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【Bible Study】2 Thessalonians 3 - The Church Must Act According to the Rules!

2025-07-02 387 2 Thessalonians

Good day to all. Let us delve into the third, and final, chapter of 2 Thessalonians. What is the theme? It is "Conducting oneself in an orderly manner within the church." Upon careful and repeated readings from start to finish, you will find that this singular theme encapsulates the essence of the chapter: "Conducting oneself in an orderly manner within the church."

Orderliness is a potent attribute. An individual who lacks social skills often lacks the understanding of how to conduct oneself and adhere to societal norms. What does it mean to lack social skills? It means a lack of orderliness. Therefore, I must convey to everyone that learning to conduct oneself involves adhering to societal norms. To behave in a manner unbecoming of a person, akin to a wild beast, is problematic.

When raising children, it is imperative to instill in them a sense of orderliness. Indeed, what is the purpose of one's life? It is to learn orderliness, a quality of immense power. Thus, if you indulge a child's physical desires from a young age, you will fail to instill in them a sense of orderliness. For those who are governed by the flesh possess a bestial nature. Beasts are untamed and incapable of adhering to rules. As you know, there are dog trainers. While the term "human trainer" may sound unpalatable, a lack of orderliness in a person is a grave matter.

If you are raising a child, how do you train them to be orderly? Through the use of a cane, a rod, or a larger stick. One mother among us, upon hearing my words, procured a cane and then a stick. Upon seeing them, the child exclaimed, "Oh, the cane is alright, but the stick will kill me!" and secretly discarded the stick downstairs. When the mother returned and inquired about the stick, the child replied, "Mother, that stick will kill me!" Indeed, that is the purpose of the stick. Is it acceptable to not establish rules? Consequently, the stick had to be retrieved from downstairs.

Therefore, I tell you, raising a child without establishing rules is a tragedy. A child who does not adhere to rules is destined for failure in adulthood. If they are naturally inclined to orderliness, they will likely possess social skills. Thus, from a young age, unruly children present a challenge. One sister remarked, "I discipline my child several times a day." This suggests a lack of ability to establish rules and address the child's lack of orderliness. Disciplining a child several times a day implies that each instance is merely a tickle, not true discipline, but rather a massage.

The Church Operates by Rules

The church operates by rules. Why do I say this?

"In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us." (2 Thessalonians 3:6)

The church must teach people to be orderly, not to engage in emotional outbursts. Emotional outbursts are futile. Thus, a child who does not learn orderliness from a young age faces a lifelong tragedy. If the church does not teach orderliness, what does it teach? To indulge the flesh?

There is a couple, quite advanced in years, who always feel a close connection to us. Why? Because they see that their own child, whom they failed to raise properly from a young age, is now in their forties and still struggles with orderliness, making them difficult to manage. However, those we train adhere to rules.

The church has many rules. For example, attending services at the designated time on Sundays. If one chooses to engage in other activities during this time and listens to the recording later, I will accept it if the reason is beyond their control. However, if the time is freely available, I consider it a breach of orderliness. I ask you, who would appreciate such a disorderly person? Certainly, no one would.

Once rules are established, they become paramount. For example, we educate our children to attend painting lessons every Sunday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM, followed by church service at 10:30 AM. If there is an exam the next day, I ask you, should they attend? Even if the heavens were to fall and the world were to end the next day, they would still attend painting lessons from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. Despite the exam the next day, this remains the schedule, as it is fixed.

Regarding attending Sunday service at 10:30 AM, one might say, "I cannot finish my homework." If you cannot finish your homework, what were you doing earlier? You must still attend the service. Wait until 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, or 4:00 PM to complete it. Why? Because this is the rule. Why did God establish festivals? Rules. Why did God establish the Sabbath? Rules. The church must establish rules.

I tell you, if a person can adhere to rules, they are remarkable. Some people simply do not know how to adhere to rules. I am convinced that if it is not one reason, it is another, and such a person is destined for mediocrity. I tell you, one must not be swayed by events. If something can be arranged, we must arrange it well.

This is what I teach everyone. Over the years, have I faced challenges? Yes, I have. However, I have never missed a Sunday service, unless I was completely incapacitated. Even then, with online services available, I would still conduct the service. I tell you, such a character is called resolute, a person of determination. Therefore, the church assesses whether a person is orderly.

When the time comes to arrange matters, we arrange them for another time. For example, when I move, why would I schedule the move during Sunday service? "Oh, there is no other time." Who says so? Some people are quite peculiar. "Oh, I will move at this time." Someone might say, "I need to meet a client at this time." Why do they meet the client? Because it generates income.

Therefore, I tell you, it is crucial to train people to be orderly. Why did Moses establish rules for the Israelites after they left the wilderness? He said, "Break camp," and they would move. Do not ask why, just do it. If I were feeding my child, you would leave if you had to, or remain in the wilderness to feed the wolves.

Therefore, when some brothers and sisters offer me a thousand and one reasons, I cannot accept them. However, I do not want you to attend services begrudgingly. What is the point of attending begrudgingly? As if God needs your attendance. Why? Because it edifies people.

The Most Important Rule of the Church is to Work Quietly and Eat One's Own Bread

Once the church has established rules, one of the most important rules is to work quietly and eat one's own bread. Never mind my Northeastern accent, where I mix up "eat" and "tear," and cannot distinguish between rolled, torn, flat, and torn. When we went to Beijing for school, everyone laughed when we spoke. Why? Because of our authentic Northeastern accent. I would say "I want to eat meat," but "eat" would sound like "yet," which amused them. It was fine. Why? Because the pronunciation was not orderly. The correct pronunciation is "meat," but in authentic Northeastern dialect, it is "yet." The church is not establishing rules about "meat" or "yet." The most important rule of the church is to work quietly and eat one's own bread.

This statement reflects a profound matter. Do you know how Peter established the church? Peter's method was quite interesting. He did not establish a church, but rather a cafeteria. He built a very large cafeteria where people would eat without working, and then complain if they did not get enough to eat. They would argue and bicker. Several thousand people eating without working, selling their possessions, and using the money to eat.

I ask you, how long could that last? There would certainly be many poor people. Was that not exploiting the wealthy? Peter did not know how to build a church, but he knew how to build a cafeteria. He would proclaim, "It is not proper for us, the preachers, to manage the meals." If you cannot even resolve the trivial matter of meals, how can you be a preacher? I tell you, in that era, the church Peter built was a church without rules, a gathering of lazy people. Eating and eating, thinking that since the Lord Jesus was coming, they would just eat and eat. Oh, my goodness! Was that a church?

