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).
Is the crisis in the
family an opportunity to experience the Lord's saving love more deeply?
Yesterday, while I was chatting on KakaoTalk with a fellow believer who
was going through some family difficulties, I received some insights. I just took a moment to reflect on them and
write them down. I pray that these
insights, which are not only for that individual but for all of us, may be
wisely applied in our family ministry, so that through the crisis in our
families, we can experience God's saving love more deeply, more abundantly, and
more greatly.
I believe we can pray to the Lord, "Lord, can You love us like
this?" especially when we are going through very difficult times. When we pray and ask the Lord to answer our
prayers in the way we expect, it may seem like the hardship or difficulty we're
facing will be resolved more easily (or at least not get worse).
About 22 years ago, when my first child fell ill and was at the brink of
life and death, my fervent hope and prayer were that the Lord would
miraculously heal my baby and save their life. However, things did not unfold as I had prayed
and hoped; instead, my baby was gradually heading toward death. I might have thought, "Lord, can you show
us your love by saving our baby?" But
in the end, my baby died in my arms. So,
how could I feel God's love in that moment? After we cremated our child and I was holding
the small box of ashes, my wife and I went out on a boat, sprinkled the ashes
in the water, and as we returned, the Holy Spirit moved in my heart so
powerfully that I was led to praise and glorify the amazing and wondrous love
of God's salvation (Psalms 63:3).
In May 1987, during our church's college department retreat, I received
the Lord's calling (John 6:1-15), and after that experience, I began to deeply
experience God's saving love more abundantly (Ephesians 3:18-19). Therefore, I would like to pray this prayer to
the Lord: "Lord, do not love me according to my will, but love me
according to Your will" (Matthew 26:39). The reason I want to pray this is that I
believe it is best to be loved according to the will of the Lord, who loves me
most (John 3:16; Romans 8:32), knows me best (Psalms 139), and desires to give
me what is always best for me.
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