Session 3
第三講
Choosing To Believe The Truth
選擇相信真理
Focus Verse
重點經文
Hebrews 11:6: Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those earnestly seek him.
希伯來書 11 章 6 節 : 人非有信，就不能得神的喜悅；因為到神麵前來的人， 必須信有神， 且信他賞賜那尋求他的人。
Objective
目標
To understand that everyone lives by faith in something or someone and that faith in God is no more than finding out what is already actually true and choosing to believe and act on it.
明白每個人都活在對某物或某人的信仰之中。 信仰上帝不過是發現已經存在的真理，並且選擇相信真理和依照真理而行。
Focus Truth
重點真理
God is truth. Find out what He has said is true and choose to believe it, whether it feels true or not, and your Christian life will be transformed.
神即是真理。發現他所說的是真理並選擇相信真理，無論你感覺真確與否， 你作為基督徒的生命就會發生改變。
Welcome
歡迎
Have you had a prayer answered recently? Share the story.
Do you believe that an atheist has more or less faith than a Christian? What about a Hindu or a Muslim? What about someone who “just doesn’t know”?
你最近有沒有禱告得蒙神的應許？ 分享你的故事。
你認為無神論者的信仰比基督徒的信心大還是小？ 印度教徒或者穆斯林教徒呢？ 那些聲稱自己“不知道信仰什麽”的人呢？
Worship
崇拜
Suggested theme : “awesome God”. See Psalm 24; Revelation 4:8-11.
建議的主題：“可敬畏的神”， 見詩篇 24 章；啟示錄 4 章 8 至 11 節。
Word
道
Without Faith We Cannot Please God
沒有信仰我們無以得神喜悅
Faith Is A Crucial Issue
信仰是個關鍵問題
We are saved through faith. Everywhere you look in the Bible you read that we are saved by faith. A real, living faith is the key to success in your walk with the Lord.
我們因為信仰得拯救。 聖經裏處處都寫著我們靠信仰得救。 一個真正的活的信仰是你成功地與主同行的關鍵。
Faith is simply believing what is already true.
Find out what is already true; choose to believe it whether it feels true or not, and your Christian life will be transformed.
信仰不過是發現已經存在的真理。 發現已經存在的真理，並且選擇相信真理和依照真理而行，無論你的感覺真確與否，你的基督徒生命就會改變。
Whether Faith is Effective Depends on What Or Whom You Believe In
信仰是否有效取決於你信仰的內容和對象
Everyone Lives and Operates By Faith
人人都靠某種信仰活著
This issue of faith is not that we believe. Everyone believes in something or someone.
The only difference between Christian and non-Christian is What We Believe In.
信仰的問題不是信還是不信的問題。 每個人都信仰某事或者某人。
基督徒和非基督徒的唯一區別在於信仰的內容。
Jesus Christ is The Ultimate Faith Object
耶穌基督是最終的信仰對象
Pause for thought 1
思考問題 1
Think about an occasion when you took God at His word --- what happened?
Do you agree that everyone lives by faith? How much faith do you think it takes to believe that the whole universe came about by chance?
Do you agree that it’s whom and what you put your faith in that determines whether it is effective? Or is it more to do with how much faith you have?
思考這個問題：當我們聽進了神的話時，發生了什麽？
你是否同意人人都是靠信仰活著？ 叫人相信整個宇宙是偶然產生的，你認為這需要多少信心？ 你是否同意信仰的對象和內容決定了信仰的有效與否？ 還是信仰的多少決定著信仰的有效程度？
Everyone Can Grow in Faith
人人都能在信仰中成熟
How much Faith We Have Is Determined By How Well We Know The One We Put Our Faith In
我們有多少信仰取決於我們對於所信的那一位了解多少
“How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him” (1 Kings 18:21 ). Faith is about making a choice to believe what God says is true and living our life accordingly.
“你們心持兩意要到何時呢？若耶和華是神，就當順從耶和華；若巴力是神，就當順從巴力。”（列王紀上１８ 章２１ 節）。信仰就是做出選擇，相信神的話為真並且照此過我們的生活。
You don’t feel your way into good behaviour ---you behave your way into good feelings.
你不是靠著感覺改變你的行為 － 而是你的好行為帶給你良好感覺。
Pause For Thought 2
思考問題２
Can you think of a time when you asked God to do something but you were disappointed because He didn’t do it the way you asked? (Did you perhaps pray faithfully for someone to get better --- but they died?) What do you conclude from such difficult experiences?
你能否想起這樣的情形，你求神為你做些事情，但他沒有照你請求的去做使你很失望？（你是否為某人懇切禱告希望他的健康好起來――但是他卻過世了？） 從這樣困難的經曆中，你得出什麽結論？
Faith Grows In Difficult Times
信仰在困境中增長
Faith Leads to Action
信仰導致行動
James 2:17-18: Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith: I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
雅各書 2 章 17 至 18 節：信心若沒有行為就是死的。 必有人說：“你有信心，我有行為”。 你將你沒有行為的信心給我看，我便藉著我的行為， 將我的信心指給你看。
People don’t always live according to what they say they believe, but they will always live according to what they actually believe.
