【050】今日灵粮 Spiritual FOOD TODAY：耶稣复活的不可思议的真理和大能 The Incredible Truth and Power of Jesus' Resurrection

【SCRIPTURE 经文】：今天，我们庆祝耶稣复活的不可思议的真理和大能。这不仅仅是一个历史事件；它是我们信仰的根基，应许永生，并强有力地改变着我们的日常生活。复活彰显了神战胜死亡和罪恶的终极力量。它有力地提醒我们，有了神，看似不可能的事情实际上触手可及。这同样的力量不仅在来世与我们同在，而且现在也通过圣灵的恩赐与我们同在，赋予我们力量去作见证并分享福音。因此，使徒保罗鼓励我们不要依靠自己的力量。圣灵住在我们里面，使耶稣从死里复活的力量，同样也存在于你身上，所以说：“基督若在你们心里，身体就因罪而死，心灵却因义而活。然而，叫耶稣从死里复活者的灵若住在你们心里，那叫基督耶稣从死里复活的，也必藉着住在你们心里的圣灵，使你们必死的身体又活过来。”；Today, we celebrate the incredible truth and power of Jesus' resurrection. It's more than just a historical event; it's the foundation of our faith, promising eternal life and powerfully transforming our daily lives. The resurrection demonstrates God's ultimate power over death and sin. It's a powerful reminder that with God, the seemingly impossible is actually within reach. This same power is with us not only in the afterlife but also now through the gift of the Holy Spirit, empowering us to bear witness and share the gospel. Therefore, the Apostle Paul encourages us not to rely on our own strength. The Holy Spirit lives in us, and the same power that raised Jesus from the dead also lives in you, saying: “But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.” (罗马书 Romans 8:10-11)

【SHARING 分享】:《Spiritual FOOD TODAY今日灵粮》 分享的经文是罗马书 Romans 8:10-11。许多圣经学者一致认为，使徒保罗在这节经文中强调，耶稣基督的复活不仅象征着祂战胜死亡，也象征着对信徒未来恩典和能力的应许，使他们有能力作见证和传扬福音。这能力根植于圣灵，使信徒能够活出更新的生命，依靠神的能力克服传福音的困难和见证的挑战，即使在试炼和不完美中也能追求圣洁、救赎的永生。

约翰·派博牧师 Pastor Rev. John Piper 在他的 “纯全喜乐 Pure Joy” 专栏中发表了一篇题为 《宣扬基督的能力 Proclaiming the Power of Christ》 的讲道，引用使徒行传 Acts 4:33 来提醒信徒，加深他们的反思和确信，强调神非凡的未来恩典和能力，供他们在作见证时倚靠。在这节经文中，使徒保罗劝勉我们要继续努力效法使徒，为耶稣基督的复活和救恩的福音作见证。约翰·派博牧师继续说道，即使我们无法与听众产生共鸣，如果我们明天仍要为基督作见证，关键不在于我们自身的才能，而在于神应许的未来丰盛恩典和圣灵的帮助。

因此，在所有人中，使徒们似乎最不需要帮助就能为复活的基督作令人信服的见证。他们与基督同在三年，见证了祂在十字架上的死，也见证了祂的复活。使徒行传 Acts 1:3 记载，他们的见证显明了 “许多确据” 。约翰·派博牧师进一步质疑道： “你或许会认为他们会依靠过去的荣耀来支持他们的见证事工，毕竟，那些过去的荣耀仍然鲜活。” 然而，使徒行传的记载告诉我们并非如此。忠心有效见证的力量，主要并非来自记忆中的恩典或累积的知识，而是来自 “大恩典” 的新鲜感，即耶稣差遣圣灵的工作和帮助。这在使徒身上是如此，在今天为基督作见证的我们身上也是如此。

约翰·派博牧师继续解释说，无论神显明什么神迹奇事来帮助我们为基督作见证，它们临到我们的方式，都与它们临到司提反的方式一样，因为使徒行传 Acts 6:8 记载：“司提反满得恩惠能力，在民间行了大奇事和神迹。”

