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).
A Christian with an
immature faith
A
spiritual Christian who has matured in faith
spiritually
discerns, spiritually understands,
and
accepts the things of the Holy Spirit.
However,
Christians who are immature in their faith
have
weak spiritual discernment and lack spiritual understanding,
so
they cannot easily accept the works of the Holy Spirit
(Ref.:
1 Corinthians 2:14).
Christians who are
mature in their faith
Christians
who are mature in their faith
know
the mysterious wisdom of God hidden
through
the Holy Spirit, who is God's spirit.
That
is, they know the heart of the Lord,
the
thoughts of the Lord, and the works of the Lord.
It
was ordained by God before the ages for our glory.
This
is what God has prepared for those who love him.
God
revealed the secret to us through the Holy Spirit.
Therefore,
we know the gift
that
God has graciously given us through the Holy Spirit
(1
Corinthians 2:6-16).
The
free gift that God has given us by grace
is
eternal life in our Lord Jesus Christ
(Romans
6:23).
A spiritual Christian with mature faith
A
spiritual Christian with mature faith
judges
everything correctly with the Holy Spirit of God,
but
people in the world do not evaluate him properly
(1
Corinthians 2:6, 15).
We must not offend the weak conscience of a brother
who is weak in faith.
No
matter how clear our conscience may be,
if we
arrogantly abuse our freedom in the Lord
and
offend the weak conscience of our brothers and sisters who are weak in faith,
we
are sinning against Christ
(1
Corinthians 8:8-12).
It is God's guidance and God's promise
that cannot be accepted
without faith.
After
God appeared to Abraham and said, "Go to the land I will show you,"
the place He eventually led him to was not the
land He would give to Abraham's descendants.
Even
though Abraham had no children yet, God promised him,
"I
will give this land to your descendants" (Acts 7:2-5).
Ultimately,
the "land I will show you" from God was not the "land to set
foot on" for Abraham. Moreover, God promised Abraham, who had no children,
that
He would give "this land" to "his descendants."
How
should we perceive God's guidance and promises?
They
are God's guidance and promises that cannot be accepted without faith.
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