예전 가족여행에서 통영의 아름다움을 만끽 한적이 있어서인지 반가움이 더해집니다. 멀리 오가는 길을 늘 지켜주실 주님이 계심에 감사드리며.. 환영합니다 ^^

늦깍이 새가족?이라 해야하나요? 출석하신지 오래 되셨는데 너무 늦게 사진을 찍으셨네요. 서울지역 지역인도자로써 올 한해 아름다운 섬김의 본이 되어주세요^^

자매님 , 선우목사님 오셨을때 함께 찍었으면 좋았을텐데~ 정말 밝고 건강한 모습 언제나 보기 좋아요. 여행으로 인해 더 깊은 사이들이 되셨지요~ 환영합니다^^

환영합니다~ 이렇게 사진이 올라오니 이제 확실한 우리식구라는 확증이 되요. 모든성도가 이름과 얼굴을 맞추는 수고도 덜고 말이죠^^ 지역외엔 이름을 알기어렵기 때문에 마음을 결정하신 분들은 새가족사진을 찍어 주셔야 알아볼수 있거든요^^ 늦었지만 가족사진이 올라오니 좋네요~

    경상남도 통영에서 오시는   서휘자 자매님입니다.                

정말 두분이 다정해 보여요. 자매님과 많은 교제는 없었지만, 어느 순간부터 한식구라는 느낌이 팍팍 들었어요. 여러모로 수고하시는 모습 자주 뵙니다!

가족사진이 늦게 올라온거죠? 늘 반갑게 인사해주시고 홈페이지에 댓글로 익숙해진 분을 사진으로도 뵙네요. 늘 함께 바른 신앙생활 해 나가기를 소망합니다. 반갑습니다.

홈피에 사진으로 뵈니 더~~반갑습니다. 함께 예배드리고 함께 교제하며 함께 주방 식사조여서 넘 좋아요.

영등포에서 오시는 한원규 형제님과 김선희 자매님 입니다.  

따님이 서른한살이라고 생각도 못했지요. ^^ 두분 함께 하시는 모습 참 보기 좋습니다. 반갑습니다. 자매님.

도서관을 잘 운영해 주셔서 감사합니다. 책을 많이 읽어야 성장하는 것 같습니다. 이번에 좋은 책들을 잘 준비해 주셔서 대단히 감사합니다. 샬롬 패스터 http://cbck.org/bbs/board.html?board_table=qt&write_id=746

그동안 이청원 자매님, 정진철 형제님의 수고에 머리숙여 감사드립니다. 주님의 한없는 크신 위로와 가호가 있으시길 간절히 기원합니다. 그리고 그동안의 애쓰심에 경의를 표합니다!

많은분들의 환영과 감사와 격려에 몸둘바를 모르겠습니다. 모든분들께 진심으로 감사드려요. 예수님믿고 극적으로 줄어들었던 인간관계가 킹제임스로 바꾼뒤 가족단위까지 거의 바닥을 쳤는데 [카톡:글로벌채리티방]을 통해 우리 하나님께서 한방에 넘치도록 구하거나 생각하는 모든 것 이상으로 부어주셨습니다. 할렐루야! 이글을 쓰고 하루안에 일어났던 모든일과, 생각을 요하는 댓글이 많았지만...주부의 손가락 및 뇌 용량에 부하가 걸려서 꿈인지 생시인지 일단 자고 일어나서 보자하고 단잠을 잤습니다. 아침이 되어보니 역시 꿈이 아니네요 ^^ 사랑침례교회가 100%정답이다 라고 쓰지않고 좋은모델 이라고 한 이유는, 모든일에 있어서 목사님(사모님) 자신을 포함하여 성도 및 타교회들에 대해 "바른성경을 기준"으로 인간의편에서가 아니라 늘 하나님편에서 말씀하시고 열심히 일하시는 살아있는 순수한양심과 또 그것을 지키기위해 혼신을 다하는 것을 보기 때문입니다. 저같이 거듭난지 얼마되지 않고 마음만 한껏 충만한 좌충우돌 영적 어린이가 감히 무엇이 옳다 그르다 말할 수 있겠습니까. 목사님의 말씀엔 아버지의 사랑이 있습니다. 목사님(사모님) 가정과 교회를 위해 성령님의 도우심을 입어 함께 기도하겠습니다. 최보승드림.

