开朗的宗教-第11章

  1月10日 与上帝及世人和好

开朗的宗教-第11章

  At Peace with God and Man, January 10

开朗的宗教-第11章

  “图谋恶事的，心存诡诈；劝人和睦的，便得喜乐”（箴12:20）。[1]

开朗的宗教-第11章

  Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.Proverbs 12:20.{RRe 12.1}[1]

开朗的宗教-第11章

  凡与上帝及同胞和睦的人，决没有什么难过的事。他心中不会有嫉妒；恶意的猜测在他里面也没有立足之地；仇恨也无法存在。与上帝和谐的心必得分享天上的和平，并将其有福的感化力散布给周围的人。和睦的精神犹如甘霖，降在那些因世俗的纷争而困扰疲乏的心灵中。（MB 27）[2]

开朗的宗教-第11章

  He who is at peace with God and his fellow men cannot be made miserable. Envy will not be in his heart; evil surmisings will find no room there; hatred cannot exist. The heart that is in harmony with God is a partaker of the peace of heaven, and will diffuse its blessed influence on all around. The spirit of peace will rest like dew upon hearts weary and troubled with worldly strife.—Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 27.{RRe 12.2}[2]

开朗的宗教-第11章

  “使人和睦的人有福了。”基督的和平是由真理而生，与上帝和睦的。世界是与上帝的律法为仇，罪人是与造他们的主为敌的，因此人与人之间也彼此不和。但作诗的人说：“爱你律法的人，有大平安。什么都不能使他们绊脚”（诗119:165）。人不能制造和平，世人想要洁净并提高个人或社会的种种计划，都不能产生和平，因为这些计划贯彻不到人的内心。惟有基督的恩典，才能缔造或保持真正的和平。这种恩典深入人心，就必铲除那些酿成纷争分裂的恶欲。于是“松树长出代替荆棘，番石榴长出代替蒺藜。”人生的旷野就必“快乐，又像玫瑰开花”（赛55:13；35:1）。（DA 302?）[3]

开朗的宗教-第11章

  “Blessed are the peacemakers.” The peace of Christ is born of truth. It is harmony with God. The world is at enmity with the law of God; sinners are at enmity with their Maker; and as a result they are at enmity with one another. But the psalmist declares, “Great peace have they which love Thy law; and nothing shall offend them.” Men cannot manufacture peace. Human plans for the purification and uplifting of individuals or of society will fail of producing peace, because they do not reach the heart. The only power that can create or perpetuate true peace is the grace of Christ. When this is implanted in the heart, it will cast out the evil passions that cause strife and dissension. “Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree”; and life’s desert “shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.”—The Desire of Ages, 302-305.{RRe 12.3}[3]

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