Peace and grace in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Luke 4:31-37
4:31. Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.
4:32. And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.
4:33. Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
4:34. saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are––the Holy One of God!"
4:35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.
4:36. Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, "What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
4:37. And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Jesus is in Synagogue in Capernaum. It refers to service.
There must be the true teaching Word in the true service. If there is no true teaching Word in the service, the young people or the congregation will have a spirit of demon.
The consequences are as follows:
Now, we discuss the second consequence.
The practicesof being same as Satan are as follows:
God is not willing if human He has created becomes as same as Satan and perishes forever.
The way out is as follows:
God blesses us.
Luke 4:31-37
4:31. Then He went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.
4:32. And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority.
4:33. Now in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
4:34. saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are––the Holy One of God!"
4:35. But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.
4:36. Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, "What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out."
4:37. And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
Jesus is in Synagogue in Capernaum. It refers to service.
There must be the true teaching Word in the true service. If there is no true teaching Word in the service, the young people or the congregation will have a spirit of demon.
The consequences are as follows:
- One does not experience Sabbath or the rest, both small and big Sabbath up to the eternal Sabbath (it has already been discussed in Youth Service, June 15, 2013), so he looks for the other satisfactions in the world.
- Being same as Satan that will be perished.
Now, we discuss the second consequence.
The practicesof being same as Satan are as follows:
- Being a liar, murderer(having hatred without a cause), and spiteful. His whole life is not right.
John 8:44
8:44. "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murdererfrom the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liarand the father of it. - Being wild, he cannot be tamed but controlled by wild flesh.
Mark 5:1-5
5:1. Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.
5:2. And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombsa man with an unclean spirit,
5:3. who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,
5:4. because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.
5:5. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.
The characteristics are as follows:- One doesnot like to stay at home and shepherding.
It means he is in tombs or the extension of the death.
For example are cinema, discotheque,promiscuity, drunkenness and sin concerning marrying-giving in marriage.
But, there is spiritual grave too, namely the church which does not have true teaching Word to show the sins, but only has entertainment. - Hurting the heartof parent and others with bad words and snap.
- Cutting himself with stones, which means to destroy the temple of God by smoking, speeding on the road, staying up for unnecessary activity, et cetera.
- One doesnot like to stay at home and shepherding.
- Satan pushes us to break God's will and be out of the plan of God, or he encourages us to disobey God.
Luke 4:34
4:34. saying, "Let us alone!What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are––the Holy One of God!"
Revelation 20:1-3, 10
20:1. Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
20:2. He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;
20:3. and he cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal on him, so that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years were finished. But after these things he must be released for a little while.
20:10. The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstonewhere the beast and the false prophet are. And they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Now, Satan can be cast out only. The plan of God is to lay hold of and bind Satan for a thousand years and then he will be perished forever.
God is not willing if human He has created becomes as same as Satan and perishes forever.
The way out is as follows:
- There must be the true teaching Word in the service(Jesus teaches), so the congregation receives faith and authority from God to cast Satan out.
- Jesus must die on the cross to wash us of water by the Word.
Ephesians 5:25-27
5:25. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,
5:26. that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
5:27. that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.
The water refers to water baptism.
Romans 6:2-4
6:2. Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?
6:3. Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?
6:4. Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the deadby the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
The term of true water baptism is to repent or die to sin. Life that has already been dead must be buried in the water with Jesus, raised from the dead and receive newness of life. It means heavenly life or life in righteousness.
Deuteronomy 32:1-2
32:1. "Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
32:2. Let my teaching drop as the rain, My speech distill as the dew, As raindrops on the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.
After being saved in the water baptism, we must be dived in the rain of teaching Word. It means we have to experience purification and renewal by the true teaching Word.
It is same as tocast Satan out. When there is true teaching Word, we are washed and Satan is cast out. The time of hearing the Word is the decisive time. If we hear the Word earnestly, we are washed and Satan is cast out, or else we will become dirty day by day like Judas who has a spirit of demon in the end.
We are saved in the Word, especially in the Bible Study Service.
Ephesians 4:23-24
4:23. and be renewedin the spirit of your mind,
4:24. and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
We experience purification and renewal as follows:- the wordbecomes right and good, there is no useless word.
Ephesians 4:25,29
4:25. Therefore, putting away lying, "Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor," for we are members of one another.
4:29. Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. - Our deedcan give and not steal. We return what is God's (tithes and special offerings) and others'.
We can work well and give others who are in need.
Ephesians 4:28
4:28. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. - Our attitudeis we do not angry without love and grieve the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 4:26-27,30-31
4:26. "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
4:27. nor give place to the devil.
4:30. And do not grieve the Holy Spiritof God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
4:31. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. - Our characteristicbecomes kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another up to obeying God.
Efesus 4:32
4:32. And be kindto one another, tenderhearted, forgivingone another, just as God in Christ forgave you.
Ephesians 5:1
5:1. Therefore be imitators of Godas dear children.
Exodus 29:22-25
29:22. "Also you shall take the fat of the ram, the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails, the fatty lobe attached to the liver, the two kidneys and the fat on them, the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),
29:23. "one loaf of bread, one cake made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD;
29:24. "and you shall put all these in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons, and you shall wave them as a wave offering before the LORD.
29:25. "You shall receive them back from their hands and burn them on the altar as a burnt offering, as a sweet aroma before the LORD. It is an offering made by fireto the LORD.
Our life is like wave offering, like a baby in the Hand of the High Priest. And the hand of mercy of the High Priest takes care of our lives in the difficulties, gives beautiful future, and helps us from impossibilities. The hand of the High Priest also purifies us from all spots until we become as perfect as Him when He comes a second time. - the wordbecomes right and good, there is no useless word.
God blesses us.