이 성탄 계절에 사도 바울은 두기로를 특별히 골로새 교회 성도들에게 보냈다(골4:8)하는 말씀을 묵상할 때 하나님 아버지께서 우리를 "이처럼 사랑하사 독생자를 주셨"다(gave)(요3:16)는 말씀과 더불어 "자기 아들을 아끼지 아니하시고 우리 모든 사람을 위해 내주"셨다(gave up)(롬8:32)는 말씀과 "그는 우리를 위하여 자신을 버리"셨다(gave Himself up)(엡5:2)는 말씀을 연관해서 묵상하게 되었습니다. 그리하였을 때 예수님께서 십자가상에서 "엘리 엘리 라마 사박다니"("나의 하나님, 나의 하나님, 어찌하여 나를 버리셨나이까 하는 뜻")(마27:46)라는 말씀도 생각났습니다. 사랑하시고 기뻐하시는 아들 예수님을 십자가에 버리시기까지 우리를 이처럼 사랑하시는 하나님으로 인해 우리도 예수님과 복음을 위하여 우리 목숨을 잃을 수 있길 기원합니다(막8:35). https://youtu.be/amBwOJJrKxs?si=B6DoBllFE_Il7U-p
What does God do? “Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts” (Acts 3:2). This is a passage reflecting on previously overlooked parts of the Bible. It's a verse that was read casually without attaching any special meaning to it, a passage that was simply passed over. The specific verse mentioned is Acts 3:2a - "Now a man crippled from birth …." Until now, I had only thought of the story as Peter and John going up to the temple and instructing the man who was unable to walk from birth to rise and walk in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth (v. 6). However, during a recent early morning prayer meeting, I was reminded of John 9:1, which speaks of a man blind from birth. Perhaps the reason for this connection is that the Acts 3:2 passage caused me to think of the man blind from birth from John 9:1, w...