BA 7 Assurance from the Holy Spirit
BA 7 来自圣灵的保证
Lesson Seven
第七课
Assurance from the Holy Spirit
来自圣灵的保证
Some people believe that the Holy Spirit is an impersonal force that God sends forth to protect his people from sickness, disease, and the forces of evil. What does the Bible say?
有些人认为，圣灵是一种非个人的力量，上帝派它出来保护他的子民免受疾病和邪恶势力的侵害。圣经是怎么说的？
The Old Testament often speaks of the Spirit of God, but it does not explicitly portray the Spirit as a person distinct from Yahweh. There is virtually nothing in the Old Testament to suggest that the Spirit of God is the third person in the trinity. The word “trinity” is not found in scripture, yet glimpses of the triune God are implicitly seen in scripture from Genesis to Revelation. It is not until we come to the New Testament that we find explicit evidence that our one God consists of three persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
旧约中经常提到神的灵，但并没有明确地将神的灵描绘成不同于耶和华的人。旧约中几乎没有任何内容表明神的灵是三位一体中的第三位。经文中没有 "三位一体 "这个词，但从创世纪到启示录的经文中隐约可以看到三位一体的神的影子。直到新约，我们才找到明确的证据，证明我们的上帝由三位一体组成。圣父、圣子和圣灵。
The Triune God in the New Testament
新约中的三位一体的上帝
In the New Testament, Father, Son, and Spirit are involved in the conception of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:26-35). Father, Son, and Spirit are at the baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; John 1:29- 34). Father, Son, and Spirit are found in the great commission. Jesus says, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:18-19). Father, Son, and Spirit are also included in the Lord's farewell address to his apostles on the eve of his crucifixion. He says to them, “I (the Son) will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever–the Spirit of truth” (John 14:16-17). Jesus later refers to the Spirit of truth as “the Holy Spirit” (John 14:26). Then Jesus says, “When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes out from the Father, he will testify of me” (John 15:26-27).
在新约中，圣父、圣子和圣灵都参与了耶稣的孕育过程（马太福音1：18-23；路加福音1：26-35）。父、子、灵在耶稣受洗时出现（马太福音3：13-17；约翰福音1：29-34）。父、子、灵都在大使命中。耶稣说："天上地下所有的权柄都赐给我了。所以你们要去使万民作我的门徒，奉父、子、圣灵的名给他们施洗"（马太福音28：18-19）。父、子、圣灵也包括在主在被钉死在十字架上的前夕对其使徒的告别讲话中。他对他们说："我（儿子）要问父，他要赐给你们另一位保惠师，永远与你们同在，就是真理的圣灵"（约翰福音14:16-17）。耶稣后来把真理的灵称为 "圣灵"（约翰福音14:26）。然后耶稣说："等我从父那里派来的保惠师，就是从父那里出来的真理的灵，他要为我作见证"（约翰福音15：26-27）。
The Holy Spirit Is a Person.
圣灵是一个人。
Jesus used personal pronouns with reference to the Holy Spirit. He said, “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears; and he will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to me by taking what is mine and making it known to you” (John 16:13-14). Seven times in these two verses, Jesus uses the personal pronouns “he,” “his,” and “him.” Personal pronouns refer to a person.
耶稣在提到圣灵时使用了人称代词。他说："真理的圣灵来了，他要引导你们明白一切的真理。他不凭自己说话，只说他所听见的；他要告诉你们将来的事。他要把我的东西拿出来给你们看，使我得荣耀"（约翰福音16:13-14）。在这两节经文中，耶稣七次使用人称代词 "他"、"他的 "和 "他"。人称代词指的是一个人。
Throughout the New Testament, the Holy Spirit is said to have personal attributes: The Holy Spirit thinks (1 Corinthians 2:10). He loves (Romans 5:5). He grieves (Ephesians 4:30). He can be insulted (Hebrews 10:29). He makes choices (1 Corinthians 12:11). He teaches (1 Corinthians 2:13). He guides (Romans 8:14). He counsels (John 14:16). He commands (Acts 8:29). He speaks (Acts 13:2). In the New Testament, the Holy Spirit is revealed as a person.
在整个新约中，圣灵被说成是有个人属性的。圣灵会思考（哥林多前书2：10）。他爱（罗马书5:5）。他忧伤（以弗所书4：30）。他可以被侮辱（希伯来书10：29）。他做出选择（哥林多前书12：11）。他教导人（哥林多前书2：13）。他引导（罗马书8:14）。他劝告（约翰福音14:16）。他命令（使徒行传8:29）。他说话（使徒行传13:2）。在新约中，圣灵被揭示为一个人。
The Holy Spirit Is Divine.
