{"id":13373,"date":"2024-09-30T21:08:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T04:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=13373"},"modified":"2024-09-30T21:08:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T04:08:32","slug":"%e3%82%a4%e3%82%b5%e3%82%af%ef%bc%9a%e4%bf%a1%e4%bb%b0%e3%80%81%e7%b4%84%e6%9d%9f%e3%80%81%e3%81%9d%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6%e7%ac%91%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e5%ad%90%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%82%a4%e3%82%b5%e3%82%af%ef%bc%9a%e4%bf%a1%e4%bb%b0%e3%80%81%e7%b4%84%e6%9d%9f%e3%80%81%e3%81%9d%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6%e7%ac%91%e3%81%84%e3%81%ae%e5%ad%90%ef%bc%88%e6%9c%ac%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%80%e7%b1%b3\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\uff1a\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13374\" 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\/>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u7956\u56fd\u3068\u5bb6\u65cf\u3092\u6368\u3066\u3066\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u5411\u3046\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3068\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6642\u3001\u66f4\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5730\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u307e\u3059\u300d\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff12\u7ae0\uff17\u7bc0\uff09\u3002\u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\uff17\uff15\u6b73\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\uff16\uff15\u6b73\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\uff12\uff15\u5e74\u5f8c\u3001\uff19\uff10\u6b73\u3060\u3063\u305f\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\uff11\uff10\uff10\u6b73\u3060\u3063\u305f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u9593\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3053\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u7236\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7236\u306e\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u7d99\u3044\u3060\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u3068\u3001\u305d\u306e\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u7f6e\u304f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3082\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3059\uff08\u672c\u591a\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/isaac-a-child-of-faith-promise-and-laughter\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5\u4e00\u751f\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3002<\/a><br \/>\n\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Isaac: A Child of Faith, Promise, and Laughter<br \/>\n\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\uff1a\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nSeptember 29, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, Pastor Okura gave a message on Hagar and Ishmael. \u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3068\u30a4\u30b7\u30e5\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Through that message, we were reminded of our own unfaithfulness as human beings and yet how God remains faithful.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u4eba\u9593\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u4e0d\u8aa0\u5b9f\u3055\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u540c\u6642\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3044\u304b\u306b\u771f\u5b9f\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the faithlessness of Abraham and Sarah is seen in the life of Hagar and Ishmael.\u3000 \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u4e0d\u8aa0\u5b9f\u3055\u306f\u3001\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3068\u30a4\u30b7\u30e5\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u73fe\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Abraham was called by God to leave his home country and family to go to the land of Canaan, he was also told by God,\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u795e\u306b\u53ec\u3055\u308c\u3001\u7956\u56fd\u3068\u5bb6\u65cf\u3092\u6368\u3066\u3066\u30ab\u30ca\u30f3\u306e\u5730\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u540c\u6642\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u3053\u3046\u544a\u3052\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 12:7\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff12\u7ae0\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cTo your descendants I will give this land.\u201d\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5730\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At that time, Abraham was 75 years old and Sarah was 65.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\uff17\uff15\u6b73\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\uff16\uff15\u6b73\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the fulfillment of this promise did not come until 25 years later.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u305d\u306e\uff12\uff15\u5e74\u5f8c\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And in the meantime, we see what happened when they could not wait for the fulfillment of this promise and took matters into their own hands.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u6210\u5c31\u3092\u5f85\u3061\u304d\u308c\u305a\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u9054\u306e\u624b\u3067\u554f\u984c\u3092\u89e3\u6c7a\u3057\u305f\u6642\u306b\u4f55\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Genesis 16, we see how after ten years of waiting, Sarah came up with a plan to have children.\u3000 \u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\u3067\u306f\u3001\uff11\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u5f85\u3061\u7d9a\u3051\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3092\u3082\u3046\u3051\u308b\u8a08\u753b\u3092\u601d\u3044\u3064\u3044\u305f\u69d8\u5b50\u304c\u63cf\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>She said to Abraham:\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 16:2\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cNow behold, the Lord has prevented me from bearing children. Please go in to my maid; perhaps I will obtain children through her.\u201d\u300c\u4e3b\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5b50\u3092\u304a\u6388\u3051\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3069\u3046\u305e\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3064\u304b\u3048\u3081\u306e\u6240\u306b\u304a\u306f\u3044\u308a\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5b50\u3092\u3082\u3064\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Abraham agreed to what Sarah said, and he ends up taking Sarah\u2019s maid Hagar as his wife, sleeps with her, and she conceives.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306b\u540c\u610f\u3057\u3001\u7d50\u5c40\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u53ec\u4f7f\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3092\u59bb\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8fce\u3048\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u3068\u5bdd\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The problems that arose from this situation between Sarah and Hagar, and therefore Sarah and Abraham are recorded for us in the rest of Genesis 16.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3001\u3072\u3044\u3066\u306f\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u9593\u306b\u751f\u3058\u305f\u554f\u984c\u306f\u3001\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\u306e\u6b8b\u308a\u306e\u90e8\u5206\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in the midst of all of this, God through an angel tells Hagar the following:\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u3093\u306a\u4e2d\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5929\u4f7f\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u306b\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 16:10-12\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cI will greatly multiply your\u00a0descendants so that\u00a0they will be too many to count. Behold, you are with child, and you will bear a son; and you shall call his name\u00a0Ishmael, because\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has given heed to your affliction. He will be a\u00a0wild donkey of a man, his hand\u00a0<em>will be<\/em>\u00a0against everyone, and everyone\u2019s hand\u00a0<em>will be<\/em>\u00a0against him; and he will\u00a0live\u00a0to the east of all his brothers.\u201d\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5927\u3044\u306b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3092\u5897\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6570\u3048\u304d\u308c\u306a\u3044\u307b\u3069\u306b\u591a\u304f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3001\u307f\u3054\u3082\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3080\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u540d\u3092\u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u4e3b\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u82e6\u3057\u307f\u3092\u805e\u304b\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u91ce\u308d\u3070\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u624b\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u306b\u9006\u3089\u3044\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u306e\u624b\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u9006\u3089\u3044\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u306b\u6575\u3057\u3066\u4f4f\u3080\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, we can see God\u2019s mercy and grace, in blessing Hagar, and yes Abraham, \u3053\u3053\u3067\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u4e0d\u771f\u5b9f\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u8eab\u3054\u3082\u3063\u305f\u306b\u3082\u304b\u304b\u308f\u3089\u305a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>in spite of the fact that Ishmael was conceived because of the faithlessness of Abraham and Sarah.\u3000\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3092\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3059\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u6190\u308c\u307f\u3068\u6075\u307f\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, it is true that the issues between Sarah and Hagar were then transferred on to the two sons that shared the same father in Abraham.