我們首先看到了耶穌以身作則，遵行自己的教導。以揀選十二門徒為例，看祂如何能確實知道這是聖靈的帶領，是神的旨意。接著我們看到了要常常禱告，耶穌、外邦人和保羅都知如此。我們也看到了耶穌在行五餅二魚無中生有的大神蹟後獨自上山去禱告，也從經文看見了祂常常禱告禁食，並按手為小孩禱告，教導門徒們主禱文。最後我們來看一看聖經說到的禱告姿勢。

     耶穌一生追隨聖靈的帶領，以身作則遵行自己的教導如下列經文所示。『提阿非羅啊，我已經作了前書，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。』(使徒行傳 1:1-2) 從這些經文中，我們看到了是聖靈要祂揀選這十二門徒的。祂作為一個人，要確定的確是這樣的，我們就從下列經文中看看祂確定的方法。『那時，耶穌出去，上山禱告，整夜禱告神。到了天亮，叫他的門徒來，就從他們中間挑選十二個人，稱他們為使徒。』 (路加福音 6:12-13) 

     我們先看到祂早已預先知道祂要受死而且復活 [1]。在 [1] ，我們也看到了一個例子，顯明了聖經在有些事情上常常重複的記載。祂且預先知道是因猶大而受死 [2]。 雖然聖經沒有明講祂為什要整夜禱告，但祂一生追隨聖靈的帶領，從聖經的一致性，祂應早已知道是猶大要賣祂，因此要整夜禱告，確定是神的旨意要祂揀選猶大。

      接著我們看到了需要常常禱告。『耶穌設一個比喻(寡婦求伸冤)，是要人常常禱告，不可灰心。』(路加福音 18:1) 哥尼流是外邦人，仍知道要常常禱告。『他是個虔誠人，他和全家都敬畏神，多多賙濟百姓，常常禱告神。』(使徒行傳 10:2) 保羅也說: 不住地禱告。 (帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:17)

     聖經記錄了耶穌受洗時在禱告 [3]，又說，祂在天未亮的時候就到曠野地方去禱告 [4]，和退到曠野去禱告 [5]。祂和門徒同在時禱告，並在變化山上禱告 [6]。 我們就談談在客西馬尼的禱告，祂的禱告是這樣的迫切。『有一位天使從天上顯現，加添他的力量。耶穌極其傷痛，禱告更加懇切，汗珠如大血點滴在地上。』(路加福音 22:42-44) 有人說從下列的經文就可看到在客尼馬尼所禱告的，『基督在肉體的時候既大聲哀哭，流淚禱告，懇求那能救他免死的主，就因他的虔誠蒙了應允。他雖然為兒子，還是因所受的苦難學了順從。』(希伯來書 5:7-8) 祂的禱告是蒙了應允，但顯然沒有免死而仍上了十字架。在十字架上，『…他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在神寶座的右邊。』 (希伯來書 12:2) 可見祂是在為我們禱告，不是為祂自己免死的禱告。

      還有耶穌禱告的其他例子。在祂行五餅二魚的神蹟後，獨自上山去禱告 [7]。我們在這節經文中看到了耶穌常常禁食禱告。『至於這一類的鬼，若不禱告禁食，他就不出來。』 (馬太福音 17:21) 祂不是趕出了那鬼嗎？我們看到了我們也該禱告禁食，因祂說日子將到，新郎(耶穌)要離開門徒，那時候他們就要禁食 [8]。最後知道祂按手為小孩禱告 [9]，也教導門徒主禱文 [10]。

    末了，我們談談禱告的姿勢。我們的教導是基本上禱告要跪著，但聖經沒有這樣說，站著和俯伏聖經均有例子 [11]。不是禱告的姿勢，而是心更重要。因『你要保守你心，勝過保守一切，因為一生的果效，是由心發出。』(箴言 4:23)

    耶穌自己不是守字句上的律法，而是守律法的精意。這在路加福音 13:14-17 可看到，『管會堂的因為耶穌在安息日治病，就氣忿忿地對眾人說：「有六日應當做工，那六日之內可以來求醫，在安息日卻不可！」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？」耶穌說這話，他的敵人都慚愧了；眾人因他所行一切榮耀的事，就都歡喜了。』

    這和舊約是一致的。以賽亞書說，『你們不要再獻虛浮的供物，香品是我所憎惡的；月朔和安息日，並宣召的大會，也是我所憎惡的；作罪孽又守嚴肅會，我也不能容忍。』(以賽亞書 1:13) 又說，『你若在安息日掉轉你的腳步，在我聖日不以操作為喜樂，稱安息日為可喜樂的，稱耶和華的聖日為可尊重的，而且尊敬這日，不辦自己的私事，不隨自己的私意，不說自己的私話。』(以賽亞書 58:13) 耶穌在安息日做的是榮耀神的事。

一些相關的經文和知識

[1] 耶穌預先知道祂要受死而且復活，可以從下面的事件中知道。 在和尼哥底母的對話，祂說: 『摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必照樣被舉起來。』(約翰福音 3:14) 在變化山『下山的時候，耶穌吩咐他們說：「人子還沒有從死裏復活，你們不要將所看見的告訴人。」』(馬太福音 17:9) 祂又說，『約拿三日三夜在大魚肚腹中，人子也要這樣三日三夜在地裏頭。』 (馬太福音 12:40) 『他們還住在加利利的時候，耶穌對門徒說：「人子將要被交在人手裏。他們要殺害他，第三日他要復活。」門徒就大大地憂愁。』 (馬太福音 17:22-23) 

[2]『耶穌回答說：「我蘸一點餅給誰，就是誰。」耶穌就蘸了一點餅，遞給加略人西門的兒子猶大。他吃了以後，撒但就入了他的心。 耶穌便對他說：「你所做的，快做吧！」』(約翰福音 13:26-27) 

[3]『眾百姓都受了洗，耶穌也受了洗。正禱告的時候，天就開了，…』 (路加福音 3:21-22) 

[4]『耶穌治好了許多害各樣病的人，又趕出許多鬼，不許鬼說話，因為鬼認識他。次日早晨，天未亮的時候，耶穌起來，到曠野地方去，在那裏禱告。』 (馬可福音 1:34-35) 

[5]『但耶穌的名聲越發傳揚出去。有極多的人聚集來聽道，也指望醫治他們的病。耶穌卻退到曠野去禱告。』 (路加福音 5:15-16)

[6]『耶穌自己禱告的時候，門徒也同他在那裏。耶穌問他們說：「眾人說我是誰？」…彼得回答說：「是神所立的基督。」 (路加福音 9:18-20) 說了這話以後約有八天，耶穌帶着彼得、約翰、雅各上山去禱告。正禱告的時候，他的面貌就改變了，衣服潔白放光。 』(路加福音 9:28-29)

[7]『他們都吃，並且吃飽了，把剩下的零碎收拾起來，裝滿了十二個籃子。吃的人，除了婦女孩子，約有五千。耶穌隨即催門徒上船，先渡到那邊去，等他叫眾人散開。散了眾人以後，他就獨自上山去禱告。到了晚上，只有他一人在那裏。』 (馬太福音 14:20-23) 

[8]『那時，約翰的門徒來見耶穌，說：「我們和法利賽人常常禁食，你的門徒倒不禁食，這是為甚麼呢？」耶穌對他們說：「新郎和陪伴之人同在的時候，陪伴之人豈能哀慟呢？但日子將到，新郎要離開他們，那時候他們就要禁食。』(馬太福音 9:14-15) 

[9]『那時，有人帶着小孩子來見耶穌，要耶穌給他們按手禱告，門徒就責備那些人。耶穌說：「讓小孩子到我這裏來，不要禁止他們，因為在天國的，正是這樣的人。」耶穌給他們按手，就離開那地方去了。』 (馬太福音 19:13-15)

[10] 『 耶穌在一個地方禱告。禱告完了，有個門徒對他說：「求主教導我們禱告，像約翰教導他的門徒。」』(路加福音 11:1)

[11]『…你們站着禱告的時候，若想起有人得罪你們，就當饒恕他，…』 (馬可福音 11:24-26) 『耶穌同門徒來到一個地方，名叫客西馬尼，…他就稍往前走，俯伏在地禱告說：…』 (馬太福音 26:36-39) 『耶穌…設一個比喻，說：「…法利賽人站着，自言自語地禱告說：『…神啊，我感謝你，我不像別人勒索、不義、姦淫，也不像這個稅吏。…』「那稅吏遠遠地站着，連舉目望天也不敢，…」』(路加福音 18:9-14)

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     我们首先看到了耶稣以身作则，遵行自己的教导。以拣选十二门徒为例，看祂如何能确实知道这是圣灵的带领，是神的旨意。接着我们看到了要常常祷告，耶稣、外邦人和保罗都知如此。我们也看到了耶稣在行五饼二鱼无中生有的大神迹后独自上山去祷告，也从经文看见了祂常常祷告禁食，并按手为小孩祷告，教导门徒们主祷文。最后我们来看一看圣经说到的祷告姿势。

    耶稣一生追随圣灵的带领，以身作则遵行自己的教导如下列经文所示。『提阿非罗啊，我已经作了前书，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。』(使徒行传 1:1-2) 从这些经文中，我们看到了是圣灵要祂拣选这十二门徒的。祂作为一个人，要确定的确是这样的，我们就从下列经文中看看祂确定的方法。『那时，耶稣出去，上山祷告，整夜祷告神。到了天亮，叫他的门徒来，就从他们中间挑选十二个人，称他们为使徒。』 (路加福音 6:12-13) 

     耶稣为什么要整夜祷告神？回答这问题，我们首先看到了祂早已预先知道祂要受死而且复活 [1]。在 [1] ，我们也看到了一个例子，显明了圣经在有些事情上常常重复的记载。祂且预先知道是因犹大而受死 [2]。 虽然圣经没有明讲祂为什要整夜祷告，但祂一生追随圣灵的带领，从圣经的一致性，祂应早已知道是犹大要卖祂，因此要整夜祷告，确定是神的旨意要祂拣选犹大。    

     接着我们看到了需要常常祷告。『耶稣设一个比喻(寡妇求伸冤)，是要人常常祷告，不可灰心。』(路加福音 18:1) 哥尼流是外邦人，仍知道要常常祷告。『他是个虔诚人，他和全家都敬畏神，多多赒济百姓，常常祷告神。』(使徒行传 10:2) 保罗也说: 不住地祷告。 (帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:17)  

