新约 - 哥林多后书(2 Corinthians)第6章

As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain.
For he says, "In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.
We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses;
in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger;
in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as impostors;
known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet we live on; beaten, and yet not killed;
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians, and opened wide our hearts to you.
We are not withholding our affection from you, but you are withholding yours from us.
As a fair exchange--I speak as to my children--open wide your hearts also.
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people."
"Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you."
"I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty."
哥林多后书第五章

神恩白白赐,人心徒然受?若是这样,神定然很伤心,我不会令他伤心吧……
  6:1 哥林多的信徒怎样徒受神的恩典?也许他们被假教师所传的不同信息迷惑了,怀疑保罗和他的教训。他们在听了神的信息后,却不让神的话语影响自己的言语和行为。你是否也常常徒受神的恩典呢?

现在正是悦纳的日子,你还没有接受神的恩典?你在等什么?
  6:2 神把救恩赐给每个人。许多人不愿立即决定是否跟随基督,以为将有更好的机会,但是却可能因此永远失去了机会。所以,没有什么机会是比如今更适合接受基督的赦免的了,不要让任何东西阻挡你接受神。

行事为人彰显神?不会这么要求吧,我可没有留意啊……
  6:3 保罗做每一样事情,都考虑到别人如何从他所做的联想到基督是什么样子的。如果你是一个基督徒,你就是神的仆人,每个时刻都有非信徒留意你的言行。所以,别让自己不自觉或放肆的行为变成他人拒绝相信基督的藉口。

在左在右握兵器,其作用在哪?
  6:7 右手的兵器是攻击之用,而左手的兵器则是防守之用。每一个士兵都须作好这两方面的准备,才能出战。

有时真的很沮丧,做什么也得不到人的肯定──在任何境遇都能自处、释然?我……
  6:8-10 认识耶稣带来全新的生活境界。不管人们怎样说,耶稣始终爱护我们。我们不要因群众的压力和意见而屈服。不管众人对保罗是称赞还是指责,他仍然对神忠心,有活力、喜乐,并在最困难的境况下知足。别让环境或别人的期望左右你,却要在神面前站稳,不要向世俗让步。

我心胸狭窄?我只是不愿接受他的教导而已,谁叫他说我这不是,那也不对?
  6:11-13 保罗曾向哥林多信徒流露真挚的感情,清楚表明自己的爱,但他们却反应冷淡;保罗解释这些严厉的话是出于爱。我们很容易反对神所设立的领导人,不接受他们出自爱心的劝戒。所以,我们需要宽宏而不是狭窄的心来接受神的信息。

信与不信不能同负一轭,保罗为何这样说?他以前不是曾教人与未信的配偶同住下去吗?
  6:14-18 保罗要求信徒勿与非信徒建立有约束力的关系,因为这会削弱他们对基督的热爱、操守和标准。在此之前,保罗提到信徒不应与非信徒断绝联系(参林前5:9-10),他甚至要求基督徒要继续与未信主的配偶生活下去(参林前7:12-13)。保罗希望信徒能够主动地向非信徒见证基督,但是,却不应与他们建立可能影响信徒信仰的个人或商业性的联系。基督徒应尽力避免落入不能对主完全忠诚的处境中。

撒但有的名字,你也知道的……
  6:15 彼列是对撒但的称呼。而那些已经被神真光照耀的人,绝不应与黑暗有任何的关联和妥协(参林前10:20-21)。

要从世界分别出来,真的要?这表示基督徒不要理会世上的事吗?
  6:17 从世界分别出来,不仅表示要与罪保持距离,也表示我们要与神接近(7:1-2),不参加使我们犯罪的娱乐,更包括我们应如何使用时间和金钱。在这个堕落的世界里,我们不可能全然避免罪的影响,但我们必须抵御罪恶,不妥协、不让步。