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u306e\u9593\u306e\u554f\u984c\u304c\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540c\u3058\u7236\u89aa\u3092\u6301\u3064\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306b\u5f15\u304d\u7d99\u304c\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For as God promised, when Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah was 90, Isaac was born to them in their old age.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\uff11\uff10\uff10\u6b73\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\uff19\uff10\u6b73\u306e\u6642\u3001\u9ad8\u9f62\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u9593\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as Pastor Okura alluded to last Sunday, those issues still persist till today between the Arabs who are Ishmael\u2019s descendants and the Jews who are Isaac\u2019s descendants. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u304c\u8a00\u53ca\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b7\u30e5\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30e9\u30d6\u4eba\u3068\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u9593\u306b\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u307e\u3067\u554f\u984c\u304c\u7d9a\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For much of the international news headlines of today can be traced back to the conflict between the descendants of these two sons of Abraham.\u3000 \u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u7684\u306a\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9\u306e\u898b\u51fa\u3057\u306e\u591a\u304f\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306e\u9593\u306e\u4e89\u3044\u306b\u307e\u3067\u9061\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, that is not the focus of my message for this morning.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4eca\u671d\u306e\u79c1\u306e\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u7126\u70b9\u306f\u305d\u3053\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, I would like to focus in on Isaac, and talk about three things concerning him, \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u3068\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and how those three things apply also to us who place our faith in Jesus Christ.\u3000\u305d\u306e\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u7f6e\u304f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u3082\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u304b\u3092\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First of all, Isaac was a child of faith.\u3000 \u307e\u305a\u3001\u7b2c\u4e00\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As I have already talked about Abraham a few Sundays ago, he is known as the Father of Faith.\u3000 \u6570\u56de\u524d\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u7236\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is because it was his faith in God that \u201cmoved\u201d him to action to begin with.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u305d\u3082\u305d\u3082\u5f7c\u3092\u884c\u52d5\u306b\u300c\u52d5\u304b\u3057\u305f\u300d\u306e\u304c\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3060\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Abraham left his family and homeland because of God\u2019s choosing of him and saying to him the following:\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u6545\u90f7\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u795e\u304c\u5f7c\u3092\u9078\u3073\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 12:1-3\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff12\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cGo forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father\u2019s house, to the land which I will show you; <sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0I will make you a great nation, and\u00a0I will bless you, and make your name great; and so\u00a0you shall be a blessing; <sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0I will bless those who bless you, and the one who\u00a0curses you I will\u00a0curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.\u201d <sup>1<\/sup>\u6642\u306b\u4e3b\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u56fd\u3092\u51fa\u3066\u3001\u89aa\u65cf\u306b\u5225\u308c\u3001\u7236\u306e\u5bb6\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u793a\u3059\u5730\u306b\u884c\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>2<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u5927\u3044\u306a\u308b\u56fd\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u540d\u3092\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795d\u798f\u306e\u57fa\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3059\u308b\u8005\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u795d\u798f\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u306e\u308d\u3046\u8005\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u306e\u308d\u3046\u3002\u5730\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u3084\u304b\u3089\u306f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u795d\u798f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, it was Abraham\u2019s faith in God\u2019s promise to him of \u201cone who will come from your own body, he shall be your heir\u201d (Genesis 15:4), \u3055\u3089\u306b\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff16\u7ae0\u3067\u3001\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u304c\u30b5\u30e9\u304b\u3089\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u6e21\u3055\u308c\u308b\u5834\u9762\u3067\u898b\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6027\u6025\u306a\u884c\u52d5\u3092\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u5f15\u304d\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that actually led to the hasty actions which we have seen in Genesis 16 with Hagar being given to Abraham by Sarah. <strong>\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u8eab\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u308b\u8005\u304c\u3042\u3068\u3064\u304e\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3067\u3059\u300d<\/strong>\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\uff09\u3068\u3044\u3046\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Abraham believed God\u2019s promise regarding this matter is evident by what it says in Genesis 15:5-6. \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u3053\u306e\u4ef6\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff16\u7bc0\u306b\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u3082\u660e\u3089\u304b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 15:5-6\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\uff0d\uff16\u7bc0<strong>\uff09<sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>And He took him outside and said, \u201cNow look toward the heavens, and\u00a0count the stars, if you are able to count them.\u201d And He said to him, \u201cSo shall your\u00a0descendants be.\u201d\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Then he believed in the\u00a0Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. <sup>5<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u4e3b\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u5916\u306b\u9023\u308c\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5929\u3092\u4ef0\u3044\u3067\u3001\u661f\u3092\u6570\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u6570\u3048\u3066\u307f\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002\u307e\u305f\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306f\u3042\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>6<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30e0\u306f\u4e3b\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u3002\u4e3b\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3092\u5f7c\u306e\u7fa9\u3068\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes, we have seen plenty of Abraham\u2019s faithless acts over the past few weeks, \u3053\u306e\u6570\u9031\u9593\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u6b20\u3051\u308b\u884c\u70ba\u3092\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u898b\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>but it still does not change the fact that he is referred to as the Father of Faith.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u5f7c\u304c\u300c\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u7236\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u5909\u308f\u308a\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The reason for this, and I have mentioned this many times already, is because Abraham\u2019s faith in God continued to grow throughout his lifetime.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u7406\u7531\u306f\u3001\u3059\u3067\u306b\u4f55\u5ea6\u3082\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u751f\u6daf\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u6210\u9577\u3057\u7d9a\u3051\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>His faith in God was not stagnant, and therefore His walk with God was not static.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u505c\u6ede\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u795e\u3068\u306e\u6b69\u307f\u3082\u9759\u7684\u306a\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In summary of Abraham and Sarah\u2019s faith, the author of the book of Hebrews in the New Testament wrote the following as it relates particularly to their child Isaac:\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u8981\u7d04\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u30d8\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u306e\u8457\u8005\u306f\u3001\u7279\u306b\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3057\u3066\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Hebrews 11:11, 12, 17, 18\uff08\u3078\u30d6\u30eb\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\u3001\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\u3001\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u3001\uff11\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>By faith even\u00a0Sarah herself received\u00a0ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him\u00a0faithful who had promised.