在恩典中长进(之一)

Nov 4, 2023

我们不敢……自我比较,实在不明智!(哥林多后书10:12)

查克·斯温德尔(Chuck Swindoll)写道:“当别人与你意见不合时,你是否想方设法表示你的不悦?假如某人开着更新的车,住上更好的房子,打造时尚发型,购买那些你从不会穿的衣服,你觉得怎么样?倘若他们离婚了,或是单亲家庭,或是处在一个你不赞许的关系中(但愿不会如此),你又觉得如何呢?你能跟他们和睦相处吗?或者拿出你的‘对比标准规则手册’?《圣经》说我们不应该自我比较。我们每个人都是‘原版’。比较是错误的,因为它会导致批评、竞争、操纵和贪婪。这表明你缺乏安全感,恩典对你来说是个陌生的概念。恩典意味着让别人自由地做自己,摈弃那种要求他们来符合你的标准的形式主义态度。”保罗是这样处理这个问题:“你是谁,竟然批评别人的仆人?他做得是否合宜,自然有他的主人负责。他必能做得合宜,因为主能使他做得合宜。”(罗马书14:4)留意这些话:“你是谁?竟然批评……”你不要去管,停止对上帝的越俎代庖!格拉迪斯·亨特(Gladys Hunt)写道:“接纳意味着你原本就有价值。你不会被强迫去接受别人的观点,可以谈你的感受及其原因。如果某人真正关心你,他不会反对你的创意。你甚至还可以表达异端思想,并以明智的质疑方式来讨论。你感到安全,没有人会批评你,即便他们不同意你的观点。当然不是永远都没有人纠正你,只是意味着你可以安全地做你自己。”当你真能这么说时,你就是在恩典中长进。

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