约翰福音信息之五十六---我与父原为一
约10:22-42
约翰福音第十章前半部分与后半部分相差两个多月时间。从约翰福音第七章开始直到第十章都是住棚节(公立九、十月)期间发生的事情,约翰福音第十章二十二节提到修殿节(公立十二月),又称光明节(或烛光节)。
首先将有关修殿节的背景作简要介绍。
旧约结束时,波斯为当时世界最大帝国。菲利普建立希腊帝国,菲利普死后,其雄心勃勃的儿子亚历山大继位,与332 B.C. 歼灭波斯,建立连接欧亚非的强大希腊帝国。
亚历山大以其骁勇善战的军事天才而著名,但他最大的贡献在于其大力推行希腊文化,四处建立希腊商业文化中心(Hellenism)。亚历山大于33岁时英年早逝,其广大的希腊版图被其手下的四大将军瓜分。与圣经历史有关的是北部叙利亚西流古王朝和南部埃及多利买王朝。
西流古王朝与多利买王朝经年征战,其中最后的一次也是历时最长的一次是202-198 B.C.,最后西流古王朝取胜,取得巴勒斯坦地区的控制权,从此犹太人长期处于西流古王朝的残酷统治之下苦不堪言。
西流古的安提阿哥四世生性凶顽,奸险狂傲。他应验但以理书的预言,也是末后那 “行毁坏可憎者” 敌基督的预表。安提阿哥四世不断残忍逼迫犹太人,并大力推动希腊化运动。168 B.C 安提阿哥四世因为与埃及交战失利,将其愤怒转嫁于犹太人进行报复,强迫犹太人将一头母猪献为燔祭污秽圣殿。安提阿哥四世的亵渎引起犹太人那些坚守圣约的忠勇之士的抵抗。一名德高望重的犹太马提亚 (Mattahias与他几个儿子一起率众组成游击队,向西流古王朝展开长期英勇抗战,俗称马加比革命。犹太人在马提亚及其儿子带领下收回耶路撒冷,并于165 B.C 将重建的圣殿再此奉献给神,俗称烛光节或修殿节(约10:22)。
约翰福音第十章记载,在修殿节期间,耶稣在圣殿的所罗门廊下行走,犹太人围着祂说,
“你叫我们犹疑不定到几时呢?你若是基督,就明明地告诉我们。”(约10:24)
“How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”(John 10:24)
籍着主耶稣与犹太人的对话,耶稣基督有两个重要宣称:
第一, 信徒的救恩在神的手中有永恒保障;
第二, 耶稣是基督是神的儿子与父神平等。
主耶稣的这两个重要宣告,再次呼应了约翰福音的写作目的:
“但记这些事,要叫你们信耶稣是基督,是神的儿子。并且叫你们信了祂,就可以因祂的名得生命。”(约20:31)
“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His Name.”(John 20:31)
一. 犹太的属灵瞎眼(约10:24-26)
“犹太人围着祂,说,‘你叫我们犹疑不定到几时呢?你若是基督,就明明地告诉我们。’ 耶稣回答说,‘我已经告诉你们,你们不信。我奉我父之名所行的事,可以为我作见证。只是你们不信,因为你们不是我的羊。’”(约10:24-26)
“The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in My Father's Name speak for Me, but you do not believe because you are not My sheep.””(John 10:24-26)
1. 犹太人的瞎眼
“你叫我们犹疑不定到几时呢?”
“How long will you keep us in suspense?”(NIV,ESV,NASB)
“How long do You keep us in doubt?”(NKJV)
“Until when do you lift up our soul?” (“你要高悬我们的灵魂到几时呢?”)
意思是:“你使我们的心悬疑不定要到何时呢?”
“你使我们心里悬疑不定要到几时呢?如果你是基督,就公开地告诉我们吧!”(约10:24,新译本)
认出耶稣是来自神,并且认出耶稣的神性,需要圣灵的开启,需要属灵的洞见。然而,犹太人因为傲慢和自义,无法认识到自己的瞎眼。他们曾经大言不惭地耶稣说,“难道我们也瞎了眼吗?”
约10:24犹太人说话的语气,他们在责怪耶稣没有清楚表明祂自己的身份。他们的意思是,如果你能清楚明白地告诉我们,你到底是不是基督,我们就不用猜疑不定了。
瞧,他们在埋怨耶稣没有有效的沟通和表达,他们向全世界最善于沟通的耶稣基督抱怨,祂的表达不够清楚。
2. 犹太人的不信
“耶稣回答说,‘我已经告诉你们,你们不信。’”(约10:25)
要如何表达才算清楚明白呢?耶稣基督到底有没有清楚表达祂自己的身份呢?
