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Looking to Jesus can give us courage to face the challenges in our lives.
定睛仰望耶稣,让我们有勇气面对生活挑战。
But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory. Hebrews 3:6
但基督为儿子,治理上帝的家;我们若将可夸的盼望和胆量坚持到底,便是祂的家了。-希伯来书3章6节
If there ever was a faithful person, it was Brother Justice. He was committed to his marriage, dedicated to his job as a postal worker, and each Sunday stood at his post as a leader in our local church. I visited my childhood church recently, and perched on the upright piano was the same bell that Brother Justice rang to notify us that the time for Bible study was about to end. The bell has endured the test of time. And although Brother Justice has been with the Lord for years, his legacy of faithfulness also endures.
蒋弟兄的确是个忠实守信的人。他对自己的婚姻忠诚、对所负责的邮政工作忠心耿耿,并在每个主日坚守岗位,担任我们教会的领袖。最近,我重回孩提时参加崇拜的教会,发现蒋弟兄用来通知大家查经班即将结束的摇铃,至今仍放置在直立钢琴的上方,这个摇铃经历了时间的考验。虽然蒋弟兄已在多年前安息主怀,但他忠心服事上帝的榜样却依然长存。
Hebrews 3 brings a faithful servant and a faithful Son to the readers’ attention. Though the faithfulness of Moses as God’s “servant” is undeniable, Jesus is the one believers are taught to focus on. “Therefore, holy brothers and sisters . . . fix your thoughts on Jesus” (v. 1). Such was the encouragement to all who face temptation (2:18). Their legacy could come only from following Jesus, the faithful One.
希伯来书3章提到了摩西和耶稣,让我们看到忠心的仆人与尽忠的儿子。无可置疑的,摩西是上帝忠心的“仆人”,但这章经文却教导信徒应定睛于耶稣。“同蒙天召的圣洁弟兄啊,你们应当思想……耶稣”(1节)。因为耶稣亲身经历过试探,能够让所有被试探的人得着激励(2章18节)。唯有效法耶稣的尽忠,他们才能成为忠心服事上帝的榜样。
What do you do when the winds of temptation are swirling all around you? When you are weary and worn and want to quit? The text invites us to, as one paraphrase renders it, “Take a good hard look at Jesus” (3:1 ). Look at Him again—and again and again. As we reexamine Jesus, we find the trustworthy Son of God who gives us courage to live in His family.
在你周遭充斥着各样的试探时,你会怎么做呢?你会感到疲惫不堪,想要放弃吗?希伯来书3章1节(现代英语译本/信息本)要我们更深入地“思想耶稣”,花时间反复思想。当我们重新思想耶稣时,就会发现上帝的儿子值得我们信靠,是祂赐我们勇气成为上帝家庭的一分子。
Dear heavenly Father, through Your Spirit, empower us to courageously love, honor, and follow the Lord Jesus Christ.
亲爱的天父,祢的圣灵让我们有能力,可以勇敢地爱主、尊荣主,并且坚定跟随主耶稣基督。
3 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. 5 “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.
3 同蒙天召的圣洁弟兄啊,你们应当思想我们所认为使者、为大祭司的耶稣。 2 他为那设立他的尽忠,如同摩西在神的全家尽忠一样。 3 他比摩西算是更配多得荣耀,好像建造房屋的比房屋更尊荣。 4 因为房屋都必有人建造,但建造万物的就是神。 5 摩西为仆人,在神的全家诚然尽忠,为要证明将来必传说的事; 6 但基督为儿子,治理神的家。我们若将可夸的盼望和胆量坚持到底,便是他的家了。
The book of Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish Christians who were facing persecution and hardship for their faith and who were now in danger of drifting away and reverting back to Judaism. The writer warns them against abandoning Christ (2:1–3; 3:7–15; 6:4–6; 10:26–31) and presents the absolute supremacy of Jesus as Savior. Jesus is superior to the angels (chs. 1–2), to Moses (chs. 3–4), and to the Aaronic priesthood (chs. 5–7), and He is the perfect High Priest (chs. 8–10). In today’s passage Moses is compared with Christ. While Moses was one of God’s most faithful servants, Jesus is far greater than Moses because Jesus is God’s Son (3:5–6).
希伯来书是为了鼓励犹太基督徒而写的,因为这些信徒为了信仰遭受逼迫,经历艰难,甚至面临偏离真道、回归犹太教的危机。作者警戒他们不可离弃基督(2章1-3节,3章7-15节,6章4-6节,10章26-31节),并指出耶稣是救主,具有绝对、至高无上的地位。耶稣超越天使(1-2章)、摩西(3-4章),以及亚伦等次的祭司(5-7章),唯独祂才是完美的大祭司(8-10章)。我们从今天阅读的经文中,看到摩西与基督之间的差异。摩西虽在上帝的家中全然尽忠,但因为耶稣是上帝的儿子,所以祂远比摩西更尊贵(3章5-6节)。
How does reflecting on the supremacy of Jesus encourage you to trust Him in your trials?
想到耶稣是至高无上的,是否激励你在试炼中信靠祂呢?
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