平安生活的几项基本条件.
一. 你里头要有盐,并要与人和平相处.(可9:50)
1. 很久我不明白马可福音9:50节,你里头要有盐与平安生活有什么关系!
2. 你里头要有盐是什么意思?
3. 马可9:43-49节是有关,人要不计代价的追求进入神的国.
主耶稣用,若是你的手使你犯罪,就要砍下来,若是你的脚使你犯罪,就要锯掉,若是你的眼使你犯罪,你就要挖出来,...
免得你有全肢,却被丢到地狱,那里的火是不灭的...
然后,在结论的时候,他说,你里面要有盐,并要与人和平相处!
4. 感谢神的恩典,我终于找到有关系的经文!列王记下2:19-22节!
这里记载,耶利哥的泉水有害,叫人死,又叫田地不生长.
以利沙说,拿盐来,他们拿盐给他,他就将盐倒在泉水里,然后说,耶和华神这样说,我已经治好这水.
这地不再因这水叫人死,也不再叫这地不生长.这水直到今天仍是健康!
个人的生命健康清诘是平安生活最重要的条件!
正常的人里头,若没有健康的生命,他自己的良心就会叫他不能平安的活着!
还有,外面的敌人,也不会让他平安的活着!
二. 人的心已经坏到极处不能修理怎能平安活着?!(耶17:9)
耶稣说,人心里存着许多邪恶的思念,苟合,偷盗,凶杀,淫乱,贪婪,邪恶,诡诈,…(可7:21-23)
人的心若存着这么多的恶,怎能平安生活?
三. 悔改并要回转归向神使你的罪全洗清!
人心里的恶念必须全洗清!然后,舒畅和平安就会从主那里而来!(徒3:19)
正如主耶稣说,在我里面你们有平安,在世界里你们有苦难.但你们放心,因我胜了世界.(约16:33)
请谨记,平安是在主里面!平安不在世界里!(基督教会外面没有真正的平安!)
四. 一些日常现实的提意.
1. 每日只承担那一日的重担.(太6:34)
耶稣说,不要为明天忧虑,明天自有明天的忧虑.一天的难处,一天当就是了!
2. 尽我自己的能力做了以后,就存着这样的心思睡-->愿主的旨意成就!(徒21:12-14)
他们尽所能的劝使徒保罗不要去耶路撒冷受苦,他还是坚持要去.
我们就放弃劝他.我们说,愿主的旨意成就!
3. 你们要人怎样待你们,你们就要怎样待人!(太7:12)
正常的人,若将自己不要的做在人身上,他的良心必定叫他不能平安的生活!
4. 还有,请不要忘记我上主日讲道的主要经文,雅各书3:18节-->在平安的时候播散正义,人就可收割平安的果子.
5. 请记得,箴言书21:15节说,秉公行义,使正义的人喜乐.使作恶的人毁灭.
人需知道,正义的人就是基督教会里头那些真心信靠主耶稣的人!
愿主赐福保守你从今直到永远! (零七年十一月二十九日)
Basic requirements for a peaceful living.
A. Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.
1. Take me a long time to understand what Mark 9:50 mean?
2. What is this “have salt in yourselves” got to do with living a peaceful life?
3. Mk9:43-49 tell people to avoid being cast into hell at all cost!
It says, if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off…
if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out…
it is better to be in the kingdom of God with one hand, one foot, one eye
than to be whole and be cast into hell where fire does not quench!
Then at the conclusion it says,“have salt in yourselves and be at peace with each other!"
4. By the grace of God, I found the connection in 2 King 2:19-22!
The spring in Jericho was bad and that causes death and made the land unproductive!
Elisha cast salt into the spring and said, “Thus said Jehovah, I have healed these waters;
there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.”
And the water has remained wholesome to this day….
Personal clean and healthy life is the most important requirement!
Without this your conscience within will not let you live in peace!
Or your enemies without will not let you live in peace!
B. The human heart is rotten beyond cure! (Jer.17:9)
Jesus said, “From within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
All these evils come from inside and make a man unclean.” (Mk.7:21-23)
A heart filled with these evil thoughts how can one live in peace?
C. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out!
Evil thoughts need to be wiped out!
Then times of comfort and peace may come from the Lord! (Acts 3:19)
As Jesus said, “In me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!
I have overcome the world.(Jn.16:33)
D. Practical advice.
1. Each day tackle each day’s trouble! (Matt.6:34)
Jesus said,“Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
2. Do the best we can and then sleep on this thought--> May the Lord’s will be done!
(Acts 21:12-14)… When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said,“The Lord’s will be done!”
3. As you would others do to you, do so to others! (Matt.7:12)
Normal people can’t live in peace when they do to others things they would not to do themselves!
4. Besides these, please remember our theme scripture last Sunday!
James 3:18--> The fruit of peace is from sowing righteousness in peace time.
5. Please remember Proverb 21:15 says--> It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
In case you don’t know, “the righteous” is Christians nowadays!
May the Lord bless you and keep you!