馬可福音3:20-35 Mark 3:20-35
- 馬克牧師
- Jan 12
- 14 min read
參考書目：每日靈糧天路系列 - 馬可福音讀經
耶穌和別西卜
（太12‧22－32；路11‧14－23；12‧10）
20耶穌進了一個屋子，眾人又聚集，甚至他連飯也顧不得吃。 21耶穌的親屬聽見，就出來要拉住他，因為他們說他癲狂了。 22從耶路撒冷下來的文士說：「他是被別西卜附着」；又說：「他是靠着鬼王趕鬼。」 23耶穌叫他們來，用比喻對他們說：「撒但怎能趕出撒但呢？ 24若一國自相紛爭，那國就站立不住； 25若一家自相紛爭，那家就站立不住。 26若撒但自相攻打紛爭，他就站立不住，必要滅亡。 27沒有人能進壯士家裏，搶奪他的家具；必先捆住那壯士，才可以搶奪他的家。 28我實在告訴你們，世人一切的罪和一切褻瀆的話都可得赦免； 29凡褻瀆聖靈的，卻永不得赦免，乃要擔當永遠的罪。」 30這話是因為他們說：「他是被污鬼附着的。」
耶穌的母親和兄弟們
（太12‧46－50；路8‧19－21）
31當下，耶穌的母親和弟兄來，站在外邊，打發人去叫他。 32有許多人在耶穌周圍坐着，他們就告訴他說：「看哪，你母親和你弟兄在外邊找你。」 33耶穌回答說：「誰是我的母親？誰是我的弟兄？」 34就四面觀看那周圍坐着的人，說：「看哪，我的母親，我的弟兄。 35凡遵行神旨意的人就是我的弟兄姊妹和母親了。」
各位平安，今天我們要一起來分享《馬可福音》第三章二十節到三十五節。這一段經文裡面，有兩個小故事，但這兩個故事卻帶出了非常重要的信息。我們一起來看。
首先，是關於耶穌和鬼王的這段記載。經文說，耶穌進到了屋子裡，人群又再一次聚集起來，祂繼續忙於服事，忙到一個程度，連飯都沒有時間吃。如果你仔細看二十一節，經文提到，祂的親屬聽見這些事，就出來要制止祂，因為他們說：「祂癲狂了。」
其實，這裡也點出了一個我們傳道人，或者說基督徒，常常會面對的處境 —— 有時候，最愛我們的人，未必是最懂我們的人。那些最疼我們的家人，最希望看到我們過得好、吃得飽、穿得暖、睡得好的人，很多時候看著我們這樣傳福音、這樣投入服事，心裡會覺得心疼，甚至會覺得擔心。而這樣的擔憂，其實並不是出於惡意，而是出於愛。他們的關心，在人的角度來看，是合理的，也是可以理解的。
但是，關於「親屬」這件事，耶穌卻給了一個非常不同、也非常深刻的觀點。在第三十一節，耶穌提到祂所認為的「親人」是誰。這一段的含義，其實非常深，我們等一下會再回來仔細談。
接著，我們要注意耶穌在二十八到二十九節所說的一句關鍵的話。耶穌說：「我實在告訴你們，世人一切的罪，和一切褻瀆的話，都可得赦免；凡褻瀆聖靈的，卻永不得赦免，乃要擔當永遠的罪。」
這一句話，聽起來好沈重。自然會產生一個疑問：難道得罪耶穌可以，得罪聖靈卻不行嗎？這到底是什麼意思？同樣一段話在馬太福音第十二章三十二節，耶穌也講過。祂說：「凡說話干犯人子的，還可得赦免；惟獨說話干犯聖靈的，今生來世總不得赦免。」
讀到這裡，我們心裡很自然會產生一個疑問：這是不是代表聖靈比較嚴厲？或者，是不是代表聖靈比耶穌更重要？為什麼得罪聖子，還有赦免的可能；但一旦得罪聖靈，卻連今生來世都沒有赦免？
我們需要好好理解，耶穌在這裡到底要說的是什麼。
所以，耶穌在這裡所說的，並不是在講「聖靈是另外一個上帝的位格，所以得罪祂就會有什麼特別嚴重的後果」，而是我們需要回到當時猶太人的思想背景來理解這句話。
在猶太人的理解裡，聖靈是做什麼的呢？聖靈的工作，是把上帝的真理啟示給人，並且幫助人明白、理解這個真理。
其實，這一點到今天也沒有改變。當我們讀聖經的時候，我們常常禱告說：求聖靈與我們同在，開我們的心，使我們能夠明白；求聖靈幫助我們聽懂上帝的話語。
所以，聖靈最主要的工作，就是感動我們、教導我們。
那麼，什麼叫做「得罪聖靈」呢？
我們知道，我們一切的罪，在十字架上已經被耶穌承擔、帶走了。只要人願意悔改，只要人願意接受這份救恩，罪就可以得赦免。
那問題來了：一個人要怎麼樣才能夠理解這個救恩，並且願意悔改、願意接受呢？
這正是聖靈的工作。聖靈會對每一個人說話，給每一個人機會，使人能夠聽見、被感動，然後後悔、轉回歸向上帝。我曾經聽過一些教會的弟兄姊妹問我說：「你們教會講不講聖靈？講不講神蹟？」每次聽到這個問題，我的第一個反應通常是先問他們：「你所認為的神蹟，是不是指瞎眼的可以看見、耳聾的可以聽見、瘸子可以行走？」他們往往就會很興奮地回答說：「對對對！就是這些醫治的神蹟，或者講方言這一類的神蹟。」
我通常會花一點時間跟他們解釋：這些確實都是神蹟，沒有錯；但有一件事情我們需要非常小心 —— 我們不要把神蹟，只限制在肉身或外在、眼睛看得見的事情上。這個題目會帶到另外一個主題：就是，你來信靠上帝，是把祂當作用神蹟解決你問題的 “工具”，還是認定祂為真正創造，拯救，成全你救恩的生命主宰？你追求的是“神跡”還是 “神”自己？
你想想看，摩西帶領以色列人在曠野四十年，經歷了多少神蹟？但結果呢？親眼看見神蹟的人，卻仍然沒有信靠上帝，最後全部都死在曠野。
在新約裡面也是一樣。有多少人親眼看見耶穌行神蹟？但當耶穌被釘十字架的時候，站在十字架下的人卻只有那麼少。又有多少人一方面經歷過耶穌的神蹟，另一方面卻在彼拉多面前控告耶穌？所以，我們不能狹隘地認為「瞎眼看見、瘸子行走」這些事情，才叫做神蹟。
真正最大的神蹟，是今天你能夠聽見福音，並且願意悔改、願意相信上帝。這是神在你身上動工，而你也回應了神的動工。這，正是聖靈的工作。
那麼，「得罪聖靈」是什麼意思呢？
就是一而再、再而三地知過不改。我們要明白一件事：上帝可以赦免一切的過犯。但是，如果一個人明明知道，卻選擇不悔改；拒絕聖靈的感動，拒絕認罪，拒絕到一個程度，連聖靈的提醒都一再拒絕，這就好像什麼呢？就好像一個人生病了，需要吃藥、需要看醫生、甚至需要動手術，但他卻堅持說：「不管怎麼樣，我都不要接受治療。」這個時候，並不是醫生不救他，也不是他沒有被救的可能，而是他選擇不要被救。當一個人選擇不認罪、不悔改的時候，他其實已經做出了一個選擇 —— 不是上帝沒有給機會，而是他拒絕了聖靈。這，就叫做「得罪聖靈」。
