4月23日 称义被攻击
称义被攻击
撒旦利用两种骄傲，让我们总想在自己里面寻找倚靠：一种是“委婉客气的骄傲”，另一种则是“自鸣得意的骄傲”。
因信称义的教义所遭受的攻击比圣经中任何教导都多。实际上，许多看似无关的错误，不过是仇敌为了掘毁这一真理而采取的迂回战术。当撒但无法掩盖真理时，他就转而拦阻人实际应用真理。于是你看见，有些基督徒口头上为因信称义辩护，其态度和行为却与所承认的背道而驰。他们像亚伯拉罕走进夏甲的帐篷一样，企图用属肉体的手腕去成就神的旨意。所有这些看似崇高的努力，其实都是私生的怪胎，因为它们扎根于骄傲。
归根结底，正是你对自身能力的骄傲，使你一直企图靠行为去追求义。你不断想要祷告得更迫切，努力作一个更完美的基督徒，你劳苦地经营更大的信心，一直对自己说：“我能做到！”但你很快会发现，哪怕是面对最微不足道的任务，你自以为拥有的力量也根本无济于事。 你的喜乐，会从那些残缺的行为和软弱的灵性罅隙中漏得精光。骄傲的本能，始终是对“行为之约”的执迷不悟。脱离这重网罗的唯一出路，是让新约的应许将你从行为的重担中释放出来。 既然我们无力靠自己成全律法，就当承认，唯有安息在基督的恩典里，才能真正活出律法公义的要求。
撒旦利用两种骄傲，让我们总想在自己里面寻找倚靠：一种是“委婉客气的骄傲”，另一种则是“自鸣得意的骄傲”。
“委婉客气的骄傲”往往踮着脚尖潜入，伪装成谦卑。这种人虽为自己败坏的光景哀哭忧伤，却拒绝领受安慰。的确，我们中间没人能把自己的罪描绘得像它本身那样可憎，但请想一想，当你坚称神的怜悯和基督的功劳不足以换取你的赦免时，你是在何等地轻看救主的价值！难道你表达知罪之深，除了毁谤救主之外，就找不到更好的方式了吗？你是不愿在救恩上欠基督的情，还是骄傲到不肯俯伏求祂的怜悯呢？
麦琴（麦克谦）读经计划进度
家庭敬拜：利27章，诗34章，
个人灵修：传10章，多2章
APRIL 23, THURSDAY
JUSTIFICATION ASSAULTED
Satan uses two types of pride to keep us trusting in the worth of our own grace. One I call mannerly pride, the other, a self applauding pride.
This doctrine of justification by faith has had more assaults made against it than any other teaching in Scripture. Indeed, many other errors were but the enemy’s sly approaches to get nearer to undermine this one. When Satan cannot hide the truth, he works to hinder the practical application of it. Thus you see Christians who speak in defense of justification by faith, yet their attitude and actions contradict their profession. Like Abraham, when he went in to Hagar, they try to accomplish God’s purpose by a carnal plan. All these efforts that seem so noble are really baseborn, for they are rooted in pride.
At bottom, pride in your own abilities is what keeps you working for righteousness. You keep trying to pray harder, working to be a better Christian, laboring to have more faith. You keep telling yourself, “I can do it!” But you will soon find your own grace insufficient for even the smallest task, and your joy will run out at the crannies of your imperfect duties and weak graces. The language of pride hankers after the covenant of works. The only way out of this trap is to let the new covenant cut the cord of the old one, and acknowledge that the grace of Christ supersedes the works of the law.
Satan uses two types of pride to keep us trusting in the worth of our own grace. One I call a mannerly pride; the other, a self-applauding pride.
Mannerly pride tiptoes in, disguised as humility. This is a soul that weeps and mourns for its vile condition, yet refuses to be comforted. It is true—not one of us can paint our sins black enough to do them justice. But think how you discredit God’s mercy and Christ’s merit when you say they are not enough to buy your pardon! Can you find no better way to show your sense of sin than to malign the Savior? Are you unwilling to be in Christ’s debt for your salvation, or too proud to beg His forgiveness?