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All trinity studies Previous Download Next Before Abraham Was, I AM “I AM or I existed?” Why do so Many Get This Wrong? The phrase “I am” in John 8:58 comes from two Greek words “egō” and “eimi.” The Strong's Definitions are:“egō : “I” (only expressed when emphatic): - I, me.”“eimi: I exist (used only when emphatic): - am, have been, X it is I, was.” How would you expect Jesus to respond to this comment? “Then said the Jews unto him, You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” John 8:57 Not knowing Jesus existed before Abraham, the Pharisees are saying how could you have seen Abraham because you are not yet 50 years old. Since the Greek words for “I am” also mean I exist or existed, what is the obvious translation and response from Christ who existed before Abraham? “Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.” John 8:58Or“Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I existed.” John 8:58 Both are valid translations and the majority of Bible translations agree with the last one in fact with good reason! *** Here Are Many Translations That Had No Trouble Getting This Right! *** The Living Bible:“The absolute truth is that I was in existence before Abraham was ever born!” The New Testament in the Language of Today, 1964 ed., William F. Beck:“I was in existence before Abraham was ever born” New Believers Bible, New Living Translation, (1996):“Jesus answered, “The truth is, I existed before Abraham was even born!” The Concise Gospel and The Acts, C.J. Christianson, (1973):“I existed even before Abraham was born.” New Simplified Bible:“Jesus said, I tell you the truth, I existed before Abraham was born.” An American Translation, Smith and Goodspeed, (1939):“Jesus said to them, “I tell you, I existed before Abraham was born!” The New Testament in the Language of the People, Charles B. Williams, (1937):“Then Jesus said to them, “I most solemnly say to you, I existed before Abraham was born.” Cotton Patch Version, (1970):“To this Jesus replied, I existed before Abraham was born.” New Testament, Noli, M.F.S., (1961):“Jesus answered them: Well, well, I tell you, I existed before Abraham was born.” The Original New Testament, H.J. Schonfield, (1956):“I tell you for a positive fact, I existed before Abraham was born.” The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, George Swann, (1947):“Jesus said to them, verily, verily I say unto you, I existed before Abraham was born.” The Clarified New Testament, P.G. Parker:“Jesus answered, before Abraham existed, I existed.” A Translators Handbook to the Gospel of John, Nida:“Before Abraham existed, I existed, or I have existed.” The Documents of the New Testament, G.W. Wade, (1934):“Jesus said to them, in very truth I tell you, before Abraham came into being, I have existed.” The Complete Gospels Annotated Scholars Version, Miller, (1992):“I existed before there was an Abraham.” The Bible, A New Translation, Dr. James Moffatt, (1935):“Truly, truly I tell you,” said Jesus, “I have existed before Abraham was born.” The New Testament Or Rather the New Covenant, Sharpe, (1881):“I was before Abraham was born.” The Worldwide English New Testament Bible:“Jesus answered, I tell you the truth. I already was before Abraham was born.” Good News for the World, (1969):“Jesus answered, I tell you the truth. I already was before Abraham was born.” International English Version, (2001):“I was alive before Abraham was born.” International Bible Translators, (1981):“Jesus said to them, I am telling the truth: I was alive before Abraham was born!” The Simple English Bible, (1978):“Jesus said to them, I tell you the truth: I was alive before Abraham was born.” The Four Gospels and Revelation, Richmond Lattimore, (1979):“Truly, truly I tell you, I am from before Abraham was born.” New Covenant, J.W. Hanson, (1884):“Jesus said to them, truly, truly, I say to you, I am before Abraham was born.” A Literal Translation from the Syriac Peshito Version, James Murdock, D.D., from 5th century manuscripts, (1896):“Jesus said to them: Verily, verily I say to you, That before Abraham existed, I was.” Twentieth Century New Testament:“In truth I tell you,” replied Jesus, “before Abraham existed I was.” The New Testament According To The Eastern Text, George Lamsa Translation, (1940):“Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Before Abraham was born, I was.” The Curetonian Version of the Four Gospels, Burkitt, from 5th century manuscripts, (1904):“Before Abraham came to be, I was.” The Old Georgian Version of the Gospel of John, P. Blake, M. Briere, in Patrologia Orientallis, Vol. XXVI, faxcicle 4, Paris, from 5th century manuscripts, (1950):“Before Abraham came to be, I was.” Ethiopic-Edition: Nouvum Testamentum Æthiopice, T.P. Platt, revised by F. Praetorius, Lepzig, (1899:“Before Abraham was born, I was” The New Testament, Curt Stage, (1907):“Before Abraham came to be, I was.” The New Testament, Kleist & Lilly, (1956):“I tell you the plain truth. replied Jesus, I am here - and I was before Abraham.” New American Standard Bible, 1963 and 1971 editions alternative rendering:“I have been” The New Testament, George Rh. Noyes, D.D., “Professor Of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages and Dexter Lecturer on Biblical Literature in Harvard University”, (1869):“Jesus said, truly I tell you, from before Abraham was, I have been.” “The Four Gospels” According to the Sinaitic Palimpsest, Agnes Smith Lewis, from a 4th-5th century manuscript, (1886):“He said unto them, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I have been.” The New Testament in Hebrew, Franz Delitzsch, 1937 edition:“Before Abraham was, I have been.” The Unvarnished New Testament, Andy Gaus:“Truly, truly I tell you, Before Abraham was born, I have already been.” The New Testament: a New Translation and Explanation Based on the Oldest Manuscripts, Johannes Greber, (1937):“I am speaking the truth, Jesus answered, I am older than Abraham.” The New Testament (in German), Friedreich Pfaefflin, (1949):“Jesus: Before there was an Abraham, I was already there.” The New Testament in Hebrew, Isaac Salkinson and David Ginsberg, 1941 edition:“I have been when there had as yet been no Abraham.” Translation of New Testament, Wakefield, G., (1795):“Jesus said unto them: Verily verily I say unto you, before Abraham was born, I am He.” Ledyard, G.H. New Life Testament, (1969):“Jesus said to them, for sure I tell you, before Abraham was born, I was and sum and always will be.” The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Southern Dialect, George William Horner, (1911):“Before Abraham became, I, I, am being.” The New Testament, James A. Klist, S.J., and Joseph L. Lilly, C.M., (1954):“I am here - and I was before Abraham.” Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