人們不總是按造他們口頭所說的信仰生活，卻總是按照他們真正相信的東西而活。
Pause for Thought 3
思考問題３
Elija said: “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him” (1 Kings 18:21 ). Will you take this opportunity to make a new commitment to base your life completely on what God says is true, regardless of your feelings and regardless of the opinions of others? Spend some time in prayer telling God what you are going to do.
以利亞說：“你們心持兩意要到何時呢？若耶和華是神，就當順從耶和華；若巴力是神，就當順從巴力”（列王紀上１８ 章２１ 節）。 你是否願意借此機會重新承諾將你的生活完全建立在神所說的真理之上，無論你的感覺如何， 也無論其他人的意見如何？ 花些時間來禱告，告訴神你將如何做。
Witness
見證
Think of someone you know who is not yet a Christian. What does the Bible say about why they don’t believe (see 2 Corinthians 4:4; Romans 10:14 -15)? Write a prayer you could pray that specifically asks God to do something about the things that are stopping them from believing. Then take God at His word and pray for it!
想想一位你認識的還不是基督徒的人， 聖經對於他們不信的事實是怎麽說的（見哥林多後書４章４節，羅馬書１０章１４，１５節）？寫下一篇禱告詞， 你可以用來禱告，請求神就妨礙他們信心的事情做工。 然後，相信神的話並為此禱告！
Questions for Groups
給各組的問題
1. Tell the group about an occasion when you took God at His word--- what happened?
2. Do you agree that everyone lives by faith? How much faith do you think it takes to believe that the whole universe came about by chance?
3. Do you agree that it’s whom or what you put your faith in that determines whether your faith is effective? Or is it more to do with how much faith you have?
4. Is it a new concept to you that faith is simply making a choice to believe what is already true? Did you think it was more like the little boy’s view that that “ faith is trying hard to believe something you know isn’t really true”?
5. Can you think of a time when you asked God to do something but you were disappointed because He didn’t do what you asked, or didn’t do it in the way you asked? (Did you perhaps pray faithfully for someone to get better – but they died?) What do you conclude from such difficult experience?
6. Elijah said: “ How Long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him” (1 Kings 18:21 ). Will you take this opportunity to make a new commitment to base your life completely on what God says is true, regardless of your feelings and regardless of the opinions of others? Spend some time in prayer with the group and tell God what you are going to do.
１． 告訴小組的人們，當你聽進了神的話時，發生了什麽情況？
２． 你是否同意，每個人都靠著信仰生活？ 相信整個宇宙是偶然產生的你認為需要多少信心？
３． 你是否同意信仰的對象和內容決定了信仰的有效與否？ 還是信仰的多少決定著信仰的有效程度？
４． 信仰隻是選擇相信已經存在的真理， 這種看法對你是一個新概念麽？ 過去你是否認為信仰更像一個小男孩的觀點，即：“信仰就是非常努力地去相信你明知不真切的東西”？
５． 你能否想起這樣的情形， 你求神為你做些事情，但他沒有做或者沒照你請求的方式去做使你很失望？（你是否為某人誠心禱告希望他的健康好起來――但是他卻過世了？） 從這樣困難的經曆中，你得出什麽結論？
６． 以利亞說：“你們心持兩意要到何時呢？若耶和華是神，就當順從耶和華；若巴力是神，就當順從巴力”（列王紀上１８ 章２１ 節）。 你是否願意借此機會重新承諾將你的生活完全建立在神所說的真理之上，無論你的感覺如何， 也無論其他人的意見如何？ 花些時間來禱告，告訴神你將如何做。
Twenty “Cans” of Success
通向成功的二十個“我能”
1. Why should I say I can’t when the Bible says I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13 )?
2. Why should I lack when I know that God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19 )?
3. Why should I fear when the Bible says God has not given me a spirit of fear, but one of power, love and a sound mind ( 2 Timothy 1:7)?
4. Why should I lack faith to fulfill my calling knowing that God has allotted to me a measure of faith (Romance 12:3)?
5. Why should I be weak when the Bible says that the Lord is the strength of my life and that I will display strength and take action because I know God (Psalm 27:1; Daniel 11:32 )?
6. Why should I allow Satan supremacy over my life when He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world (1John 4:4)?
7. Why should I accept defeat when the Bible says that God always lead me in triumph (2 Corinthians 2:14 )?
8. Why should I lack wisdom when Christ became wisdom to me from God and God gives wisdom to me generously when I ask Him for it (1 Corinthians 1:30; James 1:5)?
9. Why should I be depressed when I recall to mind God’s loving kindness, compassion and faithfulness and have hope (Lamentations 3:21-23)?
10. Why should I worry and fret when I can cast all my anxiety on Christ who cares for me (1 Peter 5:7)?
11. Why should I ever be in bondage knowing that, where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom (2 Corinthians 3:17 ; Galatians 5:1)?
12. Why should I feel condemned when the Bible says I am not condemned because I am in Christ (Romans 8:1)?
13. Why should I feel alone when Jesus said He is with me always and He will never leave me nor forsake me (Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5)?
