要看自己看的合乎中道 — 罗马书读经随笔 第12章

罗马书第十二章第3—8节，保罗凭着神所赐给他的恩劝弟兄们不要看自己过于所当看的，而是要照着神所赐给各人的信心看得合乎中道。因为神在他的恩典里赐给各人的天赋是不同的。保罗说若一个弟兄所被赐的是说预言的天赋，就当照着所赐信心的程度说预言（保罗这里可能蕴含了一层意思，就是说预言的时候注意不要说超出信心程度的预言）；若所被赐的是做执事的天赋，就专一做执事。也就是说无论被赐予了任何天赋，诸如教导，劝勉，施舍，治理或怜恤，就当好好地运用此天赋服务主里的弟兄姐妹们。由此看来，主里的弟兄们并不会在很多方面都有天赋，因此不要觉得自己什么都能干或都需要干，正如我们一个身子上有好些肢体，这些肢体也不都是一样的用处，而是各自发挥各自的作用，在基督里组成一个身体，发挥自己应有的用处。

罗12:3 我凭着所赐我的恩、对你们各人说、不要看自己过于所当看的，要照着 神所分给各人信心的大小、看得合乎中道。
For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.
罗12:4 正如我们一个身子上有好些肢体、肢体也不都是一样的用处。
For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don't have the same function,
罗12:5 我们这许多人、在基督里成为一身、互相联络作肢体、也是如此。
so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
罗12:6 按我们所得的恩赐、各有不同．或说预言、就当照着信心的程度说预言．
Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;
罗12:7 或作执事、就当专一执事．或作教导的、就当专一教导．
or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
罗12:8 或作劝化的、就当专一劝化．施舍的、就当诚实．治理的、就当殷勤．怜悯人的、就当甘心。
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.