     圣经记录了耶稣受洗时在祷告 [3]，又说，祂在天未亮的时候就到旷野地方去祷告 [4]，和退到旷野去祷告 [5]。祂和门徒同在时祷告，并在变化山上祷告 [6]。 我们就谈谈在客西马尼的祷告，祂的祷告是这样的迫切。『有一位天使从天上显现，加添他的力量。耶稣极其伤痛，祷告更加恳切，汗珠如大血点滴在地上。』(路加福音 22:42-44) 有人说从下列的经文就可看到在客尼马尼所祷告的，『基督在肉体的时候既大声哀哭，流泪祷告，恳求那能救他免死的主，就因他的虔诚蒙了应允。他虽然为儿子，还是因所受的苦难学了顺从。』(希伯来书 5:7-8) 祂的祷告是蒙了应允，但显然没有免死而仍上了十字架。在十字架上，『…他因那摆在前面的喜乐，就轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦难，便坐在神宝座的右边。』 (希伯来书 12:2) 可见祂是在为我们祷告，不是为祂自己免死的祷告。  

     还有耶稣祷告的其他例子。在祂行五饼二鱼的神迹后，独自上山去祷告 [7]。我们在这节经文中看到了耶稣常常禁食祷告。『至于这一类的鬼，若不祷告禁食，他就不出来。』 (马太福音 17:21) 祂不是赶出了那鬼吗？我们看到了我们也该祷告禁食，因祂说日子将到，新郎(耶稣)要离开门徒，那时候他们就要禁食 [8]。最后知道祂按手为小孩祷告 [9]，也教导门徒主祷文 [10]。

     末了，我们谈谈祷告的姿势。我们的教导是基本上祷告要跪着，但圣经没有这样说，站着和俯伏圣经均有例子 [11]。不是祷告的姿势，而是心更重要。因『你要保守你心，胜过保守一切，因为一生的果效，是由心发出。』(箴言 4:23)

     耶稣自己不是守字句上的律法，而是守律法的精意。这在路加福音 13:14-17 可看到，『管会堂的因为耶稣在安息日治病，就气忿忿地对众人说：「有六日应当做工，那六日之内可以来求医，在安息日却不可！」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？」耶稣说这话，他的敌人都惭愧了；众人因他所行一切荣耀的事，就都欢喜了。』

     这和旧约是一致的。以赛亚书说，『你们不要再献虚浮的供物，香品是我所憎恶的；月朔和安息日，并宣召的大会，也是我所憎恶的；作罪孽又守严肃会，我也不能容忍。』(以赛亚书 1:13) 又说，『你若在安息日掉转你的脚步，在我圣日不以操作为喜乐，称安息日为可喜乐的，称耶和华的圣日为可尊重的，而且尊敬这日，不办自己的私事，不随自己的私意，不说自己的私话。』(以赛亚书 58:13) 耶稣在安息日做的是荣耀神的事。

一些相关的经文和知识

[1] 耶稣预先知道祂要受死而且复活，可以从下面的事件中知道。 在和尼哥底母的对话，祂说: 『摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来。』(约翰福音 3:14) 在变化山『下山的时候，耶稣吩咐他们说：「人子还没有从死里复活，你们不要将所看见的告诉人。」』(马太福音 17:9) 祂又说，『约拿三日三夜在大鱼肚腹中，人子也要这样三日三夜在地里头。』 (马太福音 12:40) 『他们还住在加利利的时候，耶稣对门徒说：「人子将要被交在人手里。他们要杀害他，第三日他要复活。」门徒就大大地忧愁。』 (马太福音 17:22-23) 

[2] 『耶稣回答说：「我蘸一点饼给谁，就是谁。」耶稣就蘸了一点饼，递给加略人西门的儿子犹大。他吃了以后，撒但就入了他的心。 耶稣便对他说：「你所做的，快做吧！」』(约翰福音 13:26-27) 

[3] 『众百姓都受了洗，耶稣也受了洗。正祷告的时候，天就开了，…』 (路加福音 3:21-22) 

[4] 『耶稣治好了许多害各样病的人，又赶出许多鬼，不许鬼说话，因为鬼认识他。次日早晨，天未亮的时候，耶稣起来，到旷野地方去，在那里祷告。』 (马可福音 1:34-35) 

[5] 『但耶稣的名声越发传扬出去。有极多的人聚集来听道，也指望医治他们的病。耶稣却退到旷野去祷告。』 (路加福音 5:15-16)

[6] 『耶稣自己祷告的时候，门徒也同他在那里。耶稣问他们说：「众人说我是谁？」…彼得回答说：「是神所立的基督。」 (路加福音 9:18-20) 说了这话以后约有八天，耶稣带着彼得、约翰、雅各上山去祷告。正祷告的时候，他的面貌就改变了，衣服洁白放光。 』(路加福音 9:28-29)

[7] 『他们都吃，并且吃饱了，把剩下的零碎收拾起来，装满了十二个篮子。吃的人，除了妇女孩子，约有五千。耶稣随即催门徒上船，先渡到那边去，等他叫众人散开。散了众人以后，他就独自上山去祷告。到了晚上，只有他一人在那里。』 (马太福音 14:20-23) 

[8] 『那时，约翰的门徒来见耶稣，说：「我们和法利赛人常常禁食，你的门徒倒不禁食，这是为什么呢？」耶稣对他们说：「新郎和陪伴之人同在的时候，陪伴之人岂能哀恸呢？但日子将到，新郎要离开他们，那时候他们就要禁食。』(马太福音 9:14-15) 

[9] 『那时，有人带着小孩子来见耶稣，要耶稣给他们按手祷告，门徒就责备那些人。耶稣说：「让小孩子到我这里来，不要禁止他们，因为在天国的，正是这样的人。」耶稣给他们按手，就离开那地方去了。』 (马太福音 19:13-15)

[10] 『 耶稣在一个地方祷告。祷告完了，有个门徒对他说：「求主教导我们祷告，象约翰教导他的门徒。」』(路加福音 11:1)

[11] 『…你们站着祷告的时候，若想起有人得罪你们，就当饶恕他，…』 (马可福音 11:24-26) 『耶稣同门徒来到一个地方，名叫客西马尼，…他就稍往前走，俯伏在地祷告说：…』 (马太福音 26:36-39) 『耶稣…设一个比喻，说：「…法利赛人站着，自言自语地祷告说：『…神啊，我感谢你，我不象别人勒索、不义、奸淫，也不象这个税吏。…』「那税吏远远地站着，连举目望天也不敢，…」』(路加福音 18:9-14)

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We first see that Jesus Himself did whatever He taught as an example for us. Let us use His selection of the twelve apostles as an example to see how He truly followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the God’s will. Next, we see that we must pray all the time. Jesus, and Paul, even the gentiles knew about this. We also see that Jesus went to a mountain alone to pray after He performed the miracle of five loaves and two fish which produced what was needed from nothing. We can also conclude that He often fasted when praying. He laid hands on children, and taught the disciples how to pray. Finally, let us take a quick look at what gestures we could take when praying.

Jesus followed the guidance of the Holy Spirit in His whole life. He did what He taught Himself as an example for us. We can see this in Acts 1:1-2, “The first account (Gospel Luke) 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.” From these verses, we can see that His selection of the twelve apostles was due to the Holy Spirit. As a human, He wants to make sure that it is indeed so. From Luke 6:12-13, we can see how He made sure the guidance was from the Holy Spirit. “It was at this time that He went off to the mountain to pray, and He spent the whole night in prayer to God. And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles.” 

Why did He pray the whole night? To answer this question, let us first observe that He knew ahead of time that He would die and be resurrected in [1], which also gave us one example that the Bible will sometimes record one event multiple times. And He also knew ahead of time that Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot would contribute to His death as in [2]. Although the Bible doesn’t say explicitly why He prayed the whole night, there is a high chance that He knew at that time that Judas would betray Him from the consistency of the Bible. Therefore, He needed to pray the whole night to make sure that God wanted Him to choose Judas.

Next, we see that we need to pray all the time. In Luke 18:1, it says, “Now He (Jesus) was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart.” 

Cornelius is a gentile, but He knew that he should pray continuously as described in Acts 10:1, “a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, and gave many alms to the Jewish people and prayed to God continually.” Paul also said in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, “pray without ceasing.”

The Bible records that Jesus prayed when he was baptized [3]. He also prayed in the early morning, while it was still dark in a secluded place [4], and would often slip away to the wilderness and pray [5]. He prayed in the presence of disciples, and in the mountain of transfiguration [6]. Let us talk about His praying in the Garden of Gethsemane, “saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Now an angel from heaven appeared to Him, strengthening Him. And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.” (Luke 22:42-44) His pray was so fervent. Someone said that we could see what He prayed at that time from Hebrews 5:7-8, “In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.” Why? His pray was apparently heard, but He still died on the cross. In Hebrews 12:2, it says, “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” From these verses, we can conclude that He prayed for us, not for Himself to avoid His death on the cross.

There are other examples of Jesus’ prayer. After He performed the great miracle of five loaves and two fish, He went to a mountain to pray [7]. We can see from this verse that He often prayed with fasting, “[But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.]” (Matthew 17:21) Why? Didn’t He chase out the ghost? We also see that we must pray with fasting sometimes since He said that the days would come when He was taken away from the disciples, and then they would fast [8]. Finally, we see that He laid hands on children to pray [9], and taught the disciples the Lord’s prayer [10].

Lastly, we’ll talk about the gestures taken in prayer. Our teaching is basically to kneel down to pray. But the Bible doesn’t say so. There are examples to stand and to fall on one’s face to pray [11]. It is not the gestures are important but the heart that is important, since “Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the springs of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)

Jesus Himself didn’t obey the laws by words or on the surface, but by its true meaning. We can see this in Luke 13:14-17, “But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” 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?” As He said this, all His opponents were being humiliated; and the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things being done by Him.”

This is consistent with what the Old Testament says. The Book of Isaiah says, “Bring your worthless offerings no longer, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and sabbath, the calling of assemblies- I cannot endure iniquity and the solemn assembly.” (Isaiah 1:13) It also says in Isaiah 58:13-14, “If because of the sabbath, you turn your foot From doing your own pleasure on My holy day, And call the sabbath a delight, the holy day of the Lord honorable, And honor it, desisting from your own ways, From seeking your own pleasure And speaking your own word, Then you will take delight in the Lord, And I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; And I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Didn’t what Jesus did honor the God?

