出色地完成事工(之二)

Sep 19, 2024

“(我保罗)天天承受着压力。”(哥林多后书11:28)

让我们再看看有过半的牧师放弃事工的原因:他们喜欢会众,但无法承受压力。我们都喜欢谈论新约时期教会的能力,但教会里面的问题呢?教会是由人组成,而人有需要解决的问题。新约时期的教会有:一、道德问题。有人与继母乱伦,但教会似乎没有人特别为这事感到痛心(参哥林多前书5:1-2)。二、教义问题。有些归向基督的犹太人认为外族信徒需要行割礼。争执如此激烈,几乎使教会一分为二(参使徒行传15章)。三、幼稚和个性问题。保罗写道:“还不能把你们看作属灵的人,只能把你们看作属肉体的人,是在基督里的婴孩。我只能用奶而不能用饭来喂养你们,因为你们当时不能消化,甚至现在也不能。……因为你们中间有嫉妒、争斗。这岂不证明你们是属肉体的,行事为人和世人一样吗?你们有的说:‘我是跟随保罗的’,有的说:‘我是跟随亚波罗的’,这岂不证明你们和世人一样吗?”(哥林多前书3:1-4)他接着说:“因为底马贪爱世界,离弃我跑到帖撒罗尼迦去了。”(提摩太后书4:10)然后他补充道:“铜匠亚历山大做了许多恶事害我。”(提摩太后书4:14)如果你是牧师,关键在此:倘若你感觉不到痛苦,你就无法医治这痛苦!在日常问题和人际压力的当中,你会获得有效服侍的智慧。因此,不要灰心,继续服侍!

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