REDEMPTION Accomplished and Applied part 2-session 17
主讲:林慈信牧师_校对:刘加立_文字:Cherry
《再思救赎奇恩》第二部分第17讲。 我们来到因信称义,唯独因信而称义的尾声。
Justification by faith alone lies at the heart of the gospel.唯独因信称义是福音的核心,是让瘸腿的跳跃,让哑口的歌唱。
Justification is that by which grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life.;就是因为称义,恩典做王,借着义作王,以至于永生;it is for the believer alone and it is for the believer by faith alone.这种的称义,上帝的称义是唯独给信徒的,也是惟独因为信心给信徒的。It is the righteousness of God from faith to faith.这个就是上帝的义,因着信,以致于信。(Rom.1:17,罗马书第一章第17节:“这义次本于信,以致于信。”cf.3:22参考罗马书第三章22节: “就是上帝的义,因信耶稣基督,加给一切相信的人”。)
It is an old and time-worn objection that this doctrine ministers to license and looseness. this这里有一个古旧的过时的反对的声音,说这个的因信称义的教义是使人放纵、松懈的。Only those who know not the power of the gospel will plead such misconception.唯有那些不懂得福音的大能的人才会提出这样的误解的。Justification by faith alone,but not by a faith that is alone. 称义是惟独借着信心,但是不是借着一个孤独的、赤裸的信心。Justification is not all that is embraced in the gospel of redeeming grace.称义本身不是救赎恩典的福音所包含的全部。Christ is a complete Savior耶稣基督是一个完整的救主and it is not justification alone that the believing sinner possesses in him.那位相信主的罪人在基督里所拥有的不仅仅是称义。And faith is not the only response in the heart of him who has entrusted himself to Christ for salvation.在那位已经把自己交托给基督,以致得救的人的心里面所作出的回应,也不仅仅是信心而已。 faith alone justified,唯有信心使人称义but a justified person with faith alone would be a monstrosity which never exists in the kingdom of grace.但是只要一个已经称义的人,就是唯独因信心称义的人,只有信心的话呢,在恩典的国度里面是一个怪兽。Faith works itself out through love.信心借着爱心显明的。(加拉太书第五章第六节,Gal.5:6:惟独使人生发仁爱的信心才有功效。Gal.5:6)And faith without works is dead.而信心若没有行为是死的。(很有名的雅歌书第二章17-20节:这样,信心若没有行为就是死的。必有人说:“你有信心,我有行为。”你将你没有行为的信心指给我看,我便藉着我的行为,将我的信心指给你看。你信 神只有一位,你信的不错;鬼魔也信,却是战惊。虚浮的人哪,你愿意知道没有行为的信心是死的吗?James 2:17-20) It is living faith that justifies 是活的信心使人得称为义and living faith unites to Christ 一个活的信心使人与基督联合,both in the virtue of his death and in the power of his resurrection.与基督联合,因为基督的死的大能,因为基督的复活的大能,信心使人与基督联合。No one has entrusted himself to Christ for deliverance from the guilt of sin who has not also entrusted himself for the deliverance from the power of sin. 没有一个人是为着从罪的罪孽被救出来而信靠基督,而不是同时为了从罪的权柄、罪的大能搭救出来而信靠基督的。就是说我们信基督是为了我们从罪的罪孽得救,也是为了从罪的权能得救。(罗马书第六章1-2节Rom.6:1,6,) “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?”这样,怎么说呢?我们可以仍在罪中,叫恩典显多吗?断乎不可!我们在罪上死了的人岂可仍在罪中活着呢?
称义一章结束。
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Chapter 6-第六章:Adoption 立嗣–就是成为神的儿女。
Adoption is an act of God’s grace distinct from and additional to the other acts of grace involved in the application of redemption.立嗣,成为神的儿子是上帝恩典的作为,与所有救赎的施行的其他的恩典是不同的,也是加载这些的恩典的座位之上。It might seem quite unnecessary to say this.讲这番话好像是不需要了。Does not the term itself and the specific meaning which attaches to it clearly imply its distinctiveness?这个名词本身和名词的特殊的意义本身就意味着立嗣是独特的吗? Yet it is not superfluous to emphasie the fact that it is a distinct act carrying with it its own peculiar privileges.可是,我们要强调一个事实,立嗣是一个独特的作为,带来他独特的权力,这样将讲不是不必要的。It is particularly important to remember that it is not the same as justification or regeneration.我们特别需要记得,立嗣不是与称义同样,也不是与重生同样。这个是特别重要的。Too frequently is has been regarded as simply an aspect of justification太多时候,可能神学家认为立嗣只不过是称义的一个层面or is another way of stating the privilege conferred by regeneration.或者立嗣只不过是把重生所带来的福分的另外一种的说法而已。It is much more than either or both of these acts of grace.立嗣不是称义也不是重生,这两个都是恩典的作为,但是立嗣是比这些的更多的。
