利未記20:10-27

20:10 「與鄰舍之妻行淫的，姦夫淫婦都必治死。
20:11 與繼母行淫的，就是羞辱了他父親，總要把他們二人治死，罪要歸到他們身上。
20:12 與兒婦同房的，總要把他們二人治死；他們行了逆倫的事，罪要歸到他們身上。
20:13 人若與男人苟合，像與女人一樣，他們二人行了可憎的事，總要把他們治死，罪要歸到他們身上。
20:14 人若娶妻，並娶其母，便是大惡，要把這三人用火焚燒，使你們中間免去大惡。
20:15 人若與獸淫合，總要治死他，也要殺那獸。
20:16 女人若與獸親近，與牠淫合，你要殺那女人和那獸，總要把他們治死，罪要歸到他們身上。
20:17 「人若娶他的姊妹，無論是異母同父的，是異父同母的，彼此見了下體，這是可恥的事；他們必在本民的眼前被剪除。他露了姊妹的下體，必擔當自己的罪孽。
20:18 婦人有月經，若與她同房，露了她的下體，就是露了婦人的血源，婦人也露了自己的血源，二人必從民中剪除。
20:19 不可露姨母或是姑母的下體，這是露了骨肉之親的下體；二人必擔當自己的罪孽。
20:20 人若與伯叔之妻同房，就羞辱了他的伯叔；二人要擔當自己的罪，必無子女而死。
20:21 人若娶弟兄之妻，這本是污穢的事，羞辱了他的弟兄；二人必無子女。
20:22 「所以，你們要謹守遵行我一切的律例典章，免得我領你們去住的那地把你們吐出。
20:23 我在你們面前所逐出的國民，你們不可隨從他們的風俗；因為他們行了這一切的事，所以我厭惡他們。
20:24 但我對你們說過，你們要承受他們的地，就是我要賜給你們為業、流奶與蜜之地。我是耶和華─你們的上帝，使你們與萬民有分別的。
20:25 所以，你們要把潔淨和不潔淨的禽獸分別出來；不可因我給你們分為不潔淨的禽獸，或是滋生在地上的活物，使自己成為可憎惡的。
20:26 你們要歸我為聖，因為我─耶和華是聖的，並叫你們與萬民有分別，使你們作我的民。
20:27 「無論男女，是交鬼的或行巫術的，總要治死他們。人必用石頭把他們打死，罪要歸到他們身上。」

¹⁰ “‘If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress are to be put to death.

¹¹ “‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

¹² “‘If a man has sexual relations with his daughter-in-law, both of them are to be put to death. What they have done is a perversion; their blood will be on their own heads.

¹³ “‘If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

¹⁴ “‘If a man marries both a woman and her mother, it is wicked. Both he and they must be burned in the fire, so that no wickedness will be among you.

¹⁵ “‘If a man has sexual relations with an animal, he is to be put to death, and you must kill the animal.

¹⁶ “‘If a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it, kill both the woman and the animal. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

¹⁷ “‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.

¹⁸ “‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.

¹⁹ “‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

²⁰ “‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.

²¹ “‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

²² “‘Keep all my decrees and laws and follow them, so that the land where I am bringing you to live may not vomit you out. ²³ You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them. ²⁴ But I said to you, “You will possess their land; I will give it to you as an inheritance, a land flowing with milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God, who has set you apart from the nations.

²⁵ “‘You must therefore make a distinction between clean and unclean animals and between unclean and clean birds. Do not defile yourselves by any animal or bird or anything that moves along the ground—those that I have set apart as unclean for you. ²⁶ You are to be holy to me because I, the Lord, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own.

²⁷ “‘A man or woman who is a medium or spiritist among you must be put to death. You are to stone them; their blood will be on their own heads.’”

