Session 5
第五講
Our Daily Choice
我們每天的選擇
重點經文
Romans 8:9: You , however, are controlled not by the flesh but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.
羅馬書 8 章 9 節 : 然而，如果神的靈住在你們心裏， 你們就不屬肉體，乃屬聖靈了。
Objective
目標
To understand that, although we still have urges that tends to pull us away from relying completely on God and following the promptings of His Spirit, we no longer have to give in to them but are free to choose.
要明白， 盡管我們的欲望仍然傾向於使我們遠離完全依賴神，遵行神的靈的呼招這一境界，我們不再必須服從這欲望， 卻是有自由選擇權的人。
Focus Truth
重點真理
Although you are a new person in Christ with a completely new nature, and are free to live according to what the Holy Spirit tells you, obeying Him is not automatic.
盡管你是一個基督裏的新人，有全新的品性，有按照聖靈的指導而活的自由，服從神卻並不是自動發生的結果。
Welcome
歡迎
What would you likely to do if you knew you could not fail?
如果你知道你不會跌倒，你可能做什麽？
Worship
崇拜
Read together the My Father God statements from Session 2, then spending time worshipping God for who he is.
一起閱讀第二課 “我的父神”清單的內容， 然後花時間崇拜這樣的那位神。
Word
道
What Did Happen When We Became Christians
當我們成為基督徒時， 發生了什麽
We have a new heart and a new Spirit within us.
We have new life “ in Christ”.
We have a new master.
我們的裏麵有了一顆新的心和一個新的靈
我們有了“在基督裏”的新生命
我們有了一位新的主人
What did not Happen
沒有發生的事情
Our body did not change
Our “flesh” was not taken away
Sin did not die
The law of sin still effective. How can you overcome a law that is still effective? By a greater law: “ Through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death” (Romans 8:2).
我們的身體沒有變
我們的“肉身”沒被取走
罪沒有死
罪的律仍然在起作用。 你如何能戰勝一個仍然在起作用的罪的定律。 通過一個更高的律。“賜生命之靈的律通過耶穌基督釋放了我，使我脫離罪和死的律”（ 羅馬書 8 章 2 節）
Our Choices
我們的選擇
Even though we no longer have to think and react according to our flesh, we can choose to do so.
Even though sin has no power over us, we can choose to give in to it.
Nothing can change the fact of who we are, and God’s love for us, but the outcome of that in our day-to-day lives is down to our individual choice – are we going to choose to believe what God says is true and act on it? Or not?
盡管我們不再必須按照我們肉身的情況去思想和行動， 我們還有可能如此選擇。
盡管罪不在有轄製我們的權力，我們還是有可能選擇向它屈服。
沒有什麽可以改變我們的身份和神對我們的愛，但我們日常生活中的結果仍然要由我們個人去選擇 --- 我們要選擇相信神的話為真照此遵行嗎 ? 還是相反 ?
Three Different Types of Person (1Corinthians 2:14 -3:3)
三種不同的人
The Natural Person
自然人
“The man without the Spirit” -1 Corinthians 2:14 &Ephesians 2:1-3)
“沒有聖靈的人” --- ( 哥林多前書 2 章 14 節，以弗所書 2 章 1 至 3 節 )
This describes someone who is not yet a Christian:
Physically alive but spiritually dead
Separated from God
Living independently from God
Lives in the flesh; actions and choices dictated by the flesh(see Galatians 5:19 -21)
Has not spiritual basis for coping with life’s stresses
這裏描繪的是尚未成為基督徒的人：
身體上是活的但靈性上是死的
與神隔絕
獨立於神生活
以肉身生活，行為和選擇受肉身控製 ( 見加拉太書 5 章 19 至 21 節 )
沒有靈性基礎處理生活中的壓力
The Spiritual Person- (1 Corinthians 2:15 )
有聖靈的人 ----( 哥林多前書 2 章 15 節 )
The normal state for a Christian:
has been transformed though faith in Christ
spirit is now united with God’s Spirit
Has received:
-forgiveness
-acceptance in God’s family
-realization of worth in Christ
Receive impetus from God’s Spirit instead of the flesh
is renewing the mind (ie ， getting rid of the old patterns of thinking and replacing them with truth)
emotions marked by joy and peace instead of turmoil
chooses to walk in the Spirit and therefore
demonstrates the fruit of the Spirit.(Galatians 5:22 ,23)
still has a flesh but crucifies it daily as he recognizes the truth that he is now dead to sin (Romans 6:11 -14)
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and godliness”(2 Peter 1:3).
