Title Beloved!
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3 John 1:2 Beloved!
A woman deacon of a church had a son. The butler always called her son this way. "Dear son!" No wonder a mother calls her son so lovingly. I said to the butler. "Butler, when you call your son, you say, 'Dear son!' It's so beautiful to call, and it's biblical."
"Dear daughter! Why do you call your son that way? You say your son is an inheritance from Jehovah God, how can you curse God's inheritance like that?" “God, what shall I call you then?” "What did I just call you?" "Yeah- you called me, 'Dear daughter!'" "Yes, that's right. You call your son that way as I called you."
Dear saints, What did I call you when I called you now? 'Dear saints!' But how would you feel if I called you this way? "You brood of vipers! How will you escape the wrath to come? Hell awaits you. Repent before you fall into hell."
If I called you this way, would you be very happy? Will you be very happy? So the pastor said to you, 'You brood of vipers!' If you do, the Amen will come out loudly, right? And I said, 'Ah- Pastor, the message these days is very powerful. Our pastor is like a prophetess. I have been very blessed today. You must repent!'
Dear saints, Remember. This is what God calls us when he calls us. "Dear daughter! Beloved son! I still love you." Hallelujah! At this point we ask. "God, do you love me? I'm not that good of a person. I'm good at telling lies. I'm also very good at blaming others. And how many sins have I committed without God knowing. It's because they don't really know me. Maybe if God really knew me, he wouldn't want to call me 'You brood of viper!' or 'Dear!'"
At this point, God smiles and speaks. "My child, I hate sin, but I love sinners. And think about it. What did I say to you? Didn't I say, 'Love your enemies'? How can I hate you when I tell you to love your enemies that way? Even though you have sinned, I still love you. On the contrary, when I see you sinning and wandering in darkness, I feel more pity for you."
Dear saints, God is love. Therefore, when the God of love calls us, he calls us this way. "Beloved!" Of course, you can say this to God. God is a God of justice and justice. At this time, the God of justice and justice can say: "You bastard! You told me of your sin. Rumble bang bang!"
Dear saints, There is a thing called 'double standards'. I want God to call me, 'Beloved!', but to those I don't like, I secretly want him to call me, 'You brood of vipers!' But even if I hate someone I hate, if God calls me, 'Beloved!', I want to argue with God. "No, God, that person is a bad person. He can't be called 'Dear!' like that."
The prophet Jonah did. Assyria is the enemy of Israel. But God had compassion on the Assyrians and told Jonah to love Assyria. This made the prophet Jonah angry. I took the exam. I did not want to see the face of God telling me to love such a wicked person and such a sinner, so I hid it in the bottom of the boat. Then I closed my eyes and fell asleep. God wanted to teach such narrow-minded people to me, to you, and to us. "God loves him too." That is the theme of the book of Jonah.
One day Jesus told this story. A man owed ten thousand talents. It's a huge debt. Because of that debt, his wife and children were taken away, and he had no choice but to become a slave. Now life is over. However, the creditor took pity on him and forgave him all his debts. Now I live. But the man who had been forgiven of such a large debt was released, and on the way, he met a man who owed him a hundred denarii.
He grabbed the debtor by the collar and said, 'Hey! This bastard! this naughty bastard! This viper child!' And they took him to a ruler and put him in prison. Chae-ju heard this and said, 'No, I had pity on myself and forgave all my debts of ten thousand talents, but I have no pity on those who owe me only one hundred denarii and imprison me!' He sighed and got angry.
Dear saints, God has forgiven me and your great sins. And they are still calling out 'Dear!' Then we should forgive him and call him 'Dear!' Only then will you pay off the debt of love.
Please try it once. "Beloved!" Please call the person next to you that way. "Beloved!" Perhaps the outward words are 'Dear one!' But I don't know if he didn't say to himself, 'I want to hit you!' Let's say this to the person next to us sincerely once more. "Beloved!"
