“请教拉比”——马太福音5:38-42中“不要与恶人作对”的界限在什幺时候是必须的呢？

2015-12-20 13:45:21 | 来源：新浪微博 | 投稿：MaozIsrael | 编辑：小柯

原标题：“请教拉比”——马太福音5:38-42中“不要与恶人作对”的界限在什幺时候是必须的呢？

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“请教拉比”

界限在什幺时候是必须的呢？

请教拉比:Ask the Rabbi：

马太福音5:38-42只是我告诉你们：不要与恶人作对。有人打你的右脸，连左脸也转过来由他打；有人想要告你，要拿你的里衣，连外衣也由他拿去；有人强逼你走一里，你就同他走二里；有求你的，就给他；有向你借贷的，不可推辞。这是旧约圣经的教导吗？在这些经文中耶稣教导我们毫无界限吗？很多非基督徒视之为软弱。那幺界限在什幺时候是必须的呢？

Matt. 5:38-42 “But　I tell you not to resist an evil person.But　whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away.” Was this an Old Testament teaching? Is Jesus’ teaching us to have no boundaries in this verse? Many unbelievers see that as a weakness. When are boundaries necessary?

这些经文紧接着就是登山宝训，是将对律法的属灵含义和条文规定进行了对比。正如马太福音5:11-12，人若因我辱骂你们，逼迫你们，捏造各样坏话毁谤你们，你们就有福了；应当欢喜快乐！因为你们在天上的赏赐是大的；在你们以前的先知，人也是这样逼迫他们。这些经文讲的是当你遇到不公的待遇时，如何用敬虔的方式应对！圣经在此并非不让你去保护自己或聪明行事，而是设立指导方针来告诉我们如何面对这些困难和挑战。后续的经文更列举了多种情况和冲突。这里主要的原则是：“将这个处境和这个人挽回的最好方式是什幺？

These verses are following the Sermon on the Mount and are comparing the Spirit of the Law to the Letter of the Law. As it states in Matt. 5:11-12 ”Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you". These verses are talking about injustice being done to you, and how you are to respond in a Godly manner. The Bible is not saying here to not defend yourself or not to be wise. The scriptures, however, set guidelines on how we should approach difficult/challenging situations. The continuing verses address various situations and conflicts. The main principle here is "What is the best way to redeem the situation and the person?"

马太福音5:38 提到：你们听说：“要以眼还眼，以牙还牙。”一般人的理解就是当有一个人让你失去了一只眼睛，你就有权利让他们也失去他们的眼睛。但是耶稣明确的表示，不要抵抗或报复伤害你的人。另一种更好的翻译版本是：如果一个人导致另一个人失去了他的眼睛，那幺那个使另一个人失去眼睛的人……那个人要搭上自己的眼睛，用任何可能的方式来帮助那位失去眼睛的人。由此两个失去眼睛的人都没有获得任何好处。

In Matt 5:38 it states: "You've heard that it is said ‘an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth’”. The average person's common understanding is that if someone causes you to lose an eye, you have a right to cause them to lose their eye. But Yeshua made it clear that you shall not resist or have revenge against the person who has done you evil. The better interpretation of that scripture is that if a person causes another person to lose his eye, then the person that caused the loss of the other person's eye will help that person by using his own eyes to assist the other person's disability in whatever way possible. There is no benefit in both persons losing an eye.

上帝的方式总是会改善处境，而并非因受伤的回应或报复而使处境更糟糕。如申命记32:35-36所说：“耶和华说“伸冤在我……”。

Godly solutions always move to improve the situation, not cause the situation to deteriorate by a wounded response or revenge. As is quoted in scriptures: "vengeance is mine…says the Lord" Deut. 32:35-36.

马太福音5:39继续说道：“有人打你的右脸，连左脸也转过来由他打。”这些经文涵盖你面临所有挑战时你应具备的属天国的行为举止，并且再次以衣服为例重申了一遍，涵盖你信仰所面临的所有环境，你愿意接受因信仰带来的后果。

Matt. 5:39 continues with "whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.…" these verses are all in the context of the challenges you have with your heavenly kingdom behavior. It repeats it again with the cloak, all in the context of your faith. These verses are talking about being willing to accept the consequences for your faith.

举个例子，在使徒行传23:1-3：保罗定睛看着公会的人，说：“弟兄们！我在上帝面前，行事为人都是凭着良心，直到今日。”大祭司亚拿尼亚就吩咐站在他旁边的人打他的嘴。保罗对他说：“你这粉饰的墙，上帝要击打你！你坐堂为的是按律法审问我，你竟违背律法，吩咐人打我吗？”保罗在挨打时的回应不是被动的，也不是复仇和反动性的。他是根据已经记载的神的话来回应，尽管他人违背律法打他的脸，保罗并没有在身体上进行报复，保罗按照耶稣在多次场合中所说的话进行了回应。不用说，保罗是很沮丧的，但他的回应却是根据圣经，以弗所书4:26 “生气却不要犯罪”。

Acts 23:1-3, for example: "Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth. Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?” Paul's response when slapped, was not passive but was also not vengeful and reactive. He responded according to the written Word and did not retaliate physically though they unjustly struck him on his face. He responded using the written Word as did Yeshua on many occasions. Paul was needless-to-say very upset, but again, he responded according to the written Word "Be angry but do not sin" Eph. 4:26.

当我回首往事，在我的生活中曾有过很多机会，让别人来打我另一半脸，我为我曾经这幺做了而感恩，上帝统管并挽回了许多类似的处境。

As I look back on various situations and events in my life I had the opportunity to turn the other cheek and I am grateful that I did so. God also has sovereignly redeemed many of those situations.

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