W2 2008-11-25 (路5:1-6:11)
經文: 路加福音 5:5
默想: 親愛的主啊!我們的理性與經驗往往會成為我們聽從你命令的攔阻。彼得當天與你的對話顯出彼得能夠跨越他理性與經驗的限制,而願意謙卑順服你的話語。求主也幫助我學習這樣的態度。
題目: 你對於耶穌醫治癱子的事件有什麼看法?
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癱子被抬到耶穌面前,當然是希望求得醫治,但耶穌反而先赦免了他的罪,引來文士與法利賽人的非議,之後耶穌才當場醫治他,叫他起來行走.
回覆刪除有時候會覺得耶穌對我們的禱告或訴求"答非所問",但正如耶穌反問眾人的:"或說你的罪赦了,或說你起來行走,那一樣容易呢?"5:23
當耶穌似乎"罔顧"我們的需求,反要求我們先處理自己內心的問題時,大概就像這樣:哪一樣容易呢?
JBC姐寫得真好!本來看這段經文沒啥想法,經JBC姐一說,還真有意思!
回覆刪除每回看四福音中的經文中,法利賽人多是注意事情對不對,而不是生命是否被拯救!對自己一直是一個警愓。
草戊尚土 牧師,平安:
回覆刪除記得有本書叫做:『褥子團契』,作者認為在聖經裡面最精彩、美好的團契,就是今天經文裡那個被好友帶到耶穌面前求醫治的癱子故事。
書中有一段是這樣寫的:「每個人都有自己的褥子。它代表人的破碎與不完美。是我『不正常』的一面。」如果要經歷生命的醫治、靈命的成長、接納與赦罪的恩典,我們需要找到一個群體:在那裡,我們不怕展露自己的褥子,也為彼此抬起褥子。
回頭再看看我自己的褥子,至今似乎還是得緊緊地包裹我裡面癱瘓的軀體,但願主憐憫我,在我團契生活中能彼此扶持與關懷,一同經歷赦免與醫治,歸榮耀於上帝。
卯同學 敬上
Dear JBC,
回覆刪除Yeah, I didn't know the main purpose or motivation of Jesus in doing this. Was it to show mercy on the paraplegic? Was it to show mercy on the Pharisees? Or might be both? Or even to leave with us a precious spiritual lesson?
Dear Yuze,
I liked your comment on learning from the response of JBC. I would like each one of us to learn from one another. Then we would beome a Mattress Fellowship.
Dear Mou,
Great sharing of this Mattress Fellowship. But for me, the mattress was what we used to help us survive with our weakness. Mattress was not our weakness, but paraplegia was our weakness. Mattress was what we could find to help us continue to live with our weakness. Yet the paraplegic was so fortunate to have such friendship that they would dare to risk their security and pay financial price to bring him to the front of Jesus.