2025 新約的愛中有公義 (旋風著)

    我們首先看神是愛，但不是溺愛。新約中提到了褻瀆聖靈是不可赦免的罪，也看到了亞拿尼亞和撒非拉欺哄聖靈的結果。雖然許多人在新約中强調神的愛，但其中絕對有公義的教導。最後我們從新約和舊約都是一位神，可以看到不會因同一件事情審判兩次。不如受到今生的苦難，我們用舊約中記載大衞的事解釋這點，而且苦難也可能是化裝的祝福。雖有耶穌為我們受死，仍要有信心的行為，要敬畏神，記住最後的審判包括了我們的行為。

    我們先看神是愛。這就如約翰一書 4:8 所說，『沒有愛心的，就不認識神，因為神就是愛。』基於這愛，『神差他獨生子到世間來，使我們藉着他得生，神愛我們的心在此就顯明了。不是我們愛神，乃是神愛我們，差他的兒子，為我們的罪作了挽回祭，這就是愛了。』(約翰一書 4:9-10) 『因為我們作仇敵的時候，且藉着神兒子的死得與神和好；既已和好，就更要因他的生得救了。』(羅馬書 5:10) 且『惟有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死，神的愛就在此向我們顯明了。』(羅馬書 5:8)

    但這愛不是溺愛，『 因為主所愛的，他必管教，又鞭打凡所收納的兒子。』(希伯來書 12:6) 更不是自討苦吃，是神量給我們的，我們要願意。『 於是，耶穌對門徒說：「若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，背起他的十字架來跟從我。」』(馬太福音 16:24) 我們要治死老我，『 你們若順從肉體活着，必要死；若靠着聖靈治死身體的惡行，必要活着。』(羅馬書 8:13) 『所以要治死你們在地上的肢體，就如淫亂、污穢、邪情、惡慾和貪婪，貪婪就與拜偶像一樣。』(歌羅西書 3:5)

    雖神是愛，但聖經提到了一個永不得赦免的罪，就是褻瀆聖靈。『我實在告訴你們：世人一切的罪和一切褻瀆的話都可得赦免；凡褻瀆聖靈的，卻永不得赦免，乃要擔當永遠的罪。』(馬可福音 3:28-29) 請也看馬太福音 12:31-32 有類似的經文。我們來看看新約中的一個例子。『有一個人，名叫亞拿尼亞，同他的妻子撒非喇賣了田產，把價銀私自留下幾分，他的妻子也知道，其餘的幾分拿來放在使徒腳前。彼得說：「亞拿尼亞，為甚麼撒但充滿了你的心，叫你欺哄聖靈，把田地的價銀私自留下幾分呢？田地還沒有賣，不是你自己的嗎？既賣了，價銀不是你作主嗎？你怎麼心裏起這意念呢？你不是欺哄人，是欺哄神了！」亞拿尼亞聽見這話，就仆倒，斷了氣。聽見的人都甚懼怕。』(使徒行傳 5:1-5)

    『約過了三小時，他的妻子進來，還不知道這事。彼得對她說：「你告訴我，你們賣田地的價銀就是這些嗎？」 她說：「就是這些。」彼得說：「你們為甚麼同心試探主的靈呢？埋葬你丈夫之人的腳已到門口，他們也要把你抬出去。」婦人立刻仆倒在彼得腳前，斷了氣。』(使徒行傳 5:7-9) 不要以為聖靈不知道我們暗中所做的事，祂是全知的。要記住雖然神是愛，並不溺愛，要在愛中敬畏神。但要知道，『愛裏沒有懼怕；愛既完全，就把懼怕除去，因為懼怕裏含着刑罰，懼怕的人在愛裏未得完全。』(約翰一書 4:17-18) 在當時真有這需要。『全教會和聽見這事的人都甚懼怕。』(使徒行傳 5:11) 雖然聖經沒有明講亞拿尼亞受過洗，但我相信如此，要不他不會和門徒們在一起！我們看了他表面上好像是比我們虔誠，因他肯賣田產。但卻不知不能只守律法，而欺哄聖靈。真是不容易分辨的如馬太福音 13:29-30 所說，『「主人說：『不必，恐怕薅稗子，連麥子也拔出來。容這兩樣一齊長，等着收割。當收割的時候，我要對收割的人說：先將稗子薅出來，捆成捆，留着燒；惟有麥子要收在倉裏。』」』(馬太福音 13:29-30) 我們只能看果實來分辨，這也不正是我們現在的寫照嗎？真要想嚮往結好果實，『聖靈所結的果子，就是仁愛、喜樂、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信實、溫柔、節制。這樣的事，沒有律法禁止。』(加拉太書 5:22-23)

    我們再看看在新約中有關公義的教導。首先我們從彙編(Strong’s Concordance)中注意到、新約的希臘文中的名詞公義(G1343)出現過 92 次，而形容詞公義的(G1342)出現過 81次。我們不可能全部提到，所以我們的目的只是談談新約中絕對有公義的教導。雖然許多人强調神的愛，而比較少講到神的公義。但在登山八福中，耶穌就提到了公義兩次。就是『 飢渴慕義(G1343)的人有福了，因為他們必得飽足。』(馬太福音 5:6) 和『為義(G1343)受逼迫的人有福了，因為天國是他們的。』(馬太福音 5:10) 祂也教我們禱告的一個秩序，『你們要先求他的國和他的義(G1343)，這些東西都要加給你們了。』(馬太福音 6:33)

    從下列的這些經文中，我們也看到了新約中絕對有公義的教導。『公義的(G1342)父啊，世人未曾認識你，我卻認識你，這些人也知道你差了我來。』(約翰福音 17:25) 『因為他已經定了日子，要藉着他所設立的人按公義(G1343)審判天下，並且叫他從死裏復活，給萬人作可信的憑據。』(使徒行傳 17:31)『因為神的國不在乎吃喝，只在乎公義、和平並聖靈中的喜樂。』(羅馬書 14:17) 神所賜的全副軍裝包括了公義，『所以要站穩了，用真理當作帶了子束腰，用公義當作護心鏡遮胸。』(以弗所書 6:14) 在新天新地中也有公義，『但我們照他的應許，盼望新天新地，有義(G1343)居在其中。』(彼得後書 3:13)

    在新約和舊約中都是同一位神。在新約中我們看見，『惟獨見那成為比天使小一點的耶穌，因為受死的苦，就得了尊貴、榮耀為冠冕，叫他因着神的恩，為人人嘗了死味。』(希伯來書 2:9) 我們是藉著耶穌的血，『何況基督藉着永遠的靈，將自己無瑕無疵獻給神，他的血豈不更能洗淨你們的心，除去你們的死行，使你們事奉那永生神嗎？』(希伯來書 9:14) 我們看到了，『神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。…信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已經定了，因為他不信神獨生子的名。』(約翰福音 3:16-18)『既是這樣，哪裏能誇口呢？沒有可誇的了！用何法沒有的呢？是用立功之法嗎？不是，乃用信主之法。』(羅馬書 3:27) 記得不要本末倒置，信心是本，要有末，如雅各書所講的信心的行為。聖經講得很清楚，我們都要為所行受的審判。『因為我們眾人必要在基督台前顯露出來，叫各人按着本身所行的，或善或惡受報。』(哥林多後書 5:10) 『我又看見一個白色的大寶座與坐在上面的，從他面前天地都逃避，再無可見之處了。…他們都照各人所行的受審判。』(啓示錄 20:11-13)

    我們要相信，審判不如在今生。因神是公平的，不會對一件事情審判兩次，這從舊約中記載的大衞的事就很清楚。首先我們看到他犯了奸姦的罪，『大衞就差人打聽那婦人是誰。有人說：「她是以連的女兒，赫人烏利亞的妻拔示巴。」大衞差人去，將婦人接來。那時她的月經才得潔淨。她來了，大衞與她同房，她就回家去了。』(撒母耳記下 11:3-4) 他因這罪受到了報應，『你為甚麼藐視耶和華的命令，行他眼中看為惡的事呢？你借亞捫人的刀殺害赫人烏利亞，又娶了他的妻為妻。…你在暗中行這事，我卻要在以色列眾人面前、日光之下報應你。』(撒母耳記下 12:9-12)

    我們再看那另一件大衞數民的罪，『大衞數點百姓以後，就心中自責，禱告耶和華說：「我行這事大有罪了。耶和華啊，求你除掉僕人的罪孽，因我所行的甚是愚昧。」大衞早晨起來，耶和華的話臨到先知迦得，就是大衞的先見，說：「你去告訴大衞說：『耶和華如此說：我有三樣災，隨你選擇一樣，我好降與你。』」』(撒母耳記下 24:10-12) 他也因這罪受災。我們再看聖經怎麼說？『因為大衞除了赫人烏利亞那件事，都是行耶和華眼中看為正的事，一生沒有違背耶和華一切所吩咐的。』(列王紀上 15:5) 聖經中沒有再提到他已受過審判的罪了。所以我們的苦難可能是審判的結果，不如審判在今生如大衞般。

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First, we see that God is love, but not an indulging love. The New Testament does mention one sin that can never be forgiven. We can see the results for Ananias and his wife Sapphira due to cheating the Holy Spirit. Many people emphasize love in the era of the New Testament. There are indeed teachings on righteousness. Finally, we talk about how there is one God in both the New Testament and Old Testament, and that we’ll not be judged twice for the same sin. It is better to get tribulations when we are alive. We explain this point by some events happened to David. On the top of that, tribulations could be pretended blessings. Although Jesus died for us, we still need deeds out of faith like what was described in the Book of James, and fear the Lord in love. Remember that the final judgement is still based upon what we do.

We see first that God is love as said in 1 John 4:8, “The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” “By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” (1 John 4:9-10) As said in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” And said in Romans 5:10, “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.” 

But this love is not an indulging love, “For those whom the Lord loves He disciplines, And He scourges every son whom He receives.” (Hebrews 12:6) We should not look for troubles. It is measured by God depending upon our needs. We must be willing, as said in Matthew 16:24, “Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” We have to deny ourselves as said in Romans 8:13, “for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.” Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.”(Colossians 3:5)

Although God is love, the Bible does mention one sin can never be forgiven in Mark 3:28-29, “Truly I say to you, all sins shall be forgiven the sons of men, and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin.” It is also said similarly in Matthew 12:31-32,”Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.”

Let us take a look at one example in New Testament. It is said in Acts 5:1-5, “But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.” “Now there elapsed an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?” And she said, “Yes, that was the price.” Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.””(Acts 5:7-9) Don’t think that the Holy Spirit doesn’t know what we do in secret. He is omniscient. Remember, although God is love, it isn’t an indulging love. We must fear the Lord in love. But we should know, “By this, love is perfected with us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because as He is, so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love.”(1 John 4:17-18) At that time, there was the need for immediate penalty since it is said in Acts 5:11, “And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.” 

The Bible doesn’t say directly that Ananias was baptized, but I believed so logically. Otherwise, he shouldn’t be with disciples. As a matter of fact, he seems pious in the surface because he was willing to sell his land. But he couldn’t just obey the law but cheat the Holy Spirit. It is really not easy to distinguish, as said in Matthew 13:29-30, “But he said, ‘No; for while you are gathering up the tares, you may uproot the wheat with them. Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn.”‘” We can only use the fruit to distinguish. We must long for a good fruit as said in Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”

Next, let us look at the teaching about righteousness in the New Testament. First, we notice from the Strong’s Concordance that the Greek G1343 as nouns appears 92 times in the New Testament, and G1342 as adjectives 81 times. It is impossible to mention all of them in this short article. Therefore, our goal is just to mention that there are absolutely teachings of righteousness in the New Testament. Although many people emphasize the teaching of God’s love and mention the righteousness fewer times, Jesus mentioned two times out of eight blessings from sermon in the mountain. They are in Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” and in Matthew 5:10, “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” He also taught the there was a order in prayer. In Matthew 6:33, it says, “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

In the following verses, we can also see that there are absolutely the teachings of righteousness. John 17:25 says, “O righteous (G1342) Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me.” In Acts 17:31, it says, “because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.” “for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”(Romans 14:17) The full armor includes the righteousness as described in Ephesians 6:14, “Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.” In new heavens and a new earth, there still is righteousness as stated in 2 Peter 3:13, “But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.”

There is only one God in both the New Testament and the Old Testament. In Hebrews 2:9, “But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.” Our salvation is through the blood of Jesus as stated in Hebrews 9:14, “how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” We see in John 3:16-18, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. …He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” “Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith.” (Romans 3:27) Don’t get it backwards. It is based in faith, and we should have deeds proportional to our faith, the deeds like what is described in the Book of James. The Bible says clearly, we will be judged by our deeds. “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.”(2 Corinthians 5:10) It is also said in Revelation 20:11-13, “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them. …and they were judged, every one of them according to their deeds.”

We must believe that it is preferred to have judgement when we are on earth. It is because God has no partiality. Once one sin is judged, the same sin will not be judged twice. This can be seen in some events about David recorded in the Old Testament. First, note that he committed adultery as described in 2 Samuel 11:3-4, “So David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” David sent messengers and took her, and when she came to him, he lay with her; and when she had purified herself from her uncleanness, she returned to her house.” He paid the price as stated in 2 Samuel 12:9-12, “Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. …Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.'”

Now we see another sin of David by counting people as described in 2 Samuel 24:10-12, “Now David’s heart troubled him after he had numbered the people. So David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.” When David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, “Go and speak to David, ‘Thus the Lord says, “I am offering you three things; choose for yourself one of them, which I will do to you.”‘”” He also suffered because of this. Let finally see what the Bible says in 1 Kings 15:5, “because David did what was right in the sight of the Lord, and had not turned aside from anything that He commanded him all the days of his life, except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.” He is not judged again for those sins mentioned. So, our tribulations may be the results of judgement. It is better to have judgement when we are on earth, like what happened to David.

 (Verses refer to those in NASB unless otherwise specified.)