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore there was born even of one man, and\u00a0him as good as dead\u00a0at that,\u00a0<em>as many descendants<\/em>\u00a0as the stars of heaven in number, and innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore. <sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>By faith\u00a0Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had\u00a0received the promises was offering up his only begotten\u00a0<em>son<\/em>;\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup><em>it was he<\/em>\u00a0to whom it was said, \u201cIn Isaac your\u00a0descendants shall be called.\u201d \u3002 <sup>11<\/sup>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u5e74\u8001\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304c\u3001\u7a2e\u3092\u5bbf\u3059\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u306a\u3055\u3063\u305f\u304b\u305f\u306f\u771f\u5b9f\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3001\u4fe1\u3058\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u6b7b\u3093\u3060\u3068\u540c\u69d8\u306a\u4eba\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5929\u306e\u661f\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u6d77\u3079\u306e\u6570\u3048\u304c\u305f\u3044\u7802\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u304a\u3073\u305f\u3060\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u304c\u751f\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u3001\u8a66\u932c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3092\u3055\u3055\u3052\u305f\u3002\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u305f\u5f7c\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u5b50\u3092\u3055\u3055\u3052\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u5b50\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u300c\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u308b\u8005\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here, we see the truth concerning Sarah and Abraham\u2019s faith in God in providing them with a son born to the two of them.\u3000\u3053\u3053\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u9593\u306b\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u771f\u5b9f\u304c\u793a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it took 25 years before the fulfillment of God\u2019s promise to them, and they acted faithlessly along the way.\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3059\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u306f\uff12\uff15\u5e74\u306e\u6b73\u6708\u3092\u8981\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u904e\u7a0b\u3067\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u4e0d\u8aa0\u5b9f\u306a\u884c\u52d5\u3092\u3068\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, it still does not negate the fact that ultimately it was by their faith \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u306a\u304a\u3001\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>in God\u2019s faithfulness to His promise that Isaac was born to them.\u3000\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u771f\u5b9f\u3055\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3060\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3092\u5426\u5b9a\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And furthermore, when Abraham\u2019s faith in God was tested as it related to Isaac \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u5f7c\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306e\u547c\u3073\u540d\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3057\u3066\u3001<\/p>\n<p>being the one in which his descendants would be called, Abraham did not waver in his faith.\u3000\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u304c\u8a66\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u305d\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u63fa\u308b\u304c\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the time of offering Isaac as a burnt offering, Abraham did not hesitate doing what God had asked of him.\u3000\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3092\u71d4\u796d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6367\u3052\u308b\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u795e\u304c\u5f7c\u306b\u6c42\u3081\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8e8a\u8e87\u306a\u304f\u5b9f\u884c\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What is amazing is also the faith in God that Isaac displayed as he humbly submitted to Abraham in allowing his father to bound and place him on the altar before God.\u3000 \u9a5a\u304f\u3079\u304d\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u8b19\u865a\u306b\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u670d\u5f93\u3057\u3001\u7236\u304c\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3092\u7e1b\u308a\u3001\u795e\u306e\u524d\u306b\u796d\u58c7\u306b\u7f6e\u304f\u306e\u3092\u8a31\u3057\u305f\u6642\u306b\u793a\u3057\u305f\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 22:9-14\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>Then they came to\u00a0the place of which God had told him; and Abraham built\u00a0the altar there and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac and\u00a0laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0the angel of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0called to him from heaven and said, \u201cAbraham, Abraham!\u201d And he said, \u201cHere I am.\u201d\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>He said, \u201cDo not stretch out your hand against the lad, and do nothing to him; for now\u00a0I know that you\u00a0fear God, since you have not withheld\u00a0your son, your only son, from Me.\u201d\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>Then Abraham raised his eyes and looked, and behold, behind\u00a0<em>him<\/em>\u00a0a ram caught in the thicket by his horns; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered him up for a burnt offering in the place of his son.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>Abraham called the name of that place\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0Will Provide, as it is said to this day, \u201cIn the mount of the\u00a0Lord\u00a0it will\u00a0be provided.\u201d <sup>9<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u795e\u306e\u793a\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5834\u6240\u306b\u304d\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u305d\u3053\u306b\u796d\u58c7\u3092\u7bc9\u304d\u3001\u305f\u304d\u304e\u3092\u4e26\u3079\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3092\u7e1b\u3063\u3066\u796d\u58c7\u306e\u305f\u304d\u304e\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u8f09\u305b\u305f\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u624b\u3092\u5dee\u3057\u4f38\u3079\u3001\u5203\u7269\u3092\u57f7\u3063\u3066\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u6bba\u305d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u6642\u3001<sup>11<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306e\u4f7f\u304c\u5929\u304b\u3089\u5f7c\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3067\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3088\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3088\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3001\u300c\u306f\u3044\u3001\u3053\u3053\u306b\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u307f\u4f7f\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u3089\u3079\u3092\u624b\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3066\u306f\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u307e\u305f\u4f55\u3082\u5f7c\u306b\u3057\u3066\u306f\u306a\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u5b50\u3092\u3055\u3048\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u60dc\u3057\u307e\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u795e\u3092\u6050\u308c\u308b\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u4eca\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u6642\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u76ee\u3092\u3042\u3052\u3066\u898b\u308b\u3068\u3001\u3046\u3057\u308d\u306b\u3001\u89d2\u3092\u3084\u3076\u306b\u639b\u3051\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4e00\u982d\u306e\u96c4\u7f8a\u304c\u3044\u305f\u3002\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u884c\u3063\u3066\u305d\u306e\u96c4\u7f8a\u3092\u6355\u3048\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3092\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u306e\u304b\u308f\u308a\u306b\u71d4\u796d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3055\u3055\u3052\u305f\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6240\u306e\u540d\u3092\u30a2\u30c9\u30ca\u30a4\u30fb\u30a8\u30ec\u3068\u547c\u3093\u3060\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u4eca\u65e5\u3082\u306a\u304a\u300c\u4e3b\u306e\u5c71\u306b\u5099\u3048\u3042\u308a\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I believe that Isaac was able to humbly submit to what his father did because he had faith in God as Abraham did, which goes back to his conversation with his father before that time.\u3000 \u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u7236\u306e\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u8b19\u865a\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3060\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u4fe1\u3058\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 22:6-8\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and\u00a0laid it on Isaac his son, and he took in his hand the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, \u201cMy father!\u201d And he said, \u201cHere I am, my son.\u201d And he said, \u201cBehold, the fire and the wood, but where is the\u00a0lamb for the burnt offering?\u201d\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>Abraham said, \u201cGod will\u00a0provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.