Title The True Meaning of Man (2010.10.17)
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Date: October 17, 2010
Word: Matthew 8:28-34
Title: The True Meaning of Man
Contents:
Although the miracles of Jesus healing the demon-possessed and casting out demons are recorded many times in the Bible, the incident of allowing demons to enter a herd of pigs has a unique meaning. Since ghosts are immortal spirits, they need a place to live. It seems that there is an ethical issue that demons enter pigs and cause harm to pig owners, but it means that one person's life is more important than thousands of pigs. When God created Adam and Eve, he made them human. Today, we want to examine the existence value or position of the true person in the text.
What is a person to demons?
To the demons, man is just a plaything. Demons hate life, disrespect human life, and are vicious and ferocious. Demons want to seriously harm lives. A person becomes the most noble when he stands before Jesus Christ.
What is a person for Jesus?
When the devil wants to enter the pig, Jesus allows him to “go”. After all, it means that even demons are under the sovereignty of Jesus. Man has specially breathed the breath of God into it and made it precious. Therefore, even Jesus said that the life of a person cannot be changed even if he gives the whole world.
What is a person to people?
The pig herders went to the pig's owner and told them what they had seen. As a result, he begged Jesus to leave. Even now, if you do not accept Jesus, it is because you are only interested in your own wealth or interests. Jesus is not related to my wealth, but to my life.
Life is not my choice, it is God's gift. Therefore, we, too, should know the meaning of being human through Jesus who took interest in people.
The meaning of being a true person is not material things, power, health, or anything in the world. It is the image of God. When we return to the image of God, it is the true meaning of man. When we look at the image of God, we can discover the true meaning of man.