經文
Scripture
但另一婦人就是在上的耶路撒冷，是自由的，她是我們的母親。因為經上記著：「不懷孕、不生養的，你要歡樂；未曾經過產難的，你要高聲歡呼；因為沒有丈夫的，比有丈夫的有更多的兒女。」
“But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, ‘Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.’”
— 加拉太書四章26–27節
— Galatians 4:26–27
一、兩個耶路撒冷的對比
1. The Contrast Between Two Jerusalems
保羅在加拉太書4:21–27用兩個婦人和兩個耶路撒冷，說明兩種不同的屬靈身份。
Paul uses two women and two Jerusalems in Galatians 4:21–27 to explain two different spiritual identities.
| 夏甲 | 撒拉／在上的耶路撒冷 |
|---|---|
| 使女 | 自由的婦人 |
| The slave woman | The free woman |
| 西奈山 | 在上的耶路撒冷 |
| Mount Sinai | The Jerusalem above |
| 代表律法之約 | 代表恩典與應許之約 |
| Represents the covenant of law | Represents the covenant of grace and promise |
| 生出為奴的孩子 | 生出自由的兒女 |
| Bears children for slavery | Bears free children |
| 靠人的努力和表現 | 靠神的應許和恩典 |
| Relies on human effort and performance | Relies on God’s promise and grace |
「在上的耶路撒冷」不是指地理上的耶路撒冷城，而是指神藉基督和福音所建立的屬天子民。
“The Jerusalem above” does not refer to the physical city of Jerusalem, but to God’s heavenly people established through Christ and the gospel.
因此，信徒的母親不是律法主義、宗教規條或人的表現，而是神藉恩典所建立的應許群體。
Therefore, the believer’s mother is not legalism, religious rules, or human performance, but the promise community established by God through grace.
二、「她是我們的母親」是甚麼意思？
2. What Does “She Is Our Mother” Mean?
保羅說，在上的耶路撒冷是「我們的母親」，表示信徒的屬靈生命來自神的應許，而不是來自人的努力。
Paul says that the Jerusalem above is “our mother,” meaning that our spiritual life comes from God’s promise, not from human effort.
這個「母親」不是指某位女性神明，也不是說信徒要敬拜一位「天母」。經文的重點是：信徒屬於神藉恩典所建立的屬天群體。
This “mother” does not refer to a female deity, nor does it mean believers should worship a “heavenly mother.” The point is that believers belong to the heavenly community established by God through grace.
作為這個母親的兒女，信徒領受：
As children of this mother, believers receive:
- 自由：不再靠律法和表現換取神的接納。
- Freedom: no longer earning God’s acceptance through law and performance.
- 身份：是神的兒女，不是宗教制度下的奴僕。
- Identity: children of God, not slaves under a religious system.
- 歸屬：屬於神藉福音所建立的群體。
- Belonging: belonging to the community God establishes through the gospel.
- 盼望：承受神在基督裡所應許的產業。
- Hope: inheriting what God has promised in Christ.
三、以賽亞書54章的背景
3. The Background of Isaiah 54
第27節引自以賽亞書54:1。在以賽亞書的背景中，耶路撒冷曾像被擄、荒涼和不生育的婦人；但神應許她將來會重新蒙福，有許多兒女。
Verse 27 quotes Isaiah 54:1. In Isaiah’s context, Jerusalem had become like a woman who was exiled, desolate, and barren; yet God promised that she would again be blessed and have many children.
保羅把這個應許應用在福音時代：神藉基督所建立的群體，比靠律法和人的努力所建立的群體更廣大、更自由、更有生命。
Paul applies this promise to the gospel age: the community God establishes through Christ is broader, freer, and more alive than any community built through law and human effort.
這不是說舊約沒有價值，也不是說以色列被神棄絕；而是說，神對亞伯拉罕的應許最終在基督裡向萬國開放。
This does not mean the Old Testament has no value or that Israel has been rejected by God. Rather, God’s promise to Abraham is ultimately opened to all nations in Christ.
四、「不懷孕的要歡樂」對我們的意義
4. What “Rejoice, O Barren One” Means for Us
以賽亞書的圖像非常強烈：一個不懷孕、沒有經歷生產的婦人，被吩咐歡樂；因為神要使她有比有丈夫的婦人更多的兒女。
Isaiah’s image is striking: a woman who is barren and has not given birth is commanded to rejoice, because God will give her more children than the woman who has a husband.
這提醒我們，神的祝福不是由人的能力、自然條件或社會地位決定。
This reminds us that God’s blessing is not determined by human ability, natural conditions, or social status.
神可以在人看來最沒有希望、最缺乏資源、最被忽略的地方，成就祂的應許。
God can fulfill His promises in the places that seem most hopeless, most lacking in resources, and most overlooked.
這對以下的人是安慰：
This is comfort for:
- 覺得自己沒有成就的人。
- People who feel they have no achievement.
