馬太福音13: 47-52

 

13:47 天國又好像網撒在海裡，聚攏各樣水族，
13:48 網既滿了，人就拉上岸來，坐下，揀好的收在器具裡，將不好的丟棄了。
13:49 世界的末了也要這樣。天使要出來，從義人中把惡人分別出來，
13:50 丟在火爐裡；在那裡必要哀哭切齒了。」
13:51 耶穌說：「這一切的話你們都明白了嗎？」他們說：「我們明白了。」
13:52 他說：「凡文士受教作天國的門徒，就像一個家主從他庫裡拿出新舊的東西來。」

 

⁴⁷ “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. ⁴⁸ When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away. ⁴⁹ This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous ⁵⁰ and throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

⁵¹ “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked.

“Yes,” they replied.

⁵² He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

 

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    主耶穌在這裡讓我們看見：在教會裡的人不見得每一個都是上帝所揀選的人！尤其是今日有許多人以為：有到教會做禮拜就是基督徒了！

 

    其實不見得的！有許多人到教會是為了提升自己的社會地位；也有人是為了追求靈命和能力；有人是為了滿足好奇心；有人是為追吹球女朋友；…反正有種種理由到教會，卻只有少數是為了認識上帝並接受耶穌基督為救主！所以，「混教會」的人，終究像比喻中所說的「將不好的丟棄了」！

 

    希望一切「混教會」的人看到這個比喻，心裡被光照而悔改，才不會發生主所說：「世界的末了也要這樣。天使要出來，從義人中把惡人分別出來，丟在火爐裡；在那裡必要哀哭切齒了。」

 

    不要再做「稗子」，快快悔改成為「麥子」吧！