Title: The Law of Freedom
Contents
A. Introduction
1. Inflexible Law and John Acres (IBM President)
2. The freedom and bondage I felt through the law was in my heart.
3. Regeneration (Gennese anosen) means ‘born from above’: born from above → born as a child of God → I am free → that is a Christian.
4. Prayer of a young man diagnosed with stomach cancer at Yonsei University Hospital → Blue sky, a blessed and beautiful life
B. Body: The Law That Sets You Free
1. It seems that the law cannot be so free
2. The feeling of bondage and freedom that the law gives depends on the heart
3. The condition for a law to become a free law
1) First, we need to know the nature (original meaning) of the law.
(1) The moment I know the truth The moment I know the deep meaning of the truth My soul is free (Knowing the truth sets me free)
(2) The true meaning of the law is to know the law by faith
(3) Interpretation of Martin Luther's Ten Commandments
a. don't kill what it is It is God's love that protects our one and only life.
b. do not commit adultery It is the love of God that preserves our chastity.
c. do not steal It is God's love that protects our private property.
d. don't lie This is God's love that protects our character.
e. The basic meaning of the law: ‘You are saved, keep it. so be free, so be happy.’
f. Bondage felt by elementary school students and father's love
2) In order for the law to become a law that is set free, you must ‘practice the law, which is the word of God’.
(1) We only know as much as we can experience.
(2) Aristotle's two lines
a. One is the intellectual line.
b. The second virtue is moral good.→Doing: You have to play the piano to become a pianist.
c. Only those who obey the law know the law.
d. First Commandment: Do the love of God.
e. The second is to love and love your neighbor.
C. Conclusion
1. Let's learn the lessons from the 3 reasons we hate to obey the law.
1) The first is negative thoughts 2) The second is hesitation 3) The third is fear
2. Let us know that those who live according to the Word of God are trusting their life according to the Word.
3. Let's live as true Christians
(The law that sets me free, the law that makes me happy To enjoy the freedom in the Word of God I love while keeping the law full of love)