馬太福音11:20-24

 

11:20 耶穌在諸城中行了許多異能，那些城的人終不悔改，就在那時候責備他們，說：
11:21 「哥拉汛哪，你有禍了！伯賽大啊，你有禍了！因為在你們中間所行的異能，若行在泰爾、西頓，他們早已披麻蒙灰悔改了。
11:22 但我告訴你們，當審判的日子，泰爾、西頓所受的，比你們還容易受呢！
11:23 迦百農啊，你已經升到天上（或譯：你將要升到天上嗎），將來必墜落陰間；因為在你那裡所行的異能，若行在所多瑪，它還可以存到今日。
11:24 但我告訴你們，當審判的日子，所多瑪所受的，比你還容易受呢！」

 

 ²⁰ Then Jesus began to denounce the towns in which most of his miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. ²¹ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. ²² But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ²³ And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ²⁴ But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

 

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    主耶穌表面上好像是責備加利利附近的城市，如：哥拉汛、伯賽大、迦百農。甚至拿他們和邪惡的古城相比，如：泰爾、西頓、所多瑪。是為什麼呢？這些城是不是主耶穌常常傳福音和形神蹟的地方呢！

 

    主耶穌責備他們的就是聽了許多福音和看了許多神蹟卻不悔改！對於上帝的呼召，竟然一點反應也沒也！其實這也是警戒那些混在教會中，卻久久不願意決志信主的人。

 

    我們在教會中，不是跟人家參加許多聚會和活動，這些不是頂重要的，最重要的是要信靠耶穌，只要活著上帝就給我們機會來決定，也因此我們要即時來跟隨主耶穌，不要等到機會失去，而空懊悔也沒有用的！