Title: Saints / Romans 1:1-7
Last week we started our first homily on the book of Romans under the title "The Gospel of God." In the introduction to Romans, it was said that from the very beginning, the contents of the book of Romans were shown from the beginning. The book of Romans means that we will now unfold the contents of chapter 1 at the beginning of the chapter. He said that the content was the gospel of God. Why is the Gospel of God? Not only did it not come from us, but it was declared as the gospel of God because it cannot be good news for humans.
The apostle Paul, who was called for the gospel of God, wrote the book of Romans,
In writing the book of Romans, the question of what to write with
Who the writer is and what the overall theme of Romans is last week's
If it was a homily, today's homily is to whom did this Romans written and to whom?
The question is whether this book is being given.
Romans is in the form of a letter. In the form of a letter, any literary form
It is not meant to be interpreted as one. Because I know the literary genre well.
Because I am not good at interpreting the Bible. Romans in letter form
To be written means to have a primary reader. In other words, the apostle Paul
who wrote this letter and to whom it was sent.
Verse 7 says, “In Rome, loved by God and called to be saints,
Grace and peace to all from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
I want you to be there.” While in Rome, loved by God, and becoming a saint.
It is said that this writing is to all those who are called.
This word means, firstly, one who is loved, and secondly, one who is called to be a saint.
This is not to say that there are steps. I'm just repeating the same meaning over and over again
is. Therefore, those who have received the love of God are saints. they are the church
All. In that sense, he said, "I'm in Rome." The Church of God in Rome
is.
The Apostle Paul preached the church in the same way that we put the signboard XX Church today.
I am not talking about the church. The saints in Rome, the Lord in Rome
It is sending a letter to the body church. In 1 Corinthians 1:2, it says, “In Corinth
is the church of God” (Reference 2 Corinthians 1:1, Ephesians 1:1, Colossians 1:2, etc.).
It means that a member of the church is in Rome.
So, according to Philippians 1:1, “all who live in Philippi in Christ Jesus
Saints", Colossians 1:2 says, "The saints who are in Colossae, who are faithful in Christ
It was a letter to the brethren" (see Eph 1:1, 1 Thessalonians 1:1, 2 Thessalonians 1:1, etc.).
speaking of all those who live in that city and gather in the name of the Church of Rome
not something.
It doesn't matter that you live in the cities of Rome, Philippi, and Colossae, but Jesus
Being in a lease is an important matter. Where do you live on this earth? which
It doesn't matter if you belong to the church or not. The church is the body of Jesus Christ
is. Although we live scattered on this earth, all who exist as the body of Jesus Christ
They are the people of God, and the people of God are the body of the Lord and become one church.
is. Among those scattered, the church, especially those in Rome, the apostle Paul
It is to share the gospel with them.
The Apostle Paul saw all those who were now gathered as the church in Rome as the church.
It's not about writing God. Those who are loved by God as saints, and also the church
They see it as a missionary and are preaching the gospel to them. This is contrary to our thinking
There is a clear difference. Do you think we preach the gospel to unbelievers?
All. I believe that those who already believe do not need the Gospel. by the cross of Jesus
The gospel we speak is basic, at least for those who come to church.
is that
Those who come to church assume that they already know about the gospel. okay
Those who believe in the gospel are more sanctified and more
It means that it must be given as the word necessary for becoming mature. so preach
It's not just people's concerns. For those who have believed for a long time, this is the first
In order to give the same grace to all the members of the church.
But there is nothing deeper in the Bible. The gospel that sanctifies us
There is not. It's just the gospel. The Bible always tells us the gospel. That
Therefore, those who have believed for a long time and those who believe for the first time today must always hear the gospel the same way.
All. Rather, the preacher regards the gospel as very basic and speaks more deeply.
There is nothing in the Bible other than the gospel to those who claim
It should be pointed out that it is the greed of human beings to demand, and it is the nature of sin.
do.
Is this what the church today proclaims? just the people in the chapel
In order to hold onto the church by any means, there is a new program every day.
Everyone is standing around on the fringes of various seminars. really pathetic
is.
