Title: Do not bow down to the devil
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20090927 Do not bow down to demons (1 Corinthians 10:20-21)
Since ancient times, in the East, natural phenomena and natural disasters have been viewed with the eyes of wonder and fear, and humans have been grateful for the ability to survive through harmony according to the operation of the four seasons. At the same time, he prayed for a comfortable life without disasters under the protection of the heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, the Holy Spirit, as well as the gods thought to reside in the mountains and streams, and the ancestors and the Seonjos. It is the origin of the ritual.
It is said that what was later applied only to the emperor, even to the feudal lords and to the general public during the Spring-Autumn Warring States era, when the status of the commoners improved, the citizens followed suit, and in the end, even the deceased ancestors began to hold ancestral rites. Therefore, the ancestral rite system was a foreign culture imported from China, and its true meaning was an example of filial piety offered to living adults, not dead ancestors.
Taejo and his ancestors
And ancestral rites were widely promoted in the private sector by the time of King Taejo, largely for political reasons, not to encourage filial piety to ancestors, but to stabilize the regime that had no legitimacy at the time.
When Lee Seong-gye seized the government by force and changed the name of the country, the public opinion was dissatisfied, so he needed a way to maintain the regime. He came to power with a sword, but he could not turn the people's back on him. So, after asking for advice from Muhak, a national priest who was like a friend at the time, Master Muhak suggested a burial plan for ancestral rites. In the words of the ambassador, “The government can be captured with the sword, but the dissident people cannot be captured with the sword, so use an indirect method. Naturally, this people is extremely filial to their ancestors, so if you encourage it, it would be considered right.” it was made to be
I lost interest in politics because I turned the people's hearts toward the priesthood.
1. The object of the sacrifice of the Gentiles
1) We offer sacrifices to the spirits. 1 A divine energy that is said to be the source of all things. ≒ Jeong (精), normal (精爽).
2 The soul of the dead. ≒Affectionate soul (精魂).3 <folklore> It is inhabited by various things such as mountains, plants, and inanimate objects...
The Gentiles believe that spirits exist in all things, including things, animals, living things, and inanimate objects, as well as humans from time immemorial. Therefore, it is believed that the spirits fill the heavens and the earth with supernatural powers and bring diseases, disasters, misfortunes, and good fortune to humans. In order to receive blessings from that spirit and to avoid sickness, disaster, or misfortune, people have made sacrifices to numerous spirits. However, since there are no spirits, offering sacrifices to spirits is just idolatry.
2) Offering sacrifices to the soul.
Whether civilized or savage, everyone believes in the fact that humans have souls.
It is believed that when a person dies, the soul leaves the body and has feelings similar to those of a surviving human, and has a great effect on the surviving human beings, especially their descendants. So descendants worship the spirits of their ancestors and make sacrifices. This is called "ancestral worship."
Descendants think that if you make a good sacrifice to your ancestors, you will receive blessings, but if you neglect the sacrifice, you will receive various kinds of disasters and punishments. So, it is not filial piety that strangers offer sacrifices to the good spirits (the spirits of the ancestors who went first), but only selfish acts. Once again, the spirits of our deceased ancestors cannot come to this earth, so when strangers offer sacrifices, demons come and take the sacrifices and intercept them. Luke 16 tells the story of the rich man and Lazarus. It is the biblical truth that our souls cannot come out of hell once they go to heaven. In Luke 16:26 there was a great gulf between you and us, who wanted to cross over to you from here, but could not, and from there to us.
1 Corinthians 10:20 Today's text says, "For the sacrifices of the Gentiles are offered to demons."
3) Offer a sacrifice to the totem.
A totem refers to an animal or natural object that is considered a guardian deity and sacrificed.
Each totem has one for each individual, clan, race, and tribe, and there are male-only totems and female-only totems. In each country, old trees, big rocks, cows (India), snakes, frogs, and Jangseung are sacrificed as totems in different countries. It's all idolatry. Nothing other than God, such as an African ephemera, can be our guardian deity.
4) Sacrifice to the gods.
The divine spirit here means a divine being, not the spirit of the ancestors, nor the spirits of animals and plants. We believe that this spirit created the universe and has the power to take care of the world and human affairs. Each country believes in and offers various kinds of gods.
The highest and highest god in the sky, the dragon, the earth god, the mountain god, the mountain god, the well god, the toilet god, the kitchen god, the Jangdok god, the door god, etc. are worshiping and offering sacrifices.
