Esau was the firstborn son of Isaac, who was entitled to the birthright. As the firstborn, Esau had a privileged position and was entitled to the blessing and the promise of the inheritance of his father Isaac. But in a moment of weakness, Esau didn’t respect his position and didn’t value his birthright, but Esau despised his birthright and sold his birthright for temporary pleasures. Just like many Christians are selling their birthright for temporary pleasures of the world and think that God approves it. 그런데 그게 사실인가요?? What does the Bible say about selling your birthright?
Esau despised his birthright
모든 사람과 더불어 화평을 따르라, 그리고 거룩함, 이것이 없이는 아무도 주를 보지 못하리라: 누구든지 하나님의 은혜에 이르지 않도록 주의하라; 혹시 쓴 뿌리가 나서 너희를 괴롭히지 않도록 하라., 그리하여 많은 사람이 더러워졌습니다.; 음행하는 자가 없도록 하라, 아니면 불경스러운 사람, 에서에게서, 고기 한 그릇을 위해 장자의 명분을 판 사람 (히브리서 12:14-16)
When Esau returned from the field and saw the stew of lentils, which Jacob had cooked, Esau asked Jacob to feed him with the red pottage, because Esau was faint. But Jacob said, that before Esau could eat, Esau had to sell him his birthright. Since Eaus’s hunger was more important to him than his birthright, Esau granted Jacob’s request.
그래서 일어났습니다, that Esau, who was profane, sold his birthright voluntarily to his younger brother Jacob for bread and a stew of lentils.
Esau’s birthright was worth just as much to him as a plate of food.
By his words and deed, Esau showed that he didn’t fear God and didn’t value his birthright; 위치, and inheritance, which he had obtained by the grace of God, instead Esau despised his birthright (창세기 25:29-34).
그의 행위로, Esau not only despised and rejected his birthright, but Esau also despised and rejected the Giver of his birthright.
I have loved you, 주님 께 말씀하셨습니다. 그런데 너희는 말한다, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? 주님 께 말씀하셨습니다: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness. (말라치 1:2-3)
Esau’s deed was an abomination to God, since Esau didn’t value the ordinance of God, but despised it and therefore God hated Esau (말라치 1:3, 로마서 9:13).
일시적인 즐거움을 위해 장자권을 팔아요
안타깝게도, through ignorance and a lack of knowledge of God’s Word many Christians don’t value their birthright and don’t take their position as a son of God and live as the new creation after the Spirit, 예수님처럼. 대신에, many Christians remain the old creation, who is carnal and live after the flesh, like Esau.
Jesus was able to resist the carnal temptations, because Jesus had a fear for His Father and knew His Father and His words.
He loved His Father with all His heart, 마음, 영혼, 그리고 힘.
Jesus had yielded Himself to God the Father and sought the things, which were above and not the things, which were on the earth.
But many Christians stay the old creation, who love themselves, and because of a lack of fear of God and His Word, and because of their profanity, they have exchanged their position, promise, and inheritance for the temporary pleasures and fulfilling the lusts and desires of their flesh.
They show through their deeds that their love for themselves is greater than their love for God. And that fulfilling their temporary lusts and desires is more important to them than staying faithful and loyal to God, 그분의 말씀, 그리고 성령, Whom they have received from Him. Because of their behavior, they despise God, 예수; 그분의 말씀, 그리고 성령.
Indifferent towards sin
Because of the false doctrines of 가짜 사랑 그리고 거짓 은혜, sanctification is no longer preached and the process of sanctification hardly takes place anymore. The old man is not put off but stays alive and therefore many live from their old carnal nature.
Modern preaching has created an image, that it doesn’t matter how you live and therefore many believers have compromised and have become indifferent toward sin and have given access to the lusts and desires of the flesh (또한 읽어보세요: ‘일단 구원을 받으면 항상 저장됩니다? ‘죄 가운데 살면서 구원받을 수 있는가?’ 그리고 ‘The doctrine of the Nicolaitans’).
Sin is no longer considered evil, which goes against the will of God and therefore must be removed. 대신에, sin is considered as something that is part of mankind and therefore sin is accepted (또한 읽어보세요: ‘부서진 세상을 핑계로 삼을 수 있겠는가?‘ 그리고 ‘은혜 아래서 계속 죄를 지을 수 있습니까??').
Why should you change if you can ask for forgiveness?
Why should you change if you can also live after the flesh and keep sinning and just ask forgiveness every time you sin and be forgiven?
이런 사고방식 때문에, many believers sin premeditated, which means that before they commit a sin, they already intended to ask forgiveness immediately after they sin. Because if you just ask for forgiveness from God, you will be forgiven.
But if you think this way and you are trying to find a way to keep sinning without consequences, then your nature has not changed and you are not born again. You are still living from that carnal nature, who wants to live after the will, 정욕, 육체의 욕망.
Ofcourse you will be forgiven if you truly repent of your sin(s). But there is a difference between committing a sin and willfully persevering in sin (또한 읽어보세요: ‘죽음에 대한 죄와 죽음에 대한 죄는 무엇입니까??')
Most people ask forgiveness for their sins out of a habit, because they have been raised and taught that way, or because they have been caught, instead of showing true remorse (of their sin(s)) 신에게. Therefore they don’t really repent after their sin, but they commit the same sin over and over again or they relapse after a while in the same sin.
No more sacrifice and grace
만일 우리가 후에 고의로 죄를 범하면 우리는 진리를 아는 지식을 받았느니라, 더 이상 속죄하는 제사가 남아 있지 아니하니라, 그러나 두려운 마음으로 심판과 맹렬한 분노를 구하는 것은, 대적들을 삼키리라 (히브리서 10:26-29)
Esau belonged to the generation of the old creation; 타락한 사람. The spirit of Esau was still dead and Esau lived under the dominion of sin and death as a slave of the flesh. But even for the profanity of the old creation, God didn’t show grace.
When the moment of the promise arrived and Esau went to his father to receive his blessing, Esau was rejected. Esau found no place for repentance, although Esau sought it carefully with tears (창세기 27:34-40, 히브리서 12:17).
상상하다, what this means for those, who have received the knowledge of the truth and say they believe and say they are a new creation and have received the Holy Spirit, but in the meantime, they keep serving their flesh and give what their flesh asks for and sell their birthright for temporary pleasures. 그것들을 위해, who sin willfully, there shall no sacrifice and no grace remain, but only a terrible prospect.
'세상의 소금이 되어라’
