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讲员Tim Keller从箴言和提多书出发，阐述了自制力在智慧生活中的重要性。他指出，缺乏自制力的人如同城墙崩塌的城市，生活容易陷入混乱。他分析了自制力的三个方面：问题、原则和实践。自制力的核心问题在于人们无法控制自己的欲望，如同一个没有城墙的城市，容易遭受外界的攻击和破坏。他以箴言中关于酗酒和暴食的例子，以及耶路撒冷城墙被毁的比喻，说明了缺乏自制力会导致生活失控。 他进一步指出，自制力的原则在于寻求上帝作为终极的安全感来源。他以箴言18:10为例，说明了将上帝作为坚固的保障，才能抵御外界的诱惑和攻击。他对比了将财富作为安全感的来源与寻求上帝作为安全感的来源的不同结果，指出任何将世俗事物置于上帝之上的行为都会导致成瘾模式，最终陷入痛苦的循环。他以电影《爸爸》为例，说明了对金钱的依赖如何导致家庭破裂。 他认为，自制力的实践在于认清上帝的本质并培养对上帝的爱。他解释了“跑到耶和华的名下”的含义，即要认清上帝的属性，并以此来对抗内心的负面情绪和诱惑。他以圣经中耶稣平静风暴的例子，以及简·爱与罗切斯特先生的故事为例，说明了认识上帝的本质和培养对上帝的爱如何帮助人们克服缺乏自制力的困境。他强调，人们总是做自己最想做的事情，而对上帝的爱能够成为一种主导性的力量，从而控制其他欲望。他以雅各为爱情坚持七年的例子，说明了爱能够克服一切困难。 最后，他指出，得救的恩典教导我们拒绝不敬虔和世俗的欲望，过自律、正直和敬虔的生活。他认为，上帝的恩典体现在耶稣的牺牲上，这使我们能够亲近上帝，获得安全感。他以耶稣受难的例子，说明了耶稣的自制力源于他对上帝的爱和对救赎使命的专注。他总结说，认识到上帝的爱，并将其作为生活的中心，才能获得真正的自由和自制力。

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The sermon introduces self-control as a crucial quality for living a wise life, explaining its importance and how it is addressed in Proverbs.

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We’re looking at qualities you must have in order to live a wise life. Today, we come to self-control. 

A man or woman without self-control is not going to live a wise life, is not going to make wise choices. They’re going to mess up their lives, and they’re going to mess up the lives of people around them. 

We learn three things from Proverbs about self-control: we learn 1) the problem of self-control, 2) the principle of self-control, and 3) the practice of self-control.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 28, 2004. Series: Proverbs: True Wisdom for Living. Scripture: Proverbs 18:10; 23:19-21; 25:28; Titus 2:11-14.

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