大使命48 

適度平衡

我們繼續有關大使命的研讀，我們提到一些天國福音一定會遇到的主要堅固營壘。在這幾個禮拜，我們提到馬克斯主義是與神要來國度的根本衝突，亦攔阻推動文明的進步。馬克斯主義事實上在每一方面都帶來退步，哪裡實行馬克斯主義，那裡就有貧窮和死亡。

馬克斯主義基本上是以集體抵擋所有形式的個人主義，這違反自然，因為神熱愛多樣性和獨特性，以致於祂使每一片雪花、樹木和你我皆如此不同。雖然說，一個人所能成就的最高境界是藉著融入團體，不依賴也不獨立，而是互相依賴。然而，倘若個人失去自主性，就無法達成，正如我的肺若不知道其功用是呼吸，就無法成為我身體中有用的器官。真實的合一不是一致性的合一，而是多樣性的合一。

所以我們身體的合一是在不同處合一，每一部份知道並執行自己的部分，同時認出並尊榮其他部分的不同，與他們同工。若單一部份沒有發展其獨特性，就無法完成身體的合一。

在社群（community）中也是如此，很有趣地，社群的英文community剛好來自『共同』（common）和『合一』（unity）。若沒有接納，甚至歡慶個體，我們便無法真正擁有社群。一個人若不認識自己，就無法真正融入社群，成為其中的資產。所以社群的根基就是個體，但個體無法持續獨自一人，否則他們永遠不會知道自己被造成為的樣式，這唯有在社群關係中才可以知曉。

在適度平衡裡，個人的主動性將使個人和群體受惠。這裡的關鍵是『適度平衡』，倘若一個社會太偏重群體，就會侵蝕個人的主動性，終將傷害群體。相反地，倘若一個社會太偏重個人的主動性，它會引起貪婪、自私和嫉妒，終將摧毀個人。

(摘自喬納 word for the week, Week 48, 2013)

 

The Great Commission, Week 48

Proper Balance, Week 48

Rick Joyner

We continue our study of The Great Commission by addressing some of the major strongholds that must be confronted by the gospel of the kingdom. In recent weeks we have been addressing how Marxism is fundamentally in conflict with the coming kingdom, as well as with what has propelled civilization forward. Marxism is a basic regression in virtually every way, and wherever it has been implemented it has brought poverty and death.

Marxism basically pits the collective against all forms of individualism. This is contrary to nature because God so loves diversity and uniqueness that He made every snowflake, every tree, and each one of us different. This being said, the highest state of an individual is achieved by fitting into the group, not in codependence or independence, but interdependence. However, this cannot be achieved if the individual loses their individuality, just as my lungs cannot be a useful part of my body if they do not know that their part is to breathe. True unity is not a unity of conformity, but rather of diversity.

So the unity of our bodies is a unity of diversity where each part knows and does its part while recognizing and honoring the differences of the other parts, and working together with them. This could never be accomplished without each part being able to develop its uniqueness.

So it is in the community, which interestingly comes from the words “common” and “unity.” Without the acceptance, and even the celebration of the individual, we cannot really have community. One cannot truly fit into the community and be an asset to it without knowing who they are. So the foundation of community is the individual. But the individual cannot continue to stand alone or they can never be who they were created to be, which can only be realized in relation to the community.

In the proper balance, the initiative of the individual will benefit the individual and also the community. The key here is “proper balance.” If a society is weighted too much toward the collective so that it erodes personal initiative, it will hurt the collective. Yet if society is weighted too much toward personal initiative, it can promote greed, selfishness, and envy, which will ultimately destroy the individual.