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这段讲道探讨了耶稣的死对早期基督教的影响，以及它如何改变了世界。讲员首先指出，耶稣的死与其他宗教创始人的结局形成鲜明对比，这使得十字架成为基督教的中心象征显得尤为特殊。接着，讲员从四个方面阐述了耶稣之死的意义：第一，耶稣的死是历史的中心，它与逾越节的意义相连，代表着对罪恶和死亡的最终救赎；第二，耶稣的死是建立全新社群的基础，这个社群以亲密、激进和反精英为特征，成员之间不求回报地相爱；第三，耶稣的死是解决罪恶这一巨大谜题的答案，它解释了为什么上帝的饶恕需要耶稣的牺牲；第四，耶稣的死需要个人的认同和持续的记念，这就像持续进食一样，需要不断地将十字架的意义融入生活，以应对过去、苦难和绝望。讲员通过对圣经经文的解释和现代人的困惑，深入浅出地阐述了耶稣的死对个人和社群的意义，并强调了持续记念和应用十字架的意义的重要性。

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The early Christians adopted the cross as their main symbol despite the oddity of it, as Jesus explained the meaning of his death on the cross, which transformed the disciples and the world.

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One of the great questions of history is, “Why in the world did the early Christians adopt the cross as their main symbol?” 

All the other founders of the great religions died old and successful. In absolute contrast, you have Jesus, who dies at age 33, ignominiously, in agony, abandoned by everyone. But on the night before he died, Jesus gave his disciples the interpretation, the meaning of his death on the cross, and when it was all over, it changed them and the world. 

Jesus tells us four life-changing principles about his death: 1) Jesus’ death is the center of history, 2) Jesus’ death is the foundation for a radically new, profoundly different community, 3) Jesus’ death is the solution to the great mystery, and 4) Jesus’ death is appropriated personally.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on April 6, 2003. Series: The Meaning of Jesus Part 3; Seeing Him. Scripture: Luke 22:14-34.

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