今日偕主行-第190章
七月七日 悔改的果子
今日偕主行-第190章
The Fruits of Repentance, July 7
今日偕主行-第190章
“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们洗净杯盘的外面,里面却盛满了勒索和放荡”(太23:25)。
今日偕主行-第190章
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Matthew 23:25. {TDG 197.1}
今日偕主行-第190章
约翰在犹太旷野传道的时候,法利赛人和撒都该人都来要接受他的洗礼,这位一无所惧的公义宣讲者对他们说:“毒蛇的种类,谁指示你们逃避将来的忿怒呢?你们要结出果子来,与悔改的心相称”(太3:7,8)。这班人到约翰那里来,原不是受着正当动机的驱使。他们无论在原理主义或实际行为上都是败坏的,但他们对自己的真情实况却并无感觉。他们既被骄傲与野心所充满,就对于凡是足以高抬自己并加强他们在民众身上势力的任何手段都不惜采用。因此他们认为在这位颇浮众望的青年教师手上接受洗礼,可能有助于更成功地达到他们的这些企图。{TDG 197.1}
今日偕主行-第190章
When John was preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and the Pharisees and Sadducees came to his baptism, that fearless preacher of righteousness addressed them: “O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance” (Matthew 3:7, 8). In coming to John, these men were not actuated by right motives. They were corrupt in principles and practice; yet they had no sense of their true condition. Filled with pride and ambition, they would not hesitate at any means which would enable them to exalt self and strengthen their influence with the people. And baptism at the hands of this popular young teacher might, they thought, aid them in carrying out these designs more successfully. {TDG 197.2}
今日偕主行-第190章
他们的动机到底瞒不过约翰,因此他给他们这样一个锐利的考问:“谁指示你们逃避将来的忿怒呢?”他们如果已经听到上帝的声音向他们的心说活,就必结出与悔改的心相称的果子来证明这一事实。可是并没有看见这样的果子。他们听见这警告,只把它当作人的声音罢了。他们被约翰讲道的能力和勇敢吸引住了;但上帝的圣灵却没有降服他们的心,而必然的后果就是:所讲的道并没有结出那到达永生的果子来。{TDG 197.2}
今日偕主行-第190章
Their motives were not hidden from John, and he met them with the searching inquiry, “Who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?” Had they heard the voice of God speaking to their hearts, they would have given evidence of the fact by bringing forth fruits meet for repentance. No such fruit was seen. They had heard the warning as merely the voice of man. They were charmed with the power and boldness with which John spoke; but the Spirit of God did not send conviction to their hearts, and as a sure result the word spoken did not bring forth fruit unto life eternal. {TDG 197.3}
今日偕主行-第190章
再没有什么人较比那般自以为义的形式主义者更远离上帝之国的了,他们或者因自己的成就充满骄傲,本身既完全缺少基督的精神,又受着忌恨和嫉妒的控制,并且贪爱称赞和博得众望。他们是属于约翰所称的毒蛇的种类,那恶者之子。他们为撒但所作的服务,较比那最卑鄙的放荡之徒更来得有效;因为后者并没有掩饰他真正的品格;他表现了他的真面目。{TDG 197.3}
今日偕主行-第190章
None are farther from the kingdom of heaven than self-righteous formalists, who are perhaps filled with pride at their own attainments, while they are wholly destitute of the Spirit of Christ, and are controlled by envy, jealousy, and love of praise and popularity. They belong to the class that John addressed as a generation of vipers, children of the wicked one. They serve the cause of Satan more effectively than the vilest profligate; for the latter does not disguise his true character; he appears what he really is. {TDG 197.4}
今日偕主行-第190章
缺少改正的生活──与悔改的心相称的果子,决不能达到上帝要求的条件。没有这样的果子,我们的信仰表白乃是毫无价值的。(《时兆》1887年7月7日){TDG 197.4}
今日偕主行-第190章
Nothing short of an amended life—fruits meet for repentance—will meet the requirements of God. Without such fruit, our profession of faith is of no value.—The Signs of the Times, July 7, 1887. {TDG 197.5}
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