Anyway, the significance of the apostle Paul when he said that he was the beloved of God and a saint.
Beauty refers to the Church of God in this very sense. the word saint
that is, separated. It means to be separated from the world. the world is God
It is the enemy's vegetable garden and the field where the enemy acts. The world is the enemy itself. there
Those who have been called by the Lord are saints. It is a people owned by the Lord.
It's not that I have Jesus, it's that Jesus has me
Circle. That is why the saints belong to Jesus Christ (verse 6), Jesus Christ
He acknowledged the Lord as Lord and became obedient to Him (verse 4). In verse 1, Paul
God is expressed as a servant of Jesus Christ, and Jesus is promised in verse 2.
He is portrayed as the son of God.
A servant and a son are different. The slave has no power or right, but the son
You have all the rights and powers of the Father. In that sense, Paul made himself a slave,
By expressing Jesus as the Son, all the rights and powers of God are passed on to the Son.
It means there is something. No, it is the same as the authority of God the Father. that boy
You can submit to the power of the people and confess Jesus as 'Our Lord Jesus Christ'
Those who have become saints are saints.
Those who fundamentally hate the gospel of God are set apart for the gospel
It is to live in obedience to for the sake of the Lord Himself,
He was called (v. 5). In this sense, salvation is not something I obtained, but God.
what you have given God calls his people 'in the Lord Jesus Christ'
Salvation is what you call in reverse. Therefore, the world of those who are loved by God
is 'in the Lord Jesus Christ'.
is to do So, who can read Romans? The apostle Paul
At the time of writing the epistle, "he was loved by God in Rome," but today
If the day Romans was given to us in the Bible, it would be the
It is something everyone can see the same.
Romans can only be read by saints. In addition to the book of Romans, the Bible
The same goes for other parts. Of course, anyone can read and study the Bible.
is. However, those who can understand and understand the Word are saints. Jesus mainly
Only those who confess. The saints loved by God, who are in Jesus Christ
Only those who grow up are expected to appear in obedience to God's Word.
In John 14:21, Jesus said this: "Have my commandments
The one who keeps is the one who loves me. He who loves me gives love to my Father.
and I will love him, and I will reveal myself to him.”
Often the Ten Commandments or the Old Testament law, or Jesus
I think it is a new law that we must follow as what he said through Hoon.
That's why I do my best to follow the word and keep it. What was the commandment Jesus said
He did not mean that, but in the sense that love is the fulfillment of the law.
That is, we are not talking about doing and keeping love, we love the Lord.
We were not loved and we were not able to love, but the Lord gave us love.
It is the commandment that expresses what is in the relationship of love that made us love the Lord.
is. In other words, the commandment of love is that the Lord
It means the relationship you have established by letting them dwell in love. tell the relationship
(commandment) means that the Lord Himself accomplishes it. That is the cross.
Therefore, John 14:21 says that if you love Jesus, you will
It's not about revealing yourself, it's about being in a loving relationship with Jesus.
means that Jesus will continue to make Himself known and reveal Himself to others. That
Those who do not have the love of God cannot know and understand the gospel of God.
can't either.
Who can know the gospel of God today, and who can testify the word of God's promises?
can you stay Beloved of God by the promised Son Jesus Christ
sleeping. Those who acknowledge Jesus as the promised Son of God in the Bible. Jesus
He who confesses you as our Lord. This person is a saint.
Therefore, what comes out of such a person is not of the world, of course, but of God.
Love. It's not what I do, it's God's love that makes me love
to give God's love sends those who send them to hell and sends them to heaven.
If it is the love that is sent to heaven, the one who will give it is the love that comes from those who are loved by God.
What kind of love is love?
I have been saved, but why can't I save others?
Don't pretend you have. Such a person just doesn't know what God's love is
Not only that, but he has never even heard of God's love.
Those who do not receive God's love are not saints and are not churches. Therefore, ha
God's love is what separates the saints from the non-Christians, the church and the non-church.
The saints loved by God, and the church is the only one that belongs to the Lord, and is separated from the world.
Because you live as a person.