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Do you know there are 3 Laws?

1) Law of God (Romans 7:22)
2) Law of sin (Romans 7:23)
3) Law of the Spirit of life (Romans 8:2)

Wherever there is the Law of God, sin causes you to against it. However, “for the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2). 

如果我們不知道神的聖潔和公義，我們不能真正明白神在十字架上的愛。

耶穌不是為義人死的，經上所記：“沒有義人，連一個也沒有。” 耶穌是為罪人死的。神不是罪人的天父，神與罪人是仇敵的關係。神的審判和憤怒將會臨到罪人身上。耶穌來是為了拯救我們逃離那將來的憤怒。耶穌的工作：1) 為我們活出公義的生命。2) 為我們被釘死在十字架上贖罪。

在十字架上，神對我們的憤怒倒在了耶穌基督身上。“唯有基督在我們還作罪人的時候為我們死，神的愛就在此向我們顯明了。“ 唯有那些信耶穌的人，才是被贖罪的人。唯有在神的兒子裡面，我們才是神的兒女。

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從前的人如果沒有下雨就求 巴力 Baal，如果沒有糧食就求 大袞 Dagon，如果沒有生育就求 亞舍拉 Asherah。他們以為自己能用各種方法去獲得自己想要的東西。今天有很多教會也是如此，如果沒有人來，他們就把希望放在各種方法上面。

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一個基督徒或者一個教會所發出的光是什麼呢？1) 與世界分別出來。2) 成為世人想要認識神、第一個會想到的對象。如果一個教會給人的第一印象是美食，這是一件很荒唐的事情。

一個牧者要清楚哪些人需要吃乾糧、哪些人只能喝靈奶。一個教會不應該用乾糧去餵養那些只能吃靈奶的人，就是用神學去替代讀經，導致他們枯乾而死，…

Jesus is 100% God and 100% man.

“Scripture is clear that Jesus is God (John 20:28; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 1:8), and it is equally clear that He is truly human (Romans 1:2-4; 1 John 4:2-3). Jesus claimed the divine name (John 8:58) and did things that only God can do (Mark 2:1-12; Luke 7:48-50). But Jesus also displayed the weaknesses and vulnerabilities common to humanity (Luke 19:41; John 19:28).”

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God says, “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6)

Jesus says, “I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:17-18)

耶和華說：“我是首先的，我是末後的，除我以外，再沒有真神。”
耶穌基督：“我是首先的，我是末後的，又是那存活的；我曾死過，現在又活了，直活到永永遠遠，並且拿着死亡和陰間的鑰匙。”

(以賽亞書 44:6; 啟示錄 1:17-18)

耶和華說：“我是首先的，我是末後的，除我以外，再沒有真神。” (賽 44:6)

耶穌基督：“我是首先的，我是末後的，又是那存活的；我曾死過，現在又活了，直活到永永遠遠，並且拿着死亡和陰間的鑰匙。” (啟 1:17-18)

“耶和華” 是那獨一的三一真神的名字。換句話說，”耶和華” 不是單單指父神。

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Romans 9:5 = “the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever.” (ESV)
羅馬書 9:5 = “基督…是在萬有之上永遠可稱頌的神！”

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以賽亞書 48:16, “你們要就近我來聽這話：我從起頭並未曾在隱密處說話；自從有這事，我就在那裡。現在，主耶和華差遣我和他的靈來。”

Isaiah 48:16, “Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there.” And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit.”

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The doctrine of Trinity is of the whole Bible. All three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) do the things only God can do, such as giving life, receiving worship, being called “Lord,” etc.

Jesus receives worship from men (Matthew 28:17). Jesus talks in the way God talks (Isaiah 44:6; Revelation 1:17-18). The apostles writes the names interchangeably between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9-11).

The whole Bible is about God’s Salvation in Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus is who God became man in order to die for us, and He is raised from dead. Because Jesus is not only a man, His death can save many people forever, who sinned against God.   

You are not saved unless you know that Jesus is God. In John 8:24. Jesus said, “For unless you believe that I am he you will die in your sins.”

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John 1:1 says “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

Eternal is to know God (John 17:3). Knowing Jesus is knowing God, because He is God in a human body. 

If Jesus is not God, then in John 17:3, Jesus is saying this: Eternal life is to know God and a creature sent by God. That is blasphemy.

If Jesus is not God, the Jews would not atone him. In John 10:33, the Jews answered Jesus, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” Jesus did not deny.

If Jesus is not God, he would not be crucified (Matthew 26:65-66).

In Matthew 28:19, Jesus uses the singular “name” by saying “the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”

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The Spirit of God = The Spirit of Christ (Rom. 8:9)
The Spirit in you = Christ in you (Rom. 8:9-10)

Rom. 8:9 = “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.”

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Jesus say, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30)
Paul calls Jesus “great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13)
Thomas calls Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28)

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Jesus said he would raise himself from the dead (John 2:19).
The Holy Spirit raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11).
The Father raised Jesus from the dead (1 Thessalonians 1:10).

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Jesus’ name = Immanuel = “God with us” in Hebrew (Matthew 1:23)

Jesus is God in a human body (Hebrews 2:14)
“Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil.”

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Jesus and the Father are 2 people, yet they are one.

