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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 .

Benefits of sufferings (Jonah 2:2)

Benefits of sufferings       “and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice” (Jonah 2:2).                     How do we respond to the hardships we have in our lives?   Henry Nowen suggests to response in four ways in his book, "Turn My Mourning into Dancing."   There are 4 steps to dance with God:   (1)     The first step is to grieve the pain and suffering we go through.   We have to cry when we have to cry.   We must weep in front of the cross.   And when we go through pain and suffering, we must go to our Heavenly Father and tell him what we are going through.   But I think many of us don’t want to acknowledge our pain and suffering, but rather try to deny, ignore, or suppress them in our hearts deeply.   If we do, then our suf...

Present sufferings and future glory (Romans 8:18)

Present sufferings and future glory             [Romans 8:18]                        Look at Romans 8:18 – “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”   I would like to think about two things based on this verse: (1) “the sufferings of this present time” and (2) “the glory that is to be revealed”.               First, let us think about “the sufferings of this present time”.                   The Apostle Paul speaks of “the sufferings of this present time” in Romans 8:18, and “this present” here refers to this world.   Therefore, “the suffering of this present time” refer to the sufferings of this world.   There are many suf...

The result of justification (6): Fulfillment of completed hope by passing through sufferings, perseverance, and character (Romans 5:3-4)

  The result of justification (6): Fulfillment of completed hope by passing through sufferings, perseverance, and character     “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)                      Romans 5:3 says, “…   because we know that suffering produces perseverance.”   We rejoice in suffering, because “suffering produces perseverance” (v. 3).   The Bible speaks of “perseverance” a lot.   For example, Jesus spoke of the perseverance of prayer in Luke 18:1-9.   Jesus Himself set the example of perseverance in prayer.   See Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.   Jesus prayed three times.   He persevered until the prayer was answered and prayed to the end (Mt.26:36-42).   The sixth of the seven words Jes...

The result of justification (4): Rejoice in sufferings (Romans 5:3-4)

The result of justification (4): Rejoice in sufferings     “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” (Romans 5:3-4)                      Here, “Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings” (Rom. 5:3), “only this” refers to Romans 5:2b “And we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”   In other words, it is not just about rejoicing in hope of the glory of God.   Here, “the glory of God” is Jesus Christ, who will come again in the glory of God that we hope for.   In John 19:30, the Bible says, “It is finished”.   This is the sixth word of Jesus on the cross.   What have He accomplished?   That is our redemption.   Redemption here means that Jesus Christ shed His blood to pay for all our sins with His life (crucifixion) to redeem us a...

Benefits of sufferings (Jonah 2:2)

  Benefits of sufferings     “and he said, "I called out of my distress to the LORD, And He answered me I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice” (Jonah 2:2).                 How do we respond to the hardships we have in our lives?  Henry Nowen suggests to response in four ways in his book, "Turn My Mourning into Dancing."  There are 4 steps to dance with God:   (1)     The first step is to grieve the pain and suffering we go through.   We have to cry when we have to cry.  We must weep in front of the cross.  And when we go through pain and suffering, we must go to our Heavenly Father and tell him what we are going through.  But I think many of us don’t want to acknowledge our pain and suffering, but rather try to deny, ignore, or suppress them in our hearts deeply.  If we do, then our sufferings wil...