改革宗视角解释（旧文整理 03） / A Reformed Perspective (Archive 03)

“信的人都在一处，凡物公用；并且卖了田产、家业，照各人所需用的分给各人。”
The believers were together and shared what they had. They sold property and possessions and gave to anyone who had need.

这并不是共产主义。
This was not communism.

因为圣经并没有取消私人财产权。
Scripture did not abolish private property.

而是圣灵使基督徒甘心乐意地彼此供应。
Rather, the Holy Spirit moved Christians willingly to care for one another.

所以，一个为了基督失去房屋的人，可能发现许多基督徒愿意向他打开自己的家。
Therefore, someone who lost a home for Christ might discover that many Christians were willing to open their homes to him.

一个失去弟兄姐妹的人，会发现教会里有许多弟兄姐妹。
Someone who lost brothers and sisters would discover many brothers and sisters in the church.

这就是“今生百倍”非常具体的一层意义。
This is one very concrete meaning of receiving “a hundredfold in this life.”

七、但耶稣故意加了一句话：“并且要受逼迫”
VII. But Jesus Deliberately Added: “With Persecutions”

这是整段经文中最容易被忽略的一句话。
This is one of the most easily ignored parts of the passage.

耶稣没有说：
Jesus did not say:

跟随我以后，你的人生会越来越舒服。
After following Me, your life will become more and more comfortable.

耶稣说：
Jesus said:

“并且要受逼迫。”
“With persecutions.”

因此基督徒今生的状态非常特别：
Therefore, the Christian life in this age has a very special character:

恩典与苦难同时存在。
Grace and suffering exist together.

祝福与十字架同时存在。
Blessing and the cross exist together.

属灵的丰富与世界的逼迫同时存在。
Spiritual abundance and worldly persecution exist together.

这正是改革宗经常强调的“十字架神学”。
This fits the Reformed emphasis on the theology of the cross.

八、所以“百倍”绝不能成为成功神学
VIII. Therefore, the “Hundredfold” Cannot Become Prosperity Theology

成功神学可能这样解释：
Prosperity theology may explain it like this:

你奉献得越多，神就让你越富有。
The more you give, the richer God will make you.

但是耶稣自己已经堵住了这种解释。
But Jesus Himself blocks this interpretation.

因为祂说：
Because He says:

百倍——并且有逼迫。
A hundredfold—with persecutions.

真正的基督徒甚至可能为了信仰失去工作。
A true Christian may even lose a job because of faith.

可能失去财产。
He may lose property.

可能被家人拒绝。
He may be rejected by family.

甚至可能失去生命。
He may even lose his life.

然而，他仍然没有真正失去。
Yet ultimately, he has not truly lost.

为什么？
Why?

因为他得到了基督。
Because he has Christ.

九、改革宗最重要的答案：最大的“百倍”其实是基督自己
IX. The Central Reformed Answer: The Greatest Gain Is Christ Himself

这与保罗的见证完全一致。
This agrees perfectly with Paul’s testimony.

腓立比书 3:7–8
Philippians 3:7–8

“只是我先前以为与我有益的，我现在因基督都当作有损的。”
Paul says that whatever was once gain to him, he now counts as loss because of Christ.

“不但如此，我也将万事当作有损的，因我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝。”
More than that, he considers everything loss compared with the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus his Lord.