誕生的故事 (10)

誕生的故事 (10)
聖經閱讀：約翰一書4:7-20 現代中譯本|合和本
2015年12月21日(一)

耶穌出生時就好像一個人類的嬰兒，但祂有跟其他嬰孩不同的地方。耶穌有什麼不同呢？耶穌是唯一可以拯救我們脫離罪惡的那一位。
拯救者就是救人脫離危險的人，今天經文閱讀的第14節說：「天父差他的兒子來作世界的救主；這事我們看見了，也向別人見證。」耶穌出生是要來作我們的拯救者，祂出生是要將我們從罪惡的危險中拯救出來。
罪使我們跟上帝隔絶，上帝希望我們親近祂──不要跟祂隔絶，所以上帝差派祂的兒子耶穌來拯救我們脫離罪惡。耶穌以嬰孩的形像出生，並活出一個完美、無罪的生命，然後祂死在十架上，為我們的罪擔當了刑罰。因為這樣，我們可以跟上帝永遠同住。
耶穌愛你並希望成為你的救主，今天就跟隨並順服祂！—GT

「那公開承認耶穌是上帝的兒子的，上帝就在他的生命裏，他也有上帝的生命。」 約翰一書4:15

禱告：天父，謝謝祢讓耶穌拯救我脫離罪惡。奉主的名，阿們！

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Birth Story (10)
Bible Reading: 1 John 4:7-20
Monday, December 21, 2015

When Jesus was born, He was very much like human babies. But He was also different from other babies. How was Jesus different? Jesus was the only one who can save us from our sins.
A savior is a person who rescues another person from danger. Verse 14 of our Bible Reading says, “We have seen that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world, and that is what we tell people now.” Jesus was born to be our Savior. He was born to rescue us from the danger of sin.
Our sins separate us from God. God wants us to be close to Him — not separated from Him. So God sent Jesus, His Son, to save us from sin. Jesus was born as a human baby and lived a perfect, sinless life. Then He died on the cross and accepted the punishment for our sins. Because of that, we can live with God forever.
Jesus loves you and wants to be your Savior. Follow and obey Him today! —GT

Anyone who says, ‘I believe that Jesus is the Son of God,’ is a person who lives in God and God lives in that person.”
1 John 4:15

PRAYER: Father, thank You that Jesus has rescued me from my sin. In His name. Amen.