Title: Life to Eternal Life
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1. Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers.
2. But those who delight in the law of the LORD, and meditate on it day and night.
3. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither, and all its events prosper.
4. The wicked are not like that; they are like chaff that the wind blows.
5. Therefore the wicked shall not stand judgment, nor shall the sinner be in the congregation of the righteous.
6. For the way of the righteous is approved by the LORD, but the way of the wicked will be destroyed.
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25. A certain lawyer got up and tested Jesus, saying, Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?
26. Jesus said to him, What is written in the law, and how do you read it?
27. He answered and said, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself."
28. Jesus said to him, "Your answer is right. Do this, and you will live."
29. This man asked Jesus to prove himself righteous, then who is my neighbor?
30. Jesus answered and said to them, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and met a robber, and the robbers stripped him of his clothes, beat him, and left him completely dead.
31. Just when a priest was going down that road, he saw him and passed by
32. And in the same way a Levite also came to the place, saw him, and passed by on the other side.
33. A certain Samaritan, on his journey, came there and saw him and had pity on him.
34. And he came near, poured oil and wine on his wounds, bound them up, put him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care
35. The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, “Take care of this man.
36. In your opinion, which of these three will be the neighbor of the robber?
37. He said, “He who showed mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”
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Subject: Life to Eternal Life
Text: Psalm 1:1-6, Luke 10:25-37
‘What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ (Mark 10:17; Luke 10:25; Luke 18:18). In the Gospel of Matthew, the expression “What good must I do?” was used (Matthew 19:16). It makes us think together with the interest of people at the time and the teachings of Jesus. [Interest in and teaching about eternal life]. These are stories that have nothing to do with Nicodemus' interest in visiting Jesus at night (John 3:1-21). This is another teaching of ‘Born again’ that you spoke of in conversation with Nicodemus. Two things were being said about the salvation they needed and the gaining of eternal life. Observance of the law and good deeds. These are the ‘observance of the resolution law’ and the ‘concept of good deeds’ passed down from generation to generation. The former opened up the possibility of reaching salvation through the law, and the latter believed that good deeds compensated for the lack of law observance. It is adding good deeds to observance of the law.
The people who asked Jesus with the same problem were the rich young man (Matthew), the rich man (Mark), the lawyer (Luke), and the ruler (Luke). The answer is representative of the thoughts of the time. First of all, it is law-abiding. The second half of the Ten Commandments (love of people) is mentioned. The answer Jesus gave is also law observance (Matthew 19:17-19; Mark 10:19; Luke 18:20). The answer of the lawyer who summarized the contents of the law (Luke 10:27) is the same. Jesus sometimes heard accusations of not keeping God's laws, including the Sabbath law, but these were never forced. “Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy it. to make it perfect” (Matthew 5:17). There is a saying, “one who can live without the law”. Such a person is not a disregard for the law. Those who embody the provisions of the law, as well as the spirit of the law.
There is a life that defies the law. There are lives that do not obey the law. These are dangerous gestures. This kind of life is a life that requires the law. This kind of life sometimes speaks of the law of love. But the ‘law of love’ is the law of the law. It's the best law. It is a law that should never be illegal or say illegal. Laws are the minimum promises for human experience, history and community order. These are promises that we must respect and keep together. Taking love as an example and speaking of the law, the prohibitions in the latter part of the Ten Commandments, ‘don’t do it,’ are signs of a minefield. Laws such as rudeness and disrespect are laws that should not be neglected in love. Today's Old Testament text (Psalm 1:1-6) speaks of three danger signals (red traffic lights) and safety (blue) traffic lights in our lives.
Life that leads to eternal life first requires observing the laws that God has given us. It is the practice of love for God and love for people. However, there is a reality of us that is found in the practice of this love. Incompleteness is the reality. The reality of man is revealed in the expression “to make himself righteous” (Luke 10:29). In the words of the Lord, it is also the meaning of “if you want to be perfect” (Matthew 19:21) and “rather, you lack one thing” (Mark 10:21; Luke 18:22). Life that leads to eternal life begins with believing (receiving) God's perfect love (unconditional love) for us (John 3:16). And being pushed back by that love, it proceeds to the practice of giving everything (unconditional love). Anything that stands in the way of this love is idolatry. This is because you cannot serve both wealth and God (Matthew 6:24). This is the life that leads to eternal life.