約書亞記 第10章 中英摘要

  許多人都有疑問,神為何對五個亞摩利王殘忍,卻對以色列人那麼好?其實,神給足了迦南人機會悔改,但他們仍不信神,聖經不可斷章取義,而是要連貫地讀,人、事、時、地、物都很重要,我們能從中發現神做事的模式是和我們很不同的,不要用我們有限的眼光去評斷神做事的方式。神是慈愛的,但祂同時也是施行審判的烈火,當審判來臨時,希望我們都不要成為那個後悔的人,所以我們都要努力地向家人們傳福音,否則當福音的門一關,所有不信主的人就如迦南人一樣,失掉了得救的機會。

  傳福音絕對不是靠口才,而是要讓人看見你生命的改變;如果一個人只是熟讀聖經,但不傳講福音,也不結果子,那麼他可能只會定罪人、論斷人,完全沒有生命的展現,很容易就成了法利賽人。

  全世界最認識神的是「撒旦」,但牠認識神卻不順服神;我們和撒旦的不同是,我們認識神,但我們也敬畏神、順服神。

  當我們接受福音,成為神國的一份子時,我們的身分改變了,當這個世界都被咒詛時,我們都因神的保護而成為被祝福的,我們本來是走向滅亡的罪人,但是我們因著信,都成為了蒙恩的罪人。

  當我們的生命被神改變後,我們都要去撒種,這種子是神的話,我們撒種是講神的話,而不是愛說什麼就說什麼,所以我們需要學習神的話、認識神的話,讀經、培訓可以幫助我們學習抓重點,什麼時候該說什麼話,如何將種子撒在對的地方,撒在好土上,才能結出百倍的果子來。

  當約書亞起來行動時,神就對他說:「不要怕他們,因為我已將他們交在你手裡,他們無一人能在你面前站立得住。」神幫助約書亞,將仇敵踩在腳下,因著約書亞的順服,凡事都照著神所吩咐的去做,神就為以色列人爭戰;如果不順服,神是無法替我們爭戰的。弟兄姊妹們,我們都要順服神、起來行動,讓全能的神替我們來爭戰。

2015/10/1 葉長老 風美小組信息/宜薰 摘錄整理

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Joshua 10

  Many people may ask, “why was God so cruel to the five Amorite kings but so kind to the Israelites?” Actually, God has given the Canaanites sufficient time to repent; however, they did not turn towards God. While reading the Bible, we should not interpret out of, but within, context; who, when, where, what, why, are all important elements. When we read the Bible closely, we would find that God does things in very different patterns from ours. Therefore, we should not use our limited knowledge and wisdom to judge the way of God. God is kind, loving and forgiving, but He is also a consuming fire. Let’s hope that when the judgement day comes, we are not among those who regret. Let us try as hard as we can to spread the Gospel among our families; otherwise, when the gate closes, all those nonbelievers will be like the Canaanites; they will lost their chance of being saved.

  We spread the Gospel not only by our words, but also by the changes in our lives. If a man is familiar with the Bible but does not evangelize or bear any fruit, he may become condemning and judgmental, yet without life of Jesus Christ; he can easily become a Pharisee.

Satan knows the power of God best, but He chose to disobey God. What makes us different from the devil is that we know God, and we choose to revere and obey Him.

When we accept Jesus and become part of His family, our identity was changed. While the world is cursed, we are all blessed become of God’s protection. We were sinners walking toward destruction, but because of our faith, we are now blessed sinners.

  After God changes our lives, we should all sow the seed. The seed is the word of God; we cannot say whatever we want. We need to study and understand God’s word. Reading the Bible and getting some training can help us understand when to speak and how to sow the seed in the right place. When the seed fall on good soil, it will yield a hundred time what was sown.

  When Joshua rose up and act, God said to him, “Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.” God helped Joshua and put his enemies under his feet. Because Joshua was obedient toward God and followed God’s every command, the Lord fought for the Israelites. If we do not obey Him, God will not fight for us. Dear brothers and sister, let us rise up and act, so that the almighty God will fight the war for us.

2015/10/1 Message by Elder Yeh