하나님을 위한다는 착각 | 요나서 4장 | 박은총 목사

We usually look for idols in worldly things. Things like money, success, pleasure, recognition, and power can be relatively easily identified as idols. However, Jonah chapter 4 reveals a more insidious and dangerous idol. It is not an idol that opposes God, but one that comes under the pretext of serving God. Jonah was not a man who did not know God. He had heard God's word, knew God's character, and eventually preached the word to Nineveh. Outwardly, it was a successful ministry. However, while Jonah obeyed God's command, he did not agree with God's heart. When Nineveh repented and received God's mercy, Jonah did not rejoice. On the contrary, he became angry at the sight of God's mercy. Self-righteousness does not appear as sin. Rather, it appears as faith, zeal, and discernment. However, deep within that heart, there may be a hidden conviction that "I am right" and a judgment that "that person is not worthy of receiving grace." The Gospel is not grace only when I am forgiven. When it becomes grace even to those I do not want to forgive, that is the true Gospel. God asks Jonah: “Is it right for you to be angry?” Today, this question is also posed to us. Do we truly love God’s heart? Or do we love the fact that we are right even more? Let us lay down our own righteousness and hold fast to the righteousness of Christ. Let us come down from our own righteousness and pray like the tax collector. “God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner.” Scripture: Jonah 4, Luke 15, Luke 18 Sermon: Youth New Life Sunday Service