如何透過聖約與救主連結?How to connect with the Savior

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問題1:

我們如何承擔主的軛?

回答1:

救主說:「凡勞苦擔重擔的人可以到我這裡來,我就使你們得安息」。這是用優美語言描繪的美麗畫面,這也是屬靈的真實狀況。所以,問題是我們要如何承擔基督的軛?「你們當負我的軛,因為我的軛是容易的,我的擔子是輕省的。」這僅僅是象徵意義嗎?或者這是真存在的?透過事先做好對福音聖約和教儀的理解,並且在主的屋宇中配稱地接受聖約和教儀,我們真的承擔起基督的軛。



因此,我們被置於與祂同負一軛的地位。我們都看過兩隻動物同負一軛的畫面,牠們齊心協力地拉動。祂邀請我們負起祂的軛,好使我們與祂的聖約連結在一起。閱讀摩爾門經著重在「聖約」一詞上,是一個非凡的經驗。它出現在標題頁,也貫穿整部書。這項聖約使我們連結在一起。我們是主的約民。在尼腓一書14:14談到,將臨到主的約民的榮耀和正義的力量。(他們在極大的榮耀中,以正義,並以神的大能武裝起來。)這是真實的。因此,要想與主連結,就必須明白,那種透過聖約的連結是很個人的。而我所擔心的是,我認為很多人都相信這一點,但他們不相信這是針對他們自己的。它是獨特的,具體的,而且是個人的。


問題2:

我如何在一再重複的教儀中學習新事物?

回答2:

重複學習是主給我們學習的模式之一。

我們每個星期都會聽到聖餐祈禱文,這些祈禱文一字一句都是一樣的。我們參與聖殿教儀,用詞也都是相同。每次我們聽到時,如果我們祈求和叩門,新的事物會藉著聖靈的力量來到我們的心思意念中,知道那些重複的陳述、原則或說明如何運用在我們身上。所以,即使教儀是相同的,每次的學習都應該是不同的。
我認為對於您的問題,最好的答案是,我們應該不斷地思考祂給予我們的邀請和所承諾的祝福。因為每次我們這樣做,我們都會學到新的東西。有時我會覺得我之前聽過這個。我認為我們在這種態度上需要小心。因為不論讀多少次,通過聖靈的力量,每次都會有所不同。

我想,我回答你問題的最佳答案是,我們應該一再地複習祂給我們的邀請和應許的祝福。因為每次我們這麼做,就會學到一些新的事物。有時候,我可能會認為我之前已經聽過這個了。我認為,如果我們有這樣的態度,就必須小心。因為不論讀過多少次,通過聖靈的力量,每次都會有所不同。

問題3:

你希望每位後期聖徒知道關於聖殿的哪一件事情?

回答3:

聖殿是祂的屋宇。我們向祂學習。我們可以與祂連結,並與祂在一起。

以諾被召喚時,他的第一個回答是說:我只不過是個少年,我拙於言辭;為何我是您的僕人呢?答案是:你要住在我裡面,我就在你裡面(thou shalt abide in me, and I in you)。然後,主給予的教導是:與我同行。

我覺得那是真實的。如果我們住在基督裡面,祂就會常在我們裡面,祂會與我們同行。我相信那是真實的。這是具體的。那是一項超越自身力量的來源,讓我們能面對塵世中各項挑戰。我們蒙福擁有超乎自己的力量,我們並非孤單地行走。


Question 1:

How do we take upon ourselves the yoke of Christ?  

Answer 1:

The Savior said, come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. That's beautiful imagery in its lovely language. It's also a spiritual reality. So, the question is how do we take upon ourselves the yoke of Christ? Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Is that all just symbolism? Or is there something real in that? We literally take upon ourselves the yoke of Christ by preparing for understanding and worthily receiving the covenants and ordinances of the Gospel and in the house of the Lord. 


So we are placed in a position of being yoked to and with Him. Now we've all seen pictures of two animals that are yoked together, and they pull in unison. He invited us to take his yoke upon us, so that we are connected by covenant with Him. It's a remarkable experience to read the Book of Mormon focusing on the word covenant. It's in the title page. It's throughout. That covenant connects us. We are the covenant people of the Lord. And in first Nephi chapter 14 verse 14, it talks about the glory and the power of righteousness that will be upon the covenant people of the Lord. That's real. So, to be connected is to understand that that connection by covenant is individual for each one of us. And if I have a concern, it's that I think lots of people believe that, but they don't believe it for themselves. It's individual. It's specific and it's personal.



Question 2:

How can I learn new things from the temple ordinances that are repeated over and over again?

Answer 2:

Repetition is one of the Lord's patterns for our learning. 

We hear the Sacramental prayers every week and they are word for word the same. We participate in temple ordinances and the language is the same. And each time we hear it, if we are asking seeking and knocking, new things will come to our minds and hearts by the power of the Holy Ghost about how that repeated statement or principle or illustration applies to us. So even though it's the same, it should be different every time. 

I think my best answer to your question is, we should review repeatedly His invitations to us and the promised blessings. Because each time we do, we'll learn something new. Sometimes I think I've heard this before. I think we need to be cautious if we have that attitude. You can't read it too many times because by the power of the Holy Ghost, it will be different each time. 



Question 3:

If you were to summarize one thing, you wanted every latter-day Saint to know about temples, what would it be?  

Answer 3:

It is His house. We learn of Him. We can be connected to and with Him. 

When Enoch was called, his first response was to say, I'm about a lad and I'm slow of speech. Wherefore, am I thy servant? And the response was if thou wilt abide in me, I will abide in you. And then the admonition was walk with me. 

I think that's real. If we abide in Christ, then He will abide in us and He will walk with us. I just believe that's real. That's tangible. That's a source of strength beyond our own to face the very normal challenges of mortality. We are blessed with strength beyond our own and we do not walk along.