跟随耶稣的改变由内而外，而不是外在的模仿（Anthony）Following Jesus Is Internal, Not An Outward Imitation

原视频SOURCE: https://youtu.be/pzNqObDSbUo

2020年11月1日 POSTED BY Follow The Good Shepherd

跟随耶稣并不是为了外在的投射，并不关乎他人对你的看法，也不是你在公共场合的言论，或是一定要符合某种特定的方式。当我最初开始跟随耶稣时，我必须自己弄清楚这一点。

我后来明白，跟随耶稣并不是要效法某种特定的形象。并不是要模仿其他弟兄姐妹的样子。而是要成为耶稣为你定制的纯洁的心思意念的样式。耶稣为你定制了一个具体的形象，他希望你成为这样的人。当你把罪从你的生命中除去，你的肉体开始削弱，你的灵命开始成长，你会成为主所造的人。这与我们在网上做的事工无关，也与传福音给他人无关，也无关乎像我一样做一些视频，或者分享你的见证。

这些事情如果只是出于我们自己，这都不重要，因为你会被发现，你会被主发现的。你知道，耶稣会消灭那些妄自奔跑，那些傲慢自大的人，他们利用耶稣来操纵或欺骗别人。

这是一条非常危险的道路，很容易被人利用，因为人试图走捷径。许多人只想要成为他们认为自己在主里应该是什么样子的人，而不是成为耶稣要他们成为的人。希望你们能理解我说的是什么。跟随耶稣不是成为你自己认为应该成为的人。而是请耶稣来塑造你，按照他的心意，成为他创造的人。这是一个非常简单却又困难的过程。这是一个许多人想绕过的问题。他们想回避它。他们想用自己的方式去成就。他们只是想跳过这一个环节去当老师、当传教士或当属灵领袖，而他们并没有扎根于耶稣。

这也是今天的教会讲道不反对罪的原因。他们不能自信地传讲反对同性恋的真理。他们不能传讲反对他们自己还没有悔改的事情。他们不能谴责一个人的罪，因为他们自己还在生活中犯罪。如果我们还在任意犯罪，就永远无法为神的国做任何事。而且我们绝不能靠血肉之躯靠人意为神的国做任何事。只能靠圣灵。我们可以撒1000次网，却永远抓不到一条鱼。直到耶稣说，把你的网撒在这里，否则你就不会网住任何鱼。你不会抓到任何东西。你不能为神的国做任何事。你也无法努力进入神的国。

我们必须被圣灵引导，我们必须在做事之前先解决我们内心的问题。你真的在努力向你里面的国度（天国）推进吗？也是在你中间的国度？不要只看外在的表象。不要为了外在而努力。你要看自己的内心，去改变你内心需要改变的东西。而这正是通过耶稣的能力来完成的。在他凡事都能。直到你真正悔改，直到你真正脱离了罪，你才不会把事情搞成一团糟。愿耶稣祝福你。

Following Jesus isn't about an outward projection. It's not about what other people perceive of you. It's not about what you say in public or um. It's not about conforming to a particular way. You know, whenever I 1st started to follow Jesus, I had to figure this out for myself. I had to see that it wasn't conformity to um, a certain image. It wasn't conformity to, you know, how another brother or sister was. It was only conformity to the pure heart and mind and Jesus wants to form you too. Jesus has a very specific person that he wants you to be. And when you get sin out of your life, you start to decrease in the flesh, you start to increase in the spirit, and you become the person that he created you to be. But it has nothing to do with doing things on the Internet. It has nothing to do with trying to preach to other people. It doesn't have anything to do with making videos like I do, or um even sharing your testimony. None of these things matter if they are done by the arm of the flesh, because you will be found out, and you'll be found out by the Lord. You know, jesus will smite down those who go out and pride those who go out in arrogance and choose to use Jesus for manipulation or for deception. It's a very dangerous path that can easily be taken, because men try to take the shortcut. They try to be who they think they should be in Jesus before they ever become that person. So just try to understand what I'm saying. It's not about being who you think you should be. It's about letting Jesus mold you into the person that He created you to be. It is a very simple process, but it's a difficult one. It's one that many men want to go around. They want to dodge it. They want to do it their own way. And they just want to skip to being a teacher or being a preacher or being a spiritual leader when they don't have a foundation set on Jesus. You know, it's the same reason why the church today can't preach against sin. They can't preach against homosexuality with confidence. They can't preach against the things that they themselves haven't repented from. They can't condemn one man sin because their own sin is still in their life. We can never do anything for the Kingdom of God if we are still wilfully sinning. And we can never do anything for the Kingdom of God by the arm of the flesh. It's only by the holy spirit. We can cast 1000 nets and never catch one fish. But until Jesus says, cast your net here, you won't pull in any fish. You won't catch anything. You won't do anything for the Kingdom of God. You won't advance the kingdom. We have to be led by the holy spirit, and we have to address the things within us before anything else will matter. Are you really working to advance the kingdom inside of you? The the kingdom that is in your midst? Don't go to outward appearances. Don't go to outward efforts. You got to look within yourself and change the things that need to be changed within you. And this is done by the power of Jesus. This is possible. But until you repent, until you truly turn from your sin, you're only going to make a mess of things. May Jesus bless you.