經文: | 馬太福音5-7章 |
中心思想: | 馬太福音5:1-20,7:1-20 |
提要
所有的公僕候選人都必須在講台上發表政見,爭取勝利。今天你要讀的經文傳統上稱為「登山寶訓」,就是彌賽亞,猶太人的王耶穌的「政見」──祂的天國宣言(太5:3、10)。與上帝聯結(不僅僅是禮儀的持守)及內心的態度(不僅僅是外在的行為)是這篇信息的重心,唯有在上帝所提供的穩固基石上建造(太7:24-27),我們才能過一種超越文士和法利賽人(太5:20)的公義生活! |
第5章
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第6章
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第7章
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如何面對律法
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如何面對世界
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如何面對上帝
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聖潔的行為
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聖潔的態度
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聖潔的審判
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每日與主同行
「你們不要論斷人,免得你們被論斷」(太7:1),所以憑著他們的果子,就可以認出他們來。」 (太7:20)你怎樣把這些看起來十分矛盾的話語放在一起?耶穌想要表達的究竟是什麼?
「論斷」(太7:1)的含意是把自己的想法動機加諸在別人的行為上。你可能會覺得你的鄰居很小器或很低俗,很友善或愛管閒事、注意小節或吹毛求疵……等等,全看你對他們有什麼想法了!遽下斷語和誤解的動機只會造成惡性循環而已。
相形之下,你卻有「果子視察員」的基督徒責任,用上帝聖靈話語的客觀標準(太7:20)評估你的行為(以及別人的行為),並以此調整你的舉止。找一個水果來,一面細嚼,一面咀嚼馬太福音七章一到五節和十五到廿節。讀的時候,一旦發現那些「果子」並不屬於你的生命,就請求上帝幫助你修整你那過於膨脹的態度與行為。
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默想
慧眼獨具
在聖經中,眼睛常是道德水準的象徵。眼睛不僅僅代表視力,也是豐富或慷慨(箴22:9)、高傲(賽5:15)、淫色或貪婪(彼後2:14)、憐憫的能力(申7:16)等的象徵。馬太福音六章廿二節中的好眼睛是注視著上帝的,當一個有雙惡眼的人企圖同時看上帝和世界時,什麼也看不清楚!
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金言
不論別的哲學家怎麼樣,耶穌絕對只遵行祂所傳講的信息。 |
English |
10/2/2013 Teaching by the Messiah |
Scriptures: | Matthew 5-7 |
Heart of the Passage: | Matthew 5:1-20; 7:1-20 |
Overview
All candidates for public office must present a platform upon which to base their campaign. Jesus claimed to be the Messiah, the King of the Jews. The section you will read today, traditionally called the Sermon on the Mount, presents His "platform"—His statement of heaven (5:3, 10). Relationship to God (not simply adherence to ritual) and inward attitude (not merely outward action) become the focus of Christ's message. Only by building upon the sure foundation which God has provided (7:24-27) can we live a lifestyle of righteousness that exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees (5:20). |
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
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Chapter 7
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How We Stand Before the Law
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How We Stand Before the World
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How We Stand Before God
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Holy Actions
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Holy Attitudes
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Holy Judgment
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Your Daily Walk
"Judge not, that ye be not judged" (7:1). "Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them" (7:20). How can you put these seemingly contradictory statements together? What is the point Jesus is trying to make?
Judging (7:1) has in mind the attaching of motives to another person's actions. You may conclude your neighbors are thrifty or cheap ... friendly or nosy ... attentive to detail or picky ... depending on the motives you ascribe to them. Snap judgments and misunderstood motives only lead to the same kind of treatment in return.
By contrast, you have a Christian responsibility to be a "fruit inspector," to evaluate your actions (and the actions of others) by the objective standards of God's inspired Word (7:20), and to adjust your behavior accordingly. Find a piece of fruit to nibble on as you read Matthew 7:1-5, 15-20. And as you do, if you find evidence of fruit that doesn't belong in your life, ask God to help you do some overdue pruning of your attitudes and actions.
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Insight
The "Eyes" Have It —
In the Bible the eye is often a symbol for moral qualities. The eye not only has sight, but it is also "bountiful" or generous (Proverbs 22:9); proud (Isaiah 5:15); "full of adultery" or lustful (2 Peter 2:14); and capable of pity (Deuteronomy 7:16), The good eye of Matthew 6:22 is fixed on God, while the person with bad eyes tries to look at God and die world at the same time and sees neither with clarity.
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Adage
Whatever other philosophers may have been, Jesus alone absolutely practiced what He preached. |
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