1、Abraham: Life of Faith 亞伯拉罕: 信心的人生 Faith Waiting (信心等候),來 Heb 11:8-19 創 Gen 12-23,Hebrews 11:8-19,希伯來書 11:8-19,Live by sight or by faith 憑信心或憑眼見的人生,I. Life of faith is a pilgrimage. 信心人生是個朝聖的旅程. (來 Heb 11:8),Called by God. (被神呼召) Leaving Ur. (離開吾珥) To the promised land. (往神所應許之地去) Lived in tents. (住
2、在帳棚裡) A stranger and pilgrim. (作客旅, 朝聖者) An alien in his own land. (1Pet 1:1; 2:11) (在自己的地方作寄居的),Are you willing to leave your own Ur?,你願意離開你自己的 吾珥嗎?,II. Life of faith waiting.(11:9-10) 信心人生須忍耐地等候.,Faith waiting. (信心等候) Waiting 25 years for Isaac. (等候以撒25年) Waiting for the heavenly country. (等候属天国度)
3、 Dwelling in tents. (住在帳棚) Never possessed the land. (未曾擁有应許之地) An alien in the land of promise. (在应許之地作客旅,寄居) Waiting expectantly. (期待地等候, 雅 James 5:7-8) Waiting, obeying and persevering. (等候,順服,忍耐),雅各 James 5:7-8,7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lords coming. See how the farmer waits for th
4、e land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lords coming is near. 7弟兄們哪，你們要忍耐直到主來看哪，農夫忍耐等候地裡寶貴的出產，直到得了秋雨春雨8你們也當忍耐，堅固你們的心因為主來的日子近了,Faith waiting.,信心等候.,III. Life of faith has power. 信心人生是有能力的. (11:11-12; Ge
5、n 21:1-7),11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past ageand Sarah herself was barrenwas enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless
6、 as the sand on the seashore. 11因著信，連撒拉自己，雖然過了生育的歲數，還能懷孕因他以為那應許他的是可信的12所以從一個彷彿已死的人就生出子孫，如同天上的星那樣眾多，海邊的沙那樣無數,IV. Life of faith is guided by a strong vision. (11:13-16) 信心人生是由強烈的異像來引導.,Assertiveness. (積極態度) Direction. (有方向) Goal. (有目標) Perseverance. (有持久力) Uncompromised. (不妥協) Heavenly country. (属天國度)
7、 No return. (不回頭, 路 Luke 9:62) They lived their faith. (來 Heb 11:1) (活在信心的實際裡),路 Luke 9:62,Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” 耶穌說，手扶著犁向後看的，不配進 神的國,Faith Described. 信心的描述 (來 Heb 11:1-2),1Now faith is the assurance of things h
8、oped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2For by it the men of old gained approval. (NASB) 1信就是所望之事的實底，是未見之事的確據2古人在這信上得了美好的證據,V. Life of faith will be tested. 信心人生必定經過試驗. (來 Heb 11:17-19; 創 Gen 22:1-18; 雅 James 1:12),17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who
9、had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. 17亞伯拉罕因著信，被試驗的時候，
10、就把以撒獻上這便是那歡喜領受應許的，將自己獨生的兒子獻上18論到這兒子曾有話說，從以撒生的才要稱為你的後裔19他以為神還能叫人從死裡復活他也彷彿從死中得回他的兒子來,雅各 James 1:12,Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 忍受試探的人是有福的因為他經過試驗以後，必得生命的冠冕，這是主應許給那些愛他之人的,VI. Personal response 個人回应,
