Untying the Judging Knot
解開評審結
解開評審結
Luke 6:36-38
Copyright © 2004 Jeremy Myers
" Judge not lest you be judged."
不論斷人，免得你們被論斷。"
Part VII
" Judge not lest you be judged."
不論斷人，免得你們被論斷。"
Part VII
3. Be Generous 慷慨
Luke 6: 38 " Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
If verse 37 is often quoted out of context, so is this one. Most people, especially pastors and Christian ministries, quote this verse when they are asking for money. You will hear this verse quoted on television by pastors telling you that if you give generously to their ministry, God will give generously to you. The more you give, the more you get. I sometimes wonder if Christ is in heaven just shaking his head in amazement saying, "That's not what I meant! How can they quote me out of context like that? Don't they have a conscience?"
如果37節往往是斷章取義，那么這仍是一個例子。大多數人，尤其是牧師和基督教部委，引用這節經文時，他們都是要錢的。你會聽到電視上引用這節經文告訴你，如果你給他們的事工慷慨，神會給你慷慨的牧師。你越給越多，你得到的。我有時想，如果基督是在天上，只是搖搖頭，驚異地說，“這不是我的意思！他們怎麼能報給我斷章取義那樣嗎？他們有良心嗎？”
Luke 6: 38 " Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
路加福音6:38 "你们要给他人，这样上帝必给你们，并且会用大号升斗摇匀压实，满满地倒给你们，因为你们用什么样的量器量给别人，上帝也会用什么样的量器量给你们。”
If verse 37 is often quoted out of context, so is this one. Most people, especially pastors and Christian ministries, quote this verse when they are asking for money. You will hear this verse quoted on television by pastors telling you that if you give generously to their ministry, God will give generously to you. The more you give, the more you get. I sometimes wonder if Christ is in heaven just shaking his head in amazement saying, "That's not what I meant! How can they quote me out of context like that? Don't they have a conscience?"
如果37節往往是斷章取義，那么這仍是一個例子。大多數人，尤其是牧師和基督教部委，引用這節經文時，他們都是要錢的。你會聽到電視上引用這節經文告訴你，如果你給他們的事工慷慨，神會給你慷慨的牧師。你越給越多，你得到的。我有時想，如果基督是在天上，只是搖搖頭，驚異地說，“這不是我的意思！他們怎麼能報給我斷章取義那樣嗎？他們有良心嗎？”
We often criticize the media for quoting Christians out of context, but we are masters at quoting Christ out of context. Isn't it ironic? We judge and condemn the media for quoting Christians out of context, yet we ourselves constantly quote Christ out of context? Not only that, but two of the verses we quote out of context come from a passage where we are not to hypocritically condemn others yet do the same things ourselves! We condemn the media for quoting Christians out of context, but we are guilty of it ourselves, for we quote Christ out of context.
我們經常批評媒體斷章取義引用基督徒的，但我們是斷章取義引用基督的主人。是不是很諷刺嗎？我們判斷和譴責媒體的斷章取義引用基督徒，但我們自己不斷引述基督斷章取義？不僅如此，但兩個來自一個通道，我們是不是還假惺惺地譴責他人做同樣的事情，自己的詩句，我們斷章取義！我們譴責媒體的斷章取義引用基督徒，但我們犯它自己，我們引述基督斷章取義。
Let us be guilty of it no longer. Luke 6:38 has nothing whatsoever to do with money! Christ is talking about our attitude toward others and how we should or should not judge them. Christ is saying that in our judging, we must be generous. We must be over-merciful, over-forgiving, forbearing, long suffering, and patient. Verse 38 teaches that in the way we dole out judgment upon others, we will receive the same judgment back. I am all for making right judgments, but we must also be wary of being hyper critical and condemning everybody and everything. There are several high profile Christian ministries out there where all they seem to do is condemn and criticize everybody else's ministries.
讓我們不再有自责或有犯罪感。路加福音6:38沒有與金錢有任何关联！基督談論我們對他人的態度，我們應該如何或不應該判斷他們。基督說，在我們的判斷，我們一定要大方。我們必須過慈悲，寬容，忍耐，長期的痛苦，和病人。第38節教導，我們施捨判斷強加於人的方式，我們將收到相同的判決。我作出正確的判斷，但我們也必須警惕的是超臨界和譴責任何人和任何事。有幾個高調基督教部委那裡，他們似乎做的是譴責和批評別人的部委。
One of these ministries I am familiar with has, in this past year alone, condemned Billy Graham, George W. Bush, Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life, John Eldredge's Wild At Heart, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, James Dobson and Focus on the Family, denominationalism, contemporary worship music, and a whole host of other Christian leaders, authors and organizations.
