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.

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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, the seal follows faith and obedience.

在新約背景中，「印記」代表所有權與保證。
In the New Testament context, a seal represents ownership and guarantee.

神在屬靈層面確認一個人屬於祂，屬於新約的約中子民。
God confirms at the spiritual level that a person belongs to Him and to the covenant people of the New Testament.

這不是一種感覺，也不是可見的標誌。
It is not a feeling, nor a visible mark.

它是神按祂話語所作的屬靈確認。
It is God’s spiritual confirmation according to His Word.

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三、印記是不是「神的應許」？
III. Is the Seal Itself God’s Promise?

更精準地說：

印記不是應許本身。
The seal is not the promise itself.

印記是神履行祂應許的屬靈證明。
The seal is the spiritual evidence that God has fulfilled His promise.

神的應許包括：
God’s promises include:

罪得赦免（使徒行傳 2:38）
Forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38)

得救（馬可福音 16:16）
Salvation (Mark 16:16)

成為神的兒女（加拉太書 3:26–27）
Becoming children of God (Galatians 3:26–27)

得著基業（以弗所書 1:14）
Receiving an inheritance (Ephesians 1:14)

當人順服福音時，神照祂的話履行這些應許。
When one obeys the gospel, God fulfills these promises according to His Word.

這個屬靈確認，就是「印記」。
That spiritual confirmation is the “seal.”

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四、印記只有神看得到嗎？
IV. Is the Seal Visible Only to God?

是的。
Yes.

印記本身是屬靈層面的真實狀態。
The seal itself is a spiritual reality.

人看不到印記。
Humans cannot see the seal.

人只能看見果子（馬太福音 7:20）。
People can only see the fruit (Matthew 7:20).

果子是順服的外在證據。
Fruit is the outward evidence of obedience.

印記是神的屬靈確認。
The seal is God’s spiritual confirmation.

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五、印記是否永遠自動保證？
V. Is the Seal an Automatic, Eternal Guarantee?

聖經同時提醒：
Scripture also warns:

不要叫神的聖靈擔憂（以弗所書 4:30）。
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30).

故意犯罪的危險（希伯來書 10:26）。
The danger of willful sin (Hebrews 10:26).

印記是在順服中得著，也必須在持續順服中持守。
The seal is received in obedience and must be maintained in continued obedience.

這不是情緒性的安全感。
It is not emotional security.

這是約的關係。
It is a covenant relationship.

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結論 Conclusion

當人真實順服福音時，神照祂的應許在屬靈層面確認這個人屬祂。
When one truly obeys the gospel, God confirms at the spiritual level that this person belongs to Him.

這個「印記」只有神完全看見。
This “seal” is fully seen only by God.

人能看見的是順服所結出的果子。
What people can see is the fruit produced by obedience.

真正的平安不在於「我有沒有感覺到印記」，
True peace does not rest in whether I feel the seal,

而在於——
but in this—

我是否今天仍然順服真理。
Am I still obeying the truth today?

「你們若常常遵守我的道，就真是我的門徒。」（約翰福音 8:31）
“If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed.” (John 8:31)

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資料來源與教導依據 Sources and Doctrinal Basis

World Video Bible School
https://www.wvbs.org

Truth For The World
https://truthfortheworld.org

相關課程可參考：
“Salvation and Obedience”
“Ephesians – The Holy Spirit and the Seal”
“Grace, Faith, and Obedience in the New Testament”

以上解釋根據新約經文整體脈絡，依照基督的教會傳統對福音順服、聖靈印記與救恩條件的理解整理。