極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

People of the Flesh vs. People of the Spirit (Romans 8:5-16)

8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the spirit set their minds on the things of the spirit.

8:6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the spirit is life and peace.

從 羅馬書 八章 5-16節 看‘照著肉體的人 VS 照著靈的人’

8:5   因為照著肉體的人，思念肉體的事；照著靈的人，思念那靈的事。

8:6   因為心思置於肉體，就是死；心思置於靈，乃是生命平安。

8:7   因為置於肉體的心思，是與神為仇，因牠不服神的律法，也是不能服；

Five Essentials of the Eternal Covenant in Jeremiah 32

Jer 32:39 "I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for their good and for their children after them."

Jer 32:40 "I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good."

Jer 32:40-41 "I will not turn away from doing them good... I will rejoice over them to do them good."

耶利米書三十二章中關於‘永遠的約之五個必要內容’

耶32:39 「我要賜給他們一個心和一條路，好叫他們終身敬畏我，使他們和他們以後的子孫得福樂。」

耶32:40-41 「我又要與他們立永遠的約，必不轉身離開他們，必善待他們...我必因他們喜樂，必善待他們。」

耶32:41 「我必因他們喜樂，必善待他們，且要全心全魂，真真實實，將他們栽植在這地。」

Divine Capacity vs. Function vs. Ability vs. Performance

Jeremiah 31:33 "I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts."

Ephesians 4:11 "And he gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers."

從 聖經 看‘神聖性能 VS 功能 VS 才能 VS 效能’

耶31:33 "我要將我的律法放在他們裡面，寫在他們心上。"

弗4:11 "他所賜的有使徒，有先知，有傳福音的，有牧師和教師。"

Divine Capability of the Law of the Spirit of Life

Romans 8:2 - "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made you free from the law of sin and death."

Ephesians 4:16 - "From Him the whole body, being joined and knit together by every joint which supplies the riches of the body, by the operation of each part according to its measure, works together the whole body." Grow up so as to build yourself up in love."

生命之靈的律的神聖性能

羅馬書8:2  - "因為生命之靈的律在基督耶穌裏釋放了我，使我脫離了罪和死的律。"

以弗所書4:16  - "本於祂，全身藉著每一豐富供應的節，並藉著每一部分依其度量而有的功用，得以聯絡在一起，並結合在一起，便叫身體漸漸長大，以致在愛裏把自己建造起來。"

Law of the Spirit of Life VS Law of Sin and Death

Romans 8:2 "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death."

Romans 8:10-11 "If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is life because of righteousness. If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you."

生命之靈的律 VS 罪與死的律

羅馬書8:2 "因為生命聖靈的律在基督耶穌裡釋放了我，使我脫離了罪和死的律。"

羅馬書8:10-11 "如果基督在你們裡面，身體固然因罪是死的，靈卻因義是生命。然而叫耶穌從死裡復活者的靈若住在你們心裡，那叫基督從死裡復活的，也必藉著住在你們心裡的聖靈，使你們必死的身體又活過來。"

How Christians Live in Their Spirit

Romans 8:4 “So that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

Ephesians 6:18 "Pray always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit."

基督徒如何活在我們的靈裏? 

羅馬書8:4「使律法義的要求，成就在我們這不隨從肉體，只隨從聖靈的人身上。」

帖撒羅尼迦前書5:17「不住地禱告。」

以弗所書6:18「靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求。」

Old Testament's Job VS New Testament's Paul

Job 1:13-19 "One day, while Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking in the house of their oldest brother, a messenger came to Job and said, 'The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing nearby, and the Sabeans attacked and took away the animals. Abduct..."

Job 2:7 "So Satan went out and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head."

Philippians 3:7-8 "But whatever things were gain to me, I now count as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the knowledge of The greatest treasure is Jesus Christ our Lord."

舊約裏的約伯   VS   新約裏的保羅

約伯記一13-19 "有一天，約伯的兒女正在他們長兄的家裡吃飯喝酒，有報信的來見約伯說：牛正耕地，驢在旁邊吃草，示巴人襲擊，把牲畜擄去..."

伯記二7 "撒但就出去，用毒瘡擊打約伯，使他從腳掌到頭頂都長了毒瘡。"

腓立比書三7-8 "只是我先前以為對我是有益的，現在因基督的緣故，我都當作有損的。不但如此，我也將萬事當作有損的，因我以認識我主基督耶穌為至寶。"