556 中翻英 (256) The truth will set you free. 真理使你們得自由. 10/19/2023

 556 中翻英 (256)        The truth will set you free.             真理使你們得自由.            10/19/2023

十月十九日

「你們必會認識那「真」，這「真」必叫你們得以自由。」（約   8:32 直譯）

切忌對圣經所記載的事實，輕易便加以「靈意的解釋」。（就是作為某种真理的象征或喻意）圣經中使徒約翰所看見的新天新地是真确的事實，正如主耶穌從死里复活是千真万确的事實一般無异，這些真确的事實是不可以加以「靈意的解釋」的。圣經記載許多屬天事物是真确不虛的，有些人對這些事物的真實性，沒有認識，覺得難以理解，于是不分皂白，牽強附會，加以「靈意的解釋」。

我們頭腦里，填滿了許多真理，又复混淆不清，我真怕這一來會為自己构成一個虛妄謊謬的世界，作茧自縛，無以自拔。我們常把「真實」“TRUTH”和「道理」“DOCTRINE”二者混為一談，其實這二者是大有分別的：「理」不過是屬地的話語用以說明那些屬天的永恒的「真」。這個「真」“TRUTH”在中文圣經中常把它翻為「真理」，其實希腊原文這個字根本沒有包含「理」的意思，「理」是從「真」出，先有「真」，后才產生出「理」。那位說, "你們必會認識那 '真' "（約   8:32直譯）的主耶穌，祂自己就是包羅一切的「真」。

所以考驗自己屬靈成熟的水准如何，永遠是憑借著觀測自己能否從認識祂是何等地真，而進一步認識一切屬天事物也是何等地真！

October 19

"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  (literal translation of John 8:32)

Be careful to apply "spiritual interpretations" to the realities recorded in the Bible carelessly. (That is to treat it as a symbol or metaphor of some kind of truth) The new heaven and new earth was seen by the apostle John in the book of the Revelation which are realities.  It is just as the resurrection of the Lord Jesus from the dead is the reality.  These are not allowed to be "spiritually interpreted". Many heavenly things being recorded in the Bible are true. However, some people do not know the authenticity of these things and find them difficult to understand, so they use "spiritual interpretations" indiscriminately and far-fetchedly.

Our minds are filled with so many truths and become confused again. I am really afraid that this will create a world of falsehood and lies for myself, and I will be trapped in it and unable to extricate myself. We often confuse "truth" and "doctrine" together. In fact, the two are very different: "doctrines" are just earthly words used to explain those heavenly and eternal "truths" . This "truth" is often translated as "truth" in the Chinese Bible. In fact, the original Greek word does not contain the meaning of "reason" at all. "理 'Li' " comes from "true", with "true" first, and then coming "理 'Li' ". Only then does "reason '理 Li' " come into being. The Lord Jesus said, "You will know the truth" (literal translation of John 8:32), is the all-inclusive truth.

Therefore, the test of your level of spiritual maturity is always to observe whether you can begin to understand how reality He is, and how reality it is to further understand all heavenly things!