To become one (Philippians 2:1-8)
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- Preacher: Pastor Yongbeom Yeh
American automobile magnate Henry Ford built a small house in his hometown after starting a large corporation.
It was a very small and ordinary house for the head of a large corporation to live in.
As a result
People around me say, "Isn't this too shabby? Even if it's not luxurious, shouldn't it be uncomfortable?"
Every time Henry Ford said,
“A home is not a building.
Even if it's small and humble, if Jesus' love overflows, that's the greatest home!"
In English, the main character of the family is called family.
Its meaning is 「Father and Mother I love You」.
Love from the Lord!
What specifically?
1) “Faith”.
Whether it is a family, a couple, or a neighbor, the relationship between people cannot progress without trust.
Of course, love is not strong.
According to a study by Cornell University in the US, men and women meet and stay in love for 18 to 30 months.
The validity period of love is about 3 years.
This is a story that everyone gets tired of each other after this time passes.
Why do so many breakups occur within 3-4 years of marriage?
Because love has grown cold.
However, if trust prevails, this love relationship will continue and develop further by overcoming the crisis.
The country, society, and family want happiness and peace, but
What causes the opposite misfortune?
Because there is no trust between each other,
On the contrary, it is full of strife and vanity that should not exist.
quarrels are a form of pride,
Vanity is a form of show-off.
It's kind of overconfident,
It is an evil deed that comes from sin.
Without trust, promises and treaties amid strife and vanity are not kept.
Conversely, if you have faith in the other person, the situation will be different.
♡ For couples
When you have the trust that you are the most ideal matchmaker whom God has given you, you will see your strengths rather than your weaknesses, and you will show patience and love deeply with your inner love.
♡ The same goes for other families.
When a young Christian couple gave birth to a child, they had a child with a major disability.
They are raising this baby with gratitude and joy that God has designated them as a couple who can only raise this baby on the planet.
♡ For countries
By recognizing a large country as a helping country rather than an invasion of a small country, we build solidarity with peace.
If you have this trust
What would you do for that person? to find the role of a helping partner,
What will that person do for me? It does not become the desired matchmaker.
In addition
There is a change in the perception that I live with me instead of the goodwill that I live with.
this look,
I am falling
It is the opposite of the quarrel and vanity that I live with.
2) A couple of the Bible and history
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the Bible were not very good husbands.
Great men who presented their wives to the king for themselves under the typical patriarchal system,
These are the great men who brought in concubines because they had no children.
Nevertheless, their wives
In the case of Sarah, she honored Abraham by calling him “Lord.”
Because I had confidence in my husband.
On the other hand, if we were to pick the three greatest evils in history, we would cite Job, Socrates, and Mrs.
What these husbands had in common was that they did not resent their wives.
like previous wives
Having faith in his wives enabled him to turn the negative conditions of wives into positive ones.
In the case of Job
I was not comforted by my wife, but
Through that, I learned the depth of my faith in God,
o Socrates,
Driven by his wife's abuse, he entered the world of thinking,
Wesley was able to become a successful evangelist.
Good or bad between the couple
good or bad between parent and child
Neighbors good or bad
You are a matchmaker or child whom God has put together! Neighbors! when doing
We become happy when we live in harmony with the desire for God's will to be fulfilled in it.
Keep that in mind.
Not only good things are good.
The Apostle Paul was ill.
But he believed that the disease was a stinging thorn that God humbled him.
The disease did not go away,
He lived a happy life in that belief.
Therefore, there is another message to the couple.
1 Corinthians 7:12- “If you have a wife who is not a good fit for any brother, and you prefer to live with her husband, do not forsake her.
3) It is an attitude of humility.
In other words, it is an attitude that considers others better.
In other words,
It is also a solution to overcome strife and vanity, the root cause of unhappiness.
There are two ways to be humble.
This is not the case by nature, but it is made through training.
At the time of the 5.16 revolution, there was a man named Jeong Dae-ryeong, who was sentenced to death and sent to prison.
listen to his testimony
He said his long life on death row in prison made him humble.
Among them, death row inmates lived in handcuffs, so that even now, both hands can move together anytime and anywhere.
Another humility is being born with an innate character.
for animals
Domestic animals rather than wild beasts have this character.
Only Jesus has this character.
So what about saints?
By being born again
We have this disposition because we receive the Holy Spirit.
Do you know why the peacemakers are called children of God?
Because only humility can stop wars and quarrels.
Here is the reason why the nation should be evangelized.
This is where the evangelization of married couples and their families is desperately needed.
Considering others better than me
I am dead. Peace comes when you do it.
Domestic violence is serious these days.
Violence against wives, violence against children as well as wives against husbands. It is a time when children abuse their parents.
At this time, there is no basis for eradicating violence, only training methods for preventing or coping are taught.
Unfortunately only then.
basic treatment is
You must be like Jesus.
Philippians 2:6-8 “He did not regard it as something to be robbed”
That is, you did not make a claim.
“I became like people”
You actually did it together.
“… death on the cross”
It is the best form of humility.
There is a saying in the saying, "Even an earthworm will wriggle when you step on it."
In reality, nothing is more difficult than humility.
On the other hand, the more this difficult humility is achieved, the more peace will come, and peace and happiness will be enjoyed.
Many people envy seeing singers like Cho Yong-pil and Na Hoon-ah who sing well.
I envy Lee Seung-yeop hitting a home run.
But mostly that's it.
I don't know how much effort they put in behind the scenes.
Become a trusted couple and become one
In order to create a happy family, the family does not become one and the peaceful neighbors, the country, and the church become one for free.
The devil promotes constant division.
But the gospel and the Holy Spirit make us one.
This is because only when we become one can we use our powerful power.
Philippians 2:2 “Be of one mind, of the same love, of one accord, of one mind”