马太福音23：13～26
13 “你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们当着人的面把天国的门关了，自己不进去，要进去的人，你们也不容他们进去。
15 “你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们走遍海洋陆地，勾引一个人入教，既入了教，却使他成为比你们加倍坏的地狱之子。
16 “你们这瞎眼的引导者有祸了！你们说：‘凡指着圣所起誓的算不得甚么；但是凡指着圣所中的金子起誓的，他就该谨守。’ 17 你们这无知的瞎子啊，哪个更大呢？是金子，还是使金子成圣的圣所呢？ 18 你们又说：‘凡指着祭坛起誓的算不得甚么；但是凡指着坛上祭物起誓的，他就该谨守。’ 19 你们这些瞎子啊，哪个更大呢？是祭物，还是使祭物成圣的祭坛呢？ 20 所以，人指着祭坛起誓，就是指着坛和坛上一切所有的起誓； 21 人指着圣所起誓，就是指着圣所和那住在圣所里的起誓； 22 人指着天起誓，就是指着神的宝座和那坐在上面的起誓。
23 “你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们将*薄荷、大茴香、小茴香献上十分之一，律法上更重要的事，就是公义、怜悯、信实，你们反倒不做；这原是你们该做的——至于那些奉献也不可废弃。 24 你们这瞎眼的引导，蠓虫你们就滤出来，骆驼你们倒吞下去。
25 “你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了！因为你们洗净杯盘的外面，里面却满了贪婪和放荡。 26 你这瞎眼的法利赛人，先洗净杯子的里面，好使外面也干净了。
Frauds!
13 “I’ve had it with you! You’re hopeless, you religion scholars, you Pharisees! Frauds! Your lives are roadblocks to God’s kingdom. You refuse to enter, and won’t let anyone else in either.
15 “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You go halfway around the world to make a convert, but once you get him you make him into a replica of yourselves, double-damned.
16-22 “You’re hopeless! What arrogant stupidity! You say, ‘If someone makes a promise with his fingers crossed, that’s nothing; but if he swears with his hand on the Bible, that’s serious.’ What ignorance! Does the leather on the Bible carry more weight than the skin on your hands? And what about this piece of trivia: ‘If you shake hands on a promise, that’s nothing; but if you raise your hand that God is your witness, that’s serious’? What ridiculous hairsplitting! What difference does it make whether you shake hands or raise hands? A promise is a promise. What difference does it make if you make your promise inside or outside a house of worship? A promise is a promise. God is present, watching and holding you to account regardless.
23-24 “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God’s Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required. Do you have any idea how silly you look, writing a life story that’s wrong from start to finish, nitpicking over commas and semicolons?
25-26 “You’re hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You burnish the surface of your cups and bowls so they sparkle in the sun, while the insides are maggoty with your greed and gluttony. Stupid Pharisee! Scour the insides, and then the gleaming surface will mean something.
内容观察
1. 耶稣以什么来比喻假冒为善的文士和法利赛人？（16~17 节）
2. 耶稣说，文士和法利赛人该怎么做？（23, 25~26 节）
思考与默想
个人感受
决心与应用
5. 你的内心有哪些还未清洁干净的部分？
6. 为了除去内心的恶念，从神得着圣洁的心灵，你要实践什么事情？
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