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1 An Outline of Christian Belief 基督徒信仰概述 English/Mandarin Version 1

2 Outline of Christian Belief 基督徒信仰概述 1. There is only one God 我相信独一真神 2. He (God) is pure Spirit 神是灵 3. Because He is pure Spirit, He is not subject to the material boundaries and is present everywhere, simultaneously. 因为他是灵, 并不受物质捆绑, 并且是无所不在的 4. Although there is only one God, He is said to be three persons. (No further information is given on this aspect and it is the commonly held opinion that the human mind in it s present state, is incapable of understanding it further) 虽然他是独一真神, 但却有三个不同的位格, 这一点是人无法完全了解透彻的 5. He is revealed as a) God - The Father b) God - The Son c) God - The Holy Spirit 他是圣父, 圣子, 圣灵三位一体的独一真神 6. All three persons can act independently, yet are in perfect unison 这三个位格是各自独立的, 却又是完全和谐一致的 7. He is not just love but the very essence of love. 神是爱, 并且是爱的本质 8. He is Holy, as are all His thoughts and intentions. 神是圣洁的, 包括他一切的心思, 意念都是圣洁无暇的 9. He is all powerful and all knowing. 他是无所不能, 无所不知的 10. He is perfectly Holy and Just 他是绝对圣洁与公义的 11. He made all things, including mankind. 他创造了宇宙万物, 包括人类 12. He created mankind to have a loving relationship with Him and the material world, for mankind to enjoy. 他创造了人类, 是为叫他们与他 ( 神 ) 有密切的关系他同时创造了世界让人享受 13. He originally made them pure, without any badness (called in the Bible sin ) 神最初是照着他自己的完美形象造人, 即道德上是完美无罪性的 14. Mankind rebelled against God and in doing so, their nature was corrupted. 人类背叛了神, 导致其纯洁的道德本性被破坏了 15. They became sinful by nature (sinners), so that their natural inclination is now to do bad things (to varying degrees). 他们的天性变为罪恶的 ( 他们是罪人 ), 引致他们自然而然地, 在不同程度上, 去做坏事 16. Even the good things they do are tainted by wrong motives and feelings 即便他们做的好事也常常被错误的动机和情绪所沾污 17. Their relationship with God was destroyed (the Bible says that they are, in reality, dead towards God dead in sin ) 他们 ( 人 ) 与神的关系破坏了, 圣经说, 事实上人是无法认识神, 因为死于罪中 18. The consequence of this new state means that people will die physically and all men are born spiritually dead (without any personal relationship to God). They now need a means to restore that relationship with God. 这种情况所带来的后果, 是人的肉体会老去死亡, 而人在出生时灵魂已经死亡 ( 罪使人完全与神隔绝 ) 人类需要一种途径去重新建立与神的关系 19. The created world was also affected by man s disobedience,and disease, decay and death also become its natural order. 神所创造的物质世界亦被人的反叛所影响, 以致宇宙万物也同样遭到疾病腐朽和死亡 20. The Christian faith is based on the Bible s truth and authority 基督徒信仰是建立在圣经的真理与权威的基础上 21. The Bible is a collection of writings made by certain individuals whom God has chosen to teach and instruct mankind in the things about Him which are essential for them to know. 圣经集合了不同人所写的书这些人是由神拣选来教导人类关于神的重要知识 22. It consists of 66 books, thirty nine known as the Old Testament, and 27 books known as the New Testament. 2