Therefore, what kind of church did Paul build? Everyone doing their own work and buying their own food. This is the most basic principle. The church is not a cafeteria. The church is to teach you how to be a person, how to work, how to earn money, and how to live a normal life. Do not give me the line that since the Lord Jesus is coming anyway, we should just eat, drink, and wait for death. What if He does not come? What if you have eaten, drunk, and spent all your money, and the Lord Jesus has not yet come? Do you want to die peacefully? That is not the way it is.

Therefore, we Christians today must not be poisoned by this thinking. Even if the Lord Jesus comes tomorrow, even if the world ends tomorrow, we must still do what we need to do today and work diligently. Jesus said it well:

"I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed; one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other left." (Luke 17:34-36)

Two people working in the field, one will be taken and the other left. That is to say, those who are working, those who are working in the field, one will be taken, those who are pleasing to God, and the other left, those who are not pleasing to God. Not those who are shouting Hallelujah in the church, one will be taken and the other left.

Why is that? I will tell you why. I can explain this clearly. Because the Lord Jesus does not want those who shout Hallelujah loudly. He wants those who can work quietly. Why? Because in the future, the Lord Jesus will bring us, these Christians, whether you are among them or not, I do not know. But I am working hard to ensure that you are all among them. He will bring us, these Christians, to this earth to manage and govern it. From the creation of Adam and Eve, this purpose has never changed. It is not to call you out and then find that you cannot do anything, that you are useless, that you are only good at shouting Hallelujah. That is not the way it is.

It is to have you manage and govern this earth. And to live out the glorious image of God. That is certainly the way it is. But if you cannot do anything, what will you do? If you are useless, only good at shouting Hallelujah, and cannot even earn your own living, are you not a waste? I tell you, let us put it this way, there will certainly be no such people in heaven, and there will be no such people on earth at that time. Because the Lord Jesus wants those who can be people, who can do things, who can manage people, who can manage affairs. That is the logic. The Lord Jesus does not want a group of fools. Fools are useless.

We Must Not Take the Second Coming of the Lord as a Hope for Not Working

We must not take the second coming of the Lord as a hope for not working. Many people, I tell you, as soon as they start working, everything hurts except their hair. As soon as they start working, they say, "Lord, come quickly." The Lord Jesus says, "Why should I come quickly?" "Oh, if you come, I will not have to work." I ask you, if everyone in this world is like that, can they manifest the glory of God? They cannot. I think, "Oh, they have all ceased from their earthly labors." I think, it is a tragedy that this person does not know that working is a grace.

If you read the Book of Ecclesiastes, you will find that rejoicing in labor is a gift from God, a portion that God has given to him. But you are like me. I have a characteristic that most people cannot understand, which is that I have no hobbies. When I was in school, there was a mahjong table in the dormitory. They played that thing 24 hours a day. I really did not understand. I was like that when I was young. Their expressions when they drew a tile, when they were about to win with the last tile. Their faces were contorted. They would rub the tile with their hands. Ah, when they saw it was not the tile they wanted, they would slap it down. Then, when it was their turn to draw a tile again, oh my goodness, their expressions were like they were on drugs. I thought, what is so fun about this? I did not understand.

Some people say, "Then what do you understand?" "Oh, there are so many problems that need to be solved, where do I have time to do this?" I tell you, there is a reason why my mother has Alzheimer's disease. My mother loves to play mahjong. Sometimes when I call her, as soon as she answers, I hear the sound of mahjong tiles. I say, "Where are you?" My mother says, "I am strolling around, strolling around the mahjong tiles." Then you know, my mother, click, she would set up a pipe and play mahjong with a cigarette in her mouth. Oh, she thought it was fun, but I did not understand. Later, as she played, she played her way into Alzheimer's disease.

It is very dangerous for Christians. Christians often take the second coming of the Lord as a hope for not working. This is an absurd logic. In fact, when Jesus comes again, He will lead us to govern a city, ten cities, or a hundred cities. You have to do the work of governing. In fact, God calls people to be placed on the earth to govern it like God. What can you govern? I think it is a bit doubtful.

So I want our church to make a transformation. I want to train the brothers and sisters to be able to do management. Do you want to do management? Some people say, "Teacher, I am currently cleaning." That is okay, the cleaning manager is waiting for you to do it. Some people say, "Teacher, I am sweeping the floor." Is sweeping the floor not the same logic as cleaning? Some people say, "Teacher, I am cleaning toilets." If you can manage one toilet well, you can manage ten toilets well; if you can manage ten toilets well, you can manage a hundred toilets well. If you cannot finish cleaning a hundred toilets, you can arrange for ten people to clean toilets under you. You are the director.

I will say it again, when Jesus comes again, He will lead us to do the work of management. You and I are not eating, drinking, and playing mahjong. You and I are to govern this earth, to manage the beasts of the earth, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea. This is the key. So when the Lord comes again, do not think that it is finally fun, that you can finally rest. That sounds lazy.

So these Thessalonians were selective in what they heard. These Thessalonian Christians, the church was probably not very big. Anyway, there were probably cleaners, officials, and wealthy ladies. Oh, everyone was listening to Paul talking about the second coming of Jesus, oh, glory, oh, very glorious. Then they were daydreaming, oh, I can finally be a wealthy lady.

Do not say that this has not really been said, that is, the bride of Jesus Christ. I have seen it in the church, the bride of Jesus Christ. There was a sister, oh, she was not very good-looking. Anyway, if you asked me to marry her, I would not want to. Of course, I am not qualified. You see, when they talk about Jesus coming again, "I am the bride of Jesus Christ," oh, her face is like a flower blooming. She is so happy, she is the bride of Jesus Christ. She cannot do anything, but she wants to be the bride of Jesus Christ. Oh, she is so proud. I am filled with emotion when I hear it.

The Thessalonians were also like that. When the Thessalonians heard about the second coming of the Lord, they were finished, they were only selective in what they heard. They forgot that the Apostle Paul said to work, they were daydreaming every day, "I am the bride of Jesus Christ." "I am the bride of Jesus Christ," they were waiting for Jesus to come and marry them every day. Oh, they were so proud. I am filled with emotion when I hear it.

Do not think that I only know this now. Jesus wants us to do management. When I was young, when I read the Bible, I also understood it. When I was in high school, I was not good at liberal arts, I was biased. If I was not biased, I would have had a few more points, which would have been good, but I was biased. Later, I became a preacher, and I finally made up for this biased problem, and I am no longer biased. I have made the rules of this church, God's will, and these things clear.

