敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了[6月14日专题信息]

专题信息｜敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了

6月14日

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朱志山牧师

经文: 提前6:3-10；箴30:8-9

课题: 金钱, 经济医治, 生命目的/荣神益人建国, 价值观, 伦理道德,

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近来，因为疫情的缘故，我们在新闻一直听到的就是有关经济实绩方面的消息。国家领袖不断说到有关生产总值、就业率、使用储备金、帮忙员工保留工作、为前景谋算的事情等。其实，从这些众所关注的课题，我们会知道人人心中一直在关注的就是「钱」。在一个发达国家，人不但是要将三碗饭放在桌上，人更大的抱负是不断要取得更高的生活水准、以及更多的消费能力。因此，高学历、事业的成就、杰出的业绩、舒适的生活等，都是在发达国家的制度之下的人不断追求的。「知足」可能是非常抽象的观念。因此，当这个疫情临到时，每个国家（特别是发达国家）最挣扎的就是：“要取舍人的性命呢？还是取舍经济的下滑？”如果我们问多数人的心态，他们比自己会得到病毒更加焦虑的是经济的前景。因此，在国与国之间都封锁，贸易进到危机时，执政的是绞尽脑汁来支撑经济。人民心中最焦虑的也是工作与生计的问题。因此，我们不难看到执政的都要从经济的稳妥来获取人民的信任。这似乎是“谁能将经济搞好，谁就能获选成为执政的人”。其实，这些都反射了我们整个社会都在向“钱”看。学生为何读书，获取更高的文平？为何员工一直要进修与培训？为何白领工人一直跳槽？其实说到底都是为了钱。那么，难道糊口有问题吗？确实的说是没有。但是，消费的能力被威胁了。因为一来一直追求更舒适生活的结果（例如：有更大的房子、更好的车子、更高等的物品、更多次数的旅游等），人有很多贷款的负担。不然，就是一直担心将来会不够，而现在积攒钱财。但实际上，如果我们一来过着不太奢侈的生活，就是经济现在下滑或是我们的工作受到影响，一般生活是没有问题的。我们不会因这个疫情坐立不安。现在有很多大学生因为这疫情的缘故，想到要毕业了但就业市场非常不乐观而焦虑，有些感到懊恼，觉得自己非常倒霉。其实，试想一个人能读到大学，得着学问的装备，难道就只是为了得一份薪资好的工作吗？试想倘若一个读书人只是用他优越的学历来赚取更多的物质，过更舒适的生活，在地上积攒更多的钱财，却不懂得关键性地判断世界的实事与人事的是非，且对社会也没有实质的贡献，那他真是恍然的读书了！特别，若他是一个基督徒，他对学问的看重应该过于他对物质的看重。但若他将学历看为是多得钱财的管道，那他就是读书人当中的愚昧人了。但今天有多少这样的愚昧人呢？太多了！谁造成的？都是这世界的制度带给人们的影响。这制度似乎告诉我们说：“有学历就等于有钱财和地位”。这就是一个精英制度带给我们的思想。那为什么人这么容易陷入这种的思想呢？因为有罪的人的本性里就是有一个不能知足的心。人有贪恋、不满足与害怕将来不够的心。确实，我们不会自然知足的，反而我们要经过祷告与操练的功夫才能知足，但贪心、比较、不满足等是这么容易捉住我们的心。因此，在我们成圣的道路上，可能其中一个最难取得的就是“知足的心”。有些人就是总想要手中有钱能够花，看物质为多多益善，但他没有想到他那“不能知足的心”导致他在敬虔爱主的事上面对很大的障碍。他因不能知足而常常落入一些无谓的愁苦。那基督徒本该有的喜乐常常从他的心中被夺去。因此，我们要切实的明白为何使徒说：「敬虔加上知足的心便是大利了」。

Recently, because of the pandemic, what we often hear in the news are updates on economic performance. The nation’s leaders continue to talk about things regarding GDP, employment rates, the use of reserves, helping employees to keep jobs, and planning for the future, etc. In fact, from these issues which are the concerns of many people, we will know that the hearts of people are concerned about “money”. In a developed country, people not only want to have three bowls of rice on their table, their greater ambition is to constantly achieve a higher standard of living and have greater spending power. Therefore, high educational qualifications, career achievements, outstanding performance, and comfortable lifestyle are constantly being pursued by people under the system of developed countries. “Contentment” may be a very abstract concept. Therefore, when this pandemic hits, the greatest struggle for every country (especially the developed countries) is, “Do we want to sacrifice people's lives? Or do we choose to let the economy decline?” If we ask around, most people are more anxious about the prospects of the economy than getting the virus itself. Therefore, when countries all started to lockdown, and trade enters a crisis, it is the ruling party who will rack its brains on how to support the economy. What people are most anxious about is also the problem of jobs and their livelihood. Therefore, it is not difficult to see that those in power want to gain the trust of its people from the stability of the economy. It seems as if “whoever can restore the economy, whoever will be elected as the person in power”. In fact, all these reflect how our entire society regards “money”. Why do students study if not for getting a better degree? Why do employees keep learning and training? Why do white-collar workers keep changing jobs? In the end, it’s all about money. So, do people have problem with making ends meet? Truthfully speaking, no. However, our spending power is threatened. This is because people have been pursuing a more comfortable life (for example: having a bigger house, a better car, higher quality goods, more frequent travels, etc.), and hence have the burden of many loans. Otherwise, it is the constant worry that there will not be enough for the future, so they want to save money now. But in fact, if we all along do not live an extravagant lifestyle, even with the economy declining or our work being affected, there is no issue with living a normal life. We will not be anxious and uneasy because of this pandemic. Many graduating college students are anxious because the job market is not optimistic. Some may be troubled and feel very unlucky. In fact, think about it, if a person can go to college and be equipped to learn, is it all just to get a well-paid job? Imagine if a student just uses his superior academic qualifications to earn more money, live a more comfortable life, and accumulate more wealth on earth, his studies is in vain if he does not know how to critically judge the reality of this world, the rights and wrongs in human affairs and he has no substantial contribution to society! In particular, if he is a Christian, he should place more emphasis on learning than on materialism. But if he sees his education as a means of earning more money, then he is a fool among those who study. But how many of such foolish people are there today? Too many! Who caused it? It is an influence that the system of this world has brought to people. This system seems to tell us, “Education is equated to wealth and status”. This is the ideology which the elitist system brings us. Why is it so easy for people to fall into this kind of thinking? Because the nature of sinful man is to have an insatiable heart. People have greed, discontentment and the fear of not having enough in the future. It is true that we will not be naturally content. Instead, we can only be content through prayers and the art of training, but greed, comparison, and discontentment very easily capture our hearts. Therefore, on our journey toward sanctification, one of the most difficult things to achieve is “contentment”. Some people always want to have money in their hands to spend and see that having more materially is good, but they do not realise that their “discontentment” causes them to face great obstacles in pursuing godliness and loving the Lord. Because of their discontentment, they often fall into needless sorrows. The joy that Christians should have is often taken away from their hearts. Therefore, we must truly understand why the apostle said, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”

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