在三十一節這裡，我們看到耶穌說了一句讓人其實不太容易理解的話。
經文記載，耶穌的母親和弟兄站在外面，打發人去叫祂。有人就告訴耶穌說：「看哪，你的母親和弟兄在外面找你。」但耶穌的回應卻出乎意料。祂說：「誰是我的母親？誰是我的弟兄？」然後，祂指著周圍坐著的人說：「凡遵行神旨意的人，就是我的弟兄、姊妹和母親了。」
乍看之下，這句話好像有一點不近人情，甚至讓人覺得耶穌有點拒人於千里之外。你的家人來找你，結果你卻這樣回答，好像把他們當成不重要的一樣。
但耶穌真的是這個意思嗎？
其實，在現實生活中，我們也都知道一件事：沒有血緣關係的人，難道就不能像家人一樣親近嗎？在軍隊中的同袍之情，一同出生入死的經歷，往往勝過親生兄弟姐妹的情誼。有過共同為同一個目標拼命過的一群人，比同一個家庭裡出生的人還更有情感。
我們也都看過另一種情況——有些人明明有血緣關係，卻彼此疏離，甚至像陌生人一樣。長大成人後沒有經常相聚的弟兄姊妹，到後來跟陌生人也沒什麼兩樣。
當我們去理解「血緣家人」這件事，其實它只是讓我們在同一個家庭裡共同成長的一個起點。真正能夠把人從心靈、從價值觀上綁在一起的，往往不是血緣，而是共同的「信仰」。因為相同的信仰，會帶來相同的價值觀、相同的觀念，也會建立起共同的經驗、共同的興趣，甚至是共同的目標。
從這個角度來說，耶穌也是在重新定義“亞伯拉罕的子孫”這個意義。那些屬於亞伯拉罕血脈的後代（猶太人）並沒有全部都承接了這個信仰的真實意義，反而是那些跟亞伯拉罕有共同 “信仰”的我們這些外邦人（非猶太血脈的人）承接了上帝的應許。你看見了嗎，共同的信仰才是真正讓我們成為家人的理由，而不是血脈。
這也正是為什麼，在一個教會裡面，我們所討論的重點首先必須是：如何一起讓更多人聽見耶穌，如何傳福音，如何把福音帶到那些還不認識主的人耳中。這件事情，比我們討論教會的財務、討論教會的架構、討論教會的教育，都來得更重要，而且是每次都應該先討論，不是在後面討論的。
我再說一次：任何一個教會，最先、也最重要需要討論的問題，一定是——我們如何傳福音？如何使人信主？如何把這個福音分享給那些還不認識上帝的人？如果一個教會不先討論這些，而是先討論教會的行政、會議、或財務問題，那麼，這個教會的重要事物次序，其實已經出了問題。
耶穌講話，很多時候並不是讓人一聽就立刻懂的。但當你願意認認真真地聽進去，你會發現一件事 —— 耶穌從來沒有否認家人的重要性。但是，耶穌同時也很清楚地指出一個現實：當人沒有同樣的信仰時，人的仇敵，往往就在自己的家裡。當你的家人沒有辦法理解、沒有辦法接受你的信仰時，他們很可能會成為你跟隨主道路上，最大的阻礙。
所以，我們也特別為第一代基督徒來禱告。如果你是家中第一個信主的人，願你不要灰心，而是持續為你的家人禱告，為那些還沒有信主的家人，迫切地向上帝呼求。我自己也經歷過這樣的過程，我還在禱告神能夠讓他們也能夠認識耶穌，願他們也能夠來到上帝面前，在上帝的家中，成為真正的家人。
今日的屬靈反思
你今天能夠信主，就是最大的神跡。你可以回想一下當時信主的那股感動，願你時常保持初心。
耶穌在家人的干擾下依然堅持遵守天父的旨意。我們可以從這段故事中學到什麼？得到什麼鼓勵呢？
感謝你的聆聽，下一講我們分享馬可福音第四章的故事，願上帝祝福你。
Peace to you all.
Today, we come together to reflect on Mark 3:20–35. In this passage, we find two short stories, yet these two stories carry extremely important messages. Let us walk through them together.
The first story concerns Jesus and the accusation that He was working with the ruler of demons. Scripture tells us that Jesus entered a house, and once again the crowd gathered around Him. He continued ministering, so intensely that He did not even have time to eat.
If we look carefully at verse 21, we are told that when His family heard about this, they went out to restrain Him, because they said, “He is out of His mind.”
This highlights a situation that many pastors—and Christians in general—often face:sometimes, the people who love us the most are not the ones who understand us the best.
Our family members, the ones who care deeply for us, who want us to eat well, dress warmly, sleep properly, and live comfortably, often look at our commitment to sharing the gospel and serving God and feel distressed. They may feel worried, or even heartbroken, watching us pour ourselves out in this way.
