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蒂莫西·凯勒在讲道中阐述了以赛亚书54章中两个女人的比喻。第一个比喻是关于一个不育的妇人奇迹般地生下许多孩子，这象征着通过耶稣基督而获得的属灵新生。凯勒牧师指出，人无法靠自身努力成为应该成为的人，需要上帝的超自然干预。他引用了保罗在加拉太书4章中对这段经文的解释，以及圣经中其他人物的例子（亚伯拉罕、雅各、犹大、大卫），说明人皆是属灵的贫瘠，需要重生。 第二个比喻是关于一个与丈夫分离的妇人，象征着以色列与上帝之间的关系。以色列的悖逆如同妻子不忠于丈夫，导致与上帝隔绝。然而，上帝的永恒之爱将战胜他的愤怒，修复与以色列的婚姻关系，这象征着上帝与人之间的永恒盟约。凯勒牧师指出，十字架是上帝圣洁与慈爱的完美结合，展现了他对人类无限的爱和对罪恶的无限恨恶。只有通过十字架，我们才能理解上帝既是创造者又是丈夫，以及他与人之间永恒盟约的可能性。 凯勒牧师进一步阐述了如何体验这种神迹般的生活：首先要回应上帝的呼召，认识到自己真正依赖的并非上帝，而是虚假的偶像；其次要忘记羞耻，将失败融入上帝的恩典中；第三要数算属灵的儿女，如同不育妇女拥有无数子女一样；最后要因着上帝的爱而欢欣歌唱。他引用了C.S.路易斯的《大离婚》和Bethel Gospel Assembly的故事来阐明这些观点。他强调，当上帝成为人心中之美时，人就会因着对上帝的喜悦而侍奉他，并体验到一种充满喜乐和平安的生活。

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The sermon introduces Jesus as the Servant of the Lord, focusing on the miraculous aspects of his mission including miraculous births, a miraculous marriage, and the miraculous life that follows.

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There are two pictures of two different women in Isaiah 54. And they teach us something miraculous.

These last chapters of Isaiah are about a figure called the Servant of the Lord who is going to bring God’s salvation to the world. The New Testament writers identify Jesus Christ as the Servant of the Lord. And Isaiah 54 talks about the salvation he brings.

From the two pictures in this passage, we learn about 1) miraculous births, 2) a miraculous marriage, and 3) the kind of miraculous life that flows from them.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on February 28, 2010. Series: The Songs of the Servant (from Isaiah). Scripture: Isaiah 54:1-10.

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