Justification means our acceptance with God as righteous and the bestowal of the title to everlasting life.称义的意思就是上帝接纳我们为义,上帝也将的永生的权柄授予我们。Regeneration is the renewing of our hearts after the image of God.而重生呢是根据上帝的形象,上帝使我们的心成为新的,new heart。But these blessings in themselves, however precious they are, do not indicate what is conferred by the act of adoption.但是虽然,称义和重生都是很宝贝的福分,他们并不指出上帝在立嗣的这个作为里面所赐给人的是什么。By adoption,当上帝立嗣的时候,the redeemed become sons and daughters of the Lord God Almighty;这个被救赎的人就成为耶和华全能上帝的儿女;they are introduced into and given the privileges of God’s family.他们就被领进入到上帝的家中,也领受了做上帝家里成员的特权。Neither justification nor regeneration expresses precisely that.不论是称义或者重生都不是直接指这个这件事。A text which sets forth the special character of adoption is Join 1:12:指出立嗣的特别的性质的经文是约翰福音1:12:对很多基督徒是非常熟悉的经文,【约1:12】凡接待他的,就是信他名的人,他就赐他们权柄,作上帝的儿女。We become children of God by the bestowment of a right我们是因为上帝授予给我们一个权柄,因此成为神的儿女, or by the conferring of authority,或者说上帝给我们一个的权柄或者权利,因此成为神的儿女,and this is given to them who believe on Jesus’ name.那些相信耶稣的名的人,上帝把这个权柄权利赐给他们。
there are few things to be said,however, about the relation of adoption to these other acts of grace.可是,立嗣作为神的儿女,和其他的上帝恩典的作为之间的关系呢,在这件事情上我们需要做出一些的声明,一共有四。1.第一点。Though adoption is distinct it is never separable from justification and regeneration.虽然作为神的儿女或者立嗣是独特的,但是他不可能与称义分割,也不可能与重生分隔的。The person who is justified is always the recipient of sonship.被称义的人肯定是一个领受上帝儿女的特权的人。And those who are given the right to become sons of God are those who, as John 1:13 indicates, “were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God.” 正如约翰福音1:13节指出,那些上帝所赐权柄作神的儿子的人,(约翰福音第一章13。) “这等人不是从血气生的,不是从情欲生的,也不是从人意生的,乃是从上帝生的。”第一点。称义跟做神的儿女是不能分开的。2.第二点. Adoption is , like justification, a judicial act.立嗣与称义一样是一个法律上的上帝的作为。In other words, it is to bestowal of a status, in other words换言之,立嗣就是上帝把一个地位授予给人,or standing, not the generating within us of new nature or character.上帝把一个地位给我们,不是在我们里面生出一个新的人性或者品格。It a relationship and not the attitude or disposition which enables us to recognize and cultivate that relationship.立嗣所关注的是一个关系,而不是一个人的态度,或者心情,使我们能够认出这个关系,或者培养这种关系。3.第三方面。Those who adopted into God’s family are also given the Spirit of adoption那些被收养进入到上帝的家中的人,同时也领受了立嗣的灵,就是做神的儿子的灵whereby thry are able to recognize their sonship借着这个灵,这个做神儿子的灵,他们能够认出他们做神的儿子的地位,and exercise the privileges which go with it.同时也能够使用那些做神的儿女有关的特权。(加拉太书,第四章第六节,) “你们既为儿子,上帝就差他儿子的灵进入你们(原文作“我们”)的心,呼叫:“阿爸,父!”(cf.Rom.8:15i参考罗马书第八章15-16节:【罗8:15】你们所受的不是奴仆的心,仍旧害怕;所受的乃是儿子的心,因此我们呼叫:“阿爸,父!”圣灵与我们的心同证我们是s上帝的儿女;)The Spirit of adoption is the consequence 做神的儿女的灵,或者圣灵是那个后果,but this does not itself constitute adoption.
