接受愛的自由
那時候，從耶路撒冷下來的經師們說：「耶穌附有貝耳則步。」又說「他賴魔王驅魔。」耶穌遂把他們叫來，用比喻向他們說：「撒殫怎能驅逐撒殫呢？一國若自相紛爭，那國就不能存立；一家若自相紛爭，那家也將不能存立。撒殫若起來自相攻擊紛爭，也就不能存立，必要滅亡。決沒有人能進入壯士的家，搶劫他的家具的，除非先把那壯士捆起來，然後搶劫他的家。我實在告訴你們：世人的一切罪惡，連說的任何褻瀆的話，都可得赦免；但誰若褻瀆了聖神，永遠不得赦免，而是永久罪惡的犯人。」耶穌說這話，是因為他們說：「他附有邪魔。」
馬爾谷福音 3:22-30
我們看過經師和法利塞人如何用不同方法指責耶穌不守法律，但耶穌都能一一駁斥。在今天的福音中，他們進一步指耶穌附魔，而祂驅魔的能力正是來自魔鬼。
耶穌以一個自相紛爭的國家的比喻指出這說法毫不合理。耶穌從附魔的人身上把邪靈驅走，使他們不受魔鬼控制，恢復自由；這種做法怎能出自魔鬼？
耶穌說：「誰若褻瀆了聖神，永遠不得赦免。」(谷 3:29) 這跟天主的慈愛沒有衝突。天主藉著聖神而臨在於這世界，褻瀆聖神的意思是刻意拒絕天主的愛。天主因為愛人類而使人有自由意志，人有權選擇接受或拒絕他的愛。對於那些選擇拒絕的人，是無法得救的。
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: Monday of week 3 of Ordinary Time – Gospel
The scribes who had come from Jerusalem said of Jesus, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “By the prince of demons he drives out demons.” Summoning them, he began to speak to them in parables, “How can Satan drive out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand; that is the end of him. But no one can enter a strong man's house to plunder his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house. Amen, I say to you, all sins and all blasphemies that people utter will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.”
Mark 3:22-30
We have read that the scribes and the Pharisees have used different ways to accuse Jesus of violating the law. Jesus was able to rebuke their charges. In today's Gospel reading, they went further to say He is possessed with Beelzebul, the prince of demons. And that He relied on the power of the devil to cast out evil spirits.
Jesus answered the charges by using the analogy of a kingdom divided against itself. By casting out evil spirits from those who were possessed, Jesus liberated them from the control of the devil. His acts could not possibly come from the devil.
Jesus said: "whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness" (Mark 3:29). This does not contradict with God's mercy. God is present in the world through the Holy Spirit. To blaspheme against the Spirit means to deliberately refuse the goodness of God. God loves us so much that He gives us free will. We are free to choose to accept or reject His love. Those who refuses His love will not be saved.
This reflection is prepared by the FLL Inspire editorial team as a digest of the following article: Monday of week 3 of Ordinary Time – Gospel
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