馬可福音2: 6-12

 

2:6 有幾個文士坐在那裡，心裡議論，說：

2:7 「這個人為甚麼這樣說呢？他說僭妄的話了。除了上帝以外，誰能赦罪呢？」

2:8 耶穌心中知道他們心裡這樣議論，就說：「你們心裡為甚麼這樣議論呢？

2:9 或對癱子說『你的罪赦了』，或說『起來！拿你的褥子行走』；哪一樣容易呢？

2:10 但要叫你們知道，人子在地上有赦罪的權柄。」就對癱子說：

2:11 「我吩咐你，起來！拿你的褥子回家去吧。」

2:12 那人就起來，立刻拿著褥子，當眾人面前出去了，以致眾人都驚奇，歸榮耀與上帝，說：「我們從來沒有見過這樣的事！」

 

⁶ Now some teachers of the law were sitting there, thinking to themselves, ⁷ “Why does this fellow talk like that? He’s blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?”

⁸ Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things? ⁹ Which is easier: to say to this paralyzed man, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk’? ¹⁰ But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” So he said to the man, ¹¹ “I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.” ¹² He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

 

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    文士在當時的猶太人中間是最認識聖經和誡命的，卻不認識主耶穌是基督；反而是一般的民眾，雖然不認識聖經和誡命，卻肯定主耶穌是基督。所以不能接受主耶穌說：「小子，你的罪赦了。」

 

    還論斷主耶穌說：「這個人為甚麼這樣說呢？他說僭妄的話了。除了上帝以外，誰能赦罪呢？」

 

    正如教會中有一些人自以為敬虔、明白聖經，一天到晚批評弟兄姊妹和牧師，認為別人都不明白真理，需要他們的指正與教導。要是別人說他們幾句，就說自己像先知有權說別人，別人無權批評他們！

 

    因此，人不要高舉自己，要謙卑的遵主為大，並且尊重別的弟兄姊妹！因為尊重別的弟兄姊妹，就是敬畏主耶穌的表現。