Can You Say Your ABC’s?
你会说你的ABC吗?
Romans 10
罗马书第10章
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
你若口里认耶稣为主,心里信神叫他从死里复活就必得救
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
因为人心里相信就可以称义,口里承认就可以得救
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
经上说:“凡信他的人,必不至于羞愧。”
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
犹太人和希腊人并没有分别,因为众人同有一位主,他也厚待一切求告他的人
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
因为“凡求告主名的,就必得救。”
14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
然而人未曾信他,怎能求他呢?未曾听见他,怎能信他呢?没有传道的,怎能听见呢?
One of the first things, we learn to do in life, is to speak and one of the first ways we learn to speak is to learn our alphabet.
我们在生命中首先学会做的一件事就是讲话,我们学会说话的其中一种方式就是学习字母
We are taught when we come to faith that we are to Admit, Believe and Confess as shown in the passage above.
我们被告知当信仰临到我们时,我们要如上文中所显示的那样接纳、相信并坦承信仰
Let us dig down on these thoughts:
让我们进一步深入剖析这些思想
What are meant to admit:
我们所说的接纳意味着
That God is.
承认神
Hebrews 11
希伯来书第11章
6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
人非有信,就不能得神的喜悦,因为到神面前来的人,必须信有神,且信他赏赐那寻求他的人
We need to realize who God is, we must believe that he exists, an atheist has to come to the realization that there is a God. Not only must we be made aware that he is real, but that he is both just and loving at the same time. As the verse says, we need to be aware that if we diligently seek him, he will be found.
我们需要认识到神是谁,我们必须相信他的存在。无神论者必须逐渐认识到有一位神,我们不仅仅要认识到他是真实的,同时也要认识到他是公义和有爱的。正如经文所说,我们需要认识到假如我们勤勉地寻求他,他就能够被找到。
We must acknowledge that God is just and is justified in his righteous anger against sin and against the sinner.
我们必须认识到神是公义的,并且在他对罪和罪人的公义的怒气中施行它的公义
Romans 3
罗马书第三章
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
因为世人都犯了罪,亏缺了神的荣耀
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
如今却蒙神的恩典,因基督耶稣的救赎,就白白的称义
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
神设立耶稣作挽回祭,是凭着耶稣的血,藉着人的信要显明神的义,因为他用忍耐的心,宽容人先时所犯的罪
26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
好在今时显明他的义,使人知道他自己为义,也称信耶稣的人为义
God is not being unfair, he is being just towards sin, we are rebels against God in our hearts and actions, he would be totally justified in sending me straight to hell, I deserve it, but he acted in mercy towards me.
神并非不公正,在罪面前,他是公义的,我们都在内心和行为上背叛了神,他本应送我们直接下地狱以完全执行公义,我们本应得到这种结局,但他却以怜悯对待我们
Psalm 103
诗篇第103章
We Must admit that we are sinful and have strayed from God
我们必须承认我们是有罪的,已经背离了神
Isaiah 53:6
以赛亚书第53章6节
The example of the publican in Luke 18, he realized that he was a sinner, not deserving God’s forgiveness.
在路加福音18章中那位税吏的例子,他认识到他是一个罪人,不应得神的宽恕
13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
那税吏远远的站着,连举目望天也不敢,只垂着胸说,神啊,开恩可怜我这个罪人!
14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalted himself shall be abased; and he that humblest himself shall be exalted.
我告诉你们,这人回家去比那人倒算为义了,因为凡自高的必降为卑,自卑的必升为高。
Only when the Holy Spirit enlightens your heart, so that can truly see yourself as a wretched dirty sinner, can you start to come to faith.
只有当圣灵照亮了你的心,你才能够真正看到自己作为可怜肮脏的罪人,才能够开始接受信仰
We need to admit that we cannot save ourselves and only Christ can save us
The thief on the cross saw this, he had no option but to admit this, like all those who come to this point, such as the publican, such as Zaccheus. We need to realize, we have no hope, only in Christ do we have hope.
我们需要认识到我们无法拯救自己,只有基督能够救赎我们。十字架上的贼看到了这一点,他没有选择只能接受,就如同所有那些认识到这一切的人,比如税吏,比如撒该。我们需要认识到我们没有指望,只在基督里,我们存有指望。
Ephesians 2:1-8
以夫所书第2章1到8节
Isaiah 64:6
以赛亚书第64章6节But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
但我们所有人就如同不干净的事物,我们所有的公义就如同肮脏的抹布,我们都将如树叶一般凋谢,而且我们的罪恶,就像风一般,会把我们吹走。
So we admit all these things, this brings us to the B
因此,我们要接纳所有的事情,这引出了我们的B
We have to believe
我们要相信
The great story in Acts 16 of the jailer, the story on the day of Pentecost, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.
在使徒行传第16章中狱吏的伟大故事,五旬节当日的故事,相信主耶稣基督,你就会得救
We believe on the finished work of Christ
我们相信基督已完成的工作
John 19:30
约翰福音第19章30节
When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.
因此当耶稣接受了酸酒,他说成了,就低下头断了气。
Would you believe in a half-completed house? No, you can only trust in something that needs no further work.
We have belief in what Jesus did on the cross, we know that when we believe, we can trust God completely
你会信任完成了一半的房子吗?不,你只会相信已经完成的工作。我们相信耶稣在十字架上的工作,我们知道当我们相信时,我们是在相信神已经完成的工作。
The third letter is C
第三个字母是C
We can have confidence, when we believe in Christ, we believe on the true God, the one who cannot lie, he is the truth and he gives life.我们能够拥有信心。当我们信靠基督时,我们就信靠了真实的神,就是那位不会死去,成为真理,给出生命的神
We are convinced or as Paul puts it, we are fully persuaded.
我们可以得到验证,或者正如保罗所指出的,我们是完全信服的
Romans 4:21罗马书第4章21节
And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.
What God says he will do.. HE DOES amen
完全信服意味着,他所应许的,必然也能够成就。神说他会做到…他就一定会做到。阿们Romans 8
Romans 8
罗马书第8章
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
因为我深信无论是死,是生,是天使,是掌权的,是有能的,是现在的事,是将来的事
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
是高处的,是低处的,是别的受造之物,都不能叫我们与神的爱隔绝,这爱是在我们的主基督耶稣里的
1 Thessalonians 5
帖撒罗尼迦前书第5章
24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
那召你们的本是信实的,他必成就这事
The next C is that we confess, once we are convinced and confident, we will confess our faith and one of the ways, we will do this is by baptism and also be sharing the gospel ourselves.
下一个C是我们坦承,一旦我们信服和信任,我们就将坦诚我们的信仰,这样做的其中一种方式是藉着洗礼,同时分享福音
A convinced Christian is probably the best witnessing tool, God can have, you have to believe the whole bible to share it, that’s why so many Christians, won’t share it, because they don’t believe it
一位信服的基督徒可能是神能够给予的,最佳的验证工具。你必须信靠整本圣经并分享他,为什么许多基督徒并不去分享福音,因为他们并不信靠他。
Christians with the three traits above will continue in the faith, that will be steadfast and immoveable as it says in 1 Corinthians 15
以上三种特质的基督徒将会持续保持信仰,他们正如哥林多前书第15章中所说,成为坚定的不可动摇的基督徒
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
所以,我亲爱的弟兄们,你们勿要坚固,不可摇动,常常竭力多做主工,因为知道你们的劳苦在主里面不是徒然的
I hope this message has allowed you to learn your ABC’s
我希望这篇信息能够促使你了解你的ABC
God bless you
愿神祝福你