經文
Scripture
我在主裏深信你們必不懷別樣的心；但騷擾你們的，無論是誰，必須承受懲罰。弟兄們，我若仍舊傳割禮，為甚麼還受迫害呢？若是這樣，十字架絆倒人的地方就沒有了。恨不得那騷擾你們的人把自己閹割了。
“I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!”
— 加拉太書五章10–12節
— Galatians 5:10–12
一、這段經文的背景
1. The Background of the Passage
加拉太教會正面對嚴重的問題：有人教導外邦信徒，單信耶穌還不夠，還必須受割禮、遵守摩西律法和猶太節期，才能真正屬於神的子民。
The Galatian church faced a serious problem: some taught that Gentile believers needed not only faith in Jesus but also circumcision, observance of the Mosaic Law, and Jewish festivals to truly belong to God’s people.
保羅認為，這不是對福音的小補充，而是把基督的十字架變得不完整。
Paul saw this not as a small addition to the gospel but as making Christ’s cross incomplete.
如果人必須靠基督加上割禮和律法才能得救，救恩就不再是完全靠恩典，而是部分靠人的表現。
If people need Christ plus circumcision and the Law to be saved, salvation is no longer wholly by grace but partly by human performance.
二、保羅為甚麼受逼迫？
2. Why Was Paul Persecuted?
第11節問：「我若仍舊傳割禮，為甚麼還受迫害呢？」
Verse 11 asks, “If I still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?”
保羅受逼迫，正是因為他高舉十字架的福音：人得救不是靠割禮、律法行為或宗教表現，而是靠基督在十字架上所成就的救恩。
Paul was persecuted precisely because he proclaimed the gospel of the cross: salvation comes not through circumcision, works of the Law, or religious performance, but through what Christ accomplished on the cross.
如果保羅仍然傳割禮，他就不會那麼受猶太派信徒反對；因為他們反對的，正是十字架排除人靠律法稱義的可能性。
If Paul still preached circumcision, he would not face such opposition from the Judaizers; their opposition arose precisely because the cross ruled out justification by the Law.
三、「十字架絆倒人的地方」是甚麼？
3. What Is the “Offense of the Cross”?
「絆倒人的地方」原文有絆腳石、令人反感或冒犯的意思。
The phrase “offense” carries the sense of a stumbling block, something offensive or scandalous.
十字架之所以令人反感，不是因為它不夠美好，而是因為它宣告：
The cross is offensive not because it is not beautiful, but because it declares:
- 人不能靠自己的宗教表現稱義。
- People cannot be justified by their religious performance.
- 人不能靠割禮、道德成就或服事記錄賺取神的接納。
- People cannot earn God’s acceptance through circumcision, moral achievement, or ministry records.
- 救恩完全靠基督的恩典。
- Salvation is entirely by Christ’s grace.
這對人的驕傲是一種挑戰，因為它要求人放下自我證明和宗教優越感。
This challenges human pride because it requires people to lay down self-proving and religious superiority.
四、第12節的強烈語氣
4. The Strong Language of Verse 12
第12節說：「恨不得那騷擾你們的人把自己閹割了。」
Verse 12 says, “I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!”
這是保羅非常強烈的修辭，帶有諷刺和憤怒的語氣。
This is Paul’s very strong rhetoric, carrying sarcasm and anger.
保羅不是真的希望人自殘，也不是教導信徒用暴力對待反對者。
Paul is not literally wishing for self-harm or teaching believers to use violence against opponents.
他的意思是：那些把割禮當作救恩條件的人，若真的那麼看重切割，不如把整件事推到極端；但這樣做只會顯明，他們所依靠的不是神的恩典，而是人的宗教表現。
His point is that those who treat circumcision as a condition of salvation, if they value cutting so much, might as well take it to the extreme. But doing so would only reveal that they rely not on God’s grace but on human religious performance.
五、這段經文對今天的提醒
5. What This Passage Teaches Us Today
1. 不要把宗教表現變成救恩條件
1. Do Not Turn Religious Performance into a Condition of Salvation
靈修、聚會、奉獻、服事和道德操練都是好的，但它們不能成為賺取神接納的方法。
Devotion, church attendance, giving, ministry, and moral discipline are good, but they cannot become ways to earn God’s acceptance.
