每日靈修：被主訓練
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DARE TO BE DISCIPLINED!
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「於是耶穌對門徒說：「若有人要跟從我，就當舍己，背起他的十字架來跟從我。因為，凡要救自己生命的，必喪掉生命；凡為我喪掉生命的，必得著生命。」
馬太福音16:24-25
Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life will lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Matthew 16:24-25
基督徒為自己的信仰活著。但是，有時候這種信仰在我們的生活中可能看不到。我們腦子裡的想法不一定是真正的信仰。人們習慣於眼見為實。我看見一個人說自己是基督徒，相信教義，自認為是福音派，實際生活中卻沒有活出生命，沒有經歷破碎、塑造，沒有表現溫柔、仁愛。耶穌說，你們多結果子，就是我的門徒。（參約15:8）重生之後，我們應當有更好的行為。雅各說，信心若沒有行為就是死的。（參雅2:17）
歷代基督徒謹守自己的信仰。門徒和自律（「disciple」 and 「discipline」）聯繫很明顯。做一個真正的有果效的基督徒，我們必須自律，效法基督。阻礙教會進步的，不是我們的言語和信條，而是我們的行為和見證。我們需要更多的基督徒做好榜樣，這就要求我們都實踐在主里的自律和追隨。我們如何開始？我們屬於主，所以要嚴格要求自己，尋求豐富、完全的生命。佈道家司布真說，我的見證是，我需要更多的火煉和錘鑿，需要神更多的管教。很多時候，只有經歷神的鞭笞，我才能得到。當教室變暗時，反而我看到更多。阿們！
Christian living presupposes Christian conviction. But unfortunately, it is possible to have beliefs which do not find expression I conduct. This belief of the head is often confused with real faith. The simple truth is-one really believes only that which one acts upon. When I see a person who claims to be a Christian and believes all the creeds and calls himself an evangelical Christian, but he does not live the Christian life-his life is not characterized by brokenness, tenderness, and love-I remember the words of Jesus when He said, 「By their fruits ye shall know them.」 After being born again we are to demonstrate our faith by our works. As James said, 「Faith without works is dead.」
The effective Christians of history have been men and women of great personal discipline. The connection between the words 「disciple」 and 「discipline」 is obvious. To be a true, effective disciple of Christ we must seek to discipline our lives and endeavor to walk even as He walked. The thing that has hindered the progress of the church is not so much our talk and our creeds; but it has been our walk, our conduct, our daily living. We need a revival of Christian example, and that can only come when professed followers of Christ begin to practice Christian discipline.Where do we begin? Having found the life which is in Christ, strict disciplinary trails lead to a full-bodied, rich, and complete life.The great 「Prince of Preachers,」 Charles Haddon Spurgeon, once said, 「I bear my willing witness that I owe more to the fire, and the hammer, and the file, than to anything else in my Lord』s workshop. I sometimes question whether I have ever learned anything except through the rod. When my schoolroom is darkened, I see most.」 I echo that sentiment!
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