Title: Way of the Cross/Luke 4:1~13
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Today is the 83rd commemoration Sunday of the 3.1th verse and the first Sunday of Lent. First, the allegory of the cross
Let me introduce one.
“A certain pilgrim was on a pilgrimage to heaven carrying a cross. Looking around, I saw other pilgrims.
They were also carrying their crosses. I saw Jesus carrying the cross in the distance. pilgrims
Because this cross was too big to carry, everyone was sweating profusely while carrying it. This pilgrim
He was carrying his cross fervently. However, the cross was so large that as time passed, the cross
I couldn't afford it. So this pilgrim asked Jesus.
'Jesus, this cross is too heavy and too heavy for me, so please cut it a little. Jesus was willing to
He cut off the cross of Ram. He bowed his head in thanks and walked with the cross, which was much lighter
Went. But after a while he again begged Jesus to cut off his cross a little. always
Jesus, who respects human freedom, gladly granted the pilgrim's request.
The cross is now so light and small that it does not have to be dragged to the ground. However, as time passed, the cross
It felt heavy. He again asked Jesus to cut the cross very short as his last request.
is. The Lord cut the cross at his request. And then, the cross was not carried, but
It was enough to take it with me.
He sang with a light heart and carried the cross. And I sweat and carry my cross
considered the other pilgrims foolish. But after walking for a while, a deep valley appeared.
All. There were no bridges in that valley. Other pilgrims crossed the cross as a bridge. That
However, this pilgrim's cross was too small to be used as a bridge.
This parable is related to the message hidden in today's text article. The test article in this article is different from other articles
Otherwise, it is only the content that Jesus himself experienced. Perhaps the content of this article is that Jesus Himself to His disciples
I think you said it yourself. But the evangelist Luke records it as a very objective event
All. Luke closely associates the event of Jesus' temptation with the preceding event of Jesus' baptism.
I have it turned on. Luke records the introductory part of the test article like this:
“Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, for forty days.
He was tempted by the devil. He hadn't eaten anything during that time, and when that period was over, he was hungry."
Here Luke reveals that the circumstances at the time of Jesus' temptation were a time of great spiritual uplift.
There is. In such a situation, the devil comes to Jesus and gives him three tests.
The first test was to make bread out of stones. The devil puts this temptation on Jesus. "
If you are the Son of God, turn this stone into bread."
This test will be followed by a large crowd when Jesus works as the Messiah. If you make bread for them,
It is a test to get them to follow them. But Jesus rejected the devil's offer. Jesus' answer
"Man does not live on bread alone." It was.
Jesus Himself did not come to give bread, but to give new life. of course bread
Required. Jesus himself made bread for the hungry crowd. But for Jesus it is
It wasn't the purpose. Then the devil led Jesus to a high place, and in an instant, all the nations of the world were conquered by him.
It was tempting me like this by showing it to me.
“I will give all this authority and all its glory. It will pass on to me, and I will give it to whomever I want to give it.
You, fall down before me and bow down, and you will have all these things."
This exam is a test of compromise. As the Messiah, do not present the standards of the kingdom of God to the
It is a proposal to offer a world-class thing that is easy to compromise with and easy to follow. Jesus also rejected the offer.
you said
“Lord, worship your God and serve Him alone.” Jesus comes for world-class things
Didn't. Again the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem, set him on the top of the temple, and said to him,
is. "If you are the Son of God, jump down from here." "God said to his angels for you
I will command you to keep you.” This is a popular proposition.
You also passed the exam. “Do not put the Lord your God to the test,” he said emphatically.
There are some important things that cannot be overlooked in this test that Jesus was subjected to.
First, it is the fact that Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit when he was tempted. Spirit Enough for the Kingdom of God
The devil came to Jesus at a time when he had enemy powers. The test is better than when you are in a state of lethargy.
It comes when you want to do something for the kingdom of God. Then, when the devil came to tempt Jesus,
That is, he was quoting a passage from the Bible, not the end of the word. The Trial Begins with Twisting the Word of God
It's possible. The next thing in common in the three tests is that they are not the Messiah who works for the kingdom of God, but the worldly ones.
It is to serve as the Messiah who enjoys popularity. But Jesus adamantly rejected it and
You have chosen a path. The way of the cross, chosen by Jesus, is the joy of giving himself as a ransom for many.
