基督遵守了全部十条诫命Christ Kept the 10 Commandments
作者：Mark Jones 译者：Duncan Liang
亚当在伊甸园违反了全部十条诫命，但基督在“旷野”遵守了全部十条诫命，祂的处境远比神起初对亚当的要求艰难得多。
祂遵守了第一条诫命。祂还在地上的时候，把荣耀归给父神（约17:4）。祂敬畏、相信和信靠祂的父（来2:13; 5:7; 路4:1-12）。基督为父的荣耀大发热心（约2:17），常常感谢父（约11:41）。祂凡事完全顺服父（约10:17; 15:10）。
祂遵守了第二条诫命。没有人像基督那样敬拜神（路4:16）。祂清心（诗24:3-4）宣读、传讲、祷告、歌唱神的话语。祂谴责虚假敬拜（约4:22；太15:9）。而且，祂是神可见的像，并不需要违背神的律法制作神的像。
祂遵守了第三条诫命。祂承托神的形象（西1:15）。祂完全把父启示出来（约14:9）。祂只说父让祂说的话（约12:49）。换言之，祂从未妄称神的名，只讲关于父的真理，归荣耀给父，生活与祂神儿子的身份相称。
祂遵守了第四条诫命。“在安息日，照祂平常的规矩进了会堂……”（路4:16）。祂在安息日做敬虔、怜悯和维持人生命必须的工作（例如可2:23-28）。除此之外，安息日的主在十字架上的死，为我们得着了我们永远的安息，就在安息日，在坟墓里安息，在主日从死里复活。
祂遵守了第五条诫命。祂总是做讨祂天父喜悦的事（约8:29）。在十字架上，就在将死的时候，祂也看顾祂的母亲（约19:27）。祂也遵守了地上的法律（可12:17; 太17:24-27）。
祂遵守了第六条诫命。耶稣保守人的生命，身体和灵命方面都是如此。祂救罪人脱离罪（约5:40），祂也医治许多人的疾病（太4:23）。祂在地上的时候，温柔、怜悯、满有慈爱、柔和（例如，太11:29）。祂的一生是怜悯同情的一生（例如，路18:35-43）。
祂遵守了第七条诫命。基督身为丈夫，为祂的新娘舍命（弗5:22-23）。虽然我并不怀疑，祂会认为某些女性美丽，却从未越过男女交往的恰当界限，对异性，祂的想法总是清清洁洁的（参见提前5:2）。
祂遵守了第八条诫命。基督白白赐予（约2:13-17）。祂反对抢掠（约2:13-17）。约翰福音第2章，除了讲到其他事情，还讲到基督遵守了第八条诫命。那位富有的成为贫穷，好使我们这些贫穷的可以成为富足（林后8:9）。
祂遵守了第九条诫命。祂总是说诚实话（约8:45-47），因祂只说父让祂说的话（约12:49）。祂坚持真理，因祂就是真理（约1:14, 17;
14:6）。祂并不奉承人（太23），或说诚实话的时候不合时宜，或掩饰真相（太26:64）。
祂遵守了第十条诫命。拥有天地的那一位，也是说这番话的那一位：“狐狸有洞，天空的飞鸟有窝，只是人子没有枕头的地方。”（路9:58）祂能轻易满足自己各样需要和愿望，却只领受那从父手中而来的（路4:1-12）。祂并不贪婪要得到那并不正当属于祂的，而是用忍耐，通过十字架领受祂的基业。
我们这些在改革宗圈子里的人，在讲道时必须更好解释基督如何完全遵守了律法。一次又一次说：“耶稣为我们完全遵守了（作为行为之约的）律法，让我们可以得救，”这是一回事；但精确解释祂如何遵守了律法，祂遵守律法涉及什么，这又是另一回事。人要听到基督主动顺服，以及神施恩，把这主动顺服因信归算给我们，讲道人绝不应当仅仅三言两语简单带过。
马可·琼斯牧师为着基督主动顺服十条诫命，如此心存感恩。
Adam
broke the ten commandments in the Garden. But Christ kept the ten commandments
in the "wilderness," under far more intense circumstances than what
was originally required of Adam.
