撰文／陈邦旭｜圣灵月刊245期-1998.02｜主题／[青年团契]耶稣受试探
"Judge not according to the appearance,but judge righteous judgement."（） The Jews were longing for the （Messiah）. But when the Lord Jesus Christ came they spurned Him.The Lord Jesus was of a simple family and he was not of comely appearance. The Jews had thus deprived themselves of the grace of salvation ,which was prepared for them ever since the creation of the world.
“不可按外貌断定是非，总要按公平断定是非。”（）。犹太人仰望弥赛亚的到临。但当主耶稣基督来时，他们却轻视祂。主耶稣来自一个简单的家庭，祂也没有漂亮的外表。如此，犹太人丧失那甚至在世界创造之初就为他们预备好的荣耀救恩。
People generally judge others on their outward appearance. They would befriend those who are good looking and ignore those who are not. Elder James has this say :"My brethren,have not the faith our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, sit down here in a good place; and say to the poor Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? "（）. Paul has this to say, "Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know him no more"（）
人通常由外表来判断一个人。他们愿意与那些拥有佳形美容的人做朋友，而忽略较不起眼的人。雅各长老说：“我的弟兄们，你们信奉我们荣耀的主耶稣基督，便不可按着外貌待人。若有一个人戴着金戒指，穿着华美衣服，进你们的会堂去；又有一个穷人穿着肮脏衣服也进去；你们就看重那华美的人，说：‘请坐在这好位上’；又对那穷人说：‘你站在那里’，或‘坐在我脚凳下边。’这岂不是你们偏心待人，用恶意断定人吗？”（）。保罗为此也说：“所以，我们从今以后，不凭外貌认人了。虽然凭着外貌认过基督，如今却不再这样认祂了。”（）
Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks into the heart. We should pursue perfect spirituality. Knowing that we men are created after the image of God（）, we should therefore regain the lost image of God in us by showing justice, purity, love, mercy. Bear the yoke of God and learn the kind of gentleness and meekness that God has shown to us.We would never be able to manifest the image of God in us if we continue to associate ourselves with the world and fail to consecrate ourselves to him.Finally, may the Spirit of God guide us so that we may have the insight to appreciate the good points of a person who does not have good looks.
世俗人看外表，但是神是看人内心。我们应该追求灵性上的完全。要知道我们是依神的形像所造（），我们应该借着公义、纯洁、仁爱、怜悯的表现来重新获得失去的神的形像。担负主的轭，并学习主所显示给我们的柔和与谦卑。如果我们继续贪爱世界，而不能保守在主的怀抱中，这样我们绝不能表现出神的形像。最后，愿圣灵引导我们使我们具有洞察力，而能欣赏那不俊美的人的优点。 （原[青年团契]1998年02月号）