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门徒的工作

门徒的工作

January 20, 2025 by Ken Yates in 聚焦恩典 - 人性, 可6:12-13, 可6:30-43, 施洗约翰, 门徒

在《马可福音》 6:12-13 中,耶稣向以色列差派十二门徒。如果能成为其中一员,一定会非常激动人心。他们宣讲施洗约翰和主所宣讲的同样的信息。耶稣就是基督。信他的人将因此获得永生。如果整个民族悔改,神的国度就会降临到那一代人身上。

像约翰和耶稣曾向大批群众传道一样。十二门徒也是如此。他们有幸将这一好消息带到了许多犹太城市。

但还有更多的门徒。借着主赐给他们的能力,他们能够行神迹。赶鬼,医治了许多病人。

我毫不怀疑,许多听过他们演讲、看过他们创造奇迹的人都对他们印象深刻。我也相信,十二门徒也有为自己的成就感到骄傲的时候。他们很容易得出结论:他们是成功的门徒。结果不言自明。除了大批群众的光临和崇拜,还能用什么来衡量成功呢?

然而,这种成功观会导致灾难性的结果。门徒会觉得,当人们被他吸引时,他就成功了。如果很多人对他的天赋和演讲能力印象深刻,那么他就做得很好。

但这并不是成功门徒的标准。甚至在《马可福音》第六章中,我们也可以看到如何衡量这种成功。在第 30 节中,门徒们结束了在全国的传道工作。我们不知道他们在这次巡回布道中呆了多长时间,但当他们来到主面前时,他们把一切都告诉了主。毫不奇怪,他们告诉主 “他们所作的……所教训的”。

接下来的经文才是衡量他们所作所为的真正标准。在第 31 节中,马可记录了一大群人来听耶稣讲道。门徒们告诉成千上万的人耶稣就是基督。他们所行的神迹是因为他们是耶稣的使者。现在,人们要亲眼目睹真正的耶稣了。

十二门徒在各个城市传道治病时可能感到的任何骄傲都是错误的。门徒的工作不是给人留下深刻印象。而是把人们引向基督。当众人前来聆听门徒们所说的那一位时,祂奇迹般地喂饱了他们。祂向他们表明祂是他们的牧者(马可福音 6:39-43)。没有祂,十二门徒什么也不是。

当人们出来听主讲话时,我不知道十二门徒是怎么想的。他们是否对人们把注意力集中在主身上有一点点不满?还是他们抱着施洗约翰的态度–“他必兴旺,我必衰微”?

如果他们感到一阵嫉妒,也是可以理解的。但我相信,随着他们灵性的成熟,这种感觉也会过去。

我们也会落入同样的陷阱。当人们对我们的可能成就印象深刻时,我们就会认为自己是成功的基督跟随者。但衡量成功的真正标准是我们把人们引向祂。

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by Ken Yates

Ken Yates (ThM, PhD, Dallas Theological Seminary) is the Editor of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society and GES’s East Coast and International speaker. His latest book is Mark: Lessons in Discipleship.

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