If a human being tries to seat himself in the “place of honor,” he will ultimately be put to shame; but if he seats himself in the “lowest place” (the place of Jesus Christ), God will exalt him. “Now He began speaking a parable to the invited guests when He noticed how they had been picking out the places of honor at the table, saying to them, ‘When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for someone more distinguished than you may have been invited by him, and he who invited you both will come and say to you, “Give your place to this man,” and then in disgrace you proceed to occupy the last place. But when you are invited, go and recline at the last place, so that when the one who has invited you comes, he may say to you, “Friend, move up higher”; then you will have honor in the sight of all who are at the table with you. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be e...
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라이트풋(Lightfoot)라는 학자는 이교 작가들이
"소금"을 "재치"(wit)에 대한 비유로 사용했다고 말하면서 바울은 재치를
‘지혜’(wisdom)로 바꿨습니다.
아마도 이 표현을 설명하는 가장 좋은 방법은 주 예수님의 언어를 연구하는 것일 것입니다.
예수님께서는 간음하다 잡힌 여자에게 "나도 너를
정죄하지 아니하노니 가서 다시는 죄를 범하지 말라"고 말씀하셨습니다(요8:11). 여기에는 은혜와 소금이 있습니다.
우선, 은혜는 ‘나도 너를 정죄하지 아니하노라’이고, 소금은 ‘가서 다시는 죄를 짓지 말라’입니다
(Believer’s 성경 주석). 우리의 말은 은혜와 소금이 있어야 합니다.
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