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...
"유대인의 왕" 아기 예수님이 태어나셨을 때 경배드리러 동방에서 온 박사들은 아기 예수님을 가리켜 " 유대인의 왕 " 이라고 말했습니다 ( 마태복음 2:1-2). 33 살의 예수님이 십자가에 못 박히셨을 때 빌라도는 " 유대인의 왕 예수 " 라 쓴 죄패를 십자가 위에 붙혔습니다 ( 마태복음 27:37; 요한복음 19:19). 이 땅에서 예수님의 시작과 끝은 " 유대인의 왕 " 이셨습니다 . 그 유대인의 왕 예수를 아기 때에는 헤롯 왕이 죽이려고 했지만 ( 마태복음 2:13) 33 살 때에는 빌라도가 살리려고 세 번이나 노력을 했습니다 (23:4, 14-15, 22).