一個我熟悉的有這些事工，單獨這過去的一年中，譴責葛培理（Billy Graham），喬治·W·布什（George W. Bush），里克·沃倫的通用驅動的生命（Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life），約翰埃爾德雷奇（John Eldredge's）的野生於心，梅爾·吉布森（Mel Gibson's ）的基督的激情，詹姆斯多布森（James Dobson）的專注於家庭，宗派主義，當代音樂崇拜，和其他基督教領袖，作家和組織了一大堆。
I like this person's ministry, but I frequently wonder if it is too critical and judgmental of other ministries. I understand everything this organization is saying, and I even agree with most of it. But I also believe that most of these other organizations have pure motives in what they are doing and teaching. I wouldn't do or teach things in exactly the same way, but I don't think any of it is heretical or blatantly anti-Scriptural. And since nobody can have a completely perfect life and doctrine, I wonder what kind of judgment this hyper-critical organization will receive at the judgment seat of Christ? According to verse 38, the same measurement they used will be measured out to them. The standard of perfection they hold to others will be the standard by which they are judged.
我喜歡這個人的事工，但我經常在想，如果它是太挑剔，其他事工的判斷。該組織說，我明白了一切，我什至同意大部分。但我也相信，這些組織大部分都純潔動機，他們正在做什麼和教學。我不會做或完全相同的方式教的東西，但我不認為它是異端邪說或公然反聖經。因為沒有人可以有一個完美的生活和教訓，我不知道什麼樣的判斷超臨界組織將接受基督的審判台前？根據第38節，他們用相同的測量，將測量出他們。保持給別人的完美標準，他們的標準將他們的評判標準。
To be cont'd in part VIII
至續在第八部分
我們經常批評媒體斷章取義引用基督徒的，但我們是斷章取義引用基督的主人。是不是很諷刺嗎？我們判斷和譴責媒體的斷章取義引用基督徒，但我們自己不斷引述基督斷章取義？不僅如此，但兩個來自一個通道，我們是不是還假惺惺地譴責他人做同樣的事情，自己的詩句，我們斷章取義！我們譴責媒體的斷章取義引用基督徒，但我們犯它自己，我們引述基督斷章取義。
Let us be guilty of it no longer. Luke 6:38 has nothing whatsoever to do with money! Christ is talking about our attitude toward others and how we should or should not judge them. Christ is saying that in our judging, we must be generous. We must be over-merciful, over-forgiving, forbearing, long suffering, and patient. Verse 38 teaches that in the way we dole out judgment upon others, we will receive the same judgment back. I am all for making right judgments, but we must also be wary of being hyper critical and condemning everybody and everything. There are several high profile Christian ministries out there where all they seem to do is condemn and criticize everybody else's ministries.
讓我們不再有自责或有犯罪感。路加福音6:38沒有與金錢有任何关联！基督談論我們對他人的態度，我們應該如何或不應該判斷他們。基督說，在我們的判斷，我們一定要大方。我們必須過慈悲，寬容，忍耐，長期的痛苦，和病人。第38節教導，我們施捨判斷強加於人的方式，我們將收到相同的判決。我作出正確的判斷，但我們也必須警惕的是超臨界和譴責任何人和任何事。有幾個高調基督教部委那裡，他們似乎做的是譴責和批評別人的部委。
One of these ministries I am familiar with has, in this past year alone, condemned Billy Graham, George W. Bush, Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life, John Eldredge's Wild At Heart, Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ, James Dobson and Focus on the Family, denominationalism, contemporary worship music, and a whole host of other Christian leaders, authors and organizations.
一個我熟悉的有這些事工，單獨這過去的一年中，譴責葛培理（Billy Graham），喬治·W·布什（George W. Bush），里克·沃倫的通用驅動的生命（Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life），約翰埃爾德雷奇（John Eldredge's）的野生於心，梅爾·吉布森（Mel Gibson's ）的基督的激情，詹姆斯多布森（James Dobson）的專注於家庭，宗派主義，當代音樂崇拜，和其他基督教領袖，作家和組織了一大堆。
I like this person's ministry, but I frequently wonder if it is too critical and judgmental of other ministries. I understand everything this organization is saying, and I even agree with most of it. But I also believe that most of these other organizations have pure motives in what they are doing and teaching. I wouldn't do or teach things in exactly the same way, but I don't think any of it is heretical or blatantly anti-Scriptural. And since nobody can have a completely perfect life and doctrine, I wonder what kind of judgment this hyper-critical organization will receive at the judgment seat of Christ? According to verse 38, the same measurement they used will be measured out to them. The standard of perfection they hold to others will be the standard by which they are judged.
我喜歡這個人的事工，但我經常在想，如果它是太挑剔，其他事工的判斷。該組織說，我明白了一切，我什至同意大部分。但我也相信，這些組織大部分都純潔動機，他們正在做什麼和教學。我不會做或完全相同的方式教的東西，但我不認為它是異端邪說或公然反聖經。因為沒有人可以有一個完美的生活和教訓，我不知道什麼樣的判斷超臨界組織將接受基督的審判台前？根據第38節，他們用相同的測量，將測量出他們。保持給別人的完美標準，他們的標準將他們的評判標準。
To be cont'd in part VIII
至續在第八部分
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