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Dr. Timothy Keller: 本讲座探讨了约拿书第四章，重点阐述了约拿对上帝之爱的误解以及他最终的悔改。约拿无法理解上帝为何饶恕尼尼微城这样一个邪恶的城市，他认为上帝的爱是软弱和缺乏公义的。然而，Keller博士指出，上帝的爱如同火焰，既能给予生命和温暖，也能带来危险、消耗和净化。上帝的爱是炼净之火，它会带来痛苦和磨难，但最终目的是为了净化和提升我们。同时，上帝的爱也是寻求之火，它会主动寻找和接纳那些最不幸的人，即使他们罪孽深重。约拿的困境在于他将爱局限于自身，只关注自己的痛苦和舒适，而忽略了上帝对世人的爱和怜悯。Keller博士鼓励听众要谦卑自己，将爱转向他人，认识到上帝的爱是完全不配得的恩典，并要为上帝所关心的事情而忧伤。 Dr. Timothy Keller: 讲座中，Keller博士通过约拿的故事，阐述了上帝爱的两个重要方面：一是炼净之火，它会带来痛苦和试炼，但目的是为了净化我们的灵魂，使我们脱离对世俗事物的依赖；二是寻求之火，它会主动寻找和接纳那些最不幸的人，即使他们罪孽深重。他用藤蔓的枯萎和尼尼微城的命运作对比，说明上帝对人的爱远胜于对物质的关注。Keller博士还鼓励听众要学习耶稣基督的榜样，在面对苦难时要相信上帝的智慧和爱，并要将自己的爱转向他人，而不是只关注自身。他强调，只有认识到上帝的爱是炼净之火和寻求之火，才能真正理解上帝的爱，并从中获得真正的喜乐和平安。

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Dr. Timothy Keller discusses how Jonah misunderstands God's love, which is both life-giving and purifying. He emphasizes that understanding God's love is crucial for our struggles and collapses.

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Jonah believes in love in general. But he doesn’t understand how God’s love actually operates.

If it’s possible that you stand where Jonah stood, then chapter 4 is critical because God gives Jonah an answer. And his answer shows that God’s love, like God, is a fire. The strange thing about fire is that, on the one hand, it’s life-giving and warming, but on the other hand, it’s dangerous, consuming, and purifying.

This text shows us two things: 1) God’s love is refining fire, and 2) God’s love is a seeking fire.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on September 16, 1990. Series: Jonah. Scripture: Jonah 4:1-10.

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