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合一的呼召--莫慧君傳道

8/20/2017

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凡事謙虛、溫柔、忍耐,用愛心互相寬容,
用和平彼此聯絡,竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。
(以弗所書四章2~3節)
 
    以弗所書的主題為「教會」,保羅藉由這封書信,不單是對以弗所教會,更是對我們現今的信徒闡述關於教會的奧祕。「教會」的希臘原文是 ekklesia,指的是被神所呼召揀選出來的群體,而不是指著教堂這個建築物。我們,就是教會,是基督的身體,「是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。」(弗1:23)我們是蒙召的,保羅在以弗所書第四章的一開始,就勸勉我們,「行事為人與你們被召的呼召相符,帶著所有的謙虛與溫柔、帶著耐心,在愛中忍耐彼此,在和平的連結裡竭力守護靈裡的合一。」(弗4:1b~3,原文直譯)
 
    「合一」,不是一件容易的事情,所以需要「竭力」地去守護,並且要在「愛」與「和平」中,用「所有的」謙虛、溫柔和忍耐去守護。當時的以弗所教會,有為數不少的猶太信徒,其中更有許多剛信主的外邦人;因此,保羅也在以弗所書強調基督的奧祕就是「外邦人在基督耶穌裡,藉著福音,得以同為後嗣,同為一體,同蒙應許。」(弗3:6)我們都來自四面八方,我們的背景也都不盡相同,然而在耶穌基督裡,我們都成為一了。
 
「Remember the Titans」是我很喜歡的一部電影,看了好幾遍,每一次都非常感動。這部電影是根據一位美籍非裔的美式足球教練,他的親身經歷所改編的。在1971年的維吉尼亞州,這位黑人教練帶著他的球隊進入到一間白人的高中,並且要在這間學校擔任美式足球隊的總教練。在當時黑人與白人對立、種族歧視的年代,原本的白人隊員與白人教練都無法接受這樣的安排,但是為了球隊的榮譽,白人教練選擇留下擔任助理教練,並且帶領白人隊員們一同接受黑人教練的安排和訓練。一開始,雙方球員都無法接受彼此,甚至故意挑撥、向對方挑釁、引發衝突。直到在球隊正式開始之前的訓練營,兩位教練以身作則,並且刻意安排不同種族的隊員在同一個寢室、吃飯的時候也要求他們和自己不熟悉的隊員們一同坐席。當每個人都開始願意放下自己的偏見,挪去對外在膚色不同的誤解,並且真實地去認識與了解每個人的內心與生活時,他們就成為好朋友、更成為彼此互相扶持的隊友、甚至成為比家人還親密的家人。經由理解與互相接納,進而產生的革命情感,也對他們身邊的人產生正面的影響力,開始突破那一道歧視的藩籬,使得這支原本不被看好,更不被社區所接納的校隊,也在他們一路並肩作戰、過關斬將的過程當中,轉而全力支持,直到他們獲得那一年的州冠軍。
 
    球隊的呼召,是在合一中獲得勝利的榮譽;教會的呼召,是在合一中彰顯神的榮耀。
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