10/30/2013上帝兒子的同在

經文:約翰福音1－4章

中心思想:約翰福音1：1-18，2：13-15

提要

        約翰寫作的時候，心中懷有一個明確的目的：讓每一個人看到耶穌基督的生平後，就確知祂真是上帝的兒子，可以在祂裡面找到新生命（約20：30，31）。約翰從耶穌在地上的生活和服事中，仔細挑選一些題材，來表明祂那無法拒絕的神性。從太初祂就存在了，祂是道（道與上帝同在，約1：1），道成肉身向世人作見證，所以約翰經常著墨於被揀選的人（如眾門徒，尼哥底母、井旁的撒馬利亞婦人）以及接觸耶穌以後生命改變的見證。

每日與主同行

        在今天，即使是在非宗教圈裏，「重生」已是一個非常普遍的字眼！但許多模糊的思想已經混淆了重生的真正意義。
        一個流行樂曲歌手登上了山嶺，凝視腳下的奇景，便稱他已「重生」，難道重生的意義僅僅只是像「阿里山那麼高」而已嗎？
        一位運動員因為受傷而不良於行，經歷了一次成功的手術後，宣佈他也已獲「重生」，難道重生僅僅是成功的身體復健嗎？
        約翰福音三章十六節──這也許是聖經中最耳熟能詳，也最令人鍾愛的一節經文了──說：「上帝愛世人，甚至將祂的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切相信祂的，不致滅亡，反得永生。」重生的意義是：相信上帝的兒子──耶穌基督──所得到的救恩，請看約翰福音五章二十四節，如果你對重生還有疑問，趕快請教你的牧師。

默想

約翰──與眾不同的福音
        約翰福音中大約百分之九十二的內容是只有該書才有的，而馬太、馬可、路加等福音書所無的。記載在約翰福音中的六個神蹟在別處經文都找不到，包括極受人喜愛的「水變酒」（約2：1-11）、醫治瞎子（約9：1-41）和拉撒路復活（約11：1-44）這些神蹟。

金言

如果你沒有重生，終有一天你會希望你從來沒有生在這個世上！

Presentation of the Son of God

Scriptures:John 1-4

Heart of the Passage:John 1:1-18; 2:13-25

Overview

        John writes with a specific goal in mind: to place the life of Jesus Christ in such a light that it will be unmistakably clear who He is (the son of God) and how new life can be found in Him (20:30-31). John carefully selects events from Christ's earthly life and ministry, building a case for His deity that is difficult to refute. He begins in eternity past, showing how the Word (who was one with God; 1:1) became flesh to take His message of life to mankind. John describes selected men and women (the disciples, Nicodemus, the Samaritan woman by the well) and the life-changing transformation which Jesus brings.

Your Daily Walk

        Being "born again" has become a popular phrase today, even in nonreligious circles. But a lot of fuzzy thinking exists about exactly what being born again means. A popular singer climbs to the top of a mountain, gazes at the incredible vista below, and declares that he has been "born again." Is being born again simply a "Rocky Mountain high"?
        An athlete, hobbled by a troublesome knee injury, undergoes successful surgery and exclaims that his career has been "born again." Is being born again simply successful physical healing and rehabilitation?
        John 3:16—perhaps the best-known and best-loved verse in the Bible—says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Being born again is the salvation that comes through believing in God's Son, Jesus Christ. Read John 5:24. If you still have a question about being born again, check with your pastor today.

Insight

John, the Unique Gospel
        About 92 percent of the contents of John's gospel is unique to that book and not found in Matthew, Mark, or Luke. Six miracles recorded in John are found nowhere else in Scripture, including such favorites as the water turned into wine (2:1-11), the healing of the blind man (9:1-41), and the resurrection of Lazarus (11:1-44).

Adage

If you are never born again, you will wish you had never been born at all.