我到銀行辦事的時候，看到牆上貼著「以禮待人」這四個字，充分體現那間銀行的經營理念。銀行職員親切有禮地協助我辦理業務，令我感到十分愉快！

在這冷酷無情的世界裡，以禮待人顯得格外重要。使徒保羅在寫給提多的信中提到這個概念。他要提多叮囑眾信徒：「不要誹謗人，要愛好和平，要溫和，以禮待人」（提多書3章2節，聖經易讀版）。「以禮待人」也可翻譯為「恭敬地對待每一個人」（當代譯本修訂版）或「向眾人表現充分溫柔的心」（新譯本）。

我們如何待人，反映了我們是否將對方視為擁有上帝形象的人。魯益師在他的著作《極重無比的榮耀》中寫道：「在這世上沒有普通人，你所遇見的人不是僅有血肉之軀。」魯益師期待那永恆的未來，在永恆裡我們要麼享受上帝的同在，要麼永遠與上帝隔絕。因此，魯益師提醒我們：「我們會開玩笑、共事、結婚的對象，以及那些被我們忽視或剝削的人，都有不朽的靈魂。他們的結局要麼面對永恆的幽暗絕望，要麼享有永遠的光輝。」

讓我們謹記周遭的人都擁有上帝形象，願聖靈幫助我們按照聖經的教導來對待他們。

The statement on the wall of my bank declares that its corporate principles could be summed up in a single word: courtesy. And how refreshing it was to find courtesy in the teller who helped me with my transaction there!

In a harsh and unkind world, to be driven by courtesy is a big idea. We find this concept in the apostle Paul’s letter to his friend Titus. He instructed Titus to remind his congregation “to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people” (Titus 3:2 esv). This idea of courtesy is also rendered as “peaceable and considerate” (niv) or “showing every consideration” (nasb).

How we treat others reveals whether we see them as image bearers of God or not. C. S. Lewis wrote of this in The Weight of Glory: “There are no ordinary people,” he said. “You have never talked to a mere mortal.” Lewis anticipated eternity, where we’ll either enjoy God’s presence or be banished from Him forever. So he reminds us, “It is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit—immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.”

May we allow the Spirit to enable us to treat those around as what they truly are—image bearers of God.