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1:1 奉我們救主 神和我們的盼望基督耶穌之命,作基督耶穌使徒的保羅 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
1:2 寫信給那因信主作我真兒子的提摩太。願恩惠、憐憫、平安從父 神和我們主基督耶穌歸與你! To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1:3 我往馬其頓去的時候,曾勸你仍住在以弗所,好囑咐那幾個人不可傳異教, As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain men not to teach false doctrines any longer 1:4 也不可聽從荒渺無憑的話語和無窮的家譜;這等事只生辯論,並不發明 神在信上所立章程。 nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. These promote controversies rather than God's work--which is by faith. 1:5 但命令的總歸就是愛;這愛是從清潔的心和無虧的良心,無偽的信心生出來的。 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1:6 有人偏離這些,反去講虛浮的話, Some have wandered away from these and turned to meaningless talk. 1:7 想要作教法師,卻不明白自己所講說的所論定的。 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. 1:8 我們知道律法原是好的,只要人用得合宜; We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 1:9 因為律法不是為義人設立的,乃是為不法和不服的,不虔誠和犯罪的,不聖潔和戀世俗的,弒父母和殺人的, We also know that law(\f1 1:9 Or|i that the law|d) is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious; for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 1:10 行淫和親男色的,搶人口和說謊話的,並起假誓的,或是為別樣敵正道的事設立的。 0 for adulterers and perverts, for slave traders and liars and perjurers--and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 1:11 這是照著可稱頌之 神交託我榮耀福音說的。 that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me. 1:12 我感謝那給我力量的我們主基督耶穌,因他以我有忠心,派我服事他。 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. 1:13 我從前是褻瀆 神的,逼迫人的,侮慢人的;然而我還蒙了憐憫,因我是不信不明白的時候而做的。 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. 1:14 並且我主的恩是格外豐盛,使我在基督耶穌裏有信心和愛心。 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 1:15 「基督耶穌降世,為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的,是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。 Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst. 1:16 然而,我蒙了憐憫,是因耶穌基督要在我這罪魁身上顯明他一切的忍耐,給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣。 But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. 1:17 但願尊貴、榮耀歸與那不能朽壞、不能看見、永世的君王、獨一的 神,直到永永遠遠。阿們! Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1:18 我兒提摩太啊,我照從前指著你的預言,將這命令交託你,叫你因此可以打那美好的仗。 Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, 1:19 常存信心和無虧的良心。有人丟棄良心,就在真道上如同船破壞了一般。 holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith. 1:20 其中有許米乃和亞力山大;我已經把他們交給撒但,使他們受責罰就不再謗瀆了。 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. This is Alex Markley's PHPScripture v1.2.0, displaying a copy of Chinese Union Version Bible in XOOPS. 本模組中文化由長島基督福音教會的Jack起始, 聖經文字部分由CCIM(網路基督使團)網站下載. 如欲修改經文請洽聖經公會. 荒漠甘泉五合一■ 中文荒漠甘泉(03月15日)
三月十五日 「你這蟲雅各……不要害怕……我要使你成為有快齒打糧的新器具。」以賽亞書四一章14、15節(直譯) 蟲與快齒的器具怎樣可以相比呢?蟲是多麼軟弱,給我們石頭或車輪一壓,就會壓得稀爛;快齒的器具是多麼堅強;甚至能「把山嶺打得粉碎,使岡陵如同糠秕。」(賽四一15)但是全能的神能使蟲成為有快齒的器具。神能使個人或民族,藉著祂的靈,從蟲的軟弱到快齒器具的剛強,在歷史上留著很深的痕跡。 所以我們這些蟲不要喪膽。全能的神能使我們在四圍患難的環境中變成剛強。靠著祂的力量,我們能叫我們的環境向我們屈服,向我們進貢。我們甚至能隨便抓住一個黑色的失望,把牠劈開來,從其中抽出恩典的寶石來。神也能給我們像鐵那般的意志,所有的難處都能迎刃而解,猶如堅土遇到鐵犁那樣鬆散。神既說:「我要使你……」祂豈會不如此行呢? ─喬懷德 基督建造祂的國度,都是用地上破碎的東西建造的。人們所要的是強健的、成功的、勝利的、不碎的;但是神所要的乃是在地上不成功的、失敗的、傷心的、軟弱的。天上充滿著地上破碎的生命,沒有一根壓傷的蘆葦是基督所不能恢復的。祂能使一個被痛苦、憂愁所壓傷的生命,變成一架彈出讚美的音樂來的古琴。祂能把地上的失敗變成天上的榮耀。 ─密勒 跟從我,我要範鑄你們, 有力地傳佈我的福音, 成為流出慈恩的溝洫, 使你們成為有用之人。 跟從我, 我要範鑄你們, 脫胎換骨, 重新做人, 有信, 有愛, 忠實虔誠, 不愧為神的子民。
■ 英文荒漠甘泉(03月15日)
March 15 "Fear not, thou worm Jacob....I will make thee a threshing instrument with teeth." (Isa. 41:14, 15.) COULD any two things be in greater contrast than a worm and an instrument with teeth? The worm is delicate, bruised by a stone, crushed beneath the passing wheel; an instrument with teeth can break and not be broken; it can grave its mark upon the rock. And the mighty God can convert the one into the other. He can take a man or a nation, who has all the impotence of the worm, and by the invigoration of His own Spirit, He can endow with strength by which a noble mark is left upon the history of the time. And so the "worm" may take heart. The mighty God can make us stronger than our circumstances. He can bend them all to our good. In God's strengthwe can make them all pay tribute to our souls. We can even take hold of a black disappointment, break it open, and extract some jewel of grace. When God gives us wills like iron, we can drive through difficulties as the iron share cuts through the toughest soil. "I will make thee," and shall He not do it? ─Dr. Jowett. Christ is building His kingdom with earth's broken things. Men want only the strong, the successful, the victorious, the unbroken, in building their kingdoms; but God is the God of the unsuccessful, of those who have failed. Heaven is filling with earth's broken lives, and there is no bruised reed that Christ cannot take and restore to glorious blessedness and beauty. He can take the life crushed by pain or sorrow and make it into a harp whose music shall be all praise. he can lift earth's saddest failure up to heaven's glory. ─J. R. Miller. "Follow Me, and I will make you".... Make you speak My words with power, Make you channels of My mercy, Make you helpful every hour. "Follow Me, and I will make you".... Make you what you cannot be─ Make you loving, trustful, godly, Make you even like to me. ─L. S. P.
