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专题信息｜第二场 | 我们应该期待人吗？

11月29日

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朱志山牧师

经文: 腓1:3-11

课题: 爱, 合一, 事奉医治, 教会, 生命目的/荣神益人建国,

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序论：我们很少看见圣经直接告诉我们要期待人的信息。相反的，圣经常常告诉我们因为人是善变的，因此不要将希望放在人，乃要放在主。圣经唯有多告诉我们的就是要爱人。因此，很多基督徒就无形中形成了一种“只将盼望放在主，但不是这么看好人”的心态与眼光。我们的心总是认为说：“还是不要太快期待一个人或是称赞他，免得他自高或下一刻跌倒”。当然，这也是一种智慧了。但是，在圣经给予爱人的真理中，其中一个很大的功课就是“期待”。当圣经说到有关爱的真理时，《林前13:7》说：「凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐」。在这短短的一句话里面，主似乎告诉我们不但要包容与忍耐人的软弱，也要懂得相信与盼望人的改变，且期待他们将来会做得更好。但我们生在有罪的世界，天天接触有罪的人，因此我们的性情是比较负面的，以致我们对人负面的性情也比较敏感。我们做父母的，常常看见孩子的软弱。我们做牧者的，也常常看见羊群的软弱，多年的牧养以来也看到很多叫我们大失所望的肢体，因此我们就渐渐忘了将“期待人”放在爱人的事上。其实，“期待人”所带给人的力量是何等的大，也是我们常要刻意通过祷告而在心中思索的事情。特别，有时当人叫我们失望时，我们仍找到理由来期待他吗？还是我们以他直接的软弱为判断他的标准呢？可能有些人一直留在他的软弱中不是因为他们确实这么的软弱，乃是他们得不到我们的期待所带来的代祷。当然，我们并不是说“期待人”就不需要教导人。期待，其实是给予人心里的劝慰，使他坚强，但是教导才能使他明白神的旨意而成长。因此，期待本身不能取代教导，期待乃是给予一个人安慰，且开他的心窍来领受神的教导。当然，我们今天在教会里也看见太多只有期待人的话，却没有从神的话给予人教导，以此使他清楚认识神与祂的真理。因此，我们就会看见有些信徒单依靠彼此的安慰与期待来维持自己的信仰，但到最后却是一败涂地。例如：有些年轻领袖常常对年轻人说：“我相信你们是蒙恩的，我期待你明天能做得更好”。但何谓蒙恩的生命呢？何谓蒙恩的生活呢？怎么靠主做得更好呢？若这一切都没有教导的话，那我们给予人的期待就是一种空洞的言语或表态了。那么，从另一个角度，被期待的人也当晓得圣灵是怎么透过人的期待在自己心中做工。有时被期待的人虽然暂且得着肯定，但同时也会感到一种压力。可能那压力是因为感觉到自己受人的期待和自己生命目前的光景有所差距。那么，那个压力并非不好，相反的是必要的。那就是圣灵感动我们在那方面当要多追求或进步之处。可能我们已经拥有那生命的潜能，但还没有结出合乎那生命当结的果子。那么，人的期待就会在此挑战与激发我们前进。因此，做牧长的期待会友之后，同时会给众人必要的教导和挑战。这样一来才能激发每个生命多结果子，使荣耀归于神。

We rarely see the Bible directly telling us messages to hope in people. On the contrary, the Bible often tells us that because people are fickle, we should not put our hope in man, but in the Lord. The only thing the Bible tells us more is to love others. Therefore, many Christians have unconsciously formed a mentality and perspective of “putting hope only in the Lord, but not being so optimistic about people”. Our heart always thinks, “Don't set hopes on a person or praise him too soon, lest he be proud or fall down the next moment.” Of course, this is also a kind of wisdom. However, in the truth that the Bible has given in relation to loving others, one of the great lessons is “hope”. When the Bible speaks of the truth about love, <1 Co 13:7> says, “it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” From this short sentence, the Lord seems to tell us not only to protect and persevere when facing the weaknesses of others, we also have to know how to trust and hope that others will change and anticipate that they will do better in the future. However, we are born in a sinful world and come into contact with sinful people every day. Therefore, our temperaments are relatively negative, so that we are more sensitive to people’s negative temperaments. As parents, we often see the weakness of our children. As shepherds, we also often see the weakness of the sheep, and over the many years of shepherding, we have also seen many brethren who caused us to be greatly disappointed. Therefore, we gradually forget to include “having hope in people” as a part of loving people. In fact, the power from “having hope in people” is so great that we should often be deliberate in our prayers to think about this in our hearts. In particular, when people sometimes disappoint us, do we still find reasons to hope in him? Or do we use his direct weakness as a standard for judging him? Perhaps some people continue to remain in their weakness, not because they are indeed so weak, but because they do not receive our intercession brought about by our hope. Of course, we are not saying that “having hope in people” means that we do not need to teach them. Hope, in fact, is to give people comfort in the heart and make them strong, but only teaching can make them understand God's will and grow. Therefore, hope itself cannot replace teaching. Hope is to comfort a person and open his heart to receive the teachings of God. Of course, we also see in the church today, many hope in people, but they do not teach people using God's words such that they know God and His truth clearly. Therefore, we will see that some believers rely solely on each other’s comfort and hopes to sustain their faith, but in the end, they find themselves defeated. For example, some young leaders often say to the youths, “I believe you are blessed, and I hope that you can do better tomorrow.” But what is meant by a blessed life? What is a blessed living? How can we rely on the Lord to do better? If all these are not taught, then the hope we give to people is a form of empty words or expression. Then, from another perspective, the person whom others have hope in should also know how the Holy Spirit works in his heart through people’s anticipation. Sometimes, the person whom others have hope in may be affirmed for the time being, but at the same time, he will feel a kind of pressure. Perhaps the pressure is because he feels that there is a gap between the expectations of others and the current situation in his life. Well, that pressure is actually not bad; on the contrary, it is necessary. That is where the Holy Spirit convicts us to pursue or improve in that respect. Maybe we already have the potential in our life, but we have not produced the fruit that fits that life. Then, human expectations will challenge and inspire us to progress. Therefore, after a shepherd hopes in the congregant, he will at the same time also gives everyone the necessary teaching and challenges. Only in this way can each life be stimulated to bear more fruit, and give glory to God.

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