Hanmen Kyoushi
This week's verses are 1 Corinthians 10:6-11 : These things happened as examples for us, so that we will not crave evil things as they did. So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “ The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play .” And let us not be immoral, as some of them were, and 23,000 died in a single day. And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes. And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. These things happened to them as examples and were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come. These verses are a continuation of the discussion Paul had about the bad examples of the Israelites in the desert. Their stories are immortalized as an example of what not to do. We can look at their mistakes and use them as motivation to do better. The Japanese apparently have a concept they call hanmen kyoushi , which means "opposite teache...