내용이 너무 많아서 짤립니다. 이래 주소로 가셔서 전문을 보시기 바랍니다. http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/christia/christia.htm

안녕하세요 유영조 형제입니다. 지난 주 설교말씀을 통하여 하나님께서는 우리에게 거룩한 삶을 요구하시고 그것을 위해서는 하나님을 두려움으로 섬겨야함을 교훈으로 받고 약간 긴장이 돌기도 했으나 매우 은혜로운 시간이었습니다.   다름이 아니오라, 2월1일 주일 아침 김재근목사님 오전  "겉사람이 있고 속사람이 있다."는 제목의 말씀 중에서 겉사람(고후4:16)과 옛사람(롬6:6)이 같다고 하셔서 그주 일주일 내내 로마서 6장, 고후 4장, 갈 5장 등을 읽으며 묵상했었습니다. 그리고 2월8일 주일에 홍승대 형제님과 많은 시간동안 의견을 주고 받으며 생각을 나누었었습니다.   우리에게 있어서, 예수님의 죽으심의 2가지 중요한 의미는 우리의 구원의 문제해결과 승리하는 삶의 원리를 제시하신 것이라고 생각했습니다. 예수님께서 십자가에서 죽으심으로 우리의 죄를 위한 속죄제물이 되신 것과 아울러 사도바울은 예수님께서 죽으시고 부활하심으로 우리의 옛사람을 십자가에 못박으신 것(롬6:6)이라고 하였습니다. 사도바울이 로마서에서 설명하고 있는  성도들의 삶에서 죄의 해결책과 관련한 매우 중요한 원리라고 생각이 되서 좀더 분명하게 이해해야 하겠다는 생각이 들었습니다.   설교에 관해 의문점이 조금 생겨서, 오늘 우리교회홈페이지(바로우측에 있는 추천사이트) "성경공부"에 들어갔더니, Middletown Bible Church , George Parsons 목사님의 설교  "The Believer's Two Natures" 가 있었습니다. 홍형제님과 나누었던 내용이 잘 정리가 되있어서 복사해서 올립니다. 저에게는 매우 유익한 내용이었습니다. 참고하시기 바랍니다.   http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/christia/christia.htm   The Believer's Two Natures   Middletown Bible Church/Pastor George Parsons   If I am saved, why do I still sin? Why do I have such a problem with sin while I am here on earth? Why am I still troubled with impure thoughts? Why do I sometimes do what I know is wrong? Why do I sometimes fail to do what I know is right? Why do I continue to battle with temptations? Why do I sometimes live and act like an unsaved person (see 1 Cor. 3:3), even though it grieves me and saddens me when I live this way? The Unbeliever's One Nature The unsaved man has but one nature--a sinful, selfish, corrupt, wicked nature which he received from Adam. How is the heart of man described in Jeremiah 17:9? Man's heart is pure and good. Man's heart is desperately wicked (incurably sick). Man's heart contains some evil and some good. Man's heart is mostly wicked, but there is a spark of goodness in everyone. Most men have more goodness than they have badness. 1) Jeremiah 17:9-10. "The heart is _______________ above all things, and__________________ ______________." In this verse, the expression "desperately wicked" really means "incurably sick." We are so wicked that God says we are like a person who has a deadly, incurable disease. It is a disease far worse than cancer or leprosy or AIDS--it is the number one killer--SIN! 2) Mark 7:20-23. The Lord Jesus, the Son of God, spoke these words. Did Jesus agree with Jeremiah 17:9? __________ According to the Lord Jesus (Mark 7:20-23), is man’s heart basically evil or basically good? __________________________Write down six of the things that go out (proceed) from within us, proving that our hearts are wicked and diseased (Mark 7:21-22): 1. 4. 2. 5. 3. 6. In Mark 7:23, Jesus described these things as "____________ things." After studying Mark 7:20-23, we must conclude that man’s basic and biggest problem is (circle the right one): a. hunger b. corrupt government b. poor housing e. pollution in the water c. wars f. an evil and polluted heart 3) Matthew 7:9-11. According to these verses, did the Lord Jesus say that men are good or evil? ____________ According to these verses (especially verse 11), is it possible for an evil person to do good things? ________ Therefore, when we see people doing kind and good deeds, does this mean that these people are not evil?______ Unsaved people can sometimes be very good fathers, very good mothers, very good citizens, very good workers on their jobs, etc. However, they still have corrupt sinful natures which they received from Adam. Some people manifest their evil natures outwardly more than others by their profane speech and wicked deeds. Other people do not manifest their evil natures as much outwardly, and they may seem to live in a respectable and moral way. Whether a person seems to be behaving in a reasonable way or not, God's description of the human heart still stands. It is "deceitful above all things and desperately wicked" (Jer. 17:9). 4) Romans 3:10-18. When we look into a mirror we see ourselves as we really are on the outside. If our hair is messed up, the mirror will reveal that. If there is a pimple on my face, the mirror will show this. If there is chocolate smeared on my chin, the mirror will reflect this problem and show me my need to clean up. What if God were to have us look into a mirror which revealed not our outward appearance, but the true condition of our heart? What if God were to have us look into a mirror to show us what our inner nature is really like? God has given us such a mirror. It is found in Romans 3:10-18. Do these verses present a pretty picture? ______ Are these verses a true description of you? ______ Does the word "all" in verse 12 include you? ____ Does the phrase "all the world" in verse 20 include you? _____ Are you guilty before God (v.20)? ______ Does the "all" in verse 23 include you? ______ * * * * * * * * What is one thing that the unsaved person can never do (Romans 8:8; Hebrews 11:6)? __________________________________________ In Titus 3:3 we have a description of the unsaved person. Is this a good description of what you were like when you were unsaved? ____________ Another terrible (but true) description of the unsaved