使徒行傳 第5章 中英摘要

  使徒行傳第五章,是彼得的第四篇道;彼得本是個漁夫,他在五旬節被聖靈充滿後,第一次講道,三千人得救,第二次講道,五千人得救,這都是因為他帶著聖靈的能力,傳講耶穌是基督;我們傳福音也是如此,我們需要靠聖靈的能力,去傳講耶穌基督。
  第四章末了講到信徒凡物公用,利未人巴拿巴賣產捐銀;第五章開始則講到亞拿尼亞和撒非喇這對夫妻,也是賣了田產,把價銀放在使徒腳前,說是捐獻全部,其實他們私自留下幾分,他們對使徒撒謊,其實他們是在欺騙神,所以他們倆皆因欺哄聖靈而亡。弟兄姊妹,我們一切的心思意念及所作所為,神都知道;神愛我們,給我們完全的自由來做選擇,我們若是選擇忠心良善的服事神,神必在明處暗處記念、報答我們,我們的選擇若是又惡又懶又欺哄神,將來我們都要跟神交帳,那時我們必要哀哭切齒。
  使徒所到之處都引起騷動,他們雖然受逼迫被囚,出監後仍是心裏歡喜的傳講耶穌是基督,他們知道順從神,不順從人,是應當的。一個真正認識神的基督徒,無論到哪裡,都會攪動那地,因為神的工作就是要把光與黑暗分開;如果你是個隱藏的基督徒,家人、同事、朋友,都不知道你是基督徒,那你就不可能成為光、成為鹽,你是不會有影響力的。
  前幾天台灣發生了空難,幾十條的生命就這樣喪生了;ISIS伊斯蘭國恐怖組織,濫殺無辜、到處自我毀滅性的攻擊….如此不幸的悲劇,在這末後的世代,不斷的在上演。信主的人知道,我們的主掌管明天,但是我們周遭許多未信主的人,明日如何他並不知道,他們生命在結束後,就只有走向滅亡,所以我們要努力的傳福音、救人,將生命的道告訴周遭的人,而不要整天在那裏發怨言,怪弟兄姊妹態度不好、不關心你,怪教會不合你意、沒有愛心….整天都活在一堆負面的感覺中,你怎麼會有力量去傳福音、救人呢?人與人相處自然會有磨擦,不要論斷,也不要定睛在這些摩擦上面,我們都要有同一心志:一致對外去傳福音,那我們就可以相互包容,彼此成全;因為我們知道,有一個更高的呼召,更神聖的使命等著我們去完成!

葉長老 風美小組信息 / 高雄 錦泰 摘錄回應

Acts 5

  Acts 5 is the fourth preach of Peter. Peter was a fisherman, yet after he was filled by the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, his first preach saved three thousand people. Five thousand people were saved in his second sermon. These are all because he proclaimed that Jesus is Christ thorough the power of the Holy Spirit. Our evangelization is the same; we need to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ via the power of the Holy Spirit.

  Toward the end of Acts 4, believers share their possessions. Barnabas sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. In the beginning of chapter 5, Ananias and Sapphira also sold a piece of property. They claimed to have put all the money they’ve got for their property at the feet of the apostles, but actually they’ve kept some for themselves. They lied to the apostles, but in fact they have not lied just to human beings but to God. So they were both killed for lying to the Holy Spirit. Brothers and sisters, God knows all our thoughts and deeds. God loves us, and He gives us freedom to make choices. If we choose to serve God faithfully, He will remember and reward us both in private and in public. If we choose to be evil, lazy and deceitful, one day we will answer to God, then we will weep and gnash our teeth.

  The apostles caused commotion in every place they went. Although they were persecuted and prisoned, they still spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and were filled with joy after they came out. They knew they ought to obey God, not men. Christians who truly knows God will agitate people around them no matter where they go, because it is God’s work to separate light from dark. If you are a hidden Christian-your family, colleagues, and friends all know nothing about your religion-you cannot become the light and salt; you won’t be able to exercise your influence.

  Few days ago, there was a plan crush, and dozens of lives were gone in just a matter of minutes. Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) killed so many innocent people and launched so many terrorist attacks. So many tragedies happening around us toward the end of days. Believers in Christ know that tomorrow is in the hand of our Lord. However, there are many non-believers around us, they don’t know what tomorrow has for them, and when their lives end they just walk toward destruction. So we should work hard to spread the gospel of the Lord and save people. We should not complain and blame others-your church members having bad attitudes, people not showing enough concern to you, your church not appealing to you, people not loving enough, and so on-instead, we should show people around us the path to salvation. If you bury your life in negative feelings, how can you have the strength to evangelize and to save others? People having conflicts is inevitable, but we should not judge each other, and we definitely should not focus on those conflicts. We should have one heart and one mind that endeavors to save the non-believers. If we do, we can forgive and support each other, because we know there is a higher calling. There is a more sacred mission awaits us to accomplish!

Message by Elder Yeh / Summary and response by Jim Lin