上帝最憎惡的六件事6 THINGS THAT GOD HATES THEMOST
作者:
Nicholas Davis 譯者: Maria Marta
根據箴言六章16-19節，上帝憎惡以下六件事，因為它們摧毀合一，引起人與人之間的紛爭。
1.上帝憎惡自負和驕傲。
希律被上帝擊斃，因為他讓人民將他當作神來崇拜（徒十21-23）。
2. 上帝憎惡撒謊。
一對名叫亞拿尼亞和撒非拉的夫婦被上帝擊殺，因為他們在錢財問題上上向使徒們撒謊（徒五1-10）。
3.上帝憎惡對無辜者施行暴力。
該隱殺害他的兄弟亞伯之後，上帝詛咒他，讓他成為逃亡者（創四8-12）。
4. 上帝憎惡圖謀惡事的人。
當人充滿邪惡的思念，不斷圖謀罪惡時，上帝決定淹沒地球，消滅了大部分的人（創六5）。
5. 上帝憎惡快速作惡的人。
當以色列人將自己的小孩用火燒為祭，並且占卜，行法術時，上帝發怒，將除猶大支派以外的其他所有支派趕走（王下十七17）。
6.上帝憎惡那些歪曲別人的人。
十誡其中一條告訴我們不可對我們的鄰居「作假見證」（出廿16）。誹謗和流言蜚語是上帝眼中的罪。在箴言六章19節，被列為第七件「憎惡」的事是「在弟兄中散布紛爭」。前六件事最終都會導致和引起這種紛爭和分裂。
上帝憎惡紛爭，因為祂愛合一。如詩篇一三三篇1節對我們的提醒: 「看哪，弟兄和睦同居是何等地善，何等地美！」
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THINGS THAT GOD HATES THE MOST
Nicholas
Davis
According
to Proverbs 6:16–19, God hates these six things because they destroy unity and
breed discord among people.
1.
God hates the arrogant and proud.
Herod
was struck down dead by God because he let people worship him as a god (Acts
12:21–23).
2.
God hates lying.
A
couple named Ananias and Sapphira were struck down dead by God for lying to the
apostles about money (Acts 5:1–10).
3.
God hates violence against the innocent.
After
Cain murdered his brother Abel, God cursed him to be a fugitive (Gen. 4:8–12).
4.
God hates those who make evil plans.
When
men were so full of evil that they planned evil continually, God decided to
flood the earth and wipe out most of humanity (Gen. 6:5).
5.
God hates those who are quick to do evil.
When
the people of Israel sacrificed their children and practiced divination, God
was angry and removed every tribe from the land except Judah (2 Kings 17:17).
6.
God hates those who misrepresent others.
One
of the Ten Commandments tells us not to “bear false witness” against our
neighbor (Exod. 20:16). Slander and gossip are sins according to God. The
seventh item listed as an “abomination” in Proverbs 6:19 is “one who sows
discord among brothers.” All of the first six ultimately lead to and breed this
discord and division.
God
hates this because he loves unity. As Psalm 133:1 reminds us, “Behold, how good
and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.”
