{"id":14715,"date":"2025-11-09T20:40:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=14715"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:40:31","slug":"%e3%83%8a%e3%82%bf%e3%83%8a%e3%82%a8%e3%83%ab%e3%81%a8%e3%83%94%e3%83%aa%e3%83%9d%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a8%e3%82%b9%e3%82%88%e3%80%81%e3%81%82%e3%81%aa%e3%81%9f%e3%81%af%e7%a5%9e%e3%81%ae%e5%ad%90%e3%81%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%83%8a%e3%82%bf%e3%83%8a%e3%82%a8%e3%83%ab%e3%81%a8%e3%83%94%e3%83%aa%e3%83%9d%e3%82%a4%e3%82%a8%e3%82%b9%e3%82%88%e3%80%81%e3%81%82%e3%81%aa%e3%81%9f%e3%81%af%e7%a5%9e%e3%81%ae%e5%ad%90%e3%81%a7\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd:\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059!\u3000\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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#000000;\">\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<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Nathanael and Philip: Jesus, You Are the Son of God!<br \/>\n\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30dd\uff1a\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\uff01<br \/>\nSDJCC Sunday Worship Service<br \/>\nNovember 9, 2025<\/p>\n<p>The past several Sundays, we have been looking at some of Jesus\u2019 disciples. \u904e\u53bb\u6570\u9031\u9593\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, we will look at Philip and Nathanael who were also a part of the specially chosen 12 disciples of Jesus. \u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u7279\u5225\u306b\u9078\u3070\u308c\u305f\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3082\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip and Nathanael\u2019s first encounter with Jesus is recorded for us in John 1:43-51. \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u521d\u3081\u3066\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u69d8\u5b50\u306f\u3001\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306b\u3088\u308b\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff13\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff15\uff11\u7bc0\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:43-44\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff13\uff5e\uff14\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>43\u00a0<\/sup>The next day He purposed to go into\u00a0Galilee, and He found\u00a0Philip. And Jesus said to him,\u00a0\u201cFollow Me.\u201d\u00a0<sup>44\u00a0<\/sup>Now\u00a0Philip was from\u00a0Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.<sup> 43<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u7fcc\u65e5\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u30ac\u30ea\u30e9\u30e4\u306b\u884c\u3053\u3046\u3068\u3055\u308c\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<sup>44<\/sup>\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3068\u306e\u753a\u30d9\u30c4\u30b5\u30a4\u30c0\u306e\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Gospel of John, Jesus\u2019 encounter with Andrew and Peter are recorded just prior to this. \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u76f4\u524d\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, \u201cthe next day\u201d referred to here is the day after Jesus had met with Andrew and Peter.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3053\u3053\u3067\u3044\u3046\u300c\u7fcc\u65e5\u300d\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u7fcc\u65e5\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Andrew went looking for Jesus, and then he brought his brother Peter to Jesus.\u3000 \u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u63a2\u3057\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5f1f\u306e\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, it is interesting that Jesus was the one who \u201cfound\u201d Philip and said to him, \u201cFollow Me.\u201d\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3092\u300c\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u300d\u306e\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u306b\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u304d\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In this passage of Scripture, we do not get too much information concerning Philip.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3042\u307e\u308a\u591a\u304f\u306e\u60c5\u5831\u306f\u5f97\u3089\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It is recorded that he was from Bethsaida, which was the same city that Andrew and Peter were from.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30d9\u30c4\u30b5\u30a4\u30c0\u51fa\u8eab\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306e\u51fa\u8eab\u5730\u3068\u540c\u3058\u753a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What Philip did right after he started following Jesus is interesting.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\u53d6\u3063\u305f\u884c\u52d5\u306f\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip brought his friend Nathanael to Jesus.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u53cb\u4eba\u306e\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Whereas Andrew brought his brother to Jesus, Philip brought his close friend to Jesus.\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306f\u5144\u5f1f\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u306e\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u89aa\u3057\u3044\u53cb\u4eba\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever done something like what they did, or have you had someone close to you introduce you to Jesus?\u3000\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u3001\u89aa\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u7d39\u4ecb\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Nathanael and his character are described in detail in this same passage of Scripture.\u3000\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u6027\u683c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u3082\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u8ff0\u3079\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Philip found Nathanael, he said to him: \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe have found Him of whom\u00a0Moses in the Law and\u00a0<em>also<\/em>\u00a0the Prophets wrote\u2014Jesus of\u00a0Nazareth,\u00a0the son of Joseph.\u201d (John 1:45)\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u304c\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304c\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u4eba\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306e\u5b50\u3001\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3044\u307e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Based on the way Philip spoke to Nathanael about Jesus, it seems that they had studied the Old Testament Scriptures together, or at least had discussed the Scriptures together. \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u69d8\u5b50\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u5171\u306b\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3092\u5b66\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3001\u5c11\u306a\u304f\u3068\u3082\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5171\u306b\u8b70\u8ad6\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In hearing Philip speak about Jesus, Nathanael responded: \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a9e\u308b\u306e\u3092\u805e\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3053\u3046\u7b54\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCan any good thing come out of Nazareth?\u201d (John 1:46)\u00a0\u300c\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u304b\u3089\u3001\u306a\u3093\u306e\u3088\u3044\u3082\u306e\u304c\u51fa\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nathanael\u2019s response expressed his prejudice toward the small town of Nazareth. \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u306f\u3001\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u753a\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u5f7c\u306e\u504f\u898b\u3092\u8868\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>During Jesus\u2019 time, Nazareth was a small town.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6642\u4ee3\u3001\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u306f\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u753a\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was a small dot, an insignificant location on a map, even in the region of Galilee.\u3000\u305d\u3053\u306f\u30ac\u30ea\u30e9\u30e4\u5730\u65b9\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3001\u5730\u56f3\u4e0a\u306e\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u70b9\u306b\u904e\u304e\u305a\u3001\u53d6\u308b\u306b\u8db3\u3089\u306a\u3044\u5834\u6240\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Cana, where Nathanael was from and was nearby to Nazareth, seems to have been significantly more populated. \u3000 \u4e00\u65b9\u3001\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u51fa\u8eab\u5730\u3067\u3042\u308a\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u306e\u8fd1\u304f\u306b\u3042\u308b\u30ab\u30ca\u306f\u3001\u306f\u308b\u304b\u306b\u4eba\u53e3\u304c\u591a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, his negative response seems to have been indicative of what not only he but what most people in that region thought about the small town of Nazareth.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u5426\u5b9a\u7684\u306a\u53cd\u5fdc\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u500b\u4eba\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5730\u57df\u306e\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u304c\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u753a\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u62b1\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u8003\u3048\u3092\u53cd\u6620\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u3048\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, how can any good thing, that is anything of significance, come out of such a place?