down this way, makes the seed of life sprout. Then, the seed of life, which has remained still as if it were dead and covered under a thick shell, comes to be transformed to life. Regarding this, Jesus said in John 3:6, "... that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." Now, how could the seed of life wake up in the days of the Old Testament before the Holy Spirit came? In the days of the Old Testament, people could be saved by the acts abiding by the Law. It was when they could be considered righteous if they only kept the word of God by deeds. Likewise, if someone kept the word of God and practiced it, God considered him righteous, and caused the seed of life to awaken.
And so, even though Enoch, Elijah, Moses, and Abraham were the people in the days of the Old Testament, they could enter the whole spirit. In the days of the New Testament, people can be forgiven of their sin by the precious blood of Jesus and become righteous, and the Holy Spirit can come into their hearts. As the Holy Spirit enters into their hearts, He awakens the seed of life. On the other hand, in the days of the Old Testament, God awakened the seed of life from the outside of a man who was considered righteous by his Law-abiding acts. There are also people who can receive salvation through Judgment of Conscience if they have not had the opportunity to hear the Gospel. Such people's conscience is full of goodness. It's not necessarily true that a good conscience is the spiritual heart. However, the good conscience can become a proper ground where the God-given spirit can work.
Despite the days, whether it is the days of the Old Testament or of the New Testament, in order for the seed of life to work, the heart has to have a sufficient amount of goodness and truth. However, multiple elements are mixed in the heart of a man. The constituents of the heart are different for each individual person. There may be goodness, evil, and other parent-inherited elements in the heart. By the way, everyone has freewill. If a person sees, hears, and puts only the goodness into himself, his heart can be full of goodness, but if he sees, hears, and puts evil things in his heart then his heart becomes evil to that extent of the input.
Therefore, no one can make an excuse, saying, "I didn't meet God because I was born with a bad heart field." Dear brothers and sisters. Once the seed of life sprouts, then it should grow. Once a plant sprouts, it must be provided with water and sunshine to grow. Likewise, the seed of life must also be provided with spiritual water and light once it sprouts through the Holy Spirit. In other words, the owner of the seed of life should make bread from the word of God so that his spirit can be nourished and grow. I said earlier that God puts the spirit into the seed of life. He plants into the nucleus of the cell which is the most central focal core of a man's body.
As the seed of life wares up to begin the work of life, the spirit that covers the seed of life begins to grow up. By the way, a seed of a plant dies when it's not provided with water, doesn't it? Likewise, the seed of life not only stops growing up, but also it cannot maintain its life if it is not provided with the spiritual water. And thus Jesus said in John 6:53, ""Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in yourselves." What is it to eat the flesh of the Son of man and to drink His blood in a spiritual sense? It is to put the word of God, which is spiritual water, into the heart, and to walk in the light. As the spiritual water and the light come into the heart, the spirit inside the heart can grow. Now, 1 John 3:9 says, "No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him." It mentions that those "who are born of God," in other words, those "who received salvation through Jesus Christ" will not practice sin in his way of life, because "the seed of God" is inside them.
Once the seed of life which is given by God wakes up, its life can be maintained only when the word of God, which is again the spiritual water, is provided. If they practice sin all over again, even the sin that cannot be forgiven, it is just as though to killing the seed that has sprouted. For example, if you put a plant which has been growing up well into a dark room, and don't water it, it will eventually die, won't it? By the same token, even after you received the Holy Spirit once, if you willfully commit sin, eventually that life will be lost again. And thus Jesus said in Matthew 7:21, "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in Heaven will enter."
Mafundisho ya 29 (Mbegu ya Uhai 1)
Kifungu cha Biblia: Mwanzo 2:7
“7 BWANA Mungu akamfanya mtu kwa mavumbi ya ardhi, akampulizia puani pumzi ya uhai; mtu akawa nafsi hai.”
Ndugu wapendwa katika Kristo.
