19:1 亞波羅在哥林多的時候,保羅經過了上邊一帶地方,就來到以弗所;在那裡遇見幾個門徒,
19:2 問他們說:「你們信的時候受了聖靈沒有?」他們回答說:「沒有,也未曾聽見有聖靈賜下來。」
19:3 保羅說:「這樣,你們受的是甚麼洗呢?」他們說:「是約翰的洗。」
19:4 保羅說:「約翰所行的是悔改的洗,告訴百姓當信那在他以後要來的,就是耶穌。」
19:5 他們聽見這話,就奉主耶穌的名受洗。
19:6 保羅按手在他們頭上,聖靈便降在他們身上,他們就說方言,又說預言(或譯:又講道)。
19:7 一共約有十二個人。
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when[a] you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5 On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues[b] and prophesied. 7 There were about twelve men in all.
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領受聖靈使信耶穌之後的記號,正如保羅在以弗所書中有說到:「你們既聽見真理的道,就是那叫你們得救的福音,也信了基督,既然信他,就受了所應許的聖靈為印記。」(1:13)
因此基督徒與其他宗教的信徒是不同的,不是認為:透過好行為才可上天堂得永生。基督是認為:我們必須先接受耶穌基督為救主,才能夠有能力行善,蒙上帝的喜悅。
我們行善的力量不是來自於自己的本能,因為原本的人已經因為亞當夏娃犯罪之後而敗壞!必須因為信靠主耶穌之後,有聖靈為印記,才能夠有真正行善的能力!並且也凗有透過主耶穌,才能與上帝和好,才能回到上帝的家中,並在上帝國實現時得以進入那榮耀境!
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