2007-01-15 22:57:59Jacky
選對領袖
讀 經：馬太福音15：1－20
金 句：「你們該傚法我，像我傚法基督一樣。」（哥林多前書11：1）
全年讀經：創世記47－50章
我在麥當勞喝著咖啡，看到有個拿白色枴杖的男人走進來，他的手放在一個男孩的肩上，表現出他完全信任男孩的帶路能力。
耶穌曾說過，有的領袖是不能信靠的，他稱當時的那些宗教領袖是「假冒為善的人」和「瞎眼領路的」（馬太福音15：7－14）。文士和法利賽人教導的是人的傳統，而不是上帝的誡命（3－9節）。
今日，從收音機、電視和講壇上，傳出許多的聲音，高喊著：「來跟從我，我有真理！」這些令人迷惑的雜音往往會領人誤入歧途。使徒約翰寫道：「一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於上帝的不是」（約翰一書4：1），他的確是有先見之明。
我們要如何「試驗那些靈」？可藉著下面的幾個問題來看：這位教師的生命是否反映出基督的生命？這位教師是否宣揚救恩是上帝的恩典，乃是因著信心，而不是靠著行為？可靠的教師和領袖總是將我們指向耶穌，他是道路、真理和生命（約翰福音14：6），而不是他們自己。不然的話，他們只是瞎子領瞎子罷了。
讓我們謹慎選擇所跟隨的領袖吧！DJD
進一步研讀：
讀約翰一書2：4，3：18－19，4：2－3
我們如何能辨明真偽？
上帝如何幫助我們？（4：4） YYY
好的領袖不但認識路，而且身體力行。
金 句：「你們該傚法我，像我傚法基督一樣。」（哥林多前書11：1）
全年讀經：創世記47－50章
我在麥當勞喝著咖啡，看到有個拿白色枴杖的男人走進來，他的手放在一個男孩的肩上，表現出他完全信任男孩的帶路能力。
耶穌曾說過，有的領袖是不能信靠的，他稱當時的那些宗教領袖是「假冒為善的人」和「瞎眼領路的」（馬太福音15：7－14）。文士和法利賽人教導的是人的傳統，而不是上帝的誡命（3－9節）。
今日，從收音機、電視和講壇上，傳出許多的聲音，高喊著：「來跟從我，我有真理！」這些令人迷惑的雜音往往會領人誤入歧途。使徒約翰寫道：「一切的靈，你們不可都信，總要試驗那些靈是出於上帝的不是」（約翰一書4：1），他的確是有先見之明。
我們要如何「試驗那些靈」？可藉著下面的幾個問題來看：這位教師的生命是否反映出基督的生命？這位教師是否宣揚救恩是上帝的恩典，乃是因著信心，而不是靠著行為？可靠的教師和領袖總是將我們指向耶穌，他是道路、真理和生命（約翰福音14：6），而不是他們自己。不然的話，他們只是瞎子領瞎子罷了。
讓我們謹慎選擇所跟隨的領袖吧！DJD
進一步研讀：
讀約翰一書2：4，3：18－19，4：2－3
我們如何能辨明真偽？
上帝如何幫助我們？（4：4） YYY
好的領袖不但認識路，而且身體力行。
Choosing A Good Leader
Read: Matthew 15:1-20
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. --1 Corinthians 11:1
I was having coffee at McDonald's when I noticed a man walk in who was holding a white cane. He had his hand on a young boy's shoulder and appeared to have complete trust in his ability to guide him.
Jesus spoke about leaders who couldn't be trusted. He called the religious leaders of His day "hypocrites" and "blind leaders of the blind" (Mt. 15:7-14). The scribes and Pharisees were teaching man-made traditions, not God's commands (vv.3-9).
Today many voices are crying out from radio, TV, and the pulpit: "Follow me! I have the truth." It's a cacophony of confusion that often leads people astray. The apostle John anticipated such a time when he wrote, "Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God" (1 Jn. 4:l).
How do we "test the spirits"? By asking these questions: Does the teacher's life reflect the life of Christ? Does the teacher proclaim salvation by grace through faith--not by works? Reliable teachers and leaders will always point us to Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life (Jn. 14:6), and not to themselves. Otherwise, they are merely blind leaders of the blind.
Let's choose with great care the leaders we follow. --DJD
For Further Study
Read 1 John 2:4; 3:18-19; 4:2-3.
How can we be sure of knowing truth from error?
How does God help us? (4:4).
A good leader knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How To Identify A Dangerous Religious Group
Who Qualifies To Be A Church Leader?
Read: Matthew 15:1-20
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. --1 Corinthians 11:1
I was having coffee at McDonald's when I noticed a man walk in who was holding a white cane. He had his hand on a young boy's shoulder and appeared to have complete trust in his ability to guide him.
Jesus spoke about leaders who couldn't be trusted. He called the religious leaders of His day "hypocrites" and "blind leaders of the blind" (Mt. 15:7-14). The scribes and Pharisees were teaching man-made traditions, not God's commands (vv.3-9).
Today many voices are crying out from radio, TV, and the pulpit: "Follow me! I have the truth." It's a cacophony of confusion that often leads people astray. The apostle John anticipated such a time when he wrote, "Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God" (1 Jn. 4:l).
How do we "test the spirits"? By asking these questions: Does the teacher's life reflect the life of Christ? Does the teacher proclaim salvation by grace through faith--not by works? Reliable teachers and leaders will always point us to Jesus, the way, the truth, and the life (Jn. 14:6), and not to themselves. Otherwise, they are merely blind leaders of the blind.
Let's choose with great care the leaders we follow. --DJD
For Further Study
Read 1 John 2:4; 3:18-19; 4:2-3.
How can we be sure of knowing truth from error?
How does God help us? (4:4).
A good leader knows the way, shows the way, and goes the way.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
How To Identify A Dangerous Religious Group
Who Qualifies To Be A Church Leader?