\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5834\u6240\u304b\u3089\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u4f55\u304b\u826f\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3001\u3064\u307e\u308a\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u3082\u306e\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Where a person is from makes a big difference to people.\u3000 \u4eba\u306e\u51fa\u8eab\u5730\u306f\u3001\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u5927\u304d\u306a\u9055\u3044\u3092\u751f\u307f\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We all have our own prejudices.\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u7686\u304c\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u504f\u898b\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I was born in Tokyo.\u00a0 My wife was born in Nakashibetsu.\u3000\u79c1\u306f\u6771\u4eac\u3067\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u59bb\u306f\u4e2d\u6a19\u6d25\u3067\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Most of you probably have heard of Tokyo.\u3000 \u6771\u4eac\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u307b\u3068\u3093\u3069\u306e\u4eba\u304c\u805e\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How many of you know where Nakashibetsu is?\u3000 \u3067\u306f\u3001\u4e2d\u6a19\u6d25\u304c\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u308b\u304b\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u306f\u3069\u308c\u304f\u3089\u3044\u3001\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>What Philip said to Nathanael would be like me saying to someone today, \u201cWe have found this great person who is from Nakashibetsu!\u201d\u3000 \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u79c1\u304c\u8ab0\u304b\u306b\u300c\u4e2d\u6a19\u6d25\u51fa\u8eab\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u7269\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u305f\u3093\u3060\uff01\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How would you respond?\u3000\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3069\u3046\u7b54\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>However, to Nathanael\u2019s response, Philip just said to him, \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u53cd\u5fdc\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u305f\u3060\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cCome and see.\u201d (John 1:46)\u300c\u304d\u3066\u898b\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, Nathanael was brought to Jesus by Philip.\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u884c\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus, who as the Son of God truly knows all people, clearly describes the character of Nathanael:\u3000\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u5168\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u3092\u771f\u306b\u77e5\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6027\u683c\u3092\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u3068\u3053\u3046\u63cf\u5199\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him,\u00a0\u201cBehold, an\u00a0Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!\u201d (John 1:47) \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u65b9\u306b\u6765\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u898b\u3088\u3001\u3042\u306e\u4eba\u3053\u305d\u3001\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u305d\u306e\u5fc3\u306b\u306f\u507d\u308a\u304c\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus recognized Nathanael as being pure-hearted, that is his heart was not poisoned by deceit.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u7d14\u7c8b\u306a\u5fc3\u3092\u6301\u3064\u8005\u3068\u8a8d\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u5fc3\u306f\u507d\u308a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6bd2\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Nathanael\u2019s love for God and His desire to see the Messiah were genuine.\u3000 \u3000\u8a00\u3044\u63db\u3048\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u611b\u3068\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9858\u3044\u306f\u672c\u7269\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus called him \u201can Israelite indeed,\u201d meaning he was an authentic Israelite.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5f7c\u3092\u300c\u307b\u3093\u3068\u3046\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3073\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u672c\u7269\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Nathaniel was not a hypocrite like the scribes and Pharisees of that time.\u3000\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u5f53\u6642\u306e\u5f8b\u6cd5\u5b66\u8005\u3084\u30d1\u30ea\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u507d\u5584\u8005\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he was not perfect, because he was flawed by sin, but he was a truly righteous man who lived by true faith in God.\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u7f6a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6b20\u9665\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u5b8c\u5168\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u771f\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u304d\u308b\u3001\u771f\u306b\u7fa9\u306a\u308b\u4eba\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In Nathanael\u2019s response to Jesus, we see that Jesus had truly described him for he said,\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f7c\u3092\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u5f53\u3066\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow do You know me?\u201d (John 1:48)\u300c\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To this Jesus simply said to him, \u3059\u308b\u3068\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u305f\u3060\u5f7c\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cBefore\u00a0Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.\u201d (John 1:48)\u300c\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u547c\u3076\u524d\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3044\u3061\u3058\u304f\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u305f\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nathanael knew that Jesus wasn\u2019t physically present to see him under the fig tree.\u3000 \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u3001\u3044\u3061\u3058\u304f\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u3044\u308b\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3044\u308b\u308f\u3051\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3068\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What was the significance of the fig tree?\u3000 \u3044\u3061\u3058\u304f\u306e\u6728\u306b\u306f\u3069\u3093\u306a\u610f\u5473\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>It was most likely where Nathaniel went to study and meditate on the Scriptures.\u3000 \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u8056\u66f8\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u9ed9\u60f3\u3059\u308b\u5834\u6240\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Nathanael must have come to the realization that Jesus saw not only his location, but that He saw his heart as well.\u3000 \u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u5c45\u5834\u6240\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u5fc3\u306e\u5185\u307e\u3067\u3082\u898b\u629c\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u6c17\u3065\u3044\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And because Nathaniel studied and knew the Old Testament, he was able to recognize that Jesus was indeed the true Messiah.\u3000\u65e7\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3092\u5b66\u3073\u719f\u77e5\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u771f\u306e\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u78ba\u4fe1\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, he responded to Jesus with true conviction: \u305d\u3053\u3067\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u771f\u306e\u78ba\u4fe1\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3053\u3046\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRabbi, You are\u00a0the Son of God; You are the\u00a0King of Israel.\u201d (John 1:49)\u300c\u5148\u751f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u738b\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff14\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Jesus\u2019 response to Nathanael\u2019s declaration of faith in Him is one of commendation and a wonderful promise.\u3000 \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u544a\u767d\u3057\u305f\u969b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5fdc\u7b54\u306f\u79f0\u8cdb\u3068\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u7d04\u675f\u306b\u6e80\u3061\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 1:50-51\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\u7ae0\uff15\uff10\uff5e\uff15\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>50\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus answered and said to him,\u00a0\u201cBecause I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.\u201d\u00a0<sup>51\u00a0<\/sup>And He said to him,\u00a0\u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, you will see\u00a0the heavens opened and\u00a0the angels of God ascending and descending on\u00a0the Son of Man.