16:5 門徒渡到那邊去,忘了帶餅。
16:6 耶穌對他們說:「你們要謹慎,防備法利賽人和撒都該人的酵。」
16:7 門徒彼此議論說:「這是因為我們沒有帶餅吧。」
16:8 耶穌看出來,就說:「你們這小信的人,為甚麼因為沒有餅彼此議論呢?
16:9 你們還不明白嗎?不記得那五個餅分給五千人、又收拾了多少籃子的零碎嗎?
16:10 也不記得那七個餅分給四千人、又收拾了多少筐子的零碎嗎?
16:11 我對你們說:『要防備法利賽人和撒都該人的酵』,這話不是指著餅說的,你們怎麼不明白呢?」
16:12 門徒這才曉得他說的不是叫他們防備餅的酵,乃是防備法利賽人和撒都該人的教訓。
5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread. 6 “Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
7 They discussed this among themselves and said, “It is because we didn’t bring any bread.”
8 Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread? 9 Do you still not understand? Don’t you remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered? 11 How is it you don’t understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” 12 Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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說者和聽者之間的溝通常常會有差距,主耶穌和門徒之間也是會發生這樣的問題。因為每個人的視野和觀點不同,就會影響看法和彼此的瞭解。正如主耶穌關心的是:希望大家能夠受到純正真理的教導;而門徒想的,就是主耶穌和民眾的需要。也因此主耶穌說到;「你們要謹慎,防備法利賽人和撒都該人的酵。」時,門徒會聯想到所需要的食物夠不夠!
這也就是教會的牧者和長執之間知所所差異之處:牧者有豐富的信仰知識,卻在財務上需要信徒的供應;而長執通常是在財務上充足,在信仰知識上需要得造就。在這種狀態之下,真的需要互相成全,才能夠好好的牧養信徒。
而主耶穌也在這裡向門徒提到曾經行過的兩個與餅有關的神蹟,表示主耶穌不擔心來就近他的人沒有糧可以吃,反倒擔心他們受到不好的教訓影響,所以主耶穌才會要大家法利賽人和撒都該人的教訓。不好的教訓可是會影響得非常長久的,更會影響許多人。
也因為如此,教會要防範不符合聖經的教導,以免讓信徒離開上帝而沉淪,或是受影響而奔向滅亡之路!
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