Title: Do You Believe This?
(Jesus came and saw that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days; Bethany at Jerusalem.
About a duck near Rem, many Jews asked Martha and Mary their brother.
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she immediately went out to meet her.
They were sitting in a house they knew. Martha said to Jesus, “If you had been here, my brother
would not have died, but I know even now that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.
Sisallah Martha said, "I know that I will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.
Sue said, I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me will live, even if he dies.
Whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?
Besides, I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God who is to come into the world.
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'When a person dies, how can he live again?'
If there is one most incredible word in the world, it is it.
The saying 'dead and live again' is only a wish, and until today, people who died and come back to life
Probably because I haven't seen anyone.
Therefore, there was also a lyric theory that denies the resurrection of Jesus.
I did. In other words, he did not die, but fainted for a moment and then came back to life.
Jesus' disciples secretly removed the body and spread the word that he was raised to life.
There is a theory that claims. This is not a theory, but in Matthew 28:12-15.
has been recorded. “The chief priests and elders gathered together to discuss and
They gave him a lot of money and said, "You say, His disciples come by night, and when we sleep,
It is clearly written, "You stole him and went away."
Recalling this very point, Peter made fun of Christians facing persecution.
'They come and say, 'How is it that we die and live again?
They arrested and imprisoned us who believed in the resurrection while blaming that such a thing had never happened.
Be courageous with patience to the end' (2 Peter 3:1-6).
Today it is the same. How can a person be said to live again?
This is not a matter of understanding, it is a matter of believing.
So, do you believe in this {resurrection} that is the most essential of Christian faith? don't believe
It's in Nya. The early church believers overcame all kinds of persecution with this {resurrection faith}.
And because of this resurrection faith, he had the power to change the world. come to christianity
How much did the enemy Christians who tried to harm try to pervert this resurrection event?
I don't know. Nevertheless, for 2000 years the Church has built on this resurrection faith.
I was able to stand strong.
But from now on, that's the problem.
In advanced European society, today's faith in the resurrection is gradually fading.
Everyone believes in the resurrection as an ideological and ideological resurrection.
Resurrection is known only as a Christian doctrine.
Do I believe so? It's not like you don't believe it?
Therefore, there is no certainty of faith.
Because it is a faith without conviction, it cannot shine a light on the world, and in a society that is corrupting
It is in a situation where it is not able to fulfill the role of salt.
In that sense, today's text has a very significant question.
Looking at the background of the text, Lazarus, the family Jesus loved the most, fell ill and died.
It was. I sent someone to Jesus to hope that he would come sooner, but somehow
It arrived in 3 or 4 days. Lazarus' sisters, Martha and Mary,
In my heart, I was resentful of the coming. So even after hearing that the Lord is coming, Marie
Without even leaving the room she knew, Martha met me and said, "If the Lord had been here,
My brother would not have died."
All.
What did the Lord say at this time?
"Your brother will rise again," he said.
Martha said, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day."
It was. Hearing these words, the Lord spoke the most important word today.
“I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me will live even if they die, and everyone who lives and believes in me will live.
whoever believes in him will never die. Do you believe this?"
1. 'Do you believe this' is the question of whether you believe in 'resurrection'.
It was a question posed before the tomb of Lazarus, that is, before death.
Death is a reality.
In the face of the reality of death, all people get frustrated. sad, discouraged, pessimistic
Oh, I'm desperate.
I came across an inscription on the tomb of a young woman's husband.
“What do you do when spring comes, what do you do when flowers bloom?
I've been there once, and I don't have a word...
Dandelions come alive again in spring,
Forsythia blooms again in spring.
Honey!... What can I do? Only you are gone.
Even after many years of tears, my heart for you has not changed
Lee..."
In the season of spring....your beloved wife
In this way, even a loved one can not help but shed tears.
In this reality, ‘he who believes in me will live even if he dies, and he who lives and believes in me will live forever.
