0505 审判与神的爱
因为时候到了，审判要从神的家起首…《彼得前书4:17》
基督徒仆人绝不能忘记，救恩是神的想法，而不是人的；因此，它具有不可测量的深度。救恩是神的伟大思想，而不是一种经历。经历只是救赎进入我们生命意识层面之门，以便我们能够意识到在更深层面上所发生的事情。永远不要传讲经历，要传讲经历背后神伟大的思想。当我们传讲时，我们不单是宣讲人们如何从地狱中被拯救出来并变得道德和纯洁；我们是在传达有关神的好消息。
在耶稣基督的教导中，审判的因素总是被提出来，它是神爱的标志。永远不要同情那些很难接近神的人；神不应该受到责备。我们不是要找出困难的原因，只要呈现神的真理，以便神的灵启示问题的所在。对我们传讲的质量最大的考验是它是否把每个人带到审判里。当真理被传讲时，神的灵会使每个人与神面对面。
如果耶稣曾经命令我们做一些祂无法装备我们完成的事情，那么祂就会是一个说谎者。如果我们让自己的无能成为绊脚石或不顺服的或借口，那就意味着我们在告诉神，有些事情祂还没有考虑到。我们自己的每一个自力更生的元素都必须被神的力量粉碎；当我们意识到我们完全的的软弱和对祂的依赖的那一刻，正是神的灵会彰显祂能力的时刻。
来自章伯斯的智慧
狂热分子是一个将自己根深蒂固于无敌的无知之中的人。《力图更佳战斗》
0505 Judgment and the Love of God
The time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God… —1 Peter 4:17
The Christian servant must never forget that salvation is God’s idea, not man’s; therefore, it has an unfathomable depth. Salvation is the great thought of God, not an experience. Experience is simply the door through which salvation comes into the conscious level of our life so that we are aware of what has taken place on a much deeper level. Never preach the experience— preach the great thought of God behind the experience. When we preach, we are not simply proclaiming how people can be saved from hell and be made moral and pure; we are conveying good news about God.
In the teachings of Jesus Christ, the element of judgment is always brought out— it is the sign of the love of God. Never sympathize with someone who finds it difficult to get to God; God is not to blame. It is not for us to figure out the reason for the difficulty, but only to present the truth of God so that the Spirit of God will reveal what is wrong. The greatest test of the quality of our preaching is whether or not it brings everyone to judgment. When the truth is preached, the Spirit of God brings each person face to face with God Himself.
If Jesus ever commanded us to do something that He was unable to equip us to accomplish, He would be a liar. And if we make our own inability a stumbling block or an excuse not to be obedient, it means that we are telling God that there is something which He has not yet taken into account. Every element of our own self-reliance must be put to death by the power of God. The moment we recognize our complete weakness and our dependence upon Him will be the very moment that the Spirit of God will exhibit His power.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
A fanatic is one who entrenches himself in invincible ignorance. –Baffled to Fight Better, 59 R