Cross-title traffic lights/3:9-12
Content Main text: 3:9-12
Subject: Liver traffic lights
Main content: If the leadership is corrupt, society will collapse.
Introduction
1. We used to be very envious of Americans when we had few cars in the past. We envied their car culture, as America has so many cars that people throw away so many cars.
2. Now the situation has changed in Korea. There are so many cars on the street that it is a cry. As a result, there are many accidents. So what you need is a "traffic light".
3. The red light means stop, the blue light means pass, and the yellow light means turn. In a complex society, traffic lights are essential tools.
4. I use the words “traffic light of life” more often. It is also said to be a sign of health. It means predicting the future. It is always nice to have a "blue light", but our life is not so, so sometimes a red alarm is issued.
5. The fate of a nation also depends on how healthy the leaders of that society are. If the leaders are seriously ill and a red alert is issued, it is a hopeless society. The text introduces such a tragic situation. Let's compare it with our society through the text.
I. Reality: A red alert has been issued (9-11).
A. The rulers have fallen.
1. They broke the laws they had made themselves.
1) Their characteristic is that they are good at “taking over”. That's why he wields a relentless dagger against those who challenge power.
2) However, when they feel they are at a disadvantage, they ignore the law without hesitation.
2. The blood that purged the opposers soaked up the mountain.
1) Stalin in the Soviet Union executed his enemies, estimated at tens of millions (about 40 million).
2) Cambodia's Khmer Rouge also killed millions of people.
3) "City of Blood" was built by dictators in every nook and cranny.
3.They set their goal on "money". Those in power eventually fall in front of money.
1) The judges adjusted the sentence according to money. It was truly a society of "no innocence, no guilt".
2) The lawyer in charge of pleading also pleaded for money.
3) It is a common occurrence in our society. There are many similarities to our society today.
B. The priests have fallen.
1. It is very difficult for the preacher himself to speak about the clergy. But the text commands us.
1) I preached for the case expense. Occasionally, lecturers are invited from outside for devotion worship, and a remuneration is always provided. And the instructors are sure to get it. Is this really not a problem? I don't know if they don't have a ministry site, but if there is a ministry site and they receive a reward there, it would be right to refrain from doing so.
2) In order to promote revival history, there is a set fee. So, is this really a job? is it work?
3) However, those who receive insufficient cases that are below average and below the minimum cost of living in the church they serve
Of course, if it is a speaker, it should be paid.
4) It can also be used for missionary work. Don't do "sermons" for money.
2. They have taken the place of God.
1) They made false prophecies. "The Lord Is With Us"
2) He urged those who believe that nothing is impossible. Rather than motivate true faith, he abused Satan's clever tactics using "psychology."
3) He said that he could get anything he wanted.
4) He emphasized only the glory of Jesus who ascended to heaven and is at the right hand of the throne of God, not the faith to carry the cross of suffering and climb Golgotha. It is a perverted faith that does not mention at all what price we need to achieve that glory.
3. What is my faith now?
1) If you want to buy a sword, you have to sell even "outerwear" This is the Lord's command.
2) Are you participating in injustice?
II. Consequences for reality: judgment follows (12).
A: There are only ruins.
1. Judgment has come to Zion.
1) Zion is the place of the covenant between David and God. It is a promise to make the impossible possible and to turn a wasteland into a rose garden. It is the guarantee of Jehovah's promise to establish a power through the childless.
2) So Zion is a holy place. But now there are no more promises. Everything was destroyed.
2. Judgment came to Jerusalem as well.
1) It is a holy place where the promised temple was built.
2) It was the model of the eternal city to be given to the saints.
3) However, Jerusalem gave up its function and defiled it. I couldn't be a "model" at all.
3. The chastisement came when Jerusalem fell and Mount Zion, the symbol of promise, was filled with chaos.
B. The church should be the church.
1. The church is not a place for interest. It's not a business place. The Lord drove out the sheep and sent out the doves. you overturned the money
2. The church cannot be regarded as a building. No matter how beautiful it is, if it loses its essence, it becomes nothing but a museum. Don't turn your church into a gym, theater, or museum.
3. Only the constant reform of the essence should be attempted. In that case, the church will fulfill its function as a church.
conclusion
1. What is the problem in our society today?
2. It's okay if the politicians are corrupt, the lawyers are corrupt, and the teachers sell their conscience for money.
3. However, if believers are degenerate, this is a traffic light.