新约 - 希伯来书(Hebrews)第5章

Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed to represent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.
This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father."
And he says in another place, "You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek."
During the days of Jesus' life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
and, once made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him
and was designated by God to be high priest in the order of Melchizedek.
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn.
In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.
希伯来书第五章   来 5:4-6> 这里所强调的信息…… 

  5:4-6 本章强调基督的神圣工作和祂的人性(参诗 2:7 ; 110:4 )。当时,耶路撒冷的大祭司由罗马人选立,但在旧约时代,神拣选亚伦和他的后裔成为大祭司。基督与亚伦一样,都是神所拣选的。 

  来 5:6> 5:6 麦基洗德是撒冷城(即现时的耶路撒冷)的祭司(参 7 章;创 15 章人物介绍)。 

  来 5:7> 死亡难捱,基督顺服;试炼难过,要经历嘛,总…… 

  5:7 耶稣面对死亡时,实在是极其痛苦的(参路 22:41-44 ),虽然祂曾向神呼求,但为了成就神的旨意,还是选择了忍受痛苦、凌辱、与神分离和死亡。有时我们愿意接受试炼,并不是因为喜爱受苦,而是希望顺服神。当你面对试炼时,让耶稣的顺服来支持、鼓励你吧。你知道耶稣基督与你同在,便能够面对任何事情。 

  来 5:7> 有时祂总好像不垂听祷告──心里会泛起这样的声音吗? 

  5:7 你是否觉得神不垂听祷告?应当以顺服的灵去祷告,愿意遵行神的旨意,祂必回应顺服祂的儿女之呼求。 

  来 5:8> 顺服的生命是这样的──你的生命嘛…… 

  5:8 耶稣不是被动地照安排去生活,而是主动地选择一生不断地以父神的旨意为依归(参约 10:17-18 )。祂选择顺服神,即使顺服会令祂受苦和受死。因为祂在遭遇试炼的时候仍能完全顺服,因此不论如何难以顺服的情况,祂都能够帮助我们顺服。 

  来 5:9> 祂是完全的,你对祂属性的了解有多少? 

  5:9 基督在道德上是永远完美的,藉着顺服,祂向我们而不是向神或自己证实自己的完美。在圣经中,完美通常是指完全或成熟。藉着分担我们的受苦经历,现在祂就能够把永恒的救赎赐给顺服祂的人。(有关耶稣在世上对受苦的态度,请参腓 2:5-11 。) 

  来 5:12-13> 不知道他们是为了什么而不长进?我呀?就是有一点点…… 

  5:12-13 这些犹太基督徒不成熟,他们有些人本应该去教导别人,但自己连最基本的教导也没有实践出来。他们不愿意跨越传统和教条,又不愿离开基本真理的讨论。除非他们能够离开安逸的环境,斩断犹太教的束缚,停止尝试将基督信仰与犹太教文化混杂,否则他们仍不能够明白基督作为大祭司的教导。委身基督使人敢于离开安逸的环境。 

  来 5:12-14> 你能分辨是正确引用经文,还是错误运用经文吗? 

  5:12-14 为了要从初生的基督徒成长为成熟的基督徒,我们必须学习分辨是非黑白。我们要训练自己的良知、感觉、思想和身体去分辨是非。你能在被试探引诱之前便觉察到它吗? 

  来 5:14> 婴孩牙牙学语,很可爱;在属灵上永为婴孩,人还说可爱?若要成长…… 

  5:14 我们是否有能力吸收神更深奥的真理──“干粮”,乃取决于灵命的成长。很多时候,我们在灵命还未有这样的消化能力之前,便想吃神的筵席。随着在主里日渐成长,把学习到的真理实践出来,这样,明白真理的能力就会增加了。 ──《灵修版圣经注释》