【除去自尊】

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研究上帝所讲的自尊

自尊是全人类的本性，成年人和孩子都有自尊。但是你可能会惊讶地发现，在英文KJV版圣经中有49处提到自尊（pride），都是表明自尊决对不是好的，而且圣经总是把自尊归在败坏的一类。纵观旧约和新约，有多处经文被译为“自尊”，但无论哪种译文，自尊都是与败坏同列，上帝视人类的“自尊（心）”为：自豪，得意，自满，自夸，自大，骄傲，傲慢，自我。

中文圣经没有将“pride”翻译为自尊，那么现在让我们看看字典对自尊的解释：自尊，亦称“自尊心”、“自尊感”，是个人基于自我评价产生和形成的一种自重、自爱、自我尊重，并且要求受到他人、集体和社会尊重、认同的情感体验。自尊有强弱之分，过强则成虚荣心，过弱则变成自卑。

简单地说，现代人的自尊是指维护自我的防线。无论如何，人类在上帝面前毫无自尊可言，应该完完全全谦卑降服于上帝，这才会蒙上帝的悦纳。

在新约里，主耶稣列举自尊是一个能污秽人的罪：“因为从里面，就是从人心里发出恶念、苟合、偷盗、凶杀、奸淫、贪婪、邪恶、诡诈、淫荡、嫉妒、谤讟、骄傲、狂妄，这一切的恶都是从里面出来，且能污秽人”（马可福音7:21-23）。注意，在同一列表中，是把自尊与凶杀、偷盗、谤讟归为同等。

下面我们将着重研究圣经中直接提及自尊的经文，并且基于这些经文来回答相应问题。为了使我们清楚明了，我们将全部参照A Literal Translation of the Holy Bible（Copyright © 1976 – 2000 by Jay P. Green, Sr.）版本圣经，除非另作注明。

在众多关于自尊的英文经文中，第一处提及自尊的是利未记26:19。这节是上帝警告以色列人的一部分，上帝警告他们如果悖逆上帝，祂会怎样做。在18-19节，上帝说：“你们因这些事若还不听从我，我就要为你们的罪加七倍惩罚你们。我必断绝你们因势力而有的骄傲，又要使覆你们的天如铁、载你们的地如铜。”（26:18-19）上帝在这里所讲的是，祂知道以色列人不听从祂是因为他们充满着傲慢的罪，所以祂要击碎他们的自尊，使覆他们的天如铁、载他们的地如铜，意思就是上帝使天无雨、地干旱。这样就会干死他们的农作物，导致饥荒。而饥荒会让众多以色列人挨饿，甚至会饿死。

你认为，上帝是不是将自尊视为一个严重的问题呢？

箴言是智慧之书，书上所写的能够帮助我们，尤其是年轻人，懂得对与错，让我们懂得怎样免遭悲惨、获得幸福人生。

箴言8:13说：“敬畏耶和华，在乎恨恶邪恶，那骄傲、狂妄、并恶道、以及乖谬的口，都为我所恨恶。”

本节中是把智慧比作一个人，是他在讲话。在13节智慧说，敬畏耶和华在乎恨恶邪恶。毫无保留地向上帝献上崇高敬畏，这是好的。而因为敬畏上帝，所以恨恶邪恶，因此这样做也是好的。在此节的下半节里，智慧也列出了他所恨恶的其他事项。

智慧说“我恨恶”的第一件事是什么呢？

你怎么看待狂妄、恶道和乖谬的口？这里是暗示这些行为都出于自尊。这节希伯来语译为“自尊”，意思是你在行为上表现出，你认为自己比别人好。“狂妄”在这节通常翻译为自尊，在其他章节里的含义为浮夸的，所以无谦卑。“恶道”在这节里的意思是败坏的路，也是通向错误的路。“乖谬的口”，希伯来语的意思是习惯性地讲那些与对的和仁慈相反的话，所以会造成敌对和事端。你认为这些事情是否都与自尊紧密相关呢？如何相关的呢？

下一句讲自尊的箴言是箴言11:2：“骄傲来，羞耻也来，谦逊人却有智慧。”充满自尊心会导致你羞耻吗？自尊会使你怎样呢？这节中，希伯来语“羞耻”一词是带有自尊被公然暴露的意思，并且因为自尊导致自己不光彩地被公众当作糊涂和愚妄的人。

