敬拜

Sep 25, 2023

父寻找的正是这样敬拜祂的人。(约翰福音4:23)

耶稣向一个颇有瑕疵的妇人显明祂对敬拜的深刻见解。这个妇人有过五次失败的婚姻,当时还正和一个男人同居。难怪门徒“看见耶稣和一个妇人谈话,感到惊奇。”(约翰福音4:27)因此,关于敬拜,耶稣在教导我们什么?一、任何人都可以敬拜!真正的敬拜和你的宗教派别(犹太人或外族人)没有任何关系,也不能受限于地理位置(基利心山上或耶路撒冷的圣殿里)。一旦接受耶稣为你生命的救主,祂就接受你的敬拜。祂已经悦纳你!二、上帝实际在寻找敬拜祂的人。有一个让你停下来思索的看法:上帝创造你,是为了让你做祂唯一不能为自己做的事情——敬拜!“我们的主,我们的上帝,你配得荣耀、尊贵和权能,因你创造了万物,万物都因你的旨意被创造而存在。”(启示录4:11)我们受造实际上是为了敬拜上帝!三、没有“唯一”的敬拜方式。根据《圣经释义词典》,在经文中找不到“敬拜上帝”的定义,因为敬拜是我们向主倾心吐意的强烈感情流露,充满着敬爱、感恩和奉献,是话语、诗歌、呼喊或沉默都无法表达的。耶稣说:“真正敬拜父的,要用心灵按真理敬拜祂。”(约翰福音4:23)真正的敬拜是发自你灵魂的深处,是基于上帝话语的真理。为了更好地明白敬拜的意义,想一想 “配得”(worth-ship)这个词!(“worth-ship”指价值、配得,而“敬拜”的英文单词worship是从其衍生的——译者注)你有多么看重主?对于最珍视的臻品,我们总是津津乐道!

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