복음 전파를 결점있는 사람들에게 맡기신 이유

복음 전파를 결점있는 사람들에게 맡기신 이유

갈릴리 어부들을 부르신 그리스도께서는 지금도 자신의 사업에 사람을부르고 계십니다. 

그리스도께서는 최초의 제자들을 통하여 그러셨던 것처럼  우리를 통하여 자기의 능력을 즐겨 나타내십니다. 

우리가 아무리 불완전하고 죄가있을지라도 

주께서는 자신과  동역하며 그리스도의 제자가 될 수 있는 특권을 우리에 게 주십니다. 

우리가 그리스도와 연합하여 하나님의 사업에 참여할 수  있도록 우리를 초청하시고 

하늘의 교훈을 받게 하십니다.

“우리가 이 보배를 질그릇에 가졌으니 

이는 심히 큰 능력은 하나님께 있고 우리에게 있지 아니함을 알게 하려  함이라”(고후 4:7). 

복음 전파를 천사들에게 맡기지 않으시고 오히려 결점있는  사람들에게 맡기신 이유가 바로 이것입니다. 

인간의 연약함을 통하여 역사하는 능력은 분명 하나님의  능력입니다. 

따라서 우리는 자신처럼 연약한 다른사람을  돕는 능력이 우리 또한 도울수 있음을 용기 있게 믿는  것입니다. 

“자기도 연약에 휩싸여” 있는 사람은 “무식하고 미혹한  자를 능히 용납할 수”(히 5:2) 있어야 합니다. 

그 자신이 위기에 처하여 그 위험과 어려움을 잘 알고  있으므로 

같은 위기에 처한 다른 이들을 건져 내라는 부 르심을 받은 것입니다. 

의심으로 방황하고, 힘없이 짐에 눌려 있고, 믿음이 약하여 

보이지 않는 하나님을 붙들 수 없는 영혼들이 있습니다. 

그러나 눈에 보이는 친구 하나가 그리스도 대신 다가와서 

그들의 떨리는 믿음을 그리스도께 동여매는 연결  고리가 될 수 있습니다.

우리는 예수를 세상에 소개하는 일에 하늘의 천사들과 동역해야 합니다.

- 시대의 소망, 297.

 

The Reason 

Why the Preaching of the Gospel was Committed to Erring Men

He who called the fisherman of Galilee is still calling men to His service.

And He is just as willing to manifest His power through us as through the first disciples. 

However imperfect and sinful we may be, the Lord holds out to us the offer of partnership with Himself, of apprenticeship to Christ. 

He invites us to come under the divine instruction, that, uniting with Christ, we may work the works of God.

 “We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.” 2 Corinthians 4:7, R. V.

This is why the preaching of the gospel was committed to erring men rather than to the angels. 

It is manifest that the power which works through the weakness of humanity is the power of God; and thus we are encouraged to believe that the power which can help others as weak as ourselves can help us. 

And those who are themselves “compassed with infirmity” should be able to “have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way.” Hebrews 5:2. 

Having been in peril themselves, they are acquainted with the dangers and difficulties of the way, and for this reason are called to reach out for others in like peril.

There are souls perplexed with doubt, burdened with infirmities, weak in faith, and unable to grasp the Unseen; but a friend whom they can see, coming to them in Christ’s stead, can be a connecting link to fasten their trembling faith upon Christ.

We are to be laborers together with the heavenly angels in presenting Jesus to the world.

- The desire of Ages, 297.