我们需要被提醒
一个牧师在同一间教会服事很长时间以后，或早或晚都会意识到，他们可能一直在重复自己。“正如我以前所说...”几年后这句话就会反覆被使用。
腓立比书3章一开篇，保罗就说他在重复一些非常重要的指示。“我知道以前提起过，但这些值得反覆说。”实际上他在说：“要忠于神！要提防那些使你分心远离神恩典的人。他们会使你以为自己必须努力赚取救恩！”如果当下的事务很重要，那么常常提醒是个好主意。
保罗知道，人们需要反覆被提醒提防假教师，这些人教导受割礼可以确保人有救恩。很明显，当时有这样的教师尾随保罗，想等他离开后偷偷将假教导渗入。我们在保罗写给加拉太和哥林多的书信中也能看到同样的迹象。
有些人不能接受说救恩是唯独藉着恩典而成的。他们认为自己必须做些什么才能获得救恩。但保罗的回应总是“不！”正如我们在这封信中看到的，藉着恩典得救确实使我们行事为人不再一样。但那些行为是救恩的果子，不是根基。这一点，保罗再怎么频繁地提醒人们也不为过！我们也需要不断地被提醒。
主啊，单单祢的恩典就足够拯救我们。感谢祢赐下的怜悯和恩典！阿们。
腓立比书 3:1-3
1 弟兄们，我还有话说，你们要靠主喜乐！我把这话再写给你们，于我并不为难，于你们却是妥当。
2 应当防备犬类，防备作恶的，防备妄自行割的。
3 因为真受割礼的，乃是我们这以神的灵敬拜，在基督耶稣里夸口，不靠着肉体的。
Reminders
"It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you." — Philippians 3:1
When pastors serve for a long time with the same congregation, sooner or later they realize they are probably repeating themselves. “As you have heard me say before . . .” can become a common refrain after some years.
As Philippians 3 opens, Paul notes that he is repeating some instructions that are very important. “I know I have mentioned this before, but it bears repeating,” he says, in effect: “Stay true to God! Watch out for those who detract from God’s grace by making you think you have to contribute to your salvation!” When the matters at hand are important, reminders are a good idea.
Paul knew that the situation required repetitions to warn about false teachers who promoted things like circumcision as a way to make sure you had salvation. Apparently teachers like this followed Paul around and waited till he left town before sneaking in with false teachings. We see evidence of this in Paul’s letters to the Galatians and the Corinthians as well.
Some people could not accept that salvation is by grace alone. They figured they had to do something to seal the deal. But Paul’s response was always “No!” As we have seen in this letter, being saved by grace does change us into people who begin to act differently. But those actions are a fruit of salvation, not the root. Paul could not remind people of that idea often enough! And we need constant reminders of it too.
Your grace alone, Lord, is sufficient for us. Thank you for your gifts of mercy and grace! Amen.
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