返回研究目录 上一篇 下载中文 Read in English 下一篇 救恩归与谁 救恩归与谁？ 启示录 7:9-10 9 “此后，我观看，见有许多的人，没有人能数过来，是从各国、各族、各民、各方来的，站在宝座和羔羊面前，身穿白衣，手拿棕树枝，10 大声喊着说：“愿救恩归与坐在宝座上我们的上帝，也归与羔羊。” 这章节对任何会基本算数的人都很清楚，它说救恩归与两位生物。 就是“做宝座上我们的上帝” ...也... 归于“羔羊”。撒迦利亚也为我们确认了这和平的会议是在这两位生物之间，他写道：“。。。使...两职...之间筹定和平。” 撒迦利亚书 6:12-13 12 “对他说，万军之耶和华如此说：看哪，那名称为大卫苗裔的，他要在本处长起来，并要建造耶和华的殿。13 他要建造耶和华的殿，并担负尊荣，坐在位上掌王权。又必在位上作祭司，使两职之间筹定和平。 使徒行传第7章记载了司提反看见一个异象，他所见的如以下： 使徒行传 7:55-56 55 “但司提反被圣灵充满，定睛望天，看见上帝的荣耀，又看见耶稣站在上帝的右边， 56 就说：“我看见天开了，人子站在上帝的右边。” 因此我们知道耶稣是那 “羔羊”，是站在上帝右边的那位。 但是，那位 “在宝座上” 的上帝是谁？ 以弗所书 1:17-20 17 “求我们主耶稣基督的上帝，荣耀的父，将那赐人智慧和启示的灵赏给你们，使你们真知道他。18 并且照明你们心中的眼睛，使你们知道他的恩召有何等指望，他在圣徒中得的基业有何等丰盛的荣耀；19 并知道他向我们这信的人所显的能力是何等浩大，20 就是照他在基督身上所运行的大能大力，使他从死里复活，叫他在天上坐在自己的右边， 耶稣说… 启示录3：21… “得胜的，我要赐他在我宝座上与我同坐，就如我得了胜，在我父的宝座上与他同坐一般。” 因此在宝座上的那位上帝是天父上帝而在祂右边的是祂儿子耶稣基督。 所以救恩是归与谁呢？ 圣父和圣子！ 救恩并不归与什么 “三位一体神”。 我们不会因”三位一体神”而得救。 我们会因天父上帝和祂儿子耶稣基督得救。 而且这就是为什么敬拜也会归给父上帝和耶稣，直到永永远远。 启示录 5:13 “我又听见在天上、地上、地底下、沧海里和天地间一切所有被造之物都说：“但愿颂赞、尊贵、荣耀、权势都归给坐宝座的和羔羊，直到永永远远。” 由此我们如今也不应该与“三位一体神”相交，而是如圣经所说与父并他儿子耶稣基督相交。 约翰一书 1:3 “我们将所看见、所听见的传给你们，使你们与我们相交。我们乃是与父并他儿子耶稣基督相交的。” 的确，我们乃是与父并他儿子耶稣基督相交的。 也正因为救恩是归于父上帝和祂儿子，所以耶稣确认了永生是基于对父和子这两位的认识。 约翰福音 17:1-3 “耶稣说了这话，就举目望天说：“父啊，时候到了，愿你荣耀你的儿子，使儿子也荣耀你；2 正如你曾赐给他权柄管理凡有血气的，叫他将永生赐给你所赐给他的人。3 认识你独一的真神，并且认识你所差来的耶稣基督，这就是永生。 你是否靠着天父和祂儿子得救？ 还是你被欺骗而敬拜三位一体假神？ 世人必须弃偶像，归向上帝，要服侍那又真又活的上帝 （天父），并等候他儿子（耶稣）从天降临。（帖撒罗尼迦前书1：9-10） 上一篇 返回研究目录 下一篇 到最頂

All trinity studies Previous Download 看中文 Next Who does Salvation Belong to WHO DOES SALVATION BELONG TO ? Revelation 7:9-10 ... “After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to OUR GOD WHICH SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, AND UNTO THE LAMB.” To anyone who can count, this verse is very clear, and it tells us that salvation belongs to TWO beings. The One who “sits upon the throne” ... AND ... the “Lamb”, of which Zechariah confirmed regarding the “council of peace” (plan of salvation): Zechariah 6:12-13 ... “And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The Branch; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the Lord: Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and THE COUNSEL OF PEACE SHALL BE BETWEEN THEM BOTH.” When Stephen was in vision, speaking to the council in Acts 7, he saw the following: Acts 7:55-56 ... “But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and JESUS STANDING ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, and said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and THE SON OF MAN STANDING ON THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD.” So we know that Jesus is the “Lamb”, the one at the right hand of God. But who is the God “on the throne” ? Ephesians 1:17-20 ... “That THE GOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE FATHER of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of HIM: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, WHICH HE WROUGHT IN CHRIST, WHEN HE RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, AND SET HIM AT HIS OWN RIGHT HAND IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES.” Jesus said ... Revelation 3:21 ... “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with MY FATHER in his throne.” So the God on the throne is GOD THE FATHER and Jesus Christ is “at the right hand” of God the Father. So who does salvation belong to ? THE FATHER AND THE SON ! Salvation does not belong to any “trinity god”. We will not be saved by a “trinity”. We will be saved by God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. And that is why worship will be given to these TWO alone for ALL ETERNITY: Revelation 5:13 ... “And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be UNTO HIM THAT SITTETH UPON THE THRONE, AND UNTO THE LAMB FOR EVER AND EVER.” Therefore our fellowship right now should NOT be with a “trinity god”, it should be with God the Father and His Son: 1 John 1:3 ... “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: AND TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.” And because salvation is of God the Father and His Son, this is why Jesus confirmed that ETERNAL LIFE is based on KNOWING THEM BOTH: John 17:1-3 ... “FATHER ... this is life eternal, that they might know THEE THE ONLY TRUE GOD, AND JESUS CHRIST, whom thou hast sent.” Are you being saved by the Father and His Son ? Or are you being deceived into worshipping a false god (the trinity) ? The world needs to turn from its “idols” and “serve the LIVING AND TRUE GOD [the Father] and “wait for HIS SON from heaven” (1 Thess.1:9-10). Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

All trinity studies Previous Download Next Was Jesus Created if He is Not God Was Jesus Created if He is Not God? It is claimed that Arius who was a fourth century Alexandrian priest taught that prior to making anything else, God had a son who was begotten, or created or established. Some claim that back in the dawn of time, God the Father had some form of cosmic intimate relations with the Holy Spirit and Jesus was the product. They reason, “How else can you call Him the Son.” But these concepts are contrary to Scripture in which Jesus is revealed as the Creator and not a created being and has existed long before He created all things. (John 1:1-4) The Bible states that Christ was not created but created all things. John 1:3 states, “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.” This verse has two direct statements being that Jesus pre-existed and created all things and that all things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Did you notice that John said that not only were all things made through Him but also that without Him nothing was made. Paul also confirms what John wrote, “For by Him all things were created.” He continues with even greater clarity to make sure that we understand what he means by all things. “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:” Colossians 1:16 If Jesus created all things then He could not have been one of the created things. Paul adds the following just so there can be no mistake about this fact. “And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Colossians 1:17 If Christ created everything that was ever created, and existed before all created things, it is evident that Christ Himself is not among the created things. He is above all creation, not part of it. The idea that Christ is a created being denies His Divinity. No one who holds this view can possibly have any just conception of the exalted position which Christ truly occupies. Note that the Spirit of Prophecy does not equate being born with being created as some imply. “God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son,”-- NOT A SON BY CREATION, as were the angels, nor a son by adoption, as is the forgiven sinner, BUT A SON BEGOTTEN IN THE EXPRESS IMAGE OF THE FATHER'S PERSON,” — (E.G. White, ST, May 30, 1895) Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

