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).
Jesus Is Truly the Son
of God!
“Now
Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son
of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of
Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of
Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of
Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of
Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son
of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of
Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of
Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam,
the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha,
the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son
of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son
of Admin, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of
Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of
Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the
son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son
of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of
Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enosh, the son of
Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God” (Luke 3:23b–38).
As we meditate on this passage, we can learn several important truths:
(1) This passage records the genealogy of Jesus
written by Luke. It begins with the
statement that Jesus was “as was supposed, the son of Joseph” (v. 23), and ends
with “the son of God” (v. 38).
(a) By tracing Jesus’ lineage all the way back to
God Himself, Luke shows that Jesus is truly the Son of God (Hokmah).
(i)
When we
reflect on this truth, we are reminded of Luke 3:22, which we have already
meditated on: “The Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: ‘You are my
beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.’”
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Putting
these passages together, we can say: Jesus is the beloved Son of the Most High
God, in whom He is well pleased!
(b) Luke ultimately connects Jesus’ genealogy to
God, and among the many names listed between Jesus and God, the name “David”
(v. 31) reminds us of Luke 1:31–33, which we have also studied before.
(i)
This is
likely because the angel Gabriel appeared to the virgin Mary, who was “pledged
to be married to Joseph, a descendant of David” (v. 27), and said that her son
Jesus would be called “the Son of the Most High.” “You will conceive and give birth to a son, and
you are to call him Jesus. He will be
great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his
father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom
will never end” (Lk. 1:31–33).
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Thus, the
presence of David among Jesus’ ancestors reminds us of what Paul wrote to the
Roman church: “The gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the
Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant
of David” (Rom. 1:2–3).
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And again: “Remember
Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel” (2 Tim. 2:8).
n In conclusion: Through Luke’s genealogy, we are
led to confess with certainty — Jesus Christ is truly the Son of God, the
beloved One in whom the Father delights, the promised Son of David whose
kingdom will never end.
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