\u201d So the two of them walked on together. <sup>6<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u71d4\u796d\u306e\u305f\u304d\u304e\u3092\u53d6\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u8ca0\u308f\u305b\u3001\u624b\u306b\u706b\u3068\u5203\u7269\u3068\u3092\u57f7\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3075\u305f\u308a\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u3084\u304c\u3066\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u7236\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u7236\u3088\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5b50\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3053\u3053\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u706b\u3068\u305f\u304d\u304e\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u71d4\u796d\u306e\u5c0f\u7f8a\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5b50\u3088\u3001\u795e\u307f\u305a\u304b\u3089\u71d4\u796d\u306e\u5c0f\u7f8a\u3092\u5099\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3075\u305f\u308a\u306f\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see that both Abraham and Isaac trusted in God\u2019s provision of a lamb for the burnt offering.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3082\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3082\u3001\u71d4\u796d\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306e\u5b50\u7f8a\u3092\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5099\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, we can say that Isaac was a child of faith.\u00a0 He was the son of the Father of Faith, Abraham.\u3000 \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u7236\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Many years later from the time of what took place on Mount Moriah, when Isaac was already a grown man, we see of how God provided him with a wife.\u3000 \u30e2\u30ea\u30e4\u5c71\u3067\u306e\u51fa\u6765\u4e8b\u304b\u3089\u4f55\u5e74\u3082\u7d4c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u6210\u4eba\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u6642\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u306b\u59bb\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We find the story regarding the search for Isaac\u2019s wife found in Genesis 24.\u3000 \u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u59bb\u63a2\u3057\u306e\u8a71\u306f\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff14\u7ae0\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There, we read of how Abraham\u2019s chief servant was sent to Abraham\u2019s relatives to bring back a wife for Isaac.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u59bb\u3092\u9023\u308c\u623b\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u89aa\u985e\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u50d5\u304c\u9063\u308f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u7d4c\u7def\u304c\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God leads Abraham\u2019s servant to meet Rebekah, who was Abraham\u2019s brother Nahor\u2019s granddaughter.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u50d5\u3092\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5144\u30ca\u30db\u30eb\u306e\u5b6b\u5a18\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306b\u4f1a\u308f\u305b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We know that this was no \u201cchance\u201d encounter but truly God-ordained, \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u300c\u5076\u7136\u300d\u306e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3044\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u307e\u3055\u306b\u795e\u306e\u5b9a\u3081\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>because Abraham\u2019s servant had asked God for the fulfillment of some specific signs that would point to the right woman to be Isaac\u2019s wife.\u3000\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u50d5\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u59bb\u306b\u3075\u3055\u308f\u3057\u3044\u5973\u6027\u3092\u6307\u3057\u793a\u3059\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306a\u3057\u308b\u3057\u306e\u6210\u5c31\u3092\u795e\u306b\u6c42\u3081\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After meeting Rebekah\u2019s family and sharing about Abraham and Isaac, Abraham\u2019s servant requests for Rebekah to be given to Isaac as his wife.\u3000 \u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306b\u4f1a\u3044\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u50d5\u306f\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u59bb\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u9858\u3044\u51fa\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The brother and mother of Rebekah recognize that the whole matter was of God, so they agree in giving Rebekah in marriage to Isaac.\u3000 \u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306e\u5144\u3068\u6bcd\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3059\u3079\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8a8d\u3081\u3001\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u5ac1\u304c\u305b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u540c\u610f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, they were reluctant to send her right away with Abraham\u2019s servant, so they ask Rebekah about the matter.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u3059\u3050\u306b\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u3057\u3082\u3079\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u9001\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306f\u62b5\u6297\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306b\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5c0b\u306d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Rebekah agrees to go with Abraham\u2019s servant right away to where Isaac lived.\u3000 \u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u50d5\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u4f4f\u3080\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3078\u3059\u3050\u306b\u884c\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u540c\u610f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, when Isaac saw Rebekah, he took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and\u00a0he loved her.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u59bb\u3068\u3057\u3001\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u611b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, just like Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah were without children for a while.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3068\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306b\u306f\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u5b50\u4f9b\u304c\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But even in this, we get to see Isaac\u2019s faith in God regarding the matter.\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4e2d\u3067\u3082\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 25:19-21\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff15\u7ae0\uff11\uff19\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>Now these are\u00a0<em>the records of<\/em>\u00a0the generations of Isaac, Abraham\u2019s son: Abraham\u00a0became the father of Isaac;\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>and Isaac was forty years old when he took\u00a0Rebekah, the\u00a0daughter of Bethuel the\u00a0Aramean of Paddan-aram, the\u00a0sister of Laban the\u00a0Aramean, to be his wife.\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>Isaac prayed to the\u00a0Lord\u00a0on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and\u00a0the\u00a0Lord\u00a0answered him and Rebekah his wife\u00a0conceived. <sup>19<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u7cfb\u56f3\u306f\u6b21\u306e\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u306f\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001<sup>20<\/sup>\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u56db\u5341\u6b73\u306e\u6642\u3001\u30d1\u30c0\u30f3\u30a2\u30e9\u30e0\u306e\u30a2\u30e9\u30e0\u3073\u3068\u30d9\u30c8\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5a18\u3067\u3001\u30a2\u30e9\u30e0\u3073\u3068\u30e9\u30d0\u30f3\u306e\u59b9\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u3092\u59bb\u306b\u3081\u3068\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>21<\/sup>\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u59bb\u304c\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u307e\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001\u59bb\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4e3b\u306b\u7948\u308a\u9858\u3063\u305f\u3002\u4e3b\u306f\u305d\u306e\u9858\u3044\u3092\u805e\u304b\u308c\u3001\u59bb\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306f\u307f\u3054\u3082\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see Isaac\u2019s faith in God in how he prayed to God on behalf of his wife Rebekah for a child to be given to them.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u59bb\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306b\u4ee3\u308f\u3063\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u5b50\u3092\u7948\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And God answered Isaac\u2019s prayer by providing he and Rebekah with twin boys.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u795e\u306f\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u7948\u308a\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3068\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306b\u53cc\u5b50\u306e\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u3051\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Okura will talk about the twin boys Esau and Jacob that were born to Isaac and Rebekah, next Sunday.\u3000 \u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u6b21\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3068\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306e\u9593\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u53cc\u5b50\u306e\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u3068\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3059\u4e88\u5b9a\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But what we see throughout Isaac\u2019s life is the common faith in God that he shared with his father Abraham.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u751f\u6daf\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u898b\u3048\u3066\u304f\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u7236\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u5171\u901a\u3059\u308b\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we can truly say that Isaac was a child of faith.