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蒂莫西·凯勒博士:希伯来书写于一个群体饱受生活苦难折磨、几近放弃的时期。本书旨在帮助人们应对生活中的挑战,而信心是关键。我将从四个方面阐述圣经中对信心的理解: 首先,信心超越理性,但并非与理性对立。它需要思考,需要通过推理来感知可见的物质世界本身并不合理,必须存在一个看不见的超自然现实。我用收音机的比喻来解释:只有了解收音机的用途才能判断其好坏,同样,只有承认超自然的存在才能理解人类的道德和快乐。如果只存在物质世界,那么道德和快乐都无法解释。 其次,信心是个人与上帝的相遇,是上帝的呼召。这会让人质疑现有的生活方式和目标,例如挪亚、亚伯拉罕和摩西的故事都体现了这一点。这种呼召会让人重新审视人生,质疑人生目标,并可能改变人生方向。大卫·马丁·劳埃德·琼斯的经历就是一个很好的例子,他从一个名义上的基督徒转变为一个真正信奉上帝的人。 第三,信心是基础性的转变,它将人生的重心从世俗事物转移到上帝身上。因为世俗事物没有永恒的基础,无论是家庭、容貌、事业还是知识,最终都会消逝。上帝会不断地让我们经历危机,让我们在顺服他的过程中放弃那些我们依赖的世俗安全感,从而将人生的重心转移到他身上。 最后,信心是基于上帝的恩典。上帝会承担信徒失败的后果。亚伯拉罕与上帝立约的故事说明了这一点。上帝承诺即使信徒失败,他也会承担后果,而耶稣基督的牺牲是这种恩典的终极体现。耶稣基督放弃了在天堂的荣耀和安全,为我们牺牲,这体现了上帝无限的恩典。因此,我们应该毫无顾虑地顺服上帝的呼召,因为我们与一位为我们付出一切的上帝同行。

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This sermon explores the biblical understanding of faith, contrasting it with modern cultural perspectives. It argues that life-transforming faith has four aspects: rational, personal, foundational, and graceful.
  • Conservatives view faith as a moral virtue, while liberals see skepticism as intellectual maturity.
  • The Bible presents a more nuanced understanding of faith.
  • Faith has four aspects: rational, personal, foundational, and graceful.

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Hebrews is written to help us have what it takes to face the difficulties of life. And in chapter 11, we’re told one of the keys is to be people of faith. But what is faith?

In our cultural moment, conservatives see faith as a moral virtue, while liberals see skepticism as a mark of intellectual maturity. As usual, the Bible’s understanding of faith is much more nuanced, much more sophisticated and complex, than either of those views. 

Life-transforming faith, according to this text, has four aspects: 1) it’s rational, 2) it’s personal, 3) it’s foundational, and 4) it’s graceful.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 3, 2005. Series: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews). Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-10, 13.

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