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. ...
주님이 가르쳐 주신 기도를 응답 받을 수 없는 것은 당연한 것이겠지요 . 지금 우리가 이 땅에서 우리에게 죄 지은 형제를 용서하지 않고 있으면 하늘에서도 우리는 용서함을 받지 못할 것입니다 ( 참고 : 마태복음 18:18, 현대인의 성경 ). 우리가 드리는 “ 우리가 우리에게 죄 지은 사람들을 용서해 준 것처럼 우리 죄를 용서해 주소서 ”(6:12, 현대인의 성경 ) 라는 주님이 가르쳐 주신 기도를 응답 받을 수 없는 것은 당연한 것이겠지요 .