約8:7 他們還是不住地問他，耶穌就直起腰來，對他們說：「你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打她。」
約8:8 於是又彎著腰用指頭在地上畫字。
耶穌在地上畫字，所寫的是什么？聖經找不到答案。
FC 20年前的主日學，曾有過的問題，當時有人說是七宗罪。她把這問題藏了20年至7 JUN 2010 晚餐，她又拿這問題考我，希望我比出答案。
這段聖經，也曾看過，但無細心想過。
現在拿來做晚餐的前菜，咀嚼一下。
主耶穌豈会隨意在地上畫字呢？應會和當時環境有關。
寫字前是，有一句說話：「你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打她。」
當時寫人們的罪是其中一個最大的可能。
約8:9 他們聽見這話，就從老到少一個一個地都出去了，只剩下耶穌一人，還有那婦人仍然站在當中。
晚上睡前努力查找，一本「惟獨耶穌」的參考書找到一些解說：
「有人說衪在列出指控者的罪，也有人說衪在列出舊約<利未記>20.10及<申命記>22.22，指明犯姦淫的男女二人皆應受罰。」
剛考8 June 追看利未記至20章。
而早上又有一則靈修文章：
約8.11 耶穌說：「我也不定你的罪，去吧！從此不要再犯罪了。」
聖經一直警告信徒不可犯罪，包括：姦淫、偷盜、荒宴、醉酒、辱罵、勒索、邪術、拜偶像、仇恨、爭競、忌恨、惱怒、結黨、嫉妒、紛爭、毀謗、妄疑、異端、謊言、虛偽、貪心、貪懶....。
往東莞時，又自動播放：約8、約壹3、詩82
約壹3:9 凡從 神生的，就不犯罪，因 神的道（註：原文作“種”）存在他心裡；他也不能犯罪，因為他是由 神生的。
詩82:2 說：“你們審判不秉公義，徇惡人的情面，要到幾時呢？〔細拉〕
詩82:3 你們當為貧寒的人和孤兒伸冤，當為困苦和窮乏的人施行公義。
詩82:4 當保護貧寒和窮乏的人，救他們脫離惡人的手。
詩82:5 你們仍不知道，也不明白，在黑暗中走來走去；地的根基都搖動了
應行義而不行，也是罪。
兼且引用今天偉大禱文：
神啊！保守我們不犯任意妄為的罪，赦免我們過往的過失，潔淨我們現在的生活，引導我們走永生的道路。阿們
(補充：約8:12 耶 穌 又 對 眾 人 說 、 我 是 世 界 的 光 ． 跟 從 我 的 、 就 不 在 黑 暗 裡 走 、 必 要 得 著 生 命 的 光 。
聽到此節不久，巴士行到隧道口，看見天上的云，被陽光射透，散發出權能的光線。
這句話與經文也存在心裡)
Within the understanding of this biblical context in God’s love and grace, my response is as follows;
回覆刪除約 翰 福 音 John
8:2 Early in the morning he came to the temple courts again. All the people came to him, and he sat down and began to teach them. 8:3 The experts in the law and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They made her stand in front of them 8:4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of adultery. 8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?” 8:6 (Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger. – Jesus may write, “ Love mercy ” or “love and mercy”
8:7 When they persisted in asking him (this implies Jesus is keeping on writing on ground, - – Jesus may write, “not sin” or “Sin and darkness”), he stood up straight and replied, “Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8:8 Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground. – Jesus may write, “righteous and holiness”
8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. 8:10 Jesus stood up straight (Jesus has not gone away as other sinful people. Jesus is God and Jesus is son of Man and the only Man who does not sin at all. Jesus is 100% righteously qualified to condemn and judge on the adultery woman according to the Law of God.) and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?” 8:11 She replied, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “I do not condemn you either. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” – Jesus knows according to the Law of God, the adultery woman is entitled to stone punishment to death because the result of sin is death. But, Lord Jesus does not exercise the right and power of judgement in Law. Jesus does not implement and exercise His Authority of Judgement as the Son of God. Instead, Jesus gives His Love and Mercy onto the woman and advises her in the other way very kindly, totally opposite to the way of judgement in righteous i.e. way of mercy in God’s love – gives the adultery woman the second chance and reminds her not to sin anymore.
From this, now, we know, the loving God gives us lots of chance to let us to continue to live in flesh of sin, rebelling God and acting against God (when we do not know, understand and believe in God), but still, God is calling us back to His Sheepfold. When Jesus comes to the world in two thousands years ago, Jesus is not the judge of law but the life saviour for the world. The main purpose of Jesus as life savour is to save the world and therefore, Jesus is the light of the world who comes to save all sinful people from the darkness and have the light of life.
Jesus as the Light of the World
8:12 Then Jesus spoke out again, “I am the light of the world. The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
In the end, in front of the righteous Son of God, Jesus Christ, standing straight before her, the adultery woman knows Jesus is the Lord who saves her life from the immediate death of stone punishment for her sin of adultery.
Then, we should not forget the amazing grace of the God that we have received from the loving God as we are all saved by Jesus Christ from our sinful life.
Peter.
耶穌所看見的罪
回覆刪除1.凡不信神的皆是罪。
2.人不按神的旨意而作的也是罪。。
3.罪的標準不是人定的，而是神定的。
4.犯罪是生命的問題，而不單是行為的問題。
來源：金燈臺
http://www.goldenlampstand.org/lib/ws/read.php?p=p66019