箴言16:23

智慧人的心教訓他的口，又使他的嘴增長學問。

The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent,
    and their lips promote instruction.

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    智慧人因為敬畏耶和華，所以領受了上帝所賜聖靈，聖靈救內住在人的心中。也因為如此，心裡就充滿上帝的教導，成為一個真正有智慧的人。而聖靈更事會將意念放在人的心中，使人心所充滿的，就從嘴裡說出。而這樣的人就事先知，就是為上帝說話的人。

    而先知說出來的話，或是寫出來的話，就是上帝瘩啟示，聖經就是這樣來的！正如保羅所說：「聖經都是上帝所默示的（或譯：凡上帝所默示的聖經），於教訓、督責、使人歸正、教導人學義都是有益的，叫屬上帝的人得以完全，預備行各樣的善事。」（提摩太後書3:16-17）

    所以，我們要成為智慧的人，就是必須要敬畏上帝，我們才會領受到上帝的啟示。也惟有如此，我們的生命才可以成為榮耀上帝的人，是一個完全的人，可以行出各樣的善事！

馬可福音9:38-50

9:38 約翰對耶穌說：「夫子，我們看見一個人奉你的名趕鬼，我們就禁止他，因為他不跟從我們。」
9:39 耶穌說：「不要禁止他；因為沒有人奉我名行異能，反倒輕易譭謗我。
9:40 不敵擋我們的，就是幫助我們的。
9:41 凡因你們是屬基督，給你們一杯水喝的，我實在告訴你們，他不能不得賞賜。」
9:42 「凡使這信我的一個小子跌倒的，倒不如把大磨石拴在這人的頸項上，扔在海裡。
9:43 倘若你一隻手叫你跌倒，就把它砍下來；
9:44 你缺了肢體進入永生，強如有兩隻手落到地獄，入那不滅的火裡去。
9:45 倘若你一隻腳叫你跌倒，就把它砍下來；
9:46 你瘸腿進入永生，強如有兩隻腳被丟在地獄裡。
9:47 倘若你一隻眼叫你跌倒，就去掉它；你只有一隻眼進入上帝的國，強如有兩隻眼被丟在地獄裡。
9:48 在那裡，蟲是不死的，火是不滅的。
9:49 因為必用火當鹽醃各人。（有古卷加：凡祭物必用鹽醃。）
9:50 鹽本是好的，若失了味，可用甚麼叫它再鹹呢？你們裡頭應當有鹽，彼此和睦。」

³⁸ “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”
³⁹ “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, ⁴⁰ for whoever is not against us is for us. ⁴¹ Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.
⁴² “If anyone causes one of these little ones—those who believe in me—to stumble, it would be better for them if a large millstone were hung around their neck and they were thrown into the sea. ⁴³ If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. ^{[44]  45} And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ^{[46]  47} And if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ⁴⁸ where

“‘the worms that eat them do not die,
    and the fire is not quenched.’

⁴⁹ Everyone will be salted with fire.

⁵⁰ “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”

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    講道面對到這樣的經文，會讓人覺得不知如何是好，因為這好像有很多主題，該講哪一個主題呢？

    其實這還是一個主題貫穿著，就是要要靠「基督的名」！沒有靠基督的名是要面對地獄火湖的，那裡的可怕是「蟲是不死的，火是不滅的」！

    這也告訴我們，絕對不可離開基督的名！我們要靠基督的名，才能夠接納不同性質的基督徒，才能夠彼此和睦，興旺主的福音！

馬可福音9:30-37

9:30 他們離開那地方，經過加利利；耶穌不願意人知道。
9:31 於是教訓門徒，說：「人子將要被交在人手裡，他們要殺害他；被殺以後，過三天他要復活。」
9:32 門徒卻不明白這話，又不敢問他。
9:33 他們來到迦百農。耶穌在屋裡問門徒說：「你們在路上議論的是甚麼？」
9:34 門徒不作聲，因為他們在路上彼此爭論誰為大。
9:35 耶穌坐下，叫十二個門徒來，說：「若有人願意作首先的，他必作眾人末後的，作眾人的用人。」
9:36 於是領過一個小孩子來，叫他站在門徒中間，又抱起他來，對他們說：
9:37 「凡為我名接待一個像這小孩子的，就是接待我；凡接待我的，不是接待我，乃是接待那差我來的。」

