Why St. Paul said “…that through death he might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil..” I thought only God has power over death and life. The devil does not and cannot rule or govern human lives?
Is Judas in Heaven or in hell? What if he did repent after he placed the rope on his neck but could not have physically affording to get off the rope. Did the Church, or Her prophets and saints, ever discussed about Judas’ final fate?
神父: 想請教關於若望福音 第二十一章 第五節 耶穌復活後在海邊顯現的描述, 思高聖經譯作 — 耶穌對他們說:「孩子們,你們有些魚吃嗎?」 NAB也是譯作 — Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” 但New Jerusalem Bible 卻譯作— Jesus called out, “Haven’t you caught anything, friends?” 根據原文children和friends的意思是否一樣? 謝謝神父!
In John gospel, it mentions “first day of the week” total Eight days, can you tell me how they come up with eight days?
Why was “father” missing in Mark 10:30? In the Mark 10:29, Jesus said, “there is no one who has left house, brothers, sisters, mother, father, children or land for my sake and for the sake of the gospel”, but in the 10:30 “who will not receive a hundred times as much, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and land”. The notion “father” appeared in the 10:29 but missed in 10:30, why?
今天(April 13)若望福音記載耶穌向尼柯德摩說的話中,有一句唔明,想請神父指導: 『…除了那自天降下而仍在天上的人子。』耶穌明明是「天主聖子」從天降下,亦是祂自稱「人子」,祂為何說『仍在天上的人子呢?』
耶穌在約旦河受洗,天開了,當時還有其他人在場,他們都看到了嗎? 也都聽到了天父的聲音嗎?若有,但沒有傳出去?若沒有,只有耶穌自己知其意思?大博爾山顯聖容,是否只想堅定三位宗徒的心? 為日後回憶起來,更堅信耶穌是天主子?
我們常常用「法利塞人」形容道貌岸然表裡不一的宗教菁英,但是我讀聖經發現到,有部分法利塞人在耶穌受難之前,曾警告耶穌黑洛德想殺祂,甚至初代教會有成員是法利塞人出身,這可否視為有部分法利賽人對於耶穌採取同情的姿態,甚至對於耶穌針對他們的批評深以為然,虛心接納,甚至最後認出祂是默西亞並接受了祂為救主?那我們是否不該對法利賽人一概而論,也該正視他們的正面之處?
When one reads the gospel aloud, must we say “The gospel of the Lord” or ” The word of the Lord” towards the end?
When Jesus predicted Peter’s denial, He also said “You will all fall away”. But if John was at the cross with Jesus, how did he fall away?
On Holy Thursday, I remember the gospel reading of John 13:27, it says after Judas received the piece of bread, Satan entered him: how can that be possible when Jesus has given him the bread ( body of Christ) ?! I felt really puzzled about it, I thought with Jesus in you, the devil should have no chance!