(519) 「灵粮主题 TODAY’s Topic」：信实的神会通过救主耶稣洗净我们所有的罪孽 The Faithful God Will Wash Away All Our Sins Through Jesus Our Savior

「灵粮经节 TODAY’s Verses」：「我们若说自己无罪，便是自欺，真理不在我们心里了。我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。我们若说自己没有犯过罪，便是以神为说谎的，他的道也不在我们心里了; If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us. 」 (约翰一书 1 John 1: 8-10)

「灵粮分享 TODAY’s Sharing」：美国印第安纳州西摩第一浸信会 First Baptist Church 杰里米·迈尔斯牧师 Rev. Jeremy Myers, 在救赎神 Redeeming God 网站上分享了一篇关于 “不可饶恕的罪 Unforgivable Sin” 的讲道。 迈尔斯牧师提到，大多数基督徒在生命中的某个时刻都想知道自己是否犯了不可饶恕的罪。 迈尔斯牧师曾亲自与离婚、堕胎或通奸的基督徒交谈，并认为他们犯了不可饶恕的罪。其他人则认为自杀是不可饶恕的罪过。 如果一个人自杀，那么他就会下地狱。 然后这位牧师也与一些相信不可饶恕的罪就是拒绝神的人交谈。 他们相信，如果你是基督徒，但你又像不是基督徒一样生活，或者你咒骂耶稣，或否认你曾经认识祂，那么这就是不可饶恕的罪。 迈尔斯牧师还指出，我们还有圣经中杀人和通奸的人的例子，但据说他们像雅各的儿子一样得救了。 其他人，如所罗门、亚玛谢和乌西雅，很可能会在天堂，但在他们的一生中并没有非常忠实于神。 他们中有些人犯了通奸罪、娶多个妻子、犯了谋杀罪、拜偶像。 然后，以西结书 18 章中的义人因行不义而死，哥林多前书 5 章中的义人与他的岳母有乱伦关系。 罗得与他的女儿们乱伦。 使徒行传第 5 章中的亚拿尼亚和撒非喇，以及圣经中许多其他离经叛道的真信徒的例子。

我们的神是有至高有主权、公义、圣洁的神。 所有这一切的目的是为了表明神的恩典比我们大多数人所知道的更深更广。 当我们悔改并以他坚定不移的爱转向他时，他就爱我们所有能知罪悔改的人。 因此，使徒约翰在我们今天引用的《今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY》经文中宣讲了这一点，特别是在《约翰一书》1: 9 中。 “… 我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪 …”

今晨在「圣经日日行 We Devote」里，读到甘力克牧师 Rev. Nicky Gumbel 写了一篇， “全然赦免” 的分享。牧者甘力克牧师引用诗篇 Psalm 32: 1-11 告诉我们，籍着大卫的训诲诗告诉我们说： “得赦免其过、遮盖其罪的，这人是有福的！大卫向神陈明他的罪，不隐瞒他的恶。大卫说：我要向耶和华承认我的过犯，神就赦免我的罪恶。。这也就是「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」主题要分享的, “信实的神会通过救主耶稣洗净我们所有的罪孽” 。

甘力克牧师牧师接着举例解释道：桑迪·米勒 Sandy Millar 主教曾经谈到，有一次他沿着海滩散步，他注意到沙滩因为众人的踩踏，变得高低不平。但第二天清晨，原本坑坑洼洼的沙滩被海水彻底冲刷干净。面对焕然一新的海滩，桑迪感到耶稣在跟他说：“这就是赦免。” 被耶稣基督赦免，就好像生命中的一切不良记录被海浪彻底冲刷干净一般。

牧者续而鼓励安慰我们说，经历赦免会带来我们人生所有的困苦得释放和安息。你是否无法原谅他人，甚至自己的过失？饶恕他人和自己的关键是明白神对你的赦免有多大。只有那些被饶恕的人才能饶恕他人。C.S. Lewis 路易斯说： “既然是基督徒，你就要原谅那些不可原谅的人，因为神已经原谅了不可原谅的你。” 论到宽恕自己，他这样写道：“如果神都宽恕了我们，那我们必须宽恕自己。否则，就好像我们设立了一座比神更高尚的法庭。” 通过耶稣，神让我们得到完全的宽恕。牧者所引用的本诗篇谈到被神赦免所带来的巨大改变：