“妇人说,‘我知道弥赛亚,(就是那称为基督的)要来。祂来了,必将一切的事都告诉我们。’ 耶稣说,‘这和你说话的就是祂。’”(约4:25-26)
“The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When He comes, He will explain everything to us." Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am He."”(John 4:25-26)
耶稣的话,这个撒马利亚妇人听明白了吗?她听明白了。
“他回答说,‘主阿,谁是神的儿子,叫我信祂呢?’耶稣说,‘你已经看见祂,现在和你说话的就是祂。’ 他说,‘主阿,我信。’就拜耶稣。”(约9:36-38)
“He answered and said, "Who is He, Lord, that I may believe in Him?" And Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him and it is He who is talking with you." Then he said, "Lord, I believe!" And he worshiped Him.”(John 9:36-38)
耶稣的话,这个生来瞎眼的人听明白了吗?他听明白了。
“耶稣就对他们说,‘我父作事直到如今,我也作事。’所以犹太人越发想要杀祂。因祂不但犯了安息日,并且称神为祂的父,将自己和神当作平等。”(约5:17-18)
“But Jesus answered them, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working." Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.”(John 5:17-18)
耶稣的话,犹太人听明白了吗?他们听明白了。
生来瞎眼的人听懂了,就相信敬拜耶稣;犹太人也听明白了,却想要杀祂。
所以,不是耶稣讲得不够清楚,反而是因为耶稣说得太明白了,他们听懂了却故意不信。
“耶稣说,‘我实实在在地告诉你们,还没有亚伯拉罕,就有了我。’ 于是他们拿石头要打祂。”(约8:58-59)
“Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." Then they took up stones to throw at Him.” (John 8:58-59)
还有比主耶稣这话更清楚明白的吗?犹太人听懂了,就拿起石头要打祂。
3. 犹太人的抵挡
“你若是基督,就明明地告诉我们。”(约10:24)
“If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”(John 10:24)
约10:24犹太人说话的腔调,本身显示出好战性。常识告诉我们,人们求知性的问题与挑衅性的问题是不同的。前者问话的语气表现出谦卑,后者问话的口气显示出挑战。犹太人问题的语气呈现傲慢的、愤怒的反叛。
“我奉我父之名所行的事,可以为我作见证。”(约10:25)
“The miracles I do in My Father's name speak for Me.”(John 10:25)
主耶稣所行的神迹,应验旧约弥赛亚事工的预言(赛35:3-6),也彰显了基督的神性。任何不怀偏见的人都可以自然得出结论,耶稣基督是从神而来的。
同为法利赛人的尼哥底母说,“拉比,我们知道你是由神那里来作师傅的。因为你所行的神迹,若没有神同在,无人能行。”(约3:2)
“"Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him."”(John 3:2)
那个生来瞎眼的人见证说,“从创世以来,未曾听见有人把生来是瞎子的眼睛开了。这人若不是从神来的,什么也不能作。”(约9:32-33)
“Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. If this man were not from God, He could do nothing.”(John 9:32-33)
主耶稣的讲论,祂的七个“我是”的宣称,祂的神迹奇事,都证明祂的来源和神性,叫人无可推诿。
但法利赛人看见耶稣所行的神迹不但不信,反而要捉拿祂、进而想要杀祂。(约5:18;7:1;7:25;7:32;7:44;8:37;8:40;8:59;10:39)到一个地步,他们甚至连耶稣从死里复活的拉撒路也要一并杀了。
“但祭司长商议连拉撒路也要杀了。因有好些犹太人,为拉撒路的缘故,回去信了耶稣。”(约12:10-11)
“So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in Him.”(John 12:10-11)
犹太人之所以不能信,主耶稣说,“因为你们不是我的羊。”(“Because you are not My sheep.”)(约10:26)
二. 信徒的永恒保障(约10:27-30)
“我的羊听我的声音,我也认识他们,他们也跟着我。我又赐给他们永生。他们永不灭亡,谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。我父把羊赐给我,祂比万有都大。谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。我与父原为一。”(约10:27-30)
“"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. I and My Father are one."”(John 10:27-30,NKJV)
主的信徒(羊)有什么特征?