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    上帝看重「性關係」的聖潔，因為「性關係」是人與人的關係中最基礎的關係，家庭的關係是從這裡開始。也因為這樣的關係，家族和家族可以聯合再一起，最受構成廣大的親戚關係。這絕對不是兩情相悅，就可以隨心所欲去發生關係，造成許多的混亂，使社會結構動搖！

    上帝用聖潔來保守這些人與人之間的關係不混亂，使人的關係保持穩定與平安！也因為這樣，人對性忠誠、不混亂，如此人才會看重自己與上帝的關係，不隨從別的假神。

    所以，上帝在此宣告：「你們要歸我為聖，因為我─耶和華是聖的，並叫你們與萬民有分別，使你們作我的民。無論男女，是交鬼的或行巫術的，總要治死他們。人必用石頭把他們打死，罪要歸到他們身上。」

利未記20:1-9

20:1 耶和華對摩西說：
20:2 「你還要曉諭以色列人說：凡以色列人，或是在以色列中寄居的外人，把自己的兒女獻給摩洛的，總要治死他；本地人要用石頭把他打死。
20:3 我也要向那人變臉，把他從民中剪除；因為他把兒女獻給摩洛，玷污我的聖所，褻瀆我的聖名。
20:4 那人把兒女獻給摩洛，本地人若佯為不見，不把他治死，
20:5 我就要向這人和他的家變臉，把他和一切隨他與摩洛行邪淫的人都從民中剪除。
20:6 「人偏向交鬼的和行巫術的，隨他們行邪淫，我要向那人變臉，把他從民中剪除。
20:7 所以你們要自潔成聖，因為我是耶和華─你們的上帝。
20:8 你們要謹守遵行我的律例；我是叫你們成聖的耶和華。
20:9 凡咒罵父母的，總要治死他；他咒罵了父母，他的罪（原文是血；本章同）要歸到他身上。

The Lord said to Moses, ² “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him. ³ I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name. ⁴ If the members of the community close their eyes when that man sacrifices one of his children to Molek and if they fail to put him to death, ⁵ I myself will set my face against him and his family and will cut them off from their people together with all who follow him in prostituting themselves to Molek.

⁶ “‘I will set my face against anyone who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute themselves by following them, and I will cut them off from their people.

⁷ “‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the Lord your God. ⁸ Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

⁹ “‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death. Because they have cursed their father or mother, their blood will be on their own head.

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    上帝在這裡說明聖潔的來源：「所以你們要自潔成聖，因為我是耶和華─你們的上帝。你們要謹守遵行我的律例；我是叫你們成聖的耶和華。」

    者也就是說聖潔是來自與上帝的關係，因為耶和華是以色列人的上帝，是上帝讓以色列人成聖！不是人靠修行或做好事成聖，是因為被上帝揀選為子民，才成為聖潔！

    也因要逃避偶像，不要隨從周邊的人之惡習，尤其是崇拜偶像，不合理的獻祭，這都是上帝所憎惡，更是惹動上帝怒氣！

    我們既然蒙恩成為上帝的兒女，就要像以色列人一般，要和未信主的人有分別，因為我們是屬上帝的，是聖潔的！

以弗所書1:15-18

1:15 因此，我既聽見你們信從主耶穌，親愛眾聖徒，

1:16 就為你們不住地感謝上帝。禱告的時候，常提到你們，

1:17 求我們主耶穌基督的上帝，榮耀的父，將那賜人智慧和啟示的靈賞給你們，使你們真知道他，

1:18 並且照明你們心中的眼睛，使你們知道他的恩召有何等指望，他在聖徒中得的基業有何等豐盛的榮耀；

¹⁵ For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, ¹⁶ I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. ¹⁷ I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit^[f] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. ¹⁸ I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,

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    對於永恆的盼望，讚主耶穌裡信靠上帝的結果，正如好行為是從信靠上帝來的一般！然而上帝為了讓我們有把握，就賜下聖靈為印記。而聖靈是上帝，是與聖父和聖子同榮與同尊，有次序之別，但是地位卻是相同的！

    聖靈在我們心中的工作是什麼呢﹖就是「並且照明你們心中的眼睛，使你們知道他的恩召有何等指望，他在聖徒中得的基業有何等豐盛的榮耀！」

    既然是如此，我們要尊崇聖靈如同聖父和聖子。但是，祂卻又常常引常自己，像我們見證耶穌基督是上帝的兒子、是主！雖然耶穌基督是用肉身顯現，但是上帝成就在耶穌基督身上的，也要成就在每一個屬基督的人身上。

    也因為這樣，我們若為基督的緣故受人來的苦，我們也要同基督受上帝來的榮耀！這是聖靈要我們看見：「他（基督）的恩召有何等指望，他在聖徒中得的基業有何等豐盛的榮耀！」