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树立天国文化的必要性
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经文: 路17:20-21;太16:19;罗14:17
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我们每个人都活在地上的国。地上的国都有国的制度与规范,人都很自然的活在那样的制度与规范的运作里。但我们重生信主后,认识了另一个国的存在,叫做天国(或说:神的国)。天国是无形的国,却是影响所有的国;天国具有无形的运作,却影响所有的运作。圣经告诉我们各样美善的恩赐和全备的赏赐都从上头而来《雅1:17》,一旦我们懂得依靠上头的能力,我们总是认为不能的会成为可能的。往往,我们刻意要造成某些事情,例如:要把家打理的好、把工作做好、把事工做好、把孩子教好、把人牧养好,我们一般的方法就是用心、用力要达成这些结果。有时我们使唤人做事但他们做得不开心。有时我们规划自己的时间,做出来却事倍功半。有时我们与人说很多但他们不能被说服。为什么有如此结果呢?因为实际的说,我们没有依靠天上的恩惠。神的恩惠与能力没有临到。因此,我们只有自己在用力或想办法,但是我们用不到天上的能力与智慧。当然这也不是说我们什么也不做。倘若我们什么都不做,我们活在一种没有信心的行为,那是一种对天国的假象。但是我们要思考的是在这讲究速度、机制和效力的社会里,我们的心似乎很容易遗忘天上的存在,且忽视了那天上而来美善的力量。我们主耶稣将天国带来,所以祂无论到哪里去,祂传天国的福音说:“天国近了,你们应当悔改”《太3:2》;祂也告诉我们这国不是人的眼睛能看得到,乃在人的心(那悔改信从主之人的心中)《路17:20-21》。最后,祂将这国赐给我们《路22:29》,叫我们信从祂的人怎么扩张这国,且审判万民。那么实际上,这国要怎么实现在我们当中呢?当我们谈到天国,因为那是看不到的,所以人很容易将它当做一个观念来认识。但事实上那绝非观念,那是一定能够看得到、听得到、摸的着的,那就是借着属于这国的子民树立天国的【文化】时被显明出来的。这文化实实在在能感触到的。这如同当我们去了美国,就感觉到美国文化,回到了新加坡就感觉到新加坡文化。现在我们来思想为何文化这么重要?文化带来的影响力多大?文化带来的真实感有多强?一个讲中文欠缺的人一旦活在一个每个人都讲中文的环境,他过不久也能很顺畅的用中文来沟;一个忧愁的人不需要强逼自己要喜乐,他唯有进到一个喜乐的环境,人人都带有笑容,常说感恩的话时,他的忧愁自然会消散的。所以,当基督将神的国带来,祂是将这个国的实体存在和这国的文化都带来。这个王(基督)得胜了,这个国建立了,那接下来就是这国的子民要怎么联结与王来树立这国的文化。在这国的文化(圣民忠于真理的文化,懂得受圣灵引导的文化,彼此相爱的文化),黑暗的文化是一直败退的。败退的结果,我们的家人一个个来到主面前,常常缠累我们无谓的疾病离开,福音的门继续透过我们所去的地方敞开。这就是在《使徒行传》里圣民相聚中继续发生的事情了。简单来说,信徒不需要采纳什么特别人数加增的方法,做什么医治释放运动,或是靠什么节目来吸引人进到教会里,圣民唯有将天国的文化树立,活在其中,彼此代祷,彼此影响,那天上所有美善的力量与赏赐就显明出来了。那切实的结果就是主的国降临,人心中黑暗的势力消散。那时,我们不需强逼人改变,人也自然会懊悔的,甚至我们不需催逼人服侍,人也继续自愿将最好的献给主。这一切就是当天国被树立时所发生的事。
All of us live in this earthly kingdom. This earthly kingdom has its institutions and norms, and we people very naturally live and operate within such institutions and norms. However, after we are born again and believe in the Lord, we know the existence of another kingdom called the heavenly kingdom (or, God’s kingdom). The heavenly kingdom is invisible but it influences all kingdoms. It operates with no form but it influences all operations. The Bible tells us that every good and perfect gift is from above <Jas 1:17>. Once we know how to rely on power from above, what we always thought impossible, becomes possible. Often, we have to deliberately do some things. For example, we have to keep the house clean, do our work well, ensure that our ministries are doing well, teach our children well, shepherd people well, and we achieve these results by using the typical method of putting our heart and mind to it. At times, we order people to do work but they do so grudgingly. Sometimes, we plan our time but achieve only half the results with double the efforts. Sometimes, we say a lot to others but they are not convinced. Why are there such consequences? Practically speaking, it is because we did not rely on the grace from the heavenly kingdom. God’s grace and power have not come about. Hence, we only rely on our own strength and think of our own methods but we do not receive strength and wisdom from above. This does not mean that we do not do anything. If we do not do anything, we are living our faith without any actions, which is an illusion of heavenly kingdom. In this society that emphasizes speed, resourcefulness and productivity, we need to ponder on how our hearts easily forget the existence of heaven and also neglect the good and perfect power from above. Our Lord Jesus brought with Him the heavenly kingdom, therefore regardless of where He was, He spread the gospel of heavenly kingdom, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” <Mt 3:2>; He also told us that this kingdom is not something that can be observed, but it is within the human heart (the heart of those who repent and believe the Lord)<Lk 17:20-21>; lastly, He confers on us a kingdom of heaven <Lk 22:29>, and teaches all who believes Him how to expand His kingdom and judge all nations. How does this kingdom of heaven practically actualize among us? When we talk about the kingdom of heaven, because it is unseen, we easily know it merely as a concept. But in reality, this is not a concept, it must be visible, can be heard and sensed. This is revealed when people belonging to this kingdom set up a “culture” of heavenly kingdom. This culture can truly be felt. This is similar to how we can sense the American culture when we are in America and when we are back in Singapore, we sense the Singaporean culture. Now, let us ponder on why such a culture is so important. How much influence does culture bring? How strong is the realism brought about by culture? If a person who is not well-versed in Chinese lives in an environment where everyone speaks Chinese, he will very soon communicate in Chinese very smoothly. A moody person does not need to force himself to be happy. Only when he enters a joyful environment where everyone has a smile and often speaks words of gratitude, his sorrow naturally dissipates. Therefore, when Christ brings about the kingdom of heaven, He brings with Him the real existence and culture of this kingdom. When this King (Christ) triumphs and His kingdom is established, what follows is how can the people of this kingdom connect with the King to set a culture of heavenly kingdom? In this culture of heavenly kingdom (where saints are committed to the culture of truth, know the culture of being guided by the Holy Spirit and the culture of loving each other), the culture of darkness is always retreating. The result of this regression is we see how our disbelieving family members come to the Lord, one by one; needless illnesses that often plague us start to leave; and the doors of evangelism continue to open in the places we go. This is what continues to happen in the Book of Acts as saints gathered. Simply put, believers do not need to adopt any special methods to increase the numbers of church-goers, or be engaged in healing ministries or rely on programs to attract people into the church. Saints only need to set the culture of heavenly kingdom, live amidst it, intercede for and influence one another. Through this, all good and perfect power and rewards from above will be revealed. The tangible result is that the kingdom of heaven comes, and the forces of darkness in man’s heart dissipate; by then, we do not need to force people to change, and people will naturally be remorseful; and we do not even need to urge people to serve, but people will continue to voluntarily give their best to the Lord. This is what happens when the heavenly kingdom is established.
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