I assiduously study the Bible, and after finishing it, I have never encountered a gospel that allows one to do nothing but eat, drink, and await death. No. Our gospel is one of living out God's glorious image. We are to live out God's glorious image while we are alive. If you look in the mirror, what does your image look like? You are constantly uncomfortable. If it's not this discomfort, it's that discomfort.

Today, while reading the information, one brother and sister summarized it. They are already in their decades, and they never learned to study from childhood. Do you think they have suffered a loss? They lost a fortune, accumulated a mountain of debt, and are still paying it off. Do you think they are upset? You want to eat, drink, and be merry? The kind that just eats, drinks, and waits for death? That won't do. It's full of religious flavor. Why did the previous two chapters keep talking about the Lord's return? It's actually to tell them that this is not an excuse.

Keep Away From Those Who Are Undisciplined

Keep away from those who are undisciplined. The Bible says:

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6)

Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer. (2 Thessalonians 3:14-15)

The church's greatest fear is a group of such people. I once met a preacher who believed that the Lord Jesus was coming, so he took his group of Christians to a remote hilltop in my hometown to wait. They waited and waited, but He didn't come. After a week, the food they had brought was all gone, and they returned. Oh, I thought to myself, how foolish can one be? What kind of brain is that? So, being undisciplined is just messing around.

I tell you, you must be especially careful in the church. Be careful of what? Be careful of those who can't do anything right but are the first to shout Hallelujah. Those who are eloquent are mostly liars. Some people become like this because they are deceived, and some people become like this to deceive others. There are many liars in this world. If any of us have been deceived, you must be careful. If you are often deceived, shouldn't you be careful? So, keep away. Am I asking you to be close or keep away? Definitely keep away.

You think they are clean? They are full of filth and garbage. Keep your distance to avoid contamination. Because they speak with excitement, talking about how amazing the Lord Jesus' return will be. But the food they eat is paid for by the money earned by others. If someone is supported by others in everything, aren't they useless? What does the Lord Jesus want you for? What does the Lord Jesus' return have to do with you? It has nothing to do with you.

I want to tell everyone that although we should not regard them as enemies, we should not be too close to them. Birds of a feather flock together. You are the kind of person you are in the group you are in. If you don't keep away, and they are a small group, then let's not be in their group. We are in another group.

When we first started building the church, I found it strange. There was a child who was dirt poor and relied heavily on church subsidies, but he liked to befriend those who caused trouble in the church. So, when I ministered to this kind of person, I was wary. I knew that sooner or later, he would become like them. There is a Chinese saying, "You can tell how a person will be at three years old." If they are like that when they are young, they won't be any better when they grow up. If they discern good and evil when they are young, they will also discern good and evil when they grow up, unless they receive new rules. If they don't receive new rules, they will like that kind of person, and they will still like them when they grow up. It is a tragedy for a person to be ignorant their whole life.

Maintain a distance. Although we advise them, it doesn't mean we are very close to them. Some people like to have personal relationships in the church. The maintenance of the church is not about you being good, me being good, and everyone being good. It's about everyone living out God's image together. If they live out that image and look like ghosts, like black and white impermanence, that's courting death. If you like that kind of person, I think to myself, oh, you are also that kind of person.

So, the church has been constantly sifting out waves of garbage over the past few years, until today. Thank God! Our Lord Jesus is the Lord who cleanses the church. Birds of a feather flock together. What kind of people do you like? Misery loves company. Be careful. You see, I like to eat, drink, and be merry, and we get along well. Anyway, I am convinced that they are just fools.

Admonish Such People

Admonish such people. Remember, it's not that they are just like that, so let's just let them be. We can't let them be. If you are like that, we can't just say we will endure it. That's not the case. I will definitely try hard to admonish you until you leave.

In our church, I used to have poor eyesight and brought in some people who liked to eat, drink, and be merry. They also gave offerings and were quite capable. They kept sharing with me about traveling ten thousand miles and reading ten thousand books, but I saw that they had traveled ten thousand miles but had not read ten thousand books. They wanted me to experience the world and enjoy God's beautiful creation. But I couldn't get interested. They just liked to play, go here, go there, and thought it was great. Later, I realized that eating, drinking, and being merry is just being an old nag. Can they keep going like that?

I advised them to work hard, do things well, and work quietly to earn their own food. Of course, they didn't need to work, and they could still eat well. They had money, but I didn't know how they earned it in the past. I advised them to work, and they advised me to eat, drink, and be merry. We were competing with each other. I didn't think eating, drinking, and being merry was meaningful. Of course, I know good food is good. Don't think I don't know what good food is. But I really have no interest in eating, drinking, and being merry. The only thing I am interested in is working. I serve God and manage what God has entrusted to me. I think playing is too tiring.

I was puzzled. What was I puzzled about? All the cities in the world are the same. You know that? All the cities look the same. You might say, "Oh, it's different. Look how beautiful the small towns in Northern Europe are." So what if you see them? If you see them every day, won't you get tired of them? I think all the cities are the same. Later, I found that all the villages are also the same. It's meaningless. If you want to see them, looking at some pictures online is more beautiful than seeing them with your own eyes.

My colleagues have one characteristic. They don't like to play. If we sit down to eat something or drink some water, sometimes we talk and eat together. But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that in the process of eating, we start to do shepherding, start to do what we need to do. Eating, drinking, and being merry is really meaningless. All the cities look the same. Oh, I think it's a very strange phenomenon. They think I live a monotonous life, and I think they live a monotonous life. In the end, we called it a draw and gave up. You go play your games, enjoy playing, and I will serve my God well.

So later I concluded that people who eat, drink, and are merry cannot be among us. Admonish them until they either change or are taken away by demons. If they are taken away, so be it. You think they eat, drink, and are merry, but they get gallstones every two or three years. When the gallstones come, they scream in pain. Is that fun? It's not fun.

The Apostle Paul Set an Example for Us

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. (2 Thessalonians 3:8-9)

This is very well said. I can boldly say that it really encourages everyone to follow our example. Why encourage everyone to follow our example? The question is, how much value do we create? If you can create value, will this society treat you unfairly? It won't treat you unfairly.

So I was thinking, why are people poor? Can someone like me be poor? I can't be poor. I definitely won't be poor. Now I encourage everyone to learn to constantly improve themselves and grow in the work they do. When I train young pastors, I talk about how to improve their work efficiency in their jobs. If someone does a day's work for me, we can finish it in two hours. Then we can do something else with the other six hours. How can we be poor? It's not that the quality is bad, or that we are just going through the motions. On the contrary, the quality is really good.

