这是我们正在翻译的一本基督徒训练课程,它用浅显的语言系统地重温了圣经的人生价值真理。 更重要的, 它帮助兄弟姐妹们通过认识真理,一步步地利用信仰克服生命中存在的问题,直至在基督里重新获得自由。
这本小书提供了清楚的真理,系统而具体的方法帮助基督徒的生命成长。 我把它贴在这里,给那些对生命的幸福和成长感兴趣的朋友, 欢迎你们一同阅读和思考。
Session 1
第一讲
Where did I Come From
我从哪里来
Focus Verse
重点经文
1 John 5:12: He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son does not have life.
约翰一书 5 章 12 节 : 人有了神的儿子就有生命 , 没有神的儿子就没有生命
Objective
目标
To understand how Adam and Eve’s disobedience led to our being born spiritually dead with driving needs for significance, security and acceptance.
了解亚当和夏娃的悖逆如何导致我们与生俱来的灵性死亡 , 迫切需要意义 , 安全和被接纳 .
Welcome
欢迎
Spend a couple of minutes in pairs finding out as much as you can about each other. Then, in no more than 30 seconds, answer this question about your partner: “ Who is he/she?”
花几分钟时间互相了解彼此 , 然后 , 在 30 秒以内 , 回答有关你同伴的这个问题 : 他 / 她是谁 ?
Or, What would it take to make you really happy in life?
或者 , 什么能使你获得生活中真正的幸福 ?
Worship
崇拜
Suggested theme: God’s eternal plans and how He always fulfils them.
See Isaiah 46:10, Philippians 1: 1-6.
建议的主题 : 神的永恒计划 , 以及他如何总会实现计划 . 参见以赛亚书 46 章 10 节 , 腓立比书 1 章 1 至 6 节 .
Word
Who Are You Really?
道
你的真我究竟是谁 ?
What makes up the real “me”? Is it my body? Is it what I have? Is it what I do? Is it what I think?
什么构成了这个真我 ? 是我的身体? 是我所拥有的一切 ? 我所做的一切 ? 我所思所想的一切 ?
We Are Created in The Image of God
我们是照着神的形象创造出来的 .
God is Spirit and we too have a spiritual nature, an inner person(or soul). It is not our outer person that is created in the image of God; it’s our inner person that has the capacity to think, feel and choose.
神是灵,因此我们也有灵的性质:也就是一个内在的人格(灵魂)。 这不是说我们人的外表是照着神的形象塑造的,而是说我们的内在人格,那个有思想,感受和选择能力的人格是这样创造出来的。
How We Were Designed To Be
我们原本被设计成什么样子
Physically Alive
物质上是 活的身体
Our spirit connected to our body
我们的灵魂连接着身体
Spiritually Alive
灵魂上是活的灵魂
Our spirit connected to God
我们的灵魂连接着神
Being spiritually alive and connected to God meant that Adam and Eve possessed a number of very important qualities of life:
- Significance
- Security
- Acceptance
具有活的与神连接的灵魂意味着亚当和夏娃拥有一些非常重要的生命质素 :
- 意义
- 安全感
- 接纳
Pause for Thought 1
Imagine Adam and Eve’s daily life as they were originally created. How would it have been different from yours? What do you think they thought about as they dropped off to sleep each night?
思考问题一
设想亚当和夏娃在最初被造时期的日常生活 . 它同你今天的生活本来有什么不同 ? 你认为他们每晚休息睡眠之时会想些什么 ?
The Consequence of the F all
堕落的后果
Spiritual Death
灵魂的死亡
The effects of Adam and Eve’s sin can be summed up by one word: “death”. Some of the effects of this spiritual death for them (and consequently for us) were:
亚当夏娃之罪的后果可以用一句话来概括:“死亡”。他们灵魂死亡(因而也影响我们)的一些后果包括:
- Lost knowledge of God
“ They are darkened in there understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts”( Ephesians 4:18).
1忘掉了关于神的知识
“ 他们心地昏昧,与神所赐的生命隔绝了,都因自己无知,心里刚硬。”以弗所书 4 章 18 节
- Negative emotions
- They felt fearful and anxious
- They felt guilty and shameful
- They felt rejected
- They felt weak and powerless
- They felt depressed and angry
2.负面情绪
a. 他们感到恐惧与焦虑
b. 他们感到内疚和羞耻
c. 他们感到被拒绝
d. 他们感到软弱无能
e. 他们感到抑郁和愤怒
Pause for T hought 2
Do you recall becoming aware of these feelings of guilt, powerlessness and rejection? Which do you particularly identify with?
思考问题2
在你的回忆中你能否记起有过这些内疚,无能为力,被拒绝的感觉? 哪种感受你最有体会?
