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基督弟兄会圣经传教--基本圣经真理

What a Christian Should Believe

ACCEPTING THE BELIEFS OF 1st CENTURY CHRISTIANS

基督徒应该相信什么，接受第一世纪基督徒的信仰

 

When you have read this leaflet you will know the answers to these ques­tions:

1.   Why should I accept the beliefs of 1st century Christians?

2.   What did 1st century Christians believe?

3.   If my church does not teach what 1st century Christians believed, what should I do?

 

当你读了本小册子，你就能明白下列问题的答案：

1.         我为什么要接受第一世纪的信仰呢?

2.         第一世纪的基督徒相信什么?

3.         如果我的教会没有传授第一世纪基督徒的信仰，我该怎么办呢?

 

1. Why should I accept the beliefs of 1st century Christians?

1.        我为什么要接受第一世纪的信仰呢?

 

It is very important that 21st century Christians have the same beliefs as those in the 1st century. Why? Because 1st cen­tury Christians lived closest to the time when Jesus Christ preached, "the Gospel of the Kingdom of God".

二十一世纪基督徒具有第一世纪基督徒的信仰非常重要。为什么呢？因为第一世纪基督徒生活的时间最接近耶稣基督“传播神国里的福音”的时候。

If we want to drink the purest water from a stream we must get as close as we can to the water source. We know that fur­ther down the stream, pollution will have affected the purity of the water.

如果我们要喝到溪里最干净的水,我们就必须尽可能去源头。我们知道越在溪的下游,污染越有可能影响到水的纯洁。

It is just the same with understand­ing Bible teaching. Jesus is the source of pure water. The closer we get to his teaching, the purer our understanding will be. The apostles Peter and Paul lived at the same time as Jesus. We cannot go wrong if we believe what they taught. Sadly, what they taught is rarely spoken about by modern preachers.

同样的道理也适用于理解圣经的教义。耶稣是净水之源。我们越是接近他的教训，我们的理解就越是纯洁。使徒彼得和使徒保罗生活在同一时期。如果我们相信他的传教就不会有错。不幸的是，现代的传教士很少提到他们的教义。

 

2. What did 1st century Christians believe?

2.第一世纪的基督徒相信什么?

 

We must examine the first speech made by Peter, after Jesus went to heaven. He tells us in Acts 2:14-47 what Christians should believe.

我们必须思考一下耶稣升天后彼得的第一次讲话。他在使徒行传2:14-47中告诉我们基督徒应信仰什么。

2:21,23 Jesus did not die by accident. It was part of God's plan that Jesus, His sinless son, should give his life to save sinners. Because of Adam's sin, a death sentence was passed by God on Adam, Eve and all the human race. Jesus, by his sinless life, made everlasting life possible for all who believe in him and keep God's commandments.

2:21,23: 耶稣并非意外死亡。神无罪的儿子耶稣献出自己的生命拯救罪人是神的部分计划。由于亚当犯罪，神把死亡降临到亚当、夏娃和所有的人类身上。耶稣用他无罪的生命，使一切信他和遵循神的诫命的人都可能得到永生。

2:24-28 Because Jesus lived a perfect life, God raised him from the dead. King David, who lived 1,000 years before Jesus, was also a prophet. He foretold the death and resurrection of Jesus. David said, of Jesus, God "will not abandon my soul to Hades (the grave), or let your Holy One see corruption." (Psalm 16:10)

2:24-28: 因为耶稣过着完美的生活，神从死亡中复活他。生活在耶稣前面1,000年的大卫王也是一名先知。他预言了耶稣的死亡和复活。大卫说神因为耶稣“不将我的灵魂撇在阴间，也不叫你的圣者见朽坏”(诗篇16:10)。

Jesus died and was laid in a tomb. God brought him back to life again (resurrec-tion). God gave Jesus an immortal body (one that does not die). It is important to notice that the Bible does not say that Jesus had an immortal soul that went to heaven when he died. That is a Greek idea, not a Bible one. Jesus still had a body. He could eat, be handled and recognised, in his immortal state

