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RESPONSIBILITY<\/strong><strong>\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u548c\u4eba\u7684\u8d23\u4efb<\/strong><strong>\u300f<\/strong><strong>\u2014\u2014<\/strong><strong>GOD ALWAYS REMEMBERS<\/strong><strong>\u795e<\/strong><strong>\u7942\u6c38\u8fdc\u7eaa\u5ff5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u7ecf\u6587\uff1a\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300bGenesis 17\uff1a1-14<\/strong><strong>\u300aGenesis\u300b17:1-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u4e3b\u8bb2\uff1a\u6797\u6148\u4fe1\u7267\u5e08<\/strong><strong>_<\/strong><strong>\u6821\u5bf9\uff1a\u5218\u52a0\u7acb<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The scripture passage is\u300aGenesis\u300b17\uff1a1-14\u7ecf\u6587\u662f\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u7eaa\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e03\u7ae0\u7b2c1\u8282\u523014\u8282\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u5148\u8bfb\u82f1\u6587\uff1a<strong>When Abram was ninety-nine years old\uff0cthe Lord appeared to Abram and said to him\u201cI am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless\uff0cthat I may make my covenant between me and you\uff0cand may multiply you greatly.\u201d\u4e9a\u4f2f\u5170\u4e5d\u5341\u4e5d\u5c81\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u8036\u548c\u534e\u5411\u4ed6\u663e\u73b0\uff0c\u8bf4\uff1a\u2018\u6211\u662f\u5168\u80fd\u7684\u4e0a\u5e1d\u3002\u4f60\u5f53\u5728\u6211\u9762\u524d\u4f5c\u5b8c\u5168\u4eba\u3002\u6211\u5c31\u4e0e\u4f60\u7acb\u7ea6\uff0c\u4f7f\u4f60\u7684\u540e\u88d4\u6781\u5176\u7e41\u591a\u3002\u2019Then Abram fell on his face.And God said to him\uff0c\u201cBehold\uff0cmy covenant is with you and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.No longer shall your name be called Abram\uff0cbut your name shall be called Abraham\uff0cfor I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.And I will make you exceedingly fruitful\uff0cand I will make you into nations\uff0cand kings shall come from 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covenant\u4f46\u4e0d\u53d7\u5272\u793c\u7684\u7537\u5b50\u5fc5\u4ece\u6c11\u4e2d\u526a\u9664\uff0c\u56e0\u4ed6\u80cc\u4e86\u6211\u7684\u7ea6\u3002\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5f15\u8a00INTRODUCTION\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many Christians debate about the question of sovereignty of God and the freedom or responsibility of man\u5f88\u591a\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u559c\u6b22\u8fa9\u8bba\u3001\u4e89\u8fa9\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u548c\u4eba\u7684\u81ea\u7531\u548c\u8d23\u4efb\u8fd9\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898\u7684\u3002This is how they often conclude\u4ed6\u4eec\u5f80\u5f80\u8fd9\u6837\u4f5c\u4e00\u4e2a\u7ed3\u8bba\u8bf4\uff1a\u201cWell, it\u2019s 50-50: 50% God\u2019s sovereignty\uff1b50% man\u2019s responsibility.\u201d\u2018\u4e94\u5341\u4e94\u5341\u54af\uff01\u767e\u5206\u4e4b\u4e94\u5341\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\uff0c\u767e\u5206\u4e4b\u4e94\u5341\u662f\u4eba\u7684\u8d23\u4efb\u3002\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brothers and sisters\uff1aIs this true? Is this statement an accurate description of the situation\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\uff0c\u771f\u7684\u5417\uff1f\u8fd9\u53e5\u8bdd\u63cf\u8ff0\u4e86\u771f\u5b9e\u7684\u60c5\u51b5\u5417\uff1fMore importantly, is this what the Bible teaches\u66f4\u91cd\u8981\u7684\u662f\uff0c<strong>\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u786e\u5982\u6b64\u6559\u5bfc\u5417<\/strong>\uff1fThe best way to hold together God\u2019s sovereignty and man\u2019s freedom or responsibility is to understand the doctrine of the\u201ccovenant.