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     我们首先看三个耶稣成全律法的例子。接着我们看一些从天而来但处理属地事情的神迹，和传福音给我们那灵里贫穷的人。再接着谈到耶稣所做属灵的事情，很高兴地知道祂报告了神悦纳人的禧年，并举旧约的例子说明我们需要属灵眼睛的开启才能看见属灵的事。下一个要谈的是耶稣的一些教导，只讲到了耶稣认为神迹有时非需要不可，和每一个圣徒都能得到的神迹。也谈到了在爱中合而为一，及祂应许圣灵的来临。最后我们来看一下，为什么我们说从创世以来、就定规要在主耶稣基督里。    

     圣经很清楚的记录了从路加的观点来看耶稣的所作所为，祂不只是教训，并用神迹奇事证明祂的道 [1]。 祂在马太福音 5:17-18 说，『莫想我来要废掉律法和先知；我来不是要废掉，乃是要成全。我实在告诉你们：就是到天地都废去了，律法的一点一画也不能废去，都要成全。』 祂的所作所为，的确是成全了律法，我们举三个旧约的例子说明这事。第一，祂约三十岁开始传道 [2]，是和律法在民数记 4:21-23 所说相符，『耶和华晓谕摩西说：「…从三十岁直到五十岁，凡前来任职、在会幕里办事的，全都数点。』祭司显然是在会幕里办事的，祂是祭司 [3]。第二，祂虽无罪 [4]，受洗是为了尽诸般的义 [5]，也作了我们榜样。第三，祂在马太福音 5:20 说，『我告诉你们：你们的义若不胜于文士和法利赛人的义，断不能进天国。』譬如说，祂守安息日的精义，而不是像法利赛人在守字面上的律法 [6]。    

     接着我们看耶稣自己怎样说祂行过的事情？『耶稣回答说：「你们去，把所听见、所看见的事告诉(施洗)约翰：就是瞎子看见，瘸子行走，长大痲疯的洁净，聋子听见，死人复活，穷人有福音传给他们。』(马太福音 11:4-5) 祂所作的这些属地的事情，我们不多说，因四福音书里都有详细的记载。贫穷的人不只是讲在生计上贫穷的人，而我们就是那灵里贫穷的人。    

     其实祂一开始就告诉了我们祂所做的事也包括了属灵的事。『有人把先知以赛亚的书交给他，他就打开，找到一处写着说：「主的灵在我身上，因为他用膏膏我，叫我传福音给贫穷的人；差遣我报告被掳的得释放，瞎眼的得看见，叫那受压制的得自由，报告神悦纳人的禧年。」』(路加福音 4:17-19)  神的灵的确是在祂的身上，如约翰福音 3:34 所说，『神所差来的(耶稣)，就说神的话，因为神赐圣灵给他，是没有限量的。』而我们真能相信这就是我们的光景吗？『你们这耳聋的，听吧！你们这眼瞎的，看吧！使你们能看见。谁比我的仆人眼瞎呢？谁比我差遣的使者耳聋呢？谁瞎眼像那与我和好的，谁瞎眼像耶和华的仆人呢？你看见许多事却不领会，耳朵开通却不听见。』(以赛亚书 42:18-20) 真的，我们需要神开我们属灵的眼睛才能看到属灵的事情。这就如列王纪下 6:15-17 所说，『神人的仆人清早起来出去，看见车马军兵围困了城。…以利沙祷告说：「耶和华啊，求你开这少年人的眼目，使他能看见。」耶和华开他的眼目，他就看见满山有火车火马围绕以利沙。』    

     在这里，我们来看看一些祂赐给我们的教导。我们既然谈到了神迹，就先说说神迹的定义是什么？应是指神的踪迹或做的事情。在这个定义下，撒但只能做不是神迹的超自然的事情 [7]。所以广义的神迹是包括了神创造了空气、水等，这些都是神的踪迹。但我们通常是指狭义的神迹，也是四福音书通常所提到的。知道和真相信是不同的，看到了神迹常常是真相信的基础，而这样的神迹有时的确有需要。就如耶稣在约翰福音 4:48 所说，『耶稣就对他(大臣)说：「若不看见神迹奇事，你们总是不信。」』 如果你认为不需要看到神迹，通常是不会看到的，但三位一体的神有绝对主权 [8]，祂让你看到你就看到了。其实生命的改变本就是超自然的神迹，我们自己是没办法做的，因为生命是从神来[9]，所以成圣的路是被动的，我们只能主动的愿意，和神同工。基督徒都至少能看到这神迹。    

     主耶稣的教导在圣经中很多，必须要看圣经才可能知道全情。除了我们已提到的，我们再谈祂的一项教导和一个应许。首先我们看到了需要在爱里合一就像祂和父的合一，这如下列经文所说：『从今以后，我不在世上，他们却在世上，我往你那里去。圣父啊，求你因你所赐给我的名保守他们，叫他们合而为一，像我们一样。』(约翰福音 17:11) 『我爱你们，正如父爱我一样，你们要常在我的爱里。』(约翰福音 15:9)『你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样，这就是我的命令。』(约翰福音 15:12) 祂也应许了圣灵的到来。『但保惠师，就是父因我的名所要差来的圣灵，他要将一切的事指教你们，并且要叫你们想起我对你们所说的一切话。』(约翰福音 14:26)『但我要从父那里差保惠师来，就是从父出来真理的圣灵，他来了，就要为我作见证。』(约翰福音 15:26) 『然而我将真情告诉你们，我去是与你们有益的。我若不去，保惠师就不到你们这里来；我若去，就差他来。』(约翰福音 16:7)    

     因我们已经讨论过祂在十字架上所说的所有的话，接着看看终了祂被钉十字架的过程。首先我们看到了祂是以爱的记号「亲嘴」被卖的。『那卖耶稣的给了他们一个暗号，说：「我与谁亲嘴，谁就是他。你们可以拿住他。」犹大随即到耶稣跟前说：「请拉比安。」就与他亲嘴。』(马太福音 26:48-49) 而『…当下，门徒都离开他逃走了。』(马太福音 26:56) 彼得也三次不认主在先，并意识到了就立刻悔改，就如下列经文所说：『彼得想起耶稣所说的话：「鸡叫以先，你要三次不认我。」他就出去痛哭。』(马太福音 26:75) 接着是耶稣被带到了大祭司该亚法那里 [10]。『到了早晨，众祭司长和民间的长老，大家商议要治死耶稣，就把他捆绑，解去交给巡抚彼拉多。』(马太福音 27:1-2) 最后祂无罪而钉十字架。祂是无罪的，这在圣经说得很清楚。『 巡抚原知道，他们是因为嫉妒才把他(耶稣)解了来。』(马太福音 27:18)『巡抚说：「为甚么呢？他做了甚么恶事呢？」他们便极力地喊着说：「把他钉十字架！」』(马太福音 27:23-24) 我们也看到了彼拉多是因政治的原因钉祂上了十字架。『彼拉多见说也无济于事，反要生乱，就拿水在众人面前洗手，说：「流这义人的血，罪不在我，你们承当吧！」』(马太福音 27:23-24) 难道他洗一下手就能洗掉他的罪吗？最后是说到关于祂的埋葬：『到了晚上，有一个财主，名叫约瑟，是亚利马太来的，他也是耶稣的门徒。…约瑟取了身体，用干净细麻布裹好，安放在自己的新坟墓里，就是他凿在磐石里的。…』(马太福音 27:57-60) 这件事早被先知以赛亚在以赛亚书 53:9 预言过，『他虽然未行强暴，口中也没有诡诈，人还使他与恶人同埋；谁知死的时候与财主同葬。』详细的过程就请看相应的经文。   

     最后我们来看一下，为什么说从创世以来、我们就定规要在主耶稣基督里。『但有人在经上某处证明说：「人算甚么，你竟顾念他？世人算甚么，你竟眷顾他？你叫他比天使微小一点，赐他荣耀、尊贵为冠冕，并将你手所造的都派他管理，叫万物都服在他的脚下。」…』 (希伯来书 2:6-8) 撒但是堕落的天使，但仍然是天使。我们在创造时就比天使小！希伯来书 2:8-9 又说，『…既叫万物都服他，就没有剩下一样不服他的。只是如今我们还不见万物都服他，惟独见那成为比天使小一点的耶稣，因为受死的苦，就得了尊贵、荣耀为冠冕，叫他因着神的恩，为人人尝了死味。』(希伯来书 2:8-9) 只有耶稣的死里复活战胜了魔鬼。比撒但微小的我们，若不住在基督内，怎么有可能得胜呢？所以从创世以来就定规了、我们非在基督里不可。

一些相关的经文

[1] 『提阿非罗啊，我已经作了前书(路加福音)，论到耶稣开头一切所行所教训的，直到他借着圣灵吩咐所拣选的使徒，以后被接上升的日子为止。他受害之后，用许多的凭据将自己活活地显给使徒看，四十天之久向他们显现，讲说神国的事。『(使徒行传 1:1-3) 『以色列人哪，请听我的话：神借着拿撒勒人耶稣在你们中间施行异能、奇事、神迹，将他证明出来，这是你们自己知道的。』(使徒行传 2:22) ,『众人看见耶稣所行的神迹，就说：「这真是那要到世间来的先知。」』(约翰福音 6:14)

[2] 耶稣开头传道，年纪约有三十岁。… (路加福音 3:23)

[3] 我们所讲的事，其中第一要紧的，就是我们有这样的大祭司(耶稣基督)，已经坐在天上至大者宝座的右边。(希伯来书 8:1)

[4] 因我们的大祭司并非不能体恤我们的软弱，他也曾凡事受过试探，与我们一样，只是他没有犯罪。(希伯来书 4:15) #

[5] 耶稣回答说：「你暂且许我，因为我们理当这样尽诸般的义。」于是约翰许了他。(马太福音 3:15)

[6] 『你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们将薄荷、茴香、芹菜献上十分之一，那律法上更重的事，就是公义、怜悯、信实，反倒不行了。这更重的是你们当行的，那也是不可不行的。』(马太福音 23:23) 『主说：「假冒为善的人哪，难道你们各人在安息日不解开槽上的牛、驴，牵去饮吗？况且这女人本是亚伯拉罕的后裔，被撒但捆绑了这十八年，不当在安息日解开她的绑吗？』(路加福音 13:15-16)

[7] 他(仆人)还说话的时候，又有人来说：「神从天上降下火来，将群羊和仆人都烧灭了；惟有我一人逃脱，来报信给你。」(约伯记 1:16) 那人以为是神做的，看前后文，就很清楚这是撒但做的。

[8] 『因他对摩西说：「我要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要恩待谁，就恩待谁。」』(罗马书 9:15)『这一切都是这位圣灵所运行、随己意分给各人的。』(哥林多前书 12:11)

[9] 我栽种了，亚波罗浇灌了，惟有神叫他生长。可见栽种的算不得甚么，浇灌的也算不得甚么，只在那叫他生长的神。(哥林多前书 3:6-7)

[10] 拿耶稣的人把他带到大祭司该亚法那里去，文士和长老已经在那里聚会。(马太福音 26:56-57)

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    我們首先看三個耶穌成全律法的例子。接著我們看一些從天而來但處理屬地事情的神蹟，和傳福音給我們那靈裏貧窮的人。再接著談到耶穌所做屬靈的事情，很高興地知道祂報告了神悅納人的禧年，並舉舊約的例子說明我們需要屬靈眼睛的開啓才能看見屬靈的事。下一個要談的是耶穌的一些教導，只講到了耶穌認為神蹟有時非需要不可，和每一個聖徒都能得到的神蹟。也談到了在愛中合而為一，及祂應許聖靈的來臨。最後我們來看一下，為什麼我們說從創世以來、就定規要在主耶穌基督裏。

    聖經很清楚的記錄了從路加的觀點來看耶穌的所作所為，祂不只是教訓，並用神蹟奇事証明祂的道 [1]。 祂在馬太福音 5:17-18 說，『莫想我來要廢掉律法和先知；我來不是要廢掉，乃是要成全。我實在告訴你們：就是到天地都廢去了，律法的一點一畫也不能廢去，都要成全。』 祂的所作所為，的確是成全了律法，我們舉三個舊約的例子說明這事。第一，祂約三十歲開始傳道 [2]，是和律法在民數記 4:21-23 所說相符，『耶和華曉諭摩西說：「…從三十歲直到五十歲，凡前來任職、在會幕裏辦事的，全都數點。』祭司顯然是在會幕裏辦事的，祂是祭司 [3]。第二，祂雖無罪 [4]，受洗是為了盡諸般的義 [5]，也作了我們榜樣。第三，祂在馬太福音 5:20 說，『我告訴你們：你們的義若不勝於文士和法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。』譬如說，祂守安息日的精義，而不是像法利賽人在守字面上的律法 [6]。

    接著我們看耶穌自己怎樣說祂行過的事情？『耶穌回答說：「你們去，把所聽見、所看見的事告訴(施洗)約翰：就是瞎子看見，瘸子行走，長大痲瘋的潔淨，聾子聽見，死人復活，窮人有福音傳給他們。』(馬太福音 11:4-5) 祂所作的這些屬地的事情，我們不多說，因四福音書裏都有詳細的記載。貧窮的人不只是講在生計上貧窮的人，而我們就是那靈裏貧窮的人。

    其實祂一開始就告訴了我們祂所做的事也包括了屬靈的事。『有人把先知以賽亞的書交給他，他就打開，找到一處寫着說：「主的靈在我身上，因為他用膏膏我，叫我傳福音給貧窮的人；差遣我報告被擄的得釋放，瞎眼的得看見，叫那受壓制的得自由，報告神悅納人的禧年。」』(路加福音 4:17-19)  神的靈的確是在祂的身上，如約翰福音 3:34 所說，『神所差來的(耶穌)，就說神的話，因為神賜聖靈給他，是沒有限量的。』而我們真能相信這就是我們的光景嗎？『你們這耳聾的，聽吧！你們這眼瞎的，看吧！使你們能看見。誰比我的僕人眼瞎呢？誰比我差遣的使者耳聾呢？誰瞎眼像那與我和好的，誰瞎眼像耶和華的僕人呢？你看見許多事卻不領會，耳朵開通卻不聽見。』(以賽亞書 42:18-20) 真的，我們需要神開我們屬靈的眼睛才能看到屬靈的事情。這就如列王紀下 6:15-17 所說，『神人的僕人清早起來出去，看見車馬軍兵圍困了城。…以利沙禱告說：「耶和華啊，求你開這少年人的眼目，使他能看見。」耶和華開他的眼目，他就看見滿山有火車火馬圍繞以利沙。』

    在這裏，我們來看看一些祂賜給我們的教導。我們既然談到了神蹟，就先說說神蹟的定義是什麼？應是指神的蹤蹟或做的事情。在這個定義下，撒但只能做不是神蹟的超自然的事情 [7]。所以廣義的神蹟是包括了神創造了空氣、水等，這些都是神的蹤蹟。但我們通常是指狹義的神蹟，也是四福音書通常所提到的。知道和真相信是不同的，看到了神蹟常常是真相信的基礎，而這樣的神蹟有時的確有需要。就如耶穌在約翰福音 4:48 所說，『耶穌就對他(大臣)說：「若不看見神蹟奇事，你們總是不信。」』 如果你認為不需要看到神蹟，通常是不會看到的，但三位一體的神有絕對主權 [8]，祂讓你看到你就看到了。其實生命的改變本就是超自然的神蹟，我們自己是沒辦法做的，因為生命是從神來[9]，所以成聖的路是被動的，我們只能主動的願意，和神同工。基督徒都至少能看到這神蹟。

    主耶穌的教導在聖經中很多，必須要看聖經才可能知道全情。除了我們已提到的，我們再談祂的一項教導和一個應許。首先我們看到了需要在愛裏合一就像祂和父的合一，這如下列經文所說：『從今以後，我不在世上，他們卻在世上，我往你那裏去。聖父啊，求你因你所賜給我的名保守他們，叫他們合而為一，像我們一樣。』(約翰福音 17:11) 『我愛你們，正如父愛我一樣，你們要常在我的愛裏。』(約翰福音 15:9)『你們要彼此相愛，像我愛你們一樣，這就是我的命令。』(約翰福音 15:12) 祂也應許了聖靈的到來。『但保惠師，就是父因我的名所要差來的聖靈，他要將一切的事指教你們，並且要叫你們想起我對你們所說的一切話。』(約翰福音 14:26)『但我要從父那裏差保惠師來，就是從父出來真理的聖靈，他來了，就要為我作見證。』(約翰福音 15:26) 『然而我將真情告訴你們，我去是與你們有益的。我若不去，保惠師就不到你們這裏來；我若去，就差他來。』(約翰福音 16:7)