And to be fair, their concern is not malicious—it comes from love. From a human perspective, their worry is reasonable and understandable.
However, when it comes to the idea of “family,” Jesus presents a very different and deeply profound perspective. In verse 31, Jesus speaks about who He considers to be His true family. The meaning of this is significant, and we will return to it shortly.
Before that, we need to pay close attention to a crucial statement Jesus makes in verses 28 and 29. Jesus says:
“Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
This statement sounds very heavy. Naturally, it raises a question:Does this mean offending Jesus can be forgiven, but offending the Holy Spirit cannot? What does this actually mean?
We find a similar statement in Matthew 12:32, where Jesus says:
“Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”
Reading this, another question naturally arises:Does this mean the Holy Spirit is more severe?Or does it mean the Holy Spirit is more important than Jesus?
Why is there forgiveness for offending the Son, but no forgiveness—neither in this life nor the next—for offending the Holy Spirit?
We need to carefully understand what Jesus is actually saying here.
Jesus is not suggesting that the Holy Spirit is a separate divine figure whom one must not offend, or else face harsher consequences. Instead, we must understand this statement within the Jewish mindset of that time.
In Jewish understanding, what is the role of the Holy Spirit?The Holy Spirit reveals God’s truth to people and enables them to understand that truth.
This understanding has not changed even today. When we read Scripture, we often pray, “Holy Spirit, be with us. Open our hearts so that we may understand. Help us hear and comprehend God’s Word.”
The primary work of the Holy Spirit, then, is to convict us and to teach us.
So what does it mean to “blaspheme” or “offend” the Holy Spirit?
We know that all our sins were carried by Jesus on the cross. As long as a person is willing to repent and accept this salvation, their sins can be forgiven.
So the question becomes:How does a person come to understand this salvation and become willing to repent and receive it?
This is precisely the work of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit speaks to every person, gives everyone opportunities, moves hearts, convicts consciences, and leads people to repentance and a turning back to God.
I have had people from other churches ask me, “Does your church talk about the Holy Spirit? Do you talk about miracles?”
