在團契查經(jīng)時报强,弟兄姊妹經(jīng)常會在唱贊美詩時、在禱告時拱燃,提到耶穌...最常用的語言大致就是“上帝賜下自己的獨生子耶穌秉溉,祂用祂自己的寶血洗凈我們的罪孽,祂的降世是為了拯救陷在黑暗里世人的靈魂..blahblahblah...” 坦白講,我自己說多了也很無感召嘶,耶穌基督父晶,道成肉身活了33年,我也沒親眼見過他弄跌,也沒親口和祂說過話甲喝,祂被釘上十字架為了救我們?好荒謬哦铛只,一切的一切我都只能依靠自己的想象力來感受神對我們的愛...所以一個大問號就冒出來:這個耶穌基督被釘上十字架和我們到底有啥直接關(guān)系安号帧?對我們有啥重大意義按就妗直撤?今天我嘗試用自己淺顯的認知來解讀出答案。
約翰福音(下述“約”)6:53-55 耶穌說:“我實實在在地告訴你們:你們?nèi)舨怀匀俗拥娜馔勺牛缓热俗拥难笔蜎]有生命在你們里面。吃我肉侮东、喝我血的人就有永生圈盔,在末日我要叫他復(fù)活豹芯。我的肉真是可吃的悄雅,我的血是可喝的。So Jesus said to them,"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.
如果剛剛接觸圣經(jīng)者铁蹈,看到這段白話經(jīng)文宽闲,第一個感覺是,怎么耶穌基督和《西游記》里的唐僧一樣握牧,眾人為了得永生容诬,就要吃唐僧的肉,喝唐僧的血沿腰,難道影響世界2000多年的圣經(jīng)真的那么幼稚览徒?我的經(jīng)驗是先把這個問題放在一旁,不如先相信這段經(jīng)文就是客觀真理颂龙,就是事實习蓬,相信基督徒真的吃了耶穌的肉,喝了耶穌的血措嵌,我們就得永生躲叼。
但是就算我現(xiàn)在相信這是真的事實,那還是沒有解決耶穌上十字架到底和具體的我這個基督徒有啥關(guān)系企巢?
羅 6:3-5 豈不知我們這受洗歸入基督耶穌的人枫慷,是受洗歸入他的死嗎?所以我們借著洗禮歸入死,和他一同埋葬或听,原是叫我們一舉一動有新生的樣式探孝,像基督借著父的榮耀從死里復(fù)活一樣。我們?nèi)粼谒赖男螤钌吓c他聯(lián)合誉裆,也要在復(fù)活的形狀上與他聯(lián)合再姑。Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
這段經(jīng)文開始告訴我們基督徒的受洗與耶穌被釘死之間的關(guān)系。個人很喜歡讀英文版本找御,尤其是經(jīng)句里用的時態(tài)元镀,注意到英文里用了不少“過去完成時”,比如:“who have been baptized into Christ Jesus”霎桅,“if we have been united with him”栖疑;還有用了不少“過去式”,比如:“were baptized into his death”滔驶,“Christ was raised from the dead”...但最后一句用了“certainly”這個單詞表達將來會發(fā)生的事遇革。從中我能得到兩個啟示:
1)基督徒受洗歸入耶穌的死,這件事情是已經(jīng)發(fā)生過了的完成時揭糕,這是歷史事件
2)基督徒的重生生命復(fù)活萝快,這件事情是會在未來發(fā)生的將來時,這也是肯定會發(fā)生的客觀事實
有關(guān)上述兩個已經(jīng)驚到我的“歷史事件”著角,“客觀真相”的啟示揪漩,當我在讀到約翰福音中,還看到不少相關(guān)經(jīng)句吏口,佐以證明這個“歷史事件”:
約 5:24 我實實在在地告訴你們:那聽我話奄容、又信差我來者的,就有永生产徊,不至于定罪昂勒,是已經(jīng)出死入生了。Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
再一次研究下英文的時態(tài)舟铜,“hears my word”“believes him”用的都是現(xiàn)在時戈盈,這說明聽耶穌的話,信差耶穌來的父的這個動作是一直在進行中的動態(tài)的事情谆刨。然后后面一句又用了現(xiàn)在完成時--“has passed from death to life”塘娶,意思說我們這些相信耶穌的基督徒,真相是“已經(jīng)出死入生”了...讀到這里痴荐,發(fā)現(xiàn)這句經(jīng)文和羅6:5 用的certainly貌似時間上不太相合...這是一個疑問血柳,另外,我還是想搞懂生兆,就算我相信耶穌在2000多年以前被釘死了难捌,這真的是歷史事件膝宁,那和我有啥直接關(guān)系呢?
羅 6:6-8 因為知道我們的舊人和他同釘十字架根吁,使罪身滅絕员淫,叫我們不再作罪的奴仆。因為已死的人是脫離了罪击敌,我們?nèi)羰桥c基督同死介返,就信必與他同活。We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
繼續(xù)注意時態(tài)沃斤,這段經(jīng)文依然用了幾個“過去式”以及“現(xiàn)在完成時”圣蝎,比如:“our old self was crucified with him”,“who has died has been set free from sin”衡瓶,“we have died with Christ”.從中得到的啟示是:
1)如果耶穌2000多年前被釘十字架是真的徘公,那我們在受洗的那一刻,其實也是一樁100%已經(jīng)發(fā)生過的歷史事件哮针,兩件事情看起來相隔2000多年关面,但其實同時進行
2)當我們的“罪身”全都歸給已經(jīng)死去的耶穌后(他承擔(dān)了我們的罪太可憐),“復(fù)活”這件事情一直是現(xiàn)在完成時
結(jié)合上述已經(jīng)解過的羅6:3-5十厢,由此得出這個驚人真相:經(jīng)文里的“同死”是歷史事件等太,是真相;經(jīng)文里的“同活”是現(xiàn)在完成時蛮放,是我們現(xiàn)在肉眼看到的用心靈感受到的缩抡,一直在進行轉(zhuǎn)化中的動態(tài)的事情!
在約翰福音中筛武,描述耶穌死前的一段經(jīng)文缝其,讀起來也頗有意思:
約 19:30 耶穌嘗了那醋挎塌,就說:“成了徘六!”便低下頭,將靈魂交付給神了榴都。When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, "It is finished", and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
假設(shè)身處當時的場景待锈,耶穌用自己的肉身釘十字架(想想就很痛苦),來赦免我們的罪孽嘴高,死前最后一句話沒說別的竿音,居然說了一句“成了”,聽起來好奇怪是不是拴驮?只能推導(dǎo)出他道成肉身是出于神春瞬、他傳講福音33年是出于神、一直到他最后死掉套啤,這一切都是出于神的大計劃宽气!耶穌說“成了”,意味著“我這33年屬世的歷史使命完成了”,這個“歷史使命”就是世人的罪孽都歸給我...
用“成了”這句話萄涯,來結(jié)合上述解過的約5:24绪氛,羅6:6-8的經(jīng)文,也許更能理解體會什么叫做基督徒與耶穌“同死涝影、同復(fù)活”這個概念枣察。
至于到底什么叫“同復(fù)活”,這兩天在查羅八章時燃逻,有隱約畫面浮現(xiàn)序目,會涉及到第二個二律背反的概念--新生命和老生命的同時存在...