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Strangeness and the Order of God

2024/1/8
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蒂莫西·凯勒牧师在本次布道中探讨了智慧、律法主义以及上帝的秩序之间的关系。他指出,制定过多规则并不能解决所有问题,我们需要智慧来应对生活中的各种情况。智慧在于了解现实,并与现实保持联系。要获得智慧,需要了解现实的持久性、现实的问题以及现实如何被治愈。违背上帝的旨意,实际上是在伤害自己,因为上帝的旨意符合人的本性。存在一个神圣的道德秩序,人们不能自己决定什么是对错。违背上帝的旨意会导致生活走向失败,现实世界并非总是按照上帝的旨意运行,存在不公正现象。人们对上帝的审判存在误解,容易导致压迫和暴力。如果没有上帝,就无法论证人权的存在;所有法律都将基于个人的观点,而无法确定谁的观点应该成为法律的依据。相信死后虚无是一种麻醉剂,让人们可以肆无忌惮地做坏事而不受惩罚。无论相信或不相信神圣的道德秩序,都会导致灾难性的后果。福音讲述了现实的治愈,上帝将降临人间,治愈旧有的秩序。上帝最初的秩序中没有死亡、痛苦和眼泪,这些都是人类违背上帝旨意后产生的后果。上帝的降临是为了治愈破碎的秩序,而不是毁灭世界。基督教与其他宗教不同,基督教认为上帝不仅是审判者,也是为人类承担审判的人。耶稣在十字架上所受的审判是为了赎罪,让人类得以重生。福音使人们能够安全地相信上帝的审判和公正;基督教的核心是爱,而不是审判。福音消除了相对主义和评判主义,使人们能够安全地相信真理。如果不理解福音,就无法安全地阅读箴言。箴言并非绝对的规定或承诺,而是生活在神圣秩序下的最佳实践。只有福音才能让人们完整地理解现实,避免成为愚人。福音带来激进的适度,让人们在生活中保持平衡。上帝因着耶稣基督的救赎,遮盖了人们的罪过,看到人们的美丽。对上帝之爱的认识能够减轻人们的痛苦。只有福音才能让人们真正认识现实,获得智慧,并保持平衡。

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Wisdom is not just about being moral but also about knowing the right thing to do in various life situations where moral rules don't apply. It involves mastering reality and understanding human nature, which is why we often resort to legalism to avoid thinking deeply.

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The appeal of legalism—of multiplying more and more rules—is so we don’t have to think. We want a rule to cover every situation. We don’t want to have to actually think out the implications. 

But you know what? No matter how much you multiply rules, you’ll never cover all of the situations. It just doesn’t work. You need wisdom. Wisdom is being in touch with and understanding reality. What does it mean to be in touch with reality? 

In these passages in Proverbs and Revelation we’re taught 1) the persistence of reality, 2) the problems with reality, and 3) how it gets healed.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 3, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 5:16-23; Revelation 21:1-5.

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