\u201d<sup> 50<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3044\u3061\u3058\u304f\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3068\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3002\u3053\u308c\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5927\u304d\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u898b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<sup>51<\/sup>\u307e\u305f\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3088\u304f\u3088\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u5929\u304c\u958b\u3051\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u305f\u3061\u304c\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u4e0a\u308a\u4e0b\u308a\u3059\u308b\u306e\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u898b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it was already because Nathanael believed and knew without a shred of doubt that Jesus was the Son of God, \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u7591\u3044\u306a\u304f\u4fe1\u3058\u3001\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u3001<\/p>\n<p>that nothing is written about him thereafter until near the end of the Gospel of John.\u3000\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u306e\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u8fd1\u304f\u307e\u3067\u5f7c\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u4f55\u3082\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 21:1-3\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff5e\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup>After these things Jesus\u00a0manifested Himself\u00a0again to the disciples at the\u00a0Sea of Tiberias, and He manifested\u00a0<em>Himself<\/em>\u00a0in this way.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Simon Peter, and\u00a0Thomas called\u00a0Didymus, and\u00a0Nathanael of\u00a0Cana in Galilee, and\u00a0the\u00a0<em>sons<\/em>\u00a0of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. <sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Simon Peter said to them, \u201cI am going fishing.\u201d They said to him, \u201cWe will also come with you.\u201d They went out and got into the boat; and\u00a0that night they caught nothing. <sup>1<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u306e\u3061\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u30c6\u30d9\u30ea\u30e4\u306e\u6d77\u3079\u3067\u3001\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u3092\u307e\u305f\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3042\u3089\u308f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u3002\u305d\u306e\u3042\u3089\u308f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u6b21\u7b2c\u306f\u3001\u3053\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>2<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u3001\u30c7\u30c9\u30e2\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u3001\u30ac\u30ea\u30e9\u30e4\u306e\u30ab\u30ca\u306e\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3001\u30bc\u30d9\u30c0\u30a4\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u3084\u3001\u307b\u304b\u306e\u3075\u305f\u308a\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u305f\u6642\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u30fb\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u6f01\u306b\u884c\u304f\u306e\u3060\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u3068\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u3082\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u884c\u3053\u3046\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u51fa\u3066\u884c\u3063\u3066\u821f\u306b\u4e57\u3063\u305f\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u305d\u306e\u591c\u306f\u306a\u3093\u306e\u7372\u7269\u3082\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, like the other disciples of Jesus, Nathanael was an eyewitness of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ.\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3001\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u4ed6\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3068\u540c\u69d8\u3001\u5fa9\u6d3b\u3057\u305f\u4e3b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u76ee\u6483\u3057\u305f\u8a3c\u4eba\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his time with Jesus, he indeed saw greater things than just Jesus knowing and describing him.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u904e\u3054\u3057\u305f\u671f\u9593\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u63cf\u5199\u3057\u305f\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u5049\u5927\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u898b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He got to see Jesus for who He truly was, the Son of God and the King of Israel!\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u771f\u306b\u4f55\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u304b\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308a\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u738b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u76ee\u6483\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>And Nathanael faithfully witnessed to this as one of Jesus\u2019 chosen apostles.\u3000 \u305d\u3057\u3066\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u9078\u3093\u3060\u4f7f\u5f92\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5fe0\u5b9f\u306b\u8a3c\u3057\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although he is called Nathanael in the Gospel of John, he is referred to as Batholomew elsewhere in the New Testament.\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u3067\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4ed6\u306e\u7b87\u6240\u3067\u306f\u30d0\u30eb\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\u3068\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Bartholomew is a Hebrew surname meaning \u201cson of Tolmai.\u201d\u3000 \u30d0\u30eb\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\u306f\u30d8\u30d6\u30e9\u30a4\u8a9e\u306e\u59d3\u3067\u300c\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\u306e\u5b50\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Nathanael, the son of Tolmai, was also known as Bar-Tolmai (Bartholomew).\u3000\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\u306e\u5b50\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u30d0\u30eb\u30fb\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\uff08\u30d0\u30eb\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\uff09\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3082\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And we see him referred to this way in the four biblical lists of the twelve apostles of Jesus (Matthew 10:2-4; Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13).\u3000\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u4f7f\u5f92\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u56db\u3064\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e00\u89a7\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a410:2-4\u3001\u30de\u30eb\u30b33:16-19\u3001\u30eb\u30ab6:13-16\u3001\u4f7f\u5f921:13\uff09\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u547c\u3070\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u78ba\u8a8d\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew 10:2-4\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff10\u7ae0\uff12\uff5e\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first,\u00a0Simon, who is called Peter, and\u00a0Andrew his brother; and\u00a0James the son of Zebedee, and\u00a0John his brother;\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>Philip and\u00a0Bartholomew;\u00a0Thomas and\u00a0Matthew the tax collector;\u00a0James the son of Alphaeus, and\u00a0Thaddaeus;\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>Simon the\u00a0Zealot, and\u00a0Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him. <sup>2<\/sup>\u5341\u4e8c\u4f7f\u5f92\u306e\u540d\u306f\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u3068\u304a\u308a\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u307e\u305a\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u305f\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u30bc\u30d9\u30c0\u30a4\u306e\u5b50\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u3001<sup>3<\/sup>\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u30d0\u30eb\u30c8\u30ed\u30de\u30a4\u3001\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u3068\u53d6\u7a0e\u4eba\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\u3001\u30a2\u30eb\u30d1\u30e8\u306e\u5b50\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u30bf\u30c0\u30a4\u3001<sup>4<\/sup>\u71b1\u5fc3\u515a\u306e\u30b7\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u30a4\u30b9\u30ab\u30ea\u30aa\u30c6\u306e\u30e6\u30c0\u3002\u3053\u306e\u30e6\u30c0\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3092\u88cf\u5207\u3063\u305f\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, I would like to focus on Philip for the rest of the message.\u3000 \u3055\u3066\u3001\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u306e\u6b8b\u308a\u306e\u90e8\u5206\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There are a few prominent people named Philip that are recorded in the New Testament.\u3000\u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u3044\u3046\u540d\u524d\u306e\u8457\u540d\u306a\u4eba\u7269\u304c\u4f55\u4eba\u304b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For your information, Yunike and I named our son Philip .