14主耶稣在山上的教训是很特别的,一面祂说,“你们是世上的光。城立在山上,是不能隐藏的”〔太五14〕,是公开的;另一面,祂说,“你施舍的时候,不要让左手知道右手所作的,好叫你的施舍可在隐密中,……你祷告的时候,要进你的密室,关上门,祷告你在隐密中的父。”〔六3~4、6〕一面,……要作基督徒就公开地作基督徒,公开宣告说,我是基督徒;另一面,基督徒有许多的美德,是应当隐藏,不应当显露的。只有显在人面前的,没有隐藏在深处的,这样的人,是没有根的,是经不起试炼、经不起试探的。……求神作工在我们身上,使我们能往下扎根(倪柝声文集第二辑第十七册,五二至五四页)。 14The discourse of the Lord Jesus on the Mount was most remarkable. On the one hand, He said, “You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city situated upon a mountain to be hidden” (Matt. 5:14). It is open. On the other hand, He said, “When you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret;…when you pray, enter into your private room, and shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret” (6:3-4, 6). On the one hand, if you are a Christian, you must come right out into the open and make a public profession; on the other hand, there are Christian virtues that you should preserve from the public gaze. The Christian who parades all his virtues before men and who does not have anything in the depth of his being has no root; he will not be able to stand in the day of trial and temptation …May God work in us so that we can take root downward. (CWWN, vol. 37, pp. 37-39)