2021年8月17日 星期二

使徒行傳19:1-7

 


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 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.”

So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”

“John’s baptism,” they replied.

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.” On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues[b] and prophesied. 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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