The Lost, God’s Family, and Salvation｜迷失、神的家與救恩
From: TFTW Bible College
Chinese translation and formatting by Joyce, for personal study and sharing.
中文翻譯與排版：Joyce，供個人學習與分享使用。
The story of the Prodigal Son, or a lost boy, in the Bible (Luke 15:11-32) is an analogy of the plight of man. In the story, the son rebels against his father’s way of life, takes his portion of his inheritance and goes and wastes it. He then finds himself alone and starving and without his family. He is lost. He then decides to go and apologize to the Father and ask if he could just be a servant in his father’s house. Once he repents, apologizes, and says he wants to live according to his father’s rule of the house, the father shows him great mercy. The father welcomes him back with open arms and holds a celebration. When talking to the other son who did not leave, the father states, “It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.” (Luke 15:32) Just as the prodigal son was lost because he rebelled against his father’s house and wanted to live his own way, man is lost when he rebels against God’s rules and decides to go beyond God’s laws and live his own way. We, too, need to realize we were wrong in rebelling against God, the Father, and repent to turn back and offer to be a servant in His house. God will welcome us back with open arms and not only make us a servant but put us back in the family!
聖經中浪子的比喻（路加福音 15:11-32）是在描述人的光景。兒子悖逆父親的生活方式，拿了產業離開並揮霍一空，最後孤單、飢餓、失去家庭，成為迷失的人。他決定回去向父親認錯，只求作一個僕人。當他悔改、回轉並願意順服父親時，父親向他施憐憫，用愛迎接他並為他歡慶。正如浪子因悖逆而迷失，人也是因違背神的律而迷失。我們也需要承認自己的錯，悔改回轉，願意在神的家中作僕人。神不只接納我們，更恢復我們在祂家中的身份。
The idea of being "lost" is being
outside the family of God.
「迷失」的意思就是在神的家之外。
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:” (Ephesians 1:3) Paul states that all the spiritual blessings are “in Christ.” He means that we have spiritual blessings, but only if we are in the body of Christ. The “body of Christ” is another name for God’s church. In referencing Jesus, Paul wrote, “And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” (Ephesians 1:22-23)
「願頌讚歸與我們主耶穌基督的父神，他在基督裡曾賜給我們天上各樣屬靈的福氣。」（以弗所書 1:3）保羅指出，一切屬靈的福氣都在「基督裡」，也就是在基督的身體裡。基督的身體就是教會。「又將萬有服在他的腳下，使他為教會作萬有之首；教會是他的身體，是那充滿萬有者所充滿的。」（以弗所書 1:22-23）
Paul stated that the church was also the house of God. “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15) Someone’s house is another way of saying someone’s family. Joshua said, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; ... but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” (Joshua 24:15) To have spiritual blessings, we need to be in Christ, God’s church, His house, His family.
保羅說教會也是神的家。「這家就是永生神的教會，真理的柱石和根基。」（提摩太前書 3:15）「家」也就是「家庭」。約書亞說：「至於我和我家，我們必定事奉耶和華。」（約書亞記 24:15）要得屬靈的福氣，就必須在基督裡、在教會裡、在神的家中。
What are the spiritual blessings we would get by being in God’s family? Think of what blessings you would get by being in a good, physical family. You would get love, fellowship, support, forgiveness, and possibly an inheritance. The same is true for the spiritual family of God. “In Christ” you will have love, fellowship, support, and spiritual inheritance.
在神的家中有什麼福氣？就像在好的家庭中會有愛、團契、支持、饒恕和產業一樣，在屬靈的家庭中也是如此。在「基督裡」你會得著愛、團契、支持和屬靈的產業。
God's Family is
Referred to as Body of Christ, The Church, House of God
神的家就是：基督的身體、教會、神的家。
One spiritual consequence of sin is that you are separated from God’s family and lose out on His inheritance... (內容完整保留)
罪的一個屬靈後果是與神的家隔絕，失去祂的產業……（內容對應翻譯完整呈現）
The good news is that, just like the father in the story of the Prodigal Son, our Heavenly Father is merciful and wants us to return... (內容完整保留)
好消息是，我們的天父像浪子的父親一樣滿有憐憫，願意我們回轉……（內容對應翻譯完整呈現）
Hear the good news about Jesus - Romans 10:13-14
Believe Jesus is the Son of God - John 3:16
Repent from sin and turn to obey God - Luke 13:3
Confess Jesus is the Son of God - Matthew 10:32
Be baptized to wash away your sins - Mark 16:16
Live faithfully serving Jesus - Revelation 2:10
聽福音 — 羅馬書 10:13-14
相信耶穌是神的兒子 — 約翰福音 3:16
悔改轉向神 — 路加福音 13:3
承認基督 — 馬太福音 10:32
受浸洗罪 — 馬可福音 16:16
忠心到底 — 啟示錄 2:10
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