人們不喜歡奴隸這個詞，也不想被稱為某人的奴隸. 但在生活中, 你將成為某人的奴隸. 問題是, 你是誰的奴隸? Do you live after the flesh and do you belong to the darkness and are you a slave of the devil and do you listen and obey him or do you walk after the Spirit and do you belong to the Light and are you a slave of Jesus Christ and do you listen and obey Jesus Christ?
瓊脂和莎拉的寓言
在加拉太書 4:21-5:1, Paul gave the allegory of Agar and Sarah. Agar was a bondmaid (女奴), and her child Ishmael was born after the flesh. Sarah was a free woman and her child Isaac was born by the promise of God.
This allegory of Agar and Sarah in the Bible, represents the old creation that is born in the flesh (舊約), and the new creation that is born of the promise, 在耶穌基督里, 通過聖靈 (新約).
告訴我, 那些渴望受法律約束的人, 你沒聽到法律嗎? 因為它是寫的, 亞伯拉罕有兩個兒子, 女僕的 (女奴), 另一個是一個自由女人的作品. 但那使女所生的卻是按肉身生的; 但他對自由女人的承諾卻是。哪些事物是寓言: 因為這是兩個盟約; 來自西乃山的那一位, 哪一種性別容易受到束縛, 這是瓊脂. 這個瓊脂是阿拉伯半島的西乃山, 並回答現在的耶路撒冷, 並被她的孩子所束縛.
但上面的耶路撒冷是自由的, 這是我們所有人的母親. 因為它是寫的, 麾, 你不生育的貧瘠者; 爆發並哭泣, 你不勞苦: 因為孤苦伶仃的人比有丈夫的人有更多的孩子。現在我們, 兄弟們, 就像艾薩克一樣, 是應許之子. 但正如那時那按著肉體生的逼迫了那按著聖靈生的, 即使現在也是如此. 然而經文怎麼說? 趕出婢女和她的兒子: 因為使女的兒子不能與自由婦人的兒子一起繼承繼承權. 那麼那麼, 兄弟們, 我們不是女奴的孩子, 但免費的。因此，要堅守基督所賜我們的自由, 不再被束縛的枷鎖所糾纏 (加拉太書 4:21-5:1)
The old creation is a slave of the devil
在你認識耶穌基督之前，在祂把你從困境中拯救出來之前 黑暗王國, 你是魔鬼的奴隸; 一個屬肉體的孩子. 你是肉體的奴隸 (你的身體, 感官, 肉體的心思, 情緒, 感情, ETC。). The sinful flesh reigned as king in your life and you were tossed to and fro by your feelings and emotions.
You were led by your flesh and fulfilled the lusts and desires of your flesh and your carnal mind. Your flesh was in control and you listened to – 並服從你的肉體 (哦. 以弗所書 2).
你本來就不自由, 但你是肉體的奴隸，活在死亡的精神束縛中
The two sons of God on earth: 亞當和耶穌
Before the day of Pentecost, 在聖靈澆灌之前, God had two sons on earthL Adam and Jesus.
第一個兒子亞當是按照上帝的形象完美創造的 (耶洛因; 上帝, Jesus the Word, 和聖靈). 然而, 亞當相信魔鬼的謊言勝過天父的真理 (這 上帝的誡命). 亞當行了祂的旨意，而不是行了天父的旨意. And so Adam disobeyed God and sinned.
Adam did what God forbade Adam to do. 因為他不服從上帝, 亞當 (和夏娃) became a slave of the the devil, a slave of darkness and a slave of the flesh.
他們的精神死了，他們不再自由. 他們是屬肉體的，被肉體所束縛.
Because they became corrupt, the seed of the man became corrupt. 每個人 都, 誰會是人的種子, 生來就是惡魔的奴隸, a child of the devil aka a sinner.
The second Son Jesus was the Son of the promise. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Maria.
耶穌 來到肉中 以人的樣式, 但他是由聖靈的種子而生.
在創世紀 3:15, God promised that the seed of the woman would bruise the head of the devil. The seed that God was referring to, was Jesus Christ His Son. Jesus would take the devil’s authority and power and give it back to the new creation.
And that’s exactly what happened when Jesus 死在十字架上 as a sacrifice for humanity. 耶穌將世上所有的罪和罪都轉嫁到了他身上. 耶穌被定為罪，因此耶穌合法地進入陰間.
在哈迪斯, 耶穌奪回了死亡和地獄的鑰匙並廢黜了魔鬼, 奪取他的權威. 耶穌從死裡復活，現在坐在神的右邊 (另請閱讀: 耶穌在地獄中做了什麼?).