\u53c2\u8003\u307e\u3067\u306b\u7533\u3057\u4e0a\u3052\u307e\u3059\u3068\u3001\u30e6\u30cb\u30b1\u3068\u79c1\u306f\u606f\u5b50\u306b\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001<\/p>\n<p>after the evangelist Philip who was one of the 7 deacons mentioned in the book of Acts, and not after the apostle Philip\u3053\u308c\u306f\u4f7f\u5f92\u884c\u4f1d\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u305f\u4e03\u4eba\u306e\u57f7\u4e8b\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u4f1d\u9053\u8005\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u56e0\u3093\u3060\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u56e0\u3093\u3060\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He is definitely not named after the Philip that was one of the sons of king Herod the Great.\u3000 \u30d8\u30ed\u30c7\u5927\u738b\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u56e0\u3093\u3060\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3082\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, today, we are looking at the apostle Philip, who in the four biblical lists of the twelve apostles is the fifth name on every list.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u4eca\u65e5\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u6ce8\u76ee\u3059\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u5341\u4e8c\u4f7f\u5f92\u306e\u56db\u3064\u306e\u8056\u66f8\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u5e38\u306b\u4e94\u756a\u76ee\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u308b\u4f7f\u5f92\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip is a Greek name, meaning \u201clover of horses.\u201d\u3000 \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u30ae\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u540d\u3067\u300c\u99ac\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u8005\u300d\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As all twelve apostles were Jewish, Philip also must have had a Jewish name, but his Jewish name is never given.\u3000 \u5341\u4e8c\u4f7f\u5f92\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3082\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u540d\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u540d\u306f\u4e00\u5207\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As was already noted earlier, it is interesting that as Andrew brought his brother Peter to Jesus, \u5148\u306b\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u304c\u5f1f\u306e\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>Philip brought his friend Nathanael to Jesus.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3082\u53cb\u4eba\u306e\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u9023\u308c\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u8208\u5473\u6df1\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Andrew and Philip must have been kindred spirits, because they are often seen together in the Gospel of John.\u3000 \u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3088\u304f\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u3001\u304d\u3063\u3068\u6c17\u306e\u5408\u3046\u4ef2\u9593\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And each time Philip is mentioned in the Gospel of John, we get a greater sense of his character and life of faith in Jesus.\u3000 \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\u3067\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u308b\u305f\u3073\u306b\u3001\u5f7c\u306e\u6027\u683c\u3084\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u751f\u304d\u65b9\u304c\u3088\u308a\u6df1\u304f\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As we saw when we looked at the apostle Andrew a few weeks back, Philip was tested by Jesus.\u3000 \u6570\u9031\u9593\u524d\u306b\u4f7f\u5f92\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u8a66\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This happened just prior to the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand.\u3000 \u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\uff15\uff10\uff10\uff10\u4eba\u306b\u98df\u3079\u7269\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u5947\u8de1\u306e\u76f4\u524d\u306b\u8d77\u3053\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As a large crowd followed Jesus, and they were in a remote place where food was not readily available, \u5927\u52e2\u306e\u7fa4\u8846\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u98df\u7ce7\u304c\u5bb9\u6613\u306b\u5165\u624b\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u8fba\u9119\u306a\u5834\u6240\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u6c17\u3065\u304d\u3001<\/p>\n<p>we see Jesus\u2019 interaction with Philip.\u3000\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u3084\u308a\u53d6\u308a\u3092\u3059\u308b\u69d8\u5b50\u304c\u898b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 6:5-7\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff16\u7ae0\uff15\uff5e\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>5\u00a0<\/sup>Therefore Jesus, lifting up His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to\u00a0Philip,\u00a0\u201cWhere are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?\u201d\u00a0<sup>6\u00a0<\/sup>This He was saying to\u00a0test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.\u00a0<sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>Philip answered Him, \u201cTwo hundred\u00a0denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.\u201d <sup>5<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u76ee\u3092\u3042\u3052\u3001\u5927\u305c\u3044\u306e\u7fa4\u8846\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u65b9\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u6765\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3089\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u98df\u3079\u3055\u305b\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>6<\/sup>\u3053\u308c\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3092\u305f\u3081\u305d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3054\u81ea\u5206\u3067\u306f\u3057\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3088\u304f\u3054\u627f\u77e5\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e8c\u767e\u30c7\u30ca\u30ea\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3081\u3044\u3081\u3044\u304c\u5c11\u3057\u305a\u3064\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u306b\u3082\u8db3\u308a\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3044\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus, who knew of all of His disciples\u2019 true character and strengths and weaknesses, \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u4e00\u4eba\u4e00\u4eba\u306e\u771f\u306e\u6027\u683c\u3084\u9577\u6240\u30fb\u77ed\u6240\u3092\u719f\u77e5\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>must have given them responsibilities in accordance with who they were, and taught and trained them accordingly.\u3000\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u3001\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u8cc7\u8cea\u306b\u5fdc\u3058\u3066\u8cac\u4efb\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u3075\u3055\u308f\u3057\u3044\u6559\u3048\u3068\u8a13\u7df4\u3092\u65bd\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It seems that Philip had the personality fit for administration.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u7ba1\u7406\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u9069\u3057\u305f\u6027\u683c\u306e\u6301\u3061\u4e3b\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t know for certain, but it seems that Philip was in charge of arranging meals and logistics.\u3000 \u78ba\u304b\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306f\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u98df\u4e8b\u306e\u624b\u914d\u3084\u5f8c\u65b9\u652f\u63f4\u3092\u62c5\u5f53\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3068\u601d\u308f\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, Jesus specifically asked Philip,\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u7279\u306b\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u305f\u305a\u306d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?\u201d \u300c\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3089\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u98df\u3079\u3055\u305b\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Jesus knew exactly what Philip was thinking.\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u4f55\u3092\u8003\u3048\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3001\u306f\u3063\u304d\u308a\u3068\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Philip was already counting heads as the crowd started coming to Jesus.\u3000 \u7fa4\u8846\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u96c6\u307e\u308a\u59cb\u3081\u305f\u6642\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3059\u3067\u306b\u4eba\u6570\u3092\u6570\u3048\u59cb\u3081\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, by the time Jesus had asked the question, Philip had calculated the cost to feed the crowd.\u3000 \u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u8cea\u554f\u3092\u6295\u3052\u304b\u3051\u308b\u9803\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u7fa4\u8846\u3092\u990a\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306e\u8cbb\u7528\u3092\u8a08\u7b97\u3057\u7d42\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He gave a concrete financial report to Jesus:\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306a\u8ca1\u653f\u5831\u544a\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, for everyone to receive a little.\u201d\u3000 \u300c\u4e8c\u767e\u30c7\u30ca\u30ea\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3081\u3044\u3081\u3044\u304c\u5c11\u3057\u305a\u3064\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304f\u306b\u3082\u8db3\u308a\u307e\u3059\u307e\u3044\u300d<\/p>\n<p>From an accounting standpoint, and as an administrator, he was probably right.\u3000 \u4f1a\u8a08\u306e\u89b3\u70b9\u304b\u3089\u3001\u307e\u305f\u7ba1\u7406\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u6b63\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Two hundred denarii, which is more than six months\u2019 worth of wages, was not enough to feed the multitude.