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[Bible Study] Luke 17 – The Kingdom of God Lies in the Choices Within Our Hearts!

2021-02-03 34,850 Luke Evangelism Faith The Kingdom of God Lot's Wife Growth Choice

Introduction

Good day to you all! Let us turn to Luke Chapter 17. Wherever you are listening, I encourage you to learn to take notes. I have observed that many do not take notes, and few do so effectively. Some take notes in a peculiar manner, writing down everything they hear. You might ask, isn't that the point of taking notes? Not quite. Note-taking should focus on capturing the key points the author intends to highlight. If you miss the main ideas and only grasp details, jotting down random phrases here and there, it is of little use.

Later, I understood why many struggle to capture the essence in their note-taking. They are constantly busy writing, frantically scribbling down every word... wouldn't that lead to chaos? If you approach everything this way, you will exhaust yourself. I have seen notes that are merely a stream of consciousness. If you ask them what they heard, they seem to have understood, yet not fully grasped the message.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes (Romans 1:16).

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:27).

Sometimes, the content I share may be slightly profound. After hearing it once, if you fail to grasp the key points, you may not fully understand it, leading to selective interpretation. For instance, last Sunday, I mentioned the elements of the gospel in my sermon. What are the elements of the gospel? We must first understand what the gospel is. This gospel is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes. When preaching the gospel, do not misrepresent it; preach that the gospel is the power of God, but preaching the gospel cannot substitute a person's diligent dealing with their flesh.

Some believe that preaching the gospel can accumulate good karma! Can accumulating good karma get you into the Kingdom of Heaven? No! If a Christian preaches the gospel to accumulate good karma, believing that it will grant them entry into the Kingdom of Heaven, then I believe they have misunderstood the gospel. The most critical aspect of preaching the gospel is an accurate understanding of the gospel itself. Diligently preaching the gospel cannot replace our disciplining of the body and subduing our flesh. Similarly, disciplining the body cannot replace preaching the gospel. These are two distinct matters.

We must understand that when taking notes, we should learn to listen to the whole message and capture the main points, rather than just writing down snippets. Such an approach can easily lead to selective interpretation. Reading the Bible, listening to sermons, and conducting ourselves in this manner is ill-advised and futile.

My sermons are characterized by strong repetition. If you listen attentively, you will realize that the key points are quite concise. Focusing your note-taking around these key points will make the process easier. In fact, my preaching style is similar to Luke's writing in the Gospel of Luke. For those who understand not only write things down, but also speak about them, and they are invariably conveying one central message. However, those who are listening may not have understood, and end up in a state of confusion.

The Kingdom of God Within Leads to Choosing Forgiveness

Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will also gather (Matthew 24:28).

Today, let's begin with the final verse of this chapter: Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will also gather. If you read this verse in isolation, you would have no idea what Luke or Jesus is talking about. Meaning, if you take any sentence out of the whole context, you will not know what he is saying, so today's topic is a bit difficult.

For instance, when Jesus healed ten lepers, nine of them left, and only one returned to thank God. Jesus was surprised, asking, Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? Do you think Jesus would go looking for the other nine? In reality, Jesus did not go back to them.

What exactly are we reading when we read these passages? We must consider what theme these passages are attempting to convey. During our interactive chat, many attempted to summarize the theme, and some interacted very effectively with me. Some summarized the theme as the Kingdom of God is within you. Why is the theme the Kingdom of God within you? What does this statement mean?

The theme of the Kingdom of God within us can be problematic if viewed only literally. The Kingdom of God is within us, and more crucially, the Kingdom of God lies in the choices we make in our hearts! Why do I say this? I will explain it to you section by section.

When we previously examined the Gospel of Luke, we could see that Luke, the author, was very skilled, as he wrote very clearly. But even with Luke's clarity, people still tend to interpret selectively. In fact, Luke had a clear theme, and he could organize the gospel that Jesus preached very clearly. For example, Chapter 11 speaks of the gospel as the coming of the Kingdom of God; Chapter 12 speaks of seeking the Kingdom of God, and all other things will be added to you. Upon reading this, you might feel that the Kingdom of God is wonderful!

However, the Kingdom of God is a narrow gate, and you must strive to enter it. This is what Chapter 13 discusses. How do we strive to enter the narrow gate? We must become disciples, which requires paying a price. Therefore, Chapter 14 discusses the cost of discipleship. Luke continues in the following chapters, writing that we must be precious in God's eyes, because God wants treasures, not rubbish. So, should we become God's treasures?

By Chapter 16, he writes that the Kingdom of God is eternal. Whether you prepare for an eternal dwelling or a dwelling for this life is entirely up to your choices, isn't it? Then, in Chapter 17, Luke writes that the Kingdom of God lies in the choices you make in your heart. By saying this much, I have clarified the previous chapters for you. Now, let's examine this chapter section by section.

And he said to his disciples, “Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were cast into the sea than that he should cause one of these little ones to sin. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” (Luke 17:1-4)

What is this passage about? It is about how temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come. What exactly are these temptations? In this passage, Jesus describes the issue of forgiveness and unforgiveness, which is entirely a matter of choice in our hearts.

Some feel that they have forgiven someone and are no longer angry. However, they have not truly forgiven! Why? It's not just about struggling to control ourselves, suppressing our anger and resentment toward those who have wronged us. True forgiveness is not merely behavioral; it is rooted in faith, not in harboring deep-seated discomfort.

Today, Jesus is talking about the system of logic that we choose in our hearts, whether it is the logic of this life or the logic of God's Kingdom. If we are willing to forgive wholeheartedly, it is our duty. There is nothing to boast about after forgiving someone, because it is what we should do.

Shouldn't we be God's treasures? Shouldn't we be preparing for an eternal dwelling? Shouldn't we become disciples of Jesus Christ, paying the price? If we are still preoccupied with worldly matters, how can we become disciples of Jesus? How can we be God's treasures? How can we prepare for an eternal dwelling? If you regard a dung beetle rolling a ball of dung as a treasure, how disgusting must that be in God's eyes!

The Kingdom of God is a narrow gate. We must strive to resolve the human logic within us, because human logic harms us. How many among us suffer from depression? How many have nearly gone mad? Today, we must understand why people cannot forgive others: because they attach too much importance to their own discomfort, feeling that you need to forgive them, feeling that they have taken advantage of you. But can they take advantage of God's Kingdom? Absolutely not.

