Title: Don't Give Dogs Anything Holy!
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Sunday day sermon
Text: Matthew 7:6
Title: Don't Give Dogs Holy Things!
Jesus says: “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs!” Why was he told not to throw holy things to dogs and pigs? It is because they are afraid that “we will trample on it and turn around and tear you and bruise you.”
The biblical meaning of holy is “set apart”, “set apart” and “clean”. A more accurate word could also mean “sanctuary.” The Holy of Holies is the place of God, and the Holy of Holies is the place of Christ. Therefore, all of these places are called holy places. After all, the word “holy” also refers to Christ set apart from sin.
From our point of view, dogs are relatively clean animals, but from God's point of view, the dirtiest animals among animals are dogs and pigs. The reason is that a dog is dirty because it is an animal that vomits what it eats and then picks it up again, and a pig is dirty because it wants to eat and sleep where it excretes. In the book of Acts, there are foods that Gentiles should not eat, but they are told not to eat things that have been strangled and blood. This is what dogs and pigs mean.
The reason why we talk about dogs and pigs as analogies is because of their habits. For this reason, Jews ridicule Gentiles as humans like dogs and pigs. The name was given because the habit of the Gentiles is that they vomit sin like a dog, then pick it up and eat it again, and eat and drink sin every day like a pig and sleep there. In fact, no one can deny that their lives are like dogs and pigs.
When you give something holy to these dogs and pigs, people like dogs and pigs don't thank them for it, but they turn around and trample on the holy thing with their feet. They do not stop at trampling and tearing holy things with their feet, but rather, they throw stones at those who have heard the holy word, and eventually even try to kill them.
In our opinion, where can there be such an ungrateful human being, but now, when the spiritual Son of God comes and speaks to you, will you really listen to him and obey him right away? The Lord who comes before the Gentiles comes like a thief, so in a situation where you don't know who he is, he says, "When he tells me to believe and follow my words, will you be able to believe and follow what he says?" Perhaps, instead of obeying, most Christians will point their finger at them, calling them heretics and rushing to kill them. This is what we look like as dogs and pigs.
Human beings who cannot foresee even an inch ahead think of everything according to their own standards. This characteristic is particularly noticeable among those who say they have been to church for a long time. They are proud to have attended church for a long time and to wear a high honor in the church, and they consider everything to their own standards. Neither God nor Jesus dare to approach them. Because what they say is the law and the truth. These were the Pharisees in Jesus' day. You can find many of these people even among Christians today.
Outside the church, there are many such people. Dogs love bones, and pigs love spit. Likewise, people who love money chase after it. And those who value honor will do nothing for it. Also, those who love power will not hesitate to kill in order to gain it. These things may seem great to our eyes, but these kinds of people are no different from dogs and pigs in life.
Humans were not created to be like dogs or pigs. Then humans did not come to offer meat or skins like animals. Humans have food for humans to eat. That food is the word of truth from Christ. The image of God cannot be found in human beings because corrupt evil lurks in their hearts. In order for the image of God to be discerned in man, Christ must come into man's heart. You can never guarantee your life as a true human being by eating and eating things from the world as dirty as dogs and pigs.
To those who are living after illusions these days, Jesus says: He tells us to go down to the lowest place and start with the lowest. “Then I say that you will find me (Jesus).” But these days, people don't want to hear that. "a! Honey, what kind of world are you talking about to go down to a lowly place and live a low life?” “If you like a place like that, you and I should go and buy it.”
Wheat and chaff will be judged by this. Just like our proverb says that a tree that wants to become mature will recognize the cotyledon first, those who want to find the truth from the depths of their hearts will hear these words of the spiritual Son, descend to the lowest and lowest places, and silently practice these words. The chaff, who are empty inside and pursue illusions, will never ignore this word of the Lord. This will automatically separate the wheat that will go into God's barn and the chaff that will be thrown out of the barn. -He who has ears, let him hear and understand-
The information below is a tip on salvation.
If we connect the holy place with our soul, the Holy of Holies is where God dwells and where our spirit dwells. And the sanctuary is the place where Christ resides, where our souls and hearts find rest. To explain this more concretely, the Holy of Holies corresponds to our spirit, so it is the place where the Holy Spirit, the spirit of God's essence, resides. And the sanctuary corresponds to our heart, where the Spirit of Christ resides. Lastly, the yard corresponds to our body, and in order for our spirit and soul to be saved, our body must bear all of our sins. Therefore, those who carry their cross will inevitably experience great physical pain.
Now, the Holy Spirit, which Christians have received by believing in the name of Jesus, has come to our souls as a proof that the original sin that the first man, Adam sinned, was forgiven. However, in order for Christians to enter full salvation, the problem of sin in the hearts of corrupt Christians must be resolved. To solve it, Christ must come as a Spirit into our hearts. Without this solution, no Christian can enter into full salvation. The Holy Spirit can never solve the corrupt hearts of Christians. The reason is that the Holy Spirit is not the Spirit of Christ, but the Spirit of the Father.