先知的血
路加福音 11:47-54
在今天的福音中,耶穌繼續指責法利塞人和法學士的偽善。耶穌指出法利塞人的祖先迫害甚至殺害天主派遣的先知及使者。從表面看,法利塞人修建先知墳墓的表現,反映出他們與祖先不同,他們這樣做是補償祖先的罪過。耶穌卻對他們說:「可見你們證明,並贊成你們祖先所行的事。」耶穌說這話的意思是法利塞人其實正在重蹈祖先的覆轍而不自知——他們不接受耶穌這位天主子,更處處迫害祂,要從祂口中找到錯處。
耶穌之後對法學士說:「你們拿走了智識的鑰匙,自己不進去,那願意進去的,你們也加以阻止。」祂是指法學士把法律詮譯成一般人無法理解的條文,而更壞的是他們自己也不遵守法律。我們也該自問有否把福音的訊息切實的活出來?別人從我們身上看到的福音,是否跟耶穌所宣講的一致?否則,我們反而成了福傳的障礙。
這篇默想由生命恩泉文摘編輯小組撰寫,內容以下列文章為根據: Commentary on Luke 11:47-54, 迫害先知
Luke 11:47-54
In today’s Gospel, Jesus continued with His rebuke for the Pharisaic mentality. Jesus pointed out that the ancestors of the Pharisees persecuted and killed the prophets sent by God. When the Pharisees built memorials of the prophets, it might seem like an act of atonement. But Jesus said to them: “you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors”. What He meant by that is that the Pharisees were doing exactly what their ancestors did — they persecuted Jesus the Son of God and plotted against Him.
Jesus then said to the scribes: “You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.” Jesus was referring to how they interpreted the Law in such a way that they made it inaccessible to the ordinary person. To make it worse, they did not observe it either. We should ask ourselves if we truly strive to live out the gospel? Would other people see in us what Jesus preached? Otherwise, we would become a barrier to evangelization.
This reflection is prepared by the FLL Inspire editorial team as a digest of the following two articles: Commentary on Luke 11:47-54, 迫害先知