God Wants to Give You Freedom
上帝想要給你自由
Nov 9, 2016
“If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free” (John 8:36 GNT).
“所以饮睬,神的兒子若使你們自由,你們就真正自由了浙于。”(約8:36 和合本修訂版)
The world defines freedom as a life without any restraint — “I can do anything I want to do and say anything I want to say without anybody telling me what to do.” You may burn everybody else, but you get to do it your own way. The world says you can have your freedom, but only by being totally selfish.
這個(gè)世界所定義的自由而咆,就是一個(gè)沒(méi)有任何約束的生活芍秆,“我可以做任何我想要做的事情,說(shuō)任何我想說(shuō)的話欺旧,不需要?jiǎng)e人來(lái)對(duì)我指手畫(huà)腳观堂∪猛”你或許會(huì)激怒所有人,但是你還用你自己的方法行事為人师痕。這個(gè)世界告訴你溃睹,你必須變得完全自私,那樣你才可以得到你的自由胰坟。
Yet, the Bible says the only way to true freedom is through Jesus: “If the Son sets you free, then you will be really free” (John 8:36 GNT).
但是因篇,圣經(jīng)說(shuō)只有一條通向真正自由的方式就是透過(guò)耶穌:“所以,神的兒子若使你們自由笔横,你們就真正自由了竞滓。”(約8:36 和合本修訂版)
Real freedom is freedom from fear, guilt, worry, bitterness, and death. You’re free to quit pretending because you’re free to be yourself.
真正的自由就是從恐懼吹缔,過(guò)失商佑,擔(dān)憂,苦難和死亡中所發(fā)出的自由厢塘。你可以自然的不再偽裝下去茶没,因?yàn)槟憧梢宰匀坏淖鲎约骸?/p>
How do you get rid of those kinds of fears? By letting God love you! The apostle John teaches that “there is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear” (1 John 4:18a NIV).
那你如何擺脫那些恐懼呢?讓上帝愛(ài)你吧晚碾!使徒約翰教導(dǎo)說(shuō)“在愛(ài)里沒(méi)有懼怕抓半;完滿的愛(ài)把懼怕驅(qū)逐出去「襦遥”(約一 4:18a 和合本修訂版)
When you realize how much God loves you, you’ll begin to live in true freedom. In fact, you worship God when you recognize that “God is love.” It is an act of worship to agree that he is a loving, caring, generous God and that we can “rely on the love God has for us” (1 John 4:16a).
當(dāng)你意識(shí)到上帝是多么的愛(ài)你笛求,你就會(huì)開(kāi)始在真自由中生活。事實(shí)上,當(dāng)你認(rèn)識(shí)到“神就是愛(ài)”之時(shí)探入,就是你敬拜上帝之時(shí)狡孔。承認(rèn)上帝的愛(ài),關(guān)心新症,慷慨也是敬拜上帝的一種行動(dòng),我們可以“住在神的愛(ài)里面”响禽。(約一 4:16a)
Talk It Over
討論問(wèn)題
What will you have to give up in your life to experience freedom through Jesus Christ?
你需要放棄你生命中的什么事情徒爹,去操練基督耶穌里的真自由?
What will you gain through freedom in Jesus Christ? What will change about your relationships? Your attitude? Your future?
你能夠從耶穌基督里的真自由中得到什么芋类?你的關(guān)系隆嗅,態(tài)度,未來(lái)回來(lái)什么樣的改變呢侯繁?
In what ways do you rely on God’s love?
你可以用什么方法胖喳,倚靠神的愛(ài)呢?