The purpose of sending the saint
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1 And I say again that heirs are the masters of all things, but while young they are no different than slaves, 2 they are under guardians and stewards until the appointed time of their fathers. When the time was fulfilled, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the sonship. Send me from the heart, Abba, Father! 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if you are a son, you will heir through God.
1. Words that begin
It argues that everyone should have subjectivity. The problem, however, is that man itself does not originate from man. In fact, if we look at the attitudes and actions of those who acknowledge that they have subjectivity, we can see that they are slaves governed by interests, undue sexual pleasure, power, or honor, rather than independent will or independent judgment. Even at the inter-Korean summit, the North rejected foreign forces and communicated independently among the ethnic groups, but aren't those communists working independently and relying on aid from Korea and the world to form a communist camp?
2. A person who is a slave to something or someone
Although the young heir owns everything, he is no different from a slave in that he has no right to dispose of all possessions freely until the time set by his father. Thus, the young heir is forced to depend on guardians and stewards to live up to the time set by his father. According to Roman law, a guardian is a person entrusted with the general responsibilities, housework, property and education for a child under the age of fourteen; A steward is someone who manages the owner's property until the owner's children are 25 years old.
Likewise, all men were enslaved to the rudiments of the world when they were young, that is, before the coming of Jesus. In the period before the church members believed in Jesus Christ, they were subject to all religions and philosophies, all sciences, ethics and moral precepts, and all ideas and ideologies. In a nutshell, in the time before Jesus came, or before believing in Jesus, everyone lived as a slave to something or someone.
An extreme example is Romania's communist dictator Ceausescu. For 24 years, he became a slave to the pleasures of power, money, and sin, and he committed the evil deeds of arresting, torturing or killing thousands of people. That was not enough, so they followed the global wave of democratic reform and committed a heinous crime that massacred tens of thousands of their citizens who demanded democratic reform. Eventually, in December 1989, he was ousted from power in a popular uprising, and on the 25th of that month, he and his wife were executed.
According to Kim’s article on the Methodist Internet, “In 1995, during the period of starvation, when 3 million North Korean people starved to death, Hyosung built the Kim Il-sung Corpse Palace, which cost 890 million dollars to build? Leader ... At the international price at the time, 6 million tons of corn was a construction cost that would save 23 million people from starvation for 3 years, and eventually 3 million lives were exchanged.”
Humans live by committing all kinds of evil in order to possess and enjoy the things of the world, but in the end they have no choice but to become slaves rather than subjects of their possessions. Therefore, just as Satan used it for Jesus, he often uses the things of the world as baits to tempt humans and use them as his servants. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, into this world to solve all these human slavery.
3. The purpose of sending the Son Jesus Christ
When the appointed time was fulfilled, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law. It means that at the time predetermined before eternity by sending the Savior, the Son, Jesus Christ, He was born as a human of Jewish blood by the Virgin Mary.
God does not work at any time as he pleases like a magician, but He works for us from time to time. When Christ the Son came, language and geography, communication and social conditions, and the state of mind of people were the most suitable time for preaching the gospel.
The first purpose of God sending Christ his Son was to redeem the Jews under the law and the Gentiles under the law of conscience. In other words, it is to save mankind, the slaves of Satan's trap of sin, death, and eternal destruction, with his own blood. The second purpose is to enable those humans to receive the title of children of God. The advent of Christ Jesus is to liberate humans who are bound to fall into hell as slaves of the world, the bait of Satan, and furthermore, to make humans who were slaves God's children and enjoy eternal life. Therefore, the most urgent and important thing for everyone is to accept Jesus Christ, who came to this world for us. About two and a half months later, it will be Christmas again. But even if we celebrate Christmas tens of millions of times, it means nothing if we do not receive Jesus Christ.
At a small church in the countryside, the student council had a great play as a Christmas celebration. They assigned roles and had them dress up as the Virgin Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, and magi, and they also prepared props such as donkeys, mangers, and stars to perform in front of many onlookers. Wise men from the East came and looked for the baby Jesus in order to worship him, but the baby Jesus was not there. Unable to contain the embarrassment, the tutor quickly pushed the pillow in, so that the Virgin Mary could receive the worship of the wise men while holding the pillow.
Not all churchgoers have accepted Jesus. Some church members just looked at Jesus, as if they had glanced at the faces of passersby. These members of the church do not change at all in their personalities and lives. Some church members saw and accepted Jesus, but only brought them in for their own benefit. These members of the church reject Jesus without any regrets when using Jesus for self-interest and if they think it will be a loss. Because of this type of church members, the glory of the Lord Jesus is hidden and the door of evangelism is blocked. Those who have turned away from the Lord Jesus in disappointment because of the members of the church are no better. The ultimate responsibility rests with you, whether it is a good decision or a bad decision, a decision according to the Holy Spirit or an evil spirit.
A true believer who has truly accepted the Lord Jesus is one who not only sees and possesses Jesus, but also owns himself to the Lord Jesus. Only these members of the church can be called children of God for the purpose for which the Lord Jesus came. The church members, who are children of God, acknowledge that they and all they have are the Lord's and lead a life of being used according to the Lord's will.
In the Chu Dynasty of China, there was a man famous for his good personality. One day he went hunting and lost his favorite bow. People around him thought he would be heartbroken and tried to comfort him, but he wasn't heartbroken at all. People who thought it strange asked him. “How can you not be heartbroken even when you lose something you love so much?” Then he replied, “Huh, the people of Chu must have picked up what the people of Chu had lost. His boldness soon became known to the world, and in no time he truly became a famous minister of Chu.
When Confucius of Lao heard this, he and his disciples praised him and said: “But it would have been better if he had said, ‘Man must have picked up what man lost!’” The disciples were overcome by this. Lao-tzu, who heard this story, said, "It's in my hand, but it's in someone else's hand, but it's enough as long as it's in this universe anyway, and it will be in the providence of this universe.
They don't seem to have led a daring life of literally sharing or distributing all of their fortunes. As children of God, we should know that our lives and possessions are entrusted to us by God, and we should use them as means of love according to God's will.
So, what are the privileges of a child of God? God sent the Spirit of Christ, the Son, to be called Abba, Father. The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of this Son, gives us spiritual power and spiritual wisdom so that we can live a life as a child of God characterized by love, righteousness, truth, and freedom. In addition, He protects, protects, and guides us, the children of God, so that we can inherit the eternal kingdom of heaven.
4. Conclusion
There are still many people around us who do not know the Lord Jesus. Among the church members, there are those who have only seen the Lord Jesus, and there are those who have only received the Lord Jesus. However, in this state, we cannot yet be called children of God in the true sense of the word. We do not know whether we will be able to inherit the kingdom of God. I hope that all of us, as saved children of God and citizens of heaven, follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit and obey God's word in the Lord.
(Pungseong Methodist Church. Book: Complete New Testament Commentary Series/ Interpretation of difficult scriptures/ Prosperous prayer/ Salvation Before Jesus Came/ Salvation Before Jesus Came/ Understanding Paul’s Humanity/ Sermonbook 18. 426-3051)