Haya ni mafundisho ya 29 katika mfululizo wa Mwanzo. Kuanzia leo nitawaeleza kuhusu “mbegu ya uhai” ambayo Mungu huweka ndani ya mwanadamu. Mada hii ingeelezwa tunapofika sehemu ya Mwanzo inayosema Mungu alimuumba mwanadamu, lakini ninaieleza sasa kwa kuwa itawasaidia katika maisha ya kila siku.
Ninaomba katika jina la Bwana Yesu Kristo kwamba kupitia ujumbe huu muishi daima mkiwa na afya, bidii na baraka katika mambo yote. Mwanzo 2:7 husema, “BWANA Mungu akamfanya mtu kwa mavumbi ya ardhi, akampulizia puani pumzi ya uhai; mtu akawa nafsi hai.” Mstari huu unaeleza Mungu Baba alipomuumba Adamu, mwanadamu wa kwanza. Mungu alipotengeneza kila sehemu ya mtu kwa mavumbi, mavumbi yakawa mwili wa mwanadamu. Hili liliwezekana kwa sababu nuru ya awali iliendelea kutoka mikononi mwa Mungu alipomuumba mtu. Alipoumba kichwa kutoka mavumbini, hakikuwa tena donge la mavumbi bali kichwa kamili; vivyo hivyo kwa kila sehemu ya mwili.
Kwa hiyo, kabla Mungu hajampulizia pumzi ya uhai, Adamu tayari alikuwa na umbo kamili la mwanadamu, isipokuwa hakuwa na uhai ndani yake. Kwa mfano, alikuwa kama mwili ambao roho na nafsi vimeuacha. Mungu alipompulizia puani pumzi ya uhai, akawa nafsi hai. Moyo wake ukaanza kupiga, damu ikaanza kuzunguka, seli zote zikawa hai na kufanya kazi. Ubongo wake ukaanza kutenda; akaweza kuona na kusikia, na kusogeza mikono na miguu. Basi pumzi ya uhai ambayo Mungu alimpa Adamu ni nini? Ni nguvu ya msingi ya Mungu inayohuisha viumbe.
Pumzi hii ya uhai ndiyo iliyotenda kazi pia mashahidi wawili wa Ufunuo walipofufuka baada ya kuuawa kishahidi wakati wa Dhiki Kuu ya miaka saba. Ufunuo 11:11 husema, “Baada ya siku tatu na nusu pumzi ya uhai itokayo kwa Mungu ikawaingia, wakasimama kwa miguu yao; hofu kuu ikawapata waliowatazama.” Hivyo pumzi ya uhai ndiyo msingi wa kazi ya uhai. Nilieleza awali kwamba Mungu wa Asili alikuwepo katika nafasi ya awali kama nuru iliyokuwa na sauti. Nuru hiyo ya awali ilikuwa na nguvu na hekima isiyo na kikomo; nguvu ya Mungu iliyo ndani yake hutenda kazi kama pumzi ya uhai.
Ingawa Mungu wa Utatu alijidhihirisha katika maumbo mbalimbali, msingi wake bado ni nuru ya awali yenye sauti. Nuru hiyo ina nguvu na hekima isiyo na kikomo. Ndugu wapendwa, katika fundisho lililopita nilisema Mungu aliweka habari zote za kijenetiki ndani ya DNA iliyomo katika kiini cha seli. Nililinganisha DNA na uzalishaji katika kiwanda cha kiotomatiki: swichi inapowashwa, mistari ya uzalishaji hutoa bidhaa. Vivyo hivyo, pumzi ya uhai iliyo ndani ya kiini cha seli huwezesha habari za DNA kutekelezwa na mwili kufanya kazi.
