W2 2009-08-25 (徒5:17-6:15)
經文: 使徒行傳 5:29 彼得和眾使徒回答說：順從神，不順從人，是應當的。
默想: 從神學與理性的角度來看，順從神不順從人是合理的抉擇。但是在實際生活的層次，順從神卻常常被拿來做為不順從人的藉口與託辭。求主幫助我，在實際情況之下，不要誤用這個原則來拒絕學習順從人的屬靈功課。
題目: 初代教會快速發展對內與對外各產生什麼問題呢？
經文: 使徒行傳 5:29 彼得和眾使徒回答說：順從神，不順從人，是應當的。
默想: 從神學與理性的角度來看，順從神不順從人是合理的抉擇。但是在實際生活的層次，順從神卻常常被拿來做為不順從人的藉口與託辭。求主幫助我，在實際情況之下，不要誤用這個原則來拒絕學習順從人的屬靈功課。
題目: 初代教會快速發展對內與對外各產生什麼問題呢？
大家平安
回覆刪除初代教會的快速發展，對內產生了「分配不均」的問題，有人被忽略、沒被照顧到。對外，引發了「省思」與「逼迫」二極的反應。
很欣賞迦瑪列的態度：「他們所謀的、所行的，若是出於人，必要敗壞；若是出於神，你們就不能敗壞他們，恐怕你們倒是攻擊神了。」5:39
The apostles were persecuted again (Ac 5:17) because the high priest and all his associates were filled with jealousy. They had to learn to live at peace with everyone (Ro 12:18) though the world hates them (Joh 15:18). But the Lord says, “Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man”(Lu 6:22).
回覆刪除On the other hand, since the number of disciples was increasing, they had to choose seven men who were known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom to take charge of the daily distribution of food. In the church, we are the body of Christ, and each one of us is a part of it. “…God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, …, also those having gifts of healing, ..., those with gifts of administration, and …”(1Co 12:28). To work for the Lord, cooperation and team spirit count.
草戊尚土 牧師和各位俱樂部的兄姐，平安：
回覆刪除我想，對內可能需要有一個組織來管理教會的事務，不然分配不均或是忽視弱勢便會有人離開教會，對外則需要有能力來面對傳統公會的排斥與陷害，不然很容易遭受到仇敵的攻擊而瓦解教會。或許，在快速發展的當下更需要十分謹慎，不然被成功沖昏了頭可能接著便會有災難發生。
卯同學 敬上