『讓主居首位』(11) －『不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督並祂釘十字架』

『That He May Have the First Place』(11) －「Not to Know Anything, Except Jesus Christ and Him Crucified」

 

經文：林前 2:1-2；羅12:1-2；來3:1；西2:13-15；羅5:1-3a；林後5:14-15

Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 2:1-2; Romans 12:1-2, Hebrews 3:1, Colossians 2:13-15, Romans 5:1-3a,

        2 Corinthian 5:14-15

背誦經文：1弟兄們，從前我到你們那裏去，並沒有用高言大智對你們宣傳　神的奧祕。2因為我曾定了主意，在你們中間不知道別的，只知道耶穌基督並祂釘十字架。(林前 2:1-2)

Memory Scripture: And I, brethren, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech

or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to

know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. (1

Corinthians 2:1-2)

A.           『我曾定了主意É                           』

      A.         Ò I determined...                                       Ó

a.  『心思是我們第一個屬靈的戰場』－賓路易師母 (Jessie Penn-Lewis)

a.         Ò The mind is our first spiritual battlefieldÓ - Jessie Penn-Lewis

   －吃晚飯的時候，魔鬼已將賣耶穌的意思放在É猶大心裏。(約13:2)

     - And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas

Iscariot, ... to betray Him.  ( John 13:2)

 

b.  要學習靠聖靈來淨化、更新我們的心思

b.         Learn to purify and renew our mind through the Holy Spirit

 

   －不要效法這個世界，只要                                    ，叫你們察驗何為　神的善良、純全、可喜悅的旨意。(羅12:2)

     - And do not be conformed to this world, but                                                                     , that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2)

    - 現今的世代，有太多主以外的資訊和意念來影嚮、霸佔我們的心思

    - In this generation, too many information and ideas that are not of the Lord

      influence and occupy our minds

 

c.   『É當思想É耶穌』(來3:1) (Consider Jesus / Fix your thoughts on Jesus)

c          Ò... Consider Jesus/Fix your thoughts on JesusÓ (Hebrews 3:1)

B.           『只知道                     ，並                        』

      B.          Ò Not to know anything, except                      and                          Ó

a.  祂代我死的          .

            a.                                of dying for me

 

 －É衪是愛我，為我            。(加2:20b)

                       - ...who loved me and                                       .  (Galatians 2:20b)

b.  祂所完成的                              .

            b.                                                     that He has accomplished

 

 －我們藉這愛子的血                     ，過犯得以赦免，乃是照祂豐富的恩典。(弗1:7)

 - In Him we                                 through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace. ( Ephesians 1:7)

 －13你們從前在過犯和未受割禮的肉體中死了，神赦免了你們一切過犯，便叫你們與基督一同活過來； 14又塗抹了在律例上所寫、攻擊我們、有礙於我們的字據，把它撤去，                            。15既將一切執政的、掌權的擄來，明顯給眾人看，就                                      。  (西2:13-15)

- 13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way,                                       . 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them,                                                     .  (Colossians 2:13-15)

c.   祂所賜下的                               . 

            c                                            that He bestows

       

－1我們既因信稱義，就藉著我們的主耶穌基督得與　神相和。2我們又藉著祂，因信得進入現在所站的這恩典中，並且歡歡喜喜盼望　神的榮耀。3不但如此，就是在患難中也是歡歡喜喜的É(羅5:1-3a)

- 1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations.  (Romans 5:1-3a)

－神既不愛惜自己的兒子，為我們眾人捨了，豈不也把萬物和祂一同白白地賜給我們嗎？(羅8:32)

- He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?  (Romans 8:32)

C.            『祂為我死，                        』

      C         Ò He died for me,                          Ó

－14原來基督的愛激勵我們；因我們想，一人既替眾人死，眾人就都死了； 15 並且祂替眾人死，是叫那些活著的人不再                      ，乃為替他們死而復活的主活。(林後5:14-15)

- 14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live                                                          , but for Him who died for them and rose again. (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)

－1所以，弟兄們，我以　神的慈悲勸你們，將身體獻上，當作活祭，是              ，是　                的；你們如此事奉乃是                     的。(羅12:1)

- I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice,           ,                           , which is your                                . (Romans 12:1)

－12王正坐席的時候，我的哪噠香膏發出香味。13 我以我的良人為一袋沒藥，常在我懷中。14 我以我的良人為一棵鳳仙花，在隱基底葡萄園中。(歌 1:12-14)

- While the king is at his table, My spikenard sends forth its fragrance.13 A bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me,That lies all night between my breasts. 14 My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blooms,In the vineyards of En Gedi. ( Song of Solomon 1:12-14)

 

回饋問題：

Feedback Questions:

1.   平日我這個天然人的心思意念多偏向什麼？如何操練能夠心意更新而變化？

1.   What do my mind and thoughts usually incline toward?  How to practice to be transformed by renewing of our minds?

2.   要來的這個禮拜是受難週，求主的愛激勵我們，讓我們從心裡說『祂為我死，我為    祂活』，請想出兩點具體Ò為祂活Ó的行動並付諸實行。

            2.  The coming week is the Passion Week, may GodÕs love compel us that we can say ÒHe died for me, I live for HimÓ from our hearts.  Please think of two applications of ÒLiving for HimÓ and put them into practice.