Olta i tambu long yup I provide Such Were Some of You becomes Olta i tambu long yup

Ol semel lik ol

1 Korinthian 6:9-11

By David Strain

Now sapos yu no wol save, yu take ol God i holim Word i han na yu turn wantaim mi go long 1 Korinthian chapter 6; 1 Korinthian chapter 6. Mi go bek long pasin mi lookim fulufulu last taim. Mi lookim chapter 6 vers 1-11 last wik. Mi kam bek long lookim vers 9-11 fulufulu dis wik. Na yu go findim long page 955 long baibel bilong church. Na mi no doim olsem, long olsem, apostel Paul i givim tok save long ol Kristen i no save long laif bilong holiness. Yu no putim han i up sapos yu no save long laif bilong holiness. Orait, olsem tok yu go findim i helpim. Ol i no save long kaling long godliness, tasol ol i no save long laif bilong holiness i tu ditren olsem. Mi i gat wafin long han. Tru, olsem Westminster Confession of Faith i kolim “continual and irreconcilable war” i ragin long het bilong mi. Na ol i no save, ol Kristen, ol i no save olsem i ragin. Mi lavim sin, na mi lavim Lord. Mi no wolim i pleesim, na mi wolim i induljim long sin. Na olsem i gat wafin, olsem apostel Paul i putim long en bilong Romans chapter 7, “Gutpela i no wailim, mi no doim. Mi findim mi yet i torn, conflicted. I gat wafin. Spirit i wailim againsim flesh na flesh againsim Spirit,” olsem Paul i putim long buk bilong Galatians.

Konflikt bilong ol laif

Em i tambu, em i wailait, olsem ol i fightim olgeta life, i tambu long ol man i bilong God, long ol korint. Ol i no save long ol pasin bilong sin i tambu i dominim olgeta laif. Ol i proud na ol i boast – yu no ken long chapter 1 long 4 – ol i proud na ol i boast i result long ol grup i separatin na ol i dividim ol man i bilong God long korint. Ol i tok ol i save long ol spiritual samting na ol i wai, tasol ol i no save long ol man i bilong ol i mekim ol sin i tambu, i no save long ol i no mekim ol disiplin i stret long ol man i bilong ol. Na meantime, ol i no save long ol i petit i kwarel – olsem i tambu long wik i go – ol i petit i kwarel i go we i bringim ol i long kot i publik, ol i man i bilong God i sue ol i man i bilong God na i bringim ol i Gospel i no good. Na i go we, God i wail, nex taim long ol i go we long chapter 6, ol i mekim i use long ol prostituet i wailait long ol i temple i Aphrodite long siti i korint. Em i church i tambu i ful long ol fail i moral na ol i kompromis na ol i wailait.

Na olsem i pasin i tambu, long chapter 6 vers 9 long 11, apostel Paul i wailait i putim long han i korint, long han i mifla, ol i samting i bilong God na ol i spiritual i wapon i mifla i use long ol i wailait i war i tambu long sin i help mifla i win i no lose. Yu lukim i pasin, yu no ken i dividim i go we long ol i tupela i seksion. Long vers 9 na 10, em i tok i wail. Em i wail i mifla i nid i hearim. Na long vers 11, em i remind, em i remind i gras i mifla i nid i urgently. Em i wail na em i remind. Mifla i go lukim i bot i turn. Bifo mifla i doim, yu no wailait i hed i mifla i ask i help i God? Mifla i pray i go we.

O Lord, Yu wok i no olsem laip long stalo bilong mipela. I olsem lamp bilong mipela i go. I purpela na switpela long olsem hun long pusi. Yu lo i go bek long spirit bilong mipela. Na mipela i prai nau, Yu gim mipela yau i harim tok i go long Sirit i tok long Church long dispela pasin bilong ol skriptua. Olsem i no swit; olsem i kaikai bilong ol man i laplap long spirit. Olsem i laip long mipela i no nap. Olsem i riches long mipela i no gat. Na olsem i go bek mipela long Jisu, mipela i rest long Em, mipela i findim olsem mipela i tru need. Long nem bilong Em, amen.