\u3000 \uff12\uff10\uff10\u30c7\u30ca\u30ea\u306f\u3001\uff16\u304b\u6708\u5206\u306e\u8cc3\u91d1\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u76f8\u5f53\u3059\u308b\u91d1\u984d\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5927\u52e2\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u98df\u3079\u3055\u305b\u308b\u306b\u306f\u5341\u5206\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, Jesus is able to work beyond our limitations and estimations.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u9650\u754c\u3084\u4e88\u60f3\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u3066\u50cd\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304a\u65b9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip didn\u2019t seem to take this into account when answering Jesus.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u7b54\u3048\u308b\u969b\u306b\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8003\u616e\u306b\u5165\u308c\u3066\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as we saw a few weeks back, Andrew gave a different response to Jesus\u2019 question.\u3000 \u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6570\u9031\u9593\u524d\u306b\u898b\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8cea\u554f\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u5225\u306e\u7b54\u3048\u3092\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>He came to Jesus and said:\u3000 \u5f7c\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u3084\u3063\u3066\u6765\u3066\u3001\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two\u00a0fish, but what are these for so many people?\u201d (John 6:9) \u300c\u3053\u3053\u306b\u3001\u5927\u9ea6\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u4e94\u3064\u3068\u3001\u3055\u304b\u306a\u4e8c\u3072\u304d\u3068\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5b50\u4f9b\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u5927\u305c\u3044\u306e\u4eba\u3067\u306f\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u4f55\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff16\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With this, which was obviously much less than two hundred denarii worth of bread, Jesus basically said, \u3053\u308c\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u3001\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u4e8c\u767e\u30c7\u30ca\u30ea\u5206\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u306b\u306f\u53ca\u3070\u306a\u3044\u91cf\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c(That will do!) Have the people sit down.\u201d (John 6:10) \u300c\uff08\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3088\u308d\u3057\u3044\uff09\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u3059\u308f\u3089\u305b\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, with the five barley loaves and two fish, Jesus fed the five thousand men plus women and children, and gathered up twelve baskets full of leftovers.\u3000 \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4e94\u3064\u306e\u5927\u9ea6\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u3068\u4e8c\u5339\u306e\u9b5a\u3067\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u4e94\u5343\u4eba\u306e\u7537\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3001\u5973\u3084\u5b50\u4f9b\u305f\u3061\u3092\u3082\u990a\u3044\u3001\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u7c60\u3044\u3063\u3071\u3044\u306e\u6b8b\u308a\u3092\u96c6\u3081\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It was a lesson for Philip to learn to see the reward of faith, for he saw how \u3000\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u5831\u3044\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3076\u6559\u8a13\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u3044\u304b\u306b<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cwith God all things are possible.\u201d (Matthew 19:26) \u300c\u795e\u306b\u306f\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3082\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u4e8b\u306f\u306a\u3044\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong>\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is something we need to seriously consider as a church as we prayerfully consider relocation.\u3000 \u6559\u4f1a\u306e\u79fb\u8ee2\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u7948\u308a\u3064\u3064\u771f\u5263\u306b\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3079\u304d\u8ab2\u984c\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How will we answer Jesus if He asks us, \u201cWhere are we to get the money, so as to purchase a new church property?\u201d\u3000\u3082\u3057\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u300c\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u6559\u4f1a\u7528\u5730\u3092\u8cfc\u5165\u3059\u308b\u8cc7\u91d1\u3092\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3089\u5f97\u308b\u306e\u304b\u300d\u3068\u554f\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3089\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3069\u3046\u7b54\u3048\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Or perhaps more personally, Jesus is asking you, \u201cWhere are we to get the money, so as to pay next month\u2019s rent?\u201d\u3000 \u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u3082\u3063\u3068\u500b\u4eba\u7684\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u300c\u6765\u6708\u306e\u5bb6\u8cc3\u3092\u652f\u6255\u3046\u8cc7\u91d1\u3092\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3089\u5f97\u308b\u306e\u304b\u300d\u3068\u554f\u3046\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Are we making calculations in our heads right now as we think of how to respond to Jesus?\u3000 \u4eca\u3053\u306e\u77ac\u9593\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u7b54\u3048\u3092\u8003\u3048\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u982d\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u8a08\u7b97\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to make light of these matters, especially as some of you may truly be affected by the current government shutdown.\u3000\u7279\u306b\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u653f\u5e9c\u6a5f\u95a2\u9589\u9396\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u3092\u5b9f\u969b\u306b\u53d7\u3051\u3066\u3044\u308b\u65b9\u3082\u3044\u3089\u3063\u3057\u3083\u308b\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u554f\u984c\u3092\u8efd\u3093\u3058\u308b\u3064\u3082\u308a\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, all of life\u2019s challenges, whether we deem them small or big, come back to whether we will answer Jesus based on our faith in Him \u00a0\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u8a66\u7df4\u306f\u3001\u305d\u308c\u304c\u5c0f\u3055\u304f\u3068\u3082\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3068\u3082\u3001\u7d50\u5c40\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001<\/p>\n<p>or based on our own limited understanding and ability to figure things out.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u3068\u3082\u81ea\u5206\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u9650\u3089\u308c\u305f\u7406\u89e3\u3068\u554f\u984c\u3092\u89e3\u6c7a\u3059\u308b\u80fd\u529b\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u5fdc\u3048\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9078\u629e\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Remember, Jesus asked Philip to test him, for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.\u3000 \u899a\u3048\u3066\u304a\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u81ea\u3089\u4f55\u3092\u306a\u3055\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u3067\u3042\u308a\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u8a66\u3059\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6c42\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And notice also that Jesus didn\u2019t ask Philip, \u201cWhere are you to buy bread, so that these may eat?\u201d\u3000\u307e\u305f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u300c\u3069\u3053\u3067\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u8cb7\u3048\u3070\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u98df\u3079\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3068\u306f\u305f\u305a\u306d\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3082\u6ce8\u76ee\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Instead, He asked Philip, \u305d\u306e\u4ee3\u308f\u308a\u306b\u5f7c\u306f\u3053\u3046\u305f\u305a\u306d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere are we to buy bread, so that these may eat?\u201d \u300c\u3069\u3053\u304b\u3089\uff08\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\uff09\u30d1\u30f3\u3092\u8cb7\u3063\u3066\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3053\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u98df\u3079\u3055\u305b\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Jesus is with us in the midst of whatever circumstances we may be in.\u3000 \u8a00\u3044\u63db\u3048\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u7f6e\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3069\u3093\u306a\u72b6\u6cc1\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3082\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus knows what we need and He already has a solution to meet our need.\u3000\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5fc5\u8981\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5fc5\u8981\u3092\u6e80\u305f\u3059\u89e3\u6c7a\u7b56\u3092\u3059\u3067\u306b\u5099\u3048\u3066\u304a\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I think of Paul\u2019s exhortation given to us in his letter to the Ephesians.