衝突

衝突
聖經閱讀：馬太福音18:15-20 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年10月23日(日)

　我們在生活中都會有面對衝突的時候，就算是基督徒也不會永遠同意彼此的想法。在今天閱讀的經文中，耶穌教我們一個方法來解決主內弟兄姊妹之間的衝突。
經文第15節說：「假使你的弟兄得罪你，你就去見他，指出他的錯誤。」這節經文告訴我們要採取行動來化解衝突，假如單獨去跟弟兄姊妹談無法解決問題，這時我們要帶其他基督徒跟我們一起去，如果還是沒有幫助，我們只能「把他當作外人或稅棍看待好了」（第17b節）。
我們不應該討厭這樣的人，反而要對他們展現上帝的愛和恩典。我們要盡力去化解跟其他基督徒的衝突，上帝喜悅我們用上帝的方式去解決問題。—DVH*

「耶如果你的弟兄犯罪，勸誡他；要是他悔改，饒恕他。」 路加福音17:3b

禱告：天父，求祢幫助我向主內的弟兄姊妹展現祢的愛與恩典。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(李信儀譯)

Conflicts
Bible Reading: Matthew 18:15-20
Sunday, October 23, 2016

　We all face conflicts in life. Even Christians do not always agree with each other. In our Bible Reading, Jesus gives us a plan for resolving conflicts with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Verse 15 says, “If your brother or sister in God's family does something wrong, go and tell them what they did wrong.” This shows us that we need to do something to resolve our conflicts. If going to a brother or sister alone doesn't solve the problem, then we are to take other Christians with us. And if that doesn't help, then we are to “treat them as you would treat someone who does not know God or who is a tax collector” (verse 17b).
We should not hate that person. Instead we should show them God's love and grace. We should work hard to resolve our conflicts with other Christians. God will be pleased when we settle our problems using Jesus' plan. —DVH*

“If your brother or sister in God's family does something wrong, warn them. If they are sorry for what they did, forgive them.” Luke 17:3b

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, help me show Your love and grace to all my brothers and sisters in Christ. In Jesus' name. Amen.