person is found in Ephesians 2:1-3. We were "by N______________ the children of wrath" (Eph. 2:3). Two Natures in One Person When a person is saved, he receives a new nature which is "created in ________________________ and true ____________________ (Ephesians 4:24). The believer has been made a partaker of the D__________ N____________ (2 Peter 1:4), the nature of God Himself! How does God describe the saved person who is in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17)? _________________________________________________________________ Now that I have a new nature, what has happened to my old sinful nature? Did it disappear? Was it transformed from something evil to something good? Was it totally removed? Was it partially removed? If the believer says that he has no sin (no sin nature), is he telling the truth or is he deceiving himself (1 John 1:8)? _______________________________ If the believer says that he has not sinned (not committed any acts of sin), is he telling the truth or is he making God a liar (1 John 1:10)? ___________________________________________________ The old sinful nature has not been eradicated or removed. It is still present with the believer. James 3:2 refers to believers and it says, "For in many things we offend all" or literally "For in many things we all offend." The word "offend" means that we all stumble, fall short, and go astray. We all fail and fall. Even as believers we all have sinned. We all offend, and therefore we all are in desperate need of the mercy and grace of God and in desperate need of His forgiveness and cleansing. In light of these passages (1 John 1:8,10; James 3:2), we must conclude that when a person is saved, the old sinful nature is not removed, erased or eradicated. The believer still possesses the old nature and will continue to possess the old nature until he is with the Lord, at which time he will be free from the presence of sin forever. Paul, as a saved man, made the following amazing statements: Romans 7:14---"I am _____________, sold under ________." Romans 7:17---"Now, then, it is no more I that do it, but ______ that _________________ in me." Romans 7:18---"For I know that ____ _____ (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth _____ _________ __________; for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good I find not." Romans 7:21---"I find then a law, that, when I would do good, __________ is present with me." Romans 7:24---"Oh, __________________ man that I am!" Facts About the Old Nature 1) The Old Nature Does Not Change. The old nature is incorrigible. It will not change. In fact, when you are saved the old nature will seem even worse! It is desperately wicked and it remains so. It will never become less wicked than it now is. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh" (John 3:6). Flesh is flesh and it will not change to become something else. Man's sinful flesh will always produce the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21). Man's sinful flesh will never produce the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Only God can do that. 2) The Old Nature Does Not Improve If you are hoping that your old nature will reform itself and improve its behavior, you are going to be very disappointed. That which is "corrupt" (Eph. 4:22) is going to continue to be corrupt. That which is "wretched" (Rom. 7:24) is going to continue to be wretched. "No good thing" (Rom. 7:18) is not going to improve to "some good things." The old nature is sinful and corrupt through and through, and it is never going to improve. 3) The Old Nature Is Not Transformed When a person is saved, the old nature is not transformed into something good. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). When a person is born again, the flesh does not transform itself into spirit. It remains what it always was: FLESH. The old nature is not improved and sweetened. It does not undergo a reformation. When a person gets saved, does God transform his old nature into something that is now good? Not at all. The Bible teaches that my old nature is just as vicious and rotten and sinful and wicked as it ever was: "Put off . . . the old man, which is _____________________ according to the deceitful lusts" (Ephesians 4:22). The new birth is a creation (2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10), not atransformation. The new birth is the bringing in of a new thing, not the changing of an old. My old nature remains the same. The difference is this: I now have a new nature created by God. The Bible never teaches that the old nature is transformed. It does, however, teach that believers are being transformed and changed. Here are two examples: "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye ________________ [changed] by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:2). "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are __________________ [transformed] into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Cor. 3:18). As we grow in the Lord, as we walk in the Spirit, as we obey the Lord, and as we surrender our hearts to Him, HE CHANGES US! Little by little, day by day, we are constantly being changed into