Title: The Love of the Soul
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Date: 2009.8.13
Subject: Paul's Soul Love
Text: Acts 24:1-9
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1 Five days later, Ananias the high priest came down with certain elders and Tertulus a lawyer and accused Paul before the governor. 2 When he called Paul, Tertullus accused him, saying, 3 Sir Felix, we have peace through you, and this nation is at peace. We are thankful and ignorant in every way and everywhere that you have been improved in many ways because of your foresight. 4 In order not to trouble you any more, we urge you to be patient and to listen. 5 We saw that this man is a plague. He is the one who stirs up all the Jews in the world, and he is the chief of the Nazarene heresy. 6 We have arrested him because he also wants to defile the temple. 7 If you interrogate him by yourself, 8 you will know all this our accusation.” 9 Jews also participated in it and claimed that this statement was true.
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In today's text, Lee Yi-gi is a story related to the prosecution and trial. This is the story of a lawyer named Nodulo, who is accused of being a prosecutor and has to go to trial.
If you look at the background for a moment, it is almost the last journey of Paul's 3rd missionary journey.
Leaving Miletus, we took a boat to Tire, then from Tire again via Dolemai to Caesarea. And they entered Jerusalem by land. The reason I came to Jerusalem was to report the 3rd missionary trip to the Jerusalem church and to deliver the offerings of the Gentile churches. At that time, Paul is accused and tried by Jews from Asia.
I found out who Paul was in this story. What are the three words that come to mind through Paul on the judgment seat? Today, I want to share those three meditations with you.
1. Influence.
The first is the word influence. First, in verse 5, we see the first accusation against Paul. “We saw that this man is a plague, the one who stirs up all the Jews throughout the world.”
Through the plague that was rapidly spreading in Caesarea at the time, Paul was said to be like him. We think of the words ‘influence’ and ‘contagion’ here.
2. It is the center.
The second is the word center. If you look at the second half of verse 5, you will see another accusation title. “He is the head of the Nazarene cult.” From this we learn that Paul was a man who put Jesus at the center of his life.
Recently, Ms. Ryu Moses, a writer of The Open Bible, revealed that the word Nazareth means the Messiah.
Originally, the word Nazareth comes from the Hebrew word ‘Nazrat’, which is the root of the olive tree, ‘Netzer’, which originally refers to the Messiah.
However, if you look at the fact that the accusers called Paul the ‘head of the Nazarene heresy’, you can see how much Paul exalted Jesus and lived his life centered on Jesus. Paul was not a man who lived ‘my story’, but a man who lived ‘the story of Christ’.
We are living more and more losing the story of Christ these days. I don't know if I'm living only with my story. Recall Paul's confession of faith in Galatians 2:20. “I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” I hope that Paul's confession will become the confession of our lives.
3. Soul love.
The third word that comes to mind is soul man. Influence, center, and soul love. Look at verse 6 of today's text. “He also wanted to defile the temple, so we caught it.” This was the third offense.
This is the reason why Paul suffered such gossip. If you read Acts 21:28-30, you will soon find out. We will find it and read it together. “He cried out, “Men of Israel, help. This is the one who teaches all people everywhere, blaspheming our people, the law, and this place, and also brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” When they saw that Trophimus was with Paul in the city, they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple. The whole city was in a commotion, and the people ran and gathered him, arrested Paul, and led him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut.”
Simply put, this is it. Paul took Trophimus, a Gentile from Ephesus, and led him through the courts of the Gentiles and into the courts of the Jews. At that time, if Gentiles entered the Jewish courts, they were to be stoned to death or put to death. The Jews are now taking this into account.
I'm going to ask a question. Why did Paul do this when he knew these laws? If you're not the kind of person who would make such a mistake, why would you do such a dangerous thing with a stranger? is to do The reason for this is not clearly stated in today's text.
Come to think of it, perhaps it was because of the assurance of salvation that he boldly took Trophimus, a Gentile, through the courts of the Gentiles and into the courts of the Jews.
“Dromiemo! From here on it is the Jewish Courtyard. By the way, I know how dangerous this is now. But there is one thing I want to make sure of you. Have I not told you about the gospel of believing in Jesus Christ? The Jews say that they have to practice the law and circumcision to be saved and then come to the Jewish court, but that is not the case. No matter who you are, you are a child of God. Anyone who believes in Jesus Christ becomes a child of God, so everyone who calls on his name can stand in this Jewish court, in the court of the cup of God.” I came to think of that.
That's what I wanted to instill in Drobimos. This is where I saw Paul's love for one soul. Paul's love for the soul.
In the end, the key that today's text shows us is not to see Paul wisely destroying Goth, but to meet his tender love for a soul.
Surprisingly, after this incident, Paul spent two years in Caesarea and then another two years in a Roman prison, for a total of four years. However, nowhere in the Bible has this incident in today's text been revered, and there is no such record. Guys, this is what Paul looks like.
And there is an article in which Paul mentions Trophimus once more, in 2 Timothy 4:20. We will find it and read it together. These days, I don't look for the Bible and it shows everything on the screen, but I prefer to find and read it. We will find it and read it together. 2 Timothy 4:20. “Erastus dwelt in Corinth, and Trophimus was ill in Miletus”
what do you mean? Paul's final consideration for Tromimo comes out. When Trophimus died, Paul was concerned with the beautiful and climatic port city of Miletus so that he could recuperate.
As I tell my sisters and sisters, the greatness of Paul is not in his missionary work while traveling around the world, but because of his sincere love for one soul he met. It is not in Paul's greatness to change the world, but in Paul, who willingly walks the Jewish courtyard with Trophimus, and in this love of soul that heals him.
Martin Luther King Jr. said in his final speech on February 9, 1968 at Ebenethel Baptist Church, Georgia. “Do not lengthen my funeral. Don't even mention that I won the Nobel Peace Prize in the investigation. Also, please don't mention that there are 300-400 suspicious things. Just remember Martin Luther King as a man who truly loved and served his neighbor and tried to give his life to it. And above all, remember me as someone who tried to love a poor soul.” Said.
Dear all! Today the Lord wants us to live like the apostle Paul and with a heart like Martin Luther King. Today, I pray in the name of the Lord that you and I will walk the path of beautiful believers like the apostle Paul.