【读圣经学英语】怜悯

【读圣经学英语】怜悯

马太福音-Matthew 9章13节

9:13 你们去研究,“我要的是怜悯,不是祭祀”,是什么意思;我来本不是召义人,乃是召罪人。
  But go and learn what this means, “I desire mercy and not sacrifice,” for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

Enlightenment:

Mercy is a part of grace for man to receive from God. But self-righteous men do not like to receive mercy or grace from God; they prefer to offer sacrifice to God, to give something to God. This contradicts God’s way in His economy. Just as God desires to show mercy to pitiful sinners, so He wants us also to show mercy to others in love (Micah 6:6-8; Mark 12:33).

The Lord says here that He did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. Actually, there is none righteous, not even one (Rom. 3:10). All the righteous are self-righteous like the Pharisees (Luke 18:9). The kingly Savior did not come to call them, but to call sinners.

亮光

怜悯乃是人从神所领受之恩典的一部分。但自义的人宁愿献东西给神,却不肯从神领受怜悯或恩典。这违反了神经纶的法则。神愿意向可怜的罪人施怜悯,照样,祂也要我们凭爱向人施怜悯。(弥六6~8,可十二33。) 在这里主说,祂来本不是召义人,乃是召罪人。事实上,没有义人,连一个也没有。(罗三10。)所有的义人,都和法利赛人一样,是自以为义的。(路十八9。)君尊的救主来,不是召他们,乃是召罪人。