Offenses are often mere glances, harsh words, or the taking of your outer garment. These are the kinds of things that might offend you. Compared to the Kingdom of God, which do you value more? If you say that you are striving to forgive those who offend you, what is the reason? Perhaps your mind and heart are filled with rubbish, your understanding is still clouded, you still believe in the devil's doctrines, and you have not truly listened to God's Word through faith.

Today, we must learn to forgive. The consequence of unforgiveness is being stumbled or causing others to stumble. Either way, being cast into the sea with a millstone tied around one's neck is preferable to unforgiveness. God's standards are high, because the gate to God's Kingdom is narrow. How many Christians today truly forgive each other? Most are without natural affection and unwilling to reconcile.

Sometimes I find it strange. I have never sold anyone into Egypt, nor have I taken undue advantage of anyone, so why do some people resent me? There are also those whom I have served, to whom I have shown much grace. I have delivered them from demonic oppression without taking anything from them, so why do they hate me for no reason? I think it is easy for people to choose to be offended, because I am not perfect either.

Therefore, in the process of serving, I often tell my brothers and sisters that if one day you hate me for no reason, you need to know what has happened. For example, I may deliver someone from oppression, but then they will hate me. What do they hate me for? Perhaps they hate my imperfection! They have high expectations of me. I am vulgar in speech and unsightly in appearance. Praise the Lord, the Apostle Paul in the Bible was also like this. Those who come to see me of their own accord are those who enjoy listening to my sermons online because they find them nutritious. However, after meeting me and talking to me, they discover that I am actually a vulgar, unsightly, and imperfect person.

I am just an ordinary person, so don't treat me like a guru. If you treat me like a guru, you will surely fall, because I have many flaws. The problem is that I have flaws, so why do you fall? People have flaws, yet they choose to fall. But my flaws do not hinder me from serving God, because faith in God has saved me.

The Myth About Increasing Faith

Many Christians like to say, Lord, increase my faith. But when you look at what Jesus says next, you will know that this is actually a useless statement, because it does not align with God's will.

The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you (Luke 17:6).

The Lord Jesus did not respond to the question of increasing faith, but rather responded to having faith within you. If you don't have faith within you, then you don't have faith. The Kingdom of God is like this, the key lies in what you have inside of you. If you have the Kingdom of God inside of you, would you still be asking the Lord to increase your faith? Wouldn't it be natural to forgive?

Today, when you read the Bible, don't cherry-pick verses to suit your own understanding. God never said that asking for more faith is a good thing, but rather a very bad thing. Why ask for more faith? Because I have no way to forgive him. Actually, what you have in your head, in your heart, is not the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is a choice we make in our hearts. People just insist on choosing loss and misfortune, can you stop them? You can't.

“Will any of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and recline at table’? Will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, and dress properly, and serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward you will eat and drink’? Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’ (Luke 17:7-10)

What master would ask his servant to sit down and eat with him? Jesus has stated it quite clearly: a servant has a servant's duty, and a master has a master's duty. If you do not understand this statement, it is troubling. Jesus is saying that forgiving him is what you should be doing, are you expecting to receive gratitude from God for that? Shouldn't you be doing that? Some people even ask the Lord to increase their faith, but shouldn't you have the faith that is already inside of you?

If you say that you simply don't have any faith, in reality, it is because you are choosing not to listen to the way of God’s Kingdom. People are just foolish, they like to pass blame to God: God, increase my faith! Are you the master? Have you turned God into your maidservant? Do you not know your limitations, and keep feeling that God has to be responsible for your faith when you are supposed to be responsible yourself? Don't try to pass the fault to God! Asking the Lord for more faith is a very terrible thing to say, stop using it.

The Lord Jesus' reply is something along the lines of, 'How is it my fault that you don't have faith?' 'Isn't having faith your own choice to begin with? The Kingdom of God is in your heart, you choose to believe, that is faith; but if you choose not to believe, then how can I make you believe?' Jesus' words actually mean this, whatever you want to do, you should just do it, and if you're happy to spend your life like a dung beetle, rolling dung balls, I won't stop you.

Can we have such faith, will you be a treasure in God's eyes or a piece of trash? Can we have the heart of Lazarus, that even as a beggar, and as I am covered in sores all over my body, I simply do not place importance on these worldly things and I persevere to the end! What is so amazing about it! Furthermore, if we seek the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness, wouldn’t all of these things add to us as well? This is what God has promised.

Some people have very dangerous approaches, they come to me and say: Teacher, I accidentally slept with someone and got pregnant, should I have the child or abort him? She wants to pass the fault onto me, I said: If you’re pregnant, then you’re pregnant, do whatever you want to do. There are some people who say: Teacher ah, my husband and I have reached this stage, and he is stopping me from believing in the Lord, should I divorce him or not? I said: Do whatever you want to do, it was your choice to marry him after all, wasn’t it? You are making your decision, please don't pass the fault to me.

If I give her advice, she will talk back to you and say that the teacher told her to divorce the husband. Do I have nothing better to do than to bring that trouble unto myself? Some couples get into arguments, and then will come to me asking me to decide who is in the right; Do you think I will make a judgment for you? What is right and what is wrong has absolutely nothing to do with the Kingdom of God.

If there is no Kingdom of God in a person's heart then it will only be filled with worldly things, so do you or do you not want the Kingdom of God to be in your heart, isn't this the choice you have to make? If you don't know how to make the choice and come ask me, all you will hear is me asking that one thing in return: So what do you want to choose? If you want to leave, then you leave: And if you don't want to leave, continue onwards with the relationship. How does that have anything to do with me? I simply do not place importance on it. If we pursue the Kingdom of God, are these things still a problem? If there is something that stops me from entering the Kingdom of God, isn't it as simple as just letting it go? Living life boils down to a choice and it is a very simple thing.

Must Have the Mindset of Lazarus, Filling Your Heart with the Kingdom of God

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ (Philippians 3:8).

Jesus went to Jerusalem, passing through Galilee. As He entered a village, ten lepers met him and pleaded for healing. After they were healed, only one returned to thank Jesus. What about the other nine who were healed? Why did only one return? Did no one else return to glorify God? Jesus wondered, and said to the leper who returned, Rise and go; your faith has made you well.

