13:1 在安提阿的教會中,有幾位先知和教師,就是巴拿巴和稱呼尼結的西面、古利奈人路求,與分封之王希律同養的馬念,並掃羅。
13:2 他們事奉主、禁食的時候,聖靈說:「要為我分派巴拿巴和掃羅,去做我召他們所做的工。」
13:3 於是禁食禱告,按手在他們頭上,就打發他們去了。
1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.
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在《使徒行傳》我們看見聖靈的位格很明顯,甚至還有話語出現,正如這裡所描述!因此聖靈不是隱藏的上帝,也是行事的上帝,會表達其意志:「要為我分派巴拿巴和掃羅,去做我召他們所做的工。」
《帖撒羅尼迦前書》1章5節,保羅也宣告:「因為我們的福音傳到你們那裡,不獨在乎言語,也在乎權能和聖靈,並充足的信心。正如你們知道,我們在你們那裡,為你們的緣故是怎樣為人。」
也因為這樣,我們不要將聖靈當作是不出聲的上帝,祂是充滿大能,而且一切的福音事工,都是聖靈在運行,讓我們不要忘記聖靈可是全能的上帝,也是我們要堅心倚賴的上帝!
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