2012.10.28 主日崇拜
唱詩：這一生最美的祝福
將你最好的獻與主
讀經：弗6:10-20
証道：作剛強人 – 以真理束腰
Led by 心一弟兄
經文一
Eph 6:10 我還有末了的話：你們要靠著主，倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人。
Eph 6:11 要穿戴神所賜的全副軍裝，就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計。
如何作剛強人 How to be strong
Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
你們要靠著主，倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人。
軟弱與剛強
2Co 12:9 他對我說：「我的恩典夠你用的，因為我的能力是在人的軟弱上顯得完全。」所以，我更喜歡誇自己的軟弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。
2Co 12:10 我為基督的緣故，就以軟弱、凌辱、急難、逼迫、困苦為可喜樂的；因我什麼時候軟弱，什麼時候就剛強了。
經文二
Eph 6:12 因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰（原文作摔跤；下同），乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。
Eph 6:13 所以，要拿起神所賜的全副軍裝，好在磨難的日子抵擋仇敵，並且成就了一切，還能站立得住。
為何作剛強人 Why need to be strong
Reason 1: there is a war (struggle)
Eph 6:12 因我們並不是與屬血氣的爭戰（原文作摔跤；下同），乃是與那些執政的、掌權的、管轄這幽暗世界的，以及天空屬靈氣的惡魔爭戰。
For our struggle is with the evil one!
為何作剛強人 Why need to be strong
Reason 2: the day of evil will come
好在磨難的日子抵擋仇敵，並且成就了一切，還能站立得住。
So that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.
What if you lose the struggle
Who do you rather to spend your eternity with? God or Devil?
勝敗關乎永恆: 永生與永刑!
Mat 10:28 那殺身體，不能殺靈魂的，不要怕他們；惟有能把身體和靈魂都滅在地獄裡的，正要怕他。
Mat 10:28 Don't be afraid of people. They can kill you, but they cannot harm your soul. Instead, you should fear God who can destroy both your body and your soul in hell.
敵人是誰 Who is the enemy
Devil, rulers, authorities, powers of this dark world, spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms
屬靈爭戰 (不是與屬血氣的爭戰)
敵人是誰 Who is the enemy
Rev 12:7 在天上就有了爭戰。米迦勒同他的使者與龍爭戰，龍也同他的使者去爭戰，
Rev 12:8 並沒有得勝，天上再沒有他們的地方。
Rev 12:7 A war broke out in heaven. Michael and his angels were fighting against the dragon and its angels.
Rev 12:8 But the dragon lost the battle. It and its angels were forced out of their places in heaven and were thrown down to the earth.
敵人是誰Who is the enemy
Rev 12:9 大龍就是那古蛇，名叫魔鬼，又叫撒但，是迷惑普天下的。他被摔在地上，他的使者也一同被摔下去。
Rev 12:9 Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.
Are our enemies motivated?
1Pe 5:8 務要謹守，警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
1Pe 5:8 Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.
戰場在哪裡Where is the battle field
In your/our heart (mind)
Pro 4:23 你要保守你心，勝過保守一切（或作：你要切切保守你心），因為一生的果效是由心發出。
John 4:24神是個靈．〔或無個字〕所以拜他的、必須用心靈和誠實拜他。
John 13:26 耶穌就蘸了一點餅，遞給加略人西門的兒子猶大。 13:27 他吃了以後，撒但就入了他的心。耶穌便對他說：「你所做的，快做吧！
磨難的日子When is the Day of Evil
When Anti-Christ comes 敵基督來之時
Rev 13:1 我又看見一個獸從海中上來，有十角七頭，在十角上戴著十個冠冕，七頭上有褻瀆的名號。
Rev 13:6 獸就開口向神說褻瀆的話，褻瀆神的名並他的帳幕，以及那些住在天上的。 Rev 13:7 又任憑他與聖徒爭戰，並且得勝；也把權柄賜給他，制伏各族、各民、各方、各國。 Rev 13:8 凡住在地上、名字從創世以來沒有記在被殺之羔羊生命冊上的人，都要拜他。 Rev 13:9 凡有耳的，就應當聽！
Rev 13:10 擄掠人的，必被擄掠；用刀殺人的，必被刀殺。聖徒的忍耐和信心就是在此。
魔鬼的詭計 Devil’s schemes
Absolute (絕對的)
Truth (真理)
God First (神為中心)
倚靠神
一神
相對的 (神豈真說…)
Lies 謊言
Me First(自我中心)
我可以
無神,多神,deism, Allah
Devil's schemes are
無神: There is no God! You are the center of the universe!
多神: There are many gods who can work for you!
人人進天堂: It does not matter who you believe. All roads lead to heaven!
有神，但是神是局外人: OK. There is a God but He is not in the “Box.”
Common theme of devil’s schemes
Put God out of our mind or distort our knowledge toward God
把神及對神的知識從人心中除去或加以扭曲
1Jn 3:8 犯罪的是屬魔鬼，因為魔鬼從起初就犯罪。神的兒子顯現出來，為要除滅魔鬼的作為。
1Jn 2:15 不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裡面了。
如何抵擋 How to stand your ground
Eph 6:11 要穿戴神所賜的全副軍裝，就能抵擋魔鬼的詭計。
Eph 6:13 所以，要拿起神所賜的全副軍裝，好在磨難的日子抵擋仇敵
Put on the full armor of God to stand your ground.
