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Wednesday 7 March 2018

耶穌基督自會成全 Jesus Christ shall Fulfil

耶穌基督自會成全
(瑪5:17-19

很多天主教徒不願意傳福音,理由是他們知道自己的聖經和教義知識膚淺,怕教錯了、誤導了尋求真道的人,反而阻礙了天國的發展!他們真的沒有說錯!他們的聖經和教義知識,的確膚淺!

  1. 他們不知道他們是「先知」!一個天主教徒,他在領洗時分擔了耶穌基督的君王、先知和司祭職務。這是教義上的常識。
  2. 他們不知道耶穌基督與他們同在。倘若他們履行教會的規定,守瞻禮主日(這是「聖教四規」之一,是教義的一部份),他們與兩三個教友,奉主耶穌基督之名聚集,耶穌基督就在他們之中,這是聖經知識(瑪18:20)。他們最少每年領聖體一次,而聖體聖事是耶穌基督的身體和寶血。耶穌基督透過聖體聖事與我們同在,甚至天天與我們同在。(28:20)這是聖經和教義。
  3. 他們沒有讀過今天的福音。不要以為先知是天主的「傳聲筒」,能百份百準確無誤地傳達天主的意思!他們也有自己的背景和偏見,例如約納。所以,今天的福音告訴我們耶穌基督來,不是為了廢除不完美的舊約法律和不完美的先知預言,而是為成全它們,包括法律和先知!(5:17)所以,即使舊約先知如何預言天主為了拯救熙雍而懲罰萬國(依34),結果耶穌基督是來拯救萬國萬民!
所以,天主教徒啊!不要害怕自己的聖經和教義知識不完整,耶穌基督自會使之成全!你們祇要盡力而為就是。
聖父,我們讚美祢,祢的思念不是我們的思念。我們願意放下自己的執著,相信祢的智慧。亞孟!

生命恩泉


Jesus Christ shall Fulfil
(Matthew 5:17-19)

Many Catholics are reluctant to evangelize because they think that their biblical and doctrinal knowledge is shallow. They worry that they would mislead those who seek the True Way and hinder the development of the Kingdom of Heaven! How right they are! Their biblical and doctrinal knowledge is truly shallow!

  1. They don't know that they themselves are prophets! As a Catholic, they partake in Christ's threefold ministry of king, prophet and priest. This is doctrinal common sense.
  2. They do not know that Jesus Christ is with them. If they follow the precepts of the Church to attend Sunday masses which is doctrinal, Jesus Christ shall be with them because two or three of them gather in His name. This is biblical knowledge (Matthew 18:20). They should receive the Holy Communion once a year and the Sacrament of Communion is the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Through this sacrament, Jesus stays with them even daily until the end of time (28:20). This is both biblical and doctrinal.
  3. They have not read the gospel today. We should never think of prophets as loudhailers of God, conveying God's message with 100% precision! Prophets have their own backgrounds and prejudices, e.g. Jonah. Therefore, in the gospel passage today, Jesus says He has not come to abolish the less than perfect law and the imprecise prophecies of the prophets. He comes to fulfil them, both the law and the prophets! (5:17) Thus, even though Old Testament prophets prophesize that God shall punish the nations in order to deliver Zion (Isaiah 34), eventually, Jesus Christ save all peoples!
Catholics! Fear not your incomplete biblical and doctrinal knowledge. Jesus Christ shall fulfil it! You try your best. That's all you have to do.
Heavenly Father, we praise You. Your thoughts are not our thoughts. We are willing to put down our stubbornness and believe in Your wisdom. Amen.

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