So I think, the Apostle Paul worked day and night, laboring and toiling, so that he would not be a burden to anyone. This was not because he did not have the right to eat and drink for free among everyone, but to set an example for everyone to follow. I have made it my goal that wherever I go, I don't want to trouble the brothers and sisters, and I don't want to take advantage of the brothers and sisters.

Speaking of this, there is a couple among us who were very enthusiastic and received a preacher and his colleagues. Why? Because they went to Canada to hold a special meeting and stayed at their house. Later, I thought it was interesting that they had requests at their house, wanting to eat organic food. Oh my goodness, that's a high demand. Eating, drinking, and staying for free. What do you think? I have seen many preachers like that.

I am determined not to let everyone be burdened. Always. We don't have the slightest thought of taking advantage of everyone, eating, drinking, and staying for free. On the contrary, we use our own hands. It really is hard work, really working day and night. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that from my twenties to today, I basically don't rest. Of course, I sleep at night. I'm not working 24 hours a day.

Some time ago, I was receiving people. That night, I only slept for three hours. I drove all day, and when I came back, I was so tired that I couldn't go on. But I couldn't stop on the highway, so I insisted on finishing that section of the highway. When I got off the highway, there were only two or three kilometers left. I couldn't do it anymore, so I handed it over to my brother and asked him to help me drive. I got into the passenger seat and fell asleep. Oh, I slept so well.

I think our brothers and sisters should all be people who love to work. Working is a grace. The Apostle Paul set an example for me. The Apostle Paul is my idol. If you ask me who I want to see most when I get to heaven and return to the Lord Jesus, I will tell you that I want to talk to Paul. I think I have a lot of the Apostle Paul's characteristics because I follow his example. I say he is my idol, but don't misunderstand. He is the example I follow.

We Must Learn Christ's Patience

In the teachings of Jesus Christ, there is no logic of eating, drinking, and waiting for death, waiting for Jesus to return. In the teachings of Jesus Christ, if you read carefully, what will you definitely read? You will definitely read about working hard.

Later, when Jesus Christ began to preach, it was very interesting. I thought that when He was preaching halfway, someone said, "The table you made for our family collapsed. The warranty hasn't expired yet." Did Jesus have this happen? No. Was there anyone who said, "Jesus, the stool you made for our family broke, and I hurt my butt"? No. Because He was the son of a carpenter.

So I tell you, learn Christ's patience. Many people say that Christ was in the temple at the age of twelve, and then there was a gap of many years. There is no record of what He did for many years. What did He do during those years? He worked. So I think He was working in that place. Jesus Christ was working and waiting for His time to serve. When He came out to serve, He put down His carpentry work and began to do the work of preaching.

Remember, Jesus Christ is not a fool. Jesus Christ is a Christ who builds the church. Those who build the church, whether it is Moses who built the tabernacle, or Solomon and David who built the temple, are all super smart people. If we build God's church today, we cannot build it without Christ's patience. This patience is called faith.

May the Lord guide our hearts, teach us to love God, and learn Christ's patience. Doing carpentry today, doing carpentry tomorrow, and doing carpentry until the age of thirty before coming out to serve. John the Baptist baptized Him, and then He came up from the water and was filled with the Holy Spirit. This is our Lord Jesus. Our Lord Jesus is a very powerful and capable Lord Jesus. Because He is an engineer. If you read the Bible, you will know that He is an engineer.

The Lord's Word, Spread Quickly

As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us, that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. (2 Thessalonians 3:1)

Do you think this sentence is a prayer request? No. It is for them to remember what the Apostle Paul did when they pray. It is for them to know deeply in their hearts what the Apostle Paul is doing, so that they can follow his example. When they pray, "God, please be gracious to our Apostle Paul," as they say this, they begin to walk this path themselves, so that the Lord's word may spread quickly and be honored.

Do you know what it means to be honored? To be honored means that God's power is manifested. So I also hope that our brothers and sisters can have this kind of aspiration, so that God's glory can be manifested through you. Let the word of God spread quickly, so that everyone knows that people can live out God's image while they are alive, because our God, the God of the Lord Jesus Christ and the God of the Apostle Paul, is the God of the living. He allows us to live out God's glory while we are alive.

I think we should completely get rid of that self-indulgent attitude. "Oh, I am the bride of Jesus Christ." "Oh, I am the bride of Jesus Christ." But I can't do anything right, and I'm the best at being self-indulgent. That's not how it's done. If we are going to do it, let's do it like the Apostle Paul. Let us be able to live out God's glory in this world.

So our God is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Our God is the God of the living. So this concept is clearly expressed in the teachings of Jesus Christ. So Jesus lived out God's glory in just three years on earth. Jesus opened up a glorious path for us. Do we want to walk this glorious path? If we want to walk this glorious path, we can also live out God's glorious image.

I ask you, can a lazy person live out God's glorious image? I feel that a lazy person can live out the image of Pigsy. Do you want to be Pigsy, or do you want to live out the image of Jesus Christ? Today, we must know for sure that we cannot turn the logic of waiting for the Lord's return into our logic of laziness.

Thank God! Chinese Mingding Doctrine is a theology that shapes everyone into the image of God. May God work with us, and in the days of this world, may the brothers and sisters be able to live out God's glorious image in every level, every corner, and every detail of life. Amen!

May God bless everyone!


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大家好,我们来看《帖撒罗尼迦后书》的第三章,也是最后一章。主题是什么呢?主题是“教会里要按规矩而行。”其实这一段,大家仔细从前面到后面多读几遍,你就会发现也只有这样的一个主题,能够把这一章总结出来,就是“教会里要按规矩而行。” 规矩这东西太厉害了。人不会做人,他就是不知道如何做人,也不会守人的规矩。什么叫做不会做人?就是没有规矩。所以我要告诉我们大家,你如果要学习做人,就是守人的规矩。做人不像个人,像个野兽,那就麻烦了。 那你养孩子,你要让孩子守规矩。那其实人这一辈子干什么呢?人这一辈子在学规矩,规矩这东西太厉害了。所以说你如果从小体贴孩子的肉体,你就不会让他守规矩。因为属肉体的人就有兽性。兽,不驯,它是不会守规矩的。大家知道吧,所有的这些有驯狗师。那还有训人的,驯人师听起来不太好听,但人不守规矩,其实是个很严重的问题。 那你如果养了一个孩子,你怎么训练他守规矩?藤条加棒子加大棍子。那我们当中有一个妈妈听了我讲的回家整了一个藤条,后来又弄了一个棍子。结果这小孩一看,哎呦,这藤条还行,这棍子会打死人的,就偷偷地把棍子丢到楼下去了。他妈妈回来了,问孩子:棍子呢?他说:妈呀,那棍子会打死人的。对啊,就是那棍子。那不立规矩那行吗?结果又得从楼下把棍子再捡回来。 所以我跟你讲,养孩子不会立规矩,那是一个悲剧。孩子不守规矩,长大了一定是个完蛋货。如果他是天生会守规矩的人,他应该会做人。所以从小你看那混球的孩子很麻烦。有一个姐妹说:我一天打几顿孩子。那你肯定应该是不会立规矩,也不会解决孩子守规矩问题,哪有一天打几顿的。你每一次打大概就是挠痒痒,那不叫打,那叫做按摩。