让我们看看箴言13:10：“骄傲只启争竞，听劝言的却有智慧。”

自尊会衍生出什么呢？你认为自尊应该出现在一个彼此相爱的基督徒家庭吗？我们怎样才是有智慧呢？当某人设法劝告一个充满着自尊心的人时，你认为会有什么后果发生呢？

在箴言14:3我们读到：“愚妄人口中骄傲，如杖责打己身；智慧人的嘴，必保守自己。”这节表明了，愚妄人口所讲的和智慧人嘴所出的有什么不同。愚妄人是以他的口为仗，用话语来击打人，那么你认为会有人因此而喜欢他吗？你认为被话语击打的人有可能会设法报复这个愚妄人吗？当然，报复是不对的，但是有的人却无论如何都会这么做。纵观历史，自尊致使人们对有权势的人，例如君王，讲出不明智的话，所以受到痛苦的惩罚，甚至被处死。而智慧人在箴言书中的景象，是用他的嘴唇保守自己。你认为这里所讲的是什么意思？暗示：英语有句俗话“用纽扣扣紧你的嘴”，意思是关闭你的嘴，使你不能讲话。如果我们不讲话，那么就不会因为讲不该讲的话而招致祸端。

箴言16:18讲得非常清楚：骄傲在败坏以先，狂心在跌倒之前。这节是两次重申同一件事：骄傲和狂心是同类，败坏和跌倒也是同类。

一个充满自尊和自傲的灵能有好的结果吗？为何所有人都想被自尊和自傲的灵所充满呢？

箴言29:23说：“人的高傲必使他卑下，心里谦逊的必得尊荣。”  

这节怎么说有的人会卑下呢？那怎样才能得尊荣呢？你认为自傲和谦卑的不同点是什么？

重复新约里，主耶稣列出自尊是一个能污秽人的罪：“因为从里面，就是从人心里发出恶念、苟合、偷盗、凶杀、奸淫、贪婪、邪恶、诡诈、淫荡、嫉妒、谤讟、骄傲、狂妄，这一切的恶都是从里面出来，且能污秽人”（马可福音7:21-23）。注意，在同一列表中是把自尊与凶杀、偷盗、谤讟归为同等。你认为主耶稣是否是把自尊视为一个严重的罪？

约翰在约翰一书2:15-17里说：“不要爱世界和世界上的事。人若爱世界，爱父的心就不在他里面了。因为凡世界上的事，就像肉体的情欲、眼目的情欲、并今生的骄傲，都不是从父来的，乃是从世界来的。这世界和其上的情欲都要过去，惟独遵行 神旨意的是永远常存。”自尊是出于上帝，还是来自世界呢？人的自尊岂能在上帝面前站立得住呢？你认为对那些仍旧充满自尊的人来说，这又意味着什么呢？

现在注意马太福音23:12：“凡自高的必降为卑，自卑的必升为高”。如果你抬高自己，另一种说法是如果你充满自尊，那么你会怎样？如果你谦卑，就是与自尊相反，那么你又会如何？

注意雅各和彼得强调了同一主题：务要在主面前自卑，主就必叫你们升高（雅各4:10）；你们年幼的，也要顺服年长的。就是你们众人，也都要以谦卑束腰、彼此顺服。因为 神阻挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。所以你们要自卑，服在 神大能的手下，到了时候祂必叫你们升高（彼得前书5:5-6）

     

你怎样才能被高举？由谁来高举你？谁才能蒙上帝赐恩？（也要注意“我们要彼此顺服”的意思，就是我们应当谦卑对待彼此，尤其年幼的要谦卑顺服年长的）

“你们祈求，就给你们；寻找，就寻见；叩门，就给你们开门。因为凡祈求的，就得着；寻找的，就寻见；叩门的，就给他开门。你们中间，谁有儿子求饼，反给他石头呢？求鱼，反给他蛇呢？你们虽然不好，尚且知道拿好东西给儿女，何况你们在天上的父，岂不更把好东西给求祂的人么？”（马太福音7:7-11）

你认为上帝会除去自尊，将谦卑赐给凡求告祂的人吗？当然，上帝会这样做。我们与上帝的关系充满着爱和恩典，上帝要我们根除自尊，因为自尊不仅会伤害我们，还阻碍我们成为上帝所期望的儿女。我们要蒙上帝悦纳，因为祂在耶稣基督里已将所有祝福都赐给了我们。

