모든 것이 주님의 은혜입니다. <구원사의 서곡>, <예수의 제자>에 이어서 <부활의 삶>이 출판되어, 누가복음 강해설교 전집을 두란노에서 완간한다는 것은 기적과 같습니다. 설교집 출판이라면 대부분의 기독교 출판사가 고개를 젓는 현실입니다. 그것도 강해설교 3권의 전집을 출판한다는 것은 특별한 주님의 개입이라고 생각합니다. 하긴 두란노에서 마태복음 강해설교집을 출판하신 하용조 목사님이라면, 이번 누가복음 강해설교집 출판을 말리지 않으시겠지만, 이미 이 땅의 사역을 마치고 영원한 쉼에 들어가셨으니 이 땅의 일에 관여하실 리도 만무합니다.
그러나 하나님은 아직도 우리 가운데 살아계십니다. 오늘을 내다보시고 먼 옛날부터 포석을 하셨고, 먼 앞날을 바라보시며 오늘도 한 치의 오차가 없는 포석을 하시고 계시기 때문에 이 일이 가능했습니다. 누가복음 강해설교집 <구원사의 서곡> 1권 61편, <예수의 제자> 2권 69편에 이어서 <부활의 삶>, 3권 68편 모두 198편의 설교가 실려 있습니다. 2권이 나올 때는 빠르면, 올 가을쯤, 늦어지면 내년 봄에나 기대하고 있었는데 여름이 다 가기 전에 출간되어 감사합니다.
개인적으로는 10대 후반의 제 꿈이 이루어져서 감사했습니다. 67학번으로 고려신학교 대학부에 다니면서 내 눈으로 확인한 예수님 이야기를 전하고 싶었습니다. 목회 현장에서 의사이자 이방인이었던 누가의 예리하고 촘촘한 시선을 통해 기록된 누가복음을 처음부터 끝까지 다 살피고 주일마다 강단에서 선포했으며, 이제는 책으로 출간되어서 독자들과 만날 수 있어서 기쁩니다. 두란노가 독자들을 위해 간결하게 다듬은 원고를 거듭 읽으면서, 다시 은혜를 받았고, 이런 말씀을 전한 설교자의 삶을 산 것에 대해 정말 감사합니다. 독자 여러분도 주님을 새롭게 만났으면 합니다. 그러면 우리 시대의 어려운 계층이 눈에 들어올 것이고, 그들을 섬기려면 뜨거운 기도를 하게 되고, 주님의 마음으로 섬기다 보면 기쁨이 찾아오고, 아름다운 찬양이 터져 나올 것입니다.
모든 학문에는 왕도가 없듯이 해석학에 있어서도 동일합니다. 본문과 함께 하는 시간의 양이 여러분의 성경 이해를 결정한다고 강조하고 싶습니다. 오전 시간을 사수했던 신앙의 선배들을 본받아 오전에는 미디어 서핑 대신 책을 읽는 습성을 배양하십시오. 독서와 묵상과 기도를 통한 하나님의 음성에 귀를 기울일 때 기쁨, 기도, 감사가 찾아올 것입니다. 갈수록 많아지는 책들을 선별하는 지혜를, 그것을 기도하는 마음으로 읽고 묵상할 때에 성도들의 삶은 달라질 것입니다. 누가를 통해 예수님을 만나시고 예수님의 시선으로 세상을 바라보며 사람들을 사랑하고 섬기는 성도들에게 기쁨의 찬양이 샘솟을 것을 믿기에 누가복음 강해설교 1권 <구원사의 서곡> 2권 <예수의 제자>, 3권 <부활의 삶>을 통해서 목자의 음성을 듣는 하나님의 백성들이 많아지기를 바랍니다.
Everything is the Lord's grace. Following Prelude to Salvation History and Disciples of Jesus, the publication of The Life of Resurrection brings to completion the entire three-volume series of expository sermons on the Gospel of Luke with Duranno—which feels like nothing short of a miracle. In today's climate, most Christian publishers shake their heads at the idea of publishing sermon collections. To publish a full three-volume collection of expository sermons is, I believe, a special intervention of the Lord. Of course, the late Pastor Yong-Jo Ha, who himself published his expository sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew through Duranno, would certainly not have dissuaded this publication. Yet, having finished his earthly ministry and entered into eternal rest, he could hardly be involved in earthly affairs.
Yet God is still alive and at work among us. This has been made possible because He foresaw this day and laid the groundwork long ago, and looking far into the future, He continues to orchestrate every move today without the slightest error. This collection of expository sermons on Luke comprises 61 sermons in Volume 1 (Prelude to Salvation History), 69 in Volume 2 (Disciples of Jesus), and 68 in Volume 3 (The Life of Resurrection)—a total of 198 sermons. When Volume 2 was released, I had anticipated Volume 3 arriving at the earliest by this autumn, or at the latest by next spring, so I am deeply grateful that it has come off the press before the summer has even passed.
Personally, I am deeply thankful to see a dream from my late teens come to fruition. Ever since entering Korea Theological Seminary's undergraduate program in the Class of '67, my heart's desire was to proclaim the story of Jesus that I had verified with my own eyes. In my pastoral ministry, I thoroughly explored the Gospel of Luke from beginning to end through the keen, meticulous gaze of Luke—a physician and a Gentile—and proclaimed it from the pulpit Sunday after Sunday. Now, I rejoice that these messages can meet readers in book form. Reading through the manuscripts, which Duranno thoughtfully refined and condensed for readers, I was once again touched by grace and felt deeply grateful for a life lived proclaiming such a Word. My hope is that readers will also encounter the Lord anew. In doing so, our eyes will open to the marginalized of our time, our hearts will be moved to fervent prayer to serve them, and as we minister with the heart of Christ, joy will overflow and beautiful songs of praise will burst forth.
