Title [9.4] Throw away what you throw away
throw away the content
(Matthew 9:9-17)
bsp; Occasionally, whenever I have a big meeting, I always meet these people. A person who shouts "Let's do it according to the law" when there is a conflict over a decision. Strictly speaking, the world we live in is not driven solely by laws. It seems that the world is moved by law, that is, by force, but it is not. Let's take tigers and rabbits as an example.bsp; It is said that there were many tigers in Korea long ago. What a scary and powerful animal the tiger is. Nevertheless, it is now almost impossible to see. In comparison, rabbits are very fragile animals, but they are very reproductive, so we can still see them around us. The logic of power says that stronger tigers should breed more, but we're still seeing more rabbits. This shows that the world we live in is not necessarily driven by the logic of force alone.
bsp; The world is moved by love rather than by force. Greater than the law is love. Jesus knew this. So, when dealing with people, Jesus did not treat them with the law, but with love. During the three years of his public life, Jesus mainly lived with tax collectors and sinners. Even when he called the disciples of Jesus, he called people who lived without learning, like fishermen. Jesus not only called the publican Matthew, who wrote the words of today's text, as a disciple, but also ate and had fellowship with him. In the text, the Pharisees see this and argue with Jesus' disciples. Why does your teacher eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners? In the opinion of the Pharisees, these actions were incomprehensible.
The reason the Pharisees are asking this question now is because of the ‘law’. The law of Moses was to condemn Jesus. At this time, Jesus said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” It is saying that Jesus came for tax collectors and sinners who deserve to be pointed. The purpose of the Lord's coming was for sinners in need of love and forgiveness.
bsp; Following the Pharisees, in verse 14 there is a scene where the disciples of John the Baptist come to Jesus and his disciples and ask why you don't fast. At that time, people thought that the day Moses went up to receive the Ten Commandments was Thursday, and the day that Moses came down after receiving the Ten Commandments was considered Monday. For this reason, I always fasted on Thursdays and Mondays. But not only did Jesus not fast, he was having a feast with sinners that day. Jesus answered this with the parable of the wedding feast. It means that we should enjoy it with the spiritual bridegroom, that is, Jesus. He said that now is not a time to fast, but a time to rejoice and rejoice.
bsp; When we are with the Lord, we need to create a banquet-like atmosphere. The life of faith is not torture, but joy. Don't be troubled by the law, and let's throw away what we dare to throw away. I pray in the name of the Lord that you will become believers who live a life full of love and joy by accepting and caring for each other only through the love and forgiveness of Jesus.