Marachi 2:1-9
“And now, you priests, this warning is for you. If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already cursed them, because you have not resolved to honor me.
My covenant was with him, a covenant of life and peace, and I gave them to him; this called for reverence and he revered me and stood in awe of my name. True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness and turned many from sin.
For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth.
God instructed the descendants of Levi- those set apart especially to serve him - to teach his people the truth about him, to tell them what is right, and by their own lives to set an example. But instead of turning people away from wrong, they lead them into it. The priests have broken their covenant promise to God.
Why?
The priests or the ministry in this day are the messengers of the Lord. The mission is to walk in the way of peace and uprighteousness and turn many from sin.
Priest court to preserve knowledge because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty. This is a great position from the Lord.
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不盡祭司的職責:尊貴的地位成為祭司是天生的、神給的,只要健康就可以成為祭司,完全不是他們努力得來的福份!舊約雖然指責祭司,今天也是在提醒基督徒,一日不親近神面目可憎,言語乏味!我們原來的樣式就像是臉抹糞!
在教導上失職的祭司:真實的律法如v6,講的話,行事為人的律法,讓人看到的律法。教導不是只帶查經班,而是行出來。我們在人面前,就是代表神的形象!
真實的律法在他口中,他嘴裡沒有不義的話。他以平安和正直與我同行。
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How?
I am the messenger of the Lord to deliver the good news and reverence the Holy Name of the Lord!
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