今日的生活-第98章

  4月7日 我必须在恩典中长进

今日的生活-第98章

  I Must Grow in Grace, April 7

今日的生活-第98章

  “你们却要在我们主救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上有长进”（彼后3:18）。{ML 101.1}[1]

今日的生活-第98章

  Growing in Grace
Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.2 Peter 3:18.{ML 101.1}[1]

今日的生活-第98章

  上帝要求每一个人都当运用上天所赐的诸般恩典，在祂的工作中越来越有成效。已经作好各种安排，使基督徒的敬虔、纯洁和爱心不断提高，才干得以增倍，侍奉神圣之主的能力获得增长。尽管有了这种安排，许多自称相信耶稣的人却没有通过成长来证明真理使人生活与品格成圣的能力。我们最初把耶稣接到心里时，在信仰上是婴儿。但我们不应在经验上永远作婴儿。我们要在主救主耶稣基督的恩典和知识上长进，在祂里面长大，有成年男女的身量。我们要不断前进，凭着信心获得丰富的新经验，在信心、依靠和爱心方面逐渐成长，认识上帝和祂所差来的耶稣基督。（YI.1893.6.8）{ML 101.2}[2]

今日的生活-第98章

  God requires that every human agent shall improve all the means of grace Heaven has provided, and become more and more efficient in the work of God. Every provision has been made that the piety, purity, and love of the Christian shall ever increase, that his talents may double and his ability increase in the service of his divine Master. But though this provision has been made, many who profess to believe in Jesus do not make it manifest by growth that testifies to the sanctifying power of the truth upon life and character. When we first receive Jesus into our hearts, we are as babes in religion; but we are not to remain babes in experience. We are to grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; we are to attain to the full measure of the stature of men and women in Him. We are to make advances, to gain new and rich experiences through faith, growing in trust and confidence and love, knowing God and Jesus Christ whom He hath sent.13{ML 101.2}[2]

今日的生活-第98章

  从不圣洁的地步改变到圣洁的地步，乃是一种继续不断的过程。上帝天天在为人的成圣而作工，而人则必须与祂合作，恒切地努力养成正当的习惯。他必须“恩上加恩”。当他这样“加”的时候，上帝的恩典必要“加倍”地降在他身上。我们的救主时常准备着垂听并且应允痛悔之心的祈祷，又将恩惠与平安“加倍”地赐给祂忠心的儿女。祂乐意将他们在与罪恶的斗争中所需要的恩惠赐给他们。……当一个信徒凭着信心向基督徒完美品格的高原迈进时，他的希望是多么光荣啊！（AA 532，533）{ML 101.3}[3]

今日的生活-第98章

  The work of transformation from unholiness to holiness is a continuous one. Day by day God labors for man’s sanctification, and man is to cooperate with Him, putting forth persevering efforts in the cultivation of right habits. He is to add grace to grace; and as he thus works on the plan of addition, God works for him on the plan of multiplication. Our Saviour is always ready to hear and answer the prayer of the contrite heart, and grace and peace are multiplied to His faithful ones. Gladly He grants them the blessings they need in their struggle against the evils that beset them.... Glorious is the hope before the believer as he advances by faith toward the heights of Christian perfection!?14{ML 101.3}[3]

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