\u3000\u79c1\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30ed\u304c\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\u4eba\u3078\u306e\u624b\u7d19\u3067\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u52e7\u544a\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ephesians 3:20-21\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\uff13\u7ae0\uff12\uff10\uff5e\uff12\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>Now to Him who is\u00a0able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,\u00a0according to the power that works within us,\u00a0<sup>21\u00a0<\/sup>to Him\u00a0<em>be<\/em>\u00a0the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations\u00a0forever and ever. Amen. <sup>20<\/sup>\u3069\u3046\u304b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u50cd\u304f\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u304c\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u305f\u601d\u3046\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306e\u3044\u3063\u3055\u3044\u3092\u3001\u306f\u308b\u304b\u306b\u8d8a\u3048\u3066\u304b\u306a\u3048\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b\u305f\u306b\u3001<sup>21<\/sup>\u6559\u4f1a\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u6804\u5149\u304c\u4e16\u3005\u9650\u308a\u306a\u304f\u3042\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a2\u30a1\u30e1\u30f3\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>God is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.\u3000 \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u9858\u3044\u3084\u601d\u3044\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u308b\u307b\u3069\u306b\u3001\u306f\u308b\u304b\u306b\u8c4a\u304b\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u50cd\u304f\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3092\u6210\u3057\u9042\u3052\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Do we truly believe in Him?\u00a0 And do we seek and ask Him to intervene?\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u672c\u5f53\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306b\u4ecb\u5165\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3088\u3046\u6c42\u3081\u3001\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What is the power that works within us?\u3000 \u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u50cd\u304f\u529b\u3068\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Is it not the Holy Spirit?!\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u306f\u8056\u970a\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\u3002<\/p>\n<p>With the Holy Spirit\u2019s help, let us respond to the tough questions in our lives with faith in Jesus.\u3000 \u8056\u970a\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u96e3\u3057\u3044\u554f\u3044\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5fdc\u3048\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the best way to answer Jesus\u2019 questions is to say, \u304a\u305d\u3089\u304f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8cea\u554f\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u6700\u5584\u306e\u7b54\u3048\u306f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know Jesus, but You do. Please help us.\u201d\u3000\u300c\u79c1\u306b\u306f\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3001\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3054\u5b58\u3058\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3069\u3046\u304b\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u304a\u52a9\u3051\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip and all of the apostles learned to do so as they continued to follow Jesus.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3068\u4ed6\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3046\u3046\u3061\u306b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b66\u3093\u3060\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip is also seen together with Andrew in bringing a matter to Jesus concerning some Greeks who wanted to see Him (John 12:20-22).\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u4f1a\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3068\u9858\u3046\u30ae\u30ea\u30b7\u30e3\u4eba\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u3068\u5171\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5831\u544a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u59ff\u3082\u63cf\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd 12:20-22\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>There again, we see Philip\u2019s administrative personality come out, as he is concerned about the proper protocol in bringing a matter to Jesus, and he therefore seeks Andrew\u2019s help in the matter.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u306b\u3082\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\u7ba1\u7406\u80fd\u529b\u306e\u9ad8\u3055\u304c\u8868\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5f7c\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3053\u306e\u4ef6\u3092\u5831\u544a\u3059\u308b\u969b\u306b\u3001\u9069\u5207\u306a\u624b\u9806\u3092\u8e0f\u3080\u3053\u3068\u3092\u6c17\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3001\u30a2\u30f3\u30c7\u30ec\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u3092\u6c42\u3081\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>It seems that Philip still continued to struggle to have spiritual insight beyond that which he could visibly see and discern according to his own limited understanding.\u3000 \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u9650\u3089\u308c\u305f\u7406\u89e3\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u76ee\u306b\u898b\u3048\u3001\u8b58\u5225\u3067\u304d\u308b\u7bc4\u56f2\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u305f\u970a\u7684\u306a\u6d1e\u5bdf\u529b\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u4f9d\u7136\u3068\u3057\u3066\u82e6\u52b4\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This came to the forefront during Jesus\u2019 last night with His disciples as He enjoyed the Passover meal with them before He was to go to the cross.\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u308b\u524d\u306b\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u904e\u8d8a\u306e\u98df\u4e8b\u3092\u697d\u3057\u3093\u3060\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3068\u306e\u6700\u5f8c\u306e\u591c\u306b\u9855\u8457\u306b\u8868\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>After Jesus washed His disciples\u2019 feet and shared with them that one of them would betray Him, \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306e\u8db3\u3092\u6d17\u3044\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306e\u4e00\u4eba\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u88cf\u5207\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and told Peter that he would deny Him three times before a rooster crowed, Jesus gave His disciples some words of encouragement.\u3000\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u9d8f\u304c\u9cf4\u304f\u524d\u306b\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u4e09\u5ea6\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u5426\u5b9a\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u544a\u3052\u305f\u5f8c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u3055\u69d8\u306f\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u52b1\u307e\u3057\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u304b\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What prompted Jesus\u2019 words of encouragement were a couple of Peter\u2019s questions to Him:\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30b5\u30ca\u304c\u52b1\u307e\u3057\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u53e3\u306b\u3057\u305f\u304d\u3063\u304b\u3051\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c6\u30ed\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5c0b\u306d\u305f\u4e8c\u3064\u306e\u8cea\u554f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLord, where are You going?\u201d (John 13:36) \u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3069\u3053\u3078\u304a\u3044\u3067\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff13\u7ae0\uff13\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLord, why can I not follow You right now?\u201d (John 13:37) \u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u306a\u305c\u3001\u4eca\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u884c\u304f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304b\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff13\u7ae0\uff13\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>In response to these questions, we see Jesus\u2019 response:\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u8cea\u554f\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u7b54\u3048\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 14:1-4\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff11\uff5e\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>1 <\/sup>\u201cDo not let your heart be troubled;\u00a0believe in God, believe also in Me.\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>In My Father\u2019s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for\u00a0I go to prepare a place for you.\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>If I go and prepare a place for you,\u00a0I will come again and receive you to Myself, that\u00a0where I am,\u00a0<em>there<\/em>\u00a0you may be also.\u00a0<sup>4\u00a0<\/sup>And you know the way where I am going.