All trinity studies Previous Download 看中文 Next How is Jesus One With the Father How is Jesus one with the Father? JOHN 5: “But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work.” (John 5:17) JOHN 10: “[37] If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, THAT THE FATHER IS IN ME, AND I IN HIM.” (John 10:37,38) “I and my Father are one.” (v. 30) By declaring that God was His Father, He made it clear that They are Two distinct Personalities. God was His Father and He was His Son, but although distinct from one another, there is oneness that exist between Them. Jesus gave the answer when He said, “the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” They are one by being in each other, but this in itself need clarification. How are They in each other? JOHN 12: Christ tried to explain this: “[44] Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. [45] AND HE THAT SEETH ME SEETH HIM THAT SENT ME.” (12:44,45) JOHN 13: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me [Jesus] and he that receiveth me receiveth him [Father] that sent me.” (13:20) [mine] JOHN 14: “[7] If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. [8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. [9] Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? [10] BELIEVEST THOU NOT THAT I AM IN THE FATHER, AND THE FATHER IN ME? THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK UNTO YOU I SPEAK NOT OF MYSELF: BUT THE FATHER THAT DWELLETH IN ME, HE DOETH THE WORKS.” (14:7-10) In their dull of understanding, Christ said: “[16] And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; [17] EVEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and SHALL BE IN YOU. [18] I will not leave you comfortless: I WILL COME TO YOU.” (vss. 16-18) “AT THAT DAY ye shall know that ‘I AM IN MY FATHER,’ AND ‘YE IN ME,’ AND ‘I IN YOU.’” (v.20) So when the Comforter from the Father comes and dwells in them, they will know that Christ is in the Father, they are in Christ and Christ in them. “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, AND ‘WE’ WILL COME UNTO HIM, AND MAKE ‘OUR’ ABODE WITH HIM.” (v.23) And what the disciples could not comprehend at that time, but when the Comforter comes, they will remember all these things and understand. “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, WHOM THE FATHER WILL SEND IN MY NAME, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” (v. 26) JOHN 15: “[9] As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. [10] If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.” (John 15:9,10) “[12] This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. [13] Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (vss. 12,13) When the Comforter comes and dwells in them, they will understand the love of God, and the close unity that exists in the Father and His Son. “But when the COMFORTER is come, whom I will send unto you FROM THE FATHER, even the Spirit of truth, WHICH ‘PROCEEDETH FROM THE FATHER,’ he shall testify of me.” (15:26) JOHN 16: “[2] They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. [3] And these things will they do unto you, BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT KNOWN THE FATHER, NOR ME.” (16:2,3) “[12] I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. [13] Howbeit WHEN HE, THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH, IS COME, HE WILL GUIDE YOU INTO ALL TRUTH…” (vss. 12,13) “These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: BUT THE TIME COMETH, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, BUT I SHALL SHEW YOU PLAINLY OF THE FATHER.” (v. 25) JOHN 17 Prayer: “…Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, THAT ‘THEY MAY BE ONE,’ ‘AS WE ARE.’” (17:11) “[20] Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; [21] THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE; AS THOU, FATHER, ART IN ME, AND I IN THEE, that they also may be ONE IN US…” (vss. 20,21) AT PENTECOST: “[1] And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” “[4] AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST…” (Acts 2:1,4) As Christ promised them, He sent them the Comforter, and plainly reveal to them Father and also testify of Christ that they might comprehend better the “oneness” Christ spoke of. Then Peter spoke of Jesus: “[33] Therefore being by the right hand of God EXALTED, and HAVING RECEIVED OF THE FATHER THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY GHOST, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” “[36] Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, THAT GOD HATH MADE THAT SAME JESUS, WHOM YE HAVE CRUCIFIED, BOTH ‘LORD’ AND CHRIST.” (vss. 33,36) Remember Jesus said to the scribe… “[29] And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is ‘ONE LORD.’ [30] And thou shalt LOVE THE LORD THY GOD with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. [31] And the second is like, namely this, THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THYSELF. There is none other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29-31) God the Father made His Son equal with Himself, as Lord of Heaven and earth. “[9] Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: [10] That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things IN HEAVEN, and things IN EARTH, and things under the earth; [11] And that every tongue should confess that JESUS CHRIST IS ‘LORD,’ to the glory of God the Father.” (Phil. 2:9-11) “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” (Phil. 2:6) Therefore Paul wrote that we belong to both the Father and the Son. “But to us there is but one God, the Father, ‘OF WHOM ARE ALL THINGS,’ and we in him; and ONE LORD Jesus Christ, ‘BY WHOM ARE ALL THINGS,’ and we by him.” (1 Cor. 8:6) “[9] I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. [10] AND ALL MINE ARE THINE, AND THINE ARE MINE; and I am glorified in them.” (John 17:9,10) “…Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that THEY MAY BE ONE, AS WE ARE.” (v.11) How are we to be “one?” When we love one another as Christ and God love each other, and They will abide in us. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love…” (Gal. 5:22) “[4] There is ‘one body,’ and ONE SPIRIT, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; [5] One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Eph. 4:4,5) “[9] But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the SPIRIT OF GOD ‘dwell in you.’ Now if any man have not the SPIRIT OF CHRIST, he is none of his. [10] And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. [11] BUT IF THE SPIRIT OF HIM THAT RAISED UP JESUS FROM THE DEAD DWELL IN YOU, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies BY HIS SPIRIT THAT DWELLETH IN YOU.” (Rom. 8:9-11) By one Spirit, the Father and the Son dwell in the believers thus we are one body reconciled to God by His Son. “Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and WE WILL COME UNTO HIM, AND MAKE OUR ABODE WITH HIM.” (John 14:23) “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: AND TRULY OUR FELLOWSHIP IS WITH THE FATHER, AND WITH HIS SON JESUS CHRIST.” (1 John 1:3) God bless. Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

返回研究目录 上一篇 下载中文 下一篇 路德在公会前的辩护 路德在公会前的辩护 （好比基督徒在三位一体信徒面前的辩护） 　　“但我不过是一个人，而不是神；所以我要为自己辩护，像基督所作的一样：‘若是我说错了，你们指出我的错来。’……我以上帝的慈悲，恳求皇上陛下和诸侯殿下，要根据先知和使徒的著作证明我的错误。在我明白看出我的错误之后，我就必立刻撤回每一个错误，并愿首先把我的书丢在火里。 　　“我刚才所说的，表明我对于我可能遭受的危险已经加以深思熟虑；可是我非但不因这些危险而沮丧，反而大大喜乐，因为我看到今天的福音像古代一样，已经成为磨难和倾轧的缘由。这就是上帝之道的特征与结果。基督说过：‘我来并不是叫地上太平，乃是叫地上动刀兵。’上帝的旨意是奇妙可畏的；你们务要谨慎，免得在试图止息争端时，反而攻击了上帝的圣道，以至招来可怕而难以解救的危险，祸患，和永久的灭亡。……我可以从上帝的教训中举出很多的例子；我可以讲到法老，巴比伦王，或以色列诸王，当他们采取一些似乎极机巧的措施，如利用议会等来巩固自己的权力的时候，事实上他们正是在毁灭自己呢。‘上帝发怒，把山翻倒挪移，山并不知觉。’” 　　“至尊陛下和伟大的侯爷既要我作一个明白，简单，而确切的答复，我的答复就是：我不能将我的信仰交给教皇或是议会去审断，因为很明显的，他们常常犯错误，并且互相矛盾。除非藉着《圣经》的明证，或清晰的推理使我信服，除非根据我所引证的经文使我满意，除非使我的良心受到《圣经》的约束，我就不能，也不愿撤回这些著作。因为一个基督徒违背自己的良心是不妥当的。这就是我的立场，此外我别无主张；惟愿上帝帮助我，阿们！” （怀爱伦著，«善恶之争»，原文第159,160页） 上一篇 返回研究目录 下一篇 到最頂