可是领受圣灵本身,不是做神的儿女,这两个是不同的。4.第四方面。There is a close relationship between adoption and regeneration.重生和作神的儿女之间有密切的关系的。So close is this connection that some would say that we are sons of God both by participation of nature and by deed of adoption.这个关联是那么的密切,有人会这样说,我们是因为与神的性情有份,也是因为上帝使我们成为祂的儿子的这个作为,因此我们是神的儿子。There is Scripture evidence which might support this inference.有圣经的根据支持这种的推论的。There are two whereby we may become members of a human family–我们进入到一个人类的家庭有两种的方法–we may be born into it我们可能是生下来就是一个家庭成员,or we may be adopted into it.或者一个家庭收养我们,进入到这个家庭的。The former is by natural generation,前者是自然的生出的the latter is by legal act.被收养,是透过律法的过程,或者行动。It may be that the Scripture represents us as entering into the family of God by both–by generation and by adoption.或者我们可以这样说,圣经指出,我们进入到上帝的家是透过两种的方法:生出来跟被收养。However ,this does not appear to be conclusive.可是这些证据并不是确实的。In any case, there is a very close interdependence the generative act of God’s grace(regeneration) and the adoptive.总之,上帝使我们生出的恩典就是重生,和上帝收养我们这两个作为之间是互为依靠的。When God adopts men and women into his family当上帝收养人,不论男女进入到祂的家里的时候,he insures that not only may they have the rights and privileges of his sons and daughters 上帝不单单保证他们有做上帝的儿女的权利权柄,but also the nature or disposition consonant with such a status.上帝也给他们新的性情跟内心是与这种地位符合的。This he does by regeneration–祂是借着重生做这件事–he renews them after his image in knowledge,righteousness, and holiness. 上帝,按照祂自己的形象,使他们成为新的人,有真知识、公义和圣洁。God never has in his family those who are alien to its atmosphere and spirit and station.上帝使祂的家里面的人,每一位都不可能与这个家的氛围,这个家的灵,这个家的地位是隔绝的,不可能是外人,上帝家里面的,一定是与祂家里面的氛围,精神或者灵和地位是符合的。Regeneration is the prerequisite of adoption.重生乃是上帝收养我们做祂的儿女的先决条件。It is the same Holy Spirit who regenerates who is also sent in the heart of adopted, crying Abba Father.使人重生的圣灵,同一位圣灵被差遣进入到被收养的人的心中,使他们能够呼叫阿爸父。But adoption itself is not simply regeneration,可是立嗣,作为神的儿女本身不仅仅就是重生而已nor is it the Spirit of adoption–立嗣也不是使人作神的儿女的灵–the one is prerequisite, the other is consequent.重生是作为神的儿女的先决条件,又是做什儿子的名分的灵,领受这个零是立嗣的后果。
Adoption,as the term clearly implies, is an act of transfer from an alien family into the family of God himself.正如,立嗣这个名词,顾名思义所意味的,立嗣是一个转移的一个的行动,使人从一个外面的家里进入到上帝祂自己的家中。This is surely the apex of grace and privilege.这个肯定是上帝的恩典和所授予的特权的巅峰。We would not dare to conceive of such grace我们不胆敢去想象有这样的恩典far less to claim it apart from God’s own revelation and assurance.更加不可能,若没有上帝自己的启示和确据的话,去宣称拥有这个特权。It staggers imagination这个是我们不敢想象的because of its amazing condescension and love.因为上帝是如何的迁就降卑,如何的爱我们。The Spirit alone could be the seal of it in our hearts.唯有圣灵才能够在我们心中作为印证我们是神的儿女的那一位。(1 Cor.2:9-10林前2:9:英语经文林牧没读,我就不录了。)如经上所记:“上帝为爱他的人所预备的,是眼睛未曾看见,耳朵未曾听见,人心也未曾想到的。”只有上帝藉着圣灵向我们显明了,因为圣灵参透万事,就是上帝深奥的事也参透了。It is only as there is the conjunction of the witness of revelation and the inward witness of the Spirit in our hearts that we are able to scale this pinnacle of faith and say with filial confidence and love, Abba Father.我们之所以能够攀登这个信心的顶峰,以孝子的信心跟爱呼叫阿爸父,之所以能够这样子攀爬,就是因为有启示的见证和圣灵在我们里面心中内在的见证才是我们能够这样执着。
Adoption is concerned with the fatherhood of God in relation to men.做神的儿女,立嗣是关乎上帝为父,上帝与我们有一个父子的关系。When we think of God’s fatherhood当我们想到上帝是父亲的时候it is necessary to make certain distinctions.我们必须做出一些的区分的。There is, first of all, God’s fatherhood which is exclusively trinitarian,第一,首先上帝为父是指唯独在三位一体里面的做父亲的地位,the fatherhood of the Father, the first person of the trinity, in relationship to the Son, the second person.就是父与子之间的关系,三位一体第一个位格和第二个位格之间的关系。This applies only to God the Father in his eternal and necessary relation to the Son and to the Son alone.这个唯独是指上帝,父上帝,祂在永恒里与圣子必须的关系,也是唯独与圣子的必须的关系。It is unique and exclusive.这个独特的关系只有父与子之间存在的。No one else, not even the Holy Spirit, is the Son in this sense. 没有任何其他的位格从这个意义上是神的儿子,连圣灵都不是。It does not apply to angels or men.这个关系不是指上帝天使的关系,也不是指上帝与人的关系。In modern theology it is sometimes said that men by adoption come to share in Christ’s Sonship and thus enter into the divine life of the trinity.在现代的新派的神学里,有的时候学者们会这样说,因为我们立嗣,上帝收养我们做神的儿子,因此我们就分享、拥有基督的做神的儿子的地位,因此就 进入到三位一体的神圣生活或者生命中。This is grave confusion and error.这个是很严重的困扰跟错误。The eternal Son of God is the only begotten在永恒中上帝永恒的儿子是唯独的独生子and no one shares in his Sonship, 没有其他的人有基督这个做神的儿子的位分just as the Father is not the Father of any other in the sense in which he is the Father of the only-begotten and eternal Son.正如父上帝是那位独生子永恒的儿子的父,在这个意义上,父神不是任何其他的天使,甚至圣灵的父,所以上帝是父亲首先有这个在三位一体里面的这个的关系。
我们下一讲继续来讲,上帝是父亲还有其他哪些方面的意义。
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