His image. I can be more like Christ today than I was yesterday! I can be more like Christ tomorrow than I was today! God can transform me by His grace, but God does not transform the old sinful nature. No, instead He crucified it! 4) The Old Nature Can Never Be Purified When you think of the old nature, you can think of a polluted well. The water in the depths of this well is polluted and corrupt and not fit to drink. You could paint the well, but the water which comes up is still going to be polluted. You could install a brand new bucket with brand new ropes, but the water which comes up is still going to be the same undrinkable water. The problem is with the source. Man's old sinful nature is a polluted stream which began to flow the moment Adam disobeyed God. This water is never going to be purified. It is never going to be cleansed. It will always be polluted by sin. 5) The Old Nature Can Never Please God "So then they that are in the flesh cannot ______________ God" (Romans 8:8). According to Romans 8:9, a saved person is not in the flesh because he is indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God. The unsaved person is in the flesh, and this person can never please God (verse 8). Proverbs 15:8: "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight." Even when the unsaved person performs a religious act (offering a sacrifice, saying a prayer, etc.), God is not pleased. It is done in the flesh.Proverbs 15:9: "The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness." The way of the wicked is detestable to God. No matter which way he goes, no matter what he does, he cannot please God. "An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin" (Prov. 21:4). Plowing the field is normally considered to be a constructive and needful activity, but the unsaved man cannot even please God in this.Proverbs 15:26: "The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words." The thoughts of the wicked are detestable to God. God is not pleased. "And you, that were sometime alienated and _______________ in your ________ by wicked works" (Col. 1:21). 6) The Old Nature Remains With the Believer "Until Death Do Us Part" As believers, we will have our old nature until the day we die or until the day that Christ comes to take us home to heaven (1 Thess. 4:13-18). When we were unsaved the old nature dominated everything that we did, including our thoughts, words and deeds. We could not help but sin. We were slaves to sin. We could do nothing but sin. There was no battle within us. The old nature dominated and had no opposition. It takes two to fight. Clarification: When we say there is no battle in the heart of the unsaved person, we are referring to the battle between the old nature and the new nature. This does not mean that the unsaved person has no battles between right and wrong. First of all, the unsaved person has a conscience which condemns him if he does something which he knows to be wrong. This kind of inner battle does exist. Also there are certain restraints put upon the unsaved person. He may want to do certain things but his parents may have other ideas. He may want to want to speed on the highway but he fears the police and the penalties that are involved should he get caught. He may want to train for the Olympics for self-centered reasons (fame, acclaim, etc.) but he may lack the self control that is needed for such training. He may want to lose weight for selfish reasons (to attract the opposite sex, etc.), but may battle with his cravings to eat more than he should. So the unsaved may have all kinds of battles, but one thing they do not have: the battle between the old and new nature. After we were saved, we possessed two natures, the old and the new. At this point there was a battle between the two natures: "For the _____________ lusteth against the Spirit, and the _____________ against the flesh; and these are _________________ the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would" (Gal. 5:17). As a saved person I have a choice. I can choose to walk in the Spirit or I can choose to walk in the flesh (Galatians 5:16). The believing heart knows that the only way to please God is to walk in the Spirit and to allow God to control his life. When the believing heart fails to walk in the Spirit, then he is convicted and bothered and grieved (compare the example of "righteous Lot" in 2 Peter 2:7-8). As believers, God has set us free from the power of sin, and we need to claim that victory by faith. When the believer goes to be with the Lord, a great final transformation will take place (see 1 John 3:2; 1 Cor. 15:52-53) and the believer will finally be without sin and will no longer possess a wicked sin nature. He will then be free from even the presence of sin. Saved from the Penalty of Sin: JustificationThis takes place when I get saved. Saved from the Power of Sin: SanctificationThis takes place throughout the Christian life as I yield to God and walk in the Spirit. Saved from the Presence of Sin: GlorificationThis takes place in the next life when I am with Christ forever. 