■ 永活之泉(03月15日)
三月十五日 保羅為代禱者 「我在父面前屈膝,……藉著祂的靈,叫你們心裡的力量剛強起來。」以弗所書三章14—16節 我們每逢想到保羅,就說他是偉大的傳道人、佈道家、大作家,及「格外勞苦」的大使徒;然而,我們卻不夠認識他是一位代禱者。他藉著祈求、尋求,並得著生活的能力,且能為他所服事的教會代求,帶下祝福。 我們看他上面寫給以弗所人的話,再想想他寫給帖撒羅尼迦人的話:「我們晝夜切切地祈求,以……補滿你們信心的不足;好使你們……心裡堅固,成為聖潔,無可責備。」(帖三10—13)在他寫給羅馬人書中說:「我怎樣不住的題到你們,在禱告之間。」(羅一9)寫給腓立比人書中說:「每逢為你們眾人祈求的時候,常是歡歡喜喜的祈求。」還有他寫給歌羅西人說:「我們為你們不住的禱告、祈求……」「我願意你們曉得,我為你們是何等盡心竭力。」(西一9;二1)保羅晝夜在神面前為他們呼籲,求聖靈的光與能力進入他們心內。他深信他的代求是大有功效的,照樣地,他也相信他們的代求會帶給他祝福。「我勸你們與我一同竭力,為我祈求神。」(羅十五30)「神現在仍要救我們……你們以祈禱幫助我們。」(林後一10—11)「也為我祈求,使我能放膽開口……」(弗六18—19;西四3;帖後三1)「藉著你們的禱告,終必叫我得救。」(腓一19) 神的僕人與百姓間的關係,完全基於同心合意恆切地禱告。他們之間的關係完全是屬天的、屬靈的、神聖的,只有靠恆切的禱告來維持。唯有當神的僕人與百姓能醒悟過來,知道聖靈的權能與祝福有賴於他們同心合意恆切的禱告時,教會才能真實地明白,甚麼是五旬節使徒時期的教會。 禱告: 永遠可稱頌的父啊,我們俯伏懇求您施恩,恢復教會懇求與代禱的靈——奉主的名。阿們。
■ 中文屬天日子(03月15日)
三月十五日 膽怯的訓練 「跟從的人也害怕。」馬可福音十章32節 先時,我們雖然知道一些關於耶穌基督的事,樂於變賣一切所有,出於愛的去撇棄自己;但是現在卻有些恍惚。耶穌在前面,看來有些異樣。「耶穌在前頭走,門徒就希奇。」 耶穌的態度使門徒心冷,使全部靈性生活喘息不寧。祂的面容帶著鐵石的表情;而祂勇往直前的決心,尤令我感覺恐怖。祂不是導師,也不是同志;祂別有見解,我絕然不知道,徒增我的感慨與驚訝。先時我自信瞭解了祂,但是現在卻有不少的疑慮。我開始感覺耶穌基督和我之間有了阻隔,不像先前那麼熟識。祂在我前頭走,也不回頭;不知道往那裡去,祂奔赴的目標更是遙遠難知。 耶穌要探知人類所能經驗的一切罪惡與憂愁,那就是祂奇特的所在。當我們看見祂在這種情形中,不認知祂,也未瞭解祂生命的特點,更不知怎樣的追隨祂。祂在前面,像是一位奇特的領袖,與我們沒有同志的關係。 膽怯的訓練,在作門徒的訓練中,有根本的必要。最危險的是轉身依靠我們自己的小火(參賽五十10─11)。當喪膽的黑暗臨到時,耐心等待其過去,因為經過以後,我們就會覺 得追隨耶穌,有說不出的快樂。
■ 中文上海嗎哪(03月15日)
三月十五日 「……你們要常在我的愛裡。」約翰福音十五章9節 我們能生活在很多不同的氣氛之下,有些人終日若有所思,他們的臉像個哲學家,他們也很有智慧。這些人生活在自己的感覺當中;他們對真理有主見、更有欣賞能力和審美觀念。有些人則活得像禽獸,他們生活在肉慾、眼睛的情慾之中;他們處在粗俗、下流、感官享受的氣氛之下。還有些人則生活在盡責任的壓力下,終日受良心斥責,使他們總是在恐懼的陰影之下,剝奪他們生命中的自由和生活裡的樂趣。不可否認的,這最後一種人的目的仍是誠實、正直、嚴謹的,他們的行為既不可忽視更不容置疑。 然而主基督要我們生活在愛的氣氛中。祂曾說:我愛你們,正如父愛我一樣,你們也要常在我的愛裡。在原文的版本中,祂的意思是要我們住或是生活在祂的愛裡。換言之,祂要我們永遠地活在祂的愛中,相信祂會一直愛我們,並且捉住祂的應許、享受祂的關心。這才真正是愛的生活。
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