正常狀態的基督徒：
已經被基督信仰而轉變
靈魂已經與神的聖靈結合
已經接受了如下恩典：
-- 原諒
-- 神的家庭的接納
-- 在基督裏實現價值
從神的聖靈， 而不是肉身獲取動力
處在思想更新的過程中 ( 即：擺脫舊的思維方式，用真理取而代之 )
情緒以歡樂和平而不是動蕩紊亂為標誌
選擇行在聖靈中， 因而
顯現出聖靈的果實 ( 加拉太書 5 章 22 ， 23 節 )
仍然有肉身存在但每日被釘十架，因為他認識到自己現在是向罪已死的真理 ( 羅馬書 6 章 11 至 14 節 )
“他的神能已將一切關乎生命和敬虔的事賜給我們，通過認識那用榮耀和美德召我們的主” ( 彼得後書 1 章 3 節 ).
The Fleshly Person --(1 Corinthians 3:3)
肉身的人 — 哥林多前書 3 章 3 節
A Christian who has been made spiritually alive but, instead of choosing to follow the impulses of the Spirit, follows the impulses of the flesh.
His daily life tends to mimic that of the natural (non-Christian) person rather than the spiritual person.
Mind occupied by wrong thoughts
Emotions plagued by negative feelings
Body showing signs of stress
Feeling of inferiority, insecurity, inadequacy, guilty, worry and doubt
靈魂已活，但不遵從聖靈的催促，卻跟從肉身催促的基督徒
他的日常生活趨向於模仿自然人 ( 非基督徒 ) 的生活， 而不是有靈魂的人的生活
頭腦被錯誤思想占據
情緒被負麵感受感染
身體表現出壓力的跡象
Pause for thought 1
思考問題 1
Does it supprise you that a Christian can live very much like a non-Christian?
Why do you think many Christians are plagued by insecurity, inferiority, inadequacy, guilty, worry and doubt?
Is it really possible for every Christian to rise above the law of sin and overcome the flesh?
基督徒可能活得非常像非基督徒，你對此感到吃驚麽 ?
你認為為何很多基督徒感染了不安全， 不如人， 無能為力， 內疚， 焦急和懷疑 ？
每個基督徒都能勝過罪的律，克服肉體軟弱麽？
Barriers to Growth
成長的障礙
Ignorance
Deception
無知
自欺
Collossians 2:6-8: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.”
Common areas of deception:
“ this might work for others, but my case is different and it won’t work for me”
“I could never have faith like so and so”
“God could never use me”
Unresolved personal and spiritual conflicts
Many have come to faith but have not repented.
The steps to Freedom in Christ are a tool you can use to examine your life and ask the Holy Spirit to show you areas where you have not repented and closed the door to the enemy’s influence.
歌羅西書 2 張 6 至 8 節：“因此，你們既然接受了主耶穌基督， 就當遵他而行， 在他裏麵生根建造， 信心堅固， 正如你們所領的教訓，又充滿感謝之心。”
自欺的領域：
“這可能對別人管用， 對我卻不行因為我的情況不同”
“我永遠不可能有某某人那樣多的信心”
“神永遠不會使用我”
沒有解決的個人和靈魂的矛盾
許多人相信卻還沒有懺悔
基督裏的自由 提供的步驟給你可用的工具來省查你的生活， 並求聖靈向你啟示那些尚未懺悔的方麵，以及關上外敵影響的大門。
Pause For Thought 2
思考問題２
Do you sense that you are growing as a Christian as quickly as you could be?
What barriers do you suspect there might be in your own life? (You might like to spend some time asking the Holy Spirit to show you.)
你是否感受到你作一個基督徒， 成長的速度快得不能再快了 ?
你估計你的生活中可能有哪些障礙？ ( 你可能想花些時間求問聖靈指給你看 )
Choosing to Walk By The Spirit Every Day
選擇每天與聖靈同行
Once we have committed ourselves to believe truth no matter what we feel, and we have dealt with our unresolved spiritual conflicts, we are genuinely free to make a choice every day. We can choose to obey either the promptings of the flesh or the promptings of the Holy Spirit. The two are in direct opposition to each other.
