Title: The Privileges of Those Who Receive Jesus
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By granting immunity and non-arrest privileges to members of the National Assembly, the function of the National Assembly is strengthened and representative activities on behalf of the people are guaranteed. Just as members of parliament have privileges, there are privileges given to those who have accepted Jesus. The privileges we enjoy in this world are limited and temporary, but the privilege of receiving Jesus and enjoying it is an eternal privilege that no one can take away.
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I. Become a child of God (John 1:12,13)
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“To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were not born of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.”
Becoming a child of God is not possible through physical lineage or human will, but only when you accept Jesus. You cannot become a child of God even with human effort. As our “identities” change, the way we live must also change. You have to get rid of your old life. We must live as children of God.
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Ⅱ. All sins are forgiven (Colossians 1:13,14)
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“He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.”
God rescued us from Satan's kingdom and made us the people of God's kingdom. We became citizens of heaven through faith in Jesus and our “nationality” has changed.
God has made us people of the kingdom of God and has forgiven our sins in His Son Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:14).
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Ⅲ. Jesus is in me (Colossians 1:26,27)
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“This mystery, which was hidden from ages and generations, has now been revealed to his saints, 27 so that God might make them known how rich the glory of this mystery is among the Gentiles. This mystery is Christ in you, the glory. is the hope of
The gospel, which is a mystery, is revealed only by God (Colossians 1:27). That the Gentiles came to believe in Christ, that is, that Christ was present in their hearts, and that God's plan of redemption for the Gentiles was fulfilled. At the same time (v. 25) it is a sure proof of the hope that the Gentiles will share in the glory of Christ. As we received Jesus Christ, He came into me to be with me to the end of the world. Let's live with him as our master.
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Ⅳ. Receive answers to prayers (John 15:7)
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“If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”
We are in Christ in that we are in Christ's sovereignty, grace, and protection. On the other hand, by receiving Christ as a whole (Revelation 3:20), we have it in us. Before answering prayer, Jesus tells the parable of the vine and the branch (John 15:4,5). When we live a life attached to the body of Jesus Christ and a life of union with him, all we pray is It is said to be answered. Is your prayer not answered? If so, check whether I am living in union with Christ.
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Ⅴ. You will enjoy an abundant life.
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2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
A new creation means a new person who is saved through faith and enjoys a new life (Ephesians 4:24). They have been set free from slavery to sin through Christ, and justified by God (Romans 5:5~). 7) These are people who live Christ-centered life in a self-centered life and a life that bears the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26)
Romans 8:32 “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him also gift us all things?”
God gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to sinners so that He might become a ransom to save us sinners. God, who gave his only begotten Son Jesus for salvation, does not regret giving us anything else.
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Ⅵ. Enjoy eternal life.
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John 5:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.”
Believers have already received eternal life, and have not come to judgment, but have passed from death to life. The essential state of man is death in sin. Faith, in contrast to this, is to give eternal life (life). The famous slogan of the Reformers is only faith (Sola fide) and only grace (Sola gratia). It is the great program of the Old and New Testaments that faith is the element of salvation.
Salvation depends on the merits of Jesus, not human merit. Those who exalt the law boast in the righteousness of the law. In Buddhism, which puts salvation on subjective enlightenment, the word “existence of infants and children under the heavens and the heavens” comes from. Those of us who emphasize only the grace of God cannot boast of ourselves. In a world where values are shaken, I hope that all the saints do not change their purpose and run forward.