今日真道聖言/2013年11月28日

威斯敏斯特大要理問答

問145: 第九誡命所禁止的罪是哪些?

答: 第九誡命所禁止的罪是:

(1)以偏見遮掩實情，傷害我們鄰舍或自己的美名，特別是在公共法庭審判時；

(2)作假見證，教唆人作偽證，巧言令色心懷詭詐，罔顧實情，壓抑真相；

(3)通過不公義的判決，稱惡為善，稱善為惡；將義人當得的給於惡人，將惡人當得的給於義人；

(4)造假，隱瞞事實真相，在當說話時閉口不言；當面臨罪惡，我們應當親自指責或告知他人冤情時，卻保持緘默；在不當場合或懷着惡意說出真話，或扭曲其意義，或以語意 含糊、模稜兩可的表白，導致傷害事實、曲枉正直；

(5)所說不真、說謊、毀謗、背後說人、打岔、搬弄是非、讒毀的、戲弄、辱罵、輕率論斷、急促論說、偏袒責難。

(6)曲解別人的動機、話語、行動；阿諛諂媚，虛榮自誇；在思想與言語上，過分高抬或貶低自己與他人；否認神所賜的恩賜與美德；

(7)對人的錯誤，過度宣染；本該坦白承認的罪惡，卻遮掩、辯解、蓄意輕忽；沒有必要的揭人短處；散佈謠言；聽信並鼓勵邪惡謊言，掩耳不聽正義的辯護；

(8)惡意起疑；忌妒或討厭人所當得的尊榮，圖謀或希望損害別人的尊榮，當他人蒙羞受辱時，幸災樂禍；

(9)輕蔑嘲弄，諂媚取寵；背約，違背合法的承諾；

(10)有關有好名聲之事，漫不經心，對於導致壞名聲之事，卻照着去行，或不加以迴避，或不盡力阻止別人去作。

Q. 145. What are the sins forbidden in the ninth commandment?

A. The sins forbidden in the ninth commandment are, all prejudicing the truth, and the good name of our neighbors, as well as our own, especially in public judicature; giving false evidence, suborning false witnesses, wittingly appearing and pleading for an evil cause, outfacing and overbearing the truth; passing unjust sentence, calling evil good, and good evil; rewarding the wicked according to the work of the righteous, and the righteous according to the work of the wicked; forgery, concealing the truth, undue silence in a just cause, and holding our peace when iniquity calleth for either a reproof from ourselves, or complaint to others; speaking the truth unseasonably, or maliciously to a wrong end, or perverting it to a wrong meaning, or in doubtful or equivocal expressions, to the prejudice of the truth or justice; speaking untruth, lying, slandering, backbiting, detracting, talebearing, whispering, scoffing, reviling, rash, harsh, and partial censuring; misconstructing intentions, words, and actions; flattering, vainglorious boasting, thinking or speaking too highly or too meanly of ourselves or others; denying the gifts and graces of God; aggravating smaller faults; hiding, excusing, or extenuating of sins, when called to a free confession; unnecessary discovering of infirmities; raising false rumors, receiving and countenancing evil reports, and stopping our ears against just defense; evil suspicion; envying or grieving at the deserved credit of any; endeavoring or desiring to impair it, rejoicing in their disgrace and infamy; scornful contempt, fond admiration; breach of lawful promises; neglecting such things as are of good report, and practicing, or not avoiding ourselves, or not hindering what we can in others, such things as procure an ill name.

小要理問答

小要理問答23 基督作我們的救贖主，所執行的職分是什麼？

答：基督作為我們的救贖主，在降卑與升高的境況中，執行先知、祭司、君王的職分。

小要理問答24 基督如何執行先知的職分？

答：基督執行先知的職分，在於借着祂的道與聖靈，將神的旨意啟示我們，為要叫我們得救。

小要理問答25 基督如何執行祭司的職分？

答：基督執行祭司的職分，在於將祂自己一次獻上為祭，以滿足神的公義，使我們與神和好，並且又不斷為我們代求。

小要理問答26基督如何執行君王的職分？

答：基督執行君王的職分，在於使我們降服歸向祂，治理保護我們，並且克製得勝祂與我們的一切仇敵。