基督徒可以充满爱心地拒绝别人吗?可以:圣经要求在爱中说诚实话

  • 圣经要求基督徒要“用爱心说诚实话”(以弗所书 4:15),并让你们的是就说是,不是就说不是(马太福音 5:37)。
  • 耶稣曾拒绝过人群以及文士和法利赛人的请求(马可福音 1:38;马太福音 12:38–39),保罗也拒绝了朋友们不让他去耶路撒冷的恳求(使徒行传 21:12–14)。
  • 拿俄米劝儿媳们回家,并清楚地说明了她的理由(路得记 1:8–18)。
  • 在 1993 年一项关于单相思的研究中,那些被拒绝的人往往认为自己受到了误导,且从未得到明确的拒绝。
  • 《天主教教理》将诚实描述为诚实与审慎的结合(教理 2469),因此拒绝并不需要列出每一个理由。

Yes. Scripture asks Christians to speak “the truth in love” (Ephesians 4:15), and Jesus asked that his followers’ yes mean yes and their no mean no (Matthew 5:37). A refusal can be honest and kind. Research on unrequited love finds that people who are turned down often believe they were led on and never clearly told no. Is it wrong for a Christian to say no? No. Love of neighbor does not require agreeing to every request, and the Gospels…

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