Title: Unbelievable Misfortune/John 10:19-28
Unbelievable misfortune
John 10:19-28 [July 3, 1997]
* A true Christian
St. John Chrysostom was one of the 4th century Fathers. Chrysos
The chasm is that Caesar of Rome is strongly insisting that Jesus is Lord, not Lord.
Da was arrested and executed before the Roman emperor Arcadius. arca
Woodys was the first to consider the punishment to be inflicted on Chrysostom.
threatened to deport.
“But, Your Majesty, it is impossible for Your Majesty to banish me from my house.
All. Because the whole world is my father's house." Chryso
Storm replied. Next, Arcadius took all the ashes of Chrysostom.
He threatened to confiscate the mountain. But Chrysostom said, "My treasure is heaven.
is in No one can break through and steal.”
I did.
Then the emperor said, "I'm putting you in prison and not only your friends, but
I will ban any contact with people.” Chrysostom said, “I
A friend who promised to never leave me nor forsake me.
There is." Arcadius, enraged, threatened to kill him.
was beaten But Chrysostom said, "I have no fear of death.
My life is hidden with Christ.”
Lisutotom, himself, feared that his circumstances, bondage, imprisonment, and death
Regardless, it was really free.
As Christians, we too, like Chrysostom, have Jesus Christ in us.
You can choose to have a Tao attitude. Environment only makes up 10% of life
I am convinced that the other 90% is shaped by one's attitude.
All. If we are determined to be grateful in all areas of our lives, ooh
Lee can control our reaction to life. We depend on the environment
it doesn't have to be
.Everyone has faith. This belief is called a common belief.
Without this belief, we cannot live and we cannot sit here in peace.
Even though this building may collapse, it is possible to sit and worship in peace at this time because we have the belief that it will not collapse, so we are sitting in peace.
Is there anyone who doubts that if we eat this while we eat, we won't get sick? There is probably no one who eats rice at home with such suspicion and caution. This is because we believe in the person who made this food because we are one family and we don't even think that homemade food contains other poisons or bad substances.
If this common and natural belief is lost, a very unfortunate situation will arise. If I cross the bridge again, won't this bridge collapse? He becomes very anxious even when eating, and he becomes mentally ill for a moment.
Like this, because we need faith while we live in the world, God has given us faith in our hearts.
In today's text, through Jesus' parable of the Good Shepherd, Jesus
When He said He was the Good Shepherd, he said that there was a dispute among the Jews. A dispute arose between those who believed the words of Jesus and those who did not.
Even though they heard the same words at the same time and in the same place, one side believed and rejoiced, while the other side did not believe and had a very hard heart.
The Reformer John Calvin said, “There are those who are saved and those who are not.”
This means that there is a distinction between those who are destined to be saved and those who are not saved and are forsaken.
(Ephesians 1:4) He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we might be holy and blameless before him in love.
(Ephesians 1:5) He predestined us to be his sons through Jesus Christ according to his good pleasure (Ephesians 1:6)
This is to the praise of the glory of his grace, which is freely given to us in the one he loves.
So those who are destined to give eternal life are those destined to be saved. It is said that all these people believed.
When we actually evangelize, some people seem to believe, but they persist until the end, while others come to have faith even though they may not believe well. If you look at this, you can see that there is a problem with the method of the evangelist, but the fundamental thing is that the person receiving evangelism also has a problem.
(1 Corinthians 1:21) In the wisdom of God, the world
Since you do not know God with wisdom, God
With foolishness he was pleased to save those who believed.
Even those who believe in Jesus cannot believe in God with the wisdom they have. Therefore, even the chosen ones, He decided to make them believe through evangelism. In some ways, evangelism may seem foolish, but God is pleased to save those who believe through this evangelism. If we change this word, it means that no matter how lacking and foolish evangelism seems, believers will come through this. This is how God decided to save those who believe through our evangelism.
1. Because it is beneficial to our life of faith.
If you are diligent in evangelism, your faith will grow as well as your interest in God's work and you will become loyal.
Also, since you have less interest in the world, you will always enjoy a life of grace.
2. Evangelism is like exercising spiritually
make you healthy.
Jesus is a deformed believer if a person listens to God's word a lot and does not evangelize even a doctor who knows a lot about the Bible. However, if you evangelize diligently, that person's faith becomes healthy faith.
If a person only eats and does not exercise, not only will they gain weight, but their body will also become weak. Just as moderate exercise protects health, evangelism protects a person's spiritual health.
3. Evangelism is the most precious thing in this world.
What could be more precious than saving a dying person?
When many souls are saved through evangelism, Jesus is more pleased than anyone else.
This is because Jesus came into this world to save all people and even took up the cross.
(Ezekiel 33:11) As I live, saith the Sovereign Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from their way and live. Do you say do you say
Therefore, those who work hard to evangelize are those who participate in the sufferings of Christ, who please Jesus more than anyone else, and those who will go to the kingdom of God and receive the greatest reward.