Title: Romans 08:12-17 Children of God
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Children of God (Romans 8:12-17)
What was the core of Pastor Wesley's experience at that time?
Pastor Wesley was a pastor and missionary to the Americas, but he was not sure. He hesitated when he was asked if he knew Jesus, the matter of salvation.
He could not answer, and he was still not confident about the problem of 'sin'.
Then he became convinced that "I am the Son of God." Now I have gained the faith that I am no longer a slave to sin, but a son of God.
This belief is also Paul's faith. (Romans 8:14-15) In Romans 7, from the experience of suffering in the state of slavery to sin (Romans 7:18-23), he became convinced that he was the son of God. He was saved from sin and set free. This truth was well communicated by Jesus in the parable of the prodigal son. When the prodigal son returned from slavery to sin as the son of his father, he was given joy, freedom, and abundance.
2. The belief that “the Son of God” was an opportunity for Wesley to discover his own worth.
The self-consciousness of being a child of God has made him feel proud and proud that he is receiving special love from God. From then on, he changed his mind, and his life and goals changed.
If you look at the people who did great things in the Bible, they are people who have received a special call from God and have found their worth. It was the same when we looked at Moses and Isaiah, and so was Paul. God used the weak, the poor, the lowly, and the despised to become powerful for great things. (1 Corinthians 1:26-29)
3. Through the belief that he has become the 'Son of God', Wesley gained new strength and courage and was freed from his helplessness.
He fell into failure and helplessness in his missionary work and his relationship with Hopkins. And I couldn't get rid of the guilt and was helpless. After he became convinced that he was the 'Son of God', he became a strong man and courageous man with great joy. After gaining the glory of the 'Son of God', you will have 'freedom from sin' and 'freedom from helplessness'. His goal was to "do every good thing I can, in every way, in every place and at all times, for everyone."
His experience of becoming a child of God led to the Methodist movement, that is, the evangelical Christian movement, and played a major role in saving the morally decaying and declining England.