And maybe there are young brothers and sisters sitting next to each other? Do not misunderstand what I have said now, 'Dear!' What happens if I misunderstand? "Because you confessed that you love me in front of God, during worship, and in front of many witnesses, take responsibility." Can I do this? Can't it? Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. Please be careful.
Anyway, God loves you. I love you though. I love you even if I can't. I love you even if you are short. I love you even if you have a flat nose. I love you even without golden teeth. I love it even more if it's empty. I love you more if you follow me. I love widows, widowers, and orphans more. Especially, you who are alone in this foreign land, God loves you even more.
I really like the way I preach this sermon. When I was young, I preached a lot about the justice of God. And it's so easy to preach like that. Even people in the world who have not attended seminary will be able to preach such a sermon. When I preach such a sermon, it seems that I have become a great prophet of the Old Testament. After such a sermon, I feel more righteous and feel better. My stomach is upset. 'You brood of vipers!' Doing so will relieve your stress.
But what about the hearts of the believers when they hear such sermons? My heart is heavy. Your face hardens. Go home and fight again. After hearing the sermon on justice between husband and wife, we look at each other as the standard of justice, so the result is another fight. But, not with justice between husband and wife, but with love. When a husband looks at his wife, he sees it like a childish daughter. When a wife looks at her husband, see her as a snub-nosed son. Then the enemy wife and the enemy husband will also say, 'Ego, my poor bastard!' And I can give you a hug.
Sublimation of love. So is God's love for you and me. It hurt God's heart a lot. Still, God says to us, 'Oh, my poor bastard!' And still look at me with eyes of love. yes don't you? Those of you who have been married and raised children know this. Sometimes I get angry when my child gets hit and eats badly. But after a while, the hearts of the parents are like this. "Oh, my poor bastard!" The Bible expresses this heart in this way. “As a father has pity on his children” (Psalm 103:13)
Dear saints, Are there many in the Bible where God calls us, 'Beloved!'? Wouldn't it be more to say, 'Cursed!'? Of course, in the Old Testament, God's justice and judgment are emphasized a lot, so it seems that there are many things that say, 'You who are cursed!' And when the Old Testament prophets rebuked and rebuked sin, they said, 'Cursed, you!' and exclaimed.
But, as you know, the New Testament is very different. 'Dear Beloved!' is much more. No, the God of the Old and New Testaments is the same God, so why is there such a difference? The reason is perspective. In the New Testament, sins are now forgiven through Jesus Christ. Because of sin, we have become enemies with God, but now, through Jesus Christ, our sins are completely forgiven and we become beloved children. So, you and I who have believed in Jesus are no longer those to be cursed, not those who will go to hell and be judged, but those who love and inherit the kingdom of God.
Of course, they believe in Jesus and sin again. But God said, 'Oh, you believe in Jesus, you sin again, you smoke again, you drink again, you gamble again, and you commit lewdness... And you continue to sin habitually and voluntarily. Let's cut the coffin with me in the future. You bastard!'
no. God still calls us sweetly, 'Beloved!', even if we sin up to seventy times seven times a day, up to 490 nicks or more. If you ask 'why?' you are immature. Because God is your parent, and you are God's beloved child. Would good parents call their children 'beloved!' or 'cursed!'?
Dear saints, God's mercy and love is far greater than man thinks. No, you can't compare. God's love is unconditional love. Unconditional Love. Agape love. God's love is eternal. When I preach about God's love, I always feel sad. Because I am not a love like God, I cannot tell you all about God's great love.
So I pray to God. "God, what sermon is there in this world more precious than a sermon about God's love? But I am truly sorry. I cannot convey your great, deep, and wide love well. Please give me inspiration so that I can effectively convey God's love to me."
Dear saints, This is the message I want to convey as a servant of God today. God is love. God loves you. I love you though. God is calling you this way today. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in good health, as your soul prospers” (3 John 1:2).