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Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it. And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. […]
在《路加福音》10章21至24节中,主提到那些看见并听见某些事情的人,称他们为有福的人。在当时的语境中,祂所说的是祂的门徒,尤其是刚刚完成以色列传道之旅归来的七十人。这七十人奉主的名,凭着祂所赐的能力,医治了病人,赶出了鬼魔。 有人会认为,有福的人就是所有的信徒,而不信的人则没有福分。 这无疑是正确的。信徒拥有永生,不信的人则没有。从这个意义上说,信徒是快乐的(有福的),不信的人则不然。 但主在这几节经文中所表达的含义远不止于此。我认为,许多信徒可能并不是主在此所说的那种”有福”的人——尽管所有信徒都拥有永生,这一事实并不因此改变。 这些经文中的门徒不只是信徒,他们是跟随主的人,是在做祂的工。神并没有赐给第一世纪所有信徒赶鬼治病的能力。正是因为这些门徒甘心顺服、跟随主,他们才有幸看见了别人所看不见的事。 他们也听见了并非所有信徒都能听见的话语。第23节说,主私下教导门徒。那些作主门徒的信徒,蒙受了被祂亲自教导的福分——祂在没有人群的时候与他们同在,花时间陪伴这些顺服的信徒,向他们解释各样的事。我们只能想象他们所听见的是何等奇妙的话语!他们真是一群有福的人。 与此相对的情形记载在《约翰福音》2章23至25节。约翰说,有许多人信了耶稣,他们是信徒,拥有永生,从这个意义上说,他们是有福的。 但从另一个意义上说,他们却不是。约翰说,耶稣”不将自己交托”给这些新信徒。他们不愿意以门徒的身份跟随祂,因此没有看见门徒所看见的,也没有听见门徒所听见的,更没有机会私下与主同处。他们白白丢弃了何等宝贵的福分! 若我们是耶稣基督的信徒,我们已经领受了世上最大的福分——我们知道自己拥有永生,并将永远与祂同住。 我们不是那七十人之一。虽然我们没有医治病人或赶鬼的能力,但我们仍然可以看见并听见主。然而,若我们不以门徒的身份跟随祂,这一切便不会发生。我们将不会有福,因为我们看不见主在我们生命中的作为——祂将我们塑造成祂的形象(林后3:18;罗12:1-2)。我们也听不见祂借着话语向我们说话,呼召我们与祂建立更深的亲密关系。 《约翰福音》3章16节告诉我们,若我们是耶稣基督的信徒,我们便拥有永生的恩赐,在这方面我们是有福的。但愿我们也能在《路加福音》10章21至24节主所说的那种意义上,同样成为有福的人。
Ron asks a great question: If a Jew today becomes a believer in Jesus Christ, is there any way he is distinct from Gentile believers during the church age? I think he is not distinct because of Gal 3:28. Galatians 3:28 says: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither […]
In Luke 11:49, the Lord speaks about the “wisdom of God.” This wisdom has “…said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles…’ ” This is an unusual expression, and the identification of this wisdom has been somewhat debated. Some have said that the “wisdom of God” here is Jesus Christ. That is always a safe answer in theological discussions! If something is good, we can identify it with Christ. There is […]
В Луки 10:21-24 Господь говорит о тех, кто и видит и слышит определенные вещи. Он называет их блаженными. Непосредственный контекст показывает, что Он говорит о Своих учениках, в частности о семидесяти, которые только что вернулись из проповеднического обхода по Израилю. Эти семьдесят исцеляли больных и изгоняли демонов во имя Господа через силу, которую Он им […]
Sa Lukas 10:21–24, tinutukoy ng Panginoon ang mga nakakita at nakarinig ng ilang bagay. Tinatawag Niya silang mapapalad. Sa dagliang konteksto, Siya ay nagsasalita tungkol sa Kaniyang mga alagad, lalo na ang pitumpu na bagong balik mula sa isang paglalakbay ng pangangaral sa Israel. Ang pitumpung ito ay nagpagaling sa mga may sakit at nagpalayas […]
Prema Ivanu 4,42 i 1 Ivanu 4,14 Isus je Spasitelj svijeta Prema kalvinistima, riječ kosmos u tim redcima odnosi se na svijet izabranih. Drugim riječima, On je Spasitelj 100 % onih koje je izabrao za spasenje i 0 % onih neizabranih. Ali riječ kosmos u tim redcima odnosi se na sve ljude svih vremena. Znači […]
Ron asked: Did the apostles belong to the age of Israel, or the church age, or both? I assume that since they are to be sitting on twelve thrones and ruling over the twelve tribes of Israel that they will be part of Israel during the coming kingdom. But then again, they obviously were key […]
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En Lucas 10:21–24, el Señor se refiere a los que ven y oyen ciertas cosas. Los llama bienaventurados. En el contexto inmediato, está hablando de sus discípulos, especialmente de los setenta que acababan de regresar de una gira de predicación en Israel. Esos setenta habían sanado a los enfermos y expulsado demonios en el nombre […]
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