应许中的救世主Sample

生活导论
神应许差遣一位救赎者。当人类犯罪时,他并没有让我们自己付出代价。他应许差遣一位弥赛亚,一位被拣选的人。他将过上完美、无罪的生活并承担我们应得的惩罚。
几个世纪以来,神的子民一直在等待这位弥赛亚。有时他们跟随神,有时他们走自己的路。但无论他们犯了多么严重的罪或如何逃避神,神的应许从未改变。弥赛亚将要来临,无论神的子民多么破碎、有罪或无助。
神也应许要预备他的子民迎接这位即将到来的弥赛亚。他希望他的子民在到达时准备好认出弥赛亚,所以神说他会事先派一个使者。这位使者会提醒人们弥赛亚即将到来,并劝勉他们悔改,将他们的心转回向神。
神通过先知以赛亚和玛拉基说话,让他的子民知道这位使者将在旷野降临,他会让人们知道弥赛亚何时到来以及他是谁。一个名叫约翰的人就是信使。
约翰的父亲是一名牧师。他是一个重要的人,在社区和耶路撒冷的长老中广为人知。约翰不同;他住在旷野,吃蝗虫和野蜂蜜。但他是神的使者。他从旷野呼求,许多人来到旷野听他的信息并受洗。
约翰是神应许的实现。约翰不是弥赛亚,但他是向神的子民宣布弥赛亚要来的使者。
神不是必须让他的子民知道他的计划。他本可以在没有预告的情况下将弥赛亚送到他们身边。但他们的心需要做好准备,这样他们才能更好地接受弥赛亚。神总是预备我们,迎接他为我们预备的一切——无论是试炼、祝福,还是第一次遇见耶稣。神总是信守他的应许,我们可以相信他完美的时机。
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《应许中的救世主》是专为降临节准备的为期四周的圣经学习资料。当我们深入探讨神给他子民的有关弥赛亚的具体应许时,我们将看到耶稣如何成就了这应许的一点一滴,和他在今天如何继续持守他的应许。
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