Soli Deo Groria John 9 1 11 Rev

唯獨榮耀上帝 Soli Deo Groria 約翰福音John 9: 1 -11 林原億牧師 Rev. Joseph Lin 珀斯中華基督教會華語堂、English Congregation 7/9/2018

原始宗教 Primitive Religion • 原始宗教 primitive religion：也稱自然宗教Natural Religion，不知 道上帝的存在，看見大自然的力量，因此敬畏大自然，從敬畏害 怕的心對大自然產生崇拜。Worship Natures due to afraid of phenomena of Nature. • 這時期的宗教思維雖不理性，但也反映出當時的想法。The religious thinking although not rational but it responded the true thinking at the moment. • 因為不知道神的旨意，因此常引入自我的想法來解釋苦難，例如， 生病是罪的結果。Because of do not know the will of God so explain the suffering by committing to sin.

宿命論 Fatalism • 落土時，八字命after you were born, your fate is decided. • 好命，命好：good fate, good fortune • 在宿命論思想下，很自然會認為今日的苦難是因為命運 使然。The suffering is due to fate and cannot be avoided. • 宿命論加上階級制度，人容易被奴役。We are enslaved by fatalism and the caste system. • 但主耶穌願意釋放我們，使我們得自由。We are freed by Jesus Christ and only Jesus can set us free.

• 耶穌過去的時候，看見一個人生來是瞎眼的。As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 9: 1 • 主耶穌看見一個生來瞎眼的，有幾個可能： • 1. 他看來很可憐。He looked poor. • 2. 他長得很特別。He looked unique. • 3. 主早就知道他了。Jesus knows him for a long time. • 沒有人可以用自己的方法吸引主耶穌注意，但主的慈愛 憐憫會注意到被人忽略的人。 • No one can attract Jesus by his own might but the Lord in his mercy will take care of the one who is ignored.

一、在自己的苦難中榮耀神 to glorify God even in suffering vv 1 -3 • 1 耶穌過去的時候，看見一個人生來是瞎眼的。 • 2 門徒問耶穌說：拉比，這人生來是瞎眼的，是誰犯了罪？是 這人呢？是他父母呢？ • 3 耶穌回答說：也不是這人犯了罪，也不是他父母犯了罪，是 要在他身上顯出神的作為來。 • 1 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? ” 3 “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, ” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

• 生來瞎眼blind from birth： • 猶太人常認為生來殘缺是因為罪的問題。但主耶穌 不贊成「無憐憫」的宗教態度。The Jews thought that physical disability was caused by sin but Jesus disagreed with this merciless attitude. • 不管我們多可憐，當我們遇見主，我們都可以得著 釋放，生命得改變。No matter how dire our situations might be, when we meet Jesus, we can be freed and our life can be changed.

馬丁路德 Martin Luther 唯獨十字架是我們的神學 The Cross alone is our theology 十架神學 theologia crucis 榮耀神學 theologia gloriae

十架神學 theologia crucis 榮耀神學 theologia gloriae 看重�示輕視思辨 God comes to us through Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross �示在於十架受苦 Faith means joining Christ in his suffering 想要直接認識上帝 Humans work their way up to God through their good works 榮耀之處得見上帝 Faith is the means to obtain material success 放下自己全然信靠 Being a Christian is being faithful to Christ, regardless of the cost 通過功德朝見上帝 Being a Christian will make your life better in a material (worldly) sense 受苦之處才有�示 榮耀做為成敗典範 God shows His glory through His cross A focus on human strength, wisdom…

二、在自己的環境中榮耀神 to Glorify God in our environment vv 4 -7 • 4 趁著白日，我們必須做那差我來者的 ；黑夜將到，就沒有人能 做 了。 • 5 我在世上的時候，是世上的光。 • 6 耶穌說了這話，就吐唾沫在地上，用唾沫和泥抹在瞎子的眼睛上， • 7 對他說：你往西羅亞池子裡去洗（西羅亞繙出來就是奉差遣）。他 去一洗，回頭就看見了。 • 4 As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the light of the world. ” 6 After saying this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes. 7 “Go, ” he told him, “wash in the Pool of Siloam” (this word means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came home seeing.

三、在上帝的旨意中榮耀神 to glorify God for God ‘s will vv 8 -11 • 8 他的鄰舍和那素常見他是討飯的，就說：這不是那從前坐著討 飯的人麼？ • 9 有人說：是他；又有人說；不是，卻是像他。他自己說：是我。 • 10 他們對他說：你的眼睛是怎麼開的呢？ • 11 他回答說：有一個人，名叫耶穌，他和泥抹我的眼睛，對我說： 你往西羅亞池子去洗。我去一洗，就看見了。 • 8 His neighbors and those who had formerly seen him begging asked, “Isn’t this the same man who used to sit and beg? ” 9 Some claimed that he was. Others said, “No, he only looks like him. ” But he himself insisted, “I am the man. ” 10 “How then were your eyes opened? ” they asked. 11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see. ”

• 他回答說：有一個人，名叫耶穌，他和泥抹我的眼睛，對我 說：你往西羅亞池子去洗。我去一洗，就看見了。V 11 • 11 He replied, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and put it on my eyes. He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed, and then I could see. ” • 「他開了我的眼睛，你們竟不知道他從哪裡來，這真是奇怪。 」v 31 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will. • 這個瞎眼的，其實心不瞎，但這些法利賽人眼不瞎，心卻瞎 了。這個瞎眼的，知道是誰醫治他。This person who’s blind from birth knew the person who healed him is God but the Pharisees did not know.