在马太福音中 16:18, 耶稣谈到他的教会和地狱之门. 耶稣不仅应许他会在彼得的见证上建立他的教会, 发生在五旬节那天, 但耶稣应许地狱之门不会战胜他的教会. What are the gates of hell and how shall the gates of hell not prevail against the Church of Jesus Christ according to the Bible?
What authority has Jesus Christ in heaven and on earth?
Jesus has the highest authority in heaven and earth. The Father gave His Son Jesus this position and the power after His sufferings, 死亡, 复活, and ascension.
当耶稣死在十字架上并将世上所有的罪孽和罪孽转嫁到他身上时, Jesus entered Hell (哈迪斯). 然而, 死亡的强度不足以让耶稣留在那里. 后 3 天, Jesus rose from the dead and left by the power of God and left an empty tomb.
借着他的死, Jesus overcame the devil that had the power of death (希伯来书 2:14). 耶稣战胜了死亡，合法地拿回了地狱和死亡的钥匙.
Jesus is seated in heaven on the right hand of the Father and has the highest authority in heaven and on earth.
他是忠实的见证人, 死者的初生者, 和地球之王的王子. (启示 1:5).
耶稣是 Head of His Church (the assembly of born-again believers that are His witnesses on earth).
As long as the Church is seated in Christ and stays in Him, His Church has the highest authority on earth. This means that the Church has power over hell and death, 恶魔王国 (黑暗).
耶稣基督的教会是地球上最强大的精神组织. 地狱之门不能胜过耶稣基督的身体; 教会.
这是事实, 这就是它应该的样子.
但是怎么来, that many times we don’t see this truth manifesting in the natural? How come that satanic powers have free rein in the church and prevail against local churches? 根据圣经，基督徒必须做什么才能确保地狱之门不会战胜教会?
The Church is an Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth
The Church must acknowledge that the Church is the embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. She is the assembly of believers, 谁 重生 in Christ by water and Spirit. The Church is the connection on earth between people and the Kingdom of Heaven.
The assembly of Jesus Christ represents God’s spiritual power and Kingdom on earth.
The Church is an Embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven that is appointed and founded on earth and acts on behalf of Jesus Christ in His authority and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
耶稣是 教会领袖. 他 (这个单词) controls the Church through the Holy Spirit Who dwells in the born-again believers.
无信仰的教会
耶稣基督的教会是属灵的，由圣言和圣灵引导和控制. 没有圣言和圣灵, the church is nothing more than a (社会的) humanistic organization that is spiritually dead.
没有这个词 和圣灵, the church is carnal and a worldly organization that is controlled and led by carnal knowledge, 智慧, 和这个世界的方法 (human wisdom, 哲学, 和策略) and uses natural means. The church will be controlled through the flesh by the darkness instead of through the Spirit by the Light.
属肉体的教会随从肉体而行，并被她的感官所引导, 情绪, 情怀, 和智力. The people shall be the center of the church instead of Jesus. 所以, the church focuses on pleasing people instead of pleasing Jesus Christ and glorifying the Father.
教会将专注于这个世界的事物并追随精神 (趋势) 这个世界的. The carnal church shall tolerate sin and 改变神的话 纵欲, 欲望, 情怀, 意志, 和人们的生活.
The church shall resist and rebel against the Truth of God and defile the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world (黑暗).
The church shall not be occupied with the things of the Kingdom of God and shall not instruct and correct Christians in the Bible, so that they get to know the will of God and adjust their lives to the Word and will of God, 并成长为神的成熟儿子 (这适用于男性和女性), 他们过着圣洁公义的生活. But the church shall be occupied with death works that are done by the flesh.
不忠诚的教会是属肉体的，并且在物质领域运作
属肉体的教会是不属灵的，在物质领域而不是属灵领域运作. 尽管教会有很多属肉体的知识并相信她的智力, 她在灵性上是无知的，在灵性上是死的. 正因为如此, the spirits of this world can easily enter the church through the lives of people and take their place without any resistance from the church leaders.
教会将试图掌管黑暗的邪恶势力，但会失败. That’s because the believers that are the church are dominated and controlled by the same powers of darkness, 他们试图统治并接管他们的权力.
属肉体的教会无法在属灵领域占据一席之地. It’s even dangerous when a carnal church tries to enter the spiritual realm, because the church will enter the spiritual realm out of the soul instead of the Spirit. 这意味着, that they are not protected in Christ.
