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马太福音第七章

登山宝训——作主门徒 ABC 马太福音第七章                 在前两章的教导中,主耶稣论述了门徒的个人特点、社会影响、属天公义、敬虔生活等等。在第七章,他强调门徒的七个关系: 1 )与弟兄; 2 )与“猪狗”; 3 )与天父; 4 )与公众; 5 )与路人; 6 )与假先知; 7 )与教导真理并要求我们恪守与遵行的主耶稣基督。 与弟兄的关系( 1-5 )—— 福音书中,最有能耐论断人的,恐怕非(文士和)法利赛人莫属,他们连耶稣基督也论断。大概因为这些属灵贵族乐此不疲地动辄论断人,社会上,彼此论断也蔚然成风,蒙呼召初成为门徒的各位,自也不能免俗。因此主耶稣“你这假冒为善的人,先去掉自己眼中的樑木,然后才能看得清楚,去掉你弟兄眼中的刺”的教导,使用的是第二人称“你们”,“不可效法他们”爱论断的德行。间接地,法利赛人再次被用作反面教材。 论断人,中华文化美其名曰“替天行道”,其要害,说到底,是将自己与天地的主同等 ( 赛 14:14) ,这就非常危险了——“不劳驾神,我就可以审判定夺”。使徒雅各深明此理,他教导说:“设立律法和判断人的,只有一位,就是那能救人也能灭人的。你是谁,竟敢论断别人呢?”(各 4:12 )唯有神坐在宝座上以绝对的公义审判万民。文士和法利赛人论断人,他们得到的回报,是被公义的主论断。(太 23 )使徒保罗教导我们一条“干卿底事”原则。 “你是谁?竟论断别人的仆人呢。他或站住、或跌倒,自有他的主人在,而且他也必要站住,因为主能使他站住。”(罗 14:4 )他又说:“我们若是先分辨自己,就不至于受审。”(林前 11:31 ,或作我们若是先论断 diakri,nw 自己,就不至于受审 kri,nw )。教会是基督的肢体,由一群蒙恩的罪人组成。老实说,必定少不了自己看不顺眼的地方(感谢神)。让我们有恩慈地为此向教会的元首主基督祷告,只有他拥有教会。奥古斯丁说,圣徒有责任爱教会,包括爱她的缺点,而非横加论断。 不过必须提醒,不要论断人,不包括假先知。众先知、使徒、乃至主耶稣对假先知从来不客气留情面。如果出现假先知,我们奋起“为从前一次交付圣徒的真道,竭力地争辩...
Sermon on the Mount --- Discipleship ABC Matthew Chapter 7                 In the previous two chapters, the Lord’s teaching included such aspects of disciple’s life as Christian’s character, influence, righteousness, piety and ambition. Continued in chapter 7, his emphasis is now on seven relationships: 1) to our brothers; 2) to “dogs” and “pigs”; 3) to our heavenly Father to whom we come in prayer; 4) to the general public; 5) to the paths and gates; 6) to false prophets; and 7) to Lord Jesus himself. To our brothers (1-5) --- in the Gospels, the ones who are found to be very good at being judgmental are the Pharisees, they are so courageous that they judge Jesus. From what these spiritual elites have been doing the perhaps forms a social environment. People love to be judgmental. Those who have been called to be disciples are not immune. Therefore, the Lord warns: “You hypocrite, first take the ...