20260122 [새벽묵상] 더 나은 의 – 하나님의 형상을 존중하라 | A Better Righteousness: Respecting the Image of God (마/Mt 5:27~37)

5:27 또 간음하지 말라 하였다는 것을 너희가 들었으나

5:28 나는 너희에게 이르노니 음욕을 품고 여자를 보는 자마다 마음에 이미 간음하였느니라

5:29 만일 네 오른 눈이 너로 실족하게 하거든 빼어 내버리라 네 백체 중 하나가 없어지고 온 몸이 지옥에 던져지지 않는 것이 유익하며

5:30 또한 만일 네 오른손이 너로 실족하게 하거든 찍어 내버리라 네 백체 중 하나가 없어지고 온 몸이 지옥에 던져지지 않는 것이 유익하니라

Adultery

27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

5:31 또 일렀으되 누구든지 아내를 버리려거든 이혼 증서를 줄 것이라 하였으나

5:32 나는 너희에게 이르노니 누구든지 음행한 이유 없이 아내를 버리면 이는 그로 간음하게 함이요 또 누구든지 버림받은 여자에게 장가드는 자도 간음함이니라

Divorce

31 “It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

5:33 또 옛 사람에게 말한 바 헛 맹세를 하지 말고 네 맹세한 것을 주께 지키라 하였다는 것을 너희가 들었으나

5:34 나는 너희에게 이르노니 도무지 맹세하지 말지니 하늘로도 하지 말라 이는 하나님의 보좌임이요

5:35 땅으로도 하지 말라 이는 하나님의 발등상임이요 예루살렘으로도 하지 말라 이는 큰 임금의 성임이요

5:36 네 머리로도 말라 이는 네가 한 터럭도 희고 검게 할 수 없음이라

5:37 오직 너희 말은 옳다 옳다, 아니라 아니라 하라 이에서 지나는 것은 악으로부터 나느니라

Oaths

33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to the Lord the vows you have made.’ 34 But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.

                어제의 말씀부터 예수님은 서기관과 바리새인의 의보다 더 나은 의가 어떤 것인지 여섯 가지 예를 들어 설명하십니다. 오늘의 본문인 27-37절은 그 예 중 두 번째인 간음, 세번째인 이혼, 그리고 네번째인 맹세를 설명하십니다. 오늘은 ‘더 나은 의, 하나님의 형상을 존중하라’라는 제목으로 함께 말씀을 보기 원합니다.

[Introduction]

Since yesterday, we have been exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, where He explains the "better righteousness" that surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees. In today’s passage, Matthew 5:27-37, Jesus addresses the second, third, and fourth examples: Adultery, Divorce, and Oaths. Today, I want to share a message titled: "A Better Righteousness: Respecting the Image of God."

                두번째 예인 간음은 기혼자가 배우자 외의 다른 이성과 성관계를 맺는 것을 가르킵니다. 율법에서 간음 행위는 실제로 드러난 음행을 가르키지요. 그러나 예수님께서는 남의 아내를 간음할 목적으로 기회를 엿보는 사람은 간음 죄를 지은 것과 같다고 말씀하십니다. 28절의 “음욕을 품고 여자를 보는 자” 의 의미는 ‘여자를 보고 나서 성적인 욕망을 품는다’는 의미가 아니라 애초에 ‘성적으로 탐하기 위해서’ 여자를 본다는 의미이고 ‘여자’는 결혼한 여자, 즉 타인의 아내를 가르키는 말이기 때문입니다. 이는 어제 말씀과 같은 맥락의 말씀이지요. 하나님께서 계명을 주신 것은 바깥으로 드러나는 계명을 지키는 행위가 중요한 것이 아니라 그 계명을 주신 진정한 의미. 즉 다른 사람을 나의 수단으로 사용하여 욕받이가 되게 하거나 상대의 인격을 배제하고 성적 대상화로 삼는 것이 아닌 하나님의 형상을 지닌 하나님의 자녀로서 존중하고 사랑으로 대하라는 말씀인 것이지요. 그것이 계명을 주신 하나님의 의도라는 것입니다. 그리고 그 의도를 따라 행하는 것이 더 나은 의라는 것이지요. 그래서 단순히 율법을 지키는 것이 아닌 눈과 손으로 대표되는 우리의 의도, 그리고 우리의 행위가 그 하나님의 뜻과 일치하여야 한다는 것입니다.

1. Adultery: Beyond the Act to the Intent (vv. 27-30)

The second example is adultery, which refers to a married person having sexual relations with someone other than their spouse. In the legalistic view of the Pharisees, adultery was defined only by the physical act.

However, Jesus says that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery in his heart. The phrase in verse 28, "anyone who looks at a woman lustfully," does not simply mean having a passing thought. It means looking with the deliberate intent to possess or consume her. In this context, "woman" often referred to someone’s wife.

Jesus is following the same logic we saw yesterday. The commandments were not given just to regulate external behavior. The true intent of the Law is to treat others not as objects or tools for our own pleasure, but as children of God created in His image. To "lust" is to strip away a person's dignity and turn them into a sexual object. The "better righteousness" is to align our intentions and actions with God’s heart, respecting the personhood of others at all times.

