20260210 [새벽묵상] 생각은 말로 드러난다 | Thoughts Are Revealed Through Words (마/Mt 12:22~37)

12:22 그 때에 귀신 들려 눈 멀고 말 못하는 사람을 데리고 왔거늘 예수께서 고쳐 주시매 그 말 못하는 사람이 말하며 보게 된지라

12:23 무리가 다 놀라 이르되 이는 다윗의 자손이 아니냐 하니

[Jesus and Beelzebul]

22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see. 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

12:24 바리새인들은 듣고 이르되 이가 귀신의 왕 바알세불을 힘입지 않고는 귀신을 쫓아내지 못하느니라 하거늘

24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”

12:25 예수께서 그들의 생각을 아시고 이르시되 스스로 분쟁하는 나라마다 황폐하여질 것이요 스스로 분쟁하는 동네나 집마다 서지 못하리라

12:26 사탄이 만일 사탄을 쫓아 내면 스스로 분쟁하는 것이니 그리하고야 어떻게 그의 나라가 서겠느냐

12:27 또 내가 바알세불을 힘입어 귀신을 쫓아내면 너희의 아들들은 누구를 힘입어 쫓아내느냐 그러므로 그들이 너희의 재판관이 되리라

12:28 그러나 내가 하나님의 성령을 힘입어 귀신을 쫓아내는 것이면 하나님의 나라가 이미 너희에게 임하였느니라

25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

12:29 사람이 먼저 강한 자를 결박하지 않고서야 어떻게 그 강한 자의 집에 들어가 그 세간을 강탈하겠느냐 결박한 후에야 그 집을 강탈하리라

29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

12:30 나와 함께 아니하는 자는 나를 반대하는 자요 나와 함께 모으지 아니하는 자는 헤치는 자니라

12:31 그러므로 내가 너희에게 이르노니 사람에 대한 모든 죄와 모독은 사하심을 얻되 성령을 모독하는 것은 사하심을 얻지 못하겠고

12:32 또 누구든지 말로 인자를 거역하면 사하심을 얻되 누구든지 말로 성령을 거역하면 이 세상과 오는 세상에서도 사하심을 얻지 못하리라

30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.

12:33 나무도 좋고 열매도 좋다 하든지 나무도 좋지 않고 열매도 좋지 않다 하든지 하라 그 열매로 나무를 아느니라

12:34 독사의 자식들아 너희는 악하니 어떻게 선한 말을 할 수 있느냐 이는 마음에 가득한 것을 입으로 말함이라

12:35 선한 사람은 그 쌓은 선에서 선한 것을 내고 악한 사람은 그 쌓은 악에서 악한 것을 내느니라

12:36 내가 너희에게 이르노니 사람이 무슨 무익한 말을 하든지 심판 날에 이에 대하여 심문을 받으리니

12:37 네 말로 의롭다 함을 받고 네 말로 정죄함을 받으리라

33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

                마태는 어제까지의 말씀을 통하여 예수님께서 옛 선지자가 예언하였던 하나님의 영을 받으신 메시아이시며 동시에 안식일의 주인되신 하나님이시라는 것을 보여줍니다. 오늘 말씀은 귀신이 들려 눈 멀고 말 못하는 사람을 예수님께서 고쳐주심으로 시작하지요. 그런데 이런 예수님의 기적을 보고도 바리새인들은 예수님께서 바알세불을 통해 귀신을 쫓은 것이라며 폄하하는 말을 합니다. 예수님께서 이들과 논쟁하시며 하신 말씀들을 통해 오늘은 “생각은 말로 드러난다” 는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

Through the passages we have studied so far, Matthew has shown us that Jesus is the Messiah who received the Spirit of God as prophesied by the ancient prophets, and at the same time, He is the Lord of the Sabbath. Today’s passage begins with Jesus healing a man who was demon-possessed, blind, and mute.

However, even after witnessing this miracle, the Pharisees disparaged Him, claiming that Jesus drove out demons by Beelzebul. Through the dialogue Jesus had with them, I want to share a message titled: "Thoughts Are Revealed Through Words."

