한 인격과 한 길 | |
성경말씀 | |
골1:18 또한 그분은 몸인 교회의 머리이십니다. 그분은 시작이시며, 죽은 사람들 가운데 가장 먼저 나신 분이십니다. 이것은 그분 자신께서 만물 가운데서 으뜸이 되시기 위한 것이었습니다. | |
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오늘의 만나 | |
하나님의 경륜 안에서, 하나님은 우리에게 한 인격과 한 길을 주십니다. 한 인격은 으뜸이시고 모든 것을 포함하신 그리스도이고, 한 길은 십자가입니다. 모든 것을 포함하신 분으로서 그리스도는 우리에게 모든 것이십니다. 그분은 하나님이자 사람이시며, 우주 안의 모든 긍정적인 것의 실재이십니다. (발췌문 : 하단 영문 참조)
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One Person and One Way | |
Bible Verses | |
Col 1:18 And He is the Head of the Body, the church; He is the beginning, the Firstborn from the dead, that He Himself might have the first place in all things. | |
Words of Ministry | |
In His economy [plan] God gives us one Person and one way. The one Person is the preeminent, all-inclusive Christ, and the one way is the cross. As the all-inclusive One, Christ is everything to us. He is God, man, and the reality of every positive thing in the universe. God has given us this marvelous Person to be our salvation. The one Person, Christ, is the center of the universe; and the one way, the cross, is the center of God's government. God governs everything by the cross and deals with everything by the cross. Therefore, just as Christ is the focal point of the universe, so the cross is the center of God's government. In this book Paul points out to the Colossians that nothing should become a substitute for Christ. Christ should not be replaced by ordinances, observances, mysticism, or philosophy. Christ is everything and must not be replaced by anything. In Colossians mysticism includes Gnosticism and asceticism. Christ is versus all manner of isms. He is versus every kind of replacement and substitute. Midway through chapter two, Paul begins to show us that the cross is God's unique way. God's way is not asceticism. It is not to humble ourselves, to abase ourselves, or to treat ourselves severely. The one way is the way of the cross. By the cross God has dealt with all the negative things in the universe. Furthermore, God is still governing everything through the cross. Therefore, we have one Person and one way; that is, we have Christ and the cross.
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