Title: Political Test/Matthew 4:1-11
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(Introduction) It is said that humans have three great desires. They are lust, appetite, and lust.
When a person is hungry, he or she has an appetite. When that problem is solved, he will put his name on the world
A desire for honor follows. Even today, many people are testing these contents.
are suffering Did Jesus, the second Adam, also have a test against this lust for honor?
All. What Satan brings as bait in this test of lust for honor is the glory of the world.
is. Satan took Jesus to a high mountain and showed him the glory under the heavens, and if
All these things will be given to you if you bow down and worship. Usually within this third test
The dragon is said to be a political test. The state of the Jewish nation at this time was political freedom and independence.
I was wanting They became colonies of the Roman Empire and were deprived of political freedom.
Were you being economically exploited?
Tax collectors tax the Jews too much
It is impossible to protest by sending troops to each city to fill the
made it so. At this time, Jesus came into the world as the Messiah. came to jesus
The test is that if you are a son of God or a king who will rule the world, you must come to power.
isn't it? Government is power, but how can you rule the world without it? yes here
What is the first hurdle of the test that Jesus faced?
Work. Will you make a compromise in the face of injustice in order to seize the present-day government? will you resist?
It's a test. The real government was established by injustice, but its power cannot be ignored.
Will you compromise with that injustice? will you revolutionize is to do But Satan is
It's not about making them enemies, it's about recruiting them to become allies. If buy
If you agree to compromise, as Tan said, Jesus will be swallowed up by Satan. At this time Jesus
“Go away, Satan,” he rebuked. Jesus said that the rulers should obey God's will.
I do not condemn or hostile all fair politics, but the Roman Empire
They invaded and harassed small countries. Therefore, the Roman government became a government of justice.
You couldn't see it. Jesus was rewarded in overthrowing injustice and reforming contradictions
He did not haggle or compromise like a human being, but came out with a revolutionary attitude (Matthew 15:3).
4-39) If Jesus said that He compromised with real evil, there is no one to be lonely and He died on the cross.
He could not have died and he could have been king. Then to whom did Jesus kneel?
Kneel down? It is written, "Worship the Lord your God only, and serve him only.
This is the basic spirit of a Christian. Nothing but God.
Not even kneeling in front of you. In addition, the saints are corrupted by social evils or church evils.
You said that you should fight without compromise.
this. Let me talk about the question of how you saw the glory of the world. Jesus
He is the one to be glorified, not the one who will glorify creation Therefore, Jesus
He said that he would be glorified (John 8:20), but the spirit that he would receive it
Light is not a glory that will pass away, but a glory that will last forever (Isaiah 40:6-).
The lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life all pass away. Glory of Solomon,
I also went to Pharaoh's movies and Alexander's movies. So Jesus is incorruptible.
He said that we live for things, and the Apostle Paul said that we want to obtain a perishable crown, but we are not perishable.
I want to get a crown that doesn't. Then how can we have the glory that is not 8H?
can you? You can only get it by going through the cross. Satan told Jesus
It is not to gain glory after suffering the terrible suffering of the cross, but to bow down easily and gain it.
is. But Jesus chose the way of the cross to achieve righteousness. today woo
The Bible says that we must also suffer in order to be glorified with Christ.
(2 Timothy 2:10, Romans 8:17) If we have died with the Lord, we will also live together and reign with the Lord.
said to do.
Conclusion: The third temptation that Jesus was subjected to was a political test, which was a fire in order to seize power in this world.
Will you bow down and compromise? Will you resist? is a test. the answer here is
In any case, it is impossible to yield or compromise with injustice. just believers
can only live on the principle of worshiping God and serving him. and believers
They are not those who live for the perishable glory of the world, but for the eternal glory of immortality.
Those who live for