3 圣经包括 66 部书, 旧约 39 部, 新约 27 部 23. The Old Testament tells mainly of God s dealings with a group of people known as Jews, although it has applications to the rest (non-jews), as well. 旧约主要讲述上帝如何拣选和教导犹太人, 这些教导也同样应用在非犹太人身上 24. The New Testament tells of the fulfilment of the teachings of the Old Testament in the coming of Jesus, the Son of God, and it s relevance to non-jews. It also states more clearly :- 新约讲述了旧约预言中上帝的爱子耶稣如何来到世间, 预言如何被实现, 以及这与我们这些非犹太人的关联它同时也更清楚的阐明了 : i. what it is to be a Christian 基督徒是什么 ii. and how Christians should lead their life and enjoy a close relationship with God. 一个基督徒应如何走人生之路并享受与神的美好关系 25. The Bible teaches (amongst many other things) directly or through the experience of the lives of other people :- 圣经可直接教导我们, 或是用他人的生命经历来教导我们 a) That for mankind to once more enter into a relationship with Him, they must be changed inwardly to the extent that it is called being born again (a phrase that is repeatedly used in the Bible). 当人重新与神建立关系时, 他们的内在生命必须全然改变, 这又叫做重生 ( 这是圣经重复使用的短语 ) b) A price must paid for the sin which is now in the lives of all people, because all have sinned. 世人必须为已经犯下的罪付出代价, 因为世人都犯了罪 c) God loves the world, but at the same time He is just and holy. He must be true to His nature; therefore He demands that the penalty for our sin must be paid. 神爱世人, 但他同时又是公义而圣洁的, 他不能背乎自己的本性, 因此神要求我们为反叛违背他而犯下的罪付上赎价 d) Ordinary Human Beings are not capable of doing this because they are all sinners. 人类没有能力为任何人赎罪, 因为全人类都是罪人 e) He therefore sent his only Son to come and pay that price. 神因此差遣了他的独生爱子为人的罪付上赎价 f) Jesus, God s only son, although also pure Spirit, took a human nature and was born as the child of a virgin who had never known a man. God s Holy Spirit caused the fertilisation of her egg in her womb and the child that was born has two natures in one person:one is purely human but without sin, the other is divine (the nature of God Himself) 耶稣, 神的独生子 ( 尽管他是灵 ) 成为人的样式, 故此由童女所生, 是由圣灵感孕, 圣婴就拥有两个属性, 一个是完全的人性 ( 他是无罪性的 ) 另一个是完全的神性 ( 即圣洁的神自己 ) g) The intention of God was that His son, whilst on earth should live a perfect and sinless life and yet pay the price of spiritual and physical death in suffering the anger of God for the sin of others. 神的心意是叫圣子耶稣在世上过完美与无罪的生活, 然而却为人类的罪经历了灵与肉身的双重死亡, 忍受了神对世人的罪的愤怒 h) This He did. Jesus was persecuted all through life by people who hated his goodness, His teaching and the claims He made, and eventually, at the instigation of the religious leaders of the day (the Jewish Authorities), He was executed by the Roman Army (the occupying power of Israel at that time) by crucifixion (one of the cruellest forms of death). 耶稣基督成就了神的心意他一生被那些痛恨他的德行, 他的教导和他所宣称的事实的人所迫害, 最终在当时犹太人宗教领袖的煽动下, 被罗马军 ( 当时掌握以色列政权的人 ) 处以极刑, 被钉死在十字架上 ( 这是最残酷的一种死刑 ) i) This death was willingly entered into by Jesus so that by it, he paid the price of sin for those who would come to put their faith in Him. 这种死亡是耶稣自愿承受的, 他为那些愿意来相信他的人赎了罪 3

