出死入生 Cross Over from Death to Life 你為甚麼需要福音 Why you need the Gospel

甚麼是福音? What is the Gospel? 是一個出死入生的好消息。 It’s a good news to cross over from death to life.

甚麼是你真實的需要? What are your real needs? 你能說出你的需要來嗎? Do you know your needs?

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甚麼是你真實的需要? What are your real needs? 你能說出你的需要來嗎? Do you know your needs? 欲知你的真實需要，須先知道你的真實光景。 To know your needs, you must first know your real situation.

甚麼是你真實的光景(1)? What’s your real situation(1)? “你們死在過犯罪惡之中，[祂叫你們活過來]。那時，你們在其中行事為人，隨從今世的風俗，順服空中掌權者的首領，就是現今在悖逆之子心中運行的[邪]靈。我們從前也都在他們中間，放縱肉體的私慾，隨著肉體和心中所喜好的去行，本為可怒之子，和別人一樣。”（弗2:1-3） “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. ” (Ephesians 2:1-3)

甚麼是你真實的光景(2)? What’s your real situation(2)? “你們死在過犯罪惡之中” 從神看來，人不只犯罪，且是死的。 “You were dead in your transgressions and sins” From God's perspective, men are not only sinful, but also dead.

甚麼是你真實的光景(3)? What’s your real situation(3)? 死人的光景: The situation of a dead man: 對罪沒有感覺 Numb to sins

現在，一些大學跨過了最後的門檻，允許男女生共居一室。在學生活動分子的敦促下，美國現在有30多所高校采取了這一做法。 克拉克大學現在有30多名學生住在男女合住宿舍。該大學的一名主管丹尼絲・達里格朗說：“這肯定是全國各大學今後的一種趨勢。這是一個全新的世界，我們要跟上時代的步伐。” 支持者認為，這一趨勢對於同性戀和變性的學生而言是個重大的進步，消除了他們認為已經過時的性別界線，尤其是對於有很多異性朋友伴隨著他們長大的這一代人而言。他們認為，傳統的住宿政策侵犯了學生們的權利。 《波士頓環球報》 4/2/2008 “Now, some colleges are crossing the final threshold, allowing men and women to share rooms. ” “…more than 30 campuses across the country have adopted what colleges call gender-neutral rooming assignments, …” “…mixed-gender housing has edged into the mainstream,…” “It's a new world, and gender has taken on all kinds of new definitions. It's about being more inclusive, and it's about keeping pace with the times.” “Dartmouth's housing application form for gender-neutral housing states that the college "seeks to provide a living environment welcoming to all gender identities; one not limited by the traditional gender binary.” - From <The Boston Globe> April 2, 2008

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甚麼是你真實的光景(3)? What’s your real situation(3)? 死人的光景: The situation of a dead man: 對罪沒有感覺 Numb to sins 行善沒有能力 No ability to do good

甚麼是你真實的光景(3)? What’s your real situation(3)? 死人的光景: The situation of a dead man: 對罪沒有感覺 Numb to sins 行善沒有能力 No ability to do good 沒有生命 Lifeless

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甚麼是你真實的光景(2)? What’s your real situation(2)? “你們死在過犯罪惡之中” 從神看來，人不只犯罪，且是死的。 “You were dead in your transgressions and sins” From God's perspective, men are not only sinful, but also dead. 人是全然敗壞 。 Man is in total depravity.

甚麼是死人的需要? What does a dead man need? 死人的需要不是醫治。 There is no cure for a dead man. 死人的需要乃是生命。 A dead man needs life.

生命在那裏? Where is life? “然而神既有豐富的憐憫，因祂愛我們的大愛，當我們死在過犯中的時候，便叫我們與基督一同活過來，(你們得救是本乎恩).” (弗2:4-5) “But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved.” (Ephesians 2:1-3)

生命在那裏? Where is life? “我來了，是要叫人得生命，並且得的更豐盛。” (約10:10) “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John10:10)

生命在那裏? Where is life? “我實實在在的告訴你們，那聽我話，又信差我來者的，就有永生，不至於定罪，是已經出死入生了。” (約5:24) “I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. ” (John5:24)