(腓立比書Philippians 2:5-11)
耶穌基督是三位一體的神當中的第二位。在基督論中,我們肯定耶穌具有完全的神性和人性,其含意是祂既是完全的神,也是完全的人。我們在這一項基督論的神學認信上面,有一個很重要的屬靈操練的教導,就是效法基督的榜樣。耶穌基督的人生就是我們的生活榜樣,也是神向我們啟示,並要求我們追求的敬虔生命。
保羅要求腓立比教會的基督徒,要以耶穌基督的心為心。什麼是以耶穌的心為心呢?它的意思是要我們體會、認同和效法耶穌的生命。其實,在門徒的操練中,最重要也是最主要的功課,就是以耶穌基督的心為心。
以耶穌基督的心為心,就是盡量去體會和認同耶穌的想法,祂對事物和人的感受和態度,祂的生活方式,並祂的使命與嚮往。當我們慢慢以耶穌的心為心,便會很自然地效法祂的生活和祂所示範的正常健康的人生,就是神要我們獲得的新生命和新生活。
教會為我們提供的一切團契、小組、主日學、崇拜和門徒訓練等,目的是要多方面讓我們去體會耶穌基督,並以祂的心為心。簡單地說,門徒訓練或學習做耶穌基督的門徒,就是學習以耶穌基督的心為心,去效法基督。
經文默想
請你使用這段經文,默想耶穌的生平和祂待人處事的方法與態度,並體會祂的心腸。
Jesus Christ is the second person of the triune God. In Christology, we confess that Jesus has the total nature of God and man, which means that He is wholly God and wholly man. In this Christological confession there is a very profound teaching in spirituality, and that is the discipline of imitating Christ. Jesus is our role model, and His life and deeds have set us the example to imitate. It is also the revelation of God given to us regarding our spiritual pursuit in godly living.
Paul asked the Christians in Philippi to have the same mind in theirs as it was in Jesus. What does it mean to have the same mind in us as it is in Jesus? It means that we share the same perspective and compassion of Jesus, and identify with His lifestyle. As a matter of fact, it is the purpose and goal of discipleship training.
Having the same mind of Jesus is to share and identify with the perspectives and compassion of Jesus. We share and identify with the things Jesus did, and the ways He handled things and relationships as well as His lifestyle. If we share more and more Jesus’ heart, we will be naturally imitating the right and healthy lifestyle that he has revealed to us, which is also the new life that God wants us to put on.
Our church has been providing different fellowships, small groups, Sunday school classes, worship services and discipleship training opportunities for us to imitate Christ and to share His heart. To put it in a straight and simple expression, the purpose and goal for any discipleship training is basically to learn how to share the heart of Jesus and to imitate His life.
Meditation on the Scripture
Please use this Scripture passage to meditate on the life and work of Jesus to share His heart and His passion.