耶稣死了，被放在坟墓里。神使他再生(复活)。神赐予耶稣不腐不朽的身体(不死的身体)。我们必须注意圣经并没有说耶稣死的时候他不腐不朽的灵魂已经上天。这是希腊人的观点，不是圣经的观点。耶稣仍有身体。他能吃，能被触摸，能被人认识，有不朽的身体。

2:29-36 King David was loved by God. Even so, Peter tells us that David "both died and was buried". That is the natural end of all of us. Peter did not teach that David had an immortal soul. The Christian hope is that when Jesus returns from heaven, he will raise the dead. He will give his faithful followers an immortal body just like his own.

2:29-36: 神爱大卫王。仅管如此，彼得告诉我们大卫“死后被埋”。这是我们大家的自然结局。彼得没有告诉我们大卫有不腐不朽的灵魂。基督徒的希望是当耶稣从天上下来时，他会复活死者。他会赐信徒不腐不朽的身体，就像他自己的身体一样。

God promised that, "He would set one of his descendants on his (David's) throne". David was speaking of the "resur­rection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades (the grave), nor did his flesh see corruption". So Jesus went to Hades (the grave) when he died, not to heaven. God raised his body from the tomb. Notice also that Jesus is to sit on David's throne. Where was that? It will be in Jerusalem, in the land of Israel. Jesus will return to be a real king on earth. The Kingdom of God is to be on earth, not in heaven. Jesus is coming to claim his kingdom. His faithful saints (those who have believed in him) will live forever. They will reign with Jesus over the world's mor­tal people in his kingdom.

神应许说，“要从他的后裔中立一位坐在他的宝座上(大卫的后代)”。大卫讲论“基督复活说：他的灵魂不撇在阴间；他的肉身也不见朽坏。”所以，耶稣去了阴间(坟墓), 没有上天堂。神从坟墓里复活了他的身体。请注意耶稣要坐在大卫的宝座上。那宝座在哪里呢? 在耶路撒冷，在以色列地。耶稣在地上要做真王。神的国在地上，不在天上。耶稣要回来统治他的国。他信实的圣徒(那些相信他的人)将永生。他们将与耶稣一起在他的国里统治天下腐朽的百姓。

Peter explains that David's prophecy told us that Jesus would sit on God's "right hand" (where he is now). However that is only until God makes the enemies of Jesus his footstool. Then God shall "send the Christ" to be king of the world (Acts 3:19-21).

彼得解释说大卫的预言告诉我们耶稣要坐在神的“右边” (就是他现在坐的地方)。但是要等到神将耶稣的敌人作为他的脚凳。然后神将“差遣基督”做天下的王(使徒行传 3:19-21)。

Peter reminds the crowd, "that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified." People in the crowd were very upset when they under­stood that they had helped to put Jesus, God's son to death.　They asked an impor­tant question, "what shall we do?" Peter told them, "Repent and be baptised every­one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins."

彼得提醒众人,“ 你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣，神已经立他为主，为基督了。”众人知道他们成了杀死神的儿子耶稣的帮凶时都感到不安。他们提出了一个重要的问题, “我们该怎么办呢?” 彼得告诉他们, “你们各人要悔改，奉耶稣基督的名受洗，叫你们的罪得赦，就必领受所赐的圣灵。”

Note that mature adults asked the question, “what shall we do?" Christian baptism is for mature people who choose to follow Jesus and repent of their sins. The sprinkling of babies (christening) is not taught in the Bible. To summarise what Peter, Jesus' disciple, believed and taught:

请注意成年人提出的问题,“我们该怎么办呢?”成年人要受洗，选择跟从耶稣，悔改罪孽的做法。圣经里没有讲到过婴儿受洗。下面概括一下耶稣的门徒彼得相信和传播的教训:

•       Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

•       He lived a sinless life and died for us.