圣灵是神圣的。
The divine personhood of the Spirit becomes clear in the case of Ananias and Sapphira who lied about the money they brought to the apostles for distribution to the poor. Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit? . . . What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God” (Acts 5:4). By lying to the Holy Spirit, Ananias had lied to God. The Holy Spirit is a divine being.
圣灵的神性在亚拿尼亚和撒非喇的案例中变得很清楚，他们对他们带给使徒的钱财进行了撒谎，以便分给穷人。彼得说："亚拿尼亚，撒旦怎么会如此充满你的心，以致你对圣灵撒谎呢？. . 是什么使你想到要做这样的事？你不是对人说谎，是对神说谎"（使徒行传5:4）。通过对圣灵撒谎，亚拿尼亚对上帝撒谎。圣灵是一个神圣的存在。
The Spirit Reveals the Deep Things of God to Us.
圣灵向我们揭示了神的深层事物。
Paul declares that God has revealed his secret wisdom to us by his Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:7-10). Then Paul writes, “The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. . . . no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us” (1 Corinthians 2:10-12).
保罗宣称，神已经通过他的灵向我们揭示了他的秘密智慧（哥林多前书2:7-10）。然后保罗写道："圣灵查考一切的事，甚至神深奥的事。...除了神的灵，没有人知道神的心意。我们所领受的，不是世上的灵，乃是那从神来的灵，叫我们明白神所白白赐给我们的"（哥林多前书2:10-12）。
Through the Spirit-inspired word, the Holy Spirit reveals to us the secret wisdom of God and enables us to understand the wonder, beauty, and glory of what God has given us through Jesus Christ.
通过圣灵启发的话语，圣灵向我们揭示了上帝的秘密智慧，使我们能够理解上帝通过耶稣基督赐给我们的奇迹、美丽和荣耀。
The Spirit Lives in Us and Empowers Us.
圣灵住在我们里面，并赋予我们力量。
Paul asks the Christians in Corinth, “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? (1 Corinthians 6:19).
保罗问哥林多的基督徒："岂不知你们的身体是圣灵的殿，就是在你们里面的，是你们从神那里得来的吗？（哥林多前书6:19）。
In his letter to Roman Christians, Paul explains, “You . . . are controlled, not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ” (Romans 8:9).
在给罗马基督徒的信中，保罗解释说："你们......不是被肉体控制，而是被圣灵控制，如果神的灵住在你们里面。......不是被肉体控制，乃是被圣灵控制，如果神的灵住在你们心里。若有人没有基督的灵，就不属于基督"（罗马书8：9）。
This is strong language. Paul uses the terms “the Spirit,” “the Spirit of God,” “the Spirit of Christ,” and “the Holy Spirit” synonymously, and he insists that we do not belong to Christ if the Spirit is not living in us. It is because the Spirit is alive in us that we are no longer controlled by our flesh. The Spirit gives us moral and ethical power that we could never have without him.
这是很强烈的语言。保罗将 "圣灵"、"神的灵"、"基督的灵 "和 "圣灵 "作为同义词使用，他坚持认为，如果圣灵没有活在我们里面，我们就不属于基督了。正是因为圣灵在我们里面活着，我们才不再受肉体的控制。圣灵给了我们道德和伦理上的力量，如果没有他，我们永远不可能拥有这种力量。
To the Christians in Ephesus, Paul wrote, “I pray that out of his glorious riches he [God] may empower you through his Spirit in your inner being” (Ephesians 3:16).
对以弗所的基督徒，保罗写道："我祈求他[神]从他荣耀的丰富中，借着他的灵，在你们内心深处给你们力量"（以弗所书3：16）。
Paul knew from personal experience that a civil war rages within us. (See Romans 7:14-25; 1 Corinthians 9:27.) Our flesh pulls us in one direction, and our spirit pulls in another. Our flesh pulls us downward through lust, greed, pride, and other forms of evil. Yet, God has put eternity in our hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:11), and our spiritual nature draws us upward toward our Creator. We need help to conquer the flesh, and God provides that help through the Spirit.
保罗从个人的经验中知道，在我们内心深处有一场内战在肆虐。(见罗马书7:14-25；哥林多前书9:27。）我们的肉体把我们拉向一个方向，而我们的精神则拉向另一个方向。我们的肉体通过情欲、贪婪、骄傲和其他形式的邪恶把我们往下拉。然而，神把永恒放在我们心中（传道书3:11），我们的灵性吸引我们向上，走向我们的创造者。我们需要帮助来征服肉体，而神通过圣灵提供这种帮助。
The Spirit does not force us to walk in paths of righteousness, but when we want to follow Jesus, the Spirit assists us.
