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My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）

My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音） 
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Day 148

Negative Influence

Text: John 9: 16

NEGATIVE INFLUENCE

As may be expected, the Pharisees were opinionated. Some were more vocal than others. They tried to influence people negatively. This time round, however, the Pharisees were quarrelling among themselves.

“Therefore some of the Pharisees said, ‘This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath.’ Others said, ‘How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?’ And there was a division among them.” 

John 9:16

1. “The Pharisees”

a) This was a sect of Judaism.
b) The members were called Pharisees.
c) The word “Pharisee” means “a separated person”.
d) They separated themselves from many people whom they despised.
e) They were very quick to judge people who did not believe as they did.

2. “Some of the Pharisees said”

a) This group were quick to judge Jesus.
b) They declared that Jesus was not a man of God.
c) Their reasoning: Jesus did not keep the Sabbath.
d) They were hinting that Jesus was therefore a sinner (a Sabbath breaker).

3. “Others said”

a) These were also Pharisees.
b) They disagreed among themselves.
c) They objected to the opinion of the first group of Pharisees.
d) They argued against them.
i) How could a sinner perform this miracle of healing a man who was born blind?
ii) They interpreted the miracle as a sign from God.

4. “And there was a division among them”

a) The Pharisees were against the Sadducees. (The Sadducees were another sect within Judaism. They only believed in the writings of Moses and rejected all other portions of Scripture. They also rejected the belief in angels.)
b) They were also against the Herodians (the politically-minded Jews).
c) Now the Pharisees were divided among themselves.

经文：约翰福音9：16

不良的影响

正如所料，法利赛人固执己见。有些比其他的更直言，毫无顾忌。他们试图负面地影响他人。不过这一次，法利赛人是互相起争执的。

“法利赛人中有的说：‘这个人不是从神来的，因为他不守安息日。’又有人说：‘一个罪人怎能行这样的神迹呢？’他们就起了纷争。”

《约翰福音9：16》

1. “法利赛人”

a) 这是犹太教的其中一个教派
b) 教派中的成员被称为法利赛人
c) “法利赛人”的意思是“被隔离的人”
d) 他们把自己从他们瞧不起的人当中隔离出来
e) 他们很快地论断与他们有不同信念的人

2. “法利赛人中有的说”

a) 这群人很快地论断耶稣
b) 他们宣告耶稣不是从上帝来的
c) 他们的理论：耶稣并没有守安息日
d) 他们暗示耶稣因此是一名罪人（安息日的违犯者）

3. “又有人说”

a) 他们也是法利赛人
b) 他们互相起了纷争
c) 他们不认同第一群法利赛人的看法
d) 他们反对这一群法利赛人
i) 一名罪人怎能够行神迹治愈生来就瞎眼的？
ii) 他们把这奇事理解为上帝所行的神迹

4. “他们就起了纷争”

a) 法利赛人针对的是撒都该人。（撒都该人是犹太教的另外一个教派。他们只相信摩西的书，并且拒绝圣经里的其他部分。他们也拒绝相信有天使。）
b) 他们也针对希律人（注重政治的犹太人）
c) 如今，法利赛人互相起了纷争