20260514 [새벽묵상] 하나님으로부터 온 성령이 하시는 일 The Ministry of the Spirit Sent by God (고전/1Cor 2:10~16)

2:10 오직 하나님이 성령으로 이것을 우리에게 보이셨으니 성령은 모든 것 곧 하나님의 깊은 것까지도 통달하시느니라

2:11 사람의 일을 사람의 속에 있는 영 외에 누가 알리요 이와 같이 하나님의 일도 하나님의 영 외에는 아무도 알지 못하느니라

2:12 우리가 세상의 영을 받지 아니하고 오직 하나님으로부터 온 영을 받았으니 이는 우리로 하여금 하나님께서 우리에게 은혜로 주신 것들을 알게 하려 하심이라

2:13 우리가 이것을 말하거니와 사람의 지혜가 가르친 말로 아니하고 오직 성령께서 가르치신 것으로 하니 영적인 일은 영적인 것으로 분별하느니라

2:14 육에 속한 사람은 하나님의 성령의 일들을 받지 아니하나니 이는 그것들이 그에게는 어리석게 보임이요, 또 그는 그것들을 알 수도 없나니 그러한 일은 영적으로 분별되기 때문이라

2:15 신령한 자는 모든 것을 판단하나 자기는 아무에게도 판단을 받지 아니하느니라

2:16 누가 주의 마음을 알아서 주를 가르치겠느냐 그러나 우리가 그리스도의 마음을 가졌느니라

10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.

The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us. 13 This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 14 The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. 15 The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, 16 for,

“Who has known the mind of the Lord

    so as to instruct him?”

But we have the mind of Christ.

                어제 우리는 하나님의 지혜가 어떤 것인지에 대해 나누었습니다. 그 지혜는 은밀한 가운데 하나님을 사랑하는 자들을 위하여 감추어졌던 것으로 세상의 사람들은 깨달을 수 없는 것이었지요. 그렇다면 어떻게 이 비밀이 드러날 수 있으며 누가 이 지혜를 깨달을 수 있을까요? 오늘 본문의 말씀은 그 해답을 이렇게 제시합니다. 10절 말씀입니다. “오직 하나님이 성령으로 이것을 우리에게 보이셨으니.” 이 지혜를 드러내주시는 분은 오직 하나님의 성령이십니다. 그리고 그 지혜를 깨닫는 사람들은 바로 우리, 하나님의 교회인 것이지요. 오늘은 “하나님으로부터 온 성령이 하시는 일”이라는 제목으로 말씀을 나누기 원합니다.

[Introduction: How is the Secret Revealed?]

Yesterday, we shared about the nature of God’s wisdom. It is a mystery that was hidden for those who love God—something the people of this world could never perceive. If so, how can this secret be unveiled, and who can understand this wisdom? Today’s text provides the answer in verse 10: “These are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit.” The one who reveals this wisdom is none other than the Holy Spirit of God. And the people who understand that wisdom are "us"—the Church of God. Today, I want to share a message titled: “The Ministry of the Spirit Sent by God.”

                첫번째, 앞에서 말씀드렸던 것처럼 성령께서는 우리에게 그리스도의 도를 깨닫게 하십니다. 세상 사람들의 눈에는 보이지 않고 그들의 이성으로는 깨달을 수 없었던 그리스도의 도를 깨닫는 것은 오직 성령께서 계시하심으로만 가능하다는 것입니다. 그런데 그것을 행하신 분이 누구십니까? ‘오직 하나님이,’ 바로 하나님입니다. 하나님께서 성령을 통하여 우리에게 이 십자가의 도를 알게 하시고 우리를 구원하여 주신 것입니다. 그것이 10절 상반절의 말씀입니다.

[1. The Spirit Reveals the Way of Christ]

First, as mentioned, the Holy Spirit enables us to understand the "Way of Christ." The world’s eyes cannot see it, and human reason cannot grasp it. Understanding the Way of the Cross is only possible through the revelation of the Holy Spirit. And who initiated this? “God has revealed...” It is God. God, through the Spirit, has made the Way of the Cross known to us and has saved us. This is the truth found in the first half of verse 10.