Some related verses and knowledge

[1] Jesus knew ahead that He would die and resurrected from the verses below. In John 3:14, it says, “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” In the mountain of transfiguration, “As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”” (Matthew 17:9) And He also said in Matthew 12:40, “for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” “And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men; and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.” (Matthew 17:22-23)

[2] John 13:26-27, “Jesus then answered, “That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him.” So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. After the morsel, Satan then entered into him. Therefore Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.””

[3] Luke 3:21-22, “Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, …”

[4] Mark 1:34-35 “And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He was not permitting the demons to speak, because they knew who He was. In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.”

[5] Luke 5:15-16, “But the news about Him was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.”

[6] Luke 9:18-20, “And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?” …And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.”” “Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming.” (Luke 9:28-29)

[7] Matthew 14:20-23, “and they all ate and were satisfied. They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces, twelve full baskets. There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children. Immediately He made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side, while He sent the crowds away. After He had sent the crowds away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray; and when it was evening, He was there alone.”

[8] Matthew 9:14-15, “Then the disciples of John came to Him, asking, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “The attendants of the bridegroom cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.”

[9] Matthew 19:13-15, “Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” After laying His hands on them, He departed from there.”

[10] Luke 11:1, “It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.””

[11] Mark 11:24-26, “…Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. …” Matthew 26:36-39, “Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, …And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, …” Luke 18:9-14, “And He also told this parable …The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. …’ But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, …”

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

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    我們首先看到耶穌說一切道理的總綱是垂直的和水平的誡命。然後說到從上面來的神的愛是如何向我們顯明，接著說到在水平方向的弟兄相愛。在成聖的路上，我們需要個人在垂直方向和神合一，也要在水平方向在教會中竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。

         我們看這一段記載的：『法利賽人聽見耶穌堵住了撒都該人的口，他們就聚集。內中有一個人是律法師，要試探耶穌，就問他說：「夫子，律法上的誡命，哪一條是最大的呢？」』(馬太福音 22:34-36) 『耶穌對他說：「你要盡心、盡性、盡意，愛(G25)主你的神。這是誡命中的第一，且是最大的。其次也相仿，就是要愛(G25)人如己。』 (馬太福音 22:37-39)

       最大的誡命是所謂垂直的，是向上的，是對神的，要從心發出，不是因為是誡命所以要守律法的誡命。如同箴言 4:23 說：『你要保守你心，勝過保守一切，因為一生的果效，是由心發出。』愛人如己是水平的，是橫向的，是對人的，也是要從心發出。『這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱。』 (馬太福音 22:40)

       我們看到了從上到下垂直的愛，因為『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。』 (約翰一書 4:9) 而且『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) 在馬太福音 26:1-2，『耶穌說完了這一切的話，就對門徒說：「你們知道，過兩天是逾越節，人子將要被交給人，釘在十字架上。」』(馬太福音 26:1-2) 因為祂預先已知道祂會被釘十字架，但仍往前行，我們可看到祂是甘心樂意的為我們而死。我們要『仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在神寶座的右邊。』 (希伯來書 12:2) 這就是羅馬書 1:17 所說的我們信心創始成終的耶穌，也就是『…這義是本於信，以至於信。…』 (羅馬書 1:17) 以彼得為例，在馬太福音 14:31 ，耶穌說他是小信的人，『耶穌趕緊伸手拉住他(彼得)，說：「你這小信的人哪，為甚麼疑惑呢？」』他也曾三次不認主(參馬太福音 26:69-75)。最後我們在彼得前後書看到了他是大有信心，而雖然他在約翰福音 21:18-19 預先知道到了他會為神而死，仍然為信主而死。所以我們看到了信心是會在信心中長大的，是本於信以至於信。

       耶穌代替我們上十字架，很清楚在這經文中表明出來。『因基督也曾一次為罪受苦，就是義的(耶穌)代替不義的(我們)，為要引我們到神面前。按着肉體說，他被治死(且死在十字架上)；按着靈性說，他復活了(有著死而復活的身體)。』 (彼得前書 3:18) 而我們就像保羅在加拉太書 2:20 所說的，『我已經與基督同釘十字架，現在活着的不再是我，乃是基督在我裏面活着；並且我如今在肉身活着，是因信神的兒子而活，他是愛我，為我捨己。』 

       講到彼此相愛水平的愛，我們看耶穌怎麼說？『我賜給你們一條新命令，乃是叫你們彼此相愛(G25,動詞)；我怎樣愛(G25)你們，你們也要怎樣相愛(G25)。你們若有彼此相愛(G26,名詞)的心，眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了。』 (約翰福音 13:34-35) 為什麼這是一條新命令？ 因為耶穌愛我們的愛是神的愛(Agape love)，為我們受死且死在十字架上。而在新約中說，『…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) 耶穌去後我們才有內住的聖靈。沒有內住的聖靈，我們不可能有神的愛而彼此相愛。『我們愛，因為神先愛我們。』 (約翰一書 4:19) 在舊約中，我們最多能有的是人間的愛，如耶穌問彼三次你愛我嗎時彼得所回答的愛(G5368)。

       就像經文中說，『愛(G26)人不可虛假，惡要厭惡，善要親近。愛弟兄(G5360)，要彼此親熱；恭敬人，要彼此推讓。』 (羅馬書 12:9-10) 能夠弟兄相愛，也是因為神。『論到弟兄們相愛(G5360)，不用人寫信給你們，因為你們自己蒙了神的教訓，叫你們彼此相愛(G25)。』(帖撒羅尼迦前書 4:9) 且『你們不可停止聚會，好像那些停止慣了的人，倒要彼此勸勉。既知道那日子臨近，就更當如此。』 (希伯來書 10:25) 想要走在成聖的路上，模成耶穌的形像，焉能不如此？

       以前所强調的都是和三位一體的神合一的垂直合一，要模成耶穌的形像。因為耶穌只有一位，我們如都能這樣，自然會合一。只是模成耶穌的形像不太可能是一蹴可及的，這是一個緩慢的成聖道路，我們要竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。也就是這經文說到了水平方向的合一，『凡事謙虛、溫柔、忍耐，用愛心互相寬容，用和平彼此聯絡，竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。』 (以弗所書 4:2-3) 

     我們都知道，『…基督是教會的頭，他又是教會全體的救主。』 (以弗所書 5:23) 而『…我們是他身上的肢體。 』(以弗所書 5:30) 且『身體(教會)只有一個，聖靈只有一個，正如你們蒙召，同有一個指望。一主，一信，一洗，一神，就是眾人的父，超乎眾人之上，貫乎眾人之中，也住在眾人之內。』(以弗所書 4:4-6) 在教會裏面，『你們若有彼此相愛的心，眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了。』 (約翰福音 13:35) 很清楚的，『人若說「我愛神」，卻恨他的弟兄，就是說謊話的；不愛他所看見的弟兄，就不能愛沒有看見的神。愛神的，也當愛弟兄，這是我們從神所受的命令。』 (約翰一書 4:20-21)

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     我们首先看到耶稣说一切道理的总纲是垂直的和水平的诫命。然后说到从上面来的神的爱是如何向我们显明，接着说到在水平方向的弟兄相爱。在成圣的路上，我们需要个人在垂直方向和神合一，也要在水平方向在教会中竭力保守圣灵所赐合而为一的心。      

     我们看这一段记载的：『法利赛人听见耶稣堵住了撒都该人的口，他们就聚集。内中有一个人是律法师，要试探耶稣，就问他说：「夫子，律法上的诫命，哪一条是最大的呢？」』(马太福音 22:34-36) 『耶稣对他说：「你要尽心、尽性、尽意，爱(G25)主你的神。这是诫命中的第一，且是最大的。其次也相仿，就是要爱(G25)人如己。』 (马太福音 22:37-39)      

     最大的诫命是所谓垂直的，是向上的，是对神的，要从心发出，不是因为是诫命所以要守律法的诫命。如同箴言 4:23 说：『你要保守你心，胜过保守一切，因为一生的果效，是由心发出。』爱人如己是水平的，是横向的，是对人的，也是要从心发出。『这两条诫命是律法和先知一切道理的总纲。』 (马太福音 22:40)     

     我们看到了从上到下垂直的爱，因为『神差他独生子到世间来，使我们借着他得生，神爱我们的心在此就显明了。』 (约翰一书 4:9) 而且『惟有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死，神的爱就在此向我们显明了。』 (罗马书 5:8) 在马太福音 26:1-2，『耶稣说完了这一切的话，就对门徒说：「你们知道，过两天是逾越节，人子将要被交给人，钉在十字架上。」』(马太福音 26:1-2) 因为祂预先已知道祂会被钉十字架，但仍往前，我们可看到祂是甘心乐意的为我们而死。我们要『仰望为我们信心创始成终的耶稣。他因那摆在前面的喜乐，就轻看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦难，便坐在神宝座的右边。』 (希伯来书 12:2) 这就是罗马书 1:17 所说的我们信心创始成终的耶稣，也就是『…这义是本于信，以至于信。…』 (罗马书 1:17) 以彼得为例，在马太福音 14:31 ，耶稣说他是小信的人，『耶稣赶紧伸手拉住他(彼得)，说：「你这小信的人哪，为什么疑惑呢？」』他也曾三次不认主(参马太福音 26:69-75)。最后我们在彼得前后书看到了他是大有信心，而虽然他在约翰福音 21:18-19 预先知道到了他会为神而死，仍然为信主而死。所以我们看到了信心是会在信心中长大的，是本于信以至于信。      

     耶稣代替我们上十字架，很清楚在这经文中表明出来。『因基督也曾一次为罪受苦，就是义的(耶稣)代替不义的(我们)，为要引我们到神面前。按着肉体说，他被治死(且死在十字架上)；按着灵性说，他复活了(有着死而复活的身体)。』 (彼得前书 3:18) 而我们就象保罗在加拉太书 2:20 所说的，『我已经与基督同钉十字架，现在活着的不再是我，乃是基督在我里面活着；并且我如今在肉身活着，是因信神的儿子而活，他是爱我，为我舍己。』       

     讲到彼此相爱水平的爱，我们看耶稣怎么说？『我赐给你们一条新命令，乃是叫你们彼此相爱(G25,动词)；我怎样爱(G25)你们，你们也要怎样相爱(G25)。你们若有彼此相爱(G26,名词)的心，众人因此就认出你们是我的门徒了。』 (约翰福音 13:34-35) 为什么这是一条新命令？ 因为耶稣爱我们的爱是神的爱(Agape love)，为我们受死且死在十字架上。而在新约中说，『…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) 耶稣去后我们才有内住的圣灵。没有内住的圣灵，我们不可能有神的爱而彼此相爱。『我们爱，因为神先爱我们。』 (约翰一书 4:19)  在旧约中，我们最多能有的是人间的爱，如耶稣问彼得三次你爱我吗时彼得所回答的爱(G5368)。      

