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Sermon Summary (June 20, 2010)  |
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Being Persecuted For Righteousness' Sake
(Matthew 5:1-10)
God is a jealous God.
As He kept His self-respect
to the extent of sacrificing the Son on the cross,
this meant to vanquish
all sorts of righteousness that are in the world,
for what solely counts for God
is to wield His own righteousness.
He called men of Jesus the righteous
signifying men who fight because of righteousness (Mk 10:30);
and because Jesus suffered death
for righteousness' sake (Jn 15:20),
men of Jesus also
are those who are persecuted for it (2 Co 12:10).
Since he who is persecuted
for the gospel of Jesus Christ and righteousness alone,
and not for his lack of personal virtue,
is the blessed one (Mt 5:12),
this is God's promise.
The Holy Spirit came for such a fulfillment.
○ He who is afraid of persecution
does not know spiritual blessings.
Let us not be afraid of persecution.
○ Because the gods that are in the world
are all persecuting ones,
they even persecute the Son of God
○ Heavenly blessings and persecution pair,
thus God bestowed blessings in including persecution.
※ Terrible persecution will persist
throughout our journey in the world.
This is the path of the cross.
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