一旦我們承諾相信真理， 無論我們的感覺如何，我們也已經處理了我們懸而未決的靈魂衝突，我們就真的可以自由地做出我們每天的選擇了。 我們可以選擇或者每天順服於肉身的催促， 或者順服於聖靈的催促。 這兩者是完全相反的。
Walking By the Spirit Is not:
與聖靈同行不是：
Just a good feeling
A license to do whatever we want
“The flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other.”(Galatians 5:17)
Legalism
“If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law” (Galatians 5:18 )
僅僅是良好感覺
去做我們想做的事情的通行證
“肉身的欲求與聖靈相爭， 聖靈和肉身的欲求相反，二者彼此為敵” ( 加拉太書 5 章 17 節 )
律法主義
“你們若被聖靈引導， 就不在律法以下” ( 加拉太書 5 章 18 節 )
Walking By the Spirit Is:
與聖靈同行就是：
True freedom
“Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”( 2 Corintians 3:17)
Being led
“My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27)
Walking at God’s pace
“Come to me, all you are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find east for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Mathew 11:28-30)
真正的自由
“主的靈在哪裏， 哪裏就有自由” ( 哥林多後書 3 章 17 節 )
被引導
“我的羊聽我的聲音， 我也認識他們， 他們也跟著我” ( 約翰福音 10 章 27 節 )
以神定的步伐跟從他
“凡勞苦擔重擔的人， 可以到我這裏來， 我就使你們得安息。 我心裏柔和謙卑， 你們當負我的軛， 學我的私式樣，這樣， 你們心裏就必得享安息。 因為我的軛是容易的， 我的擔子是輕省的。” ( 馬太福音 11 章 28 至 30 節 )
How Can We Tell If We are Walking By The Spirit?
我們如何知道是否在與聖靈同行 ?
Just as you can tell a tree by its fruit, you can tell whether you are walking by the Spirit by the fruit of your life (See Galatians 5:19 -23).
正如你可以以果實來分辨一顆樹一樣，你可以用你生命中所結的果實來判斷你是否在與聖靈同行。 ( 見加拉太書 5 章 19 至 23 節 )
Witness
見證
How would you explain to a non-Christian the benefits of being filled with the Spirit in a way that would make sense to them?
你如何對非基督徒以他們能夠理解的方式解釋被聖靈充滿的益處？
Questions for Groups
給各組的問題
1. Does it supprise you to see that a Christian can live very much like a non-Christian?
2. Why do you think many Christians are plagued by insecurity, inferiority, inadequacy, guilt, worry and doubt?
3. Why do you think so many Christians live so far below their potential in Christ?
4. Is it really possible for every Christian to rise above the law of sin and defeat the flesh?
5. Do you sense that you are growing as a Christian as quickly as you could be?
6. What barriers do you suspect there might be in your own life? You might like to spend some time asking the Holy Spirit to show you.
7. How can you tell if you are filled with the Spirit?
１． 基督徒活得很像一個非基督徒，這是否讓你驚訝？
２． 你認為你為何很多基督徒感染了不安全， 不如人， 無能為力， 內疚， 焦急和懷疑？
３． 你認為你為何基督徒生活在遠低於他們在基督裏所獲潛力的水平之下？
４． 每個基督徒是不是真能勝過罪的律，克服肉體軟弱？
５． 你覺得自己在基督裏的成長速度是否已經不能再快了？
６． 你認為你的生活中可能有哪些障礙？你活或許需要花些時間請聖靈來啟示你。
７． 你如何能分辨自己是否被聖靈充滿？
To take away
帶回家的問題
Suggestions For Your Quiet Times This Week:
建議你在本周安靜的時間作以下事情：
Everyday, specifically commit yourself to walk by the Spirit and ask the Holy Spirit to fill you.
每一天， 都承諾與聖靈同行， 並請求聖靈充滿你。
Big Questions (to consider before the next session):
思考問題（下一課之前思考 ) ：
Read Romans 6:1-7. This passage says that we have “died to sin” and should “no longer be slaves to sin”. Have you experienced being caught in a pattern of behavior that you knew was wrong but from which you seemed unable to escape? Or have you found yourself apparently unable to do something good you knew was right?
閱讀羅馬書 6 章 1 至 7 節。 這個段落說到， 我們已經“向罪死”並且應該“不再是罪的奴隸”。 你有沒有經曆過陷入某種你明知錯誤的行為方式，但似乎無法逃脫 ? 或者，你是否發現你似乎不能做你知道正確的事情 ?
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