9 Mar 2013, Hebrews 希伯来书 2: Salvation by Jesus Christ 借着耶稣基督的救赎

Posted on Mar 9, 2013 in Devotions, Expired, Hebrews |

Scripture Reading        : Hebrews 2

Theme                          : Salvation by Jesus Christ

 

Having shown that Jesus Christ is superior over angels, the author now writes about salvation through Jesus Christ.

  1. Jesus subjected everything. God had made man the ruler of everything that God created (Genesis 1:26-28), but due to the fall, mankind was not able to fulfill that command. But when Jesus became “obedient to the point of death” (Philippians 2:8-9), Jesus fulfilled man’s purpose, and is now “crowned with glory and honor.”
  1. Jesus suffered for sinners. Because Jesus suffered on behalf of sinners, He now calls them “brothers”. This means that Jesus identified Himself fully with sinners (which include all of mankind) in order to save them.
  1. Jesus satisfied God. Unlike some wrong teachings that supposed that Jesus died to pay a ransom to Satan, in order to redeem sinners, the Bible clearly teaches that Jesus died in order to pay the price of sin to God. Instead of paying a ransom to Satan, Jesus actually “destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil”. The word “propitiation” means to “satisfy”. By dying on the cross, Jesus satisfied God’s wrath on sinners, so that God might fully forgive those who trust in His Son, Jesus Christ.

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. Jesus alone subjects everything under Him. Let us pray that we will look to no other means of salvation, but to trust in Jesus alone.
  1. Our sins are so serious and abhorrent to God that no one else is capable of suffering on our behalf, except the Son of God. Let us thank God that He sent His precious Son to suffer on our behalf, and let us pray that we will abhor/hate sin.
  1. Jesus alone is worthy as a propitiation to satisfy the wrath of God, and “all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.” (Isaiah 64:6) Let us pray that we will not trust in our own righteous deeds to satisfy God, but trust in Jesus alone as the only propitiation for our sins.

经文：希伯来书2

主题：借着耶稣基督的救赎

 

作者表明耶稣基督是超过天使后，继而论到借着耶稣基督的救赎。

  1. 万物服耶稣。神叫人管理神所造的一切（创1:26-28），但因着人的堕落，他再也无法完成那吩咐。可是，当耶稣“存心顺服以至于死”（腓2:8-9），祂便完成了人的任务，且如今以“荣耀、尊贵为冠冕”。
  1. 耶稣为罪人受苦。由于耶稣代罪人受苦，祂今称他们为“弟兄”。这表示耶稣为了拯救罪人（包括所有人类），祂愿与他们感同身受。
  1. 耶稣满足神。某些错误教导说耶稣的死是向撒旦还赎金，才能拯救罪人，可圣经清楚教导耶稣的死是向神为罪所偿还的代价。耶稣实际上不是向撒旦还赎金，而是“特要借着死败坏那掌死权的，就是魔鬼”。“挽回祭”意思就是“满足”；借着十架的死，耶稣满足了神向罪人所发的怒气，叫神能完全赦免凡信靠祂儿子耶稣基督的人。

用经文祷告

  1. 唯有耶稣使万物服祂。让我们祷告我们不会向别处寻拯救，唯独信靠耶稣。
  1. 我们的罪对神而言是如此严重、可恶，叫无人能代我们受苦，除了神的圣子。让我们感谢神为我们差遣祂宝贵的儿子受苦，也祷告我们会恨恶罪恶。
  1. 唯有耶稣能满足神之怒，配得作挽回祭，因为我们“所有的义都像污秽的衣服”（赛64:6）。让我们祷告我们不会靠自己的德行满足神，乃靠耶稣一人为我们的罪作挽回祭。