John 8:16-19, Jesus said, “… for it is NOT I ALONE who judge, but I and the Father who sent me. In your Law it is written that the testimony of 2 people is true. I am the one who bears witness about myself, and the Father who sent me bears witness about me.” They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father ALSO.”

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Acts 3:15 = and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses.

徒 3:15 = 你們殺了那生命的主，神卻叫他從死里復活了。我們都是為這事作見證。

https://www.gotquestions.org/is-Jesus-Yahweh.html

God in the Old Testament
I AM (Exodus 3:14-15; Isaiah 48:12)
The Shepherd (Psalm 23:1)
The Light (Psalm 27:1)
The Rock (Psalm 18:2)
Ruler of all (Isaiah 9:6)
Judge of all nations (Joel 3:12)
The Bridegroom (Isaiah 62:5; Hosea 2:16)
God’s Word never passes away (Isaiah 40:8)
The Sower (Jeremiah 31:27; Ezra 34:9)
First and the Last (Isaiah 44:6, 48:12)

Jesus’ Reference to Himself
I AM (John 8:58)
The Shepherd (John 10:11)
The Light (John 8:12)
The Rock (Matthew 7:24)
Ruler of all (Matthew 28:18)
Judge of all (John 5:22)
The Bridegroom (Matthew 25:1)
Jesus’ words never pass away (Mark 13:31)
The Sower (Matthew 13:3-9)
First and the Last (Revelation 1:17-18)

舊約中的上帝
I AM “我是” (出 3:14; 賽 48:12)
牧者 (詩 23:1)
光 (詩 27:1)
磐石 (詩 18:2)
萬物之主 (賽 9:6)
萬國的審判者 (珥 3:12)
新郎 (賽 62:5; 何 2:16)
上帝的話永存 (賽 40:8)
撒種的人 (耶 31:27; 拉 34:9)
首先的、末後的 (賽 44:6, 48:12)

耶穌對自己的稱呼
I AM “我是” (約 8:58)
牧者 (約 10:11)
光 (約 8:12)
磐石 (太 7:24)
萬物之主 (太 28:18)
萬民的審判者 (約 5:22)
新郎 (太 25:1)
耶穌的話永存 (可 13:31)
撒種的人 (太 13:3-9)
首先的、末後的 (啟 1:17-18)

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Westminster Confession of Faith (2.3)
西敏信條 (2.3)

• “In the unity of the Godhead there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son.”
• “神是獨一的神，但祂裡面有三個位格，同屬一個本質，權能相同，同樣永恆，這三個位格就是︰父、子、聖靈（三位一體的）神。父不屬於、不受生於、也不出於任何其他來源；子在永恆里由父所生；聖靈在永恆里由父和子而出40。”

Belgic Confession, Article 8
比利時信條, 第八條

• “According to this truth and this Word of God, we believe in one only God, who is one single essence, in which are three persons, really, truly, and eternally distinct, according to their incommunicable properties; namely, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost…”
• “根據這項真理和神的道，我們相信只有一位神，祂只有一個本質 (essence)，但有三個位格；根據各位格不變的本性，永遠分清，就是聖父、聖子與聖靈。…”

Heidelberg Catechism, Q.25
海德堡要理問答, Q.25

• “Since there is but one only divine essence, why speakest thou of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost? Because God hath so revealed Himself in His Word, that these three distinct persons are the one only true and eternal God. Of God the Father.”
• “既只有一位神，為什麼你說有三位──聖父、聖子和聖靈呢？答：因為神在祂的話語里這樣啟示了祂自己，這三個不同的位格正是獨一、真實、永恆的神。”

Second Helvetic Confession, Chapter 3
第二瑞士信條, 第三章

• “…we believe and teach that the same immense, one and indivisible God is in person inseparably and without confusion distinguished as Father, Son and Holy Spirit so, as the Father has begotten the Son from eternity, the Son is begotten by an ineffable generation, and the Holy Spirit truly proceeds from them both, and the same from eternity and is to be worshipped with both…”
• “我們相信並教導，這位廣大的、單一的、不可分割的神在位格上是不可分離且不混淆地區分為聖父、聖子和聖靈，因此聖父從永恆中生了聖子，聖子是以不可言喻的方式所生，聖靈是從他們兩者發出的，這從永恆到永恆。”

Athanasian Creed
亞他那修信經

• “…And the catholic faith is this: that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father; another of the Son; and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, is all one; the Glory equal, the Majesty coeternal. …”
• “…這信仰就是：我們敬拜一神，這位神一體而三位，三位而一體。其位不「紊」(confounding)，其體不「分」(dividing)。父是一「位」(person)，子也是一位，聖靈又是一位。然而父、子、聖靈的「神性」(Godhead) 都是同一個：榮耀「相等」（equal），威嚴「同恆」 (coeternal). …”

Scots Confession, Chapter 1
蘇格蘭信條, 第一章

• “We confess and acknowledge one only God, to whom only we must cleave, whom only we must serve, whom only we must worship, and in whom only we must put our trust; who is eternal, infinite, unmeasurable, incomprehensible, omnipotent, invisible: one in substance, and yet distinct in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.”
• “我們承認並認定只有一位神，我們必須緊靠祂，唯獨侍奉祂，唯獨敬拜祂，並且唯獨信靠祂。祂是永恆的、無限的、無法測量的、不可理解的、全能的、看不見的；在本質上是一個，但在三個位格中區分：聖父、聖子和聖靈。”