為什麽 “Jacob”（例:Genesis 25:26）和 “James”（例:Letter of James 1:1）的中文翻譯，都是“雅各伯”？
這個是英文翻譯的問題，兩個在原文都是同一個希伯來名字。
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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?
沒錯，聖經裏至少有兩個法利塞黨人是好人：尼苛德摩和保祿。宗徒大事錄裏也的確有記載，不少早期加入耶路撒冷教會的都是法利塞人，雖然後來他們也做成不少麻煩。
Read More →When one reads the gospel aloud, must we say “The gospel of the Lord” or ” The word of the Lord” towards the end?
It is quite optional when you are reading the bible in private.
Read More →斯德望被人誣告說過褻瀆梅瑟和天主的話而被人用石頭砸死，但為何耶穌時，司祭長不煽動群眾用石頭砸死耶穌？反而說羅馬法律不允許他們處死任何人。
我想是應該這樣的：在羅馬統治下，他們的確是不許私行死刑的。若行了死刑，就犯了羅馬法律，捉到了是有後果的。這就是為甚麼在若望八章他們會帶那依梅瑟法律該以石頭砸死的罪婦到耶穌跟前來試探祂，和為甚麼大司祭要比拉多判耶穌死罪。
Read More →「風隨意向那裡吹, 你聽到風的響聲, 卻不知道風從哪裡來, 往哪裡去: 凡由聖神而生的就是這樣。」(若3:8); 請問這節經文是甚麼意思?
細心讀讀宗徒大事錄，你就會很快發覺，自從門徒們領受了聖神以後，他們就事事耐心聆聽天主的旨意，隨時準備讓祂差遣，在任何境遇和情况中都去福傳。如，伯多祿和若望遇到破子就立時知道要命令他痊癒；門徒被逼迫出耶路撒冷就立時沿途福傳；斐理伯更是任由聖神指引，一時北上撒馬黎雅，跟着又南下加撒，再又如騰雲般去了凱撒肋雅；保祿更不用說，好像是天主一直帶着他四處走，短短十多年就跑遍了半個地中海，並成積非人所成。
Read More →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?
Both Matthew and Mark state very clearly that at the arrest of Jesus in the garden, all his disciples fled:
Read More →為甚麼福音記載『隨著那片餅， 撒殫進入了他的心』來敘述猶達斯的背負行動呢？我有些混淆，耶穌蘸的餅不是代表了祂的聖體嗎？那麼，聖體怎麼會被撒殫「騎劫」了？
留意，經文是說「隨着」那片餅，撒殫進入了他的心，而不是說那片餅是撒殫，或那片餅使撒殫進入了他的心。
Read More →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!
In this passage, Jesus gave Judas the Eucharist, the body, blood, soul and divinity of Himself. And it is said that with that Satan entered Judas. Obviously, Satan was not in the Eucharist.
Read More →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?
The short answer is we don’t know. The Church is not in the custom of naming anyone in hell, and she never did, not even Judas.
Read More →「因為凡有的，還要給他；凡沒有的，連他所有的，也要從他奪去。」(谷4:25) 為什麼要連他所有的，也要奪去？那麼他便永不翻身，得救無望！
讓我們由馬爾谷4:21開始細閱：【二十一節】 耶穌又向他們說：「人拿燈來，豈是為放在斗底或床下嗎？不是為放在燈台上嗎？耶穌在第四章一開始，說的是撒種的比喻，二十一節開始就說明我們是光，應該向別人照耀，而不該隱藏起來。
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