When I hear this question, my first response is usually to ask, “When you say ‘miracles,’ do you mean things like the blind receiving sight, the deaf hearing, or the lame walking?”
They often respond enthusiastically, “Yes! Those kinds of healing miracles, or speaking in tongues.”
I usually take some time to explain that these are indeed miracles—there is no denying that. But we must be very careful about one thing: we must not limit miracles only to physical or outward events that our eyes can see.
This leads to another important question:Do you come to God treating Him as a tool to solve your problems through miracles, or do you recognize Him as the Creator, Redeemer, and Lord who completes your salvation and governs your life?Are you seeking miracles, or are you seeking God Himself?
Think about Moses leading the Israelites through the wilderness for forty years. How many miracles did they witness? And yet, those who saw the miracles with their own eyes still did not trust God, and in the end, they all perished in the wilderness.
The same pattern appears in the New Testament. How many people saw Jesus perform miracles? Yet when Jesus was crucified, only a few stood at the foot of the cross. How many who experienced His miracles also stood before Pilate accusing Him?
So we cannot narrowly define miracles as only “the blind seeing” or “the lame walking.”
The greatest miracle is this: that today you can hear the gospel, and that you are willing to repent and believe in God.
That is God at work in you—and you responding to His work.This is the work of the Holy Spirit.
So what does it mean to “offend the Holy Spirit”?
It means repeatedly knowing the truth, yet refusing to repent.
We must understand this clearly: God is willing to forgive every sin. But if a person knows the truth and still chooses not to repent—if they reject the conviction of the Holy Spirit again and again, refusing confession to the point that even the Spirit’s prompting is continually rejected—it becomes like this:
It is like a sick person who needs medicine, a doctor, or even surgery, but insists, “No matter what, I refuse treatment.”
In that case, it is not that the doctor is unwilling to save them, nor that salvation is unavailable—it is that the person chooses not to be saved.
When someone chooses not to repent, they have already made a decision. It is not that God did not give them an opportunity; it is that they rejected the Holy Spirit.This is what it means to offend the Holy Spirit.
In verse 31, we encounter another statement from Jesus that is not easy to understand.
Scripture tells us that Jesus’ mother and brothers were standing outside and sent word to call Him. Someone said to Him, “Your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.”
Jesus’ response, however, is unexpected. He says, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” Then He looks at those seated around Him and says, “Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”
At first glance, this sounds cold—almost as if Jesus is pushing His family away, treating them as unimportant.
But is that really what Jesus means?
In real life, we all know that people without blood ties can sometimes be closer than family. Soldiers who have gone through life-and-death experiences together often share a bond stronger than biological siblings. People who struggle together for a shared goal can become closer than those born into the same household.
On the other hand, we have also seen families bound by blood who grow distant over time, eventually becoming strangers. Siblings who no longer spend time together after growing up can feel no closer than people they barely know.
Blood relationships are merely the starting point of growing up together. What truly binds people at the level of the heart and values is shared faith.
Shared faith shapes shared values, shared perspectives, shared experiences, shared interests, and ultimately, shared purpose.
From this perspective, Jesus is also redefining what it means to be “children of Abraham.” Not all who are Abraham’s biological descendants inherited the true meaning of that faith. Instead, those who share Abraham’s faith—including us Gentiles—are the ones who inherit God’s promise.
Do you see it?Shared faith—not bloodline—is what truly makes us family.
This is why, in any church, the primary focus must be this:How do we help more people hear about Jesus?How do we share the gospel?How do we bring the good news to those who do not yet know the Lord?
This is far more important than discussing church finances, structures, or educational programs—and it must always come first.
Let me say this again:The most important question any church must address is this—how do we share the gospel? How do we help people come to faith? How do we bring this good news to those who do not yet know God?
If a church discusses administration, meetings, or finances before these questions, then its priorities are already out of order.
Jesus’ words are not always easy to understand at first. But when we truly listen, we discover something important: Jesus never denies the importance of family.
At the same time, He clearly points out a difficult reality—when people do not share the same faith, one’s greatest obstacles may come from within one’s own household. When family members cannot understand or accept your faith, they can become the greatest hindrance in your walk with Christ.
So we especially pray for first-generation Christians. If you are the first believer in your family, do not lose heart. Continue to pray earnestly for your loved ones who do not yet believe. I have walked this journey myself, and I continue to pray that they may also come to know Jesus.
May they come before God, and may they become true family in the household of God.
Spiritual Reflection for Today
The fact that you believe in Christ today is the greatest miracle of all. Take time to remember that first moment when your heart was moved, and strive to keep that original devotion alive.
Jesus remained faithful to the Father’s will even amid family pressure. What can you learn from this story? What encouragement do you receive from it?
Thank you for listening.In our next session, we will continue with Mark chapter 4.May God bless you.