<p style="text-align: justify;">바울은<span> </span>이제<span> </span>예루살렘을<span> </span>위한<span> </span>구제<span> </span>헌금을<span> </span>모으는데<span> </span>고린도교회가<span> </span>동참하기를<span> </span>권면합니다(1).<span> </span>예루살렘<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>글라우디아<span> </span>황제<span> </span>때<span> </span>닥친<span> </span>기근의<span> </span>영향으로<span> </span>궁핍했습니다.<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회<span> </span>안에<span> </span>거짓<span> </span>교사들은<span> </span>바울이<span> </span>돈을<span> </span>좋아하고<span> </span>착취하기<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>헌금을<span> </span>요구한다고<span> </span>비방했습니다.<span> </span>그래서<span> </span>헌금의<span> </span>열기가<span> </span>식을<span> </span>수<span> </span>있습니다.<span> </span>이에<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>마게도냐(지금의<span> </span>그리스<span> </span>북부,<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>그리스<span> </span>남부지역에<span> </span>있었음)<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>모범적인<span> </span>사례를<span> </span>제시합니다.<span> </span>마게도냐<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>세<span> </span>번의<span> </span>내란으로<span> </span>온<span> </span>도시가<span> </span>경제적으로<span> </span>어려운<span> </span>상황에서도<span> </span>그들의<span> </span>형제인<span> </span>예루살렘<span> </span>교회를<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>힘에<span> </span>지나도록<span> </span>헌금<span> </span>했습니다.<span> </span>그들은<span> </span>억지로가<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>기쁜<span> </span>마음으로 예루살렘<span> </span>교회를<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>풍성하게<span> </span>했습니다(2-5).<span> </span>그들은<span> </span>형제<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>아픔과<span> </span>어려움을<span> </span>그냥<span> </span>넘기지<span> </span>않고<span> </span>긍휼히<span> </span>여기고<span> </span>함께<span> </span>자원하여<span> </span>고통에<span> </span>동참했습니다.<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>고린도후서를<span> </span>디도<span> </span>편에<span> </span>붙임으로<span> </span>고린도교회도<span> </span>이<span> </span>연보에<span> </span>동참하도록<span> </span>독려합니다.<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회가<span> </span>바울을<span> </span>향한<span> </span>믿음과<span> </span>말과<span> </span>지식과<span> </span>간절함과<span> </span>사랑하는<span> </span>모든<span> </span>일에<span> </span>풍성한<span> </span>것같이,<span> </span>이<span> </span>은혜(연보)에도<span> </span>풍성하게<span> </span>되기를<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>소망합니다(7).<span> </span>하지만<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>억지로<span> </span>그렇게<span> </span>되기를<span> </span>원하지<span> </span>않습니다.<span> </span>다른<span> </span>사람(마게도냐<span> </span>교회)의<span> </span>간절함(구제에<span> </span>대한<span> </span>열심)을<span> </span>통해서<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회도<span> </span>형제를<span> </span>향한<span> </span>사랑이<span> </span>증명되기를<span> </span>원합니다(8).<span> </span>나아가<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>마게도냐<span> </span>교회와<span> </span>비교를<span> </span>넘어서<span> </span>예수님의<span> </span>은혜를<span> </span>기억하고<span> </span>그<span> </span>은혜에<span> </span>감사함으로<span> </span>형제를<span> </span>돕는<span> </span>일에<span> </span>동참하라고<span> </span>합니다.<span> </span>예수님께서<span> </span>부요하신<span> </span>분으로서<span> </span>가난하게<span> </span>되신<span> </span>것은<span> </span>자신의<span> </span>가난함으로<span> </span>교회를<span> </span>부요하게<span> </span>하려<span> </span>하심이었음을<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>알고<span> </span>있습니다(9).<span> </span>헌금과<span> </span>구제는<span> </span>무언가를<span> </span>바라는<span> </span>보상심리가<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>하나님의<span> </span>사랑에<span> </span>대한<span> </span>자발적인<span> </span>헌신입니다.<span> </span>사실<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>이미<span> </span>1년<span> </span>전에<span> </span>이<span> </span>구제<span> </span>헌금에<span> </span>동참하려고<span> </span>계획했습니다.<span> </span>하지만<span> </span>그것이<span> </span>실현되지<span> </span>못하고<span> </span>있었습니다.<span> </span>이제는<span> </span>그<span> </span>계획을 실행하라고<span> </span>독려합니다(10-12).<span> </span>그것은<span> </span>금액의<span> </span>문제가<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>의지와<span> </span>태도의<span> </span>문제였습니다.<span> </span>또<span> </span>이것은<span> </span>균등함을<span> </span>이루기<span> </span>위함이었습니다.<span> </span>이것은<span> </span>구약<span> </span>교회와 초기<span> </span>예루살렘<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>모습이었습니다.