So, where did the other nine lepers go? Why didn't they return to thank God? It turns out they were thinking: Haha, it's been so long since I had Din Tai Fung, enjoyed karaoke, or visited my parents. I must hurry! Their pursuit was entirely focused on worldly matters. Where was the Kingdom of God in their hearts? Ask yourself, are you one of the nine, or are you the one who returned to thank God?

We want to live well, but if we live according to our own desires, we gain leprosy. Because we are filled with worldly logic, isn't our illness self-inflicted? If we lived wrongly before and continue to live according to a flawed system of logic, can we live well?

Jesus came for the Kingdom of God, not just for the healing of nine lepers. Healing people is not God's ultimate goal; His purpose is to build His Kingdom and to bring it to earth. Where is the Kingdom of God? It is in the hearts of people. Some of us who have cancer, it is because the Kingdom of God was not in your hearts before. Is it in your hearts now? Do you still choose the pre-cancer logic of knowing good and evil, being easily hurt, and feeling owed by others?

Look at these phenomena. Out of ten lepers, only one comes back to Jesus. But even that one leper who returned to thank God might not become a disciple of Jesus. Who knows what happened later? My past ministry had the same idea: if you are healed and willing to follow me to build a victorious church, then follow. If not, go wherever you want. I will never bother you with phone calls.

Today, everyone must know what we are doing. We are building the Kingdom of God. We must not bring garbage into God's Kingdom, becoming dung beetles in God's eyes. How disgusting! Why do some people collect this garbage? Because they think the church needs numbers and money. Thinking this way is truly exhausting. A brother told me that their pastor neglects the ninety-nine sheep at home, spending all day looking for that one lost sheep. What kind of sheep is it? Those who have left the church. He visits them one by one, trying to persuade them to return. But are they sheep?

Later, looking back, it was discovered that among the remaining ninety-nine sheep, only one or two were true sheep. The rest were foxes and weasels. For the sake of one wolf, the other true sheep were either taken away by the wolves or ran away. How could they survive in a pack of wolves? In the end, a hundred weasels were gathered. Weasels love to worship. Isn't that troublesome? People think they are looking for that one sheep! God is looking for sheep, for treasures, not for those nine lepers. The Kingdom of God is not in their hearts. What is the point of bringing them back?

Have we learned a lesson? Must we have the determination of Lazarus, even if it means begging, to enter the Kingdom of God? This is a mindset. Jesus did not say that seeking the Kingdom of God will turn you into a beggar like Lazarus. God is saying that you must have this mindset, preferring this over being a rich man, not valuing worldly riches and those absurd things, because in the end, all that remains is an urn of ashes.

Brothers and sisters, we often make wrong choices. Today, after listening to my sharing, can you make the right choice? Toiling back and forth, isn't unforgiveness due to worldly gains and losses? Because our hearts are poor, we do not have the Kingdom of God within us. The Kingdom of God is extremely abundant. We do not need to haggle over those things. We have chosen the Kingdom of God, and our lives will be so prosperous. Jesus came to give life, and to give it more abundantly. The Kingdom of God is a treasure in our eyes, and we are treasures in Jesus' eyes. Jesus Christ is a supreme treasure to us.

Now I have received the grace of Jesus Christ, and I regard Jesus Christ as the supreme treasure. It is no longer I who live, but Jesus Christ who lives in me. Because of Jesus Christ, I count the world as rubbish. All things are rubbish, all wealth is unrighteous wealth, and even hard-earned money is unrighteous wealth. Can coveting this world accomplish the Kingdom of God? It cannot! Do not trap yourselves in the snares of this world. You must choose the Kingdom of God.

Even if we experience great miracles, such as being cleansed from leprosy, it does not necessarily mean that the Kingdom of God is in your heart. The Kingdom of God depends entirely on our inner choices. Therefore, the Pharisees were confused: When will the Kingdom of God come? Jesus said, The Kingdom of God is not coming in ways that can be observed. In reality, it can be observed, but Jesus told the Pharisees that it cannot.

I cannot see whether the Kingdom of God is in your heart, but I know whether the Kingdom of God is in my heart. Touch your money, and you will know whether the Kingdom of God is in your heart. Touch the dung ball you are rolling, and you will know if you are a dung beetle. I give my dog a bone, and then I take the bone back. It bares its teeth at me. I am just testing it. It bares its teeth at me, which means it values the bone more than the owner.

We must know that our God is the Lord of all the earth. Do not be like a dog or a dung beetle, valuing bones and dung balls but not valuing God. We must hold on tightly to the Kingdom of God in our hearts. It is not something others can see; it is in our hearts. The choice in one's heart is very important!

If we choose the Kingdom of God within us, then when the Lord Jesus comes, the whole earth will see the Son of Man coming at the same time, which is the return of Jesus Christ, like lightning. Some will see, and some will not, because the eyes of the world have been blinded by the devil, blinded by catering to the flesh, so they cannot see. Our choices in our hearts immediately distinguish people.

Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all. Likewise, just as it was in the days of Lot—they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building, but on the day when Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all—so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed. On that day, let the one who is on the housetop, with his goods in the house, not come down to take them away, and likewise let the one who is in the field not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.” (Some manuscripts add: 36 “There will be two men in the field. One will be taken and the other left.”) And they said to him, “Where, Lord?” He said to them, “Where the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.” (Luke 17:26-37)

Two people in one bed, one will be taken and the other left. Even in the same bed, the results of the choices in their hearts are different. Two women grinding together, one will be taken and the other left. Even doing the same thing, those with Kingdom of God in their hearts are chosen, and those without are left behind. There are only two kinds of people in this world, those who are chosen and those who are left behind. No matter what one is doing, the choice in one's heart determines whether one is chosen or left behind by God. Those who choose the Kingdom of God in their hearts are treasures in God's eyes.

Jesus here speaks of two people: as it was in the days of Noah and as it was in the days of Lot. When the Son of Man comes, you will know what will happen, which is that they will all be destroyed. They will all be destroyed, and you still value real estate, stocks, and bank savings so much? Is there any meaning to them? Can they really save you? The Kingdom of God is the choice in your heart. In your heart, what do you ultimately choose? Do you choose to live well in this world, or do you choose to live well in the Kingdom of God?