Trying to Go Back To How It Was Meant To Be
试图回到原初设计本来的样子
The best the world can offer does not work
世界能给你提供的最好的一切不能解决问题
The world offers us a number of false equations which it promises will recover what Adam and Eve lost:
Performance + accomplishment = significance
Status + recognition =security
Appearance +admiration = acceptance
“Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2)
世界给我们提供了一些伪方程,并许诺靠这些能够重新寻回亚当夏娃失去的东西:
行为表现+成就=意义
地位+承认=安全
外表+倾慕=接受
“虚空的虚空,凡事都是虚空”(传道书 1 章 2 节)
Obeying rules does not work
服从规则没有用处
What Jesus Came To Do
Give Us Back Spiritual Life
耶稣来要成就什么
把灵魂的生命重新赐给我们
“ In the beginning was the Word… In him was life, and that life was the light of men”(John 1:1-4). (Our emphasis)
“太初有道,。。。 生命在他里头,这生命就是人的光”(约翰福音 1 章 1 至 4 节)(我们强调的重点)
“I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full” (John 10:10).
“我来是要叫他们得生命,并且得的更丰盛”(约翰福音 10 章 10 节)
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies” (John 11:25). (Our emphasis)
"复活在我, 生命也在我。 信我的人虽然死了, 也必活着“(约翰福音 11 章 25 节)
What Adam lost was life. What Jesus came to give was life.
亚当丢失的是生命,耶稣来给人的也是生命。
Restore Significance, Security And Acceptance
意义,安全感,和接纳的重建。
Di d you think that eternal life is something that you get when you die? It’s much more than that ---- it’s a whole different quality of life right now. “ He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son does not have life”( 1 John 5:12).
你是否认为永恒的生命是在你死亡之时才得到的东西? 其实远比那更多――它是现在就有的一个全新质量的生活。“人有了神的儿子就有生命, 没有神的儿子就没有生命”(约翰一书 5 章 12 节)。
Pause for Thought 3
Not all of the thing s on the list we have just read will feel true. If God says something about you, is it true even if it doesn’t feel true?
思考问题 3
不是所有我们刚才读过 的单子上的内容都给人真实的感觉。 如果神说了这些与你有关的话,即使并不使你感觉真实,它们真实吗?
Significance, Security & Acceptance Restored in Christ意义, 安全感和接纳在基督里的重建
I Am Significant
我 是有意义的
I am no longer worthless, inadequate, helpless or hopeless. In Christ I am deeply significant and special. God says:
我不再是毫无价值,不足轻重,无助或无望的人。 在基督里,我具有深刻的意义,是特别的人。 神说:
Matthew 5:13, 14 I am the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
John 15:1,5 I am a branch of the true vine, Jesus, a channel of His life.
John 15:16 I have been chosen and appointed by God to bear fruit.
Acts 1:8 I am a personal Spirit-empowered witness of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:16 I am a temple of God.
2Corinthians5:17-21 I am a minister of reconciliation for God.
2Corinthians 6:1 I am God’s fellow worker.
Ephesians 2:6 I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 2:10 I am God’s workmanship, created for Good works.
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!
马太福音 5 章 13-14 节:我是地上的盐,世上的光。
约翰福音 15 章 15 节:我是耶稣这颗真葡萄树上的枝子,是他生命的一条通道
约翰福音 15 章 16 节:神拣选了我,并分派我结果实。
使徒行传 1 章 8 节:我是一个圣灵驱动的基督见证人。
哥林多前书 3 章 16 节:我是神的殿。
哥林多后书 5 章 17 至 21 节:我有劝人与神和好的职分。
哥林多后书 6 章 1 节:我是与神同工的人。
以弗所书 2 章 6 节:我与耶稣在天国同坐。
以弗所书 2 章 10 节:我是神手里做的工,为要行善事。
以弗所书 3 章 12 节:我可以放胆无惧,笃信不疑地来到神面前。
腓立比书 4 章 13 节:我靠着加给我力量的基督凡事都能做。
I am Secure我是安全的
I am no longer guilty, unprotected, along or abandoned. In Christ I m totally secure. God says:
我不再是有罪的,毫无保护的, 孤独的或被弃绝的。在基督里我有完全的安全保障。神说:
Romans 8:1,2 I am free forever from condemnation.
Romans 8:28 I am assured that all things work together for good.
Romans 8:31-34 I am free from any condemning charges against me.
Romans 8:35-39 I cannot be separated from the love of God.
2 Corinthians 1:21,22 I have been established, anointed and sealed by God.
Philippians 1:6 I am confident that the good work God has begun in me will
Be perfected.
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven.
Colossians 3:3 I am hidden with Christ in God.
2 Timothy 1:7 I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a
sound mind.
Hebrews 4:16 I can find grace and mercy to help in time of need.
