바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (11) 두기고와 오네시모의 두 번째 공통점은 그들은 신실한 사람들이었습니다 ( 골 4:7, 9). 흥미로운 점은 바울은 골로새 교 회 성도들에게 마지막 문안 인사를 하면서 신실한 사람들인 두기고와 오네시모를 언급하였는데 , 시작 인사를 보면 그는 골로새에 있는 성도들 “ 곧 그리스도 안에서 신실한 형제들 ” (1:2) 하고 언급했을 뿐만 아니라 에바브라는 그들을 위한 “ 그리스도의 신실한 일꾼 ”(7 절 ) 이라고 말했다는 것입니다 . 여기 골로새서 1 장 2 절에서 “신실한 형제들”이란 말을 현대인의 성경은 “그리스도를 믿는 형제들”이라고 번역을 했 는 데 여기서 “신실한 형제들”이란 예수 그리스도를 계속해 서 신실하게 믿는 형제들입니다 . “신실한 형제들”이란 (1) 믿음이 충만한 자들이요 (full of faith), (2) 신뢰하는 사람들 (trustful) 이요 , 또한 신뢰할 만한 사람들 (trustworthy) 로서 (3) 그리스도에게 충성된 자들 (loyal to Christ) 입니다 (KJV 성경 주석 ). “그리스도 안에서 신실한 형제들”은 그리스도에게 충성된 자들이요 예수 그리스도의 충성된 증인들 입니다 ( 계 1:5). 그들은 흠 없이 정직하게 주님을 따르며 ( 시 101:6), 지극히 작은 것에도 충성하며 ( 눅 16:10), 죽도록 충성하여 ( 계 2:10) 주님 앞에서 설 때에 “잘하였다 착한 종이여 네가 지극히 작은 것에 충성하였”다는 주님의 칭찬 ( 눅 19:17) 과 더불어 주님께로부터 생명의 면류관을 받을 사람들입니다 ( 계 2:10).
Don’t be mistaken.
“For he supposed his
brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but
they understood not" (Acts 7:25)
As I meditated on this Scripture, one word I said to
myself was 'James, do not be mistaken.' The
reason is that Moses, before he attended the church in the wilderness (Acts
7:38), during his 40 years of life in Egypt, remembered to consider his fellow
Israelites. When he saw an Israelite
being mistreated by an Egyptian, he struck down the Egyptian in defense (v. 24).
After this incident, Moses mistakenly
believed that God had used him to save the Israelite by his own hand (v. 25). To put it in modern terms, a pastor like me
could mistakenly believe that the church has grown because of my good
preaching, effective administration, good interpersonal relationships, and so
on.
Of course, it would have been natural for the
Israelites not to realize. The reason is
that Moses' human nature and his own abilities were displayed, rather than
God's salvation work and His power. In
other words, instead of God's divinity being revealed, it was Moses' humanity
that was revealed. How could the
Israelites think that God saved an Israelite who had been mistreated through
Moses killing an Egyptian? Does God's
salvation come from human bloodshed?
It seems that we humans are easily mistaken. The reason is that we do not know God well and
do not understand our own nature well. No
one is truly competent. What do we have
to offer God? We have no righteousness,
no ability to save anyone, and no worth if the Lord does not dwell within us. Therefore, if someone feels loved, comforted,
and uplifted through us, it is not our doing, but the work of the Lord who
dwells within us. That is why we have no
one to boast about except the Lord.
Although they may dwell in misconception, those who
know the truth believe they can find freedom even in misconception. I desire to
abide in the truth without being mistaken.
Even
if I dwell in misconception, I believe that the Lord will rescue me from that
misconception, so I remain,
James
Kim
(Embracing
freedom from misconception)
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