使徒行傳中的女人 (4)

使徒行傳中的女人 (4)
聖經閱讀：使徒行傳9:1-2 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年7月4日(五)

掃羅並不相信耶穌是上帝的兒子，所以他對基督徒做了壞事，就是所謂的「迫害」。之後，掃羅終於明白他做錯了事，他就受洗並成為一個傳講耶穌福音的偉大佈道家。 　今天的經文是關於掃羅成為基督徒之前的事情。掃羅告訴基督徒，說他會殺害他們。他計劃前往大馬士革城，第2a節說，猶太大祭司「發給致大馬士革各猶太會堂的文件，准許他搜捕跟從主道路的人。」 　第2節的後面說：「無論男女，都押解到耶路撒冷去。」掃羅不只是迫害男基督徒，他同時也迫害女基督徒！ 　現今人們也迫害基督徒，你要因為基督徒的身份而有受苦的準備。就為上帝和祂的話語剛強吧！ —JK 「從那一天開始，耶路撒冷的教會遭受極殘酷的迫害……這時候，掃羅進行摧殘教會的工作；他挨家挨戶搜捕男女信徒，把他們關進牢裏。」 使徒行傳8:2-3a 禱告：天父，我願永遠為祢和祢的話語剛強。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Women in Acts (4)
Bible Reading: Acts 9:1-2
Friday, July 4, 2014

Saul did not believe that Jesus was God’s Son. So Saul did bad things to Christians. This is called persecution. Later, Saul realized that he was wrong. He was baptized and became a great preacher for Jesus. 　Our Bible verses today are about the time before Saul became a Christian. Saul told Christians he would kill them. He planned to go to the city of Damascus. Verse 2a says that the Jewish high priest gave Saul “the authority to find people in Damascus who were followers” of Jesus. 　The last part of verse 2 says, “If he found any believers there, men or women, he would arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem.” Saul didn’t just persecute Christian men. He also persecuted Christian women! 　People persecute Christians today, too. You should be ready to experience bad things because you are a Christian. Stand strong for God and His Word. —JK “On that day the Jews began to persecute the church in Jerusalem, making them suffer very much. Saul was also trying to destroy the group. He went into their houses, dragged out men and women, and put them in jail.” Acts 8:2-3a PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I want to always stand strong for You and Your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen.