Title: Stephen/Acts 6:8-15
If these aspects do not appear, you are said to be an immature believer, and you cannot mature.
One person is treated as weak in faith. They don't even give jobs to them.
I did. Therefore, the standard for giving positions in the church is also based on external standards.
All.
However, if you look at the characters in the Bible, they are mature with such external appearances.
You can see that there is no content to evaluate by faith. mature faith, mature god
The Bible doesn't say anything about the meaning of growing up. expression like that
It is not in the Bible itself.
It's just a matter of two dimensions: whether you are in Christ or not. then
However, even in Christ, there are some believers who are better and some who are not.
The idea of is not a biblical teaching. It is a philosophical and evolutionary theory
It's just.
Now, the Korean church is taking all kinds of principles to make even one member a member.
are all provided. The church does everything to make them mature believers.
We run programs. As long as you complete such programs, you will become a mature god.
It propagates as if it were a self. Because of that, pastors are human beings besides the cross of Christ.
I'm adding everything that can and can be made.
The church has become junk. Bible study has also been programmed. That
Therefore, it is as if studying the Bible itself is mistaken for a life of faith. it's faith
The bow is a part of life. In other words, Bible study should be life. this
In this regard, with only one part, namely, Sunday holy water, tithing life, and church service,
It is difficult to say whether it is a mature faith or not.
Where is the passage that the Apostle Paul was diligent in the Sunday holy water, tithe, and church service?
are you? The apostle Paul lived only for the Lord. No, the Lord is his
They just used the apostle Paul as a tool for the sake of the gospel. The problem is that Jesus Christ
It is whether you believe that the blood shed from one's own person is the power of salvation. in short
It is about living in the spirit of the cross. with a part that is shown in the church
You shouldn't speak of that person's beliefs. It is also impossible to say. only the Lord
It is only left to the judgment of
If we look at Stephen, who appears in today's text, it is said that he was never a mature believer.
It is not said that he is a man filled with the Holy Spirit (verse 5). Spirit-filled
Whether Devan was good at church life, whether he was thorough in the holy water on Sunday, or how well he tithe
There is absolutely no mention of that part. standard in the church today.
If you look at him, he cannot be said to be a mature believer at all.
Why was Stephen chosen here? He was chosen from the church and laid his hands on the apostles.
The reason I received it was because half of the Hellenistic Jews and half the Hebrew Jews
Because of neck and conflict, the apostles said that they would not be in preaching the word, so they
it's wearing clothes.
Do you see it as such that seven people were appointed to give alms equally?
All. In that way, the seven men recorded in verse 5 should be devoted to giving.
is.
But for what they do, the Bible does not make the relief equal or the church's
Seven men were set up for Mu.
Because of that, the church is firmly established with the essential mission of preaching the word.
Even a group of priests came to obey this way. That is, the church is essential and
It is said that there are people who are obedient to the Word because they turn back to what they are supposed to do.
will be
It was not something to share. It is a return to the original work of the church. That
Therefore, whatever Stephen had to do, he worked diligently to manage or finance the relief work.
It was not the main purpose of standing and managing. So, in verse 8, all of a sudden,
It says, "Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people."
is.
Stephen preached the gospel. Because of that, he is taken into custody. the public meeting
Raising false witnesses, speaking blasphemy against God and Moses, and speaking against the law
said For this reason, Stephen, the high priests, Pharisees, and Sadducees
You will be preaching the Word in front of a public council. That is Stephen's in chapter 7
It's a lecture.
As long as we cannot go through all the details of the homily here.
In other words, even in the Old Testament, our ancestor Israel was not interested in the word of God.
Many righteous people suffered because of
As we lose interest in things, that is, outward religious forms, Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
He declares that he has become a murderer who kills the Tao.
Even though Stephen pointed out the sins of the Jews in this way, he said that they were like the face of an angel.
(verse 15). That is, with any malice, or with some selfishness of one's own
that was not said. Only to proclaim the cross of Jesus Christ
This points to the sins of the Jews.
Many who heard this in the council were outraged. Stephen out of the city
They pulled him out and stoned him to death. Seeing this, the Jews in the past said to Pilate, "We
A crab has no power to kill??(John 18:31).
I am saying He wanted to legally kill Jesus at the hands of the Roman power of Pilate.
it was But, as in the case of Stephen, they were offensive to their eyes and
If you wanted to blaspheme, you were always committing murder on the basis of the law.
All. This is human sinfulness.
The Jewish religious leaders are the extension of the Old Testament. ancestors of israel
They are killing the righteous Stephen just as they killed these righteous people mercilessly.
The righteous here means those who are in the covenant. In other words, in Christ
It means the one who is in The Old Testament saints were humiliated for the coming Jesus Christ
Just as he rejoiced to be killed, Stephen is now on his way. the way
This is the path Jesus took.
Stephen was filled with the Holy Spirit. But from the Jews it pointed out the sin
There was nothing that could stop the flying stones. The filling of the Holy Spirit is suffering,
It was death. The life of Stephen, who was filled with the Holy Spirit, was a life of being stoned to death miserably.
It ends.
How to die Do not speak in the form of death. I was a very devout believer.
There is no need to question whether you should die miserably. consider it miserable
There is no one in the world who died as wretchedly as Jesus when he slept. What is Holy Spirit Filling
Silver did not stop the flying stones and remove suffering. rather one
It is the filling of the Holy Spirit that makes us die because of convenience preaching.
Stephen's life was indeed one on the verge of death. I was driving on TV recently.
60 years old, passing the written test and taking the driving test in order to obtain a driver's license
I've seen my old grandmother. Even when I get older, the things I didn't learn become a thing
It is also aired on the elderly who are learning Korean and attending middle school and high school.
is becoming that there is a dream. I will give that dream to this society as a challenge spirit.
is probably the intention of the broadcaster. The message that young people should also live with this spirit
It contains paper.
But Stephen had no such dream. I was just filled with the Holy Spirit. And
I had no choice but to go down the path of suffering and death that the Lord had gone. No, the Holy Spirit
It is a representative image of the evildoer. 5:41 says, "The apostles honored his name
So he left the council, rejoicing that he was counted worthy of reproach.??I did.
Being a witness of the Lord is bound to come with suffering like this. Holy Spirit
Growing up means that the Holy Spirit leads the way of suffering and the way of the cross where the Lord went.
It means you are going. We have no choice but to be dragged down that path. reject or rebel
We have no right to be discouraged or frustrated. Rather, they are our sinful nature.
It is the shameful things that come out of it. Therefore, rebellion or frustration against the Lord
Let us surrender ourselves to the Lord so that we do not have dominion over us.
Even if suffering and death are imminent, those who are filled with the Holy Spirit believe in the cross
one who exposes the sins of the world and proclaims that only Jesus Christ has eternal life.
it will be The power of the world cannot be feared that kills us
The threat itself doesn't make us withdrawn. dead or also
For he who knows dying knows how precious eternal life is.
Rather than trying to be mature believers, simply
I hope you will live as a believer in blood only. The Lord tells us today as mature believers
Everyone clings to all the external things of the church, hoping to be a better person tomorrow.
Rather than being a member of the church who likes flags, I am crucified at this moment at this moment.
He wants those who glorify God the Lord.
Do not try to decorate yourself with all kinds of religious practices or piety,
Rabo showed the Lord the candid form of his dying self to the people.
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