💜《神的心意-God’s Best Secrets》20211119『與耶穌同行-The Walk in CHRIST』— 慕安德烈(Andrew Murray)

經文: 「你們既然接受了主基督耶穌，就當遵祂而行，在祂裡面生根建造，信心堅固，正如你們所領受的教訓，感謝的心也更增長了。」— (聖經·歌羅西書 2章6-7節)

保羅再次指出有兩種生命：第一種是「那已經接受耶穌的生命。」這包括認罪悔改，靠著耶穌寶血，罪得赦免，成為天父的兒女。第二種是「與耶穌同行的生命」，這就像一棵樹，根植於耶穌，從祂那兒吸收養分，發芽生長，以致枝葉茂盛，結出果子，是的，我們藉著每天與耶穌同行談天，證明我們是住在耶穌裡面，我們的信心與愛心也與日俱增，全靠我們每時每刻憑信將自己的生命與耶穌緊密聯合。

改革宗所提出的信仰告白，認罪悔改，接受耶穌為救主，是得救稱義的根基。「得救稱義」是他們常用的詞彙，但他們很少提到「追求成聖」。在基督徒信仰的歷程中，「得救稱義」只是個開端，若停頓在這裡，則還有一大半路未走。所以，應該落實「生根建造」在耶穌的生命，實行「耶穌同行」的生命，如此福音才算全備。

在海德堡天主教的會議，他們對十誡提出詳盡的解釋，但對馬太福音第五章，約翰福音第十三章、第十六章，耶穌所說的命令，卻甚少提到。

我們感謝上帝，讓改革宗再次提出釘十字架的耶穌，是救恩根基的真理。但另一方面，我們必須追求成聖，進到完全的地步，也就是操練以信心與耶穌每天同行，經歷時時刻刻與耶穌同在談天的喜樂生活。

「與耶穌同行」，這是屬靈聖潔生活的祕訣。所以，弟兄姐妹們，讓我們學習操練以主為首位的「內在生活」，每天以信心經驗祂豐盛的恩典，過著喜樂平安的生活。

—《 神 的 心 意 》
(每日靈修 11月19日)
作者：慕安德烈
編輯：榮華興

(圖片版權屬「香港九龍閩南中華基督教會」所有，在此僅供分享福音用途。)

Scripture: “As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and builded up in Him, and stablished in your faith, even as ye were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.” — (Colossians 2:6-7)

Here again we have the two kinds of life. The first is described in the words, “Ye have received Christ Jesus.” That includes conversion, forgiveness of sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, and acceptance as a child of God. Then comes the second, the walk in Christ, “rooted in Him,” as a tree that must each moment receive its life from the earth in order to bear fruit. “Builded up in Him,” who is the only foundation. “Stablished in your faith and abounding in it,” by which each day the Christian by his walk and conversation proves that he abides and lives in Christ. As the roots of a tree receive life uninterruptedly from the soil, so the Christian receives his life and power moment by moment from abiding in Christ.

In the confessions of Faith drawn up by the Reformers, prominence is given to conversion, acceptance of Christ. “Justification” and “justified” are words in frequent use. But the word “sanctification” is rarely found. Emphasis is laid on the doctrine of forgiveness of sin, of faith in Christ as our righteousness before God, but we find little about Christ living in us, and our life being rooted in Him. The Heidelberg Catechism gives the explanation of the Ten Commandments, but Christ’s commands in Matt. v. and John xiii.-xvi. are hardly mentioned.

Let us thank God for the Reformation as a time when the foundation truth of a crucified Saviour was laid, but at the same time let us go on to perfection, to a daily uninterrupted walk in Christ wherein we may abound in faith, experiencing the abundance of grace from the fulness there is in Christ for us to enjoy daily. The earliest description of true godliness is in the words: “Enoch walked with God.” So Christians must learn to walk in Christ daily, established in the faith and abounding in it.

— God’s Best Secrets by Andrew Murray
「 19 November 」