這篇論述的目的：
My purpose was only to enumerate those which a Christian can have for conducting his married life in a Christian way, so that, as Solomon says, he may find his wife in the sight of God and obtain favor from the Lord [Prov. 18:22]
可以再深入思考的：
We err in that we judge the work of God according to our own feelings, and regard not his will but our own desire. This is why we are unable to recognize his works and persist in making evil that which is good, and regarding as bitter that which is pleasant. Nothing is so bad, not even death itself, but what it becomes sweet and tolerable if only I know and am certain that it is pleasing to God. Then there follows immediately that of which Solomon speaks, “He obtains favor from the Lord” [Prov. 18:22].
God’s work and ordinance must and will be accepted and borne on the strength of God’s word and assurance.
2011年1月22日 星期六
2011年1月18日 星期二
Fourteen Consolations- LW42 閱讀摘要
讀完路德的Fourten Consolations之後,覺得有些內容不錯,就把它摘錄下來,可以再想一想:
To everyone is given temptation according to a measure and never beyond his strength. It is written in Psalm 80 [:5], “You shall feed us with the bread of tears, and for our drink give us tears in full measure.” Paul says, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also make a way of escape, so that you may be able to bear it” [I Cor. 10:13]. Therefore, where there is greater evil, there is also more divine help and a way of escape, so that the inequality of suffering appears to be greater than it really is.
In reality, our sufferings are the beginning of our freedom as our death is the beginning of life. It is this which Christ says in John 8 [:51], “Whoever will keep my word shall never see death.” How shall he not see it? Because in his death he enters upon life, so that because of the life that he sees he is not able to see death. Here the night shines as the day [Ps. 139:12], since the dawning life is brighter than the waning death. This is assured not for the unbelievers, but for all who believe in Christ.
Christians certainly have the greatest blessings of all awaiting them in the future. However, these are attained only through sufferings and death.
Therefore, when we feel pain, when we suffer, when we die, let us turn to this, firmly believing and certain that it is not we alone, but Christ and the church who are in pain and are suffering and dying with us. Christ does not want us to be alone on the road of death, from which all men shrink. Indeed, we set out upon the road of suffering and death accompanied by the entire church. Actually, the church bears it more bravely than we do. Thus we can truthfully apply to ourselves the words Elisha spoke to his fearful servants, “Fear not, for those who are with us are more numerous than those with them. And Elisha prayed and said, ‘Lord, open the eyes of the young man that he may see.’ And the Lord opened his eyes and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha” [II Kings 6:16–17].
All that remains for us now is to pray that our eyes, that is, the eyes of our faith, may be opened that we may see the church around us. Then there will be nothing for us to fear, as is also said in Psalm 125 [:2], “As mountains are round about it, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time forth and forever.” Amen.
To everyone is given temptation according to a measure and never beyond his strength. It is written in Psalm 80 [:5], “You shall feed us with the bread of tears, and for our drink give us tears in full measure.” Paul says, “God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also make a way of escape, so that you may be able to bear it” [I Cor. 10:13]. Therefore, where there is greater evil, there is also more divine help and a way of escape, so that the inequality of suffering appears to be greater than it really is.
In reality, our sufferings are the beginning of our freedom as our death is the beginning of life. It is this which Christ says in John 8 [:51], “Whoever will keep my word shall never see death.” How shall he not see it? Because in his death he enters upon life, so that because of the life that he sees he is not able to see death. Here the night shines as the day [Ps. 139:12], since the dawning life is brighter than the waning death. This is assured not for the unbelievers, but for all who believe in Christ.
Christians certainly have the greatest blessings of all awaiting them in the future. However, these are attained only through sufferings and death.
Therefore, when we feel pain, when we suffer, when we die, let us turn to this, firmly believing and certain that it is not we alone, but Christ and the church who are in pain and are suffering and dying with us. Christ does not want us to be alone on the road of death, from which all men shrink. Indeed, we set out upon the road of suffering and death accompanied by the entire church. Actually, the church bears it more bravely than we do. Thus we can truthfully apply to ourselves the words Elisha spoke to his fearful servants, “Fear not, for those who are with us are more numerous than those with them. And Elisha prayed and said, ‘Lord, open the eyes of the young man that he may see.’ And the Lord opened his eyes and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha” [II Kings 6:16–17].
All that remains for us now is to pray that our eyes, that is, the eyes of our faith, may be opened that we may see the church around us. Then there will be nothing for us to fear, as is also said in Psalm 125 [:2], “As mountains are round about it, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time forth and forever.” Amen.
2011年1月15日 星期六
求告耶和華的
詩篇145：18 凡求告耶和華的 這個 凡 指的是誰呢？羅馬書10：14 人未曾信祂 怎能求祂呢？凡 所指的是指信靠耶和華的人 但人怎麼能信靠耶和華呢？ 羅馬書10：17 信道是從聽道而來聽道是從基督的話來 換句話說 凡 所代表的 是一個聽了上帝的道 從上帝的道中所生發的信心 領受從基督而來的赦罪之恩的人
領受赦罪之恩的人 也是一個誠心求告上帝的人 誠心也有在真理的意思 在真理中 按著真實來求告上帝的人，上帝所賜應許是 上帝便要與他們相近 同在 代表上帝的保護 看顧不會離開那求告他的人 也許所面臨的磨難 困苦反而有增無減 但是從上帝的道中所生發的信心 仍然要繼續帶我們在真理裡求告上帝 領受恩典
2011年1月11日 星期二
2010年12月28日 星期二
上帝話語所成就的工作
第一層藍色-律法與福音：表示上帝的話語向人顯明上帝的律法與福音。
第二層綠色-罪與恩典：表示上帝的律法與福音向人顯出人的罪的無望與上帝恩典的盼望。
第三層紅色-因信稱義：表示人對罪的無望與對恩典的盼望引領人接受邀請，以信心回應上帝所賜予人外加的義。
第四層紫色-耶穌基督並祂定十字架：表示因信稱義的核心建基於耶穌基督並祂釘十字架的救贖工作。
2010年8月16日 星期一
Suffer, Faith, Comfort ~From Luther’s sermons on John 14:1-14
1.Luther how to think about “suffer” on John 14:1-14?