\u201d<strong>\u82e5\u8981\u628a\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u548c\u4eba\u7684\u81ea\u7531\u548c\u8d23\u4efb\u8fde\u63a5\u5728\u4e00\u8d77\uff0c\u6700\u597d\u7684\u65b9\u6cd5\u662f\u4e86\u89e3\u5723\u7ecf\u91cc\u2018\u7ea6\u2019\u8fd9\u4e2a\u771f\u7406\u3002<\/strong>Of course\uff0cthe doctrine of the covenant does more than resolve for us the problem of God\u2019s sovereignty and man\u2019s responsibility\u5f53\u7136\u2018\u7ea6\u2019\u7684\u6559\u4e49\u4e0d\u4ec5\u662f\u5e2e\u52a9\u6211\u4eec\u89e3\u51b3\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u8ddf\u4eba\u7684\u8d23\u4efb\u8fd9\u4e2a\u96be\u9898\u7684\uff1bthe covenant helps us to see how God loves us\u7ea6\u66f4\u80fd\u7ed9\u6211\u4eec\u770b\u89c1\u4e0a\u5e1d\u662f\u5982\u4f55\u7231\u6211\u4eec\u7684\uff1bhow God remembers to love us\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5982\u4f55\u8bb0\u5ff5\u8981\u7231\u6211\u4eec\uff1band how we should remember his love\u6211\u4eec\u4e5f\u5e94\u8be5\u600e\u4e48\u8bb0\u5ff5\u7942\u7684\u7231\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u4e0a\u4e0b\u6587CONTEXT\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we began our study of \u300aGenesis\u300bchapter 17 last time\uff0cwe saw that for us there is never a good time to be confronted by God\u6211\u4eec\u4e0a\u6b21\u5f00\u59cb\u7814\u8bfb\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e03\u7ae0\u5c31\u770b\u5230\uff1a\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6765\u4e0e\u6211\u4eec\u2018\u7b97\u8d26\u2019\u3001\u6765\u9762\u5bf9\u6211\u4eec\uff0c\u5bf9\u6211\u4eec\u6765\u8bf4\u6c38\u8fdc\u6ca1\u6709\u2018\u6700\u597d\u7684\u65f6\u95f4\u2019\u7684\u3002But God did choose this moment in Abraham\u2019s life\u4f46\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5177\u4f53\u9009\u62e9\u4e86\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u5728\u751f\u547d\u4e2d\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7684\u65f6\u523b\uff0cto show him the deeper meaning of the covenant\u6765\u8ba9\u4ed6\u770b\u89c1\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4ed6\u8bbe\u7acb\u8fd9\u5173\u7cfb\u66f4\u6df1\u7684\u610f\u4e49\uff0cto show him the meaning of the relationship which is established with Abraham.Now this relationship is\u201ccovenant.\u201d\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4ed6\u7684\u5173\u7cfb\u5c31\u662f\u2018\u7ea6\u2019\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First of all today\u4eca\u5929\u6211\u4eec\u5148\u6765\u770b\uff1aGod remembers forever\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6c38\u8fdc\u7eaa\u5ff5\u7684\u3002We will first give it all of you are the covenant\uff0cand the sign and seal of the covenant\u6211\u4eec\u5148\u6765\u4e00\u4e2a\u6982\u51b5\u7684\u7406\u89e3\uff1a\u6765\u4e86\u89e3\u7ea6\u7684\u610f\u4e49\uff0c\u8fd8\u6709\u7ea6\u91cc\u9762\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7sign\u548c\u5370\u8bc1seal\u7684\u610f\u4e49\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>[I]GOD REMEMBERS FOREVER<\/strong><strong>\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6c38\u8fdc\u7eaa\u5ff5\u7684\uff1aTHE COVENANT AND THE SIGN AND SEAL OF\u00a0 THE COVENANT \u7ea6\u548c\u7ea6\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[1]WHAT IS THE COVENANT<\/strong><strong>\u7ea6\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now we have been reading the story of Abram or Abraham from\u300aGenesis\u300bChapter 12 on word(09:27)\u6211\u4eec\u4e00\u76f4\u6765\u4ece\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e8c\u7ae0\u6765\u8bfb\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7684\u4e00\u751f\u7684\u3002We have seen how God is gracious\u3001merciful to Abraham through his ups and downs\u6211\u4eec\u770b\u5230\uff0c\u867d\u7136\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7684\u4fe1\u5fc3\u6709\u6240\u8d77\u4f0f\uff0c\u7136\u800c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5bf9\u7942\u4e0d\u65ad\u5730\u65bd\u6069\u5178\u601c\u60af\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now we come to Chapter 17\u73b0\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u6765\u5230\uff08\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\uff09\u7b2c\u5341\u4e03\u7ae0\uff0cnow here God clearly tells us about the\u201ccovenant.