    因我們已經討論過祂在十字架上所說的所有的話，接著看看終了祂被釘十字架的過程。首先我們看到了祂是以愛的記號「親嘴」被賣的。『那賣耶穌的給了他們一個暗號，說：「我與誰親嘴，誰就是他。你們可以拿住他。」猶大隨即到耶穌跟前說：「請拉比安。」就與他親嘴。』(馬太福音 26:48-49) 而『…當下，門徒都離開他逃走了。』(馬太福音 26:56) 彼得也三次不認主在先，並意識到了就立刻悔改，就如下列經文所說：『彼得想起耶穌所說的話：「雞叫以先，你要三次不認我。」他就出去痛哭。』(馬太福音 26:75) 接著是耶穌被帶到了大祭司該亞法那裏 [10]。『到了早晨，眾祭司長和民間的長老，大家商議要治死耶穌，就把他捆綁，解去交給巡撫彼拉多。』(馬太福音 27:1-2) 最後祂無罪而釘十字架。祂是無罪的，這在聖經說得很清楚。『 巡撫原知道，他們是因為嫉妒才把他(耶穌)解了來。』(馬太福音 27:18)『巡撫說：「為甚麼呢？他做了甚麼惡事呢？」他們便極力地喊着說：「把他釘十字架！」』(馬太福音 27:23-24) 我們也看到了彼拉多是因政治的原因釘祂上了十字架。『彼拉多見說也無濟於事，反要生亂，就拿水在眾人面前洗手，說：「流這義人的血，罪不在我，你們承當吧！」』(馬太福音 27:23-24) 難道他洗一下手就能洗掉他的罪嗎？最後是說到關於祂的埋葬：『到了晚上，有一個財主，名叫約瑟，是亞利馬太來的，他也是耶穌的門徒。…約瑟取了身體，用乾淨細麻布裹好，安放在自己的新墳墓裏，就是他鑿在磐石裏的。…』(馬太福音 27:57-60) 這件事早被先知以賽亞在以賽亞書 53:9 預言過，『他雖然未行強暴，口中也沒有詭詐，人還使他與惡人同埋；誰知死的時候與財主同葬。』詳細的過程就請看相應的經文。

    最後我們來看一下，為什麼說從創世以來、我們就定規要在主耶穌基督裏。『但有人在經上某處證明說：「人算甚麼，你竟顧念他？世人算甚麼，你竟眷顧他？你叫他比天使微小一點，賜他榮耀、尊貴為冠冕，並將你手所造的都派他管理，叫萬物都服在他的腳下。」…』 (希伯來書 2:6-8) 撒但是墮落的天使，但仍然是天使。我們在創造時就比天使小！希伯來書 2:8-9 又說，『…既叫萬物都服他，就沒有剩下一樣不服他的。只是如今我們還不見萬物都服他，惟獨見那成為比天使小一點的耶穌，因為受死的苦，就得了尊貴、榮耀為冠冕，叫他因着神的恩，為人人嘗了死味。』(希伯來書 2:8-9) 只有耶穌的死裏復活戰勝了魔鬼。比撒但微小的我們，若不住在基督內，怎麼有可能得勝呢？所以從創世以來就定規了、我們非在基督裏不可。

一些相關的經文

[1] 『提阿非羅啊，我已經作了前書(路加福音)，論到耶穌開頭一切所行所教訓的，直到他藉着聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒，以後被接上升的日子為止。他受害之後，用許多的憑據將自己活活地顯給使徒看，四十天之久向他們顯現，講說神國的事。『(使徒行傳 1:1-3) 『以色列人哪，請聽我的話：神藉着拿撒勒人耶穌在你們中間施行異能、奇事、神蹟，將他證明出來，這是你們自己知道的。』(使徒行傳 2:22) ,『眾人看見耶穌所行的神蹟，就說：「這真是那要到世間來的先知。」』(約翰福音 6:14)

[2] 耶穌開頭傳道，年紀約有三十歲。… (路加福音 3:23)

[3] 我們所講的事，其中第一要緊的，就是我們有這樣的大祭司(耶穌基督)，已經坐在天上至大者寶座的右邊。(希伯來書 8:1)

[4] 因我們的大祭司並非不能體恤我們的軟弱，他也曾凡事受過試探，與我們一樣，只是他沒有犯罪。(希伯來書 4:15)

[5] 耶穌回答說：「你暫且許我，因為我們理當這樣盡諸般的義。」於是約翰許了他。(馬太福音 3:15)

[6] 『你們這假冒為善的文士和法利賽人有禍了！因為你們將薄荷、茴香、芹菜獻上十分之一，那律法上更重的事，就是公義、憐憫、信實，反倒不行了。這更重的是你們當行的，那也是不可不行的。』(馬太福音 23:23) 『主說：「假冒為善的人哪，難道你們各人在安息日不解開槽上的牛、驢，牽去飲嗎？況且這女人本是亞伯拉罕的後裔，被撒但捆綁了這十八年，不當在安息日解開她的綁嗎？』(路加福音 13:15-16)

[7] 他(僕人)還說話的時候，又有人來說：「神從天上降下火來，將羣羊和僕人都燒滅了；惟有我一人逃脫，來報信給你。」(約伯記 1:16) 那人以為是神做的，看前後文，就很清楚這是撒但做的。

[8] 『因他對摩西說：「我要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要恩待誰，就恩待誰。」』(羅馬書 9:15)『這一切都是這位聖靈所運行、隨己意分給各人的。』(哥林多前書 12:11)

[9] 我栽種了，亞波羅澆灌了，惟有神叫他生長。可見栽種的算不得甚麼，澆灌的也算不得甚麼，只在那叫他生長的神。(哥林多前書 3:6-7)

[10] 拿耶穌的人把他帶到大祭司該亞法那裏去，文士和長老已經在那裏聚會。(馬太福音 26:56-57)

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First, we take a look at three examples when Jesus came to fulfill the Law. Next, we see some miracles He did on earth, and preached the Gospel for us who are poor in spirit. Thirdly, we speak about some spiritual things He did, and are glad to know that He proclaimed the favorable year of the Lord. From an example of the Old Testament, we can see that we need God to open our eyes to see spiritual things.  Next, we talk about some teachings by Jesus regarding the fact that miracles are sometimes necessary, and one miracle that Christians should be able to get. We talk about why we should be one in love, and His promise about the coming of the Holy Spirit. Finally, we’ll discuss why we are destined in Jesus since Genesis.

The Bible records clearly according to Luke in the Gospel Luke what Jesus did and taught. He not only taught but also did miracles and signs to verify His Words [1]. In Matthew 5:17-18, “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill. For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.” What He did and taught indeed accomplished the Law. Let us use three examples in the Old Testament to illustrate this.

First, He started to preach when he was about thirty years old [2], which is consistent with what it says according to the Law in Numbers 4:21-23, “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ households, by their families; from thirty years and upward to fifty years old, you shall number them; all who enter to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting.” Apparently, a priest is a one who enters to perform the service to do the work in the tent of meeting.” He is a priest [3]. Secondly, He had no sin [4], but got baptized in a way that is fitting to fulfill all righteousness [5], and it is also as our example. Thirdly, He said in Matthew 5:20, “For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” For example, He obeyed the true meaning of Sabbath, not like the Pharisees who obeyed the Law on the surface [6].

Next, let us take a look at what Jesus said what He did in Matthew 11:4-5, “Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.” We’ll not described what He did on earth since the four Gospels have their detailed description. The poor refers not only to those in low income, but also to us who are poor spiritually.

As a matter of fact, He told us at the beginning what He did including spiritual things in Luke 4:17-19, “And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord.”” Indeed, the Spirit of the Lord is upon Him as said in John 3:34, “For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.” 

So, are we ready to believe that this is our situation? It is said in Isaiah 42:18-20, “Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see. Who is blind but My servant, Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send? Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me, Or so blind as the servant of the Lord? You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears.” Indeed, we need God to open our spiritual eyes to see spiritual things like described in 2 Kings 6:15-17, “Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was circling the city. And his servant said to him, “Alas, my master! What shall we do?” So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”

Here, let us see some teachings He taught us. Since we’ll talk about miracles next, we may talk about what is the definition of miracles in our opinion. It should indicate the trajectory of God or what God does. In this definition, Satan can only do supernatural things [7]. Therefore, miracles in a loose sense include that God created air, water, etc. These are all things that God did. So, we are ordinarily talking about miracles in narrow sense, which were what was described in the four Gospels. Knowing and truly believing are different. Sometimes, it is necessary to see miracles as described in John 4:46-48, “…And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. …So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.”” If you think that there is no need to see miracles, you don’t see one normally. However, the Holy Trinity has the absolute authority [8]. If He let you see miracles, you see them. In fact, the change of life itself is a supernatural miracle, which we can’t do ourselves since life comes from God alone [8]. Therefore, the way of sanctification is passive. We can only be willing, and work with God. Every Christian can at least have this miracle.

Jesus’ teachings are plenty in the Bible. It is impossible to go through all of them in this short article. We have to read the Bible to get the details. Here we mention one more teaching and one promise. First, we need to become one in love as He and Father are. In John 17:11, it says, “I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.” For the teaching, He also says as follows. “Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.”(John 15:9) “This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you.”(John 15:12) For the one promise, He promised that the Holy Spirit would come. “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”(John 14:26) “When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify about Me.”(John 15:26) “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.”(John 16:7)

We had discussed all the words He said on the cross. Next, we’ll state briefly the final process when He was nailed at the cross. First, He was betrayed by the symbol of love ‘kiss’ as said in Matthew 26:48-49, “Now he who was betraying Him gave them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the one; seize Him.” Immediately Judas went to Jesus and said, “Hail, Rabbi!” and kissed Him.” “…Then all the disciples left Him and fled.”(Matthew 26:56) Peter also denied Jesus three times, but realized it and repented immediately as stated in Matthew 26:75 “And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went out and wept bitterly.” Next, He was brought before Caiaphas, the high priest [10]. “Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death; and they bound Him, and led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate the governor.”(Matthew 27:1-2) At end, He had no sin, but was nailed on the cross for political reasons. He had no sin as was said clearly by the governor, “For he (Pilate) knew that because of envy they had handed Him over.”(Matthew 27:18) In Matthew 27:23-24, it says, “And he said, “Why, what evil has He done?” But they kept shouting all the more, saying, “Crucify Him!” When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”” Do you think that he could wash away his sin just by washing his hand? Definitely not. Lastly, we’ll talk about His burial. “When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock;. ..”(Matthew 27:57-60) This was prophesied long time ago in Isaiah 53:9, “His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, …” You can find out the details in the corresponding Bible verses.

Finally, why do we say that we have destined to be in Jesus since Genesis? In Hebrews 2:6-8, it says, “But one has testified somewhere, saying, “What is man, that You remember him? Or the son of man, that You are concerned about him? “You have made him for a little while lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And have appointed him over the works of Your hands; You have put all things in subjection under his feet.” For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. …” So, since Genesis, we had made lower than the angels. Satan is a fallen angel, but still an angel. However, Hebrews 2:8-9 also says, “…But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.” Only the resurrection of Jesus prevailed against Satan. We are lower than Satan since Genesis. If we are not in Jesus, how can we prevail at all? So, we have destined to be in Jesus since Genesis.

Some related verses

[1] Acts 1:1-3, “The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when He was taken up to heaven, after He had by the Holy Spirit given orders to the apostles whom He had chosen. To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.” Acts 2:22, “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know.” John 6:14, “Therefore when the people saw the sign which He had performed, they said, “This is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world.””

[2] Luke 3:23, “When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, …”

[3] Hebrews 8:1, “Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest (Jesus), who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens.”

[4] Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.”

[5] Matthew 3:15, “But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he permitted Him.”

[6] Matthew 23:23, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others.” Luke 13:15-16, “But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him? And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?””

[7] Job 1:16, “While he was still speaking, another (messanger) also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”” 

[8] Romans 9:15, “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”*

[9] 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.”

[10] Matthew 26:56-57, “But all this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures of the prophets.” Then all the disciples left Him and fled. Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas, the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were gathered together.”

(Verses refer to those in NASB unless otherwise specified.)

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     我们首先说到要以圣经作为绝对的标准。神爱世人，救恩也是为不识字的人预备的，既然我们识字，就应读经去了解神借着圣经告诉我们什么。然后我们谈到了圣经说得很清楚，读经的目的是要得生命，我们要模成耶稣的形像。接着我们看看圣经为什么说、圣经的方法是说圣灵用启示带领我们读经。我们也看到了读经的原则是要从神的角度看读出来。要能这样，不只是要知道，更是要愿意行出来我们能做的事。我们举了两个实际可以做的例子、来说明在读出来时经常可能会犯的错误。我们提到了彼得说不要强解圣经。如果想要不强解经文的话，不懂原文的人至少偶而用工具书看原文变得非常重要，因为这样才会有可能不受翻译的影响，而知道神到底要告诉我们什么。然后我提到了过去和现在神教我读经的实际方法，和我为什么基于已发生的事实认为如此。人从亚当和夏娃开始就有自由意志，所以这只是分享和推荐。最后我们在结语中强调行道的重要性，不要单单听道。    

     神爱世人，救恩是为我们也是为不识字的人预备的，就如约翰福音 3:16 所说，『神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生。』既然神让我们能识字，就应当读经，了解神要借着圣经告诉我们什么，支取那属天的食粮。例如说，在成圣的路上，我们透过圣经知道我们是要模成耶稣的形像: 『因为他预先所知道的人，就预先定下效法(模成, 被动语气)他儿子的模样(形像)，使他儿子在许多弟兄中作长子。』(罗马书 8:29) 我们看到了「模成」是用被动的语气，因为神有绝对主权，是祂让生命成长，我们只能愿意，做一些我们能做的事情，和神同工。我们看到圣经在这事上是一致的。       

     圣经说的是实话，就如保罗在哥林多后书 12:6 所说的，『保罗说我就是愿意夸口，也不算狂，因为我必说实话；…』。 如果有我们不懂的地方，只是我们的了解还不到那里。这就如哥白尼为了日心说的事实而丧失了生命，只因当时的科学还不能了解到那的程度。保罗的一个实话就是，『使你与人不同的是谁呢？你有甚么不是领受的呢？若是领受的，为何自夸，仿佛不是领受的呢？』(哥林多前书 4:7) 明知是领受的，但太容易骄傲，希望是神的时间到了，分享圣经说要如何读圣经时，可以不受到仇敌的攻击！    

     神很公平，多给的多要，就像路加福音 12:48 所说，『…因为多给谁，就向谁多取；多托谁，就向谁多要。』，而且也『因为神不偏待人。』(罗马书 2:11) 对我来说，恩典是超过我的生命，就像我以前所谈的见证，我是给不出来的。要相信有些经文是可以经历的，要相信三位一体的神有绝对主权，愿意让你经历到你就会经历到了！我们不只是把圣经的话串联起来而已，因为即使是每一句话个别都是对的，如果串得不对就会在整体上错，必须从圣经的一致性看。    

     首先我们看到了读经的目的是如耶稣所说的要得生命。『你们查考圣经，因你们以为内中有永生；给我作见证的就是这经。然而你们不肯到我这里来得生命。』(约翰福音 5:39-40) 我们知道生命只能从神来如哥林多前书 3:6-7 所说，『我栽种了，亚波罗浇灌了，惟有神叫他生长。可见栽种的算不得甚么，浇灌的也算不得甚么，只在那叫他生长的神。』要相信神很公平，虽然神有绝对的主权。『因他对摩西说：「我要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁；要恩待谁，就恩待谁。」』(罗马书 9:15)    

