【双语灵修】十诫THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

出埃及记 20:1-17

8月1日

十诫

“莫想我来要废掉律法和先知。我来不是要废掉，乃是要成全。” - 马太福音 5:17

从我家前院可以看到附近街角处，设有一个停车让行标志。我经常观察人们是如何遵守这项交通规则的。有些司机在穿过交叉路口前，会完全停稳；有些人只是减速，然后滑行过去；还有些司机根本不会减速。

说实话，我们大多数人都会承认，自己并不总是认同并遵守某些法律。有些法律在我们看来非常合理，便乐意遵守。但对于另一些法律，我们可能会选择视而不见—比如开车碰到一个看起来毫无必要，或加添麻烦的停车标志时。

然而，我们是如何对待神的律法的呢？《旧约圣经》中充满了各种律法、规条和条例。在耶稣来之前，那些适用于神子民的大量饮食和仪式规条，今天已经不再适用。当耶稣受死，一次过为我们的罪付清代价（《希伯来书》9-10章），并且从坟墓中复活，赐予我们新生命时，祂已经成全了这些律法。但十诫绝非可有可无，耶稣教导我们要爱神和爱邻舍时，就已经总结十诫（《马太福音》22:37-40）。十诫告诉我们应当如何回应神，以及如何与周围的人相处。

这个月，当我们重新审视十诫时，将会看到它们与我们的日常生活是多么息息相关。

祷告

父神，唯有效法耶稣的样式去爱你、顺服你，我们才能找到平安、喜乐和更新的生命。求你帮助我们为你而活，并将你的爱与福音，分享给各处的邻舍。阿们。

Exodus 20:1-17

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.” —Matthew 5:17

A stop sign on a nearby streetcorner is visible from our front yard. I often notice how people observe this traffic regulation. Some drivers come to a full stop before crossing the intersection. Many others merely slow down before rolling on through it. Some drivers don’t slow down at all.

If we’re honest, most of us will admit that we don’t always agree with or even obey some laws. Some laws make perfect sense to us, and we readily obey them. But we might ignore other laws, like when we drive up to a stop sign that can seem unnecessary or inconvenient.

But what about God’s laws? The Old Testament is filled with laws, rules, and regulations. Lots of dietary and ceremonial rules that applied to God’s people before Jesus came are obsolete today. Jesus fulfilled those when he died to pay for our sin once for all (Hebrews 9-10) and then rose from the grave to give us new life. But the Ten Commandments are not optional. Jesus summarized those when he taught about loving God and loving our neighbors (Matthew 22:37-40). The Ten Commandments tell us how we are to live in response to God and with the people around us.

This month, as we reflect on the Ten Commandments, we will see how relevant they are for our everyday lives.

Father God, only in loving and obeying you, as we have learned through Jesus, can we find peace, joy, and new life. Help us to live for you and to share your love and good news with neighbors everywhere. Amen.