A Study on What GOD Says About PRIDE

All human beings naturally have pride. Both adults and children have pride. But you might be surprised to know that in all 49 places in the King James Version of the Bible, pride is never mentioned as being a good thing. The Bible always treats pride as being bad. Throughout the Old and New Testaments, there are several words that are translated as "pride," but, whichever word it is translated from, pride is always considered a bad thing:

In the New Testament, JESUS lists pride as one of the evil things that defile a man: "For from within, out of the heart of men, pass out the evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, greedy desires, iniquities, deceit, lustful desires, a wicked eye, blasphemy, pride, recklessness. All these evil things pass out from within and defile the man" (Mark 7:21-23). Notice that in this same list with pride are murders, thefts, and blasphemy.

In this study, we will look at a few of the places in the Bible where pride is mentioned and answer questions based on each of those places. For clarity, we will use the Literal Translation of the Bible (A Literal Translation of the Holy Bible, Copyright © 1976 – 2000 by Jay P. Green, Sr.) unless otherwise noted.

The first place pride is found in most English Bibles is Leviticus 26:19. This verse is part of GOD's warning to Israel about what HE would do to them if they disobeyed HIM. In verses 18 and 19, GOD says, "And if after these things you will not listen to ME, then I will chastise you seven times more for your sin; and I will break the pride of your strength, and will make your heavens as iron, and your earth as bronze." What GOD is saying here is that HE knows that if Israel does not listen to HIM, it is because they are prideful. So, to break their pride, HE will make their heavens as iron and their earth as bronze. This means that HE will make the sky give no rain and dry up the earth. This will dry up their farm crops and cause them to have a famine. This famine would make many Israelites go hungry and some would even starve to death.

Do you think that GOD believes that pride is a serious problem?

Proverbs is a book of wisdom, written to help us—especially young people—know right and wrong and how to live in a way that will avoid sad problems and make us happy.

Proverbs 8:13 says," The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; I hate pride and loftiness, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth."

In this chapter, Wisdom is pictured as being a person, and Wisdom is speaking. In verse 13, Wisdom says that hating evil shows that we fear GOD. It is a good thing to have a proper fear of GOD. So, it is a good thing to hate evil. In the second half of this verse, Wisdom lists some other things that He hates.

What is the first thing that Wisdom says, "I hate"?

What do you think loftiness, an evil way, and the perverse mouth are? Here are some hints. The Hebrew word translated "pride" in this verse means to act in a way toward others that makes it seem that you believe you are better than they are. "Loftiness" in this verse is commonly translated pride in other verses of the Bible because it means swollen and, therefore, not humble. "Evil way" in this verse means bad road, and it means the wrong way to go. And "perverse mouth" comes from Hebrew words that mean to habitually say things that are the opposite of what is right and kind, so as to create antagonism or trouble. Do you think these things are related to pride? How?

The next proverb to speak of pride is Proverbs 11:2: "Pride comes, then shame comes, but with the lowly is wisdom."

Will being prideful cause you to be admired? What will it cause you to be? The Hebrew word "shame" here carries with it the idea of being publicly exposed and dishonoured as being confused and foolish.

Let's look at Proverbs 13:10: "Argument only comes by pride, but wisdom is with those who take advice."

What comes from pride? Do you think this should be found in a Christian family where everybody is supposed to love one another? How do we get wisdom? What do you think happens when someone tries to give prideful people advice?

In Proverbs 14:3, we read, "A rod of pride is in the mouth of a fool, but the lips of the wise shall keep them."This verse is showing the difference between what a fool does with his mouth and what a wise person does with his mouth. A fool uses his mouth like a rod. It is as if he beats people with his words. Do you think people will like him for this? Do you think they might try to get revenge? Certainly, it is wrong to get revenge, but some people will do it anyway. Throughout history, people have been sorely punished or even executed because they let their pride cause them to say something unwise to people in power, such as kings. The wise person is pictured in this Proverb as using his lips to preserve himself. What do you think this means? Hint: In English, we have a slang expression, "Button your lips." It means to keep your lips closed so you can't speak. We can't get in trouble by saying the wrong thing if we don't speak.

