耶穌的門徒訓練 │Discipled by Jesus (Traditional Chinese Discovery Series Booklet)

我很喜歡看聖經人物的故事，尤其是在福音書中，那些與耶穌接觸的人的記載。這些記述生動地表達了恩典與慈愛、寬恕與和好、憐憫與教誨，兩千年來，深深地打動了無數人的心弦。然而，在這些故事之中，可以說沒有一個像抹大拉馬利亞的故事那樣，談到了一個人的徹底改變、堅定委身和全然忠心。她被耶穌改變的經歷，是一個很好的例子，不論男女，只要我們全心全意回應基督的愛，也可以有相同的經歷。 這本小冊子摘錄自探索書屋出版社（Discovery House Publishers）出版的英文書 A Woman God Can Use一書，由聖經教師馬愛麗（Alice Mathews）所著。作者儼如在婦女聖經講座中教導一般，以溫和親切的方式講述了抹大拉馬利亞的故事，強調了我們在省察自己與主同行時，無論男女都不可或缺的重要原則。

人們往往比較難認同一些抽象的概念，但卻比較容易與人的經驗產生共鳴。所以，有機會看看現實世界中一個有血有肉的人，如何活出聖經價值觀和教導，對我們有莫大的啟發。正因如此，我們向你推薦這本小冊子，從而進入抹大拉馬利亞的內心世界，看看一個憂傷的人，如何藉著耶穌基督的愛，找到了希望、生命與平安。

——柯貝爾（Bill Crowder）靈命日糧事工聖經教師

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Though she is mentioned by name fourteen times in the gospels, we actually know only four things about Mary Magdalene.

I love stories of Bible characters, especially those people in the Gospels who interacted with Christ when He walked upon the earth.  These accounts are rich expressions of grace and mercy, forgiveness and restoration, compassion and correction that have spoken deeply to the hearts of men and women for two millennia.  Of all those stories, however, arguably none tells a tale of such undeniable transformation, strong commitment, and deep devotion as the story of Mary Magdalene.  Her encounter with Jesus can be an example to men and women alike of what it looks like when we respond with our whole hearts to the love of Christ.

Dr. Alice Mathews is Academic Dean for Christian University Global Net in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Aurora, Colorado. She received her B.A. from Bob Jones University, an M.A. from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. from Iliff School of Theology/University of Denver. Since 1970, Dr. Mathews has been involved in women’s ministries in both North America and overseas. After more than a decade in church ministries in the USA, she and her husband spent 17 years serving churches in France and Austria.  Since 1990 she has co-hosted the daily ODBM radio program, Discover the Word, with Mart DeHaan and Haddon Robinson. Over the years she has frequently engaged in teaching and conference speaking throughout North America and in other parts of the world.