成為見證人Becoming a Witness
[每日靈修] 10/20/2018, 駱鴻銘編譯
平信徒參與事工越多，他們就越想加深對神話語的理解。他們越是加深對上帝聖言的理解，就越想把這種理解運用在事工上。
關於當代基督徒的術語，令我感到不安的一件事是對「見證」這個詞的不精確使用。人們常常把「傳福音」（evangelism ）和「作見證」（witnessing ）這兩個術語互換地使用，就好像它們是同義詞一樣，但其實不是。
一切的「傳福音」都是見證，但不是所有的「見證」都是傳福音。傳福音是一種特定的見證方式。不是每個人都被稱為牧師或教師。不是每個人都蒙召作教會管理或專門的憐憫事奉。不是每個人都蒙召作傳道人（雖然我們都蒙召要將我們的信仰化成言語）。我們都蒙召成為基督的見證人，使祂無形的國度成為有形。我們乃是藉著事奉基督來作見證。我們是藉著成為教會，成為上帝的子民來作見證。
我們當中的一些人可以栽種。有些人可以澆灌。當我們栽種和澆灌時，上帝就會帶來增長。
活在神的面光中（在神面前禱告）：
你如何積極地履行你的神聖使命，成為基督的見證人呢？
進一步研讀：
林前三6 我栽種了，亞波羅澆灌了，惟有神叫他生長。
徒一8 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒瑪利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。」
路廿四48 你們就是這些事的見證。
Becoming
a Witness
The
more the laity is involved in ministry, the more they want to deepen their
understanding of the Word of God. The more they deepen their understanding of
the Word of God, the more they want to put that understanding to work in
ministry.
One
thing that disturbs me about contemporary Christian jargon is the inexact use
of the word witness. Too often people use the terms evangelism and witnessing
interchangeably, as if they were synonyms. They are not.
All
evangelism is witness, but not all witness is evangelism. Evangelism is a
specific type of witnessing. Not everyone is called to be a pastor or teacher.
Not everyone is called to administration or specialized ministries of mercy.
Not everyone is called to be an evangelist (though we are all called to
verbalize our faith). We are all called to be witnesses to Christ, to make His
invisible kingdom visible. We witness by doing the ministry of Christ. We
witness by being the church, the people of God.
Some
of us can plant. Some of us can water. When we plant and water, God will bring
an increase.
Coram
Deo
How
are you actively fulfilling your divine mandate to be a witness for Christ?
Passages
for Further Study
1
Corinthians 3:6
Acts
1:8
Luke
24:48
