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Fleeing Jesus         [Matthew 2:13-18]                       The gospel is Jesus Christ.  The heart of the gospel is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  So, in order to know more about the gospel of Jesus Christ and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the core of the gospel, we meditated eight times under the heading “The Word became flesh” centered on the words of John 1:1-4, 9-14.  Who is Jesus Christ?   He is the One from the beginning (Jn. 1:1), and was with God, so Jesus Christ is God (v. 1), the Creator of all things (v. 3).   There is life, the light of man, in Jesus Christ (v. 4).   What was the purpose of Jesus Christ becoming a man [“the Word became flesh” (v. 14)]?    It was to dwell among us.   Look at John 1:14a – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, ….”   Also, it was t...

  The result of justification (6): Fulfillment of completed hope by passing through sufferings, perseverance, and character     “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)                      Romans 5:3 says, “…   because we know that suffering produces perseverance.”   We rejoice in suffering, because “suffering produces perseverance” (v. 3).   The Bible speaks of “perseverance” a lot.   For example, Jesus spoke of the perseverance of prayer in Luke 18:1-9.   Jesus Himself set the example of perseverance in prayer.   See Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.   Jesus prayed three times.   He persevered until the prayer was answered and prayed to the end (Mt.26:36-42).   The sixth of the seven words Jes...

Success, Fulfillment, Satisfaction, Happiness, Insecurity  "Success is accepting God's goal for our lives and becoming what He has called us to be by His grace (see Josh.1:7-8; 2 Pet.1:3-10; 3 John 2)."   "Fulfillment is discovering our own uniqueness in Christ and using our gifts to build up others and to glorify the Lord (see Matt.25:14-30; Rom.12:1-18; 2Tim.4:5)."   "Satisfaction is living righteously and seeking to raise the quality of the relationship, services and products we're involved with (see Prov.18:24; Matt.5:5; 2 Tim.4:7).   "Happiness is being thankful for what we do have, rather than focusing in what we don't have - because happy are the people who appreciate what they have (see Phil.4:12; 1 Thess.5:18; 1 Tim.6:6-8)."   "Insecurity comes when we depend on things that pass away rather than on things that last forever (see John 10:27-30; Rom.8:31-39; Eph.1:13-14)."   (NEIL T. ANDERSON, "OVER...