1:9 那光是真光,照亮一切生在世上的人。
1:10 他在世界,世界也是藉著他造的,世界卻不認識他。
1:11 他到自己的地方來,自己的人倒不接待他。
1:12 凡接待他的,就是信他名的人,他就賜他們權柄作上帝的兒女。
1:13 這等人不是從血氣生的,不是從情慾生的,也不是從人意生的,乃是從上帝生的。
1:14 道成了肉身,住在我們中間,充充滿滿地有恩典有真理。我們也見過他的榮光,正是父獨生子的榮光。
9 The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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成為上帝的兒女是出於上帝的作為,正如作者在這裡所說:「這等人不是從血氣生的,不是從情慾生的,也不是從人意生的,乃是從上帝生的。」
然而奇妙的是上帝竟然用肉身像人顯現,也因為如此,上帝是真真實實與人同住!所以,約翰福音要告訴我們,肉身不是邪惡的,肉身是上帝恩典的作為!因為約翰福音的作者要對抗「諾斯底主義」,他們認為肉身是靈魂的監牢!然而基督信仰要告訴我們,唯有透過道成肉身的主耶穌,才能成上帝的羔羊,承擔世人的罪孽!
因此,我們讀約翰福音也要承認我們是有罪的,需要耶穌基督的救贖,不是我們的善行討上帝的喜悅,而是耶穌基督的代贖,使我們與上帝和好,享受真正的平安!
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