每個人都是天生的罪人
每一個 person that is born on earth is born of the seed of fallen man and is born as a sinner (罪惡的奴隸). 沒有人排除.
All people are sinners and remain sinners until they hear the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ and decide to believe and repent of their sins and turn to Jesus Christ and become born again.
Only when people become born again by the incorruptible Seed of the Spirit, they will no longer be sinners and slaves of the devil and sin.
The people decided to believe Jesus Christ and follow Him and turn their back to their old life as a slave of the devil and sin. They are no longer carnal and through the flesh bound to the devil and walk in sin. But by faith and through regeneration in Christ, they have become spiritual and are bound by the Spirit to Jesus Christ and shall walk in righteousness.
The new creation is a son of God (這適用於男性和女性), born of the promise by the Holy Spirit.
肉身之子
在莎拉的干擾下, Ishmael was fathered after the flesh. Sarah wanted to help God a little bit and offered her bondmaid Agar to Abraham. But God didn’t need Sarah’s help. 撒拉的行為對以撒的後代產生了影響. 因為一個人的後代, 肉身迫害人的後裔後誕生的人, 誰在諾言之後出生.
瓊脂之子代表魔鬼之子; the sons of this world. These sons have the evil nature of the devil and the spirit of this world within them; 敵基督的精神.
他們是罪人, 罪惡的奴隸. 所以, they live in the bondage of sin.
他們受屬肉體思想的控制和引導，按照意志生活, 私慾, 慾望, 情緒, 和他們肉體的感受.
他們做那些事, 神不喜歡並禁止祂的子民這樣做 法律 舊約的.
他們就像亞當一樣, 誰相信魔鬼的謊言, 代替神的真理並違背神的話語和誡命.
他們認為自己是自由的. 但現實中, they are slaves of the devil and slaves of their flesh (身體和靈魂). They are controlled by the evil spirits of darkness that cause them to sin. And through their sinning 他們賦予魔鬼力量 and worship him.
應許之子
撒拉的兒子們 (自由的女人) are the sons of God and the Kingdom of Heaven. They are the sons of the promise: 新的創造. They’re born again in Jesus Christ of the Seed of the Holy Spirit.
他們已經成為神的兒子，可以進入天國，登上神的寶座.
They are no longer sinners and don’t live under the judgment of the law of sin and death anymore. 因為他們有 釘十字架的肉 (他們的意願, '自己', 感情, 情緒, carnal lusts, 慾望, ETC。) in Christ and buried their flesh through baptism.
他們的精神變得鮮活起來, 因為他們的精神, 誰死了, 借著聖靈的大能從死裡復活.
他們因耶穌基督的寶血而變得聖潔和公義，並且擺脫了黑暗的束縛.
The sons of God are controlled by the Holy Spirit
As they are holy and righteous in Christ, the received the promise of the Father: 聖靈, wherewith the laws of God are written upon their heart. The Holy Spirit dwells in the new creation and leads and guides them according to the Word of God.
They are controlled by the Holy Spirit and obey the Word of God. 因此, they shall live holy and walk righteous in the will of God and honor and glorify the Father and Jesus Christ.
對神的兒子的逼迫
但正如那時那按著肉體生的逼迫了那按著聖靈生的, 即使現在也是如此 (加拉太書 4:29)
這種情況今天仍然發生. 這個世界的孩子們, 那些活在罪惡和罪惡之中的人, hate and 迫害 上帝的兒子, who walk after the Spirit and obey God’s Word.
我們看見罪孽和罪惡增多, 就像在 諾亞的日子. We see an increase in hate towards God, 上帝啊, 和聖靈, Who dwells in the children of God, 也增加.
世界各地的追隨者
As long as you believe and accept the wisdom and knowledge of the world and follow the world and think like the world, talk as the world, and act like the world, you have nothing to worry about, 一切都很好.
As long as you bow before the spirits of this world and be a partaker of their works, 你不會受到迫害, 但你會 公認 由世界.
耶穌基督的跟隨者
But as soon as you take a stand on the Word of God and give them an undesired answer or don’t approve of their works (他們的罪惡和不義), and don’t walk and talk the way they walk and talk, you experience persecution.
如果你在耶穌基督裡表明立場; the Word and obey Him and keep 他的誡命 and do His will and represent His Kingdom, 那麼你就會被周遭的人迫害, 誰擁有這個世界的精神; 敵基督的精神 (魔鬼).
That’s the price you have to pay if you want to follow Jesus.