1. 呼召的群体
“我的羊听我的声音,我也认识他们,他们也跟着我。”(“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”)(约10:27)
信徒是一个被呼召的群体。他们听见主的声音,就顺从了主的呼召。
“凡劳苦担重担的人,可以到我这里来,我就使你们得安息。”(太11:28)
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”(Matt 11:28)
“人若渴了,可以到我这里来喝。”(约7:37)
“If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.”(John 7:37)
当有人听到主呼召的声音,意识到自己没有安息,意识到自己的干渴,意识到自己被黑暗、罪恶、愧疚 、惧怕等奴役和捆绑,意识到自己苦苦挣扎的无力、无助的软弱和绝望。因着圣灵的做工,唤醒人们看见自己灵里的贫穷,以及自己对罪恶的深深痛悔,并且圣灵开启他们的心智,使他们对福音有真正的理解和接受,他们便迫不及待地来俯就耶稣基督的呼唤,到祂面前来得着救恩、安慰和满足。
他们不仅顺从主的呼召来俯就主耶稣,并且,他们会继续欢喜聆听主的声音,就是圣经神无误的话语。他们会继续顺服主的带领,持续行走在神的旨意中。
使徒彼得在论到散居在各地的信徒时,称他们是这样一群人:
“就是照父神的先见被拣选,借着圣灵得成圣洁,以致顺服耶稣基督又蒙祂血所洒的人。”(彼前1:2)
“Who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood.”(1 Pet 1:2)
2. 拣选的群体
“我父把羊赐给我。”(约10:29)
“My Father, who has given them to Me.”(John 10:29)
信徒得救在乎神的恩典,连得救的信心也是神所赐予的,个人在救恩中没有丝毫的功劳。因此,信徒的得救看起来是人选择信耶稣,实际上是神的拣选,而且是在创世以前就已经确定了。
“凡父所赐给我的人,必到我这里来。”(约6:37)
“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me.”(John 6:37)
使徒保罗称信徒是神预先所定下的人:“因为祂预先所知道的人,就预先定下效法祂儿子的模样,使祂儿子在许多弟兄中作长子。预先所定下的人又召他们来。所召来的人,又称他们为义。所称为义的人,又叫他们得荣耀。”(罗8:29-30)
“For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.”(Rom 8:29-30)(Golden Chain)
使徒彼得称信徒为神所拣选的族类:“惟有你们是被拣选的族类,是有君尊的祭司,是圣洁的国度,是属神的子民,要叫你们宣扬那召你们出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。”(彼前2:9)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”(1 Pet 2:9)
因着神奇异的恩典,祂拣选人赐给祂的独生爱子耶稣基督,成为基督身上的肢体。
3. 保障的群体
“我又赐给他们永生。他们永不灭亡,谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。…谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。我与父原为一。”(约10:27-30)
“And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. … and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. I and My Father are one."”(John 10:27-30,NKJV)
耶稣基督赐给信徒永生。
永生是什么?永生不仅指新生命从即刻开始直到永远,更是指生命的特质,具有像耶稣基督那样的崭新生命,与自己那个自私、贪婪、犯罪、阴暗、浮躁的老旧生命完全不同的新生命,即满有耶稣基督光明、正直、圣洁、仁爱、平安的新生命。这新生命是在神的儿子耶稣基督里面的。(约一5:11-12)
约翰福音第十章是圣经论述信徒永恒保障最为强有力的经文之一:
他们永不灭亡!
谁也不能把他们从我手里夺去!
父比万有都大,谁也不能把他们从我父手里夺去!
我与父原为一。
主耶稣给信徒“永不灭亡”的保证,且有“谁也不能把信徒从主耶稣和父神手中夺去”的双重保障!
这是圣经给与信徒“一旦得救永不失丧”的坚强保障、应许、安慰、激励、力量、盼望!因为救恩不是出于人,而是完全在乎神!
诚如使徒保罗所说,“因为我深信无论是死,是生,是天使,是掌权的,是有能的,是现在的事,是将来的事,是高处的,是低处的,是别的受造之物,都不能叫我们与神的爱隔绝。这爱是在我们的主基督耶稣里的。”(罗8:38-39)
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”(Rom 8:38-39)
当然,“一旦得救永不失丧”的教义,并不给与信徒任意犯罪的通行证。相反,一个自称信耶稣的人,如果依然活在黑暗里享受罪中之乐,他救恩的真实性很让人怀疑。
“不要自欺,神是轻慢不得的。人种的是什么,收的也是什么。顺着情欲撒种的,必从情欲收败坏;顺着圣灵撒种的,必从圣灵收永生。”(加6:7-8)
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”(Gal 6:7-8)
如何知道你救恩的确定性?
