愛與饒恕 (2)

愛與饒恕 (2)
聖經閱讀：路加福音23:26-49 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年4月26日(六)

昨天，我們讀到耶穌說要愛並饒恕仇敵的教導。今天我們會讀到，當仇敵傷害耶穌時，耶穌做了什麼。 　今天的經文告訴我們那些人對耶穌所做的可怕事情。是耶穌做了什麼錯事、犯了罪嗎？不，祂是無辜的，祂不曾犯過罪。但是，祂的仇敵鞭打祂、嘲笑祂、向祂吐口水、將荊棘作的冠冕戴在祂的頭上，並把祂釘在十字架上。 　而耶穌做了什麼呢？祂有咒詛這些人，或是求上帝殺死他們嗎？沒有！第34節告訴我們耶穌做了什麼：「耶穌說：『父親哪，赦免他們，因為他們不曉得自己在做甚麼。』」耶穌愛並饒恕那些殺害祂的人。 　今天也許有人因為你是基督徒而取笑你，你會怎麼做呢？你會像耶穌一樣愛人並饒恕人嗎？ —ECW 「兵士也同樣譏笑他。他們上前，拿酸酒給他，說：『你若是猶太人的王，救救你自己吧！』」 路加福音23:36-37 禱告：天上的父，感謝祢賜下耶穌饒恕的榜樣，求祢幫助我學像祂。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (李信儀譯)

Love and Forgiveness (2)
Bible Reading: Luke 23:26-49
Saturday, April 26, 2014

Yesterday we read what Jesus said about loving and forgiving our enemies. Today we will read what Jesus did when His enemies were hurting Him. 　Our Bible Reading tells us the terrible things that people did to Jesus. Was Jesus guilty of doing something wrong? No, He was innocent. He never sinned. But His enemies beat Him, mocked Him, spit on Him, put a crown of thorns on His head, and nailed Him to a cross. 　What did Jesus do? Did He curse those people or ask God to kill them? No! Verse 34 tells us what Jesus did. “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them. They don’t know what they are doing.’” Jesus loved and forgave the people who killed Him. 　Today there may be people who make fun of you because you are a Christian. What will you do? Will you be loving and forgiving like Jesus? —ECW “Even the soldiers laughed at Jesus and made fun of him. They came and offered him some sour wine. They said, ‘If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!’” Luke 23:36-37 PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus’ example of forgiveness. Help me to be like Him. In Jesus’ name. Amen.