【042】今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY：我们是神教会大家庭里的兄弟姐妹 We Are Brothers and Sisters in the Big Family of God's Church

《SCRIPTURE 经文》：使徒保罗劝勉加拉太教会和信徒，关于得救成为新造的人之后该如何生活，如何彼此相爱、互相帮助，如何维护和拥护神家的教会，如何行善事、服事人如同自己。 也被称为神家中的弟兄姊妹。他说：”所以，你们因信基督耶稣都是神的儿子。你们受洗归入基督的都是披戴基督了。并不分犹太人、希利尼人，自主的、为奴的，或男或女，因为你们在基督耶稣里都成为一了。2你们既属乎基督，就是亚伯拉罕的後裔，是照着应许承受产业的了。” ；The Apostle Paul exhorted the Galatian church and believers about how to live after being saved and becoming new creations, how to love and help each other, how to maintain and support the church of God's family, and how to do good and serve others as themselves. Also known as brothers and sisters in God's family. He said: “So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.” (加拉太书 Galatians 3:26-29)

【SHARING 分享】: 许多圣经学者都认同 “神教会大家庭中的弟兄姊妹” 一概念，并在新约圣经的许多经文中找到了强有力的引用与支持。这些经文强调基督徒群体作为教会的合一与平等，教会是因着神的爱，藉着我们的救主耶稣基督救恩建立的，不分背景或社会地位。例如，(1) 罗马书 8:16-17 提到信徒是神的儿女和后嗣，强调他们所承受的产业和属于神的家庭；(2) 希伯来书 2:11-12 将耶稣与祂的弟兄姊妹联系起来，进一步强调了属灵家庭的概念；(3) 希伯来书 10:19-20 强调，借着耶稣的宝血，信徒得以进入天上的圣所，并被视为神家中的成员。

《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》分享的经文是加拉太书 3:26-29。尤其在前三节经文中，强调了信徒在基督里的平等与合一，无论背景如何，并强调了他们作为亚伯拉罕的后裔，因信得着基业，正如神在最后一节所应许的。换句话说，救恩和基业并非基于血统或社会地位，而是基于对基督的信心和洗礼的合一，成为神的儿女，如同 “我们是神教会大家庭里的弟兄姐妹”。在《每日箴言 Daily Proverbs》的专栏里，一位福音写作家发表了一篇类似主题的讲道，题为 “谁是我的家人？”，引用马太福音12:46-50来描述一个典型的世俗家庭的构成。这位作者，可能是牧者，他继续解释，问道：“当你听到 ‘家庭’ 这个词时，你首先想到的是什么？”

在这位牧者成长的环境中，家庭通常由一对夫妇和他们的亲生子女组成。有些家庭领养孩子，有些夫妇没有孩子，有些父母离婚了。但在当时的文化中，最常见的家庭是核心家庭。然而，在圣经和当今世界，符合这种描述的家庭已不常见。

当耶稣的家人试图在拥挤的人群中向祂传达信息时，耶稣教导说：“凡遵行我天父旨意的人，就是我的弟兄姐妹和母亲了。” 耶稣正在帮助祂的门徒认识一种新的家庭 —— 一种比血缘更牢固的纽带。这并不是否定血缘关系，而是邀请他们加入一个更大、更丰富的家庭 —— 神的教会家庭，在那里我们可以与神同行，并在祂的将来的国度里生活和居住。

愿神的灵在我们中间运行，引导我们，使我们在人际关系和社群中，无论彼此多么不同，都能被外人认出是神美好的恩赐，是神家中的成员。换句话说，“我们是神教会大家庭里的弟兄姐妹”。求神帮助我们都能遵行救主耶稣基督在圣经里赐给我们教会的教导，遵行天父的旨意，成为神家中得救的儿女，并荣耀祂。

Many Bible scholars agree that the concept of "Brothers and Sisters in the Family of God's Church" is strongly cited and supported in many passages in the New Testament. These passages emphasize the unity and equality of the Christian community as the church, which is established by God's love through the salvation of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, regardless of background or social status. For example, (1) Romans 8:16-17 mentions believers as children and heirs of God, emphasizing their inheritance and belonging to God's family; (2) Hebrews 2:11-12 connects Jesus with His brothers and sisters, further emphasizing the concept of spiritual family; (3) Hebrews 10:19-20 emphasizes that through the precious blood of Jesus, believers have access to the heavenly sanctuary and are considered members of God's family.

The passage shared by "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" is Galatians 3:26-29. Especially in the first three verses, the equality and unity of believers in Christ, regardless of background, is emphasized, and their inheritance as descendants of Abraham through faith, as promised by God in the last verse. In other words, salvation and inheritance are not based on bloodline or social status, but on faith in Christ and the unity of baptism, becoming children of God, as " We Are Brothers and Sisters in the Big Family of God's Church." In the “Daily Proverbs” column, a gospel writer published a sermon on a similar theme, titled "Who is My Family?", citing Matthew 12:46-50 to describe the composition of a typical secular family. The author, who may be a pastor, went on to explain, asking, "What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word 'family'?"

In the environment where the pastor grew up, families usually consisted of a couple and their biological children. Some families adopted children, some couples did not have children, and some parents were divorced. But in the culture at the time, the most common family was the nuclear family. Yet, in the Bible and in our world today, families that fit this description are not common anymore.

When Jesus’ family tried to convey His message to Him in a crowded crowd, Jesus taught, “Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, sister and mother.” Jesus was helping His disciples recognize a new kind of family — a bond stronger than blood. This was not a denial of blood ties, but an invitation to join a larger, richer family — the family of God’s Church, where we can walk with God and live and dwell in His future kingdom.

May God’s Spirit move among us, guiding us so that in our relationships and communities, no matter how different we are from one another, we can be recognized by outsiders as God’s wonderful gifts and members of God’s family. In other words, “We Are Brothers and Sisters in the Big Family of God's Church.” May God help us all to follow the teachings of our Savior Jesus Christ as He gives us in the Bible as a church, to do the will of our Heavenly Father, to be saved children of God’s family, and to glorify Him.

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