1 Korin 6:9. Dispela i tok bilong God:

Yu no save orovai, ol man i no stret i no go long kingdom bilong God? Yu no ken i dai: ol man i no stret i no go long kingdom bilong God: ol man i no marit, ol man i lotu long ai, ol man i no marit, ol man i kisim man, ol man i stilim, ol man i laikim mani, ol man i dring, ol man i tok i no go, ol man i giaman i no go long kingdom bilong God. Na olsem i ol man i stap long yu. Tasol yu i waswas, yu i holim, yu i stretim long nem bilong Lord Jisu Krais na long Sirit bilong God.

Amen, na mipela i prea God long holim tok bilong Em.

Tok i no ken i dai

Yumi mas thinkim tok bilong Paul i tambu long yumi first. Yumi lukim verse 9 na 10, yupela? Wanpela bik temptation long yumi kam long dispela pasis i fokusim ol sin i no go long kingdom bilong God na yumi skipim olgeta long ol problem long Corinth. Yumi talkim problem long wik i go we i observeim ol kros long verse 1 long 11; aktuali, i go long olgeta long chapta. Paul i askim long verse 2, “Yupela no save?” Yumi lukim gen long verse 3, gen long verse 9, gen long verse 15, verse 16, na gen long verse 19. Olik olgeta long dispela pasis, Paul i askim ol, “Yupela no save?” Dat i tok, ol i mas save ol truth i Paul i konsidere ol foundational na elementary, ol i no save. Ol i forgetim, overlookim, o dismissim. Yumi se problem, yumi tok, i Gospel amnesia. Dat i ol i sufferim, Gospel amnesia – ol truth ol i mas save tasol i forgetim.

Minimizim sin

Na verse 9, em i go showim olsem dispela problem bilong ol man i no save long doktrin bilong ol, i go kamap long taim ol i no save long saksak bilong sin na long nese siti bilong holiness, sapos man i no holim, i no ken go long heaven. Nese siti bilong holiness, sapos man i no holim, i no ken go long heaven. “Yu no save olsem man i no stretpela i no ken kisim kingdom bilong God?” I askim. Na Paul i go eksplenim dispela poin long narapela pasin long dispela tupela verse, tasol mi laik yu lukim simple, wat happens when i forgetim doktrin bilong gospel, i forgetim tru long dispela. Doktrin bilong gospel, forgetfulness bilong doktrin, i mekim vakum long tingting bilong yumi, i mas fillim. Sapos i no fillim long tru bilong Bible, dan i go fillim long lie, long error, long giaman. Na Paul i say long verse 9, “Nupela, no giamanim yu yet.” I save olsem sapos ol i forgetim dispela tru, ol i bin learnim na ol i bin save, dan ol i ken giaman. “Nupela, no giamanim yu yet.”

Korectim Bilip bilong Yu long Accommodate Sin

I gat olsem stage we ol man i save observe long ol Kristen long Corinthia, olsem ol i fail long morals. Yumi mas note down olsem, bai yumi no save followim. Yumi save olsem long tok bilong Paul. First, ol i no save long ol truth, ol i rejectim, ol i forgetim, ol i no save long ol. Ol i save long forgetfulness long Gospel. Tasol, long olsem void long ol i thinkim, i kam in long olsem deadly deceptions. Long ol i no save hearim truth, ol i begin save hearim lie. Ol i begin adjustim ol conviction bilong ol, bai ol i save accomodate ol i like long sin. Ol i lavim sin bilong ol. Tasol, long ol i no save long call long holiness, ol i no save long matter, tasol ol i mas embrace long narapela set long conviction, bai ol i save accomodate sin bilong ol. Yumi save, yumi no [G1] gat problem long sin, a? “Nogat, mi no gat problem long sin. Mi lavim sin bilong mi. Mi gat problem long God. Em i wantim mi long doim olsem, tasol i no convenient!” Tasol long ol i thinkim olsem, yumi mas careful, yumi begin adjustim ol conviction, doktrin bilong yumi, bai yumi save make room long morals bilong yumi.

