Title: Home and Church
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Title: Home and Church
Bible: Ephesians 5:22-25
2010.2.14.daytime
Today is New Year's Day, a traditional Korean holiday.
I hope it will be a blessed time for loving parents, brothers and sisters to gather and have fun together and share the beautiful affection of the precious family God has given us.
Origin of Lunar New Year
It has been passed down from the Shilla period.
‘Seol’-=from unfamiliar It's a new day, so it's new
‘It’s tight’ = sad. sad. origin.
'live' = sari. It is a metamorphosis theory, that is, refrain from and be careful.
Shinil (愼日) It means to welcome the new year with care in mind and body.
In 1895, when the solar calendar was adopted, which was the end of this period, the light began to fade as the Lunar New Year, which is distinct from the New Year's.
Then, in 1985, New Year's Day was designated as "Folk Day". In 1999, the name of "Seollal" was restored and it was decided to take a three-day holiday.
On this Lunar New Year's Day, I'm thinking of my family and the church together, and I'm trying to receive grace.
1. It was ordained by God Himself.
The family was established directly by God in the Garden of Eden. God, who created Adam, cut out Adam's rib to make Eve, brought him to Adam, officiated, and created a family. When Adam saw Eve, he fell in love at first sight and marveled, saying, “This is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.”
The church was established by Jesus himself. After hearing Peter's confession of faith, Jesus promised that I would build my church over you, and in Acts 2, the church on earth was born directly through the Pentecost of Mark's upper room.
Therefore, the church and home are the most sacred places on earth. Therefore, the family and the church are inseparable to humans.
Therefore, the owner of both the church and the family is God. It is not for a person to be the master. In a family, parents, children, wives, and husbands should not be the masters. Then the family becomes an unhappy family and soon breaks down.
At that time, the church and family will be the happiest on earth.
2. You have an organization.
A family has a certain organization. I have parents, I have children, and among the children I have an older brother and a younger brother. On the other hand, there are husbands and wives. There is an organic organization of love here. It is more of a loving and caring organization than a governing one. That is why there is an element of heaven here.
So is the church.
The church also has an organization. Jesus is the head, and we are his members. Just as every member obeys the command of the head, the church must follow the command of Jesus. However, it is more like cooperation to build each other's happiness and beautiful bodies rather than top and bottom clothes like the military ranks in society.
Not only that, the church is a person just as the family is a person. Home to home is important. A good home Living in a comfortable home gives a certain degree of human happiness. But family is more important than such a house. People are more important.
So is the church. More important than church buildings are people. The beautiful service and care between the messenger of God and the saints is more important, and trusting, relying on, and loving each other is even more important.
3. The core of both the church and the family is love.
What is the heart of your home or church? It is love. Love is the fulfillment of all laws. In love, there is only understanding, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden were naked, but they were not ashamed. This is the assumption. A place to cover each other's faults. I do not condemn. Rather pity it. Encourage and comfort. A child is learning to walk, but he keeps falling. When Dad saw it, he scolded why you couldn't even walk, and would you walk well with a stick? no. A real parent encourages, encourages, and gives strength to a child who falls, applauding them for doing well, and comforting them that it is okay. Ex) Rev 3:20 == Gen 3:10
So is the church. Rather than scolding those who did not do well, we should encourage and comfort them. And with hope, as you continue to mature, you need to take care of them. Just as a child learns to walk, the life of faith is to grow from the very beginning.
4. Both the family and the church need to improve their constitution to a Jesus-centered life.
Who is between husband and wife? = There is Jesus.
A wife submits to her husband as to the Lord.
Husbands are to love their wives as Christ loved the church and gave Himself.
Jesus is also present between parents and children.
Children obey their parents in the Lord.
Parents are teaching their children to bring up in the instruction and admonition of the Lord.
At this time, the family and the church will achieve the happiest and most beautiful heaven on earth.
Through the Lunar New Year holiday, I sincerely wish you a happy holiday in which you practice beautiful love with the Lord like a church.