《使徒行傳的NPC》Day 01
神所喜愛的NPC
1 提阿非羅啊，我已經作了前書，論到耶穌開頭一切所行所教訓的，2 直到祂藉著聖靈吩咐所揀選的使徒，以後被接上升的日子為止。3 祂受害之後，用許多的憑據將自己活活地顯給使徒看，四十天之久向他們顯現，講說上帝國的事。(使徒行傳一1-3)
1-2 提阿非羅大人哪，有好些人提筆作書，述說在我們中間所成就的事，是照傳道的人從起初親眼看見又傳給我們的。3這些事我既從起頭都詳細考察了，就定意要按著次序寫給你，4 使你知道所學之道都是確實的。(路加福音一1-4)
我又告訴你們，你們祈求，就給你們；尋找，就尋見；叩門，就給你們開門。(路加福音十一9)
1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen. 3 After His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. (Act 1:1-3)
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. (Luke 1:1-4)
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Luke 11:9)
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught. (Luke 1:1-4)
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (Luke 11:9)
分享：第一天要分享的NPC絕對是實至名歸的NPC，因為他由始至終都沒有正式出現在《使徒行傳》裡，但他卻是書中第一個被寫上的名字。他就是《使徒行傳》及《路加福音》的受書人提阿非羅。
在使徒時代，一些作家都會將他們的作品獻與社會上有名望的人，為使作品更容易流傳。路加也許因此將兩卷書寫給提阿非羅，藉此廣傳福音。當然，路加也有提到一個主要目的：「使提阿非羅知道所學之道都是確實的。」(參路加福音一4) 從此可見，提阿非羅是一個有心認識聖經、追求真理的人。另外，從《路加福音》中路加用了「大人」的尊稱可見，提阿非羅是一個有級數的羅馬官員。但到了使徒行傳，路加卻直接稱呼對方名字，估計提阿非羅已經歸信成為基督徒，他也從《路加福音》的內容得著生命之道，從而生命得著改變。
提阿非羅名字的意思是「上帝所愛的」。這提醒我們：一個愛上帝、願意追求上帝的人，就能經歷上帝的愛，並且明白福音。他更是兩卷聖經的第一位讀者，能夠從中認識主耶穌，這是何等美好的福氣呢！雖然以上分析只是根據路加書寫的內容所作的推論 (提阿非羅的出身、背景、經歷如何，聖經未有記載，我們無法百分百知曉)，然而，有一件事卻是我們明明可知的，就是我們與主的關係。今天我們有多渴慕主呢？是否甘心樂意來尋求主呢？
上帝早已應許我們：「尋找，就尋見」(參路加福音十一9)。各位，今天我們也是聖經的受書人，上帝很希望我們在其中「知道所學之道都是確實的」，因為我們都是「上帝所愛的」！你願意成為提阿非羅嗎？就是那位渴慕上帝而生命得著改變的受書人！
反思：你愛上帝嗎？有多愛？上帝愛你嗎？有多愛？請檢視自己的讀經生活及態度。
禱告：親愛的天父，求祢賜我們一顆渴慕的心。既然祢已經將如此寶貴的聖經留給我們，求祢叫我們看重祢的話語，常研讀並遵守祢的教導，活出豐盛的生命，叫更多人知道祢就是一切豐盛的來源。感謝祢的愛，願我們都以愛來回應祢。以上禱告，奉主耶穌得勝的名求，阿們。
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