21:18 「人若有頑梗悖逆的兒子,不聽從父母的話,他們雖懲治他,他仍不聽從,
21:19 父母就要抓住他,將他帶到本地的城門、本城的長老那裡,
21:20 對長老說:『我們這兒子頑梗悖逆,不聽從我們的話,是貪食好酒的人。』
21:21 本城的眾人就要用石頭將他打死。這樣,就把那惡從你們中間除掉,以色列眾人都要聽見害怕。」
21:19 父母就要抓住他,將他帶到本地的城門、本城的長老那裡,
21:20 對長老說:『我們這兒子頑梗悖逆,不聽從我們的話,是貪食好酒的人。』
21:21 本城的眾人就要用石頭將他打死。這樣,就把那惡從你們中間除掉,以色列眾人都要聽見害怕。」
18 If someone has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his
father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, 19 his father
and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of
his town. 20 They
shall say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will
not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.” 21 Then all the men of his town are to stone him to
death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and
be afraid.
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不孝敬父母是違背聖經的十誡,是應該受到懲治!而懲治的目的是要以色列人看重律法,因為遵行律法是活出上帝子民的樣式,使外邦人一看就知道上帝是與以色列人同在,就不敢攻擊與欺負他們。
同樣今日我們成為基督徒,既然領受上帝兒女的身分,雖然有完全的自由,但是我們不是利用自由來悖逆上帝,而是用自由來順服上帝,活出上帝兒女該有的樣式,正如以色列人遵行律法,活出上帝子民的樣式!
因此,我們要以謙卑的心來順服上帝,正如主耶穌為了完成上帝的旨意,寧可以放下自己與上帝同等的地位,成為人的樣式,活出上帝兒女該有的樣式,我們也當如此效法基督,謙卑自己讓上帝的話成為我們生命的依歸!不可以在悖逆,惹上帝的怒氣!