經文三:神所賜的全副軍裝
Eph 6:14 所以要站穩了，用真理當作帶子束腰，用公義當作護心鏡遮胸，
Eph 6:15 又用平安的福音當作預備走路的鞋穿在腳上。
Eph 6:16 此外，又拿著信德當作藤牌，可以滅盡那惡者一切的火箭；
Eph 6:17 並戴上救恩的頭盔，拿著聖靈的寶劍，就是神的道；
Full Armor of God
Purpose of the belt of truth
Truth keeps us from giving in to the world’s belief.
Example 1: Muslim belief that Jihad will lead them to heaven
Example 2: Materialism and indulgence life style is the purpose of life.
真理 What is truth?
John 18:33 彼拉多又進了衙門，叫耶穌來，對他說：「你是猶太人的王嗎？」
John 18:34 耶穌回答說：「這話是你自己說的，還是別人論我對你說的呢？」
真理 What is truth?
John 18:35 彼拉多說：「我豈是猶太人呢？你本國的人和祭司長把你交給我。你作了什麼事呢？」
John 18:36 耶穌回答說：「我的國不屬這世界；我的國若屬這世界，我的臣僕必要爭戰，使我不至於被交給猶太人。只是我的國不屬這世界。」
真理 What is truth?
Joh 18:37 彼拉多就對他說：「這樣，你是王嗎？」耶穌回答說：「你說我是王。我為此而生，也為此來到世間，特為給真理作見證。凡屬真理的人就聽我的話。」
Joh 18:38 彼拉多說：「真理是什麼呢？」
Pilot was not the first one asking this question!
Plato and Aristotle
Two Greek philosophers seeking the ultimate truth
Plato 423-347 BC;
student of Socrates;
founder of the Academy in Athens (Western philosophy and science);
Research Areas: philosophy, logic, rhetoric, and mathematics.
Famous Teaching: Allegory of the Cave.
Focus on universal
Aristotle 384-322 BC;
student of Plato;
teacher of Alexander the Great;
Research areas: physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology.
Focus on particulars
Plato and Aristotle
Two Greek philosophers seeking the ultimate truth
When two earnest seekers set out in search of absolute truth, they can't help but wind up traveling down convergent paths.
Raphael painted Plato with one finger pointed upward, which means that he pointed toward absolutes or ideals. In contrast, he pictured Aristotle with his fingers spread wide and thrust down toward the earth, which means that he emphasized particulars.
(Ref: Francis Schaeffer, How Should We Then Live? The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture (Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1976), 52.)
Other philosophers since then
What is existence? What is reality?
What does it mean to exist?
How do I know I exist?
If I do exist, why do I exist?
If I think I exists, where did that thought come from?
More questions
What is thinking?
What is reasoning?
What is logic?
What is knowing?
If I know something, how can I know that it is real?
What is the meaning and purpose of life?
What is the problem?
The truth is
Without God, we can not find the meaning of life in this “box?”
沒有神， 人們無法找到生命的意義!
Purpose driven life
Pastor Rick Warren said: “It is not about you…”
標竿人生: 華李克牧師開宗明義說:
生命重心不是在你!
Unless you assume a God, the question of life’s purpose is meaningless. Bertrand Russell, atheist
耶穌說: Jesus said:
Joh 14:6 耶穌說「我就是道路、真理、生命；若不藉著我，沒有人能到父那裡去。 Joh 14:7 你們若認識我，也就認識我的父。從今以後，你們認識他，並且已經看見他。」
Joh 14:6 "I am the way, the truth, and the life!" Jesus answered. "Without me, no one can go to the Father.
生命之路 與 世界之路
祂是豐富的路
祂是能力的路
祂是滿足的路
祂是幸福的路
祂是永恆的路
金光閃閃的財富路
威風凜凜的權勢路
大腹便便的享樂路
色眼紅紅的情愛路
常說拜拜的宗教路
劉傳章 使者2012.11
How to know the truth?
John 8:31 耶穌對信他的猶太人說：「你們若常常遵守我的道，就真是我的門徒； 8:32 你們必曉得真理，真理必叫你們得以自由。」
John 8:31 Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. 8:32 You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
The truth is
We belong to God; He wants to be with us; He is intimately interacting everything in the “box.”
我們屬神, 神願與我們同在, 神從未離開。
The truth is
Act 17:24 創造宇宙和其中萬物的神，既是天地的主，就不住人手所造的殿， 17:25 也不用人手服事，好像缺少什麼；自己倒將生命、氣息、萬物，賜給萬人。 17:26 他從一本造出萬族的人，住在全地上，並且預先定準他們的年限和所住的疆界， 17:27 要叫他們尋求神，或者可以揣摩而得，其實他離我們各人不遠； 17:28 我們生活、動作、存留，都在乎他。
Act 17:24 God made the world and everything in it. He is Lord of heaven and earth, and he doesn't live in temples built by human hands. Act 17:25 He doesn't need help from anyone. He gives life, breath, and everything else to all people.
作剛強人-以真理束腰
Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
我們要靠著主，倚賴他的大能大力作剛強的人。
真理: 常遵守耶穌的道，我們生活、動作、存留，都在乎他。
公義 What is righteousness?
福音 What is Gospel?
信德 What is faith
救恩 what is salvation
神的道 god’s word
Connection to other chapters in ephesians
Eph 6:18 靠著聖靈，隨時多方禱告祈求；並要在此警醒不倦，為眾聖徒祈求，
Eph 6:19 也為我祈求，使我得著口才，能以放膽開口講明福音的奧秘，
Eph 6:20 （我為這福音的奧秘作了帶鎖鍊的使者，）並使我照著當盡的本分放膽講論。
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