Let's solve it with evangelism
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Text: 2 Timothy 4:1-5
Christians believe in a triune God.
This means that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are one. It means that God the Father is the essence of God, Jesus the Son is the substance of God, and the Holy Spirit the Comforter is the original Spirit of God.
To put it simply, God is the creator and ruler of history, Jesus is the savior who came into history, and the Holy Spirit is the advocate who came for Jesus. In this way, the first record of the Triune God is in Genesis 1:26. Conservative theologians interpret the meaning of the word “we” to mean the Triune God when “God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, in our likeness’.” From this verse, it is said that people were created as beings superior to all beings who have “the image of God” (conservative theologians) and “images of the gods” (theologians). Here, ‘excellent being’ does not mean pride and self-indulgence, but it means that man was chosen as God’s instrument and worker who wants to work through man, who is the image of God.
In this way, because man is God's special and outstanding creation, he was chosen as the only being to worship God among all things, and he was used as an instrument in God's work. God wants to use such a precious person, but not anyone. First, believe in Jesus Christ to receive salvation, and pour out the Holy Spirit to do the work that the Holy Spirit wants to do. Therefore, we need to understand the works of the Holy Spirit in a way that counts.
The work of the Holy Spirit is first to work for our lives.
In Romans 8:26, he prays for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.
In John 16:13, God guides us into the truth.
According to 1 Corinthians 12:7, the gifts benefit those who believe.
But what is more important than these
Second, you are doing it for Jesus.
The Holy Spirit came as the Comforter of Jesus. In other words, just as Jesus came as our prophet (1 John 2:1), so the Holy Spirit came as Jesus' advocate and Jesus' lawyer.
The Holy Spirit came to defend and prophesy to the world that the sinless Jesus died unjustly because of the sins of sinners. makes you carry out your mission. Therefore, even Jesus did not tell his beloved disciples to preach the gospel with the knowledge, power, and wealth of the world, but as Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will receive power in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and the land. You will be my witnesses to the end.” These words are to prove that Jesus is the Savior, not a sinner, by becoming a witness for Jesus and an advocate for Jesus, defending the injustice of Jesus to all people. The Holy Spirit came for this work, and He poured out the Holy Spirit on believers so that they could bear the work of evangelism.
we have to tell We must preach the news of salvation.
We must proclaim that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world.
If there is no one who preaches, who will hear, and if there is no one who hears, who will believe? God wants all people to come to salvation (1 Timothy 2:4).
what is salvation
① Healing from sickness is also salvation (Acts 14:9; James 5:15).
②There are cases where freedom from bondage and oppression is obtained (Jude 4), but
The general salvation that the Bible speaks of is the salvation of the soul.
While physical health and freedom are important but temporary, the salvation of the soul is eternal. For this work, God sent Jesus, Jesus died on the cross for this work, the Holy Spirit came for the work of saving souls, and we are called and used as his instruments.
Therefore, evangelism is the most important in this age.
Evangelism will solve all problems.
Are you sick? If you evangelize with the zeal of going to the hospital, the disease will be healed.
Are you having problems with your business or work? If you pray for the power of evangelism before asking for material prosperity and evangelize, all problems will be solved by themselves.
Evangelism is also a way to solve the vacancy in the new temple in the church. Then the place will be filled and material problems will be solved naturally.
There are also many problems nationally. When Christianity was revived, evangelized, and grew, the suicide rate was as high as it is now, the love hotels grew like rain and bamboo, the economy was insecure, and there was no threat to national security. But when did Christianity start?