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2021年6月18日

司提反的講道

 

司提反是基督教的首位殉道者,而使徒行傳7:1-53記載了司提反在大祭司和會眾面前,為真道申辯,引致他被殺害。

 

他首先把猶太人所熟悉的歷史,重新扼要地敘述一遍;內容概括:

 

  • 祖先亞伯拉罕:神主動向他顯現,與他立約,祝福他和他的後裔,吩咐他離開本地與親人,前往神所指示的地方去(使徒行傳7:2-8);
  • 約瑟:雖然被親兄賣到埃及為奴,神卻與他同在,救他脫離一切苦難,又扶助他在埃及成為宰相(使徒行傳7:9-16);
  • 摩西:出生的時候,因為法老要殺死希伯來的初生男嬰而險些死亡,神卻藉法老的女兒拯救了他,並且認作自己的兒子;後來他因為打死了一個埃及人,逃避到曠野,然而神向他顯現,提拔他領導以色列人出埃及;可惜離開埃及之後,以色列人棄絕他,反而記掛在埃及為奴的日子,並且鑄造了金牛犢代替神(使徒行傳7:17-45);和
  • 領袖約書亞、大衛及所羅門(使徒行傳7:45-53)。

 

這一篇講道的主要中心就是:

 

  • 神主導一切及多次施恩拯救以色列人;
  • 以色列人時常抗拒聖靈與逼害神所差派的使者;和
  • 神不是住在人手所造的殿宇,也不會受人的思維所規範。

 

以色列人聽完之後十分忿怒,向司提反咬牙切齒,並且把他推到城外,用石頭打死他;司提反卻一點也不懼怕和怨恨;而且他在臨終時所說的話,與主耶穌的十分相似: 

 

耶穌臨終的遺言

司提反臨終的遺言

父阿!我將自己的靈魂交在祢手裡

 

路加福音23:46

 

求主耶穌接收我的靈魂

使徒行傳7:59

父阿!赦免他們因為他們所作的,他們不曉得

 

路加福音23:34

 

主阿!不要將這罪歸於他們

使徒行傳7:60

 

當時用石頭打些死司提反的以色列人,除下衣裳,交給一個人看管,他就是保羅;而未信主的保羅也樂意見到司提反被害。

 

對於這一件事,保羅後來在使徒行傳22:17-21也曾經提及:「後來我回到耶路撒冷,在殿禱告的時候,魂遊象外,看見主向我說:『你趕緊的離開耶路撒冷,不可遲延,因你為我作的見證,這的人,必不領受。』我就說『主阿!他們知道我從前把信你的人,收在監,又在各會堂裡鞭打他們;並且你的見證人司提反,被害流血的時候,我也站在旁邊歡喜;又看守害死他之人的衣裳。』主向我說:『你去罷;我要差你遠遠的往外邦人那去。』」

 

司提反殉道的過程,實在潛移默化深深地烙印在保羅的腦海中,更成為保羅的屬靈老師。可以見到,有危便有機,而基督徒的見證可以影響深遠。

 

 

 

 

 

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1. 港人 2021-06-18 20:43:50

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Faith palm: Pope Francis’ Instagram account ‘caught liking’ racy model’s sexy schoolgirl photo

There may soon be a social media manager opening at the Vatican after the Pope’s Instagram account was caught ‘liking’ a photo of a Brazilian bikini model in a sexy schoolgirl outfit.

According to reports and alleged screenshots purporting to show the social media faux pas, none other than Pope Francis gave his blessing to 27-year-old Brazilian glamour model Natalia Garibotto.


“At least I'm going to heaven,” Garibotto quipped, enjoying the unlikely endorsement. 

Pope Francis’ Instagram account boasts 7.2 million followers so it was somewhat inevitable that some among the faithful would spot the Pope's official Instagram name, Franciscus, among those who liked the sultry snap.


At least I'm going to heaven,” Garibotto quipped, enjoying the unlikely endorsement. 

Pope Francis’ Instagram account boasts 7.2 million followers so it was somewhat inevitable that some among the faithful would spot the Pope's official Instagram name, Franciscus, among those who liked the sultry snap.

The official papal account no longer appears to like the picture but social media never forgets. Reactions to the mishap poured in over the weekend, with some claiming the Pope himself had fallen into a ‘thirst trap’.

The more pious on Twitter offered their digital ‘thoughts and prayers’ to the Pontiff, who appeared to be enduring severe temptation. Some of the more devout called for calm, insisting there was no way the Pope himself ran his own social media accounts, while others encouraged people to follow the Bible alone.

Uncharacteristically for a celibate servant of God, Pope Francis said earlier this year that sexual pleasure is a divine gift, so perhaps his recent social media activity shouldn’t come as a surprise.

“The pleasure of eating is there to keep you healthy by eating, just like sexual pleasure is there to make love more beautiful and guarantee the perpetuation of the species,” Pope Francis said. 

Meanwhile, the Pope endorsed same-sex civil unions last month, sparking many to joke about whether the Pontiff was now reconsidering whether masturbation is a sin in Catholicism.


2. 麥文本 2021-06-18 21:19:42

1: 是慈愛、聖潔、公義的終極標準,祂定下的規則,沒有人可以推翻或違反。

2: 聖經十誡中的第三誡不可妄稱神的名」所以如果有人宣稱以神的名去犯罪神將會懲治,不用擔心

3: 如聖經人物掃羅大衛、猶大等,任何人犯了罪,神必然知道,亦會追究懲罰。

4: 全能的神主控萬事,祂容許的事無論如何都會發生,而祂不容許的事,無論人怎樣努,都不會發生

5: 自耶穌降世之後,基督教不斷被誤解、毀謗及攻擊多年,然而屹立不倒,有豐富的生命力,越傳越廣,這証明真的假不了,而假的真不了。人可以拒絕相信基督教,然而沒有人可以推翻基督教。

6: 所以未信奉耶穌的,要快信;而已經信奉耶穌的,要堅信

 
 

 

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