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As we read the history of the early church in the Acts of the Apostles, we are filled with great joy. There was devotion to God, sweet fellowship, love among the believers providing a powerful testimony to those around. The Lord added to their numbers daily those who were being saved. (Acts 2:41-47) The gospel message spread and thousands turned to the Lord, churches were established in various places. God was working in a wonderful way.

We see that Satan began to attack the church to hinder God's work. At first, he used opposition and persecution but this only caused the believers to pray and depend on the Lord. When they were scattered, they preached the gospel wherever they went. The result was that more than ever people turned to the Lord.

So Satan began to attack in a more dangerous way. As an ¡°angel of light¡± he was able to influence the believers so that the work of God would be hindered. We note some of his methods:-
1. the hypocrisy of Ananias and his wife in ch5.
2. the growth of groups among the believers resulting in murmuring in ch6.
3. hesitation to take the Gospel to Judea and Samaria, requiring persecution to force the believers to scatter ch8
4. reluctance to welcome Saul, though he was God's chosen vessel ch9
5. criticism of Peter for taking the gospel to the Gentiles, revealing a spirit of exclusiveness ch11
6. wandering preachers began spreading legalism in the churches ch15

We should feel no surprise then, that when Barnabas began to minister to the new believers in Antioch ¡°..he was glad when he saw the grace of God and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts..¡± Acts 11:22

Barnabas recognized that God had begun a wonderful work in Antioch. Satan would attack it. This attack came in the form of legalists who came from Jerusalem and began to pervert the gospel. Gal 2:11-14

Again, we should not be surprised that Paul and Barnabas revisited the churches in Galatia to encourage them to ¡°remain true to the faith¡± Acts 14:23

As we read Paul's epistles we note the evils which began to reveal themselves in the churches:-
1. The Corinthians believers were worldly, affected by evil around them.
2 The Galatian believers were tripped up by legal teachings and had lost their joy in the Lord
3. The Philippian believers were showing signs of pride and selfishness.
4. The Colossian believers were being confused by false teachers.

Satan was attacking these 1st generation believers, seeking to destroy or at least, to hinder God's work.

Those of us who have had the privilege to see the evidence of the grace of God at work in South Korea, rejoice in all that God has done. We praise God for every believer and for every assembly. However, like Barnabas, we feel an urge to encourage you ¡°to remain true to the Lord with all your heart ¡° and ¡°true to the faith¡±.

John wrote his epistles some 30 years later. In them, we can see the danger of 2nd generation believers, the children of those first believers. It seems John was concerned about the reality of their faith. These were the ones who claimed ¡°.. to have fellowship with Him.....; the ones who said ¡°I know him....¡± .

John's concern was that he could not see evidence of obedience, of love and of commitment to Christ in these 2nd generation Christians.

The churches in Korea are just beginning to face this problem. Many of your children are now finishing University and finding employment. You have taught them well. They appear quiet and godly. They know the Scriptures. They attend the meetings. But somehow, the love, the commitment and the obedience of the 1st generation seems lacking.

Missionaries recognize this danger. We see it happening all over the world. In every country, the 1st generation is evangelized and they are full of love for Christ. They want their children to succeed so the 2nd generation is highly educated. They then get good jobs and their children grow up in a home with plenty of money so the 3rd generation are often only nominally believers and their children, the 4th generation grow up hardened to the gospel.

John identifies another danger. We note that in the early church, the missionaries moved to a city, established a work, then moved on to another city to plant another church. This was the pattern of the work and the result was the planting of many churches. The new churches were blessed by God under the leadership of elders who were appointed to be shepherds of the flock, showing believers by their example how to live for God.
John writes to warn of the danger to the churches when one man has taken control of an assembly. He wanted to be pre-eminent and prevented any who challenged his authority from even visiting the believers. See 3 John v9-10. This was a very dangerous thing. Satan has used this method to stop God's work in many places.

In Korea, God has called some gifted brothers to be evangelists and missionaries to plant churches throughout the country and overseas. We praise God. It is important that we continue to ¡°remain true to the Lord and to the faith¡± as churches are planted.

If the missionary, as the spiritual father of the assembly stays on, there may be no opportunity for God's pattern of ¡°elders¡± to be seen in the assembly. It requires spiritual wisdom to see that we should move on to allow God's work to continue. Satan can deceive any of us by suggesting that there is no one ready to be an elder or there is no gift, when God has shown us in His word that it is the Holy Spirit who appoints elders and gives gifts to the assembly.

We hear the words ¡°full-time worker¡± being used among the assemblies. It seems to be used to describe a position in an assembly and not the way a ministry for the Lord is carried out. It is not a Scriptural term and Satan may deceive us if we are not very careful.

If a brother is called to serve God's people, he must understand that he is a bond-slave of the Lord Jesus but also a bond-slave of God's people (see 2 Cor 4:5). He is not to dominate over the flock.

God has blessed His work in Korea. But the churches are now at the cross roads and like the servants of old, dear brethren, we want to encourage you; ¡°remain true to the Lord and remain true to the faith¡±.

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