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Jesus Christ, the sinless (1 Peter 2:22), eternal Son of God became a man (John 1:1) and died to pay our penalty. “God demonstrates His love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8) Jesus Christ died on the cross (John 19:31-42), taking the punishment that we deserve (2 Corinthians 5:21)Three days later He rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-4), proving His victory over sin and death. “In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)

By faith, we must change our mindset regarding Christ – who He is, what He did, and why – for salvation (Acts 3:19)If we place our faith in Him, trusting His death on the cross to pay for our sins, we will be forgiven and receive the promise of eternal life in heaven. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son so that anyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16)”If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:9)Faith alone in the finished work of Christ on the cross is the only true path to eternal life! “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9)

If you want to accept Jesus Christ as your Savior, here is a sample prayer. Remember, saying this prayer or any other prayer will not save you. It is only trusting in Christ that can save you from sin. This prayer is simply a way to express to God your faith in Him and thank Him for providing for your salvation. “God, I know that I have sinned against you and deserve punishment. But Jesus Christ took the punishment that I deserve so that through faith in Him I could be forgiven. I place my trust in You for salvation. Thank You for Your wonderful grace and forgiveness – the gift of eternal life! Amen!”

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我刚决志信主。

祝贺你!你作了一个改变生命的决定。以下的五个步骤会给你圣经方面的引导; 
1. 确信你明白救恩。

约翰一书5节13 章告诉我们:“我将这些话写给你们信奉神儿子之名的 人,要叫你们知道自己有永生。” 神要我们明白救恩,神要我们自信确实被拯救。我们来简单叙述救恩的几个要点:

(a)我们都有罪。我们都做过让神不高兴的事(罗马书3:23)

(b)因为罪,我们得承受与神永久隔离的惩罚 (罗马书6:23)

(c)耶稣死在十字架上替我们赎罪 (罗马书5:8),耶稣为我们死,替我们受罚。耶稣的复活证明它的死足以偿还我们的罪。

(d)神赦免我们的罪并因我们的信赐给我们永生——相信他的死偿还了我们的罪(约翰福音3:16)

这就是关于救恩的真理要道!如果你信耶稣基督为救主,你就得救了!你的罪被赦免,神许诺永不离弃你(罗马书8:38-39)切记,你的救赎在耶稣基督里是信实的(约翰福音10:28-29)如果相信耶稣是你的救主,你可以坚信你将与神在天堂共享永生!

2.找一间传授圣经的好教会。

切勿认为教会就是一栋建筑;教会是人的群体。基督徒之间的交通很重要,这是教会的主要目的之一。现在你已经信仰基督,我们特别鼓励你在附近找一间相信圣经的教会并且跟牧师谈谈,告诉他你的新信仰。 

教会的第二个目的是教授圣经。你能学会怎样让神指导你的生活;理解圣经是成功,积极的基督徒生活的根基。提摩太后书3:16-17节说:“圣经都是神所默示的,于教训,督责,使人归正,教导人学义都是有益的,叫属神的人得以完全,预备行各样的善事。”

教会的第三个目的是敬拜。敬拜是感谢神所为!神拯救了我们,神爱我们,神供应我们,神指引我们。我们怎能不感谢他?神是圣洁,公义,慈爱,充满恩典的。启示录4:11说:“我们的主,我们的神,你是配得荣耀,尊贵,权柄的,因为你创造了万物,并且万物是因你的旨意被创造而有的。”

3.每天固定一段时间仰望神。

我们每天花一段时间仰望神很重要。有些人把这称作“安静时间”;有些人称它“灵修”,因为这是把我们自己献给神的时间。有些人喜欢早晨做,有些人喜欢晚上。至于什么时间做或你把它叫什么都没关系,重要的是你能经常地与神交通。我们通过什么与神交通呢?

(a)祷告。祷告是跟神说话。向他倾诉你的担心和问题,祈求他给你智慧和指引;祈求神供应你的需要。告诉神你多爱他,你多么感激他。那就是祷告。

(b)读经。除了在教会,主日学,查经班学习圣经外——你还需要自己读经。圣经包含了所有你需要的信息:如何过成圣的基督徒生活。它包含如何在神的指引下做明智的决定,如何了解神的旨意,如何事奉,以及如何使属灵生命成长。圣经是神对我们的启示;圣经是神给我们的生活准则:讨神喜悦的同时也让我们得到满足。

