牧师说,接到母亲死亡判决书的那一天,在飞驰去医院的路上,撒旦曾攻击他。有个声音在他脑海里说:如果你禁食祷告三天,也许神会救你的母亲呢。但不到两分钟后,牧师就醒悟过来了:这正是撒旦的攻击!God saves by Grace, not by what we do. We can not manipulate God by what we do. 神施行拯救,是他的恩典,决不是我们的行为换来的。牧师说,这正是我今天早上的讲道呀(Glatians 3)。
( 附:Glatians 3:
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by observing the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort? Have you suffered so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard? )