Title: The Heart of the Debtor
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Date: May 11, 2008
Word: Romans 8:12-17
Title: The Debtor's Heart
Contents:
Living in debt is not a peaceful mind. That is why the Apostle Paul urges us not to owe anything except the debt of love. However, our debt was the debt of life, and we are grateful, rejoicing, and rejoicing because we have already succeeded in debt.
Who do you owe?
Although this debt is a debt that cannot be fully repaid even if it is repaid over the course of a lifetime, it is not destroyed because of that debt, but the graces that have already given us life, gave us grace, and saved us.
They are indebted to God.
It is a debt of nature. God created the heavens and the earth and gave them as gifts to mankind. They are the ones who owe a tremendous amount of love for sending even their only begotten son. Jesus already made us alive by dying for all our sins at Golgotha 2,000 years ago.
They are indebted to their parents.
It is the grace of giving birth, nurturing, clothing, feeding, and nurturing.
They are indebted to the neighbors who helped.
There are many people who have taken care of me until today. It is sinful when I think of the forefathers of faith and the apostle Paul who carry the gospel and travel through the five oceans and six continents day and night.
What kind of heart should those who are in debt live with?
We should always live with a grateful heart.
We should always give thanks before God and before our parents. Psalm 100:4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving at the word, and into his courts with praise, give thanks to him and bless his name.
You should always live with a shameful and sinful heart.
The Lord bore the cross for me, the apostle Paul was imprisoned and beaten four times for the gospel, and Peter was martyred by carrying the cross upside down for the gospel. It's always not enough.
You have to live with the heart to pay off your debts quickly.
The Apostle Paul lived his life for preaching the gospel, regardless of anything, even his own life. The text tells us not to be in debt to the flesh, but to put to death the deeds of the body by the spirit. The hearts of those who are in debt rejoice in suffering along with the gospel when they think of God's grace and when they think of becoming God's children.