20250903 [새벽묵상] 마음에 하나님 두기를 싫어하는 사람들 | People who have no desire to keep God in their minds (롬/Rom 1:18~32)

1:18 하나님의 진노가 불의로 진리를 막는 사람들의 모든 경건하지 않음과 불의에 대하여 하늘로부터 나타나나니

1:19 이는 하나님을 알 만한 것이 그들 속에 보임이라 하나님께서 이를 그들에게 보이셨느니라

1:20 창세로부터 그의 보이지 아니하는 것들 곧 그의 영원하신 능력과 신성이 그가 만드신 만물에 분명히 보여 알려졌나니 그러므로 그들이 핑계하지 못할지니라

God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity

18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.

1:21 하나님을 알되 하나님을 영화롭게도 아니하며 감사하지도 아니하고 오히려 그 생각이 허망하여지며 미련한 마음이 어두워졌나니

1:22 스스로 지혜 있다 하나 어리석게 되어

1:23 썩어지지 아니하는 하나님의 영광을 썩어질 사람과 새와 짐승과 기어다니는 동물 모양의 우상으로 바꾸었느니라

21 For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles.

1:24 그러므로 하나님께서 그들을 마음의 정욕대로 더러움에 내버려 두사 그들의 몸을 서로 욕되게 하셨으니

1:25 이는 그들이 하나님의 진리를 거짓 것으로 바꾸어 피조물을 조물주보다 더 경배하고 섬김이라 주는 곧 영원히 찬송할 이시로다 아멘

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

1:26 이 때문에 하나님께서 그들을 부끄러운 욕심에 내버려 두셨으니 곧 그들의 여자들도 순리대로 쓸 것을 바꾸어 역리로 쓰며

1:27 그와 같이 남자들도 순리대로 여자 쓰기를 버리고 서로 향하여 음욕이 불 일듯 하매 남자가 남자와 더불어 부끄러운 일을 행하여 그들의 그릇됨에 상당한 보응을 그들 자신이 받았느니라

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

1:28 또한 그들이 마음에 하나님 두기를 싫어하매 하나님께서 그들을 그 상실한 마음대로 내버려 두사 합당하지 못한 일을 하게 하셨으니

1:29 곧 모든 불의, 추악, 탐욕, 악의가 가득한 자요 시기, 살인, 분쟁, 사기, 악독이 가득한 자요 수군수군하는 자요

1:30 비방하는 자요 하나님께서 미워하시는 자요 능욕하는 자요 교만한 자요 자랑하는 자요 악을 도모하는 자요 부모를 거역하는 자요

1:31 우매한 자요 배약하는 자요 무정한 자요 무자비한 자라

1:32 그들이 이같은 일을 행하는 자는 사형에 해당한다고 하나님께서 정하심을 알고도 자기들만 행할 뿐 아니라 또한 그런 일을 행하는 자들을 옳다 하느니라

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

제가 무척 좋아하는 노래 중에 “가시나무” 라는 노래가 있습니다. 노래는 이렇게 시작합니다. “내 속엔 내가 너무도 많아 당신의 쉴 곳 없네, 내 속엔 헛된 바램들로 당신의 편할 곳 없네” 많은 사람들은 이 노래가 이기적인 자신 때문에 사랑하는 연인이 있을 곳이 없다는 내용인 줄 알았습니다. 그러나 이 노래의 원작자이신 ‘시인과 촌장’의 하덕규 목사님은 이 노래는 그런 내용을 담은 노래가 아니라고 말씀하셨습니다. 이 노래의 진정한 모티프는 바로 하나님의 말씀과 죄인된 자신의 사이에 생긴 갈등이었다고 고백하셨지요. 그렇습니다. 우리는 모두 내 속에 내가 너무도 많습니다. 그래서 하나님이 우리의 최우선이 되지 못하고 자꾸만 차선의 선택으로 밀려나는 것을 경험합니다. 그런데 오늘 본문의 말씀은 그런 정도가 아니라 하나님을 알면서도 복음을 거부하는 사람들에 대한 이야기를 하고 있습니다. 그들은 하나님을 마음에 두기 싫어하는 사람들입니다. 마음에 하나님을 두기 싫어하는 이 사람들은 과연 어떤 사람들인지 오늘 말씀을 통해 함께 이야기해보기 원합니다.

There is a song I love called “Thorny Branch” (Gasinamu). It starts with a line that has always resonated with me: “Within me, I am far too many, so there is no place for you to rest. Within me, there are too many vain desires, so there is no comfort for you.” Many people assumed this song was about a selfish lover who left no room for their partner. However, the song's original writer, Reverend Ha Deok-gyu of the band "Poet and Village Elder," clarified that the song was not about a romantic relationship at all. He confessed that the true motif of the song was the conflict between God's Word and his own sinful nature.

And it’s true, isn't it? Within each of us, “I am far too many.” We find ourselves in a constant struggle where God often gets pushed to the back burner, becoming a secondary option rather than our first priority. But today's passage isn't just about this struggle; it speaks of those who, knowing God, actively refuse to welcome Him into their hearts. They are people who have no desire to keep God in their minds. Today, let's explore who these people are and what this means for us.

