(023) 今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY： 人的命运与神的旨意相同吗？Is Human Destiny the Same as Gods Will? Scripture 经文： 但我的生死并不重要，因为我并不认为我的生命是不可缺少的。对我来说，更重要的是完成我的使命，完成主耶稣赋予我的使命，那就是忠实地传扬上帝恩典的奇妙福音。 ”But whether I live or die is not important, for I don’t esteem my life as indispensable. It’s more important for me to fulfill my destiny and to finish the ministry my Lord Jesus has assigned to me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful news of God’s grace.” (使徒行传 Acts 20:24)
Sharing 分享: 许多神学家和牧师都试图回答我们关于 “人的命运是否与神的旨意相同” 的问题。许多牧师作家和作者在他们的讲道中总结并回答说： “… 不，人的命运与神的旨意不同 …” 他们继续解释说： “一个人的命运是他们一生中发生的一切，包括未来会发生什么。神的旨意与所有信徒的救赎有关，并不是为每个人预定的。神的旨意可以改变命运的进程。”
因此，许多人相信神的主权和人的自由意志都是真实的，人类要对自己的行为负责。另一些人说，人的意志可以受到神赐予的智慧的引导，以符合神的旨意。这些牧师认为，这是同一枚硬币的两面。因此，要忠于圣经的见证，我们必须承认硬币的两面。
因为神的主权是绝对信实的，可以改变人的命运，正如圣经在提摩太后书 2 Timothy 2:21 所说，那些侍奉神的人就像宝贵的器皿，可以用于神的特殊目的。经文说，那些洁净自己脱离邪恶的人将被召唤，并准备好被使用去做每一件好事。领袖作为有用器皿的比喻指的是那些善于接受的人。
一位牧师甚至用另一种简单的方式来区分人的意志和神的意志。那就是 “神的意志通常会在当下让你付出一些代价，但后来会带来巨大的回报。它会让你从内到外都得到满足。” 我们的意志常常引导我们走捷径，给我们带来即时的满足，但后来却付出了高昂的代价。
所以我们在 “今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY” 中引用的经文就是为了说明这一点。使徒保罗在米利都 Miletus 对以弗所教会的长老们讲话。他告诉他们，圣灵催促他回到耶路撒冷，尽管在那里等待他的是迫害。在这里，他解释了为什么他如此愿意顺服。他认识到他在神呼召中的个人命运是成为神宝贵的器皿，特别是完成向外邦人传福音的使命，并说： “我活着或死去并不重要，因为我不珍惜我的生命。对我来说更重要的是完成我的命运，完成主耶稣给我的事工，那就是忠实地传扬神恩典的奇妙信息。” 祈祷我们都能跟随使徒保罗的脚步，专注于在圣灵的引导下遵循神的旨意，这样我们就能走在我们的救主耶稣教导的公义道路上，我们的命运是得到最终等待我们的永生冠冕，虽然保罗，特别是我们已经注意到了这一点。 “神的旨意通常会让我们在当时付出一些代价，但它会为我们以后的永生付出巨大的回报。”
Many theologians and pastors have tried to answer our question about “is man’s destiny the same as God’s will.” Many pastoral writers and authors have concluded in their sermons and answered, “… No, man’s destiny is not the same as God’s will …” They go on to explain, “A person’s destiny is everything that has happened to them in their lifetime, including what will happen in the future. God’s will is related to the salvation of all believers and is not predestined for each individual. God’s will can change the course of destiny.”
Therefore, many believe that both God’s sovereignty and man’s free will are real and that humans are responsible for their actions. Others say that man’s will can be guided by God-given wisdom to fit God’s will. These pastors believe that these are two sides of the same coin. Therefore, to be faithful to the testimony of the Bible, we must acknowledge both sides of the coin.
Because God’s sovereignty is absolutely faithful and can change man’s destiny, as the Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:21, those who serve God are like precious vessels that can be used for God’s special purposes. The scripture says that those who have cleansed themselves from evil will be called and ready to be used for every good work. The metaphor of leaders as useful vessels refers to people who are receptive.
One pastor even used another simple way to distinguish between the human will and the will of God. That is, "God's will usually costs you something in the moment, but brings great rewards later. It fills you up from the inside out." Our will often leads us to take shortcuts that bring us instant gratification, but cost us dearly later.
So the passage we quote in "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" is to illustrate this point. The Apostle Paul was speaking to the elders of the church in Ephesus in Miletus. He had told them that the Holy Spirit urged him to return to Jerusalem, despite the persecution that awaited him there. Here, he explains why he was so willing to obey. He recognized that his personal destiny in God's calling was to be a precious vessel of God, especially to fulfill the mission of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, and said, "It is not important whether I live or die, because I do not value my life. What is more important to me is to fulfill my destiny and complete the ministry that the Lord Jesus has given me, which is to faithfully preach the wonderful message of God's grace." Pray that we can all follow in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul and focus on following the will of God guided by the Holy Spirit, so that we can walk in the path of righteousness taught by our Savior Jesus, and our destiny is to receive the crown of eternal life, which ultimately awaits us, although Paul and especially we have already noticed this. "The will of God usually costs us something at the time, but it will pay a huge reward for our eternal life later."
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