예수님께서 귀신 들린 자를 고치시자 23절 말씀은 무리가 다 놀라서 이렇게 말했다고 합니다. 원문에 가까운 번역으로 제가 한 번 읽어보겠습니다. “이 사람이 다윗의 자손은 아니지 않느냐?” 이들이 생각했던 다윗의 자손, 즉 메시아는 로마의 압제에서 이스라엘을 해방하고 다윗 왕조를 재건할 강력한 정치적, 군사적인 지도자였지요. 그런데 예수님의 사역은 그들의 기대와는 너무나 달랐습니다. 이에 그들은 예수님이 약속된 메시아일리는 없지 않겠냐며 그들의 생각 그대로 말을 하고 있는 것이지요.

1. The Unmet Expectations of the Crowd (Verse 23)

When Jesus healed the demon-possessed man, verse 23 tells us that the crowds were amazed. A translation closer to the original text would be: "Could this man be the Son of David?" The "Son of David" they expected—the Messiah they imagined—was a powerful political and military leader who would liberate Israel from Roman oppression and rebuild the Davidic dynasty. But Jesus’ ministry was so different from their expectations. Their question reveals their internal conflict: they were speaking their thoughts exactly as they were, doubting that someone like Jesus could be the promised Messiah.

                이들의 이런 질문에 대한 대답으로 바리새인들은 예수님은 사실 귀신의 왕 바알세불에 씌여 다른 귀신을 쫓아낸 것이라고 대답하는 것이지요. 그러자 예수님께서는 이들의 말을 반박하십니다. 첫번째 근거는 25절 말씀입니다. 내분이 있는 그룹은 자멸하게 되는 것이 당연한데, 26절, 만약 사탄이 사탄을 쫓아낸다면 마찬가지로 무너지지 않겠느냐. 두번째 근거는 27절. 좋다, 백번 양보해서 내가 바알세불을 통해 귀신을 내쫓는다고 치자. 그런데 너희 추종자들도 귀신을 내쫓지 않느냐? 그렇다면 그들도 바알세불을 통해 귀신을 내쫓는 것이냐? 그것이 아니라면 너희들은 누구를 통해 귀신을 내쫓느냐? 너희들도 하고 있는 사역인데 나는 바알세불을 통해 귀신을 내쫓는다니 그게 말이나 되는 소리냐? 자, 이제 이들의 논리는 논파가 되었습니다. 그리고 거기에 그치는 것이 아니라 오히려 반대의 상황이 생겨버리지요. 28절입니다. 그러나 만약 내가 하나님의 성령을 통해 귀신을 쫓아내는 것이면 하나님의 나라가 이미 너희에게 임하였다. 여기서 예수님께서는 늘 사용하시던 하늘 나라, 즉, 천국이라는 단어가 아닌 하나님의 나라라는 단어를 사용하십니다. 이는 당신께서 ‘하나님의 성령’을 통해 사역하심을 강조하는 것이며 이는 또한 16절에서 그의 나라로 묘사한 ‘사탄의 나라’와 완벽하게 대립하는 단어이지요. 예수님의 사역을 통해 이미 하나님의 나라가 이들에게 임하여 성령님께서 일하고 계신데도 바리새인들을 오히려 예수님이 누구신지 알아보지 못하고 도리어 성령님의 사역을 사탄의 사역이라 모독하고 말았습니다.

2. The Logic of the Kingdom (Verses 24-28)

In response to the crowd's questioning, the Pharisees asserted that Jesus was possessed by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, and used that power to drive out other demons. Jesus refutes their logic with two main points:

• Internal Collapse (vv. 25-26): Every kingdom or household divided against itself will be ruined. If Satan drives out Satan, his kingdom cannot stand.

• The Dilemma of Consistency (v. 27): Jesus asks, "If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out?" He exposes their hypocrisy; they were performing similar ministries, yet they labeled His work as satanic simply because they rejected Him.

