Title: Spiritual Worship of the Gentiles
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Sunday day worship
Text: Romans 12:1-2
Title: Spiritual Worship of the Gentiles
The worship offered by the Israelites in the Old Testament was to go to the temple every Sabbath, and according to their wealth, those who were in good condition would slaughter cattle, those in the middle class would slaughter sheep, and those in the poor would slaughter doves and give their offerings to God. The worship was established by offering the animal blood on the horns at the corners of the burnt offering unit, taking the hind legs of the meat from the priest, and burning the head along with the intestines on the altar of the burnt offering. However, when offering a sin offering, men over the age of 20 are obliged to offer a lamb without blemish before God once a year, and the blood of the lamb will be poured into the Most Holy Place by the high priest and sprinkled on the ark of the covenant, and the meat is placed on the thigh and back. was taken by the high priest and priest, and a certain portion was returned to the people to eat, and the internal organs and skins were all burned on the altar of burnt offering. God made the people of Israel do this for about 2,000 years so that they could all be saved by believing in Jesus Christ who would come.
So, what about today's Christians who believe in Jesus and live by receiving the Holy Spirit? They are no different from the Israelites. They say that they present the best thing before God because they say that the grace they have received from God is great, so they are giving everything. Some are giving away houses, others are building churches, and some are giving away all the land they have. Of course, not only do we give thanks, building offerings, tithes, and state offerings every week, but we also give thanks every time for birthdays, promotions, opening a business, finding a job, or making us rich. By this they know that they have fulfilled all their obligations to God. Then, they are mistakenly thinking that if God gives a physical blessing to it, it will be God's response, so they will also receive eternal life. God gave such an answer to them, so that even the Gentiles of the present could believe in the Son of God who was to come. The Gentiles did not know this and knew that they answered because they were righteous, and they became proud at once. it will fade away
As I have said repeatedly in this pulpit, no one can fully approach God on their own. Also, even if humans appear before God on their own, God does not accept them. The reason is that after Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, all human beings are corrupt in their hearts, so they cannot come before God on their own. In order to come before God, they must go through the Son. Because only the Son came from the Father's bosom, those who want to approach God must rely on the Spirit of the Son to approach God. However, the current Gentiles, like the people of Israel in the Old Testament, are thinking that they will come before God knowing that they are perfect because of what they have done to God or what they have given. Since I was born, all that is left now is to go to church and be faithful in the flesh, or if I only give all kinds of good gifts, God will bless the gifts, and it seems that the answer to those blessings is falling, so I am sure that I am I think I will go to heaven.