                자, 그렇다면 성령은 그저 하나님이 다루시는 영인가? 10절 하반절을 보니 “성령은 모든 것 곧 하나님의 깊은 것까지도 통달하시느니라”라고 말하고 있습니다. 여기서 통달하다는 말은 하나님의 깊은 것들까지도 자세히 살펴보신다는 것입니다. 성령은 하나님의 영입니다. 11절 말씀이 이를 말하고 있지요. 한 사람이 갖고 있는 생각을 다른 사람들이 어찌 알 수 있겠습니까? 그 사람의 영 외에는 알 수가 없는 것입니다. 하나님도 생각도 마찬가지라는 것이지요. 하나님의 영이 아니면 하나님의 생각을 아무도 알 수 없다는 것입니다. 그런데 성령께서 하나님의 가장 깊은 것들까지 자세히 살펴보실 수 있다는 것은 그분이 바로 하나님의 영이라는 증거이지요. 로마서 8:27에 이런 말씀이 있습니다. “마음을 살피시는 이가 성령의 생각을 아시나니” 마음을 살피시는 이가 누구십니까? 하나님이시지요. 그 하나님께서 성령의 생각을 아신다고 하십니다. 즉 하나님의 생각 이꼬르 성령의 생각. 성령의 생각은 곧 하나님의 생각이신 것이지요. 서로 상호적인 관계에 있는 것입니다. 그래서 성령께서는 하나님의 영이시며 하나님이신 것입니다.

[2. The Spirit is the Spirit of God (Searching the Depths)]

Is the Holy Spirit merely a tool that God handles? The second half of verse 10 says, “The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” To “search” here means to scrutinize or examine the deep things of God in great detail.

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. Verse 11 illustrates this: how can anyone know a person’s thoughts except their own spirit? It is the same with God’s thoughts. No one can know the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. The fact that the Holy Spirit can search even the deepest things of God is proof that He is indeed the Spirit of God. Romans 8:27 says, “And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit.” Who is He who searches hearts? It is God. And God knows the mind of the Spirit. In other words, God’s thoughts are the Spirit’s thoughts. They exist in a perfectly mutual relationship. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, and He is God.

                자 그런데 여기 세번째 성령의 특징이 있습니다. 그것은 바로 성령이 하나님께서 우리에게 주신 선물이라는 것입니다. 12절 말씀 함께 읽어보겠습니다. “우리가 세상의 영을 받지 아니하고 오직 하나님으로부터 온 영을 받았으니 이는 우리로 하여금 하나님께서 우리에게 은혜로 주신 것들을 알게 하려 하심이라” 아멘. 우리는 세상의 영을 받지 않았습니다. 대신 무슨 영을 받았습니까? 하나님으로부터 온 영을 받았습니다. 이 영이 바로 성령님이시지요. 그런데 하나님의 영이라고 말하면 되지 왜 굳이 ‘하나님으로부터 온 영’이라는 표현을 썼을까요? 그것은 바로 그 다음에 오는 ‘하나님께서 우리에게 은혜로 주신 것들’ 이라는 표현과 나란히 놓기 위함입니다. 이 둘을 나란히 놓는 이유는 무엇입니까? 바로 성령 또한 하나님께서 우리에게 선물로 주신 것이라는 것이지요. 우리에게 선물로 주신 것은 십자가의 도입니다. 그런데 그 십자가의 도를 우리가 깨닫게 하기 위하여 성령님 또한 선물로 주셨다는 것입니다. 이것이 하나님께서 우리에게 부어주신 은혜입니다.

[3. The Spirit as a Gift of Grace]

There is a third characteristic of the Spirit: the Holy Spirit is a gift God has given to us. Let’s read verse 12 together: “What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.” We did not receive the spirit of the world. Instead, what did we receive? The “Spirit who is from God.” Why use the phrase “from God” instead of just “God’s Spirit”? It is to place it alongside the phrase “what God has freely given us.” The reason for pairing these is to show that the Holy Spirit Himself is also a gift from God. The "Way of the Cross" is a gift to us, and to ensure we understand that Way, God gave us the Holy Spirit as an additional gift. This is the overflowing grace God has poured upon us.

