極大的奧秘 - 基督與教會

Precious Promises vs Precious Faith

2 Peter 1:4 "Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises"

1 Peter 1:7 "Your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire"

The Five "Haves" of Born-again Believers

John 1:4 "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men."

John 3:3,5-6 "Unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

2 Peter 1:4 "He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature."

How Christians Apply God's Love in Life (Church, Marriage, Family)?

1 John 4:16 "God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God"

Matt 5:44-45 "Love your enemies... For He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good"

Conditions for Partaking of the Divine Nature

2 Peter 1:3 Now his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through our full knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.

2 Peter 1:4 By which he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:5 For this very reason, give every effort to supply your faith with grace, and grace with knowledge,

The Seed of Life vs The Seed of Faith  

John 12:24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains only a single seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”

Ephesians 4:13-15 "Until we all reach the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God to a perfect man, attaining to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ... in all things to him, who is the head, even Christ."

Brotherly Love vs Divine Love

John 13:34-35: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

1 John 4:8,16: "Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

1 Peter 2:17: "Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor."

Partakers of the Divine Nature: Those Who Partake and Share in God's Divine Nature

1 John 3:1 "See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God."

John 1:12-13 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."

God's Life vs. God's Nature

1 John 5:11-12 "God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son."

Revelation 22:1-2 regarding the tree of life and river of water of life

Grace in Peter's Epistles: A Detailed Analysis from Christ's Perspective

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth"

Gal 2:20 "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me"

Comprehensive Analysis of Grace: Receiving Grace vs Taking Grace vs Possessing Grace vs Using Grace vs Applying Grace vs Enjoying Grace

1 Peter 2:19 "It is sweet for a man to endure sorrow and suffer injustice because of his feeling for God."

1 Peter 2:20 "If you endure suffering while doing good, this is sweet to God."

Comparison: God's Grace (Of) VS In God's Grace VS By God's Grace VS Through God's Grace

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory now and forever. Amen.

Ephesians 2:7 In order that in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace may be revealed in his kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Rich Grace VS Multiplying Grace VS Overflowing Grace

1 Peter 1:2 “Grace and peace be unto you in an increase.”

2 Peter 1:2 “May grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God and our Lord Jesus.”

Aspects and Characteristics of Multiplying Grace

1 Pet 1:2 "Grace to you and peace be multiplied"

2 Pet 1:2 "Grace to you and peace be multiplied through the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord"

2 Pet 1:2-3 "Through the full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord...His divine power has granted to us all things which relate to life and godliness"

Understanding 'Experiencing Christ vs. Enjoying Christ' Through Biblical Examples

Luke 10:40 "But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to Him and asked, 'Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!'"

Luke 10:41 "The Lord answered, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things;'"

Grace is "Christ Being Our Everything VS Christ Doing Everything for Us"

John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth."

John 1:16-17 "From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ."

"The Lord's Leading vs. The Lord's Guidance."

Exodus 13:21 "The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way"

Psalm 23:3 "He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake"

Becoming a Copy of Christ VS Experiencing Christ as the Shepherd of Our Souls

Rom 8:29 - "Because those whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the Firstborn among many brothers."

1 Pet 2:25 - "For you were like sheep being led astray, but you have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls."

Experiencing Christ vs. Enjoying Christ

"For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body... and have all been made to drink into one Spirit" (1 Cor. 12:13)

經歷基督 VS 享受基督

"我們在一位靈裏都受浸成了一個身體，且都得以喝一位靈" (林前12:13)

Imitating Christ VS Reproducing Christ

Romans 8:29: "For whom He foreknew, He also predestinated to be conformed to the image of His Son..."

2 Corinthians 3:18: "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image..."