Sanctification in the Methodist Church- Our socail creed 讨论这个卫理宗的成圣观之前，我先举一个我在教会的生活经验。 有一次跟一个别的宗派牧师查经，结束後在生活分享， 那个会友说他星期日可能不能来聚会，他在85度C上班，主日要排他上班， 那位牧师说我为你祷告， 求上帝挪去拦阻，让不是基督徒的别人去排他的班，让他可以来主日。 这种祷告对我来说，不是太自然。 如果全台湾都是基督徒，但是我们还是坚持目前每天都要有人上班的便利生活， 那我们该怎麽祷告呢? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 成圣，在卫理宗来说，不是单指道德修养或灵魂得赎这种个人取向的取向， 也包含了对这受造界(包含目前的人类社会)走向上帝应许的美善， 正如旧约以赛亚书第2章4节与11章6节至9节的景象， 这种精神延伸到现在我们对当代议题的反省 因此我们如此祈祷: We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God’s gifts, and we repent of our sin in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends. We affirm the natural world as God’s handiwork and dedicate ourselves to its preservation, enhancement, and faithful use by humankind. We joyfully receive for ourselves and others the blessings of community, sexuality, marriage, and the family. We commit ourselves to the rights of men, women, children, youth, young adults, the aging, and people with disabilities; to improvement of the quality of life; and to the rights and dignity of all persons. We believe in the right and duty of persons to work for the glory of God and the good of themselves and others and in the protection of their welfare in so doing; in the rights to property as a trust from God, collective bargaining, and responsible consumption; and in the elimination of economic and social distress. We dedicate ourselves to peace throughout the world, to the rule of justice and law among nations, and to individual freedom for all people of the world. We believe in the present and final triumph of God’s Word in human affairs and gladly accept our commission to manifest the life of the gospel in the world. Amen. http://www.umc.org/what-we-believe/our-social-creed --

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