Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day

 Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day

 

(2 Corinthians 4:14-18)Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you. For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

 

"bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus" means that the saints are dead with Christ. However, it is because the life of Jesus that will come after that death is intended to appear to the saints who are like the earthenware in charge. Just as it was because of the victory of resurrection that the cross of Jesus Christ broke the power of sin and death, when you participate in the death of the cross of Jesus Christ, you also participate in the glory of resurrection.

The Apostle Paul gave his final exhortation, 『For which cause we faint not』.

Those who have been given offices through grace, those who live with treasures in earthen vessels, the outer man keeps getting old, but the inner man is renewed every day. It is because those in charge of offices do not tremble in the tribulations they receive for a while and desire the weight of eternal glory, and that what Christians in offices pay attention to is not things that disappear for a short time, but for eternal things.

The Apostle Paul said, "We preach that we preach that Christ Jesus is Lord." People cry out to be Jesus Christ, but whether Christ became Lord is another dimension. People say they believe in Christ Jesus. It is accepted because on the cross, people's sins were redeemed. Because he has accomplished all the merits on the cross.

However, he is saying that it is only for those who repent. Man cannot add anything that Christ has accomplished on the cross. He cannot add actions such as human good works and any effort. But when that Jesus becomes the Lord, the act of faith comes out as a fruit. It is not an action that adds to faith, but an action that comes from the Lord Jesus. This makes us experience.

Many people say they believe in Christ Jesus, but how many people will be the Lord? Jesus said, "Not everyone who says, Lord, Lord, does not go to heaven." The reason why we cannot confidently say, "Christ is my Lord" in front of people, is probably because there is something reluctant. To put it more realistically, it may be "I don't want Christ Jesus to be my Lord." We always stand at the crossroads between the minds of the Spirit and the minds of the flesh. Humans come to think of something, and thoughts constantly spring up. Thought comes up through some experiential memory or suddenly someone instills, but when Satan instills, if you don't stand in the thoughts of the Holy Spirit like Eve, you fall.

If we can't discern our thoughts, we all fall. Thought must have its source. The thoughts of the soul constantly rise, but the thoughts of the Holy Spirit from the Lord are not. But when a thought comes to mind with the word of the Lord as the source, the Lord works in that thought. To do so, Christ Jesus must be the Lord. Otherwise, it is not a place where the Holy Spirit is present, but merely a human body. The same goes for the church. It is clearly revealed like light and darkness.

When we share our thoughts through the Lord's words, the Lord gives us wisdom, but when we are immersed in Satan's thoughts, we become involved in Satan's strategy. No matter what circumstances come, we must judge whether this is a thought from the Lord or a thought that pleases the Lord. But if you try to answer Satan's questions, you become like Eve. So you have to react sensitively.

What we preach is that Christ is Lord. This leads to salvation. Peter believed in Christ Jesus for three years. Peter confessed, "You are the Christ and the Son of the living God." However, he couldn't say "Lord." Because he did not know the meaning of repentance. Repentance is a change of identity. I am changing from my own master to Christ's servant. Peter experienced all kinds of miracles and amazing sights, but he did not have Christ as Lord. Because he did not know what it meant for Christ Jesus to die on the cross.

Christ Jesus cannot be Lord until repentance. Jesus said after three years, “Tonight you will all abandon me.” Since Christ Jesus is not the Lord, he believed in Jesus according to the heart given by the flesh, the master of the flesh.

 

 

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