甘地喜歡讀《新約聖經》，尤其是《登山寶訓》。
他在自傳裡這麽說：「《登山寶訓》簡直打入我的心坎。我認為它可以和《紀達聖歌》媲美。裡面說的〝我告訴你們：不要與惡人作對。有人打你的右臉，連左臉也轉過來由他打。如果有人想要拿你的內衣，連外衣也由他拿去〞，我看後欣賞無已。並使我想起薩瑪爾 · 巴特說的〝惠我杯水，報以美食〞那一段話。我那年青的心試圖把《紀達聖歌》、《亞洲之光》和《登山寶訓》的教訓都貫穿起來。棄而不取乃是宗教的最高形式，它大大地鼓舞了我。」
甘地也曾經和很多基督徒交往，甚至跟他們上教堂。但是，他始終沒有改信基督教。
為甚麼？在他的自傳裡有兩段文字多少透露了點原因：
「柯慈先生並不是一個輕易認輸的人。他對我很關心，他看見我的脖子上戴著羅勒念珠的毗濕奴教項鏈，他以為這是一種迷信，心裡很難過。〝這種迷信對你是很不合適的。來，讓我把這條項鏈弄斷。〞〝不，千萬使不得。這是我母親送我的聖禮。〞〝可是你相信它嗎？〞〝我不了解它的神秘的意義。如果我不戴它，我想我也不會有甚麼損失。但是沒有充分的理由，我決不能把這條項鏈取下來，因為我的母親把它戴在我的脖子上是出於她的愛和一種信念，以為它將有助於我的幸福。當它隨著歲月的消逝而自行耗損，終至破斷的時候，我不會再想去弄一個新的。可是這條項鏈不能折斷。〞柯慈先生不能理解我的理論，因為他對我的宗教並尊重。」
「我和那個每星期日我都去的家庭的關係，後來突然破裂了。其實這可以說是我受到了警告：不要再到他們家裡去了。事情是這樣的：我的女主人是一個善良而單純的婦人，但是心胸狹窄。我們時常討論宗教問題。我當時正在重讀著安諾德的《亞洲之光》。有一次我們把耶穌和佛陀的生平作了比較。我說：〝看看佛陀是多麼慈悲吧！他的慈悲並不限於對人類，而是推廣到一切生物身上。我們一想到那快樂地蜷伏在他肩上的羔羊，心裡能不洋溢著憐愛之情嗎？可是人們在耶穌的生平之中，卻看不出有這種對於一切生物的愛。〞這個對比使得那位善良的夫人感到傷心。」
「柯慈先生並不是一個輕易認輸的人。他對我很關心，他看見我的脖子上戴著羅勒念珠的毗濕奴教項鏈，他以為這是一種迷信，心裡很難過。〝這種迷信對你是很不合適的。來，讓我把這條項鏈弄斷。〞〝不，千萬使不得。這是我母親送我的聖禮。〞〝可是你相信它嗎？〞〝我不了解它的神秘的意義。如果我不戴它，我想我也不會有甚麼損失。但是沒有充分的理由，我決不能把這條項鏈取下來，因為我的母親把它戴在我的脖子上是出於她的愛和一種信念，以為它將有助於我的幸福。當它隨著歲月的消逝而自行耗損，終至破斷的時候，我不會再想去弄一個新的。可是這條項鏈不能折斷。〞柯慈先生不能理解我的理論，因為他對我的宗教並尊重。」
「我和那個每星期日我都去的家庭的關係，後來突然破裂了。其實這可以說是我受到了警告：不要再到他們家裡去了。事情是這樣的：我的女主人是一個善良而單純的婦人，但是心胸狹窄。我們時常討論宗教問題。我當時正在重讀著安諾德的《亞洲之光》。有一次我們把耶穌和佛陀的生平作了比較。我說：〝看看佛陀是多麼慈悲吧！他的慈悲並不限於對人類，而是推廣到一切生物身上。我們一想到那快樂地蜷伏在他肩上的羔羊，心裡能不洋溢著憐愛之情嗎？可是人們在耶穌的生平之中，卻看不出有這種對於一切生物的愛。〞這個對比使得那位善良的夫人感到傷心。」
對於甘地的陳述，基督徒們有些似曾相識的感覺嗎？
網上流傳一句甘地的説話：「我喜歡你們的基督，但我不喜歡你們的基督徒。你們的基督徒是那麼不像你們的基督。」
值得我們自省與反思。
網上流傳一句甘地的説話：「我喜歡你們的基督，但我不喜歡你們的基督徒。你們的基督徒是那麼不像你們的基督。」
值得我們自省與反思。
〝你們若有彼此相愛的心，眾人因此就認出你們是我的門徒了。〞《約翰福音》13：35
＂凡事謙虛、溫柔、忍耐、用愛心互相寬容、用和平彼此聯絡、竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心。＂（以弗所書 4:2-3）
ReplyDelete願互勉！
主內
Sadly but true. There are many atheists who are more upright than those who are servants of God.
