妈妈的好孩子就是上帝的好孩子吗?

  1. 选择不顺从妈妈会让你成为一个坏孩子吗?

不顺从妈妈并不一定表示你是一个坏孩子。并不是所有不顺从妈妈的行为都是错的,因为妈妈有时也可能会犯错。如果妈妈违背神,或吩咐你去做违背神旨意的事情,那么顺从妈妈就是错的(徒5:29;可7:8;太15:3)。

我们都因着亚当而落在罪中;因此,我们一出生就带着罪性(罗5:12;诗51:5;弗2:3),所以常常在那些讨神喜悦的事情上不顺从妈妈。我们生来就有堕落的本性,常常去做使神不喜悦的事,也常常不愿意去做讨神喜悦的事(罗8:7;耶17:9;创6:5)。

在不违背神旨意的事情上顺从爸爸和妈妈,是神所喜悦的(弗6:1;西3:20)。


  1. 洗碗会让你成为一个好孩子吗?

洗碗会让你成为妈妈眼中一个好孩子。然而,洗碗和顺从妈妈并不能使你成为神的好孩子(赛64:6;腓3:9;加2:16)。同样地,顺从妈妈也不能使你成为神的好孩子。

做妈妈眼中的好孩子,并不能使你成为上帝的孩子;你必须接受并相信耶稣基督,才能成为上帝的孩子(约1:12;加3:26;约3:16)。


  1. 神什么时候第一次想到你并爱你?

若你真心相信耶稣基督,这是因为神在创造宇宙以前就已经拣选了你并爱了你(弗1:4;提后1:9;启13:8)。这表示在你还没有存在于这个世界之前,神就已经拣选并爱你了。


  1. 你能做什么使神更爱你吗?

你不能做任何事情使神拣选你(罗9:11;罗9:16;约15:16)。神是凭着祂至高主权的恩典和爱拣选了你,使你信靠耶稣基督(约6:37;徒13:48;弗2:8)。神拣选你、爱你,并不是因为你在父母眼中是一个好孩子(罗5:8;多3:5;申7:7)。神爱我们,是在我们还作罪人的时候(罗5:8)。


  1. 你能做什么使神少爱你吗?

如果你在耶稣基督里,你不能做任何事情使神少爱你。然而,你可能会违背神的命令,并使祂忧伤(弗4:30)。作为神所爱的儿女,我们也可能故意用我们向祂所行的恶事使神不喜悦(林前3:16–17;林前10:21–22;雅4:4;启2:4;启2:14),惹上帝的管教,使我们悔改(来12:6–7;林前11:31–32;启3:19)。

那些永远离弃并不信耶稣的人,将面对可怕的审判等候(来10:26–27;来6:4–8;彼后2:20–21;太10:33;帖后1:8–9)。



1. Does choosing to disobey mommy make you a bad child?

Disobeying your mommy does not necessarily mean you are a bad child. Not all disobedience to mommy is wrong, because mommy can be wrong at times. It is wrong to obey mommy if she disobeys God or tells you to do something that is against God’s will (Acts 5:29; Mark 7:8; Matt 15:3).

We have all fallen into sin because of Adam; therefore, due to our inherited sinful nature (Rom 5:12; Ps 51:5; Eph 2:3), we often disobey our mommy in things that please God. We are born with a fallen nature that often does what displeases God, and we also have a nature that refuses to do what pleases Him (Rom 8:7; Jer 17:9; Gen 6:5).

Obeying your daddy and mummy in things that are not against God’s will is pleasing to God (Eph 6:1; Col 3:20).

2. Does doing the dishes make you a good child?

Doing the dishes makes you a good and obedient child to your mummy. However, doing the dishes and obeying your mommy does not make you a good child of God (Isa 64:6; Phil 3:9; Gal 2:16). Likewise, obeying your mommy does not make you a good child of God.

Being a good child in your mother’s eyes does not make you a child of God; you must receive and believe in Jesus Christ to become a child of God (John 1:12; Gal 3:26; John 3:16).

3. When did God first think about you and love you?

If you truly believe in Jesus Christ, it is because God chose you and loved you before He created the universe (Eph 1:4; 2 Tim 1:9; Rev 13:8). This means that before you even existed in the world, God had already chosen you and loved you.

4. Is there anything you can do to make God love you more?

There is nothing you can do to make God choose you (Rom 9:11; Rom 9:16; John 15:16). God chose you by His sovereign grace and love so that you would believe in Jesus Christ (John 6:37; Acts 13:48; Eph 2:8). God did not choose you or love you because you are a good boy in your parents’ sight (Rom 5:8; Titus 3:5; Deut 7:7). God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners (Rom 5:8),

5. Is there anything you can do to make God love you less?

There is nothing you can do to make God love you less if you remain in Jesus Christ. However, it is possible that you can disobey God’s commands and grieve Him (Eph 4:30). As beloved children of God, we can willfully make God upset with the wicked things we do against Him (1 Cor 3:16–17; 1 Cor 10:21–22; Jas 4:4; Rev 2:4; Rev 2:14) , bringing God’s discipline upon us so that we may repent (Heb 12:6–7; 1 Cor 11:31–32; Rev 3:19).

Those who forsake and disbelieve in Jesus forever will meet a fearful expectation of judgment (Heb 10:26–27; Heb 6:4–8; 2 Pet 2:20–21; Matt 10:33; 2 Thess 1:8–9).