4 26. Satan 撒旦 j) The religious authorities of the day thought that that was the end of the matter but, three days after his death on the cross, in fulfilment of prophecies written 1000 years earlier, he came back from the dead! 当时的宗教领袖以为耶稣的死摆脱了所有的麻烦, 然而在他被钉死于十字架后的第三天, 就如同 1000 年前预言的那样, 耶稣从死里复活! k) Because Jesus lived a perfect human life but without sin, therefore, death (spiritual and physical), which is God s punishment for sin, cannot hold him and He arose from the dead and came back upon the earth, to complete His ministry. 由于耶稣完美的一生没有任何的罪, 他的死亡 ( 包括灵与肉的死亡 ), 都是上帝对罪的惩罚, 并不能捆绑住耶稣因此, 他从死里复活并重新回到这个地球上继续去完成他的使命 l) This is intended by God who has previously declared that this will happen. 这其实是上帝的计划, 上帝曾预言这一切定会发生 m) God ordained that all who truly believed that Jesus, in the sacrifice of His life and by virtue of His resurrection from the dead would receive, as a result of this, new life be born again 神规定了凡真正相信耶稣为人赎罪而死, 又从死里复活的人, 就得了新生命被重生 n) God s Holy Spirit grants them a new nature so that they can understand and believe the truth of these events. Once more, a person can have a relationship with God in this world and life eternal in heaven. 神的圣灵给予人一个新的生命, 这样人就能理解并相信这些真理, 如此, 在今生人与神的关系复合, 并于死后能到天堂享永生的福乐 o) Unlike other religions, no-one can become a Christian by human persuasion, deception or coercion. Only God Himself can convince a person of the truth of these things and make them secure in His love and this He does through the Holy Spirit. 不像其他的宗教, 没有人可以因为他人的劝说欺骗或强迫, 而成为基督徒, 只有神自己通过圣灵的感动使人信服这些真理, 并保守人在他的爱中 p) When God draws near to a person, he becomes a Christian willingly and his heart and mind respond in love and joy. 当神靠近一个人, 这个人会自觉自愿地成为基督徒, 他的心与思想会以爱和喜乐回应 a. At the beginning of time, God created Angels, spirit beings to serve Him. They have personality and can exercise choice but they are different in many ways from human beings. 起初, 神创造了天使, 是为神而服役的灵, 他们有自己的位格, 可以进行选择, 但是无论从哪种角度来讲, 天使是有别于人类的 b. The greatest of them rebelled against God and has ever since sought to gain the domination of mankind in ways which are in direct opposition to that which God intended. 天使中权力最大的一个天使长背叛了神, 并且从此以后一直用与神的旨意相反的方法来掌握对人类的控制权 c. He is referred to in the Bible as the Devil 这个灵就是圣经中所指的魔鬼 d. As a spirit being, he works upon the corruptions in human nature, seeking always to turn them from obedience to God and to the worship and obedience of himself. 作为一个邪灵他努力利用人类堕落的本性, 经常驱使人类不顺从神而去敬拜与顺服于他 ( 魔鬼 ) e. He is the chief but unseen enemy of mankind. 他 ( 魔鬼 ) 是人类甚难识透的首要劲敌 f. He was the instigator of mans disobedience and the initial, and continuing separation from God. 他 ( 魔鬼 ) 是最初让人类去反叛神的煽动者, 并持续不断做间离神与人的工作 g. In order to succeed in his actions it was essential that he caused Jesus to disobey God and to become corrupt like the rest of men. He failed. 为了达到目的, 他 ( 魔鬼 ) 必须使耶稣背叛神, 如同人类一样堕落, 但是他失败了 h. Jesus led the perfect life which God s justice and holiness demanded and in dying on the cross, his sacrifice was accepted by God the Father as payment for the sins of those who would become Christians. 4

5 耶稣在世上完美无瑕的生命满足了神对公义与圣洁的要求, 他死在十字架上所献上的赎罪祭被神 ( 圣父 ) 所悦纳, 这赎罪祭赎清了那些成为基督徒的人的罪债 i. Although the Devil is still active in his work today in the hearts and minds of men, because of Jesus he is defeated, and at a time appointed by God, will be judged and destroyed. 尽管魔鬼今天仍活跃地在人的心里与头脑中工作, 但因主耶稣已战胜了他们 ( 魔鬼 ), 并在神所特定的那个时刻, 他 ( 魔鬼 ) 终究会被神审判和毁灭 The Beautiful consequences of this are :- 美妙的结果是 1. Through the design of God, the sacrifice of Jesus, His son, and the revelation of these truths to the heart and mind by the Holy Spirit a person may enter into a relationship with God. 通过神的计划, 他的独生爱子耶稣的牺牲, 圣灵的感动, 人重新得以进入神与人的关系中 2. A person may enjoy this relationship now in this world, and look forward to even closer relationship in heaven. 人可以在这个世界上享受与神的美好关系, 并期待着天堂里与神更亲密的关系 3. To a Christian, death no longer has the terrors of the unknown. God promises Christians eternal life, and joy and fulfilment in His presence in heaven. 对于基督徒来说, 死亡不再是未知的恐惧, 神应许基督徒永生以及永远享受与主在一起的喜乐 The Terrible consequences of those who do not find the forgiveness of sin through the Lord Jesus Christ are :- 对于那些不通过耶稣基督求赦免的人 1. That after death, they will continue to exist in a state of separation from God. 死亡之后, 他们将继续存在于一个与神隔离的状态 2. They will be aware of, but not able to enjoy, all the wonderful blessings of an existence with God who is Holy and the creator of all things. 他们将能意识到, 但却不能享受神这位神圣的万物的创造者所赏赐的美妙祝福 3. They will have no relationship or contact with any other person. 他们将不能与其他人有任何关系或联系 4. It is a state of unremitting regret and has been likened to being continually burned by fire. 这是一个充满悔恨的地方, 它被比作成如同被焚烧在一场永不熄灭的大火焰中 5. After death, there is no further opportunity to find this faith and escape the terrible consequences. 人死后, 就再没有任何机会去寻求这位神来逆转这可怕的结局了 5

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