Elite warfare
2 Timothy 3:14~17 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it (14)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #78 This is My Father’s World (#478 in previous version)
Paul said to Timothy, “And how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures.” Paul was emphasizing the importance of preparing the nature of the Gospel elite from infancy. Because we have potential, we must enter into elite warfare. On top of that, we must frequently think about what we need to do.
1. Things to do first
There are things we must do first. Before anything, we must enter into our area of specialty. To do that, we need to come into contact with many different things. This is the reason why we must enjoy meetings through books. If we enter into our field of specialty correctly, we will gain a sense of specialty. With this sense of specialty, we must challenge to enter into the top 1%. Moreover, if we remain in evangelism, the Word, and prayer every day, the works of our sense of specialty becoming uniqueness will arise.
2. What the elite must do
Because we are in an age of elite warfare, we must thoroughly know what kind of person an elite is and prepare. First, the elite manage their time differently. This is why we must become morning people and have time to read the Bible and other books. And in order to be morning people, we need to be healthy. The best way to maintain our health is through exercise. Moreover, the elite have a sense of leisure regarding time. We must be able to do everything with leisure. This must become our habit, and then our nature. Because we live in an era in which advanced knowledge is important in regards to the economy, we must understand the flow of finances and take part. And because knowledge of finances does not come simply from one nation and one church, globalization and oneness must take place. The most crucial thing is evangelization of elites. The reason elites collapse is because they do not have one thing, the Gospel. Knowing this, we must prepare to evangelize the elites.
3. Things to always possess
There are things we must always possess. Paul told Timothy, “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” If we understand this properly and enjoy it, then doors of evangelism will open up, we will enter into uniqueness, and elite evangelization will take place. We must also possess the evidences received before many witnesses. Likewise, we must possess the same things as the soldier, farmer and athlete, and the insight that is given by God. In these end times, when even more serious events arise, we must stand as evangelists in our fields of study.
● Forum Topic - Meditating upon the Scripture reading, deeply think about what you must do as an evangelist and Remnant and take challenge.
Remnant Study of Evangelism Lecture 213 / 2010.1.23