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今日真道聖言/2014年11月12日
問答32 問:蒙了有效恩召的人,在今生所領受的益處有哪些?
答:蒙了有效恩召的人,的確在今生領受稱義,兒女名分,成聖,以及其他在今生與之俱來或隨之而來的福分。
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問:選民所享有的「與基督聯合」,是指什麼?
答:選民所享有的「與基督聯合」是神恩典的作為,藉此他們與基督聯合,基督是他們的元首與丈夫,這是屬靈的與奧秘的,也是真實的與不可分離的聯合。這是在他們所得的「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問:「有效的恩召」是什麼?
答:「有效的恩召」是上帝的全能與恩典的作為,出自祂對選民的白白與特別的愛,並非由於他們身上有任何原因促使祂如此作;在祂悅納的時候,祂以此有效恩召,吸引他們歸向耶穌基督,這是借着祂的聖道與聖靈所作成的。
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問;唯獨選民所蒙的恩召是有效的嗎?
答:唯獨所有選民,他們所蒙的恩召是有效的;雖然其他的人,或許常常經由聖道的傳講,得着外在的呼召,並且有聖靈一般性的運行;然而,他們故意忽略並輕視所賜給他們的恩典,罪有應得,被留置在其不信景況中,他們是從未真正歸向耶穌基督。
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問:無形教會的會員,在恩典中與基督的相交,是指什麼?
答:無形教會的會員,在恩典中與基督的相交,是有分於中保基督所作成的救贖果效,使他們得以稱義,得兒女名分,成聖,以及今生一切的福分,這都顯明他們是與基督聯合。
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 上帝賦予人的意志有本性上的自由,選擇由自己,既不受外 力驅使向善或向惡,也沒有命中注定他絕對必然向善或向惡。
9.2 人在無罪的狀態中,有自由與能力立志行善,得上帝喜悅, 但人處於這狀態並非是不可變更的,所以可能從其中墮落。
9.3 人由於墮落在有罪的狀態中,已經完全喪失意志能力,來選 擇任何屬靈的良善,以致得救;所以他既是一個屬血氣的人,全 然敵對真實的良善,又死在罪中,就不能憑自己的能力去改變自 己,也無法預備自己來被改變。
9.4 當上帝使罪人歸正、並把他遷入恩典狀態里時,祂釋放了 他,脫離了罪性的捆綁,並唯獨借着上帝的恩典,使他能自由立 志且遵行屬靈上的善事﹔然而因為他還有殘餘的敗壞,所以立志 行善的心既不完全,也不專一;他也可能會立志行惡。
9.5 人的意志惟有在榮耀狀態中,才會成為「完全自由且永不改 變的唯獨向善」。
10.1 凡上帝所預定得生命的人,且僅止於這些人,祂樂意在祂指 定與認可的時候,借着祂的道與聖靈,有效地呼召他們;他們按 本性原是在罪與死的狀態中,上帝召他們脫離此景況,借着耶穌 基督得恩惠蒙拯救。在此恩召中,上帝光照他們的心,使他們成 為屬靈的與得救的人,以致明白屬神的事。上帝除掉他們的石 心,賜給他們肉心,更新他們的意志,用祂的大能使他們迴轉向 善,並有效地吸引他們歸屬耶穌基督。上帝所作的是如此奇妙, 使他們完全是自願來歸向耶穌,都是上帝的恩典使他們心甘情 願。
10.2 這有效恩召,唯獨出於上帝白白的與特別的恩典,完全不是 因為上帝預見在人裏面有任何善行;人在這件事上完全是被動; 人要等到蒙聖靈的重生與更新,才得着能力回應此恩召,得享上 帝在此恩召中所賜予與傳達的恩典。
10.3 蒙揀選的嬰兒而早夭者,被重生蒙拯救是本乎基督,借着聖 靈;聖靈何時、何處、如何做工,皆隨祂的美意。照樣,其他一 切無法借着聖道的傳講、蒙外在呼召的選民,也都是如此得救。
10.4 其他未蒙揀選者,雖然可能藉聖道的傳講蒙呼召,也可能經 歷聖靈一般的運行,但他們從未真正來就基督,所以不能得救。 更何況那些不承認基督教信仰的人,更不能靠任何其他方法得 救;無論他們按照天然的光、和自己所信奉的宗教規條,如何殷 勤生活,也不能得救。任何肯定與堅稱他們可以以其他方法得救 的說法,都是非常有害的,並且是可惡的。