9-7

9-7

Enjoy the warmth of my presence shining upon you. Feel your face tingle as you bask in my love-light. I delight in your more than you can imagine. I approve of you continuously, for I see you cloaked in my light,, arrayed in my righteousness. There is no condemnation for those who are clothed in me! That is why I abhor the use of guilt as a means of motivation among Christians.

Some pastors try to whip their people into action with guilt-inducing sermons. This procedure can drive many people to work harder, but the end does not justify the means. Guilt evoking messages can undermine the very foundation of grace in a believer’s heart. A pastor may feel successful when his people are doing more, but I look at their hearts. I grieve when I see grace eroding, with weeds of anxious works creeping in. I want you to relax in the assurance of my perfect love. The law of my Spirit of life has set you free from the law of sin and death.

享受我同在的溫暖，感受我的愛之光照耀你。感受你的臉頰在我的愛之光中發熱。我對你的喜悅遠遠超過你的想象。我不斷地讚許你，因為我看見你披上我的光，穿上我的公義。對於那些披上我【的義袍】的人，沒有定罪！這就是為什麽我憎恨在基督徒中使用罪惡感作為激勵手段。

有些牧師試圖通過引起罪惡感的布道來鞭策教會的人。這個做法可以讓很多人更努力地工作，但結果好並不能說明手段高明。喚起罪惡感的信息可能會破壞信徒心中恩典的根基。一位牧師可能會覺得，當他的會眾做更多事情時，他便取得了成功，但我看的是他們的內心。當我看到恩典被侵蝕，焦慮的工作之雜草四處蔓延時，我感到悲傷。我希望你在我的完美愛的保障下能夠放鬆。我的賜生命聖靈的律已經使你脫離了罪和死的律。