在事工中特别需要的时候，神会赐给我们非凡的未来恩典，以及保惠师圣灵的能力。这是神大能的新鲜工作。因此，使徒行传 Acts 14:3 和希伯来书 Hebrews 2:4 都描述了神和祂的圣灵与他们同在，帮助他们作见证，彰显神奇妙的恩典，“证明祂恩惠的道”。这意味着，因着神不变的爱而来的 “大能的恩典”，见证了救主耶稣降临的目的，以及神救恩的 “真理的恩典”。

今日的灵粮分享主题是 “耶稣复活的不可思议的真理与大能”。一位圣经学者与我得出了相同的结论：这不仅是对我们未来荣耀的应许，也是当下的现实。复活之后，神的灵 —— 圣灵或保惠师 —— 降临。圣灵赐予我们力量，使我们活出蒙神喜悦的生活，抵挡试探，并在爱心、喜乐、和平、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、温柔和节制中成长。想想你所面临的挑战 —— 焦虑、与罪的挣扎、艰难的人际关系。你是否感到不知所措？记住，你不必依靠自己的力量。使耶稣从死里复活的大能也在你身上，帮助你见证并委身于传扬福音和拯救生命的大使命。

The Scripture passage shared in 《Spiritual FOOD TODAY今日灵粮》 is Romans 8:10-11. Many Bible scholars agree that the Apostle Paul emphasizes in this verse that Jesus Christ's resurrection not only symbolizes His victory over death but also signifies the promise of future grace and power for believers, empowering them to bear witness and share the gospel. This power, rooted in the Holy Spirit, enables believers to live a renewed life, relying on God's power to overcome the difficulties of evangelism and the challenges of witnessing, and to pursue a holy and redeeming eternal life even amid trials and imperfections.

In his "Pure Joy" column, Pastor Rev. John Piper delivered a sermon titled "Proclaiming the Power of Christ," quoting Acts 4:33 to remind believers and deepen their reflection and conviction, emphasizing God's extraordinary future grace and power for them to rely on in their witnessing. In this verse, the Apostle Paul exhorts us to continue striving to be like the apostles in bearing witness to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the gospel of salvation. Pastor John Piper goes on to say that if we were to bear witness for Christ tomorrow even if we could not resonate with the audience, the key would not lie in our own talent but in the abundant future grace promised by God and the helping work of the Holy Spirit.

Thus, of all people, the apostles seemed to need the least help in bearing convincing witness to the resurrected Christ. They had lived with Christ for three years, witnessed His death on the cross, and witnessed His resurrection. Acts 1:3 records that their testimony revealed "many assurances." Pastor John Piper further questions, saying, "You might think they would rely on past glories to support their witnessing ministries, after all, those past glories were still so fresh." However, the account and record of the book of Acts tells us otherwise. The power of faithful, effective witnessing comes not primarily from remembered grace or accumulated knowledge, but from the freshness of "great grace," the work and assistance of the Holy Spirit sent by Jesus, bestowed upon us. This was true for the apostles, and it is true for us as witnesses for Christ today.

Pastor John Piper went on to explain that no matter what signs and wonders God may reveal to aid our witness for Christ, they come to us in the same way they did to Stephen, for Acts 6:8 records: "Stephen, full of grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people."

In moments of special need in ministry, God provides us with extraordinary future grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. This is a fresh work of God's power. Therefore, Acts 14:3 and Hebrews 2:4 both describe God and his Holy Spirit as being with them, helping them bear witness, revealing God's miraculous grace "to testify to the word of his grace." This means that the "grace of power", permitted by God's unfailing love, bears witness to the purpose of the Savior Jesus' coming and the "grace of truth" of God's salvation.

Today's spiritual sharing is "The Incredible Truth and Power of Jesus' Resurrection." A Bible scholar has reached the same conclusion as I do: this is not only a promise of future glory for us, but also a present reality. After the resurrection, God's Spirit — the Holy Spirit or the Comforter — comes. The Holy Spirit empowers us to live lives pleasing to God, resist temptation, and grow in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Think about the challenges you face — anxiety, struggles with sin, difficult relationships. Do you feel overwhelmed? Remember, you don't have to rely on your own strength. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is also upon you, helping you bear witness and commit to the Great Commission of spreading the gospel and saving lives.

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