                세번째 예인 이혼도 마찬가지입니다. 31절에 아내에게 이혼 증서를 주라는 말씀은 본디 여자를 보호하는 것이 목적이었습니다. 이혼 증서는 재혼 할 수 있는 권한을 의미했기 때문입니다. 하나님은 여자가 이혼을 당하더라도 경제적인 어려움을 피할 수 있도록 다른 남자와 재혼할 수 있도록 제도를 마련해주신 것입니다. 그런데 율법을 지키는 것에만 촛점을 둔다면 이 법을 악용하여 이렇게 생각할 수 있겠지요. ‘아 이혼 증서만 있으면 아내를 내쫓을 수 있겠구나.’ 예수님께서는 그것이 아니라고 말씀하십니다. 부부에 대한 하나님의 의도는 분명합니다. 둘이 한 몸이라는 것이지요. 그래서 음행의 이유가 아닌데도 부부가 이혼하면 하나님의 시각에는 여전히 이 둘이 한 몸이기에 이 여성과 결혼하는 사람은 남의 여자와 사는 것이므로 간음이라 말씀하시는 것입니다. 무슨 말입니까? 아내를 내 마음대로 다룰 수 있는 물건 취급하지 말라는 말입니다. 너와 한 몸 즉, 네가 하나님의 형상이듯이 아내 또한 하나님의 형상을 지닌 동등한 존재라는 것을 기억하고 존중하여 네 몸과 같이 사랑하라는 말씀인 것이지요. 이것이 수평적인 계명 속에 숨어져있는 하나님의 의도라는 것입니다.

2. Divorce: Protecting the Union (vv. 31-32)

The third example concerns divorce. In verse 31, the command to give a wife a "certificate of divorce" was originally intended to protect women. Since a certificate gave a woman the legal right to remarry, God provided this system so that a divorced woman could avoid total economic ruin.

However, those focused only on the letter of the Law exploited this. They thought, "As long as I provide the certificate, I can cast my wife away for any reason." Jesus corrects this. God’s original design for marriage is that the two become "one body." Jesus argues that unless sexual immorality has already broken that bond, divorcing a spouse treats them as a disposable object rather than a part of oneself. He reminds us that your spouse is an equal being, bearing the image of God just as you do. The "better righteousness" here is to honor that unity and love your spouse as your own body, reflecting the horizontal dimension of God’s covenant.

                그렇다면 네번째 예인 맹세는 어떨까요? 이들은 거짓 맹세를 하지 말고 맹세한 것을 지켜야 한다고 배웠습니다. 그러나 예수님께서는 아예 맹세를 하지 말라고 말씀하십니다. 당시 유대교에서 하나님의 이름으로 하는 맹세는 반드시 지켜져야만 하는 계약과 같았지요. 그 약속을 지키지 않으면 하나님의 심판을 받겠다는 의미를 담고 있었으니 말입니다. 그러나 하늘이나 땅을 가지고 맹세한다면 어떨까요? 문자적으로 말씀드린다면 하늘과 땅은 마치 대단한 힘을 가진 것 같지만 맹세를 하는 사람에게 심판을 내릴 수 없기 때문에 내가 그 맹세를 지키지 않더라도 내게 아무런 불이익이 생기지 않습니다. 그러나 예수님께서는 하나님의 이름으로 한 맹세뿐만 아니라 하늘이든 땅이든 모두 하나님과 관련되어있는 대상을 가지고 맹세하지 말라고 하시는 것입니다. 심지어 자신의 신체를 가지고도 하지말라고 하십니다. 왜 입니까? 우리의 몸과 마음또한 모두 하나님의 형상으로 지음을 받은 하나님의 피조물이기 때문입니다. 마찬가지입니다. 다른 사람을 나의 이득을 위해 사용하기 위해 맹세를 사용하는 것은 악이라고 말씀하십니다. 옳은 것은 옳고, 아닌 것은 아니라고 하는 것. 오직 진실함으로 상대를 대하는 것이 바로 하나님께서 말씀하시는 율법을 뛰어넘는 더 나은 의라는 것입니다.

3. Oaths: A Heart of Integrity (vv. 33-37)

Finally, the fourth example is about oaths. The people were taught not to break their vows and to keep their oaths made to the Lord. However, Jesus says, "Do not swear an oath at all."

In the Judaism of that time, an oath made in God’s name was a binding contract; breaking it meant facing divine judgment. To bypass this, people started swearing by "heaven" or "earth." Since heaven and earth cannot bring judgment upon a person, they felt they could break those promises without consequence.

But Jesus points out that heaven is God’s throne and the earth is His footstool. Everything belongs to God! Even swearing by your own head is futile because you cannot make one hair white or black. Jesus is saying: Do not use oaths to manipulate or use others for your gain. Simply let your "Yes" be "Yes" and your "No" be "No." A better righteousness is dealing with others in pure truth and integrity, recognizing that we are all finite creatures standing before a truthful God.

                말씀을 맺습니다. 예수님께서는 오늘 간음과, 이혼과, 맹세의 율법을 들어 하나님이 그 계명들을 주신 이유와 우리가 어떻게 더 나은 의를 이룰 수 있을지 설명해 주셨습니다. 이 사례들을 관통하는 더 나은 의란 곧 우리가 서로를 하나님의 형상을 지닌 나의 형제 자매로서 존중하고 사랑하는 것을 말씀하시는 것이었습니다. 어쩌면 이것은 율법 그 자체를 지키는 것보다 더 어려운 일일 것입니다. 이는 겉모습이 아닌 우리의 마음 속으로 부터 하나님의 의를 이루는 것이기 때문입니다. 우리 함께 하나님의 도우심을 구하며 기도로 나아가기 원합니다.

[Conclusion]

Today, through the laws of adultery, divorce, and oaths, Jesus explained why God gave these commands and how we can achieve a "better righteousness."

The common thread running through all these examples is respect and love for one another as brothers and sisters who bear the image of God. In many ways, this is much harder than simply following the letter of the Law, because it requires God’s righteousness to be formed deep within our hearts, not just in our outward appearance.

Let us come before the Lord today, seeking His help and grace to live out this true righteousness in our relationships. Amen.