《SCRIPTURE 经文》：安息日，耶稣到一个法利赛人的首领家里去吃饭，他们就窥探他。在他面前有一个患水臌的人。耶稣对律法师和法利赛人：安息日治病，可以不可以？他们却不言语。耶稣就治好那人，叫他走了；便对他们说：你们中间谁有驴或有牛，在安息日掉在井里，不立时拉他上来呢？他们不能对答这话。One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” And they had nothing to say. (路加福音 Luke 14:1-6)
《SHARING 分享》: 今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY 我们要分享的经文主题是路加福音 Luke 14:1-6，记载了耶稣在安息日与一个著名的法利赛人一起吃饭时，医治了一个浮肿的人。当时，耶稣正被法利赛人注视着一起吃饭。众所周知，犹太人在安息日不休息地工作，是违反摩西律法的。因此，耶稣问法利赛人和律法师：“安息日治病可以吗？” 目的是要试探他们是否都相信 “信靠神和神的神圣指引是义人生活的道德基础”。但他们却保持沉默，继续在暗中陷害耶稣，迫害耶稣违反犹太人的信仰和律法。
很多圣经学者和宗教道德家，例如教会牧师，会认同我们对 “信靠神和神的指引是义人生活的道德基础” 这个主题的分享和阐释，并认为 “信靠神和通过宗教教义接受神的指引是个人过道德和义人生活的必要条件，也就是说，没有这样的信仰，就不可能过上真正有道德的生活；这个观点与 “神命论 Divine Command Theory” 的哲学观念一致，即道德直接源于神的命令。”
箴言 Proverbs 3:5-6 告诉我们：“你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明，在你一切所行的事上都要认定他，他必指引你的路。” 这强调了信靠神的指引过义人生活的重要性。通过引用这节经文，正如这位牧师所建议和解释的那样：（1）信靠神会为我们提供道德行为的基础，为义人的生活提供指引和标准；（2）通过祷告和学习圣经，信徒可以获得神的智慧，做出道德上的决定；（3）与神建立真正的关系，会引导我们个人的转变，渴望活出有道德和正义的生活。
甘力克牧师 Rev. Nicky Gumbel 曾经讲过类似的讲道，引用马可福音 Mark 3:4，主题是 “是善还是恶？” 经文中，是耶稣即将要问的问题：“行善还是作恶，是对的吗？” 甘力克牧师作证说，他曾经是一个无神论者。当时，他认为一个人的身体、思想和成长环境决定了他所有的行为。从根本上说，没有绝对的善恶。因为如果没有神，就没有道德的终极基础。因此，世界上没有绝对的善恶标准。但在他的内心深处，甘力克牧师知道善恶是有区别的。虽然当时他并不相信神，但他在生活中却经常使用 “善” 或 “恶” 这两个词。直到他被圣灵的引导感动，遇见耶稣，他才意识到有一位真正的神，他创造了道德律。神通过圣经，特别是通过救主耶稣揭示善恶的本质。
甘力克牧师最后说，神赐给人有良知，是因为耶稣升天后差遣圣灵住在我们心里，所以我们能知道什么是善，什么是恶。但现在人的良知已经被世俗沾染麻木了，所以需要神的真理证道来磨练它。祈求主我们都能依靠神的话语和诗篇 Psalm 119:105 中诗篇作者的教导作为神解释和决定的工具： “神的话是我脚前的灯，是我路上的光。” 它描述了神的话语如何照亮我们过道德生活的道路。愿主在祷告中光照我们的心思意念，赐给我们生命的智慧和力量，就如诗人在诗篇 Psalm 25:21 所祷告赞美的：“愿纯全和正直保佑我，因为我等候神。”
今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY the scripture we are going to share is Luke 14:1-6, which records that Jesus healed a man with abnormal swelling while eating with a famous Pharisee on the Sabbath. At that time, Jesus was eating with the Pharisees watching him. As we all know, Jews work without rest on the Sabbath, which is against the law of Moses. Therefore, Jesus asked the Pharisees and the lawyers: "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" The purpose was to test whether they all believed that "trust in God and His divine guidance is the moral foundation of a righteous life." But they remained silent and continued to frame Jesus in secret, persecuting Jesus for violating the Jewish faith and law.
Many Bible scholars and religious moralists, such as church pastors, would agree with our sharing and interpretation of the theme of "Trust in God and God's Guidance Are the Moral Foundation of a Righteous Life" and believe that "trust in God and receiving God's guidance through religious teachings are necessary conditions for individuals to live a moral and righteous life. In other words, without such faith, it is impossible to live a truly moral life; this view is consistent with the philosophical concept of "Divine Command Theory", that is, morality is directly derived from God's commands."
Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us: "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." This emphasizes the importance of trusting in God's guidance to live a righteous life. By quoting this verse, as this pastor suggested and explained: (1) Trusting God will provide us with the foundation for moral behavior and provide guidance and standards for a righteous life; (2) Through prayer and studying the Bible, believers can obtain God's wisdom and make moral decisions; (3) Establishing a true relationship with God will lead to our personal transformation and desire to live a moral and righteous life.
Pastor Rev. Nicky Gumbel once preached a similar sermon, citing Mark 3:4, on the theme of "Good or Evil?" The verse is the question that Jesus is about to ask: "Is it right to do good or to do evil?" Pastor Gumbel testified that he was once an atheist. At that time, he believed that a person's body, mind, and upbringing determined all his actions. Fundamentally, there is no absolute good or evil. Because if there is no God, there is no ultimate basis for morality. Therefore, there is no absolute standard of good and evil in the world. But deep down, Pastor Gumbel knew that there was a difference between good and evil. Although he did not believe in God at the time, he often used the words "good" or "evil" in his life. It was not until he was moved by the guidance of the Holy Spirit and met Jesus that he realized that there was a real God who created the moral law. God reveals the nature of good and evil through the Bible, especially through the Savior Jesus.
Pastor Gumbel concluded by saying that God gave people conscience, it is because Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to live in our hearts after he ascended to heaven, so we can tell what is good and what is evil. But now people's conscience has been stained and numbed by the secular world, so now we need God’s truth and preaching to sharpen it. Pray that we can all rely on God’s Word and the Psalmist’s teaching in Psalm 119:105 as a tool for God’s interpretation and decision: “The word of God is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.” It describes how God’s Word illuminates our path to live a moral life. May the Lord illuminate our hearts and minds in prayer and give us wisdom and strength for life, just as the psalmist prayed and praised in Psalm 25:21: “May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for God.”
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