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...
성경의 결론은 ... 성경의 결론은 사람이 의롭다 하심을 얻는 것은 율법을 지켜서가 아니라 믿음으로 된다는 것입니다 ( 로마서 3:28, 현대인의 성경 ). 아브라함에 대해서 내릴 수 있는 결론은 그가 행위로써 의롭다 하심을 받은 것이 아니라 아무 공로 없어도 경건치 않은 사람을 의롭다 하시는 하나님을 믿음으로 그것이 그에게 의로 여겨진 바 되었다는 것입니다 ( 로마서 4:2-3, 현대인의 성경 ). 이렇게 공로가 없어도 하나님께 의로 여기심을 받는 사람은 행복한 사람입니다 (6 절 , 현대인의 성경 ).