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愿我们的旨意与神一致。 [罗马书 15:1–6]

  愿我 们 的旨意 与 神一致。     [ 罗马书 15:1–6]   最近,在周三 祷 告 会 后的 领 袖 查经时间 里,我 们 一直在 研 读 《 约 拿 书 》第四章。 研 读 越深,我越 发 感到神要 教 导 我的功 课 可以 概 括 为 一句 话 :“不要成就我的意思,只要成就祢的意思。” 约 拿作 为 神的仆人和先知,却因神收回了原定降在尼尼微人身上的灾 祸 而向神 发 怒——要知道, 这 些人已 经 悔改 并 离弃了罪 恶 。他 发 怒的原因何在?因 为约 拿渴望成就的是他自己的意愿,而非神的旨意。 约 拿的意愿是什 么 呢?那就是毁 灭 尼尼微人。他 极 度渴望——甚至抱着一 种 “不 达 目的誓不 罢 休”的 决 绝 心 态 ——要神降灾于他 们 。看着 约 拿的 态 度,我反思了何 为真 正的 属灵 成熟。 简 而言之,我 认为属灵 的成熟在于 将 自己的意愿放下在十字架前, 并 顺 服主的旨意。 换 言之,一 个属灵 成熟的基督徒, 会 像耶 稣 在受 难 前夜于客西 马 尼 园 向父神 祷 告那 样 祈求:“然而,不要照我的意思,只要照祢的意思。”那 么 ,主 对 我 们教会 有何旨意呢?   在今天的 经 文——《 罗马书 》 15 章 5 至 6 节 ——中,我 们 看到使徒保 罗为罗马教会祷 告:“但愿 赐 忍耐 与 安慰的神,叫 你 们 彼此同心,效法基督耶 稣 ,好叫 你 们 同心合意,用一口一舌 荣 耀我 们 主耶 稣 基督的神和父。” 总 之,保 罗 向神祈求 教会 的合一。 这 是因 为教会 的合一正是 教会 之首——主的旨意。那 么 ,我 们该 如何促 进 “ 胜 利 长 老 会 ”( Victory Presbyterian Church )的合一呢?我祈愿我 们 都能留心 并 顺 服神借着今天的 经 文所 教 导 的功 课 ,致力于在多 样 性中 维护教会 的合一。首先, 为 了 维护教会 ——即基督身体——的合一,我 们 必 须寻 求取 悦 邻 舍,而不是取 悦 自己。   请 看今天的 经 文, 罗马书 15 章 1 至 2 节 :“我 们坚 固的人 应该 担代不 坚 固人的 软 弱,不求自己的喜 悦 。我 们...

The way the Lord builds His church (Acts 4:19-20)

  The way the Lord builds His church       [Acts 4:19-20]     I have gained insight through studying Acts chapter 4 during the church leadership Bible study session.   The revelation I received is regarding how the Lord established His church (referred to as the early church).   However, what surprised me is that the pattern of how our churches are being established in this current age seems to be the opposite.   I identified the pattern of how the Lord established the early church in five steps, which I have named the "Top to Bottom Method": (1) Prayer (v. 31, see also 1:14-15), (2) Being filled with the Holy Spirit (vv. 8, 31), (3) Proclamation of the gospel (vv. 8-12), (4) Increase in believers (v. 4, see also 2:47), (5) Loving community (vv. 32-37).   However, I believe that the methods of the world are the exact opposite, which I have called the "Bottom to Top Method."   I compared the world's methods with God's ...

How to build? (Nehemiah 3:1-3)

How to build?     [Nehemiah 3:1-3]     A phrase often used during President Bush's speeches at the Republican Convention was ‘Building a safer world and a more hopeful America.’   During his speech, President Bush mentioned several names: ‘… I am lucky to have the best Vice President   ...   I am honored to have him by my side ....’   He said that he was grateful to be walking through life with Laura Bush, saying that the American people were seeing the goodness, the kindness and the virtues of Laura Bush that she had seen 26 years ago.   He then mentioned his two daughters and close friends and parents.   During his speeches, especially at the end, as he spoke to the soldiers and their families who died fighting for freedom, I was moved and the TV showed people who shed tears.   As I listened to President Bush's speech, I compared President Bush and Nehemiah.   President Bush who wants to make America a safer and ...

The wise man who built his house on the rock (Matthew 7:24-29)

The wise man who built his house on the rock         [Matthew 7:24-29]       If you live here in California, have you ever experienced an earthquake shaking your house or building?   During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake (magnitude 6.7), my apartment building shook violently.   At that time I was lying on the second floor in a bunker bed.   I was amazed at how loud it vibrated.   According to one Internet site, the Northridge earthquake in the United States did not appear in the list of the 10 most powerful earthquakes since the 20th century, but the Northridge earthquake ranked second in the disaster damage list ($44 billion) (1st place was the Kobe earthquake in Japan, estimated property damage is $100 billion) (Internet).   If I share only two pieces of information, the most powerful earthquake since the 20th century was the earthquake in Chille in May 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5.   The second and thi...