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12:1
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弟 兄 們 、 論 到 屬 靈 的 恩 賜 、 我 不 願 意 你 們 不 明 白 。
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12:2
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你 們 作 外 邦 人 的 時 候 、 隨 事 被 牽 引 受 迷 惑 、 去 服 事 那 啞 吧 偶 像 ． 這 是 你 們 知 道 的 。
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12:3
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所 以 我 告 訴 你 們 、 被 神 的 靈 感 動 的 、 沒 有 說 耶 穌 是 可 咒 詛 的 ． 若 不 是 被 聖 靈 感 動 的 、 也 沒 有 能 說 耶 穌 是 主 的 。
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1 Now about the gifts
of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you
were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols. 3 Therefore I want you to know that no
one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one
can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
When we were pagans or unbelievers, Paul states that we were influenced and led astray to worship the mute idols. But only through the power of the Spirit, we were liberated to worship God and follow Jesus. Paul stresses that only through the Spirit, we can acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus. Without the Spirit in us, Jesus to us was merely a cursed person on the cross - Jesus will never be our Savior. Without the Spirit in us, We will never surrender our lordship to Jesus as the Lord and Master of our life.
Dear Spirit, we need you everyday as You are the Divine One who enlightens our darkened mind to see who Jesus is - He died for us and redeemed us from power and penalty of sin. You are also the One who converts our will and affection to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and enthusiastically.
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