Mi gat narapela man i save long mi, em i minister long Gospel long narapela denominationsen, olsem long yumi, em i bilivim long inerrancy, authority long skripja. Tasol em i stat long ministry, tasol long narapela taim, em i behavior i no save. Em i save disappear, em i no save long explanation. Narapela de, em i meri i findim evidence long ol samting bilong em, em i livim double laif. Tasol em i wife i konfrontim, em i lefim em, em i begin save long openly gay lifestyle. Taim bilong nau, em i serve long minister long libel church, em i no save long homosexuality long sin. Yumi save olsem em i doim? Em i conviction, em i moral preferences i no save align. Tasol em i lavim sin, em i adjustim conviction bilong em, bai em i save accomodate sin.

Na dispela samting i go long ol Korintia. “Nogat foolishim,” Paul i sayim. “Nogat giamanim yu yet! Nemoa ol man i no save meri, ol man i worshipim ol narapla god, ol man i mekim adultery, ol man i save manmeri, ol stilim, ol man i laikim mani, ol man i dringim planti, ol man i tok ples, ol man i giamanim ol narapla man i no go long kingdom bilong God.” Ol man i no save meri, ol man i mekim adultery, ol man i save manmeri i tambu long Korint, i go we olsem, olsem olsem ol man i no save resistim ol presua bilong kultua long ol man i no save mekim sin, long ol man i no save tok olsem, “Kaim long ol claim bilong Jisas Krais long laif bilong mi i no stret.” Yu no save imaginem ol man i no save eksplanim long Paul, a? “Sioa Paul, dispela i wok long Palestina, long ol man i juda i konservativ, tasol. Tasol long Korint, nogat! Ol man i no save meri ausait long marit, ol man i save manmeri, ol man i mekim adultery, ol i no big deal. Yu no save ekspektim mi long refusim ol brib, a? Paul, yu no save understandim, long Korint, dispela i no price bilong biznes. Na wanem i no go we, yu no save dringim planti wain? Wanem i big deal, Paul?”

Na i go longlong olsem, i go we. Olik akomodision i mas wail. Sin, long narlik, i no lukim, orait i lukim na i no wail, orait i wail. Orait i strongim, na i no longer sin, i go wailim olsem gutpela samting. Taim olsem, apostel Paul i wailim, i tambu, i no wailim narapela man – olsem i no wailim, i wailim narapela. I soundim olsem familiar, no yu think? Paul i laikim helpim yumi understandim, olsem argument bilong wol i go longlong, i no sin; Bible i kolim sin; wol i se i no sin – olsem argument wol i wailim, Paul i laikim yumi understandim, konsekuensi bilong kisim sin olsem laip i go longlong. I go longlong. “Mi no ken giaman. Nogat long yumi, man i no wailim, i no lukim narapela man i wailim, i no lukim narapela man i marit, i no lukim man i wailim man, i no lukim stilim, i no lukim man i laikim ples, i no lukim man i dringim, i no lukim man i tok ples, i no lukim man i stilim, yumi no ken kisim kingdom bilong God. Eternity i stap, Corinthians.”

Relesen bilong Idolatri na Sin bilong Seks

Nau mi laik poinim out olsem, wanpela samting kwik long lis bilong sin olsem Paul i mentionim hia, bihain mi movim on. First, yu lukim long verse 9, long dispela lis bilong sin bilong seks, i gat olsem idolatri. I seem olsem wanpela samting no kwin long yu tok bilong sin bilong seks. I olsem no kwin, nogat, til yu understandim na remember olsem i dominatim laif bilong korint, i gat tempel bilong Apollo na Aphrodite. Ol i gat homoseksual seks na tempel prostituen we i part bilong pagan worship long ol dispela tempel. I bin long yumi long Korint long mekim dispela kain sin bilong seks. Na olsem, i literal i wanpela fo'm bilong idolatri. Bagam, no yu think olsem Paul i mekim link hia long idolatri na sin bilong seks i tok olsem relevant long yumi long tude taim, no? Alright, politik bilong seks i dominatim nius long nait, no? I even i diktat outcome bilong elekshun. Seks i entertainment long televishun skrin. I marketing tool long advertismen. Pornografi i epidemic na krisman we i holim Biblical norm bilong human seksualitas i houndim out long publik skwair na penalim long bilivim wat church i confessim long 2 milenia. Seks i olsem idolatri long yumi long tude olsem i bin long Korint. Olsem, i gofala long understandim olsem obseshun bilong seks long Paul i dei na long yumi i faktim wanpela fo'm bilong idolatri, bilong fos worship.

