【双语灵修】不可杀人DO NOT MURDER

出埃及记 20:13；创世记 4:1-10

“不可杀人。有一日，那人和他妻子夏娃同房，夏娃就怀孕，生了该隐，便说：“耶和华使我得了一个男子。” 又生了该隐的兄弟亚伯。亚伯是牧羊的，该隐是种地的。 有一日，该隐拿地里的出产为供物献给耶和华， 亚伯也将他羊群中头生的和羊的脂油献上。耶和华看中了亚伯和他的供物， 只是看不中该隐和他的供物。该隐就大大地发怒，变了脸色。 耶和华对该隐说：“你为什么发怒呢？你为什么变了脸色呢？ 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。” 该隐与他兄弟亚伯说话，二人正在田间，该隐起来打他兄弟亚伯，把他杀了。 耶和华对该隐说：“你兄弟亚伯在哪里？”他说：“我不知道。我岂是看守我兄弟的吗？”耶和华说：“你做了什么事呢？你兄弟的血有声音从地里向我哀告。

8月15日

不可杀人

“你做了什么事呢？你兄弟的血有声音从地里向我哀告。” - 创世记 4:10

我的一项“罪疚之乐”，就是在周五晚上边吃巧克力和苹果片，边看悬疑剧。虽然我喜欢这些电视节目的解谜过程、戏剧性和悬念，但有时我会感到不安，因为这类娱乐的核心通常是谋杀。然而，神绝不认为谋杀是有趣的。

在《圣经》中关于人类早期历史的记载，我们就遇到了一桩谋杀案。这场蓄意谋杀，毫无娱乐性或神秘感可言：该隐纯粹出于愤恨、嫉妒和恶意，残忍地杀害了他无辜的兄弟亚伯。从那时起，人类历史的篇章便被无数次谋杀的鲜血所浸透。

在第六诫中，神宣告了他憎恶谋杀。虽然诫命本身没有列出原因，但我们在《创世记》9章6节可知，神憎恶谋杀是因为每一个人都是按着神的形象造的。杀害他人是对神本身的冒犯。因为唯有神能创造生命，也唯有神可以取走生命。在亚伯被杀后，神迅速对该隐施行了审判。

我们也应当恨恶谋杀。我们应当恨恶在世上和社群中，所见的那些无谓的杀戮—不仅是那些被定为罪行的谋杀，也包括那些被视为“医疗”必要手段、实则贬低人类生命价值的行为；应当恨恶夺取生命的行为，因为这是亵渎神、以及祂对人类社会的设计。

祷告

主耶稣，你为我们舍命，好叫我们能为你而活。求你帮助我们回应你的呼召，去尊重、珍视并保护他人。阿们。

Exodus 20:13; Genesis 4:1-10

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

DO NOT MURDER

“What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.” —Genesis 4:10

One of my guilty pleasures is to watch crime shows on Friday evenings while enjoying chocolate and apple slices. Though I like the puzzle effect, drama, and suspense of these TV shows, I sometimes feel uneasy that murder is usually at the heart of this entertainment. God doesn’t find murder amusing at all.

Early in the Bible’s account of human history, we encounter a murder story. There’s nothing entertaining or mysterious about this calculated murder: Cain, out of sheer resentment, jealousy, and malice, brutally kills his innocent brother, Abel. And ever since then, the pages of human history have been soaked with the blood of countless murders.

In the sixth commandment God declares his hatred of murder. Though the command itself does not include a reason, we learn in Genesis 9:6 that God hates murder because every person is made in the image of God. Killing others is an affront to God himself. Because only God can create life, only God may take it. After Abel’s murder, God swiftly brought Cain to justice.

We should hate murder too. We should hate the senseless killing we see in our world and in our societies—not only murders recognized as crimes, but also those considered as “medical” necessities that represent a devaluing of human life. We should hate the taking of life as an offense to God and to his design for human society.

Jesus, you gave up your life for us so that we might live for you. Help us to honor, value, and protect others as you call us to do. Amen.