                자, 그렇다면 이 귀한 하나님의 은혜를 어떻게 설명해야 하겠습니까? 이것은 성령이 아니면 설명할 수가 없는 것입니다. 영적인 것은 영적인 것으로 풀어야 하는 것이지요. 그렇지 않겠습니까? 그러므로 언변이나, 철학, 수사학과 같은 사람의 지혜로 교육받은 말이 아니라 오직 성령님으로부터 배운것으로 말해야 한다는 것입니다. 그래야 그 은혜가 제대로 설명된다는 것이지요. 이 말은 다른 말로 하면 성령께서 우리에게 우리가 할 말을 가르치신다는 말씀입니다. 그리고 우리는 그 가르침을 따라 말해야 하는 것이지요. 그것이 성령을 따라 사는 사람일 것입니다.

                여기서 우리는 성령을 따라 사는 사람과 육에 속한 사람의 차이를 볼 수 있습니다. 육에 속한 사람들의 눈에는 성령의 일들이 어리석게 보입니다. 왜냐하면 영적으로 이 일들을 주의 깊게 조사하고 판단 할 수 있는 성령이 그들에게 없기 때문입니다. 그러나 성령을 따라 사는 사람들은 어떻습니까? 그들은 모든 것을 성령을 따라 조사하고 판단할 수 있습니다. 그들이 성령의 판단을 따라 순종하며 살아갈 때에 그들의 행위가 성숙하여 온전함에 이른다는 것이지요. 그래서 그들은 판단을 받지 않는다는 것입니다. 이것은 이들이 어떤 면책 특권을 가진다는 말이 아니라 성령을 따라 살아감으로 그들이 아버지의 온전하심과 같이 그들도 온전하게 된다는 말인 것입니다. 바로 16절의 말씀이 이를 확인시켜 주지요. 바울은 묻습니다. “누가 주의 마음을 알아서 주를 가르치겠느냐?” 자, 이 질문에 대한 대답이 무엇이겠습니까? 대답은 “없다,” 이겠지요. 그런데 바울이 놀라운 대답을 합니다. “그러나 우리가 그리스도의 마음을 가졌느니라” 아멘. 우리가 하나님의 선물인 성령을 따라 살아갈 때, 성령께서 우리 안에 역사하실 때, 우리는 그리스도의 마음을 가지게 되는 것입니다. 그 하나님의 온전함을 따라 우리도 온전하게 되는 것이지요.

[4. Spiritual Language and the Mind of Christ]

How then should we explain this precious grace of God? It cannot be explained without the Spirit. Spiritual things must be interpreted by spiritual means. Therefore, we must speak not with words taught by human wisdom—such as eloquence, philosophy, or rhetoric—but with words taught by the Spirit. Only then can that grace be properly explained. This means the Holy Spirit teaches us what to say, and we must speak according to that teaching. That is what it means to be a person who lives by the Spirit.

Here we see the difference between the "spiritual person" and the "unspiritual (natural) person." To those of the world, the things of the Spirit look foolish. They lack the Holy Spirit, so they cannot carefully investigate or discern these things spiritually. But what about those who live by the Spirit? They can investigate and discern all things according to the Spirit. As they live in obedience to the Spirit’s judgment, their actions mature toward wholeness.

This is what verse 15 means when it says they are "not subject to any man's judgment." It doesn't mean they have a "diplomatic immunity" from accountability; rather, by living according to the Spirit, they become whole as the Father is whole. Verse 16 confirms this. Paul asks, "Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" The expected answer is "No one." But Paul gives a startling response: “But we have the mind of Christ.” Amen! When we live by the gift of the Spirit, and when the Spirit works within us, we possess the mind of Christ. Following God’s wholeness, we too are made whole.

                말씀을 맺습니다. 하나님께서 보내신 하나님의 영, 성령. 그 성령께서 우리에게 그리스도의 도의 비밀을 밝히 보이셨고 깨닫게 하셨으며 우리에게 하나님의 마음을 알게 하십니다. 이것은 하나님의 크신 은혜입니다. 우리는 성령을 따라 살아가야합니다. 그리하여 그리스도의 마음을 가지고 온전함에 이르는 여러분 되시기를 주님의 이름으로 축원합니다. 기도하시겠습니다.

[Conclusion: Living by the Spirit]

In conclusion: The Holy Spirit, sent by God, has clearly shown and enabled us to understand the mystery of the Way of Christ. He allows us to know the heart of God. This is God’s immense grace. We must live according to the Spirit. I pray in the name of the Lord that you will all possess the mind of Christ and reach spiritual maturity.

Amen.