疫情下的心灵加油站2Sample

平衡地看贫与富
祂是万人的救主,更是信徒的救主。(提前四10)
神待人一律平等,无论何人,不论地位或身分,只要凭信接受,都可得到救恩的好处。大卫‧耶利米亚(David Jeremiah)说得好:「圣经并非说神只拯救穷人;也不是说穷人就是义人,而富人就是不义的人。」因此,我们须要平衡地看教会中贫与富的问题。
首先,不要看财富是一种罪恶。雅各书的作者给人的印象似乎他是憎厌富人,只帮穷人。其实他只是斥责当时的陋习,但因为心中迫切,难免用词强烈。事实上,初期教会中也有许多富裕的信徒,对教会有多方的贡献,是神接纳和喜悦的。
其次,不要误以为救恩只临到穷人。雅各当时的吩咐,只是要让人知道那些地位卑微、身无分文的穷人,同样是神拯救的对象,在教会中应享有同等的权利。巴克莱(William Barclay)说得好:「雅各并未将救恩的门户向富人关闭,完全不是这回事。他是说基督的救恩对穷人十分宝贵,因为福音表彰了神对不受人欢迎的人的接纳;并且对被世界认为毫无价值的人赐予价值。」
祷告:求赦免的恩典
噢,主啊,我不能求那赐予保罗的信心,
也不敢求那显於彼得的慈怜,
但是主啊,我只恳求祢,
将祢赐给那临终强盗的恩典,向我显明。
──哥白尼(Copernicus, 1473-1543)的墓誌铭,刻在Frauenburg
Show Me the Grace
O Lord, the faith thou didst give to St. Paul,
I cannot ask;
the mercy thou didst show to St. Peter,
I dare not ask;
but, Lord, the grace thou didst show unto the dying robber,
that, Lord, show to me.
-Epitaph on the tomb of Copernicus (1473-1543) at Frauenburg
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当新冠状病毒在全球扩散,世界处在严峻的抗疫行动中时,圣言讲道研经学院与圣言资源中心继续提供12讲的灵修材料《疫情下的心灵加油站2》。我们祈盼疫情能早日止息!也祈盼主内同道,在逆境中能将眼目转向神,心灵能加油、加电、加力。
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