路加七章三十六至五十节,说到一个犯罪的女人罪得赦免的事。她因着罪得赦免,而对主感恩。她感觉自己的罪多,蒙了主的赦免,由此她感觉到主的可爱。她不注重以什么条件来信,她只觉得主可爱;她的心是那样出来碰主,而感激主的救恩。这样就行了,她就得救了。所谓‘信,’乃是心出来碰主一下。我们传福音,不在乎人明白救恩有多少,只要人肯向主碰一碰,罪就得赦免了。那女人许多的罪都得了赦免,因她的爱多。她的爱出来碰主,这样就得救了。
路加十八章十三至十四节主说,‘那税吏远远的站着,连举目望天也不敢,只捶着胸说,神阿,开恩可怜我这个罪人。我告诉你们,这人回家去,比那人倒算为义了;因为凡自高的,必降为卑;自卑的,必升为高。’在这里有一个人得救了,他没有所谓的表示,他没有什么属灵的知识;他只感觉自己是个罪人,求神开恩怜悯,他就得救了。一个人来到神面前,不怕他不明白福音的道理,只要他有一个心,肯到神面前去,就行了。所以我们不必注重传神替我们作了什么;我们只要能让罪人觉得自己有罪,肯谦卑的来到神面前,就够了。
路加十五章里说到浪子回头的比喻。浪子所以能回家,是因他醒悟过来,这一点就行了。这个浪子醒悟过来,要回到父亲面前去认罪,这样他就得救了。所以我们救人时,不必让他们明白多少,只要让他们有真诚的心,愿意来到神面前,就行了。至于福音的真理,可以等到以后再让他们明白。
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The Only Requirement fora Sinner to Receive Salvation – A Heart Reach out to Touchthe Lord (1) – Luke 7:48-50
Luke 7:36–50 speaks of a sinful woman whose sins were forgiven. Because her sins were forgiven, she was full of gratitude toward the Lord. She sensed the multitude of her sins, and having received the Lord’s forgiveness, she was deeply moved by His loveliness. She did not focus on any qualifications for believing; she simply felt that the Lord was lovable. Her heart reached out and touched the Lord with thankfulness for His salvation. That was good enough – she was saved! The so-called “believing” is simply the heart reaching out to touch the Lord. In evangelism, it does not matter how much people understand about salvation. As long as they are willing to reach out and touch the Lord, their sins will be forgiven. That woman’s many sins were all forgiven because she loved much. Her love reached out and touched the Lord, thus she was saved.
In Luke 18:13-14, the Lord said, “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’ I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Here we see someone who was saved. He had no outward expression, no so-called spiritual knowledge. He simply felt he was a sinner and pleaded for God’s mercy, and he was saved! When someone comes before God, it doesn’t matter if they don’t understand the doctrines of the gospel. As long as they have a heart willing to come to God, that is enough. So, in our preaching, we do not need to overly emphasize what God has done for us; we simply need to help the sinner realize their sin and be willing to humbly come before God, which is sufficient.
Luke 15 tells the parable of the prodigal son’s return. The son was able to return home because he came to himself, which was good enough. The moment the prodigal son came to himself and decided to go back to the father to confess his sins, he was saved. Therefore, when we seek to lead others to salvation, we don’t need to ensure they understand much. We only need to help them have a sincere heart that is willing to come before God. As for the truths of the gospel, those can be understood later.