666 英翻中 (366) Faithful to the Word. 忠於聖言. 2/7/2024

 666 英翻中 (366)                    Faithful to the Word.                  忠於聖言.                        2/7/2024

  Feb.  7.      Faithful to the Word.  Bible reading:  1 Peter : 1:22-25     Key verse : 2 Cor.  11: 13-15        2 月 7 日   忠於聖言.                   讀鋞：彼得前書 : 1:22-25            鑰節   : 哥林多後書 2 11：13-15

                For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of                            Christ.  And no wonder!  For Satan himself  transforms himself into an anglel of light.                            Therefore it is no great thing if  his ministers into transform themselves into miniters of                          righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.                                                                        因為這些人是假使徒, 做欺騙人的事, 將自己偽裝成有基督信仰的使徒.  這也不足為                        奇！ 撒旦也是將自己變成光明天使.  因此, 如果他的職事變成是正義的職事, 那也不是                  什麼大不了的事, 他們的結局將根據他們的行事為人而定.

        One of the major concerns of the New Testament was false teachings that contracted the message of the gorspel.  Early church leaders such as Peter, James, and John wrote strong appeals to young believers to remain true to the way of Christ and not to compromise their faith by being drawn away in errr.                                                                                                                                                                        新約的主要關注點之一是錯誤的教導, 它緊縮了福音的好信息.  早期的教會領袖, 如彼得, 雅各和約翰, 強烈呼籲年輕的信徒忠於基督的道路, 不要因犯罪, 而後將自己的基督信仰與罪妥協.

        Satan is the master of deception.  He mixes just enough truth within his lies to catch the attetion of weak and undiscerning people.  Complacency and a heart divided by sin are breeding grounds for apostasy.                                                                                                                                                                撒但是欺騙的頭子.  牠在牠的謊言中, 混雜了足夠的真理, 企圖以此吸引弱者和對基督信仰無知之人.  因自滿和罪使他的心分裂而成為背道滴血的主因.

        You may think this was a problem faced only by the early church, and surely, it is not our problem today.  Nothing could be farther from the truth.  Today Islam makes up nearly 20 % of the world's growing religion, second in size only to Christianity.                                                                                          你可能認為這只是早期教會所面臨的問題, 當然, 這不是我們今天所遇到的問題.  沒有發生什麼比離真相較遠的事.  但如今, 伊斯蘭教的新興宗教發展, 快接近 20%, 其規模僅次於基督教.

        Shocked?  Our tolerance and lack of godly conviction have led us to weather courtroom battle after battle where we have witnessed the Word of God being confined --- and many times banned from use --- within our society.  We are a world no longer interested in the sole purpose and passion of God.          震驚？ 我們的寬容和缺乏敬虔的信念, 使我們經歷一次又一次的法庭戰鬥, 我們基督信仰者,目睹了上帝的話, 在我們的社會中受到限制——並且多次被禁止使用.  這個世界不再使基督信仰者, 對上帝的惟一目的和熱情感興趣.

        However, God is not changed by our rebellion.  His faithfulness remains.  His Word and holiness are the standards by which all things will be judged.  May your sincere love for Him keep you faithful to His Word.                                                                                                                                                          然而, 上帝國並沒有因信祂的人悖逆而改變.  祂的忠誠依然存在.  祂的話語和聖潔仍是審判一切事物的標準.  願你對祂的信實和愛, 使你仍然忠於祂的話語.

                Keep me faithful to Your Word, O Lord.  Don't let me be drawn away by error.                                          主啊，求祢保守我, 忠於祢的話.  不要讓我被撒旦狡猾的欺騙所吸引.