October 6 - Son of Man and Salvation 인자와 구원

October 6 - Son of Man and Salvation

 

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.” – Luke 19:10

 

 

As a rich, important, and chief tax collector, Zacchaeus was an individual the Jews hated and despised by the Romans. He was possibly a man who had been a swindler or a thief. But Jesus took time to come to him, to call to him, and to open up the path of salvation for him, for Jesus had come to seek and to save that which was lost. No doubt God had been preparing the heart of this wealthy yet detested tax collector, for God can discern the motives of every man, and this meeting with Christ brought a sinner to repentance when confronted with the incomparable perfection of the Son of Man.

 

Unlike the arrogant Pharisees, the tax collectors and sinners thanked God that they were so different from such 'offensive' people. These self-righteous men were so proud that they fasted twice weekly and paid their cumin and dill tithes. They were unswervingly righteous in their own unenlightened and petty little eyes, yet failed to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly before God.

 

How different the LORD Jesus was from those critical Jewish leaders who so readily accused the LORD Jesus of mingling with tax collectors and sinners! But that day, salvation came to the house of Zacchaeus for the Son of Man to seek and save what was lost. God still knows man's heart and is still seeking and saving those lost and bringing salvation to many souls who trust in HIM by grace through faith. The heart of the Bible's message is about God’s redemptive history through the death of Jesus Christ for the salvation of human beings. The New Testament explains the meaning of ‘salvation’ in various ways. 

 

First, salvation is healing from sickness caused by the devil's work. Jesus called his healing ministry ‘salvation’: “She said to herself, ‘If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed’” (Matthew 9:21). 

“Those who had seen it told the people how the demon possessed man had been cured” (Luke 8:36). Second, salvation is a deliverance from a critical condition and an emergent situation. “The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘LORD, save us!' We’re going to drown!” (Matthew 8:25). 

“But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, cried out, ‘LORD, save me!’” (Matthew 14:30). Third, salvation is a deliverance from the corrupt generation. “With many other words, he warned them; and pleaded with them, ‘Save yourselves from this corrupt generation’” (Acts 2:40). Fourth, salvation is a deliverance of the lost soul away from God (Luke 19:10). Fifth, salvation is a deliverance from sins by receiving forgiveness. “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins’” (Matthew 1:21). 

Sixth, salvation is deliverance from God’s wrath and judgment. “Since his blood has now justified us, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” (Romans 5:9)

 

Lastly, salvation is an eschatological deliverance in the last days. “And do this, understanding the present time. The hour had come for you to wake up from your slumber because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed” (Romans 13:11). “The LORD will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen” (2 Timothy 4:18). Therefore, salvation is in Christ, through God’s grace, and received only by faith. “And they cried out loudly: ‘Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb’” (Revelation 7:10).

 

Today’s Prayer: Ask God to teach Christians to ask not “how little” but rather “how much” when they make decisions about giving finances. Pray that Christ’s great gift of himself will lead Christians to give liberally.

Prayer Pointer: The first thing that Jesus taught His disciples about prayer was that it involved relationships.  - Margaret Magdalen

Bible Reading: Isaiah 34-36; Philippians 2

 

 

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10월 6일 - 인자와 구원

 

“인자의 온 것은 잃어버린 자를 찾아 구원하려 함이니라” - 눅 19:10

 

 

삭개오는 부자 세리였지만 유대인들의 미움의 대상이었고 로마인들에게 멸시를 받았던 사기꾼이나 도둑일 가능성이 많았습니다. 그러나 예수님은 삭개오를 부르시고 그에게 구원의 은혜의 길을 열어 주셨습니다. 예수님께서 세상에 오신 목적은 잃어버린 자를 찾아 구원하시는 것이었기 때문입니다. 하나님께서는 부자였지만 혐오스러운 세리의 마음을 이미 준비시켜놓고 계셨습니다. 사람의 동기를 잘 아시는 하나님은 삭개오로 온전하신 인자 그리스도와의 만남의 은혜를 주셔서 죄인이었던 그를 회개하도록 역사하신 것입니다. 