Depeth bilong Sin

Em i tambu long lis i tambu, olsem Paul i tok long ol kain kain manners i no go long ston. I no namim sin i yet; i namim man i we i defini long ol sin. I no tok long pasin i no go long ston; i tok long “ol man i no go long pasin”. I no tok long laikim ganim; i tok long “ol laikim ganim”. I no tok long stilim; i tok long “ol stilim”. Yu luk, sin i no go long ston, i go long ol roots i we i defini long yumi. I no go long skin i yet. Sin i go long ol roots i we i defini long yumi. Paul i tok long yumi, taim i we i no go long ston, i no go long ol roots i we i defini long yumi. I no go long ol kain kain pasin. I go long ol kain kain manners i we i defini long yumi. Ol sin i we i laikim, i we i go long ston, i no go long ston. I go long ol roots i we i defini long yumi. I no go long ston. I go long ol kain kain manners i we i defini long yumi. Yumi no save long yumi yet. Yumi no save long ol kain kain pasin i we i defini long yumi. Yumi wail laik long yumi yet.

Em i tambu olsem, kingdom bilong God i no save long ol manmeri bilong sin, ol i no save fri long sin, long wanem sin i problem bilong identifikasion. Yu lukim gen verse 9, long ol Asmatu Grik i gat wan sentens stret. I no save translatim long English, nogat yumi tok olsem Yoda, verb i no stret! Tasol long ol Asmatu Grik, wud "no stret" long verse 9 na wud "God" i stap klostu long narapla long soim kontrast. Yu lukim problem, em i olsem. Ol no stret na God i stap olsem alien long narapla. Ol i no save sanap long narapla. Sentens i go olsem, "Yu no save, ol no stret, kingdom bilong God i no save long ol." Ol no stret na God i no save long narapla. Sin i no save long ol manmeri long kingdom bilong God. Paul i laikim yumi understandim, sapos yumi no save, yumi no gat problem bilong sin, long han, sin i save accommodatem na indulge na pursue, wel, Paul i laikim yumi understandim, truth i olsem, yumi gat problem bilong God, problem bilong God we i no save go. Yumi i no save long kingdom bilong God. [G2] Olsem, i gat wan wanim long hia; wan wanim i no save long hia. I no olsem? “Yu no save, ol no stret i no save long kingdom bilong God?”

Reminder bilong Gras

Igat wanpela narapela gutpela tok. Yu lukim verse 11 wantaim mi, a? “Ol man olsem i olsem yu. Tasol yu i wasim, yu i holim moningal, yu i stretim long nem bilong Bikman Yisus Krais na long Spirit bilong God i tambu.” I seem ol man i forgetim gutpela tok, ol i forgetim not just ol man i putim ol yet long danjer bilong sin, i olsem i forgetim tu ol man i gat radikol transformesan bilong gras i bringim. “Ol man olsem i olsem yu,” i remindim ol. Ol sin i lisim, i define ol. Ol i olsem ol man. Dat’s olsem sosaiti i tingim tede, a? Wanpela olsem motif bilong kultua bilong yumi – i putim emphasize long olsem yumi self-identify. Na i gat wanpela kernel bilong turth long dat motif bilong kultua. Isu bilong yumi i really long identify. Tasol i no gut long identify yumi inventim o discoverim o chois long yumi yet. Iisu bilong yumi i really long identify i givim long yumi either long sin i slavim yumi o long Gospel i setim yumi fri.

