把主人給的銀子埋地裏藏起來了

馬太福音第25章14-30節，耶穌在上十字架之前，給門徒打了一個比喻。這個比喻說，主人在去外國之前，交給了一些仆人多少不等的銀子。一些仆人用主人所給的銀子賺取了不少銀子，可是有一個仆人竟然把主人給的銀子埋在地裏藏起來了。主人回來的時候，獎賞了那些賺取了銀子的仆人，而把這個埋藏銀子的仆人扔進黑暗裏去了。

今天之所以想起了這個比喻，是因為這幾天讀到了遠牧為"耶穌頌-大愛篇"做的前言。在這個前言裏，遠牧在下麵這段話裏提到了他自己的一些經曆:

"......我在這個耶穌不可抗拒的吸引下走進基督教，那個時候耶穌幾乎占據了我的全部的身心。可是進來以後呢，卻幾乎看不見耶穌了。在各種神學教義、宗派、律法、禮儀和事工當中，這些事情歸成了一片汪洋大海，耶穌被稀釋在其中，被稀釋了，被湮沒了......我在神學院裏邊讀神學，我最期待的一門課就是四福音書，等啊等啊，終於等到開課了，講什麽呢？講作者呀，講背景啊，講資源呐，講福音書的關聯呐，講啊講啊，講到最後，講完了，還沒有講耶穌的四福音書的內容——正文沒有打開，沒有攤開；耶穌的言行啊，生命啊，都沒有攤開。在這門課裏麵，我根本吃喝不到耶穌的血和肉，摸不到祂的生命。更不用說神本性一切的豐富都有形有體的居住在耶穌基督裏，我根本就摸不著這個東西......我剛一接觸神學的時候，受到很大的衝擊。那些神學教條，繁雜的支派，好像沉重的鐵鏈，要把我心中的新鮮如朝陽、又真又活的耶穌團團的鎖住......神學的光景是這樣，教會生活的光景其實也是差不多。三十年下來，我吃驚的發現，同為基督徒，人格、品性、行事為人，卻可以南轅北轍，仿佛壓根兒就不是同一個信仰。所以，我意識到一點，並不是每一個自稱信耶穌的人，信的都真是耶穌......"

遠牧的這些經曆不好似在說比喻裏那個埋藏主人銀子的仆人嗎？在比喻裏，耶穌用主人比喻他自己，用銀子比喻他的福音或者說恩典。我們的主耶穌把福音交給了他的仆人們，上了十字架，而後複活去父那裏了。有的仆人接收了福音後，傳了真正的福音，比如保羅，彼得和好多後人們，很多人因此信主了，且有很多人接收到福音後繼續把這個福音傳出去，讓主的福音遍布全地，讓越來越多的人認識了一位恩典施慈愛的神，拯救並賜永生的神，即"賺錢"。

而有的仆人，卻認為主是忍心令人懼怕的神，因為他在新約裏沒有透過耶穌的死與複活看到神的恩典與大愛，所以他就傳揚舊約裏神是如何如之何的苛刻嚴厲，偏偏不傳揚令人平安喜樂的主的福音，偏偏不傳揚主的拯救與所賜之義。這些仆人的做法就是把銀子埋地裏藏起來了。他們的教會雖然也可能叫基督教會，雖然也有好多信徒，但是他們走遍洋海陸地勾引人入教，卻教他們做地獄之子。這就是為什麽耶穌說喊著主啊主啊的人不能都進天國。

 

相關經文如下:

太25:14 天國又好比一個人要往外國去、就叫了仆人來、把他的家業交給他們．
"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
太25:15 按著各人的才幹、給他們銀子．一個給了五千、一個給了二千、一個給了一千．就往外國去了。
To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.
太25:16 那領五千的、隨即拿去做買賣、另外賺了五千。
Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.
太25:17 那領二千的、也照樣另賺了二千。
In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.
太25:18 但那領一千的、去掘開地、把主人的銀子埋藏了。
But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.
太25:19 過了許久、那些仆人的主人來了、和他們算帳。
"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.
太25:20 那領五千銀子的、又帶著那另外的五千來、說、主阿、你交給我五千銀子、請看、我又賺了五千。
He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.'
太25:21 主人說、好、你這又良善又忠心的仆人．你在不多的事上有忠心、我要把許多事派你管理．可以進來享受你主人的快樂。
"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
太25:22 那領二千的也來說、主阿、你交給我二千銀子、請看、我又賺了二千。
"He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.'
太25:23 主人說、好、你這又良善又忠心的仆人．你在不多的事上有忠心、我要把許多事派你管理．可以進來享受你主人的快樂。
"His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'
太25:24 那領一千的、也來說、主阿、我知道你是忍心的人、沒有種的地方要收割、沒有散的地方要聚斂．
"He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.
太25:25 我就害怕、去把你的一千銀子埋藏在地裏．請看、你的原銀子在這裏。
I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'
太25:26 主人回答說、你這又惡又懶的仆人、你既知道我沒有種的地方要收割、沒有散的地方要聚斂．
"But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn't sow, and gather where I didn't scatter.
太25:27 就當把我的銀子放給兌換銀錢的人、到我來的時候、可以連本帶利收回。
You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.
太25:28 奪過他這一千來、給那有一萬的。
Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.
太25:29 因為凡有的、還要加給他、叫他有餘．沒有的、連他所有的、也要奪過來。
For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away.
太25:30 把這無用的仆人、丟在外麵黑暗裏．在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。
Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'