When Human Beings Declare Spiritual Bankruptcy by Saying, “We Cannot Save Ourselves,” God Performs the Miracle of Salvation by Passing Camel-Like Sinners Through the Eye of a Needle “Jesus looked at him and said, ‘How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.’ Those who heard it said, ‘Then who can be saved?’ But He said, ‘The things that are impossible with men are possible with God’” (Luke 18:24–27). (1) As I read today’s passage, Luke 18:24–27, first in the Korean Bible and then in the Greek New Testament, the very first thing that caught my attention was the phrase “ὁ Ἰησοῦς [περίλυπον γενόμενον]” (ho Iēsous [perilypon genomenon]), which is not translated in the Korean Bible. What does this expression mean, and why was it omitted from...
God opens our ears ...
God opens our ears when
we are in pain
(Ref.: Job 36:15).
God opens our ears to
hear His words
and fills us with fear
as a warning.
God speaks to us in
order to turn us from our mistakes
and prevent us from
becoming arrogant.
He opens our ears to
hear his words and makes us fearful as a warning.
God does not leave us to
perish, but saves our lives from death
(Ref.: Job 33:16-18).
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