•       He went to Hades (the grave) after
death.

•       God raised Jesus from the dead.

•       In his immortal state, Jesus still had a body.

•       Jesus went to heaven, to sit on God's right hand.

•       He will return to the earth to be king on David's throne in Jerusalem.

•       Christians   must  believe   in   Jesus, repent of their sins and be baptised.

•       They should meet often to remember Jesus by "breaking bread".

•       耶稣基督是神的儿子。

•       他过着无罪的生活,为我们而死。

•       他死后去了阴间(坟墓)。

•       神从死亡中复活了耶稣。

•       耶稣不腐不朽，仍有身体。

•       耶稣升天，坐在神的右边。

•       他将返回到地球上，在耶路撒冷坐在大卫的宝座上为王。

•       基督徒必须信仰耶稣，悔改和受洗。

•       他们必须经常相聚，通过“掰饼”纪念耶稣。

They must believe that the Old Testament was inspired by God.

他们必须相信旧约圣经是受神感动而写成的道。

If we are to call ourselves Christians, we should believe all the statements listed above.

如果我们称自己是基督徒，就必须相信上述所有的观点。

The word "Christian" is only used three times in the New Testament. What do we learn about them?

“基督徒”这个词只在新约圣经中使用过三次。我们了解什么呢?

Acts 11:19-26 Christians must "remain faithful ... with steadfast pur­pose". It is a serious commitment. They should also share their beliefs with all who are willing to listen.

使徒行传11:19-26说基督徒必须“保持忠诚...有坚定的目的”。 这是一项严肃的许诺。他们还应与所有愿意听道的人一同分享他们的信仰。

Acts 26:19-28 Paul tells King Agrippa and the Roman Governor, Festus that:

Christians must "repent and turn to God."

They must also believe in the Old Testament scriptures.

They should always speak "true and rational words."

Jesus rose from the dead. He was the first to inherit everlasting life.

在使徒行传26:19-28，保罗告诉亚基帕国王和罗马统治者波求非斯多:

基督徒必须 “悔改和归于神。”

他们还必须相信旧约圣经里的经文。

他们应始终说“正确和理性的话。”

耶稣已从死亡中复活。他第一个得着永生。

1 Peter 4:12-19 Christians may have to suffer for their belief in Jesus Christ. Jesus will return to judge those who God decides are responsible to him.

彼得前书 4:12-19中说基督徒因为信仰耶稣基督可能要受苦。耶稣会回来审判那些被神认为对他有责任的人。

All these statements add to our under­standing of what Christians should believe and how they should behave. They are fully in tune with what Peter taught in Acts 2.

所有这些观点有助于我们理解基督徒应信仰什么东西，他们应如何行动。它们完全符合彼得在使徒行传第二章中的教训。

3. if my church does not teach what 1st century Christians believed, what should i do?

In Acts 18:24-28, we learn about a Jew named Apollos. He was a keen preacher but he only understood some of the things that Christians should believe. Was that all right? No. Aquila and Priscilla, who had a fuller understanding, taught him "the way of God more accurately."

在使徒行传18:24-28中, 我们了解到一个叫作亚波罗的犹太人。他是一个热心的传教士，但他只理解基督徒相信的一些东西。那样可以吗? 不行。理解更全面的亚居拉和百基拉“将神的道给他讲解更加详细。”

From this example, it would be wise of you to join a group of Christians who fully accept the beliefs of 1st century Christians. Christadelphians certainly do accept all those beliefs.

从这个例子中可以看出，如果加入一组完全接受第一世纪基督徒信仰的基督徒当中,是值得称道的。基督弟兄会当然完全接受所有这些信仰。

What can be more important than believing, and teaching, the true gospel as taught by Jesus, Peter and Paul? If you do, it will lead to everlasting life in the Kingdom of God.

有什么能比相信和传播耶稣、彼得和保罗传授的真福音更重要的呢？如果你这样做了,它就能把你引到神的国，享受永生。

 

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