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作激進的門徒:像基督(上) --  戴元涔牧師

8/2/2020

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​        斯托得牧師 (John Stott) 在《世界在等待的門徒》(The Radical Disciple)一書中說,成為激進的門徒第一個特質是「不隨波逐流」(見上週牧師的話),第二個特質是「像基督」。

        許多人信主後有個困擾的信仰問題:神對祂子民的心意究竟為何?蒙神的恩典,我們信了耶穌,但下一步呢?根據《西敏小要理問答》(Westminster Shorter Catechism),「人的主要目的就是榮耀神,永遠以祂為樂」。也常有人說是:「愛神,愛鄰舍」。但是這兩個都不能令人完全滿意。斯托得牧師指出,「像基督」才是神對其子民的心意。神呼召我們要像基督相關的經文有許多,最基本的有三處:

第一處是羅馬書八章29節:神已經「預先定下[祂子民]效法祂兒子的模樣」。亞當墮落之後,原本按著神所造的神聖形像,失色不少(但非全部)。然而,神在基督身上恢復這個形像。效法神的形像意味著像耶穌,像基督是神永恆預定的旨意。

第二處是哥林多後書三章18節:「我們眾人既然敞著臉得以看見主的榮光,好像從鏡子裡返照,就變成主的形狀,榮上加榮,如同從主的靈變成的。」這裡觀看的角度改變了,從過去轉移到現在;從神永恆的預定,到現今藉著聖靈更新我們;從神永恆的旨意要我們像基督,到祂透過聖靈而行的作為,改變我們,成為滿有基督的樣式。

第三處是約翰壹書三章2節:「親愛的弟兄啊,我們現在是神的兒女,將來如何,還未顯明;但我們知道,主若顯現,我們必要像祂,因為必得見祂的真體。」如此榮耀的真理,讓你我心滿意足,因為我們將來會與基督同在,並且像基督。神也正在朝著這個目的工作,祂呼召我們與祂同工。祂說:「跟隨我」,「效法我」。

        這三個觀點(過去、現在、未來)都指向相同的方向:神的永恆性旨意(預先定下我們...),神的歷史性旨意(我們被改變.....透過主的聖靈改變的),神的終末性旨意(我們必要像..)。綜合三者,都指向「像基督」的目的,因為神的心意就是要祂的子民像基督。

        以上列舉了聖經經文的基礎,來闡述神的心意就是要祂的子民像基督。下週將用新約一些例子來說明,基督徒要在五條主要的道路像基督:(1)在祂的道成肉身上像基督,(2)在祂的服事上像基督,(3)在祂的愛中像基督,(4)在祂的恒久忍耐上像基督,(5)在祂的使命上像基督。

        約翰一書二章6節:「人若說他住在主裡面,就該自己照主所行的去行。」如果我們稱自己是基督徒,一定要像基督。
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