It is not usually possible to believe that you will never die.
That's why the Lord asks today, 'Do you believe it?'
This is a question we all ask today.
To believe in Jesus Christ is to say, 'Do you believe in the resurrection faith?' Is there that
All. If you are not clear on this question, is your faith far from what Jesus hoped for?
All. It is enough that Christians in the 21st century today do not have a certain confession of faith in the resurrection.
It means that the faith of the believers of the early church has changed.
2. 'Do you believe this?' is a question of whether you believe in the 'resurrection of the body'.
Today, we always recite the confession of faith of the apostles every time we worship.
are doing It is recited that we believe in the resurrection of the literal confession of faith.
But can we really say that we believe in the resurrection of the (Physical Body)?
is. Martha said, "I know how to rise on the last day."
and so different.
Even today's Christians know everything about the resurrection.
Resurrection faith as knowledge has everything.
However, this is not a profession of faith that believes in living again. just vaguely
That's what the Bible says, so maybe it's the kind of resurrection faith
All.
Therefore, there is no one who can overcome reality in such a life of faith.
So, in the face of death, everyone trembles and despairs.
So even those who believed in betray the Lord in the face of death and leave.
Why were the believers of the early church strong?
How could you be so bold in the face of the powers of the world?
was the belief in the resurrection of
But what do we look like today?
They are all beliefs that are compromised with reality.
All of them are lives of faith that are immersed in material things and the glory of the world. There the body lives again
Faith is dim.
That is why it is such a faith to live while enjoying the glory of the world while we are alive.
'The Cross! The Cross! Infinite glory first, after crossing the Jordan River, infinite glory
All hymns are sung. But there is no cross in life.
Because the cross is death.
Because the cross is an insult.
So it became salt that had lost its taste.
There is no way to stop a corrupt society.
These are today's problems.
3. 'Do you believe this' is the question of whether you believe in the 'resurrection of eternal life'.
If the Christian faith does not deviate from the ethical boundaries of this world, other religions
There's nothing different about it.
Because all religions emphasize ethics. Christianity is the religion of
All.
Eternal Life is the ultimate goal of Christian faith.
Looking at the faith of the early church believers and the martyrs of the Korean church, two things were clear.
is.
① The first was the resurrection faith,
② The second was the kingdom of God.
With this faith, I endured so many prisons and sufferings.
I didn't think it would stop when I died.
I was so convinced that when I died, there would be a better kingdom of God.
They never thought that the kingdom of God did not exist.
But what about the faith of Christians these days?
It is an ideological resurrection rather than the resurrection of the body, and the vague sovereignty of God over the kingdom of God.
It is believed that the place where (mainstream) is practiced is heaven.
So, the kingdom of God is not a place we go to when we die, but these three
He said that the purpose of the Christian life is to live while realizing the kingdom of God.
I just claim that. Therefore, our obsession with reality is stronger than our belief in the afterlife.
It's done. As a result, all today's believers bow their heads in front of the realities of wealth and glory.
This made me kneel before fame and money.
If those who believed so foolishly as the martyrs were believers in the past,
They say that such beliefs do not work for modern intellectuals.
How wrong is this idea?
Because of that belief, I lost my ability to change the world.
Why are believers in Jesus today without influence in the workplace?
Because something has been lost that distinguishes them from the people of the world, that is, those who do not believe.
① When we drink, we eat together,
② If you want to dance, dance together,
③ If we want to play, we play together,
④ If you give a bribe, accept it and eat it together
⑤ Negotiate appropriately, and by doing this, people who believe
that means it's gone.
Instead, it only smokes a foul smell of disgust, and this is not salt that has lost its taste.
and what would you like?
We must once again have deep repentance and reflection on this Easter.
Indeed, we must resurrect from this weak spot.
“Whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and whoever lives and believes in me will not die.
do you believe this"
Even now, the Lord is asking us. ♣