     下一个我们来看看为什么我们说圣经说的方法是、必须要圣灵用启示开我们的心窍方能明白圣经。我们先看路加福音 24:33-45，『他们(去以马忤斯的二门徒)就立时起身，回耶路撒冷去，正遇见十一个使徒和他们的同人聚集在一处，…耶稣对他们说：「这就是我从前与你们同在之时所告诉你们的话说：摩西的律法、先知的书和诗篇上所记的，凡指着我的话都必须应验。」于是耶稣开他们的心窍，使他们能明白圣经。』他们之所以能明白圣经是因耶稣开了他们的心窍。新约的时代的我们，耶稣已经回到了天上，我们已不可能被耶稣亲自开我们的心窍了。但我们有内住的三位一体的圣灵，用启示开我们的心窍，所以要想真正了解圣经，一定要在启示里面。

     要相信圣灵巴不得启示我们，会用意念，别人(不见得是局限于弟兄姊妹)的交通，环境，神迹，奇事，异象。但不局限于此，因为圣经明讲，『神能照着运行在我们心里的大力，充充足足地成就一切，超过我们所求所想的。』(以弗所书 3:20) 圣灵的工作不会局限在某一些形式上的。要相信有一些经文是可以经历的，我可以见证真是这样。以前在专题查经开始时，我已经分享了一部份这样的见证。如果你有兴趣，可按这第一次聚会的链结「https://youtu.be/dpiRYGhtoTs」。到第一次聚会视频后，按圆形的「专题」就到「home」，再按「home」右边的「videos」就可看到以前一些按日期安排的聚会视频，「220220」代表 2022年 2月 20日的聚会。希望大家真的以圣经作为绝对标准，不只是说说而已。    

     读经的原则是要从神的角度读出来，不要读进去自己的看法。如果我们问，怎么可以读出来？就如『可见信道是从听道来的，听道是从基督的话来的。』(罗马书 10:17) 一个人连知都不知道，怎么可能去做呢？所以我们至少要先知道。如果发觉自己一不小心就把自己的想法读进去了，不要气馁，这是一生的功课。在这里，我们只分享两件容易犯错的例子，是我们可做的。如果你没犯这错误，恭喜你。如果有，就像我们所讲的，只是光知道没有用，必须要随时注意才行，这可以帮助了解圣经和别人说的话。    

     第一个例子是不要自己随意加等号。圣经有时说的是充分条件，有时说的是必要条件，有时说得是充分和必要条件，只有在充分和必要条件时才可以划等号。经常人会一不小心就划等号！随时注意这一点会帮助了解圣经和别人的话。对这点，我们可举个例子来说明。圣经都是神所默示的，能够从圣经的角度看就是从神的角度看，但从神的角度看不见得只是从圣经的角度看。所以基本上从神的角度看是比从圣经的角度看更大。    

     说明这点，我们在约翰福音 20:30-31 看到约翰说他如何选资料，『耶稣在门徒面前另外行了许多神迹，没有记在这书上。但记这些事，要叫你们信耶稣是基督，是神的儿子，并且叫你们信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。』也有圣经写不下的，『耶稣所行的事还有许多，若是一一地都写出来，我想，所写的书就是世界也容不下了。』(约翰福音 21:25) 也有不写的，『圣灵既然禁止他们在亚西亚讲道，他们就经过弗吕家、加拉太一带地方，到了每西亚的边界，他们想要往庇推尼去，耶稣的灵却不许。』(使徒行传 16:6-7) 圣经没有说如何禁止或不许他们，因为圣灵的工作不会固定在某一种形式上。又如以前说过有些事是神看为对我们不重要的，等等。我们是人，自然会从人的角度看。在这里我说明什么是从神的角度看，希望这样讲比较清楚，也能够看到关于从人的角度看和从神的角度看的不同。假如一个人在圣灵的带领下能不强解圣经，那么这人就是从神的角度看事情。        

     第二个例子是说要有一个能听的耳，『圣灵向众教会所说的话，凡有耳的，就应当听！…。』(启示录 2:7) 你们可以看见启示录的七个教会中都有同样的话，可见有一个能听的耳是多么的重要，不是很容易有的！举一个例子说明这点。有人作见证说到关于饶恕，说神要她先行动，她觉得自己没有办法，神就给了她力量去做，但她没有立刻去做就失去了力量。于是神给她第二机会，她就去做了。    

     我当时的回应是关于腓利的事，『 有主的一个使者对腓利说：「起来！向南走，往那从耶路撒冷下迦萨的路上去。那路是旷野。」(and) 腓利就(立即)起身去了。…』 (使徒行传 8:26-27) 我加了立即，因为有和(and)这字。并举了另一个别人的见证是关于「立即」顺服圣灵的感动的例子。有时「立即」顺服是非常重要的，所以当时讲得非常清楚。但她随后的回应是看到了神对她的怜悯，这是一个放诸四海皆准的叙述，因神很公平的爱每一个人。所以我至今都不知道她有没有听清楚「立即」的重要性。    

     读圣经也是如此。圣经在讲一件事情，我们却想到不同的事情，这样一定会有不同的看法！这是从人的角度看。我们要问的是神借圣经要告诉我们什么，这是读出来。而不是因我们的经验而以为圣经在说什么，这是读进去。当别人和自己的想法不同的时候，要考虑。考虑过后还不同意，就放在一边！一般大家都想做好人，愿意讲已经是很不容易了。想想看，以赛亚，耶利米，和许多先知虽说的是真话，但很多话从人的角度看都是在做坏人！    

     彼得说不要强解圣经。怎么说呢？彼得是被耶稣亲自打开心窍了解圣经的，所以他绝对有资格说下面的话。『并且要以我主长久忍耐为得救的因由，就如我们所亲爱的兄弟保罗，照着所赐给他的智慧写了信给你们。他一切的信上也都是讲论这事。信中有些难明白的，那无学问、不坚固的人强解，如强解别的经书一样，就自取沉沦。』(彼得后书 3:15-16) 我们真的相信彼得(圣经)的话吗？认为神是不模棱两可的神，是信实的吗？    

     如果想要不强解经文的话，对不懂原文像我一样的人，偶而用工具书看原文就变得非常重要，因为这样才有可能会不受翻译的影响，知道神到底要告诉我们什么。不是说用工具书就不会强解，不能划等号。神是无限，我们是有限，一定会犯错误的，知过能改就好。因为『我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。』(约翰一书 1:9) 虽然原文也有不同的版本，但至少这样会好多了。有人告诉我说至少可用汇编 (Strong’s Concordance) 这工具书。顺便一提，圣经中文的直译本只有吕振中译本。    

     我们再分享一下过去和现在神教我读经的实际方法，和我为什么基于已发生的事实认为如此。人从亚当和夏娃开始就有自由意志，所以这只是分享和推荐。在过去第一次带我的人有感动这样的告诉我，可能的话，从短时间如十五分钟开始，最后到每天约花近一个钟头的从创世记到启示录的一页一页读经，不懂的就读过去。虽然他说可以看历史背景等，也许是太懒且相信，『…读书多，身体疲倦。』(传道书 12:12) 因此基本上只读圣经。最后发觉看书的一个主要目的是、可以知道以前有人有过同样的或类似的经验。且不能只用听圣经的，所以中间因只听圣经重新开始过。结果是最后只是有时知道别人讲的话在不在圣经里面。在脑部手术后，被神拿走了约十多年所有的知识。现在相信这是草木禾稭的工作，是因别人叫我读我才去读，所以也看不懂。要主动的甘心情愿去读，『…因为一生的果效，是由心发出。』(箴言 4:23)    

     现在呢？在第三次的忧郁症时不能像以前一样读经，在神拿走忧郁症前，突然意识到用专题查经的方式可以读，因此相信是神叫我现在用这方法。神很怜悯，现在发觉以前读经不是徒然的，因在专题下，使我想起该用的经文，显然的是归回了我需要用的那部份经文。也看到了和相信至少有部份经文、是用启示使我想起或经历的。实际上我的记忆力很不好，最多只能记得一些主要的字。必须用软体看整本圣经，查到专题所需要的经文。    

     最后总结一下。我们看到了耶稣自己说读经的目的是要得着只能从神来的生命，所以成圣的路是被动的。圣经的方法是要启示带领读经，启示是可以如保罗在以弗所书 1:17 般的祷告的去祈求，『求我们主耶稣基督的神，荣耀的父，将那赐人智慧和启示的灵赏给你们，使你们真知道他。』读经的原则是要从神的角度看读出来。要从神借着圣经要告诉我们什么看，也就是从神的角度看，不要从我以为圣经说什么的从人的角度看。我简短的解释为什么我以为是、神教我的过去和现在读经的实际方法。人有自由意志，这些方法只是分享和推荐而已。如果想要不强解经文的话，对不懂原文的人用工具书看原文是非常重要。虽然我们应看圣经知道神的话语，最后要强调的是行道胜听道这点。因圣经说得非常清楚，『只是你们要行道，不要单单听道，自己欺哄自己。因为听道而不行道的，就像人对着镜子看自己本来的面目，看见，走后，随即忘了他的相貌如何。』(雅各书 1:22-24)

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    我們首先說到要以聖經作為絕對的標準。神愛世人，救恩也是為不識字的人預備的，既然我們識字，就應讀經去瞭解神藉著聖經告訴我們什麼。然後我們談到了聖經說得很清楚，讀經的目的是要得生命，我們要模成耶穌的形像。接著我們看看聖經為什麼說、聖經的方法是說聖靈用啓示帶領我們讀經。我們也看到了讀經的原則是要從神的角度看讀出來。要能這樣，不只是要知道，更是要願意行出來我們能做的事。我們舉了兩個實際可以做的例子、來說明在讀出來時經常可能會犯的錯誤。我們提到了彼得說不要强解聖經。如果想要不强解經文的話，不懂原文的人至少偶而用工具書看原文變得非常重要，因為這樣才會有可能不受翻譯的影響，而知道神到底要告訴我們什麼。然後我提到了過去和現在神教我讀經的實際方法，和我為什麼基於已發生的事實認為如此。人從亞當和夏娃開始就有自由意志，所以這只是分享和推薦。最後我們在結語中强調行道的重要性，不要單單聽道。

    神愛世人，救恩是為我們也是為不識字的人預備的，就如約翰福音 3:16 所說，『神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。』既然神讓我們能識字，就應當讀經，瞭解神要藉著聖經告訴我們什麼，支取那屬天的食糧。例如說，在成聖的路上，我們透過聖經知道我們是要模成耶穌的形像: 『因為他預先所知道的人，就預先定下效法(模成, 被動語氣)他兒子的模樣(形像)，使他兒子在許多弟兄中作長子。』(羅馬書 8:29) 我們看到了「模成」是用被動的語氣，因為神有絕對主權，是祂讓生命成長，我們只能願意，做一些我們能做的事情，和神同工。我們看到聖經在這事上是一致的。    

    聖經說的是實話，就如保羅在哥林多後書 12:6 所說的，『保羅說我就是願意誇口，也不算狂，因為我必說實話；…』。 如果有我們不懂的地方，只是我們的瞭解還不到那裏。這就如哥白尼為了日心說的事實而喪失了生命，只因當時的科學還不能瞭解到那的程度。保羅的一個實話就是，『使你與人不同的是誰呢？你有甚麼不是領受的呢？若是領受的，為何自誇，彷彿不是領受的呢？』(哥林多前書 4:7) 明知是領受的，但太容易驕傲，希望是神的時間到了，分享聖經說要如何讀聖經時，可以不受到仇敵的攻擊！

    神很公平，多給的多要，就像路加福音 12:48 所說，『…因為多給誰，就向誰多取；多託誰，就向誰多要。』，而且也『因為神不偏待人。』(羅馬書 2:11) 對我來說，恩典是超過我的生命，就像我以前所談的見証，我是給不出來的。要相信有些經文是可以經歷的，要相信三位一體的神有絕對主權，願意讓你經歷到你就會經歷到了！我們不只是把聖經的話串聯起來而已，因為即使是每一句話個別都是對的，如果串得不對就會在整體上錯，必須從聖經的一致性看。

    首先我們看到了讀經的目的是如耶穌所說的要得生命。『你們查考聖經，因你們以為內中有永生；給我作見證的就是這經。然而你們不肯到我這裏來得生命。』(約翰福音 5:39-40) 我們知道生命只能從神來如哥林多前書 3:6-7 所說，『我栽種了，亞波羅澆灌了，惟有神叫他生長。可見栽種的算不得甚麼，澆灌的也算不得甚麼，只在那叫他生長的神。』要相信神很公平，雖然神有絕對的主權。『因他對摩西說：「我要憐憫誰，就憐憫誰；要恩待誰，就恩待誰。」』(羅馬書 9:15) 

    下一個我們來看看為什麼我們說聖經說的方法是、必須要聖靈用啓示開我們的心竅方能明白聖經。我們先看路加福音 24:33-45，『他們(去以馬忤斯的二門徒)就立時起身，回耶路撒冷去，正遇見十一個使徒和他們的同人聚集在一處，…耶穌對他們說：「這就是我從前與你們同在之時所告訴你們的話說：摩西的律法、先知的書和詩篇上所記的，凡指着我的話都必須應驗。」於是耶穌開他們的心竅，使他們能明白聖經。』他們之所以能明白聖經是因耶穌開了他們的心竅。新約的時代的我們，耶穌已經回到了天上，我們已不可能被耶穌親自開我們的心竅了。但我們有內住的三位一體的聖靈，用啓示開我們的心竅，所以要想真正瞭解聖經，一定要在啓示裏面。

    要相信聖靈巴不得啓示我們，會用意念，別人(不見得是侷限於弟兄姊妹)的交通，環境，神蹟，奇事，異象。但不局限於此，因為聖經明講，『神能照着運行在我們心裏的大力，充充足足地成就一切，超過我們所求所想的。』(以弗所書 3:20) 聖靈的工作不會侷限在某一些形式上的。要相信有一些經文是可以經歷的，我可以見証真是這樣。以前在專題查經開始時，我已經分享了一部份這樣的見証。如果你有興趣，可按這第一次聚會的鏈結「https://youtu.be/dpiRYGhtoTs」。到第一次聚會視頻後，按圓形的「專題」就到「home」，再按「home」右邊的「videos」就可看到以前一些按日期安排的聚會視頻，「220220」代表 2022年 2月 20日的聚會。希望大家真的以聖經作為絕對標準，不只是說說而已。

    讀經的原則是要從神的角度讀出來，不要讀進去自己的看法。如果我們問，怎麼可以讀出來？就如『可見信道是從聽道來的，聽道是從基督的話來的。』(羅馬書 10:17) 一個人連知都不知道，怎麼可能去做呢？所以我們至少要先知道。如果發覺自己一不小心就把自己的想法讀進去了，不要氣餒，這是一生的功課。在這裏，我們只分享兩件容易犯錯的例子，是我們可做的。如果你沒犯這錯誤，恭喜你。如果有，就像我們所講的，只是光知道沒有用，必須要隨時注意才行，這可以幫助瞭解聖經和別人說的話。