It was the way of life. If Jesus had chosen the path the devil had given him, then Jesus would
He must have been just a popular politician or cult leader who was agitating.
Jesus said that the path the devil offers may be popular and attractive to the crowd, but it is practically one.
You are well aware that it cannot be done for your country. Only the way of the cross is the way of life,
He knew all too well that it was the way to reveal glory. Jesus could not give up that way. That
In this sense, Jesus lived an honest life and showed an honest way.
In the past and now, people hate the religion of the cross. Religion without the cross, their vanity and desire
I want a religion that satisfies them. But there is no true salvation in religion without the cross. no eternal life
is. Not only that, but there is no change in life. On the way of the cross chosen by Jesus, the following important
It contains essential and vital elements.
First of all, this way of the cross is the way that connects the present time to eternity. So, if you enter the way of the cross,
You will experience hope, joy, and peace even in hardships and hardships. But if you walk the path that the devil suggests, pleasure
But human beings keep getting corrupted and hopeless. Gradually, the spirit and body are being destroyed. of course social order
will also collapse.
Next, the way of the cross exposes and hurts the wrong lives of the past, while at the same time radically healing them.
It's the road. In that sense, the cross is both past-oriented and future-oriented.
As I am walking on the way of the cross, I keep reminding myself of the things I had done wrong in the past. Sometimes shame and shame
It also makes you feel sad. So there are times when you want to stray from that path. But there is repentance
Because of this, there is a fundamental healing. And you will be able to restore yourself to health.
Then, the way of the cross that Jesus chose was a way of denying himself and revealing his identity at the same time.
is. Jesus walked the way of the cross and finally died on the cross as the Son of God.
He clearly revealed his identity.
When the disciples who followed Jesus rejected the cross, they could not find their identity as apostles.
All. But later, when they took up the cross and followed Jesus, their identity as an 'Apostle' was clearly revealed.
All. But Judas Iscariot was not like that.
Next, the way of the cross is a way to show God's love to the people of this world. jesus on the cross
As he walked the path of God, he showed that God loves this world.
Looking back on the history of Christianity, there are many people who showed that God is love while walking the way of the cross.
can reel.
Next, the way of the cross is the way to the resurrection, the culmination of human perfection. Man's true self-realization is
It is accomplished by nailing a person to the cross and the Spirit of the resurrected Lord dwelling among us. Jesus is the way to the cross
By walking to the end, you have reached the point of completion of life called the glory of the resurrection. Resurrection is mankind's only hope
Yo, that's what all creatures look forward to. Resurrection is the ultimate new interpretation of history as well as human destiny.
This is the point where you can do it. The Resurrection is an event that shows what is new in human life. cross is hope
is the door of And the way of the cross is the way of righteousness, the way of justice, the way that transcends one's selfishness and desire.
All. In other words, this path is the path to pursue that country and its righteousness. This path is approved by God
It's the road. In this world, there are ways that God approves and ways that God doesn't.
Ultimately, the way of the cross is the way of obedience and service to God. Jesus was obedient to God to the point of death,
He lived a life of service, not of
3. Verse 1 is the day our ancestors chose the way of the cross. Our ancestors lived a life that was satisfied with only bread,
He rejected a life of compromise, a life without a future. Our ancestors chose the way that humans live as human beings.
They refused to live as slaves under the power of injustice. They value human freedom and dignity above all else.
I valued it. It is not surprising that the absolute majority of Christians participated in this movement, especially at the time of the Three Days Movement.
It cannot but be a good example to our descendants of what the life of Christians should be like in their own time.
All.
Dear saints, the way to follow Christ in the world is to walk the way of the cross. this way
Without going we cannot reach the glory of the resurrection. There are many ways in this world to choose from
does not. In the midst of this, the way we Christians must choose is the way of the cross. come today
There is a tendency for the Christian gospel to focus too much on human happiness, worldly success, and material blessings.
From that point of view, the way of the cross is turned away from the way of those who have not received the Holy Spirit, the way that God has forsaken.
sometimes get hit. After all, there is no eternal life in such a gospel.
In our day today, the way of the cross tends not to be recognized even in the church. Such is the church
It can also cause deterioration. What makes today's church feel interested and attractive is that the devil in the wilderness
These are the things that tempted Jesus. That way is the way of church revival and it is sometimes misleading like the way the church is prosperous.
In our time, we must have sober discernment and be able to discern which path is truly the path to eternal life.
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