‘아는 것에서 행함으로 살라!’
본문관찰과 묵상
서기관이 예수님께 크고 첫째 되는 계명이 무엇이냐고 물었다. 마음과 목숨과 뜻과 힘을 다하여 하나님을 사랑하는 것이라고 하셨다. 둘째는 이웃을 자신과 같이 사랑하라는 것이라고 하셨다.
QT를 통하여 듣는 주님의 음성
서기관이 옳다고 인정하였다. 그렇게 하나님을 사랑하고 그렇게 이웃을 사랑함이 제물가지고 제사드리는 것 보다 더 낫다고 대답하였다. 예수님은 그 서기관이 천국에서 멀지 않다고 하셨다. 아는 것에서 행하며 살면 되기에..
결단과 적용
모든 계명을 잘 아는 사람들이 얼마나 많은가? 그러나 천국에 못 들어간다. ‘사람이 선을 행할줄 알고도 행하지 않으면 죄니라’(약 4:17). ‘행함이 없는 믿음은 자체가 죽은 것’(약 2:17), ‘영혼없는 몸이 죽은 것 같이 행함이 없는 믿음은 죽은 것이다’(약 2:26). 아는 만큼 행하면 천국을 산다.
‘Be a practitioner of what you know!’
Mk 12:28-34
Observation and meditation on the text
One scribe asked Jesus what the most important commandment was. Jesus answered him that it was to love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. The second one was to love your neighbor as yourself.
I hear the voice of the Lord through QT
He responded to Jesus that Jesus was right. To love God and neighbor was more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices. Jesus told him he was not far from the kingdom of God. What he needed was to put his knowledge into action in his daily life.
Decisions and applications
How many people are there who know the law comprehensibly? However, they are far from the kingdom of God. ‘If one knows the good, but does not do it, it is sin for him’ (James. 4:17). ‘Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead’ (James. 2:17). ‘As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead’ (James. 2:26). If I put my knowledge of the law into action as much as I can, I shall enjoy the kingdom of God every day.