    第一個例子是不要自己隨意加等號。聖經有時說的是充分條件，有時說的是必要條件，有時說得是充分和必要條件，只有在充分和必要條件時才可以劃等號。經常人會一不小心就劃等號！隨時注意這一點會幫助瞭解聖經和別人的話。對這點，我們可舉個例子來說明。聖經都是神所默示的，能夠從聖經的角度看就是從神的角度看，但從神的角度看不見得只是從聖經的角度看。所以基本上從神的角度看是比從聖經的角度看更大。

    說明這點，我們在約翰福音 20:30-31 看到約翰說他如何選資料，『耶穌在門徒面前另外行了許多神蹟，沒有記在這書上。但記這些事，要叫你們信耶穌是基督，是神的兒子，並且叫你們信了他，就可以因他的名得生命。』也有聖經寫不下的，『耶穌所行的事還有許多，若是一一地都寫出來，我想，所寫的書就是世界也容不下了。』(約翰福音 21:25) 也有不寫的，『聖靈既然禁止他們在亞西亞講道，他們就經過弗呂家、加拉太一帶地方，到了每西亞的邊界，他們想要往庇推尼去，耶穌的靈卻不許。』(使徒行傳 16:6-7) 聖經沒有說如何禁止或不許他們，因為聖靈的工作不會固定在某一種形式上。又如以前說過有些事是神看為對我們不重要的，等等。我們是人，自然會從人的角度看。在這裏我說明什麼是從神的角度看，希望這樣講比較清楚，也能夠看到關於從人的角度看和從神的角度看的不同。假如一個人在聖靈的帶領下能不强解聖經，那麼這人就是從神的角度看事情。

    第二個例子是說要有一個能聽的耳，『聖靈向眾教會所說的話，凡有耳的，就應當聽！…。』(啓示錄 2:7) 你們可以看見啓示錄的七個教會中都有同樣的話，可見有一個能聽的耳是多麼的重要，不是很容易有的！舉一個例子說明這點。有人作見証說到關於饒恕，說神要她先行動，她覺得自己沒有辦法，神就給了她力量去做，但她沒有立刻去做就失去了力量。於是神給她第二機會，她就去做了。

    我當時的回應是關於腓利的事，『 有主的一個使者對腓利說：「起來！向南走，往那從耶路撒冷下迦薩的路上去。那路是曠野。」(and) 腓利就(立即)起身去了。…』 (使徒行傳 8:26-27) 我加了立即，因為有和(and)這字。並舉了另一個別人的見証是關於「立即」順服聖靈的感動的例子。有時「立即」順服是非常重要的，所以當時講得非常清楚。但她隨後的回應是看到了神對她的憐憫，這是一個放諸四海皆準的敍述，因神很公平的愛每一個人。所以我至今都不知道她有沒有聽清楚「立即」的重要性。

    讀聖經也是如此。聖經在講一件事情，我們卻想到不同的事情，這樣一定會有不同的看法！這是從人的角度看。我們要問的是神藉聖經要告訴我們什麼，這是讀出來。而不是因我們的經驗而以為聖經在說什麼，這是讀進去。當別人和自己的想法不同的時候，要考慮。考慮過後還不同意，就放在一邊！一般大家都想做好人，願意講已經是很不容易了。想想看，以賽亞，耶利米，和許多先知雖說的是真話，但很多話從人的角度看都是在做壞人！

    彼得說不要强解聖經。怎麼說呢？彼得是被耶穌親自打開心竅瞭解聖經的，所以他絕對有資格說下面的話。『並且要以我主長久忍耐為得救的因由，就如我們所親愛的兄弟保羅，照着所賜給他的智慧寫了信給你們。他一切的信上也都是講論這事。信中有些難明白的，那無學問、不堅固的人強解，如強解別的經書一樣，就自取沉淪。』(彼得後書 3:15-16) 我們真的相信彼得(聖經)的話嗎？認為神是不模稜兩可的神，是信實的嗎？

    如果想要不强解經文的話，對不懂原文像我一樣的人，偶而用工具書看原文就變得非常重要，因為這樣才有可能會不受翻譯的影響，知道神到底要告訴我們什麼。不是說用工具書就不會强解，不能劃等號。神是無限，我們是有限，一定會犯錯誤的，知過能改就好。因為『我們若認自己的罪，神是信實的，是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。』(約翰一書 1:9) 雖然原文也有不同的版本，但至少這樣會好多了。有人告訴我說至少可用彙編 (Strong’s Concordance) 這工具書。順便一提，聖經中文的直譯本只有呂振中譯本。

    我們再分享一下過去和現在神教我讀經的實際方法，和我為什麼基於已發生的事實認為如此。人從亞當和夏娃開始就有自由意志，所以這只是分享和推薦。在過去第一次帶我的人有感動這樣的告訴我，可能的話，從短時間如十五分鐘開始，最後到每天約花近一個鐘頭的從創世記到啓示錄的一頁一頁讀經，不懂的就讀過去。雖然他說可以看歷史背景等，也許是太懶且相信，『…讀書多，身體疲倦。』(傳道書 12:12) 因此基本上只讀聖經。最後發覺看書的一個主要目的是、可以知道以前有人有過同樣的或類似的經驗。且不能只用聽聖經的，所以中間因只聽聖經重新開始過。結果是最後只是有時知道別人講的話在不在聖經裏面。在腦部手術後，被神拿走了約十多年所有的知識。現在相信這是草木禾稭的工作，是因別人叫我讀我才去讀，所以也看不懂。要主動的甘心情願去讀，『…因為一生的果效，是由心發出。』(箴言 4:23)

    現在呢？在第三次的憂鬱症時不能像以前一樣讀經，在神拿走憂鬱症前，突然意識到用專題查經的方式可以讀，因此相信是神叫我現在用這方法。神很憐憫，現在發覺以前讀經不是徒然的，因在專題下，使我想起該用的經文，顯然的是歸回了我需要用的那部份經文。也看到了和相信至少有部份經文、是用啓示使我想起或經歷的。實際上我的記憶力很不好，最多只能記得一些主要的字。必須用軟體看整本聖經，查到專題所需要的經文。

    最後總結一下。我們看到了耶穌自己說讀經的目的是要得著只能從神來的生命，所以成聖的路是被動的。聖經的方法是要啓示帶領讀經，啓示是可以如保羅在以弗所書 1:17 般的禱告的去祈求，『求我們主耶穌基督的神，榮耀的父，將那賜人智慧和啓示的靈賞給你們，使你們真知道他。』讀經的原則是要從神的角度看讀出來。要從神藉著聖經要告訴我們什麼看，也就是從神的角度看，不要從我以為聖經說什麼的從人的角度看。我簡短的解釋為什麼我以為是、神教我的過去和現在讀經的實際方法。人有自由意志，這些方法只是分享和推薦而已。如果想要不强解經文的話，對不懂原文的人用工具書看原文是非常重要。雖然我們應看聖經知道神的話語，最後要强調的是行道勝聽道這點。因聖經說得非常清楚，『只是你們要行道，不要單單聽道，自己欺哄自己。因為聽道而不行道的，就像人對着鏡子看自己本來的面目，看見，走後，隨即忘了他的相貌如何。』(雅各書 1:22-24)

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First, we give a preface by talking about the fact that God loves everyone no matter if one can read or not, and also about His impartiality. For us, we know how to read. Therefore, we should read the Bible to understand what God wants to tell us through the Bible. Next, we mention that the Bible says clearly that the purpose of reading the Bible is to have life. We have to be conformed to the image of Jesus. Then we talk about why the Bible says that the method of reading the Bible is through revelation by Holy Spirit to lead us to study the Bible. We see also the principle to read the Bible is to read out in the aspect of God. To be able to do, we have to not only know what we need to do, but also actually put into practice what we can do to carry out the work. We explain this through two practical examples. In these two examples, we point out the mistakes many often encounter. Peter said that we had to not distort the Scriptures. If we don’t want to distort the Bible for those who don’t know the original languages such as Greek, Hebrews just like me, using reference books from time to time becomes very important since doing so enables one not affected too much by errors due to wrong translation. Thus, knowing more precisely what God wants to tell us through the Bible. After that, I mention the practical methods God taught me to use in the past and nowadays, and explain briefly what I think based upon what happened. Humans since Adam and Eve have free will, so you don’t have to follow what I say. I am just sharing and recommending. We conclude by emphasizing that it is more important to be doers of the word than only hearers.

As John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” The salvation is not only for those who can read, but also for those who cannot read. Since God let us belong to those who can read, we should read the Bible to understand what God tells us through the Bible, receiving the heavenly food. For example, in the way of sanctification, we know through reading the Bible in Romans 8:29 that we need to be conformed to the image of Jesus, “For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren.” We can see the word ‘conform’ is using the passive tense, since God has the absolute authority. In the way of sanctification, God is active and we are passive. We can only be willing to do what we could do to work with God. We see in this point that the Bible is consistent.

The Bible always described truth as Paul says in 2 Corinthians 12:6, “For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; …” If we don’t understand, it is because our current science doesn’t reach that point yet just like the case of Copernicus. He lost his life to advocate the truth that the earth moves around the sun since it was contradictory to the understanding of the science at that time. One truth Paul says in 1 Corinthians 4:7 is, “For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” Although I know that everything is received, there is no reason to be boasting. However, it is so easy to get proud. Hopefully, it is God’s time to share this topic ‘Bible says how to study the Bible’. I’ll not be suffered by enemy’s attack.

God is really fair. He asks more from those people who get more, as said in Luke 12:48, “…From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.”, and “For there is no partiality with God.”(Romans 2:11) For me, the grace is far exceeding my life. As I testified before, I cannot give when He asks. I believe that some verses can be experienced. Although not all verses such refer to history alone we really cannot go back to live in that exact time. We do not just put verses in series. If so, the individual verse may be correct but not the complete concept since the verses may be in wrong order when quoted. We have to make sure that they are consistent with the whole Bible.

Above all, we can see purpose of reading the Bible is to have life like what Jesus said in John 5:39-40, “You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.” We know that life can only come from God as said in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth. So then neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but God who causes the growth.” We have to believe that God has the absolute authority, “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”” (Romans 9:15)

Next, we’ll see why we conclude that the Bible says the only method is through revelation of the Holy Spirit in order to understand the Bible. Let us first take a look at Luke 24:33-45, “And they (the two disciples on the way to Emmaus) got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found gathered together the eleven and those who were with them, …Now He (Jesus) said to them, “These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” We can see that in order to have the disciples understand Scripture, Jesus had to open their mind. In the era of the New Testament, Jesus had gone to heaven and it is impossible to have Jesus Himself to open our mind. However, we have the abiding Holy Spirit, one of the Holy Trinity. Through His revelation, our mind can be opened so that we can understand the Bible. Therefore, if we want to truly understand the Bible, it has to be by revelation. That is the only way. This is not a theory but a reality. We need to believe that the Holy Spirit longs to reveal to us through our mind, the fellowship of others (not necessary brothers or sisters, but could be unbelievers), environments, miracles, signs, visions. But it is not limited to the listed since the work of the Holy Spirit cannot be restricted as is said clearly in Ephesians 3:20, “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us.” Believe that some verses can be experienced, which I can testify on this. I hope that we can use what the Bible says as our absolute standard and not just say so without action.

The principle of reading the Bible is to read out in the aspect of God. If we ask how to read out, it is like what said in Romans 10:17, “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” If one person doesn’t even know, how can he do what said? So, we need to at least know first before doing. If we find that we read in not carefully, don’t be frustrated. This is a life-long lesson. Here, we share two situations where people could make mistakes. To correct them is what we can do. If you don’t make such mistakes, congratulations. If you do, just knowing them is useless. We have to be careful all the time. They should help us to understand the Bible and others. 

The first example is to not automatically make two separate conditions the same. The Bible says sometimes sufficient condition, sometimes necessary condition, and sometimes necessary and sufficient condition. Only it is a necessary and sufficient condition, you can add equality sign. Often, people aren’t careful enough when adding equality sign when reading the Bible. By noticing it all the time, it’ll help us to understand the Bible and what others say. For this, we can illustrate it through an example. The whole Bible is inspired by God, thus viewing things from the Bible is to view things in the aspect of God. But the converse is not true. Basically, to view things in the aspect of God is more than viewing things from the Bible.

To explain this point, we see in John 20:30-31 how John chose the materials to present, “Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name.” There are things which have not enough space for them as described in John 21:25, “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written.” There are things not written on purpose such as those in Acts 16:6-7, “They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia; and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not permit them.” The Bible doesn’t say the ways how the Holy Spirit forbade because the work of the Holy Spirit is not limited to a fixed format. Also, as we discussed before, there are things not written since God may think that they are not important, etc. We are humans and bound to think in the aspect of human. Here I tried to explain what viewing things in the aspect of God is. Hopefully, it will be clearer than what explained in the past. Also, hopefully you see the difference between viewing things in the aspect of human and in the aspect of God. If one doesn’t distort the Bible, then the person can view things in the aspect of God.

The second example is to have ears that can hear as said in Revelation 2:7 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. …” We can see that the same words are used in all the seven churches. Having ears that can hear is so important, which is not easily attainable from what I can see. Let us use one example to illustrate this point. Someone who testified about forgiveness said that God wanted her to take action. However, she couldn’t do it and prayed to God to enable her to do it. Then, she got enough strength to do it.  Nevertheless, she didn’t immediately do it and lost her strength. She prayed again and got her strength again and did it immediately.

My response at that time was about the event regarding Philip in Acts 8:26-27, “But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip saying, “Get up and go south to the road that descends from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road. ); So he got up and went; …” There is an ‘and’ in the last verse. So, he got up and immediately went even though it does not say so explicitly.  To stress this point regarding following the guidance of the Holy Spirit immediately, I also gave a testimony by another person. Sometimes, obeying immediately is very important. Hence, I thought that I stressed the point clearly. To my surprise, her reaction was that we could see how God was merciful to her. Yes, the statement is correct, but not about what I said. Therefore, until today, I have no idea if she knows the importance of immediacy.

Reading the Bible is sometimes just like this. The Bible says one thing, but we think about different things. By this way, we certainly get different viewpoints. This is seeing things in the aspect of human. What we want to ask is what God wants to tell us through the Bible – this is to read out. When we think about what the verses mean in my way or from my experiences – this is to read in. When others have different opinions, think about them. If there is still disagreeing, put them aside. Generally, people want to be considered good people. If someone is willing to tell you something, it is already not easy. Thinking about Isaiah, Jeremiah, and many prophets, they spoke truth. But many verses are considered no good in the aspect of human. 

Peter said that we had to not distort the Scriptures. Peter got Jesus Himself to open his mind to understand the Bible, so he is definitely qualified to say this in 2 Peter 3:15-16, “and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you, as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which the untaught and unstable distort, as they do also the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.” We really believe what Peter in the Bible said? And believe that God is not ambiguous but faithful?

If one doesn’t want to distort the Bible just like me who don’t understand the original languages used in the Bible, it is important to use references from time to time. Because by this way, we have a chance to not be influenced by wrong translations to know what God wants to tell us through the Bible. I’m not saying that using references cannot distort the Bible. Don’t add the equality sign. God is infinite, and we are finite. We are bound to make mistakes. So, it is alright as long as knowing that repentance is necessary and do it. As stated in 1 John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Although the versions of the Bible in the original languages are many, it is better than not using the references at all. Someone told me that we could use the Strong’s Concordance and the YLT version in literal translation.

