Title: Resistance and Smartness of the Holy Spirit
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Resistance and wisdom of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 7)
What does the Holy Spirit do? When the Holy Spirit comes among us, it makes a difference. In particular, it is a change of perspective.
ex> The story of Las Vegas that I was invited to give a lecture last week. Las Vegas was a place where you could sleep 1/3, work 1/3, and attend worship service 1/3.
So I decided to look around rather than a hotel, so I went to the Hoover Dam, the largest dam in the West, which was created as a New Deal policy during the economic and airport period in 1930. There was the Mojave Desert. I walked for an hour without any preparation, no water, no hat. I could see how Jonah was nervous about the shade of a gourd in the sweltering desert even though he took off his T-shirt and walked in the hot wind and heat.
During that short time in the wilderness, I found the appearance of Moses when I prayed. I came back and thought. Why? Did I like the wilderness? Because I could think of Moses and think of Jesus. The environment was a bad place, but I came to think of it as a good place because of my realization. When ordinary people go into the wilderness, if they do not have enlightenment, they will only think of it as suffering. In other words, depending on what kind of realization you have, the content will come to you differently. The Holy Spirit gives us such realization.
2:14 The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they seem foolishness to him, and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually discerned. In systematic theology, the first work that the Holy Spirit does when the Holy Spirit comes among us is the work of illumination.
What are the conditions under which objects can be seen? First, it must exist, and second, it must be illuminated.
Likewise, seeing but not seeing, hearing but not hearing, unless the Holy Spirit shines upon it.
1 Corinthians 2:10 But God has revealed this to us by the Holy Spirit, who searches all things, even the deep things of God.
--> The Holy Spirit does the work of seeing, hearing, and understanding. It also lets us see the most positive things. show me jesus
--> You can say that Jesus is Lord because the Holy Spirit has shown you.
John 16:8 When he comes, he will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.
--> Don't let the Holy Spirit shine on you. I know that sin is a sin, and I know that judgment is judgment. Have you ever seen someone rolling around and saying, 'My sin, my sin'? This is what the Holy Spirit makes you realize.
In systematic theology, there is an order.
The first step, calling
second step,. rebirth, born again
Third step, repentance
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1 Corinthians 15:9 I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church of God.
--> small
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Ephesians 3:8 This grace was given to me, less than the least of all the saints, that the unfathomable riches of Christ might be communicated to the Gentiles.
--> I am smaller than the lesser one
* Pastoral letter
1 Timothy 1:15 This is a faithful saying, worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Among sinners I am chief.
--> He is the worst among sinners
Was it because the more the apostle Paul believed, the more debauchery he lived? no. Because the Holy Spirit illuminates us, He makes us realize even the smallest sin because the Holy Spirit shows us. Through the illumination of the Holy Spirit, he actively allows them to know God and passively makes them feel pain about their sins. So, without the Holy Spirit, there is no enlightenment, repentance, growth, and no power.
1. When the Holy Spirit is with you, you will realize what your core values are
1 Corinthians 2:2 For I have determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
--> The Apostle Paul realized the core value of 'there is no power other than the cross'
On the other hand, if evil spirits work, you will spend time in vain doing this and that.
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What are the characteristics of a good student? A child who knows what the core is and cannot study the core, on the other hand, does not know what to do after reading this book and then reading the other book. went this way
Domino's Pizza's core value is promise. Delivery on time. When Domino's Pizza ran out of dough at one point, it was procured by flying a helicopter.
However, even that was late, so the guests left. The next day, the staff at the branch wore black ribbons and lamented that they could not keep their promises to customers. It is to make them run for their own core values and to live by them.
It is like this when the Holy Spirit works. It's about knowing what your core values are. What are the core values of Samil Church? Worship. Early morning worship is the core value of worship. Some people may have good evening prayers.
2. When the Holy Spirit is with us, we will be thankful
Think and Thank have the same etymology, that is, those who can think become grateful.
1 Corinthians 2:12 We received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, that we might know the things that God has given us by grace.
-> Even when hardships come, those who have enlightenment will be grateful.
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It is said that when weeds are left untreated during farming, crops grow faster as they compete. What do you call grass grown in competition? Wildflowers. Wildflowers have dignity and courage. A man who overcomes hardships is a wild man.
If you look at history, you can see that the East received more external blessings than the West. In the Eastern culture, they mainly ate rice. Rice was easy to thresh, produced abundantly, and did not weaken, so rice farming was possible without any change in production every year. Therefore, many people were able to live together.
What about Western culture? They lived on wheat Wheat was not easy to thresh, so there was a need for a watermill, and then firepower and then steam came out. I had no choice but to focus on using my power. The steam engine was needed and could serve as a starting point for the Industrial Revolution
It wasn't just the hard wheat that was the problem, it was the quantity. So, instead of wheat, beef was eaten. The way to keep beef without salt and keep its taste for a long time was pepper. Sprinkle with pepper, but no pepper was produced.
In the short term, the East appears to be blessed, but due to adverse environmental conditions, the West was able to achieve the Industrial Revolution, ocean voyages, and geographical discoveries. To make a place go and not to enjoy it is to make it enjoyable. Do you think life is difficult? It gives you the ability to solve things that other people can't solve and to embrace people that other people can't.
3. If the Holy Spirit is with you, you will win even in the midst of conflict.
1 Corinthians 2:13 For we say these things, not in words taught by human wisdom, but by the Holy Spirit, for spiritual things are discerned by spiritual things.
We will be victorious through the correct answer because of the Holy Spirit. When the Holy Spirit is with us, we are given 'priority'.
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Father said: The air is stuffy, so open the window
What should my son do with conflicting requests?
- In our workplace, at home, even in church, how many of these conflicting factors exist in the long run, if you think about it, you can put the air conditioner on. You have to open the door. Wisdom will come to mind if we put the words of our Father, which will never change, as a constant, and how to prevent mosquitoes from entering when the door is open. If you pray and fight with only one problem as a variable, you will be given wisdom. This is the life of faith.
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Sunday holy water. This is a constant. When other problems arise, put them as a variable and pray
tithe. This is a constant, praying and fighting over financial problems as a variable
Look at Daniel and his three friends. Failure to bow is death. However, not bowing is a constant. Variables are going in.
What was Daniel's faith? 'I will go into the furnace, and you will watch over me, and if not, I will not bow down.'
When we do this, a miracle happens. If the constant increases, the variable becomes larger. Who solves the big variable that we cannot solve by ourselves. It is the Holy Spirit. For those who do not have a prayer life, they will be in conflict.
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building problem. People flocked to find no place to sit. Build a church? Don't you build a church? However, they could not devote their finances to building the church. When did evangelism, nurturing, and missionary work, we set the building of the church as a constant. So what should I do? I had to borrow it. I prayed with borrowing as a variable, and he asked me to rent the Sookdae Auditorium.
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The greatness of the turtle ship, which was heavy, slow, and narrow in sight, was well aware of its opponent's weaknesses. When Yi Sun-sin fought in the 16th century, the turtle ship was strong.
You get it when you bow down and ask for the wisdom that is given at that time, not depending on the circumstances.
He is a person who pursues a life of contentment in conflict. A great battle requires great wisdom. It is only by the Holy Spirit
I pray that you will become a holy servant who can overcome the world armed with the wisdom of God.
Let me win in the midst of conflict