“The most powerful weapon for silencing the mouth of the world is not brilliant theological apologetics, but the practice of a holy life that resembles Jesus Christ.” “Now it happened, as Jesus went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they were watching Him closely. And behold, there was a certain man before Him who had dropsy. And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’ But they kept silent. And He took him and healed him, and let him go. Then He answered them, saying, ‘Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?’ And they could not answer Him regarding these things” (Luke 14:1–6). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 14:1–6, the phrase that first caught my attention was: “they were watching Him clos...
“ 평생 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다 ” 는 말씀 이스라엘 왕 므나헴은 “ 여호와 보시기에 악을 행하며 이스라엘 백성을 범죄하게 한 느밧의 아들 여로보암을 본받아 평생 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다 ” 고 성경은 말씀하고 있습니다 ( 열왕기하 15:17-18, 현대인의 성경 ). 우리를 종종 ‘ 사람은 결코 변하지 않는다 ’ 고 말하곤 합니다 . 또한 우리는 도박 중독자나 마약 중독자도 각각 도박과 마약을 끊지 못한다고 말합니다 . 그 이유가 뭘까요 ? “ 평생 그 죄에서 떠나지 않았다 ” 는 말씀을 생각하지 않을 수 없습니다 .