教会是有规矩的。为什么这么说呢? **弟兄们,我们奉主耶稣基督的名吩咐你们:凡有弟兄不按规矩而行,不遵守从我们所受的教训,就当远离他。(《帖撒罗尼迦后书》3:6**) 教会要把人教会守规矩,不是情绪发泄啊。情绪发泄是没有用的。所以这小孩从小他不会守规矩,就是人一生的悲剧。那教会不教人守规矩,你教人干啥?教人体贴肉体啊? 有一对父母,这对父母其实岁数都挺大的。每次见到我们的时候就觉得跟我们关系还挺近。为啥呢?因为他看到自己教的孩子,从小就没教好,现在都是四十来岁了,也是一个不太懂规矩的孩子,很难整啊。但是我们训练的人都会守规矩。

教会的规矩可多了,比如主日这个时间来聚会,这个时间不来聚会干别的,回头我再听录音,如果那个时间你真的是你说的不算,我接受。如果那个时间就是你自己可以安排的时间,那我就觉得你不守规矩。我问你:谁会喜欢这种不守规矩的人呢?肯定不喜欢这不守规矩的人。 这规矩立好了,那可要命了。比如我们教育孩子,每个礼拜天的早晨八点到十点去学画画,然后早晨十点半去参加教会的聚会。明天要考试,我问你:要不要去啊?明天要考试,就算是明天天崩地裂世界末日,今天早晨八点到十点去学画画。明天要考试,今天仍然这样,这是定好的。 那十点半参加主日聚会,你说:哎呀,写不完作业。写不完作业你早干什么呢?也要参加聚会。一等,等到下午两三点、三四点。你再整去呗。为啥?这叫规矩。为什么神定好了节期?规矩。为什么神定好了安息日?规矩。那教会就是要设立规矩。 我告诉你,一个人如果能够守规矩,你可了不得。有的人就是不知道怎么守规矩。我是服气,不是这原因,就是那原因,那他肯定是个没出息的人。我告诉你啊,人不能随着事件而奔波。只要这是能够安排的,咱们就把它安排好。

这就是我教大家的。我过去这些年,你说有没有事儿?有事儿。但是一个主日都没落过,除非那个主日我趴下了,完全起不来了。起不来了,现在咱们是网上的,那我开网上的也没关系。我告诉你:这种性格的人,就叫有性格,这个人有定力。所以教会其实是看这个人,是不是个守规矩的人? 到了这个时间,咱们要安排事,就安排别的时间。比如我搬家,我搬家为什么非得安排在主日聚会时间搬家呢?哎呀,没别的时间。谁说的呀?那有的人就很有意思。哎呀,这个时间我来搬家。有人说:这个时间需要见一个顾客。那他们怎么就见顾客了呢?为啥?见顾客赚钱呀。 所以我告诉你,人要被训练守规矩很重要。为什么以色列人出了旷野,摩西就立好规矩。然后说:起营,大家就走。不要问为什么,就这样。你说我给孩子喂奶,你要走你就走,不要走你留在旷野里自己喂狼。 所以有一些弟兄姐妹给我讲一千一万个理由,这样那样,我是听不进去啊。但是我不希望你很别扭,拧巴来聚会啊。你拧巴来聚会干啥?好像神缺你来聚会似的。那为什么?因为这造就人。

教会立好了规矩,其中有一个教会最重要的规矩就是安静做工,吃自己的饭。你别管我这东北人发音,吃、撕不分,卷、撕、平、撕,分不清楚。我们以前上学的时候去北京,我们一开口,大家都笑。为啥?那原汁原味的东北话,我就想吃肉,吃肉变成了“又”,他们就乐,也挺好。为啥?发音没守规矩,人家叫肉,正确的发音叫肉,但是地道的东北话叫“又”。那教会不是说立这个肉还是“又”的规矩啊,教会最重要的规矩就是安静做工,吃自己的饭。 那其实这句话映射了一个很深的一件事儿。你知道彼得当时建教会怎么建吗?彼得建教会可有意思了。彼得建教会那不叫教会,那叫建食堂。他建了一个很大很大的食堂啊,哎,不做工,就吃饭啊,吃不上饭还得有意见。大家就在那扯犊子啊,大家说,整个好几万人吃饭也不干活儿,把产业都卖了,然后把钱都拿来大家就吃。 我问你:能吃多久?那穷人肯定多呀。那不叫吃大户吗?这个彼得他不会建教会,但是他会建食堂。然后口口声声说:我们这些传道人,管吃饭那是不妥当的。吃饭这点屁事都解决不了,你还能做传道人呢?我告诉大家那个年代,彼得建的教会是没有规矩的教会,一群懒人。吃啊吃啊,反正主耶稣要来了,咱就吃吧吃吧。哎呀,我的天!那叫教会啊?

