福音來了，變律法為甘甜
沒有信心，我們僵硬地理解律法，如同石頭。信心接受福音後，才明白律法，首次遵行律法。
六口石缸和水是舊約的律法和命令，却只能使猶太人保持外表敬虔和純淨。沒有信心的善行，永遠不能潔淨心，只能讓心變得更加不純淨。六口水缸也體現著猶太人為這外表潔淨的善行而付出的勞苦，他們的心在其中找不到安息。
在福音來臨之前，人認為律法是對我們的苛求。我們以为用好行為去滿足律法的要求。
這種思想造就了兩種人：
一種是頑固自負的偽君子，心比石缸還堅硬；
另一種是焦慮不安的良心。所以律法的石缸中只有水，代表着對上帝刑罰的恐懼。
基督將水變成酒，使我們對律法的理解變得愉悅。
當福音來解釋律法時，福音顯明了律法的要求。福音所成就的遠超我們可以成就的。律法要求一位與我們不一樣的人來成就。福音呼召基督。福音將我們帶到基督那裡。藉著祂的恩典，首先我們在信心裡成為一位不一樣的人。我们具有基督的樣式。然後，我們真正地開始做善事。
福音來到，使將水變成酒，成為寶貴，有甘甜的滋味。
此后，我们才明白：律法既是深邃又是崇高，如此聖潔、真實、和良善，應當永遠地被稱頌、被熱愛。在此之前，我們的心如石頭一樣僵硬，以至於不能遵行律法，如今律法卻變得甘甜和容易，因為藉著聖靈，律法現在活在我們的心裡。——马丁路德 《1525年顯現期第二主日的講道》（WA 17.2:69）
感謝你主耶穌，為我，你來成全了上帝的律法，使我脫離律法的重負；又差遣聖靈在我的心中，使律法成為甘甜，活在我們的心中。求賜我力量和智慧傳揚你福音，使更多的心靈從罪咎和懊惱中得釋放。奉主耶穌基督的名。阿們。
The six water jars of stone out of which the Jews performed their ritual washings are the books of the Old Testament, which through law and commandments cleansed the Jewish people only outwardly.
To turn water into wine means to make lovely understanding of the law which is brought about as follows: before the gospel comes, everyone understands the law as demanding works, and that we are to for fulfill it with our works. From such understanding come either stubborn and arrogant hypocrites, harder than any pot of stone can be, or anxious and uneasy consciences. But The gospel transfigures the law in that it demands more than we can do, needing someone very different from us to fulfill it. That is, it calls for Christ, driving and pointing to him, that through his grace we may first by faith be made like him and other Christians, and then really do good works. So the gracious gospel comes and makes the water wine. Yes, it is now a precious thing, and has a lovely taste, for the-law is at once so deep and the lofty, so holy, true, and good, that it is praised and loved forever because it demands such great things. Thus it becomes sweet and easy which was previously hard and difficult, yet even impossible, for through the Spirit it is now alive within the heart. (WA 17.2:69)
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English text is taken from Day by Day We Magnify You, Revised Edition, Augsburg Books, 2008, p.69, ISBN #9780806680149