\u201d\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5728\u8fd9\u91cc\u6e05\u695a\u5730\u628a\u7942\u7684\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u544a\u8bc9\u6211\u4eec\u4e86\u3002So now we need to directly study the meaning of the\u201ccovenant.\u201d\u6240\u4ee5\u73b0\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u8981\u76f4\u63a5\u6765\u770b\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u7684\u610f\u4e49\u3002<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>NAME OF GOD<\/strong><strong>\u2019S RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4f60\u7684\u5173\u7cfb\u7684\u540d\u5b57\uff1a<\/strong>\u201cCovenant\u201dis the name\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u540d\u5b57\uff0c\u201cCovenant\u201dis the name which<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>God gives to the relationship between himself and his people\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6240\u5b9a\u4e0b\u7684\u540d\u5b57\uff0c\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e3a\u7942\u548c\u7942\u5b50\u6c11\u4e4b\u95f4\u7684\u5173\u7cfb\u6240\u5b9a\u4e0b\u7684\u540d\u5b57\u3002Brothers and sisters\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\uff0c\u201cCovenant\u201d is the name of your relationship with Jesus Christ\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u5c31\u662f\u4f60\u548c\u4f60\u7684\u4e3b\u8036\u7a23\u57fa\u7763\u4e4b\u95f4\u7684\u5173\u7cfb\u7684\u540d\u5b57\uff01<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.THE COVENANT IS UNILATERALLY<\/strong><strong>\uff0cONE-SIDEDLY\uff0cSOVEREIGNTY ESTABLISHED BY GOD\u7ea6\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5355\u65b9\u9762\u6240\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e3b\u6743\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now see the word\u201crelationship\u201ddoes not appear in the Bible\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\uff0c<strong>\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u91cc\u6ca1\u6709\u7528\u201c\u5173\u7cfb\u201d\u8fd9\u4e2a\u5b57\u7684\u3002<\/strong>Of course in the Chinese Bible there is one place\u00a0 where the word\u201cguan-xi\u201dis used\uff0cbut that means\u201cconcerning.\u201d\u5728\u4e2d\u6587\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u91cc\u9762\u6709\u4e00\u6b21\u63d0\u5230\u201c\u5173\u7cfb\u201d\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e2a\u662f\u2018\u5173\u4e4e\u2019\u7684\u610f\u601d\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u4e00\u822c\u6240\u8bb2\u7684\u201crelationship\u201d\u7684\u610f\u601d\u3002Whether you like it or not\uff0cyour relationship with Jesus Christ has a name\uff1bGod has given that name\u4f46\u662f\uff0c\u65e0\u8bba\u4f60\u559c\u6b22\u6216\u8005\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\uff0c<strong>\u4f60\u548c\u8036\u7a23\u57fa\u7763\u7684\u201c\u5173\u7cfb\u201d\u662f\u6709\u4e2a\u540d\u5b57\u7684\uff1b\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5b9a\u4e86\u8fd9\u4e2a\u540d\u5b57\u7684\uff1b<\/strong>This name is \u201ccovenant\u201d<strong>\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u5c31\u662f\u8fd9\u4e2a\u540d\u5b57\u3002<\/strong>\u201cCovenant\u201dis the\u201crelationship\u201dwhich a king announces to his subordinates\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u541b\u738b\u5411\u4ed6\u7684\u4e0b\u5c5e\u9881\u5e03\u7684\u201c\u5173\u7cfb\u201d\u3002The covenant was designed by God and established by God\u2014\u2014sovereignly\uff0cunilaterally\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5355\u65b9\u9762\u4e3b\u6743\u7684\u8bbe\u8ba1\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5355\u65b9\u9762\u4e3b\u6743\u7684\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\u3002We don\u2019t have the freedom to choose a covenant with God\u6211\u4eec\u6ca1\u6709\u6743\u9009\u62e9\u4e0e\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7acb\u4e00\u4e2a\u7ea6\u3002Now