22For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for
you a prophet like me from among your own people;
you must listen to everything he tells you. 23Anyone
who does not listen to him will be completely cut off
from among his people.’
24“Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as
many as have spoken, have foretold these days.
25And you are heirs of the prophets and of the
covenant God made with your fathers. He said to
Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth
will be blessed.26When God raised up his
servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by
turning each of you from your wicked ways.”
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3:22 摩西曾說:『主神要從你們弟兄中間,給你們興起一位先知像我;凡他向你們所說的,你們都要聽從,
3:23 凡不聽從那先知的,必要從民中全然滅絕。』
3:24 從撒母耳以來的眾先知,凡說預言的,也都說到這些日子;
3:25 你們是先知的子孫,也承受神與你們祖宗所立的約,就是對亞伯拉罕說:『地上萬族,都要因你的後裔得福。』
3:26 神既興起他的僕人(或譯:兒子),就先差他到你們這裏來,賜福給你們,叫你們各人回轉,離開罪惡。」
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聖經中所提到的“罪惡”不僅是道德上的,更重要是與上帝和人之關係。和上帝之關係,是我們要與上帝相交,是順服與信靠,表現於外是敬虔之生活。與人之關係是彼此相愛,表現於外是分享互助之生活。所以福音引導我們接受上帝之救恩,並要建立教會。要愛上帝也要愛鄰舍。
這段話是彼得與約翰靠著耶穌基督的名使瘸腿的行走之後,向來聖殿禱告之群眾講道的言辭,乃是要向他們見證耶穌是上帝所預備之彌賽亞,上帝的兒子,與上帝同等且取人性成為人,與人同住,甚至為人的罪,以生命為代價,為人償還虧欠上帝之罪債,將上帝愛世人之旨意表明出來。
這是聖靈的大能的作為,為要高舉耶穌基督;而高舉耶穌基督,為的是要榮耀父上帝;而這再讓我們體認到三位一體之上帝是多麼真實︰我們從一看到三,三又合為一,完成了救贖大恩。
同樣我們不僅在此事認識上帝之奧秘,也感受到上帝的愛。使我們理性與感性都得到滋潤與滿足。這真是奇妙之真理!
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