Pripen Identity

Olta Korinto, em i seem, i stil defini ol yet longlong time past, longlong time past, instead long who ol now i stap wantaim Krais. Ol sin i stil kontrolim ol thought long ol identify, no Jesus. Tasol Paul i strongim het, ino? “Ol sem i ol long yu.” Taim yu kamap long Krais, yu sin we i kontrolim yu, we i holim yu, ino longer i rulim yu laif. Ino longer i defini who yu stap. I mas i bruk na yu i free. Yu no stap, yu bilip long Jesus, yu no stap olsem yu long time past, long grais bilong God. Prays long Lord, dat i true. Yu no stap olsem yu long time past. Taim yu defini yu yet long yu ol sin, yu ol laif, yu actu go long enemi bilong yu soul long yumi use against yu. Taim yu kontinu defini yu yet olsem “gay Christian” o “drunk Christian” o “angry Christian” yu make sin i modulim grais. Yu i say, “Yes, mi Christian, tasol mi sin i modulim ol. Mi kontinu i kontrolim. I kontinu i play rol we Bible i say ino longer.” Dat i lie, i deceptions, we Paul i kol Korinto na yumi long avoid. Jesus i Lord long yu laif. Yu no stap olsem yu long time past. “Sapos man i stap wantaim Krais, i ...” – wanem? Yu inap answer mi sapos yu wantim! Ceiling ino falim yu! “Sapos man i stap wantaim Krais, i new creation. Ol long time past i go na new i kam.” Yu no stap olsem yu long time past. Taim i stap laif longlight long yu new identify long Jesus Krais.

Yu i Was Washed

Nau dispela taim, sampela man i no save rausim pasin bilong i go, em i olsem long no save gut long kain konveshen bilong Kresten. Yumi tingim se yumi Kresten, long wanem yumi yet i kam long Jisas Krais. Yumi mekim. Long taim Paul i listim ol sin, na i tok long verse 11, “Ol man olsem, i tambu long yupela,” i no tok, i no tok, “Nau yupela i wasim i go we. Yupela i holim i go long laik bilong God. Yupela i mekim i go long stretpela long ai bilong God.” Sapos olsem i tru, i go long stretpela long yumi long lukim de bilong de, sapos Jisas we i ofrim long Aburum, em i go long wanem yumi go long nem, yumi go long laik bilong yumi, yumi go long sin. I no save, em i go long wanem. Tasol i no tru. No, tru i, yupela i wasim. Yupela i holim i go long laik bilong God. Yupela i mekim i go long stretpela long ai bilong God. God, long marim i go we, i go long mipela long taim bilong yumi i no save long sin, na i rausim yumi, i wasim yumi, i go long yumi long laik bilong holim i go we, long nam long Jisas Krais. I tokim yumi long stretpela, long nem bilong Krais i go long yumi, yumi kisim i go long bilip. I mekim, wan taim, i no save. Taim bilong verb i impoten. Ol i mekim ol i go long wan taim, i no save, i go long pas. “Yupela i wasim, yupela i holim i go long laik bilong God, em i go long yumi long holim i go we, long konsegretim long laik bilong God. Yupela i mekim i go long stretpela, i no save long repeatim, i no save long lusim. Klin. Klin long ai bilong God long nem bilong Jisas Krais.” Long Jisas, yupela i klin. Em i go long yumi. Em i go long yumi.

Kom olsem yu i

Nau em i helpim long tupela reason. First, em i helpim because em i tokim yumi olsem no man i go long liklik reach bilong gras. Sampela yu today i hearim dispela message i no save if sin bilong yu i no ken akseptim yu long Jesus Christ. Yu feelim bite bilong sin. Yu shame i real, i overwhelm. “Em i no laikim mi! Lukim mi! Lukim wanem i bin me! Lukim husat i bin me! Lukim how i bin treatim narapela. Lukim how i bin treatim masal. No way Jesus i laikim mi.” Read verse 11 gen. “Ol man olsem i bin sampela bilong yu.” Man i bin stilim, man i bin kros, man i bin stilim, man i bin laikim man, man i bin lotu long narapela god. Church bilong Korint i ful long olsem man. First Presbyterian Church i ful long olsem man. Kingdom bilong heaven i ful long olsem man.

