Title: True love of country/(Romans 9:1~5)
Contents Somang Church in Seoul has an education department called Somangbu.
This department is said to teach the weak.
Among the parents of this mentally retarded, there was a parent whose husband and wife were university professors.
This is what these people said when they were dating.
"You and I study well and we have good characters, so if we get married and have children
There will be a really special product."
However, after getting married and having children, a special product came out.
It was not the special product they expected, but a mentally weak child.
Once this child's mother confessed to the pastor,
Watching your child play is the happiest thing in the world.
No worries about college entrance exams, no worries about the world,
It just means that if you give him food, he eats, and when the time is right, he sleeps, and there is nothing to worry about.
So, the physique is an adult physique, but the I·Q is at the level of a four-year-old.
But let's think deeply.
Is this peace the real peace?
When you have to worry, is it true happiness to live without even knowing what to think?
You shouldn't be worried about the fact that you have worries.
For worry and worry can only be done by humans, the lord of all things,
Because only humans do it.
Also, worrying and suffering are solid proof that we are truly alive.
A corpse that has cooled down knows no pain.
A normal, unconscious vegetative person never feels pain.
Once a pastor met a leper,
My legs were itchy, so I looked up and saw that there was a big nail in my foot.
However, a person with a sound mind and body hurts even if they are pierced by a small thorn.
When you have anxiety or worry, you cannot sleep at night, and you are troubled and suffering.
So, the important thing is do you worry? It's never about not worrying.
Are you worried, but what are you worrying about? is to do
what to eat what to drink what to wear People who are concerned about food, clothing and shelter issues are of low character.
However, those who are troubled with problems of significance, problems of love, problems of life, and problems of the country
A person with a vision.
In today's text, the Apostle Paul, a man of faith, is concerned.
“As a man of Christ, I speak the truth, I do not lie.
My conscience, which is moved by the Holy Spirit, also tells me that it is true.
I have great sorrow.
And the mind is constantly troubled.
For the sake of my kindred by blood, I myself am cursed
Even if we fall away from Christ, there will be no limit.
My people are Israelis.
They have the privilege of becoming children of God,
There is the glory of having God, and there is a covenant with God.
And they have laws, true worship, and God's promises.
They are the descendants of my great ancestors,
In Christian humanity, he was born of them.
Let us praise the God who rules all things forever. Amen"
I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie.
I have great sorrow and pain that does not stop in my heart.
That is, the people of Israel, who are their own people, did not accept Jesus Christ.
Despite the many beliefs of faith in Jesus Christ,
Because he does not believe in Jesus Christ, he is sad and suffering.
Right here, who loves me passionately and truly cares for my people.
There is a beautiful heart of the apostle Paul.
Dear saints,
The Apostle Paul said that he had unending pain,
Have we ever thought about our country or our people for even a moment?
Have you ever felt heartbroken about the unfortunate reality of our country today?
I can't sleep thinking about our history filled with pain and bitterness,
Have you ever been in pain?
True love of country does not come from a sense of duty or justice.
True patriotism comes from faith in God.
As we know well, people of great faith consistently loved the country.
It is not about patriotism with one's own ability and will.
Faith to love God makes us love our country.
People whom we respected as patriots,
Investigation of their background revealed that, unfortunately, they were all traitors.
A book called “Theory of Pro-Japanese Literature” written by Im Jong-guk gives us a great shock.
The patriots, scholars, writers, and artists we respected
In the end, it almost turned into a pro-Japanese faction.
Chun-won Lee Kwang-soo, Yuk Dam Choi Nam-seon, poet No Cheon-myeong, Mo Yun-sook, Paik Nam-jun, Yoo Jin-oh, Lee Eun-sang,
Innumerable number of people, including the current title, have bowed down to their will.
However, the person who did not turn away to the end was a believer who absolutely loved God.
These people are not just social activists.
I am not a person who fought for independence.
Because he loved God, he loved the country with that love.
In this sense, even in patriotism, the love of God comes first.
If you truly love God, the country will automatically love you.
If you have the right faith, you can serve the country right away.
Many people evaluate the Samil Movement as a political failure.
He criticizes Japan for failing to deal with Japanese imperialism in a meticulous manner because they do not know our strength and international currents well.
But religiously it is not.
As the psalmist confessed, the Samil Movement was sown with tears.
Weeping and sowing seeds.
And the fruits of these tears brought about the liberation of August 15th.
Ultimately, the Triune Spirit brought liberation to this earth in the grace of God.
But what about our reality today?
There are thick dark clouds over the soup.
There is no future in sight as to how to navigate the future.
There are no principles and no central point to set the country right.
Just like the title of a popular song, this country is going round and round.
The people of this country live their lives without a goal. They live only in pursuit of their own interests.
Here is a terrible sin.
Everyone !
The major accidents, corruption, corruption, and corruption that we have experienced in recent years
It never happened by chance.
It's not just a mistake made by a few specific people.
All citizens are accomplices.
The entire ethnic group was totally involved in corruption.
And the Korean church and we Christians are right before God,
It is the result of not living faithfully.
If only we Christians had lived according to the word
The reality of our country today would not have been so disastrous.
Who has the courage to throw stones at all of today's wrongdoings?
Celebrating the 78th anniversary of the Samil National Day, I love my country and stand in front of the Japanese guns with my bare fists.
We will have to recover the spirit of the Samil Movement of patriotism and love, and the sacrifices that we have stood up.
We Christians must bear the foundation of our nation and self-esteem.
This is the mission of the Christian living today.
God speaks to us today through the prophet Micah.
“Son of man, the Lord has shown you what is good.
The only thing the LORD asks of you is to do justice,
Do you not love mercy and walk humbly with your God?”
Dear saints,
Now let's buy equitably.
Do not steal, do not deceive, do not covet
Let's live honestly and righteously according to the division God has given us.
And let's passionately love my country, my people, and Mt.
Let's strive for national evangelization with the same passion as the Apostle Paul.
God will never turn away from the future of this nation.
On the history of the Korean church and this nation walking with God