4>Dangerous faith and safe faith. <Summary> <Hang 2:37-38>
July 6, 2025 <The Week> Rev. Kim Ho-il of Osaka's beloved church.
It is the word of God that signals danger in our faith life. Therefore, when reading or listening to God's words, you must be afraid of God, repent and obey him. <Act 2:37-38> We were stabbed in our hearts by this and asked Peter and the other apostles, "What are we going to do, brothers? Peter said, "If you repent and are baptized in the name of Jesus Christ and sinned, you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift." This word is because God is afraid of what to do when I heard Peter's gospel. If you are afraid of God, you will repent. The baptism is received by those who receive and believe in Jesus as a king and repent. However, listening to the gospel does not mean that everyone repents and believes in Jesus as a king. Among them, only those who are afraid of God repent and believe. Peter's gospel scared the Jews. The Apostle Paul also preached the gospel of fear of God.
It is recorded that the Belixes who heard the gospel of Sado Paul were afraid. The gospel delivered by Apostle Paul emphasized righteousness, moderation, and future judgment. The basis of the gospel is the judgment of conduct. The true gospel is that if God is alive, heaven and hell actually exist, humans are sinners, and the wages of sin are death, and if you do not repent and believe, you will have no choice but to enter hell. It is natural that people are afraid of the true gospel. But sinners are not afraid. Because the heart is complete. People go to hell because of sin, but in fact, they go to hell because they are completely evil and arrogant. Because they have a strong heart, they do not accept the gospel and do not believe in it.
He is not afraid. That is why he lives his way and goes to hell. Therefore, it is a dangerous faith if he is not afraid of God. Those who are fearless are hopeless and the devil's favorite. Then who is not afraid of God.
Unbelievers and devout believers in the church. It is because of the pastors' sermons that the saints in the church are not afraid. He stresses that only faith and once salvation are eternal and that he was born to be loved. These sermons are not afraid because they cannot awaken and repent. Therefore, many people go to hell after living a comfortable life with the conviction of salvation. The Bible warns believers to serve God with fear. So why should we be afraid when we have repented and believed and been saved? It should protect the salvation we received because even those who believe can be abandoned.
Even though he was a person who knew the gospel deeply, he was afraid that he would be abandoned after he preached it. <classical 9:27>I beat my body to obey because I was afraid that I would be abandoned after I preached the gospel to others. These words were used by the Apostle Paul, who was afraid of being abandoned and going to hell, so he beat his body and obeyed. The Bible emphasizes that even if you are saved, you can be abandoned if you live a life of corruption, sin, and disobedience. So, Apostle Paul always emphasized to the saints to obey and achieve your salvation with fear and trembling.
He who is not afraid of being abandoned is not a true believer. If you believe in hell, you have no choice but to be afraid. He who is afraid of God repents. Praying is not safe, but you are safe only when you are afraid. In fact, if you know the truth correctly, you have no choice but to be afraid of God. Even if you are told, you are not afraid of God because even if you are told, you will let it go and keep it in mind.