‘confess’에 선행(先行)되는 것은 바로 ‘believe in your heart’
2024.8.28
(롬10:1-21)
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. 5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." 14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? 15 And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" 16 But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?" 17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: "Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world." 19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, "I will make you envious by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding." 20 And Isaiah boldly says, "I was found by those who did not seek me; I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me." 21 But concerning Israel he says, "All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people."
하나님의 약속을 믿는다면
실천(實踐)은 반드시 수반(隨伴)된다
하지만 행동(行動)한다 해서
믿음이 있다는 명제(命題)는 성립되지 않는다
바울은 오늘의 본문에서도
의(義)=하나님
하나님=의(義)라는 등식차원(等式次元)에서
그의 언급(言及)을 피력(披瀝)하고 있음을 본다
오늘의 말씀 9절
‘That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.’
바로 ‘confess’에 선행(先行)되는 것은 바로 ‘believe in your heart’인 것
믿음이란 마음 차원이기에 이것으로 말미암은 ‘고백(告白)=실천(實踐)=행위(行爲)’=진실(眞實)로 인정(認定)되어 하나님의 약속성취(約束成就)에 이르러 하나님의 언약이행(言約履行)하심에 따른 구원(救援 be saved) 은총(恩寵)이 주어지게 된다는 설명인 것
바울은 이런 진리(眞理) 이치(理致)를 알리기 위해
자신은 로마교회를 향하여 로마서를 쓰는 것이고
자신 뿐 아니라 독자(讀者) 모두가 이사야의 기록을 따라
복음전파자(福音傳播者)가 되어야 한다...독려하고 있는 것이다
특별히 또 한가지 내 마음속에 오늘을 본문을 통해서 남아 있는 것은
유대인들의 열심(熱心 zealous) 하나님으로부터 시작된 것이 아닌 것
만일 하나님으로부터...가 되었다면
믿음이라는 내용을 수반하게 되어 바울 자신과 같은 차원에 도달하여 함께 했을 것이라는 뉴앙스는 느끼게 되었다는 것
오늘도 기독교를 향한
우리 교회를 향한
성경독청묵기적(聖經讀聽黙祈適)이 필수(必需)라는 느낌 생각
그것만이 유일무이(唯一無二) 목회(牧會) 신앙생활(信仰生活)의 기본(基本)이라는 생각이 사명화(使命化) 되어야 한다는 마음이 더욱 굳어지고 있음을 느낀다
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♬(찬204) 주의말씀듣고서
(F. S. Miller 작사, P. P. Bliss 작곡)
(1)
주의 말씀 듣고서 준행하는 자는
반석 위에 터 닦고 집을 지음 같아
비가 오고 물 나며 바람 부딪쳐도반석위에 세운 집 무너지지 않네
<후렴>
잘 짓고 잘 짓세 우리집 잘 짓세
만세반석 위에다 우리집 잘 짓세
(2)주의 말씀 듣고도 행치 않는 자는
모래 위에 터 닦고 집을 지음 같아
비가 오고 물 나며 바람 부딪칠 때모래 위에 세운 집 크게 무너지네
(3)
세상 모든 사람들 집을 짓는 자니
반석 위가 아니면 모래 위에 짓네
우리 구주 오셔서 지은 상을 줄 때세운 공로 따라서 영영 상벌 주리