Title Disciple / 1 Peter 2:5
Content From what we just read, we Christians are like bricks. That is why we must be built up as a spiritual house. However, the problem is that there are many cases where each one is connected and the house has to be built, but it is not. One person should be connected to each other, but it is not. So some churches have a lot of bricks, but you can see that they are satisfied with just laying the bricks without building the house.
There are many members of the church who are content to be left with brick by brick. This would be a good word to respect the opinions and opinions of individuals.
You know, democracy is a good thing. However, this is not necessarily the case. The majority is not necessarily right. When Jesus was being tried in Pilate's court, a large crowd shouted that Jesus should be crucified. At that time, Pilate tried to release Jesus by saying that he could not find any sin in Jesus, and even tried to release Jesus because there was a system to set one sinner free during the festival. had been crucified.
Some people say this. He doesn't listen to people, he listens only to God's words. In other words, we only follow the word of Christ. This may sound like a godly statement, but in reality it is largely wrong. This guy is actually going to do what he wants.
What does it mean to follow Christ?
1 Corinthians 11: 1 Be imitators of me, just as I am imitators of Christ.
Paul said, Philippians 4 9 Do what you have learned from me, received, heard and seen, and the God of peace will be with you.
Then you will have to go to the Apostle Paul and go to Peter.
You cannot follow the apostle Paul without following me, and you cannot follow Christ without following the apostle Paul.
When the church becomes democratic, a spiritual house cannot be built. Will the church do this to you? It's not about doing it, it's about doing it this way.
So there is a saying. The church is that the dictatorship of the church will be revived. That this is God's way.
But I'm not sure if this method is physiologically correct or not.
In the work of the church, human thoughts cannot take precedence. It is absolutely necessary to put the will of God first. And in carrying out God's work, we must all participate and do our best.
I am the type of person who cannot wait for someone to do something for me. It is a personality that I do and follow.
God will decide which is right. We pray that all of us will become believers who respond to God's commands in obedience.
I came here and did not succeed in ministry. Of course, it is God who will judge the success or failure, but the Apostle Paul also said that he does not judge himself. However, once I read the situation that appears when I judge, that is the story.
But that doesn't mean that I've done something wrong that deserves people's judgment. And that's how you get comfort. It can be said that there was no apparent success in Jesus' ministry in the world.
There were tens of thousands of people who followed Jesus. Five hundred of them remain. And there were only 120 people left until Mark's upper room. Of the 120, the disciples who were close were 12. Of those 12, the only disciple who followed to the end of the cross was the apostle John.
I have spoken out of context for a moment from what I was trying to say.
The 12 disciples of Jesus became witnesses of the resurrection, and through them, you can see the amazing history of Christianity unfolding.
The apostles with Christ as the head became the cornerstone of the church, and bricks are wrapped around each one to build a spiritual house.
Similarly, in our church, with Christ as the head, I become the foundation stone below, and when the bricks of each of you continue to grow, a spiritual house is being built.
* * * But there is a problem. let me hold your hand If one person says that he will not hold my hand and one person in the middle does not like this person, then the spiritual house cannot be built.
However, if the wrong rotten material enters here, it will be painful, but it will have to be removed. Somebody in our church had a wrong disease in the uterus, but it was found and removed quickly before metastasis to another, so we could live a healthy life. Jesus said to cut off your right hand when your right hand is wrong, and remove your right eye when your right eye is wrong.
Beloved, whatever we do, we must build a spiritual house. You have to sacrifice yourself to build this. You have to tolerate others. I have a beam in my eye, but I'm having trouble blaming the specks in other people's eyes. You have to be able to see yourself. Please cut out the rotten part even if it hurts. Let's dig it out again.
* * * Gentlemen, who persecuted, whipped, spit on, cursed, ridiculed and crucified Christ?
What do you think of them?
So, what do you think of those who tear down, crush, wound, and shake His spiritual body?
Ephesians 4 15 But speaking the truth in love, you may grow up into him in all things, who is the head, the Christ.
Ephesians 4 16 From him the whole body, with the help of each joint, connects and unites, working according to the measure of each part, so that the body grows and builds itself up in love.
Beloved, if the church does not become one, it is not a spiritual house, but just one brick.
A person who goes to church diligently is a good member of the church. Because most of the people who can't come out are the placenta, so they donate. This is also a good teacher.
He has also matured personally. Yes, I am a good teacher.
However, no matter how good a person is, he is only a brick and has not yet formed the spiritual body of Christ. He is not a member of the body of Christ. It's because they didn't communicate with each other.
The Lord does not refer to such a person as a disciple.
Everyone, the apostle Paul told me to imitate you.
Everyone, I also dare you to imitate me. Amen
If you say you have nothing to imitate, I urge you to follow the pastor you can imitate,...
This is important. You cannot join this church simply as a member. You must be my disciples, not members.
* * * Asks.. Who is your disciple? Who did you evangelize?
Even if you don't have Bible knowledge, that's fine. In other words, it is not necessary to explain the history or background of the Bible and teach it doctrinal.
Beloved, when the members of the early church live by the faith of the resurrection,
It has become a truly beautiful church. I pray that you and I will once again be filled with the faith of the resurrection and build a beautiful house of Christ.
Amen