4.与可以帮助你属灵生命的人交往。

哥林多前书15:33告诉我们:“你们不要自欺;滥交是败坏善行。”圣经里有很多“坏”人影响的警句,跟有恶行的人在一起会让我们受到恶行的诱惑。近朱者赤,近墨者黑。与信主爱主的人交往很重要。

或许可以试试从你的教会找一两个能帮助鼓励你的朋友(希伯来书3:13)请你的朋友时时提醒你的灵修,检点你的行为以及在主内的成长;问你的朋友你能不能也为他们做同样的事。这并不意味着你得放弃所有不信主的朋友,你可以继续作他们的朋友并爱他们。简单地让他们知道耶稣改变了你的生活,你不能像过去那样了;求神赐给你与朋友分享耶稣的机会。

5.受洗。

很多人对受洗有误解。“受洗”的词义是浸到水里。圣经意义上的受洗指在公众面前宣告你信仰耶稣并要跟从他。浸到水中的行为表示旧你跟耶稣一同埋葬;从水中出来象征耶稣的复活。受洗意味着你同耶稣一样经历了死亡,埋葬和复活。

受洗不是救赎。受洗不会洗掉你的罪。受洗是顺服的简单一步,是向公众宣告你接受了耶稣的救恩。受洗的重要性在于它是顺服的一个步骤——公开表示信仰基督和你的承诺。如果你准备好了要受洗,你应该跟牧师讲。

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“因为世人都犯了罪,亏缺了神的荣耀”(罗马书3:23)。

圣经清晰展示了通向永生的路径。首先,我们必须承认对神有罪:我们做了神不喜悦的事,让我们配得惩罚。我们的罪背叛了一位永恒的神,所以只有一个永久性的惩罚才算公平。“因为罪的工价乃是死;惟有神的恩赐,在我们的主耶稣基督里,乃是永生”(罗马书6:23)

然而,耶稣基督,无罪的(彼得前书2:22),神的独生子来到我们中间(约翰福音1:1)为偿还我们欠的债而死。“唯有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死,神的爱就在此向我们显明了”( 罗马书5:8),耶稣基督死在十字架上(约翰福音19:31-42),代我们受罚(哥林多后书5:21)三天之后从死里复活(哥林多前书15:1-4),证明他战胜了罪和死亡。“他曾照自己的大怜悯,借耶稣基督从死里复活,重生了我们,叫我们有活泼的盼望”(彼得前书1:3)

我们必须认罪悔改,为重生信靠基督(使徒行传3:19),如果我们信靠他,相信他为偿还我们的罪而死于十架,我们就会被赦免并得永生。“神爱世人,甚至将他的独生子赐给他们,叫一切信他的,不至灭亡,反得永生”(约翰福音3:16)“你若口里认耶稣为主, 心里信神叫他从死里复活,就必得救”(罗马书10:9),只有信基督死于十架的成就才是通向永生的唯一路径!“你们得救是本乎恩,也因着信。这并不是出于自己,乃是神所赐的;也不是出于行为,免得有人自夸”(以弗所书2:8-9)

如果你想接受耶稣为救主,这是一个简短的祷告。记住,单是说出这个或其他的祷告不会拯救你。只有相信耶稣才能挽救你脱离罪。这个祷告是向神表示你信他并感谢他给予救恩。“神啊,我知道我有罪配得惩罚,但耶稣基督代我受罚,只有信他我才能被赦免。我要重生,摒弃我的罪并信靠你。感谢你的大恩和赦免——永生的恩赐!阿门!”

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Is it right for a Christian to date or marry a non-Christian?

For a Christian, dating a non-Christian is unwise, and marrying one is not an option. Second Corinthians 6:14 (KJV) tells us not to be “unequally yoked” with an unbeliever. The imagery is of two incompatible oxen sharing the same yoke. Instead of working together to pull the load, they would be working against each other. While this passage does not specifically mention marriage, it definitely has implications for marriage. The passage goes on to say that there is no harmony between Christ and Belial (Satan). There can be no spiritual harmony in a marriage between a Christian and a non-Christian. Paul goes on to remind believers that they are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit, who inhabits their hearts at salvation (2 Corinthians 6:15-17). Because of that, they are to be separate from the world—in the world, but not of the world—and nowhere is that more important than in life’s most intimate relationship—marriage.

The Bible also says, “Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character’” (1 Corinthians 15:33). Having any kind of intimate relationship with an unbeliever can quickly turn into something that is a hindrance to your walk with Christ. We are called to evangelize the lost, not be intimate with them. There is nothing wrong with building quality friendships with unbelievers, but that is as far as it should go. If you were dating an unbeliever, what would honestly be your priority, romance or winning a soul for Christ? If you were married to an unbeliever, how would the two of you cultivate a spiritual intimacy in your marriage? How could a quality marriage be built and maintained if you disagree on the most crucial issue in the universe—the Lord Jesus Christ?

