激进的承诺(之二)

Dec 16, 2024

“如果有人要跟从我……天天背起他的十字架跟从我。”(路加福音9:23)

我们考虑一下:一、在工作中的承诺。在过去,雇主重视雇员,雇员也珍惜雇主。不过,今日的职场已经变得日益敌对,雇员憎恨雇主,做着最起码的工作;而雇主通常要求苛刻,且视雇员为理所当然。上帝的法则要求彼此承诺。“不要只做一些讨好人的表面工夫,要像基督的奴仆一样从心里遵行上帝的旨意。要甘心乐意地工作,像是在事奉主,不是在服侍人。”(以弗所书6:6-7)如果你是雇主,请留心你是在代表谁——上帝。二、在教会里的承诺。许多人对教会有一种随意,像对待自助餐厅那样的态度。他们挑选自己喜欢的,不喜欢的就不碰。耶稣说:“‘我……建立我的教会。’”(马太福音16:18)教会的成员资格要求信徒之间建立一种盟约关系:我们约定互相鼓励、扶持、保护、珍惜,并为彼此祷告,一起完成使命(参哥林多前书12:12-31)。三、对基督的承诺。耶稣以祂的降世、生活、受苦、钉十字架以及死来对我们做出激进的承诺,祂呼召我们激进地委身于祂。“耶稣又教导众人说:‘如果有人要跟从我,就应当舍己,天天背起他的十字架跟从我。’”这就意味着你不再随从自己的心愿或旨意,而是顺从主、祂的心愿和旨意。这就是激进的承诺,也是上帝所期待于你的。

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