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從「講傳福音」到「廣傳福音」

麥肇聰牧師

一首 20 年前的粵語流行曲〈Shall We Talk〉今天被重新演繹,歌中有一句:「陪我講,陪我講出我們最後何以生疏?」這句歌詞相信在現今人心裡引起了不少迴響和反思。歌詞隱約指出溝通就是開啟緊閉和不安心靈的鑰匙,甚至能夠重修撕裂的關係,尋回失落了的盼望。

在我們今天身處的世代,個人主義被高舉,各人各有一個真理,對於一切,世人皆抱著懷疑的態度。當我們向人傳講基督信仰,換來的回應不一定是「接受」或「拒絕」,卻是「毫無興趣」和「漠不關心」。單憑口裡的話去說服世人相信福音,是極其艱難的,特別在這網絡資訊泛濫的日子,任何人都可以成為「真理」的代表。因此,我們倘若只憑說話去講傳福音,而又欠缺活現在人群中間的信仰實踐,對擁抱後現代價值觀的一代人來說,如此的福音宣講恐怕只顯得蒼白無力。

追求認識信仰的人,往往是透過觀察信徒的工作和生活態度,去估量自己將來信主之後,人生會有甚麼改變?而這些改變又是否自己所期待的生活方式?故此,信徒的一言一行,就成了引起世人對福音感興趣和關注的活潑見證。正面的見證,才會推動初信者願意向上帝打開緊閉的心扉,與上帝作出聆聽和傾訴的互動。

倘若每個信徒都將基督信仰兌現在生活日常之中,福音就必然會廣傳。真實無偽的信仰,是指引我們人生的藍圖,我們要有持守真道、活出與世俗不同的勇氣和力量,如此的信仰,才算得上「真正的信仰」。在當下的逆境中,如能將基督教的信仰踐行出來,就是鏗鏘有力的福音宣告了。我們要讓世人親自從信徒的生命中察驗到,人的盡頭就是上帝在開始,甚至叫人未走到盡頭,就已見到上帝所開始的工作。

假如我們的一言一行能流露出福音帶來的改變,那我們便成就宣講福音的呼召了。誠然,每一位真正相信聖經真理、願意跟隨主的信徒,都必然認定廣傳福音是上帝的呼召和差遣。

昔日有無數的信徒作了福音的見證人,他們每一人的獨特生命都證實了基督信仰絕對是值得考慮的人生抉擇。今天,就讓我們不要忘記信仰的初衷和上帝的呼召,努力向世人廣傳十字架的救贖,使人重歸主的恩典。深願福音為世人帶來期盼而久的生命改變,叫人在地上的日子得著主裡的真平安!







Pastor's Sharing
From Preaching to Living Out the Gospel
Rev Vincent Mak

A new version of the canto pop song from 20 years ago, “Shall We Talk,” carries a line like this: “Tell me, tell me why we have grown apart like strangers?” The lyrics resonate with many and inspire reflection. It says implicitly that communication is the key to unlocking closed hearts and disturbed minds. It can even repair torn relationships and recover long-lost hope.

In the modern world, individualism is the order of the day. Everybody has his own truth. They are skeptical about everything. When we preach the word, what we encounter is often not “accept" or “reject”, but “no interest” or “indifference.”. If we try to convince others of the gospel with our words only, it would be very difficult, particularly in these days with information overload on the Internet, where everybody can speak their “truth”. Therefore, for those who embrace a postmodern worldview, gospel spread by evangelism by words alone without the practice of faith is powerless.

Seekers of truth often observe the work and lifestyle of believers to see what life will be like if they are converted. Would these lifestyles be agreeable to them? As such, what we say or do will be vivid testimony which attracts people to the Lord. Only positive testimony will get people to open their hearts to God and listen and talk to Him.

If Christians can live out faith, the gospel will spread widely. A genuine faith is the blueprint for life. We need to hold on to the truth and have a kind of courage and strength unlike any others in the secular world. That is real faith. If we live out our faith amid the present difficulties, we will be proclaiming our faith loud and clear. We need to let the world see from our lives that the end of man is where God begins. Even before we hit the end, God’s work can already be seen.

If our speech and deeds can reflect the change that the gospel brings, we will have responded to the call to preach the gospel. Of course, all of us who truly believe in biblical truths and who follow the Lord know that preaching the gospel is God’s calling and commission.

Down the ages, countless believers have testified to the gospel. Every life is unique, and each is a testimony that the Christian faith is a worthwhile life choice. Today, let us not forget why we first believed and what God has called us to do. Let us make an effort to preach God’s redemption through the cross so people can return to the grace of God. May the gospel bring people the life change they long for. May they have real peace on earth in the Lord Jesus Christ!