Title: The Sinner's Friend/Matthew 11:16-19
Contents
In the Gospels, Jesus Christ is introduced as the sinner's friend.
The Lord came to this earth to be close to sinners, and to see this
What the institutions and the Pharisees gave Jesus as a dishonorable name
Shortly thereafter, it is nicknamed "the friend of sinners". they badly nicknamed it
But in reality the Lord was the sinner's friend.
1. That Jesus is a friend of sinners is a simple way to save sinners.
Not expedient, but literally a friend of the sinner.
Even believers in Jesus are unaware of this fact. we are you
It is non-Pharisaic and scribe. Jesus saves the righteous and sinners
you don't mind Because all mankind are sinners, there is no righteous
Because (Romans 3:10). Those who claim to be righteous are rather
became the dreadful enemy of the Lord. For the Lord, man itself is the end
It doesn't matter if the little things they do are right or wrong.
does not What the Lord is looking for is man himself.
2. For the Lord, the sins of sinners are not a big problem.
When the Lord can deal with any human sin,
It is the door (1 John 1:7). To the Lord, people's sins are not a problem
Conversely, sin is the most terrifying existence to the sinner himself. In other words
“Everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin” (John 8:34). Therefore, the sinner
Being captive to the power of sin and not opening your heart to the Lord
This is the problem. to lock the doorknob of the heart firmly from the inside
This is the power of sin. Anyone who hears the voice of the Lord and opens the door of his heart
If he does, he becomes a friend of the Lord and fellowship is established (Revelation 3:20).
3. We ourselves distinguish people as sinners and keep our distance
All.
We often become weird people and special righteous people.
People who are less than us are mistaken for being lowly, profane, and sinners.
distinguish But the Lord never does. he is a sinner's friend
All. He is tenderly close to sinners. commit murder
Hiding in the back alley, right next to the drunk and staggering person
stands with boundless sympathy and compassion. Just when we cover our noses
and just squint. Frustrated and unsuccessful, prostitutes, thieves, that day
The fleeting people who are busy living that day, one by one by their side
you are standing The Lord is their friend. but they close their hearts
there is only
4. We only preach Christianity, but we love the Lord, the sinner's friend, too much.
can't open
When we get too engrossed in teaching people the truth
At the gate, people only understand Christianity, but live directly with the Lord, who is their friend.
I don't know how to listen. What we need is more than knowledge
God's love.