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).
Forgiveness (1)
Ephesians 4:32 – “Be
kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.”
I find it difficult to forgive. Although I intellectually understand that I
should forgive my spouse who has wronged me, my heart refuses to forgive. Honestly, there are times when I don't even
want to forgive her. Especially when I
think about how she treated me, it makes me so angry, and sometimes I even feel
the desire to treat her the same way. Yet,
I endure. The Bible says, 'Love is
patient' (1 Cor. 13:4), so I try to be patient again and again. However, she continues to hurt my heart. Despite everything, she does not seek
forgiveness from me. No, it seems like she
doesn't even feel the need to ask for forgiveness. Perhaps she doesn’t even realize that she has
hurt my feelings. Consequently, she acts
as if nothing happened, both in words and actions. I find it unbearable and dislike that aspect
of her so much. Therefore, I do not want
to forgive.
When a couple lives together, they inevitably make numerous mistakes
toward each other. No, it's more
accurate to say that couples can't help but make countless mistakes toward each
other. The differences in their
personalities, upbringing, and the influence each received from their
respective parents can lead to impulses and conflicts resulting in wrongdoing. However, the fundamental cause is that two
sinners come together, marry, and form a household. Think about it. When two sinners come together, marry, and
form a household, how can they not wrong each other? Not only do we wrong each other, but we also
commit countless sins against each other. However, the problem is that even after
committing so many wrongs and sins against each other, we fail to forgive each
other. Even when we forgive, we do not
do so as much as we have wronged and sinned against each other. We are slow to forgive, and at times, we
outright refuse to forgive. Living in
this way, where we do not fully forgive each other, leaves wounds and
bitterness in our hearts. These wounds
and bitterness prevent us from loving our spouses wholeheartedly.
댓글
댓글 쓰기