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\nMessage for Japanese Language Service Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013
\n\u201cLove Letter from God\u201d Luke 4:21-30 Pr. Hitoshi Adachi<\/p>\n

When You Read a Love Letter
\nThere are different interpretations of the Bible. Some people say it is a book of history, or a book of laws, or a book of war, or a book about the future. Some people, even, say it is a book about science! Reading certain portions of the Bible, you can interpret the Bible in many ways and I do not think those different interpretations are necessarily wrong. However, today, I would like to focus on one interpretation of the Bible, when read in its totality, as a \u201cLove Letter from God\u201d
\nHave you ever read a love letter from someone? What was the relationship between you and the person who sent you the letter? What kind of love letter was it? I mean, was it a simple \u201cI LOVE YOU.\u201d Or was it a long one and you didn\u2019t quite grasp its depth the first time you read it\u2026.
\nI said that the Bible is \u201cLove Letter from God,\u201d I would like to raise two questions: The first question is what is the relationship between you and God? (Is it a one-sided relationship or a mutual relationship? Does God love each one of you without question?) The second question is: What kind of love letter is it?
\nIn answering the first question, we are human beings and as such, there are also people who does not know what it means to love God. However, unfortunately, and there are even those who deny His existence. God loves all the people, since He created us in His own image. God informs everyone about His love through the Bible and by sending Jesus to Earth.
\nTo answer the second question, the Love Letter from God is not a simple letter like \u201cI love you.\u201d Because of the Bible\u2019s depth it has been translated into different languages, English and Japanese are two examples. It is a reality that, no matter what language it\u2019s in, we do not understand the depth of some portions clearly until we reread them several times. Also, since it is composed of 66 books, and it is very long \u2013 we have many questions.<\/p>\n

People in Israel 2000 Years Ago
\nFor example, if we read the Gospel Text today, Jesus said, \u201cThis scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.\u201d What is \u201cthis scripture\u201d? We have to read some preceding text and we, also, need to know some historical background for context.
\nPeople in Israel were not only obliged to follow Jewish religious leaders, they were politically restrained by Roman power and taxes were increasing higher and higher. .Religious laws were restrictive and even though they keep those laws, many people were feeling oppressed and anxious about their future.Jesus appeared among those people, and at first near lake Galilee, he performed miracles and was a charismatic figure. Not only did he perform miracles, he visited synagogues in the area. One of those synagogues was in Nazareth where he grew up.\u3000
\nIn that synagogue, he stood up and read scriptures from the Prophet Isaiah: this was Isaiah chapter 61: The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
\nThen he sat down. The words he spoke, had power and authority. And all the people in the synagogue watched Jesus. Their eyes were fixed on him. Then Jesus said the following words that greatly impacted the people: “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
\nThe words of Isaiah were from almost 2600 years ago, and the words of Jesus were from 2000 years ago. How are you feeling after listening to these words that Jesus read and Jesus spoke? Well, you might feel that, in 2000 years, our society has not changed all that much. Sure technology has changed but fundamentally society has not changed. There are still people who\u2019re poor, oppressed, fearful, and anxious about the future. You might think that the words of prophet Isaiah have not been fulfilled in the last 2000 years.<\/p>\n

Fulfilled In Your Hearing\u3000
\nToday, we are listening to what Jesus says… What you are hearing are not Hitoshi\u2019s words, but Jesus\u2019 words, God\u2019s words. His words are not only for past and future generations, His words are for us now \u2013 in the present. I just want to read these words again: Today, this scripture has been FULFILLED IN YOUR HEARING.
\nAs you hear these words today, the scripture has been fulfilled. This is about you now. God\u2019s words are not just for a hypothetical perfect generation of people. His love letter to humankind is for everyone today.
\nThere are many people struggling and feel they are held captive and oppressed by their circumstances. How about you? Are you held captive by a seemingly endless To Do list? Are you held captive by disease or addiction?
\nCongratulations! Each one of us, when we hear the words of Jesus Christ, we are freed from our captivity and oppression.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Read The Bible as a Love Letter from God
\nAs Jesus came to the synagogue in Nazareth, he also comes to this sanctuary, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, and he is here now. Not only does he come to this sanctuary, but he also comes into your heart and is proclaiming the Good News through you.
\nIn Exodus 25, God ordered Moses and his people to build a sanctuary and said that he would live among them. About 10 minutes ago, we listened to what Jeremiah said, God put His words in Jeremiah\u2019s mouth. If you read beginning of 1st Corinthians, like chapter 3 and 6, it is written that we are God\u2019s building, we each are temples where God lives.
\nGod together with Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Trinitarian God, loves people and forgives people even though we crucified Jesus. There is no one unwanted or not useful in God\u2019s eyes. He comes into us, our mind and body, through the Word, through faith, and through His Grace.
\nThe Bible is composed of sixty-six books. When you read only one book or several and focus on only certain portions, you may think of it is a history book, or, or a book of laws, or a book of war… However, if you read through the Bible including the New Testament, we will know how God loves and cares for each one of us.
\nThink about a time when you read a love letter, did you just focus grammatical issues or skip over important sections and only read certain portions? Or did read the entire letter and concentrate on the depth of feeling in the letter? Most people would read the most important points and remember the depth of emotion contained within the letter. Why shouldn\u2019t we read the Bible as a love letter from God? You will be fulfilled by hearing God\u2019s love and by the joy of Jesus Christ, who lives among us and within us.
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Hitoshi Adachi When You Read a Love Letter There are different interpretations of the Bible. Some people say it is a book of history, or a book of laws, or a book of war, or a book about the future. Some people, even, say it is a book about science! Reading certain portions of the Bible, you can interpret the Bible in many ways and I do not think those different interpretations are necessarily wrong. However, today, I would like to focus on one interpretation of the Bible, when read in its totality, as a \u201cLove Letter from God\u201d Have you ever read a love letter from someone? What was the relationship between you and the person who sent you the letter? What kind of love letter was it? I mean, was it a simple \u201cI LOVE YOU.\u201d Or was it a long one and you didn\u2019t quite grasp its depth the first time you read it\u2026. I said that the Bible is \u201cLove Letter from God,\u201d I would like to raise two questions: The first question is what is the relationship between you and God? (Is it a one-sided relationship or a mutual relationship? Does God love each one of you without question?) The second question is: What kind of love letter is it? 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