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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 .

How should we live in this evil time? (Proverbs 9:8, Amos 5:13-15, Micah 6:8)

  Day 18: Proverbs 9:8, Amos 5:13-15, Micah 6:8       How should we live in this evil time?       We are living in a time where we dislike those who rebuke honestly within love.  Therefore, the wise advise us not to rebuke the arrogant, lest they hate us (Prov. 9:8a).  Even in the time of the prophet Amos, leaders and judges would pronounce judgments and decrees at the city gates, but the arrogant people of Israel did not acknowledge them, rather, they despised them.  Another wickedness that occurred in his time was that judges took bribes and oppressed the poor.  Referring to such times, in Amos 5:13, it is called a time of evil.  In this time, similar to when Amos lived, how should we live?   Firstly, we should learn from the wise and remain silent.  This silence serves as a judgment against the arrogant.  Secondly, we should not seek evil, but pursue goodness.  By hating evil and lo...

How should we enjoy the blessings we receive? (Nehemiah 9:25-26)

How should we enjoy the blessings  we receive?     “They captured fortified cities and fertile land; they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished; they reveled in your great goodness.   But they were disobedient and rebelled against you; they put your law behind their backs. They killed your prophets, who had admonished them in order to turn them back to you; they committed awful blasphemies.” (Nehemiah 9:25-26)     During the first week of this month, during the Friday and Saturday prayer meeting, I consecutively praised God with the hymn "When Upon Life’s Billows.”   I particularly focused on verses 1 and 2, emphasizing that when faced with the storms of life, and when burdened by worldly anxieties, we should count the blessings that the Lord has granted us.   I shared that I have come to reali...

How to build? (Nehemiah 3:1-3)

How to build?     [Nehemiah 3:1-3]     A phrase often used during President Bush's speeches at the Republican Convention was ‘Building a safer world and a more hopeful America.’   During his speech, President Bush mentioned several names: ‘… I am lucky to have the best Vice President   ...   I am honored to have him by my side ....’   He said that he was grateful to be walking through life with Laura Bush, saying that the American people were seeing the goodness, the kindness and the virtues of Laura Bush that she had seen 26 years ago.   He then mentioned his two daughters and close friends and parents.   During his speeches, especially at the end, as he spoke to the soldiers and their families who died fighting for freedom, I was moved and the TV showed people who shed tears.   As I listened to President Bush's speech, I compared President Bush and Nehemiah.   President Bush who wants to make America a safer and ...