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, Isaac was a child of promise.\u3000 \u7b2c\u4e8c\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although both Ishmael and Isaac were born to Abraham, the Bible makes it clear that Isaac was the child that God had promised to Abraham and Sarah.\u3000 \u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u3082\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3082\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3053\u305d\u795e\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u7d04\u675f\u3057\u305f\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see this when Abraham was ninety-years old, and the Lord appeared to him and spoke to him.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\uff19\uff10\u6b73\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u73fe\u308c\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 17:15-22\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff17\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>15\u00a0<\/sup>Then God said to Abraham, \u201cAs for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but\u00a0Sarah\u00a0<em>shall be<\/em>\u00a0her name.\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>I will bless her, and indeed I will give you\u00a0a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be\u00a0<em>a mother of<\/em>\u00a0nations;\u00a0kings of peoples will\u00a0come from her.\u201d\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>Then Abraham\u00a0fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, \u201cWill a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And\u00a0will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear\u00a0<em>a child<\/em>?\u201d\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>And Abraham said to God, \u201cOh that Ishmael might live before You!\u201d\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>But God said, \u201cNo, but Sarah your wife will bear you\u00a0a son, and you shall call his name\u00a0Isaac; and\u00a0I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his\u00a0descendants after him.\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I will bless him, and\u00a0will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly.\u00a0He shall\u00a0become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a\u00a0great nation.\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>But My covenant I will establish with\u00a0Isaac, whom\u00a0Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.\u201d\u00a0<sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>When He finished talking with him,\u00a0God went up from Abraham. <sup>15<\/sup>\u795e\u306f\u307e\u305f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u59bb\u30b5\u30e9\u30a4\u306f\u3001\u3082\u306f\u3084\u540d\u3092\u30b5\u30e9\u30a4\u3068\u3044\u308f\u305a\u3001\u540d\u3092\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u8a00\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u5973\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u3001\u307e\u305f\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u3051\u3088\u3046\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u5973\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u3092\u56fd\u3005\u306e\u6c11\u306e\u6bcd\u3068\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3082\u308d\u3082\u308d\u306e\u6c11\u306e\u738b\u305f\u3061\u304c\u51fa\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u3072\u308c\u4f0f\u3057\u3066\u7b11\u3044\u3001\u5fc3\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u767e\u6b73\u306e\u8005\u306b\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5b50\u304c\u751f\u308c\u3088\u3046\u3002\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u307e\u305f\u4e5d\u5341\u6b73\u306b\u3082\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u7523\u3080\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u795e\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3069\u3046\u304b\u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u524d\u306b\u751f\u304d\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300d\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u795e\u306f\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3044\u3084\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u59bb\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3080\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u540d\u3092\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u3068\u5951\u7d04\u3092\u7acb\u3066\u3066\u3001\u5f8c\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u6c38\u9060\u306e\u5951\u7d04\u3068\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3002<sup>20<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u9858\u3044\u3092\u805e\u3044\u305f\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u3066\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3092\u5f97\u3055\u305b\u3001\u5927\u3044\u306b\u305d\u308c\u3092\u5897\u3059\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u5341\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u541b\u305f\u3061\u3092\u751f\u3080\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u5927\u3044\u306a\u308b\u56fd\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3002<sup>21<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u6765\u5e74\u306e\u4eca\u3054\u308d\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u7523\u3080\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3068\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u5951\u7d04\u3092\u7acb\u3066\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>22<\/sup>\u795e\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u8a9e\u308a\u7d42\u3048\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u3066\u3001\u306e\u307c\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, as we saw last week, when Sarah asked Abraham to drive Hagar and Ishmael away after Isaac was born, \u3055\u3089\u306b\u5148\u9031\u898b\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3068\u30a4\u30b7\u30de\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u8ffd\u3044\u6255\u3046\u3088\u3046\u306b\u983c\u3093\u3060\u6642\u3001<\/p>\n<p>God said the following to Abraham who was distressed over the matter.\u3000\u795e\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u60a9\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 21:11-13\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>The matter\u00a0distressed Abraham greatly because of his son.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>But God said to Abraham, \u201cDo not be distressed because of the lad and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her, for\u00a0through Isaac\u00a0your descendants shall be named.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>And of\u00a0the son of the maid I will make a nation also, because he is your\u00a0descendant.\u201d\u00a0<sup>11<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u4e8b\u3067\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u5fc3\u914d\u3057\u305f\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u795e\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306e\u308f\u3089\u3079\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3057\u305f\u3081\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5fc3\u914d\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u805e\u304d\u3044\u308c\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u751f\u308c\u308b\u8005\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u5531\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u306f\u3057\u305f\u3081\u306e\u5b50\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3092\u3082\u3001\u4e00\u3064\u306e\u56fd\u6c11\u3068\u3057\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New Testament also points out the fact that Isaac was a child of promise.\u3000 \u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6307\u6458\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Romans 9:6-9\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff19\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0<em>it is<\/em>\u00a0not as though\u00a0the word of God has failed.\u00a0For they are not all Israel who are\u00a0<em>descended<\/em>\u00a0from Israel;\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>nor are they all children\u00a0because they are Abraham\u2019s\u00a0descendants, but: \u201cthrough Isaac your\u00a0descendants will be named.\u201d\u00a0<sup>8\u00a0<\/sup>That is, it is not the children of the flesh who are\u00a0children of God, but the\u00a0children of the promise are regarded as\u00a0descendants.\u00a0<sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>For this is the word of promise: \u201cAt this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.\u201d <sup>6<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u795e\u306e\u8a00\u304c\u7121\u52b9\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u305f\u8005\u304c\u5168\u90e8\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306a\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001<sup>7<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3068\u3044\u3063\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5168\u90e8\u304c\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u304b\u3048\u3063\u3066\u300c\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u308b\u8005\u304c\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u8089\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u305d\u306e\u307e\u307e\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3080\u3057\u308d\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u300c\u6765\u5e74\u306e\u4eca\u3054\u308d\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u307e\u305f\u6765\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u7537\u5b50\u304c\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Galatians 4, the apostle Paul compares the two sons born to Abraham, \u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\uff14\u7ae0\u3067\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u6bd4\u8f03\u3057\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and makes it clear that Isaac was the child that God had promised to Abraham and Sarah.