Proverbs 16:18 is very clear: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." This verse is saying almost the same thing twice as pride and a haughty spirit are almost the same thing, and destruction and a fall are almost the same thing.

Do pride and a haughty spirit have good results? Why would anyone want to be prideful or have a haughty spirit?

Proverbs 29:23 says, "The pride of man brings him low, but the humble of spirit takes hold of honor."

What does this verse say brings someone low? Then how do you get honour? What do you think is the difference between being proud and being humble?

In the New Testament, JESUS lists pride as one of the evil things that defile a man: "For from within, out of the heart of men, pass out the evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, greedy desires, iniquities, deceit, lustful desires, a wicked eye, blasphemy, pride, recklessness. All these evil things pass out from within and defile the man" (Mark 7:21-23). Notice that in this same list with pride are murders, thefts, and blasphemy. Do you think that JESUS thought pride was a serious sin?

In 1 John 2:15-17, John says, "Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him, because all that which is in the world: the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and its lust. But the one doing the will of GOD abides forever."Is pride of GOD or of the world? Will it endure with GOD? What do you think this means for those who continue to be prideful?

Now notice Matthew 23:12: "And whoever will exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever will humble himself shall be exalted."If you lift your self up, which is another way of saying to be prideful, what will happen to you? If you are humble, which is the opposite of pride, what will happen?

Notice how James and Peter say almost the exact same thing: "Be humbled before the LORD, and HE will exalt you"(James 4:10); and, "Likewise, younger ones be subject to older ones; and all being subject to one another. Put on humility, because GOD sets HIMSELF 'against the proud ones, but HE gives grace to humble ones.' Then be humbled under the mighty hand of GOD, that HE may exalt you in time" (1 Peter 5:5-6).

How are you to be exalted? Who will exalt you? And who receives grace? (Notice also that we are to be subject to one another, meaning that we should act with humility to each other, especially the younger people to the older.)

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For each one that asks receives, and the one that seeks finds; and to the one knocking, it will be opened. Or what man of you is there, if his son should ask a loaf of him, will he give him a stone? And if he should ask a fish, will he give him a snake? Therefore, if you, being evil, know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your FATHER in HEAVEN give good things to those that ask Him?" (Matthew 7:7-11).

  

Do you think GOD will take away pride and give humility to those who ask HIM? Of course HE will. Our relationship with GOD is a loving and gracious one. HE wants us to get rid of our pride because it hurts us and gets in the way of our being the children HE wants us to be. And we want to please HIM for all the blessings HE has given us in JESUS CHRIST.

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伸冤在我

不可说：“人怎样待我，我也怎样待他，我必照他所行的报复他”（箴言24:29）

平安弟兄姊妹们！我们不要自行报复了结个人恩怨，因为我们并不清楚全部的事实，很可能是我们误解了。但是上帝清楚每一件事，所以祂说：“伸冤在我，我必报应”（罗马书12:19），并且上帝也希望我们“不为恶所胜，反要以善胜恶”（罗马书12:21）。

Vengeance is MINE

Pro. 24:29 - Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Shalom Brothers n Sisters,

It is not up to us to settle accounts and to avenge personal scores. We do not have all the facts, and we may well get it wrong. Since GOD knows everything, and HE says, "Vengeance is MINE, I will repay" (Rom 12:19).

And GOD wants us "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom. 12:21).

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再谈自尊-答姊妹问

中文圣经没有将“pride”翻译为自尊是翻译人在翻译上的问题，但这并不代表圣经真理没有将自尊列为与败坏同类。那么现在让我们看看“百度百科”对自尊的解释：自尊，亦称“自尊心”、“自尊感”，是个人基于自我评价产生和形成的一种自重、自爱、自我尊重，并且要求受到他人、集体和社会尊重、认同的情感体验。自尊有强弱之分，过强则成虚荣心，过弱则变成自卑。
【wang姊妹说】：

中文的自尊是自已尊重自已，不泻赎自已的人格，身体和名誉的意思。中文的自尊是不为五斗米折腰与奸贵同流合污，贫贱不能移，富贵不能淫，强暴不能屈，自我尊重节操的的向往珍贵人格尊严的意思，与英文的自以为尊贵是决然不同的两种意思！请区别分清。

