Without Wood A Fire Goes Out
W4 2010-11-04 (箴26:1-26:28)
經文: 箴言 26:4 不要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，恐怕你與他一樣。要照愚昧人的愚妄話回答他，免得他自以為有智慧。
默想: 親愛的主啊！要如何與愚昧人對話呢？不要照他的樣式回答他，以免被他同化，或是要以子之矛攻子之盾，讓愚昧人發現自己的矛盾而學習成長？ 如果是愚昧人，照他的樣式回答是否就能夠讓他醒悟呢？主啊！求你保守我，不要成為一位不受教的愚昧人。
題目: 根據本章經文，我們當如何與愚昧人相處與互動呢？
We are told not to take what a fool says too seriously; otherwise, we may be identified as a fool or we may arouse that fool’s pride to outwin us in words.
回覆刪除The verses of Proverbs 26:4-5 seem contradiction but they tell us that different principals can apply in different situations and we need the wisdom of God to know when to apply which principal.
大家平安
回覆刪除我不是很了解「愚昧人」的定義，但相信與智商沒有直接關係。由經文讀起來，是指言不及義(4)、辦事不牢靠(6)的人。
箴言教導我們，不要在言語上隨之起舞，不要雇用這樣的人。
原以為愚昧人已經夠糟了，沒想到還有一等人更慘。「你見自以為有智慧的人嗎？愚昧人比他更有指望。」(26:12)
求主幫助我，不要成為「愚昧人」、「自以為有智慧的人」、「懶惰人」。
Dear All, Peng An,
回覆刪除"Stay Hungry , Stay Foolish" is the farewell wish in the 2005 commencement speech of Standford Unvi. by Apple CEO Steve Job. He also thought "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards." Actually, many peple thought he was foolish to do some crazy things at the begining. However, those foolish things always became the most wonderful thing after years. We cannot identify someone or something is foolish just based on our limited knowledge. May Lord also keep me to stay hugry and stay foolish for your words and your truth.
Stephen