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基督徒和非基督徒约会或者结婚对吗?

哥林多后书6:14说, “你们和不信的原不相配,不要同负一轭。义和不义有什么相交呢?光明和黑暗有什么相通呢?”尽管这段经文没有特别提到婚姻,但它肯定对婚姻有启示。往下继续说,“基督和彼列有什么相和呢?信主的和不信主的有什么相干呢?因为我们是永生神的殿,就如神曾说:‘我要在他们中间居住,在他们中间来往。我要作他们的神,他们要作我的子民。’又说:‘你们务要从他们中间出来,与他们分别,不要沾不洁净的物,我就收纳你们。’”(哥林多后书6:15-17)。

圣经继续说,“你们不要自欺,滥交是败坏善行”(哥林多前书15:33)。与不信的人有任何亲密的关系会迅速且极易阻碍你在基督里的成长。我们受呼召向失落的人传福音,但不是与他们亲近。与非信徒建立诚挚的友谊并没错 – 但因该就此为止。如果你跟不信的人约会,那你把什么当作首要的,跟他们谈恋爱还是为基督赢得他们的灵魂?如果你与非信徒结婚,两个人怎么培养在灵里的亲密?如果你们对于宇宙中最重要的问题 – 主耶稣基督都达不成共识,又谈何建立有质量的婚姻呢?

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The answer to this question depends somewhat on what is meant by “living together.” If it means having sexual relations, it is definitely wrong. Premarital sex is repeatedly condemned in Scripture, along with all other forms of sexual immorality (Acts 15:20Romans 1:291 Corinthians 5:16:13187:210:82 Corinthians 12:21Galatians 5:19Ephesians 5:3Colossians 3:51 Thessalonians 4:3Jude 7). The Bible promotes complete abstinence outside of (and before) marriage. Sex before marriage is just as wrong as adultery and other forms of sexual immorality, because they all involve having sex with someone you are not married to.

If “living together” means living in the same house, that is perhaps a different issue. Technically, there is nothing wrong with a man and a woman living in the same house—if there is nothing immoral taking place. However, the problem arises in that there is still the appearance of immorality (1 Thessalonians 5:22Ephesians 5:3), and it could be a tremendous temptation for immorality. The Bible tells us to flee immorality, not expose ourselves to constant temptations to immorality (1 Corinthians 6:18). Then there is the problem of appearances. A couple who is living together is assumed to be sleeping together—that is just the nature of things. Even though living in the same house is not sinful in and of itself, the appearance of sin is there. The Bible tells us to avoid the appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22Ephesians 5:3), to flee from immorality, and not to cause anyone to stumble or be offended. As a result, it is not honoring to God for a man and a woman to live together outside of marriage.

2.5a. 婚前‘…

这个问题的答案取决于怎么理解“一起生活”。如果它指发生性关系 – 那肯定是有罪的。婚前性行为和其它形式的性不道德的行为在圣经中不断受到谴责(使徒行传15:20;罗马书1:29;哥林多前书5:1;6:13,18;7:2;10:8;哥林多后书12:21;加拉太书5:19;以弗所书5:3;歌罗西书3:5;帖撒罗尼迦前书4:3;犹大书7)。圣经提倡婚姻之外(之前)绝对禁止性行为。婚前性行为跟淫乱及其它形式的性同样是不对的,因为都涉及到跟未婚对象发生性关系。

如果“生活在一起”单指住在同一所房子里,那可能是另一回事。大致讲,一个男人和一个女人住在同一所房子里并没错 – 如果不发生任何不道德的事。然而,问题在于它仍然属于不道德的表象(以弗所书5:3),而且很容易导致出轨行为。圣经告诉我们要远离淫秽,不要把自己暴露在淫乱的诱惑面前(哥林多前书6:18);这就有了表象的问题。一对生活在一起的恋人会被当作睡在了一起 – 那是很自然的。即使住在同一所房子里本身并没有罪,但却有了罪的表象。圣经告诉我们要避开邪恶的表象(以弗所书5:3),逃离淫乱,不要让任何人失足或受冒犯。因此,恋人在结婚前生活在一起不是荣耀神。

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Although the words “courtship” and “dating” are not found in the Bible, we are given some principles that Christians are to go by during the time before marriage. The first is that we must separate from the world’s view on dating because God’s way contradicts the world’s (2 Peter 2:20). While the world’s view may be to date around as much as we want, the important thing is to discover the character of a person before making any commitment to him or her. We should find out if the person has been born again in the Spirit of Christ (John 3:3-8) and if he or she shares the same desire toward Christ-likeness (Philippians 2:5). The ultimate goal of dating or courting is finding a life partner. The Bible tells us that, as Christians, we should not marry an unbeliever (2 Corinthians 6:14-15) because this would weaken our relationship with Christ and compromise our morals and standards.