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All trinity studies Previous Download Next What did the People Who Created the Trinity Doctrine Believe What did the People Who Created the Trinity Doctrine Believe? Starting with who created the Trinity doctrine… ATHANASIUS brought in the 3 in 1 idea in 325 AD long after the Bible was written. And what is now known as the THREE CAPPADOCIANS brought in the idea of the Holy Spirit as a third being in 381 AD also long after the Bible was written. ATHANASIUS and the THREE CAPPADOCIANS came from the Alexandria catechetical school, which revered ORIGEN who applied the ALLEGORICAL method of explaining Scripture, which was influenced by Plato and its strong point was PAGAN. “The Alexandria catechetical school, which revered Clement of Alexandria and ORIGEN, the greatest theologian of the Greek Church, as its heads, applied the ALLEGORICAL METHOD to the explanation of Scripture. Its thought was influenced by Plato: its strong point was [PAGAN] theological SPECULATIONS. ATHANASIUS and the THREE CAPPADOCIANS [the men whose Trinitarian views were adopted by the Catholic Church at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople] had been included among its members.” — (Hubert Jedin, Ecumenical Councils of the Catholic Church: an Historical Outline, 1960, p. 28) The pagan idea of the 3 in 1 god from ATHANASIUS resulted from studying the works of ORIGEN. “That being said, Athanasius is applying these standard arguments to a more highly developed NEO-PLATONIST PHILOSOPHY and a more cultural diverse society than any previous theologian had faced. Still, the INFLUENCE OF ORIGEN is felt throughout the work, particularly in Athanasius' opening statements about the existence (or rather, non-existence) of evil and the refutation of various dualistic cosmologies.” — (Jonathan Shelley, Critique of Athanasius Two Books against the Heathens) So what did ORIGEN teach and believe whose teachings educated ATHANASIUS? Origen wrote, “Could any man of sound judgment suppose that the first, second, and third days (of creation) had an evening and a morning, when there were as yet no sun or moon or stars? Could anyone be so unintelligent as to think that God made a paradise somewhere in the east and planted it with trees, like a farmer, or that in that paradise he put a tree of life, a tree you could see and know with your senses, a tree you could derive life from by eating its fruit with the teeth in your head? When the Bible says that God used to walk in paradise in the evening or that Adam hid behind a tree, no one, I think, will question that these are ONLY FICTITIOUS STORIES of things that NEVER ACTUALLY HAPPENED, and that figuratively they refer to certain mysteries.” — (Tadros Y. Malaty, Before Origen, p. 134) Origen also “believed the Holy Spirit was a feminine force, that Jesus was only a created being and Gnosticism taught that Jesus became Christ at his baptism but that he was never God. He was a just a good man with very high morals. He believed in the doctrine of Purgatory, transubstantiation, transmigration of the soul and reincarnation of the soul. He doubted the temptations of Jesus in Scripture and claimed they could have never happened. The Scriptures were not literal. Genesis 1-3 was a myth, not historical or literal, as there was no actual person named “Adam.” Based upon Matthew 19, a TRUE MAN OF GOD SHOULD BE CASTRATED, WHICH HE DID TO HIMSELF. He taught eternal life was not a gift, instead one must grab hold of it and retain it. Christ enters no man until they mentally grasp the understanding of the consummation of the ages. He taught there would be no physical resurrection of the believers.” — (See Dr. Ken Matto, Origen's Gnostic Belief System) Origen's beliefs clearly indicate that he was a Gnostic Greek Philosopher and not a true child of God. It is these insane beliefs that brought about the Trinity doctrine! The above is very brief information to prove a point. There is an abundance of history and evidence that reveals the Doctrine of the Trinity emanates straight from the dunghill of Roman decretals. Its origin is pagan and from Satan so he could achieve worship and have us deny Jesus is the literal Son of God, thus preventing entrance into the kingdom. It is philosophy, vain deceit and man's tradition. It denies Jesus, preaches another Jesus, another spirit and another Gospel. Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

All trinity studies Previous Download Next Uriah Smith on the Trinity Uriah Smith on the Trinity More words from one of the founding members of the Seventh day Adventist Church and the truth the Adventist Church was founded on. “In 1 Cor. 15, I find that it is not the natural man that hath immortality; yet Paul assures the Romans that by patient continuance in well doing all could obtain immortality and eternal life. The doctrine called the trinity, claiming that God is without form or parts; that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost, the three are one person, is another. Could God be without form or parts when he “spoke unto Moses face to face as a man speaketh unto a friend?” [Ex. 33:11] or when the Lord said unto him, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live? And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by; and I will take away my hand and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen. Ex. 33:20, 22, 23. Christ is the express image of his Father's person. Heb. 1:3.” — (Uriah Smith, Review and Herald, July 10, p. 87, 1856) “To the Lamb, equally with the Father who sits upon the throne, praise is ascribed in this song of adoration. Commentators, with great unanimity, have seized upon this as proof that Christ must be coeval with the Father; for otherwise, say they, here would be worship paid to the creature which belongs only to the Creator. But this does not seem to be a necessary conclusion. The Scriptures nowhere speak of Christ as a created being, but on the contrary plainly state that he was begotten of the Father. (See remarks on Rev. 3:14, where it is shown that Christ is not a created being.) But while as the Son he does not possess a co-eternity of past existence with the Father, the beginning of his existence, as the begotten of the Father, antedates the entire work of creation, in relation to which he stands as joint creator with God. John 1:3; Heb. 1:2. Could not the Father ordain that to such a being worship should be rendered equally with himself, without its being idolatry on the part of the worshiper? He has raised him to positions which make it proper that he should be worshipped, and has even commanded that worship should be rendered him, which would not have been necessary had he been equal with the Father in eternity of existence. Christ himself declares that “as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself.” John 5:26. The Father has “highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.” Phil. 2:9. And the Father himself says, “Let all the angels of God worship him.” Heb. 1:6. These testimonies show that Christ is now an object of worship equally with the Father; but they do not prove that with him he holds an eternity of past existence.” — (Uriah Smith, Daniel And The Revelation, p. 430, 1882) “God alone is without beginning. At the earliest epoch when a beginning could be,—a period so remote that to finite minds it is essentially eternity,—appeared the Word. