Month of Praising - Day 23

第 23 天  提前 1:15-17， 3:16
15「基督耶穌降世，為要拯救罪人。」這話是可信的，是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是個罪魁。
16 然而，我蒙了憐憫，是因耶穌基督要在我這罪魁身上顯明他一切的忍耐，給後來信他得永生的人作榜樣。
17 但願尊貴、榮耀歸與那不能朽壞、不能看見、永世的君王、獨一的神，直到永永遠遠。阿們！

3:16 大哉，敬虔的奧祕，無人不以為然！就是神在肉身顯現，被聖靈稱義，被天使看見，被傳於外邦，被世人信服，被接在榮耀裏。
Day 23  1Timothy 1:15-17， 3:16
15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance，that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners，of whom I am chief. 16 However，for this reason I obtained mercy，that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering，as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. 17 Now to the King eternal，immortal，invisible，to God who alone is wise，be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh，
Justified in the Spirit，
Seen by angels，
Preached among the Gentiles，
Believed on in the world，
Received up in glory.

神兒女的生活明顯的成了一台戲演給天使也演給世人觀看。基督耶穌降世，不是為了榮耀祂自己的名，而是為了人的罪而來的，或說是為了我這個人而來的。基督依著祂的全能，可以輕易擊敗罪的權勢，但卻無法將人從罪中釋放出來。基督耶穌降世為人，有人的性情，經歷一切人所能經歷的，知曉人的貧乏，綑綁與憂傷。祂成為初熟的果子獻給神，也為人開了一條又新又活的路。

The lives of God’s children are actually on display - a spectacle to the angeles and to the world.  Jesus Christ came to this world not to glorify His own name, but for the sin of the world, or I may say for me the sinner.  With Christ’ might, He could easily destroy the power of sin, but without atonement He would still not be able to set man free from sin.  Instead, Jesus Christ came to this world to become a man with human nature, to experience a man’s life, to understand man’s poverty, bondage and sorrows.  He became the first fruit sacrificed to God, and opened a new and living way for man.