Let me now share why I think God taught how to study the Bible practically. This is based upon what happened. Human since Adam and Eve has free will. So, this is only a sharing and recommendations. In the past, the person who led me told me to start with a short time like fifteen minutes to read the Bible, and gradually increase to one hour every day if possible. This is from Book Genesis to the end of Book Revelation page by page. For something that you don’t understand well, do not try to understand that part and just read through it. Although he said that it was ok to read books in historical backgrounds and so, I didn’t read them basically, maybe due to laziness or I believed what said in Ecclesiastes 12:12, “But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body.” So, I read the Bible basically. Eventually I found out one major purpose of reading books is to know the others having the same or similar experiences. One time, I misunderstood what the person said when he told me to listen on the top of reading. I listened only and needed to restart the reading part, which was difficult. As a result, I could only sometimes tell if others’ words were in the Bible or not. After brain surgery, God took away basically all about more than ten years knowledge from reading the Bible. Now, I believe that those are hay and straw works. Because the other told me to read the Bible, I read it and but didn’t understand it. We have to read the Bible voluntarily by heart, since we need to “Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.”(Proverbs 4:23) 

What happens nowadays? During the third time I had depression, I could not read the Bible like before. As I testified before, I thought the Bible was our spiritual food. If I didn’t read, I would starve to death spiritually. Before God took away my depression, I suddenly realize that I could read in a topic-wise way. Thus, I believed that God wanted me to use this method. God is merciful, I discovered that my previous reading the Bible is not in vain. Because God make me think of what was needed in a topic-wise Bible study. Apparently, those part of needed knowledge are returned to me. And also see and believe at least part of verses are recalled and experienced through revelation. In fact, my memory is not good and I recalled some key words not the complete verses. So, I count on software to find out verses through the whole Bible needed for topic-wise Bible study.

Finally, let us summarize what we shared. We can see that Jesus Himself says the objective of studying the Bible is to have life, which can only come from God. So, the way to sanctification is passive. The method described in the Bible is to have the Holy Spirit to lead the Bible study. The revelation can be asked in prayer like what Paul did in Ephesians 1:17, “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him.” The principle of reading the Bible is to read out in the aspect of God. We need to ask what God wants to tell us through the Bible. In other words, this is to view things in the aspect of God. Using how I think or feel to interpret what the Bible says is to view things in the aspect of human, which we should not do. I briefly explained why I thought God taught me how to read the Bible practically and the associated two methods. Human has free will. These methods are merely sharing and recommendations. If one doesn’t want to distort the Bible, it is very important to use references from time to time for people like me who don’t know the languages used in the Bible. Although we need to read the Bible to understand what God wants to tell us, our final emphasis is that doers are better than hearers as the Bible said clearly in James 1:22-24, “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.”

(Verses refer to those in NASB unless otherwise specified.)

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     我们以道成肉身的耶稣做开始，提到了祂约三十岁时开始传道，很清楚的说要悔改。接着我们讲到了祂自己承认是弥赛亚的一些经文，其中包括人们可能不会注意的一节经文。第三，我们提到了以赛亚说的一些成真的预言。虽然耶稣无佳形美容，祂为神和人所喜爱。既然我们讲到了以赛亚，我们就最后谈谈他何时看到了耶稣的荣耀，作为这短文的结束，并说明如何从圣经的一致性可看到这一点。      

     首先这经文讲到耶稣是道成肉身，『道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典，有真理。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。』(约翰福音 1:14) 祂是从天上来的，因此能说天上的事，『耶稣从天上来: 我实实在在地告诉你：我们所说的，是我们知道的；我们所见证的，是我们见过的；你们却不领受我们的见证。我对你们说地上的事，你们尚且不信；若说天上的事，如何能信呢？』 (约翰福音 3:11-12)      

     祂约三十岁开始传道，『耶稣开头传道，年纪约有三十岁。依人看来，他是约瑟的儿子，…』(路加福音 3:23) 因为祂是因圣灵感孕而生，特别用了「依人看来」，避免误会。马太福音 4:12-17 说天国近了要悔改，『耶稣听见约翰下了监，就退到加利利去；…从那时候，耶稣就传起道来，说：「天国近了，你们应当悔改！」』    

     耶稣是君王有施洗约翰作先锋，『 他必有以利亚的心志能力，行在主的前面，叫为父的心转向儿女，叫悖逆的人转从义人的智慧，又为主预备合用的百姓。』 (路加福音 1:17) 在马太福音 17:11-13，『耶稣回答说：「以利亚固然先来，并要复兴万事；只是我告诉你们：以利亚已经来了，人却不认识他，竟任意待他。人子也将要这样受他们的害。」门徒这才明白耶稣所说的，是指着施洗的约翰。』祂这样说是因为玛拉基书 4:5-6，『看哪！耶和华大而可畏之日未到以前，我必差遣先知以利亚到你们那里去！他必使父亲的心转向儿女，儿女的心转向父亲(fathers, 复数, 不是指天父)，免得我来咒诅遍地。』请注意，这里父亲英文用的是复数，不是指天父。      

     接着我们看到了耶稣自己承认祂是弥赛亚。在约翰福音 4:25-26，『撒玛利亚的『妇人说：「我知道弥赛亚（就是那称为基督的）要来，他来了，必将一切的事都告诉我们。」耶稣说：「这和你说话的就是他。」』彼得因感动得知耶稣是基督，『耶稣说：「你们说我是谁？」西门彼得回答说：「你是基督，是永生神的儿子。」耶稣对他说：「西门巴约拿，你是有福的！因为这不是属血肉的指示你的，乃是我在天上的父指示的。…当下，耶稣嘱咐门徒，不可对人说他是基督。』(马太福音 16:15-20) 在马太福音 26:63-64 说，『耶稣却不言语。 大祭司(该亚法)对他说：「我指着永生神叫你起誓告诉我们，你是神的儿子基督不是？」耶稣对他说：「你说的是。然而，我告诉你们：后来你们要看见人子坐在那权能者的右边，驾着天上的云降临。」』    

     我们看到了祂似乎总要别人先看出祂是什么，然后承认说，「你说的是。」即使巡抚问祂是否犹太人的王，祂仍然如此。『耶稣站在巡抚(彼拉多)面前，巡抚问他说：「你是犹太人的王吗？」 耶稣说：「你说的是。」』(马太福音 27:11) 好像只有一个例外在马太福音 24:4-5 里，『耶稣回答说：「你们要谨慎，免得有人迷惑你们。因为将来有好些人冒我的名来，说：『我是基督』，并且要迷惑许多人。』因为祂说有些会冒我的名来，祂不是承认了自己是基督吗？有人可能会说，这只是纯粹知识上的得着，并不造就人。是吗？我们的目标是要模成耶稣的形像，我们可以不了解耶稣在不同情况下的反应吗？      

     第三，我们先看看一些以赛亚的预言应验了。马太福音 3:3 说，『这人(施洗约翰)就是先知以赛亚所说的，他说：「在旷野有人声喊着说：「预备主的道，修直他的路！」』 在马太福音 4:14-16 ，『这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说：「西布伦地，拿弗他利地，就是沿海的路，约旦河外，外邦人的加利利地。那坐在黑暗里的百姓，看见了大光；坐在死荫之地的人，有光发现照着他们

     我们看到了祂担当我们属世的事情，『到了晚上，有人带着许多被鬼附的来到耶稣跟前，他只用一句话，就把鬼都赶出去，并且治好了一切有病的人。这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说：「他代替我们的软弱，担当我们的疾病。」』(马太福音 8:16-17) 也看到了有属灵的拯救: 『这是要应验先知以赛亚的话，说：「看哪，我的仆人，我所拣选、所亲爱、心里所喜悦的，我要将我的灵赐给他，他必将公理传给外邦。他不争竞，不喧嚷，街上也没有人听见他的声音。压伤的芦苇，他不折断；将残的灯火，他不吹灭。等他施行公理，叫公理得胜；外邦人都要仰望他的名。」』(马太福音 12:17-21) 以赛亚书 53:5 说，『哪知他为我们的过犯受害，为我们的罪孽压伤。因他受的刑罚，我们得平安；因他受的鞭伤，我们得医治。』有人说这节经文是指身体上能得医治，因为耶稣已经为了我们受了刑罚和鞭伤。但这实在和事实不合，因为如果每一次病都得到医治，人基本上就不会死了！这是指属灵的事情，如在信心中，每一个人都会得拯救。      

     虽然『他在耶和华面前生长如嫩芽，像根出于干地。他无佳形美容，我们看见他的时候，也无美貌使我们羡慕他。 』(以赛亚书 53:2) 但『耶稣的智慧和身量，并神和人喜爱他的心，都一齐增长。』(路加福音 2:52)      

     因讲了以赛亚，我们就用这节和他相关的经文来结束这篇短文。约翰福音 12:41说 ，『以赛亚因为看见他的荣耀，就指着他说这话。』(约翰福音 12:41) 这到底是指什么？『当乌西雅王崩的那年，我「见」主坐在高高的宝座上。他的衣裳垂下，遮满圣殿。其上有撒拉弗侍立，各有六个翅膀：用两个翅膀遮脸，两个翅膀遮脚，两个翅膀飞翔。彼此呼喊说：「圣哉！圣哉！圣哉！万军之耶和华，他的荣光充满全地！」』(以赛亚书 6:1-3) 以赛亚的确是「看见」了主的荣耀。从圣经的一致性看，我们知道这不是指父神，因见了父神必死，如出埃及记 33:20 所说，『(耶和华)又说：「你(摩西)不能看见我的面，因为人见我的面不能存活。」而『耶稣说：「我实实在在地告诉你们：还没有亚伯拉罕就有了我。」』(约翰福音 8:58) 很显然的，耶稣不被时间限制，主是指道成肉身前的子神，三位一体的一位。

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    我們以道成肉身的耶穌做開始，提到了祂約三十歲時開始傳道，很清楚的說要悔改。接著我們講到了祂自己承認是彌賽亞的一些經文，其中包括人們可能不會注意的一節經文。第三，我們提到了以賽亞說的一些成真的預言。雖然耶穌無佳形美容，祂為神和人所喜愛。即然我們講到了以賽亞，我們就最後談談他何時看到了耶穌的榮耀，作為這短文的結束，並說明如何從聖經的一致性可看到這一點。

    首先這經文講到耶穌是道成肉身，『道成了肉身，住在我們中間，充充滿滿地有恩典，有真理。我們也見過他的榮光，正是父獨生子的榮光。』(約翰福音 1:14) 祂是從天上來的，因此能說天上的事，『耶穌從天上來: 我實實在在地告訴你：我們所說的，是我們知道的；我們所見證的，是我們見過的；你們卻不領受我們的見證。我對你們說地上的事，你們尚且不信；若說天上的事，如何能信呢？』 (約翰福音 3:11-12)

    祂約三十歲開始傳道，『耶穌開頭傳道，年紀約有三十歲。依人看來，他是約瑟的兒子，…』(路加福音 3:23) 因為祂是因聖靈感孕而生，特別用了「依人看來」，避免誤會。馬太福音 4:12-17 說天國近了要悔改，『耶穌聽見約翰下了監，就退到加利利去；…從那時候，耶穌就傳起道來，說：「天國近了，你們應當悔改！」』

    耶穌是君王有施洗約翰作先鋒，『 他必有以利亞的心志能力，行在主的前面，叫為父的心轉向兒女，叫悖逆的人轉從義人的智慧，又為主預備合用的百姓。』 (路加福音 1:17) 在馬太福音 17:11-13，『耶穌回答說：「以利亞固然先來，並要復興萬事；只是我告訴你們：以利亞已經來了，人卻不認識他，竟任意待他。人子也將要這樣受他們的害。」門徒這才明白耶穌所說的，是指着施洗的約翰。』祂這樣說是因為瑪拉基書 4:5-6，『看哪！耶和華大而可畏之日未到以前，我必差遣先知以利亞到你們那裏去！他必使父親的心轉向兒女，兒女的心轉向父親(fathers, 複數, 不是指天父)，免得我來咒詛遍地。』請注意，這裏父親英文用的是複數，不是指天父。

    接著我們看到了耶穌自己承認祂是彌賽亞。在約翰福音 4:25-26，『撒瑪利亞的『婦人說：「我知道彌賽亞（就是那稱為基督的）要來，他來了，必將一切的事都告訴我們。」耶穌說：「這和你說話的就是他。」』彼得因感動得知耶穌是基督，『耶穌說：「你們說我是誰？」西門彼得回答說：「你是基督，是永生神的兒子。」耶穌對他說：「西門巴約拿，你是有福的！因為這不是屬血肉的指示你的，乃是我在天上的父指示的。…當下，耶穌囑咐門徒，不可對人說他是基督。』(馬太福音 16:15-20) 在馬太福音 26:63-64 說，『耶穌卻不言語。 大祭司(該亞法)對他說：「我指着永生神叫你起誓告訴我們，你是神的兒子基督不是？」耶穌對他說：「你說的是。然而，我告訴你們：後來你們要看見人子坐在那權能者的右邊，駕着天上的雲降臨。」』

    我們看到了祂似乎總要別人先看出祂是什麼，然後承認說，「你說的是。」即使巡撫問祂是否猶太人的王，祂仍然如此。『耶穌站在巡撫(彼拉多)面前，巡撫問他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」 耶穌說：「你說的是。」』(馬太福音 27:11) 好像只有一個例外在馬太福音 24:4-5 裏，『耶穌回答說：「你們要謹慎，免得有人迷惑你們。因為將來有好些人冒我的名來，說：『我是基督』，並且要迷惑許多人。』因為祂說有些會冒我的名來，祂不是承認了自己是基督嗎？有人可能會說，這只是純粹知識上的得著，並不造就人。是嗎？我們的目標是要模成耶穌的形像，我們可以不瞭解耶穌在不同情況下的反應嗎？

    第三，我們先看看一些以賽亞的預言應驗了。馬太福音 3:3 說，『這人(施洗約翰)就是先知以賽亞所說的，他說：「在曠野有人聲喊着說：「預備主的道，修直他的路！」』 在馬太福音 4:14-16 ，『這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：「西布倫地，拿弗他利地，就是沿海的路，約旦河外，外邦人的加利利地。那坐在黑暗裏的百姓，看見了大光；坐在死蔭之地的人，有光發現照着他們。」』

    我們看到了祂擔當我們屬世的事情，『到了晚上，有人帶着許多被鬼附的來到耶穌跟前，他只用一句話，就把鬼都趕出去，並且治好了一切有病的人。這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：「他代替我們的軟弱，擔當我們的疾病。」』(馬太福音 8:16-17) 也看到了有屬靈的拯救: 『這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話，說：「看哪，我的僕人，我所揀選、所親愛、心裏所喜悅的，我要將我的靈賜給他，他必將公理傳給外邦。他不爭競，不喧嚷，街上也沒有人聽見他的聲音。壓傷的蘆葦，他不折斷；將殘的燈火，他不吹滅。等他施行公理，叫公理得勝；外邦人都要仰望他的名。」』(馬太福音 12:17-21) 以賽亞書 53:5 說，『哪知他為我們的過犯受害，為我們的罪孽壓傷。因他受的刑罰，我們得平安；因他受的鞭傷，我們得醫治。』有人說這節經文是指身體上能得醫治，因為耶穌已經為了我們受了刑罰和鞭傷。但這實在和事實不合，因為如果每一次病都得到醫治，人基本上就不會死了！這是指屬靈的事情，如在信心中，每一個人都會得拯救。

    雖然『他在耶和華面前生長如嫩芽，像根出於乾地。他無佳形美容，我們看見他的時候，也無美貌使我們羨慕他。 』(以賽亞書 53:2) 但『耶穌的智慧和身量，並神和人喜愛他的心，都一齊增長。』(路加福音 2:52)

    因講了以賽亞，我們就用這節和他相關的經文來結束這篇短文。約翰福音 12:41說 ，『以賽亞因為看見他的榮耀，就指着他說這話。』(約翰福音 12:41) 這到底是指什麼？『當烏西雅王崩的那年，我「見」主坐在高高的寶座上。他的衣裳垂下，遮滿聖殿。其上有撒拉弗侍立，各有六個翅膀：用兩個翅膀遮臉，兩個翅膀遮腳，兩個翅膀飛翔。彼此呼喊說：「聖哉！聖哉！聖哉！萬軍之耶和華，他的榮光充滿全地！」』(以賽亞書 6:1-3) 以賽亞的確是「看見」了主的榮耀。從聖經的一致性看，我們知道這不是指父神，因見了父神必死，如出埃及記 33:20 所說，『(耶和華)又說：「你(摩西)不能看見我的面，因為人見我的面不能存活。」而『耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你們：還沒有亞伯拉罕就有了我。」』(約翰福音 8:58) 很顯然的，耶穌不被時間限制，主是指道成肉身前的子神，三位一體的一位。

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At beginning, we mentioned that Jesus is the Word becoming flesh, and He started to preach when he was about thirty years old. He said clearly that we need to repent. Secondly, He admitted that He was Messiah in some verses including the one that people may not be aware of. Thirdly, we mention some prophecies of Isaiah, which is true. Although Jesus had no appearance that we should be attracted to Him, He had the favor of God and men. Since we talk about Isaiah, we discuss lastly when he saw Jesus and state the reason why it is true so.

