Life Of A Disciple4 [Lk 14:26-27] / Paul's Special Lecture On The Bible

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Life Of A Disciple 4

[Lk 14:26-27]

 

/ Paul's Special 

Lecture On The 

Bible 

 

 

/ By Paul

 

2) When we live a life to

bear fruit, that will be a

life of discipleship.

 

 

"This is to my Father's glory,

that you bear much fruit,

showing yourselves

to be my disciples."

[Jn 15:8]

 

 

The fruit has two areas.

One is

 

 

“the fruit of

the internal realm,”

which is the

 

 

“fruit of repentance”

(Matt 3:8) and the

“fruit of the Spirit”

(Gal 5:22).

 

 

Another is

“the fruit of the

external realm”

 

 

and there is the

“fruit of the gospel”.

 

 

"I tell you, open your eyes

and look at the fields!

They are ripe for harvest.

 

 

Even now the reaper

draws his wages, even

now he harvests the crop

for eternal life, so that

 

 

the sower and the reaper

may be glad together."

[Jn 4:35-36] 

 

 

The inner fruit is

 

 

'a matter of maturity',

and the outward fruit

is a matter of 'reward'.

 

 

When children are young,

they want to have their

own way, but when

they become adults,

 

 

they try to do what

their parents want.

 

 

Likewise,

when we mature

in faith,

 

 

we try to live

the Lord's will and that

is the life of evangelism.

 

 

When we are immature

in faith, we only speak

before our actions.

 

 

However, when our faith

are matured, we act first. 

 

 

Immature in faith tries

to focus on 'quantity',

 

 

but,

maturity in it focuses

on 'content'.

 

 

While immaturity ends

with just 'leading',

maturity takes care

of the 'guided one'

 

 

until they stand right

in the faith.

 

 

While immaturity ends

with 'leading', maturity

takes care of 'until it

stands upright'.

 

 

This is because the motive

of evangelism is 'love'.

 

 

- To be continue -

 

 

2010/10/06(화)

 

 

/ By Paul