in general\uff0cGod requires a response from men when he establishes covenant\u4e00\u822c\u6765\u8bf4\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7acb\u7ea6\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u662f\u8981\u6c42\u4eba\u6709\u6240\u56de\u5e94\u7684\u3002But there are exceptions\u4f46\u662f\u6709\u4f8b\u5916\uff1aWhen God established his covenant with Noah\uff0cespecially after the flood\uff0che did not require a human response\u4e0a\u5e1d\u548c\u632a\u4e9a\u7acb\u7ea6\u2014\u2014\u5c31\u662f\u6d2a\u6c34\u4e4b\u540e\u4e0e\u632a\u4e9a\u7acb\u7ea6\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u5e76\u6ca1\u6709\u8981\u6c42\u4eba\u505a\u56de\u5e94\u7684\u3002This exception proves\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4f8b\u5916\u5c31\u8bf4\u660e\uff1athe covenant is unilaterally\uff0csovereignly established by God<strong>\u7ea6\uff0c\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5355\u65b9\u9762\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4ed6\u4e3b\u6743\u5730\u8ba1\u5212\u548c\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>C.THERE ARE TWO CORE INGREDIENT TO THE COVENANT<\/strong><strong>\u5728\u7ea6\u91cc\u9762\u6709\u4e24\u4e2a\u6838\u5fc3\u7684\u8981\u7d20\uff1aGRACE AND LAW\u6069\u5178\u4e0e\u5f8b\u6cd5\uff1a <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the covenant\uff0cGod gave his people promises and guarantees\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5728\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u91cc\u9762\u7ed9\u4e86\u7942\u7684\u5b50\u6c11\u4e00\u4e9b\u7684\u5e94\u8bb8\u3001\u4e00\u4e9b\u7684\u4fdd\u8bc1\u7684\uff1apromises\u3001guarantees concerning salvation\uff0cthe work of his grace\u5c31\u662f\u5173\u4e4e\u6551\u6069\uff0c\u4ed6\u7684\u6069\u5178\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u7684\u5e94\u8bb8\u548c\u4fdd\u8bc1\u7684\u3002Now we saw in\u300aGenesis\u300bChapter 15 that God had already made such a guarantee through the ceremony of torch from heaven\u6211\u4eec\u5728\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e94\u7ae0\u5df2\u7ecf\u770b\u5230\uff1a\u4e0a\u5e1d\u600e\u4e48\u4ece\u5929\u4e0a\u6709\u4e00\u4e2a\u706b\u628a\u3001\u706b\u7089\u4e0b\u6765\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e2a\u662f\u7942\u7684\u8a93\u7ea6\u3001\u7942\u7684\u4fdd\u8bc1\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The salvation which God provides is free\uff0cwe cannot do anything\u2026we cannot work to earn it\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e3a\u4eba\u6240\u9884\u5907\u7684\u6551\u6069\uff0c\u90fd\u662f\u7942\u6069\u5178\u7684\u4f5c\u4e3a\u2014\u2014\u767d\u767d\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff1b\u4eba\u4e0d\u80fd\u4f5c\u4ec0\u4e48\u529f\u592b\u6765\u8d5a\u5f97\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6551\u6069\u7684\u3002However in the covenant\uff0cGod clearly requires an response from man to him\u53ef\u662f\u5728\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u91cc\u9762\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5f88\u6e05\u695a\u8981\u6c42\u4eba\u8981\u5411\u4ed6\u4f5c\u51fa\u56de\u5e94\u7684\uff1athe response of faith\uff0crepentance and obeying his commands\u8fd9\u4e2a\u56de\u5e94\u5c31\u662f\uff1a\u76f8\u4fe1\u3001\u6094\u6539\u3001\u9075\u884c\u7942\u7684\u547d\u4ee4\u3002We must do these\u8fd9\u4e9b\u662f\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u8981\u884c\u7684\u3002God\u2019s sovereignty and man\u2019s responsibility are both in the\u201ccovenant\u201d\uff0cthey are indispensable elements of the\u201ccovenant.