中文古人云：君子重道，安贫乐道，忧道不忧贫。古人追求普遍真理尚如此真切，况追求天上经典的真道，企不更渴慕敬虔！乐此不疲么？！

【答】：

姊妹平安！请你再仔细读我们所写的，我们是在讲作为真正的基督徒，必须要效法主耶稣，不在乎、更不追求人怎样看待自己、就是自己也不评判自己，只是完完全全谦卑降服于上帝和祂的命令，这样才会被上帝悦纳。真正的基督徒要尽心尽力追求在上帝眼中看为正、为美的事，凡事都应以上帝、以圣经的角度来看，也是为了上帝和祂的荣耀而行，而不是把精力放在辩论人看人或自己看自己是怎样上。

圣经中有太多直接和间接的真理经文告诉我们，放弃自我（包括自尊），在上帝面前要完全降服。当一个真正的基督徒，凭爱心，根据圣经的真理来指出另一主内的弟兄或姊妹，甚至是牧师，在哪一方面不符合圣经教导时，被指正的人因为自尊心作祟，所以一脸不悦，不肯谦卑承认自己的错，找出各种理由来进行狡辩，但是心里却知道对方的指正是对的，当然生活中类似的事情太多了，你说这些事情在上帝面前能被悦纳吗，我们不是应该把生命只专注于活出上帝的话语和祂的教导吗？当基督徒在上帝面前紧握自己的自尊就是自以为义，换句话说就是把自己放在比上帝还高、还重要的位置。在上帝面前，人若坚守自己的自尊就没有谦卑。下面我举出圣经中主耶稣、保罗、大卫舍弃自尊，完全谦卑降服于上帝而蒙悦纳的例子。

主耶稣多次强调说：“人若跟从我，就当舍己（不单是性命，而是把自我和属我的一切都完完全全地放弃），背起他的十字架来跟从我（把自我和一切属我的都钉在十字架上），爱自己、爱亲人、爱世界的，都不配作我的门徒。”

保罗说：“我已经与基督同钉十字架，现在活着的不再是我（没有自我），乃是基督在我里面活着（完完全全按照上帝的教导命令生活）。”（加拉太2:20）又说：“凡属基督耶稣的人，是已经把肉体、连肉体的邪情私欲，同钉在十字架上了”（加拉太5:24）。

主耶稣是柔和谦卑的，服从上帝的旨意以至于死，且死在十字架上。祂的一生都是我们必须要效法并跟从生活的，那么主耶稣是怎样回应世人的践踏、轻视和逼迫的呢？

祂被自己的朋友出卖、被自己的子民轻视迫害、被自己的同僚陷害定罪、被兵丁羞辱践踏虐待，并且与罪人同钉十字架，然而祂却说：“父阿，赦免他们”。从主耶稣的一生我们看到，祂是完完全全放弃自己和自己拥有的一切，包括生命，惟独服从上帝的旨意、为了上帝的荣耀而活。主耶稣说：“匠人所弃的石头，上帝已经立为房角的头块石头。”所以基督徒不能以自尊来固守己意而行，应该遵照主耶稣的榜样而活，因为认同、尊荣、公义都是由上帝所赐予的，而不应该是由人来的，更不是要自己维护或争取而得的。

主耶稣告诉基督徒，要放弃自尊来宽以爱人、谦卑侍奉：

对得罪自己的弟兄，你们要宽恕他七十个七次（就是总要宽恕）（马太福音18:22）【问：若有自尊的基督徒，是否能做到以上帝的宽容怜悯来无数次地宽恕一个百般得罪自己的弟兄？】

对敌人，不要与恶人作对。有人打你的右脸，连左脸也转过来由他打；有人想要告你要拿你的里衣，连外衣也由他拿去；有人强逼你走一里路，你就同他走二里；有求你的，就给他；有向你借贷的，不可推辞。要爱你们的仇敌，为那逼迫你们的祷告（马太福音5:38-44）【问：若心存自尊，是否能甘心情愿地以上帝的爱来回应敌人的各种迫害？】

对教会，你们中间谁愿为大，就必作众人的用人；在你们中间谁愿为首，就必作众人的仆人。因为人子来并不是要受人的服事，乃是要服事人，并且要舍命，作多人的赎价（马可福音10:43-45）【问：教会的领袖，是否应该放下自尊，从而得以谦卑服侍众人，作众人的用人？】   

