新约 - 使徒行传(Acts)第6章

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.
Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them
and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.
Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people.
Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)--Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. These men began to argue with Stephen,
but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, "We have heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God."
So they stirred up the people and the elders and the teachers of the law. They seized Stephen and brought him before the Sanhedrin.
They produced false witnesses, who testified, "This fellow never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
使徒行传第六章   第 6 章 

  徒 6:1> 完美教会,人皆渴望;可怎么我用尽了努力,还找不到?我是不是应转教会? 

  6:1 当我们看到初期教会的生活中充满神迹、慷慨分享、肢体相交时,也许会希望自己成为这“完美”教会的一分子。事实上,初期教会也有问题,就如我们今日一样。没有教会是完美的,直到基督再来与信徒联合为止。所有教会都有问题,如果你的教会的缺点使你苦恼,你要问自己:“一所完美的教会会让我作会友吗?”还是尽你所能去改善教会吧。 

  徒 6:2-4> 知人善任,门徒做了;为神工作,也要分工合作?不是做得越多越好? 

  6:2-4 当初期教会人数增长时,其中一大需要就是管理分配食物给有需要的人。使徒需要专心从事传道的工作,所以他们便拣选其他人来管理膳食。每个人在教会的生活中都要承担不同的责任(参林前 12 章)。如果你处在领导的地位,但发现所担的担子太重,难以承担,就要根据神所赐给你的能力以及事情的先后次序作出决定,找人来帮忙。即使你不是作领导的,你也有恩赐可以在教会多方面的工作上被神使用,把这些恩赐献上,用来事奉神。 

  徒 6:3> 只是用来管理膳食,不用太认真嘛;那些门徒的要求可真多及高,不是吗…… 

  6:3 使徒并不是轻率地对待这项管理工作的。注意他们对处理膳食供应的人的要求:被圣灵充满而又有智慧。要承担重要责任,并且需要与人接触的岗位,应由具有这些资格的人来担任。我们必须让有智慧、灵命成熟的人来带领教会。 

  司提反 

  徒 6:6> 门徒为他们按手,真特别,有什么意思吗? 

  6:6 属灵领导是很重要的,教会领袖切勿轻率从事。在初期教会里,被拣选的人由使徒任命(祈祷按手分别为圣)。“按手”是一种古老的犹太习俗,以便把人分别为圣做特别的事奉(参民 27:23 ;申 34:9 )。 

  徒 6:7> 传福音,好像很少人愿意这样做;要传到全世界?可真…… 

  6:7 耶稣曾经告诉使徒,他们首先要在耶路撒冷作见证( 1:8 );在短短的时间内,他们的信息已传遍整个城市及社会的各阶层,就连一些祭司也归信了。福音像池塘的涟漪,由中心点一圈一圈地传出去,愈传愈远,愈传愈广。今天,福音仍然是这样传出去的,你不是单独去改变世界,你只要是波浪中的一部分,就能掀动在你四周的人,他们又掀动其他人,直至所有人都感觉到这波动。 

  徒 6:8-10> 司提反那么有能力,不知道他靠什么? 

  6:8-10 无论承担什么工作,最重要的先决条件就是被圣灵充满。靠着圣灵的能力,司提反成为一个有智慧的仆人( 6:3 ),施行神迹的人( 6:8 )和传福音的使者( 6:10 )。靠着圣灵的能力,你可以发挥神赐给你的恩赐。──《灵修版圣经注释》