Chemați de Domnul

În Luca 9:57–62, trei persoane primesc ocazia de a-L urma pe Hristos. Sunt credincioși și acum au privilegiul să meargă pe urmele Lui ca ucenici. Deși fiecare dintre ei are […]

Has God Rejected Israel

In Luke 4:18-27, Jesus preaches a sermon in the synagogue at Nazareth. In the sermon, He mentions two OT Gentiles—one a widow, the other a military leader—who responded favorably to what God was saying […]

March 2, 2026 by Ken Yates in 聚焦恩典
主的呼召

在 《路加福音》9:57–62 中,有三个人得到机会跟随基督。他们都是信徒,如今可以作为门徒行在主的脚踪里。虽然三人都有永生,但他们都不明白,作主的学生、在祂的国度里成为伟大之人,需要付出怎样的代价。 第一个和第三个人主动来到主面前,说他们愿意在门徒的道路上跟随祂。第二个人却不同——是基督主动去找他。主特别呼召他,赐给他一个亲近自己的特权。当主说“你跟从我”(第59节)时,我们会想起主曾对利未说同样的话——当祂呼召那个税吏进入祂亲密的同工圈子时(《路5:27)。这个人实在是蒙了极大的恩典! 然而,这个人并不明白自己有多么蒙恩。他对主说愿意跟随祂,但要先去埋葬父亲。他的父亲其实还活着;他只是想等父亲去世后,履行那个文化中所期待的孝道责任。 问题在于,那是一个独特的时期。主正前往耶路撒冷,要在那里受死。祂正在向以色列民族提出国度的邀请。时间非常紧迫。这正是主对他说“任凭死人埋葬他们的死人”的主要原因。那人表示愿意接受主的呼召,却要按自己的时间表来行。也许要等一两年,他才能真正跟随主。他不知道,到那时主已经受死、复活、升天,并坐在父神的右边了。 今天没有人曾经历过那样的呼召。主没有亲自走到我们面前,叫我们在前往耶路撒冷的路上跟随祂。祂也没有吩咐我们忽略家庭责任。 有些传道人或参与事奉的人,常引用这样的经文来谈论他们所谓的“特别呼召”。他们像路 9:59 中那个人一样,声称自己有一种其他信徒没有的特殊呼召。当然,与那人不同的是,他们说自己顺服了这个呼召。 这一切不过是无稽之谈。 事实是,每一位信徒都蒙主呼召。《希伯来书》的作者称读者为“圣洁的弟兄”,并说他们有“属天的呼召”(希 3:1)。这个呼召就是在基督的国度里与祂一同作王。他们回应这个呼召的方式,是在面对困难时仍然忠心于祂。 彼得也表达了同样的意思。他告诉信徒要使自己的“蒙召和拣选坚定不移”,要在属灵生命上成长,好得以丰丰富富地进入基督的国度(彼后 1:5–11)。主呼召每一位信徒,在祂的国度里成为伟大的人,并从祂那里得着丰盛的奖赏。 主并没有亲自吩咐我们离弃父母。祂在以色列地上的事工在许多方面都是独特的。但祂确实呼召了我们。祂呼召我们在现今的处境中对祂忠心。祂呼召我们在祂的国度里成为伟大的人。 在这一点上,我们和路 9:59 中的那个人一样。主藉着祂的话对我们说:“你跟从我!”

March 1, 2026 by Ken Yates in Journal Articles

Kenneth W. YatesEditor I. INTRODUCTION In 1 Pet 3:1-6, Peter writes: Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without […]

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By Ken Yates INTRODUCTION If you have listened to many sermons, you have probably been the victim of emotional manipulation. Sometimes, speakers use such techniques to promote their theology, whether […]

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By Ken Yates INTRODUCTION Many years ago, a wise Bible teacher explained the essence of legalism to me. I knew that legalism was bad, but nobody had ever explained it […]

February 27, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog
Can an unbeliever be drawn to God

In Acts 27–28, Paul is traveling to Rome to stand trial. A Roman centurion named Julius is assigned the responsibility of transporting him there.  Julius is a pagan, and we […]

Призваны Господом

В Луки 9:57-62 мы видим, как трем людям выпадает возможность следовать за Христом. Это верующие, которые имеют возможность идти по Его стопам в качестве учеников. Хотя каждый из них обладает […]

February 25, 2026 by Ken Yates in Grazia Gratuita - Discepolato
Chiamati dal Signore

In Luca 9:57-62, a tre persone viene data l’opportunità di seguire Cristo. Si tratta di credenti che ora possono seguire le sue orme come discepoli. Sebbene ciascuno di loro abbia […]

February 25, 2026 by Ken Yates in Milost u Fokusu - nagrade
Učeništvo i podijeljena odanost

U Luki 9,57–62 trojica vjernika imaju priliku slijediti Krista. Slijeđenje Krista slika je učeništva. Postoji razlika između toga biti vjernik i biti učenik. Ovi ljudi imaju priliku hodati Kristovim stopama, […]

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