\u201d<strong>\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u548c\u4eba\u7684\u8d23\u4efb\uff0c\u4e24\u8005\u90fd\u5728\u2018\u7ea6\u2019\u91cc\u9762\uff0c\u662f\u4e0d\u53ef\u6216\u7f3a\u7684\u90e8\u5206\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[2]YOUR CHILDREN ARE INCLUDED IN THE COVENANT<\/strong><strong>\u4f60\u7684\u513f\u5973\u5305\u62ec\u5728\u7ea6\u91cc\uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And this principle that God is sovereign and gracious in saving men and women\uff0cand then we have responsibilities before God\u8fd9\u4e2a\u539f\u5219\u662f\uff1a\u4e0a\u5e1d\u62ef\u6551\u4eba\uff0c\u662f\u51fa\u4e8e\u7942\u7684\u4e3b\u6743\u3001\u7942\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff1b\u800c\u4eba\u5728\u795e\u9762\u524d\u5374\u6709\u67d0\u4e9b\u7684\u8d23\u4efb\u7684\u3002This principle not only applies to you the believer, but also to your children as well\u8fd9\u4e2a\u539f\u5219\u662f\u4e3a\u4f60\uff0c\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u6240\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\uff1b\u4e5f\u662f\u4e3a\u4f60\u7684\u513f\u5973\u4eec\u6240\u8bbe\u7acb\u7684\u3002God established his covenant with Abraham\uff0cand also with his children and his descendants\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7acb\u7942\u7684\u7ea6\uff0c\u540c\u65f6\u4e5f\u662f\u4e0e\u4ed6\u7684\u513f\u5973\u548c\u4ed6\u7684\u540e\u88d4\u7acb\u7684\u3002Now although each person must respond individually to God\u867d\u7136\u6bcf\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u90fd\u5fc5\u987b\u4eb2\u81ea\u7684\u4e2a\u4eba\u5411\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4f5c\u51fa\u56de\u5e94\uff1arepenting of sin\uff0ctrusting in his grace\u6094\u6539\u8ba4\u7f6a\uff0c\u76f8\u4fe1\u7942\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff1bevery child must individually do this\u6bcf\u4e00\u4e2a\u4fe1\u5f92\u3001\u6bcf\u4e00\u4e2a\u513f\u5973\u90fd\u5fc5\u987b\u8fd9\u6837\u505a\u3002But there are certain privileges and blessings which are especially given to believer\u2019s children\uff0cnot to all children in general\u4f46\u662f\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u91cc\u9762\u7684\u786e\u6709\u4e00\u4e9b\u7684\u7279\u6743\u3001\u4e00\u4e9b\u7684\u798f\u4efd\u662f\u7279\u522b\u8d50\u7ed9\u4fe1\u5f92\u4eec\u7684\u513f\u5973\u7684\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u8d50\u7ed9\u5168\u4e16\u754c\u7684\u513f\u5973\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How does this apply to you Christian father and mother\u5bf9\u4f60\u6765\u8bf4\uff0c\u4f60\u662f\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\uff0c\u4f60\u662f\u4e3a\u4eba\u7236\u6bcd\u7684\uff0c\u5bf9\u4f60\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\u5462\uff1f<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE APPLICATION OF CHRISTIAN PARENTS<\/strong><strong>\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u7236\u6bcd\u4eb2\u7684\u5e94\u7528:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well\uff0cthis principle teaches us how to understand our children, and how to pray for them\u8fd9\u4e2a\u2018\u7ea6\u2019\u7684\u539f\u5219\u662f\u6559\u5bfc\u6211\u4eec\u600e\u4e48\u80fd\u591f\u7406\u89e3\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec\u7a76\u7adf\u662f\u8c01\u2014\u2014\u5728\u795e\u9762\u524d\u662f\u8c01\uff1b\u7136\u540e\u662f\u600e\u4e48\u6837\u4e3a\u4ed6\u4eec\u7977\u544a\u7684\u3002Let me first give you a preview\u6211\u5148\u9884\u4f30\u4e00\u4e0b\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7ed3\u8bba\uff1aWe must cling to God\u2019s promises\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u7d27\u7d27\u6293\u4f4f\u795e\u7684\u5e94\u8bb8\uff0ctrusting God to protect our children\u2019s souls\u76f8\u4fe1\u7942\u5fc5\u5b9a\u4fdd\u5b88\u6211\u4eec\u513f\u5973\u7684\u7075\u9b42\u7684\u3002All right\uff0cnow we\u2019ve seen that it is God for sovereignly establish the covenant\u6211\u4eec\u770b\u5230\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e3b\u6743\u5730\u8bbe\u7acb\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7ea6\uff1bhis grace and law in the covenant\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7ea6\u91cc\u9762\u6709\u6069\u5178\u3001\u6709\u8beb\u547d\u3002And our children are