668 英翻中 (368) The inspired Word of God. 上帝所默示的話語. 2/9/2024

668 英翻中 (368)             The inspired Word of God.               上帝所默示的話語.         2/9/2024

Feb.  9.     The inspired Word of God.    Bible reading : 2 Tim. 3:15-17         Key verse : 1 Timothy 4:15  2 月 9 日 上帝所默示的話語.               讀鋞：2 Timothy 3:15-17                鑰節 : 提摩太前書 4:15

        Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.            沉思這些事;  把自己完全奉獻給他們, 這樣你的進步就會作所有人的見證.

    As we read through Paul's letters to his young protege, Timothy, we find that their content is written just as much for us.  Every man, woman , and young person who studies God's Word comes face to face with truth inspired by God.                                                                                                                                 在閱讀保羅寫給他年輕保護者提摩太的信時, 我們發現其中的內容, 同樣是為我們而寫的.  每個學習上帝的話的人和年輕人都會面對祂所默示的真理.  

         Henry Thiessen commented on inspiration:                                                                                                  亨利·蒂森 (Henry Thiessen) 評論靈感：

                God has revealed Himself in nature, history, and conscience.  He has also recealed Himself in His Son and in His Word.  The Holy Spirit so guided and superintended the writers of the sacred text, making use of their own unique personalities, that they wrote all that he wanted them to write, without excess or error.                                                                                                                                                              上帝已經在自然、歷史和人的良知中, 啟示了祂自己.  祂也在祂兒子和話語中顯現了自己.  聖靈如此引導和監督聖經的撰寫人, 利用他們自己獨特的個性, 使他們寫出上帝要他們寫的, 確好是上帝需要的而沒有錯誤.

                  Several things must be noted.  (1) Inspiration is inexplicable.  It is the operation of the Holy Spirit.  (2)  Inspiration is limited to the authors of  Scripture.  Other books are not inspired in the same sense.  (3)  Inspiration is enssentially guidance.  That is, the Holy Spirit supervised the selection of the materials to be used and the words to employed in writing.  (4)  The Holy Spirit preserved the authors from all error and from all emission.   (5)  Inspiration extends to the words of the Bible, not merely to the thoughts and concepts.                                                                                                                                              撰寫者必須注意幾下列件事:  (1)靈感是無解釋的.  它是聖靈的運行.  (2) 默示僅限於聖經的撰寫的人才有.  給其他書的作者靈感則不同.  (3)靈感本質上是引導.  換句話說, 聖靈監督撰寫者所用材料, 和用詞的選擇.  (4) 聖靈引導作者, 免去一切錯誤和一切遺漏.  (5) 默示延伸到聖經的經句, 而不僅僅是其思想和意念.   

                   Although these concepts may seem difficult to grasp, they show us one thing:  God has taken great care to preserve His Word.  It is His gift to you and me for our instruction and encouragement as we grow in our love for Him.                                                                                                            雖然這些意念看起來很難理解, 但它們向我們展示了一件事：上帝非常小心地保存祂的話語.  這是祂給你我的禮物, 當我們對祂的愛不斷增長時, 祂會給予我們引領和鼓勵.

                    Thank You for presering Yout Word for me, Lord.  Help me build my life and ministry                            upon its eternal, unchanging truth.                                                                                                                主啊, 謝謝祢為我保存了祢的話語. 幫助我將生活和事奉, 建立在祢永恆不變的真理                      上.