The greatest commandment 가장 큰 계명

Mark12:18-34


18And Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection. And they asked him a question, saying, 19"Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife, but leaves no child, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 20There were seven brothers; the first took a wife, and when he died left no offspring. 21And the second took her, and died, leaving no offspring. And the third likewise. 22And the seven left no offspring. Last of all the woman also died. 23In the resurrection, when they rise again, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as wife." 24Jesus said to them, "Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? 25For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. 24And as for the dead being raised , have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? 27He is not God of the dead, but of the living. You are quite wrong 28And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?" 29 Jesus answered, "The most important is, 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' 31The second is this" : 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these." 32And the scribe said to him, "You are right, Teacher. you have truly said that he is one, and there is no other besides him. 33And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices." 34And when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And after no one dared to ask him any more questions.


Thinking and Undertanding
The Sadducees, who believed that resurrection was impossible, came to Jesus and questioned him about resurrection. Jesus told them that they were misunderstanding resurrection because they did not properly know the Scriptures or God. Then, one of the scribes asked Jesus which of the commandments was the most important. Jesus replied that no commandment is greater than the commandment that we must love God, but we must also love our neighbours. Jesus praised the scribes, who agreed with him and answered wisely, and told him that he was close to the Kingdom of God.

부활이 없다고 주장하는 사두개파 사람들이 와서 예수님께 부활에 관해 묻습니다. 예수님은 그들이 성경도 모르고 하나님이 능력도 몰라서 부활을 오해하고 있다고 말씀하십니다. 이번엔 한율법학자가 모든 계명 중에 어떤 것이 가장 중요한지를 예수께 묻습니다. 예수님은 하나님을 사랑하고, 이웃을 사랑하라는 계명보다 더 큰 계명은 없다고 대답하십니다.예수님의 말씀에 동의하며 슬기롭게 대답하는 그를 예수님은 하나님 나라에 가깝다고 칭찬하십니다.


Who is God? 
vv. 29-31 God teaches us that loving God and loving our neighbours as ourselves are the most important commandments. The destruction and judgement of Jerusalem occurred because of the religious leader's failure to keep these commandments. Are we not hesitating to love our neighbors despite claiming to love God?

하나님을 사랑하는 것과 이웃을 내 몸과 같이 사랑하는 것이 가장 큰 중요한 두 계명이라고 가르치십니다. 예루살렘의 멸망과 심판도 따지고 보면 종교 지도자들이 이 두계명을 지키는데에 실패한 결과라고 할 수 있습니다. 나는 하나님을 사랑한다고 하면서도 이웃 사랑을 주저하고 있지는 않습니까?


What lesson is God teaching us?

vv. 32-33 Love is a better offering than any of the sacrifices offered in the temple. This is why Jesus forewarned about the destruction of temple, which had degenerated into mere religious formality. The love of God was missing from the abundant offering in the temple, and the love of one's neighbors was missing from the hearts of the religious leaders, whose eyes were focused on the people's pockets. What is missing from the worship we are offering?

사랑이 성전에서 드리는 각종 제사보다 더 낫습니다. 그 때문에 예수님은 앞서 형식뿐인 성전의 멸망을 예고하신 것입니다. 풍성한 제사에서 빠진 것이 하나님 사랑이고 예배자의 주머니를 노리는 종교지도자들에게서 빠진 것이 이웃사랑이었습니다. 내가 드리는 예배에는 무엇이 빠져 있습니까?