14. Why should I feel accused or that I am the victim of bad luck when the Bible says that Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law that I might receive His Spirit (Galatians 3:13 ,14)?
15. Why should I be discontented when I, like Paul, can learn to be content in all my circumstances (Philippians 4:11 )?
16. Why should I feel worthless when Christ became sin on my behalf that I might become the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21 )?
17. Why should I have a persecution complex knowing that nobody can be against me when God is for me (Romans 8:31 )?
18. Why should I be confused when God is the author of peace and He gives me knowledge through His indwelling Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:33 ; 1 Corinthians 2:12 )?
19. Why should I feel like a failure when I am a conqueror in all things through Christ (Romans 8:37 )?
20. Why should I let the pressures of life bother me when I can take courage knowing that Jesus has overcome the world and its tribulations (John 16:33 )?
1. 為什麽聖經說靠著那加給我力量的我凡事都能做， 而我說我不能（腓立比書 4 章 13 節）？
2. 為什麽我知道神照他榮耀的豐富，在耶穌基督裏使我一切所需的都充足，而我卻缺乏 （腓立比書 4 章 1 ９節）？
3. 為什麽聖經說神賜給我的不是膽怯的心，乃是剛強，仁愛，謹守的心， 而我卻感到恐懼（提摩太後書１章７ 節）？
4. 為什麽我知道神分給了我當有的信心，而我還是缺乏信心去實踐神給我的呼招（羅馬書 12 章 3 節）？
5. 聖經說主是我生命的力量，我將展示我的力量采取行動，因為我認識神。 為何我要軟弱（詩篇 27 章 1 節；但以理書 11 章 32 節）？
6. 明知那在我裏麵的比那在世界上的更大，為何我允許撒旦控製我的生命（約翰一書 4 章 4 節）？
7. 聖經說神率領我們在基督裏誇勝，為什麽我要接受失敗（哥林多後書 2 章 14 節）？
8. 基督是我從神而來的智慧， 神厚賜予向他求智慧的人， 我怎麽會缺少智慧（哥林多前書 1 章 30 節；雅各書 1 章 5 節）？
9. 我能夠回想神的慈愛善良，憐憫信實並懷有希望， 為何我還要感到抑鬱（耶利米哀歌 3 章 21-23 節）？
10. 我能夠將一切的憂慮卸給神，他顧念我們， 為何我還要憂愁煩惱（彼得前書 5 章 7 節）？
11. 我知道主的靈在哪裏，哪裏就得以自由， 為何我還被某種思想束縛（哥林多後書 3 章 17 節； 加拉太書 5 章 1 節）？
12. 聖經說，我在基督裏不再被定罪，為什麽我還覺得被人定罪（羅馬書 8 章 1 節）？
13. 聖經說耶穌常與我同在，他總不撇下我， 也不丟棄我，為什麽我要感到孤獨（馬太福音 28 章 20 節；希伯來書 13 章 5 節）？
14. 聖經說耶穌從律法的咒詛中救贖了我使我能得著他的聖靈，為什麽我感覺被譴責， 我是壞運氣的犧牲品 （加拉太書 3 章 13 ， 14 節）？
15. 我能像保羅那樣學習在任何境況下都可以知足，為何我不滿足（腓立比書 4 章 11 節）？
16. 基督替我們成為罪，好教我在他裏麵成為神的義，為何我認為自己毫無價值（哥林多後書 5 章 21 節）？
17. 知道神若幫助我們，沒人能敵擋我們，為何我卻有恐遭迫害的情節（羅馬書 8 章 31 節）？
18. 神給人和平，籍著住在我們心中的聖靈讓我明白。 為何我還糊塗 （哥林多前書 14 章 33 節； 2 章 12 節）？
19. 靠著我們的主， 在一切事上我已經得勝有餘， 為何我仍然感覺失敗（羅馬書 8 章 37 節）？
20. 知道耶穌已經勝了這世界和世上的動蕩給了我勇氣，為何我仍然讓生活的壓力打擾我（約翰福音 16 章 33 節）？
To Take Away
帶回家的問題
Suggestions For Your Quiet Times This Week:
建議你本周安靜時間做下麵的事情：
Every day read the Twenty Cans of Success list out loud. Then pick one of the truths that is particularly appropriate to you and make a decision to believe it regardless of feelings and circumstances. If you can find a way of stepping out in faith in some practical way based on that truth, so much better!
每天朗讀通向成功的二十個“我能”清單， 找出一條和你相關的真理，做出決定， 無論你的感覺和境況如何， 選擇相信它。 如果你能找到具體辦法根據那條真理靠信仰而行，情況定會改善！
Big Questions (to consider before the next session)
下周前思考的問題：
Do you believe that the way you look at the world and what you believe would be very different if you had been brought up in different culture?
你是否認為如果你在不同的文化環境中長大，你對世界的看法和信仰就會相當不同？
詩篇63篇
神阿，你是我的神，
我要切切的尋求你。
在乾旱疲乏無水之地，
我渴想你，我的心切慕你。
