QT 06/11/2024 Wed. Hebrews 5. Tough decision, but worth it! 艰难的决定，但值得！
QT 06/11/2024 Wed. Hebrews 5. Tough decision, but worth it!
READ http://www.esvbible.org/heb5
The readers of Hebrews are in danger of giving up on their Christian faith, tempted to return to their former religion due to problems encountered and the sacrifices required of them.
But the writer exhorts them not to give up on this high priest, Jesus Christ, who was also appointed by God (Heb 5:5-6). Stand firm, because Jesus is "a priest forever" (Heb 5:6). The permanence of Jesus' priesthood demands our permanent allegiance.
Jesus understands you, because He himself also endured tough decision making in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt 26:36, Mark 14:32) - the struggle to obey God and go to the cross.
APPLICATION (1): Cry out to Jesus Christ and pour out to Him our sorrows, our confessions and our cry for help. He is qualified, able and capable to understand and help.
APPLICATION (2): Choose to follow Christ because He "learned obedience through what he sufferred" (Heb 5:8). Be prepared that the path of obedience contains suffering.
The writer also warns against the failure to progress in our Christian faith. He had expected the readers to be "teachers" already (Heb 5:12), but they still need remedial lessons on the basics instead. They should be taking "solid food" but are still on milk (Heb 5:12). Metaphorically speaking, their stomach still cannot digest solid food.
APPLICATION (3): Go on to maturity! Frequent use and practice of God's Word result in better skills to distinguish "good from evil" (Heb 5:14). Let's delve into God's Word and constantly live it out. It's the best way forward.
星期三 2024年11月5日 今日读经: 希伯来书5章。 艰难的决定，但值得！
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Heb/5/
《希伯来书》的读者面临着放弃基督教信仰的危险，由于所遇到的问题和需要做出的牺牲，他们很容易受到诱惑而回归以前的宗教。
但作者劝他们不要放弃这个大祭司耶稣基督，因祂也是神所指派的(来5:5-6)。要站立得稳，因耶稣是“永远的祭司”(来5:6)。耶稣既是永久的祭司，那么我们对祂的忠诚也应当是永久的。
耶稣了解你，因为祂自己也曾在客西馬尼园作出了艰难的决定(太26:36,可14:32)--顺服神上十字架的挣扎。
应用(1):向耶稣基督呼求并向祂倾诉我们的哀愁、向祂告白、向祂求助。祂有资格且可以也能够明白并帮助我们。
应用(2):选择跟随基督因为祂“因着所受的苦难学会了顺从”(来5:8)。要预备你的心因为顺服的路是包括受苦在内的。
作者还警告我们，不要在基督教信仰上退步。他原本希望读者已经是“教师”（来5:12），但他们仍然需要补习基础知识。他们应该吃“固体食物”，但仍然喝牛奶（来5:12）。打个比方，他们的胃仍然无法消化固体食物。
应用(3)：踏上成熟之路！经常使用和操练神的话语，可以更好地区分“善恶”（希伯来书 5:14）。让我们深入研究上帝的话语，并时刻活出它。这是最好的前进方式。
