恩典：阿尼西謀

恩典：阿尼西謀
聖經閱讀：腓利門書1-25 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年1月15日(四)

腓利門書是保羅寫給一個名叫腓利門的基督徒的信。腓利門有一個僕人叫阿尼西謀，阿尼西謀不是基督徒，他從腓利門家逃跑了。當保羅坐牢的時候，遇見了阿尼西謀，保羅向他傳講耶穌的福音，阿尼西謀也就信了主。 　阿尼西謀決定回到腓利門家，所以保羅就寫了這封信讓阿尼西謀帶回去。在信中，保羅要求腓利門施恩並饒恕阿尼西謀。請注意，保羅用了跟上帝恩典相關的話語作為這封信的開頭和結尾（第3和25節）。這已經不只是一個問候，它是要幫助提醒腓利門所領受來自上帝的恩典。 　在第18-20節，保羅說，如果阿尼西謀有造成腓利門損失，保羅會為阿尼西謀所做的事負責，這就類似耶穌為我們的罪接受懲罰！腓利門書是一門讓我們學習認識恩典的好功課。 －MK 「取消了那對我們不利、法律上束縛我們的罪債記錄，把它釘在十字架上，毁掉了它。」 歌羅西書2:14 禱告：天父，我願饒恕別人。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Grace: Onesimus
Bible Reading: Philemon 1-25
Thursday, January 15, 2015

The book of Philmeon is a letter Paul wrote to a Christian man named Philemon. Philemon had a servant named Onesimus. Onesimus was not a Christian. He ran away from Philemon. When Paul was in prison, he met Onesimus. Paul told him about Jesus, and Onesimus became a Christian, too. 　Onesimus decided to return to Philemon, so Paul wrote this letter and sent it with Onesimus. In the letter, Paul asked Philemon to show grace and forgiveness to Onesimus. Notice that Paul started and ended the letter with words about God’s grace (verses 3 and 25). This is more than just a greeting; it helped remind Philemon about the grace he had received from God. 　In verses 18-20, Paul says that if Onesmius had hurt Philemon, Paul would accept responsibility for the things Onesimus did. This is similar to the way Jesus accepted the punishment for our sins! The book of Philemon is a good lesson for us about grace. —MK “Because we broke God’s laws, we owed a debt...But God forgave us that debt. He took it away and nailed it to the cross.” Colossians 2:14 PRAYER: Father, I want to show forgiveness to others. In Jesus’ name. Amen.