2. 不要因害怕反對而淡化十字架
2. Do Not Dilute the Cross Because of Fear of Opposition
有時候，人會為了避免衝突，而不敢說「救恩完全靠恩典」。
Sometimes people avoid conflict by not daring to say, “Salvation is entirely by grace.”
但保羅提醒我們，十字架本來就會冒犯人的驕傲。
But Paul reminds us that the cross will offend human pride.
3. 不要把別人的失敗變成自己的優越感
3. Do Not Turn Others’ Failures into One’s Superiority
律法主義常常讓人覺得自己比別人更配得恩典。
Legalism often makes people feel they deserve grace more than others.
但十字架宣告，所有人都需要恩典。
But the cross declares that all people need grace.
4. 願意為福音付代價
4. Be Willing to Pay a Cost for the Gospel
保羅受逼迫，因為他不願意淡化十字架。
Paul was persecuted because he refused to dilute the cross.
我們也可能因為持守真理、拒絕不義或承認信仰而受壓力。
We may also face pressure for upholding truth, refusing injustice, or confessing faith.
六、今天可以怎樣高舉十字架？
6. How Can We Lift Up the Cross Today?
1. 在言語中
1. In Speech
- 誠實分享福音，不因怕被拒絕而隱藏。
- Share the gospel honestly without hiding it out of fear of rejection.
- 不用羞辱、傲慢或優越感說話。
- Do not speak with humiliation, arrogance, or superiority.
2. 在生活中
2. In Life
- 不靠宗教表現證明自己。
- Do not prove yourself through religious performance.
- 願意饒恕，因為基督已經饒恕了我們。
- Be willing to forgive, because Christ has forgiven us.
- 在受壓力時仍然持守真理。
- Uphold truth under pressure.
3. 在教會中
3. In the Church
- 不以人的表現、財富、地位或傳統判斷人的價值。
- Do not judge people’s worth by performance, wealth, status, or tradition.
- 歡迎軟弱、失敗和仍在成長的人。
- Welcome the weak, failing, and growing.
- 保守教會不被律法主義和比較破壞。
- Guard the church from legalism and comparison.
七、禱告
7. Prayer
親愛的天父：
Dear Heavenly Father,
感謝祢藉著基督在十字架上為我成就救恩。求祢使我不忘記，我的身份不是靠割禮、節期、宗教表現或道德成就而來，而是靠祢的恩典。
Thank You for accomplishing salvation for me through Christ on the cross. Keep me from forgetting that my identity comes not from circumcision, festivals, religious performance, or moral achievement, but from Your grace.
主啊，求祢使我不因害怕反對而淡化十字架，也不因自己的表現而驕傲。當我受誤解或壓力時，求祢賜我勇氣持守真理，也賜我溫柔和愛心。
Lord, keep me from diluting the cross because of fear of opposition or becoming proud because of my performance. When I face misunderstanding or pressure, give me courage to uphold truth, along with gentleness and love.
求祢使我不把宗教表現變成救恩條件，也不把別人的失敗變成自己的優越感。願我在教會、職場、家庭和社會中，高舉十字架的福音。
Keep me from turning religious performance into a condition of salvation, or others’ failures into my superiority. May I lift up the gospel of the cross in church, work, family, and society.
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5:10–12提醒我們，十字架的福音可能令人反感，因為它拆毀人的驕傲和自我證明。
Galatians 5:10–12 reminds us that the gospel of the cross may offend because it dismantles human pride and self-proving.
保羅受逼迫，不是因為他做錯了甚麼，而是因為他不願意淡化十字架。
Paul was persecuted not because he did something wrong, but because he refused to dilute the cross.
今天，我們也要願意為福音付代價：不靠宗教表現證明自己，不因害怕反對而隱藏真理，並以溫柔和愛心高舉十字架。
Today, we too must be willing to pay a cost for the gospel: not proving ourselves through religious performance, not hiding truth out of fear of opposition, and lifting up the cross with gentleness and love.
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