     就象经文中说，『爱(G26)人不可虚假，恶要厌恶，善要亲近。爱弟兄(G5360)，要彼此亲热；恭敬人，要彼此推让。』 (罗马书 12:9-10) 能够弟兄相爱，也是因为神。『论到弟兄们相爱(G5360)，不用人写信给你们，因为你们自己蒙了神的教训，叫你们彼此相爱(G25)。』(帖撒罗尼迦前书 4:9) 且『你们不可停止聚会，好象那些停止惯了的人，倒要彼此劝勉。既知道那日子临近，就更当如此。』 (希伯来书 10:25) 想要走在成圣的路上，模成耶稣的形象，焉能不如此？      

     以前所强调的都是和三位一体的神合一的垂直合一，要模成耶稣的形象。因为耶稣只有一位，我们如都能这样，自然会合一。只是模成耶稣的形象不太可能是一蹴可就的，这是一个缓慢的成圣道路，我们要竭力保守圣灵所赐合而为一的心。也就是这经文说到了水平方向的合一，『凡事谦虚、温柔、忍耐，用爱心互相宽容，用和平彼此联系，竭力保守圣灵所赐合而为一的心。』 (以弗所书 4:2-3)   

     我们都知道，『…基督是教会的头，他又是教会全体的救主。』 (以弗所书 5:23) 而『…我们是他身上的肢体。 』(以弗所书 5:30) 且『身体(教会)只有一个，圣灵只有一个，正如你们蒙召，同有一个指望。一主，一信，一洗，一神，就是众人的父，超乎众人之上，贯乎众人之中，也住在众人之内。』(以弗所书 4:4-6) 在教会里面，『你们若有彼此相爱的心，众人因此就认出你们是我的门徒了。』 (约翰福音 13:35) 很清楚的，『人若说「我爱神」，却恨他的弟兄，就是说谎话的；不爱他所看见的弟兄，就不能爱没有看见的神。爱神的，也当爱弟兄，这是我们从神所受的命令。』 (约翰一书 4:20-21)    

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First, we talk about the fact that the whole Law and the Prophets depends upon a vertical commandment and a horizontal one. Then, we talk about how the Agape love from above is manifested, which is in vertical direction. Next, we talked about the love to one another in horizontal direction. We need to unite with God in vertical direction, and in churches along the horizontal direction to preserve the unity of the Holy Spirit.

Let us take a look at these verses in Matthew 22:34-36, “But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”” It is the background why the lawyer asked the question. Jesus answered in Matthew 22:37-39, “And He said to him, ” ‘You shall love (G25) the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘You shall love (G25) your neighbor as yourself.'”

The great and foremost commandment is vertical, towards above to God, from the heart, not to obey the law only in surface or in words. Like what says in Proverbs 4:23, “Watch over your heart with all diligence. For from it flow the springs of life.” Loving your neighbor as yourself is horizontal, towards our fellow human, from the heart too. “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:40)

We see that the love from the above is in the vertical direction. “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.” (1 John 4:9) And “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) He was willingly to die for us as we can see from these verses, “When Jesus had finished all these words, He said to His disciples “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man is to be handed over for crucifixion.”” (Matthew 26:1-2) He knew ahead that He not only would die but also how He would die. As said in Hebrews 12:2, “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” We need to fix our eyes on Jesus, and only on Him. He is the author of the faith described in Romans 1:17, “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; …” Such a faith will grow from faith to faith.  Using Apostle Peter as one example, Jesus said at one point in Matthew 14:31 that Peter had little faith, “Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”” He denied Jesus three time before. (Refer to Matthew 26:69-75) From both the first and the second books of Peter, we can see that his faith at that time is great. Although he knew ahead that he would die to glorify God, he still kept his faith and followed Jesus. Indeed, the faith will grow in the faith from faith to faith.

We know that Jesus substitutes us to die as said in 1 Peter 3:18, “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just (Jesus) for the unjust (us), so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.” We everyone should behave like Paul said in Galatians 2:20, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”

Talking about the horizontal love to love one another in John 13:34-35, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love (G25, verb) one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love (G26, noun) for one another.” Why is a new command? Didn’t we have the same commandment in the Old Testament? This is because Jesus loves us by Agape love, who died for us and on the cross. And the New Testament said in John 16:7, “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper (Holy Spirit) will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.” After Jesus died, we then have the aboding Holy Spirit. Without the aboding Holy Spirit, how can we have the Agape love to love one another? “We love, because He first loved us.”(1 John 4:19) In the Old Testament, we had at most the human love, just like the event Jesus after resurrection asked Peter three times if you loved me in two different loves in Greek words, Agape love and human love (G5368), and Peter responded with only human love three times.

Like what Romans 12:9-10 says, “Let love (G26) be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love (G5360); give preference to one another in honor.” Being able to have brotherly love (G5360), it is really due to God since “Now as to the love of the brethren (G5360), you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love (G25) one another.” (1 Thessalonians 4:9) And as said in Hebrews 10:25, “not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near.” If we want to be on the way to sanctification, to be conformed to be the image of Jesus, how can we not like this?

In the past, we emphasized to be united with the God the Holy Trinity, the vertical union. We are to be conformed to the image of Jesus. There is only one Jesus. If we can all do so, we are naturally become one. Of course, it takes time to be conformed to the image of Jesus. This is a slow process. As said in Ephesians 4:2-3, “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” The unity of the Spirit has given, we just need to preserve it. This is the union in the horizontal direction.

Talking about this, we all know in Ephesians 5:23 which says, “…Christ also is the head of the church, He Himself being the Savior of the body.” And “There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.” (Ephesians 4:4-6) In churches, “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35) It says clearly in 1 John 4:20-21, “If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him, that the one who loves God should love his brother also.”

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

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     我们今天要看尼哥底母晚上去见耶稣的事情，如何谈重生。从经文当中，看到了我们究竟能如何重生，而重生的感觉究竟是怎么样。当时的尼哥底母虽然并不了解重生的意义，但我们能从別的经文中看到了，他最终做了耶稣的门徒。最后我们谈到了在重生后，我们想要走在成圣的路上模成耶稣的形象，从经文中可看到，为什么撒但的差役绝对会在属灵和属世的事情上，不断的试探我们。

     尼哥底母晚上去见耶稣的事情在约翰福音 3:1-2，『有一个法利赛人，名叫尼哥底母，是犹太人的官。这人夜里来见耶稣，说：「拉比，我们知道你是由神那里来作师傅的，因为你所行的神蹟，若沒有神同在，无人能行。」』很显然的，他那时就相信耶稣有神同在。回答他的问题，『耶稣回答说：「我实实在在地告诉你：人若不重生，就不能见神的国。」尼哥底母说：「人已经老了，如何能重生呢？岂能再进母腹生出来吗？」』(约翰福音 3:3-4) 我们看到耶稣是讲属灵的事，而尼哥底母是讲属地的事。

     在约翰福音 3:9，『尼哥底母问他说：「怎能有这事呢？」』『耶稣回答说：「你是以色列人的先生，还不明白这事吗？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；你们卻不领受我们的见证。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 3:10-12) 我们看到了耶稣是从天上来，所以能说天上的事。现在祂只是说地上的事，祂在约翰福音 3:13-15 中说，『除了从天降下仍旧在天的人子，沒有人升过天。摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，叫一切信他的都得永生。」』请注意，原文沒有「仍旧在天」这四个字。

     就如约翰福音 3:5-6 所说，地上的我们必须要重生方能进神的国，『耶稣说：「我实实在在地告诉你：人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进神的国。从肉身生的，就是肉身；从灵生的，就是灵。」』我们也看到了重生必须是从水和圣灵生的。谈到用水受洗，耶稣作我们的榜样自己受洗如马可福音 1:10 所说，『他从水里一上来，就看见天裂开了，圣灵彷彿鸽子，降在他身上。』显然祂受的是浸水礼。祂也在大使命中提到受洗，『所以，你们要去，使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子、圣灵的名给他们施洗。』(马太福音 28:19) 门徒们也知道有受洗的必要如下列经文所说。『于是彼得说：「这些人既受了圣灵，与我们一样，谁能禁止用水给他们施洗呢？」』(使徒行传 10:47)『于是吩咐车站住，腓利和太监二人同下水里去，腓利就给他施洗。』(使徒行传 8:38) 

     但这绝不是律法，因为『耶稣对他(和祂同钉十字架其中的一个强盜)说：「我实在告诉你：今日你要同我在乐园里了。」』(路加福音 23:43) 那强盜怎么会有机会受洗呢？但耶稣说得很清楚他是会到乐园的。又如在情況不许可下如病人，难道一定要受浸水礼吗？重要的是借洗礼告诉別人，我是属基督的。正常的情況下，受洗是绝对必需的。

     那么重生的感觉究竟怎么样呢？在约翰福音 3:7-8 说得很清楚，『我说『你们必须重生』，你不要以为希奇。风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，卻不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。」』所以我们是感觉不到重生的，必须相信，我们在信心中相信圣经的话，『他救了我们脫离黑暗的权势，把我们迁到他爱子的国里；我们在爱子里得蒙救赎，罪过得以赦免。』(歌罗西书 1:13-14) 我们要在基督里，住在祂爱子耶稣的国度。

     道成肉身并赐下圣灵的原因是因为爱，这在约翰福音 3:16-18 讲得很清楚:『神爱世人，什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。因为神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已经定了，因为他不信神独生子的名。』而且是要我们的生命更丰盛如约翰福音 10:10 所说，『盜贼来，无非要偷竊、杀害、毀坏；我来了，是要叫羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。』接着又说到，『光来到世间，世人因自己的行为是恶的，不爱光倒爱黑暗，定他们的罪就是在此。凡作恶的便恨光，并不来就光，恐怕他的行为受责备；但行真理的必来就光，要显明他所行的是靠神而行。』(约翰福音 3:19-21) 真的，要相信，我们能做什么，乃是因为我们靠神才能行。

     圣经只在另外两个地方提到了尼哥底母，我们来看一看这两个地方。首先我们看到他虽倾向耶稣，但仍不敢公开，因在约翰福音 7:50-51 说，『內中有尼哥底母，就是从前去见耶稣的，对他们说：「不先听本人的口供，不知道他所做的事，难道我们的律法还定他的罪吗？」』最后他勇敢的借着行动告诉了別人他是耶稣的门徒，『又有尼哥底母，就是先前夜里去见耶稣的，带着沒药和沉香约有一百斤前来。他们就照犹太人殡葬的规矩，把耶稣的身体用细麻布加上香料裹好了。』(约翰福音 19:39-40)