³⁰ They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, ³¹ because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.” ³² But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.
³³ They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” ³⁴ But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.
³⁵ Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
³⁶ He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, ³⁷ “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”

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    這裡似乎有兩件事情，一件是門徒不明白耶穌所說的：「人子將要被交在人手裡，他們要殺害他；被殺以後，過三天他要復活」。另一件是他們在路上彼此爭論誰為大。

    不管這些門徒心中想的是什麼，但是這兩件事情似乎在主耶穌看來是同一件事，所以他用一個小孩子來坐譬喻說話，使他們明白，在他們當中只有「耶穌的名」最大，要靠著個名來接納彼此，沒有大小之分。

    之所以如此，是因為耶穌雖然會受害死了，但是他要勝過死亡，奪回一切的權柄，也透過這個權柄，每一個在基督裡的人要因基督的名互相接納，互相尊崇，沒有誰大誰小的問題，因為在我們當中唯有基督是最大的，是為首的！

馬可福音9:1-13

9:1 耶穌又對他們說：「我實在告訴你們，站在這裡的，有人在沒嘗死味以前，必要看見上帝的國大有能力臨到。」
9:2 過了六天，耶穌帶著彼得、雅各、約翰暗暗地上了高山，就在他們面前變了形像，
9:3 衣服放光，極其潔白，地上漂布的，沒有一個能漂得那樣白。
9:4 忽然，有以利亞同摩西向他們顯現，並且和耶穌說話。
9:5 彼得對耶穌說：「拉比（就是夫子），我們在這裡真好！可以搭三座棚，一座為你，一座為摩西，一座為以利亞。」
9:6 彼得不知道說甚麼才好，因為他們甚是懼怕。
9:7 有一朵雲彩來遮蓋他們；也有聲音從雲彩裡出來，說：「這是我的愛子，你們要聽他。」
9:8 門徒忽然周圍一看，不再見一人，只見耶穌同他們在那裡。
9:9 下山的時候，耶穌囑咐他們說：「人子還沒有從死裡復活，你們不要將所看見的告訴人。」
9:10 門徒將這話存記在心，彼此議論「從死裡復活」是甚麼意思。
9:11 他們就問耶穌說：「文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來？」
9:12 耶穌說：「以利亞固然先來復興萬事；經上不是指著人子說，他要受許多的苦被人輕慢呢？
9:13 我告訴你們，以利亞已經來了，他們也任意待他，正如經上所指著他的話。」

And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”

² After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. ³ His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. ⁴ And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

⁵ Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ⁶ (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)

⁷ Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”

⁸ Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

⁹ As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

¹¹ And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

¹² Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected? ¹³ But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”

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    我們在這裡看見主耶穌的人性承載著神性，祂不只是一個人，祂更是真神上帝的兒子！雖然摩西和以利亞，是很偉大的先知，是上帝所重用的僕人，卻是比不上耶穌基督。而且上帝要我們單單的跟隨祂，正向雲彩中傳來的聲音：「這是我的愛子，你們要聽他」。接著不再見一人，只見耶穌同他們在那裡。

    我們是不是常常將眼目放在亮麗與神奇的人身上，卻沒有將眼目放在主耶穌身上。沒有好好來認識祂是上帝的兒子，追求祂以外的事物，更是希望自己成為別人所注目的人，正如摩西和以利亞！但是，上帝卻要讓我們透過耶穌基督，得著上帝兒女的身分，真正成為屬上帝的人。

    曾經有位為主大大使用的僕人宣信博士，在他的生命中有一個重大的突破，是因為他發現：生命的重心不是追求有許多屬靈的恩賜，而是追求賜下恩賜的主耶穌，一生跟隨祂，領受聖靈為印記成為上帝的兒女！

    同樣今天上帝也要對我們說：「這是我的愛子，你們要聽他！」

馬可福音9章

 馬可福音9:1-13   , 

 馬可福音9:14-29   ,  馬可福音9:19  , 馬可福音9:24 ,

 馬可福音9:30-37  , 馬可福音9:30-32  ,

   馬可福音 9:33-35 , 馬可福音9:35 ,

 馬可福音9:38-50   ,