Let us first take a look at John 1:14, “And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Yes, Jesus is the Word, who becomes flesh. He is from heaven, and no doubt that He can speak words from heaven. “Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?”(John 3:11-12)

He started to preach about thirty years old as said in Luke 3:23, “When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli.” Because He was conceived by virgin Mary, we use such words ‘as was supposed’ to avoid any misunderstanding. In Matthew 4:12-17, it says in more detail, “Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; …From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”” 

Jesus is the King. He had a forerunner, “It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(Luke 1:17) In Matthew 17:11-13, “And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.” Such words fulfilled the prophecy in Malachi 4:5-6, “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. He will restore the hearts of the fathers to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and smite the land with a curse.”

Secondly, He admitted Himself that He was Messiah. In John 4:25-26, “The woman said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am He.”” Peter knew that He is Christ because the fact was revealed by Father as said in Matthew 16:15-20, “He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. …Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.”

In Matthew 26:63-64, it says, “But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest (Caiaphas) said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, that You tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.” Jesus said to him, “You have said it yourself; nevertheless I tell you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”” It seems that He wants the other admitted who He was before He admitted the fact. Even when before the governor Potter, He behaved the same. “Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor questioned Him, saying, “Are You the King of the Jews?” And Jesus said to him, “It is as you say.”” (Matthew 27:11) It seems that there is only one exception in Matthew 24:4-5, “And Jesus answered and said to them, “See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.” Didn’t He admit that He was the Christ since He said that many would come in His name? Someone may think that this is just a pure knowledge and don’t edify people. However, if our goal is to be conformed to the image of Jesus, can we afford not to know how He behaved in different situations?

Thirdly, let us mention that His coming fulfilled some prophecies by Isaiah. In Matthew 3:3, it says, “For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!'”” In Matthew 4:14-16, “This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles-“The people who were sitting in darkness saw a great Light, And those who were sitting in the land and shadow of death, Upon them a Light dawned.”” 

We see that He takes away the burdens of worldly things in Matthew 8:16-17, “When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “He Himself took our infirmities and carried away our diseases.”” He also saves us for spiritual matters as described in Matthew 12:17-21, “This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen; My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased; I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles. “He will not quarrel, nor cry out; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. “A battered reed He will not break off, And a smoldering wick He will not put out, Until He leads justice to victory. “And in His name the Gentiles will hope.”” In Isaiah 53:5, it says, “But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.” Someone talks about this verse when referring to healing a physical sickness by God, and says that Jesus was already pierced by us and thus we must be healed. Yes we are healed in our salvation but this is not referring to physical illness; otherwise, no one would die if every illness is healed all times. 

Although He had no appearance that we should be attracted to Him as was described in Isaiah 53:2, “For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.”, “And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”(Luke 2:52)

Since we talked about Isaiah, let us use one verse related to him to conclude this short article. In John 12:41 it says, “These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.” When did Isaiah saw His glory? In Isaiah 6:1-3, it says, “In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple. Seraphim stood above Him, each having six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called out to another and said, “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts, The whole earth is full of His glory.”” Yes, Isaiah did ‘see’ the glory of the Lord. 

From the consistency of the Bible, we know that the Lord is not God the Father since whoever sees God will die for sure as said in Exodus 33:20, “But He said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!” And “Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”(John 8:58) Apparently, Jesus is not restricted by time. The Lord is the Jesus before becoming flesh, one of the Holy Trinity.

(Verses refer to those in NASB unless otherwise specified.)

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     我们首先看看可能会引起争议的第三节经文: 『我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们。』从圣经的一致性看饮食到底是指什么。然后我们看到我们天上的父在天本名为圣，看见到了最终撒但，死亡和 阴间都会被扔入火湖。第三，我们只要不消灭圣灵的感动就可使神的旨意行在地上如同在天上。第四，我们要先饶恕別人如同父先饶恕我们一样。要注意先道歉的教导，事后要确定是神的旨意。如果不是，悔改应是非做不可。最后我们谈到了圣灵不是和撒但合作，因为就如我们一样，耶稣仍旧要遇到试探。我们应该因这祷告已经跳过了许多苦难，而荣耀尊贵本就因耶稣的名归父神。    

     首先我们看看第三节经文: 『我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们。』(马太福音 6:11) 因为它会引起争议。第一个我们要问的问题是我们日用的粮是指食物，或天上的粮食，或两者都有？我们来想想这句话的位置，在这句话之前是讲属天的事，在这之后是讲属地的事，这是巧合吗？或是适当的安排？我们就从圣经的一致性来看这问题。  

     在马太福音 4:4，『耶稣却回答说：「经上记着说：『人活着，不是单靠食物，乃是靠神口里所出的一切话。』」』很显然的我们不只要属地的粮食，也要属天的粮食方能存活。在约翰福音 6:27，也和这经文一致，『不要为那必坏的食物劳力，要为那存到永生的食物劳力，…』。在马太福音 6:7-8 又说，『你们祷告，不可像外邦人，…你们不可效法他们，因为你们沒有祈求以先，你们所需用的，你们的父早已知道了。』在路加福音 12:28-31 说，『你们这小信的人哪，…你们不要求吃甚么，喝甚么，也不要掛心，这都是外邦人所求的。…你们只要求他的国，这些东西就必加给你们了。』有人用这些经文认为我们不需要为地上的粮食祷告，只要为属天的粮食祷告就可以了。事实上我们需要两者，我们实在是应该要从圣经的一致性看一件事情。     

     我们再看马太福音 6:30-34，『你们这小信的人哪！…「所以，不要忧虑说：『吃甚么？喝甚么？穿甚么？』这都是外邦人所求的。…你们要先求他的国和他的义，这些东西都要加给你们了。所以，不要为明天憂虑，因为明天自有明天的憂虑；一天的难处一天当就夠了。」』「通常」自以为不是小信的人，已经不在信心里面了！因在信心中会发觉，凡事都是领受的如哥林多前书 4:7 所说：『使你与人不同的是谁呢？你有甚么不是领受的呢？若是领受的，为何自夸，彷佛不是领受的呢？』不是说不能大有信心。保罗是大有信心的人，他说『…有公义的冠冕为我存留，就是按着公义审判的主到了那日要赐给我的；…』(提摩太后书 4:8) 的确在启示启中提到了这点，因他是耶稣在复活后『亲自』拣选的使徒，所以当启示錄 21:14 说，『城牆有十二根基，根基上有羔羊十二使徒的名字。』他是『羔羊』亲自选的十二使徒之一，而马提亚是搖签决定的，不是如同其他十一个使徒一样，是羔羊亲自选的。『于是众人为他们搖签，搖出马提亚来，他就和十一个使徒同列。』(使徒行传 1:26)

     再说一点，这些经文的重点是在不要掛心或忧虑，不是说不可以去求，只是不要像外邦人样的去求！而是要先求祂的国和祂的义。再看看马太福音 25:24，『那领一千的也来，说：「主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有种的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚敛，」』他以为主人是这样，但并不是这样，尤其我们的主耶稣不是这样的。  

     接着我们看第一节经文：『所以，你们祷告要这样说：「我们在天上的父，愿人都尊你的名为圣。』(马太福音 6:9) 神在天本名为圣如启示錄 19:4 所示，『那二十四位长老与四活物就俯伏敬拜坐寶座的神，说：「阿们！哈利路亚！」』在路加福音 10:18 说，『耶稣对他们(七十个人)说：「我曾看见撒但从天上坠落，像闪电一样。』 这是和启示錄 20:10 所讲的一致，『那迷惑他们的魔鬼被扔在硫磺的火湖里，就是兽和假先知所在的地方。他们必昼夜受痛苦，直到永永远远。』我们也看到了，『死亡和 阴间也被扔在火湖里，这火湖就是第二次的死。』 (启示錄 20:14)  

     第二节经文是，『愿你的国降临，愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。 』(马太福音 6:10) 『不要消灭圣灵的感动。』(帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:19) 这是神的旨意行在地上，也就是神的国的降临在地上。圣经在约翰福音 14:26 明说圣灵会将一切的事指教我们。『但保惠师，就是父因我的名所要差来的圣灵，他要将一切的事指教你们，并且要叫你们想起我对你们所说的一切话。』我们只能希望神的旨意能行在地上。  

     那时是天国近了如耶稣自己说的。『从那时候，耶稣就传起道来，说：「天国近了，你们应当悔改！」』(马太福音 4:17) 『耶稣差这十二个人去，吩咐他们说：「外邦人的路，你们不要走；撒马利亚人的城，你们不要进；随走随传，说：『天国近了！』』(马太福音 10:5,7) 那么神的国何时来临？『法利赛人问：「神的国几时来到？」耶稣回答说：「神的国来到不是眼所能见的。人也不得说：『看哪，在这里！看哪，在那里！』因为神的国就在你们心里。」』(路加福音 17:20-21) 约翰福音 14:21 说，『有了我的命令又遵守的，这人就是爱我的；爱我的必蒙我父爱他，我也要爱他，并且要向他显现。』我们要从心里遵行神的旨意。  

     第四节经文是，『免我们的债，如同我们免了人的债。』(马太福音 6:12) 在马太福音 6:14-15 接着说，『你们饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必饶恕你们的过犯；你们不饶恕人的过犯，你们的天父也必不饶恕你们的过犯。』马可福音 11:26 也说，『你们若不饶恕人，你们在天上的父也不饶恕你们的过犯。』所以要先饶恕別人，饶恕是非常重要的。但几次呢？『…彼得…对耶稣说：「…我当饶恕他几次呢？…」耶稣说：「我对你说：不是到七次，乃是到七十个七次。』 (马太福音 18:21-22) 在路加福音 17:3 说，『你们要谨慎！ 「若是你的弟兄得罪你，就劝戒他；他若懊悔，就饶恕他。』『并要以恩慈相待，存怜悯的心，彼此饶恕，正如神在基督里饶恕了你们一样。』(以弗所书 4:32) 我们真要按照圣经的教导。从另一方面来说，神知道我们的软弱，自己犯罪后要悔改。『我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。』(约翰一书 1:9)  

     请注意，有人教导说，即使你以为自己是对的，也要先说对不起。但是除非是道歉后知道自己是错的，要不我就知道这道歉不是从圣灵来的，因为神不会明知道是自己对却去道歉说自己错，这不是说谎吗？神不会要你去说谎的。  

     最后一节经文是：『不叫我们遇见试探，救我们脫离兇恶。因为国度、权柄、荣耀，全是你的，直到永远。(奉主耶稣基督的名) 阿们！』(马太福音 6:13) 我们先看马可福音 1:12-13，『圣灵就把耶稣催到旷野里去。他在旷野四十天，受撒但的试探，并与野兽同在一处；且有天使来伺候他。』有人就问说，这不是圣灵和撒但合作吗？不是的。耶稣也要过试探这关就像希伯来书 4:15 所描述的，『因我们的大祭司并非不能体恤我们的软弱，他也曾凡事受过试探，与我们一样，只是他沒有犯罪。』所以为什么不立刻就开始呢？你不是看见了天使加添祂的力量有如在客西马尼园吗？『有一位天使从天上显现，加添他的力量。』(路加福音 22:43)   

     我相信这『不叫我们遇见试探』的祷告已经让我们跳过了许多我们不知道但本应有的试探！这就如阿摩司书 7:5-6 所说，『我(阿摩司)就说：「主耶和华啊，求你止息！因为雅各微弱，他怎能站立得住呢？」耶和华就后悔说：「这災也可免了。」』(阿摩司书 7:5-6)  

     我们可从以下这经文看到了试探的来源和一个目的，『 主又说：「西门！西门！撒但想要得着你们，好筛你们像筛麦子一样；但我已经为你祈求，叫你不至于失了信心。你回头以后，要坚固你的弟兄。」』(路加福音 22:31-32) 要知道，『你们所遇见的试探，无非是人所能受的。神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的。在受试探的时候，总要给你们开一条出路，叫你们能忍受得住。』(哥林多前书 10:13) 所以，『我们在一切患难中，他就安慰我们，叫我们能用神所赐的安慰去安慰那遭各样患难的人。』(哥林多后书 1:4)  

     最后我们在提摩太前书 1:17 看到一个类似的经文，『但愿尊贵、荣耀归与那不能朽坏、不能看见、永世的君王、独一的神，直到永永远远。阿们！』『阿门！』在这里应是「愿为如此」的意思。请注意，『阿门』在不同的经文中会有不同的意义，请参考网站资料如https://www.getit01.com/p201807203878136/。  

     在主祷文中，我们加上了奉主耶稣基督的名，因圣经明说，『你们奉我的名无论求甚么，我必成就，叫父因儿子得荣耀。』(约翰福音 14:13)

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      我們首先看看可能會引起爭議的第三節經文: 『我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。』從聖經的一致性看飲食到底是指什麼。然後我們看到我們天上的父在天本名為聖，看見到了最終撒但，死亡和陰間都會被扔入火湖。第三，我們只要不消滅聖靈的感動就可使神的旨意行在地上如同在天上。第四，我們要先饒恕別人如同父先饒恕我們一樣。要注意先道歉的教導，事後要確定是神的旨意。如果不是，悔改應是非做不可。最後我們談到了聖靈不是和撒但合作，因為就如我們一樣，耶穌仍舊要遇到試探。我們應該因這禱告已經跳過了許多苦難，而榮耀尊貴本就因耶穌的名歸父神。