 

삭개오는 제리들과 죄인들을 경멸하고 공격하며 자신들의 의를 내세우며 하나님께 감사했던 교만한 유대지도자들과 너무도 달랐습니다. 독선적인 바리새인들은 일주일에 두 번 금식하고 모든 식물의 십일조를 바치며 교만했습니다. 이들은 깨딛지 못하고 겉으로 보기에는 의로운 것처럼 보였지만, 행동이 공의롭게 않았고 자비와 사랑이 없었고  겸손하게 행하지 않았습니다. 

 

예수님은 유대인 지도자들과 달랐습니다 그들은 예수님께서 세리들과 죄인들과 같이 교제한다고  비난했습니다. 그러나 죄인인 삭개오의 집에 구원이 임한 것은 예수님께서 잃어버린 자를 찾아 구원하는 것이 이 세상에 오신 목적이었기 때문입니다. 하나님은 지금도 사람의 마음을 아시며, 잃어버린 자를 찾아 은혜로 베푸시고 예수님을 믿고 구원받게 하시는 것입니다 성경 말씀의 핵심은 인류의 구원을 위한 예수 그리스도의 죽으심과 그의 죽음을 통한 하나님의 구속 역사에 관한 내용입니다. 신약에서는 구원의 의미를 다양하게 설명하고 있습니다.  

 

첫째, 구원은 마귀의 역사로 인한 병마에서 치유 받고 고침을 받는 것입니다. 예수님께서 행하신 치유의 사역을 구원의 역사라고 말씀하셨습니다. “이는 제 마음에 그 겉옷만 만져도 구원을 받겠다 함이라"(마 9:21). "귀신들렸던 자가 어떻게 구원 받았는지를 본 자들이 그들에게 이르되" (눅 8:36). 둘째, 구원은 위급한 상태와 긴급한 상황에서 구출하는 것입니다. "그 제자들이 나아와 깨우며 이르되 주여 나를 원하소서 우리가 죽겠나이다"(마 8:25) "바람을 보고 무서워 빠져 가는지라 소리질러 이르되 나를 구원하소서 하니”(마 14:30) 셋째, 구원은 부패한 세대로부터 구원받는 것입니다. "또 여러말로 확증하며 권하여 이르되 너희가 이 패역한 세대에서 구원을 받으라 하니”(행 2:40). 넷째, 구원은 하나님을 떠나 읽어버린 영혼을 칮아 구원해 내는 것 입니다(눅 19:10). 다섯째, 구원은 죄 용서를 받고 죄에서 구원받는 것 입니다. "아들을 낳으리니 이름을 예수라 하라 이는 그가 자기 백성을 그들의 죄에서 구원할 자이심이라 하니라”(마 1:21). 여섯째, 구원은 하나님의 진노와 심판으로 부터 구원을 받는 것입니다. "그러면 이제 우리가 그의 피로 말미암아 의로다 하심을 받았으니 더욱 그로 말미암아 진노하심에서 구원을 받을 것이니" (롬 5:9). 

 

마지막으로, 구원은 말세의 종말론적 구원이 있습니다. "또한 너희가 이 시기를 알거니와 자다가 깰 때가 벌써 되었으니 이는 이제 우리의 구원이 처음 믿을 때보다 가까웠음이라”(롬 13:11). "주께서 나를 모든 악한 일에서 건져내시고 또 그의 천국에 들어가도록 구원하시리니 그에게 영광이 세세토록 있으지어다 아멘”(딤후 4:18). 그러므로 구원은 그리스도를 믿는 믿음 안에서  하나님의 은혜로 받습니다. "큰 소리로 외쳐 이르되 구원하심이 보좌에 앉으신 우리 하나님과 어린 양에게 있도다” (계 7:10).

 

 

오늘의 기도: 헌금에 대해” 얼마나 많이” 보다는 “얼마나 적게 ”라는 질문을 하지 않도록 하나님께 그리스도인들에게 교훈을 주시도록 기도하고,  그리스도인들이 그리스도 자신의 가장 큰 선물임을 깨닫고 관대하게 헌금하도록 기도하십시오.   

기도 지침: 예수님께서 그의 제자들에게 기도에 관해 가르치신 것은 기도는 관계가 필수적으로 중요하다는 것이다.  마가렛 막달라

성경 읽기: 이사야 34-36; 빌립보서 2장