Title: Sincere Self Confession
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Sincere Self Confession /Romans 7:18-8:2
Therefore I have found a law, that evil is present with me, who desire to do good.
Everyone within me delights in the law of God, but another law in my members differs from the law of my heart.
I see them fighting and bringing me captive under the law of sin which is in my members.
who will deliver me from this body of death through our Lord Jesus Christ
I will give thanks to God. Therefore, I myself have learned the law of God in the heart, and the law of sin in the flesh.
therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, for
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Matthew 7:18-8:2>
1. The meaning of a person is in self-reflection.
The French author of Les Miserables said, "Today's problem is to fight.
tomorrow's problem is to lead to victory, every day's problem is death."
I did.
He said that today's problem is to fight.
In fact, what is the problem today?
All real life problems are fighting problems.
How desperate is the fight for survival?
Coming to work every day, office workers fight over paperwork at work, while studying students fight books.
And, business people are fighting for money.
The same goes for housewives.
Every day we struggle with a fixed cost of living, fight with children, fight with laundry, clean up cluttered rooms.
They fight hard for cattle.
So now it's a continuation of the fight.
This is also true in our religious life. People are said to be conscientious beings.
People are called moral beings.
Also, people are called spiritual beings.
All the words implied by these words are related to fighting.
To keep your conscience, you must have a fight with yourself.
You have to fight with yourself to keep your morals.
Moreover, for spiritual growth, we must constantly fight with ourselves.
Animals do not even think of introspection.
They are only beings that are drawn to instinctual lust. However, no matter how dishonest a person is,
Deep within, he is rebuking himself. Therefore, the meaning of being human is
That is continuity.
However, the battle can be divided into several categories.
① The first is the fight against nature,
② Next is the fight with people,
③ And it is a fight with yourself.
In the battle against nature, scientific products were obtained, and in the battle against humans, knowledge and
Thoughts and ideologies were developed
I've been loosing
In these fights, the ultimate and final fight is in the end.
One day, humans will face death.
Death is a reality for everyone.
Inevitably, my death is approaching.
This final and ultimate battle is not a battle against nature, nor a battle between man and man.
It is a spiritual battle with yourself.
2 In fighting with oneself, there are times when we are challenged from outside.
This is well illustrated in the case of
At a young age he was daily seduced by Potiphar's wife.
“The woman asked Joseph every day, but Joseph did not listen, so she did not lie with her.
There was not.” (Genesis 39:10)
He seduced Joseph every day using his high status, economic power, and female beauty as weapons. this is
It is a challenge that comes from outside. Broadly speaking, this applies to all of us.
Even today, this temptation is still challenging all Christians.
We are always faced with the challenges of {ascension}, {economic affluence} and {physical desires}.
is. Especially in the century we live in today, we are all faced with external challenges more than ever before.
It is exposed almost defenseless. Everything we see, hear, and sense now
Temptations from outside.
How can we win the battle against ourselves in the face of such a challenge?
We should really look into it deeply.
In the face of this challenge, even with worldly knowledge, there is no power.
In the face of this challenge, no matter how high-ranking officials are, they cannot overcome it.
In the face of these challenges, the world's ethical norms do not work.
is not overcome by worldly knowledge, by social status, or by moral or ethical norms.
It was. “How can I do this great evil and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9).
won by (shin仰).
How could I sin against God?
It was not Potiphar, his master, but God.
How can I sin against God?
The power of this belief made me win.
That's it.
From all temptations that come from outside,
, , and , or from
What you can win is
Sometimes not all beliefs are the same. However, Joseph's faith was in the presence of God.
It was um.
The faith we should imitate is the faith of this Joseph.
It should be the faith of 'How can I sin before God?'
If you have the belief that 'I am in the presence of God...' then you will have the strength to protect yourself.
is. You must have faith that is conscious of the presence of God.
We all often believe in a future God.
I need faith that God is with me in this place. You have to have that kind of faith, in reality
Difficulties can also be overcome.
No matter how difficult or painful it is, I have such a belief that God is looking at my circumstances.
must go
That was the faith of the prophet Habakkuk.
He too was a prophet who at first asked God skeptical questions.
There was a time when I asked God with the question 'Why...'.
'Why do the righteous rather suffer in the world, and 'Why do the unrighteous prevail?'
I had questioned.
However, he later realized that God does not seem to see evil, but He sees all.
And, that's why I was convinced that only the righteous will live by faith. Later he confessed, "Rain
The green fig tree does not bud, the vines produce no fruit, the olives produce no crops, and the fields
Though there is no food, no sheep in the pen, no cattle in the stalls, yet I rejoice in the LORD.
And I will rejoice in the God of my salvation” (Hab 3:17-18).
We must have the same faith today.
You must believe in the presence of God without any doubt.
Only then can you overcome the challenges that come from outside.
Only then can you overcome the challenges of the environment.
3. Worse than that is the challenge from within.
In fact, I see that the challenge that comes from within rather than the challenge from the outside bothers me more.
It's possible. The forces that afflict my good will and lead me to sin are stronger within me than from the outside.
is from.
This can be seen in the case of
David's transgression was not an inevitable challenge from the outside.
It was a challenge that came from within, in a relaxed and leisurely environment.
If I look alone, rather than the challenge from the outside, let the sinful nature and ill will within me
Excessive desire (慾望) torments me even more.
The moment he saw Uriah's wife, the desire within him seized him. East of Eden
Eve of the mountain also heard Satan's words and lost the battle that came from her heart.
“When the woman saw the tree, that it was good for food, and that it was pleasing to the eye, and that it was desirable to make one wise, I
ignorant The woman took of the fruit and ate it and gave it to her husband with her, and he also ate.
Then their eyes were opened, and they knew that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together and made skirts.
d" (Genesis 3:6).
Therefore, the most difficult battle of all battles is the one I fight with.
Philosophers also said that man's greatest victory is to win the battle against himself. Proverbs
4:23 "Guard your heart above all else, for it is the wellspring of life."
I did. Proverbs 16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he rules his heart.
He who steals is better than he who takes a city."
You can see how hard it is to be thrilled.
Therefore, self-denial (克己) is a victory in victory, and self-control (self-control) is courage in courage.
In today's text, it is said that the two selves are always fighting.
Paul called this a battle between the spirit (靈) and the flesh (肉).
② It was said to be a battle between the inner man and the outer man,
③ It is called the battle between the law of the heart and the law of sin.
It is said that these two selves are constantly fighting within us.
How can I win here?
In the strict sense of the word, no one can win.
In other words, there is no one who can control his heart by his own strength.
That is, it is irreversible.
However, it is only possible by means of which we can be saved.
That is, it is only possible through the love of God's mercy and mercy.
This is the Christian view of salvation.
Therefore, those who do not have sincere self-confession are people who do not even know God's grace.
Those who can honestly confess their incompetence before God can receive forgiveness.
To stand before God means truth.
Also, the word "truth" has the same etymology.
Faith is truth. It is the grace of God that is obtained through faith that a person is saved.
That belief lies in sincere self-confession. That is why the Apostle Paul also said that he was “begotten
He said, "I am the chief among sinners."
Nevertheless, it is said that he found favor and entrusted him to his office.
Where does our dedication come from?
It comes from this sincere self-confession.
We all acknowledge our incompetence before God and seek God's help.
I hope that all of us will become true Christians who live by relying on help. ♣