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1. This uncreated Word was the Being, who, in the fulness of time, was made flesh, and dwelt among us. His beginning was not like that of any other being in the universe. It is set forth in the mysterious expressions, “his [God's] only begotten Son” (John 3:16; 1 John 4:9), “the only begotten of the Father” (John 1:14), and, “I proceeded forth and came from God.” John 8:42. Thus it appears that by some divine impulse or process, not creation, known only to Omniscience, and possible only to Omnipotence, the Son of God appeared. And then the Holy Spirit (by an infirmity of translation called “the Holy Ghost”), the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ, the divine afflatus and medium of their power, representative of them both (Ps. 139:7), was in existence also.” — (Uriah Smith, Looking Unto Jesus, p. 10, 1898) “When Christ left heaven to die for a lost world, he left behind, for the time being, his immortality also. but how could that be laid aside? That it was laid aside is sure, or he could not have died; but he did die, as a whole, as a divine being, as the Son of God, not in body only, while the spirit, the divinity, lived right on; for then the world would have only a human Saviour, a human sacrifice for its sins; but the prophet says that “his soul” was made “an offering for sin.” Isa. 53:10.” — (Uriah Smith, Looking Unto Jesus, pp. 23, 24, 1898) “God The Father, And His Son Jesus Christ Titles of the Father The following titles of supremacy belong alone to Him who is from everlasting to everlasting, the only wise God: “The Eternal God.” Deut. 33:27. “Whose Name alone is Jehovah.” Ps. 83:18. “Most High God.” Mark 5:7. “The Ancient of Days.” Dan. 7:13. “God Alone.” Ps. 86:10. “Lord Alone.” Neh. 9:6. “God of Heaven.” Dan. 2:44. “The Only True God.” John 17:8. “Who Only hath Immortality.” 1 Tim. 6:16. “The King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible.” 1 Tim. 1:17. “The Only Wise God.” 1 Tim. 1:17. “Lord God Omnipotent.” Rev. 19:6. “The Blessed and only Potentate.” 1 Tim. 6:15. “Besides Me there is no God.” Isa. 44:6. “God the Father.” 1 Cor. 8:6. “The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory.” Eph. 1:17. “God and Father of all, who is above all.” Eph. 4:6. “The Almighty God.” Gen. 17:1. “I Am that I Am.” Ex. 3:14. “Lord God Almighty.” Rev. 4:8. Declarations Concerning the Son He is the beginning of the creation of God. Rev. 3:14. The first born of every creature. Col. 1:15. The only begotten of the Father. John 1:18; 3:18. The Son of the Living God. Matt. 16:16. Existed before he came into the world. John 8:58; Micah 5:2; John 17:5, 24. Was made higher than the angels. Heb. 1:14. He made the world and all things. John 1:1-3; Eph. 3:3, 9. Was sent into the world by God. John 3:34. In Him dwells all the fullness of the God-head bodily. Col. 2:9. He is the resurrection and the life. John 11:25. All power is given to him in heaven and earth. Matt. 28:18. He is the appointed heir of all things. Heb. 1:2. Anointed with the oil of gladness above his fellows. Heb. 1:9. God has ordained him to be judge of quick and dead. Acts 17:31. Reveals his purposes through him. Rev. 1:1. The head of Christ is God. 1 Cor. 11:3. Jesus had power to lay down his life and take it again. John 10:18. He received this commandment from the Father. John 10:19. God raised him from the dead. Acts 2:24, 34; 3:15; 4:10; 10:40; 13:30, 34; 17:31; Rom. 4:24: 8:11; 1 Cor. 8:14; 15:15; 2 Cor. 4:14; Gal. 1:1; Eph. 1:20; Col. 2:12; 1 Thess. 1:10; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 1:21; Jesus says he could do nothing of himself. John 5:19. That the Father which dwelt in him did the works. John 14:10. That the Father which sent him, gave him a commandment what he should say and what he should speak. John 12:49. That he came not to do his own will, but the will of him that sent him. John 6:38. And that his doctrine was not his, but the Father's which sent him. John 7:16; 8:28; 12:49; 14:10, 24. With such inspired declarations before us, ought we to say that Jesus Christ is the Self-existent, Independent, Omniscient and Only True God; or the Son of God, begotten, upheld, exalted and glorified BY THE FATHER?” — (Uriah Smith, The Bible Students Assistant, pp. 42-45, 1858. Also found in Review and Herald, June 12, p. 27, 1860) “J. W. W. Asks: “Are we to understand that the Holy Ghost is a person, the same as the Father and the Son? Some claim that it is, others that it is not.” Ans.—The terms “Holy Ghost”, are a harsh and repulsive translation. It should be “Holy Spirit” (hagion pneuma) in every instance. This Spirit is the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of Christ; the Spirit being the same whether it is spoken of as pertaining to God or Christ. But respecting this Spirit, the Bible uses expressions which cannot be harmonized with the idea that it is a person like the Father and the Son. Rather it is shown to be a divine influence from them both, the medium which represents their presence and by which they have knowledge and power through all the universe, when not personally present. Christ is a person, now officiating as priest in the sanctuary in heaven; and yet he says that wherever two or three are gathered in his name, he is there in the midst. Mt. 18:20. How? Not personally, but by his Spirit. In one of Christ's discoursed (John 14-16) this Spirit is personified as “the Comforter,” and as such has the personal and relative pronouns, “he,” “him,” and “whom,” applied to it. But usually it is spoken of in a way to show that it cannot be a person, like the Father and the Son. For instance, it is often said to be “poured out” and “shed abroad.” But we never read about God or Christ being poured out or shed abroad. If it was a person, it would be nothing strange for it to appear in bodily shape; and yet when it has so appeared, that fact has been noted as peculiar. Thus Luke 3:22 says: “And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him.” But the shape is not always the same; for on the day of Pentecost it assumed the form of “cloven tongues like as of fire.” Acts 2:3, 4. Again we read of “the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.” Rev. 1:4; 3:1; 4:5; 5:6. This is unquestionably simply a designation of the Holy Spirit, put in this form to signify its perfection and completeness. But it could hardly be so described if it was a person. We never read of the seven Gods or the seven Christs.” — (Uriah Smith, Review and Herald, October 28, 1890) “It may not then be out of place for us to consider for a moment what this Spirit is, what its office is, what its relation to the world and to the church, and what the Lord through this proposes to do for his people. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God; it is also the Spirit of Christ. It is that divine, mysterious emanation through which they carry forward their great and infinite work. It is called the Eternal Spirit; it is a spirit that is omniscient and omnipresent; it is the spirit that moved, or brooded, upon the face of the waters in the early days when chaos reigned, and out of chaos was brought the beauty and the glory of this world. It is the agency through which life is imparted; it is the medium through which all God's blessings and graces come to his people. It is the Comforter; it is the Spirit of Truth; it is the Spirit of Hope; it is the Spirit of Glory; it is the vital connection between us and our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; for the apostle tells us that if we “have not the Spirit of Christ,” we are “none of his.” It is a spirit which is tender; which can be insulted, can be grieved, can be quenched. It is the agency through which we are to be introduced, if ever we are introduced, to immortality; for Paul says that if the spirit of Him that raised up Christ from the dead dwell in you, he shall quicken also your mortal bodies by that Spirit which dwelleth in you; that is, the Spirit of Christ. Rom. 8:11. ... You will notice in these few verses the apostle brings to view the three great agencies which are concerned in this work: God, the Father; Christ, his Son; and the Holy Spirit.” — (Uriah Smith, General Conference Daily Bulletin, March 14, 1891, pp. 146, 147) Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