    首先我們看看第三節經文: 『我們日用的飲食，今日賜給我們。』(馬太福音 6:11) 因為它會引起爭議。第一個我們要問的問題是我們日用的糧是指食物，或天上的糧食，或兩者都有？我們來想想這句話的位置，在這句話之前是講屬天的事，在這之後是講屬地的事，這是巧合嗎？或是適當的安排？我們就從聖經的一致性來看這問題。

     在馬太福音 4:4，『耶穌卻回答說：「經上記着說：『人活着，不是單靠食物，乃是靠神口裏所出的一切話。』」』很顯然的我們不只要屬地的糧食，也要屬天的糧食方能存活。在約翰福音 6:27，也和這經文一致，『不要為那必壞的食物勞力，要為那存到永生的食物勞力，…』。在馬太福音 6:7-8 又說，『你們禱告，不可像外邦人，…你們不可效法他們，因為你們沒有祈求以先，你們所需用的，你們的父早已知道了。』在路加福音 12:28-31 說，『你們這小信的人哪，…你們不要求吃甚麼，喝甚麼，也不要掛心，這都是外邦人所求的。…你們只要求他的國，這些東西就必加給你們了。』有人用這些經文認為我們不需要為地上的糧食禱告，只要為屬天的糧食禱告就可以了。事實上我們需要兩者，我們實在是應該要從聖經的一致性看一件事情。

        我們再看馬太福音 6:30-34，『你們這小信的人哪！…「所以，不要憂慮說：『吃甚麼？喝甚麼？穿甚麼？』這都是外邦人所求的。…你們要先求他的國和他的義，這些東西都要加給你們了。所以，不要為明天憂慮，因為明天自有明天的憂慮；一天的難處一天當就夠了。」』「通常」自以為不是小信的人，已經不在信心裏面了！因在信心中會發覺，凡事都是領受的如哥林多前書 4:7 所說：『使你與人不同的是誰呢？你有甚麼不是領受的呢？若是領受的，為何自誇，彷彿不是領受的呢？』不是說不能大有信心。保羅是大有信心的人，他說『…有公義的冠冕為我存留，就是按着公義審判的主到了那日要賜給我的；…』(提摩太後書 4:8) 的確在啓示啓中提到了這點，因他是耶穌在復活後『親自』揀選的使徒，所以當啓示錄 21:14 說，『城牆有十二根基，根基上有羔羊十二使徒的名字。』他是『羔羊』親自選的十二使徒之一，而馬提亞是搖籤決定的，不是如同其他十一個使徒一樣，是羔羊親自選的。『於是眾人為他們搖籤，搖出馬提亞來，他就和十一個使徒同列。』(使徒行傳 1:26)

    再說一點，這些經文的重點是在不要掛心或憂慮，不是說不可以去求，只是不要像外邦人樣的去求！而是要先求祂的國和祂的義。再看看馬太福音 25:24，『那領一千的也來，說：「主啊，我知道你是忍心的人，沒有種的地方要收割，沒有散的地方要聚斂，」』他以為主人是這樣，但並不是這樣，尤其我們的主耶穌不是這樣的。

     接著我們看第一節經文：『所以，你們禱告要這樣說：「我們在天上的父，願人都尊你的名為聖。』(馬太福音 6:9) 神在天本名為聖如啓示錄 19:4 所示，『那二十四位長老與四活物就俯伏敬拜坐寶座的神，說：「阿們！哈利路亞！」』在路加福音 10:18 說，『耶穌對他們(七十個人)說：「我曾看見撒但從天上墜落，像閃電一樣。』 這是和啓示錄 20:10 所講的一致，『那迷惑他們的魔鬼被扔在硫磺的火湖裏，就是獸和假先知所在的地方。他們必晝夜受痛苦，直到永永遠遠。』我們也看到了，『死亡和陰間也被扔在火湖裏，這火湖就是第二次的死。』 (啓示錄 20:14)

     第二節經文是，『願你的國降臨，願你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。 』(馬太福音 6:10) 『不要消滅聖靈的感動。』(帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:19) 這是神的旨意行在地上，也就是神的國的降臨在地上。聖經在約翰福音 14:26 明說聖靈會將一切的事指教我們。『但保惠師，就是父因我的名所要差來的聖靈，他要將一切的事指教你們，並且要叫你們想起我對你們所說的一切話。』我們只能希望神的旨意能行在地上。

     那時是天國近了如耶穌自己說的。『從那時候，耶穌就傳起道來，說：「天國近了，你們應當悔改！」』(馬太福音 4:17) 『耶穌差這十二個人去，吩咐他們說：「外邦人的路，你們不要走；撒馬利亞人的城，你們不要進；隨走隨傳，說：『天國近了！』』(馬太福音 10:5,7) 那麼神的國何時來臨？『法利賽人問：「神的國幾時來到？」耶穌回答說：「神的國來到不是眼所能見的。人也不得說：『看哪，在這裏！看哪，在那裏！』因為神的國就在你們心裏。」』(路加福音 17:20-21) 約翰福音 14:21 說，『有了我的命令又遵守的，這人就是愛我的；愛我的必蒙我父愛他，我也要愛他，並且要向他顯現。』我們要從心裏遵行神的旨意。

     第四節經文是，『免我們的債，如同我們免了人的債。』(馬太福音 6:12) 在馬太福音 6:14-15 接著說，『你們饒恕人的過犯，你們的天父也必饒恕你們的過犯；你們不饒恕人的過犯，你們的天父也必不饒恕你們的過犯。』馬可福音 11:26 也說，『你們若不饒恕人，你們在天上的父也不饒恕你們的過犯。』所以要先饒恕別人，饒恕是非常重要的。但幾次呢？『…彼得…對耶穌說：「…我當饒恕他幾次呢？…」耶穌說：「我對你說：不是到七次，乃是到七十個七次。』 (馬太福音 18:21-22) 在路加福音 17:3 說，『你們要謹慎！ 「若是你的弟兄得罪你，就勸戒他；他若懊悔，就饒恕他。』『並要以恩慈相待，存憐憫的心，彼此饒恕，正如神在基督裏饒恕了你們一樣。』(以弗所書 4:32) 我們真要按照聖經的教導。從另一方面來說，神知道我們的軟弱，自己犯罪後要悔改。『我們若認自己的罪，神是信實的，是公義的，必要赦免我們的罪，洗淨我們一切的不義。』(約翰一書 1:9)

     請注意，有人教導說，即使你以為自己是對的，也要先說對不起。但是除非是道歉後知道自己是錯的，要不我就知道這道歉不是從聖靈來的，因為神不會明知道是自己對卻去道歉說自己錯，這不是說謊嗎？神不會要你去說謊的。

     最後一節經文是：『不叫我們遇見試探，救我們脫離兇惡。因為國度、權柄、榮耀，全是你的，直到永遠。(奉主耶穌基督的名) 阿們！』(馬太福音 6:13) 我們先看馬可福音 1:12-13，『聖靈就把耶穌催到曠野裏去。他在曠野四十天，受撒但的試探，並與野獸同在一處；且有天使來伺候他。』有人就問說，這不是聖靈和撒但合作嗎？不是的。耶穌也要過試探這關就像希伯來書 4:15 所描述的，『因我們的大祭司並非不能體恤我們的軟弱，他也曾凡事受過試探，與我們一樣，只是他沒有犯罪。』所以為什麼不立刻就開始呢？你不是看見了天使加添祂的力量有如在客西馬尼園嗎？『有一位天使從天上顯現，加添他的力量。』(路加福音 22:43) 

     我相信這『不叫我們遇見試探』的禱告已經讓我們跳過了許多我們不知道但本應有的試探！這就如阿摩司書 7:5-6 所說，『我(阿摩司)就說：「主耶和華啊，求你止息！因為雅各微弱，他怎能站立得住呢？」耶和華就後悔說：「這災也可免了。」』(阿摩司書 7:5-6)

     我們可從以下這經文看到了試探的來源和一個目的，『 主又說：「西門！西門！撒但想要得着你們，好篩你們像篩麥子一樣；但我已經為你祈求，叫你不至於失了信心。你回頭以後，要堅固你的弟兄。」』(路加福音 22:31-32) 要知道，『你們所遇見的試探，無非是人所能受的。神是信實的，必不叫你們受試探過於所能受的。在受試探的時候，總要給你們開一條出路，叫你們能忍受得住。』(哥林多前書 10:13) 所以，『我們在一切患難中，他就安慰我們，叫我們能用神所賜的安慰去安慰那遭各樣患難的人。』(哥林多後書 1:4)

     最後我們在提摩太前書 1:17 看到一個類似的經文，『但願尊貴、榮耀歸與那不能朽壞、不能看見、永世的君王、獨一的神，直到永永遠遠。阿們！』『阿門！』在這裏應是「願為如此」的意思。請注意，『阿門』在不同的經文中會有不同的意義，請參考網站資料如https://www.getit01.com/p201807203878136/。

     在主禱文中，我們加上了奉主耶穌基督的名，因聖經明說，『你們奉我的名無論求甚麼，我必成就，叫父因兒子得榮耀。』(約翰福音 14:13)

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First, let us discuss verse three in Matthew 6:11, “Give us this day our daily bread.” This verse brings up the argument if the daily bread refers only the food on earth. We’ll view this from the consistency of the Bible. From verses, we can see that God is actually hallowed in heaven from the beginning. We can see eventually that Satan, death and Hell are thrown into the lake of fire. Thirdly, as long as we don’t quench the Holy Spirit, God’s will is on earth. Fourthly, we have to forgive others first just like God forgive us first. But be aware of the teaching that we have to apologize first no matter what. We need to make sure that the act of apologizing came from the Holy Spirit; otherwise, we must repent. Finally, we talk about why the forty day temptations in the wilderness is not the collaboration between the Holy Spirit and Satan since Jesus needs to go through temptations more than us. Through the Lord’s prayer, we must already skip many temptations that were supposed to happen.     

Let first us take a look at the third verse in Matthew 6:11, “Give us this day our daily bread.” The reason is that this verse may cause arguments. We would like to ask the question if our daily bread is food on earth, or that from heaven, or both? Regarding this verse in the physical sense in the Lord’s prayer, we observe that the verses before this refer to heavenly things, and those after refer to the things on earth. Is this just a coincidence or an adequate arrangement? To answer this question, we need to view it from the consistency of the Bible.     

In Matthew 4:4, “But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'”” Apparently, we need not only the food on earth to survive but also the heavenly food. In John 6:27, it says something similar, “Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, …” In Matthew 6:7-8, it also says, “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” And it says in Luke 12:28-31, “…You men of little faith! And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.” Some people use this verse to conclude that we don’t need to pray for the food on earth but heavenly food. But we really need both and look at things from the consistency of the Bible.

Let us take a look at Matthew 6:30-33, “…You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” ‘Usually’, a person thinks that he isn’t the one of little faith. Why? It says in 1 Corinthians 4:7, “For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?” Is it a boast of the one not of little faith? 

We are not saying that one person cannot have great faith. Using Apostle Paul as an example, he says in 2 Timothy 4:8, “in the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; …” It is indeed mentioned in Book revelation about this as we talked before. In Revelation 21:14, “And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.” The twelve apostles of the Lamb should refer to the twelve ‘chosen by Jesus Himself.’ Apostle Paul was chosen by Jesus Himself after resurrection through a very bright light as described in Acts 22:6, “But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me.” As described in Acts 1:26, “And they drew lots for them, and the lot fell to Matthias; and he was added to the eleven apostles.” You can see that Matthias is chosen by the lot and not by Jesus Himself as the other elevens chosen by the Holy Spirit through Jesus praying the whole night as we did talk about before in ‘1020 Examples of Jesus’ prayer.’

Furthermore, these verses emphasize ‘not to worry. ‘ They don’t not say that we cannot pray for the food on earth, but not to pray like gentiles and seek His kingdom first. Let us also take a look at Matthew 25:24, “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed.'” He thought that his master just behaved this way, but not. It is his misunderstanding. Particularly, Jesus doesn’t behave like this way at all.

Next, we’ll look at the first verse in Matthew 6:9, “Pray, then, in this way: ‘Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.'” God is actually hallowed in heaven as in Revelation 19:4 described, “And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” “In Luke 10:18, it says, “And He (Jesus) said to them (the seventy), “I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.”” The verse is consistent with what described in Revelation 20:10, “And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” We also see “…death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.”(Revelation 20:14)

The second verse is “Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.”(Matthew 6:10) In 1 Thessalonians 5:19, it says, “Do not quench the Spirit.” This is God’s will on earth, which really means that your kingdom come. John 14:26 says clearly that the Holy Spirit will teach us everything. “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” We can only hope that God’s will could be carried out on earth as it is in heaven.

At that time when Jesus preached, the kingdom of heaven was already near as described in Matthew 4:17, “From that time Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” The same statement can also be found in Matthew 10:5-7, “These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: “Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans; but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'” But when will the kingdom of God come? In Luke 17:20-21, it says, “Now having been questioned by the Pharisees as to when the kingdom of God was coming, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed; nor will they say, ‘Look, here it is! ‘ or, ‘There it is! ‘ For behold, the kingdom of God is in your midst.”  In John 14:21, it says, “He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.” We must obey God’s will from heart.

The fourth verse is in Matthew 6:12, “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Next says in Matthew 6:14-15, “For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions.” In Mark 11:26, it also says, “[But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions.”] So, it is very important to forgive others first. But how many times? “Then Peter came and said to Him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”(Matthew 18:21-22) In Luke 17:3, it says, “Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.” “Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.”(Ephesians 4:32) We really want to follow the teaching of the Bible. From the other hand, God knows our feebleness but we have to repent. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”(1 John 1:9)

Please be aware of a teaching that says that no matter what you have to apologize first. Unless you know that you are wrong after your apologizing for wrong doing, you know for sure that this apologizing is not from the Holy Spirit. Why? Because God is faithful and He cannot ask you to lie. If you know for sure afterward that you are not wrong but you apologized for wrong doing, isn’t it a lie? The Holy Spirit would not ask you to lie.

The last verse is “And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. (In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,) Amen.’]” (Matthew 6:13) Let first look at the verses in Mark 1:12-13, “Immediately the Spirit impelled Him to go out into the wilderness. And He was in the wilderness forty days being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to Him.” Thus, there are people who ask the question: “Isn’t the Holy Spirit cooperating with Satan?” Of course not! We know that Jesus went through many temptations and passed all of them as described in Hebrews 4:15, “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.” Why started right away? Do you see that the angels were ministering to Him similar to but more than what happened in the Garden of Gethsemane? “Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him.”(Luke 22:43)

I believe that the prayer, “do not lead us into temptation”, has already help us to avoid many supposed to come temptations similar what said in Amos 7:5-6, “Then I said, “Lord God, please stop! How can Jacob stand, for he is small?” The Lord changed His mind about this. “This too shall not be,” said the Lord God.”

We can see from the following verse the origin of temptation and one of its purposes. “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” (Luke 22:31-32) You must be know, “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.”(1 Corinthians 10:13) Therefore, it is said in 2 Corinthians 1:4, “who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

Lastly, we mention 1 Timothy 1:17, from which we found a similar verse, “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” Here, “Amen” should mean “so be it.” [1]

In the Lord’s prayer we include “(In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ)” since the Bible says clearly, “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” (John 14:13)

Reference

[1] For various usage of this word ‘Amen’ in verses, you can find it on web such as “https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/amen/.”

(Verses refer to those in NASB unless otherwise specified.)

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