“ Woe to you ,” “You who are rich,” “You who are well fed now,” “You who laugh now” … “But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort. Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will go hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep” ( Luke 6:24–25 ). As I meditate on these words, I desire to receive the lessons they give. (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 6:24–25, the first phrase that caught my attention was “ the rich .” (a) So, I looked up the Greek word meaning “rich,” πλουσίοις (plousiois), on the internet and searched where else it appears in the Bible, reflecting on the rich (the wealthy): (i) Luke 21:1–4 : “Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box. He a...
만일 하나님께서 칼을 뽑으신 후 그 칼이 다시 칼집에 꽂히지 않는다면 어떻게 될까요 ? 만일 하나님께서 칼을 뽑으신 후 그 칼이 다시 칼집에 꽂히지 않는다면 어떻게 될까요 ? ( 참고 : 에스겔 21:5, 현대인의 성경 ) 다행히 하나님께서는 칼을 칼집에 꽂으시사 우리에게 내리시는 재앙을 그치게 하십니다 ( 참고 : 역대상 21:22, 27, 현대인의 성경 ).