In the previous chapter, Jesus talked about the example of Lazarus and the rich man. One chose the Kingdom of God, and the other chose the kingdom of this world. Although choosing the Kingdom of God does not mean living very well, one does not care about worldly things. We must not misunderstand. Jesus Christ is talking about a mindset. The rich man placed all his hopes on the world, and as a result, he fell into hell and became roasted mutton skewers, very hard! Lazarus chose the Kingdom of God. Even if he suffers some hardship in this world, what does it matter? Didn't he find comfort in the bosom of Abraham in the end?

We should think about the days of Noah and the days of Lot. We should not think that Lot was a good man. If we think Lot was a good man, we would be like Peter. Jesus and Paul never praised Lot, but Peter praised Lot. How did Lot end up in this state? Besides two daughters, Lot took a jar of wine and went to the mountains, got drunk, and had children with his two daughters. In the end, Lot and his two daughters were bankrupt and had nothing.

The Bible says that God brought Lot out for Abraham's sake. Lot was related to Abraham, so God remembered him because of Abraham, so he was almost destroyed in Sodom. God does not think Lot is good because Lot's wife especially loved the world and especially loved money. Lot thought he should be one with his wife, so he followed his wife to Sodom. His wife bought a lot of valuable property in Sodom, but this valuable property could not stop the coming of the Kingdom of God. Later, these things were all destroyed.

So, where is your heart? Are you Lot's wife or Lot? We must imitate Abraham no matter what. Lot used to follow Abraham and received many blessings. Why did he leave Abraham? It is really incredible. Abraham did not want to live a very comfortable life in the world, so he moved his tent all day long. Living in a tent is completely different from living in a brick house with sanitary facilities. Lot and his wife thought about it and thought that it was hard to be nomads. They still thought it was better to enter a modern city. Their purpose was to live well in this world.

Can you understand? In fact, the more you care about living well, the worse you live, and the less you care about living well, the better you live. A colleague of one of our brothers is very good at health care. He eats health products all day long and goes to the gym to exercise. He habitually exercises. He exercises his body very suitable for old Ma, but old Ma suddenly took him away one day.

If we want to preserve our lives, can we really preserve them? Everyone was surprised. How could a young man who cherished his life so much die? Because he violated the spiritual principles of Jesus Christ, he was just a person living in this life. We must understand that the Kingdom of God is in your heart and mine, not in this world.

Brothers and sisters, don't make mistakes. If a person's heart is a dead person, can demons not be on them? If a person's heart is filled with worldly logic system, in God's eyes, he is just a corpse, not a living person with a spirit. A living person without a spirit, demons will come to eat your flesh. Even if the demons do not come, God will send a ghost to mess with you. Do we choose to be a living person with a spirit or a corpse without a spirit in our hearts? A person who wants to preserve his life is a walking corpse in God's eyes. The vultures that eat corpses will gather there, and such people attract ghosts.

Whether you are a living person or a dead person depends entirely on the choices in your heart. If you choose the Kingdom of God in your heart, how can vultures gather there? You ask, where is this happening? In fact, it is in your heart. If your heart is a living person without a spirit, living for worldly things, you will eventually die. How did you die? A group of vultures are eating your flesh there. Can it be good? Today, after listening to my sharing, what kind of person do you want to choose to be?

Someone told me: I love listening to your sermons because your sermons are very nutritious. But this nutrition cannot nourish them because their hearts are filled with worldly things. In fact, I just talked about a concept. His encounter is just the result of his choice in his heart. He saw the effect of healing and deliverance here with us, but he could not go any further. Who stopped him from continuing? It was himself.

He kept arguing with me, as if I was not humble enough. I don't want to be the humble person he thinks I am, because humility in God's eyes is what matters. I said some harsh words. After I finished speaking, he became negative! People choose to live for worldly things. Isn't this a corpse? Vultures gathered there, can he live well? Not good. The result he lives out is his choice.

I said harsh words not for anything else, but to let him let go of the logic system in his heart. What he said was quite hateful: who said to live like God? These are ghost words, because there are ghosts in people, and there is a group of vultures in people who want to eat corpses, and as a result, they live like this today. I am very emotional. As in the days of Noah, as in the days of Lot, so will it be in the days of Jesus' coming. If people are on the housetop, do not come down to take the utensils. At that time, money, bankbooks, and these things will all be destroyed.

Summary

The generation we are living in today is the day of Jesus Christ's return. The day of Jesus Christ's return is really very, very near. Do we still value worldly things so much? We should farm the land, grind the mill, sleep, and serve, but the choice in our hearts is the Kingdom of God. If the Kingdom of God is in us, then things like forgiving or not forgiving, increasing faith or not increasing faith will not be mentioned.

Why do brothers and sisters often ask questions that are not on the right track? It is because what I am talking about is not in harmony with the logic system in your heart. The logic system in your heart has made you eat a lot of pig food in this world, and you still hold on to such a logic system. How can you not be troubled? I hope you will not be troubled until Jesus Christ descends. That is really fatal. Never learn from Lot's wife, thinking about how to guard the logic system of the world in her mind, until she becomes a pillar of salt, then there is really no salvation.

I hope everyone's heart is filled with the Kingdom of God and the righteousness of God, and live for God every day in the world. When the Lord Jesus comes again, we will not be left behind. Because whether we are left behind depends entirely on the choices in our hearts, so we must strive to deal with the logic system of the world today.

May God bless everyone!

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大家好!我们来查《路加福音》第十七章。不管你是在哪里听,我鼓励你学会做笔记,我发现不会做笔记的人多,会做笔记的人少。有的人做笔记做得非常奇怪,听到啥就写啥。你可能要问了,笔记不就是听到啥就写啥吗?不是这样的。做笔记一定是把作者要突出的重点写出来,你如果抓不到重点,只抓细节,东抓一句西抓一句,这个没有用啊。 后来我知道为什么大家写笔记写不到重点了,因为他一直忙着写笔记,在那儿拼命写,听到啥就写啥……那不就乱了套了吗?如果你做什么事情都这么做,是要累死人的啊。我读过一些人的笔记,就是流水账。你问他听到了啥?他好像听明白了,又好像没听明白。 **这福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的,(《罗马书》1:16 )** **我是攻克己身,叫身服我,恐怕我传福音给别人,自己反被弃绝了。(《哥林多前书》9:27 )**

