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. ...
공백, 부족함, 고난은 나의 친구들? "... 부족함과 고난은 우리의 친구들이다 . 그들은 우리를 예수님의 마음에 묶여있게 하는 거룩한 핸디캡이다 . 우리가 겪는 공백과 고난은 매순간 우리에게 하나님이 필요함을 깨우쳐주는 것이다 ." ( 크로포드 로리츠 , " 세 가지 만남 " in " 그분의 사역 ")