ReplyDelete網主哥哥：
ReplyDelete甘地因為一啲基督徒嘅表現冇入教，咁佢會唔會去唔去到天堂？希特拉呢？希特拉係基督徒，但係又殺咁多人，唔通佢反而上得天堂，唔使落地獄？
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毛毛蟲：
ReplyDelete您的問題真不好答！
希特拉不論是殺人或者自殺都絶對是犯了罪，因為他違反了十誡「不可殺人」的命令。
但是，誰又不是罪人？還好在主耶穌基督已經用祂的寶血買贖了我們的罪 - 不只洗淨我們重生悔改時的罪，過去的罪，也把我們未來的罪也洗淨了。
「一次得救，永遠得救」！基督徒得救的身份是不會因為在取得這身份之後所犯的罪而被取消的。當然，上帝是公義的，祂不會把有罪的看成無罪。上帝會怎樣處置希特拉？真的不好說。
至於甘地，甘地在咽最後一口氣的時候有沒有悔過信主我們不知道，所以他死後去了那裡我們也不知道。
將來到我們上天家的時候，找找他們看吧。
主內君：
ReplyDelete多謝您的勉勵。
没有天生的基督徒，只有天生的罪人。基督徒的一生是积极效仿耶稣基督的一生，是爱的一生。主耶稣的命令“你们要完全，像你们的天父完全一样。”（马太5：48）。我们不被喜欢，是因为我们的不完全。谢谢主内君的勉励。
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天父上帝，愿祢赐我们口才智慧，引导我们完成大使命。奉耶稣基督圣名而求，阿门。
ReplyDeleteAs concerning the Word of life, Luke 10 section 25-28 says: On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" He answered: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
ReplyDeleteMatthew 5 section 43-48 says: "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
In Old Testament, the Jewish people and their ancestors were given the Law to observe. First, What Adam and Eve should observe was that they could not eat the fruits from the tree of wisdom. Then, their son Cain was told that he should not kill. As sins became increased, the laws were also added more. Up to the generation of Moses, the Law in Old Testament was given to Israelites. We know that the Law is good and the Law is used to punish people who commit sins, but people cannot obey the Law because the sinful spirits are in people. Even that we know stealing and giving false testimony are sinful, but greedy and pride spirits in us drive us to do sinful things. So as Old Testament prophesied we need to get rid of our sinful nature from our spirits.
Ezekiel 36 section 24-27 says: "'For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
The prophecies are fulfilled when Jesus begins to teach love. The two greatest commandments are " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Love is above the Law and if people have love they are free from the law of sin and death. People who are full of love will not think about stealing or giving false testimony but are merciful and they feed hungry people or give thirsty people something to drink or invite strangers in or clothe people who need clothes. The Law is for people who commit sins. Nobody will say that he will get reward because he does not steal before. But love is the grace we get. And with love we will get eternal life.
Romans 13 section 8-10 says: Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
John 4 section 23-24 says: Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth."