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...
나쁜 소문을 퍼트립니다. 마음을 다하여 하나님을 신뢰하지 않고 자기의 지식을 의지하여 보이는 것으로 생각하고 느끼고 말하는 사람은 사람들에게 나쁜 소문을 퍼트립니다 ( 잠언 3:5; 고린도후서 5:7; 민수기 13:32, 현대인의 성경 ). 나쁜 소문을 퍼뜨리고 다니는 사람의 말은 맛있는 음식과 같아서 사람들은 그것을 삼키기 좋아합니다 ( 잠언 18:8, 26:22, 현대인의 성경 ). 그 결과 그들은 불평하고 원망합니다 ( 민수기 14:27, 현대인의 성경 ).