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Life Of A Disciple5

[Lk 14:26-27]

 

/ Paul's Special 

Lecture On The 

Bible 

 

 

/ By Paul

 

3) Living in Jesus every day

is living the life of a disciple.

 

 

"Jesus said,

"If you hold to my teaching,

you are really my disciples.

 

 

Then you will know the truth, 

and the truth will set you free."

(Jn 8:31-32)

 

 

Most of the time we read the Bible

 to find  the promises that can

 comfort us,

 

 

and then to find the words of

power  that will give us courage.

 

 

This is usually when we are 

dominated by difficult

circumstances.

 

 

However,

if we have the Word as our 

daily bread and meditate

and keep the Word,

 

 

our faith will rule over our

circumstances and we will 

live a life of peace beyond 

our circumstances.

 

 

Just as 'food' is not

a matter of choice

 

 

but of necessity

in order to sustain life,

for a born-again life,

 

 

we must read the Word

every day as our daily

bread and cherish the

Word through meditation.

 

 

Obedience is an expression

of when the Word is

completely mine,

 

 

and then we can hear

Jesus saying to us,

 

 

"Go and make disciples

of all nations."

 

 

The ultimate mission

of the believer is to make

disciples of all nations.

 

 

This is because it is to

keep the last command

of the Lord.  (Matt 28:19)

 

 

3. The Life of discipleship

promises us a life of

eternal glory.

 

 

"Whoever serves me must

follow me; and where I am,

my servant also will be.

 

 

My Father will honor the

one who serves me."

(Jn 12:26)

 

 

1) The privilege of discipleship

is that the Lord is always

with you.

 

 

It is a world where we live

apart from the Lord now,

 

 

but the opportunity to live

in this world with the Lord

  once again will surely come.

 

 

That period is the

"millennial kingdom".

 

 

It is written in the Scriptures

that we shall reign with

the Lord then.

 

 

This is the opportunity

only true disciples

can receive.

 

 

The present life is a period

of preparation for the

future life with the Lord.

 

 

Our lives do not end with

the lives of this world.

 

 

Think of the Lord who is

waiting in heaven, and will

come back to this earth.  

 

 

As a disciple look forward

to the joy of establishing

and ruling the Lord's

kingdom with the Lord.

 

 

The years that have passed

are not wasted, the years

remaining are precious,

 

 

and soon we will go to heaven

and enjoy the joy of living

a completely happy life

with the Lord.

 

 

2) The joy of a disciple is

that God values ​​me.

 

 

Humans do not become

the beings that God

will cherish.

 

 

  It is because they betray God,

they love sin more, they

prefer the world to heaven.

 

 

Even if we

receive forgiveness,

 

 

we cannot be recognized

as righteous through

our efforts.

 

 

However, God says that

he values ​​us because

of the Lord.

 

 

In other words,

God treats us the way

he treats the Lord.

 

 

It is more precious than

the grace bestowed

upon Abraham,

David, and Daniel.

 

 

It means that He 

entrusts the kingdom

of heaven to us as

an inheritance.

 

 

After the

Millennium Kingdom,

we will become heirs of God

 

 

and live in a new heaven

and a new earth.

 

 

 

The life of faith is for the future.

 

 

The life of true faith

determines the future.

 

 

That is the life as

a disciple.

 

 

- The End -

 

 

2010/10/06(화)

 

 

/ By Paul