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Timothy Keller: 我在信息中阐述了如何从希伯来书中学习如何在苦难中保持坚定的信仰。希伯来书的作者写信给那些遭受迫害和苦难的基督徒，他们灰心丧气，质疑信仰的意义。我指出，基督徒拥有应对生活中任何挑战的资源，能够以勇气、力量和毅力面对生活。 首先，我们应对苦难的方式取决于我们的关注点。我们需要将目光从困境转移到耶稣身上，专注于他所经历的苦难和他的救赎工作。希伯来书中‘要仰望为我们信心创始成终的耶稣’这句话强调了这一点。如果我们专注于耶稣的忍耐，我们就能忍受；如果我们无法忍受，那是因为我们没有思考他的忍耐。 其次，理解耶稣的工作至关重要。耶稣不仅是信仰的创始者，也是完成者，他是我们的元首（archegos），为我们战斗，承担了我们应得的惩罚，并活出了完美的生命。他既是我们的替代者，也为我们挑战邪恶；他承担了我们应得的惩罚，也活出了完美的生命。通过理解耶稣的救赎工作，我们才能明白苦难并非惩罚，而是上帝为了我们的益处而设立的试炼。 最后，我们应该学习耶稣的榜样。耶稣关注全局，知道最终的结局是喜乐，因此能够忍受苦难。他坚持服从，即使痛苦，最终也会带来益处。我们也应该效法耶稣，看到更大的图景，坚持顺服，即使在苦难中，也要保持信心和盼望。

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This chapter emphasizes the importance of focusing on Jesus to handle life's difficulties. It highlights that our struggles depend on where we fix our minds, suggesting that contemplating Jesus' endurance enables us to endure our own trials.
  • Focus on Jesus to overcome difficulties
  • What you focus on determines how you handle suffering
  • Contemplating Jesus' endurance helps you endure

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Hebrews is written to people who had suffered a great deal of persecution and difficulty. They were getting discouraged. Some of them were saying, “What good is this Christianity? We’re good people. Why are such bad things happening to us?”

The writer is showing them that they have resources as Christians such that they can face life, no matter what it throws at them, with greatness and power and stamina. And in Hebrews 12, we come to the final case study that shows this. We come to Jesus himself. By looking at what Jesus suffered, why Jesus suffered, and how he suffered, we learn how we can face anything and triumph.

This passage shows us three basic principles: 1) you will handle life’s difficulties depending on your focus, 2) you will deal with your troubles as long as you understand Jesus’ work, and 3) you should discern his model.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on December 4, 1994. Series: The Nature of Faith. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-13.

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