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罗马书第10章: 你将在哪里传福音?

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当保罗写罗马书10章时,很可能心中挂念着许多的人。

一些研究估计,保罗是在第三次宣教旅程中写的这卷书。他是写给住在罗马的基督徒,希望最终能亲自拜访他们。

第三次宣教旅程自然意味着他之前也经历过第一次和第二次。事实上,确实如此。

不像我们教会今天的宣教旅程通常只限于一个国家,保罗的旅程遍布小亚细亚地区。所以,他访问了许多城市,牧养了数百甚至可能上千的信徒。

保罗对这些相识过的基督徒心怀真诚,也为他们采取了许多实际行动。

保罗曾写道,他切切地想念着腓立比的弟兄姊妹(腓立比书1:8-9)。他也写信给帖撒罗尼迦教会说:“我们即是这样爱你们,不但愿意将 神的福音给你们,连自己的性命也愿意给你们,因你们是我们所疼爱的。弟兄们,你们记念我们的辛苦劳碌,昼夜做工。。。”(帖前 2:8-9)

此外,他明确提到自己为哥林多、腓立比、歌罗西、帖撒罗尼迦的教会祷告(林后13:7;腓1:9;歌1:9;帖后1:11)。

保罗知道神呼召他作“外邦人的使徒”(罗11:13),他也以身作则,成为我们效法的好牧者。

但这还不是全部。

他心中的渴望,仍然是让更多人认识我们的神。

在罗马书10:1,保罗写道:“弟兄们,我心里所愿的,向神所求的,是要以色列人得救。”

这实在令人感动,尤其是因为之前保罗曾尝试向犹太人传福音,但被神引导转向外邦人。

他所做的远超许多人在传福音时可能会考虑的努力。

然而,看到犹太人得救的热情,依然驱使着他。

这让我想到我们的会众对传福音的心。我们有多常将神对人类的爱转化为行动,传扬祂的话语?我们有多渴望看到更多的灵魂得救?

还是说,我们一开始就对自己的得救感到漠不关心?

对于那些渴望传福音,但觉得他人反应不佳而感到无助的人,我们可以用保罗的眼光重新振奋信心。他看到了主的能力和祂的个人努力。

“又有以赛亚放胆说:

‘没有寻找我的,我叫他们遇见;

没有访问我的,我向他们显现。’”

“至于以色列人,他说:

‘我整天伸手招呼那悖逆顶嘴的百姓。’” (罗10:20-21)

无论是犹太人还是外邦人,神都向他们显明自己。(罗1:20;使徒行传17:26-27)

在神的救赎计划中,祂希望拯救全人类(约3:16)。

保罗看到了通过信仰那唯一真神——耶稣基督,种族和民族都能合而为一的团结。他也看到并被跟随基督、顺服神的义的祝福所激励(罗10:3)。

我们的文化偏见是否渗透到我们的福音工作中,以至于只愿与某些族裔、民族、部落或国家的人分享福音?

我们是否忘记了神的良善、祂呼召的盼望,以及祂在福音中所赐的救恩大能?

“犹太人和希腊人并没有分别,因为众人同有一位主;他也厚待一切求告他的人。”(罗10:12)

在基督里,没有中国人、新加坡人、印度人、缅甸人、伊拉克人、奥地利人、芬兰人、阿尔冈金人、毛利人、加纳人等的区别。。。

今年,你的福音工作将从哪里开始呢?

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