     最后我们来看经文中说，仇敌撒但会如何对待我们。我们先看到耶稣受洗后，『耶稣被圣灵充满，从约旦河回来，圣灵将他引到旷野，四十天受魔鬼的试探。』(路加福音 4:1) 接着我们就看到只记载了的耶稣受的三个试探，并说『魔鬼用完了各样的试探，就暂时离开耶稣。』 (路加福音 4:13) 我们看到了撒但只是「暂时」离开而已，在希伯来书 4:15 我们就可看到，撒但对待耶稣是不止息的试探，只是耶稣沒有犯罪。『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。』仇敌撒但是不止息的就如彼得前书 5:8 所说，『务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。』所以我们要随时儆醒祷告，不能放弃。

     我们是要模成耶稣的形象: 『因为他预先所知道的人，就预先定下效法(模成)他儿子的模样(形象)，使他儿子在许多弟兄中作长子。』(罗马书 8:29) 在约翰福音 13:16 中说，『我实实在在地告诉你们：仆人不能大于主人，差人也不能大于差他的人。』就又强调，『你们要记念我从前对你们所说的话：『仆人不能大于主人。』他们若逼迫了我，也要逼迫你们；若遵守了我的话，也要遵守你们的话。』(约翰福音 15:20) 所以要记住，仇敌不会放过我们的，他怎样对待耶稣，也会同样对待我们。撒但的差役会尽量让我们弄不清楚，不仅是属灵的事，也是属世的事，我们要随时儆醒祷告。

     我们的结论很简单。因为如此，我们非得在基督里不可。为什么？因为照圣经所说，这是唯一的一条路。在希伯来书 2:6-8 说：『但有人在经上某处证明说：「人算什么，你竟顾念他？世人算什么，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，叫万物都服在他的腳下。」 …』 撒但是堕落的天使，我们在创世的时候就比他微小一点。『…既叫万物都服他，就沒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) 如约翰福音 16:33 所说的，『…在世上你们有苦难，但你们可以放心，我已经胜了世界。』借着耶稣的上十字架，所以祂能胜了这世界。祂是唯一能战胜这世界的，我们如果要想战胜这世界，怎能不在基督里？

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    我們今天要看尼哥底母晚上去見耶穌的事情，如何談重生。從經文當中，看到了我們究竟能如何重生，而重生的感覺究竟是怎麼樣。當時的尼哥底母雖然並不瞭解重生的意義，但我們能從別的經文中看到了，他最終做了耶穌的門徒。最後我們談到了在重生後，我們想要走在成聖的路上模成耶穌的形像，從經文中可看到，為什麼撒但的差役絕對會在屬靈和屬世的事情上，不斷的試探我們。

    尼哥底母晚上去見耶穌的事情在約翰福音 3:1-2，『有一個法利賽人，名叫尼哥底母，是猶太人的官。這人夜裏來見耶穌，說：「拉比，我們知道你是由神那裏來作師傅的，因為你所行的神蹟，若沒有神同在，無人能行。」』很顯然的，他那時就相信耶穌有神同在。回答他的問題，『耶穌回答說：「我實實在在地告訴你：人若不重生，就不能見神的國。」尼哥底母說：「人已經老了，如何能重生呢？豈能再進母腹生出來嗎？」』(約翰福音 3:3-4) 我們看到耶穌是講屬靈的事，而尼哥底母是講屬地的事。

    在約翰福音 3:9，『尼哥底母問他說：「怎能有這事呢？」』『耶穌回答說：「你是以色列人的先生，還不明白這事嗎？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 3:10-12) 我們看到了耶穌是從天上來，所以能說天上的事。現在祂只是說地上的事，祂在約翰福音 3:13-15 中說，『除了從天降下仍舊在天的人子，沒有人升過天。摩西在曠野怎樣舉蛇，人子也必照樣被舉起來，叫一切信他的都得永生。」』請注意，原文沒有「仍舊在天」這四個字。

    就如約翰福音 3:5-6 所說，地上的我們必須要重生方能進神的國，『耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你：人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進神的國。從肉身生的，就是肉身；從靈生的，就是靈。」』我們也看到了重生必須是從水和聖靈生的。談到用水受洗，耶穌作我們的榜樣自己受洗如馬可福音 1:10 所說，『他從水裏一上來，就看見天裂開了，聖靈彷彿鴿子，降在他身上。』顯然祂受的是浸水禮。祂也在大使命中提到受洗，『所以，你們要去，使萬民作我的門徒，奉父、子、聖靈的名給他們施洗。』(馬太福音 28:19) 門徒們也知道有受洗的必要如下列經文所說。『於是彼得說：「這些人既受了聖靈，與我們一樣，誰能禁止用水給他們施洗呢？」』(使徒行傳 10:47)『於是吩咐車站住，腓利和太監二人同下水裏去，腓利就給他施洗。』(使徒行傳 8:38) 

    但這絕不是律法，因為『耶穌對他(和祂同釘十字架其中的一個强盜)說：「我實在告訴你：今日你要同我在樂園裏了。」』(路加福音 23:43) 那强盜怎麼會有機會受洗呢？但耶穌說得很清楚他是會到樂園的。又如在情況不許可下如病人，難道一定要受浸水禮嗎？重要的是藉洗禮告訴別人，我是屬基督的。正常的情況下，受洗是絕對必需的。

    那麼重生的感覺究竟怎麼樣呢？在約翰福音 3:7-8 說得很清楚，『我說『你們必須重生』，你不要以為希奇。風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的響聲，卻不曉得從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的，也是如此。」』所以我們是感覺不到重生的，必須相信，我們在信心中相信聖經的話，『他救了我們脫離黑暗的權勢，把我們遷到他愛子的國裏；我們在愛子裏得蒙救贖，罪過得以赦免。』(歌羅西書 1:13-14) 我們要在基督裏，住在祂愛子耶穌的國度。

    道成肉身並賜下聖靈的原因是因為愛，這在約翰福音 3:16-18 講得很清楚:『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。因為神差他的兒子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。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。』而且是要我們的生命更豐盛如約翰福音 10:10 所說，『盜賊來，無非要偷竊、殺害、毀壞；我來了，是要叫羊得生命，並且得的更豐盛。』接著又說到，『光來到世間，世人因自己的行為是惡的，不愛光倒愛黑暗，定他們的罪就是在此。凡作惡的便恨光，並不來就光，恐怕他的行為受責備；但行真理的必來就光，要顯明他所行的是靠神而行。』(約翰福音 3:19-21) 真的，要相信，我們能做什麼，乃是因為我們靠神才能行。

    聖經只在另外兩個地方提到了尼哥底母，我們來看一看這兩個地方。首先我們看到他雖傾向耶穌，但仍不敢公開，因在約翰福音 7:50-51 說，『內中有尼哥底母，就是從前去見耶穌的，對他們說：「不先聽本人的口供，不知道他所做的事，難道我們的律法還定他的罪嗎？」』最後他勇敢的藉著行動告訴了別人他是耶穌的門徒，『又有尼哥底母，就是先前夜裏去見耶穌的，帶着沒藥和沉香約有一百斤前來。他們就照猶太人殯葬的規矩，把耶穌的身體用細麻布加上香料裹好了。』(約翰福音 19:39-40)

    最後我們來看經文中說，仇敵撒但會如何對待我們。我們先看到耶穌受洗後，『耶穌被聖靈充滿，從約旦河回來，聖靈將他引到曠野，四十天受魔鬼的試探。』(路加福音 4:1) 接著我們就看到只記載了的耶穌受的三個試探，並說『魔鬼用完了各樣的試探，就暫時離開耶穌。』 (路加福音 4:13) 我們看到了撒但只是「暫時」離開而已，在希伯來書 4:15 我們就可看到，撒但對待耶穌是不止息的試探，只是耶穌沒有犯罪。『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。』仇敵撒但是不止息的就如彼得前書 5:8 所說，『務要謹守、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。』所以我們要隨時儆醒禱告，不能放棄。

    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)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) 在約翰福音 13:16 中說，『我實實在在地告訴你們：僕人不能大於主人，差人也不能大於差他的人。』就又强調，『你們要記念我從前對你們所說的話：『僕人不能大於主人。』他們若逼迫了我，也要逼迫你們；若遵守了我的話，也要遵守你們的話。』(約翰福音 15:20) 所以要記住，仇敵不會放過我們的，他怎樣對待耶穌，也會同樣對待我們。撒但的差役會儘量讓我們弄不清楚，不僅是屬靈的事，也是屬世的事，我們要隨時儆醒禱告。

    我們的結論很簡單。因為如此，我們非得在基督裏不可。為什麼？因為照聖經所說，這是唯一的一條路。在希伯來書 2:6-8 說：『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。」 …』 撒但是墮落的天使，我們在創世的時候就比他微小一點。『…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) 如約翰福音 16:33 所說的，『…在世上你們有苦難，但你們可以放心，我已經勝了世界。』藉著耶穌的上十字架，所以祂能勝了這世界。祂是唯一能戰勝這世界的，我們如果要想戰勝這世界，怎能不在基督裏？

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Today we’ll look at the event of Nicodemus’ coming to Jesus by night and how they talked about being born again. From the verses, we can see how to be born again and what the feeling of being born again is. Although at that time Nicodemus didn’t understand the meaning of being born again, we can see from other verses that he finally became a disciple of Jesus. Finally, after being born again, we need to walk in the way of sanctification to be conformed to the image of Jesus. From the verses, we can see why the servants of Satan absolutely want to tempt us unceasingly on not only spiritual things, but also earthly things.

Nicodemus saw Jesus at night as recorded in John 3:1-2, “Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews, this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”” Apparently, he at that time believed that God was with Jesus. To answer his question in John 3:3-4, it says, “Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”” We can see that He talked about spiritual things and Nicodemus talked about things on earth.

Then in John 3:9, “Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?””  “Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things. 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 3:10-12) We can see that Jesus is from heaven, so He can say heavenly things. Now He is only talking about things on earth as He said in John 3:13-15, “No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man. As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up; so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.”