All trinity studies Previous Download Next The argument with Genesis 1 The argument with Genesis 1 The argument with Genesis 1:26 is that the Hebrew word “Elohim” for God is plural and so this must mean that God is 3 beings. It is further argued that since the pronoun “us” is used in Genesis 1:26 that this also confirms that God must be 3 and that 3 beings did the creating. Did anyone ever stop to think that “us” could be just the Father and Son? The Greek word for God is “Theos” while the Hebrew word is “Elohim.” Note that the Greek word “Theos” is singular and “only” the Hebrew word for God is plural. This is because the Hebrew people pluralized nouns to denote greatness and this is called a “Plural of majesty.” They did this to express that God is great, not that God is more than one. Below is one dictionary that not only explains the truth but also informs us that no intelligent scholar uses this false argument anymore because the truth is so easily seen and the deception exposed. Hence no one uses this argument anymore unless they are ignorant and deceived. “Elohim is the plural of Eloah ... The fanciful idea that it referred to the trinity of persons in the Godhead hardly finds now a supporter among scholars. It is either what grammarians call the plural of majesty, or it denotes the fullness of divine strength, the sum of the powers displayed by God. Jehovah denotes specifically the one true God, whose people the Jews were, and who made them the guardians of his truth.” — (Smith's Bible Dictionary) How many beings does the Bible say were involved in creation? Ephesians 3:9 says, “God, ... created all things by Jesus Christ:” God in this verse is obviously someone other than Jesus Christ, and Hebrews 1:2 and John 1:3 also say God created all things by His Son. So who is speaking in Genesis 1:26 and who is He speaking to according to these verses? God said to His Son, “let us make man in our image.” Christ is “the express image” of the Father, so anyone created in the Father's image is also created in His Son's image. How many beings does SOP say were involved in creation? “The Father and the Son engaged in the mighty, wondrous work they had contemplated, of creating the world. ... After the earth was created, and the beasts upon it, the Father and Son carried out their purpose, which was designed before the fall of Satan, to make man in their own image. They had wrought together in the creation of the earth and every living thing upon it. And now GOD said to His SON, “Let us make man in our image. [GENESIS 1:26 QUOTED]” — (E.G. White, 1SP, 24.1,2) Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top

返回研究目录 上一篇 下载中文 Read in English 下一篇 安息日的真理 今天的基督教界有一个极具争议性的话题，那就是上帝的安息日在哪一天。无数基督徒甚至不知道圣经中的第七日安息日是星期六（准确来说是从星期五日落至星期六日落为止，但为了简便论述，我将用星期六来概括之）。 许多教会教导说，安息日已经修改了。还有一些教会则教导说，每一天都可以是安息日。其余的则教导说，耶稣已经废除律法十诫，所以我们不需要守安息日了。 那位最憎恨上帝、祂儿子并祂们所设立的安息日的撒但，在这个课题上捏造了各式各样的谎言，来迷惑人以撇弃上帝的安息日。 末时所要临到的最大、最严峻的兽印记逼迫，也与安息日的议题相关，这是美国教会联合政府所要推出的星期日法令。所以作为上帝的子民，我们若想对上帝忠心到底，并且胜过兽的制度，最后在天国里有份的话，就必须清楚明白这项真理，并听从上帝的话语而行。 除此之外，我们还必须把安息日的真理传开，向无知的世人发出警告。因此我們必须以圣经的话语和教导来装备自己。我们今天也要揭穿撒但在这个课题上启发人们去炮制的谬论，并要解开基督教界对安息日所持有的种种误解和迷思。 圣经在但以理书中告诉我们，一个逼迫信徒的势力将企图改变上帝的律法： 但以理书 7：25 他必向至高者说夸大的话，必折磨至高者的圣民，必想改变节期和律法。圣民必交付他手一载、二载、半载。 圣经所提到的敌基督势力、那大淫妇、或巴比伦、或小角，就是罗马天主教。她确实擅自改变了上帝的律法，把原来的第七日安息日改为第一日。这种做法当然是未经上帝批准的，而且是上帝所厌恶的。 她践踏了上帝的律法，破坏了祂的圣日，违背了祂的旨意。她在过去曾经杀害了成千上万选择服从上帝的基督徒。历史上曾经有多少人因为守安息日而被杀？待会儿我们会深入探讨这一点。 为什么很少有人教导安息日的真理？ 我们先来谈一谈，为什么那么少人教导安息日的真理呢？如果上面所说的是正确的话，那么为什么我们鲜少会听到讲道人谈论或教导这些事呢？ 如果安息日落在星期六，那么为什么大多数人不遵守真正的安息日呢？正如一些基督徒所说的，大多数人怎么可能会错呢？更重要的是，我们现在还有必要遵守安息日吗？ 启示录第13章告诉我们，撒但必将地位，能力和权柄赋予但以理书所描述的改变律法之小角势力。你认为撒但为什么要这样做呢？ 在黑暗时期迫害基督徒长达 1260 年的小角势力杀害了多少按照上帝的诫命遵守第七日安息日的人。 任何对撒但的小角势力有不同看法的人都被视为异端份子。他们深信异端份子必须被活活烧死。结果，安息日的真理几乎被扼杀得不复存在，但是上帝保守了祂的真理，使它不至被消灭。 遗憾的是，由于大多数教会起源于那迫害基督徒的小角势力，而且改革运动并没有完全改革和摒弃所有的谬论，特别是星期日主日论和三位一体论。于是大多数教会至今仍然无知地保留住小角势力所设立的伪安息日。 安息日的最后一次修改是在第四世纪，星期日的敬拜被君士坦丁一世引入了基督教界。请注意，这项谬道早在公元前 2000 年就风行于异教之中，这就是太阳神的崇拜。太阳神即三位一体神，太阳神的日子即星期日。 请大家记住，撒但对这一切都负有责任，而且他不可能无缘无故地付出这些努力。他肯定有邪恶的目的和阴谋。 大多数人在成长过程中习惯于星期日做礼拜，这在很大程度上造就了一种思维定势，导致人们非常不愿意改变他们的生活习惯。即使他们听到了真理，也不会做出任何改变，或离开自己的舒适圈子。 在星期六聚会对大多数基督徒来说也很不方便，因为许多人在星期六还要上学、上班。因此可悲的是，大多数人宁可活在无知当中，也不愿意学习真理。由于这些因素，即使有人向星期日教会牧师或信徒介绍安息日的真理，他们也很难明白和接受真光。 这就让仇敌占了上风，因为他现在就在你的思想里低声说，“日子并不重要，每一日都是一样的。如果日子真的那么重要的话，每一位基督徒都会知道这件事，都会坚守第七日的安息日。” 可悲的是，太多的人听了却从来不查考真理，而撒但继续成功使基督徒无知地违反上帝的诫命。据说美国著名布道家比利·格雷厄姆承认了安息日的真理，但他却说，“如果我传授这个真理，恐怕会失去我大多数的听众和追随者。” 耶稣说，我们既当遵守又当教导上帝的律法，一个人不管得付出什么代价都绝对不能牺牲真理。仇敌竭尽全力地去阻止人们教导或相信安息日的真理，并继续竭尽所能地去迷惑人，使人们对这项重要的真理一无所知。 基督徒既知道撒但这样做了，就应该意识到这是与他们息息相关和极其重要的真理。否则的话，魔鬼就不会费尽心思地特意攻击安息日的真理了。 许多人说，安息日修改为星期日是为了纪念耶稣复活。也有人说，包括安息日在内的十条诫命已被耶稣钉在了十字架上，都废除了。有人则会告诉你说，只要你坚守一天，任何一天都可以作为安息日。 还有人说，只要你尽力去荣耀上帝，就等于你已经遵守了安息日一样。然而还有些人会说，提倡人遵守安息日是律法主义，是靠行为得救的。 最糟糕的是，有人说，十诫已经消失或变得无效了。这可是最大的谎言之一，而且近几十年来居然变得越来越流行。我们永远不能低估仇敌缓慢而巧妙地将异端带入教会的能力，并使那些最符合圣经的教导被错误地贴上邪教或律法主义的标签。 很明显，撒但总是以最具迷惑性的谎言来攻击真理。可悲的是，他毫不费力就能找到可以欺骗的对象了，他能轻而易举地完成他的任务。实际上，流行的理论肯定不是真理。反之，真理从来都不是流行于世人中间的。 十条诫命给我们定义了何为罪，而遵守安息日是十诫之一条。难道撒但不想全力攻击这一条最容易攻击的诫命，并尽其所能地去阻止人们承认或教导它吗？他一旦得逞，就可以让许多人生活在无法无天，无道德准绳约束的状态之中了。 如果一个人真心研究这项真理，并用公正的历史记载来查证的话，实际上他会发现撒但已经达到了这个目标，而且他的谎言还在继续扩张。由于大多数基督徒鲜少研究圣经，而倾向于依赖他们牧师来告诉他们什么是真理，因此谎言只会继续蔓延开来。 安息日的意义何在？ 安息日有其重大的意义。创造主以“当纪念”这三个词来开始第四条诫命。这是因为上帝知道它会被人遗忘。上帝把第七日安息日分别为圣，并且赐福于这一日，这样我们就可以在这一天亲近祂，领受祂满满的福分。 出埃及记 20： 8-11 8 “当记念安息日，守为圣日。9 六日要劳碌作你一切的工，10 但第七日是向耶和华你上帝当守的安息日。这一日你和你的儿女、仆婢、牲畜，并你城里寄居的客旅，无论何工都不可作，11 因为六日之内，耶和华造天、地、海和其中的万物，第七日便安息，所以耶和华赐福与安息日，定为圣日。 记住，第四条诫命是十诫中最重要的一部分，它给我们阐明了人与上帝之间的关系，以及我们应当如何去爱、纪念和敬拜我们的创造主，并与祂建立个人关系。 它也解释了为什么和在什么时候我们需要花费特殊的时间来亲近我们的造物主。这也是我们与上帝之间的一个永远的、特殊的标志或印记，证明祂是我们的上帝，是祂创造了我们，也是祂使我们成圣；我们是属于祂的子民，祂是我们崇拜的对象。 安息日，一周的第七日，即现今世界的星期六，曾被上帝分别为肉体休息和灵性精神复苏的日子。那这条诫命为什么如此频繁地被人忽视，还被这么多基督徒攻击和曲解呢？ 可见撒但多么仇恨上帝和祂神圣的律法。他揭尽所能地去影响我们对安息日的重视，导致我们轻视、逃避安息日，并给自己找借口来忘记安息日。圣经的安息日是从星期五日落开始，直到星期六日落为止。 对那些心甘情愿遵守上帝安息日的信徒而言，这一日是一个祝福的日子，也是他们一周中最喜爱、最期待的日子。我们在这一日可与家人、教友并天父和祂儿子相交和团契，享受美好时光。 耶稣说，我们不仅要遵守安息日，还要教导人遵守安息日的真理。可惜有些人却在做相反的事。他们从真心顺从上帝的人手中夺取耶稣要给他们的祝福，阻止他们蒙恩，还把安息日说成律法主义和靠行为得救之说。 这种做法与上帝的旨意完全相反。上帝说，这是充满福气和喜乐的一天，而不是律法主义或负担。 以赛亚书 58：13-14 13 “你若在安息日掉转（或作“谨慎”）你的脚步，在我圣日不以操作为喜乐，称安息日为可喜乐的，称耶和华的圣日为可尊重的，而且尊敬这日，不办自己的私事，不随自己的私意，不说自己的私话，14 你就以耶和华为乐。耶和华要使你乘驾地的高处，又以你祖雅各的产业养育你。”这是耶和华亲口说的。 守安息日的诫命与其他九条诫命一样，都是建立在爱的基础上的。它和前面三条诫命相似，都是指示人如何爱上帝的，其余六条则是指示我们如何爱我们的同胞。 我们知道，遵守十条诫命相等于爱上帝，因为圣经在申命记第5章讲完了十诫之后，接下来的第6章就提醒我们说： 申命记 6：5 你要尽心、尽性、尽力爱耶和华你的上帝。 我们当如何爱上帝呢？就是顺服祂，遵守刚刚在上一章所提到的十条诫命。因此，全部十条诫命都是永恒不变的。我们的上帝不是混乱的上帝，也不是随意改变主意的上帝。 不管我们给出什么理由都好，只要我们企图证明上帝的安息日已经更改或废除，我们就是与上帝敌对的，就好像我们为了干犯其他的诫命而找借口一样，比如拜偶像、杀人等。 讽刺的是，那些宣称上帝的律法已经废除或不必再遵守的人，当你问他说，我们是否不可杀人，是否应当孝敬父母，是否不能拜偶像等等，他们就都完全同意。 但是当我们问到第四条守安息日的诫命的时候，他们就会搬出所有的借口，千方百计地否认安息日的有效性。这岂不是自相矛盾的最高境界吗？安息日也是十条诫命的其中一条啊。 雅各书说，若犯了一条，就等于犯了众条。所以我们不能只取自己喜欢守的而撇弃我们不喜欢遵守的。 他们就说，安息日和摩西律法一并在十字架上终止了，所以我们现在可以不守。这是极其错谬的想法。摩西的仪文律法和上帝的道德律法根本就是两回事。 仪文律法是暂时性的，指向那将来的救主；道德律法则是刻在石版上的，代表的是永恒不变的法则。安息日是在道德律法的十条诫命之中，而不是在摩西的仪文律法中。所以我们千万不要把它们俩混为一谈。 再说，摩西的仪文律法是给犹太人的，而十条诫命则是给天下所有信徒的。