When you become a slave of Jesus Christ, 你成為 這個世界的敵人.
我們生活在一個時代, where too many Christians water down the gospel of Jesus Christ.
沒有取悅上帝並在耶穌基督裡佔據自己的位置; 這個單字, 他們取悅世界並取悅人們, 因為他們想被愛, 公認, 並受到人們的尊崇.
The Christians that do take a stand on the Word of God, 並遵循神的話語, 而不是世界被認為過於嚴格, 宗教, 嚴格的, 老式的, ETC. While they are the ones, 居住的人 true freedom in Jesus Christ.
They walk after the Spirit as slaves of righteousness, instead of walking after the flesh as slaves of sin. They are no longer bound by the law and live under the judgment of God, but they are delivered and live in the liberty of the Spirit.
身為神的兒子遵行應許
Walking in the promise as a son of God means walking by faith in Jesus Christ; 這個單字. 如果你憑著信心而行, you will be obedient to the (所有的) 上帝的話. 僅有的 通過上帝的話, 你會認識他, 並了解 他的意志.
‘Being obedient to the Word’ doesn’t mean going back to the Old Covenant to the sacrificial laws, 食品法, the feasts, ETC. 為了得救或維持得救. Because we are only saved by Jesus’ 救贖工作與祂的血.
我們透過耶穌基督生活在新約中. 在他裡面, we have become a new creation (由水和聖靈而生).
但神的旨意; what pleases Him and what doesn’t please Him, 有 不是 改變了, 也永遠不會改變. 因為上帝 是 相同, 昨天, 今天, 永遠.
所以, it is important to get to know Him and His will, 通過他的話, 和 更新你的想法 與神的話語, so that your mind lines up with Him.
如果你真的 全心全意地愛神, 靈魂, 介意, 和力量, 你將能夠服從上帝並遵守祂的誡命.
You have a free will
但你永遠有自由意志, even after you become born again. 只要你跟隨聖靈而行, 你不會滿足肉體的情慾和慾望，不會犯罪，也不會經歷定罪.
但只要, as you start walking after the flesh and listen to your flesh instead of the Word (上帝啊) 和聖靈, 並選擇按照自己的意願去做, 並被你的肉慾所引導, 慾望, 想法, 感情, 情緒, ETC。, 並違背神的話語而行, 在罪中, 那麼你將再次成為魔鬼的奴隸.
你將被黑暗的力量所控制，不再自由. 但你將受到魔鬼的壓制，再次活在他的奴役之下.
用上帝的話更新你的思想
這就是為什麼它如此重要, 當你成為新造的人時, 用神的話語更新你的心意. 只有用神的話語更新你的心意, 你會認識耶穌和祂的旨意, 並通過他, 你會認識天父和祂的旨意.
當你將神的話付諸實踐時, 你 become a doer of the Word and become like Him and talk and walk like Him.
通過聖靈和聖靈, 誰是你的聖言老師, 你將辨別善惡.
當你停留在神的話語中時, you shall reign over the enemy; 魔鬼, 和他的整個軍隊. 但一旦你離開神的道並開始隨從肉體而行, 在了解了你舊有的肉體思想之後; 這個世界的知識, 那麼敵人就會再次俘虜你並統治你. (另請閱讀: 如何行走在神所賜給你的權柄裡?).
你是誰的奴隸?
你不能既是魔鬼的奴隸又是耶穌基督的奴隸. 那是不可能的! 你必須做出選擇.
- 你想繼續隨從肉體生活嗎, being led by your lusts, 慾望, 想法, 介意, (世俗) 智慧, 和知識? Doing your own will and be controlled by the darkness? 你愛這個世界和這個世界上的事物嗎? 你想為世界服務並成為這個世界的奴隸嗎; 魔鬼, 並且活在罪惡和不義中?
- 或者你願意犧牲自己的生命; 你自己的意願, 慾望, 私慾, 感情, 想法, (世俗) 智慧和知識, ETC. to serve Jesus Christ and become His slave? Are you willing to become a slave of Jesus Christ and live in holiness and righteousness, 身為高於一切的耶路撒冷公民, 當被聖靈控制的時候?
If you are willing to lay down your life and live in true freedom, then all you have to do is to take one step towards Jesus Christ and repent of your former life as a sinner and make Jesus your Saviour and Lord.
如果你悔改, 耶穌寬恕你並使你與天父和好, 因為他愛你. Jesus took the first step to show you how much He loves you. 現在由你決定, 你用它做什麼.
但是你必須做出決定: 它要不是肉體，就是精神.
‘成為地球之鹽’
