2006-06-06 21:31:05Jacky
治"論斷"的偏方
讀 經：馬太福音7章1-5節
金 句：「你在什麼事上論斷人，就在什麼事上定自己的罪。因你這論斷人的，自己所行卻和別人一樣。（羅馬書2章1節）
全年讀經：箴言19-21章
一間教堂的週報上刊登了一篇有關批評的小詩，它寫道：
一粒小小的種子睡在土裡，不久開始發芽了；「在這所有的花中，我要成為哪一種呢？」它沈思著，那粒種子接著說：「我不想成為玫瑰--玫瑰有刺，。我也不想變成百合--百合沒有顏色。我當然也不要成為紫羅蘭--紫羅蘭太小，太貼近泥土了。」
這首關於這顆吹毛求疵的種子的詩結尾是這樣的：那粒妄自尊大的種子，眨盡了每一種花，直到一個夏天它醒了過來，發現自己只不過是一株雜草！
使徒保羅在羅馬書12章3節中指出，我們不要妄自菲薄。而應該嚴肅地思考。在給腓立比教會的信中，他寫道：「不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀，只要存心謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。」（腓立比書2章3節）。當我們沒有遵行這些教導，而且開始彼此挑毛病時，實際上我們就是在論斷自己了（馬太福音7章1-2節；羅馬書2章1-3節）。
治論斷的靈藥最好的偏方就是誠實的看待自己，不是看別人。RWD
當你看到別人的錯誤，
在你論斷之前，
請注意：
你也有一些病，是要他人忍耐的。Sper
寬以待人，別人也會這樣對你。
金 句：「你在什麼事上論斷人，就在什麼事上定自己的罪。因你這論斷人的，自己所行卻和別人一樣。（羅馬書2章1節）
全年讀經：箴言19-21章
一間教堂的週報上刊登了一篇有關批評的小詩，它寫道：
一粒小小的種子睡在土裡，不久開始發芽了；「在這所有的花中，我要成為哪一種呢？」它沈思著，那粒種子接著說：「我不想成為玫瑰--玫瑰有刺，。我也不想變成百合--百合沒有顏色。我當然也不要成為紫羅蘭--紫羅蘭太小，太貼近泥土了。」
這首關於這顆吹毛求疵的種子的詩結尾是這樣的：那粒妄自尊大的種子，眨盡了每一種花，直到一個夏天它醒了過來，發現自己只不過是一株雜草！
使徒保羅在羅馬書12章3節中指出，我們不要妄自菲薄。而應該嚴肅地思考。在給腓立比教會的信中，他寫道：「不可貪圖虛浮的榮耀，只要存心謙卑，各人看別人比自己強。」（腓立比書2章3節）。當我們沒有遵行這些教導，而且開始彼此挑毛病時，實際上我們就是在論斷自己了（馬太福音7章1-2節；羅馬書2章1-3節）。
治論斷的靈藥最好的偏方就是誠實的看待自己，不是看別人。RWD
當你看到別人的錯誤，
在你論斷之前，
請注意：
你也有一些病，是要他人忍耐的。Sper
寬以待人，別人也會這樣對你。
A Cure For Criticism
Read: Matthew 7:1-5
In whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. --Romans 2:1
A church bulletin had a clever poem about criticism that began:
A little seed lay in the ground
And soon began to sprout;
"Now, which of all the flowers around,
Shall I," it mused, "come out?"
The seed could then be heard saying, "I don't care to be a rose. It has thorns. I have no desire to be a lily. It's too colorless. And I certainly wouldn't want to be a violet. It's too small, and it grows too close to the ground."
The poem concludes with this verse about that faultfinding seed:
And so it criticized each flower,
That supercilious seed,
Until it woke one summer hour
And found itself a weed!
The apostle Paul indicated in Romans 12:3 that we are not to think of ourselves too highly. Rather, we are "to think soberly." To the church in Philippi he wrote, "Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself" (Phil. 2:3). When we fail to follow these instructions and begin finding fault with others, we are actually passing judgment on ourselves (Mt. 7:1-2; Rom. 2:1-3).
A good cure for a critical spirit is an honest look at ourselves--not at others. --RWD
When you see faults in someone else,
Before you criticize, beware;
For you have flaws and failures too
That other people have to bear. --Sper
Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Is Real Love?
Read: Matthew 7:1-5
In whatever you judge another you condemn yourself; for you who judge practice the same things. --Romans 2:1
A church bulletin had a clever poem about criticism that began:
A little seed lay in the ground
And soon began to sprout;
"Now, which of all the flowers around,
Shall I," it mused, "come out?"
The seed could then be heard saying, "I don't care to be a rose. It has thorns. I have no desire to be a lily. It's too colorless. And I certainly wouldn't want to be a violet. It's too small, and it grows too close to the ground."
The poem concludes with this verse about that faultfinding seed:
And so it criticized each flower,
That supercilious seed,
Until it woke one summer hour
And found itself a weed!
The apostle Paul indicated in Romans 12:3 that we are not to think of ourselves too highly. Rather, we are "to think soberly." To the church in Philippi he wrote, "Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself" (Phil. 2:3). When we fail to follow these instructions and begin finding fault with others, we are actually passing judgment on ourselves (Mt. 7:1-2; Rom. 2:1-3).
A good cure for a critical spirit is an honest look at ourselves--not at others. --RWD
When you see faults in someone else,
Before you criticize, beware;
For you have flaws and failures too
That other people have to bear. --Sper
Be patient with the faults of others; they have to be patient with yours.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Is Real Love?