所以明显的是，十诫里的安息日不仅仅是给犹太人遵守的，而是给所有愿意相信上帝的人遵守的。 其实安息日就是上帝的日子，是耶和华的圣日，所以没有人能说安息日只是为犹太人设立的。正如出埃及记 20：10和申命记 5：14所说的一样： 出埃及记 20：10 “但第七日是向耶和华你上帝当守的安息日。” 申命记 5：14 “但第七日是向耶和华你上帝当守的安息日。” 如果你看英皇钦定本的话，这一节直接说：“但第七日是耶和华你上帝的安息日。” 上帝更在出埃及记 31：13和以西结书 20：20 特别提到，安息日是“我的安息日”。 出埃及记 31：13 “你要吩咐以色列人说：‘你们务要守我的安息日...’ ” 以西结书 20：20 且以我的安息日为圣。 对比之下，当提到摩西律法中的年度安息日时，上帝采用一个不同的字眼，说这是她（女字旁的她）的“安息日”，即以色列民的安息日。 何西阿书 2：11 我也必使她的...安息日，并她的一切大会，都止息了。 试想想，如果上帝差派天使来告诉你说，祂爱你，祂甚至差遣了自己的独生儿子来为你而死，祂想在祂所特别赐福和分别为圣的日子与你共度好时光，那么你会不会打发天使回去告诉上帝说：“对不起，上帝。那一日对我来说实在很不方便”，或说， “不，上帝，我不能在你的圣日与你共度好时光，因为那是律法主义”，抑或说，“你回去告诉上帝，我不要祂所选的那日子作为圣安息日，我自己选择的是星期日，外邦人用以敬拜太阳神的日子，就是上帝最憎恶的日子。” 希望大家认真思考一下，我们要顺服上帝，还是要方便自己。我们要随从上帝完美的旨意，还是随从自己自私的意念？换句话说，我们敬拜的是创造主真神上帝，抑或是我们自己？ 安息日对上帝为什么如此重要？ 现在我们来谈一谈，安息日对上帝为什么如此重要？我们已经晓得，上帝要叫安息日成为一个祝福的日子，叫我们在这一日得到休息、恢复、和喜乐。那么安息日对上帝而言还有什么其他关键的重要性呢？ 我刚才提到，很多人明白作假见证、偷盗、杀人、奸淫，拜偶像等在道德上都是错误的。但撒但之所以如此成功地叫这么多人远离安息日的真理，是因为他很容易说服群众，使他们认为安息日并不是那么重要的。他们违犯安息日时不会觉得在道德上有什么不对。 他们完全受迷惑了，以至没有意识到其实第四条诫命的安息日与其他九条同样重要，都有同样的分量，甚至更高。 所以我们不能根据自己的想法和感觉而行，而必须随从上帝的话语，看看祂是否认为安息日重要。如果对上帝重要的话，那么对我们来说就肯定是重要的。 圣经说，违背律法就是罪。不管你所违背的是哪一条诫命都好，都是犯罪。说白一点，拜假神、杀人、和干犯安息日都是一样严重的。而且人类犯罪是耶稣为我们死在十字架上的原因，相信没有比这个更严重的了。 下面我们来看几段经文，以明白安息日对上帝的重要性。 出埃及记 31：13-17 13 “你要吩咐以色列人说：‘你们务要守我的安息日，因为这是你我之间世世代代的证据，使你们知道我耶和华是叫你们成为圣的。... 15 六日要作工，但第七日是安息圣日，是向耶和华守为圣的；凡在安息日作工的，必要把他治死。’16 故此，以色列人要世世代代守安息日为永远的约。17 这是我和以色列人永远的证据，因为六日之内耶和华造天地，第七日便安息舒畅。” 以西结书 20：12 又将我的安息日赐给他们，好在我与他们中间为证据，使他们知道我耶和华是叫他们成为圣的。 以西结书 20：20 且以我的安息日为圣。这日在我与你们中间为证据，使你们知道我是耶和华你们的上帝。 安息日是一个证据，一个特别的记号，显明我们是上帝的子民，而祂是我们的上帝，并且祂也是使我们成圣的上帝。安息日特别指出我们所爱的，所敬拜的和所效忠的，就是那位赐安息日的真神上帝。 所以随意选择另一日来代替安息日的人就没有这个印记在他们身上。更糟糕的是，当星期日法令来到时，所有服从和接受美国教会联合政府所推出的星期日敬拜的人，都会领受启示录所警告的兽印记，因为星期日是效忠兽制度和他们的三位一体神的证据，就如安息日是效忠独一真神上帝的证据一样。 这就是为什么不守安息日的人总会掉进撒但一个又一个的圈套之中，而走在背道和灭亡之路上。问题是，有谁会选择拒绝上帝的印记而接受撒但的印记呢？这是我们每个人都必须做出的重大决择。 有些人就狡辩说，没错，安息日是个证据，但是这是给以色列民族的证据，与我们毫无相干。这种说法在某种意义上是正确的，安息日的确是给上帝的以色列民的记号。但是我们必须搞清楚，谁才是上帝的以色列民？ 我们必须分清楚圣经所论到的两组以色列民，第一组是属肉体的以色列民。 哥林多前书 10：18 你们看属肉体的以色列人，那吃祭物的岂不是在祭坛上有份吗？ 第二组是属灵的以色列民。 加拉太书 6：16 凡照此理而行的，愿平安、怜悯加给他们和上帝的以色列民。 属肉体的以色列民就是那些天生有犹太血统的人。属灵的以色列民则是任何接受基督，属于基督并活在新约之下的人。绝大多数的基督徒不明白这个道理。他们一口咬定以色列民只能是犹太人，这样他们就错过了这美好的福分，也就不能活在新约之下了。 上帝给犹太人定了490年的宽容时期，让他们悔改归回上帝，但他们一再拒绝祂，从公元前457年一直到公元34年，当年司提反被犹太人拿石头打死而成为第一位福音的殉道者，而犹太人从此就不再是上帝的选民了。他们失去了成为上帝子民的福分，于是福音便开始传给外邦人。论到现今属灵的以色列民，我们再来看几段相关的经文。 罗马书 2：28-29 28 因为外面作犹太人的，不是真犹太人；外面肉身的割礼，也不是真割礼。29 惟有里面作的，才是真犹太人；真割礼也是心里的，在乎灵，不在乎仪文。这人的称赞不是从人来的，乃是从上帝来的。 罗马书 9：6-8 这不是说上帝的话落了空，因为从以色列生的，不都是以色列人；7 也不因为是亚伯拉罕的后裔，就都作他的儿女；惟独“从以撒生的，才要称为你的后裔。”8 这就是说，肉身所生的儿女不是上帝的儿女；惟独那应许的儿女才算是后裔。 加拉太书 3：28-29 28并不分犹太人、希腊人、自主的、为奴的，或男或女，因为你们在基督耶稣里都成为一了。29 你们既属乎基督，就是亚伯拉罕的后裔，是照着应许承受产业的了。 希伯来书 8:10 主又说：“那些日子以后，我与以色列家所立的约乃是这样：我要将我的律法放在他们里面，写在他们心上；我要作他们的上帝，他们要作我的子民。 既然安息日标志着我们是上帝的儿女，那如果我们拒绝祂的安息日，不就等于拒绝上帝为我们的父吗？既然安息日是上帝使我们成圣的标志，那如果我们拒绝他的安息日，不也就等于拒绝让祂使我们成圣吗？ 其实上帝对我们的要求一点都不过分，仅仅是一个星期的七分之一，单单一日而已。我们还有其他六个世俗的日子可以从事我们属世的事务。 造物主要求我们献上一周之中的一日难道不合理吗？许多基督徒声称自己全心全意地爱上帝，但大多数人如何表现出爱来呢？他们嘴上说着只要爱上帝就够了，不需要守安息日，但是上帝吩咐我们当如何爱祂呢？就是服从祂的命令，遵守祂的诫命。 七字代表完美，这是我们一周有七天的原因。上帝的旨意和计划都是完美的，都是对我们最有益的。问题是，我们愿不愿意服从祂，还是选择随从人类的传统，给出许多借口来拒绝上帝的安息日呢？ 每当有人选择找出 1001 个借口中的一个时，可想上帝会是多么伤心呢！难道上帝不知道我们的心吗？如果我们找这些借口之一，上帝会不会知道？上帝知不知道我们因为不想给自己造成不便而不想学习祂圣日的真理呢？ 如果我们找出 1001 个借口之其中一个来违背上帝的话语，那么我们还可以说我们全心全意地爱上帝吗？如果我们不全心爱上帝，那么上帝会接纳我们进入祂的国度吗？ 不守安息日有哪些后果？ 下面我们来说说一个非常严肃的课题，就是不守安息日将给我们带来什么后果？ 雅各书 2：10 因为凡遵守全律法的，只在一条上跌倒，他就是犯了众条。 雅各书说得很清楚，我们若犯了安息日就等于犯了全部诫命，因为第四条诫命和其余九条是一整套的，我们不能把他们逐一分开来，另当别论。 如果我们必须遵守第七日安息日才算守全律法的话，那么绝大多数的基督徒岂不是都违背了上帝的律法吗？ 没错，事实就是如此。这也许让人难以接受，但是他们确实公然拒绝了上帝的诫命。难怪圣经告诉我们说： 马太福音 7：13-14 13 “你们要进窄门。因为引到灭亡，那门是宽的，路是大的，进去的人也多；14 引到永生，那门是窄的，路是小的，找着的人也少。” 大家回顾一下挪亚方舟的故事。挪亚传了120年，警告人说，毁灭世界的洪水即将到来，人类必须进入上帝所预备的方舟里去才能逃过浩劫。 结果最后得救的只有挪亚一家八口。耶稣说，人子降临的日子也是如此。每一个时代都是这样，愿意悔改接受真理而得救的人，总是少之又少。 先知何西阿也预言了上帝的子民会因无知而灭亡，他接着解释说，他们摒弃了与上帝律法相关的知识。 何西阿书 4：6 我的民因无知识而灭亡。你弃掉知识，我也必弃掉你，使你不再给我作祭司。你既忘了你上帝的律法，我也必忘记你的儿女。 这些人既然离弃上帝，拒绝祂的律法，那么他们的后果会是如何呢？上帝也必拒绝他们。大家想想看，今时今日世上有多少人拒绝了上帝的律法，特别是第四条安息日诫命呢？ 希伯来书 10：26-29 26 因为我们得知真道以后，若故意犯罪，赎罪的祭就再没有了，27 惟有战惧等候审判和那烧灭众敌人的烈火。28 人干犯摩西的律法，凭两三个见证人尚且不得怜恤而死；29 何况人践踏上帝的儿子，将那使他成圣之约的血当作平常，又亵慢施恩的圣灵，你们想，他要受的刑罚该怎样加重呢？ 希伯来书告诉我们说，没有任何牲祭能掩盖有意的犯罪，故意犯罪的人就好比把上帝的儿子踩在脚下似的。他们践踏了上帝的恩典和耶稣的牺牲。将来耶稣会对这等人说，“你们这些作恶的人，离开我去吧，我不认识你们。” 因此，拒绝遵守安息日和公然违背上帝的律法而又不肯悔改的后果是相当严重的。我们可能会失去天国和永生的盼望。再说，美好和谐的天国也容不下一个叛逆的人，否则新天新地又会出现另一个撒但了。 【钦定本】启示录 22：14-15 14 那些遵行他诫命的有福了，他们有权去到生命树那里，也能从门进城。15 外面有那些犬类、行邪术的、淫乱的、杀人的、拜偶像的，并一切喜好说谎、编造谎言的。 相信这里说得够清楚了，唯有遵行上帝诫命的人才能进入圣城。反之，杀人的、淫乱的、拜偶像的、作假见证的，都是违背上帝十条诫命的人。这些人将在城外等候火刑把他们烧灭。 十诫今天仍然适用吗？ 其实上帝的律法是否适用于今天这个问题，只要稍微运用一丁点逻辑就可想而知了。我们只要问自己，现在杀人是否无罪，我们是不是可以敬拜其他神了？如果依然是犯法的话，那么为什么每当论到安息日时，我们就会说上帝的律法已经失效了呢？只要我们一天还必须敬拜上帝，孝敬父母等等，我们也依然必须遵守安息日。 如果像十诫这么重要的律法发生了哪怕是最微小的修改的话，上帝就会以清晰的经文来告诉我们。所以我说，大多数基督徒不会争论十诫中的九诫需不需要遵守，但很多人特别将其中一条扫到地毯下，这种精神是从何而来的呢？答案可想而知。 就上帝而言，否认十诫中任何一条真理只能带来一种结果，而这种结果相信我们没有人会想承受的。 除非有人能找出清晰的经文说明第七日安息日已经修改或废除，否则第四条诫命的安息日与其他九条诫命一样有效。故意违反其中任何一条的后果都是一样的。有没有人相信他们可以随心所欲地杀人，而仍然可以进入上帝的国度呢？大家必须认真思考。 十诫的全部是否仍然有效？难道圣经表明我们可以继续违犯律法、故意犯罪吗？另一点是，我们虽然是因信基督而蒙上帝的恩典得救，但这是继续犯罪的许可证吗？ 耶稣死在十字架上，是为我们的罪付出代价，还是让我们继续活在罪中？同样的，我们必须从圣经中找出答案。圣经如何定义罪？ 约翰一书 3：4 凡犯罪的，就是违背律法；违背律法，就是罪。 罗马书 4：15 因为律法是惹动忿怒的（或作“叫人受刑的”），哪里没有律法，那里就没有过犯。 律法给我们指出罪来，而罪把我们指向救主。如果没有律法，我们就不需要救主了。使徒保罗是不是说我们现在可以随意犯罪了，因为我们活在恩典之下，所以律法已经结束了呢？ 罗马书 6：1-2 1 这样，怎么说呢？我们可以仍在罪中，叫恩典显多吗？2 断乎不可！我们在罪上死了的人岂可仍在罪中活着呢？ 罗马书 6：14-15 14 罪必不能作你们的主，因你们不在律法之下，乃在恩典之下。 15 这却怎么样呢？我们在恩典之下，不在律法之下，就可以犯罪吗？断乎不可！ 活在恩典之下并不代表可以活在罪恶之中。耶稣的牺牲并没有给我们犯罪的自由，这些说法都是为了合理化犯罪而曲解圣经所得出的结论。我们再来看保罗所写的几节经文。 罗马书 3：31 这样，我们因信废了律法吗？断乎不是！更是坚固律法。 罗马书 2：13 原来在上帝面前，不是听律法的为义，乃是行律法的称义。 那么耶稣自己又怎么想呢？祂是不是为了废除律法而来的？ 马太福音 5：17 “莫想我来要废掉律法和先知；我来不是要废掉，乃是要成全。 马太福音 5：18 我实在告诉你们，就是到天地都废去了，律法的一点一画也不能废去，都要成全。 路加福音 16：17 天地废去较比律法的一点一画落空还容易。 圣经说得非常清楚，律法的一点一画都不能废去。所以不要再说耶稣来废除律法，因为这与圣经的教导是完全对立的。 有人可能会说，既然耶稣已成全了律法，我们就不需要再遵守律法了。这是极其错误的解经法。请注意，耶稣在这里把成全一词与废掉一词做个对比。 废掉表示不需要再遵守了，那么成全的意思肯定是相反的。成全的意思实际上是落实或实践，使律法成为完全，让耶稣成为我们遵守律法的榜样。所以这些拒绝律法的理论都是不符合圣经的，都是撒但所启发的。 我们来看看，耶稣是不是说那些违犯十诫的人能进入天国。 马太福音 7：21-23 21 “凡称呼我‘主啊，主啊’的人，不能都进天国；惟独遵行我天父旨意的人，才能进去。22 当那日，必有许多人对我说：‘主啊，主啊，我们不是奉你的名传道，奉你的名赶鬼，奉你的名行许多异能吗？’23 我就明明地告诉他们说：‘我从来不认识你们，你们这些作恶的人，离开我去吧！’” 耶稣在这段经文中严厉地声明，那些故意违背律法之人的结局，是失去天国的福分。他们自称爱耶稣，奉祂的名行许多伟大的神迹。但是他们没有遵行耶稣吩咐他们遵行的最基本的事，就是遵行祂父的旨意。 结果耶稣向他们说：‘我从来不认识你们，你们这些作恶的人，离开我去吧！’。相信没有人愿意落到这样悲惨的下场吧。虽然我们不是因遵守律法而得救，但是不遵守律法的人肯定是不能得救的。天国容不下这些作恶和假冒伪善的人。 约翰一书 2：4 人若说“我认识他”，却不遵守他的诫命，便是说谎话的，真理也不在他心里了。 我们再来看一小段故事，说明遵守律法是通往天国的道路。 马太福音 19：16-19 有一个人来见耶稣说：“夫子（有古卷作“良善的夫子”），我该作什么善事，才能得永生？”17耶稣对他说：“你为什么以善事问我呢？只有一位是善的（有古卷作“你为什么称我是良善的？除了上帝以外，没有一个良善的”）。你若要进入永生，就当遵守诫命。”18 他说：“什么诫命？”耶稣说：“就是不可杀人，不可奸淫，不可偷盗，不可作假见证，19 当孝敬父母，又当爱人如己。” 我们再来看保罗怎么说，违背律法的人怎么在上帝和基督的国里无份。 以弗所书 5：3、5 至于淫乱并一切污秽，或是贪婪，在你们中间连提都不可，方合圣徒的体统。5 因为你们确实地知道，无论是淫乱的，是污秽的，是有贪心的，在基督和上帝的国里都是无份的。有贪心的，就与拜偶像的一样。 可悲的是，作恶犯罪的人是在天国里无份的，这就是残酷的真相。反之，上帝应许我们遵行祂诫命的人就必获得特别的福分，就是有权利进入上帝的国。 【钦定本】启示录 22：14 那些遵行他诫命的有福了，他们有权去到生命树那里，也能从门进城。 那么我们今日是否还需要遵守诫命呢？上面看过了那么多位见证人，答案已经非常清楚地揭晓了，特别是耶稣在马太福音第5章中的谈话。这些真理都是无可争辩的，其他任何的论点都是与基督敌对的。我认为所罗门在传道书 12:13-14中所作出的最后结论很好地总结了这一点。 传道书 12：13-14 13 这些事都已听见了，总意就是敬畏上帝，谨守他的诫命，这是人所当尽的本分（或作“这是众人的本分”）。14 因为人所作的事，连一切隐藏的事，无论是善是恶，上帝都必审问。 敬畏上帝和遵守诫命就是人所当尽的本分。我们还有什么借口说我们不需要遵守安息日呢？ 耶稣和早期教会是否遵守安息日？ 我们需要探讨和厘清的下一个论点，就是耶稣和早期教会是否遵守了安息日？如果安息日是一条永不变更的诫命，那么我们就应该可以找到保罗和早期教会遵守第七日安息日的证据了。 如果可以证明这一点，这将证明安息日从来没有改变或废除。那么我们可以证明这一点吗？当然可以，而且我们确实发现了保罗从小就在犹太会堂里遵守了安息日。 素常的规矩就是一个人素来或一直以来所做的事，而且是没有中断，没有停止的。保罗在建立早期基督教会时有什么素常的规矩或习俗呢？请注意下面的经文，这是论到一个犹太会堂里所发生的事。我们晓得犹太人在整个历史中都没有改变，都在星期六的安息日敬拜，就像他们今天仍然在星期六敬拜一样。 使徒行传 17：1-2 1 保罗和西拉经过暗妃波里、亚波罗尼亚，来到帖撒罗尼迦，在那里有犹太人的会堂。2 保罗照他素常的规矩进去，一连三个安息日，本着圣经与他们辩论， 保罗从小就和犹太人和法利赛人一起长大，他们一直都遵守第七日的安息日，从未改变过。 使徒行传 26：4-5 4 我从起初在本国的民中，并在耶路撒冷，自幼为人如何，犹太人都知道。5 他们若肯作见证，就晓得我从起初是按着我们教中最严紧的教门作了法利赛人。 使徒行传 13：42-44 42 他们出会堂的时候，众人请他们到下安息日再讲这话给他们听。