全国40天禁食:第七天 National 40-day Fast : Day 7

 

保罗说:
15 有的传基督是出于嫉妒纷争,也有的是出于好意。 16 这一等是出于爱心,知道我是为辩明福音设立的; 17 那一等传基督是出于结党,并不诚实,意思要加增我捆锁的苦楚。 18 这有何妨呢?或是假意,或是真心,无论怎样,基督究竟被传开了。为此我就欢喜,并且还要欢喜。”
~ 腓立比书1:15-18 ~

我非常非常喜欢保罗的这个态度,唯愿我也能有这样的心胸,毫无自己的血气和意念,单单只为主的名而事奉和努力,不管别人说什么,也不要说别人什么。说真的,我们身为所谓的基督徒所做和所讲的,很多时候太没有主的心胸和样式了。

主耶稣要我们去传福音、建立门徒,而不是叫我们成天注意与论断别的教会或牧者在做什么,专挑别教会的毛病,指点他们的不是。。。主耶稣根本都没呼召我们来做这些!太多时候基督徒太不懂主的心了!这种态度,若到了天堂该怎么办?还是大家都到不了天堂了。。。

真的,本是同根生、相煎何太急?

Paul said:
“15 
It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. 16 The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel. 17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains.[a] 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice. Yes, and I will continue to rejoice”
~ Philippians 1:15-18 ~

I really really like this attitude of Paul, how I desire to have such attitude and heart as well, to just serve and strive for God alone without any of my own fleshly desires and thinking, not to be concerned with what others are saying, and not to say anything about others. Honestly, many times we as the so-called Christians really lack the attitude and example of Christ in the things we do and say.

The Lord Jesus wants us to preach the Gospel, train up disciples, and not to spend our time noticing and judging what other churches or pastors are doing, finding faults with other churches, pointing fingers at their wrongs… The Lord Jesus has never called us to do all that! Too many times Christians really do not know God’s heart! What are we going to do with this kind of attitude when we get to heaven, or are we all not getting there at all…

Truly, as the Chinese proverb says “We all sprout from the same root, why in such a hurry to kill each other?”