마음에 하나님 두기를 싫어하는 사람들. 첫째로 그들은 하나님의 진노 아래에 있는 사람들입니다. 어제 말씀은 17절에서 복음을 통하여 하나님의 의가 나타났다라고 선포하였습니다. 그러나 오늘 말씀 18절에서는 하나님의 진노가 하늘로부터 나타나나니 라고 말하고 있습니다. 그 진노는 무엇을 향한 것입니까? 바로 불의로 진리를 막는 사람들을 향한 것입니다. 자, 복음을 통하여 하나님의 의가 나타난다면 하나님의 진노를 부르는 그들의 불의란 무엇이겠습니까? 네 바로 진리인 복음을 거부하고 막는 것이지요. 오늘 말씀은 그들을 이렇게 설명하고 있습니다. 19절, “이는 하나님을 알 만한 것이 그들 속에 보임이라 하나님께서 이를 그들에게 보이셨느니라” 하나님께서 하나님을 알 만한 것들을 그들에게 보이셨다고 분명히 말씀하고 계십니다. 20절을 한 번 같이 읽어보겠습니다. “창세로부터 그의 보이지 아니하는 것들 곧 그의 영원하신 능력과 신성이 그가 만드신 만물에 분명히 보여 알려졌나니 그러므로 그들이 핑계하지 못할지니라.” 자 이 말씀을 보시면 하나님의 영원하신 능력과 신성이란 원래는 보이지 않는 것들입니다. 그런데 창조주이신 하나님께서 만드신 창조물에는 하나님의 능력과 신성이 드러날 수 밖에 없지요. 그래서 우리는 하나님께서 만드신 보이는 창조물을 통해 보이지 않았던 하나님의 능력과 신성을 조금이나마 경험할 수 있고 알 수 있는 것입니다. 자 그런데 21절에서 그들은 어떤 사람들이라고 말하고 있습니까? 창조물에 깃든 하나님의 능력과 신성을 보고 그 신비로움을 통해 하나님을 알면서도 하나님을 영화롭게도 하지 아니하고 감사하지도 않는다고 합니다. 오히려 어리석은 그들은 그것을 거꾸로 사용하지요. 23절의 말씀처럼 보이는 창조물에 비친 것은 보이지 않는 하나님의 영광인데 반대로 마치 눈에 보이는 창조물 그 자체가 능력이 있는 것처럼 그것의 우상을 만들고 우상을 섬기는 것입니다. 바로 이것이 하나님의 영광을 우상으로 바꾸었다는 말씀인 것이지요. 그들은 하나님의 영광을 보고도 하나님을 마음에 두기 싫어했습니다. 바로 그런 그들에게 하나님의 진노가 나타날것이라고 바울은 말하고 있는 것입니다. 그렇다면 그 진노는 어떤 모습을 가지고 있을까요? 그것이 바로 오늘의 두번째 포인트입니다.

1. Those Who Do Not Desire God are Under His Wrath

The first point is that those who do not desire to keep God in their hearts are under His wrath.

Yesterday’s scripture told us that God's righteousness is revealed through the Gospel (v. 17). But today, verse 18 declares, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men." What is this wrath directed at? It's aimed at those who, by their unrighteousness, suppress the truth.

If God's righteousness is revealed through the Gospel, what unrighteousness would provoke His wrath? It is the act of suppressing and rejecting the truth of the Gospel. Today's passage describes these people in a powerful way. Verse 19 says, "For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them." God has clearly shown them what can be known about Him.

Let's read verse 20 together: "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse."

Notice that God's eternal power and divine nature are, by definition, invisible. But because God is the Creator, His power and divine nature are revealed in what He has created. We can, to some extent, experience and know God's invisible power and nature through the visible things He has made.

So, how does verse 21 describe these people? It says that even though they see the power and nature of God in creation, they are so foolish that they don't honor Him or give thanks. Instead, they use that knowledge in reverse. As verse 23 says, the invisible glory of God is reflected in the visible creation. But they exchange the glory of God for idols made in the likeness of created things, turning His glory into an object of worship. They saw God’s glory but chose to refuse to keep Him in their hearts. It is for this reason, Paul says, that the wrath of God is revealed against them.

What does this wrath look like? That leads us to our second point.

