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11月29日

Classic: The Absoluteness Of Jesus Christ

He shall glorify Me. — John 16:14

The pietistic movements of to-day have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them; there is nothing about them that needs the Death of Jesus Christ, all that is required is a pious atmosphere, and prayer and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous, it did not cost the passion of God, it is not dyed in the blood of the Lamb, not stamped with the hall-mark of the Holy Ghost. It has not that mark on it which makes men say, as they look with awe and wonder – “That is the work of God Almighty.” That and nothing else is what the New Testament talks about.

The type of Christian experience in the New Testament is that of personal passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other type of Christian experience, so called, is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration, no being born again into the Kingdom in which Christ lives, but only the idea that He is our Pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is Saviour long before He is Pattern. To-day He is being despatched as the Figurehead of a Religion, a mere Example. He is that, but He is infinitely more; He is salvation itself. He is the Gospel of God.

Jesus said, “When He, the Spirit of truth, is come,…He shall glorify Me.” When I commit myself to the revelation made in the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit Who begins to interpret to me what Jesus did and does in me subjectively all that Jesus Christ did for me objectively.


Updated: The Supremacy of Jesus Christ

He will glorify Me… —John 16:14

The holiness movements of today have none of the rugged reality of the New Testament about them. There is nothing about them that needs the death of Jesus Christ. All that is required is a pious atmosphere, prayer, and devotion. This type of experience is not supernatural nor miraculous. It did not cost the sufferings of God, nor is it stained with “the blood of the Lamb” (Revelation 12:11). It is not marked or sealed by the Holy Spirit as being genuine, and it has no visual sign that causes people to exclaim with awe and wonder, “That is the work of God Almighty!” Yet the New Testament is about the work of God and nothing else.

The New Testament example of the Christian experience is that of a personal, passionate devotion to the Person of Jesus Christ. Every other kind of so-called Christian experience is detached from the Person of Jesus. There is no regeneration— no being born again into the kingdom in which Christ lives and reigns supreme. There is only the idea that He is our pattern. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is the Savior long before He is the pattern. Today He is being portrayed as the figurehead of a religion— a mere example. He is that, but He is infinitely more. He is salvation itself; He is the gospel of God!

Jesus said, “…when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,…He will glorify Me…” (John 16:13-14). When I commit myself to the revealed truth of the New Testament, I receive from God the gift of the Holy Spirit, who then begins interpreting to me what Jesus did. The Spirit of God does in me internally all that Jesus Christ did for me externally.


한글: 예수 그리스도의 패권

요한복음 16:14 "그가 내 영광을 나타내리니..."

오늘 날의 경건운동들에는 신약의 험난한 현실을 하나도 내포하고 있지 않습니다. 예수 그리스도의 죽음을 요구하는 단 하나의 요소도 없습니다. 단지 필요한 것은 경건한 분위기, 기도, 그리고 경건만 있으면 됩니다. 이런 유형의 경험은 초자연적인것도 없고 기적적인것도 없습니다. 하나님의 고난의 값을 치르지도 않았고, 또한 "어린양의 피"로 얼룩져 있지도 않습니다 (요한계시록 12:11). 성령의 인치심으로 진실된 것으로 표시된 것도 아니고 어떤 시각적 징후가 있어 사람들로 하여금, "전능하신 하나님의 일이다!" 라고 말하게 하지 않습니다. 그러나, 신약은 하나님께서 하신 일 외에는 아무것도 없습니다.

신약에서 보이는 신앙적 체험은 오로지 하나의 인격체이신 예수 그리스도에 대한 개인적이고 열정적인 헌신입니다. 그 외의 모든 신앙적 체험이라 불리는 것들은 다 예수의 인물과는 무관한 것들입니다. 거기에는 거듭남도 없고 그리스도께서 살시고 왕이 되시는 왕국에서 다시 태어나는 일은 없습니다. 거기에는 단지 그 분이 우리에게 모범이 된다는 발상만 있습니다. 신약에서는 모범이 되시기에 일찌기 앞서 예수 그리스도가 우리의 구세주로 나타나십니다. 오늘 날 그는 어느 종교의 간판인물, 즉 모범상으로만 묘사되고 있습니다. 맞습니다, 그러나 그것 보다 더 엄청난 인물이십니다. 그는 구원이 되십니다; 그는 하나님의 복음이십니다!

예수님은 "진리의 영이 오셨을 때... 그가 나를 영화롭게 하리라..." (요 16:13-14) 라고 말씀하셨습니다. 신약의 계시된 진리에 나를 맡기면 하나님으로부터 성령님을 선물로 받게되며, 성령님은 예수님께서 무엇을 하신지 나에게 해석해 주십니다. 하나님의 영은 나의 내면에서 예수 그리스도께서 외부적으로 나를 위해 하신 일을 행하십니다.

Translation by MH (2018-10-30)