7) The Old Nature Was Condemned By God God did not change the old nature. God did not transform the old nature. God did not improve the old nature. Rather, God condemned it. "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, ___________________ ______ sin in the flesh" (Romans 8:3). Our sinful nature was condemned at Calvary's cross. DEATH is the only answer. "Knowing this, that our ______ _______ is [was] crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed [rendered ineffective], that henceforth we should not serve sin" (Romans 6:6). God's solution to the problem of the old sinful nature involved Calvary's cross. The Old Man What is the "old man" (Rom. 6:6; Eph. 4:22; Col. 3:9) and what is the "new man" (Col. 3:10; Eph. 4:24)? The old man refers to all that I am and all that I have in Adam; the new man refers to all that I am and all that I have in Christ. The old man is my old life in Adam; the new man is my new life in Christ. The one refers to the SELF LIFE; the other to the CHRIST LIFE. The one has to do with FALLEN MAN; the other has to do with REDEEMED or REGENERATED MAN. The old man is the old self; the new man is the new self, the new creature in Christ. The old man is characterized by that fallen sinful nature received from Adam; the new man is characterized by that divine holy nature received from God at the time of the new birth. The old man is born of the flesh; the new man is born of God. The old man came about by natural birth; the new man came about by the new birth. The old man is "CORRUPT according to the deceitful lusts" (Eph. 4:22; and compare Romans 7:24); the new man is "after God (according to God, patterned after God, a reflection of God, etc.) . . . created in righteousness and true holiness" (Eph. 4:24). The new man is a new thing which did not previously exist but which was created (Eph. 4:24; 2 Cor. 5:17). Five years before you were saved the new man did not exist at all, but the old man did! The old man is not [simply] the old nature, though it involves the old nature; the old man is characterized as having a nature that is opposed to God, and this nature stamps its character on the activities of the old man (Roy Heubner). The old man is described by his works (his deeds) in Ephesians 4:25-31: He is a wicked liar (v. 25), he has a rotten temper (v. 26), he is a evil thief (v. 28), he has a corrupt mouth with garbage flowing out of it (v. 29) and he is characterized by bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil speaking and an unforgiving spirit (verses31-32). In contrast the new man speaks truth (v. 25), gets angry in the right way at the right things (v. 26), works hard and knows how to give (v. 28), speaks that which is good and that which edifies (v. 29), is characterized by kindness, tenderheartedness and a forgiving spirit. The new man is a reflection of God, the One who created Him! How Do We Handle the Old Man? How then does God deal with the old man? God does not change the old man. God does not transform the old man. What did God do with your old self? What did God do with all that you are and all that you have in Adam? Romans 6:6 answers this: "OUR OLD MAN WAS (past tense) CRUCIFIED WITH HIM." God condemned the old man, judged him and poured out His wrath on Him when the blessed Saviour died on the cross. My old man was crucified! "Was crucified"--It is done! It is finished! You do not need to crucify the old man! It already was done 2000 years ago. It is not something that you do, it is something that God has already done! It is not a command to obey; it is a fact to believe! You do not need to deal with the old man. He has already been dealt with on the cross! Those who try to conquer the old man will never win! In Romans 6:6 we need to make a difference between our position and our experience. This verse is not a reference to the experience of a Christian, as many Reformed men teach. "Our old man was crucified" is a fact pertaining to our position in Christ. In our actual experience our old man often seems very alive and well, but we must not go by our experience. We must go by what God has said (the FACTS!). The fact of your position is that your old man was crucified with Christ. Claim that fact by faith in spite of appearances to the contrary! Reckon it to be so! The more we claim this fact by faith, the more it will become true in our actual experience. The more we reckon on our position the more God the Holy Spirit will make it true in our actual condition. Faith is the key. Consider Colossians 3:9-10. Note carefully the language. It says, "you have put off" and "you have put on." These are not commands, these are facts. Why has the old man been put off? Again the answer is found in Romans 6:6. The old man has been put off because God put him on the cross! My old man was put off and crucified at Calvary! The new man has been put on the moment I was saved because I am a new creature in Christ! Now consider the language of Ephesians 4:22,24. Here we are told to do something! Put off and put on! These are commands! But did not Colossians chapter 3 says that it has already been done? Discern the difference:   Colossians sets forth the fact; Ephesians appeals to faith! In Ephesians we are told to do in faith what Colossians tells us our God has already done in fact!