Mungu alimuumba Adamu kwa mavumbi na kuweka nguvu zake ndani ya kiini cha seli, kitovu cha uhai wa mwili wake. Nguvu ya msingi ya Mungu, yaani pumzi ya uhai, ilipoingia ndani ya Adamu, akawa hai na akaanza kusogea. Mungu alimwita Adamu, aliyepokea pumzi ya uhai, nafsi hai. Ingawa alikuwa na mwili wa kimwili uliotokana na mavumbi, alipewa nguvu ya msingi ya Mungu, kwa hiyo alikuwa kiumbe wa kiroho asiyekufa. Mungu alimwongoza Adamu, nafsi hai, kwenda katika bustani ya Edeni katika mbingu ya pili ya ulimwengu wa kiroho. Kulingana na Neno la Mungu, alipewa mamlaka ya kutawala dunia na vitu vyote vilivyomo.
Kwa hiyo, wazao wote wa Adamu wanaoishi Edeni ni nafsi hai. Kwa kuwa wanaishi katika Edeni wakiwa nafsi hai, wanaathiriwa na pumzi ya uhai maisha yao yote. Viungo vya miili yao vinapokua, viini vinavyovizalisha hufanya kazi kwa ubora kutokana na pumzi hiyo. Hakuna makosa katika mgawanyiko wa seli yanayosababisha matatizo ya kijenetiki. Kwa hiyo Edeni hakuna ulemavu wa kurithi watoto wanapozaliwa, wala watoto wanaozaliwa wakiwa na udhaifu wa kimwili.
Wanaume wa Edeni ni warefu na wenye sura nzuri; wote wanavutia na wana umbo imara. Wanapokuwa watu wazima huwa na urefu wa angalau sentimita 175. Wanawake ni wafupi kidogo. Wanaume na wanawake wana ngozi nyeupe kama maziwa na nywele za rangi ya dhahabu. Nywele za wanaume hufika shingoni; za wanawake hukua mara mbili ya urefu wa za wanaume. Zikifikia urefu huo, huacha kukua na kubaki hivyo. Wanaume hawana masharubu wala ndevu. Ngozi na nywele zao hung’aa, na wana uzuri kamili.
Bila shaka, kuna tofauti za mtu mmoja na mwingine, lakini kila mmoja ana sifa bora. Wanaume wa Edeni hukua mpaka kuvuka kidogo umri wa ujana, kisha huacha kukua na miili yao haizeeki tena; hubaki katika hali hiyo. Hili linawezekana kwa sababu nguvu ya awali ya Mungu hutawala kiini kinachorekebisha mwili. Hata hivyo, hali ilibadilika baada ya Adamu na Hawa kutenda dhambi. Mungu aliwaondolea pumzi ya uhai na kuwatuma duniani.
Kwa hiyo waliweza kumtafuta na kumwamini Mungu, lakini chini ya mtiririko wa kimwili walianza kuzeeka. Baada ya kuja duniani waliishi miaka 930, kisha miili yao ikafa. Kama wangeendelea kuishi Edeni, pumzi ya uhai ingewazuia kuzeeka na kufa. Lakini pumzi hiyo ilipoondolewa kwa kiasi kikubwa na wakaishi kulingana na mtiririko wa mwili katika nafasi ya kimwili, walizeeka na hatimaye kufa. Hata hivyo, miaka 930 ilikuwa maisha marefu sana ikilinganishwa na urefu wa maisha ya wanadamu wa baadaye.
Ndugu wapendwa, nilieleza kwamba wazao wa Adamu na Hawa waliozaliwa Edeni walirithi pumzi ya uhai kiasili. Lakini watoto waliozaliwa na Adamu na Hawa duniani hawawezi kurithi mbegu ya uhai kutoka kwa wazazi wao. Kwa hiyo, mtoto anapokuwa na miezi sita tumboni, Mungu huweka roho ndani yake, huweka mbegu ya uhai ndani ya roho hiyo, kisha huipanda kwenye kiini kilicho kitovu zaidi cha mwili. Kwa macho ya kiroho, nuru ya samawati hung’aa ndani ya mbegu ya uhai. Mhubiri 3:11 husema Mungu ameweka umilele ndani ya mioyo ya wanadamu.
