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Ho frequentato un’accademia militare per la mia istruzione universitaria. Come potete immaginare, avevamo molte regole. Una di queste era che non potevamo entrare nei tunnel che si trovavano sotto gli […]
I recently heard an interesting statistic: Children ages two to five average over seventy-six questions per hour in conversations at home. While some debate that number, most parents of preschoolers would probably say it’s even higher. For example, I was hanging out with […]
În Luca 9:57, Domnul Se îndrepta spre Ierusalim ca să sufere și să moară. Pe când era „pe drum” spre acea destinație, un om s-a apropiat de El și I-a […]
Do niedawna, jeszcze w zeszłym tygodniu, na środku parkingu w okolicach naszego zboru rosło duże drzewo. Jego cień stanowił doskonałe miejsce do parkowania samochodu, chroniąc go przed przegrzaniem na słońcu.Zgromadzam […]
Now “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” (1 Peter 4:18). If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the […]
路加福音》9:57 ,主正走在通往耶路撒冷的路上,那里等待祂的是受苦与死亡。当祂“在路上”前往那个目的地时,有一个人来到祂面前,对主说,无论祂往哪里去,他都愿意跟随祂。 我们可以有把握地断定,这个人是一位信徒。他相信耶稣是基督,现在也愿意在门徒的道路上跟随祂。正如本博客的许多读者所熟知的那样,成为信徒与成为门徒之间是有区别的。这个人来到主面前,表明他想走在基督的脚踪里,向祂学习。他认为自己愿意付出这样的代价。门徒是会从他们的主那里得着赏赐的。 但这个人以为跟随主意味着什么呢?他以为代价是什么呢?他知道耶稣是基督,也看到祂正走向耶路撒冷。看来,他以为耶稣是要去那里作王。最亲近主的十二个门徒也是这样想的。他们并不明白,祂是要去耶路撒冷受苦并死去。他们很可能把自己的想法告诉了其他人,比如这个人。 我认为,这个人是想参与到这场“行动”中来。门徒们彼此争论,将来当耶稣开始祂的统治时,谁将会为大(路9:46)。这个人知道自己不在王的核心圈子里,但他希望能进入“内阁”。 他所说的“无论你往哪里去”,应当在这样的背景下理解。他愿意去主所喜悦的任何地方。当他们到了耶路撒冷时,他不会坐在王的左边或右边,也不会成为首席谋士,但他可以担任另一个有权柄的位置。如果主愿意让他作伯利恒的市长,那也很好;即使是作加利利北部某个城市的市长,他也心甘情愿。基督的国度将遍及全世界,他也愿意作王派往外邦国家的大使。他很灵活——只要能跟着主,无论主走到哪里,他都觉得可以接受。 重点在于:这个人和那十二位门徒一样,以为神的国会立刻来到。他认为,作为一名门徒,他不久的将来将是充满权力与荣耀的生活。至于那荣耀的位置在哪里,并不重要。 但他并不明白。耶稣对他说,人子“没有枕头的地方”。主并不是要前往一座宫殿。祂不是要去耶路撒冷或走遍以色列,为门徒分配宫殿。 在前面的经文中,路加记载主甚至连一个睡觉的地方都没有。祂来到撒玛利亚的一个村庄,想找个地方过夜,却被那里的人拒绝,把祂赶了出来(9:51–56)。 这个人以为自己将要去的是一所美丽的房子,有一张又大又柔软的床。他以为这就是作门徒的意义。主纠正了他的认识:跟随祂作门徒,并不会带来世人的掌声,而是会带来反对和没那么舒适的生活。 有时候,人们信了基督,却被误导。他们被告知,既然成了神的儿女,生活就会改善:会找到更好的工作,遇到完美的配偶,婚姻会变得更美好。如果信徒忠心,神就会在这些方面赐福。 这正是这个人所想的,但他错了。若你跟随基督,你也许会找到一份好工作,娶到或嫁给一位好配偶;也可能不会。但你一定会遇到这一点:这个世界不会认可你的生活方式。主会在祂再来并掌权的时候,赏赐祂的门徒。 在今生,门徒可以预期会有困苦。这正是主对这个人所说的,也是祂对我们所说的。祂的话让我想起一首老乡村民谣:“我从未应许你一个玫瑰花园。”
In part 1, we saw that the Bible teaches that everyone is judged during this life according to his works. In part 2, we saw that the eternal experience of believers will […]
There are many variations of a joke I often heard while in the military. I would talk to a young soldier about eternal life by faith alone in Christ. He would say […]
В Луки 9:57 Господь направляется в Иерусалим, чтобы претерпеть страдания и умереть. Во время Его “путешествия” один человек подходит к Нему и говорит, что он последует за Ним, куда бы […]
Proveo sam mnogo godina u vojsci. Upoznao sam mnogo vojnika. Kada biste ih pitali zašto su se prijavili na služenje, dobili biste mnogo različitih odgovora. Neki su to učinili iz […]
Ron asked: Did the apostles belong to the age of Israel, or the church age, or both? I assume that since they are to be...
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