\u201d <sup>1<\/sup>\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u5fc3\u3092\u9a12\u304c\u305b\u306a\u3044\u304c\u3088\u3044\u3002\u795e\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u3001\u307e\u305f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<sup>2<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7236\u306e\u5bb6\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3059\u307e\u3044\u304c\u305f\u304f\u3055\u3093\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3082\u3057\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u305d\u3046\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u3044\u305f\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u5834\u6240\u3092\u7528\u610f\u3057\u306b\u884c\u304f\u306e\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5834\u6240\u306e\u7528\u610f\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u307e\u305f\u304d\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u8fce\u3048\u3088\u3046\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u304a\u308b\u6240\u306b\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3082\u304a\u3089\u305b\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>4<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3069\u3053\u3078\u884c\u304f\u306e\u304b\u3001\u305d\u306e\u9053\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u308f\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus made it clear to His disciples that He was going to heaven, where the Heavenly Father is, to prepare a place for them.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306b\u3001\u5fa1\u7236\u306e\u3044\u308b\u5929\u306b\u4e0a\u308a\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5834\u6240\u3092\u7528\u610f\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This meant that He was assuring them that although He will be arrested, put on trial, and crucified, that He will rise again from the dead, and ascend back to heaven.\u3000\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u305f\u3068\u3048\u5f7c\u304c\u902e\u6355\u3055\u308c\u3001\u88c1\u5224\u306b\u304b\u3051\u3089\u308c\u3001\u5341\u5b57\u67b6\u306b\u3064\u3051\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3082\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u6b7b\u304b\u3089\u3088\u307f\u304c\u3048\u308a\u3001\u518d\u3073\u5929\u306b\u4e0a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u4fdd\u8a3c\u3059\u308b\u610f\u5473\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, Jesus was assuring them that they will be able to follow Him, that is be in heaven with Him, later on.\u3000 \u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u3082\u5f8c\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u5929\u56fd\u3067\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, it does not seem that all of Jesus\u2019 disciples understood what Jesus was saying to them.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u3053\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u7406\u89e3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306f\u898b\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For Thomas said to Jesus,\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u306f\u3053\u3046\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3001<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?\u201d (John 14:5) \u00a0\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u3069\u3053\u3078\u304a\u3044\u3067\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306b\u306f\u308f\u304b\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u305d\u306e\u9053\u304c\u308f\u304b\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response, Jesus said to Thomas:\u3053\u308c\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u7b54\u3048\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 14:6-7\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff16\uff5e\uff17\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cI am\u00a0the way, and\u00a0the truth, and\u00a0the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. <sup>7\u00a0<\/sup>If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you\u00a0know Him, and have\u00a0seen Him.\u201d\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u9053\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u771f\u7406\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u547d\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3060\u308c\u3067\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u3088\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3067\u306f\u3001\u7236\u306e\u307f\u3082\u3068\u306b\u884c\u304f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3002<sup>7<\/sup>\u3082\u3057\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7236\u3092\u3082\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u7236\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3059\u3067\u306b\u7236\u3092\u898b\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus made it clear to Thomas that He was the way to heaven, and therefore to the Father.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30c8\u30de\u30b9\u306b\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u5929\u3078\u306e\u9053\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u7236\u3078\u306e\u9053\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus also made it clear that to know Him is to know the Father, and that they have seen the Father in observing Him.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u307e\u305f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u7236\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u3092\u89b3\u5bdf\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u7236\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, even this statement by Jesus was not clear to all of His disciples, and especially not to Philip, for he said to Jesus:\u3000\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3055\u3048\u3082\u3001\u5f1f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u5168\u54e1\u306b\u306f\u660e\u3089\u304b\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u7279\u306b\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u306f\u7406\u89e3\u3067\u304d\u305a\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306b\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.\u201d (John 14:8)\u300c\u4e3b\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306b\u7236\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u3046\u3057\u3066\u4e0b\u3055\u308c\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u6e80\u8db3\u3057\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Philip had responded with sincere faith to Jesus when Jesus called out to Him, \u201cFollow Me.\u201d\u3000\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3044\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3068\u547c\u3073\u304b\u3051\u305f\u6642\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u8aa0\u5b9f\u306a\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5fdc\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly seen in his immediate actions afterwards in finding his friend Nathanael and declaring to him, \u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u76f4\u5f8c\u306b\u53cb\u4eba\u306e\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3092\u63a2\u3057\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u306b\u5ba3\u8a00\u3057\u305f\u5f7c\u306e\u884c\u52d5\u306b\u660e\u3089\u304b\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote\u2014Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.\u201d \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u304c\u5f8b\u6cd5\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u9810\u8a00\u8005\u305f\u3061\u304c\u3057\u308b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u4eba\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306e\u5b50\u3001\u30ca\u30b6\u30ec\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u3044\u307e\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now, nearly three years later, we are left to wonder what Philip thought about all that he had heard from Jesus and seen Him do.\u3000 \u305d\u308c\u304b\u3089\u307b\u307c\u4e09\u5e74\u304c\u7d4c\u3063\u305f\u4eca\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u304c\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u805e\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3001\u76ee\u6483\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3069\u3046\u601d\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3001\u8003\u3048\u3056\u308b\u3092\u5f97\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Where was Philip\u2019s faith? \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306f\u3069\u3053\u306b\u3042\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>That was precisely Jesus\u2019 response to Philip\u2019s request to be shown the Heavenly Father.\u3000\u307e\u3055\u306b\u305d\u308c\u304c\u3001\u5929\u306e\u7236\u3092\u898b\u305b\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u3044\u3046\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\u9858\u3044\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u7b54\u3048\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 14:9-11\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff11\uff14\u7ae0\uff19\uff5e\uff11\uff11\u7bc0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>9\u00a0<\/sup>Jesus said to him,\u00a0\u201cHave I been so long with you, and\u00a0<em>yet<\/em>\u00a0you have not come to know Me, Philip?\u00a0He who has seen Me has seen the Father; how\u00a0<em>can<\/em>\u00a0you say, \u2018Show us the Father\u2019?\u00a0<sup>10\u00a0<\/sup>Do you not believe that\u00a0I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me?\u00a0The words that I say to you I do not speak on My own initiative, but the Father abiding in Me does His works.\u00a0<sup>11\u00a0<\/sup>Believe Me that\u00a0I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise\u00a0believe because of the works themselves.