[ Ephesians 4:11 - 4:16 ] - hymn 455 Become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. [ EPHESIANS 4:13 ]
A recent survey asked respondents to identify the age at which they believed they became adults. Those who considered themselves adults pointed to specific behaviors as evidence of their status. Having a budget and buying a house topped the list as being marks of ¡°adulting.¡± Other adult activities ranged from cooking dinner every weeknight and scheduling one¡¯s own medical appointments, to the more humorous ability to choose to eat snacks for dinner or being excited to stay at home on a Saturday evening instead of going out. The Bible says we should press on toward spiritual maturity as well. Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, urging the people to ¡°become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ¡± (EPHESIANS 4:13). While we¡¯re ¡°young¡± in our faith, we¡¯re vulnerable to ¡°every wind of teaching¡± (V. 14), which often results in division among us. Instead, as we mature in our understanding of the truth, we function as a unified body under ¡°him who is the head, that is, Christ¡± (V. 15). God gave us His Spirit to help us grow into a full understanding of who He is (JOHN 14:26), and He equips pastors and teachers to instruct and lead us toward maturity in our faith (EPHESIANS 4:11). Just as certain characteristics are evidence of physical maturity, our unity as His body is evidence of our spiritual growth. KIRSTEN HOLMBERG | | [ ¿¡º£¼Ò¼ 4:11 - 4:16 ] - Âù¼Û°¡ 455 Àå ¿ÂÀüÇÑ »ç¶÷À» ÀÌ·ç¾î ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ À强ÇÑ ºÐ·®ÀÌ Ã游ÇÑ µ¥±îÁö À̸£¸®´Ï [¿¡º£¼Ò¼ 4:13 ] ÃÖ±ÙÀÇ ÇÑ ¼³¹®Á¶»ç¸¦ º¸¸é ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ ¼ºÀÎÀÌ µÇ¾ú´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÏ´Â ³ªÀÌ°¡ ¾ðÁ¦ÀÎÁö ¹¯´Â Áú¹®ÀÌ ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ½º½º·Î ¼ºÀÎÀ̶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÏ´Â »ç¶÷µéÀº ±× »ç½ÇÀ» º¸¿©ÁÖ´Â ±¸Ã¼Àû ÇൿµéÀ» ¿¹½ÃÇߴµ¥, °¡°è ¿¹»êÀ» ¼¼¿ì°í ÁýÀ» »ç´Â °ÍÀÌ ¡°¾î¸¥À¸·Î¼ÀÇ Çൿ¡± ¼øÀ§ 1À§¸¦ Â÷ÁöÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ´Ù¸¥ ¾î¸¥½º·¯¿î ÇൿÀ¸·Î´Â ÁÖ Áß¿¡ ¸ÅÀÏ Àú³á½Ä»ç¸¦ Á÷Á¢ ÁغñÇѴٰųª, º´¿ø Áø·á ¿¹¾àÀ» Á÷Á¢ ÇÏ´Â °Í, Àç¹ÌÀÖ´Â ¿¹·Î ±º°ÍÁú·Î Àú³á½Ä»ç¸¦ ¶§¿öµµ µÈ´Ù°Å³ª, Åä¿äÀÏ Àú³á¿¡ ³î·¯ ³ª°¡Áö ¾Ê°í Áý¿¡ ÀÖ´Â °ÍÀÌ ´õ ÁÁ¾ÆÁö´Â °Í µî ´Ù¾çÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¼º°æÀº ¿ì¸®°¡ ¿µÀûÀ¸·Îµµ Èû½á ¼º¼÷ÇØÁ®¾ß ÇÑ´Ù°í ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¹Ù¿ïÀº ¿¡º£¼Ò ±³È¸¿¡ ÆíÁö¸¦ ½á¼ ¡°¿ÂÀüÇÑ »ç¶÷À» ÀÌ·ç¾î ±×¸®½ºµµÀÇ À强ÇÑ ºÐ·®ÀÌ Ã游ÇÑ µ¥±îÁö À̸£¶ó¡±(¿¡º£¼Ò¼ 4:13)°í °±ÇÇß½À´Ï´Ù. ¿ì¸® ¹ÏÀ½ÀÌ ¡°¾î¸±¡± µ¿¾È¿¡´Â ¡°¿Â°® ±³ÈÆÀÇ Ç³Á¶¡±(14Àý)¿¡ Ãë¾àÇØ ¿ì¸® »çÀÌ¿¡ ÀÚÁÖ ºÐ¿ÀÌ »ý±â±âµµ ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÀÌ¿Í ¹Ý´ë·Î, Áø¸®¸¦ ÀÌÇØÇÏ´Â µ¥ ¼º¼÷ÇØÁö¸é ¡°¸Ó¸®°¡ µÇ½Ã´Â ±×¸®½ºµµ¡±(15Àý, »õ¹ø¿ª) ¾Æ·¡ ÇÑ ¸öÀÌ µÇ¾î ¿òÁ÷ÀÌ°Ô µË´Ï´Ù. Çϳª´ÔÀº ¿ì¸®¿¡°Ô ¼º·ÉÀ» Áּż Çϳª´ÔÀÌ ´©±¸½ÅÁö Àß ¾Ë¾Æ°¡°Ô µµ¿ì½Ã¸ç(¿äÇѺ¹À½ 14:26), ¸ñ»ç¿Í ±³»çµéÀ» ¼¼¿ö¼ ¿ì¸®¸¦ ¼º¼÷ÇÑ ¹ÏÀ½¿¡ À̸£µµ·Ï °¡¸£Ä¡°í ÀεµÇÏ°Ô ÇϽʴϴÙ(¿¡º£¼Ò¼ 4:11-12). ¸öÀÌ ÀÚ¶ó¸é¼ ±× Áõ°Å·Î ¾î¶² Ư¡µéÀÌ ³ªÅ¸³ª´Â °Íó·³, ¿ì¸®°¡ ÁÖ´ÔÀÇ ¸öÀ¸·Î ¿¬ÇÕÇÏ´Â ¸ð½ÀÀÌ ¿µÀûÀ¸·Î ÀÚ¶ú´Ù´Â Áõ°ÅÀÔ´Ï´Ù. |