"그 날에는 내가 아버지 안에, 너희가 내 안에, 내가 너희 안에 있음을 너희가 알리라.(요14:20)"   성령 충만에 대한 모든 오해와 편견의 핵심 원인은 십자가를 성령 사역의 중심에 놓지 않기 때문입니다. 오늘날 마귀가  빛의 천사로 가장하고 교회 안에 들어와 거짓 이적과 역사를 일으킬 수 있는 이유는, 성도들이 먼저 십자가의 죽음과 부활의 생명 안에 깊이 뿌리를 내리지 못한 상태에서 오순절의 능력과 은사들을 기대하기 때문입니다.   십자가의 죽음 안에 깊이 뿌리를 내린 성도들만이 안전하게 하나님의 능력을 받을 수 있습니다. 오늘날 각 처에서 일어나는 악령들의 역사를 고려할 때, 십자가의 기초가 전혀 없는 무리들에게 능력이 부어진다면, 얼마나 비극적인 일들이 일어날지 명백합니다. 이것이 오늘날 하나님 아버지께서 교회 안에 하늘로 부터 오는 능력을 제한하고 계신 이유가 아닐까요?   요한복음 14장20절에 나타난 주님의 말씀을 종합해 볼때, '오순절' 성령 강림의 역사는, 성령님께서 성도들이 승천하신 그리스도와 연합된 사실을 성도들의 내면에 실제화 시키는 데 있습니다.   우리는 먼저 십자가에 못 박혀 돌아가신 그리스도와 연합됨을 깨달았고, 그리고 그 후에 부활하신 그리스도와 연합됨을 알았고, 마지막으로 승천하신 주님과 연합되어 아버지 품 안에 거하는 우리를 알게 됩니다. 이것이 바로 주님께서 요한복음 14장20절에서 말씀하신 '오순절'의 의미입니다. 성령님께서 강림하셨을 때 마가의 다락방에 모였던 120명의 제자들은 '갈보리'와 '부활'과 '오순절'의 실제적인 의미를 깨닫게 되었습니다. 그들은 곧 주님과 함께 죽었고, 또 그 죽음과 부활을 통해 주님과 연합되었고, 승천하신 주님을 통해 하나님 아버지 안으로 들어간 진리를 실제 경험으로 알게 된 것입니다.   성령님께서 내려오셔서 그들이 오순절의 의미를 실제로 경험한 순간부터 그들은 세상을 하나님의 보좌의 위치에서 내려다볼 수 있었습니다. 그리고 그들은 주님의 이 말씀을 기억했을 것입니다. "아버지께서 나를 보내신 것 같이 나도 너희를 보내노라.(요20:21)"   그들은 이제 주님과 함께 하나님께로 돌아갔으며, 그 보좌로부터 하나님의 복음을 세상에 전파하기 위해 보내심을 받은 것입니다.   이것이 오순절이며, 성령 충만의 비결입니다.   성령님께서 우리의 영 안에 충만히 부어짐으로 우리 안에는 새로운 '중심'이 생겼습니다. 이제 이 '중심'은 옛날의 '내가 중심되는 중심'이 아닌, 부활 승천하신 주님과 함께 연합되어 하나님의 생명 안에 들어간 '하나님께서 중심 되시는 중심'입니다.   우리가 '하나님과 중심 되시는 중심'안에서 살 때, 우리는 마치 혹성들이 태양의 궤도를 따라 돌듯이 종일토록 하나님의 영향권 안에서 활동하게 됩니다. 그러면 우리는 아무 갈등이나 피곤함 없이 매순간마다 하나님의 뜻을 이룰 수 있습니다.   그래서 어려운 상황에서 '무거운 짐'을 지고 있어도 힘들어 하지 않게 됩니다. 왜냐하면 그 모든 일은 우리가 하는 것이 아니기 때문입니다. 우리는 하나님과 동행하기만 하면 됩니다. 혹시 우리 자신이 감당 못할 것 같은 사역을 맡기셔도 걱정하지 말고, 순종하기만 하면 됩니다. 그러면 하나님께서는 그 무거운 짐을 대신 져 주십니다.   오늘날 대부분의 성도들은 치유, 방언, 은사와 같은 오순절의 외적 현상에 관심이 있을 뿐, 바로 그날 성도들 안에 이루어진 주님과의 깊은 연합에 관하여는 잘 모르는 것 같습니다. 그러나 제자들은 달랐습니다. 그들은 성령님께서 강림하셨을때, 주님께서 승천하셔서 하나님과 하나 되신 것과 함께, 그들 자신도 승천하신 주님과 강하게 연합됨을 깨달았기 때문입니다.   이렇게 십자가는 오순절 성령 강림의 기초이며 나아가 그리스도의 몸 된 교회의 연합의 기초입니다. 성도들은 십자가에서 한 몸으로 연합되어 한 성령님을 모시게 됩니다. 오늘날 그리스도인들이 연합을 이룰 수 있는 유일한 장소는 이 십자가입니다.    "주님, 오늘날 성도들이 하나 되며, 십자가로 하나 되게 하소서!"   십자가의 도(제시 펜 루이스)