\u201d \u00a0<sup>9<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u3088\u3001\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u9577\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u308f\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u306e\u304b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u898b\u305f\u8005\u306f\u3001\u7236\u3092\u898b\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306b\u7236\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u3001\u8a00\u3046\u306e\u304b\u3002<sup>10<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u7236\u306b\u304a\u308a\u3001\u7236\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u4fe1\u3058\u306a\u3044\u306e\u304b\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u8a00\u8449\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304b\u3089\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u3044\u3002\u7236\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3046\u3061\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3001\u307f\u308f\u3056\u3092\u306a\u3055\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>11<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u7236\u306b\u304a\u308a\u3001\u7236\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u304a\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3082\u3057\u305d\u308c\u304c\u4fe1\u3058\u3089\u308c\u306a\u3044\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u308f\u3056\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u4fe1\u3058\u306a\u3055\u3044\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philip had already embraced Jesus as Messiah.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u65e2\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u30e1\u30b7\u30a2\u3068\u3057\u3066\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus was now urging Philip to take his faith to its logical conclusion, \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u4eca\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u305d\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u8ad6\u7406\u7684\u306a\u7d50\u8ad6\u3078\u3068\u5c0e\u304f\u3088\u3046\u4fc3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>which was that he was already in the presence of the living and eternal God Himself.\u3000\u305d\u308c\u306f\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u5f7c\u304c\u3059\u3067\u306b\u751f\u3051\u308b\u6c38\u9060\u306e\u795e\u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u524d\u306b\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Seeing Jesus is the same as seeing the Father!\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u7236\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u7b49\u3057\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>The two are inseparable and are one and the same!\u3000 \u3053\u306e\u4e8c\u8005\u306f\u5207\u308a\u96e2\u305b\u305a\u3001\u4e00\u3064\u3067\u3042\u308a\u540c\u3058\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff01<\/p>\n<p>What Jesus says is according to what the Father says.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u7236\u304c\u8a9e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306a\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What Jesus does is according to what the Father does.\u3000 \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u306a\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u7236\u304c\u306a\u3055\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u3089\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see such a contrast between Nathanael and Philip\u2019s faith in Jesus.\u3000\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5bfe\u7167\u304c\u898b\u3089\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Nathanael, when he first met Jesus, was able to say to Him: \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u521d\u3081\u3066\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u3053\u3046\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRabbi, You are the Son of God; You are the King of Israel.\u201d\u300c\u5148\u751f\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u738b\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And Jesus said to Nathaniel: \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u8a00\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I said to you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.\u201d \u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3001\u3044\u3061\u3058\u304f\u306e\u6728\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3068\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u306e\u304b\u3002\u3053\u308c\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5927\u304d\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u898b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Here also, Jesus promises the same to Philip, if he will believe that Jesus is the Son of God.\u3000 \u3053\u3053\u3067\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306b\u3001\u3082\u3057\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u540c\u3058\u3053\u3068\u3092\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 14:12-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because\u00a0I go to the Father.\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that\u00a0the Father may be glorified in the Son.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>If you ask Me anything\u00a0in My name, I will do\u00a0<em>it<\/em>.\u201d <sup>12<\/sup>\u300c\u3088\u304f\u3088\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u8005\u306f\u3001\u307e\u305f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u308f\u3056\u3092\u3059\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u305d\u308c\u3070\u304b\u308a\u304b\u3001\u3082\u3063\u3068\u5927\u304d\u3044\u308f\u3056\u3092\u3059\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u7236\u306e\u307f\u3082\u3068\u306b\u884c\u304f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u9858\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3082\u304b\u306a\u3048\u3066\u3042\u3052\u3088\u3046\u3002\u7236\u304c\u5b50\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u6804\u5149\u3092\u304a\u53d7\u3051\u306b\u306a\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u4f55\u4e8b\u3067\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u9858\u3046\u306a\u3089\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u305d\u308c\u3092\u304b\u306a\u3048\u3066\u3042\u3052\u3088\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philip must have finally believed that Jesus was the Son of God, \u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u3064\u3044\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u306b\u9055\u3044\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>because tradition tells us that Philip was greatly used in the spread of the early church and was among the first of the apostles to suffer martyrdom.\u3000\u4f1d\u7d71\u306b\u3088\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u521d\u671f\u306e\u6559\u4f1a\u306e\u62e1\u5927\u306b\u5927\u304d\u304f\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u3001\u4f7f\u5f92\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u6700\u521d\u306b\u6b89\u6559\u3057\u305f\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Philip, just like us, was not perfect, and while being Jesus\u2019 apostle did not fully grasp who Jesus was.\u3000\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306f\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3068\u540c\u3058\u304f\u5b8c\u5168\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u4f7f\u5f92\u3067\u3042\u308a\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6b63\u4f53\u3092\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u7406\u89e3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, when he did believe in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, then he was able to do great works in His name with the help of the Holy Spirit.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3092\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3001\u751f\u3051\u308b\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u6642\u3001\u8056\u970a\u306e\u52a9\u3051\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5fa1\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5049\u5927\u306a\u696d\u3092\u884c\u3046\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us like Nathanael and Philip, have faith that Jesus is the Son of God and believe that He will indeed accomplish great works through us to His glory.\u3000 \u30ca\u30bf\u30ca\u30a8\u30eb\u3084\u30d4\u30ea\u30dd\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u4fe1\u3058\u3001\u4e3b\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u78ba\u304b\u306b\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u5049\u5927\u306a\u696d\u3092\u6210\u3057\u9042\u3052\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3068\u4fe1\u3058\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>May we have the faith that He is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.\u3000\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5185\u306b\u3042\u308b\u529b\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u304c\u6c42\u3081\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3084\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3092\u306f\u308b\u304b\u306b\u8d85\u3048\u3066\u3001\u4e3b\u304c\u8c4a\u304b\u306b\u6210\u3057\u9042\u3052\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3092\u6301\u3061\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Let us pray. \u304a\u7948\u308a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u65e5\u306e\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a<\/p>\n<p>\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b7\u3099\u306e\u4e2d\u3066\u3099\u53c2\u7167\u3057\u305f\u8056\u53e5:\u30de\u30bf\u30a4 10 \u7ae0 2~4 \u7bc0\u300119 \u7ae0 26 \u7bc0\u3001 \u30e8\u30cf\u30cd 1 \u7ae0 43~51 \u7bc0\u30016 \u7ae0 1~13 \u7bc0\u300112 \u7ae0 20~22 \u7bc0\u300113 \u7ae0 36~37 \u7bc0\u3001 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