Nau nau i no long narapla man i no stap. I no more narapla man i stap long heven, tasol heven i ful long narapla man i bin stap; i bin stap. “Ol sem i bin narapla man.” I gat hope long Jisas Krais long narapla man i no good. Em i laikim long tekeim narapla man i no good na mekim i klin. Em i laikim long waswasim i klin. Olik narapla man i go long Jisas i kaim long Jisas i shame! Olik narapla man i go long Jisas i fear! Olik narapla man i go long Jisas long sin bilong i na letim i doim ol. Em i waswasim i klin, tasol i no save i filth, Em i mekim i klin. Em i sanctify i, tasol i no save i stap long narapla sin, Em i setim i apart long narapla laif i go long narapla prinsip, long narapla rot i go long narapla direkshan i laikim Em. I no save i dominim i, i no save i blokim i horizon, i shame, Em i robim i long righteousness bilong Jisas Krais yet, olsem Jisas i takeim em i garmen na wrapim i raun i, i kaovaring i filth rags long beauty bilong em i obedience. Tasol long heven i tron rum, God i lukim i na no lukim i sin tasol i lukim i shining long radiance bilong em i Son. Em i laikim long doim ol long sinners, narapla man i no good. I no narapla man i no reach long gras bilong Jisas Krais, o lik narapla man i go na findim welcome long Em. I helpim long narapla man i no good, shame, fear, brukim sinners. I gat welcome long yu long Jisas.

God i Changeim Yu

Em i helpim ol man i bilip, olsem ol Korin, i ting ol i stap olsem ol i bin. Yu ever feel olsem? Olsem tomorrow i go long staloa i bin yesterday. Olsem sin i bin tripim yu na describe yu na define yu i go long tripim yu na describe yu na define yu. I no olsem. “Olsem i bin olsem yu. Tasol yu i waswas, yu i sanctified, yu i justified.” Nogat Jesus i no only forgive yu, i change yu. I change yu, olsem tomorrow, long gras i bilong i, yu no go stap olsem yu i stap today. I make yu olsem i. I gat hope i no stap long narapla place tasol long Gospel. Sin i no save yu, i define yu, i kontrol yu, tasol Jesus Christ i givim yu nara identiti. I make yu nara creature na i givim yu hope na tomorrow i go long lait na i go long bauti, long karakter i bilong i i stap long yu. Olem, turn away, olsem yu i Christian o nogat today, turn away long yu yet na wretched filth i bilong sin i go long Jesus Christ. Let i waswas yu. Let i set yu apart long service i bilong i na i dress yu long righteousness i bilong i perfect.

Let’s i pray wantaim.

Mi Papa, mipraisim Yu, mipusim olsem mipela longpela sin i fillim olgeta long mipela horizon line. Mipela i no save lukim narapela samting, olsem mipela i fail. Mipela i wonder olsem mipela i no wail wok long sin. Helpim mipela long lukim tru. Mipela olsem, mipela no wail olsem mipela i tru long Jisas, na long moning, mipela i no wail olsem mipela i nau. I tambu long mipela olsem I tambu long I. Na ol mipela i no kristian, mipela i prea long ol. Mipela i askim Yu olsem Yu i shoim ol long olsem sin i real problem long ol life, olsem ol i believe nau, i holim ol, na wail ol long Yu kingdom. Ol i gat wanem God problem. Olsem, shoim ol, shoim ol olsem i gat hope long ol tu, olsem ol i wail wok. Na Yu i draw ol long nau, long moning, olsem nau i pivot point long ol life, na draw ol long bend knee long Krais, olsem I i wasim ol, na setim ol apart, na declare ol righteous long bar long heaven justice, nau na forever. For mipela i askim long Jisas' nem, amen.