激进的承诺(之一)

Dec 15, 2024

我已经与基督一同被钉在十字架上。(加拉太书2:20)

我们生活在一个害怕承诺的年代。我们希望尽可能多地索取,却尽可能少地回馈;我们喜欢锦上添花,却不愿意雪中送炭。统计数字反映出我们缺少承诺:结婚率下降,而离婚率上升;参与教会活动和慈善事业的比例都在下降。我们正在成为一个害怕危险或被责任和义务束缚的社群。为了避免“说不”的尴尬,在他人需要的时候,我们就到别处去,纯粹以此来逃避责任和义务。另外,我们是“言简意赅”的一代,注意力只适应15秒的广告。我们喜欢简单、有娱乐趣味的讲道,最重要的是,要短!激进的承诺很少,但那却是上帝所期望于我们的!《圣经》说:“与其许了愿不还,倒不如不许。”(传道书5:5)对婚姻所做的承诺如何呢?上帝并非视之为对半的安排,而是双方都做出100%的承诺。那是男女双方之间在上帝面前立下的神圣盟约:“无论顺境或逆境,富裕或贫穷,康健或病患,只有死能把我们分离。”它能产生最佳的果效——如果夫妻两人都能学会跟保罗一起说:“我已经与基督一同被钉在十字架上,现在活着的不再是我,而是基督活在我里面。”这就是激进的承诺,是通向美好婚姻的途径。

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