基督徒与神的关系不是雇佣关系,而是主仆关系。的确,我们与神的关系还有其它的方面,但它们都包括神的恩典。神出于恩典,通过信救了我们。他没有责任要这样做。他恩慈地给我们赏赐,但不是为了要尽义务。
同时,要注意到这个寓言说的是仆人所应有的态度,而不是神真的将会如何做。因为我们在前面忠心有智慧的仆人的寓言里(路加福音12:35-40)看到,他说:“主人来了,看见仆人儆醒,那仆人就有福了。我实在告诉你们:主人必叫他们坐席,自己束上带,进前伺候他们。”正如他在这个寓言里所显示出的,这样的行为示非同寻常的,是过于恩慈的。
所以,这个寓言的主题是理解神的恩典。 在这些寓言中,这是一个共同的主题,比如不饶人的仆人的寓言(马太福音18:23-35)。还有就是要明白,我们不是神的雇员,而是神的奴仆。
| Suppose you had a slave working all day
And when he comes in, is this what you'd say, "Come along now and sit down to eat"? Would he rather not say, "Prepare me some meat, Get yourself ready and wait on me For you're my slave and not my employee. After I've had enough to eat and drink You can eat too and wash the dishes in the sink" Would he thank the servant cause he did what he was told? He certainly would not. (At least in days of old) So when you've finished working, make this declaration: "We are unworthy servants; we've only done our obligation." |