Wednesday, 14 October 2015

James 2:14-19

나의 형제자매 여러분, 누가 믿음이 있다고 말하면서도 행함이 없으면, 무슨 소용이 있겠습니까? 그런 믿음이 그를 구원할 수 있겠습니까? 어떤 형제나 자매가 헐벗고, 그 날 먹을 것조차 없는데,여러분 가운데서 누가 그들에게 말하기를 "평안히 가서, 몸을 따뜻하게 하고, 배부르게 먹으십시오" 하면서, 말만 하고 몸에 필요한 것들을 주지 않는다고 하면, 무슨 소용이 있겠습니까? 이와 같이 믿음에 행함이 따르지 않으면, 그 자체만으로는 죽은 것입니다. 어떤 사람은 이렇게 말할 것입니다. "너에게는 믿음이 있고, 나에게는 행함이 있다. 행함이 없는 너의 믿음을 나에게 보여라. 그리하면 나는 행함으로 나의 믿음을 너에게 보이겠다." 그대는 하나님께서 한 분이심을 믿고 있습니다. 잘하는 일입니다. 그런데 귀신들도 그렇게 믿고 떱니다.What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.

1 comment:

Won-Min Lee said...

The word "Physical needs" seems to stand out here. I believe it's been highlighted since materialism is still important as we live our daily lives. Surely, we should not be drawn and tempted by consumerism, but taking care of physical needs is still important. Moreover, we as followers of Christ should keep in mind of those who are needy around us and need our care. If we truly care and love these people, then we will have the heart to share even the most precious things (e.g. money ?) that we value.