Title: Show Me Your Faith and Deeds!
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8.15 Liberation Day Sermon
Text: James 2:14-26
Title: Show Me the Works of Your Faith!
August 15th is the day when Korea was liberated after 36 years of oppression under Japanese rule. Then why did Korea come to be oppressed by Japan? In a nutshell, in the eyes of God, Korea was evil and made it to be ruled by Japan. So, did you mean that Japan was righteous and made it rule Korea? no. God loved Korea and used the country of Japan to enlighten them. It was never that Japan was righteous to rule Korea. Here, the Korean people should humbly realize their sins. However, if the Korean people unconditionally tell the Japanese to go away without realizing their sins, that would not be so much damage to them either. If this happens, the Korean people will forget God's grace.
Non-believers say it can be because they don't know it well, but believers should have realized God's providence here and repented more and more. Unfortunately, if you look at the list of those who fought for independence, most of them are Christians. They should have known that the independence of this country was also in God's hands, but they were told that they would take the initiative to achieve independence, so they ended up turning the independence achieved by the hand of God into what they fought for. As we all know, the fall of Japan was not due to the independence movement of a few people, but as a result of their pride fueled the invasion of the United States, the United States stepped in and dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, and Japan raised its hands. However, Korean believers do not attribute this to God's grace, but mislead the independence activists as if Japan were on their knees because of their successful independence movement.
So in Japan, their greed was skyrocketing, so even if they left it alone, it was going to be destroyed by someone. If the Korean people had realized God's providence through Japanese oppression and had taken a lesson in examining themselves, they could not have suffered the 6.25, the second disciplinary punishment. However, the Korean people did not know how to thank God and were arrogant as if Korea had gained independence because of their good deeds, until they met June 25. In this way, we need to know that a greater punishment awaits humans when they forsake God's will and act according to their own will.
President Kim Dae-jung said that he would use the Sunshine Policy for North Korea and brought a lot of money to North Korea. As a result, although peace could be maintained for a while, it would not be possible to achieve inter-Korean reunification. Whether North and South Korea are unified or not is only in the hands of God. However, in order to show off his intelligence to the world, President Kim Dae-jung gave North Korea a lot of money and economic support to solve it artificially in the sense of opening the door to unification. However, it was clearly revealed that it was a desire for honor stemming from the greed of President Kim Dae-jung. This is because Kim Jong-il only took money and did not soften his heart in the slightest. That is why President Kim Dae-jung is receiving a lot of swearing right now. This is the result of his lust for fame. In return for obstructing God's work.
Kim Jong-il will be used by God as a last bulwark to be used like Japan in the future. However, it is the work of those who do not know the will of God at all for humans to try to move their hearts with a few pennies. Kim Jong-il is destined to self-destruct by the United States, the Soviet Union, or China while trying to satisfy his greed even if left alone like Japan. It's not that time yet, so I'm leaving it alone. What we need to realize here is that we must deeply realize our own sins. Because at any time, Kim Jong-il can become our firefighter and cause us anger when it is overthrown by the United States or the Soviet Union. When that happens, there is nowhere in the world to escape that anger. Now, state-of-the-art weapons are placed everywhere, and when you press the switch button once, the whole world is set to become a sea of fire. It is almost impossible to survive in a place like this. Now, the only way to escape that wrath is in the arms of the Lord. If we have the Lord in us, even if we die, we can live again, and if we survive without dying, we can continue to raise the souls of the dead on this earth. How good is this?
In view of today's dire situation at home and abroad, we need to jump into the Lord's arms as soon as possible. Disasters and disasters are happening every day in many parts of the world, from famines, floods, or earthquakes. There is no law that says this shouldn't happen to us either. Now, God is patiently waiting for His children to be sealed on their foreheads, so if the sealing work is cut off to a certain extent, disasters and disasters will undoubtedly hit all corners of the world.
In this chaotic world, the Lord has called us first among many people to give us a mission. However, we who have been called do not believe in the Lord now. Can you say this? If we, who were first called, say that we do not believe in the Lord, we will not need to mention others. Who in this world can trust and follow the Lord whom we do not believe in? We can't help but question ourselves with a cool mind. If he feels he can't believe that the Lord works through people, then he will have to leave this church. It will help each other, both for yourself and for the Lord. It is a grave challenge to the Lord to remain in this church, even when you can't believe you are still hiding yourself. But the Lord will not leave you alone. The Lord will expel them even by force. It would be better for unbelievers to leave voluntarily than to be forced out.