所以保罗建的教会是啥?大家自己做自己的工,自己买自己的饭吃。那这是最基本的,教会不是食堂。教会是要教你怎么做人,教你怎么做工,教你怎么赚钱,教你怎么过正常日子。别给我来一套主耶稣反正要来了,咱就吃喝等死吧。那如果没来呢?你吃完了喝完了钱也花完了,那主耶稣还没来那你咋办呢?你要想安乐死是吧?不是这么回事儿。 所以我们今天做基督徒,不要中这种毒。就算是主耶稣明天来,明天世界末日,今天该做啥做啥,好好做工。耶稣讲得很好,耶稣说: **我对你们说:当那一夜,两个人在一个床上,要取去一个,撇下一个;两个女人一同推磨,要取去一个,撇下一个。(有古卷在此有“两个人在田里,要取去一个,撇下一个。”)”(《路加福音》17:34-36**) 两个在地里耕田的,取去一个,撇下一个。也就是说,做工的,在田里做工的,取去一个,那是合神心意的,丢下一个不合神心意的。不是在教会里喊哈利路亚的取去一个,撇下一个。

那是为什么呢?我告诉大家为什么。这事儿我说得清楚。因为主耶稣要的不是喊哈利路亚大声的那个。是让这些人能够安静做工。为什么呢?因为将来主耶稣带着我们这些基督徒们,有没有你我不知道。但是我很努力想你们都在其中,带着我们这些基督徒们,是来到这地上,管理这地,治理这地。从亚当、夏娃被造,这个旨意从来没有改变过。不是把你召出来以后,啥也不会干,干啥啥不行,哈利路亚第一名。不是这么回事儿。 是让你管理这地,治理这地。然后活出神荣耀的样子,肯定是这样子。那如果你啥都不会干,你怎么办呢?你干啥啥不行,只会哈利路亚,然后连自己的饭钱都挣不来,那不是个废物吗?我告诉你,咱们这么说,天上肯定没有这样的人,而且那时地上也没有,不会有这样的人。因为主耶稣要的就是能会做人、会做事、会管人、会管事,就这么个逻辑。主耶稣要的不是一群傻瓜蛋子,傻瓜蛋子是没用的。

不能把主再来当作不做工的盼望。很多人啊,我跟大家讲啊,一做工啊,除了头发不疼,浑身都疼啊。一做工,就说:哎呀,主啊,你早点来吧。主耶稣说:我为什么要早点来呢?哎呀,你来了我就不用做工了。我问你这世界上全都这样的人,能彰显神的荣耀吗?彰显不了。那我就想,哎呀,都息了世上的劳苦了。我就觉得,这人不知道做工是恩典,就是个悲剧。 如果大家读《传道书》,就会发现这个人在劳碌中喜乐,乃是神的恩赐,乃是神给他的份儿。不过你像我这样的人吧。我有一个特点,一般人理解不了,就是没有爱好。我上学的时候,那宿舍里头,麻将桌一支。24小时在那打那玩意儿。我真的不理解,我年轻的时候我就这样。他们那种抓牌那个表情啊。就差最后一张牌就要糊了。抓牌的表情,脸都拧巴了。然后拿手在那蹭那张牌。啊,一看不是他要的那张牌,啪,打出去。然后下次又轮到他抓牌了,哎呦,我的天哪,简直那表情像吸了毒似的。我就在想,这有啥好玩儿的啊?我是不理解啊。 有人说:那你理解啥呢?哎呀,这么多问题需要解决,哪有时间整这个事儿啊。我告诉大家,我妈得老年痴呆不是没有原因的。我妈就爱打麻将,有的时候我打电话,我妈一接,我就听到是麻将牌的声音。我说:你在哪儿呢?我妈说:我在溜达呢,在麻将牌那溜达呢。然后你知道我妈啊,咔,一杆烟枪一架,玩着麻将,嘴巴叼着个烟。哎呀,她觉得好玩了,我是不理解。后来搓着搓着,搓到老年痴呆那里去了。

基督徒非常要命。基督徒常常把主再来当作不做工的盼望。这是一个荒谬的逻辑。其实主耶稣来了要带着我们治理一座城、十座城、百座城。你得做治理的工作。其实神召人,就是让他们安置在地上,好像神一样治理这地。那你能治理啥呢?我看有点悬。 所以我想我们教会做一个转型。我要把弟兄姐妹训练成都能够做管理。你想不想做管理?有人说:老师,我现在是打扫卫生的。那没关系啊,打扫卫生的经理正在等着你做。有人说:老师,我是扫地啊。扫地跟打扫卫生不是一个逻辑吗?有人说:老师,我擦洗厕所啊。那你能把一个厕所管好,就能管好十个厕所;能管好十个厕所,就能管好一百个厕所。那一百个厕所你干不完,你就下面安排十个洗厕所的。你就是所长了啊。 我再说一遍,主耶稣再来的时候,要带领我们做管理的工作。你和我不是吃喝玩乐打麻将。你和我要治理这地,管理地上的走兽,空中的鸟和海里的鱼。这就是关键啊。那我们的神是要我们得人如得鱼。得着人怎么得着?把他管理的变得更值钱。所以说主再来,别以为是终于好玩了,终于可以休息了。听着就是个懒惰。

所以这帖撒罗尼迦人挑着听啊。这帖撒罗尼迦这几个基督徒,大概教会也不大。反正可能是有打扫卫生的,也有做官的,也有做阔太太的,哎呀,大家就听着保罗讲着主耶稣再来了,哎呀,荣耀,哎呀,很荣耀。然后就在那想入非非,哎呀,我终于可以做阔太太了。 你别说,这事儿还真是讲过,就是耶稣基督的新妇。那我见过啊,在教会里的,耶稣基督的新妇。有一个姐妹,哎呀,长得也不怎么样啊。反正你要让我娶她,我不要啊。那当然也没资格啊。你看,那一讲耶稣再来,我是耶稣基督的新妇,哎呀,那脸就跟开了一朵花似的。那个爽啊,她是耶稣基督的新妇。干啥啥不行,还想做耶稣基督的新妇。哎呀,那个美啊。 帖撒罗尼迦人也有这样的。帖撒罗尼迦人一听主再来,完了,光挑着听啊。他忘了使徒保罗说要做工了,天天在那做白日梦,我是耶稣基督的新妇啊。我是耶稣基督的新妇,天天在那等着耶稣来娶她呢。哎呀,那个臭美啊。我听着就感慨啊。

大家不要以为我才知道。耶稣要让我们做管理。我年轻的时候读《圣经》,我也读得明白。我上高中的时候文科不好,我偏科啊。如果我不偏科,我那边就多几十分啊,也挺好,但我偏科。后来我做了传道人,我终于把这偏科的毛病给补上了,不偏了。我就把这个教会的规矩,神的心意,然后这些我整得明明白白的。 我拼命读《圣经》,读完了以后我从来没有读到过,可以啥也不干就在那吃喝等死的这种福音,不是。我们的福音是活出神荣耀形像的福音。我们就是在活着的时候,活出神荣耀的形像。你如果照照镜子,看看自己的形像怎么样?一整就难受。要么就不是这难受,就是那难受。 今天我在读信息的时候,有一个弟兄姐妹总结。都好几十岁了啊,从小长大就不会学习。你说吃亏了没有?赔了一笔,欠了一屁股债,到现在还在还。你说闹心不闹心呢?你不是想吃喝玩乐吗?就是吃喝等死的那种,那哪行啊,一身的宗教味儿。前面那两章为什么老讲到主再来,其实就是告诉他们,这不是个借口。