마음에 하나님 두기를 싫어하는 사람들 그 두번째, 하나님께서는 그들을 내버려두십니다. 내버려 두신다는 말씀이 반복해서 나오지요. 이 때 이 내버려두신다는 표현은 재판정에서 죄인을 형벌에 넘겨줄 때 사용하는 법정용어입니다. 즉 하나님의 진노는 그들의 죄악에 더 이상 개입하지 않으시고 그들이 그 죄의 결과를 맞이하도록 내버려 두시는 것입니다. 오늘 본문의 말씀은 하나님께서 그들을 세가지로 내버려두신다고 하십니다. 그 첫번째는 24절에 나옵니다. “그러므로 하나님께서 그들을 마음의 정욕대로 더러움에 내버려두사” 자 첫번째는 영적인 타락을 내버려두십니다. 24절 하반절에 “그들의 몸을 서로 욕되게 하셨으니” 라는 말씀이 마치 이 말씀이 성적인 타락을 말하는 것처럼 보일 수 있습니다. 그러나 25절의 말씀을 통해 우리는 하나님께서 말씀하시고자 하시는 것은 그들의 우상 숭배임을 알 수 있지요. 성경 많은 곳에서 우리는 우상숭배를 간음과 같은 성적인 문란함으로 비유하였던 것을 기억하실 것입니다. 자 이렇게 하나님께서는 우상숭배와 같은 그들의 영적인 타락을 그냥 내버려두십니다. 두번째, 성적인 타락을 내버려두십니다. 26절 한번 같이 읽겠습니다. “이 때문에 하나님께서 그들을 부끄러운 욕심에 내버려 두셨으니 곧 그들의 여자들도 순리대로 쓸 것을 바꾸어 역리로 쓰며” 27절에서는 남자도 마찬가지이지요. “남자가 남자와 더불어 부끄러운 일을 행하여 그들의 그릇됨에 상당한 보응을 그들 자신이 받았느니라” 이미 이들은 성적인 타락을 통하여 상당한 보응을 받았다고 합니다. 그럼에도 불구하고 이미 이들은 자력으로는 빠져나오지를 못하는 상태인 것입니다. 그런데 하나님의 심판은 그들을 내버려두신다고 하십니다. 세번째, 28절입니다. 함께 읽겠습니다. “또한 그들이 마음에 하나님 두기를 싫어하매 하나님께서 그들을 그 상실한 마음대로 내버려두사 함당하지 못한 일을 하게 하셨으니” 여러분 하나님이 없는 인간의 마음 안에 어떤 좋은 것이 있겠습니까? 그 안에 있는 것은 29-31절까지 나열되어있는 모든 불의와 거짓, 또 죄악만이 가득한 것입니다. 그런데 하나님께서 하나님을 잃어버린 상실한 이들의 마음을 그냥 내버려두신다고 하십니다. 이 자체만으로도 그들의 삶은 지옥일 수 밖에 없습니다. 그러나 하나님의 심판은 그들을 그대로 내버려두신다고 하십니다.

2. God Gives Them Over

The second point is that when people do not desire to keep God in their hearts, He gives them over.

The phrase "gave them over" is repeated throughout this passage. This is a legal term used in a courtroom when a judge hands a criminal over to their punishment. It means that God’s judgment is not an active intervention but a passive one—He steps back and allows them to face the consequences of their sin. The Bible says God gave them over in three ways.

First, God gave them over to spiritual depravity (v. 24). "Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity." The last part of this verse, "so that their bodies would be dishonored among them," might sound like it’s only about sexual immorality. But verse 25 makes it clear that God is talking about idolatry. The Bible frequently uses the metaphor of sexual immorality to describe the sin of idolatry. God simply gave them over to their spiritual rebellion.

Second, God gave them over to sexual depravity (v. 26-27). Let's read verse 26: "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural." Verse 27 says the same for men, "and the men likewise abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error." It says they have already received the "due penalty" for their perversion. Yet, they are in a state from which they cannot escape on their own. And God’s judgment is to give them over to this very state.

Third, God gave them over to a depraved mind (v. 28). Let's read it together: "And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper." What good can come from a human mind without God? The only things that can exist in a mind without God are all the unrighteousness, wickedness, and sin listed in verses 29 to 31. God gives them over to this depraved, lost mind. This alone would make their lives a living hell, and this is what God's judgment looks like.

말씀을 맺습니다. 오늘의 말씀을 보면서 저는 2000년 전의 사람들과 지금의 사람들이 어쩌면 이렇게 닮았을까라는 생각을 했습니다. 예나 지금이나 우리는 하나님을 마음에 두기 싫어합니다. 우리는 어리석게도 눈에 보이지 않는 하나님보다 눈에 보이는 우상을 쫓기에 급급합니다. 영적으로 성적으로 또 도덕적으로 우리는 타락하여 마치 우리가 즐기고 있는 이 세상의 성공과 쾌락이 하나님께서 허락하신 것처럼 생각할 때가 있습니다. 혹여나 하나님께서 우리를 내버려두고 계신 것은 아닌지 다시 한 번 생각해 봐야 할 것입니다. 이 자리 가운데 계신 여러분들은 늘 마음에 하나님을 모시고 “내 속에 하나님이 너무나 많아”라고 노래하시는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다. 

Conclusion

As I was reading today's passage, I thought about how similar the people of 2,000 years ago are to people today. Then as now, we find ourselves not wanting to keep God in our hearts. In our foolishness, we rush to chase after the visible idols of this world rather than the invisible God. Spiritually, sexually, and morally, we fall into depravity and sometimes believe that the success and pleasure we enjoy are gifts from God. We should take a moment to ask ourselves: Could it be that God is giving me over?

My prayer is that you will always keep God in your heart and sing like the song says, “Within me, God is far too many.” May you be blessed with a heart so full of God that He is not just an option, but the very essence of who you are.