福音的順服、果子與屬靈的印記 Obedience to the Gospel, Its Fruit, and the Spiritual Seal
一、福音是一個順服的過程 I. The Gospel Is a Process of Obedience 聽福音 → 信福音 → 順從福音(悔改、受浸) → 活出順服的生活 → 結出果子。 Hear the gospel → Believe the gospel → Obey the gospel (repentance and baptism) → Live a life of obedience → Bear fruit. 聖經根據: 羅馬書 10:17 馬可福音 16:16 羅馬書 6:3–4 加拉太書 5:22 Scriptural basis: Romans 10:17 Mark 16:16 Romans 6:3–4 Galatians 5:22 這裡所說的「行為」,不是功德性的行為,不是靠行為賺取救恩。 The “works” involved are not meritorious works, not deeds that earn salvation. 而是「順服真理的行為」(羅 1:5;彼前 1:22)。 Rather, they are acts of obedience to the truth (Romans 1:5; 1 Peter 1:22). 順服是對恩典的回應,不是取代恩典。 Obedience is a response to grace, not a replacement for grace. ——— 二、什麼是「印記」? II. What Is the “Seal”? 以弗所書 1:13 說: 「既然信他,就受了所應許的聖靈為印記。」 Ephesians 1:13 says: “Having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise.” 這裡有幾個重要原則: Several key principles are seen here: 第一,印記是神的行動,不是人的行為。 First, the seal is God’s action, not man’s achievement. 第二,印記與神的應許有關。 Second, the seal is connected to God’s promise. 第三,印記發生在信而順服之後。 Third, th...