要远离不守规矩的人。《圣经》这么说: **弟兄们,我们奉主耶稣基督的名吩咐你们:凡有弟兄不按规矩而行,不遵守从我们所受的教训,就当远离他。(《帖撒罗尼迦后书》3:6**) **若有人不听从我们这信上的话,要记下他,不和他交往,叫他自觉羞愧,但不要以他为仇人,要劝他如弟兄。(《帖撒罗尼迦后书》3:14-15**)

教会最怕的就是一群这样的人啊。我曾经见过一个传道人,这个传道人就相信主耶稣要来了,结果就带着他那一群基督徒们,到我们老家的那个很远的一个山包上等。左等不来,右等不来,等了一个礼拜,该带去的食物都吃完了,又回来了。哎呀,我就在想,我说这得傻成啥样啊,这是什么脑子啊?所以说这个不守规矩就是瞎整。 我告诉你,这个教会里面你要特别小心。要小心啥呢?就小心那些干啥啥不行,喊哈利路亚第一名,能说会道,多数都是骗子呀。有的人做成了这样的人是被骗的,有的人做成这样的人是骗人的。这世界上骗子可多了。我们当中如果有人被骗过,你要小心啊。你要经常被骗,你不得小心吗?所以远离,我问你是亲近还是远离啊?肯定是远离嘛。 你以为他是干净的呀?一身污秽,满脑子的垃圾。要保持距离,免得沾染污秽。因为他们讲的还挺兴奋的,讲主耶稣再来老厉害了。他吃的饭都是人家赚来的钱养着他。你说这人如果什么东西都是人家养着你,你说不是废物吗?这主耶稣要你干啥呀?主耶稣来了跟你有什么关系呢?跟你也没什么关系。 我想告诉大家,虽然我们不要以他为仇人啊,但是不要跟他那么亲近啊。这物以类聚,人以群分啊,你在什么群里你就是什么样的人呢。那物以类聚,如果不远离,他们一小拨人,那咱就别跟他们一拨,咱们是另外一拨。 我们以前早期建立教会的时候,我就发现邪了门了。有一个孩子,他穷得叮当乱响,很多都是靠教会补贴,就喜欢跟在教会里捣乱的那些人交朋友。所以,我服侍这种人,我心里就长了一个心眼儿。我知道早晚有一天,他就是那样的人。中国有一句话叫“三岁看老”,小的时候那样,大了也好不了,小的时候识别善恶,那大了他也识别善恶,除非他领受新的规矩。他不领受新的规矩,他就喜欢那种人,他大了他也喜欢。人一辈子要无知是个悲剧啊。 要保持一个距离啊,虽然我们劝他们,并不代表我们跟他关系很亲近。有的人就喜欢在教会里搞私人关系。教会的维持不是你好、我好、大家好,那是大家一起来活出神的样子。他们活出那个样子一看就跟鬼似的,活得跟个黑白无常似的,那不要命啊。你喜欢那种人,我心里就想,哦,你也是那种人。 所以教会在过去这些年不断的筛啊,筛出去一波垃圾,又筛出去一波垃圾,直到今天。感谢神!我们的主耶稣是洁净教会的主耶稣。物以类聚,人以群分啊。你喜欢什么样的人?臭味儿相投啊,要小心。你看我就喜欢吃喝玩乐,一在一起谈得挺好。反正我是服气啊,那不就是个傻瓜蛋子嘛。

要劝戒这样的人。记住不是说他就那样,他就那样,他就算了吧。那不能算了,你如果是那样,那也不能就说我就忍耐吧。没有这回事。我一定会很努力的劝戒,一直把你劝走啊。 在咱们教会里头,以前我眼睛不太好,眼神不太好。把一些喜欢吃喝玩乐的人给整进来了。他也奉献,他也挺有一套。整天跟我分享行万里路,读万卷书,但是我看他行了万里路,却没有读万卷书。让我多接触大千世界,享受这神美好的创造。可是我就玩不起兴趣来。那他就喜欢玩,哎呀,走啊、走啊,到处走啊,就觉得可好了。后来我总结出规律来了,吃喝玩的就是个老马。那你说走着走着他能走下去吗? 我这边劝他好好做工,好好做事儿,好好安静做工,吃自己的饭。当然他不需要做工,他也可以吃好饭。他有钱呢,过去也不知道怎么赚的。我劝他做工,他劝我吃喝玩乐。我们俩在这较劲啊,我不觉得吃喝玩乐有什么意思呢,当然了,有好吃的我也知道好吃。大家千万不要以为我不知道好吃。但是我真的对吃喝玩乐没有兴趣啊。我唯一有兴趣的,就是做工。我服侍神,管理神交给我的。我觉得玩多累啊? 我就很纳闷儿,纳闷啥?世界上所有的城市都一样。你知道不?所有的城市长得都那样,你可能会说:哎呀,那不一样啊,你看北欧小城市多漂亮。看完了能咋的,天天看,你看得不烦啊。我就觉得所有的城市都一样。后来我发现所有的农村也都一样。没啥意思,如果要看的话,在网上看几张图片,比咱自己亲眼看的还漂亮呢。

那我的这些同工啊,有一个特点。他们都不爱玩。你说我们坐下来吃点东西啊,喝点水啊有时候在一起一边说话一边吃啊,其实那个东西不是最重要,最重要的在那吃的过程当中,我们开始做牧养啊,开始做啥。吃喝玩乐真的没啥意思。所有的城市都长得一样,哎呀,我就觉得这是一个很奇怪的现象。他们觉着我活得很单调,我都觉着他们活得很单调。最后打了一个平手,干脆拉倒吧。你去玩你的,尽情玩的,我好好服侍我的神。 所以后来我就总结,吃喝玩乐的人没有办法在我们当中。那劝戒一直把他,要么改变,要么被鬼带走。那带走就带走了,你想他们吃喝玩乐,吃的啥,一整就两三年来一次胆结石。那胆结石来的时候疼得嗷嗷叫,好玩吗?不好玩。

