Title People's New Spring
1. Introduction
Along with the spring of cold, the wind of the spring blew coldly for a few days. However, starting today, the weather has softened a lot and I can feel the spring spirit starting to fill the sky. Now, the gates of the Palace of Spring are slowly opening. A poem that fits perfectly with this time comes to mind. <A New Spring> by Choi Seung-beom
As the passing and coming years are new
Like a clear flower that blooms and dies according to the season
Let's light up our new heart for the new spring too
Iron-iron-iron- the sound of flowing mountain water singing
Like a bird moving along branches
Let's take care of this garden together
In the strong waves of the sea of billions of years
Just as washed rocks become sand
We also follow the pulse and become a man with a single seed <Choi Seung-beom / Full text for the new spring>
In 2001, as we face the first new spring of the 21st century, as the text says, we pray earnestly that we may be filled with the overflowing grace that welcomes the new spring as a new person by throwing off the old self and becoming a new person.
2. Who is the old man? And what were the actions of the old man?
The apostle Paul describes the appearance and deeds of the old man as follows:
first. The old man is a person who has died in trespasses and sins. A person who pursues the spirit of the devil who works among the children of worldly customs and disobedience. A person who follows the lusts of the flesh and lives according to the desires of the heart. Those who are outside of Christ, who are excluded from the covenant of promise, and who do not have God (Ephesians 2:1-3, 11-12). And again, the old man is a person who pursues vain things and turns away from God because his heart is hardened. A foolish person who doesn't know what the real life is. A person who has no sense of sin and gives himself up to debauchery to do all the dirty works of the flesh (Ephesians 4:17-19).
second. The conduct of the old man is theft, lying, malice, anger, chattering, laziness, drunkenness, debauchery, dirty talk, and living the old habits that are corrupted by the temptations of the flesh.
3. Who is the new person? And what is the new man's deeds?
The apostle Paul describes the appearance and deeds of the new man as follows.
first. The new man is a person who believes in Jesus Christ and becomes the son of God. Those who have received redemption, the forgiveness of sins, through the blood of Jesus Christ. A person sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise. The God of Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory, who gave us the spirit of wisdom and revelation to make God known (Ephesians 1:1-17). And they are those who have been renewed in spirit and have been renewed according to God in righteousness and holiness of truth (Ephesians 4:23-24).
second. The deeds of the new man are good words, faithful work with one's hands, compassion for one another, forsake of fornication and all unclean things, sacrificing time, praising with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, giving thanks to God, and submissive live with
4. Put off the old man and put on the new man!
Immanuel Kant said, "A shining star in the sky, a clear conscience in the heart!" A person knows for himself how to live a good life and a bad way to live, even without learning. We know what is essential and what is non-essential. But, why can't we put off the appearance of the old man and the behavior of the old man?
Because our intellect is darkened, our hearts are hardened, our senses are gone. It is because we are dying little by little every day, buried in our daily routine. Arm-arm- If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. However, if the temperature of the water is raised very slowly, the frog gets drunk with the warmth and has to go out or go out, and eventually boils to death. We are just like those frogs. They say they shouldn't, but they can't run away, and they live day by day as they were in the past.
5. Closing Story
It is the first spring in the 21st century. When spring arrives, take off your heavy and dull winter clothes, and put off the old ones and put on the new ones just as you would change into bright, light and bright spring clothes. He said, ?쏝ut be renewed in spirit and put on the new man!??It is a message to change your heart and live as a new person. fountain of words