Apr. 14, 2019 信主=得福 Obey=Bless @ Eric@TRM 的部落格

復原耶穌基督教會 台灣佈道所

April 14th, 2019 信主=得福 Obey=Bless

史提夫牧師 Pastor Stephen Henson

The Church of Jesus Christ

Taiwan Restoration Mission

[那是史提夫嗎?] 一連線有聲音沒畫面, Paul 開口問, 對面傳來哄堂笑聲, 史提夫回說: 對啊, 是我啊! 這才知道畫面還沒打開.

今天有幾位Jason Lin 的同學, 一早來上英文加強班, Lulu、Jane、Robert, 一一爲他們引薦後, 互相道安; 史提夫還特別歡迎他們, 要持續來上課.

好, 來, 打開你的詩歌本, 開始讚美主吧!

[詩歌 33; 34 頌唱] [Luke 課前禱告]

[聖靈, 歡迎降臨 Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome]

[讚美歌獻給主 Sing Alleluia To The Lord]

我照例會朗讀ㄧ些經文, 你們則是複誦中文章節, 同時說明今天的主題: 信主=得福 Obey=Bless; 首先是詩篇一百章, 全章只有五節, 卻簡單的點出: 喜悅Rejoice、服事Serve、稱謝Thanksgiving以及讚美主Praise to Lord.

如果我要為今天的主題“信主=得福”, 下一個註腳, 那我會用“信靠主在今天Choose this day to serve God”.

詩篇-Psalms 100:1-5

100:1 全地當向耶和華歡呼。

Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all the earth.

100:2 你們當歡喜的事奉耶和華；當歡唱著到祂面前來。

Serve Jehovah with rejoicing; Come before His presence with joyful singing.

100:3 你們當曉得耶和華是神；我們是祂造的，也是屬祂的；我們是祂的民，也是祂草場的羊。

Know that it is Jehovah who is God; It is He who has made us and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

100:4 當稱謝著進入祂的門，讚美著進入祂的院；當感謝祂，頌讚祂的名。

Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise; Give thanks to Him; bless His name.

100:5 因為耶和華本為善；祂的慈愛存到永遠，祂的信實直到萬代。

For Jehovah is good; His lovingkindness is forever, And His faithfulness is to all generations.

以下這故事敘述亞伯拉罕, 聽從主的指示, 將要獻上他的獨生子為燔祭, 他卻不知道, 這是 神在測試他的信心, 以及服從的態度.

於是, 亞伯拉罕帶兒子以撒, 一路往獻祭的山上走, 一路走一路思索, 神要自己獻上獨生子為燔祭, 這對自己是何等危難、艱困的事啊?!

行程中, 以撒並不知道, 自己將被父親獻為燔祭的牲禮, 還天真的問父親, 為什麼沒有帶牲禮的羔羊呢?

我特別說明一下, 這用牲禮的燔祭, 是在基督耶穌還沒出生以前, 行之有年的獻祭儀式; 自基督耶穌為救贖我們, 犧牲自己為獻禮後, 這牲禮獻祭的儀式, 就已全面取消了.

創世記-Genesis 22:7-9

22:7 以撒對他父親亞伯拉罕說，父親哪。亞伯拉罕說，我兒，我在這裡。以撒說，請看，火與柴都有了，但燔祭的羊羔在那裡？

And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, My father! And he said, Here I am, my son. And he said, The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?

22:8 亞伯拉罕說，我兒，神必自己預備作燔祭的羊羔。於是二人同行。

And Abraham said, God Himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son. So the two of them walked on together.

22:9 他們到了神所指示的地方，亞伯拉罕在那裡築壇，把柴擺好，就捆綁他的兒子以撒，放在壇的柴上。

And they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

我們看到亞伯拉罕, 全然已照著 神的吩咐, 建構祭壇, 並且使兒子以撒, 躺在柴火中的祭壇上; 此刻亞伯拉罕心中, 雖有萬般不捨與無奈, 但仍然堅定的服從 神所交待的事, 因他想必須持守著 神的誡命.

創世記-Genesis 22:10-18

22:10 亞伯拉罕伸手拿刀，要殺他的兒子。

And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.

22:11 耶和華的使者從天上呼叫他說，亞伯拉罕！亞伯拉罕！他說，我在這裡。

And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens and said, Abraham, Abraham. And he said, Here I am.

22:12 使者說，你不可在這童子身上下手，一點不可害他。現在我知道你是敬畏神的了，因為你沒有將你的兒子，就是你獨生的兒子，留下不給我。

And he said, Do not stretch out your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.

22:13 亞伯拉罕舉目觀看，不料，在他後面有一隻公羊，兩角扣在樹叢中，亞伯拉罕就去取了那只公羊來，獻為燔祭，代替他的兒子。

And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram, caught in the thicket by its horns. And Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up for a burnt offering in place of his son.

22:14 亞伯拉罕給那地方起名叫耶和華以勒，直到今日人還說，在耶和華的山上必有預備。

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh, as it is said to this day, On the mount of Jehovah it will be provided.

22:15 耶和華的使者第二次從天上呼叫亞伯拉罕，說，

And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham a second time from the heavens

22:16 耶和華宣示說，你既行了這事，不留下你的兒子，就是你獨生的兒子，我指著自己起誓：

And said, By Myself I have sworn, declares Jehovah: Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,

22:17 論福，我必賜福給你；論繁增，我必使你的後裔繁增，如同天上的星，海邊的沙；你的後裔必得著仇敵的城門；

I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens and like the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.