Just as there is no royal road to learning, the same is true for hermeneutics. I want to emphasize that the time you spend dwelling in the biblical text determines the depth of your understanding of Scripture. Following the example of our spiritual forebears who fiercely guarded their morning hours, cultivate the habit of reading books in the morning rather than browsing media. When you listen attentively to God's voice through reading, meditation, and prayer, joy, prayerfulness, and thanksgiving will follow. When believers gain the wisdom to discern amid the ever-growing flood of books, and read and meditate on them with prayerful hearts, their lives will be transformed. Trusting that songs of joyful praise will spring forth in believers who meet Jesus through Luke, see the world through His eyes, and love and serve people, I pray that many of God's people will hear the Shepherd's voice through this three-volume Luke exposition: Volume 1 Prelude to Salvation History, Volume 2 Disciples of Jesus, and Volume 3 The Life of Resurrection.
Alles is net die Here se genade. Na Voorspel tot die Verlossingsgeskiedenis en Dissipels van Jesus voel die verskyning van Die Lewe van Opstanding—wat die volledige reeks verklarende preke oor die Evangelie volgens Lukas by Duranno voltooi—soos 'n ware wonderwerk. In die huidige klimaat skud die meeste Christelike uitgewers hul koppe vir die publikasie van preekbundels. Om 'n volledige drieledige reeks van verklarende preke te publiseer, beskou ek as die besondere ingryping van die Here. Wyle leraar Yong-Jo Ha, wat self sy verklarende preke oor Matteus by Duranno gepubliseer het, sou hierdie uitgawe van Lukas beslis nie ontmoedig het nie; tog, aangesien hy sy aardse bediening voltooi het en sy ewige rus ingegaan het, kan hy hom immers nie meer met aardse aangeleenthede bemoei nie.
Maar God leef steeds onder ons. Dit was moontlik omdat Hy vandag vooruitgesien het en reeds lank gelede die fondament gelê het, en terwyl Hy na die verre toekoms kyk, rig Hy selfs vandag elke stap sonder die minste fout in. Hierdie versameling verklarende preke oor Lukas bevat 61 preke in Deel 1 (Voorspel tot die Verlossingsgeskiedenis), 69 in Deel 2 (Dissipels van Jesus), en 68 in Deel 3 (Die Lewe van Opstanding)—tesame 198 preke. Toe Deel 2 verskyn het, het ek verwag dat Deel 3 op sy vroegste vanjaar teen die herfs, of op sy laaste volgende lente sou verskyn; daarom is ek innig dankbaar dat dit nog voor die einde van die somer van die pers af gekom het.
Persoonlik is ek baie dankbaar dat 'n droom uit my laat tienerjare bewaarheid is. Toe ek in 1967 as voorgraadse student aan die Korea Teologiese Kweekskool begin studeer het, was my hartsbegeerte om die verhaal van Jesus wat ek met my eie oë gesien en bevestig het, te verkondig. In die pastorale bediening het ek die Evangelie volgens Lukas van begin tot einde deur die fyn, deurdringende blik van Lukas—'n geneesheer en nie-Jood—ondersoek en dit Sondag na Sondag vanaf die kansel verkondig. Nou verbly dit my dat hierdie preke in boekvorm lesers kan bereik. Terwyl ek die manuskrip, wat Duranno so netjies en saaklik vir die lesers versorg het, weer deurgelees het, is ek opnuut met genade getref en het ek innige dankbaarheid ervaar vir 'n lewe as prediker wat sulke woorde kon bedien. Ek bid dat lesers die Here opnuut mag ontmoet. Dan sal ons oë oopgaan vir die noodlydendes van ons tyd, sal ons harte ontvlam in vurige gebed om hulle te dien, en terwyl ons met die hart van die Here dien, sal vreugde ons oorval en lieflike lofliedere opklink.
Net soos daar geen koninklike pad na geleerdheid is nie, geld dieselfde vir die hermeneutiek. Ek wil beklemtoon dat die hoeveelheid tyd wat u saam met die teks deurbring, die diepte van u Bybelbegrip bepaal. Volg die voorbeeld van ons geloofsvoorouers wat hul oggendure vurig bewaak het, en kweek die gewoonte aan om soggens boeke te lees in plaas daarvan om op die media rond te dwaal. Wanneer u deur lees, bepeinsing en gebed na die stem van God luister, sal vreugde, gebed en dankbaarheid u deel word. Wanneer gelowiges die wysheid ontvang om te onderskei tussen die groeiende stroom van boeke, en dit met 'n biddende gemoed lees en bepeins, sal hul lewens verander word. In die vaste vertroue dat vreugdevolle lofsange sal opborrel in gelowiges wat Jesus deur Lukas ontmoet, die wêreld deur Sy oë aanskou, en mense liefhet en dien, bid ek dat baie van God se mense die stem van die Herder sal hoor deur hierdie drieledige Lukas-verklaring: Deel 1 Voorspel tot die Verlossingsgeskiedenis, Deel 2 Dissipels van Jesus, en Deel 3 Die Lewe van Opstanding.