基督徒們愛自己的家嗎？

家壇有人說中國人不愛自己的家，所以有此帖：
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先看耶穌是怎麽說的：“人到我這裏來，若不愛我勝過愛自己的父母，妻子，兒女，弟兄，姐妹，和自己的性命，就不能作我的門徒。”

有趣的是，耶大牛皮這一段話的英文原文是：

　　“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother,
　　his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his
　　own life--he cannot be my disciple.”，

這裏把 hate 翻譯成“愛”，看來，在某一版“聖經”翻譯的過程當中，“全知全能”的“聖靈”打瞌睡了，嗬嗬。

正確的翻譯是：

　　“人到我這裏來，若不***恨***自己的父母，妻子，兒女，弟兄，
　　　姐妹，和自己的性命，就不能作我的門徒。”

這樣的說法並不奇怪，“聖經”裏到處都是這樣的“教導”，例如：

　　約翰一書 2:15 不要愛世界，和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裏麵了。

恨自己的父母，妻子，兒女，弟兄，姐妹，和自己的性命，還怎麽愛家呢？

還有，願意把自己的兒子燒死，心甘情願地把自己的女兒給別人集體奸淫，這算什麽“愛”家呢？

事實上，“聖經”上鼓勵基督徒們獨身不結婚！不結婚，哪裏來的“家”呢？請看：

“聖經”新約：未婚的基督徒們（還有守寡的或者鰥居的基督徒們）最好不要結婚：
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歌林多前書 7：8 我對著沒有嫁娶的和寡婦說，若他們常像我就好。
Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am.

7：27 你有妻子纏著呢，就不要求脫離。你沒有妻子纏著呢，就不要求妻子。
Are you married? Do not seek a divorce. Are you unmarried? Do not look for a wife.

7：28 你若娶妻，並不是犯罪。處女若出嫁，也不是犯罪。然而這等人肉身必受苦難。我卻願意你們免這苦難。
But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

為什麽最好不要結婚呢？“聖經”裏自然也解釋得很清楚：
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7：32 我願你們無所掛慮。沒有娶妻的，是為主的事掛慮，想怎樣叫主喜悅。
I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord's affairs--how he can please the Lord.
7：33 娶了妻的，是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣叫妻子喜悅。
But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world--how he can please his wife--
7：34 婦人和處女也有分別。沒有出嫁的，是為主的事掛慮，要身體靈魂都聖潔。已經出嫁的，是為世上的事掛慮，想怎樣叫丈夫喜悅。
and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord's affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world--how she can please her husband.
7：35 我說這話，是為你們的益處。不是要牢籠你們，乃是要叫你們行合宜的事，得以殷勤服事主，沒有分心的事。
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

當然了，“聖經”也說了，結婚不是犯罪。如果實在“欲火攻心”的話，還是結婚吧：
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7：9 倘若自己禁止不住，就可以嫁娶。與其欲火攻心，倒不如嫁娶為妙。
But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.


所以，當有基督徒結婚的時候，我們就知道了，這個基督徒“欲火攻心”，已經不能自控了。所以隻好結婚了。

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http://courseinmiracles.com/ACIM_Urtext_of_A_Course_In_Miracles_Ready_to_Print_Book.pdf
基督自己已來講道，上麵的link即是。
下麵引用一些基督自己的解釋。有心的朋友應去上麵link找來讀，一定會茅塞頓開。
此書的記錄者 (channeler)也有故事，Dr. Helen Schucman and Dr. William Thetford. see http://www.answers.com/a+course+in+miracles?gwp=11&ver=2.0.1.458&method=3 讀他們的故事。
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The ego’s decisions are ALWAYS wrong, because they are based on a complete
fallacy which they are made to uphold. NOTHING it perceives is interpreted correctly.
Not only does it cite ure for its purpose, but it even interprets ure as a witness
for itself. The Bible is a fearful thing to the ego, because of its prejudiced judgment.
Perceiving it as fearful, it interprets it fearfully. Having made YOU afraid, you do not
appeal to the higher court, because you believe its judgment would be AGAINST you.
We need site only a few examples to see how the ego’s interpretations have mislead
you. A favorite ego quotation is “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” Another is “Vengeance is
mine sayeth the Lord.” Still another is “I will visit the sins of the fathers unto the third and
the fourth generation.” And also, “The wicked shall perish.” There are many others, but
if you will let the Holy Spirit reinterpret these in its own light, they will suffice.
“As ye sow, so shall ye reap” merely means that what you believe to be worth
cultivating you will cultivate in yourself. Your judgment of what is worthy DOES make it
worthy for you.
“Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord” is easily explained if you remember that ideas
increase only by being shared. This quotation therefore emphasizes the fact that vengeance
CANNOT be shared. Give it therefore to the holy spirit, who will undo it in you because
it does not BELONG in your mind, which is part of God.