included\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u5b69\u5b50\u4eec\u4e5f\u5305\u62ec\u5728\u5185\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u672a\u7ecf\u540c\u610f\uff0c\u8bf7\u52ff\u64c5\u81ea\u5728\u5176\u5b83\u7f51\u7ad9\u6216\u5e73\u53f0\u8f6c\u8f7d\u548c\u520a\u767b\u8bfe\u7a0b\u7684\u9010\u5b57\u7a3f\uff1b\u8bfe\u7a0b\u7684\u9010\u5b57\u7a3f\u7684\u7248\u6743\u5f52\u300c\u4e2d\u534e\u5c55\u671b\u300d\uff0c\u7981\u6b62\u590d\u5370\u51fa\u7248\u7b49\u5546\u4e1a\u7528\u9014\u3002ccnci.org\u4e2d\u534e\u5c55\u671b\u5723\u7ea6\u5b66\u9662HorizonCovenant@gmail.com <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[3]RELATIONSHIP AND CEREMONY<\/strong><strong>\u5173\u7cfb\u4e0e\u4eea\u5f0f \uff1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now God not only gave a name to this relationship\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0d\u4ec5\u4ec5\u662f\u7ed9\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a\u540d\u5b57\u7ed9\u8fd9\u4e2a\u5173\u7cfb\uff0cand God not only gave promises and commands in the covenant\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5728\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u91cc\u9762\u4e5f\u4e0d\u4ec5\u4ec5\u7ed9\u4e86\u5e94\u8bb8\u548c\u8beb\u547d\uff1bwhen he established the covenant with Abraham and with Moses\uff0che confirmed the covenant with an outward ceremony\u5f53\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7acb\u7ea6\u3001\u4e0e\u6469\u897f\u7acb\u7ea6\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u7942\u7528\u4e86\u4e00\u4e9b\u5916\u5728\u7684\u4eea\u5f0f\u6765\u80af\u5b9a\u8bc1\u5b9e\u8fd9\u4e2a\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u7684\u3002The Bible calls this ceremony a\u201csign\u201dof the covenant\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u79f0\u8fd9\u4e9b\u4eea\u5f0f\u4e3a\u7ea6\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7\u3002The Bible also calls it a\u201cseal\u201d \u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u4e5f\u79f0\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4eea\u5f0f\u53eb\u505a\u201c\u5370\u8bc1\u201d\u7684\u3002\u4e2d\u6587\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u5728\u8fd9\u91cc\uff0c\u201c\u8bb0\u53f7\u201d\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bcd\u7ffb\u8bd1\u6210\u201c\u8bc1\u636e\u201d\u3002First it is a sign\uff1bSecondly it is a seal \uff1b\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4eea\u5f0f\u9996\u5148\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u201c\u8bb0\u53f7\u201d\u2014\u2014\u8fd9\u91cc\u662f\u8bf4\u8bc1\u636e\uff1b\u7b2c\u4e8c\u662f\u5370\u8bc1\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>A.It is a sign<\/strong><strong>\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7: <\/strong>It is an outward symbol of an inward reality\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u5185\u91cc\u7684\u3001\u5fc3\u91cc\u9762\u7684\u4e8b\u5b9e\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5c5e\u7075\u7684\u4e8b\u5b9e\u7684\u5916\u5728\u7684\u8868\u5f81\u2014\u2014the inward cleansing work of Holy Spirit\u5c31\u662f\u5723\u7075\u5728\u4eba\u5fc3\u91cc\u9762\u6240\u505a\u7684\u6d01\u51c0\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\u3002It is an outward symbol of what God has done\u8fd9\u4e2a\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u5916\u5728\u7684\u8868\u5f81\uff0c\u8868\u660e\u4e0a\u5e1d\u505a\u4ec0\u4e48\u2014\u2014justification by his grace through faith\u5c31\u662f\u56e0\u4fe1\u79f0\u4e49\uff0c\u767d\u767d\u7684\u6069\u5178\u2014\u2014\u56e0\u4fe1\u79f0\u4e49\u7684\u6069\u5178\u3002A sign\u4e00\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\uff0can outward symbol\u4e00\u4e2a\u5916\u5728\u7684\u8868\u5f81\u3002<\/p>\n<p><strong>B.It is also called a seal<\/strong><strong>\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4e5f\u79f0\u4e3a\u5370\u8bc1\uff1a<\/strong>A seal is a confirmation\u3001a guarantee of what God has said\uff0cwhat God has promised and what God has