《約翰福音》Day12
《你如何看主？》
25 耶路撒冷人中有的說：「這不是他們想要殺的人嗎？ 26 你看祂還明明地講道，他們也不向祂說甚麼，難道官長真知道這是基督嗎？ 27 然而，我們知道這個人從哪裏來；只是基督來的時候，沒有人知道祂從哪裏來。」 28 那時，耶穌在殿裏教訓人，大聲說：「你們也知道我，也知道我從哪裏來；我來並不是由於自己。但那差我來的是真的。你們不認識祂， 29 我卻認識祂；因為我是從祂來的，祂也是差了我來。」 30 他們就想要捉拿耶穌；只是沒有人下手，因為祂的時候還沒有到。 31 但眾人中間有好些信祂的，說：「基督來的時候，祂所行的神蹟豈能比這人所行的更多嗎？」32 法利賽人聽見眾人為耶穌這樣紛紛議論，祭司長和法利賽人就打發差役去捉拿祂。 33 於是耶穌說：「我還有不多的時候和你們同在，以後就回到差我來的那裏去。 34 你們要找我，卻找不着；我所在的地方你們不能到。」 35 猶太人就彼此對問說：「這人要往哪裏去，叫我們找不着呢？難道他要往散住希臘中的猶太人那裏去教訓希臘人嗎？ 36 祂說：『你們要找我，卻找不着；我所在的地方，你們不能到』，這話是甚麼意思呢？」
37 節期的末日，就是最大之日，耶穌站着高聲說：「人若渴了，可以到我這裏來喝。 38 信我的人就如經上所說：『從祂腹中要流出活水的江河來。』」 39 耶穌這話是指着信祂之人要受聖靈說的。那時還沒有賜下聖靈來，因為耶穌尚未得着榮耀。40 眾人聽見這話，有的說：「這真是那先知。」 41 有的說：「這是基督。」但也有的說：「基督豈是從加利利出來的嗎？ 42 經上豈不是說『基督是大衛的後裔，從大衛本鄉伯利恆出來的』嗎？」 43 於是眾人因着耶穌起了紛爭。 44 其中有人要捉拿祂，只是無人下手。45 差役回到祭司長和法利賽人那裏。他們對差役說：「你們為甚麼沒有帶祂來呢？」 46 差役回答說：「從來沒有像祂這樣說話的！」 47 法利賽人說：「你們也受了迷惑嗎？ 48 官長或是法利賽人豈有信祂的呢？ 49 但這些不明白律法的百姓是被咒詛的！」 50 內中有尼哥德慕，就是從前去見耶穌的，對他們說： 51 「不先聽本人的口供，不知道祂所做的事，難道我們的律法還定祂的罪嗎？」 52 他們回答說：「你也是出於加利利嗎？你且去查考，就可知道加利利沒有出過先知。」(約翰福音七25-52)
25 At that point some of the people of Jerusalem began to ask, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill? 26 Here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying a word to Him. Have the authorities really concluded that He is the Messiah? 27 But we know where this man is from; when the Messiah comes, no one will know where He is from.” 28 Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “Yes, you know me, and you know where I am from. I am not here on my own authority, but He who sent me is true. You do not know Him, 29 but I know Him because I am from Him and He sent me.” 30 At this they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him, because His hour had not yet come. 31 Still, many in the crowd believed in Him. They said, “When the Messiah comes, will He perform more signs than this man?” 32 The Pharisees heard the crowd whispering such things about Him. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees sent temple guards to arrest Him. 33 Jesus said, “I am with you for only a short time, and then I am going to the one who sent me. 34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.” 35 The Jews said to one another, “Where does this man intend to go that we cannot find Him? Will He go where our people live scattered among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? 36 What did He mean when He said, ‘You will look for me, but you will not find me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. 40 On hearing His words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him. 45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” 46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied. 47 “You mean He has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing Him to find out what He has been doing?” 52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.” (John 7:25-52)
37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” 39 By this He meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. 40 On hearing His words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him. 45 Finally the temple guards went back to the chief priests and the Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?” 46 “No one ever spoke the way this man does,” the guards replied. 47 “You mean He has deceived you also?” the Pharisees retorted. 48 “Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed in Him? 49 No! But this mob that knows nothing of the law—there is a curse on them.” 50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus earlier and who was one of their own number, asked, 51 “Does our law condemn a man without first hearing Him to find out what He has been doing?” 52 They replied, “Are you from Galilee, too? Look into it, and you will find that a prophet does not come out of Galilee.” (John 7:25-52)
分享【同一位主，不同眼光】
在這段經文中，同一位耶穌，卻引發截然不同的判斷。有人認為祂就是基督，因為祂的教導與能力 (v.31) ；有人卻質疑祂的出身，認為「基督來的時候，沒有人知道祂從哪裡來」(v.27) ；宗教領袖更想捉拿祂，認為祂違反傳統與權威。原來，人對耶穌的看法，不只是基於事實，而是受到自身背景、期待與立場所影響。
耶穌在節期中高聲宣告：「人若渴了，可以到我這裡來喝。」(v.37) 祂清楚表明自己是生命的源頭，但人仍然分裂。有些人被吸引，有些人卻抗拒，甚至連差役都驚訝說：「從來沒有像祂這樣說話的！」(v.46) 但法利賽人卻因驕傲與成見而拒絕主。
整段經文讓我們看見：問題不在耶穌有否顯明自己，而在我們如何看祂。人可以用理性分析祂、用背景衡量祂，甚至用偏見拒絕祂⋯⋯ 今天，你是否願意放下既有框架，讓祂自己向你顯明？同一個耶穌，帶來不同結局。你又如何看主呢？
【釋經亮點】
經文中，一班群眾似乎很「懂真理」地分析耶穌：基督應出自大衛的後裔，並從伯利恆而來。這在神學上其實是正確的 (參彌迦書五2) ，而耶穌也確實符合。但他們卻因為知道祂來自加利利，就斷定祂不可能是基督。這種情況帶著一點諷刺 —— 他們自以為掌握真理，卻因為片面的認知而作出錯誤判斷。
問題不在他們不懂，而在他們「以為自己已經懂」。他們沒有再查證，也沒有真正開放去認識耶穌，而是用既有框架作結論。從某個角度看，這種情況甚至有點可笑：明明接近真理，卻因為自以為認識而錯過真理本身。
然而，這不只是當時群眾的問題，也是今天我們的提醒。我們可能熟悉聖經、有既定神學觀念，甚至覺得自己「知道答案」，卻不自覺地用這些框架限制了對神的認識。原來，人最大的盲點，不是無知，而是自以為明白。真正的問題是：我們是否仍然願意謙卑，讓神修正我們對祂的理解？
反思：我對耶穌的看法，是建立在經歷、真理，還是偏見？我是否用自己的框架，限制了對祂的認識？今天，我願不願意重新認識主，讓祂向我顯明自己？
禱告：主耶穌，祢是真理，但我很多時卻用自己的想法來判斷祢。求祢幫助我放下成見與驕傲，不再用有限的眼光來限制祢。給我一顆謙卑尋求的心，使我願意真正認識祢，而不是停留在表面的理解。讓我不只是聽見祢的話，更願意接受祢的真理。願我對祢的認識，越來越真實。以上禱告，奉主耶穌的名求，阿們。
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