Posts by Yong Joo Park:
Romans 12:9 – 21
Love in action
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practise hospitality.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay,’ says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.’
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Reference
The Holy Bible: New International Version (Anglicised Edition, 2011). (2011). (Revised and updated edition., Ro 12:9–21). London: Hodder & Stoughton.
Who is the Word
I. The Word is our Creator. See John 1:1-3. 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. As this scripture shows, Jesus was the Word. […]
Romans 2:1 – 16
The following edition is simply from reference [2], which I edited a little bit for easier read. All contents are credited to [2]. The format is commentary. I didn’t write a single message for Romans 2:1 – 16. So, it is up to you what a main message or several individual lessons you may get […]
God’s wrath against sinful humanity (Part 2)
Romans 1:18 – 32 (continue after the message posted last week) The sin starts from “no respect” or “no gratitude” which was followed by foolish heart and heart with darkness (21). So, the 2nd stage of the sin is ‘foolishness’ or ‘becoming fools’ – fooled and deceived by the falsehood/darkness/the devil. As shown in v23 and […]
God’s wrath against sinful humanity (Part 1)
Romans 1:18 – 32 The paragraphs begin with “The wrath of God is being revealed … “ (v18) while v17 begins with “For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed” (Romans 1:17). Let us read v18. 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, […]
Jesus, the light of the world
Jesus said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ (John 8:12) ‘I know where I came from and where I am going.’ (John 8:14) ‘You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not […]
Paul’s Life Testimonial
Acts 20:17 – 38 Let us study Paul’s life testimonial written in Acts 20:17 – 35 to become imitators and a model (1 Thessalonians 1:6 – 7). Paul said to the elders of the church in Ephesus (expressed as “us” in the following summary): From the first day and always (18), Paul served the Lord […]
Peter’s Vision
Acts 10:9 – 23 In Leviticus 20:24 – 26, God commanded Israel to make distinction between clean and unclean animals or birds. Details about this distinction are found in Leviticus 11:1 – 47. The purpose of this was to set Israel holy and apart from the other nations (Leviticus 20:26). But in the vision, Peter saw […]
The Community of the Holy Spirit
Acts 4:32 – 37 Acts 5:1 – 11 I. The believers shared their possessions (Acts 4:32 – 37) See Acts 4:32. 32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. God’s grace was so powerfully at work in […]
Salvation is found in no one else
Acts 3:12 – 4:22 Last week we studied Peter’s 1st Message written in Acts 2. Today, let us study Peter’s 2nd and 3rd Message written in Acts 3 and 4. Let us remember key verses (Acts 4:11, 12, 19, 20) and declare them when applicable. I. Peter’s 2nd Message In Acts 3:1 – 10, Peter […]
