The Impossible Exam

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death. For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh; that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” (Romans‬ ‭8:1-4‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

There was once a teacher who punished his badly-behaved class of students by giving them an examination full of the world’s hardest questions spanning across all subjects and disciplines.

“Class, if any of you want to be dismissed from class, you must get full marks in this exam. If not, you will have to stay back for detention every day. To give you all an advantage, you may discuss the questions with your fellow classmates.”

Everyone in the class attempted the exam, but even the smartest students had many mistakes. It seemed impossible.

The classmates were all frantically flipping through all the textbooks in the classroom, but it was no use. The questions were just way out of their level.

Just when it seemed that all hope was lost, the teacher said, “Class, I see that you are all trying your very best to work together to do well on the exam. Tell you what—I cannot cancel the exam, but I will join your class as a student and attempt the exam with you. There is no rule against me joining as a student in your class.”

Since the teacher had set the exam based on the knowledge he had, he easily answered all the questions correctly. To whoever wanted to refer to his answers, the teacher allowed them to see and write the same answers.

The students were all overjoyed. One by one, they copied the answers, and handed in their exam papers, scoring full marks. They were finally able to go home. They had learnt their lesson, and decided to be more studious in the future.

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God gave the children of Israel the Ten Commandments—an impossible exam for mankind. The Law is perfect, holy, and good, but it was weak through man’s sinful flesh.

Whoever wants to be justified through the Law must keep the Ten Commandments perfectly in both word and deed. Anything short of perfection is considered unrighteous. Everyone fails this exam.

Then, God revealed His master plan: Yahweh the Son became a man to take the impossible exam on our behalf.

He lived a sinless life for thirty-three and a half years, and offered up Himself as our atoning sacrifice for sins. The blood He shed at the cross and His death perfectly fulfilled the Law for everyone.

Whoever wants to refer to His answers can just take His answers as their own and get full marks on their exam. When we place our faith in Jesus as Lord, we share in Jesus’ death, resurrection, and become a new creation in Christ. We are finally eligible to go home to our Abba God in Heaven!

It takes humility for a person to admit that he is a sinner that has no hope of deserving salvation by his own works. God is so holy that even one sinful thought can make you unrighteous. Perfection is needed. The way to be saved is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord!

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今日はずっと歌いたかったback numberの「SISTER」を英語で歌ってみました♪ タイトルの「SISTER」は頑張る女性に対しての声援のように思います！
Enjoy!

English cover of SISTER by Japanese band "back number".
This is a cheer song for strong women :)

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曲情報 / SONG INFO
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back number / SISTER
Album: Chandelier (2015)
Music/Lyrics: Iyori Shimizu
English Lyrics: Rebecca Butler Watanabe

■Official MV
https://youtu.be/F5lHX8Epzn0

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リンク / LINKS
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■HP⇒ http://BlueEyedUtaUtai.jimdo.com
■Facebook⇒ http://facebook.com/blueeyedutautai
■Twitter⇒ @BlueEyedUtaUtai

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歌詞 / LYRICS
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With tactless timing, the rain stars to pour
It drenches all of the town in a sudden storm
But you go on as if you don’t notice
Put up your sails and into the maelstrom you go

Your best ideas are always kicked to the curb
Dismissed again with some cold and mechanical words
But you go on as if you aren’t bothered
You smile and further into the maelstrom you go

You use your understanding to fight and
You break it all down, but I know it hurts inside
When it’s bad, you close your eyes and
You tell yourself everything is alright

You soar into a sky with no wind to hold you
You dive into a sea, no water below
And you feel the ache, but you won’t let yourself lose
So you go again, shining your light
Don’t ever give the fight up sister, ‘cause I’ve seen
The spirit and the suffering you keep so deep inside
Hiding underneath every blink of your eyes

Your beaten-down heart is blemished in blue
You scrub and scrub, but you can’t get the stain removed
But you go on like you couldn’t care less
Crank up your speed and further and further you go

You’re sick of being treated like scenery
And kindness never fails to come back to bite
When you feel you’re getting weary
You tell yourself everything is alright

The clouds that you are aiming for are so high up
The island that you’re dreaming of is miles away
In the distance, though all this you know
You have travelled all this way despite
Don’t ever give the fight up sister, ‘cause I’ve seen
The spirit and the suffering you keep so deep inside
Hiding underneath every blink of your eyes

Oh, I see your reflection in the subway window
Your backwards features looking fully exhausted
So listen up, sister, I’m singing for you
This song is for you

So dry up all your tears, it won’t be much longer
Until you are rewarded for staying strong, don’t give up now
Just out of reach beyond the clouds
Just a bit further out

風の無い空に飛び出して
kaze no nai sora ni tobi-dashite
乾いた海を泳いで傷ついてまた
kawaita umi wo oyoide kizu-tsuite mata
君はまた光を放って行く
kimi wa mata hikari wo hanatte yuku
負けないで　君が瞬きで
makenaide kimi ga mabataki de
隠した痛みをその想いを
kakushita itami wo sono omoi wo
ああ 僕は知っているから
aa boku wa shitte iru kara