有时候我所讲的内容稍微有点儿深,其实当你听完了一遍,如果不会抓重点的话,你可能听不明白,然后听完了就断章取义。比如说上个主日我讲道里提到了福音的要素,福音的要素是什么啊?我们得先理解福音是什么,这福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的。**传福音别传错了,要传就传这福音本是神的大能,但是传福音并不能够取代一个人好好地对付自己的肉体。** 有的人就觉得:我传福音可以积阴德啊!积阴德能进天国吗?进不了啊!如果基督徒传福音是为了积阴德,认为这样做就能进天国,那我看你应该是信错福音了。**传福音要最要命的是啥呢?就是对福音本身的认知错误。**你拼命的传福音,是不能够取代我们攻克己身,不能够取代我们治服自己的肉体,同样攻克己身也不能够取代传福音,这是两回事儿。 我们要明白,写笔记的时候,你要学会听整体,抓重点记,别只听到一小段儿就把那点话记下来,那样容易学成断章取义。那种断章取义的方式读《圣经》、听道做事是不可取的,没用啊! 我讲的东西有一个特点,就是重复性强,你只要用心听,就会发现其实重点就那么一丁点儿,你围绕那个重点再写笔记就好办了。其实我讲道的方式,和路加写《路加福音》的方式差不多。因为明白人不仅会写东西、也会讲东西,而且他一定是在讲一件事,但是听的人没听懂,听着听着就听到乌烟瘴气里了。

**尸首在哪里,鹰也必聚在那里。(《马太福音》24:28)** 今天咱们先说这一章最后面这句话:尸首在哪里,鹰也必聚在那里。如果你读这句话,你根本就没办法知道,路加或者是耶稣在讲啥。也就是说,如果你从整篇里随便拿出一句话,你都不知道他在讲啥,所以今天这个题目有点儿难。 比如说十个大麻风病人,主耶稣把他们医治好了以后,九个人走了,只有一个人回来感谢神。耶稣还在那诧异呢,洁净的不是十个人吗?那九个在哪里呢?你以为耶稣会把那九个给找回来吗?实际上耶稣没有去把他们找回来。 我们读这些东西到底在读啥呢?我们要思考,这些东西到底要表达哪一个主题呢?在大家打字跟我互动的过程中,有很多人尝试总结主题,有一些人就跟我互动得非常好。有一些人总结的主题是神的国在你的心里,那为什么主题是神的国在你的心里呢?这话是什么意思呢? 神的国在我们心里这个主题,如果你只从字面意思看,那可就麻烦了。神的国就在我们心里,更关键是,神的国就在于我们心里的选择啊!为什么这么说呢?接下来我就一段一段给大家讲明。

前面我们查《路加福音》的时候,我们可以看出写《路加福音》的这个路加,是很厉害的,因为他写得很清楚啊。但即使路加写得这么清楚,人读起来还是会断章取义。其实路加有一个很清晰的主题,他能把耶稣所传的福音整理得很清晰。比如第十一章讲的是,这福音就是神的国降临;第十二章讲的是,你们只要求神的国,其他的东西就必加给你们了。你读了以后,就会有一种感觉,神的国这么好啊! 但是神的国是窄门,你们要努力进入,这就是第十三章讲的。那怎么努力进入窄门呢?要做门徒,是不是要付代价?所以第十四章讲的就是做门徒的代价。路加在接下来的文章里接着写:要做神眼里的宝贝,因为神要的是宝贝,神不要垃圾,所以我们是不是要做神的宝贝呢? 到了第十六章又写到,神的国是永存的,那你是为永存的帐幕预备,还是为今生的帐幕预备,那就全看你的选择了,是不是?结果到了第十七章路加又写到,神的国就在于你们心里的选择。我讲了这么多,就把之前的章节跟大家梳理清楚了, 接下来咱们就一段一段来看这一章。

**耶稣又对门徒说:“绊倒人的事是免不了的;但那绊倒人的有祸了。就是把磨石拴在这人的颈项上,丢在海里,还强如他把这小子里的一个绊倒了。你们要谨慎!若是你的弟兄得罪你,就劝戒他;他若懊悔,就饶恕他。倘若他一天七次得罪你,又七次回转,说:‘我懊悔了’,你总要饶恕他。”(《路加福音》 17:1-4 )** 这句话在讲啥呢?其实在讲,绊倒人的事儿是免不了的,但绊倒人的有祸了,那绊倒人的东西是个什么东西啊?在这段经文里,耶稣描述了一个饶恕和不饶恕的问题,其实这饶恕和不饶恕,就全在我们心里的一个选择。 有的人就觉着:哎呀,你看我都饶恕他了,我都不生气了。其实,还没饶恕啊!为啥呢?其实并不是说只要我们很艰难的控制着自己,我不生气不发脾气,他对不起我没关系!不是这样的,这不是饶恕,这里面其实还是记恨的,因为只是在行为上的饶恕,其实里面深处还是难受的,不是凭着信心真饶恕了。 今天耶稣所说的是我们心里所选择的逻辑体系,到底是今生的逻辑体系,还是神国的逻辑体系。如果你很甘心乐意的饶恕,那是你的本分。其实饶恕别人以后没什么好夸耀的,因为那是你该做的。

