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바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (30)

바울의 마지막 문안 인사 (30)       바울 은 마지막 문안 인사에서 이렇게 말씀했습니다 : “아킵보에게 이르기를 주 안에서 받은 직분을 삼가 이루라고 하라” ( 골 4:17).   아킵보는 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하라는 말씀 입니다 .   신약성경에 나타난 주요 직분으로는 목사 , 장로 , 집사 등이 있습니다 .   직분자들은 자신의 직분을 충분히 입증하기 위해선 (1) 그리스도 예수님께 감사해야 합니다 .   디모데전서 1 장 12 절입니다 : “나에게 힘을 주신 우리 주 그리스도 예수님께 내가 감사하는 것은 나를 충성스러운 사람으로 여겨 나에게 직분을 맡겨 주셨기 때문입니다 . ”   바울은 자신이 예수 그리스도를 믿지 않았을 때에 모르고 하나님을 모독하고 성도들을 핍박하던 난폭한 사람이었는데 하나님께서 자신을 불쌍히 여겨 주시사 회심케하셨을 뿐만 아니라 사명을 주시사 이방인의 사도로 세우셨기에 예수님께 감사했습니다 . (2) 은혜의식 속에서 더 많이 수고해야 합니다 .   고린도전서 15 장 8-10 절입니다 : “맨 나중에는 부족하기 짝이 없는 내게도 나타나셨습니다 .   나는 사도들 중에 가장 보잘것없는 사람이며 하나님의 교회를 박해했기 때문에 사도라고 불릴 자격마저 없습니다 .   그러나 오늘날 내가 이렇게 된 것은 하나님의 은혜로 된 것이며 내게 주신 그분의 은혜가 헛되지 않아 내가 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일했습니다 .   그렇지만 그것은 내가 한 것이 아니라 나와 함께 하신 하나님의 은혜였습니다 . ”   그래서 그는 은혜 의식 속에서 다른 모든 사도들보다 더 많이 일을 했습니다 .   우리도 그 리 해야 합니다 .

The Word became flesh (8) (John 1:1-4, 9-14)

The Word became flesh (8)       [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                       Let me ask the question: When God created Adam and Eve, did God intend for them to be served or to serve? The answer is that God created Adam and Eve for the purpose of serving.   So, Adam and Eve must have served well.   But in Genesis 3, Eve was deceived by the serpent, the most cunning of the wild beasts (Gen. 3:1).   The key to that delusion was “You will be like God”: “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil” (v. 5).   Why did the serpent, Satan, deceive Eve like this?   The reason is that Satan himself, a fallen angel and an evil angel, wants to be like the Most High God.   Look at Isaiah 14:12-14: “ How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the morning, son of the dawn! You have ...

The Word became flesh (6) (John 1:1-4, 9-14)

The Word became flesh (6)     [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                     The second purpose for God the Son, “the Word,” to become “flesh” (man) is to be the mediator between God and us.                   Originally, there was no need for a mediator between God and us.   Originally, God had fellowship with Adam.   Look at Genesis 2:7 – “Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”   God created man (Adam) from the dust of the ground, breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and he became a living being.   In other words, the man Adam was created to have fellowship with God.   And God made a garden east of Eden and put the man Adam there and had fellowship with him (v. 8).   Also, God mad...

The Word became flesh (5) (John 1:1-4, 9-16)

The Word became flesh (5)       [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                     Why did God the Son, “the Word,” become “flesh” (man)?  What is its purpose?  Its purpose is threefold: (1) To dwell among us, (2) To be the mediator between God and us, (3) To be peace offerings.                The first purpose for God the Son, “the Word,” to become “flesh” (man) is to dwell among us.                   Look at John 1:14a – “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us ….”   Here, the word 'dwell' means 'to pitch a tent' or 'to live in a tent'.   In the Old Testament, the first passage in which the word “dwell” appears is Genesis 4:20 – “ Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have liv...

The Word became flesh (4) (John 1:1-4, 9-14)

The Word became flesh (4)     [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                      This is John 1:14a – “And the Word became flesh, ….”   I would like to receive the grace given by meditating on three things centered on this word:                First, what does “flesh” mean?                   ‘The Word’ is “God” (v. 1), and “the flesh” is man (human).   Here, “the flesh” can be divided into two broad categories: (1) A person who is related to sin: a person who is guilty or a person who belongs to sin, (2) A person who has nothing to do with sin: a person without sin or a person who does not belong to sin.   In the words “the Word became flesh,” the “flesh” refers to a person who has nothing to do with sin/a person without sin/Jesus C...

The Word became flesh (2) (John 1:1-4, 9-14)

The Word became flesh (2)     [John 1:1-4, 9-14]                      This is John 1:1 – “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”   Here, “the Word” refers to Jesus Christ, God the Son.  The words, “the Word was with God” (v. 1), mean that God the Father is the only one, and God the Son is with Him.  The words “the Word was God” (v. 1) means that God the Father and the Son Jesus are equal to each other (Triune God).                   It is a rudimentary meditation on the triune God.   Although the word “Triune God” does not appear in the Bible, the Bible testifies that God is the Triune God.   The Bible says there is only one God: “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!” (Deut. 6:4), “Now a mediator is not for one party...