Ndiyo maana wanadamu humtafuta Mungu, aliye wa milele, na kutamani mbinguni. Hata hivyo, wasipokutana na Mungu, mbegu ya uhai hubaki mbegu na hakuna kazi ya uhai inayoonekana. Kimwili pia, mbegu ya nafaka, tunda au ua isipochipua hubaki kana kwamba imekufa. Hata miaka mingi ikipita, bila mazingira yanayofaa hubaki mbegu; huenda ikadumu hivyo maelfu ya miaka. Mazingira yanapofaa, huchipua na kukua. Lakini si mbegu zote zinazoweza kuchipua; baadhi zimeharibika au kupoteza uwezo wake.
Wakulima wanaweza kujua hili. Hata ukiweka mbegu nyingi za mpunga majini, si zote zitachipua. Kwa kawaida mbegu ya mpunga inaweza kuhifadhiwa miaka miwili au mitatu tu; mbegu ya miaka minne au mitano haitachipua. Ili mbegu ya mpunga ichipue, huhitaji kiasi kinachofaa cha maji, joto na hewa. Vivyo hivyo, mbegu ya uhai ambayo Mungu hupanda ndani ya mtu huhitaji mazingira ya kiroho yanayofaa ili ichipue. Ingawa kila mwanadamu huzaliwa na mbegu ya uhai, baadhi hufa bila kuiona ikileta uhai.
Hali hizi hutegemea juhudi za kila mtu na mazingira ya kiroho anamoishi. Basi mazingira mazuri ya mbegu ya uhai kuchipua na kukua ni yapi? Nilisema Mungu huchukua sehemu ndogo ya nuru ya awali iliyo na nguvu zake na kuipanda ndani ya mtu. Kwa hiyo sifa za msingi za mbegu ya uhai ni roho, wema, kweli na nuru. Moyo wa mtu unapokuwa mwema, huwa mazingira yenye rutuba ambapo mbegu ya uhai inaweza kuchipua. Kuchipua kwa mbegu ya uhai ni kuzaliwa upya kwa Roho Mtakatifu. Ili mbegu hiyo ichipue, mtu anapaswa kuupokea wokovu kupitia Yesu Kristo na kuishi katika wema na kweli.
Hii ni kwa sababu mpango wa msalaba wa Yesu Kristo wenyewe ndio kiini cha wema na upendo. Yesu, aliyekuwako katika umbo la Mungu, alishuka duniani akiwa na mwili ili kuwaokoa wenye dhambi. Ingawa hakuwa na dhambi, alitundikwa msalabani kama mtu aliyelaaniwa; hakujizuia kutupa chochote, hata akamwaga damu yake yote. Mtu aliye na hata chembe ya wema moyoni anaweza kuguswa na wema na upendo wa Yesu aliyejitoa kabisa, na kumpokea Bwana Yesu kuwa Mwokozi wake. Ndipo anasamehewa dhambi kwa damu ya thamani ya Yesu na kupokea Roho Mtakatifu.
Roho Mtakatifu anapokuja hivyo, huifanya mbegu ya uhai ichipue. Mbegu iliyokuwa imetulia kana kwamba imekufa na kufunikwa na ganda zito hubadilishwa na kuwa hai. Yesu alisema katika Yohana 3:6, “Kilichozaliwa kwa Roho ni roho.” Basi mbegu ya uhai iliamkaje katika Agano la Kale kabla Roho Mtakatifu hajaja? Wakati huo watu wangeweza kuhesabiwa haki kwa kutenda kulingana na Sheria. Waliposhika Neno la Mungu kwa matendo wangehesabiwa kuwa wenye haki. Mtu aliyekuwa na moyo wa haki na wema wa kutosha angeweza kuokolewa na Mungu.