Then, Jesus turns the tables in verse 28: "But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." Here, Jesus uses the term "Kingdom of God" instead of His usual "Kingdom of Heaven." This emphasizes that He is working through the "Spirit of God," and it stands in direct opposition to the "Kingdom of Satan" mentioned in verse 26. Even though the Kingdom of God had arrived through the work of the Spirit, the Pharisees failed to recognize Jesus and committed the blasphemy of calling the Spirit's work the work of Satan.

                예수님께서는 이것이 이들의 단순한 실수가 아니라고 말씀하십니다. 이것은 바로 이들의 안에 악이 가득하기 때문에 일어난 것이라는 것이지요. 34절, 이는 마음에 가득한 것을 입으로 말함이라. 33절의 나무와 열매의 비유도, 35절의 사람이 자신이 쌓은 것에서 선한 것이든 악한 것이든 낸다는 말씀도 결국 사람의 마음 가운데 있는 것을 내는 것이기에 말은 그 사람의 마음을 드러낸다는 것입니다. 그리고 예수님께서는 우리는 그 말에 책임을 져야 할 날이 온다고 말씀하십니다. 36절, 무슨 무익한 말을 하든지, 즉 생각없이 한 말이든지 심판 날에 이에 대하여 심문을 받으리라. 왜 그렇습니까? 그 말이 우리의 생각을 드러내기 때문입니다. 앞에서 예수님께서는 30절을 통해 이런 말씀을 하셨습니다. 나와 함께 하지 않는 자는 나를 반대하는 자다. 즉 예수님을 따름에 있어서 중간은 없다는 말씀이십니다. 우리가 보았을 때는 생각없이 했던 말인 것 같지만 그 말에는 이미 우리의 가장 깊은 곳에 있는 생각이 드러나기 때문입니다.

3. Words: The Fruit of the Heart (Verses 33-37)

Jesus explains that this was not a simple mistake of the tongue. It happened because their hearts were filled with evil.

"For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." (v. 34)

Whether it is the metaphor of the tree and its fruit (v. 33) or the idea of a person bringing things out of a "good or evil storehouse" (v. 35), the point is the same: Words reveal the heart. Jesus warns that we will have to give an account on the day of judgment for every "idle word"—even those spoken without much thought (v. 36). Why? Because those words reveal our true thoughts. In verse 30, Jesus makes it clear: "Whoever is not with me is against me." There is no middle ground in following Him. Even an "idle word" betrays which kingdom we truly belong to.

                말씀을 맺습니다. 오늘 말씀에서 24절에 바리새인들은 말하였습니다. 그때 25절에서 예수님을 어떻게 하셨다고 하십니까? “예수께서 그들의 생각을 아시고 이르시되” 여러분, 예수님께서 바리새인들의 말을 통해 그들의 생각을 아셨습니다. 그래서 이렇게 긴 지문의 말씀을 하신 것입니다. 단순히 그들의 말이 예수님을 대적하였던 것이 아니라 그들의 생각이 예수님과 성령님을 거역하였던 것입니다. 우리는 오늘 하루도 수 없이 많은 말을 하게 될 것입니다. 그렇기에 우리는 더욱 더 우리 안의 생각들을 조심해야 합니다. 그래서 오늘 하루 우리의 입에서 나오는 모든 말들이 부주의 하게 내뱉는 말이 아닌 하나님의 나라를 살아가는 천국 시민으로서의 열매를 내시는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다. 

[Conclusion]

In verse 24, the Pharisees spoke. Then, what does verse 25 say? "Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them..." Friends, Jesus knew their thoughts through their words. That is why He responded with such a long and serious discourse. It wasn't just that their words opposed Jesus; it was that their thoughts were in rebellion against Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

We will speak countless words today. This is why we must guard our inner thoughts even more carefully. I pray in the name of the Lord that all the words flowing from your lips today would not be careless, but would be the beautiful fruit of a citizen of the Kingdom of Heaven. Amen.