done\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u8bc1\u5b9e\u3001\u4e00\u4e2a\u4fdd\u8bc1\uff0c\u4fdd\u8bc1\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6240\u8bf4\u8fc7\u7684\u3001\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6240\u5e94\u8bb8\u8fc7\u7684\u3001\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6240\u5df2\u7ecf\u6210\u5c31\u7684\u4e8b\u60c5\u3002In other words\uff0cthe seal is God\u2019s\u00a0 testimony\uff0cand testimony is God\u2019s gift\u6362\u8a00\u4e4b\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u5370\u8bc1\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5728\u505a\u89c1\u8bc1\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8981\u5411\u6211\u4eec\u505a\u89c1\u8bc1\u7684\u3002Now covenant here in \u300aGenesis\u300b17 is a sign and a seal\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\uff0c\u5728\u8fd9\u91cc\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e03\u7ae0\uff0c\u5272\u793c\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u3001\u5272\u793c\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u5370\u8bc1\u3002These two words\u3001these two names\u201cSign\u201dand\u201cseal\u201dare mentioned together in \u300aRomans\u300bChapter 4 verse 11\u5728\u65b0\u7ea6\u300a\u7f57\u9a6c\u4e66\u300b\u7b2c\u56db\u7ae0\u7b2c11\u8282\uff0c\u4e00\u8282\u91cc\u9762\u540c\u65f6\u51fa\u73b0\u8fd9\u4e24\u4e2a\u5b57\uff1a\u201c\u8bb0\u53f7\u201d\u548c\u201c\u5370\u8bc1\u201d\u7684\u2014\u2014\u300aRomans\u300b4 \uff1a11\u300a\u7f57\u9a6c\u4e66\u300b\u56db\u7ae0\u7b2c11\u8282\u3002\u201cHe (Abraham) received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised.\u201d\u5e76\u4e14\u4ed6\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u53d7\u4e86\u5272\u793c\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7\uff0c\u4f5c\u4e3a\u4ed6\u672a\u53d7\u5272\u793c\u7684\u65f6\u5019\u56e0\u4fe1\u79f0\u4e49\u7684\u5370\u8bc1\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now you may ask a question\u4f60\u53ef\u80fd\u4f1a\u95ee\u4e00\u4e2a\u95ee\u9898\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>C.Can there be a covenant without the sign and seal<\/strong><strong>\u5047\u5982\u6ca1\u6709\u201c\u8bb0\u53f7\u201d\u3001\u6ca1\u6709\u201c\u5370\u8bc1\u201d\uff0c\u8fd8\u53ef\u4ee5\u6709\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u5417\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now this is a question that Christians with thinking self-centered always often asked\u8fd9\u4e9b\u662f<strong>\u4e00\u4e9b\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u5f92\uff0c\u4ed6\u7684\u601d\u8003\u662f\u4ee5\u4eba\u4e3a\u4e2d\u5fc3\u7684\u3001\u5e38\u5e38\u4f1a\u95ee\u7684\u95ee\u9898<\/strong>\u3002Brothers and sisters\uff0cGod doesn\u2019t need a sign and a seal\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u662f\u4e0d\u9700\u8981\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\u7684\u3002The covenant already existed in God\u2019s plan and in God\u2019s mind in eternity\u4e0a\u5e1d\u521b\u9020\u5b87\u5b99\u4ee5\u524d\u5df2\u7ecf\u8ba1\u5212\u597d\u8fd9\u4e2a\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u4e86\u3002But God decided to give us the sign and the seal\u4f46\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5b9a\u610f\u8981\u7ed9\u6211\u4eec\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\uff0cit was God\u2019s idea\u662f\u7942\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u3002He wants us to remember his salvation\u7942\u8981\u6211\u4eec\u8bb0\u5f97\u7942\u7684\u6551\u6069\u3002Therefore, he gave us a sign and a seal\u56e0\u6b64\uff0c\u7942\u7ed9\u4e86\u6211\u4eec\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\u3002Now receiving a sign and a seal doesn\u2019t earn your salvation\u9886\u53d7\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u5e76\u4e0d\u80fd\u591f\u7ed9\u4f60\u8d5a\u5f97\u6551\u6069\u7684\u3002But that was God\u2019s idea\u4f46\u662f\u8fd9\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610fthat we received a sign and a seal\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u8981\u6211\u4eec\u9886\u53d7\u8fd9\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u3001\u8fd9\u4e2a\u5370\u8bc1\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In