Only those who are born of God, having received Jesus Christ, the True Light, will never surrender to sin but, by the authority given to them to become children of God, overcome the world and bear holy fruit. “The true Light, which gives light to every person, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, yet the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the authority to become children of God—those who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God” (John 1:9–13). (1) When I read today’s passage, John 1:9–13, in both the Korean Bible and the Greek Bible, the first thought that came to mind was: “Why did the Apostle John call Jesus the ‘true Light’ [τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν ( to phōs to alēthinon )] (v. ...
우리는 겉으로는 신앙심이 있는 듯이 보이지만 ... 우리는 겉으로는 신앙심이 있는 듯이 보이지만 그 능력은 거부 ( 부인 ) 하는 사람들과 같이 되지 말아야 하는데 현실은 그렇지 않은 듯 합니다 ( 디모데후서 3:5, 현대인의 성경 ). 교회 안에서는 겉으로는 신앙심이 좋아보이고 경건해 보이는데 교회 밖에서는 어떠한가요 ? 특히 가정에서 우리 자녀들이 지금 우리를 어떻게 생각하고 있을까요 ?