[Message] Pastor Jung Myeong Seok
[Scriptures] Ephesians 6:10-20
10) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
11) Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
12) For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
14) Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
15) and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace
16) In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
17) Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God
18) And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
19) Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
20) for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
What is good and what is evil?
To what extent is evil and to what extent is good?
People don’t know well about the concepts of good and evil.
To say it in simpler terms: Good is the Absolute Word of God!
Obeying that Word is absolute good.
On the contrary, when you do not obey God’s Word,
you are outside the realm of good, and that is called evil.
Since people cannot discern good from evil precisely,
God sent the standard person in each time period.
God sent Noah at the time of Noah,
Abraham at the time of Abraham,
Moses at the time of Moses,
Isaac at the time of Isaac,
Jacob at the time of Jacob,
and Joseph at the time of Joseph!
In this way, God made people perceive them as the standards of righteousness
and allowed them to live as the representatives of righteousness.
Jesus is the standard of righteousness as the Messiah.
Similarly, God has set the standard of good
and has sent the standard person of good to people;
He has given blessings and grace to those who live like the standard.
It is good when you follow God’s absolute Word.
The person whom God has sent in that time period is the standard of good.
When you act following the standard, it is good.
When you do not act following the standard, it is evil.
I hope everyone will listen to today’s word and examine your faith once again,
and whoever you are, always make yourself perfectly
by cleaning up your sins through repentance.
