十字架
2018/10/01
《The Offense of the Cross 十字架代表的罪行》
※The offense of the cross does not come from the fact that it is theologically incoherent or intellectually illogical or legally impermissible.
十字架的刑罰與神學無關，也不是不理智或違反法律。
※The offense of the cross came from the fact that the cross, itself a visible symbol and physical embodiment of moral shame and aesthetic repugnance, was the instrument of death for him who claimed to be Messiah and Savior.
死刑用的「十字架」，是為要讓世人普遍知道的「記號」，是「世人道德上的恥辱」，是「令世人嫌惡不齒的」罪惡。卻是彌賽亞「替世人的罪惡」而死的、基督徒救贖主敗壞死亡的道具。
This explains why Paul was himself so horribly mistreated and scorned when he preached the gospel.
這就解釋了為什麼保羅在傳福音時自己受到可怕殘忍的虐待和蔑視。
See esp. Gal. 6:14; Acts 26:24 (cf. 2 Cor. 5:13); Phil. 2:6-11 ("even death on a cross").
Gal. 6:14 But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
14但我斷不以別的誇口，只誇我們主耶穌基督的十字架；因這十字架，就我而論，世界已經釘在十字架上；就世界而論，我已經釘在十字架上。
Acts 26:24 And as he was saying these things in his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind; your great learning is driving you out of your mind.”
24保羅這樣分訴，非斯都大聲說：「保羅，你癲狂了吧。你的學問太大，反叫你癲狂了！」
※In sum, Jesus died not only for the guilt of our sins, but also for the shame of our sins!
總而言之，耶穌基督不僅為世人的罪孽而死，也為世人的恥辱而死！
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