a.Everyone cannot avoid suffer (trial).
b.We need to distinguish in the heat of battle between the suggestions of Christ and those of the devil.
c.Anyone who wants to terrify and dishearten you is surely the devil’s messenger.
d.For whenever Christ frightens someone away from unbelief and a sinful life into penitence and conversion, it is of short duration.
2.Luther how to think about “faith” on John 14:1-14?
a.All our teaching and faith must revolve about Christ and be centered in this one Person.as St. Paul states, 1 Cor. 2:2.
b.By faith;this is a spiritual sight. For I do not recognize a Christian by his external appearance and mien,by the fact that he is baptized and has God’s Word.
c.On John 14:6 ,Luther think:“Hold to Christ in faith; thus you make the right beginning.With these words Christ wants to tear and turn our hearts from all trust in anything else and pin them to Himself alone.
d.Christ alone must be everything And though I experience many trials and much opposition on the part of the devil, the world, and my own conscience, and must suffer even death because of this, I will still take my stand here.
e.On John 14:13-14,Luther think: by telling His disciples to pray Christ wants to point out that of and among themselves they do not have the power to do such great things.They will experience weakness, all sorts of trouble.Then they will exercise their faith in Christ all the more by prayer and petition, and will experience His power in weakness and in suffering the more surely.St. Paul in 2 Cor. 12:9: “My power is made perfect in weakness.”
3. Luther how to think about “comfort” on John 14:1-14?
a.On John 14:1, Christ admonished and consoled for ours that we might also learn to apply this comfort to both present and future need .
b.Christ would comfort those whom the devil wants to frighten and dishearten, and, He would intimidate those whom the devil makes smug and presumptuous.What the devil ruins and destroys, Christ must build up and restore; and what the devil establishes, Christ destroys, as we read in 1 John 3:8: “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
c.Our three comforts are the dwelling places,Christ’s power,and Christ’s return.
d.Christians have the Gospel, Baptism, and the Sacrament,With these they also comfort, strengthen, and preserve poor consciences that are saddened and troubled by the devil and others
e.On John 14:12, “going to the Father” ,Christ means that He is to be made Lord and placed on the royal chair at the right hand of the Father,in Matt. 28:18 .“You will get the power to perform such works because you are My members and believe in Me;I shall enjoy at the right hand of the Father I will work in you who believe in Me and who have My Word, Baptism, and Sacrament, and remain faithful to these.
a.Everyone cannot avoid suffer (trial).
b.We need to distinguish in the heat of battle between the suggestions of Christ and those of the devil.
c.Anyone who wants to terrify and dishearten you is surely the devil’s messenger.
d.For whenever Christ frightens someone away from unbelief and a sinful life into penitence and conversion, it is of short duration.
2.Luther how to think about “faith” on John 14:1-14?
a.All our teaching and faith must revolve about Christ and be centered in this one Person.as St. Paul states, 1 Cor. 2:2.
b.By faith;this is a spiritual sight. For I do not recognize a Christian by his external appearance and mien,by the fact that he is baptized and has God’s Word.
c.On John 14:6 ,Luther think:“Hold to Christ in faith; thus you make the right beginning.With these words Christ wants to tear and turn our hearts from all trust in anything else and pin them to Himself alone.
d.Christ alone must be everything And though I experience many trials and much opposition on the part of the devil, the world, and my own conscience, and must suffer even death because of this, I will still take my stand here.
e.On John 14:13-14,Luther think: by telling His disciples to pray Christ wants to point out that of and among themselves they do not have the power to do such great things.They will experience weakness, all sorts of trouble.Then they will exercise their faith in Christ all the more by prayer and petition, and will experience His power in weakness and in suffering the more surely.St. Paul in 2 Cor. 12:9: “My power is made perfect in weakness.”
3. Luther how to think about “comfort” on John 14:1-14?
a.On John 14:1, Christ admonished and consoled for ours that we might also learn to apply this comfort to both present and future need .
b.Christ would comfort those whom the devil wants to frighten and dishearten, and, He would intimidate those whom the devil makes smug and presumptuous.What the devil ruins and destroys, Christ must build up and restore; and what the devil establishes, Christ destroys, as we read in 1 John 3:8: “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”
c.Our three comforts are the dwelling places,Christ’s power,and Christ’s return.
d.Christians have the Gospel, Baptism, and the Sacrament,With these they also comfort, strengthen, and preserve poor consciences that are saddened and troubled by the devil and others
e.On John 14:12, “going to the Father” ,Christ means that He is to be made Lord and placed on the royal chair at the right hand of the Father,in Matt. 28:18 .“You will get the power to perform such works because you are My members and believe in Me;I shall enjoy at the right hand of the Father I will work in you who believe in Me and who have My Word, Baptism, and Sacrament, and remain faithful to these.
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