1 John 5:18 I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.
罗马书 8 章 1 至 2 节:我是永远免于定罪的人。
罗马书 8 章 28 节:我确信万事互相效力成就益事。
罗马书 8 章 31 至 34 节:我已经免于任何定罪的控告。
罗马书 8 章 35 至 39 节:没有什么能让我与神的爱隔绝。
哥林多后书 1 章 21 至 22 节:我已经被神坚固,受了膏,封了印记。
腓立比书 1 章 6 节:我深信那在我里面开始了善工的神,必将成全这工。
腓立比书 3 章 20 节:我是天上的国民。
歌罗西书 3 张 3 节:我的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。
提摩太后书 1 章 7 节:神没有给我一个胆怯的心,而是刚强, 仁爱, 谨守守的心。
希伯来书 4 章 16 节:我能找到恩惠和怜悯作随时的帮助。
约翰一书 5 章 18 节:我是从神而生,那恶者不能伤害我。
I Am Accepted我已经被接纳
I am no longer rejected, unloved or dirty. In Christ I am completely accepted. God says:
我不再被拒绝,无人爱,或者肮脏。 在基督里,我完全被接纳。 神说:
John 1:12 I am God’s child.
John 15:15 I am Christ’s friend.
Romans 5:1 I have been justified.
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am united with the Lord and I am one spirit with Him.
1 Corinthians 6:19,20 I have been bought with a price. I belong to God.
1 Corinthians 12:27 I am a member of Christ’s body.
Ephesians 1:1 I am a saint, a holy one.
Ephesians 1:5 I have been adopted as God’s child.
Ephesians 2:18 I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 1:14 I have been redeemed and forgiven for all my sins.
Colossians 2:10 I am complete in Christ.
约翰福音 1 章 12 节:我是神的孩子。
约翰福音 15 章 15 节:我是基督的朋友。
罗马书 5 章 1 节: 我已经得以称义。
哥林多前书 6 章 17 节:我与主联合,与主成为一灵。
哥林多前书 6 章 19 至 20 节:我是用重价买赎的,我属于神。
哥林多前书 12 章 27 节:我是基督肢体上的一员。
以弗所书 1 章 1 节:我是个圣人,一个圣洁的人。
以弗所书 1 章5 节:我被收养成为神的孩子。
以弗所书 2 章 18 节 :我可以藉着圣灵直接来到神面前。
歌罗西书 1 章 1 4节:我得蒙救赎,罪也全得赦免。
歌罗西书2章 1 0节:我在基督里得完整。
Witness
见证
How do people generally try to deal with their need to feel accepted, significant, and secure? How would you explain to non-Christian neighbor that ultimately these are found only in Christ?
通常人们如何努力来满足自己被人接纳,感觉有意义和有安全保障的需要? 你如何对不是基督徒的邻居解释, 最终这些只能在基督里找得到?
Questions for Groups
给各组的问题:
- Imagine Adam and Eve’s daily life as they were originally created. How would it have been different from yours? What do you think they thought about as they drop off to sleep each night?
- What was the main effect of Adam’s sin on us?
- What was the effect on our emotions? Do you recall becoming aware of feelings of guilt, powerlessness and rejection? Which do you particularly identify with?
- What Jesus came to do about this? What fundamentally did he come to give us?
- We read together a list of things that God says about us if we are alive “ in Christ”. Do all of these things feel true to you?
- If God says something about you, is it true even if it does not feel true?
1.设想亚当和夏娃在最初被造时期的日常生活 . 它同你今天的生活本来有什么不同 ? 你认为他们每晚休息睡眠之时会想些什么 ?
2. 亚当犯罪给我们带来的主要后果是什么?
3.对我们的情绪有何影响?在你的回忆中你能否记起有过这些内疚,无能为力,被拒绝的感觉? 哪种感受你最有体会?
4.这种情况下,耶稣来是要做什么?他来要给予我们的最根本的东西是什么?
5 .我们一起读了一系列内容,神说如果我们有基督里的“生命”就会发生的情形,所有这些内容都给你真实的感觉吗?
6 . 如果神说了这些与你有关的话,即使并不使你感觉真实,它们是真的吗?
To Take Away
带回家的问题
Suggestions For Your Quiet Time This Week:
建议利用你这周里静思的时间做以下事情:
Read the Significance, Security & Acceptance Restored in Christ list out loud everday. Then pick one of the truth that is particularly relevant to you and spend some time reading it in its context and asking the Lord to help you understand it more fully.:
每天大声朗读“在基督里重建意义,安全感及接纳”这个单子上的内容。然后,选出其中与你尤为相关的一条真理,花些时间联系圣经中的背景阅读,并祈求主帮助你更充分地理解它。
Big Questions (to consider before the next session) :
思考问题 (在下一讲开始前的思考题):
Imagine you are talking to a not-yet Christian. Can you summarise the gospel message in a few sentences? There will be an opportunity to share what you have written at the next session if you want to.
假如你与一位非基督徒交谈,你能否用几句话概括福音的信息?下一课开始前,如果你们愿意,我们会有机会共同分享你写下的答案。
诗歌欣赏:深触我心
耶稣,
诚然担当我们的忧患,
背负我们痛苦;
耶稣,
为我们的过犯受害,
为我们的罪孽压伤。
因你受的刑罚,
我们得平安;
因你受的鞭伤,
我们得医治,
完全得医治!
感谢耶稣,
我的救主,
我得平安
我得医治。
我的耶稣,
爱我的主,
你的恩典,
深触我心。。。