“I will visit the sins of the fathers unto the third and fourth generation,” as interpreted
by the ego, is particularly vicious. It is used, in fact, as an attempt to guarantee its survival
beyond itself. Actually, all it really means is that the Holy Spirit in later generations retains
the power to interpret CORRECTLY what former generations have thought, and thus
release THEIR thoughts from the ability to produce fear ANYWHERE in the Sonship.
“The wicked shall perish” is merely a statement of fact, if the word “perish” is properly
understood. Every loveless thought MUST be undone, and even the word “undone” is
fearful to the ego, which interprets “I am undone” as “I am destroyed.” The ego will
NOT be destroyed, because it is part of YOUR thought. But because it is uncreative, and
therefore unsharing, it WILL be reinterpreted entirely, to release you from fear.
The part of your thought which you have given TO the ego will merely return to the
Kingdom, where your whole mind BELONGS. The ego is a form of ARREST, but arrest is
merely delay. It does NOT involve the concept of police at all, although the ego welcomes
that interpretation. You CAN delay the completion of the Kingdom , but you CANNOT
introduce the concept of ASSAULT into it.
When I said “I am come as a light into the world,” I surely came to share this light
with you. Remember the symbolic reference we made before to the ego’s dark glass, and
remember also that we said “Do not look there.” It is still true that “Where you look to
find yourself is up to you.” The Higher Court will not condemn you. It will merely
dismiss the case against you. There can BE no case against a child of God, and every
witness to guilt in God’s creations is bearing false witness to God Himself

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The message of the crucifixion is very simple and perfectly clear; “teach ONLY love,
for that is what you ARE.” If you interpret it in any other way, you are using it as a
weapon for assault rather than as the call to peace for which it was intended. The Apostles
often misunderstood it, and always for the same reason that makes anyone misunderstand
anything. Their own imperfect love made them vulnerable to projection, and out of their
own fear they spoke of the wrath of God as His retaliatory weapon. They also could not
speak of the crucifixion entirely without anger, because their own sense of guilt had
made them angry.
There are two glaring examples of upside down thinking in the New Testament,
whose whole Gospel is only the message of love. These are not at all like the several
slips into impatience which I made, because I had learned the Atonement prayer, which
I also came to teach, too well to engage in upside down thinking myself. If the Apostles
had not felt guilty, they never could have quoted ME as saying, “I come not to bring
peace but a sword.” This is clearly the exact opposite of everything I taught.
Nor could they have described my reactions to Judas Iscariot as they did, if they had
really understood ME. They could not have believed that I could not, have said, “Betrayest
thou the Son of Man with a kiss?” unless I BELIEVED IN BETRAYAL. The whole message
of the crucifixion was simply that I did NOT. The “punishment” which I am said to have
called forth upon Judas was a similar reversal. Judas was my brother and a Son of God,
as much a part of the Sonship as myself. Was it likely that I would condemn him when I
was ready to demonstrate that condemnation is impossible?
I am very grateful to the Apostles for their teaching, and fully aware of the extent of
their devotion to me. But as you read their teachings, remember that I told them myself
that there was much they would understand later, because they were not wholly ready to
follow me at the time. I emphasize this only because I do not want you to allow ANY fear
to enter into the thought system toward which I am guiding you. I do NOT call for
martyrs but for TEACHERS.
Bill is an outstanding example of this confusion, and has literally believed for years
that teaching IS martyrdom. This is because he thought, and still thinks at times, that teaching leads to crucifixion rather than to re-awakening. The upside down nature of this
association is so obvious that he could only have made it BECAUSE he felt guilty. No-one
is “punished” for sins, and the Sons of God are not sinners. ANY concept of “punishment”
involves the projection of blame, and RE-INFORCES the idea that blame is justified. The
behavior that results is a LESSON IN BLAME, just as all behavior teaches the beliefs that
motivate it.
The crucifixion was a complex of behaviors arising out of clearly opposed thought
systems. As such, it is the perfect symbol of conflict between the ego and the Son of God.
It was as much intrapersonal as interpersonal then, just as it is now, and it is still just as
real. But BECAUSE it is just as real now, its lesson, too, has equal reality WHEN IT IS
LEARNED. I do not need gratitude any more than I needed protection. But YOU need to
develop your weakened ability to BE grateful, or you cannot appreciate God. HE does
not need your appreciation, but you DO.
You cannot love what you do not appreciate, and FEAR MAKES APPRECIATION
IMPOSSIBLE. Whenever you are afraid of what you are, you do not appreciate it, and will
therefore reject it. As a result, you will TEACH REJECTION. The power of the Sons of
God is operating all the time, because they were created as creators. Their influence on
EACH OTHER is without limit, and MUST be used for their joint salvation. Each one
MUST learn to teach that all forms of rejection are utterly meaningless.
The separation IS the notion of rejection. As long as you teach this, YOU still believe
it. This is NOT as God thinks, and you must think as He thinks if you are to know Him
again. Any split in will MUST involve a rejection of part of it, and this IS the belief in
separation. The wholeness of God, which IS His peace, cannot be appreciated EXCEPT
by a whole mind, which recognizes the wholeness of God’s creation and BY this
recognition knows its Creator.