1. 救恩基于神的拣选:
“我父把羊赐给我。” (约10:29)
2. 救恩基于神的保障:
“他们永不灭亡,谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。我父…比万有都大,谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。”(约10:27-29)
3. 救恩基于主的神性:
“我又赐给他们永生。”(约10:28)
“我与父原为一。”(约10:30)
4. 救恩基于圣经无误:
“经上的话是不能废的。” (约10:35)
“因为祂一次献祭,便叫那得以成圣的人永远完全。”(来10:14)
“Because by one sacrifice He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.”(Heb 10:14)
信徒稳妥在主大能而又慈爱的手中,这是信徒奔走天路的强大动力!
三. 基督的神性宣称(约10:30-39)
当主耶稣宣告“我与父原为一”时,“犹太人又拿起石头来要打祂。”(约10:31)
“Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.”(John 10:31)
正如约翰福音第十章是信徒永恒保障的重要经文,也很少有其他经文像约翰福音第十章三十至三十九节这段经文,清晰而又全面地阐述基督的神性。
1. 主与父原为一
“我与父原为一。”(约10:30)
“I and the Father are one.”(John 10:30)
这是主耶稣令人震惊、明确无误的神性宣告:
注意,动词“为”(英文are)是复数形式,突出了基督与父神的不同位格,从而驳斥了撒伯流主义所主张的“神格唯一论”的异端。
同时,数词“一”是中性词而不是阳性词,所以不是指位格上的“一”(驳斥撒伯流主义异端),也不是仅仅指道德、意志、目的上的“一”(驳斥亚流主义异端),而是指本性(Nature)和本质(Essence)上的“一,”即父与子在本质上完全为“一”!
因此,“我与父原为一”是圣经最为简洁、最为明确的基督神性的宣告,父与子是三位一体神的两个不同位格,但在本质上完全相同。所以,耶稣基督不但是道德家、好老师,祂乃是完完全全的神!犹太人显然没有误解主耶稣的意思,于是他们拿起石头要打祂。
2. 自称神的儿子
“耶稣对他们说,‘我从父显出许多善事给你们看,你们是为哪一件拿石头打我呢?’犹太人回答说,‘我们不是为善事拿石头打你,是为你说僭妄的话。又为你是个人,反将自己当作神。’耶稣说,‘你们的律法上岂不是写着,我曾说你们是神吗?经上的话是不能废的。若那些承受神道的人,尚且称为神,父所分别为圣,又差到世间来的,祂自称是神的儿子,你们还向祂说,你说僭妄的话吗?’”(约10:32-36)
“Jesus answered them, "Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?" The Jews answered Him, saying, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God." Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods"'? "If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), "do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?”(John 10:32-36,NKJV)
犹太人又拿起石头要打耶稣,主耶稣颇为有趣地问他们说,我从父显出许多善事给你们,你们为哪件拿石头打我呢?
犹太人无法否认主耶稣所行的神迹奇事,但他们从不思想主耶稣为什么可以行这些神迹。他们还是执意要用石头打耶稣:我们打你“是为你说僭妄的话,又为你是一个人,反将自己当作神。”
主耶稣引用诗篇82篇的话,以由小及大(from lesser to greater)的论证方式,回复犹太人对祂的不实指控。
“神站在有权力者的会中。在诸神中行审判。说,‘你们审判不秉公义,徇恶人的情面,要到几时呢?你们当为贫寒的人和孤儿伸冤。当为困苦和穷乏的人施行公义。当保护贫寒和穷乏的人,救他们脱离恶人的手。你们仍不知道,也不明白,在黑暗中走来走去。地的根基都摇动了。我曾说,‘你们是神,都是至高者的儿子。’ 然而你们要死,与世人一样。要仆倒,像王子中的一位。’”(诗82:1-7)
“God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the "gods": "How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. "They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. "I said, 'You are "gods"; you are all sons of the Most High.' But you will die like mere men; you will fall like every other ruler."”(Ps 82:1-7)
很显然,诗篇82篇中被称为“诸神”(gods)的,是指以色列屈枉正直的审判官和官长,他们故意行不义的事,他们代表神施行审判,但他们却不施行公义秉公判断。他们被称为神的儿子,但他们却“要死,与世人一样。”
“神”(gods)字的这一用法也见于旧约其他经文。
“他的主人就要带他到审判官那里(审判官或作神)…”(出21:6)
“Then his master must take him before the judges….”(Exod 21:6)
“若找不到贼,那家主必就近审判官,要看看他拿了原主的物件没有。”(出22:8)
“But if the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has laid his hands on the other man's property.”(Exodus 22:8)
主耶稣的论证逻辑是:“若那些承受神道的人,尚且称为神,父所分别为圣,又差到世间来的,祂自称是神的儿子,你们还向祂说,你说僭妄的话吗?’”(约10:35-36)
“If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came , "do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?”(John 10:35-36,NKJV)
这段圣经主耶稣明确无误地自称为“神的儿子,”对于主耶稣的自称,有么有父神的印证呢?当然!