没有耶稣基督的保护, the church shall be overwhelmed by the evil powers of darkness.
This becomes visible in the natural realm by the fruit that the church (信徒们) bears, the teachings and decisions that are made in the church that oppose the will of God and His Word.
When shall the gates of hell prevail against the Church?
The gates of hell shall prevail against the Church when the church abandons the Word and becomes worldly and tolerates sin in the church. 通过罪孽, the devil and hell take dominion over the church and control the church.
大门代表入口, 权威, 力量, 统治, 智慧, 并提出建议. 在旧约中, we read that the elders of a city were gathered in the gates to give counsel and to make important decisions. 当教会与神的话语脱节时, 然后通过罪恶, 地狱之门将战胜教会.
This means that the church shall be inspired by the kingdom of darkness and operate in the occult power of darkness. The church shall speak and do those things that contradict the Word of God and His will.
什么是忠心的教会?
A faithful church is a church that is spiritual and stays faithful to Jesus Christ; 活的话和圣灵. The faithful church walks according to the Law of Christ in His authority and has dominion over the host of darkness and brings the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
地狱之门会战胜忠实的教会吗?
不, 地狱之门不能战胜忠实的教会, because the faithful church is spiritual and takes her position in Christ in this world and stands her ground. 生命代替死亡掌权.
The church takes authority and reigns spiritually over areas and claims territories and souls for the Kingdom of God. The church shall claim and save as many souls as possible from the hands of the devil, 谁是这个世界的王子.
我也对你说, 你是彼得, 在这块岩石上，我将建造我的教堂; 地狱的大门不得胜任 (马修 16:18)
In churches where the Holy Spirit is present in the lives of Christians, the people who live in sin and are devoted to sin will be confronted with their sins. That’s because the Holy Spirit reproves the world of sin (哦. 约翰 16:8-11).
当圣灵责备他们的罪和他们有罪的堕落状态时, 他们有两个选择:
They can decide to 悔改 他们的罪孽, turn their lives to Jesus Christ to serve and follow Him, or to continue living in sin and stay obedient to the devil and serve him.
That’s why the church should take her place in Christ, 在精神上, 在天堂里. The church must reign from that position and protect the church against all the evil forces of darkness.
The church should be guided by the Word and the Holy Spirit, so that the world will be reproved of sin.
The importance of knowing the Word
耶稣基督的会众必须了解上帝的话语和旨意, so that the congregation will walk by faith and can pray according to the will of God and intercede not only for the believers, but also for the people who don’t know Jesus, 以及对于村庄, 城市, 和国家并宣称它们是上帝的王国.
只有当教会在灵中占据自己的位置，并被圣言和圣灵引导时, shall the church know and recognize its enemy.
The works of the devil and hell shall become visible by the Word. The devil shall come and try to enter as an angel of light through the lives of Christians. 但如果教会辨别诸灵, the church shall close the spiritual gates for the devil and his demons, 以免他们进入教堂.
耶稣拥有天上地下所有的权柄
耶稣拥有天上地下所有的权柄, 他已将一切权柄交给他的教会, 他的身体. Now it’s up to Christians what they do with this responsibility, 权威, and power on this earth.
并将万物置于他的脚下, 并让他为教会作万有之首, 哪个是他的身体, 他的充实
以弗所书 1:22-23
地狱之门不能胜过教会是什么意思?
If we stay faithful to Jesus Christ and remain in Him, then the gates shall not prevail against the Church. We should build the church upon the Rock and not only be hearers of the Word, 但是单词的行动者. This means that we keep His words, 说出他的话, and be doers of His words, and represent Jesus Christ and do what He commanded us to do. (IE. 马修 28:18-19, 标记 16:15-18, 约翰 20:23).
只有当我们遵守他的话语时, 代表魔鬼国度的地狱之门, 不会占上风.
That’s the promise that Jesus gave to His Church (the assembly of born-again believers that walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh).
Jesus knew the devil and He knew what His work on the cross and His resurrection from the dead would cause.
耶稣知道如果耶稣从魔鬼手中夺走所有的权柄，魔鬼就会发怒.
所以, Jesus knew that the devil would try anything to attack His body, His church, and destroy His body.
这就是为什么耶稣将他的话语和应许赐给教会, that as long as we stay in Him the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church.
