事奉上帝还是崇拜金钱

Jul 27, 2023

你们不能又事奉上帝,又崇拜金钱。(马太福音6:24)

老实说,对我们大多数人而言,物质享受是上帝主要的敌手。但我们有可能可以逐渐摆脱它。作家约翰·澳特伯格(John Ortberg)写道:“在讲道中,我有时会针对除去偶像尝试做一些操练。我让会众把钱包拿出来。钱包表面上看起来只是一块皮革,但其实是二十一世纪的殿宇。在我们这个时代,大多数人相信他们的幸福指数跟钱包的内容有直接的关系,这就是财神的住所。我们赋予小皮夹能力,它使我们感到安全、成功和有价值。我们很难放弃对它的控制权。真正的问题是:谁在控制?是你在控制钱包,还是钱包在控制你?因此,作为降服行动的一小步,我叫会众将自己手中的钱包递给旁边的人,这时整个会众的精神非常集中。接着我宣布说我们要收奉献,并鼓励他们以自己一贯想要给予的去极力慷慨解囊。这时钱包很快地物归原主。然后我邀请他们一起宣告今天是‘丰足日’。我如今所拥有的——房子、工作、财产、家人和生活方式,已足够了。我要寻求另一种胜于过眼烟云的财富。”他接下来告诉会众:“在日历上圈出这一天。从这一天开始你终止了和邻居的攀比。他们赢了,但你也赢了!”

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