《登峰造極》Day11
《為義受苦有福了》
10 為義受逼迫的人有福了！因為天國是他們的。11「人若因我辱罵你們，逼迫你們，捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們，你們就有福了！12 應當歡喜快樂，因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的。在你們以前的先知，人也是這樣逼迫他們。」(馬太福音五10-12)
18「世人若恨你們，你們知道，恨你們以先已經恨我了。19 你們若屬世界，世界必愛屬自己的；只因你們不屬世界，乃是我從世界中揀選了你們，所以世界就恨你們。20 你們要記念我從前對你們所說的話：『僕人不能大於主人。』他們若逼迫了我，也要逼迫你們；若遵守了我的話，也要遵守你們的話。21 但他們因我的名要向你們行這一切的事，因為他們不認識那差我來的。22 我若沒有來教訓他們，他們就沒有罪；但如今他們的罪無可推諉了。23 恨我的，也恨我的父。24 我若沒有在他們中間行過別人未曾行的事，他們就沒有罪；但如今連我與我的父，他們也看見也恨惡了。25 這要應驗他們律法上所寫的話，說：『他們無故地恨我。』26 但我要從父那裏差保惠師來，就是從父出來真理的聖靈；他來了，就要為我作見證。27 你們也要作見證，因為你們從起頭就與我同在。」(約翰福音十五18-27)
10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matthew 5:10-12)
18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’ 26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (John 15:18-27)
18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you. 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. 21 They will treat you this way because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me. 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin. 23 Whoever hates me hates my Father as well. 24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father. 25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated me without reason.’ 26 “When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning. (John 15:18-27)
分享：上一篇分享我們剛談到「使人和睦」，但今天經文卻提醒我們另一個事實：當我們堅持義，就可能換來世上的逼迫。這似乎與「和睦」背道而馳，但其實兩者並不矛盾。
主耶穌早已表明，基督徒難免會被世人所憎恨：「世人若恨你們，你們知道，恨你們以先已經恨我了。你們若屬世界，世界必愛屬自己的；只因你們不屬世界，乃是我從世界中揀選了你們，所以世界就恨你們。」(約翰福音十五18-19) 這揭示了屬世與屬神在本質上的對立。既然我們持守天國的價值，行神看為義的事，自然會與世界的價值觀衝突，受逼迫就在所難免。
為義受逼迫，表面看似可悲，但耶穌提醒我們：這正是屬世罪惡「無可推諉」的表現。祂說：「為義受逼迫的人有福了！因為天國是他們的。」(馬太福音五10-12) 福與逼迫看似毫不相干，但耶穌卻將我們的眼光轉向天國。原來這是天國子民的記號，表明我們不屬於世界，而屬於神的國。
由此，八福的最後一福帶給我們三方面的提醒：
1. 不怕地上的受苦：既然我們的價值與世俗迴異，但若因持守真理、跟隨主於地上受逼迫，反而證明我們屬於天國。
2. 盼望天上的奬賞：逼迫不是終點，「因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的。」(參馬太福音五12)
3. 成為耶穌的見證：面對憎恨、逼迫，耶穌應許會差來保惠師 (聖靈)，讓我們藉著聖靈活出不同於世界的見證，讓人看到屬天國的、屬基督的價值。
作為身處於世界的基督徒，你願意不隨波逐流，為義持守真理嗎？落於現實，這或許是因公義等議題而被誤解、排斥；在職場上，或因守信仰而失去升遷機會；在家中，或因信主而被認為不合傳統⋯⋯這些都可能帶來壓力與痛苦，但若將眼光聚焦於天國，我們就能明白，這一切都是福氣，因為我們屬於主。
反思：我過去曾否為義、為真理而受到逼迫或拒絕？我又曾否懼於世俗的眼光而沉默呢？今天再回看這些經歷，我有甚麼新的體會呢？
禱告：親愛的主耶穌，感謝祢告訴我：為義受逼迫的是有福的。求聖靈賜我勇氣，成為主祢的見證，不要懼怕來自世界的逼迫和憎恨，為義、為信仰持守真理，單單仰望天上的賞賜。奉主名求，阿們。
Posted in 2025-08SOTM