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忽略偉大的救恩不能逃罪

因此,我們必須更加密切注意所聽過的道理,免得我們隨流失去。 那透過天使所傳講的信息既然是確定的,所有干犯和不聽從的,都受了應得的報應。 如果我們忽略了這麼大的救恩,怎麼能逃罪呢?這救恩起初是由主親自宣講的,後來聽見的人給我們證實了。  神又照著自己的旨意,用神蹟、奇事和各樣異能,以及聖靈的恩賜,與他們一同作見證。

耶穌因受死得了榮耀尊貴

 神並沒有把我們所說的“將來的世界”,交給天使管轄; 但是有人在聖經上某一處證實說:

“人算甚麼,你竟記念他?

世人算甚麼,你竟眷顧他?

你使他暫時成了比天使卑微(“暫時成了比天使卑微”或譯:“比天使稍低微一點”),

卻賜給他榮耀尊貴作冠冕,(有些古卷在此有“並立他統管你手所造的一切”一句)

使萬物都服在他的腳下。”

既然萬有都服了他,就沒有剩下一樣不服他的了。但是現在我們還沒有看見萬有都服他。 不過,我們看見那位暫時成了比天使卑微(“暫時成了比天使卑微”或譯:“比天使稍低微一點”)的耶穌,因為受了死的痛苦,就得了榮耀尊貴作冠冕,好叫他因著 神的恩典,為萬人嘗了死味。

救恩的元首耶穌

10 萬有因他而有、藉他而造的那位,為了要帶領許多兒子進入榮耀裡去,使救他們的元首藉著受苦而得到成全,本是合適的。 11 因為那位使人成聖的,和那些得到成聖的,同是出於一個源頭;所以他稱他們為弟兄也不以為恥。 12 他說:

“我要向我的弟兄宣揚你的名,

我要在聚會中歌頌你。”

13 又說:

“我要信靠他。”

又說:

“看哪,我和 神所賜給我的孩子們。”

14 孩子們既然同有血肉之體,他自己也照樣成為血肉之體,為要藉著死,消滅那掌握死權的魔鬼, 15 並且要釋放那些因為怕死而終身作奴僕的人。 16 其實,他並沒有救援天使,只救援亞伯拉罕的後裔。 17 所以,他必須在各方面和他的弟兄們相同,為了要在 神的事上,成為仁慈忠信的大祭司,好為人民贖罪。 18 因為他自己既然經過試探,受了苦,就能夠幫助那些被試探的人。

持守真道

因此,我們必須更加重視所聽的道,以免隨流漂去。 既然藉天使傳下來的話正確無誤,凡干犯、違背的人都受到了應有的報應, 我們若忽略了這麼大的救恩,怎能逃避懲罰呢?這救恩首先由主親口宣講出來,後來由聽見的人向我們證實了。 同時,上帝按自己的旨意,用神蹟、奇事、各樣的異能、聖靈的恩賜和他們一同做見證。

救恩的元帥

上帝並沒有把我們所談論的未來世界交給天使掌管。 相反,有人在聖經中做見證說:

「人算什麼,你竟顧念他?
世人算什麼,你竟眷顧他?
你使他暫時比天使低微一點,
賜他榮耀和尊貴作冠冕,
派他管理你所造的一切,
使萬物降服在他腳下。」

既說叫萬物都降服在人的管理之下,就沒有一樣例外。不過,我們到現在還沒有看到萬物都降服在人的管理之下, 只看見耶穌暫時比天使低微一點,好靠著上帝的恩典為全人類親嚐死亡的滋味。祂因為經歷死亡的痛苦而得到了尊貴和榮耀作冠冕。

10 作為萬物的歸宿和根源的上帝,叫救恩的元帥耶穌經歷苦難而得以純全,以便帶領許多的兒女進入榮耀,這樣的安排是恰當的。 11 因為使人聖潔的耶穌和那些得以聖潔的人都出自同一位父親,所以耶穌不以稱呼他們弟兄姊妹為恥。 12 祂說:

「我要向眾弟兄傳揚你的名,
在會眾中歌頌你。」

13 又說:

「我要倚靠祂。」

還說:

「看啊,我和上帝賜給我的兒女都在這裡。」

14 因為眾兒女都是血肉之軀,所以祂也同樣取了血肉之軀,為要親身經歷死亡,藉此摧毀掌握死亡權勢的魔鬼, 15 釋放那些因怕死而一生做奴隸的人。 16 很明顯,祂要救助的不是天使,而是亞伯拉罕的後裔。 17 所以祂必須在每一方面都與祂的弟兄姊妹相同,以便在事奉上帝的事上成為一位仁慈忠信的大祭司,替眾人獻上贖罪祭。 18 祂經歷過受試煉的痛苦,所以能幫助受試煉的人。

Therefore, we must pay much more careful heed to the things we have heard, so that we will not drift away. For if the word God spoke through angels became binding, so that every violation and act of disobedience received its just deserts in full measure, then how will we escape if we ignore such a great deliverance? This deliverance, which was first declared by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard him; while God also bore witness to it with various signs, wonders and miracles, and with gifts of the Ruach HaKodesh which he distributed as he chose.

For it was not to angels that God subjected the ‘olam haba — which is what we are talking about. And there is a place where someone has given this solemn testimony:

“What is mere man, that you concern yourself with him?
or the son of man, that you watch over him with such care?
You made him a little lower than the angels,
you crowned him with glory and honor,
you put everything in subjection under his feet.”[a]

In subjecting everything to him, he left nothing unsubjected to him. However, at present, we don’t see everything subjected to him — at least, not yet. But we do see Yeshua — who indeed was made for a little while lower than the angels — now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by God’s grace he might taste death for all humanity. 10 For in bringing many sons to glory, it was only fitting that God, the Creator and Preserver of everything, should bring the Initiator of their deliverance to the goal through sufferings. 11 For both Yeshua, who sets people apart for God, and the ones being set apart have a common origin — this is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers 12 when he says,

“I will proclaim your name to my brothers;
in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.”[b]

13 Also,

“I will put my trust in him, . . .”[c]

and then it goes on,

“Here I am, along with the children God has given me.”[d]

14 Therefore, since the children share a common physical nature as human beings, he became like them and shared that same human nature; so that by his death he might render ineffective the one who had power over death (that is, the Adversary) 15 and thus set free those who had been in bondage all their lives because of their fear of death.

16 Indeed, it is obvious that he does not take hold of angels to help them; on the contrary,

“He takes hold of the seed of Avraham.”[e]

17 This is why he had to become like his brothers in every respect — so that he might become a merciful and faithful cohen gadol in the service of God, making a kapparah for the sins of the people. 18 For since he himself suffered death when he was put to the test, he is able to help those who are being tested now.

Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 2:8 Psalm 8:5–7(4–6)
  2. Hebrews 2:12 Psalm 22:23(22)
  3. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:17
  4. Hebrews 2:13 Isaiah 8:18 (Septuagint)
  5. Hebrews 2:16 Isaiah 41:8–9