使我认识祂-第317章
11月12日 清除一切偶像
使我认识祂-第317章
Cast Out Every Idol, November 12
使我认识祂-第317章
“耶稣说:‘撒但退去吧!因为经上记着说:当拜主你的上帝,单要侍奉祂’”(太4:10)。{TMK322.1}[1]
使我认识祂-第317章
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.Matthew 4:10.{TMK 322.1}[1]
使我认识祂-第317章
“除了我以外,你不可有别的神”(出20:3)。……干犯第一条诫命并非全在于否认上帝的存在,或跪拜木石制成的偶像。许多自称跟随基督的人都违背了它的原则,然而天上的主并不承认那些心中怀藏任何取代上帝之事物的人为祂的儿女。在许多人身上,满足食欲占了上风。其他的人则让衣着和爱好世俗占据心中的首位。……{TMK322.2}[2]
使我认识祂-第317章
“Thou shalt have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).... It is not alone in denying the existence of God or in bowing down to idols of wood and stone that this first commandment is broken. By many who profess to be followers of Christ, its principles are infringed, but the Lord of heaven does not acknowledge those as His children who are cherishing in their hearts anything that takes the place which God alone should hold. With many the gratification of appetite holds sway, while with others dress and love of the world are given the first place in the heart....{TMK 322.2}[2]
使我认识祂-第317章
上帝在今生赐给我们许多令我们喜爱的事物,然而一旦我们将本身合法的事行之过度,我们就成了拜偶像的人。……任何使我们的感情转离上帝或削弱我们对永恒事物兴趣的事物都是偶像。凡用上帝所赐的宝贵光阴——以无限的代价所买来的光阴——为炫耀而装饰自己的家庭,或随从世界风俗习惯的人,不仅剥夺了自己生命的灵粮,还没能将上帝当得之物归给祂。如此浪费在满足私欲的时间,大可用来获得上帝圣言的知识,培养自己的才能,向我们的创造主献上理性的服务。……上帝不会接受分心的侍奉。倘若世界吸引了我们的注意力,祂就不能执掌至上的主权。倘若这削减了我们对上帝的忠诚,在祂眼中我们就是拜偶像。……{TMK322.3}[3]
使我认识祂-第317章
God has given us many things in this life upon which to bestow our affections, but when we carry to excess that which in itself is lawful we become idolaters.... Anything that separates our affections from God and lessens our interest in eternal things is an idol. Those who use the precious time given them by God—time that has been purchased at an infinite cost—in embellishing their homes for display, in following the fashions and customs of the world, are not only robbing their own souls of spiritual food, but are failing to give God His due. The time thus spent in the gratification of selfish desires might be employed in obtaining a knowledge of the Word of God, in cultivating our talents, that we might render intelligent service to our Creator.... God will not share a divided heart. If the world absorbs our attention, He cannot reign supreme. If this diminishes our devotion for God, it is idolatry in His eyes....{TMK 322.3}[3]
使我认识祂-第317章
“上帝是个灵;所以拜祂的,必须用心灵和诚实拜祂”(约4:24)。当我们的心调整到不仅用诗章、颂词、灵歌,也通过我们的生活赞美我们的创造主时,我们就生活在与上天的交流中。……在心中和家中,在私下和公众崇拜中,都怀着感恩。这才是真正敬拜上帝。(《青年导报》1896年12月31日){TMK322.4}[4]
使我认识祂-第317章
“God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). When our hearts are tuned to praise our Maker, not only in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs but also in our lives, we shall live in communion with Heaven.... There will be gratitude in the heart and in the home, in private as well as in public devotion. This constitutes the true worship of God.15{TMK 322.4}[4]
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