the Old Testament, the sign and seal of the covenant he made with Abraham was circumcision\u65e7\u7ea6\u65f6\u671f\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7ed9\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\u2014\u2014\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e0e\u4e9a\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7acb\u7ea6\u90a3\u4e2a\u8bb0\u53f7\u3001\u5370\u8bc1\u5c31\u662f\u5272\u793c\u3002In the New Testament, the sign and seal of the covenant God made with us through Jesus Christ is baptism\u90a3\u4e48\u5728\u65b0\u7ea6\u65f6\u671f\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u85c9\u7740\u8036\u7a23\u57fa\u7763\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4e2d\u4fdd\u6240\u7acb\u7684\u7ea6\uff0c\u8fd9\u4e2a\u7ea6\u7684\u8bb0\u53f7\u548c\u5370\u8bc1\u662f\u6d17\u793c\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u300aColossians\u300b2:11-13 teaches us this\u300a\u6b4c\u7f57\u897f\u4e66\u300b\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7ae011-13\u8282\u8fd9\u6837\u6559\u5bfc\u6211\u4eec\u7684\uff1a<strong>Since we are baptized\u6211\u4eec\u65e2\u7136\u53d7\u4e86\u6d17\uff0cwe have received a circumcision which was done not with hands\u6211\u4eec\u5c31\u9886\u53d7\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e0d\u662f\u4eba\u624b\u6240\u65bd\u884c\u7684\u5272\u793c\u3002<\/strong>This is what Paul said in \u300aColossians\u300b2\u4fdd\u7f57\u5728\u300a\u6b4c\u7f57\u897f\u4e66\u300b\u7b2c\u4e8c\u7ae0\u662f\u8fd9\u6837\u8bf4\u7684\uff1a<strong>In him\uff08in Christ\uff09also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands\uff0cby putting off the body of the flesh\uff0cby the circumcision of Christ. Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the powerful working of God\uff0cwho raised him from the dead. And you\uff0cwho were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses\u4f60\u4eec\u5728\u7942\u91cc\u9762\uff08\u5728\u57fa\u7763\u91cc\u9762\uff09\u4e5f\u53d7\u4e86\u4e0d\u662f\u4eba\u624b\u6240\u884c\u7684\u5272\u793c\uff0c\u4e43\u662f\u57fa\u7763\u4f7f\u4f60\u4eec\u8131\u53bb\u8089\u4f53\uff08\u60c5\u6b32\uff09\u7684\u5272\u793c\u3002\u4f60\u4eec\u65e2\u53d7\u6d17\u4e0e\u7942\u4e00\u540c\u57cb\u846c\uff0c\u4e5f\u5c31\u5728\u6b64\u4e0e\u7942\u4e00\u540c\u590d\u6d3b\uff0c\u90fd\u56e0\u4fe1\u90a3\u53eb\u7942\u4ece\u6b7b\u91cc\u590d\u6d3b\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u529f\u7528\u6216\u8005\u5927\u80fd\u3002\u4f60\u4eec\u4ece\u524d\u5728\u8fc7\u72af\u548c\u672a\u53d7\u5272\u793c\u7684\u8089\u4f53\u6b7b\u4e86\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8d66\u514d\u4e86\u4f60\u4eec\uff08\u6216\u6211\u4eec\uff09\u4e00\u5207\u8fc7\u72af\uff0c\u4fbf\u53eb\u4f60\u4eec\u4e0e\u57fa\u7763\u4e00\u540c\u6d3b\u8fc7\u6765\u3002<\/strong>As we are baptized, we are circumcised by Christ\u6211\u4eec\u53d7\u6d17\u540c\u65f6\u5c31\u662f\u7b49\u4e8e\u53d7\u4e86\u57fa\u7763\u6240\u65bd\u884c\u7684\u5272\u793c\u4e86\u3002\u597d\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u73b0\u5728\u770b\u5230\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6982\u5ff5\u3002Now we have general idea\uff1athe\u201ccovenant\u201dand convenant common sign and seal\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\uff0c\u201c\u7ea6\u201d\u540c\u65f6\u6709\u201c\u8bb0\u53f7\u201d\u3001\u201c\u5370\u8bc1\u201d\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now let us study\u300aGenesis\u300b17\u73b0\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u770b\u300a\u521b\u4e16\u8bb0\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u4e03\u7ae0\uff1a<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u5e94\u8bb8\u9065\u4e0d\u53ef\u53ca\u65f6\u2014\u2014\u4e9e\u4f2f\u62c9\u7f55\u7684\u4fe1\u5fc3\u4e4b\u65c5\uff08\u5341\u4e8c\uff09 When Promises Seem Far Away\u2014\u2014 \u4e9a\u4f2f [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-_"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}