教會的權柄 Church’s Authority
馬太福音 Matthew 16:18-19 我還告訴你,你是彼得,我要把我的教會建造在這磐石上;陰間的權柄,不能勝過他。我要把天國的鑰匙給你,凡你在地上所捆綁的,在天上也要捆綁;凡你在地上所釋放的,在天上也要釋放。」 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Read More不要累昏了 We Must Not Become Famished
創世記 Genesis 25:30 以掃對雅各說:「我累昏了,求你把這紅湯給我喝。」因此以掃又叫以東。Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, “Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!” (That is why he was also called Edom.) Jacob replied, “First sell me your birthright.” “Look, I am about to die,” Esau said. “What good is the birthright to me?” But Jacob said, “Swear to me first.” ...
Read More神若幫助我們,誰能敵擋我們呢 If God is for Us Who Can Be Against Us
羅馬書 Romans 8:31-34 既是這樣,還有什麼說的呢?神若幫助我們,誰能敵擋我們呢?神既不愛惜自己的兒子,為我們眾人捨了,豈不也把萬物和他一同白白的賜給我們嗎?誰能控告神所揀選的人呢?有神稱他們為義了(或作:是稱他們為義的神嗎)。誰能定他們的罪呢?有基督耶穌已經死了,而且從死裡復活,現今在神的右邊,也替我們祈求(有基督云云或作是已經死了,而且從死裡復活,現今在神的右邊,也替我們祈求的基督耶穌嗎)
Read More希伯來書 Hebrews 11:6 人非有信,就不能得神的喜悅;因為到神面前來的人必須信有神,且信他賞賜那尋求他的人。And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Read More活潑盼望(二) – 進入至聖所 Living Hope: Entering the Most Holy Place
希伯來書 Hebrews 10:19-20 弟兄們,我們既因耶穌的血得以坦然進入至聖所,是藉著他給我們開了一條又新又活的路,從幔子經過,這幔子就是他的身體。Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body
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