6:1 凡在軛下作僕人的,當以自己主人配受十分的恭敬,免得上帝的名和道理被人褻瀆。
6:2 僕人有信道的主人,不可因為與他是弟兄就輕看他;更要加意服事他;因為得服事之益處的,是信道蒙愛的。你要以此教訓人,勸勉人。
6:2 僕人有信道的主人,不可因為與他是弟兄就輕看他;更要加意服事他;因為得服事之益處的,是信道蒙愛的。你要以此教訓人,勸勉人。
All who are under the yoke
of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God’s
name and our teaching may not be slandered.
2 Those who have
believing masters should not show them disrespect just because they are fellow
believers. Instead, they should serve them even better because their masters
are dear to them as fellow believers and are devoted to the welfare of their
slaves.
These are the things you
are to teach and insist on.
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保羅這樣的教導讓人覺得:保羅並沒有反對奴隸制度。因為他要僕人敬重主人,不管主人是不是基督徒,都要敬重不可以輕視。而在現在的主雇關係也當以此為原則,我們被雇用的時候,就要敬重我們的雇主,不管他(她)是怎樣的學歷和身分,我們都要敬重!
人與人之間應是平等的,但是上帝願意我們和人有好的關係,寧可我們多敬重人不要輕視人,寧可我們對人良善和恩慈,不要對人苛刻和無禮,這反而讓人看不起,不管是對於職位高或低的人,我們都應當如此!
求主保守,讓教會也是充滿和和氣氣,大家以恩慈相待,同心合意來見證基督的榮美!
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