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The Breastplate of Righteousness (Part 2)

2024/2/12
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本讲座探讨了基督徒如何理解和实践上帝的义。首先,凯勒牧师指出,在现代语境中,“义”的含义较为模糊,但在圣经中,它代表着被上帝悦纳、被认可的状态。这种被认可的渴望源于人类被创造之初就渴望取悦上帝的本性,但由于犯罪,人类失去了这种状态,并试图通过各种世俗或宗教的方式来弥补这种缺失。 凯勒牧师进一步指出,世俗的弥补方式包括追求权力、认可、舒适或控制,而宗教的弥补方式则试图通过遵守宗教戒律、努力行善来获得上帝的认可。然而,这些方法都无法真正解决人类内心的不安,因为真正的义并非来自人类自身的努力,而是来自上帝的恩典。 讲座的核心在于解释“归算”的概念。凯勒牧师引用圣经经文,解释了上帝如何将基督的义归算给信徒,使信徒在上帝面前成为义人。这并非意味着信徒不再犯罪,而是意味着上帝不再因信徒的罪而定他们的罪,而是以基督的义来对待他们。这种“归算的义”是信徒与上帝和好、获得平安的基础。 此外,凯勒牧师还提到了“赋予的义”,即圣灵的工作,使信徒逐渐在生活中体现出基督的品格。这种“赋予的义”是“归算的义”的结果,是信徒在生活中追求圣洁的动力。 最后,凯勒牧师总结了如何在生活中实践基督的义,即在面对苦毒、罪恶感、过度劳累、失望、害羞等负面情绪时,要依靠基督的义,而不是依靠自己的努力。他鼓励听众要认识到,只有基督的义才能使他们在上帝面前站立得稳,并获得真正的平安和喜乐。

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The sermon discusses the problem of feeling unpresentable and explores false solutions like the secular and religious ways, leading to the true remedy of Christ's righteousness.

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When you fail, when people accuse you, when people reject you, how do you defend yourself? How do you look yourself in the mirror? 

We all have a problem of feeling unpresentable, of deeply seeking to be examined and approved. In Ephesians 6, Paul talks about the breastplate, about the fact that we all have to have a righteousness to cover our hearts. We have to have some way of defending ourselves against accusation. 

In continuing our look at the breastplate of righteousness, let’s look at 1) the false solution that is the secular way, 2) the false solution that is the religious way, and 3) how to put on the real remedy.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 16, 1992. Series: Spiritual Warfare – The Armor of God. Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-20.

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