Title: Those Who Blame God!
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Sunday day sermon
Text: Matthew 7:21-27
Title: People Who Blame God!
In a place lived three kinds of people. The first group is people who live completely unaware that God exists, and the second group is people who believe in Jesus and receive the Holy Spirit, who not only know that God lives but also believe that they are saved. And the third group is those who believed that they believed in Jesus and received the Holy Spirit and were saved, but through the words of Christ, they realize that they are sinners and live by the grace of Christ.
However, the earthquake that occurred in Haiti this time occurred in the area where these three groups of people live. Then, the first group of people who live completely unaware that God is alive said that they were unlucky when they found out that many of their families and brothers had died and all their possessions were gone, and left the town immediately without looking back. it is more
This time a catastrophe fell upon the second class as well. These are people who believed that they had already been saved by believing in Jesus and receiving the Holy Spirit. And they know better than anyone that God lives. Not only that, but they were the ones who were calling God their Father. However, when a catastrophe came upon them, they could not keep their mouths open. “How could this even happen to us… I’m just speechless.”
As children of God, they thought this would never happen to them, but when this suddenly happened to them, they too were confused at first and did not know what to do, but then their loved ones and their parents and brothers all died. Even the treasured possessions are all turned to ashes overnight. Voices of blasphemy against God grew louder here and there, but eventually they turned into those who complained about God, saying, “If God lives, how could He give us such a severe punishment?”
What shocked them more than the unbelievers who did not believe in God was that they were saved children of God. During that time, they went to God and offered all worship services, and also paid tithes, alcohol offerings, mission offerings, thanksgiving offerings and building offerings After the worship service on Sunday, they went to an orphanage or a nursing home and did their loyal service in order to practice the love that Jesus spoke of. Why did they inflict the same punishment on unbelievers?
Of course, there were some people who repented of going there, but there were far more people who complained about God than those who repented. The biggest reason they resented God was because they clearly thought they were children of God who had been saved. Just as a father cannot forsake his son even from the principles of this world, if God really is our Father, then how can this be? But they were fools who knew only one and did not know two.
Like the Jews who lived under the law, although they were not yet saved children of God, they believed that it was salvation because they believed in Jesus and received the Holy Spirit. However, they had not yet realized that the salvation process of Jews and Gentiles were slightly different. As for the salvation process of the Jews who lived under the law, if they believe in Jesus who came in the flesh, they will receive the Holy Spirit, which leads to complete salvation.
However, it was not easy for them to break their stereotypes and believe and accept Jesus as the Son of God, who came in the flesh for about 2,000 years. That is why they did not believe in Jesus until the end and did not receive the Holy Spirit and thus did not come to salvation. However, the salvation process of the Gentiles who lived without the law is slightly different from the salvation process of the Jews who lived under the law.
In the process of salvation of Gentiles, if they believe in the name of Jesus, who first came to the land of Israel, God pours out the Holy Spirit on all Gentiles through the grace of Jesus' bloodshed. From then on, the Gentiles who received the Holy Spirit knew that God was alive and began to live their faith. The Christian life of the Gentiles, which began in this way, also lived under the law of the Holy Spirit for about 2,000 years. Just as the Jews could not keep the law completely, there is no one among the Gentiles who can fully keep the law of the Holy Spirit. However, Gentiles are mistaken for receiving the Holy Spirit as being saved.
When a catastrophe like today occurred in front of those who were living with such thoughts, they did not realize their sins and repent, but rather they were blaming God with their voices. Those who believe themselves to be righteous do not look back at themselves first when death comes upon them, but always blame and complain against God (God). This is why false faith and true faith are separated in the face of the fear of death.
Now let's take a look at the third class of people! They also believed that they were saved because they first believed in Jesus and received the Holy Spirit. But when they heard the words of Christ who came before them as the light, they came to know that they were not saved children of God, but that they were still sinners who had disobeyed the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they are people who vomit all their sins before Christ, have all their sins forgiven by the Lord, and live by the grace of Christ every day from that day forward. They are people who have been born again through the same process as the apostle Paul.
But the same catastrophe happened to them. However, for those who live by the grace of Christ, they do not struggle to live like Gentiles or Christians just because such a catastrophe has occurred before their eyes. The reason that they are able to perform in the face of such a catastrophe is because when they receive forgiveness from the Lord, all fear of death also disappears. Human beings fear and tremble when facing death because sin is in their heart. Even if no one tells us that the wages paid for sin is death, that is, hell, the human soul first knows and trembles.
The fact that the second group trembled in the same way as unbelievers in the face of the catastrophic death even though they also believed in Jesus and were saved is the result of proving that they were not saved. The reason they cried out, “If God is alive, how could he give us such a harsh punishment?” They were also able to complain because they believed in themselves as the “righteous” who had been saved. But whoever has truly forgiven their sins by the Lord can never do this.
If you think that preaching the word in the church today and evangelism to unbelievers is what the Lord has commanded, you are mistaken. As long as his ego is alive like Saul, such a person will only work for his own achievement and purpose.
Those who carry out the Lord's commands can do this only if they realize that they are sinners who have disobeyed the Holy Spirit, pour out their sins before the Lord, and are born again as Christ. If not, when the fear of death hits them, they will blame God a hundred or a thousand times. However, those who live by the grace of the Lord only follow the Lord's command, saying, "If you do not repent, you will end up like that."
After the earthquake in Haiti, the world is sending a lot of aid to them. But it would be good for them to eat, wear and wear right away. But, no matter how many aid supplies are sent to them, what will they think when another disaster strikes them? If they know God only through Bible theory, they will start complaining and resenting God when such a disaster strikes again. “If God lives, how can this continue?”
To stop them from making such a protest, you have to tell them the truth. “You are sinners who have not yet been saved, and in order to enter full salvation, you must teach them that you must believe in the Son whom God sends in the future to become perfect children of God.” When such a disaster strikes, those who believe they have been saved will, in all likelihood, blame God and turn away.
Think about it! If you believe that you have been saved, but when such a disaster occurs and the believer dies, who will want to acknowledge God as living? We must correct the wrong Christian view of salvation today. Otherwise, many Christians will blame God and turn away when such a disaster strikes them because of their wrong view of salvation.
What is clear is that God never drives His Son to death for no reason. Jesus was crucified to save mankind. Likewise on this earth, when God kills His Son, there must be a good reason. When James, who was a disciple of Jesus, was brought to death, the eleven disciples did not go to other regions to preach the gospel, but instead remained in Jerusalem every day and was displeased with the gospel. .
This is the fact that God never kills His saved sons for no reason. But those who have not yet been forgiven for their sins hidden in their hearts through the Son are no different from unbelievers, so they can be used for the purpose of making others aware of God.