我有个疑问:失踪的同学是基督徒吗?
我以为,失踪的同胞是否是”神“经的信徒,或者他们的父母是否是”神“经的信徒,都是无所谓的。很多信徒热心地帮助他们,其实是很感人的,而且他们中的绝大多数人都没有在帮助的同时,像个别信徒那样整天嚷嚷神经,喊什么这是神的爱的体现。想要干好事,多祈祷,很好,没关系,但基督已经把应该如何干好事、如何祈祷说得一清二楚。我实在不明白某些自称信奉基督的人,为什么不按照基督的指导去做?
根据基督的说法(马修6),干了好事,别整天挂嘴上,像个生怕旁人不知道的伪君子那样([FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do -- blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity![/FONT]); 如果想祈祷,到自己的房间里去,把门关紧,自己悄悄地祈祷(“[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. [/FONT]”)。可我不明白,为什么有些所谓信徒,就喜欢大厅广众里高声谈论他们都干了些什么,还甚至都跑到网络上来起劲地祈祷,生怕别人不知道他们的所作和他们是祈祷高手一样!真真地就如基督批判的那些伪君子一样(”[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. [/FONT]”)。
如果说基督没讲过,他们还可以依照自己的传统行事,那么明明基督讲的清清楚楚,那这些所谓信徒为什么不遵守呢?真是奇了怪了!
基督关于做好事、祈祷和节食的原话(Matthew 6):
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]1 "Take care! Don't do your good deeds publicly, to be admired, because then you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]2 When you give a gift to someone in need, don't shout about it as the hypocrites do--blowing trumpets in the synagogues and streets to call attention to their acts of charity! I assure you, they have received all the reward they will ever get.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]3 But when you give to someone, don't tell your left hand what your right hand is doing.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]4 Give your gifts in secret, and your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]5 "And now about prayer. When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I assure you, that is all the reward they will ever get.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father secretly. Then your Father, who knows all secrets, will reward you.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]7 "When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered only by repeating their words again and again.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]8 Don't be like them, because your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him![/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]9 Pray like this: Our Father in heaven, may your name be honored.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]10 May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]11 Give us our food for today,[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]12 and forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Verdana, Helvetica]13 And don't let us yield to temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.*2[/FONT]