2016年3月21日 星期一

彼得後書2:17-19



2:17 這些人是無水的井,是狂風催逼的霧氣,有墨黑的幽暗為他們存留。
2:18 他們說虛妄矜誇的大話,用肉身的情慾和邪淫的事引誘那些剛才脫離妄行的人。
2:19 他們應許人得以自由,自己卻作敗壞的奴僕,因為人被誰制伏就是誰的奴僕。

These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm; for them the deepest darkness has been reserved. For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with licentious desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error. They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.

Liá-têu ngìn chhiong châu-thet ke chhièn-ngièn, chhiong phau-fûng chhôi-san ke súi-hi; Song-ti vi-tó kì-têu pó-liù ke thi-fông he chhai vû-am ke chhṳ̂m-yên tî-poi. Kì-têu kóng phong-fûng ke khûng-fa, yung ngiuk-thí ke chhìn-yu̍k yú-fe̍t ke-têu chang tui mièn-lan ke sên-fa̍t chûng thot-chhut-lòi ke ngìn. Kì-têu tap-yin oi pûn ngìn chhṳ-yù, chhṳ-kâ fán-chón cho fú-phai sên-fa̍t ke nù-chhòi; yîn-vi ngìn pûn má-ke chṳ-fu̍k, chhiu-he má-ke ke nù-chhòi.

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    使徒彼得對假教師的形容真是貼切尤其是今日有許多在教會中不是傳講倚靠耶穌基督而是倚靠積極思想或是倚靠自己反省來改變生命的講員正是如此

    他們用誇大話強調要追求成功要追求成就,就要信耶穌。就是以今生的驕傲和財富來誘導人要信耶穌而不是以聖靈的感動為信耶穌的動機他們不斷鼓吹信耶穌你就會興旺你就會昌盛如同亞伯拉罕於是誤導人以為信耶穌的目的就是要做一個卓越的人富有的人成功的人健康的人

    其實信耶穌的目的不是要追求這些,也不是要靠耶穌得這些,信耶穌的目的是,要離棄罪惡向上帝。是要榮耀上帝,並且永遠以上帝為樂,而不是以成功、昌盛、健康為樂,更不是要榮耀自己。


2016年3月20日 星期日

彼得後書2:15-16



2:15 他們離棄正路,就走差了,隨從比珥之子巴蘭的路。巴蘭就是那貪愛不義之工價的先知,
2:16 他卻為自己的過犯受了責備;那不能說話的驢以人言攔阻先知的狂妄。

They have left the straight road and have gone astray, following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of doing wrong, but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

Kì-têu lì-khôi chṳn-lu, hàng vâi-lu, thùng Pí-ngí ke lai-é Pâ-làn hàng khiung-thiàu lu. Pâ-làn thâm-oi put-ngi ke chhièn-chhòi; Kì-têu lì-khôi chṳn-lu, hàng vâi-lu, thùng Pí-ngí ke lai-é Pâ-làn hàng khiung-thiàu lu. Pâ-làn thâm-oi put-ngi ke chhièn-chhòi;

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    使徒彼得用巴蘭先知來說明假教師必定受到指責的確今日許多假教師為了維持他的信徒人數是為了錢財的需要如同巴蘭先知他們認為:「人潮帶來錢潮」。所以,信徒多一點,收入就會多一點。

    因為要留得住人,就不敢對人的罪惡發出譴責,以至於不敢傳講真正的福音,只傳討好人的信息。以至於那些走向地獄之路的弟兄姊妹,沒有人喚醒他們遠離惡道,沒有呼籲回頭歸向上帝。傳道人的角色,就是要做上帝拯救的傳聲筒,而不是附和惡者的懦夫!

    因此,傳道人要清楚自己是事奉上帝的。事奉上帝的,就是要討上帝的喜悅,不是討人的喜歡。不是為錢財事奉,是為傳講上帝的旨意而事奉!



彼得後書2:12-14



2:12 但這些人好像沒有靈性,生來就是畜類,以備捉拿宰殺的。他們毀謗所不曉得的事,正在敗壞人的時候,自己必遭遇敗壞。
2:13 行的不義,就得了不義的工價。這些人喜愛白晝宴樂,他們已被玷污,又有瑕疵,正與你們一同坐席,就以自己的詭詐為快樂。
2:14 他們滿眼是淫色(原文是淫婦),止不住犯罪,引誘那心不堅固的人,心中習慣了貪婪,正是被咒詛的種類。

These people, however, are like irrational animals, mere creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed. They slander what they do not understand, and when those creatures are destroyed, they also will be destroyed, suffering the penalty for doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their dissipation while they feast with you. They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!

Chúng-he, liá-pân ngìn chhiong mò lìn-sin ke khìm-chhu, thiên-sên chhiu-he oi pûn-ngìn chok pûn-ngìn chhṳ̀ ke; kì-têu cheu pún-nèn hi hàng, fí-pong chhṳ-kâ mò liáu-kié ke sṳ. Kì-têu voi chhiong khìm-chhu khiung-yong tù-tó fí-me̍t. Kì-têu tô hàng put-ngi, chui-heu voi sṳ̍t-tó put-ngi ke po-yin. Tui kì-têu lòi kóng, só-vi khoai-lo̍k chhiu-he chhai kông-thiên pha̍k-ngit chṳ̂-ha mân-chiuk ngiuk-thí ke chhìn-yu̍k. Kì-têu fî-sòng ô-chô lâu vû-ve! Kì-têu thùng ngì-têu khiung-chok sṳ̍t-fan( 2 2:13 “khiung-chok sṳ̍t-fan” yû-têu kú-kién he “chhai oi-yen”.) ke sṳ̀, chhiu nâ kúi-cha lòi chún-cho khoai-lo̍k! Kì-têu hau-set ke muk-chû chôn-khon yìm-fu, fam-chhui ke yu̍k-mong yit-chhṳ̍t mò mân-chiuk. Kì-têu yú-fe̍t ngiôn-ngio̍k ke ngìn; kì-têu thâm-sîm si̍p-koan; kì-têu he Song-ti só chu-chú ke ngìn!

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    使徒彼得在此形容那些不接受真道又毀謗福音的假教師如同畜類一般準備受咒詛受宰殺。並且因為他們不敬畏上帝,造成他們的生活表現不佳,道德低落,不斷的犯罪。

    由此可見,基督徒雖然不強調道德的修養。但是,在聖靈的引導之下,透過上帝的話,使我們的生命越來越精純,也造成我們越來越有基督的樣式,讓人感受到不僅有好的生活表現,更是道德高超,超越用自己的力量修養自己的人。

     所以,勝過假教師的利器,就是研讀聖經並讓聖靈來引導,使聖靈將耶穌基督的救贖成就在我們身上。