彼得前书第3章

2022年2月1日

读经内容:彼得前书第3章

默想分享:

在讲到基督徒应该过圣洁生活的时候,彼得用了很多次“顺服”这个词。作为子民,要顺服人的一切制度,在上的君王,或是君王派来的臣子(彼前2:13);作为仆人的,要存敬畏的心顺服主人(彼前2:18);做妻子的,要顺服丈夫(彼前3:1)。

因为近百年来妇女运动的发展,“做妻子的要顺服丈夫”这一条变得比前两条更让人难以接受。妻子顺服丈夫,难道就好像子民顺服君王,仆人顺服主人那样吗?那样实在是让人太难以接受了,这也是基督教经常受到抨击的地方。

首先,男人与女人一样,都是按照神的形象被造的,是神形象的承载者(image of God),所以男人与女人一样,是同等尊贵和重要。

其次,在一个社会体系中,不论是国家体系,还是工作体系,家庭体系,一个人顺服另外一个人都不意味着比另一个人低贱。那些把人分为高低贵贱的社会体系是被罪所充满的社会,是有问题的社会。基督耶稣在世为人时,也顺服自己的肉身父母。基督耶稣也顺服自己的天父,甘愿受死在十字架上。但这都不意味着耶稣基督的位份低贱。

再次,家庭生活在个人的信仰生活中十分重要,妻子顺服丈夫,丈夫要爱妻子缺一不可。妻子顺服丈夫,并不是说要对丈夫所有的决定和行为都表示支持和拥护,无条件的服从。在彼得前书中,彼得特意强调对于不信从道理的丈夫,要顺服,他们虽然不听道,也可以因妻子的品行被感化过来。但是这里,彼得并没有要求妻子顺服丈夫的异教信仰。如果按照顺服的逻辑来说,妻子要顺服丈夫,那么丈夫要求妻子放弃基督教的信仰,跟随他敬拜异教偶像,可以不可以呢?显然是不可以的。那这样不就是不顺服了吗?所以,彼得在这里提到的顺服的含义并不是说无条件的顺服,而是从言语和行为上存着谦卑的心,尊敬自己的丈夫。

丈夫要求妻子顺服自己,是不是就可以在家里作威作福,凡事都要求太太听从他呢?也不是的。“你们作丈夫的也要按情理和妻子同住;因她比你软弱,与你一同承受生命之恩的,所以要敬重她。这样,便叫你们的祷告没有阻碍。”(彼得前书 3:7 和合本) 圣经注重家庭生活,家庭生活的和睦才能促进属灵生命的共同增长。这是很简单的原则,圣经要求彼此相爱,这当然首先就包括要爱自己的妻子,因为妻子是与丈夫一同承受生命之恩的。

 

思考与应用:我们如何在家庭中过圣洁的生活呢?在家里操练彼此相爱与在教会中操练彼此相爱,哪一个对你来说更难呢?

祷告:亲爱的主耶稣,求你坚固我的心,让我知道如何去行才能讨你的喜悦,阿们!(转发请注明TCAC, 谢谢!)

 

 

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