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. ...
이것은 하나님의 은혜요 사랑입니다 . 지금 신랑되신 주님은 “ 가시덤불 ” 로 신부된 교회가 돈을 좇아가고 있는 그 길을 막고 계실 뿐만 아니라 우리 교회로 하여금 그 길을 찾지 못하게 담을 쌓아놓고 계십니다 . 그래서 지금 우리가 사랑하는 돈을 쫓아갈지라도 따라잡지 못하고 있고 또한 돈을 찾아도 얻지 못하고 있습니다 ( 참고 : 호세아 2:6-7, 현대인의 성경 ). 이것은 하나님의 은혜요 사랑입니다 . 지금 하나님께서는 우리로 하여금 더 이상 부정하고 부끄러운 죄를 범하지 않도록 막고 계시는 것입니다 ( 참고 : 창세기 20:6).