Friday, February 6, 2009

Why was Christ born?

Why was Christ born?
Answer: Bear witness to the truth.
John 18:37-38
Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
彼拉多就对他说:「这样,你是王吗?」耶稣回答说:「你说我是王。我为此而生,也为此来到世间,特为给真理作见证。凡属真理的人就听我的话。」彼拉多说:「真理是什麽呢?」说了这话,又出来到犹太人那里,对他们说:「我查不出他有什麽罪来。

What is truth?
Answer: All must die.
Hebrews 9:27
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
按著定命,人人都有一死,死後且有审判。
Psalm 89:48
What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
谁能常活免死、救他的灵魂脱离阴间的权柄呢?(细拉)

Why?
Answer: Because the wages of sin is death.
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
因为罪的工价乃是死;惟有神的恩赐,在我们的主基督耶稣里,乃是永生。

All must die implies all have sinned.
Romans 3:23
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
因为世人都犯了罪,亏缺了神的荣耀;

But God had made provision for the salvation of sinner.
Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
惟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。

Mechanics of salvation – propitiation (挽回祭).
1 John 2:2
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
他为我们的罪作了挽回祭,不是单为我们的罪,也是为普天下人的罪。
1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
他被挂在木头上,亲身担当了我们的罪,使我们既然在罪上死,就得以在义上活。因他受的鞭伤,你们便得了医治

Christ rose again because He was sinless.
1 Corinthians 15:4
And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the Scriptures:
而且埋葬了;又照圣经所说,第三天复活了,

All in Christ shall all arise with Him.
1 Corinthians 15:22
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
在亚当里众人都死了;照样,在基督里众人也都要复活。

What do you have to do? Believe.
Acts 16:31
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
他们说:「当信主耶稣,你和你一家都必得救。」

Jesus is the only way.
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
除他以外,别无拯救;因为在天下人间,没有赐下别的名,我们可以靠著得救。」

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