圣灵不会强迫我们走义路，但当我们想跟随耶稣时，圣灵会协助我们。
The Spirit Helps Us Kill the Misdeeds of the Flesh.
圣灵帮助我们杀灭肉体的恶行。
Paul warns, “For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live” (Romans 8:13). The Spirit helps us gain self-control.
保罗警告说："因为你们若照着罪性而活，必死无疑；但你们若靠着圣灵把身体的恶行治死，就必活着"（罗马书8：13）。圣灵帮助我们获得自制力。
Jesus says that we must make a choice. We can choose to indulge our fleshly appetites and follow the crowd down the broad road that leads to destruction; or we can follow the Spirit up the narrow road that leads to life (Matthew 7:13-14). Doing things our way is suicidal. Doing things God's way by the power of the Spirit is life-saving. The road on which the Spirit leads us will end at the pearly gates through which we will be ushered into heaven.
耶稣说，我们必须做出选择。我们可以选择放纵我们的肉体欲望，跟随人群走那条通往毁灭的宽阔道路；或者我们可以跟随圣灵走那条通往生命的狭窄道路（马太福音7：13-14）。按我们的方式做事是自杀行为。靠着圣灵的力量按上帝的方式做事是拯救生命的。圣灵带领我们走的路将以珍珠门为终点，通过珍珠门我们将被送入天堂。
The Spirit Testifies That We Are Children of God.
圣灵见证我们是神的孩子。
Paul asserts that “those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship” (Romans 8:15).
保罗断言："被神的灵引导的人是神的儿子。因为你们所领受的，不是叫你们再作恐惧的奴仆的灵，乃是领受了作儿子的灵"（罗马书8:15）。
The Greek word that is translated “sonship” refers to “adoption.” In his Daily Study Bible commentary, William Barclay writes, “In this passage, Paul is introducing us to another of the great metaphors in which he describes a new relationship of the Christian to God. Here Paul speaks of Christians being adopted into the family of God.”
译为 "儿子 "的希腊语是指 "收养"。威廉-巴克利在他的每日研究圣经评论中写道："在这段经文中，保罗向我们介绍了另一个伟大的比喻，他在其中描述了基督徒与神的新关系。在这里，保罗说基督徒被收养到神的家里"。
Paul uses the Roman adoption system as a backdrop. Barclay writes, “It is the consequences of adoption which are most significant for the picture that is in Paul's mind. There were four main consequences: (1) The adopted person lost all rights in his old family, and gained all the rights of a legitimate son in his new family. . . . (2) It followed that he became heir to his new father's estate. . . . (3) In law, the old life of the adopted person was completely wiped out, . . . all debts were cancelled. . . . The adopted person was regarded as a new person entering into a new life. . . . (4) In the eyes of the law, the adopted son was literally . . . the son of his new father.”
保罗用罗马的收养制度作为背景。巴克莱写道："对于保罗心中的画面来说，收养的后果才是最重要的。有四个主要后果。(1) 被收养者失去了在旧家庭的所有权利，而在新家庭获得了合法儿子的所有权利。. . . (2) 随之而来的是他成为新父亲财产的继承人。. . . (3) 在法律上，被收养者的旧生活被完全抹去，......所有的债务都被取消了。. . . 被收养的人被视为进入新生活的新的人。. . . (4) 在法律上，养子实际上是......他的新父亲的儿子"。
Paul may have had our adoption in mind when he wrote, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old is gone, the new has come!” (2 Corinthians 5:17).
当保罗写道："如果有人在基督里，他就是新造的人；旧的已经过去，新的已经来了！"他可能想到了我们的收养。(哥林多后书5:17）。
The moment we are adopted into God's family, we leave behind our allegiance to self, Satan, and sin, and we transfer our allegiance to our heavenly Father. Our spiritual debts are cancelled, and we begin a new life with God. As God's children, we are “heirs of God and coheirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17). To what are we heirs? Paul answers, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed to us” (Romans 8:18).
当我们被收养进入神的家庭时，我们就抛弃了对自我、撒旦和罪恶的效忠，而将我们的效忠转移到我们的天父。我们的精神债务被取消了，我们开始了与神的新生活。作为神的孩子，我们是 "神的后嗣，与基督同在"（罗马书8：17）。我们是什么后嗣？保罗回答说："我看我们现在所受的苦，比起将来显给我们的荣耀来，不值一提"（罗马书8：18）。
It is reassuring to know that “God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out ‘Abba, Father’” (Galatians 4:6). Notice, in this verse, that it is the Spirit who is doing the calling. Yet, “by the Spirit,” we too cry, “Abba, Father.” (Romans 8:15). When we pray, “Our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9), our human spirit testifies that we are children of God. Then, “the Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children” (Romans 8:16). Since the Spirit was present when God adopted us into his family, his testimony regarding our adoption is indisputable. We really are God's children and heirs to his riches.
