1.世人的光景 「世人都犯了罪,虧缺了神的榮耀。」(羅馬書三章23節)「沒有義人,連一個也沒有;沒有明白的,沒有尋求神的。」(羅馬書三章10-11節) 「人心比萬物都詭詐,壞到極處,誰能識透呢?」(耶利米書十七章9節) 「人若不重生,就不能見神的國。」(約翰福音三章3節) 2.人無法自救 耶穌說:「我就是道路、真理、生命,若不藉著我,沒有人能到父神那裡去。」(約翰福音十四章6節) 「除祂(耶穌)以外,別無拯救,因為在天下人間沒有賜下別的名,我們可以靠著得救。」(使徒行傳四章12節) 「凡有血氣的,沒有一人因行律法稱義。」(加拉太書二章16節) 「因為凡遵守全律法的,只在一條上跌倒,他就是犯了眾條。」(雅各書二章10節) 「有一條路人以為正,至終成為死亡之路。」(箴言十四章12節) 3.上帝為你預備了救恩 「神深愛世人,甚至將祂的獨生子(耶穌)賜給他們,叫一切信祂的人,不至滅亡,反得永生。」(約翰福音三章16節) 「我們都如羊走迷,各人偏行己路,上帝使我們眾人的罪孽都歸在祂(耶穌)身上。」(以賽亞書五十三章6節) 「神使那無罪的(耶穌)替我們成為罪,好叫我們在祂裡面成為神的義。」(哥林多後書五章21節) 4.上帝滿足你的需要 「我(上帝)又賜給他們永生,他們永不滅亡;誰也不能從我手裡把他們奪去。」(約翰福音十章28節) 「我深信那在你們心裡動了善工的(上帝),必成全這工,直到耶穌基督的日子。」(腓立比書一章6節) 「凡靠著祂(耶穌)進到神面前的人,祂都能拯救到底,因為祂是長遠活著,替他們祈求。」(希伯來書七章25章) 「(神)能保守你們不失腳,叫你們無瑕無疵,歡歡喜喜站在祂榮耀之前。」(猶大書24節) 1. Your Need As God Sees It “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) “There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God” (Romans 3:10,11) “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9) “Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (John 3:3) 2. Your Own Helplessness “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me.” (John 14:6) “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) “By the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.” (Galatians 2:16) “Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.” (James 2:10) “There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 14:12) 3. God’s Provision For Your Need “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16) “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him [Jesus] the iniquity of us all.” (Isaiah 53:6) “He hath made Him [Jesus] to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Corinthians 5:21) 4. God’s Promise To Meet Your Need “I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” (John 10:28) “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:6) “He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) “[God]… is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude 24)
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