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Text: Luke 12: 49-50

DEEP AND PROFOUND THOUGHTS SHARED I

1. There were teachings of the Lord Jesus that were clear and easy to appreciate.

a. That the Lord Jesus can forgive sins (Luke 5:24).

b. That He had come to call people to repentance (Luke 5:32).

2. There were also teachings that were deep and profound.

“I came to send fire on the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled! But I have a baptism to be baptized with,
and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!”

Luke 12:49-50

a. “I came to send fire on the earth” (Luke 12:49)

i. The word “fire” is a symbol.

ii. Negatively, fire can burn and destroy.

iii. Positively, fire can purify.

iv. The Lord will do both things.

b. Fire has to be kindled first.

i. The kindling had not yet begun.

ii. But soon it would begin.

iii. It would begin with His death.

3. “But I have a baptism to be baptized with” (Luke 12:50a)

The Baptism the Lord Jesus was referring to:

a. This was not the Baptism He had.

i. This was recorded in all Gospels.

ii. His Baptism was His anointing to begin His public Ministry.

b. The word “Baptism” has a deeper symbolic meaning here.

i. This “baptism” was a reference to His suffering and death.

ii. His ministry would culminate in His death on the Cross.

iii. This was all a part of God’s great salvation plan.

4. “And how distressed I am till it is accomplished!” (Luke 12:50b)

a. What the word “distressed” does not mean:

i. It does not mean that the Lord Jesus was upset.

ii. It does not mean that He was uncertain.

b. What the word “distressed” means:

i. It means that the Lord Jesus was “pre-occupied”.

ii. There were many things to do in ministry.

iii. But the major thing He was fully occupied with was His death.

c. There were many things to face that could be distracting:

i. Physical pain.

ii. Bearing the burdens of the world on His shoulders.

iii. The weakness of His Disciples.

iv. The persecution of the enemies.

v. These things tended to “distress” (pre-occupy His mind).

vi. But the Lord Jesus would remain faithful and true to the very end.

经文：路加福音12：49-50

分享很深奥的思想I

1. 主耶稣的教导有时很清楚而容易理解

a. 主耶稣有赦罪的权柄《路加福音 5：24》

b. 祂来是召罪人悔改《路加福音 5：32》

2. 也有些教导非常深奥

““我来要把火丢在地上，倘若已经着起来，不也是我所愿意的吗？我有当受的洗还没有成就，我是何等地迫切呢！”

《路加福音 12：49-50》

a. “我来要把火丢在地上”《路加福音 12：49》

i. “火”这词是一个象征

ii. 从负面的观点，火可以燃烧及破坏

iii. 从正面的观点，火可以净化

iv. 主可以做这两件事

b. 火要先被着起来

i. 火并未着起

ii. 但就要开始了

iii. 就会在祂死后开始

3. “我有当受的洗还没有成就”《路加福音 12：50a》

主耶稣说到的受洗指的是：

a. 不是祂之前受的洗

i. 福音都有记载

ii. 祂受洗是当祂受膏开始祂的公共事工

b. 这里“受洗”有更深的象征意义

i. “受洗”指的是祂的受罪和死亡

ii. 祂的事工会在祂死在十字架后达到高峰

iii. 这都是上帝拯救世人的救恩计划

4. “我是何等的迫切呢？”

a. “迫切”这词指的不是：

i. 指的不是主耶稣不高兴

ii. 指的不是祂不确定

b. “迫切”这词的意思：

i. 指的是主耶稣很“关注”

ii. 事工的范围内有很多事要做

iii. 但祂最关注的是祂的死

c. 祂得面临很多会分散他的注意力的事

i. 肉体的疼痛

ii. 将世界的重担扛在祂的肩上

iii. 祂的门徒的软弱

iv. 敌人的迫害

v. 这些事都会使祂“迫切”（占据祂的思想）

vi. 但主耶稣始终忠心及真实