约翰福音［第5章］
[恩典临到 人的反应]
主讲: 丘均发传道
15/04/2025
1. 38年的等待与绝望（V1-7）
这位病人躺在毕士大池边38年，已经习惯了被忽视的生活。当耶稣问他‘你要痊愈吗？’，他的回答不是‘要’，而是抱怨‘没有人把我放进池子里’（V7）。这反映出：
长期困境使人产生‘受害者心态’、习惯被动等待，不愿主动改变，并把责任推给环境和他人。
2. 神突如其来的恩典（V8-9）
耶稣没有按病人期待的方式医治，而是直接命令：‘起来，拿你的褥子走吧！’（V8）这显示：
神的恩典常常超乎我们的期待，真正的医治带来立即的行动力，神的话语本身就带着能力。
3. 面对质问时的推诿（V10-15）
当犹太人质问时，瘫子立刻撇清关系：‘那使我痊愈的对我说...’（V11）。这种反应表明：
在厉害关系时害怕与耶稣产生关联，选择明哲保身而非勇敢认信。
小结：我们是否也常像这瘫子，蒙恩之后，却在关键时刻不愿和站在耶稣这一边？我们是否习惯推卸责任，而不是勇敢承认信仰？
1. 关注律法而非神迹（V16）
犹太领袖完全无视一个人38年瘫痪得医治的事实，只抓住耶稣在安息日治病。这显示：
宗教仪式主义使人盲目，传统可能成为认识神的阻碍，对规条的执着超过对生命的关怀。
2. 从质疑升级为杀机（V17-18）
因为耶稣宣告‘我父做事直到如今，我也做事’，犹太领袖的反应从最初的‘质问’升级为‘想要杀祂’（5:18）这表明：属灵骄傲导致无法接受新的启示，甚至要除去施恩典的人子。
我们是否也常做‘属灵警察’，挑剔别人，却看不见神的工作？对新事物持怀疑而非分辨的态度？
1. 与父神同工的宣告（V19-20）
2. 复活与审判的权柄（V21-30）
3. 见证与真理的验证（V31-47）
小结：耶稣不逃避冲突，而是用真理回应；我们是否也能勇敢为真理发声？面对质疑时，我们依靠什么站立得稳？
总结：我们如何回应神的恩典？
愿我们不要像瘫子那样推诿，不要像犹太人那样死板，而是像主耶稣为真理作见证，回应神的恩典！
John 5
Grace comes and people respond
15/04/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Daniel
1. 38 years of waiting and despair (V1-7)
This patient had been lying by the pool of Bethesda for 38 years and had become accustomed to being ignored. When Jesus asked him, "Do you want to be healed?", his answer was not "Yes", but he complained, "No one put me in the pool" (V7). This reflects that:
Long-term difficulties make people develop a "victim mentality", get used to passive waiting, are unwilling to take the initiative to change, and put the responsibility on the environment and others.
2. God’s sudden grace (V8-9)
Jesus did not heal the patient in the way he expected, but directly commanded: ‘Get up, take up your mat and walk!’ (V8) This shows that:
God’s grace often exceeds our expectations. True healing brings immediate action. God’s word itself carries power.
3. Evasion when facing questioning (V10-15)
When the Jews questioned him, the paralytic immediately distanced himself from the matter: ‘The one who made me well said to me…’ (V11). This reaction shows that:
He was afraid of being associated with Jesus when the stakes were high and chose to protect himself rather than bravely confess his faith.
Summary：Are we often like the paralytic, who was saved but unwilling to stand by Jesus' side at the critical moment? Are we used to shirking responsibility instead of bravely confessing our faith?
1. Focus on the law rather than miracles (V16)
The Jewish leaders completely ignored the fact that a man with 38 years of paralysis was healed and only focused on the fact that Jesus healed the patient on the Sabbath. This shows that:
Religious ritualism makes people blind, traditions may become obstacles to knowing God, and obsession with rules exceeds care for life.
2. From doubt to murder (V17-18)
Because Jesus declared, "My Father has been working until now, and I have been working," the Jewish leaders' reaction escalated from the initial "questioning" to "wanting to kill Him" (5:18). This shows that spiritual pride leads to the inability to accept new revelations, and even to the desire to remove the Son of Man who gives grace.
Are we often "spiritual policemen" who pick on others but fail to see God's work? Are we suspicious of new things instead of discerning?
1. Declaration of co-work with God the Father (V19-20)
2. Authority of resurrection and judgment (V21-30)
3. Testimony and verification of truth (V31-47)
Summary: Jesus did not avoid conflict, but responded with the truth; can we also speak out for the truth bravely? What do we rely on to stand firm in the face of doubts?
May we not make excuses like the paralytic, or be rigid like the Jews, but bear witness to the truth like the Lord Jesus and respond to God’s grace!