知道 "神差他儿子的灵进入我们心里，就是那叫'阿爸，父'的灵"（加拉太书4:6）是令人放心的。注意，在这节经文中，是圣灵在进行呼唤。然而，"靠着圣灵"，我们也喊 "阿爸，父"。(罗马书8:15)。当我们祈祷 "我们在天上的父"（马太福音6:9）时，我们的人的精神证明我们是上帝的孩子。然后，"圣灵与我们的灵一同见证我们是神的儿女"（罗马书8：16）。由于上帝接纳我们进入他的家庭时，圣灵也在场，所以他关于我们被收养的见证是无可争议的。我们确实是上帝的孩子，是他财富的继承人。
When we become a Christian, we enter into the very family of God. As Barclay points out, we have done nothing to earn it; we have done nothing to deserve it, but God, in his amazing love and mercy, “has taken the lost, helpless, poverty-stricken, debt-laden sinner and adopted him into his own family, so that debts are cancelled and the unearned love and glory are inherited.”
当我们成为一名基督徒时，我们就进入了上帝的大家庭。正如巴克利所指出的，我们没有做任何事情来赚取它；我们没有做任何事情来配得它，但上帝以他惊人的爱和怜悯，"把迷失的、无助的、贫穷的、负债累累的罪人，领进他自己的家庭，这样，债务被取消了，不劳而获的爱和荣耀被继承了"。
The Holy Spirit Is God's Seal on Us.
圣灵是上帝在我们身上的印记。
In the ancient world, a businessman selling goods in the marketplace put a personal “seal” or stamp on all of his merchandise. Every bag of goods, every crate of products, everything that he put up for sale, contained his seal verifying that the merchandise was his.
在古代世界，在市场上销售商品的商人会在他所有的商品上盖上个人 "印章 "或印章。每一袋货物，每一箱产品，所有他出售的东西，都有他的印章，以验证商品是他的。
Paul portrays the Holy Spirit as God's seal on us. The Holy Spirit who lives in us, who bears spiritual fruit in us (Galatians 5:22-23), who transforms us into the likeness of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18), verifies that we belong to God.
保罗把圣灵描绘成神在我们身上的印记。住在我们里面的圣灵，在我们里面结出属灵的果子（加拉太书5:22-23），使我们变成基督的样式（哥林多后书3:18），验证了我们属于上帝的。
The Holy Spirit Is Also God's Pledge to Us.
圣灵也是上帝对我们的承诺。
In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul said that God “anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come” (2 Corinthians 1:21-22).
在给哥林多的第二封信中，保罗说，上帝 "用膏油涂抹我们，在我们身上盖上所有权的印记，把他的灵放在我们心里，作为存款，保证将来的事"（哥林多后书1：21-22）。
The Greek word that is translated “deposit” (arrabôn) is a word that means “down payment.” The Holy Spirit is God's down payment on heaven.
被翻译为 "存款"（arrabôn）的希腊语单词是 "定金 "的意思。圣灵是神在天堂的定金。
In this analogy, Paul is saying that our life in the Spirit is a foretaste of our glorious life after death. The Spirit is God's guarantee that the best is yet to come.
在这个比喻中，保罗是说我们在圣灵中的生活是我们死后荣耀生活的预兆。圣灵是神的保证，最好的还在后面。
Conclusion
总结
In summary, the Spirit leads us to God and to Christ. The Spirit brings honor and glory to them, not to himself. When God adopts us into his family, he gives us the Spirit to strengthen us, to enlighten us, to lead us, and to transform us into the likeness of Christ. The Spirit is God's seal that proves we belong to him. The Spirit is God's deposit which guarantees our inheritance in heaven. From the moment we are born again of water and the Spirit (John 3:3-5), the Spirit works in us to prepare us for eternity and to assure us that a glorious future awaits us in heaven.
总之，圣灵把我们引向上帝和基督。圣灵将荣誉和荣耀带给他们，而不是带给他自己。当神接纳我们进入他的家庭时，他给我们圣灵来加强我们，启迪我们，引导我们，并使我们变成基督的模样。圣灵是上帝的印章，证明我们属于他。圣灵是上帝的存款，保证我们在天上的遗产。从我们由水和圣灵重生的那一刻起（约翰福音3:3-5），圣灵就在我们里面工作，为我们的永恒做准备，并向我们保证天堂里有一个荣耀的未来在等着我们。
It is reassuring to know that “there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, . . . who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit” (Romans 8:1, 4).
知道 "现在在基督耶稣里的人不被定罪，......不按肉体生活，只按圣灵生活"（罗马书8：1，4）是令人欣慰的。
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