- 覺得自己被家庭、教會或社會忽略的人。
- People who feel overlooked by family, church, or society.
- 正在經歷不孕、疾病、失業或孤單的人。
- People experiencing infertility, illness, unemployment, or loneliness.
- 覺得自己靈命軟弱、無法靠自己改變的人。
- People who feel spiritually weak and unable to change by their own strength.
神的工作不是從人的充足開始，而是從神的應許開始。
God’s work does not begin with human sufficiency; it begins with God’s promise.
五、自由的身份：不要自高，也不要自卑
5. A Free Identity: Neither Pride nor Inferiority
既然在上的耶路撒冷是我們的母親，我們就是自由的兒女，不是律法主義下的奴僕。
Since the Jerusalem above is our mother, we are free children, not slaves under legalism.
這個身份帶來兩個提醒：
This identity brings two reminders:
不要自高
Do Not Become Proud
自由不是因為我們比別人更好，而是因為神恩待我們。
Freedom is not because we are better than others, but because God has been gracious to us.
我們不能因為自己有信仰、有恩賜、有服事或道德表現，就看不起仍在掙扎的人。
We must not look down on those still struggling because we have faith, gifts, ministry, or moral performance.
不要自卑
Do Not Become Inferior
我們也不需要因為學歷、收入、外貌、家庭背景、失敗或過去的罪，而認為自己不配來到神面前。
Nor do we need to think that we are unworthy to approach God because of education, income, appearance, family background, failure, or past sin.
在基督裡，我們的價值不是由人的比較決定，而是由神的應許決定。
In Christ, our worth is not determined by human comparison but by God’s promise.
六、今天可以怎樣活出這個身份？
6. How Can We Live Out This Identity Today?
1. 以兒女的身份禱告
1. Pray as a Child
不要只以「我做得夠不夠好」來到神面前，也要以「父啊，我需要祢」來到神面前。
Do not come to God only asking, “Have I done well enough?” Come also saying, “Father, I need You.”
2. 拒絕比較
2. Refuse Comparison
不要用別人的成就、恩賜、財富或地位來衡量自己的價值。
Do not measure your worth by another person’s achievement, gifts, wealth, or status.
3. 接待軟弱的人
3. Welcome the Weak
既然神接納了我們這些本不配的人，我們也應該接納軟弱、受傷、被忽略和仍在掙扎的人。
Since God has accepted us though we were unworthy, we should welcome the weak, wounded, overlooked, and struggling.
4. 在困難中仍然盼望
4. Keep Hoping in Difficulty
「不懷孕的要歡樂」不是否認痛苦，而是相信神能在人看來沒有出路的地方開路。
“Rejoice, O barren one” does not deny pain; it trusts that God can open a way where there seems to be no way.
七、禱告
7. Prayer
親愛的天父：
Dear Heavenly Father,
感謝祢藉著基督使我成為祢的兒女，也使我屬於那在上的耶路撒冷。求祢使我不忘記，我的身份不是靠律法、表現、財富、學歷或別人的認可而來，而是靠祢的應許和恩典。
Thank You for making me Your child through Christ and for making me part of the Jerusalem above. Keep me from forgetting that my identity comes not from law, performance, wealth, education, or human approval, but from Your promise and grace.
主啊，求祢使我不因自己的成就而驕傲，也不因自己的軟弱而自卑。當我與人比較時，求祢提醒我，祢已經接納我；當我覺得不配時，求祢提醒我，祢的恩典足夠。
Lord, keep me from becoming proud because of my achievements or inferior because of my weakness. When I compare myself with others, remind me that You have accepted me. When I feel unworthy, remind me that Your grace is sufficient.
求祢使我在困難中仍然盼望，在孤單中仍然相信祢顧念我，在軟弱中仍然倚靠祢的能力。也求祢使我成為別人的祝福，特別是那些感到被忽略、受傷和沒有盼望的人。
Help me keep hoping in difficulty, trusting that You care for me in loneliness, and relying on Your strength in weakness. Make me a blessing to others, especially those who feel overlooked, wounded, and hopeless.
奉主耶穌基督的名祈求，阿們。
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray, Amen.
結語
Conclusion
加拉太書4:26–27告訴我們，信徒的母親不是律法主義，而是神藉恩典所建立的應許群體。
Galatians 4:26–27 teaches that the believer’s mother is not legalism, but the promise community established by God through grace.
我們是自由的兒女，不是奴僕；我們的身份不是由人的比較決定，而是由神的應許決定。
We are free children, not slaves; our identity is determined not by human comparison but by God’s promise.
因此，今天不要因成就而自高，也不要因軟弱而自卑；要帶著兒女的自由、感恩和盼望，活出神在基督裡賜給你的新生命。
Therefore, do not become proud because of achievement or inferior because of weakness. Live today with the freedom, gratitude, and hope of a child of God, embracing the new life God has given you in Christ.
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