我们不是要做神眼里的宝贝吗?我们不是要为永存的帐幕预备吗?我们不是要做耶稣基督的门徒吗?为耶稣基督付上我们的代价吗?如果我们还在世上计较活着的事情,怎么成为耶稣的门徒呢?怎么做神眼里的宝贝呢?怎么为永存的帐幕预备呢?如果你把屎壳郎滚的粪球当做宝贝的话,神看着你得多恶心呀! 神的国是窄门,要努力解决我们里面属人的逻辑体系,因为属人的逻辑体系害自己。我们当中有多少得忧郁症的?有多少人差点要疯掉的?所以今天我们得明白,人为什么不能饶恕人?因为把自己那点难受看得很重,觉得你需要饶恕他,你觉得他占你便宜了,但是他能占你神国的便宜吗?根本占不到。 他得罪你不过是瞪你一眼,骂一句脏话,或者拿了你的外衣,大概就这点事。活着借了你的钱不还,对你说了句难听的话,大概得罪你的就是这些事,这些事比起神的国,你更看重哪件事呢?如果你说你在很努力地饶恕得罪你的人,那是什么原因呢?大概你脑子里面装的都是垃圾,悟性还是不通,还是相信鬼的那一套理论,没有真正凭着信心听神的话。 我们今天要学会饶恕,你不饶恕的结果就是被绊倒,或者你也绊倒别人。不管怎么样,一个人被绑着石头丢到海里,都比不饶恕强,神的要求是高的,因为神国的门就是窄门。今天的基督徒彼此真正饶恕的有多少呢?大多数都是无亲情、不解怨。 有的时候我很奇怪,我也没有把谁卖到埃及去,没有占过别人什么便宜,但是那些人记恨我做什么呢?还有一些我服侍过的人,给过他很多恩典。被鬼辖制的我把他释放了,也没有占过他们一点儿便宜,为什么他们会莫名其妙地恨我呢?我觉得人要选择被得罪是很容易的,因为我也不是个完人。 所以,我在服侍的过程中,我经常告诉弟兄姐妹,如果将来有一天你莫名其妙地恨我,你要知道那是发生了什么事。比如:我把某人从辖制中释放出来,但是他就会恨我,那他恨我什么呢?大概恨我不完美吧!对我要求还挺高,我这个人言语粗俗,其貌不扬。感谢主,《圣经》的使徒保罗也是这样,凡是自己跑来要见我的,都是因为喜欢在网上听我讲的道,因为我讲的道很有营养。但是见了面,跟我说话之后,就会发现我其实是个言语粗俗,其貌不扬的不完美的人。 其实我就是一个普通人,所以你别把我当大师,如果把我当大师,你肯定会跌倒,因为我身上毛病多。问题是我毛病多,你跌倒干啥呢?人就是有毛病,非要选择跌倒。但是我身上的毛病,不拦阻我服侍神,因为对神的信救了我。

很多基督徒都喜欢说,主啊,加添信心给我,但是你看看耶稣后面讲的话,你就知道这句话实在是一句废话,因为不合乎神的心意。 **主说:你们若有信心像一粒芥菜种,就是对这棵桑树说:你要拔起根来,栽在海里,它也必听从你们。(《路加福音》 17:6)** 主耶稣没有回应加添信心的问题,而是回应你里面要有信心。如果你里面没有信心,就是没有信心了。神的国就是这样,关键在于你里面装的是啥?如果你里面装的是神的国,你还会求主加添信心吗?那不是理所应当的会选择饶恕吗? 今天大家读《圣经》不要断章取义,神从来没有说加添信心是一句好话,而是一句很烂的话。为什么要加添信心呢?因为我没有办法饶恕他。其实脑袋里,心里装的都不是神的国,神的国就是我们心里的一个选择。人心里非得选择吃亏和倒霉的事,能拦得住吗?拦不住的。

**你们谁有仆人耕地或是放羊,从田里回来,就对他说:你快来坐下吃饭呢?岂不对他说:你给我预备晚饭,束上带子伺候我,等我吃喝完了,你才可以吃喝吗?仆人照所吩咐的去做,主人还谢谢他吗?这样,你们作完了一切所吩咐的,只当说:我们是无用的仆人,所作的本是我们应分作的。(《路加福音》17:7-10)** 哪有主人让仆人赶紧坐下吃饭的呢?耶稣讲得很清楚,仆人有仆人的份,主人有主人的份。如果你不理解这句话,就麻烦了。耶稣在讲,你饶恕他是应该做的,难道还要神感谢你吗?你不应该这样做吗?还有人要求主加添信心,问题是你里面有信心不是你应该做的吗? 假如你说自己就是信不了,其实是里面就是不选择神的国。人就是笨,喜欢甩锅给神:神啊,加添给我信心!你是主人吗?你把神当做女佣了吗?你不知道自己的半斤八两,老是觉得神要为自己的信心负责,是你自己要为自己的信心负责,别甩锅给神!求主加添信心是一句很糟糕的话,别学这个。 主耶稣的回答是,怎么了,你没有信心还赖我吗?**有信心这不是你应当自己做出的选择吗?神的国在你心里,你选择信,这就是信心;要是你选择不信,那我怎么让你相信呢? ** 耶稣的话的意思实际上是这个,你爱做什么事情就去做,你愿意去做整天滚粪球的屎壳郎,我也不拦着。

我们是否能有这样的信心,你要做神眼里的宝贝还是垃圾呢?**是否能有拉撒路的心志,即使要饭,全身长疮,我也不在乎世上的这点屁事,我硬撑也要撑过去!有什么了不起,** 更何况我们如果求神的国和神的义,这一切不是都会加给我们吗?这是神的应许。 有的人的做法很要命的,他们来找我:老师,我不小心跟人乱搞,怀孕了,我该生下来还是堕胎呢?她想把锅甩给我,我说:怀就怀了呗,你愿意怎么办就怎么办。还有的人说:老师啊,我跟我老公都这样了,他拦阻我信主,我该离婚还是不离婚呢?我说:你愿意怎么办就怎么办,当初是你要嫁给他的,不是你自己的选择吗?你自己做选择,别把锅甩给我。 要是我给她建议了,她回去跟她老公说,老师让我跟你离婚。我闲着没事给自己找麻烦啊?有的夫妻吵架,到我这里让我给他们评评理,你以为我会给你评理啊?什么有理无理的东西,跟神的国没什么关系。 人心里如果没有神的国,心里装的就全是世上的这些屁事,所以你里面到底要不要有神的国,选择不是在你自己吗?如果你不会做选择,来问我,你会听见我问你一句话:那你想选啥?你想离,你就离;你不想离,那你就继续过。跟我有啥关系呢?我又不在乎这个。如果我们追求神的国,这些事情还是问题吗?**什么东西拦阻我进入神的国,我放下不就好了吗?活着是一件很简单的事情,只在于人的选择。**

**不但如此,我也将万事当作有损的,因我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝。我为他已经丢弃万事,看作粪土,为要得着基督; (《腓立比书》3:8)** 耶稣往耶路撒冷,进加利利去,有十个大麻风求耶稣来医治他们。他们被医治好后,最后只有一个人回来感谢耶稣,其他九个得医治的呢?怎么只有一个回来了?再没有其他人回来荣耀神吗?耶稣纳闷,对回来的大麻风说:起来,走吧,你的信救了你。 那么其他九个大麻风去哪里了呢?为什么没有回来感谢神呢?原来他们心里想的是:哈哈,好久没有去吃鼎泰丰了,没有享受卡拉OK了,好久没有回家见见父母了,我得赶紧去啊。追求的全是世上的这点事,心里哪还有神的国?问问自己,你是那九个里面的,还是那一位回来感谢神的呢?