（1）释放我们脱离审判之手：大卫描述了 ”灵魂” 因为得不到赦免而经历的极度痛苦：在经节诗篇 32: 3-4 里，他说，“我闭口不认罪的时候，因终日唉哼而骨头枯干。黑夜白日，你的手在我身上沉重；我的精液耗尽，如同夏天的干旱”； （2）在神面前彻底敞开：得赦免的途径是来到主面前，毫无遮掩和伪装：在同一篇第 5 节里，他恳求着说，“我向你陈明我的罪，不隐瞒我的恶。我说：‘我要向耶和华承认我的过犯。’ 你就赦免我的罪恶”；（3）拥有全新开始：知道自己罪得赦免，这本身就是巨大的祝福。所以大卫在同一篇 1-2 经节里大胆地宣说： “得赦免其过、遮盖其罪的，这人是有福的。凡心里没有诡诈，耶和华不算为有罪的，这人是有福的” 。

以本诗篇为论据，保罗在罗马书 4: 6-8 中表明，通过耶稣为罪人而死，神将义，凭着人的信赐给人。因此，罪得赦免绝不是人凭善行可以赚得的。通过十字架，神恢复了我们与他的正确关系。因此，我们就像大卫在诗篇 32：6 第一段里，可以向神祷告；同一篇 7 节第一段里说，神成为我们的 “藏身之处”；7 节第二段里描述神保守我们脱离苦难；8 节里说他指引我们，10 节里提到神并用 “慈爱四面环绕” 着我们。你不可能通过好行为，而第 10 节里已经告诉我们，只能凭着相信神，来领受这所有的恩典。如果你正确解读旧约，就知道悔改和信靠才是通向赦免的唯一道路。然而，得赦免不是继续犯罪的理由，而是不再犯罪的动力。既然我们已经得到神的赦免，就应该渴望行在神的道路上。神承诺会指引我们， 所以在第 8 节里，神籍着大卫安慰着我们说：“我要教导你，指示你当行的路；我要定睛在你身上劝诫你”。

犹如今日诗篇 32：9 节里形容的，神不希望你像一头必须通过马衔和缰绳才能被驾驭的马。他想让你避免经历因悖逆圣灵而导致的痛苦。如果你遵从圣灵的带领，就能免受不必要的伤痛。神希望你每日都聆听他的声音，遵守他的教导，行在他的道路上，并且坚信他对你的爱。大家星期五开心，周末愉快！

「灵粮祷告 TODAY’s Prayer」：当一切都说完了，在今日的分享总结里 「今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY」也就引用以弗所书 Ephesians 4: 32，与大家在主的爱里能互相勉励与祷告。在这节经文中，使徒保罗提醒我们不但在神家教会里的事奉，要有这样礼让相待，就是在神家教会之外，与社会人事关系，也都要和睦相处，行善礼让，使人蒙得神的爱。咱们若是软弱跌倒，有了过犯得罪神也得罪了人，我们必须谦卑下来，依靠祷告祈求神的怜悯和赦免，也给人道歉蒙爱。因为，“信实的神会通过救主耶稣洗净我们所有的罪孽”。所以经节里保罗鼓励着我们说：“并要以恩慈相待，存怜悯的心，彼此饶恕，正如神在基督里饶恕了你们一样。” 奉主名祷告，阿门！

Rev. Jeremy Myers, pastor of First Baptist Church in Seymour, Indiana, USA, shared a sermon on “Unforgivable Sin” on the Redeeming God website. Pastor Myers mentioned that most Christians at some point in their lives wonder if they have committed the unforgivable sin. Pastor Myers has personally spoken with Christians who have divorced, had abortions, or committed adultery and believed that they had committed the unforgivable sin. Others consider suicide an unforgivable sin. If a person commits suicide, then he will go to hell. The pastor then also spoke with people who believed the unforgivable sin was to reject God. They believe that if you are a Christian but you live as if you are not a Christian, or you curse Jesus, or deny that you ever knew Him, then that is the unforgivable sin. Pastor Myers also pointed out that we also have examples in the Bible of murderers and adulterers, but they were said to be saved like the sons of Jacob. Others, like Solomon, Amaziah, and Uzziah, may well be in heaven but were not very faithful to God throughout their lives. Some of them committed adultery, took multiple wives, committed murder, and worshiped idols. Then, the righteous man in Ezekiel 18 dies for doing unrighteousness, and the righteous man in 1 Corinthians 5 has an incestuous relationship with his mother-in-law. Lot committed incest with his daughters. Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5, and many other examples of deviant true believers in the Bible.

