彼此接纳
你有没有试过找寻归属感，却感到被排斥呢？这种事情真的令人伤心。神造我们的本意，是要我们彼此建立关系。难怪《海德堡要理问答》中这一条有那么有震撼力。它问：“你生与死的唯一安慰是什么？” 答案是：“在生和死两者之中，我的身体、灵魂都不属于我自己，乃是属于我信实的救主耶稣基督。” 我们多渴望被接纳和与人建立关系，既知道基督已接纳了我们，我们深感安慰。所以，若效法基督彼此接纳，我们就是尊崇神了。
然而，我们彼此接纳的表现如何？我们效法基督的爱和接纳的表现如何？我们知道，神吩咐我们要更像基督，但多少时候，我们不但没有拆毁中间的墙，反而筑起它们。这样做就完全不像基督了。
神的话语并不鼓励人的自我优越感，信徒的责任是要学效基督的榜样，彼此接纳，明白在人中间，总是有软弱的，有坚强的，有挣扎的，也有成功的。在我们的教会和我们的人际关系中，我们必须设法确保人人都感到被接纳。这接纳表现在，让他们有份参与，也完全接受他们是个怎样的人。
接纳别人包括让他们有归属感。那些承认 “我属于基督” 的人知道，他们已经蒙基督接纳了，你是否也愿意同样接纳他们呢？
主耶稣，感谢祢接纳我们成为祢的弟兄姊妹，因着属于祢，我们感到欢喜快乐。求祢帮助我们也欢迎别人在这关系中有份，愿荣耀归与祢。奉祢的名求，阿们。
罗马书 15:1-13
1我们坚固的人应该担代不坚固人的软弱，不求自己的喜悦。
2我们各人务要叫邻舍喜悦，使他得益处，建立德行。
3因为基督也不求自己的喜悦，如经上所记：“辱骂你人的辱骂都落在我身上。”
4从前所写的圣经都是为教训我们写的，叫我们因圣经所生的忍耐和安慰可以得着盼望。
5但愿赐忍耐安慰的神叫你们彼此同心，效法基督耶稣，
6一心一口荣耀神－我们主耶稣基督的父！
7所以，你们要彼此接纳，如同基督接纳你们一样，使荣耀归与神。
8我说，基督是为神真理作了受割礼人的执事，要证实所应许列祖的话，
9并叫外邦人因他的怜悯荣耀神。如经上所记： 因此，我要在外邦中称赞你， 歌颂你的名；
10又说： 你们外邦人当与主的百姓一同欢乐；
11又说： 外邦啊，你们当赞美主！ 万民哪，你们都当颂赞他！
12又有以赛亚说： 将来有耶西的根， 就是那兴起来要治理外邦的； 外邦人要仰望他。
13但愿使人有盼望的神，因信将诸般的喜乐、平安充满你们的心，使你们藉着圣灵的能力大有盼望！
Accepting One Another
"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." — Romans 15:7
Have you ever felt rejected when you wanted to belong? It can be very hurtful. God made us to be in relationship with one another. That's why the Heidelberg Catechism's answer to "What is your only comfort in life and in death?" is so powerful: "That I am not my own, but belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ." We desire acceptance and relationship. It's comforting to know Christ has accepted us. And by accepting one another as Christ did, we honor God.
But how well do we do at accepting one another? How well do we mirror Christ's love and acceptance? We know that we are called to become more like Jesus. But so often we build walls instead of breaking them down. And that's not Christlike.
God's Word leaves no room for superiority thinking. Believers are called to be accepting of one another with the standard set by Christ himself, realizing that there are the weak and the strong, the strugglers and the achievers. In our churches and our relationships, we've got to make sure that people experience acceptance. We show this by including them and accepting them as they are.
Accepting includes making others feel they belong. Those who confess "I belong to Jesus" know that they have been accepted by Christ. Will you accept them too?
Lord Jesus, thank you for accepting us as sisters and brothers. We're so glad to belong to you. Help us to welcome others into the same relationship, to your glory. Amen.
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