我们想要活得好,但如果顺着自己的意思活,得着的就是大麻风。因为我们里面装着的全是属世界的逻辑体系,得病不就是我们给自己找的吗?之前活错了,还继续照着错误的逻辑体系活,你能活得好吗? **耶稣来为的是神的国,不是九个大麻风得医治,医治人不是神的目的,神的目的是建造神的国度,让神的国度降临。**神的国在哪里?就在人的心里,我们当中一些得了癌症的人,是因为之前神的国不在你的心里,那么现在神的国有在你的心里吗?在你的心里还选择得癌症之前的那些识别善恶、容易受伤、别人亏欠你的逻辑体系吗? 你看看这些现象,十个大麻风,最后只有一个来找耶稣的,不过那仅有的一个回来感谢神的大麻风,也不一定能做耶稣的门徒,谁知道后来怎么样了呢?我过去的服侍也是这样的观念:你得医治了,愿意跟着我建造得胜的教会,就跟着;不愿意,那你愿意去哪里就去哪里,我绝不会打电话骚扰你。

今天大家一定要知道我们在干嘛,我们建造神的国度,一定别把垃圾收到神的国里,做神眼里的屎壳郎,那多恶心啊。为什么有人要收这些垃圾呢?因为觉得教会需要人数和钱,这样想真的老辛苦了。一位弟兄跟我说,他们的牧师,家里的九十九只羊不管了,整天出去找那一只丢失的羊,什么样的羊呢?离开教会的,他挨个去探访,劝他们回来,但那是羊吗? 后来再回过头,发现原来剩下的九十九只羊里,只有一两只才是真正的羊,其他的都是一些狐狸和黄鼠狼,为了一只狼,导致其他的真正的羊被狼叼走了,或者逃走了,不跑能怎么办?在狼圈里能活下去吗?最后整了一百只黄鼠狼,教会敬拜的时候,黄鼠狼最喜欢拜拜了,那不麻烦了嘛!人还以为是在找那一只羊呢!神是在找羊,找宝贝,不是找那九个大麻风,神的国不在他们心里,把他们找回来干什么呢?

我们是否学会一个功课,**是否有拉撒路的决心,就算是讨饭,也要进神的国,这是一种心志。**耶稣不是说寻求神的国会变成拉撒路讨饭的样子,神是说要有这种心志,宁可这样也不做那个财主,也不看重这世上的荣华富贵和那些扯淡的事,因为最后也就是扯出骨灰盒而已。 弟兄姐妹,我们常常会做错选择。今天你听了我的分享,能否会做对选择呢?折腾来折腾去,不饶恕不就是因为世上的得失吗?因为我们心里很穷,我们里面没有神的国。神的国是极其丰盛的,我们不用计较那些,我们选择了神的国,我们的一生将是何等的兴盛,耶稣来是让人得生命,并且得的更丰盛。神的国在我们眼里是宝贝,我们在耶稣眼里也是宝贝,耶稣基督在我们眼里也是至宝。 如今我得着的是耶稣基督的恩典,我看耶稣基督为至宝。如今活着的不再是我,是耶稣基督活在我里面,我因着耶稣基督的缘故,看这世上如粪土,所有的事都是粪土,所有的钱财都是不义的钱财,辛苦赚来的钱也是不义的钱财,贪恋这个世界能成就神的国吗?成就不了!不要把自己牢牢的套在这个世界的网罗里,一定要选择神的国。

**就算是我们经历了天大的神迹,像大麻风得洁净,其实也说明不了神的国在你心里,神的国全在于我们里面的选择。**所以,法利赛人很困惑:神的国几时来到?耶稣说:神的国几时来到不是眼所能看到的。实际上是眼所能看到的,只不过耶稣对法利赛人说不是。 我看不到神的国在不在你的心里,但我知道神的国在不在我的心里,碰一碰你的钱,就知道神的国在不在你的心里了,碰一碰你滚的粪球,就知道你是不是屎壳郎。我给我们家小狗一个骨头,然后我把骨头拿回来,它就跟我亮牙齿。我只是试一试,它就跟我亮牙齿,说明它看重的是骨头,不是主人。 我们要知道我们的神是全地的主,不要像小狗,不要像屎壳郎,就看重骨头和粪球,却不看重神。我们要在心里紧紧地抓住神的国,那不是别人能看见的,是在我们心里,人心里的选择很重要!

如果我们里面选择的是神的国,那么主耶稣降临的时候,全地会同一时间看见人子降临,就是耶稣基督再来,就像闪电一样。有的人看得见,有的人看不见,因为世人的眼睛被魔鬼弄瞎了,被体贴肉体弄瞎了,所以就看不见。我们心里的选择,把人一下子就区分开了。 **挪亚的日子怎样,人子的日子也要怎样。 那时候的人又吃又喝,又娶又嫁,到挪亚进方舟的那日,洪水就来,把他们全都灭了。 又好像罗得的日子;人又吃又喝,又买又卖,又耕种又盖造。 到罗得出所多玛的那日,就有火与硫磺从天上降下来,把他们全都灭了。 人子显现的日子也要这样。当那日,人在房上,器具在屋里,不要下来拿;人在田里,也不要回家。 你们要回想罗得的妻子。 凡想要保全生命的,必丧掉生命;凡丧掉生命的,必救活生命。 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。(有古卷加:36两个人在田里,要取去一个,撇下一个。) 门徒说:主啊,在哪里有这事呢?耶稣说:尸首在哪里,鹰也必聚在那里。(《路加福音》17:26-37 )** 两个人在一个床上,要取去一个,撇下一个,就算是在同一张床上,心里的选择导致的结果都是不一样的。两个女人一同推磨,要取去一个,撇下一个,就算是干同一件事,心里有神的国的被选去了,没有神的国的就被撇下了。这世上只有两种人,一种是被选上的,一种是被撇下的。**不管是在干什么,心里的选择决定了是被神选上,还是被神撇下,心里选择神的国的人,在神眼里就是宝贝。**

耶稣在这里讲到两个人,挪亚的日子怎样,罗得的日子怎样,人子降临的时候,就要知道会发生什么事,就是把他们全都灭了,这就是神的国降临。把他们都灭了,然后你还把这些房地产、股票、银行里的存款看得那么重吗?还有意义吗?真能救你吗?神的国是你心里的选择,在你的心里,你到底要选择什么呢?是选择在世上活得好,还是选择在神的国里活得好呢? 在上一章,耶稣讲拉撒路和财主的例子,他们一个是选择神的国,一个是选择世上的国。选择神的国虽然活得不太好,但是不在乎世上的事。我们不要理解错了,耶稣基督讲的是一种心志,财主把所有的盼望放在世上,结果掉到了阴间地狱里变成了烤羊肉串,很辛苦啊!拉撒路的选择是神的国,即使在世上受点苦头,那又能算得了什么呢?他最后不是在亚伯拉罕的怀里得了安慰吗? 我们要想一想挪亚的日子和罗得的日子。我们不要以为罗得是一个好人,我们如果觉得罗得是一个好人,就和彼得的看法一样。耶稣和保罗从来没有夸奖罗得,彼得就夸奖过罗得。罗得怎么就混到这种地步呢?除了两个女儿,罗得提了一罐子酒,去到山上喝醉了,就和两个女儿生了孩子。最后,罗得和两个女儿倾家荡产,什么也没有。 《圣经》说,神因为亚伯拉罕的缘故,才把罗得带出来。罗得是因为与亚伯拉罕有关系,所以神因着亚伯拉罕纪念他,所以他差一点就在所多玛城里被灭掉了。神不觉得罗得好,因为罗得的妻子特别爱世界,特别爱钱。罗得认为要跟妻子合一,就顺着老婆跑到所多玛城里,他老婆在所多玛置办了很多很值钱的产业,但是这些值钱的产业拦不住神的国降临,后来这些东西全都被毁灭了。

那么你的心在哪里呢?你里面是罗得的妻子还是罗得呢?我们无论如何都要效法亚伯拉罕。罗得以前跟了亚伯拉罕,得了不少的恩典,他为什么要离开亚伯拉罕呢?真让人匪夷所思。亚伯拉罕不想在世上过很舒服的日子,就整天挪移帐篷。住帐篷和住在有卫生设施的砖瓦房里的生活完全不同,罗得和他老婆想来想去,认为做个游牧民族很辛苦,他们还是觉得进到现代化的城市里好,他们目的就是为了在世上活得好。 你能理解吗?其实你越在乎活得怎么样,越活不好,越不在乎活得怎么样,越能活得好。我们当中一位弟兄的同事,他很会做保健,整天吃保健品,又去健身房健身,习惯性地锻炼。他把肉体锻炼得特别适合老马,结果老马忽然有一天就把他抓走了。 我们想保全生命的,就真的能保全吗?大家都很诧异,一个这么爱惜自己性命的年轻人,怎么就死掉了呢?因为违背了耶稣基督的属灵原则,他只是一个活在今生的人。**路加写这段话我们要明白,神的国是在你我的心里,不在这个世上。** 弟兄姐妹千万不要搞错,如果一个人心里是个死人,魔鬼能不在他们身上吗?如果一个人心里装着属世界的逻辑体系,在神的眼里只是一具尸体而已,不是有灵的活人。一个没有灵的活人,魔鬼必来吃你的肉,即使魔鬼不来,神也会派一个鬼来搞你的。我们的心里是选择做一个有灵的活人,还是做一个没有灵的尸体呢?一个人为了保全自己的性命,在神眼里就是行尸走肉,吃尸体的鹰也必聚集在那里,这样的人招鬼。

你到底是做一个活人还是一个死人,全在于你心里的选择。如果你心里选择神的国,鹰怎么可能聚集在那里呢?你问,在哪里有这样的事?其实就在你的心里,你的心里如果是没有灵的活人,为了世上的事活着,最后就死了。怎么死的?整群的鹰在那里吃你的肉,能好得了吗?今天你们听了我的分享,到底要选择做什么样的人呢? 有人跟我说:我可喜欢听你讲道了,因为你的讲道很有营养。但是这营养却滋润不了他们,因为他们心里装的全是世上的事。其实我不过是讲了一个观念,他的遭遇不过是他心里选择的结果而已。他在我们这里看到医治释放的果效,但再往下走,就走不下去了,是谁拦阻了他继续走下去呢?是他自己。 他一直跟我争辩,好像我不太谦卑,我也不想做他眼里认为的谦卑的人,因为在神的眼里谦卑才是重要的。我讲了一些狠话,讲完了,人家负面了!人的选择就是为了世上的这点事活着,你说这不是尸首吗?鹰聚集在那里,他能过得好吗?不好啊。最后活出来的结果就是他自己的选择。 我说狠话不是为了别的,是要他放下自己里面的逻辑体系,他说的话相当可恶:谁说要活的像神了?这话是鬼话,因为人身上有鬼,人身上有一群要吃尸体的老鹰,结果就活成今天这副模样了。我很感慨,挪亚的日子怎样,罗得的日子怎样,耶稣降临的日子也会怎样,人如果在房上,就不要下来拿器具,到时候钱啊、银行存折啊,这些东西全都要一起被灭掉。

我们今天活着的世代是耶稣基督再来的日子,耶稣基督再来的日子真的很近很近了,我们还要把世上的事看得很重吗?我们该种地的要种地,该推磨的要推磨,该睡觉的要睡觉,该服侍的去服侍,但是我们心里选择的是神的国。如果神的国在我们的里面,什么饶不饶恕,加添信心或者不加添信心,这些事都不会提及了。 弟兄姐妹们为什么常常问一些不上道的问题?就是因为我讲的和你里面的逻辑体系不调和,你里面的逻辑体系让你在世上吃了很多猪食,然后你还是持守这样的逻辑体系,怎能不困扰呢?我希望你不要困扰到耶稣基督降临了,那样真的很要命。千万不要学罗得的妻子,脑子里想的都是怎么守着世界的逻辑体系,直到把自己变成了一根盐柱,那就真没救了。 希望大家心里装的都是神的国和神的义,在世上的每一天都为神而活。当主耶稣再来的日子,我们就不会被撇下。因为我们是否被撇下,全在于我们心里的选择,所以我们今天要竭力地对付属世界的逻辑体系。 愿神祝福大家!
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