Title Qualifications to be Disciples / Luke 9:60
Content We have Christian faith in order to enter the kingdom of God.
In the evangelical sense, what we are living a life of faith today is following Jesus.
is that Therefore, in order to become worthy saints for the kingdom of God,
You have to follow it right away. How can we follow Jesus right away?
Jesus presented the conditions for following Him, and in the text, there are two types of
He is speaking of the qualifications to become a disciple through the case of Among the disciples of Jesus
There was a disciple whom Jesus called first, and he was able to follow Jesus with confidence.
is. In any case, if you want to follow Jesus, you are rich in responding appropriately.
This is the duty of those who have been commanded and those who are confident followers of him.
1. We must acknowledge the absoluteness of Jesus' command.
Jesus' command in Luke 9:60 gives us a harsh feeling. it's jewish
It is a command to destroy moisture. Because it was a Jewish custom to bury the father.
for it was one of the sacred duties of a child. Elijah is Elisha himself
According to the following, for the new spiritual life of man, even his absolute
It means to throw it away. Therein lies true freedom. not subject to the yoke of slavery
is the grace of God bestowed upon them.
2. We must give up our greed for the world.
To give up the little things and get the big things, you have to give up the human instinct to possess.
do. Because the ownership of all things belongs only to God, and to humans only management
Because there is only one volume. As soon as Peter and his brothers met Jesus,
Being able to give up making a living for themselves and their families is a great thing in the world.
Because I gave up one desire. Paul warns against the works of the flesh and lives according to the Spirit
I recommend that Living by the Spirit is in the church's interest rather than your own.
He is a person who thinks first and gives priority to the peace of his neighbours.
3. You must give your whole to the Lord.
Jesus is not ours to follow partially or temporarily.
Jesus demands our full devotion as our absolute Lord.
Without great obedience, you cannot become a disciple of the Lord and enter the kingdom of heaven. faith is obedience
is. Faith without obedience is a philosophy and a moral. The obedience of the saints is to the Lord our
It's about giving away wealth. When following Elijah, Elisha left everything and followed him.
I did. When the fishermen followed Jesus, they left their nets and boats and everything
followed you It takes a serious decision to follow Jesus. world
The mindset of having things and having the Lord's things doesn't work. believe right
Seeing the courage to decide for the bar, Jesus entrusts the task.
4. We must be possessed by the Holy Spirit.
When the saints want to follow Jesus, they completely obey the will of the Holy Spirit and
When we live according to the law, the lusts of the flesh will recede and this battle can be ended. myself
Efforts to restrain the lusts of the flesh are in vain;
Therefore, it is wise not to give enough to the desires of the flesh to arise. castle
Only when we are possessed by the Spirit can we attain the true freedom that Christ gives to the believer.
It's possible. And those who walk in the Spirit must have the fruit.
The nine fruits are the must-have for those who follow Jesus. love, joy,
Peace, long-suffering, mercy, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control... Anyone can come after me.
If so, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.