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1-10節--右手相交之禮

加拉太書 第2章

當我們在一個基督徒群體中，感受到被其他信徒接納，我們必然感到很喜樂。相信我們各人都曾有過這種被接納的感覺，它會給我們帶來多方面的意義。

當保羅回想昔日，他和巴拿巴到耶路撒冷教會參加一個重要會議時，眾使徒與他們用右手行相交之禮，他就感到非常喜樂。對他而言，這並非一個簡單的握手，而是代表著一種認可，認可他所傳講的信息，以及認可神差派他作外邦人使徒的職分。

我們可以在使徒行傳第十五章找到這次教會會議的背景。但保羅在這?卻指出，他是在一個特別的啟示之下，去到那?開會的(2節)。

那是一次極為重要的教會會議。保羅不單與巴拿巴同去，而且還帶同一位年輕的希臘信徒提多同行(3節)，當時的提多還沒有受割禮。他們會接納提多嗎？律法主義者會出言批評他，可是，當日的會議議決卻最終讓福音的恩典得勝。眾使徒與保羅站在同一陣線，堅拒律法主義者的立場，會議最終圓滿結束(9、10節)，讓保羅再無後顧之憂，以後可以放心在外邦人中間傳揚真正的福音。

讓我們反問自己，我們會否變成律法主義者呢？定立規則很容易，建牆也比造橋容易得多。然而，我們卻絕不該要求福音妥協，絕不該在福音以外加添甚麼，以致把某些人摒除在救恩門外──基督正是甘願為他們而受死的！我們有沒有製造任何障礙，去攔阻我們的鄰舍信主呢？我們對人的「接納程度」究竟如何？

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THE RIGHT HAND OF FELLOWSHIP

What a wonderful feeling it is when we are accepted especially by a group of fellow-believers in Christ. We have all had that experience somewhere at some time. It has meant very much in every way.

Pauls feelings are very deep as he thinks back to that tremendously important conference in Jerusalem when he and Barnabas were given the right hand of fellowship by the earlier apostles (v.9).

It was more than a handshake. It was a recognition of the message and the ministry God had. given to him as an apostle to the Gentiles.

The background of this first church conference or council is found in Acts chapter 15 but Paul says here that he went (v.2) under the guidance of a special revelation (Williams translation).

It was a remarkable council meeting. Paul had brought with him not only Barnabas, but Titus also (v.3), a Christian Greek, who had never been circumcised. Would he be accepted? The legalists spoke against him but the grace of the gospel won the day. The apostles stood with Paul against the legalists and the council ended on a happy note (verses 9,10), clearing the way for the spread of the true gospel among the Gentiles.

Are we ourselves ever too legalistic? Am I? Isnt it easy to set rules? It is easier to build walls than to build bridges isnt it? We must never compromise the gospel. We must never add 10 it but it is so easy to exclude from our friendship the very ones for whom Christ has died. Does that include our neighbours? How is our acceptance level today?

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