22:18 並且地上萬國，都必因你的後裔得福；因為你聽從了我的話。

And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

事實上, 神並沒有要犧牲以撒的性命, 這一切都是 神在對亞伯拉罕的忠心, 做ㄧ個嚴格的測試; 最終證明亞伯拉罕, 毫不猶豫的遵守 神給予的命令, 足見他對 神的堅定信念.

亞伯拉罕展現了對 神的忠心, 也無疑無懼的獻上自己獨生子以撒為燔祭, 在最後的ㄧ刻, 讓 神看見他的忠心, 也適時的阻止了他的獻祭.

同時這故事也是ㄧ個象徵, 因為神, 我們的天父, 把祂的愛子- 基督耶穌, 為救贖世人的罪而犧牲, 基督耶穌也確實奉獻自己的生命, 也在三天後死而復活Resurrection; 在在告訴我們, 信靠主- 我們也能擁有永恆的生命Eternal Life.

回到故事的結局, 天父因著亞伯拉罕堅定的忠心, 並無疑無懼的服從, 而給予“論福, 我必賜福給你; 論繁增, 我必使你的後裔繁增, 如同天上的星, 海邊的沙.”

如此豐盛的賜福, 提醒我們, 只要服從祂的指示和誡命, 神, 我們的天父, 也會如此的對待- 得到同樣豐盛的賜福.

另外在約翰福音中, 也提到基督耶穌告訴我們, 如果你們愛我的話, 就要遵從我的誡命 If you love me keep my commandments.

我們再來看創世紀中, 提到 神創立世界以及萬物, 並以祂自己形像, 還有愛子基督耶穌的形像, 來創造人類- 你我他.

神以祂自己的形像來創立我們, 表示祂是愛我們的, 我的意思是說, 祂期望我們可以像祂ㄧ樣正直; 並期望我們服事祂, 這代表祂對我們有無限的愛, 讓我們可以得到永生的契機.

尼腓三書 3 Nephi 8:46-49

４６　所以你們如果遵守我的誡命，你們就有福了；這些誡命是父吩咐我賜給你們的。

46 Therefore blessed are ye if ye shall keep my commandments, which the Father hath commanded me that I should give unto you.

４７　我實實在對你們說，你們必須時時注意，時時禱告，以免被魔鬼所誘感，成為他的俘虜。

47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye must watch and pray always, lest ye be tempted by the devil, and ye are led away captive by him.

４８　像我在你們中間禱告一樣，你們也要在我的教會中，在悔改而奉我的名受洗的我的人民中禱告。

48 And as I have prayed among you, even so shall ye pray in my church, among my people who do repent and are baptized in my name.

４９　看啊我就是光；我已為你們立下了榜樣。

49 Behold I am the light; I have set an example for you.

看到字義, 我們就明白這是基督耶穌, 對我們的說話, 只要遵守祂的誡命, 就能抵擋撒旦的詭計, 所以我們還要禱告祈求, 增強我們的信心和力量, 不受它的迫害.

最後一節經文也說: 我就是光, 我已為你們立下了榜樣. 是的, 除了禱告祈求之外, 基督耶穌已為我們, 樹立了典範; 那這些典範何在?

就在經典的各節經文裡, 只要我們閱讀它, 立刻可得到記述祂ㄧ言一行, 在字裡行間, 所要傳達給我們的訊息; 比如說: 祂要我們敬愛祂並愛鄰如己, 還要我們選擇原諒別人, 一如祂寬恕我們的罪一樣.

在經典中較為重要的, 是無數次的點出, 當我們禱告祈求時, 必須感謝讚美祂, 讓祂知道我們正在跟隨祂的指示. 所以, ㄧ個禱告者終其一生, 都需要有這樣的共識, 才能跟基督耶穌建立起良好的關係.

馬太福音-Matthew 7:7-8

7:7 求，就給你們；尋找，就尋見；叩門，就給你們開門。

Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.

7:8 因為凡求的，就得著；尋找的，就尋見；叩門的，就給他開門。

For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it shall be opened.

這是今天上課終了前的章節, 再次告訴我們每日禱告的重要, 尤其祈求過後, 不能忘記感謝讚美基督耶穌; 總結今天的重點, 我把它歸納為以下兩點:

敬愛神, 愛鄰如己 Love God, Love your neighbor.
信靠主在今天 Choose this day to follow God.

期望這是一個嶄新的開始, 更期望是某些人可以重新選擇, 因為我深信“信主=得福 Obey=Bless”, 況且在這裡所提供的, 都是最正確的訊息, 也讓我們的課, 可以更有意義的提供大家, 更多認識主、親近主的正確方向.

今天有三位新同學, 希望這樣的解說, 能引起他們對基督耶穌的興趣, 我們擁有堅強的資深傳道人, 如果有任何疑問, 歡迎提出來討論.

[詩歌 39 頌唱] [Jimmy Hsu 課後禱告]

[跟隨耶穌 Where He Leads Me I Will Follow]

出席 Attended: Paul Lin; Jane; Lulu; Robert; Eric Ho, Eileen Chen; Sharon Wu; Jimmy Hsu; Robert Xiao; Joanna Lin.

速記 Stenographer: Susan Shelton

字幕翻譯 Captions Interpreter: Paul Lin

視訊連線 Skype to: Stephen Henson; Rick, Nancy, Sarah, Amanda, David, Anna, Joseph Lade; Frank Van Fleet; Elizabeth Woodward; Matthew, Jai-yu, Joshua Moellmann; Luke.