Life Of A Disciple1 [Lk 14:26-27] / Paul's Special Lecture On The Bible

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Life Of A Disciple1

[Lk 14:26-27]

 

/ Paul's Special 

Lecture On The 

Bible 

 

 

/ By Paul

 

In the New Testament,

the word ‘disciple’ appears

269 times, the word

 

'Christian' three times,

and the word 'believer'

only twice. 

 

 

This number of times

means that the Bible gives

special meaning to our

religious life.

 

 

In other words,

the mission of the church

today is to show that

 

 

making disciples is

more important than

making Christians

or believers,

 

 

and that it is the most

desirable attitude of faith 

for believers to live as 

disciples of the Lord.

 

 

And then

it is important to find out

what is the difference 

between Jesus and the

crowds who follow him.

 

 

When Jesus healed the sick

and fed the sick with wonders

and miraculous signs,

 

the crowds who followed

him began to worship Jesus

as a political leader

 

 

who would

liberate them from the

Roman Empire's domination

 

rather than the salvation

of souls and heaven

that Jesus spoke of.

 

 

However,

the ‘object of salvation’

of the Lord was ‘the soul’

 

 

and the method of

salvation was ‘the gospel’,

 

 

and it was not about

liberating them through

force or rebellion.

 

 

Even today, if you live

a life of faith that regards

the gospel as a means

of resolving the situation

in reality rather than

 

 

in relation to the soul

and in heaven, you will

have a faith that changes

its essence toward

 

 

a faith that seeks

blessings rather

than salvation.

 

 

So, instead of living

as a disciple, you are living

a humanistic life of faith,

 

and you will not be

able to live an upright

Christian life.

 

 

So, Jesus gave the

conditions to be a disciple.

 

 

And he commanded us to

live the life of discipleship.

 

 

1. Then, what are the conditions

of discipleship that the

Lord spoke of?

 

 

1) You must have an

irreplaceable love for Christ.

 

 

"If anyone comes to me and

does not hate his father

and mother, his wife

 

 

and children, his

brothers and sisters-

 

 

-yes, even his own life-

-he cannot be my

disciple." (Lk 14:26)

 

 

He was saying that we

should love any object

in the world less

than Jesus.

 

 

However, this scripture

does not mean that we

will love our parents

 

 

and relatives less because

we love Jesus the most,

the opposite situation

will happen.

 

 

"And hope does not

disappoint us, because

God has poured out

his love into our hearts

 

 

by the Holy Spirit,

whom he has given us."

(Rom 5:5)

 

 

When we love Jesus

the most, the Holy Spirit

pours out God's love on us,

 

 

so we can serve Jesus

more with agape love

 

 

and love people

in a broader and

deeper faith.

 

 

Jesus is the center

of life and soul.  

 

 

However,

the self-centered

way of thinking makes

only my abilities displayed.

 

 

When I have the Lord in

the center of my life,

the Lord's power

will be exerted.

 

 

That's the role of the

Holy Spirit. 

 

He pours out on us

the greatest gift, love.

 

 

 

- To be continue -

 

 

 

2010/10/06(화)

 

 

/ By Paul