\u3000\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u7d04\u675f\u3057\u305f\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He also explains that Christians are children of promise in the following manner:\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Galatians 4:28\uff08\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff14\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong>And you brethren,\u00a0like Isaac, are\u00a0children of promise. \u5144\u5f1f\u305f\u3061\u3088\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, we can truly say that Isaac was a child of promise.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, Isaac was a child of laughter.\u3000 \u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The name Isaac literally means \u201claughter\u201d.\u3000 \u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u306f\u6587\u5b57\u901a\u308a\u300c\u7b11\u3044\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The name is derived from the Hebrew name Yitzhak, which means \u201che will laugh\u201d or \u201che will rejoice\u201d.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u540d\u524d\u306f\u30d8\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u8a9e\u306e\u30a4\u30c4\u30cf\u30af\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u306b\u7531\u6765\u3057\u300c\u5f7c\u306f\u7b11\u3046\u300d\u300c\u5f7c\u306f\u559c\u3076\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u610f\u5473\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it is often associated with joy and happiness.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u3057\u3070\u3057\u3070\u559c\u3073\u3084\u5e78\u305b\u3092\u9023\u60f3\u3055\u305b\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And the announcing of Isaac\u2019s birth and his birth itself was an occasion for much laughter and rejoicing.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306e\u544a\u77e5\u3068\u8a95\u751f\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u304c\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u7b11\u3044\u3068\u559c\u3073\u306e\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see this when God through three angels that visited Abraham had talked to Sarah about her having a baby.\u3000 \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3092\u8a2a\u554f\u3057\u305f\uff13\u4eba\u306e\u5929\u4f7f\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u304c\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u8d64\u3093\u574a\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u544a\u3052\u305f\u6642\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 18:9-14\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff18\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>Then they said to him, \u201cWhere is Sarah your wife?\u201d And he said, \u201cThere, in the tent.\u201d\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>He said, \u201cI will surely return to you\u00a0at this time next year; and behold, Sarah your wife will have a son.\u201d And Sarah was listening at the tent door, which was behind him.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Now\u00a0Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; Sarah was\u00a0past\u00a0childbearing.\u00a0<sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>Sarah laughed\u00a0to herself, saying, \u201cAfter I have become old, shall I have pleasure, my\u00a0lord being old also?\u201d\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>And the\u00a0Lord\u00a0said to Abraham, \u201cWhy did Sarah laugh, saying, \u2018Shall I indeed\u00a0bear\u00a0<em>a child<\/em>, when I am\u00a0<em>so<\/em>\u00a0old?\u2019\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>Is anything too\u00a0difficult for the\u00a0Lord? At the\u00a0appointed time I will return to you,\u00a0at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.\u201d <sup>9<\/sup>\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u59bb\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u3072\u3068\u308a\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u6765\u5e74\u306e\u6625\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u304b\u306a\u3089\u305a\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u6240\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002\u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u59bb\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u306f\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u751f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u3046\u3057\u308d\u306e\u65b9\u306e\u5929\u5e55\u306e\u5165\u53e3\u3067\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u3055\u3066\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u3068\u306f\u5e74\u304c\u3059\u3059\u307f\u3001\u8001\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u308a\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u5973\u306e\u6708\u306e\u3082\u306e\u304c\u3001\u3059\u3067\u306b\u6b62\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3002<sup>12<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u5fc3\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u7b11\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u8870\u3048\u3001\u4e3b\u4eba\u3082\u307e\u305f\u8001\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u306e\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306a\u3069\u3042\u308a\u3048\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u306a\u305c\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u8001\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u306e\u306b\u3001\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3080\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3088\u3046\u304b\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u7b11\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002\u6765\u5e74\u306e\u6625\u3001\u5b9a\u3081\u306e\u6642\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u6240\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u306e\u3068\u304d\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u306f\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u751f\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And then we read of what Sarah said after Isaac was born and was circumcised on the eighth day after his birth.\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3066\uff18\u65e5\u76ee\u306b\u5272\u793c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u304c\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 21:6-7\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>Sarah said, \u201cGod has made\u00a0laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh\u00a0with me.\u201d\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>And she said, \u201cWho would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.\u201d <sup>6<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u795e\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u7b11\u308f\u305b\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3002\u805e\u304f\u8005\u306f\u7686\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u7b11\u3046\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u5b50\u306b\u4e73\u3092\u98f2\u307e\u305b\u308b\u3060\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3001\u3060\u308c\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u5f97\u305f\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306a\u306e\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u5f7c\u304c\u5e74\u3068\u3063\u3066\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3093\u3060\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, we see that Isaac was a child of laughter. \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306f\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As I said earlier, I wanted to talk about three things concerning Isaac, \u5148\u307b\u3069\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>and how those three things apply also to us who place our faith in Jesus Christ.\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\uff13\u3064\u306e\u4e8b\u67c4\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u7f6e\u304f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3082\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The three things concerning Isaac that I have talked about are that He was a:\u3000 \u79c1\u304c\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3057\u305f\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306b\u95a2\u3059\uff13\u3064\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Child of faith\u3000\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50<br \/>\nChild of promise\u3000\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50<br \/>\nChild of laughter \u3000\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50<\/p>\n<p>And the wonderful thing for us to know today is that through faith in Jesus Christ, we too as God\u2019s children are children of faith, promise, and laughter. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u77e5\u308b\u3079\u304d\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u79c1\u9054\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3001\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So as Christians, like Isaac, we are children of faith. \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:12-13\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become\u00a0children of God,\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0to those who believe in His name,\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>who were\u00a0born, not of\u00a0blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. <sup>12<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u3001\u8840\u3059\u3058\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u8089\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3082\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u305f\u3060\u795e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through faith in Jesus Christ, God has given us the right to become His children. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u6a29\u5229\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in this sense, we are truly children of faith. \u3053\u306e\u610f\u5473\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u307e\u3055\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And it is truly those who follow in the footsteps of Abraham, the Father of Faith, that are children of faith. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u7236\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u8db3\u8de1\u3092\u305f\u3069\u308b\u8005\u3053\u305d\u3001\u307e\u3055\u306b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Galatians 3:6-9\uff08\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff13\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>6 <\/sup>Even so Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness. <sup>7 <\/sup>Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. <sup>8 <\/sup>The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, \u201cAll the nations will be blessed in you.\u201d <sup>9 <\/sup>So then those who are of faith are blessed with Abraham, the believer. <sup>6<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306f\u300c\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u7fa9\u3068\u8a8d\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u300d\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u308b\u8005\u3053\u305d\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u77e5\u308b\u3079\u304d\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>8<\/sup>\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u795e\u304c\u7570\u90a6\u4eba\u3092\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7fa9\u3068\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3042\u3089\u304b\u3058\u3081\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u56fd\u6c11\u306f\u795d\u798f\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3068\u306e\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3092\u3001\u4e88\u544a\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>9<\/sup>\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u308b\u8005\u306f\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u4eba\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3001\u795d\u798f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just as Abraham believed God, and God reckoned it to him as righteousness (Genesis 15:6), likewise, we too are made righteous through faith in Jesus Christ. \u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304c\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u3001\u795e\u304c\u305d\u308c\u3092\u7fa9\u3068\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff09\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3082\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7fa9\u3068\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as such children of faith, we are given the Holy Spirit. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u306f\u8056\u970a\u304c\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Romans 8:15-17\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff18\u7ae0\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<sup>1<strong>5\u00a0<\/strong><\/sup><strong>For you\u00a0have not received a spirit of slavery\u00a0leading to fear again, but you\u00a0have received\u00a0a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, \u201cAbba! Father!\u201d\u00a0<sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>The Spirit Himself\u00a0testifies with our spirit that we are\u00a0children of God,\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>and if children,\u00a0heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ,\u00a0if indeed we suffer with\u00a0<em>Him<\/em>\u00a0so that we may also be glorified with\u00a0<em>Him<\/em>. <sup>15<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u518d\u3073\u6050\u308c\u3092\u3044\u3060\u304b\u305b\u308b\u5974\u96b7\u306e\u970a\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5b50\u305f\u308b\u8eab\u5206\u3092\u6388\u3051\u308b\u970a\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u305d\u306e\u970a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u300c\u30a2\u30d0\u3001\u7236\u3088\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3076\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>16<\/sup>\u5fa1\u970a\u307f\u305a\u304b\u3089\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u970a\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3042\u304b\u3057\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u308b\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u3082\u3057\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308c\u3070\u3001\u76f8\u7d9a\u4eba\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308b\u3002\u795e\u306e\u76f8\u7d9a\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3068\u6804\u5149\u3092\u5171\u306b\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u82e6\u96e3\u3092\u3082\u5171\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4ee5\u4e0a\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3068\u5171\u540c\u306e\u76f8\u7d9a\u4eba\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As Christians, we are children of faith. \u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are also children of promise. \u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u307e\u305f\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the Holy Spirit has been given to us is proof that we are children of promise. \u8056\u970a\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306e\u8a3c\u62e0\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Galatians 3:13-14, 26-29\uff08\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\u3001\uff12\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>13 <\/sup>Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us\u2014for it is written, \u201cCursed is everyone who hangs on a tree\u201d\u2014 <sup>14 <\/sup>in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. . . . <sup>26 <\/sup>For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. <sup>27<\/sup> For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. <sup>28 <\/sup>There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. <sup>29 <\/sup>And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham\u2019s descendants, heirs according to promise. \u00a0<sup>13<\/sup>\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306e\u308d\u3044\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u3092\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306e\u306e\u308d\u3044\u304b\u3089\u3042\u304c\u306a\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3002\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u3001\u300c\u6728\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u308b\u8005\u306f\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u308d\u308f\u308c\u308b\u300d\u3068\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u795d\u798f\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u7570\u90a6\u4eba\u306b\u53ca\u3076\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5fa1\u970a\u3092\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3002\u3002\u3002<sup>26<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u307f\u306a\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>27<\/sup>\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u5408\u3046\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u7686\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u7740\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>28<\/sup>\u3082\u306f\u3084\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u3082\u30ae\u30ea\u30b7\u30e4\u4eba\u3082\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5974\u96b7\u3082\u81ea\u7531\u4eba\u3082\u306a\u304f\u3001\u7537\u3082\u5973\u3082\u306a\u3044\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u7686\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u4e00\u3064\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>29<\/sup>\u3082\u3057\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306b\u3088\u308b\u76f8\u7d9a\u4eba\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And as was mentioned earlier: \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5148\u306b\u3082\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Galatians 4:28\uff08\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff14\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong>And you brethren,\u00a0like Isaac, are\u00a0children of promise. \u5144\u5f1f\u305f\u3061\u3088\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is Paul\u2019s words written to the Galatian Christians, which applies to all Christians. \u3000\u3053\u308c\u306f\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306b\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5168\u3066\u306e\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Christians, we are children of promise. \u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And we are also children of laughter. \u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3082\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are children of laughter and joy because our Heavenly Father rejoices over us. \u5929\u306e\u7236\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u559c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u559c\u3073\u3068\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Zephaniah 3:17\uff08\u30bc\u30d1\u30cb\u30e4\u66f8\uff13\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0your God is\u00a0in your midst, a\u00a0victorious warrior. He will\u00a0exult over you with joy, He will\u00a0be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.\u201d \u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u795e\u3001\u4e3b\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u3001\u52c7\u58eb\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u52dd\u5229\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u559c\u3073\u697d\u3057\u307f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u611b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u65b0\u306b\u3057\u3001\u796d\u306e\u65e5\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u559c\u3073\u547c\u3070\u308f\u3089\u308c\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These words written by the prophet Zephaniah picture for us God the Father rejoicing over us as a parent joyously embraces a child in their arms. \u9810\u8a00\u8005\u30bc\u30d1\u30cb\u30e4\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\u3053\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3001\u89aa\u304c\u5b50\u3092\u62b1\u304d\u3057\u3081\u3066\u559c\u3076\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u7236\u306a\u308b\u795e\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u559c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u59ff\u3092\u63cf\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As Isaac brought joy and laughter to Abraham and Sarah, so do God\u2019s children to the Heavenly Father. \u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3068\u30b5\u30e9\u306b\u559c\u3073\u3068\u7b11\u3044\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u3082\u5929\u306e\u7236\u306b\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The fact that God rejoices over His children can be seen in what Jesus said through the parables of the lost sheep, \u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3054\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u3092\u559c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\u306b\u3042\u308b\u300c\u5931\u308f\u308c\u305f\u7f8a\u300d\u3001<\/p>\n<p>the lost coin, and the lost son, found in Luke 15.