Just like what said in John 3:5-6, we on earth have to be born again in order to go to heaven, “Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” We can see that born again has to be born of water and the Holy Spirit. Talking about baptized by water, Jesus Himself set an example for us as in Mark 1:10, “Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him.” Apparently, He was emerged by water. He also mentioned baptism in the great commission of Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.” The disciples also know the necessity of baptism as the following two verses show. In Acts 10:47, it says, “Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?” In Acts 8:38, it says, “And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, Philip as well as the eunuch, and he baptized him.”

However, it is not the law to obey, because in Luke 23:43 says, “And He said to him (one of the criminals), “Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise.”” The criminal had no chance to be baptized, but Jesus said clearly that he would enter Paradise. Another example is when some patients are too sick to be submerged into the water; do they have to be submerged to be baptized? The important thing is to testify to others that I belong to Jesus from now on, not the format of the baptism. But in normal conditions, baptism is absolutely necessary.

Then what is the feeling of being born again? It is said clearly in John 3:7-8, “Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Hence, we cannot really feel about being born again. We must believe, believe what the Bible says in faith, “For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13-14) We have to abide in Jesus, and reside always in the kingdom of His beloved Son.

The reason for The Word becoming flesh and giving us the Holy Spirit is due to the Agape love. This is said clearly 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. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 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.” And we may have life abundantly like in John 10:10, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” He says next in John 3:19-21, “This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” Truly, we must believe, whatever we can do is because we depend upon God.

The Bible mentioned Nicodemus only in other two places. In John 7:50-51, it says, “Nicodemus (he who came to Him before, being one of them) said to them, “Our Law does not judge a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, does it?”” We can see that he positively inclined towards Jesus but cannot say it openly. Finally in John 19:39-40, he used actions to express openly that he was a disciple of Jesus after His death, “Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen wrappings with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.” 

At last, we examine from verses how the enemy Satan will treat us. After Jesus was baptized, “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led around by the Spirit in the wilderness.” (Luke 4:1) Next the Gospel of Luke recorded only three tests Jesus encountered. And in Luke 4:13, it says, “When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.” So, the Satan only “temporarily” left Jesus alone. In Hebrews 4:15, it says, “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.” Therefore, we can see that Satan tries everything to tempt Jesus without succeeding. The enemy Satan treats Jesus with unceasing temptation just like 1 Peter 5:8 says, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” So, we have to be of sober spirit and pray all the time. We cannot give up anytime.

What we want to do is to be conformed to the image of Jesus like what said in Romans 8:29, “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.” In John 13:16, it says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.” And He emphasized, “Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.” (John 15:20) Therefore, we have to remember that the enemy Satan will treat us the same way he treated Jesus, with unceasing temptation. The servants of Satan will put every effort to make us confused on not only spiritual things but also earthly things. We have to pray all the time.

Our conclusion is very simple. Because of this, we have to abide in Jesus. Why? The Bible says this is the only way. 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.” …” Satan is a fallen angel. We are a little lower than him since creation. In Hebrews 2:8-9, it says, “…For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. 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.” Just like what says in John 16:33, “…In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” Through Jesus’ nailing on the cross, He has overcome the world. He is the only one who has overcome the world. If we want to overcome the world, how can we not abide in Jesus?

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

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     我们首先看看耶稣为什么『必须』去撒玛利亚见这妇人。祂们的对话接着就谈到了圣灵的活水江河。我们也看到了耶稣能知道这妇人过去所做的事，也谈到了上次所分享的『2016 新约中敬拜的地方』，从汇编的希腊文中看到了敬拜是要在心灵和真理中。最后妇人选择了立刻去作见証，因而撒玛利亚人亲自听见了耶稣的话而信。

      耶稣和撒玛利亚妇人的对话是在约翰福音 4:3-42，所以这次我们会读相当多的经文。关于耶稣见撒玛利亚妇人的地点，约翰福音 4:3-5 说得很清楚， 『他就离了犹太，又往加利利去。必须经过撒马利亚，于是到了撒马利亚的一座城，名叫叙加，靠近雅各给他儿子约瑟的那塊地。』 请注意一下，祂往加利利去不是「必须」要经过撒玛利亚，因为可以另走一条沿约但河东岸较远的路而避开撒玛利亚，虽是较远，但犹太人和撒马利亚人当时沒有来往，许多犹太人选择这较远的路。

     我们来看看为什么耶稣必须要经过撒玛利亚的原因。在耶稣遇见撒玛利亚的妇人的开始时，『那时门徒进城买食物去了。』 (约翰福音 4:8) 所以晚些时会说，『当下门徒回来，就希奇耶稣和一个妇人说话。…』 (约翰福音 4:27) 耶稣对门徒说：『…我的食物就是遵行差我来者的旨意，做成他的工。』 (约翰福音 4:34) 从这经文，我们看到了圣灵的引导，道成肉身的祂，必须到撒玛利亚去和妇人谈话，所以圣经说「必须」。

     这是为什么当时会有祂们的对话的理由。『在那里有雅各井。耶稣因走路困乏，就坐在井旁。那时约有午正。有一个撒马利亚的妇人来打水，耶稣对她说：「请你给我水喝。」那时门徒进城买食物去了。撒马利亚的妇人对他说：「你既是犹太人，怎么向我一个撒马利亚妇人要水喝呢？」原来犹太人和撒马利亚人沒有来往。』 (约翰福音 4:6-9) 

     在祂们第一回合的对话中，耶稣讲到了活水: 『耶稣回答说：「你若知道神的恩赐和对你说『给我水喝』的是谁，你必早求他，他也必早给了你活水。」妇人说：「先生，沒有打水的器具，井又深，你从哪里得活水呢？我们的祖宗雅各将这井留给我们，他自己和儿子并牲畜也都喝这井里的水，难道你比他还大吗？」耶稣回答说：「凡喝这水的，还要再渴；人若喝我所赐的水，就永远不渴。我所赐的水要在他里头成为泉源，直湧到永生。」』 (约翰福音 4:10-14)

     把这些经文和其他的经文对照，就知道这活水是指圣灵的江河。约翰福音 7:37-38 说，『节期(住棚节)的末日，就是最大之日，耶稣站着高声说：「人若渴了，可以到我这里来喝！信我的人，就如经上所说：『从他腹中要流出活水的江河来。』」』 哥林多后书 4:7 说，『我们有这寶贝(內住的圣灵)放在瓦器(我们的老我)里，要显明这莫大的能力，是出于神，不是出于我们。』当我们治死老我时，寶贝就从瓦器出来，这就是活水的江河。

     我们看到耶稣虽是第一次见到这妇人，祂知道妇人过去所为。『妇人说：「先生，请把这水赐给我，叫我不渴，也不用来这么远打水。」耶稣说：「你去叫你丈夫也到这里来。」妇人说：「我沒有丈夫。」 耶稣说：「你说沒有丈夫，是不错的。你已经有五个丈夫，你现在有的，并不是你的丈夫，你这话是真的。」』(约翰福音 4:15-18) 所以妇人会以为祂是先知而在约翰福音 4:19-20 说，『妇人说：「先生，我看出你是先知。我们的祖宗在这山上礼拜，你们倒说，应当礼拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。」』 

     接着约翰福音 4:21-24 说敬拜要在心灵和真理中，我们上次在『1016 新约中敬拜的地方』已详细的谈过了这件事。

     这时因妇人的话，耶稣承认了自己是基督，『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。」』 (约翰福音 4:25-26) 这犹如在另外一处经文，耶稣在別人讲祂是谁在先，而祂承认事实在后。『耶稣卻不言语。 大祭司对他说：「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。…』 (马太福音 26:63-64)

     于是妇人选择了立即去行动作见証，『那妇人就留下水罐子，往城里去，对众人说：「你们来看！有一个人将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了，莫非这就是基督吗？」众人就出城往耶稣那里去。』 (约翰福音 4:28-30) 她立刻去传教的结果是：『那城里有好些撒马利亚人信了耶稣，因为那妇人作见证说：「他将我素来所行的一切事都给我说出来了。」』(约翰福音 4:39) 『于是撒马利亚人来见耶稣，求他在他们那里住下，他便在那里住了两天。因耶稣的话，信的人就更多了，便对妇人说：「现在我们信，不是因为你的话，是我们亲自听见了，知道这真是救世主。」』 (约翰福音 4:40-42)

     我们看到了有时需要立刻採取行动，要象圣经所说的，『不要消灭圣灵的感动。』 (帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:19)

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    我們首先看看耶穌為什麼『必須』去撒瑪利亞見這婦人。祂們的對話接著就談到了聖靈的活水江河。我們也看到了耶穌能知道這婦人過去所做的事，也談到了上次所分享的『2016 新約中敬拜的地方』，從彙編的希臘文中看到了敬拜是要在心靈和真理中。最後婦人選擇了立刻去作見証，因而撒瑪利亞人親自聽見了耶穌的話而信。

    耶穌和撒瑪利亞婦人的對話是在約翰福音 4:3-42，所以這次我們會讀相當多的經文。關於耶穌見撒瑪利亞婦人的地點，約翰福音 4:3-5 說得很清楚， 『他就離了猶太，又往加利利去。必須經過撒馬利亞，於是到了撒馬利亞的一座城，名叫敍加，靠近雅各給他兒子約瑟的那塊地。』 請注意一下，祂往加利利去不是「必須」要經過撒瑪利亞，因為可以另走一條沿約但河東岸較遠的路而避開撒瑪利亞，雖是較遠，但猶太人和撒馬利亞人當時沒有來往，許多猶太人選擇這較遠的路。

    我們來看看為什麼耶穌必須要經過撒瑪利亞的原因。在耶穌遇見撒瑪利亞的婦人的開始時，『那時門徒進城買食物去了。』 (約翰福音 4:8) 所以晚些時會說，『當下門徒回來，就希奇耶穌和一個婦人說話。…』 (約翰福音 4:27) 耶穌對門徒說：『…我的食物就是遵行差我來者的旨意，做成他的工。』 (約翰福音 4:34) 從這經文，我們看到了聖靈的引導，道成肉身的祂，必須到撒瑪利亞去和婦人談話，所以聖經說「必須」。

    這是為什麼當時會有祂們的對話的理由。『在那裏有雅各井。耶穌因走路困乏，就坐在井旁。那時約有午正。有一個撒馬利亞的婦人來打水，耶穌對她說：「請你給我水喝。」那時門徒進城買食物去了。撒馬利亞的婦人對他說：「你既是猶太人，怎麼向我一個撒馬利亞婦人要水喝呢？」原來猶太人和撒馬利亞人沒有來往。』 (約翰福音 4:6-9) 