The Maori of New Zealand believe in three gods: 1. One is the god who rules the sea, the other is the one who rules the forest.
3. The other is said to be the god who governs agriculture.
In Hinduism, which is worshiped by Indians and Nepalese people, there are 5 main gods: 1. Shiva, 2. Krishna, 3. Rama, 4. Vishnu, 5.
They believe in and serve the god Ryasumi.
path to ruin
And you should refrain from worshiping idols, including ancestral rites, because these are the things that bring in demons and ultimately lead to destruction (John 10:10). The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. that you may have life and have it more abundantly
Who is it, not the devil, who caused our first parents to sin and receive God's punishment? Through the serpent, the devil tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit of the forbidden fruit, and as a result, he sinned, and as a result, even us, his descendants, received a terrible punishment. And if you look at the 4 Gospels in the New Testament where Jesus' life's work is recorded, there are accounts of Jesus' healing of various diseases. Among them, there is an article showing that a demon was behind the disease. And among the diseases that cannot be cured by human power, we can see that Jesus casts out demons and is healed. The purpose of Jesus leaving the throne of heavenly glory and coming into the lowly and lowly human world was to destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). According to what the Bible teaches, demons are the mastermind, enemy, and adversary of our human beings. Why did you have to serve such a ghost?
1) How do evil spirits enter?
(1) Through sin - sin is not living for the glory of God (Isaiah 43:7), and those who sin
Belongs to the devil, because the devil has sinned from the beginning (1 John 3:8), original sin, self-crime,
Negative influence on the family (Exodus 20:5, Lamentations 5:7), the root of bitterness (Hebrews 12:15, Deuteronomy 29:18)
(2) Through invitation - sacrifices (Deuteronomy 32:17, Psalm 106:37, 1 Corinthians 10:20), idolatry, and the New Age movement
A place where spirits, spiritism, divination, curses, heresies, shocks, and ghosts like to go.
⑶ Through following the customs of this world - when you come into contact with things that cause addiction, such as alcohol, gambling, and drugs
Sexual depravity, negative emotions, love of this world (1 John 2:15), love of money (1 Timothy 6:10), phenomena of the last days
(2 Timothy 3:1-5)
And even if there is a small hole in a person, the ghosts try to infiltrate people, but if they prepare food and bow down with sincerity, won't they come and say 'Okay'? Take a look at the families that worship a lot of demons around you. How about it? It is not uncommon to lose peace of mind, joy, and spiritual freedom, live in anxiety and fear, and become unhappy because you cannot pass 3 or 4 descendants.再) do Therefore, the reality of ancestral rites is not to pay tribute to ancestor spirits, but to invite these evil spirits into the house and beg for misfortune. And demons never have the right to bless. He has the power to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10), but he never gives any benefit to people. There are some people who have been blessed by serving demons, but do not be deceived. It is not a blessing, but a delusion, a poison, and a decoy that leads to hell, the dwelling place of the devil.
In order to hold the ancestral rite, you must resume bathing three days before to cleanse your mind and body, and on the morning of the sacrificial day, you must clean the shrine and temple. Then, the hostess prepares sacrificial foods such as soup, rice cakes, and pancakes, while the men prepare the utensils necessary for ancestral rites such as chummun, fat, skewers, and jegi, and prepare sacrificial food such as meat and fruit. . When it is time to hold the ancestral rites, prepare utensils such as a jet table and a folding screen. Unlike Gijesa, the cup is raised only once without reading the congratulatory text. On the other hand, it is very different for Gijesa to raise alcohol three times and read the axis.
On a Christian Internet site, 71% of the total respondents to the question "Do you hold a ceremony on Chuseok?" In addition, 9.3% and about 10% of participants actively participated in ancestral rites. Are you on the 71% side? Is it on the 9.3% side?
Exodus 20:4-6 You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or make any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth below, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them or serve them; I, your God, The LORD is a jealous God; I pay for the sins of those who hate me, from father to son to the third and fourth generation.
I show kindness to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.
John 14:6 Jesus said to them, I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.
Ephesians 2:14 For he is our peace, who made the two one, and in his flesh broke down the middle wall of enmity,
Psalm 27:4 One thing I will ask of the LORD, that I will live in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, beholding the beauty of the LORD, and longing for it in his temple.
We hope that you spend the Chuseok holiday with the conviction that we do not offer sacrifices to demons, but that we have nothing but the Lord Jesus.