奋斗与勇敢-第220章
8月7日 粗鲁无礼受谴责
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
Rudeness Rebuked, August 7
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
(王下2:23-25)
“在白发的人面前,你要站起来,也要尊敬老人,又要敬畏你的上帝,我是耶和华”(利19:32)。{CC 225.1}[1]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
2 Kings 2:23-25[1]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
以利沙原是一个性情温和,态度慈祥的人;但在往伯特利去的路上被一群城里出来不敬虔的青年人辱骂时,他所采取的行动说明他有时也会很严厉的。这些青年人已经听说以利亚升天,但他们却以这一件严肃的事为笑谈,对以利沙说:“秃头的上去吧;秃头的上去吧。”先知听到他们戏笑的话,便回过身来,在全能者的灵感之下,向他们宣布了咒诅。随之而来的可怕刑罚乃是出于上帝的。“有两个母熊从林中出来,撕裂他们中间四十二个”人(王下2:23-24)。{CC 225.2}[2]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32. {CC 225.1}[2]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
倘若以利沙对于这一次的戏弄置诸不理,他就会一直被一般小人所讥笑所辱骂,而正当国家遭遇严重危机之时,他那教导并鼓励同胞的使命难免因此遭受失败。这一次极严厉的惩罚却足以使他一生博得众人的尊敬。在以后的五十年中,他常出入于伯特利的城门,并从这城到那城,旅行各地,也常遇见成群闲懒、无礼而放荡的青年,但没有一个人敢戏笑他,或轻看他作为至高者先知的身份。……{CC 225.3}[3]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
Elisha was a man of mild and kindly spirit; but that he could also be stern is shown by his course when, on the way to Bethel, he was mocked by ungodly youth who had come out of the city. These youth had heard of Elijah’s ascension, and they made this solemn event the subject of their jeers, saying to Elisha, “Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.” At the sound of their mocking words the prophet turned back, and under the inspiration of the Almighty he pronounced a curse upon them. The awful judgment that followed was of God. “There came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two” of them (2 Kings 2:23, 24). {CC 225.2}[3]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
那些戏弄以利沙的青年人所极为缺少的恭敬,乃是人人必须慎为培育的美德。每一个儿童都应受敬畏上帝的教育。人永不可轻率而漫不经心地提说上帝的名。天使每次提说这名,尚且蒙脸自卑,何况我们这些堕落有罪的人呢!……{CC 225.4}[4]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
Had Elisha allowed the mockery to pass unnoticed, he would have continued to be ridiculed and reviled by the rabble, and his mission to instruct and save in a time of grave national peril might have been defeated. This one instance of terrible severity was sufficient to command respect throughout his life. For fifty years he went in and out of the gate of Bethel, and to and fro in the land, from city to city, passing through crowds of idle, rude, dissolute youth; but none mocked him or made light of his qualifications as the prophet of the Most High.... {CC 225.3}[4]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
礼貌也是圣灵的美德之一,是人人所应当培养的。它有软化性情的功能。无此,则人的性情就变得刚硬而粗鲁。那些一面说自己是基督徒,而同时待人接物粗野无礼的人,实在还没有学习到耶稣的样式。固然或许没有人怀疑他们的诚实,人人或许相信他们是正直的;但诚实和正直决不足以弥补仁慈和礼貌方面的亏欠。(PK235-237){CC 225.5}[5]
奋斗与勇敢-第220章
Reverence, in which the youth who mocked Elisha were so lacking, is a grace that should be carefully cherished. Every child should be taught to show true reverence for God. Never should His name be spoken lightly or thoughtlessly. Angels, as they speak it, veil their faces. With what reverence should we, who are fallen and sinful, take it upon our lips! ... {CC 225.4}[5]
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