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今日真道圣言/2014年11月12日
问答32 问:蒙了有效恩召的人,在今生所领受的益处有哪些?
答:蒙了有效恩召的人,的确在今生领受称义,儿女名分,成圣,以及其他在今生与之俱来或随之而来的福分。
32 Q. What benefits do they that are effectually called partake of in this life?
A. They that are effectually called do in this life partake of justification, adoption, and sanctification, and several benefits which in this life do either accompany or flow from them.
66问:选民所享有的「与基督联合」,是指什么?
答:选民所享有的「与基督联合」是神恩典的作为,借此他们与基督联合,基督是他们的元首与丈夫,这是属灵的与奥秘的,也是真实的与不可分离的联合。这是在他们所得的「有效恩召」里成就的。
Q. 66. What is that union which the elect have with Christ?
A. The union which the elect have with Christ is the work of God's grace, whereby they are spiritually and mystically, yet really and inseparably, joined to Christ as their head and husband; which is done in their effectual calling.
67问:「有效的恩召」是什么?
答:「有效的恩召」是上帝的全能与恩典的作为,出自祂对选民的白白与特别的爱,并非由于他们身上有任何原因促使祂如此作;在祂悦纳的时候,祂以此有效恩召,吸引他们归向耶稣基督,这是借着祂的圣道与圣灵所作成的。
Q. 67. What is effectual calling?
A. Effectual calling is the work of God's almighty power and grace, whereby (out of his free and special love to his elect, and from nothing in them moving him thereunto) he doth, in his accepted time, invite and draw them to Jesus Christ, by his word and Spirit; savingly enlightening their minds, renewing and powerfully determining their wills, so as they (although in themselves dead in sin) are hereby made willing and able freely to answer his call, and to accept and embrace the grace offered and conveyed therein.
68问;唯独选民所蒙的恩召是有效的吗?
答:唯独所有选民,他们所蒙的恩召是有效的;虽然其他的人,或许常常经由圣道的传讲,得着外在的呼召,并且有圣灵一般性的运行;然而,他们故意忽略并轻视所赐给他们的恩典,罪有应得,被留置在其不信景况中,他们是从未真正归向耶稣基督。
Q. 68. Are the elect only effectually called?
A. All the elect, and they only, are effectually called; although others may be, and often are, outwardly called by the ministry of the word, and have some common operations of the Spirit; who, for their willful neglect and contempt of the grace offered to them, being justly left in their unbelief, do never truly come to Jesus Christ.
69问:无形教会的会员,在恩典中与基督的相交,是指什么?
答:无形教会的会员,在恩典中与基督的相交,是有分于中保基督所作成的救赎果效,使他们得以称义,得儿女名分,成圣,以及今生一切的福分,这都显明他们是与基督联合。
Q. 69. What is the communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ?
A. The communion in grace which the members of the invisible church have with Christ, is their partaking of the virtue of his mediation, in their justification, adoption, sanctification, and whatever else, in this life, manifests their union with him.
9.1 上帝赋予人的意志有本性上的自由,选择由自己,既不受外 力驱使向善或向恶,也没有命中注定他绝对必然向善或向恶。
9.2 人在无罪的状态中,有自由与能力立志行善,得上帝喜悦, 但人处于这状态并非是不可变更的,所以可能从其中堕落。
9.3 人由于堕落在有罪的状态中,已经完全丧失意志能力,来选 择任何属灵的良善,以致得救;所以他既是一个属血气的人,全 然敌对真实的良善,又死在罪中,就不能凭自己的能力去改变自 己,也无法预备自己来被改变。
9.4 当上帝使罪人归正、并把他迁入恩典状态里时,祂释放了 他,脱离了罪性的捆绑,并唯独借着上帝的恩典,使他能自由立 志且遵行属灵上的善事﹔然而因为他还有残余的败坏,所以立志 行善的心既不完全,也不专一;他也可能会立志行恶。
9.5 人的意志惟有在荣耀状态中,才会成为「完全自由且永不改 变的唯独向善」。
10.1 凡上帝所预定得生命的人,且仅止于这些人,祂乐意在祂指 定与认可的时候,借着祂的道与圣灵,有效地呼召他们;他们按 本性原是在罪与死的状态中,上帝召他们脱离此景况,借着耶稣 基督得恩惠蒙拯救。在此恩召中,上帝光照他们的心,使他们成 为属灵的与得救的人,以致明白属神的事。上帝除掉他们的石 心,赐给他们肉心,更新他们的意志,用祂的大能使他们回转向 善,并有效地吸引他们归属耶稣基督。上帝所作的是如此奇妙, 使他们完全是自愿来归向耶稣,都是上帝的恩典使他们心甘情 愿。
10.2 这有效恩召,唯独出于上帝白白的与特别的恩典,完全不是 因为上帝预见在人里面有任何善行;人在这件事上完全是被动; 人要等到蒙圣灵的重生与更新,才得着能力回应此恩召,得享上 帝在此恩召中所赐予与传达的恩典。
10.3 蒙拣选的婴儿而早夭者,被重生蒙拯救是本乎基督,借着圣 灵;圣灵何时、何处、如何做工,皆随祂的美意。照样,其他一 切无法借着圣道的传讲、蒙外在呼召的选民,也都是如此得救。
10.4 其他未蒙拣选者,虽然可能藉圣道的传讲蒙呼召,也可能经 历圣灵一般的运行,但他们从未真正来就基督,所以不能得救。 更何况那些不承认基督教信仰的人,更不能靠任何其他方法得 救;无论他们按照天然的光、和自己所信奉的宗教规条,如何殷 勤生活,也不能得救。任何肯定与坚称他们可以以其他方法得救 的说法,都是非常有害的,并且是可恶的。