For Moses said, ‘The
Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your
own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. Anyone who does
not listen to him will be completely cut off from among his people.’
'Indeed, all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have
foretold these days. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the
covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your
offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ When God raised up his
servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you
from your wicked ways.’
12 Then the apostles returned to
Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk[c] from the
city. 13 When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room
where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew;
Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the
Zealot, and Judas son of James. 14 They all joined together
constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and
with his brothers.
15 In
those days Peter stood up among the believers (a group numbering about a
hundred and twenty) 16 and said, “Brothers and sisters,[d] the
Scripture had to be fulfilled in which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through
David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus. 17 He
was one of our number and shared in our ministry.”
18 (With
the payment he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell
headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. 19 Everyone
in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language
Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
20 “For,”
said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms:
“‘May
his place be deserted;
let there be no one to dwell in it,’[e]
21 Therefore
it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time
the Lord Jesus was living among us, 22 beginning from John’s
baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must
become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 So
they nominated two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and
Matthias. 24 Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s
heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25 to take
over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then
they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven
apostles.
如何持守真道
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聖經所說的「持守真道」(keep / hold fast the truth)不是只是守住一套正確的知識,而是──
*在真理中扎根、活出真理、並在挑戰中不偏離基督。*
整本聖經中,「持守真道」常以三個核心維度呈現:
*(1)持守信仰內容(apostolic teaching) (2)持守屬...