魔鬼和地狱对教会的攻击
The devil knows how dangerous a living, victorious church is that is faithful to God and walks after the Spirit in the authority of Jesus Christ. A church that doesn’t focus on entertaining and pleasing people and their carnal enrichment and prosperity, focuses on Jesus Christ and the mission of the Kingdom of God.
魔鬼不想让他的王国被毁灭. That’s why the devil has one mission, and that is to extinguish the Light.
He wants to spiritually eliminate every local church in every city. The devil succeeds in eliminating local churches by cutting them off from the power Source and connecting them to himself. 这边走, the church has no authority and power and is seated in darkness, operating from the power of darkness.
How does the devil cut off the church from the power Source?
The devil cuts off the Church from the power Source by removing the words of God and the testimony of Jesus the Christ, 永生神的儿子, 那是 foundation of the Church and replaces them with worldly knowledge and wisdom of man.
The devil wants to build the church upon human knowledge and powers. Because the devil knows that without Jesus; 这个单词, 教会根本没有权力. 除此之外, it will ensure that Christians shall depart from the Word and keep living in sin.
罪给人进入和 给魔鬼的力量 和地狱. 教会越容忍和允许罪恶, 魔鬼和他的王国将获得越多的权力.
只要基督徒还生活在罪中, 黑暗王国; 魔鬼与地狱, have power and dominion over their lives. 正因为如此, 魔鬼对教会有能力.
教会应 生活在黑暗中 并被黑暗权势所控制，并被这个世界的智慧和知识以及虚假启示所引导. 这种关于世界的智慧和知识以及这些虚假的启示违背了神的道和神的旨意.
当地狱之门战胜教会时会发生什么?
黑暗国度的谋士将激励教会领袖，使他们受到欺骗，偏离神的道和圣洁的生活方式. The church thinks she is inspired by the Holy Spirit and that she lives in freedom. But the truth is that she is bound by hell.
The lifestyle of carnal Christians gives access to the devil and hell. They will be inspired by the evil spirits of darkness and follow up their counsel. 正因为如此, Christians become lukewarm and tolerant.
The church shall no longer intercede for the people and guard the spiritual gates of the church, but shall leave the gates wide open for sin and death to enter.
They think that they are merciful and walk in love by being tolerant to people and by allowing pagan religions and philosophies and allowing sin. 然而, the truth is that they are workers of iniquity and servants of the devil.
因为人类的这种行为, the Body of Christ is affected by sin and death. 罪像体内的癌症一样扩散.
Everything that takes place in the spiritual world will eventually become visible in the church, in the lives of Christians.
所以, if the gates of hell have prevailed against the church, this becomes visible in the lives of the members of the church and the fruit they bear.
A lukewarm church that walks in sin
They shall persevere in sin and live in rebellion against the Word and grieve the Holy Spirit. 他们将不冷不热，在灵性上沉睡. 他们的舌头将成为魔鬼的工具并被用于他的国度.
他们将像世界一样生活, 抱怨, 和 be unforgiving. 他们会不高兴, 郁闷, 被恐惧淹没, 自怜, 自我拒绝, 并且有自杀倾向 (想法). 他们会离婚, 犯通奸和其他性不洁和变态行为, 他们会受到疾病的影响, 这会导致死亡.
当这些事情发生在教堂或会众中时, 这不是上帝或耶稣的’ 过错. 但这是教会的错, 没有忠于神的话语和圣灵, but are led astray and entered self-chosen paths. 教会把世人的意见置于主的意见之上. (另请阅读: 别再责怪上帝了).
所以, let the church of Jesus Christ repent and renounce sin, 由 除去罪恶 从她中间. 这意味着, 教会不应让自己被肉体的感官所引导, 情怀, 情绪, 观点, 和智力 (肉). 但教会应受道和圣灵的引导.
耶稣基督教会的责任
If there are members in the church who don’t live according to the Word and do things that go against the will of God, then it’s the church’s responsibility and task to confront the person. 使人能够在神的话语的见证下悔改罪孽.
然而, if the person is not willing to repent, then it’s the responsibility of the church to remove the person from the church and deliver the person to satan.
这听起来可能很刺耳, 但这是必要的. 因为通过人的罪孽, 魔鬼和地狱将进入教会并影响其他信徒的生活. 这就是为什么从基督的身体中除去罪是如此重要.
结论
让教会回归圣言, 从她中间除掉罪孽和不义, 并在耶稣基督里占据她的位置. So that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. 但教会将成为一个活生生的战斗和胜利的教会, 坐在耶稣基督里.
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