When one is in a committed relationship, whether dating or courting, it is important to remember to love the Lord above all else (Matthew 10:37). To say or believe that another person is “everything” or the most important thing in one’s life is idolatry, which is sin (Galatians 5:20Colossians 3:5). Also, we are not to defile our bodies by having premarital sex (1 Corinthians 6:9132 Timothy 2:22). Sexual immorality is a sin not only against God but against our own bodies (1 Corinthians 6:18). It is important to love and honor others as we love ourselves (Romans 12:9-10), and this is certainly true for a courtship or dating relationship. Whether dating or courting, following these biblical principles is the best way to have a secure foundation for a marriage. It is one of the most important decisions we will ever make, because when two people marry, they cleave to one another and become one flesh in a relationship which God intended to be permanent and unbreakable (Genesis 2:24Matthew 19:5).

2.4a. 约会/…

虽然圣经中找不到“求偶”或“约会”这些词,但有一些关于基督徒在婚前应该遵守的原则。首先我们应该把它和世俗观念的约会分别开来,因为神的方法与世俗的相悖(彼得后书2:20)(社会)告诉我们想有多少约会就有多少约会,尽可能多接触人。然而,在走到这一步之前我们应该了解欲建立关系的对方是什么样的人;应该了解这个人是否在基督的灵里得到重生(约翰福音3:3-8),他们是否以基督的心愿为心愿(腓立比书2:5)为什么在寻找伴侣时这很重要呢?基督徒应该谨慎,不要与不信的人通婚(哥林多后书6:14-15),因为它会削弱你跟基督的关系,放弃道德准则。

当一个人与某人确定了关系,重要的是记住爱主胜过爱任何人(马太福音10:37)口说或相信一个人是你的“一切”和生活的重心属于偶像崇拜,是罪(加拉太书5:20;歌罗西书3:5)同时,不要因婚前性行为玷污你的身体(哥林多前书6:9,13;提摩太后书2:22),不道德的性行为不仅得罪神,也得罪你的身体(哥林多前书6:18)像爱你自己一样去爱和尊重他人,这很重要(罗马书12:9-10),它实用于求偶期间和婚姻关系中。遵循这些圣经原则是奠定安全的婚姻基石的最好途径。婚姻是人生最重要的决定,一旦两个人结婚,他们合二为一成为一体,那应该是永恒的和不可分的(创世纪2:24;马太福音19:5),

2.2. befo…

Since 1 Corinthians 7:2 clearly includes sex before marriage in the definition of sexual immorality, all of the Bible verses that condemn sexual immorality as being sinful also condemn sex before marriage as sinful. Sex before marriage is included in the biblical definition of sexual immorality. There are numerous Scriptures that declare sex before marriage to be a sin (Acts 15:201 Corinthians 5:16:131810:82 Corinthians 12:21Galatians 5:19Ephesians 5:3Colossians 3:51 Thessalonians 4:3Jude 7). The Bible promotes complete abstinence before marriage. Sex between a husband and his wife is the only form of sexual relations of which God approves (Hebrews 13:4).

Far too often we focus on the “recreation” aspect of sex without recognizing that there is another aspect—procreation. Sex within marriage is pleasurable, and God designed it that way. God wants men and women to enjoy sexual activity within the confines of marriage. Song of Solomon and several other Bible passages (such as Proverbs 5:19) clearly describe the pleasure of sex. However, the couple must understand that God’s intent for sex includes producing children. Thus, for a couple to engage in sex before marriage is doubly wrong—they are enjoying pleasures not intended for them, and they are taking a chance of creating a human life outside of the family structure God intended for every child.

While practicality does not determine right from wrong, if the Bible’s message on sex before marriage were obeyed, there would be far fewer sexually transmitted diseases, far fewer abortions, far fewer unwed mothers and unwanted pregnancies, and far fewer children growing up without both parents in their lives. Abstinence is God’s only policy when it comes to sex before marriage. Abstinence saves lives, protects babies, gives sexual relations the proper value, and, most importantly, honors God.