    在祂們第一回合的對話中，耶穌講到了活水: 『耶穌回答說：「你若知道神的恩賜和對你說『給我水喝』的是誰，你必早求他，他也必早給了你活水。」婦人說：「先生，沒有打水的器具，井又深，你從哪裏得活水呢？我們的祖宗雅各將這井留給我們，他自己和兒子並牲畜也都喝這井裏的水，難道你比他還大嗎？」耶穌回答說：「凡喝這水的，還要再渴；人若喝我所賜的水，就永遠不渴。我所賜的水要在他裏頭成為泉源，直湧到永生。」』 (約翰福音 4:10-14)

    把這些經文和其他的經文對照，就知道這活水是指聖靈的江河。約翰福音 7:37-38 說，『節期(住棚節)的末日，就是最大之日，耶穌站着高聲說：「人若渴了，可以到我這裏來喝！信我的人，就如經上所說：『從他腹中要流出活水的江河來。』」』 哥林多後書 4:7 說，『我們有這寶貝(內住的聖靈)放在瓦器(我們的老我)裏，要顯明這莫大的能力，是出於神，不是出於我們。』當我們治死老我時，寶貝就從瓦器出來，這就是活水的江河。

    我們看到耶穌雖是第一次見到這婦人，祂知道婦人過去所為。『婦人說：「先生，請把這水賜給我，叫我不渴，也不用來這麼遠打水。」耶穌說：「你去叫你丈夫也到這裏來。」婦人說：「我沒有丈夫。」 耶穌說：「你說沒有丈夫，是不錯的。你已經有五個丈夫，你現在有的，並不是你的丈夫，你這話是真的。」』(約翰福音 4:15-18) 所以婦人會以為祂是先知而在約翰福音 4:19-20 說，『婦人說：「先生，我看出你是先知。我們的祖宗在這山上禮拜，你們倒說，應當禮拜的地方是在耶路撒冷。」』 

    接著約翰福音 4:21-24 說敬拜要在心靈和真理中，我們上次在『1016 新約中敬拜的地方』已詳細的談過了這件事。

    這時因婦人的話，耶穌承認了自己是基督，『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。」』 (約翰福音 4:25-26) 這猶如在另外一處經文，耶穌在別人講祂是誰在先，而祂承認事實在後。『耶穌卻不言語。 大祭司對他說：「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。…』 (馬太福音 26:63-64)

    於是婦人選擇了立即去行動作見証，『那婦人就留下水罐子，往城裏去，對眾人說：「你們來看！有一個人將我素來所行的一切事都給我說出來了，莫非這就是基督嗎？」眾人就出城往耶穌那裏去。』 (約翰福音 4:28-30) 她立刻去傳教的結果是：『那城裏有好些撒馬利亞人信了耶穌，因為那婦人作見證說：「他將我素來所行的一切事都給我說出來了。」』(約翰福音 4:39) 『於是撒馬利亞人來見耶穌，求他在他們那裏住下，他便在那裏住了兩天。因耶穌的話，信的人就更多了，便對婦人說：「現在我們信，不是因為你的話，是我們親自聽見了，知道這真是救世主。」』 (約翰福音 4:40-42)

    我們看到了有時需要立刻採取行動，要像聖經所說的，『不要消滅聖靈的感動。』 (帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:19)

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Let first take a look at why Jesus “must” go to meet the Samaritan woman. Their conversation then talked about the living water of the Holy Spirit. We can see what happened in the past regarding what the woman did. In the last time, we discussed in detail through the Greek in Strong’s Concordance regarding “1016 The worship place in New Testament”, and see that the worship must be in spirit and in truth. Finally, we can see that the woman chose to testify immediately. As the results, the Samaritans believed because they heard Jesus themselves. 

The conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman is described in John 4:3-42. Therefore, we have to read quite a few verses. Regarding the meeting place, it is clearly stated in John 4:3-5, “He left Judea and went away again into Galilee. And He had to pass through Samaria. So He came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.” Please be aware that He didn’t have to go through Samaria to go to Galilee since He could take a longer path through the east coast of Jordan river to avoid Samaria. At that time, Jews have no dealings with Samaritans. Many Jews choose such way to avoid Samaria.

Let us take a look at the reason why He had to go through Samaria. At the beginning, in John 4:8, it says, “…His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.” Thus, later on it says in John 4:27, “At this point His disciples came, and they were amazed that He had been speaking with a woman, …” And in John 4:34, it says, “Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.” From these verses, we can see the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He had to go through Samaria to talk to this woman.

These verses tell us why they had the conversation. “and Jacob’s well was there. So Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour. There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” For His disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. Therefore the Samaritan woman said to Him, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me for a drink since I am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)” (John 4:6-9)

In their first conversation in John 4:10-14, they talked about the living water, “Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” She said to Him, “Sir, You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep; where then do You get that living water? You are not greater than our father Jacob, are You, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself and his sons and his cattle?” Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will thirst again; but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.””

If one compares these verses with the following, you can see that Jesus was talking about rivers of the Holy Spirit. “Now on the last day (the Feast of Booths), the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'”” (John 7:37-38) In 2 Corinthians 4:7, it says, “But we have this treasure (the inside aboding Holy Spirit) in earthen vessels (old self), so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.” If we deny our old self, the treasure will come out, which is rivers of the living water.

Although Jesus met the woman the first time, He know what she did in the past. In John 4:15-18, it says, “The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water, so I will not be thirsty nor come all the way here to draw.” He said to her, “Go, call your husband and come here.” The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have correctly said, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly.”” Thus, the woman thought first that He was a prophet as in John 4:19-20 says, “The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped in this mountain, and you people say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.””

Next is what says in John 4:19-20 which talks about the fact that worshiping must be in spirit and truth. We have already discussed this in detail in “1016 The worship place in New Testament.”

Because what she said, Jesus admitted that He is Christ 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.”” This is just like what happened in the other time where Jesus admitted the fact after the other said so. In Matthew 26:63-64, it says, “But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest 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.””

After this, she chose to take an immediate action to testify as said in John 4:28-30, “So the woman left her waterpot, and went into the city and said to the men, “Come, see a man who told me all the things that I have done; this is not the Christ, is it?” They went out of the city, and were coming to Him.” As the results, “From that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me all the things that I have done.”” (John 4:39) “So when the Samaritans came to Jesus, they were asking Him to stay with them; and He stayed there two days. Many more believed because of His word; and they were saying to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.””(John 4:40-42)

Therefore, sometimes, we have to take immediate actions just like what the Bible says, “Do not quench the Spirit.” (1 Thessalonians 5:19)

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

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     首先我们看看希腊文中只有灵这个字，就是沒有說这灵字是指圣灵或普通的灵，因此引起了一些爭议。在一个爭议的经文中灵字出现两次，我们說明為什麼第一次出现是指圣灵，而第二次出现是指普通的灵。最后我们也借著这经文见証「启示带领读经」。同时我们谈到了旧约和新约的例子，說明有些超自然的灵界的事是来自邪灵。

     第一，我们敍述这在「耶稣遇见撒马利亚的妇人」的事件中受爭议的经文。『耶稣說：「妇人，你当信我。时候将到，你们拜父也不在这山上，也不在耶路撒冷。…神是个灵(G4151)，所以拜他的，必须用(G1772)心灵(G4151)和诚实(G225)拜他。」』(和合本, 约翰福音 4:21-24)

     我们看到了问题的所在，在希腊文中只有灵这个字 G4151，所以圣灵和普通的灵是不分的，必须要看整本圣经才知道文中的 G4151 是指那个。在英文翻译中，是用大写的 Spirit 指圣灵，而用小写的 spirit 指普通的灵。我们看见在上面的经文中，G4151 出现过两次，如果你到网页上看，就会看到在翻译的不同版本中所有的四种可能性都有 [1]。这是一个看上下文不能分清楚的例子，必须要从圣经的一致性来分辨，圣经到底怎麼告诉我们呢？

     第二，我们知道圣灵是(纯粹的)灵(体)，灵是(肉眼)看不见的。以前我们的经验告诉我们是这样，圣经也是这样說。為什麼？在约翰福音 14:16-17 中說，『我要求父，父就另外赐给你们一位保惠师，叫他永远与你们同在，就是真理的圣灵，乃世人不能接受的，因為(肉眼)不见他，也不认识他；你们卻认识他，因他常与你们同在，也要在你们里面。』

     基於「肉眼不能见灵」，我们可从下列的经文中看到神不是灵！在出埃及记 33:19-23 中說，『耶和华…又說：「你不能看见我的面，因為人见我的面不能存活。」…然后我要将我的手收回，你就得见我的背，卻不得见我的面。」』為什麼？摩西是可以看到神的面的，只是代价是死，所以只能见其背。

     所以圣经的一致性告诉我们，第一个 G4151 不能說神是灵或神是个灵，应是圣灵，是三位一体的神的一位，用大写的 Spirit。也就是应翻成：神是圣灵。

     第三，让我们现在看一看第二个 G4151 為什麼是指我的灵，要用小写的 spirit？第一个事实是我们在新约的时代可以随时间敬拜，这已就不可能是在圣灵里敬拜了！因為圣灵不会被我们控制的，不要本末倒置的去了解圣灵！

     那麼什麼是我的灵呢？我们得救后都有一个新灵如以西结书 36:26-27 所說，『我也要赐给你们一个新心，将新灵放在你们里面。又从你们的肉体中除掉石心，赐给你们肉心。我必将我的灵(圣灵)放在你们里面，使你们顺从我的律例，谨守遵行我的典章。』 

     圣经讲得很清楚，人由灵、魂、体三部份构成 [2]，灵已经在亚当犯罪时死了！ 我们需要新灵，新灵是我们身上唯一沒有被罪沾汚的地方，所以內住的圣灵能住其中。虽然圣经沒有明說我们的新灵位在那里，但我们随时在我们的灵中可以敬拜那內住的圣灵，三位一体的神中的一位。

     我们再看 G225 的翻译，应翻作真理如在许多地方所示。例如，后面的例子在其中。『律法本是借着摩西传的，恩典和真理(G225)都是由耶稣基督来的。』 (约翰福音 1:17)『道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满地有恩典，有真理(G225)。我们也见过他的荣光，正是父獨生子的荣光。』 (约翰福音 1:14) 『耶稣說：「我就是道路、真理、生命，若不借着我，沒有人能到父那里去。」』(约翰福音 14:6)

     注意有介系词 G1772 (in) ，是在里面或在其中的意思。所以结论是该这样翻译：『神是圣灵(G4151)，所以拜他的，必须在(我们的)心灵(G4151)和真理(G225)中拜他。』(约翰福音 4:24)