He
kept the first commandment. He brought glory to God the Father while he was on
earth (Jn. 17:4). He feared, believed, and trusted his Father (Heb. 2:13; 5:7;
Lk. 4:1-12). Christ was zealous for the Father's glory (Jn. 2:17) and thanked
his Father constantly (Jn. 11:41). He yielded complete obedience to him in all
things (Jn. 10:17; 15:10).
He
kept the second commandment. No one ever worshipped like Christ did (Lk. 4:16).
He read, preached, prayed, and sung God's word with a pure heart (Ps. 24:3-4).
He condemned false worship (Jn. 4:22; Matt. 15:9). Moreover, the one who is the
visible image of God did not need to make unlawful images of God.
He
kept the third commandment. As God's image-bearer (Col. 1:15), he perfectly
revealed the Father (Jn. 14:9). He only spoke the words the Father gave to him
(Jn. 12:49). In other words, he did not ever take God's name in vain, but only
spoke the truth about the Father and brought glory to the Father by living in a
manner conducive with who he is (the Son of God).
He
kept the fourth commandment. "And as was his custom, he went to the
synagogue on the Sabbath day..." (Lk. 4:16). He did works of piety, mercy
and necessity on the Sabbath (e.g. Mk. 2:23-28). In addition, the Lord of the
Sabbath secured our eternal Sabbath rest through his death on the cross,
resting in the grave on the Sabbath, and resurrection on the Lord's day.
He
kept the fifth commandment. He always did the things that were pleasing to his
heavenly Father (Jn. 8:29). On the cross, even as he was dying, he took care of
his mother (Jn. 19:27). He also kept the laws of the land (Mk. 12:17; Matt.
17:24-27).
He
kept the sixth commandment. Jesus preserved life. He did so both physically and
spiritually. He saved sinners from their sins (Jn. 5:40). He also healed many
people (Matt. 4:23). He was meek, gentle, kind, and peaceable while on earth
(e.g., Matt. 11:29). His life was a life of mercy and compassion (e.g., Lk.
18:35-43).
He
kept the seventh commandment. Christ, the husband, laid down his life for his
bride (Eph. 5:22-33). While I have no doubt that he would have found certain
women attractive, he would never have crossed the appropriate boundaries
regarding male-female interactions, and his thoughts would have always been
pure regarding those of the opposite sex (cf. 1 Tim. 5:2).
He
kept the eighth commandment. Christ gave freely (Jn. 2:1-11). He opposed
robbery (Jn. 2:13-17). John 2 has in view, among other things, Christ keeping
the eighth commandment. The one who was rich became poor so that we, in our
poverty, might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9).
He
kept the ninth commandment. He always spoke the truth (Jn. 8:45-47) because he
only spoke the words the Father had given to him (Jn. 12:49). He stood for the
truth because he is the Truth (Jn. 1:14, 17; 14:6). He did not flatter (Matt.
23) or speak the truth unseasonably or conceal the truth (Matt. 26:64).
He
kept the tenth commandment. The one who owns heaven and earth is the one who
also said: "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son
of Man has nowhere to lay his head" (Lk. 9:58). The one who could have
easily supplied his every need and desire only received that which came from
the Father's hand (Lk. 4:1-12). He did not covet that which was not rightly
his, but through patient endurance received his inheritance through the cross.
In
Reformed circles we must in our preaching do a better job of explaining how
Christ perfectly kept the law. It is one thing to say over and over again,
"Jesus kept the law perfectly for us [as a covenant of works] so that we
could be saved"; but it is another thing to explain precisely how he kept
the law and what was involved in his law-keeping. Hearing about Christ's active
obedience, and God's gratuitous imputation of that active obedience to us
through faith, should never be reduced to mere pithy statements.
Pastor
Mark Jones is so thankful for the active obedience of Christ to the ten
commandments.
