【译】1月12日：忘记背后

1月12日；
腓立比书 3:1-21；
唱诗：赞美诗 48:4

我只有一件事，就是忘记背后努力面前的，向着……（腓 3:13）

人生中最难做到的事情之一就是忘记。我不是指偶尔的心不在焉，忘记一件事情或一张购物单，亦或是因年长而渐忘。我说的忘记是指我们很难原谅某人并像以前一样与之相处。

我们可能会说，“我可以原谅，但不能忘记。”  当然，有些确实是这样，谁能忘记那些极度糟糕的事情呢？

当保罗在写忘记背后的时候，他所指的是自己作为犹太人和法利赛人的生活方式，是被教导以人为中心的救赎方式。事实上，人很难抛弃青年时曾热切渴望和拥抱的信念。

但如今保罗将这一切都置之脑后。他一心向着标杆奔跑，为要得着基督里的一切，出于恩典，籍着信心。他作为法利赛人的生活已经被完全摒弃。天路旅程是不走回头路的旅程。

这位使徒永远不会忘记他曾疯狂地迫害教会，他为自己的罪深感羞愧。但是保罗并没有因此停滞不前。

忘记并不是仅仅把它从头脑中删除。成为基督徒意味着与过去有罪的生活彻底地决裂。这是个艰难的工作，但住在我们心里的圣灵将它完成。同时，也意味着要奋力直跑，为要得着基督里的一切。我们不要停滞不前，要奋力向着荣耀的标杆直跑。

思考问题：你怎么看待这句话：“我可以原谅，但我不能忘记”？你生活中有这样的“忘记”吗？

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January 12
Philippians 3:1-21
Song: Hymn 48:4

FORGETTING WHAT IS BEHIDE

But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on... (Philippians 3:13)

One of the most difficult things in life is to forget. I do not mean occasional absentmindedness, forgetting an event or a grocery list, or the senility that can set in as we get older. What I mean is that we find it very hard to forgive and to carry on with someone as before.

We might say, "I can forgive, but I can't forget." There is, of course, some truth to that. Who can forget some of the extreme abuses that have been suffered in life?

When Paul writes about forgetting what is behind, he means his former way of life as a Jew and Pharisee. He is referring to the man-centered way of salvation that he had been taught. Indeed, it is hard to set aside beliefs learned from youth on that were eagerly and ardently embraced at one time.

But that is behind Paul. He is now pressing on to receive what he has in Christ, out of grace and by faith. His former life as a Pharisee has been completely abandoned. There is no falling back to a former road en route.

The apostle never forgets that he once furiously persecuted the church. He is deeply ashamed of his sin. But Paul does not dwell on the past.

Forgetting is not just putting something out of our mind. Being a Christian means a radical breaking with a past, sinful life. This is hard work but the in-dwelling of the Holy Sprit can do it. It also means straining forward and pressing on to receive what has been given in Christ. Let us not get stuck in the past but consciously press on to the great goal of glory.

Question: What do you think of the expression "I can forgive, but I can't forget"? Is there a  situation in your life that requires "forgetting"?