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事奉的特權

哥林多後書 第4章

要是保羅真是驕傲的話，他所驕傲的，便是他能享有事奉的特權──基督容讓他去服侍祂的特權。但事實上，這特權是使他謙卑而不是驕傲，而且，他更將這特權視之為不可輕忽的責任。

使徒保羅喜歡用「職分」一詞來形容他的事奉，這詞在他的書信中出現不下十數次。他所指的「職分」並不是站在講台上事奉的一兩個小時，而是涵蓋了他的一生。

我們很容易會說，神在保羅身上有獨特的計劃，要將特別的職分交給保羅，因此，我們有藉口說：「我們不是保羅，不能夠承擔那樣的重任！」我們必須再讀第1節一遍：「我們…受了這職分」──那當然包括了你和我！

保羅提醒我們，我們並非單是得著救恩的罪人，更是神的用人。我們的工作就是代表基督。這是隨著身分而來的職分。

保羅在好幾卷書信中都提過「聖靈的恩賜」，這恩賜就是聖靈賜給每位信徒用於事奉的能力。每位信徒都有恩賜，恩賜各有不同，但只要有恩賜，我們就可以完成某項事奉，藉此服侍基督。

保羅接著提醒我們，每個信徒都必須事奉。他在第3節指出，不認耶穌基督的人，都是蒙蔽和失喪的人，他們離棄了神和無法與祂相交。除非他們聽信福音，否則將永遠與神隔絕。撒但當然不想他們聽聞福音；但我們卻有責任把基督的福音告訴他們。

反思：

我們在信主的那一刻，就受了傳福音的職分──世人正急需聽聞這福音！

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THE PRIVILEGE OF MINISTRY

If it were right to say that Paul was proud, there was one privilege he was proud of - that Christ had allowed Paul to serve Him.

But actually he was humbled by this fact and saw the responsibility of it as well as the privilege.

Ministry was a favourite word of the apostle. He used it dozens of times in his epistles. He spoke as if it covered his whole life, not just an hour or so in some pulpit.

It is very easy for us to say that God had special plans. for Paul and we therefore tend to excuse ourselves by saying: Were not Paul. We cant do much We need to read that first verse again:

We have this ministry. That includes every one of us.

We could call it a Possessed Ministry. It is ours. It is yours. It is mine. Paul reminds us that not only are we saved, but we are servants also. We have a work to do - representing Jesus Christ.

In several epistles Paul talks about the gifts of the Spirit. A gift is a capacity given to each of us by the Holy Spirit, to be used in the service of Christ. Every believer has a gift. They may vary as to their nature, but having a gift, we have some kind of a ministry we can fulfil for Christ.

Then Paul reminds us how much this ministry is needed. In verse 3 he states that outside of Jesus Christ, men and women are lost. They are lost to God and lost to His fellowship. They are separated from Him, and will be for ever, unless they hear and accept the gospel we possess. Satan wants to keep them from hearing it.

Our responsibility is to tell them .the Good News in Christ.

OUR MINISTRY - POSSESSED BY US - NEEDED BY THEM.

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