Good Choirs Do Not Follow The Director
When I told my choir “Don’t follow me.“ They were shocked. For many years they had been faithfully following their director, trying their best, doing their best. They often wondered why other members are not as good as they were in following the director. Some members even tried to sing “a little louder” so that the next singer who needed some help could follow them. They wondered why the choir had never made much progress since as long as they remembered. Continue reading
人的內心生活 (靈、魂、體) (3)
人的內心生活 (靈、魂、體) (2)
人的內心生活 (靈、魂、體) (1)
Judgment Seat of God
Judgment seat of God:
1. There are two judgment seats.
a. The Great White throne, that which the unbeliever face up to their rejection of Christ in their lifetime of opportunity to hear the gospel but rejected it. They will be separated from God forever.
b. The bema seat judgment (獎賞台) is where believers see what they have done in their lives, their sins are covered by the blood of Christ. Here, they will weep on how, in their lifetime shamed Christ, and will receive rewards according to their good deeds in crowns. Here is also where believers cast their crowns at the feet of Jesus Christ to give all glory to Christ.
2. Before Christ comes back, we are to live lives glorifying Christ. (to be like Christ) We must live like Christ instead of talking about Christ.
3. The organized, institutionalized “church” is not the church but only gathering of Christians which is what the word “ecclesia” means. If the “church” (building, organization, outward appearance of Ecclesia/church did not glorify (live/behave like Christ) Christ, it does not deserve to exist.
4. Unbelievers must see our Christ-like behavior before they hear us talk about Christ because our life speaks much louder than our talk.
5. Too many believers offer their bodies to the church, but few offer their bodies to God. Offering to God means that the “church” may reject you much like she rejects Christ, making Christ an excuse for worldly success. Offering to the “church” gives you salaries (as “Christian” workers) It’s a career but offering your body to God is a life.
彌迦書的現代應用
彌迦對以色列和猶大的大部分指控都涉及這些國家對平民的不公正——不公正的商業交易、搶劫、虐待婦女和兒童，以及一個利用本國人民的辛勤工作，過著奢侈生活的政府。你自己生活中的不公在哪裡？ 誰是你生命中比你卑微的人？你是否需要像以色列人和猶大人那樣的需要悔改？彌迦慷慨激昂地懇求上帝的選民悔改，這將使我們許多人受到控告。我們中的大多數人不會每天都決定裁員或想方設法實行不公。相反，我們這樣做是出於習慣。讓我們讓彌迦的話打破我們對向他人伸張正義和仁慈的冷漠，並朝著一個更像即將到來的千年國度的世界前進。讓我們下定決心按照上帝的意願生活。活得像基督——“行公義，喜愛仁慈，謙卑地與我們的上帝同行”（彌迦書 6:8）。
彌迦書 把現代世人說得清楚：
“7:1 哀哉。我〔或指以色列-(神的選民 – 教會)〕好像夏天的果子已被收盡、又像摘了葡萄所剩下的．沒有一掛可喫的．我心羨慕初熟的無花果．
7:2 地上虔誠人滅盡、世間沒有正直人．各人埋伏要殺人流血．都用網羅獵取弟兄。
7:3 他們雙手作惡．君王徇情面、審判官要賄賂．位分大的吐出惡意．都彼此結聯行惡。
7:4 他們最好的、不過是蒺藜．最正直的、不過是荊棘籬笆。（美國最新最高法官不能／不敢辨別男女）你守望者說降罰的日子已經來到．他們必擾亂不安。
7:5 不要倚賴鄰舍．不要信靠密友．要守住你的口、不要向你懷中的妻提說。
7:6 因為兒子藐視父親、女兒抗拒母親、媳婦抗拒婆婆．人的仇敵、就是自己家裡的人。
7:7 至於我、我要仰望耶和華、要等候那救我的 神．我的 神必應允我。
7:8 我的仇敵阿、不要向我誇耀．我雖跌倒、卻要起來．我雖坐在黑暗裡、耶和華卻作我的光。”
馬太引用了 7:6
馬太福音 10:36 “人的仇敵就是自己家裡的人。”
家裡的人（同住的）朝夕相對，所有短處看得清楚，正所謂『相見好，同住難』
信與不信者分別何在？信徒獻身給神，不獻身教會。
羅馬書12:1 “所以弟兄們、我以 神的慈悲勸你們、將身體獻上、當作活祭、是聖潔的、是 神所喜悅的．你們如此事奉、乃是理所當然的。”
上帝藉信心給我們的是永恆的生命，不是事業生涯，不是生活方式，不是哲學，不是劇本。(Script) 這永恆的生命是自然自發的，上帝（不是教會）是父親，耶穌是兄弟，聖靈是永遠同住的屬靈悟性，聖經是神的啟示。
聖靈 永遠同住
約翰福音14:16,17 “我要求父、父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師、〔或作訓慰師下同〕叫他永遠與你們同在、就是真理的聖靈、乃世人不能接受的．因為不見他、也不認識他．你們卻認識他．因他常與你們同在、也要在你們裡面。”
因為是在裡面的新生命，所以我們想常常單獨讀經，與心裡的聖靈相交禱告，為自己的罪常向神認罪，與神和好、溝通。
詩66:18 “我若心裡注重罪孽、主必不聽。”
我們要將神和教會分別出來，將身體獻上、當作活祭、是獻給神的，不是獻給教會的，獻給教會，我們一定失望，獻給神，我們就有永生的能力。信徒獻身給神，不獻身教會 。 獻身教會會使我們孤單嗎？永不。有聖靈內住指引，只要與聖靈溝通和好，讓祂居首位，我們就可得勝有餘了。不但如此，信徒在教會以外活像基督，用生命領人歸主：
彼前3:15 “只要心裡尊主基督為聖．有人問你們心中盼望的緣由、就要常作準備、以溫柔敬畏的心回答各人．”
教會領人歸主很少，教會應是信徒彼此提攜，同心合意的團隊。假如沒有同心，見證便會流失。信徒以生命領人歸主的很多。所以信徒應活多講少，要常作準備、活一天像基督比聽多堂講道更好。教會應是信徒彼此提攜，同心合意的團隊。假如沒有同心，沒有彼此提攜，見證便會流失，因此領人歸教會極難。要自己靠聖靈領人歸主。因為教會已大量失去見證。