     我们常說要以启示带领查经如保罗所說：『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。』 (以弗所书 1:17) 这是很真实的，我们就借著我们讲过的这例子分享一个簡短的见証。為了了解是否圣经說灵(体)是真的(肉眼)看不见，这经文突然出现了。『我要求父，父就另外赐给你们一位保惠师，叫他永远与你们同在，就是真理的圣灵，乃世人不能接受的，因為(肉眼)不见他，也不认识他；你们卻认识他，因他常与你们同在，也要在你们里面。』 (约翰福音 14:16-17) 这就犹如意念中有神的话的见証一样，是沒办法証明的，我们需要相信作见証的人沒有說谎。其实我们常常生活在各种的相信中。

     即使以前读过这经文多次，放在我面前都看不见。沒有启示，常常读圣经时会是如此！这也让我意识到、这也是保罗的这句话是平直敘述(事实)的一个例子：『使你与人不同的是谁呢？你有甚麼不是领受的呢？若是领受的，為何自夸，彷彿不是领受的呢？』 (哥林多前书 4:7). 真的，必须领受方能了解。

     特別的要注意一点，不是所有超自然的事都是从圣灵来的，圣经明讲，『凡灵认耶稣基督是成了肉身来的，就是出於神的，从此你们可以认出神的灵来。凡灵不认耶稣，就不是出於神，这是那敌基督者的灵。你们从前听见他要来，现在已经在世上了。』 (约翰一书 4:2-3) 所以要明辨，『务要谨守、警醒，因為你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地遊行，寻找可吞吃的人。』 (彼得前书 5:8) 

     最后我们用一个旧约的例子作结束，再次說明不是所有超自然的事都是从圣灵来的。在约伯记 4:12-21 中說，『我暗暗地得了默示，我耳朵也听其细微的声音。在思念夜中異象之间，世人沉睡的时候，恐惧、战兢临到我身，使我百骨打战。有灵从我面前经过，我身上的毫毛直立。那灵停住，我卻不能辨其形状；有影像在我眼前，我在靜默中听见有声音說：「必死的人岂能比神公义吗？人岂能比造他的主洁淨吗？主不信靠他的臣仆，並且指他的使者為愚昧；何況那住在土房、根基在尘土里被蠹虫所毀坏的人呢？早晚之间就被毀灭，永归无有，无人理会。他帐棚的绳索岂不从中抽出来呢？他死，且是无智慧而死。」』我们以前提到过，圣灵不会使一个人百骨打战的。我们再看那声音說的话，和引诱夏娃的话如出一路，错的夹雜在对的之间，这不是从邪灵来的是什麼？

一些相关的知识

[1] 请到网址https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/John%204:24，其中有各种英文的翻译，下面是有四种可能的翻译。 KJV, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” NASB, “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” NIV, “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” NABRE, “God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.”

[2] 人由灵、魂、体三部份构成，请在我们的网站 a-christian-voice.com 的 『对属灵生命的了解』看 『 2012 耶稣复活后的第一次顯现』中的传道书 3:21 的例子，其中有详细的敍述。在这里，我们至少又从逻辑中再次看到这一点。

(你可以在『 https://a-christian-voice.com/ 』看到所有的文章，到这网站后要按『对属灵生命的了解』。)

    首先我們看看希臘文中只有靈這個字，就是沒有說這靈字是指聖靈或普通的靈，因此引起了一些爭議。在一個爭議的經文中靈字出現兩次，我們說明為什麼第一次出現是指聖靈，而第二次出現是指普通的靈。最後我們也藉著這經文見証「啓示帶領讀經」。同時我們談到了舊約和新約的例子，說明有些超自然的靈界的事是來自邪靈。

    第一，我們敍述這在「耶穌遇見撒馬利亞的婦人」的事件中受爭議的經文。『耶穌說：「婦人，你當信我。時候將到，你們拜父也不在這山上，也不在耶路撒冷。…神是個靈(G4151)，所以拜他的，必須用(G1772)心靈(G4151)和誠實(G225)拜他。」』(和合本, 約翰福音 4:21-24)

    我們看到了問題的所在，在希臘文中只有靈這個字 G4151，所以聖靈和普通的靈是不分的，必須要看整本聖經才知道文中的 G4151 是指那個。在英文翻譯中，是用大寫的 Spirit 指聖靈，而用小寫的 spirit 指普通的靈。我們看見在上面的經文中，G4151 出現過兩次，如果你到網頁上看，就會看到在翻譯的不同版本中所有的四種可能性都有 [1]。這是一個看上下文不能分清楚的例子，必須要從聖經的一致性來分辨，聖經到底怎麼告訴我們呢？

    第二，我們知道聖靈是(純粹的)靈(體)，靈是(肉眼)看不見的。以前我們的經驗告訴我們是這樣，聖經也是這樣說。為什麼？在約翰福音 14:16-17 中說，『我要求父，父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師，叫他永遠與你們同在，就是真理的聖靈，乃世人不能接受的，因為(肉眼)不見他，也不認識他；你們卻認識他，因他常與你們同在，也要在你們裏面。』

    基於「肉眼不能見靈」，我們可從下列的經文中看到神不是靈！在出埃及記 33:19-23 中說，『耶和華…又說：「你不能看見我的面，因為人見我的面不能存活。」…然後我要將我的手收回，你就得見我的背，卻不得見我的面。」』為什麼？摩西是可以看到神的面的，只是代價是死，所以只能見其背。

    所以聖經的一致性告訴我們，第一個 G4151 不能說神是靈或神是個靈，應是聖靈，是三位一體的神的一位，用大寫的 Spirit。也就是應翻成：神是聖靈。

    第三，讓我們現在看一看第二個 G4151 為什麼是指我的靈，要用小寫的 spirit？第一個事實是我們在新約的時代可以隨時間敬拜，這已就不可能是在聖靈裏敬拜了！因為聖靈不會被我們控制的，不要本末倒置的去瞭解聖靈！

    那麼什麼是我的靈呢？我們得救後都有一個新靈如以西結書 36:26-27 所說，『我也要賜給你們一個新心，將新靈放在你們裏面。又從你們的肉體中除掉石心，賜給你們肉心。我必將我的靈(聖靈)放在你們裏面，使你們順從我的律例，謹守遵行我的典章。』 

    聖經講得很清楚，人由靈、魂、體三部份構成 [2]，靈已經在亞當犯罪時死了！ 我們需要新靈，新靈是我們身上唯一沒有被罪沾汚的地方，所以內住的聖靈能住其中。雖然聖經沒有明說我們的新靈位在那裏，但我們隨時在我們的靈中可以敬拜那內住的聖靈，三位一體的神中的一位。

    我們再看 G225 的翻譯，應翻作真理如在許多地方所示。例如，後面的例子在其中。『律法本是藉着摩西傳的，恩典和真理(G225)都是由耶穌基督來的。』 (約翰福音 1:17)『道成了肉身，住在我們中間，充充滿滿地有恩典，有真理(G225)。我們也見過他的榮光，正是父獨生子的榮光。』 (約翰福音 1:14) 『耶穌說：「我就是道路、真理、生命，若不藉着我，沒有人能到父那裏去。」』(約翰福音 14:6)

    注意有介系詞 G1772 (in) ，是在裏面或在其中的意思。所以結論是該這樣翻譯：『神是聖靈(G4151)，所以拜他的，必須在(我們的)心靈(G4151)和真理(G225)中拜他。』(約翰福音 4:24)

    我們常說要以啓示帶領查經如保羅所說：『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。』 (以弗所書 1:17) 這是很真實的，我們就藉著我們講過的這例子分享一個簡短的見証。為了瞭解是否聖經說靈(體)是真的(肉眼)看不見，這經文突然出現了。『我要求父，父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師，叫他永遠與你們同在，就是真理的聖靈，乃世人不能接受的，因為(肉眼)不見他，也不認識他；你們卻認識他，因他常與你們同在，也要在你們裏面。』 (約翰福音 14:16-17) 這就猶如意念中有神的話的見証一樣，是沒辦法証明的，我們需要相信作見証的人沒有說謊。其實我們常常生活在各種的相信中。

    即使以前讀過這經文多次，放在我面前都看不見。沒有啓示，常常讀聖經時會是如此！這也讓我意識到、這也是保羅的這句話是平直敘述(事實)的一個例子：『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). 真的，必須領受方能瞭解。

    特別的要注意一點，不是所有超自然的事都是從聖靈來的，聖經明講，『凡靈認耶穌基督是成了肉身來的，就是出於神的，從此你們可以認出神的靈來。凡靈不認耶穌，就不是出於神，這是那敵基督者的靈。你們從前聽見他要來，現在已經在世上了。』 (約翰一書 4:2-3)  所以要明辨，『務要謹守、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。』 (彼得前書 5:8) 

    最後我們用一個舊約的例子作結束，再次說明不是所有超自然的事都是從聖靈來的。在約伯記 4:12-21 中說，『我暗暗地得了默示，我耳朵也聽其細微的聲音。在思念夜中異象之間，世人沉睡的時候，恐懼、戰兢臨到我身，使我百骨打戰。有靈從我面前經過，我身上的毫毛直立。那靈停住，我卻不能辨其形狀；有影像在我眼前，我在靜默中聽見有聲音說：「必死的人豈能比神公義嗎？人豈能比造他的主潔淨嗎？主不信靠他的臣僕，並且指他的使者為愚昧；何況那住在土房、根基在塵土裏被蠹蟲所毀壞的人呢？早晚之間就被毀滅，永歸無有，無人理會。他帳棚的繩索豈不從中抽出來呢？他死，且是無智慧而死。」』我們以前提到過，聖靈不會使一個人百骨打戰的。我們再看那聲音說的話，和引誘夏娃的話如出一路，錯的夾雜在對的之間，這不是從邪靈來的是什麼？

一些相關的知識

[1] 請到網址https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/John%204:24，其中有各種英文的翻譯，下面是有四種可能的翻譯。

KJV, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”

NASB, “God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

NIV, “God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”

NABRE, “God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.”

[2] 人由靈、魂、體三部份構成，請在我們的網站 a-christian-voice.com 的 『對屬靈生命的瞭解』看 『 2012 耶穌復活後的第一次顯現』中的傳道書 3:21 的例子，其中有詳細的敍述。在這裏，我們至少又從邏輯中再次看到這一點。

(你可以在『 https://a-christian-voice.com/ 』看到所有的文章，到這網站後要按『對屬靈生命的瞭解』。)