Matthew 4: 18-25

(Matthew 4: 18-25)

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.  And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. (Matthew 4: 18-25)

Jesus made disciples of Peter and Andrew, the fishermen, and James and John, sons of the three generations. They were all fishermen. The word fisherman means people who catch fish, but become fishermen who catch man. Fishing means getting caught with bait. In order to save the spirits who have left the kingdom of God and have come to this world, fishermen appear. It shows that the salvation of the spirit is like fishing.

Jesus taught in the synagogue and preached the gospel of Heaven. The synagogue was where the Israelites taught and learned the law. So naturally the Jews gathered together. There Jesus preached the gospel of Heaven. The gospel of heaven is to repent and return to the kingdom of God. Repentance means that it is sin that leaves God, and repent of sin and return to God. Jesus healed many sick people in the early days of ministry. So rumors spread. He tells us that all who have left God are trapped in this world. There is darkness because everyone is trapped. That is why Jesus make to see those who cannot see.

In Matthew 16:24『Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.』 Here Jesus says two things. The first is, "Deny yourself." Denying oneself is the condition of repentance, because if one does not deny himself, one cannot be born again. "Self" is the soul formed from the flesh that received from the parents. When you deny this in front of the Word of God, you receive a body of spirit from God as a gift. That is why the spirit comes to life. Being a spiritual being. The Bible refers to spiritual beings as saints. When you enroll in the church and register, you are called a saint, but unless you are born again, you cannot become a saint.

People that born again can become a fisherman for man. He who can carry his cross cannot cross without being born again. When Jesus was on the cross, the disciples all fled because they were not born again. However, the resurrected Jesus visited the disciples and made them realize, and the disciples repented and were born again. The one born again carries his cross is taken with Jesus.

Being born again is not a change of mind in the body, but a state in which the previous body dies and is reborn as a spirit body. There are two bodies. It is a visible body and an invisible body. Jesus is to deny the visible body. That is why the mind of the body and the mind of the spirit are fighting each other. If you are not born again, you will not be saved. You have to deny yourself to be born again. And the one who denies him will take his cross with Jesus.

A wonderful work takes place when a born again person carries his cross with Jesus, preaches and teaches the gospel.『 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. 』(Matthew 4: 23-24)

The fake gospel is spreading today. Satan is making every effort to prevent this. The Saints must find the lost sheep by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is to make sinners repent and return. Today the gospel of repentance is disappearing. The church does not speak of repentance, but preaches the fake gospel in a way that saves you if you believe in Jesus.

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