今日真道圣言/2013年11月28日

威斯敏斯特大要理问答

问145: 第九诫命所禁止的罪是哪些?

答: 第九诫命所禁止的罪是:

(1)以偏见遮掩实情，伤害我们邻舍或自己的美名，特别是在公共法庭审判时；

(2)作假见证，教唆人作伪证，巧言令色心怀诡诈，罔顾实情，压抑真相；

(3)通过不公义的判决，称恶为善，称善为恶；将义人当得的给于恶人，将恶人当得的给于义人；

(4)造假，隐瞒事实真相，在当说话时闭口不言；当面临罪恶，我们应当亲自指责或告知他人冤情时，却保持缄默；在不当场合或怀着恶意说出真话，或扭曲其意义，或以语意 含糊、模棱两可的表白，导致伤害事实、曲枉正直；

(5)所说不真、说谎、毁谤、背后说人、打岔、搬弄是非、谗毁的、戏弄、辱骂、轻率论断、急促论说、偏袒责难。

(6)曲解别人的动机、话语、行动；阿谀谄媚，虚荣自夸；在思想与言语上，过分高抬或贬低自己与他人；否认神所赐的恩赐与美德；

(7)对人的错误，过度宣染；本该坦白承认的罪恶，却遮掩、辩解、蓄意轻忽；没有必要的揭人短处；散布谣言；听信并鼓励邪恶谎言，掩耳不听正义的辩护；

(8)恶意起疑；忌妒或讨厌人所当得的尊荣，图谋或希望损害别人的尊荣，当他人蒙羞受辱时，幸灾乐祸；

(9)轻蔑嘲弄，谄媚取宠；背约，违背合法的承诺；

(10)有关有好名声之事，漫不经心，对于导致坏名声之事，却照着去行，或不加以回避，或不尽力阻止别人去作。

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.

小要理问答

小要理问答23 基督作我们的救赎主，所执行的职分是什么？

答：基督作为我们的救赎主，在降卑与升高的境况中，执行先知、祭司、君王的职分。

小要理问答24 基督如何执行先知的职分？

答：基督执行先知的职分，在于借着祂的道与圣灵，将神的旨意启示我们，为要叫我们得救。

小要理问答25 基督如何执行祭司的职分？

答：基督执行祭司的职分，在于将祂自己一次献上为祭，以满足神的公义，使我们与神和好，并且又不断为我们代求。

小要理问答26基督如何执行君王的职分？

答：基督执行君王的职分，在于使我们降服归向祂，治理保护我们，并且克制得胜祂与我们的一切仇敌。