バイブルクラスが行われました
本所緑星教会
Bible class on Saturday November 7th, 2015
今日のバイブルクラスは3名の例会になりました。
聖書の個所はルカによる福音書の６章です。
本章は４９節もの文量と"In Charge of the Sabbath"「安息日の権威」 "The Twelve Apostles" 「十二使徒」"You're Blessed"「あなたの祝福」 "Give Away Your Life"「あなたの人生を捧げなさい」 " Work the Words into Your Life" 「御言葉を実践しなさい」の五つの物語で構成されていて、この日は予定の１時間を大幅にオーバーして、担当の方もご苦労多かったと思います。
今回もThe Messageと併せて参考にしているThe
Voiceのコメンタリーから、本章の核心部分を学びましたので、一つだけですがご紹介します。
The Message Luke 6: 5 Then he said, "The Son of Man is no slave to the Sabbath; he's in
charge."「イエスは云った。人の子は安息日の奴隷ではない。キリストには権威がある。」
新共同訳聖書では、「そして、彼らに言われた。『人の子は安息日の主である。』」と記されています。そのみ言葉についてThe Voiceは次のようにコメントしていて、このみ言葉が大変わかり易く記されていました。
To the accusation that He breaks Sabbath
law, He quips, "The Sabbath is a
great servant, but it's not your master. 彼（イエス）が安息日の律法を破ることに対する告発に皮肉を言う、安息日は偉大な召使であるけれども、けしてあなたがた（人々）の主人ではない。I am Lord of the Sabbath." 私が安息日の主である。
パリサイ人や律法学者たちの権威主義、形式至上主義を一蹴するイエスの痛快かつ、神と人とをより近付ける真理がそのみ言葉から読み取れるように思いました。
次回のバイブルクラスは変則で第三土曜でなく、１１月２８日（第四土曜）の午後３時から、ルカ福音書の７章を学びます。
Luke 6The Message (MSG)
In Charge of the Sabbath
6 1-2 On a certain
Sabbath Jesus was walking through a field of ripe grain. His disciples were
pulling off heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands to get rid of the
chaff, and eating them. Some Pharisees said, "Why are you doing that, breaking
a Sabbath rule?"
3-4 But Jesus stood up for them. "Have you never read what David and
those with him did when they were hungry? How he entered the sanctuary and ate
fresh bread off the altar, bread that no one but priests were allowed to eat?
He also handed it out to his companions."
5 Then he said, "The Son of Man is no slave to the Sabbath; he's in
charge."
6-8 On another Sabbath he went to the meeting place and taught. There
was a man there with a crippled right hand. The religion scholars and Pharisees
had their eye on Jesus to see if he would heal the man, hoping to catch him in
a Sabbath infraction. He knew what they were up to and spoke to the man with
the crippled hand: "Get up and stand here before us." He did.
9 Then
Jesus addressed them, "Let me ask you something: What kind of action suits the
Sabbath best? Doing good or doing evil? Helping people or leaving them
helpless?"
10-11 He looked around, looked each one in the eye. He said to the man,
"Hold out your hand." He held it out--it was as good as new! They were beside
themselves with anger, and started plotting how they might get even with him.
The Twelve Apostles
12-16 At about that same time he climbed a mountain to pray. He was there
all night in prayer before God. The next day he summoned his disciples; from
them he selected twelve he designated as apostles:
Simon, whom he named Peter,
Andrew, his brother,
James,
John,
Philip,
Bartholomew,
Matthew,
Thomas,
James, son of Alphaeus,
Simon, called the Zealot,
Judas, son of James,
Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
You're Blessed
17-21 Coming down off the mountain with them, he stood on a plain
surrounded by disciples, and was soon joined by a huge congregation from all
over Judea and Jerusalem, even from the seaside towns of Tyre and Sidon. They
had come both to hear him and to be cured of their ailments. Those disturbed by
evil spirits were healed. Everyone was trying to touch him--so much energy
surging from him, so many people healed! Then he spoke:
You're blessed when you've lost it all.
God's kingdom is there for the finding.
You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry.
Then you're ready for the Messianic meal.
You're blessed when the tears flow freely.
Joy comes with the morning.
22-23 "Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws
you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What
it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is
uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens--skip like a lamb, if you
like!--for even though they don't like it, I do . . . and all
heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and
witnesses have always been treated like this.
Give Away Your Life
24 But
it's trouble ahead if you think you have it made.
What you have is all you'll ever get.
25 And
it's trouble ahead if you're satisfied with yourself.
Your self will not satisfy you for long.
And it's trouble ahead if you think life's all fun and games.
There's suffering to be met, and you're going to meet
it.
26 "There's
trouble ahead when you live only for the approval of others, saying what
flatters them, doing what indulges them. Popularity contests are not truth
contests--look how many scoundrel preachers were approved by your ancestors!
Your task is to be true, not popular.
27-30 "To you who are ready for the truth, I say this: Love your enemies.
Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a
hard time, respond with the energies of prayer for that person. If someone
slaps you in the face, stand there and take it. If someone grabs your shirt,
giftwrap your best coat and make a present of it. If someone takes unfair
advantage of you, use the occasion to practice the servant life. No more
tit-for-tat stuff. Live generously.
31-34 "Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you
want people to do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them!
If you only love the lovable, do you expect a pat on the back? Run-of-the-mill
sinners do that. If you only help those who help you, do you expect a medal?
Garden-variety sinners do that. If you only give for what you hope to get out
of it, do you think that's charity? The stingiest of pawnbrokers does that.
35-36 "I tell you, love your enemies. Help and give without expecting a
return. You'll never--I promise--regret it. Live out this God-created identity
the way our Father lives toward us, generously and graciously, even when we're
at our worst. Our Father is kind; you be kind.
37-38 "Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their
faults--unless, of course, you want the same treatment. Don't condemn those who
are down; that hardness can boomerang. Be easy on people; you'll find life a
lot easier. Give away your life; you'll find life given back, but not merely
given back--given back with bonus and blessing. Giving, not getting, is the way.
Generosity begets generosity."
39-40 He quoted a proverb: "'Can a blind man guide a blind man?' Wouldn't
they both end up in the ditch? An apprentice doesn't lecture the master. The
point is to be careful who you follow as your teacher.
41-42 "It's easy to see a smudge on your neighbor's face and be oblivious
to the ugly sneer on your own. Do you have the nerve to say, 'Let me wash your
face for you,' when your own face is distorted by contempt? It's this
I-know-better-than-you mentality again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead
of just living your own part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face and you
might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.
Work the Words into Your Life
43-45 "You don't get wormy apples off a healthy tree, nor good apples off
a diseased tree. The health of the apple tells the health of the tree. You must
begin with your own life-giving lives. It's who you are, not what you say and
do, that counts. Your true being brims over into true words and deeds.
46-47 "Why are you so polite with me, always saying 'Yes, sir,' and
'That's right, sir,' but never doing a thing I tell you? These words I speak to
you are not mere additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your
standard of living. They are foundation words, words to build a life on.
48-49 "If you work the words into your life, you are like a smart
carpenter who dug deep and laid the foundation of his house on bedrock. When
the river burst its banks and crashed against the house, nothing could shake
it; it was built to last. But if you just use my words in Bible studies and
don't work them into your life, you are like a dumb carpenter who built a house
but skipped the foundation. When the swollen river came crashing in, it
collapsed like a house of cards. It was a total loss."
