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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 48

The Confrontation

Text: John 5:17-18

THE CONFRONTATION

The Jews must have found Jesus and they confronted Him as to why He had broken the Sabbath. They had apparently forgotten that the poor man had been unwell for thirty-eight years. He had just been made well by a powerful miracle performed by the Lord Jesus Christ!

THE ANSWER OF THE LORD JESUS

Jesus was not perturbed by this confrontation in any way. Neither was He afraid of the wicked plots of the Jews to persecute and to kill Him!

Jesus: “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” John 5:17

1. “My Father”

a. Jesus was referring to God.
b. He called God “My Father”.
i. To show how close He was to God the Father.
ii. To show that He was only doing what His Father wanted Him to do- even if it was on the Sabbath!

2. “My Father has been working until now”

a. Jesus was claiming that a miracle involved God.
b. God was the One who performed the miracle.
c. Jesus was His Son through whom He worked.
d. If the Jews wanted to charge Jesus with breaking the Sabbath, then they are charging God Himself.

3. “And I have been working”

a. Jesus was doing what His Father wanted Him to do.
b. He was saying that the Father had wanted Him to heal the man with the infirmity on the Sabbath.
c. He was only obeying God in serving Him faithfully.

THE THOUGHTS OF THE JEWS

They were even angrier than ever after hearing this answer. They were determined to kill Jesus!

1. They did not believe that Jesus was the Christ, the Messiah.

2. They saw Jesus as one who broke the Sabbath Law.

3. They did not like the implications Jesus was making.

a. That He was the special Son of God.
b. This would mean that He was Deity; that He was Divine.

He would then be equal in status with God!

经文: 约翰福音 5: 17-18

对抗

犹太人找着了耶稣并且质问祂为什么犯了安息日！他们仿佛忘了那位病了三十八年的人！他的病痛是刚通过主耶稣强大的神迹而得到痊愈！

主耶稣的回应

耶稣并没有因为他们的对抗而忐忑不安。祂也没有因为犹太人要危害祂的邪恶意图而感到害怕！

耶稣就对他们说：“我父做事直到如今，我也做事。”《约翰福音 5：17》

1. 我父

a. 耶稣指的是上帝
b. 祂称上帝为 “我父”
i. 这显现了祂和天父亲密的关系
ii. 这也反映了祂所做的事，即使是在安息日，是祂天父希望祂完成的事！

2. 我父做事直到如今

a. 耶稣是在声明神迹与上帝有关联
b. 上帝制造了神迹
c. 祂是通过祂的儿子耶稣所做的神迹
d. 因此，犹太人要是指责耶稣犯安息日，他们便是在指责上帝本人

3. 我也做事

a. 耶稣是在做祂天父希望祂完成的事
b. 祂是在指天父希望祂在安息日医治那患病者
c. 祂只是在听从上帝，全心地侍奉祂

犹太人的想法

他们听了耶稣的回答反而更气愤。他们决心要杀害耶稣！

1. 他们并没有相信耶稣是基督，弥赛亚

2. 他们只认定耶稣是犯了安息日的罪人

3. 他们并不喜欢耶稣讲解的含义

a. 关于祂本人为上帝特别的儿子
b. 这表示祂是神；祂是神圣的，祂和上帝的位份是平等的！