“从天上有声音说,‘这是我的爱子,我所喜悦的。’”(太3:17)
“And a voice from heaven said, "This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased."”(Matt 3:17)
“这是我的爱子,我所喜悦的。你们要听祂。”(太17:5)
“This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”(Matt 17:5)
耶稣的确是完全的人,但祂是完全的神成为人。
“经上的话是不能废的,”(“and the Scripture cannot be broken.”)主耶稣高度重视圣经的可靠、可信、无误,主耶稣甚至说,“天地要废去,我的话却不能废去。”(太24:35)故此信徒也必须坚持这一底线。挖空心思地诋毁圣经,是现今自由化泛滥社会中魔鬼撒但及其差役的阴险伎俩。
3. 圣父圣子相通
“我若不行我父的事,你们就不必信我。我若行了,你们纵然不信我,也当信这些事。叫你们又知道,又明白,父在我里面,我也在父里面。”(约10:37-38)
“"If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; "but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."”(John 10:37-38)
“神所做的事,子也照样做。”(约5:19)
“Because whatever the Father does the Son also does.”(John 5:19)
父做事到如今,子也照样做事到如今;父怎样使人活着,子也照样使人活着;人如何尊敬父,也照样如何尊敬子;父怎样在自己有生命,子也照样在自己有生命。
“但我有比约翰更大的见证。因为父交给我要我成就的事,就是我所作的事,这便见证我是父所差来的。”(约5:36)
“I have testimony weightier than that of John. For the very work that the Father has given Me to finish, and which I am doing, testifies that the Father has sent Me.”(John 5:36)
“我不但为这些人祈求,也为那些因他们的话信我的人祈求。使他们都合而为一。正如你父在我里面,我在你里面,使他们也在我们里面。…使他们合而为一,像我们合而为一。”(约17:20-22)
“"I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; "that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, …that they may be one just as We are one.”(John 17:20-22)
所以,耶稣基督如何宣称祂自己的神性?
1. 耶稣与神并列(约10:27-28)
2. 主与父原为一(约10:30)
3. 自称神的儿子(约10:35-36)
4. 父与子的相通(约10:37-38)
“犹太人又要拿祂,”(约10:39)犹太人的反应证明他们毫无疑义地听懂了主耶稣的话,然而,他们却是内心刚硬、抵挡到底。
“耶稣又往约但河外去,到了约翰起初施洗的地方,就住在那里。有许多人来到他那里。他们说约翰一件神迹没有行过。但约翰指着这人所说的一切话都是真的。在那里信耶稣的人就多了。”(约10:40-42)
“And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. Then many came to Him and said, "John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true." And many believed in Him there.”(John 10:40-42,NKJV)
主耶稣在地上行走的时候,他四处宣讲天国的福音,伴随以神迹奇事作为佐证。然而,犹太人作为整体始终是反对抵挡,但也始终有人归信耶稣基督。“多数人反对,少数人跟随。”这也是人类历史一向的轨迹。
今日,每个人都应该问自己这样的问题:我是否是属于主的羊?我是否信靠耶稣基督?
信靠耶稣基督需要信心,很多人将信心看为盲从。然而,人们的生活须矣离不开信心:你开车上班,乘飞机旅行,去饭馆吃饭,甚至夫妻之间的相伴,都需要信心。因为,你无法保证开车不出车祸,无法保证乘飞机不出意外,无法保证饭馆里的饭菜无人投毒,无法保证夫妻相处不会相互加害… 既然人们的生活时刻需要信心,偏偏为什么信靠耶稣基督的信心就成为盲从呢?
基督信仰并非盲信,而是基于一系列历史的事实。
“我的羊听我的声音,我也认识他们,他们也跟着我。我又赐给他们永生。他们永不灭亡,谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。我父把羊赐给我,祂比万有都大。谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。”(约10:27-29)
“"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand."”(John 10:27-29)
感谢主
任运生牧师
主后二零二一年九月二十四日
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