Kwa hiyo, ingawa Enoko, Eliya, Musa na Abrahamu waliishi katika Agano la Kale, waliweza kuingia katika roho kamili. Katika Agano Jipya, watu husamehewa dhambi kwa damu ya thamani ya Yesu, huhesabiwa haki na Roho Mtakatifu huingia mioyoni mwao. Roho Mtakatifu anapoingia, huamsha mbegu ya uhai. Katika Agano la Kale, Mungu aliamsha mbegu kutoka nje ya mtu aliyehesabiwa haki kwa matendo yake ya kushika Sheria. Kuna pia watu wanaoweza kupokea wokovu kupitia wema na kweli katika moyo wao hata kabla hawajasikia injili.
Katika Agano la Kale au Jipya, ili mbegu ya uhai itende kazi moyo unapaswa kuwa na wema na kweli vya kutosha. Hata hivyo, moyo wa mtu una viungo vingi vilivyochanganyika, na muundo wake hutofautiana kwa kila mtu. Unaweza kuwa na wema, uovu na sifa nyingine za kurithi kutoka kwa wazazi. Lakini kila mtu ana hiari. Mtu akiona, kusikia na kuweka ndani yake mambo mema, moyo wake unaweza kujaa wema; lakini akijaza moyo wake mambo maovu, moyo wake huelekea uovu. Kwa hiyo, kilimo cha moyo wake hutegemea anachochagua kuweka ndani yake.
Kwa hiyo, hakuna mtu anayeweza kutoa kisingizio kwamba hakukutana na Mungu kwa sababu alizaliwa na moyo mbaya. Ndugu wapendwa, mbegu ya uhai inapochipua inapaswa kukua. Mmea unapochipua huhitaji maji na mwanga wa jua. Vivyo hivyo, mbegu ya uhai inapoamshwa na Roho Mtakatifu huhitaji maji na nuru ya kiroho. Mmiliki wa mbegu hiyo anapaswa kulisha roho yake kwa Neno la Mungu ili ikue. Nilisema Mungu huweka roho ndani ya mbegu ya uhai na kuipanda katika kiini cha seli kilicho kiini cha mwili.
Mbegu ya uhai inapoamka na kazi ya uhai kuanza, roho iliyo ndani ya mbegu huanza kukua. Mbegu ya mmea hufa isipopata maji; vivyo hivyo mbegu ya uhai hukoma kukua na haiwezi kuendeleza uhai wake bila maji ya kiroho. Ndiyo maana Yesu alisema katika Yohana 6:53, “Msipoula mwili wa Mwana wa Adamu na kuinywa damu yake, hamna uzima ndani yenu.” Kula mwili wa Mwana wa Adamu na kunywa damu yake kwa maana ya kiroho ni kuweka Neno la Mungu, maji ya kiroho, moyoni na kutembea katika nuru. Maji na nuru ya kiroho vinapoingia moyoni, roho inaweza kukua. 1 Yohana 3:9 husema aliyezaliwa na Mungu hatendi dhambi, kwa sababu mbegu ya Mungu hukaa ndani yake; yaani, waliookolewa kupitia Yesu Kristo hawaishi katika mazoea ya dhambi kwa kuwa mbegu ya Mungu imo ndani yao.
Mbegu ya uhai ambayo Mungu ametoa inapoamka, inaweza kuendeleza uhai wake tu ikiwa inalishwa Neno la Mungu, maji ya kiroho. Mtu akirudia kutenda dhambi, hata dhambi isiyosameheka, ni kana kwamba anaua mbegu iliyochipua. Kwa mfano, mmea unaokua vizuri ukiwekwa kwenye chumba chenye giza na usimwagiliwe maji hatimaye utakufa. Vivyo hivyo, mtu akimpokea Roho Mtakatifu kisha akatenda dhambi kwa makusudi, uhai huo unaweza kupotea tena. Yesu alisema katika Mathayo 7:21, “Si kila mtu aniambiaye, Bwana, Bwana, atakayeingia katika ufalme wa mbinguni; bali ni yeye afanyaye mapenzi ya Baba yangu aliye mbinguni.”
