神國的奧秘隻叫你們知道 — 路加福音讀經隨筆 第8章

路加福音第八章第10節，耶穌說神國的奧秘隻叫自己的門徒們知道，而對別人講話的時候耶穌就用比喻。用比喻的原因，是叫那些不是耶穌的門徒的人看也看不見，聽也聽不明白；馬可福音說私下裏沒別人的時候，耶穌就會詳細地給門徒們解釋比喻的意思，因為這些比喻隱藏著神國的奧秘。盡管耶穌在世的時候講了很多道，但耶穌在約翰福音裏說，他還有好些事要告訴門徒們但他們還擔當不了。耶穌複活後賜下了聖靈。耶穌說真理的聖靈會引導門徒們明白一切的真理，我覺得也包括這些比喻裏蘊藏的天國的真理。感謝耶穌讓今天的我們明白了神國的奧秘，那就是福音，阿們！

路8:9 門徒問耶穌說、這比喻是甚麽意思呢。
Then his disciples asked him, "What does this parable mean?"
路8:10 他說、神國的奧秘、隻叫你們知道．至於別人、就用比喻、叫他們看也看不見、聽也聽不明。
He said, "To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of God, but to the rest in parables; that 'seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.'
可4:34 若不用比喻、就不對他們講．沒有人的時候、就把一切的道講給門徒聽。
Without a parable he didn't speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
約16:12 我還有好些事要告訴你們、但你們現在擔當不了。〔或作不能領會〕
"I have yet many things to tell you, but you can't bear them now.
約16:13 隻等真理的聖靈來了、他要引導你們明白〔原文作進入〕一切的真理．因為他不是憑自己說的、乃是把他所聽見的都說出來．並要把將來的事告訴你們。
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.