**你们自己原知道应当怎样效法我们。因为我们在你们中间,未尝不按规矩而行,也未尝白吃人的饭,倒是辛苦劳碌,昼夜做工,免得叫你们一人受累。这并不是因为我们没有权柄,乃是要给你们做榜样,叫你们效法我们。(《帖撒罗尼迦后书》3:8-9**) 这话讲得特别好啊,我可以斗胆说一下,真的是鼓励大家效法我们啊。为什么鼓励大家效法我们呢?问题是什么?我们创造的价值多呀。我问你能创造价值,这个社会会亏待你吗?亏待不了。 所以我就在想,人穷是因为什么呢?像我这样的人能穷吗?我穷不了的呀,我肯定不会穷的。现在我鼓励大家要学会不断地提升自己,在自己所做的工上好好地成长。我就培训小牧者的时候就讲了如何在工作岗位上提升自己的工作效率。人家给我做一天的工,我们两小时做完了,那六个小时,可以干点别的呗。怎么可能穷呢。不是说质量不好,也不是对付,反倒质量还真的是不错的。 所以我想,使徒保罗昼夜作工,辛苦劳碌,免得叫你们一人受累。这并不是因为我们没有权柄,在大家这里就白吃白喝大家,乃是要给你们做榜样,叫你们效法我们。我里面立了一个志向,无论我到哪里,不希望给弟兄姐妹添麻烦,也不想占弟兄姐妹的便宜。

说到这儿,倒是有一个咱们当中的弟兄姐妹,夫妻俩,很热心就接待了一个传道人和他的同工,因为什么?他们到加拿大去搞特会,就住在人家。住在人家后来我就觉得挺有意思,到人家还有要求,要吃有机食物。哎呦,我的天哪,这要求挺高啊。白吃白喝白住。你觉得怎么样?我看这样的传道人多了去了啊。 我定意不让大家受累。永远都是。我们一丁点儿的这种想法都没有,想占大家点儿便宜,免费吃喝住。反倒是我们用我们自己的双手。其实真的是辛苦劳碌啊,真的是昼夜做工。我一点也不夸张地告诉大家,从我二十几岁到今天。基本上不休息,当然夜里睡觉啊,我不是一天24小时。 那前一段时间接待人啊什么。那天晚上,我只睡了三个小时。白天开完车,哎呀,回来的时候困得实在是不行啊。结果高速上还不能停,我就坚持开完高速这一段,结果一下高速还剩下那么两三公里,不行了,交给我的弟兄,你赶紧帮我开吧。我上了副驾座上就睡着了。哎哟,睡得这个好啊。 我想咱们弟兄姐妹都要做一个爱做工的人。做工是恩典,使徒保罗给我做了榜样,使徒保罗是我的偶像。你问我如果到了天上,回到主耶稣那里,你最想见谁,我告诉你,最想跟保罗谈谈心。我觉得我身上有很多使徒保罗的那个样子,因为他是我效法的啊。我说他是我的偶像,大家别理解错。是我效法的榜样。

在耶稣基督的教导里面,没有吃喝等死,等耶稣再来这个逻辑。在耶稣基督的教导里面,如果你仔细读,你一定会读到什么?一定会读到好好做工。 那后来耶稣基督开始传道很有意思。我就觉得他传道走到半道的时候,有人说:“你给我们家做的桌子塌了,保修还没过呢。”耶稣有这事儿没这事儿?没有。有没有“耶稣啊,你给我们家做的那个凳子垮了,屁股摔坏了啊”。有吗?没有。因为祂是木匠的儿子。 所以我跟你讲,学基督的忍耐。很多人说基督从十二岁在圣殿里有那么一段,后来中间断了好多年,有好多年没有记载。那些年他干啥去了?干活去了。所以说,我想祂就在那个地方干活啊。那耶稣基督一边干活一边等候祂服侍的时候。等祂出来服侍的时候,祂放下祂的木匠工作,然后开始做传道的工作。 记住啊,耶稣基督不是一个傻乎乎的,耶稣基督是一个建造教会的基督。建造教会的,不管是建造会幕的摩西,还是建造圣殿的所罗门和大卫,都是超级聪明的人。如果我们今天建造神的教会,没有基督的忍耐建造不了。这忍耐就叫做信心。 愿主引导我们的心,教我们爱神,然后并学习基督的忍耐。今天做木工,明天做木工,再做木工,一直做到三十岁才出来服侍。施洗约翰给祂受洗,然后从水里上来,被圣灵充满。这就是我们的主耶稣。我们的主耶稣是很厉害、很能干的一个主耶稣。因为祂是个工师。你读《圣经》就知道,祂是个工程师。

**弟兄们,我还有话说:请你们为我们祷告,好叫主的道理快快行开,得着荣耀,正如在你们中间一样;(《帖撒罗尼迦后书》3:1**) 你以为这句话是代祷吗?不是。是让他们在带祷的时候能够记念使徒保罗所做的。让他们能够在心里都深深地知道使徒保罗在干啥,好让他们效法。那祷告的时候,神啊,愿你恩待我们的使徒保罗。说着说着自己就开始走这条路叫主的道快快行开,得到荣耀。 大家知道什么叫得着荣耀吗?得着荣耀那就是神的大能彰显出来。所以我也巴不得我们弟兄姐妹能够有这样的心志,让神的荣耀透过你彰显出来。让神的道快快的行开,让人都知道,人在活着的时候,可以活出神的形像,因为我们的神,主耶稣基督的神和使徒保罗的神,是活人的神。是让我们在活着的时候,可以活出神的荣耀。 我想我们彻底的摆脱那种自作多情的样子。哦,我是耶稣基督的新妇。哦,我是耶稣基督的新娘子。干啥啥不行,在那自作多情第一名,不是这么干的。如果要做,就做使徒保罗这样的人。让我们在这世上能够活出神一样的荣耀。

所以我们的神是亚伯拉罕的神、以撒的神、雅各的神,我们的神是活人的神。所以这种观念在耶稣基督所传的道理都清楚的表现出来。所以耶稣在世上仅仅三年的时间却活出了神的荣耀。耶稣给我们开辟了一条荣耀的道路。那我们要不要走这条荣耀的道路?如果我们要走这条荣耀的道路,我们也可以活出神荣耀的样子。 我问你,懒惰的人能活出神荣耀的样子吗?我感觉懒惰的人能活出二师兄的样子。你要做二师兄呢?你还是要活出耶稣基督的样子。我们今天要确切的知道不能把等候主再来这种逻辑,变成我们懒惰的逻辑。 感谢神!华人命定神学,就是要把大家塑造成神的形像的神学。但愿神与我们同工,在这世上的日子,愿弟兄姐妹都在生活的每一个层次,每一个角落,每一点一滴都能够活出神荣耀的样子。阿们! 愿神祝福大家!
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