2016. 06. 11. Saturday.
Remnant’s life study(Philippians 3:1~20)
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ(20).
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #430 'Tis so Sweet to Walk with Jesus(#456 in previous version)
There was someone who was so well-learned that he was considered the foregoing intellectual of his time. That person met the Gospel and his life direction changed. That person is none other than Paul. In Philippians, he confessed, “Our citizenship is in heaven.” He correctly understood the Gospel. The Gospel contains the Bible verses that contain the core content of Christ, the blessing of salvation, the blessing of evangelism, and the blessing of prayer. Remnants who know this must also study about life. This is so that we can save the world. In this age of confusion, what kind of life must our Remnants study?
1. Start of the world’s problems
The people God created encountered problems as a result of the Genesis 3 incident. Mankind was tempted by Satan. As a result, all people became children of Satan(children of the devil)who is the king of this age and the ruler of the kingdom of the air. That is why the harder people work, the more they build a life like the Tower of Babel.
2. Basic lifestyle that we must have in order to live a life worthy of a Remnant
Remnants who know that all the problems of the world have begun from Genesis 3 must save the people who don’t even know that they are wasting away. That is why second to the Gospel, we need to have a reasonable lifestyle. A balanced lifestyle exerts great influence upon a life of enjoying the Gospel. If we continue to wake up early, we will become morning people. Because of that, we will have a little more leisure than other people. If we have the habit of organizing, we can become people who have a set regimen. This is also useful for managing our time efficiently. Regular exercise is also important for the Remnants who will become the main figures of world evangelization. If we exercise every day, we can begin each day with a new mindset. Also, if we maintain our health through regular exercise, we will have the strength to be able to excel at the work we do. As we imprint the Gospel, we must also learn about economy. If we look at the finances, we can see the flow of the world and only when we can see this flow can we change the world.
3. Adding to our regimen
In addition to our basic regimen, there is something that we must do in order to head towards a better life direction. Because we are Remnants who will lead the age, we must study leaders. We can easily read books about leaders. Economy, society, culture and life are all contained within this. And we must prepare the etiquette that bespeaks of our character. In other words, we must have sound character. If we can prepare these things as we become imprinted and rooted in the Gospel, we will become Remnant evangelists that God desires that the world cannot overcome.
[Prayer of the Evangelist] God who has given us the Gospel to save the world! Help us to possess a balanced lifestyle to change the world through the Gospel.
Remnant Study of Evangelism Lecture 73 / 2007. 02. 24.
[Bible Reading] Daniel 10.
[Gospel Memory Verse] We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away(Isaiah 64:6).