真基督徒应该放弃自己一切的权利，这样才能全力以赴地促建上帝圣洁的国度。但是，这并不意味着我们要受人的随意践踏，而是我们应该以圣经的真理原则来回应和感动那些得罪我们、敌对我们的人。简单地说就是，真基督徒应该专注于活出上帝的美好品性彰显给身边的人，而不是你争我夺地争取自己的权利，维护自己的尊严。

不要总说“耶稣的爱、祂的谦卑、宽恕和服从的能力是人类无法达到的”，请记住：主耶稣的灵是住在真基督徒里面的！如果我们是真基督徒，那么我们就完全有能力选择放弃个人属世的一切（当然也包括自尊、自我），让上帝的大能得以透过我们来运作。

若伟人大卫能够谦卑俯伏在上帝的脚下，自称是尘土（诗篇30:9）、一只“跳蚤”、一条“死狗”（撒母耳上24:14），那么我们就应该更加要学会谦卑，放弃自尊。

主耶稣在马太福音5:8里说：“清心的人有福了，因为他们必得见神”。这节的含义就是：将自我和属我的一切都放弃（不要把自我挡在你与上帝之间），全心全意地爱上帝并且服从上帝所有的教导而活，那么上帝就必与你同在【凡属基督耶稣的人，是已经把肉体、连肉体的邪情私欲，同钉在十字架上了（加拉太5:24）；耶稣回答说：“人若爱我，就必遵守我的道，我父也必爱他，并且我们要到他那里去，与他同住”（约翰福音14:23）】

保罗说：“没有义人，连一个也没有，世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。”又说：“我知道怎样处卑贱，也知道怎样处丰富，或饱足、或饥饿、或有余、或缺乏，随事随在我都得了秘诀：我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能作”（腓立比4:12-13）【保罗在这里的意思就是，没有一个义人，所以基督徒不能以自我为中心，而是要像保罗一样，无论在卑贱、富贵……任何的境况中，都只专注于活出基督（就是活出基督的所有教导），从此不再有自己、自己也什么都不是，生命完完全全是服从上帝和祂的话语而活，因此保罗才能说出“靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能作”】。

所以在我自己没有任何好的地方，也不能做成任何事情，我所有的都是那胜过世界和万有的耶稣基督所赐给我的，因为祂为我舍命，使我得以有新生命，我是完完全全靠着祂而活，也是为了祂而活。我要跟从主耶稣所行的而行：舍己（自我和属我的一切），每天都背起我的十字架，谦卑降服在上帝脚前，尽心尽意尽性尽力地爱上帝【就是服从上帝所有的话语和教导---“你们若爱我，就必遵守我的命令”（约翰福音14:15）】。


【姊妹回复】：

是的！这成圣得胜的路却是艰难。先从舍我开始吧！！总要舍弃才能知道一切并不容易！若能舍弃自我才能明白真理。然而，这是难的。我承认，我接受。谢谢！并归荣耀给主。谢谢。归荣耀给主！！阿门。

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将事隐秘乃  神的荣耀

将事隐秘乃 神的荣耀，将事察清乃君王的荣耀（箴言25:2）

平安弟兄姊妹们！上帝不仅会向我们显明我们所不知道的事情，祂也会将事隐秘，那么我们就不可能知道。对此，以利沙发现道：“耶和华向我隐瞒，没有指示我”（列王记下4:27）；又如摩西所说：“隐秘的事是属耶和华---我们 神的，惟有明显的事是永远属我们和我们子孙的，好叫我们遵行这律法上的一切话”（申命记29:29）；以赛亚也说：“救主---以色列的 神啊，你实在是自隐的 神”（以赛亚45:15）

It is the glory of GOD to conceal

Pro. 25:2 - It is the glory of GOD to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

Shalom Brothers n Sisters,

GOD not only reveals things we didn't know, HE also hides things so that we can't know them. Elisha found this out " . . . but the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me why" (2 King 4:27), as did Moses, "The secret things belong to the LORD our GOD, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law" (Deut. 29:29). And Isaiah says, "Truly YOU are a GOD who has been hiding HIMSELF, the GOD and SAVIOR of Israel" (Isa. 45:15).