雷歐納牧師的勸勉3

Exhortation from Leonard Ravenhill part 3
譯者：馬強盛／顏美娟夫婦
2016/6/14

帖前2:10-12 我們向你們信主的人，是何等聖潔、公義、無可指摘，有你們作見證，也有神作見證。你們也曉得我們怎樣勸勉你們，安慰你們，囑咐你們各人，好像父親待自己的兒女一樣，要叫你們行事對得起那召你們進他國、得他榮耀的神。

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe: As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 2: 10-12 (KJV)

「我們有為了讓神心痛而感到遺憾嗎？我們不應該不把自己的全人、思想、情感交給神。若我們不把人生的主宰權交給神，那我們就是在奪取神所應得的。」－雷歐納牧師
“Are we sorry for grieving the heart of God…for denying God the right to own our personality…to own our mind…to own our thoughts…to own our emotions? If not we’re robbing God.” －

「若你愛任何事情過於愛耶穌，那就是你的偶像。今天晚上，身為耶穌基督教會的一份子，我認為很丟臉，因為今日的教會與新約的初代教會完全不一樣。今日的教會是何等貧窮、瞎眼和缺乏神的能力。我的結論就是：神今天有運行在美國當中，但不是在為未得救的人當中，乃是在那些已得救的人當中，也就是那些藉著神的恩典成為基督新婦的基督徒。然而，若你要成為基督的新婦，也就是一個真正的基督徒，你就必須與世界的敗壞離婚。」-雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)

「今日，許多教會所傳講的是一個討好人的假福音。有些牧者喜歡講一些讓罪人不痛不癢的主題。那些不講罪和悔改的訊息只不過是讓人暫時興奮而已，那些討好和催眠罪人的訊息只會害罪人更快的下地獄！我們今天所需要的乃是傳講悔改和地獄之火的講道。」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)

“We are preaching an acceptable gospel today. Make it as painless as we can. And all we do is to give them a shout to put them to sleep so they get to hell quicker! We need some hell-fire preaching on repentance. －Leonard Ravenhill

「我想，今天晚上全世界最棒和最有意義的任務並不是當美國總統，或是一國之君。今晚最棒和最有意義的任務乃是成為那站在永生活神和失喪靈魂之間的代禱者。」－雷歐納牧師

I think the most awesome task in the world tonight is not to be the president of the U.S. or the king of an empire but to be a man who stands between a living God and a dying people." －雷歐納牧師

「這個世代的黑暗就是屬世教會送給世界的禮物。」－雷歐納牧師
“The darkness of this day is a gift of the church to the world.” －雷歐納

「50年前，你不會在基督的教會裡聽到離婚，你也不會在教會裡聽到婚姻輔導。今日的教會容忍罪在教會裡面。」－雷歐納牧師

“Fifty years ago, you never heard of a divorce in the Christian church. You never even heard of marriage counseling in the church… We’re putting up with sin in the church.”

「我相信每一個教會不是超自然的，再不然就是膚淺的。我不相信有任何中間地帶。」－雷歐納
“I believe every church is either supernatural or superficial. I don’t believe there’s any middle ground.”

「當神的靈有運行時，世界上最興奮的地方就是永生神的教會；而當神的靈沒有運行時，世界上最無聊的地方就是永生神的教會。」－雷歐納
“There’s no place on earth more exciting than the church of the Living God when God is brooding there, and there’s no place on God’s earth more boring when He isn’t there.”

「今天，年輕人走進教堂裡，但教堂裡沒有神的榮耀。」－雷歐納
The young people come inside the church but there’s no glory.”

「若聖經知識能夠改變世界，我們很久之前就應該已經改變世界了。」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)

“If Bible knowledge could change the world, we would’ve changed it long ago."

「使徒們沒有金銀，但有很多神的榮耀。現今的教會有許多的金銀，卻沒有神的榮耀。」－雷歐納牧師
“The apostles had no gold, but lots of glory. We have lots of gold, but no glory. -Leonard Ravenhill

“As soon as today’s churchgoers walk outside the church, they’re talking football, or sports or there’s a big sale downtown somewhere. We are not caught up into eternity!”

我平生聽過上百萬篇講道，讀過上百萬本書籍，但我仍然需要在凡事上向神交賬。我平生的每分、每秒、每一塊錢都必需向神交賬。

“I’ve heard a million words, sermons, and read books, and I’m accountable to God for everything I have. Every moment of my time, every dime of my money.” －雷歐納Leonard Ravenhill

「在你認罪悔改和信耶穌之後，你所賺的每一塊錢都必須在神面前交賬。彼得前書四章5節說：『他們必在那將要審判活人死人的主面前交賬。』」－雷歐納Leonard Ravenhill

「我寧願死去，也不願意讓基督失望！」－雷歐納牧師(Leonard Ravenhill)
“I’d rather die than fail Christ!”