Sharing is Caring

Who are the true Christians?     [Romans 2:17-29]         In A. W. Tozer’s book “That Incredible Christian”, there is a chapter called “The Importance of Self-judgment’ (Ch. 31) in which the author Tozer talks about seven rules for self-discovery about how we know that we are real Christians.   Although these seven rules may not reveal all about the real Christians, they will be partially helpful.   Why don’t you also reflect yourself on these seven rules (Tozer):   1.        What we want most. 2.        What we think about most. 3.        How we use our money. 4.        What we do with our leisure time. 5.        The company we enjoy. 6.        Whom and what we admire. 7.        What we laugh at. ...

Conclusion       The grace that God has given us is that we have been justified by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ by the preaching of the gospel through the servants of Jesus Christ.   In other words, we have been justified only by believing in Jesus.   Now we are those who are in Christ Jesus.   Therefore, we are no longer under God's wrath and God's judgment, but in God's inseparable love.   And that inseparable love of God has been poured into our hearts.   Therefore, we have become those who love God.   Also, we have become lovers of one another.   We have become people who accept each other.   Also, because we share, we have become people who care for each other.   In other words, we have become the Lord's community of love.   If we have received forgiveness of sins through the death of the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross, we are credited to God for righteousness through His resurrection.   Therefo...

Introduction     The time has already come.   The time has come when we Christians do not put up with “sound doctrine.”   Now we prefer to listen to the words of pastors who say what our itching ears want to hear (2 Tim. 4:3).   Even in such a situation, we pastors are supposed to teach the saints by saying only what is in line with sound doctrine (Tit. 2:1), but we are not doing so faithfully.   Perhaps the reason is because we are afraid that the saints will be bored and even hate it if we speak the things which are fitting for sound doctrine.   Perhaps the reason is because we do not know sound doctrine and do not stand firmly on sound doctrine.   But we must keep in mind that the Bible tells us to speak and teach sound doctrine (v. 1).   Also, the Bible tells us to hold fast sound doctrine (1:9).   At the same time, we must teach sound doctrine to our church members (2:1).   Therefore, we must be able both to exhort in sou...

Conclusion                        What is the Gospel of God?   First Adam sinned in disobedience to God's command of the covenant, and sin entered the world.   Since all people sinned, they came into condemnation and died spiritually.   We died physically and died forever in hell, a lake of unquenchable fire.   And in hell, we couldn't die and we had no choice but to live forever.   In this way, God loved us, who were dead in our trespasses and sins, and chose us before the foundation of the world.   And in order to save us, God the Father made His only Son, Jesus, the only begotten Son, as a sin offering and a propitiation sacrifice, and sent Him into this world in the likeness of sinful flesh, and condemned sin on the sinless Jesus.   So, Jesus paid the price for all our sins on the cross.   The last Adam and the Passover Lamb, the Son Jesus, obeyed...