3:9 不以惡報惡,以辱罵還辱罵,倒要祝福;因你們是為此蒙召,好叫你們承受福氣。
3:10 因為經上說:人若愛生命,願享美福,須要禁止舌頭不出惡言,嘴唇不說詭詐的話;
3:11 也要離惡行善,尋求和睦,一心追趕。
Do
not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless,
for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. For
"Whoever
desires to love life
and
see good days,
let
him keep his tongue from evil
and
his lips from speaking deceit;
let
him turn away from evil and do good;
let
him seek peace and pursue it.
M̀-hó
yung fái po fái, yung yu̍k-ma vàn yu̍k-ma; tiên-to, oi chuk-fuk, yîn-vi
Song-ti fû-seu ngì-têu ke muk-tit he oi pûn ngì-têu sṳ̀n-su chuk-fuk.
Chhiong
Sṳn-kîn só kóng:
Má-ngìn
sióng-oi hióng-su ngìn-sên,
hî-mong
ko ôn-lo̍k ke ngit-è,
sa̍t-mà
chhiu m̀-hó kóng fái-fa,
choi-sùn
ya m̀-hó kóng fâ-liâu.
Oi
hi-chhie̍t sià-ok, chhin-li̍t hàng-san;
oi
chûi-khiù fò-phìn, sat-mâng hi hàng.
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人犯罪之後最大的問題就是沒有平安,所產生的結果,就是與上帝和人的關係破裂,彼此隔絕之外,還充滿著憤怒,彼此傷害,彼此爭吵,從來沒有安寧的時刻,這就是罪造成的破壞力。
然而這樣的修復要來自耶穌基督並祂釘十字架,因為耶穌本身是無罪的,祂已經付上代價,將一切的虧欠補足,讓人與上帝以及人與人之間的罪債,全部都還清了!不僅過去的,還包括現在和未來的一切。使一切的不公義,全被祂彌平了!這是要用信心接受的事實,不是用感覺來感受。也不是用思考可以明瞭的,完全是聖靈的引導。
因為有這樣的基礎,我們才能真正與人和睦,與上帝和好,享受真正的平安!但是這不是說,上帝是善惡不分,犯罪不須付代價。而是我們犯罪,是附上基督為代價;同樣,別人犯罪虧負我們的,基督親自為代價付給我們了!
這就是十字架的奇妙救恩!