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我說，你們要順著聖靈而行，絕不可滿足肉體的情慾。因為肉體的情慾和聖靈相爭，聖靈和肉體相爭，這兩個彼此敵對，使你們不能做所願意做的。但你們若被聖靈引導，就不在律法之下。
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”
— 加拉太書五章16–18節
— Galatians 5:16–18

一、保羅為甚麼在這裡談聖靈？

1. Why Does Paul Speak of the Spirit Here?

加拉太書5:16–18承接前面關於自由、愛和彼此服侍的教導。
Galatians 5:16–18 continues the earlier teaching on freedom, love, and serving one another.

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弟兄們，你們蒙召是要得自由；只是不可把這自由當作放縱情慾的機會，總要用愛心互相服侍。因為全部律法都包括在「愛鄰如己」這一句話之內了。你們要謹慎，你們若相咬相吞，恐怕要彼此消滅了。
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.”
— 加拉太書五章13–15節
— Galatians 5:13–15

一、「彼此」出現三次：保羅關心群體關係

1. “One Another” Appears Three Times: Paul Cares About Community Relationships

在這三節經文中，「彼此」或「互相」出現了三次：

In these three verses, “one another” appears three times:

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弟兄們，你們蒙召是要得自由；只是不可把這自由當作放縱情慾的機會，總要用愛心互相服侍。因為全部律法都包括在「愛鄰如己」這一句話之內了。你們要謹慎，你們若相咬相吞，恐怕要彼此消滅了。
“For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.”
— 加拉太書五章13–15節
— Galatians 5:13–15

一、自由的目的：不是放縱，而是服侍

1. The Purpose of Freedom: Not License but Service

保羅在加拉太書5:1說，基督釋放我們，是為使我們得自由；但他在5:13立刻補充，自由不是放縱情慾的機會。
Paul said in Galatians 5:1 that Christ set us free for freedom; but in 5:13 he immediately adds that freedom is not an opportunity for indulging the flesh.

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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.

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你們向來跑得好，誰攔阻了你們，使你們不順從真理呢？這樣的勸導不是出於那召你們的。一點麵酵能使全團都發起來。
“You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump.”
— 加拉太書五章7–9節
— Galatians 5:7–9

一、保羅為甚麼用「跑得好」？

保羅把基督徒生命比作賽跑。加拉太信徒起初接受福音時，曾經「跑得好」：他們信靠基督、領受聖靈、經歷神的恩典，並且在信仰上開始成長。

Paul compares the Christian life to a race. The Galatians initially “ran well”: they trusted Christ, received the Spirit, experienced God’s grace, and began to grow in faith.

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基督釋放了我們，為使我們得自由。所以要站穩了，不要再被奴隸的軛挾制。
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
— 加拉太書五章1節
— Galatians 5:1

一、這節經文在加拉太書中的位置

1. Its Place in Galatians

加拉太書5:1是保羅論證的轉折點，也是第4章比喻的總結。
Galatians 5:1 marks a turning point in Paul’s argument and summarizes the analogy of chapter 4.

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弟兄們，你們是憑著應許作兒女的，如同以撒一樣。當時，那按著肉體生的迫害了那按著聖靈生的，現在也是這樣。然而經上是怎麼說的呢？是說：「把使女和她兒子趕出去！因為使女的兒子絕不能與自由婦人的兒子一同承受產業。」弟兄們，這樣看來，我們不是使女的兒女，而是自由婦人的兒女了。
“Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. But what does the Scripture say? ‘Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.’ So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman.”
— 加拉太書四章28–31節
— Galatians 4:28–31

一、保羅的比喻：兩種出生，兩種身份

1. Paul’s Analogy: Two Births, Two Identities

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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.

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這是比方：那兩個婦人就是兩個約；一個婦人是出於西奈山，生子為奴，就是夏甲。這夏甲是指著阿拉伯的西奈山，與現在的耶路撒冷同類，因為耶路撒冷和她的兒女都是為奴的。
“Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.”
— 加拉太書四章24–25節
— Galatians 4:24–25

一、保羅為甚麼用「比方」？

保羅說「這是比方」，意思是他在用亞伯拉罕、夏甲、撒拉、以實瑪利和以撒的故事，說明兩種不同的屬靈原則。
Paul says, “This may be interpreted allegorically,” meaning that he uses the story of Abraham, Hagar, Sarah, Ishmael, and Isaac to explain two different spiritual principles.

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你們這願意在律法之下的人，請告訴我，你們沒有聽見律法嗎？因為律法上記著，亞伯拉罕有兩個兒子，一個是使女生的，一個是自由的婦人生的。那使女所生的是按著肉體生的；那自由的婦人所生的是憑著應許生的。
“Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise.”
— 加拉太書四章21–23節
— Galatians 4:21–23

一、背景：加拉太教會面對的問題

1. Background: The Problem Facing the Galatian Church

保羅寫加拉太書，是因為有些教師告訴外邦信徒：單單相信耶穌還不夠，還必須遵守猶太律法，例如割禮和節期，才能真正成為神的子民。
Paul wrote Galatians because certain teachers were telling Gentile believers that faith in Jesus was not enough. They claimed that Gentiles also needed to observe Jewish laws, such as circumcision and festivals, in order to truly belong to God’s people.

保羅強烈反對這種教導，因為它把人的表現加在基督已經完成的救恩之上。
Paul strongly opposed this teaching because it added human performance to the salvation Christ had already accomplished.

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