Our God is the sovereign, righteous, and holy God. The purpose of all of this is to show that God’s grace is deeper and wider than most of us know. He loves all of us who can repent of our sins when we repent and turn to Him in His unwavering love. So, the Apostle John preaches this in the Spiritual FOOD TODAY scriptures that we quote today, specifically in 1 John 1: 9. “…if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins …”

This morning in "We Devote," I read an article written by Pastor Rev. Nicky Gumbel, sharing about "Total Forgiveness." The pastor, Pastor Gumbel, quoted Psalm 32: 1-11 and told us through David’s exhortation psalm: “Blessed is the man whose transgressions are forgiven and his sins are covered! David stated to God His sins are not concealed. David said: I will confess my sins to the Lord, and God will forgive my sins. This is what the theme of "今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY" is about to share, "The Faithful God Will Wash Away All Our Sins Through Jesus Our Savior."

Pastor Gumbel then explained with an example: Bishop Sandy Millar once said that one time he was walking along the beach and he noticed that the beach became uneven due to the trampling of people. But early the next morning, the originally bumpy beach was completely washed away by the sea water. Facing the brand-new beach, Sandy felt Jesus telling him: "This is forgiveness." Being forgiven by Jesus Christ was like all the bad records in life being completely washed away by the waves.

The pastor continued to encourage and comfort us, saying that experiencing forgiveness will bring relief and rest from all the difficulties in our lives. Are you unable to forgive others or even your own faults? The key to forgiving others and yourself is understanding the extent of God’s forgiveness for you. Only those who have been forgiven can forgive others. C.S. Lewis said: "As a Christian, you must forgive those who are unforgivable, because God has forgiven you who are unforgivable." Regarding forgiving yourself, he wrote: "If God has forgiven us, then we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is as if we have set up a higher court than God. " Through Jesus, God offers us complete forgiveness. The psalm quoted by the pastor speaks of the dramatic change that comes with being forgiven by God:

(1) Deliver us from the hands of judgment: David describes the excruciating pain the “soul” goes through because of the lack of forgiveness: In Psalm 32: 3-4, he says, “When I kept silent, my bones are withered by my groaning all day long. Your hand is heavy on me night and day; my essence is drained like the drought of summer." (2) Being completely open before God: the way to be forgiven is to come to the Lord, without concealment or pretense: In verse 5 of the same passage, he pleads, “I declare my sin to you, and I will not conceal my evil. I say, ‘I will confess my transgression to the Lord. 'You will forgive my sins'; (3) Have a new beginning: knowing that your sins are forgiven is a huge blessing in itself. That’s why David boldly declared in the same verse 1-2: “Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven and his sin covered. Blessed is the man who has no deceit in his heart, but the Lord does not count him guilty. of".

Using this psalm as an argument, Paul shows in Romans 4: 6-8 that through Jesus' death for sinners, God imparts righteousness to men through faith. Therefore, forgiveness of sins cannot be earned by good deeds. Through the cross, God restores us into a right relationship with Himself. Therefore, like David in Psalm 32: 6, first paragraph, we can pray to Him; the same Psalm, verse 7, first paragraph, says that God becomes our “hiding place”; verse 7, second paragraph describes God keeps us from suffering; verse 8 says he guides us, and verse 10 mentions God surrounding us with “love on every side.” You can't do it through good works, and verse 10 tells us that you can only receive all this grace by trusting God. If you read the Old Testament correctly, you know that repentance and trust are the only paths to forgiveness. However, forgiveness is not a reason to continue sinning, but an incentive not to sin again. Now that we have received God’s forgiveness, we should desire to walk in God’s ways. God promises to guide us, so in verse 8, God comforts us through David and says: "I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will keep my eyes on you and admonish you."

As described in today’s Psalm 32: 9, God does not want you to be like a horse that must be driven by a bit and a bridle. He wants you to avoid experiencing the pain that comes from disobedience to the Holy Spirit. If you follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, you can avoid unnecessary pain. God wants you to listen to His voice, obey His teachings, walk in His ways, and have faith in His love for you every day. Happy Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

When everything is said and done, in today’s sharing summary, “今日灵粮Spiritual FOOD TODAY” would like to quote Ephesians 4: 32, so that everyone can be encouraged and pray for each other in the love of the Lord. In this verse, the apostle Paul reminds us that we must not only be courteous to each other when serving in the church of God’s house, but also live in harmony and be kind and courteous in our relationships with society and people outside the church of God’s house, so that man can be seen and loved by God. If we are weak and fall, and have sinned against God and others, we must be humble, pray for God’s mercy and forgiveness, and apologize to others to receive love. Because, “the faithful God will cleanse us from all sin through our Savior Jesus.” So, Paul encourages us in the verses: “Be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Pray in the name of the Lord, Amen!

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