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A Deep and Profound Answer

Text: John 7: 6-9

A DEEP AND PROFOUND ANSWER

Graciously, Jesus listened to what His brothers said to Him. His answer was deep and profound.

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘My time has not yet come, but your time is always ready. The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil. You go up to this feast. I am not yet going up to this feast, for My time has not yet fully come.’ When He said these things to them, He remained in Galilee.”

John 7:6-9

1. Understanding “Time”

a. Our understanding of “Time”.

i. Limited to human understanding.

ii. Time is understood in terms of “history”.

iii. It is limited to human existence.

iv. We often measure “time” in terms of how long a person lives.

b. Jesus introduced a different way of looking at “Time”.

i. He said that His time had not yet come.

ii. His “Time” had a slightly different nuance.

iii. He was making a reference to God’s “time”.

iv. His life and His moments were ordered by God’s will and His timing.

2. Going to Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles

a. The brothers of Jesus

i. They can go at any time they wished.

ii. Their “time” was not ordered in the same way.

b. The movements of Jesus

i. God’s time had to be discerned.

ii. Jesus had to wait for His Father to tell Him when to go to Jerusalem.

3. The world (Jesus was speaking about His enemies) hated Jesus

Thus, He must exercise much wisdom and caution with reference to His movements. This was a profound teaching that needs to be carefully understood. Jesus was seeking to explain why He was not going to Jerusalem simply because His brothers sought to push Him.

经文：约翰福音 7：6-9

一个深刻且深奥的答案

耶稣富恩慈地聆听祂弟兄所要对祂说的。祂的答复既深刻又深奥。

“耶稣就对他们说：‘我的时候还没有到，你们的时候常是方便的。世人不能恨你们，却是恨我，因为我指证他们所做的事是恶的。你们上去过节吧！我现在不上去过这节，因为我的时候还没有满。’ 耶稣说了这话，仍旧住在加利利。”

《约翰福音 7：6-9》

1. 了解 “时候”

a. 我们对于 “时候” 的理解

i. 限于人的理解

ii. 通过 “历史” 来了解时间

iii. 限于人的存在

iv. 我们通常会用一个人的寿命来衡量 “时候”

b. 耶稣介绍另一个看待“时候”的方式

i. 祂说祂的时候还没有到

ii. 祂的 “时候” 有细微的差别

iii. 祂指的是上帝的 “时候”

iv. 祂的生命与许多时刻都是由上帝的旨意和时间立定的

2. 前往耶路撒冷庆祝住棚节

a. 耶稣的弟兄

i. 他们随时都可以去

ii. 他们的 “时候” 并没有以同样的方式立定

b. 耶稣的行动

i. 耶稣必须分辨上帝的时候

ii. 耶稣要等候祂的父告诉祂何时前往耶路撒冷

3. 世人（耶稣说的是祂的仇敌）憎恨耶稣

因此，祂的一举一动都得谨慎小心且富智慧。这是一个需要仔细理解的深奥教训。耶稣试图解释祂为什么不会只因为弟兄的逼迫，而前往耶路撒冷。