Thursday, 21 January 2016

1 John 2:1-4

나의 자녀 여러분, 내가 여러분에게 이렇게 쓰는 것은, 여러분으로 하여금 죄를 짓지 않도록 하려는 것입니다. 누가 죄를 짓더라도, 아버지 앞에서 변호해 주시는 분이 우리에게 계시는데, 곧 의로우신 예수 그리스도이십니다. 그는 우리 죄를 위한 화목제물이시니, 우리 죄만 위한 것이 아니라 온 세상을 위한 것입니다. 우리가 하나님의 계명을 지키면, 이것으로 우리가 하나님을 참으로 알고 있음을 알게 됩니다. 하나님을 알고 있다고 하면서, 하나님의 계명을 지키지 아니하는 사람은 거짓말쟁이요, 그 사람 속에는 진리가 없습니다.My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense--Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. We know that we have come to know him if we obey his commands. The man who says, "I know him," but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1 comment:

Won-Min Lee said...

So if we claim to really "know Him," we have to obey His commands and the truth is in us. However, since we are fragile and weak by nature, we cannot obey His commands 24/7. However, we should keep in mind that we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense - Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. Because of His atoning sacrifice for our sins and the sins of the world, we have someone who will reconcile us to the Father despite our fragile and sinful nature. Because of His grace (and not because of our own righteousness), we can live on despite the sinfulness of our lives. Amen!