漢字 (7)

漢字 (7)
聖經閱讀：希伯來書9:11-14, 22-28 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年4月14日(二)

今天我們要來談最後一個漢字，這個字是我特別喜愛的字之一，它的意思是「正義」。正義就是去做對的事。 　「義」這個字的傳統形式有兩個部份，上面的部份是一個「羊」，而下半部是一個「我」。 　我們很努力要成為好人、做好事，但無論多麼努力，我們仍然會失敗、不順服。上帝是聖潔無瑕的，而我們不是；倚靠自己，我們絶對不可能好到可以站立在上帝面前。 　今天閱讀的經文告訴我們，耶穌成為為我們犧牲的羔羊，祂為我們的罪擔當了刑罰並且死在十字架上，「他的血要淨化我們的良心」（第14b節）。 　當我們跟從並順服耶穌時，祂就成為我們的義，然後我們就可以用一個新的關係來接近上帝。今天就感謝祂、讚美祂！ —KP 「第二天，約翰看見耶穌向他走過來，就說：『看哪，上帝的羔羊，除掉世人的罪的！』」 約翰福音1:29 禱告：恩主，因著耶穌，我跟祢有一個全新的關係，謝謝祢！奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (尤榮輝譯)

Chinese Characters (7)
Bible Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14, 22-28
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Today we will talk about our last Chinese character. This character is one of my favorites. It means “righteousness.” Righteousness means doing what is right. 　In the traditional style of this character, there are two parts. The top part is a form of the character for “sheep” or “lamb.” The bottom part is the word for “I” or “me.” 　We try so hard to be good and do good things. But no matter how hard we try, we still fail and disobey. God is holy, and we are not. On our own, we can never be good enough to stand before God. 　Our Bible verses today tell us that Jesus became our sacrificial lamb. He accepted the punishment for our sins and died on the cross. “His blood will make us completely clean” (verse 14b). 　When we follow and obey Jesus, He becomes our righteousness. Then we can approach God with a new relationship. Thank Him and praise Him today! —KP “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God. He takes away the sins of the world!'” John 1:29 PRAYER: Lord, because of Jesus, I have a new relationship with You. Thank You! In Jesus' name. Amen.