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예수님이 십자가의 수난을 예고하시자, 베드로가 가로막습니다. 이에 주님은 그 십자가를 지고 따라와야 참 제자라고 말씀하십니다.

[ 마태복음 16:21 - 16:28 ] (찬송341장)

21이 때로부터 예수 그리스도께서 자기가 예루살렘에 올라가 장로들과 대제사장들과 서기관들에게 많은 고난을 받고 죽임을 당하고 제삼일에 살아나야 할 것을 제자들에게 비로소 나타내시니 22베드로가 예수를 붙들고 항변하여 이르되 주여 그리 마옵소서 이 일이 결코 주께 미치지 아니하리이다 23예수께서 돌이키시며 베드로에게 이르시되 사탄아 내 뒤로 물러 가라 너는 나를 넘어지게 하는 자로다 네가 하나님의 일을 생각하지 아니하고 도리어 사람의 일을 생각하는도다 하시고

 24이에 예수께서 제자들에게 이르시되 누구든지 나를 따라오려거든 자기를 부인하고 자기 십자가를 지고 나를 따를 것이니라 25누구든지 제 목숨을 구원하고자 하면 잃을 것이요 누구든지 나를 위하여 제 목숨을 잃으면 찾으리라 26사람이 만일 온 천하를 얻고도 제 목숨을 잃으면 무엇이 유익하리요 사람이 무엇을 주고 제 목숨과 바꾸겠느냐

 27인자가 아버지의 영광으로 그 천사들과 함께 오리니 그 때에 각 사람이 행한 대로 갚으리라 28진실로 너희에게 이르노니 여기 서 있는 사람 중에 죽기 전에 인자가 그 왕권을 가지고 오는 것을 볼 자들도 있느니라

[ Matthew 16:21 - 16:28 ]

21From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.22 And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This shall never happen to you.”23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?27 For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done.28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.” 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

Peter rebuked Jesus when he foretold his suffering and death. Jesus in turn rebuked Peter and spoke about the paradox of how death was the path to life (vv. 21-23). The "cross" was a tool used to deliver death and “take up your cross” meant to “follow Jesus with all your heart”. Those who lost their lives for Jesus would join in his glory in heaven, and the disciples would have the privilege of catching a glimpse of that glory before they died (vv. 24-28).

Who is Jesus?

V. 21 Jesus prepared the disciples for the future by telling them how he was going to suffer, die, and be resurrected. Though the disciples confessed that Jesus was the Messiah, they did not fully understand what Jesus needed to go through. How about you? Can you walk the path of suffering and death as Jesus did?

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 22-23 Jesus rebuked Peter because he thought God’s will could be achieved without Jesus’ death, which was what Satan also said when he tempted Jesus (4:8-9). If you think of Jesus as a means to benefiting yourself, according to your own desires, you are no different to Satan. Let’s follow and obey Jesus' will at all times.

Prayer

Lord, help me to live as one who thinks in alignment with God's ways, not man's ways.