<span> </span>모두가<span> </span>재산을<span> </span>가지고<span> </span>있지만<span> </span>그것을<span> </span>자신의<span> </span>것으로<span> </span>여기지<span> </span>않고<span> </span>언제든지<span> </span>하나님과<span> </span>형제를<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>내어놓아 가난한 자가 없도록 하는 원리입니다.<span> </span>또한<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회<span> </span>안에서<span> </span>헌금을<span> </span>거둘<span> </span>때도<span> </span>교인<span> </span>모두가<span> </span>공평하게<span> </span>짐을<span> </span>맡아<span> </span>함께<span> </span>책임을<span> </span>가지고<span> </span>헌금할<span> </span>것을<span> </span>강조하는<span> </span>것입니다(13-15).<span> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">이어서<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>디도와<span> </span>두<span> </span>익명의<span> </span>형제들에게<span> </span>대해서<span> </span>추천서를<span> </span>쓰고<span> </span>있습니다.<span> </span>디도는<span> </span>바울의<span> </span>권함을<span> </span>받고<span> </span>자원하여<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회에<span> </span>갈<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>그리고<span> </span>두<span> </span>형제는<span> </span>증인으로<span> </span>갑니다.<span> </span>그들<span> </span>또한<span> </span>복음의<span> </span>봉사로<span> </span>모든<span> </span>교회에<span> </span>칭찬을<span> </span>듣는<span> </span>사람입니다.<span> </span>또<span> </span>그들은<span> </span>교회에서<span> </span>택함을<span> </span>받아<span> </span>바울이<span> </span>맡은<span> </span>은혜의<span> </span>일로<span> </span>바울과<span> </span>예루살렘으로<span> </span>동행할<span> </span>사람이라고<span> </span>소개합니다(16-19).<span> </span>바울이<span> </span>헌금을<span> </span>독려하지만<span> </span>직접<span> </span>다루지<span> </span>않음으로<span> </span>깨끗함을<span> </span>증명합니다.<span> </span>그래서<span> </span>아무도<span> </span>바울을<span> </span>비방하지<span> </span>못하도록<span> </span>합니다.<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>교회를<span> </span>위해서<span> </span>조심스럽게<span> </span>일을<span> </span>진행합니다.<span> </span>바울은<span> </span>또<span> </span>한<span> </span>명의<span> </span>형제를<span> </span>보냈습니다.<span> </span>또<span> </span>디도는<span> </span>바울의<span> </span>동료이자<span> </span>고린도교회를<span> </span>위한<span> </span>동역자이며,<span> </span>다른<span> </span>형제들은<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>사자들이며<span> </span>그리스도의<span> </span>부활의<span> </span>빛과<span> </span>승리를<span> </span>전달하는<span> </span>사역자들입니다.<span> </span>때문에<span> </span>고린도<span> </span>교회는<span> </span>그들의<span> </span>가르침이나<span> </span>권면을<span> </span>안심하고<span> </span>들어도<span> </span>되며<span> </span>교제해도<span> </span>됩니다.<span> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;">교회와<span> </span>성도는<span> </span>서로의<span> </span>어려움에<span> </span>민감해야<span> </span>합니다.<span> </span>비단<span> </span>물질의<span> </span>궁핍함<span> </span>뿐만<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>영적,<span> </span>정신적,<span> </span>심리적<span> </span>부족함을<span> </span>느끼는<span> </span>지체가<span> </span>있다면<span> </span>우리의<span> </span>시간과<span> </span>물질을<span> </span>들여<span> </span>그들의<span> </span>궁핍함을<span> </span>채워야<span> </span>합니다.<span> </span>이것을<span> </span>균등하게<span> </span>하는<span> </span>원리입니다.<span> </span>헌금은<span> </span>하나님께서<span> </span>우리에게<span> </span>주신<span> </span>것에<span> </span>대한<span> </span>감사로<span> </span> 하나님께<span> </span>돌려드리는<span> </span>것입니다.<span> </span>동시에<span> </span>헌금은<span> </span>우리<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>실제적인<span> </span>물질적<span> </span>필요를<span> </span>채웁니다.<span> </span>뿐만<span> </span>아니라<span> </span>어려움을<span> </span>겪고<span> </span>있는<span> </span>교회<span> </span>안과<span> </span>밖의<span> </span>사람들(가난한<span> </span>사람들,<span> </span>선교사,<span> </span>개척<span> </span>교회<span> </span>등)의<span> </span>물질적인<span> </span>필요를<span> </span>채웁니다.<span> </span>이것은<span> </span>형제<span> </span>사랑입니다.<span> </span>그래서<span> </span>헌금은<span> </span>하나님과<span> </span>형제들에<span> </span>향한<span> </span>우리의<span> </span>태도를<span> </span>보여줍니다.<span> </span>헌금은<span> </span>하나님과<span> </span>이웃을<span> </span>섬기는<span> </span>실질적인<span> </span>수단입니다.<span> </span>그<span> </span>동기는<span> </span>그리스도께서<span> </span>베푸신<span> </span>구원의<span> </span>은혜입니다.<span> </span>감사와<span> </span>기쁨으로<span> </span>헌금을<span> </span>드리고<span> </span>있는지<span> </span>돌아보는<span> </span>저와<span> </span>여러분이<span> </span>되시기<span> </span>바랍니다.<span> </span>항상<span> </span>서로에게<span> </span>관심을<span> </span>가지고<span> </span>교회의<span> </span>물질이<span> </span>바르게<span> </span>사용될<span> </span>수<span> </span>있도록<span> </span>기도하고<span> </span>살피는<span> </span>우리<span> </span>모두가<span> </span>되시기<span> </span>바랍니다.<span> </span>아멘.</p>
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