2006-06-13 21:52:01Jacky
最好的證明
讀 經：馬可福音5章1-12節
金 句：「你回家去，到你的親屬那裡，將主為你所做的，是何等大的事，都告訴他們。」（馬可福音5章19節）
全年讀經：傳道書10-12章
當我在和一位懷疑論者談論有關聖經的道德標準時，我能感受到他沒有被說服。後來我問他是否認識一些原本殘酷又貪婪的人，因為相信基督而變成有愛心、不自私的人。這時，他的態度突然改變了，他承認他的確知道有這樣的人。我可以察覺到，那些人對他所造成的衝擊，遠遠超過他願意承認的程度。
多年前，倫敦的一個救援機構的領袖，接受了一位著名的懷疑論者的挑戰去和他辯論。不過他提出了一個條件，他要帶一百個人和他一起去作見證；告訴人們信耶穌是如何改變了他們的生命。他請求他的對手當面告訴那些見證人沒有信仰的好處。到了約定的日子，這位基督徒帶著他的一百位同伴出席，但是那位懷疑論者卻一直沒有出現。
既使沒有辯論的對手，我們也應該準備好回答任何詢問，告訴他們我們在基督中所擁有的希望（彼得前書3章15節），我們象基督的性格和行為將為我們的信仰作最好的證明。在馬可福音第5章中，耶穌叫那個被鬼附的人回家，給他的朋友們看，耶穌為他成就了何等大事（19節）。
你曾高訴過他人，耶穌為你所做的一切嗎？ HVL
你也許想要去辯論
去改變別人的觀點，
但是說什麼都比不上
基督在你身上的成就。Sper
當你認識主基督時，你也會希望別人認識他。
金 句：「你回家去，到你的親屬那裡，將主為你所做的，是何等大的事，都告訴他們。」（馬可福音5章19節）
全年讀經：傳道書10-12章
當我在和一位懷疑論者談論有關聖經的道德標準時，我能感受到他沒有被說服。後來我問他是否認識一些原本殘酷又貪婪的人，因為相信基督而變成有愛心、不自私的人。這時，他的態度突然改變了，他承認他的確知道有這樣的人。我可以察覺到，那些人對他所造成的衝擊，遠遠超過他願意承認的程度。
多年前，倫敦的一個救援機構的領袖，接受了一位著名的懷疑論者的挑戰去和他辯論。不過他提出了一個條件，他要帶一百個人和他一起去作見證；告訴人們信耶穌是如何改變了他們的生命。他請求他的對手當面告訴那些見證人沒有信仰的好處。到了約定的日子，這位基督徒帶著他的一百位同伴出席，但是那位懷疑論者卻一直沒有出現。
既使沒有辯論的對手，我們也應該準備好回答任何詢問，告訴他們我們在基督中所擁有的希望（彼得前書3章15節），我們象基督的性格和行為將為我們的信仰作最好的證明。在馬可福音第5章中，耶穌叫那個被鬼附的人回家，給他的朋友們看，耶穌為他成就了何等大事（19節）。
你曾高訴過他人，耶穌為你所做的一切嗎？ HVL
你也許想要去辯論
去改變別人的觀點，
但是說什麼都比不上
基督在你身上的成就。Sper
當你認識主基督時，你也會希望別人認識他。
The Best Argument
Read: Mark 5:1-20
Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. --Mark 5:19
As I talked with a skeptic about the moral standards of the Bible, I could tell that he remained unconvinced. Then I asked him if he knew any cruel, greedy people who had become kind and unselfish when they became believers in Christ. His demeanor changed abruptly when he admitted that he did know such people. I could tell that they were having a greater impact on him than he wanted to acknowledge.
Many years ago the head of a rescue mission in London accepted the challenge to debate a well-known skeptic, but with this condition: He would bring with him 100 people who would tell how believing in Jesus had changed their lives. He invited his opponent to counter with witnesses to the benefits of unbelief. On the appointed day the believer came with his 100, but the skeptic never showed up.
Even though we should be prepared to give a reasonable answer to a person who asks about the hope we have in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15), our Christlike character and conduct remain the strongest argument for our faith. In Mark 5, Jesus told the formerly demon-possessed man to go home to his friends so they could see what He had done for him (v.19).
Are you telling others what Christ has done for you? --HVL
You may be tempted to debate
To change another's view,
But nothing speaks more powerfully
Than what Christ did in you. --Sper
When you know Christ, you'll want others to know Him too.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Break The Silence?
How Can I Share My Faith Without An Argument?
Read: Mark 5:1-20
Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. --Mark 5:19
As I talked with a skeptic about the moral standards of the Bible, I could tell that he remained unconvinced. Then I asked him if he knew any cruel, greedy people who had become kind and unselfish when they became believers in Christ. His demeanor changed abruptly when he admitted that he did know such people. I could tell that they were having a greater impact on him than he wanted to acknowledge.
Many years ago the head of a rescue mission in London accepted the challenge to debate a well-known skeptic, but with this condition: He would bring with him 100 people who would tell how believing in Jesus had changed their lives. He invited his opponent to counter with witnesses to the benefits of unbelief. On the appointed day the believer came with his 100, but the skeptic never showed up.
Even though we should be prepared to give a reasonable answer to a person who asks about the hope we have in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15), our Christlike character and conduct remain the strongest argument for our faith. In Mark 5, Jesus told the formerly demon-possessed man to go home to his friends so they could see what He had done for him (v.19).
Are you telling others what Christ has done for you? --HVL
You may be tempted to debate
To change another's view,
But nothing speaks more powerfully
Than what Christ did in you. --Sper
When you know Christ, you'll want others to know Him too.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Break The Silence?
How Can I Share My Faith Without An Argument?