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耶稣：不要为生活所需担忧，因为生命胜于食物，身体胜于衣物。上帝会照顾我们，如同他照顾飞鸟和野花一样。要信靠上帝的供养，不要像外邦人一样追逐物质。 这段教导的核心是强调信靠上帝的供养，而非对物质的依赖。耶稣用飞鸟和野花作比喻，说明上帝会照顾一切受造物，更何况是人。他劝诫人们不要将心思放在吃喝穿戴上，因为这些都是暂时的，而生命和信仰才是永恒的。耶稣的教导旨在让人们摆脱对金钱的焦虑，将焦点放在属灵层面上。 Timothy Keller：耶稣的教导并非简单地叫人停止焦虑，而是深入探讨焦虑的根源。他指出，金钱的缺乏或过剩都会扭曲人的生活，让人失去自由。金钱焦虑源于人们试图通过金钱来获得价值感和安全感，这实际上是将金钱作为父爱和安全感的替代品。 Keller 进一步解释说，人们对金钱的焦虑是由于忘记了上帝是他们的父，忘记了上帝的供养。他用乌鸦和百合花作比喻，说明上帝会照顾一切受造物，更何况是人。他指出，金钱无法提供真正的价值感和安全感，只有上帝的父爱才能做到。要解决金钱问题，需要认识到自己不是上帝，并且自己是上帝的儿女。要将钱财给予穷人，并奉献给上帝的国度。通过信靠上帝，并奉献爱心，才能摆脱金钱的控制，获得真正的平安和喜乐。

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Jesus addresses the deep anxiety caused by money, emphasizing that life is more than material needs and that worrying cannot add anything to our lives.

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Jesus addresses our worry about money. 

We are in the grips of anxiety about money, about what we will eat, about what we will drink, where we will live, whether we can make the rent. We are in deep anxiety. Jesus comes to us and says, “Stop it!” But he’s a surgeon, not a sergeant. He goes underneath and says, “Let me show you why. Let me help you out.” 

Jesus teaches us 1) that money makes us deeply anxious, 2) why money makes us deeply anxious, and then 3) how to break the power of money.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 23, 1997. Series: Stewardship, Generosity and Money. Scripture: Luke 12:22-34.

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