开朗的宗教-第37章

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开朗的宗教-第37章

  God Rejoices to Bestow Blessings, February 5

开朗的宗教-第37章

  “他们要作我的子民，我要作他们的上帝。”“我必欢喜施恩与他们，要尽心尽意、诚诚实实将他们栽于此地”（耶32:38,41）。[1]

开朗的宗教-第37章

  They shall be My people, and I will be their God. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with My whole heart and with My whole soul.Jeremiah 32:38, 41.{RRe 38.1}[1]

开朗的宗教-第37章

  基督对祂儿女的爱既温柔又坚强，胜过死亡，因为祂曾舍命来拯救我们，并使我们神秘而永久地与祂合而为一。祂的爱无比坚强，主宰了祂的一切能力，使天上丰富的资源，都用来为祂的子民谋利。这爱不会改变，也没有转动的影儿，昨日、今日、一直到永远，都是一样的。虽然罪恶的存在年深日久，企图抵消这爱，阻止它流到地上，但它依然丰丰富富地涌向基督所为之死的人。[2]

开朗的宗教-第37章

  Christ’s love for His children is as tender as it is strong. And it is stronger than death; for He died to purchase our salvation, and to make us one with Him, mystically and eternally one. So strong is His love that it controls all His powers, and employs the vast resources of heaven in doing His people good. It is without variableness or shadow of turning,—the same yesterday, today, and forever. Although sin has existed for ages, trying to counteract this love and obstruct its flowing earthward, it still flows in rich currents to those for whom Christ died.{RRe 38.2}[2]

开朗的宗教-第37章

  上帝爱无罪的众天使。他们服侍祂并顺从祂一切的命令；但祂没有赐给他们救恩。他们从来不需要它，因为他们没有犯过罪。恩典是对不配的人类所显示的一种品性。我们没有去寻求恩典，而是恩典受命来寻找我们。上帝乐意将恩典赐予凡饥渴寻求它的人，并非因为我们配得，乃是因为我们不配。（TM 519）[3]

开朗的宗教-第37章

  God loves the sinless angels, who do His service and are obedient to all His commands; but He does not give them grace; they have never needed it; for they have never sinned. Grace is an attribute shown to undeserving human beings. We did not seek after it; it was sent in search of us. God rejoices to bestow grace upon all who hunger and thirst for it, not because we are worthy, but because we are unworthy.—Testimonies to Ministers, 519.{RRe 38.3}[3]

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