43 散会以后，犹太人和敬虔进犹太教的人多有跟从保罗、巴拿巴的。二人对他们讲道，劝他们务要恒久在上帝的恩中。44 到下安息日，合城的人几乎都来聚集，要听上帝的道。 这是在耶稣被钉死、复活、升天以后，信徒依然遵守第七日安息日的铁证。我们还有一节经文为证。 使徒行传 18：4 每逢安息日，保罗在会堂里辩论，劝化犹太人和希腊人。 其实这不仅是使徒保罗的习俗和榜样，更是耶稣基督的习俗和素常的规矩。而耶稣就是我们完美的榜样。 路加福音 4：16 耶稣来到拿撒勒，就是他长大的地方。在安息日，照他平常的规矩进了会堂，站起来要念圣经。 耶稣不仅亲自为我们树立了榜样，在世时遵守了安息日，祂还说祂遵守了祂父的诫命说了很多遍，而且祂从未发表过任何声明，宣称安息日已经在十字架上废除了，祂甚至强调了律法永远不会被废除的永恒事实。 另外，耶稣在提到公元 70 年耶路撒冷遭毁灭时，说了以下这段话。 马太福音 24：20 你们应当祈求，叫你们逃走的时候，不遇见冬天或是安息日。 显然，耶稣的死并不能把安息日毁掉，祂依然非常注重和强调安息日的有效性和重要性。 根据圣经记载，安息日是哪一天？ 我们之前稍微谈到，圣经里的安息日无疑就是每周的第七日，即从星期五日落至星期六日落为止。相信大家都同意这一点。 先前我发过了一辑视频，列出了好几个证明安息日是哪一天的有力证据，题名为《圣经里的安息日是哪一天？》。要看清楚这课题的朋友们必须认真看看。 现在我们就从敌基督制度，罗马天主教的角度来探讨一下，看看他们怎么论到真正的安息日是哪一天。 以下这些天主教的声明回答了为什么大多数教会现今仍然将星期日定为安息日。大多数基督徒不知道这项事实，更不知道安息日的改变是如何发生的。 启示录 13 章告诉我们，撒但将他的地位和权柄交给了天主教。为什么呢？为了让这个堕落的巴比伦教会将安息日改为星期日，这是撒但最大的阴谋诡计。 撒但为什么要这么做呢？安息日是关乎我们效忠谁的问题。如果我们顺服上帝并遵守祂的安息日为圣，那就表示我们效忠上帝。 如果我们遵守天主教的诫命或遵守他们所制定的日子为圣，那么我们效忠的会是谁呢？下面我引述了天主教的两段言论来回答这个问题。 圣经是否支持安息日改为星期日的说法？ “大多数基督徒认为星期日是圣经认可的敬拜日。 天主教抗议说，是她将基督教崇拜从圣经中的安息日（星期六）转移到了星期日，而且若试图争辩说圣经记录了这种改变，这是不诚实的，也是对天主教权威的否定。 如果改革教想把它的教义建立在唯独圣经上，它就应该在星期六敬拜。” ——《罗马的挑战》2003年12月 “例如，我们在圣经中没有任何地方发现基督或使徒下令将安息日从星期六改为星期日。 我们有上帝给摩西的诫命，要守安息日为圣，也就是一周的第七日，星期六。 今天，大多数基督徒都遵守星期日，因为它是由［罗马天主］教会在圣经之外向我们揭示的。” ——《天主教弗吉尼亚人》，1947 年 10 月 3 日，第 9 页，文章“告诉你真相”。 他们非常大胆地承认说，把上帝的安息日从第七日改为第一日不是圣经所指示的，而是天主教因自己的权威而擅自做出的改变。她还给基督教发出挑战说，他们要是想遵照圣经的话语而行，那他们就应该遵守星期六的安息日为圣，而不是天主教的星期日了。 所以这很清楚，上帝从未认可安息日的更改。那是敌基督者所干的好事。这是无可争辩的事实。问题是，我们效忠的是哪一方？再来看几段引言，看看他们还有什么话想说的。 谁叫星期日成为圣日？ “也许教会所做过的最大胆的事情，最具革命性的改变，发生在第一世纪。 安息圣日从星期六改为星期日。 “主日”被拣选，不是因为圣经中的任何指示，而是因（天主）教会对其自身权威的感觉...... 认为圣经应该是唯一权威的人，在逻辑上应该成为基督复临安息日会信徒，并遵守星期六为圣。” ——《圣凯瑟琳教会哨兵报》，密歇根州阿尔戈纳克，1995 年 5 月 21 日。 再来看看这一段摘自天主教要理问答书中的引言。 “问：安息日是哪一天？ “答：星期六是安息日。 “问：为什么我们遵守星期日而不是星期六？ “答：我们遵守星期日而不是星期六，因为天主教会在老底嘉会议（公元 364 年）中将安息日的神圣庄严从星期六转移到了星期日。” ——彼得葛依尔曼（Peter Geiermann），《皈依者的天主教要理问答》，第 50 页，第 3 版，1957 年。 星期日是谁的礼拜日？ 所以我们越看越明，星期日不是敬拜上帝的日子，而是谁的礼拜日呢？天主教的，你守星期日就表示你承认天主教高于圣经的权威，并且效忠她的权威。这是个非常严重的罪状。难怪圣经说，在末时全地的人都要跟从那兽，并且要敬拜龙。再看一些引言。 “他们（新改革教徒）认为他们有责任遵守星期日为圣。 为什么？ 因为天主教吩咐他们这样做。 他们没有其他理由…… 因此，遵守星期日成为一项与遵守安息日的神圣律法完全不同的教会法规…… 星期日法规的制定者……是天主教。” ——《教会评论》，1914 年 2 月。 “我要好好提醒长老会、浸信会、卫理公会和所有其他基督徒，圣经在任何地方都不能支持他们遵守星期日。 星期日是罗马天主教的制度，遵守这一日的人是在遵守天主教的一条诫命。” ——布雷迪di2神父，1903 年 3 月 18 日在新泽西州伊丽莎白的新闻报道中发表的讲话。 我们通过遵守星期日为圣来崇敬谁？ 因此，我们通过遵守星期日为圣来崇敬谁？下面几段引言再次为我们确认了这一事实。 “是天主教……为了纪念我们主的复活，把这安息日的时间转移到了星期日。 因此，改革教徒遵守星期日是他们不由自主地向（天主）教会的权威所致的一种敬意。” ——路易·塞古尔主教，《关于今日改革教会的实话》，第 213 页。 “我曾多次向任何人悬赏 1,000 美元，只要他们能从圣经中向我证明我一定要守星期日为圣。 圣经中没有这样的律法。 这是圣天主教会独有的法规。 圣经说：‘当记念安息日，守为圣日。’ 天主教说：‘不。 以我的神圣权力，我废除了安息日，并命令你守一周的第一日为圣日。’ 结果你看！ 整个文明世界都虔诚地服从圣天主教的命令。” ——恩莱特神父（T. Enright）, 堪萨斯城救赎学院院长，1884 年 2 月 18 日在堪萨斯州哈特福德的一次演讲中，发表于《安息日历史》，第 802 页。 我们已经再三确认，遵守星期日实际上是对天主教表示至高的敬意和绝对的顺从。我们若要效忠上帝的话，就必须遵守祂的安息日。 谁真正修改了安息日？ 现在我们来谈一谈，真正修改安息日的是谁。我们都知道，从表面上看似是天主教修改了安息日，并且迷惑世人去遵守这个虚假的安息日。但是其幕后真正的势力或主谋其实是谁呢？ 可想而知，就是路锡甫，魔鬼本身。耶稣在世时，魔鬼阻止上帝儿子的企图以失败告终，于是他把注意力转向了教会。他最初试图通过逼迫杀害所有的基督徒来摧毁教会，但殉道只会让教会成长得更快，变得更强大。 撒但意识到自己可以从教会内部发起渗透攻击，因为由内攻击比由外攻击来得更有效。 因此，撒但赋予教皇他的权力和地位，也渗透了所有的基督教派，使他们重新接受天主教所有的谬论。这样他就能从每一个基督教派中获得敬拜了。 安息日标志着我们对真神的崇拜和效忠，是我们与上帝之间的印记。因此，撒但也想搞一个能证明世人效忠他自己的标志，于是就以他自己的敬拜之日来取代上帝的圣日。 撒但利用教皇作为他的代理人，将上帝的第七日安息日转移到纪念异教太阳神崇拜的一天，因此异教徒称之为星期日。撒但也知道太阳神崇拜是上帝所憎恶的，也是上帝让祂的子民落入巴比伦人手中的原因之一。 毫无疑问，撒但对这项成就感到兴奋不已，因为他成功让基督徒违犯上帝的律法、不履行安息日的遵守、并通过拒绝上帝的崇拜日来接受撒但的崇拜日并支持太阳神崇拜，而进一步激怒了上帝。 我们必须晓得古巴别塔最早的假敬拜，就是藉着在星期日敬拜三位一体太阳神来敬拜藏在幕后的撒但。所以三位一体太阳神和拜太阳神的日子星期日是分不开的。 我们不管是在星期日敬拜，或敬拜三位一体神，都等于参与了撒但的崇拜，而违犯了上帝的首四条诫命，也破坏了安息日的神圣意义。 话说回来，大多数人缺乏深入查考安息日的真理，就以为星期日是正确的圣日，这种概念造成了一种思维定势，由于他们从小到大的成长习惯，遇到任何不同的道理就会感觉不对，感觉很陌生。 这就是撒但从一开始施行的诡计。可悲的是，他非常成功，因为谬论总是流行世间的，是容易为世人所接受的，所以看似大多数人都明白真理，但事实却恰恰相反。 现在就是我们基督徒该睡醒，停止受迷惑催眠的时候了，我们必须意识到撒但的作为，并且从他的谬论中逃出来，从巴比伦和堕落的教会中间出来，回归独一真神上帝和祂的真安息日，承认上帝的创造和祂的权威，并遵行祂的律法。 安息日从创世到永恒 我们现在来谈一谈安息日的根源。安息日实际上自创世以来就存在了。上帝设立了一周七日循环的制度，并且命定了第七日为安息圣日。这就是为什么我们今天一周有七日的原因。 上帝除了在第七日安息之外，还赐福于这一日，并把它定为圣日，以作圣洁的用途使用。 创世纪 2：3 上帝赐福给第七日，定为圣日，因为在这日上帝歇了他一切创造的工，就安息了。 这是在罪还没进入世界之前就已经完善的制度，而且是上帝完美计划的一部分。可见安息日从世界的起头就存在了，并且到了新天新地也依然继续存在。先知以赛亚在以赛亚书 66:22-23 中预言说： 以赛亚书 66：22-23 22 耶和华说：“我所要造的新天新地，怎样在我面前长存，你们的后裔和你们的名字也必照样长存。 23 每逢月朔、安息日，凡有血气的必来在我面前下拜。这是耶和华说的。 经文讲得非常清楚，安息日从创世到万象更新都依然存在，并且一样是作为创造主与受造的人类之间立约的证据。以赛亚书的经文也证明了耶稣没有废掉安息日。我们在新天地里依然会遵守安息日。 说白了，不想遵守安息日的人就是不想进入新天新地。我们若想享受新天地的荣美生活，就必须在今生就开始守安息日了。朋友，你想在新天新地里有份吗？ 我再次强调，安息日与其他九条诫命一样都是永不变更的，从创世之初一直到永恒，皆是如此。 在进入新天新地之前，我们依然要经历最后兽印记的大逼迫，唯有靠着耶稣的力量忍耐到底，并且得胜，才能获得摆在我们前头的赏赐。请注意圣经怎么论到这些得胜的圣徒。 启示录 14：12 圣徒的忍耐就在此，他们是守上帝诫命和耶稣真道的。 圣徒是守上帝诫命，包括安息日的。试问不守安息日的人能成为圣徒吗？明显不能，他们都会在星期日法令的逼迫和考验中妥协，而归向敌基督的势力，成为逼迫上帝子民的一群人。 撒但将利用不守律法的人去除灭坚守上帝律法的人。正如历史上所发生过的一样，历史必定重演。 启示录 12：17 龙向妇人发怒，去与她其余的儿女争战，这儿女就是那守上帝诫命，为耶稣作见证的。那时龙就站在海边的沙上。 撒但在可怕的1260年的黑暗时期中逼迫上帝的子民，并且追杀那原始教会的余民，企图把他们赶尽杀绝。撒但为什么对他们恨之入骨，势必消灭他们呢？ 因为他们是上帝忠心的子民，他们谨守上帝的诫命。这里说得很清楚，撒但只与守上帝诫命的人争战，那些不守诫命的人都是属于撒但的，他自然不必去针对他们。大家难道还无法看清事实吗？我们难道还相信上帝的诫命不重要吗？ 我们应该渴望安息日的真理 如果您知道了耶稣从来没有提过一周的第一日，您会感到惊讶吗？祂没有说过安息日改变了，也没有说过祂复活的日子要变成新的安息日，或任何类似的话语。 作为基督徒，我们应该永远谦卑地追求真理，因为耶稣本身就是真理。如果我们全心全意地爱耶稣，我们自然会不惜一切代价地努力寻求真理。 然而，这么多人说着这么多不同的话，每一位传道人和教会领导各说纷纭，各自推广各自的真理。那么我们怎么能确切地辨认出真理呢？我们只有一个保障，一个可寻见真理的管道，那就是上帝所默示的话语——圣经。 以赛亚书 8：20 人当以训诲和法度为标准，他们所说的若不与此相符，必不得见晨光。 圣经永远是我们的最终权威，而不是任何牧师、长老、传道人或朋友。记住，我们要单单遵循上帝的话语，而不是人的传统和教导。 这篇文章不是要涵盖所有关于安息日的真理，因为可以研究和挖掘出来的真理实在太多了。我只想提出一些重要的论点和相关的经文，并且希望大家能看明安息日的重要性，然后有兴趣自行查考圣经，寻求真理。 愿上帝常与每一位同在，赐福大家。 上一篇 返回研究目录 下一篇 到最頂

All trinity studies Previous Download Next Stephen N. Haskell on the Trinity Stephen N. Haskell on the Trinity More words from one of the founding members of the Seventh day Adventist Church and the truth the Adventist Church was founded on. “The rainbow in the clouds is but a symbol of the rainbow which has encircled the throne from eternity. Back in the ages, which finite mind cannot fathom, the Father and Son were alone in the universe. Christ was the first begotten of the Father, and to Him Jehovah made known the divine plan of Creation. The plan of the creation of worlds was unfolded, together with the order of beings which should people them. Angels, as representatives of one order, would be ministers of the God of the universe. The creation of our own little world, was included in the deep-laid plans. The fall of Lucifer was foreseen; likewise the possibility of the introduction of sin, which would mar the perfection of the divine handiwork. It was then, in those early councils, that Christ's heart of love was touched; and the only begotten Son pledged His life to redeem man, should he yield and fall. Father and Son, surrounded by impenetrable glory, clasped hands. It was in appreciation of this offer, that upon Christ was bestowed creative power, and the everlasting covenant was made; and henceforth Father and Son, with one mind, worked together to complete the work of creation. Sacrifice of self for the good of others was the foundation of it all.” — (S.N. Haskell, The Story of the Seer of Patmos, pp. 93, 94, 1905) “Before the creation of our world, “there was war in heaven.” Christ and the Father covenanted together; and Lucifer, the covering cherub, grew jealous because he was not admitted into the eternal councils of the Two who sat upon the throne.” — (S.N. Haskell, The Story of the Seer of Patmos, pages 217, 1905) "Christ was the firstborn in heaven; He was likewise the firstborn of God upon earth, and heir to the Father's throne. Christ, the firstborn, though the Son of God, was clothed in humanity, and was made perfect through suffering. He took the form of man, and through eternity, He will remain a man.” — (S.N. Haskell, The Story of the Seer of Patmos, pp. 98, 99, 1905) Previous All trinity studies Next Back to top