今日真道聖言/2013年12月10日

威斯敏斯特大要理問答

問172: 那懷疑自己是否在基督里，或懷疑自己是否預備得當的人，可不可以來領主的晚餐?

答: 那懷疑自己是否在基督里，或懷疑自己是否預備得當來領受主的晚餐聖禮的人，可能是真正在基督里有分，雖然他還沒有對此確信；如果他因擔憂自己未在基督里而深感困擾，並且真誠渴慕得以在基督里、遠離罪惡，則上帝算他是有分的: [因為上帝賜下應許，設立此聖禮，為要釋放軟弱與懷疑的基督徒]，所以在此情況下，他務要痛悔自己的不信，努力解除自己的疑惑；他這樣作之後，則他可以並且應該來領主的晚餐，使他得以再次被堅固。

Q. 172. May one who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his due preparation, come to the Lord's supper?

A. One who doubteth of his being in Christ, or of his due preparation to the sacrament of the Lord's supper, may have true interest in Christ, though he be not yet assured thereof; and in God's account hath it, if he be duly affected with the apprehension of the want of it, and unfeignedly desires to be found in Christ, and to depart from iniquity: in which case (because promises are made, and this sacrament is appointed, for the relief even of weak and doubting Christians) he is to bewail his unbelief, and labor to have his doubts resolved; and, so doing, he may and ought to come to the Lord's supper, that he may be further strengthened.

問173: 任何告白信仰並願意來領主的晚餐者，可以遭到禁止嗎?

答: 那些被發現是無知妄解或惡名昭彰的人，雖然他們告白信仰且願意來領主的晚餐，然而基督的教會根據祂所賜的權柄，可以且應當禁止他們領受此聖禮，直到他們領受教訓並且顯出他們悔改歸正之後。

Q. 173. May any who profess the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, be kept from it?

A. Such as are found to be ignorant or scandalous, notwithstanding their profession of the faith, and desire to come to the Lord's supper, may and ought to be kept from that sacrament, by the power which Christ hath left in his church, until they receive instruction, and manifest their reformation.

小要理問答

小要理問答67 第六誡命是什麼？

答：第六誡命是：「不可殺人」。

小要理問答68 第六誡命吩咐我們作什麼？

答：第六誡命吩咐我們：要竭盡全力依法來保守自己的生命，以及他人的生命。

小要理問答69 第六誡命禁止我們作什麼？

答：第六誡命禁止我們：奪去我們自己的生命，或以不義手段奪取他人的生命，或有任何這種傾向。