\u300c\u5931\u308f\u308c\u305f\u30b3\u30a4\u30f3\u300d\u3001\u300c\u5931\u308f\u308c\u305f\u606f\u5b50\u300d\u306e\u305f\u3068\u3048\u8a71\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u304c\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3082\u8868\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:6\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cAnd when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, \u2018Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!\u2019\u201d \u300c\u5bb6\u306b\u5e30\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u53cb\u4eba\u3084\u96a3\u308a\u4eba\u3092\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u3001\u300e\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u559c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u305f\u7f8a\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u300f\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:9\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cWhen she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, \u2018Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin which I had lost!\u2019\u201d \u300c\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3001\u5973\u53cb\u3060\u3061\u3084\u8fd1\u6240\u306e\u5973\u305f\u3061\u3092\u547c\u3073\u96c6\u3081\u3066\u3001\u300e\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u559c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u306a\u304f\u3057\u305f\u9280\u8ca8\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3089\u300f\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luke 15:31-32\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff13\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cAnd he said to him, \u2018Son, you\u00a0have always been with me, and all that is mine is yours.\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>But we had to celebrate and rejoice, for this brother of yours was\u00a0dead and\u00a0<em>has begun<\/em>\u00a0to live, and\u00a0<em>was<\/em>\u00a0lost and has been found.\u2019\u201d <sup>31<\/sup>\u300c\u3059\u308b\u3068\u7236\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300e\u5b50\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3044\u3064\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3057\u3001\u307e\u305f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306f\u5168\u90e8\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3060\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5f1f\u306f\u3001\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u751f\u304d\u8fd4\u308a\u3001\u3044\u306a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306b\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u559c\u3073\u795d\u3046\u306e\u306f\u3042\u305f\u308a\u307e\u3048\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300f\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Such is how God sees His dear children.\u00a0 They are celebrated and rejoiced over! \u795e\u306f\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u89aa\u611b\u306a\u308b\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u795d\u798f\u3055\u308c\u3001\u559c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>As children of laughter, we do not only bring joy to God, but we have joy that comes from being children of God. \u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u559c\u3073\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u6765\u308b\u559c\u3073\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are reminded of this in the following passages of Scripture.\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u6b21\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u3044\u8d77\u3053\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>James 1:2-4\uff08\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\u7ae0\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter\u00a0various\u00a0trials,\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>knowing that\u00a0the testing of your\u00a0faith produces\u00a0endurance.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>And let\u00a0endurance have\u00a0<em>its<\/em>\u00a0perfect\u00a0result, so that you may be\u00a0perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. <sup>2<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u305f\u3061\u3088\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3044\u308d\u3044\u308d\u306a\u8a66\u932c\u306b\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u5834\u5408\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3092\u3080\u3057\u308d\u975e\u5e38\u306b\u559c\u3070\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3068\u601d\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u304c\u305f\u3081\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5fcd\u8010\u304c\u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>4<\/sup>\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3089\u6b20\u70b9\u306e\u306a\u3044\u3001\u5b8c\u5168\u306a\u3001\u3067\u304d\u4e0a\u304c\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5fcd\u8010\u529b\u3092\u5341\u5206\u306b\u50cd\u304b\u305b\u308b\u304c\u3088\u3044\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Romans 15:13\uff08\u30ed\u30fc\u30de\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff11\uff15\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong>Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. \u3069\u3046\u304b\u3001\u671b\u307f\u306e\u795e\u304c\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u304b\u3089\u6765\u308b\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u559c\u3073\u3068\u5e73\u5b89\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u6e80\u305f\u3057\u3001\u8056\u970a\u306e\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u3001\u671b\u307f\u306b\u3042\u3075\u308c\u3055\u305b\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Galatians 5:22-23\uff08\u30ac\u30e9\u30c6\u30e4\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0the fruit of the Spirit is\u00a0love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, <sup>23 <\/sup>gentleness, self-control; against such things\u00a0there is no law. <sup>22<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5fa1\u970a\u306e\u5b9f\u306f\u3001\u611b\u3001\u559c\u3073\u3001\u5e73\u548c\u3001\u5bdb\u5bb9\u3001\u6148\u611b\u3001\u5584\u610f\u3001\u5fe0\u5b9f\u3001<sup>23<\/sup>\u67d4\u548c\u3001\u81ea\u5236\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u3092\u5426\u5b9a\u3059\u308b\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, as Christians, we are also children of laughter.\u00a0 God fills our lives with His joy! \u3060\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u3092\u559c\u3073\u3067\u6e80\u305f\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>This is the good news concerning our relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ! \u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u306e\u795e\u3068\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u826f\u3044\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Thus, as we continue to gather together to offer worship to God every Sunday, let us remember that we are God\u2019s children of faith in Jesus Christ. \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u6bce\u9031\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u793c\u62dd\u3092\u6367\u3052\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u6642\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us also encourage one another as God\u2019s children of promise who have the Holy Spirit at work in us. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u5185\u306b\u8056\u970a\u304c\u50cd\u3044\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e92\u3044\u306b\u52b1\u307e\u3057\u5408\u3044\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as God\u2019s children of laughter, let us rejoice in the Lord, knowing that our Heavenly Father loves us dearly and rejoices over us. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u7b11\u3044\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5929\u306e\u7236\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u5fc3\u304b\u3089\u611b\u3057\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u559c\u3093\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4e3b\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u559c\u3073\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, in Christ Jesus, we are beloved children of God. \u5b9f\u306b\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u795e\u306b\u611b\u3055\u308c\u305f\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And we are to live each day, expressing our love to our Father in Heaven, and lifting up our praises to Him. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u5929\u306e\u7236\u306b\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u611b\u3092\u8868\u3057\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u8cdb\u7f8e\u3092\u6367\u3052\u306a\u304c\u3089\u65e5\u3005\u3092\u751f\u304d\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us pray. \u304a\u7948\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u65e5\u306e\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a<br \/>\n\uff12\uff10\uff12\uff14\u5e74\uff19\u6708\uff12\uff19\u65e5<\/p>\n<p>\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u53c2\u7167\u3057\u305f\u8056\u53e5\uff1a\u5275\u4e16\u8a18 12\u7ae0 1\u7bc0\u20143\u7bc0\u3068 7\u7bc0\u300115\u7ae0 1\u7bc0\u20146\u7bc0\u300116\u7ae0\u3001 17 \u7ae0 15 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