우리 교회와 저를 잘 봐 주셔서 이런 글을 쓰신 것 같습니다. 저희는 노력할 따름이고 사실 사도 바울의 신약성경의 기준에 비추어보면 부족한 것이 한두 가지가 아닙니다. 다만 현재로서는 이것이 저희(저)의 최선입니다. 부족한 부분들이 보이면 알려주세요. 고치도록 하겠습니다. 샬롬 패스터

인터넷과 유튜브를 통해 참된 진리의 말씀이 전하여지니 사랑침례교회가 더 이상 인천에만 있지않다는 최보승자매님의 글처럼 우리교회의 미디어사역을 위해 늘 잊지 않고 기도해야함을 절실히 느끼게됩니다. 멀리 호주에서 영적 외로움 가운데서도 늘 승리하시길 바랍니다. 댓글로나마 바른 진리를 찾으신 자매님께 감사와 반가운 마음을 전합니다. 샬롬

"이 시대에 성.경.말.씀.대.로 살아가려고 발버둥치며 진리 안에 살아있는 양심의 목회자와 성도 그리고 예수님이 말씀하신 내 교회, 그런 교회는 과연 없는 것인가 하고 절망하며 간구했습니다." 자매님의 이말씀에 그 당시 얼마나 힘든 고통의 시간을 보내셨을까 생각해 봅니다.. 저역시 그런 시간을 몇년간 보내고 찾아온 바른말씀과 목사님과 성도가 있는 사랑침례교회 이기에 제겐 이곳이 너무나 귀하고 소중합니다.. 자매님께서도 이젠 바른말씀을 알고 듣고 깨닫게 된 바른진리안에 들어오셨으니 이곳에서 영적인 평안과 자유와 기쁨을 누리시며 바른 그리스도인으로 더욱 성장해 가시길 바랍니다.^^ 글을 통해 바른말씀을 알게된 자매님의 무한한 기쁨과 감동이 그대로 느껴져 지금 제맘도 무지 기쁨니다.^^ 바르게 하나님을 믿고자 바른걸 찾아 어렵고 힘들게 찾아온 지체들을 보면 그 감동은 배가 됩니다.^^ 그저 주님 안에서 사랑하고 기쁘고 감사 합니다.^^

구석구석 주일풍경을 찍는일이 보통 신경쓰이는 일이 아닌데 긴시간 성실하게 주일의 풍경을 사진으로 생생하게 남겨주신 정형제님과 청원자매님의 아름다운 섬김에 진심으로 감사드립니다.