Devotional Reflection Based on the Incident of Peter Cutting Off Malchus's Ear: “Then one of those standing near drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.” ( Mark 14:47, Today's Korean Version ) 1. Identifying the People Involved: The person who stood beside Jesus and drew the sword was Simon Peter . The servant of the high priest was named Malchus . “Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.” ( John 18:10 ) 2. Jesus' Response to Peter's Action: (a) Jesus said: “Permit even this.” ( Luke 22:51, KJV: “Suffer ye thus far”; RSV: “No more of this” ) The Greek words clarify this: “ἕως τούτου” (“heōs toutou”) = “up to this point” or “even this” “ἐᾶτε” (“eate”) = “allow it,” “let it be,” “leave it alone” Therefore, Jesus is essentially saying: “Let them do what they are doing. Do not resist any further.” “If ...
Sharing is caring. [Romans 15:22-29] There is a Naver blog website that I personally operate. The motive for starting the website was a challenge from a nephew of an elder of our church a few years ago while staying overnight at the elder's house. According to that brother in Christ, in Korea, the Koreans do not use the search engine google.com like in the US but use naver.com more. So, I opened the Naver blog website and started this blog ministry with the hope that by posting all the articles I have posted on our church website, such as sermons, meditation, family stories, etc., it will be beneficial to many people in Korea, their spiritual life, and their family life. And actually, it seems that the average number of people who come to my website every day now is about 450-500 people a day. And it seems that these people come not only from Korea, but also from international students here in th...