今日真道圣言/2013年11月26日

威斯敏斯特大要理问答

问142: 第八诫命所禁止的罪有哪些 ?

答: 第八诫命所禁止的罪, 除了所要求的责任之外, 还有:

(1) 偷窃抢夺, 抢人口的, 收取赃物;

(2) 诈欺行为, 虚假的天平与法码, 挪移地界;

(3) 与人订约或受人之托时, 不公义, 不信实;

(4) 压榨, 剥削, 高利贷, 贿赂, 诬告缠讼, 非法围地与侵占房产, 垄断货品抬高物价;

(5) 从事非法职业, 以及一切用不义犯罪方式, 来夺取扣留他人的物品, 或是图利自己;

Q. 142. What are the sins forbidden in the eighth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the eighth commandment, besides the neglect of the duties required, are, theft, robbery, man-stealing, and receiving anything that is stolen; fraudulent dealing, false weights and measures, removing landmarks, injustice and unfaithfulness in contracts between man and man, or in matters of trust; oppression, extortion, usury, bribery, vexatious lawsuits, unjust enclosures and depredation; engrossing commodities to enhance the price; unlawful callings, and all other unjust or sinful ways of taking or withholding from our neighbor what belongs to him, or of enriching ourselves; covetousness; inordinate prizing and affecting worldly goods; distrustful and distracting cares and studies in getting, keeping, and using them; envying at the prosperity of others; as likewise idleness, prodigality, wasteful gaming; and all other ways whereby we do unduly prejudice our own outward estate, and defrauding ourselves of the due use and comfort of that estate which God hath given us.

小要理问答

小要理问答17 堕落将人类带进什么状态中？

答： 堕落将人类带进罪和悲惨的状态中？

小要理问答18 人堕落至罪恶状态中，其罪恶在于什么？

答：人堕落至罪恶状态中，其罪恶在于：亚当初次犯罪的罪咎，起初仁义的丧失，人性全然的败坏（通常称为「原罪」），还有人本身从罪性而发出的一切过犯。

小要理问答19 人堕落至悲惨状态中，其悲惨是什么？

答：全人类由于堕落，丧失了与神的交通，落在祂的震怒与咒诅之下，所以，应受今生的一切愁苦、死亡、地狱永远的痛苦。