Title: Samaria/Acts 8:1-25
People are not very satisfied with their work, no matter what they do. There are many complaints in every way. I saw through a TV program that none of the talents were satisfied with their bodies. There is bound to be a dissatisfaction with one's body in any one part.
This is also evident in our daily life. at home, at work
There are dissatisfaction with the government and the government, but they live with it for free. dissatisfaction
This is the fact that you are still overestimating yourself. your own possibilities
I'm thinking big. that the abnormality is high. dissatisfied with a given task
is human.
But believing and following Jesus Christ is the way of the cross that is opposite to the world.
Because of this, we live while looking at the Lord who gave us the way of the cross. yes
If so, our complaints and dissatisfaction cannot be here. especially complain to us
Being dissatisfied with and being dissatisfied is that God has put me into this position and this environment.
because I don't think so.
A saint is not someone who lives by his own choices and wisdom, but someone caught
are living That is why he will be moved by his choices and his decisions.
only. He is none other than Jesus. Here I have been caught by the Lord,
The Bible shows a man named Philip who is moved according to his will. is he really
How are you held captive?
Stephen's work gave the Jews new strength. who killed Stephen
They made fun of Christians who heard them and those who said they believed in Jesus.
is. Eventually, the Jerusalem church was attacked. eventually became Stephen
Thus, tribulation and persecution came.
From a human point of view, I don't think there is anyone as troublesome as Stephen.
will do Rather, they will think that they are wrong and hindering the work of God.
Stephen, who caused a wave in the plains while preaching the gospel while living a peaceful life of faith
will reproach
But the Lord is accusing people of Stephen's work. jesus-like
Those who killed Stephen, who pointed out the sins of men while following the same path as Jesus.
They were none other than those who killed Jesus. Follow Jesus, not just Jesus.
They are also severely punished.
Humans are such heinous sinners. It is to know the gospel and follow the Lord.
It is the same message given to those who say because of the persecution of the Jews.
What does it show that the believers were forced to scatter?
Philip, who appears in the main text, is described in chapter 6 of the Hebrew and Hellenistic
He was chosen because of the conflict over salvation. Perhaps a man named Philip was also in Jerusalem.
You would have wanted to stay still in Rem.
But verse 5 says, “Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to the people.
Phani.” Philip went to the city of Samaria to preach the gospel, and there he
The reason the gospel was preached was, in a word, because of persecution. "The scattered people
He went and preached the gospel” (verse 4). One of them was Philip.
Philip went to Samaria to preach the gospel. The people of Samaria preached the gospel
received and baptized. The news reached Jerusalem. Then with Peter
John came down to Samaria. And when he laid his hands on them, they received the Holy Spirit
It says it all (verse 17). Theologically, there are different interpretations of this text.
It is possible that you believe in Jesus but do not receive the Holy Spirit.
However, it is never given to us in that sense in the text.
The point the Bible is trying to tell us is simple. Philip went all the way to Samaria
It is not important that you go to evangelize, but the Lord has
This is an event that clearly showed that the work is led by the Holy Spirit.
The apostles, including Peter, still had prejudice. Blessings to the Gentiles
I didn't think it was justified to convey the sound. In the case of Cornelius in chapter 10
Peter's attitude reveals what he thought about the Gentiles.
I did. After all, they thought that the gospel was given only to their own people.
In this dimension, Peter and John said that Philip preached the gospel to Samaria.
I did We must preach the gospel to Samaritans like Gentiles and also
The question was whether they too could receive the gospel. So the apostles
It was going to Samaria. Because of this, the special event of the coming of the Holy Spirit
that is recorded. Ultimately, evangelism means that the Holy Spirit of the Lord does it. evangelism is
It is something that he is completely led by.
Jesus said, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and
and you will be my witnesses in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
is. This was not bluff. But you only said things that were entrusted to us
nor was it “It will be,” he said.
It was the same declaration of the Lord as the words of the Lord himself at the time of creation of the heavens and the earth.
I did. This was just as the Lord had said. in Jerusalem
And he made the gospel to be witnessed in all Judea. Nationalism that the gospel is Judaism now
Working to go beyond the boundaries of the world was to testify of the gospel in Samaria.
In this regard, it is Jesus who makes the gospel witness to the ends of the earth.
All. It is the Lord's work from start to finish. Testify, give the Holy Spirit, and live by faith
Everything the Lord Himself is doing. We are only called to it
is. It's not our job to go ahead and install it.
We do it when the Lord makes it work. Seeing that, we
There can be no complaints. Because that's not what I do. Lord
No matter what, because he put me in this position and he puts me to work.
I am just thankful that I became a person who can testify of the gospel on the spot.
To see that the Lord is alive is just to observe from a high place, and to do practical things
It does not mean that the church, presbytery, or denomination or mission organization was entrusted to people who run it.
is. It means that the Lord actually continues to work directly in His Spirit.
All.
Humans cannot do what pleases the Lord with the passion and strength of their own greed.
you are mistaken that there is. But the Lord entrusted his gospel to anyone.
Never have. They simply call sinners and use them as witnesses. just a tool
that's all.
Don't try to learn Philip's evangelism just because you think Philip is a great person.
It's possible. Seeing the Holy Spirit coming on the apostles' hands, Simon tried to buy it with money.
I did. They wanted to privatize the work of the Lord with money. This phenomenon today
There are also plenty.
Some time ago, Ryu Kwang-soo was the center of the Darakbang evangelism training in the existing denomination.
I can't stand it because I can't stand it because it's a heresy at all, so I can't stand it between like-minded people
The idea is to create a single denomination and practice Darakbang evangelism as much as you want. That
It is no different from what Simon the sorcerer did. Do not call it a method of evangelism
Gathering people with magical powers, what used to be a million won is now 10 million won.
It is a symbol of church business.
There is no way to evangelism. There is Peter's evangelism method, Paul's evangelism room
There is no separate law. If so, is there another way for Ryu Kwang-soo to evangelize?
I can't. Evangelism itself is the Lord's way of working. how are you there
It is a human evangelism method that can lead many people to the chapel.
Addition will hinder the Lord's evangelism.
Nevertheless, just because a person's evangelism method is effective,
Creating a denomination with your heart and using the method of 'Darakbang evangelism' is the Lord's
It is a disregard for work.
We are not to learn Philip's evangelism, but to obey the word of the Lord.
is. To the authority that works with your own authority, you must know how to obey the work
is. Because God is the One who revealed Himself in the Word, we
We are offering obedience, not our skills or talents.
Judaists want to prove their faith in God even by killing others.
is. But this is the way of the world. In the world, if you can
You have to expose yourself as Daehan and prove yourself. only then can you survive
because of. The only way to survive in this competitive society is to stand up for yourself
there is no
But believers are strange people who want to testify of the Lord by killing themselves.
All. In a way the world has never seen or even imagined, the Lord Himself
You are preaching the gospel of Those who believe this and are entrusted with his work are saints.
I am a Christian