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JESUS IS GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH

耶稣是道成肉身的神

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1).

起初有道，道与神同在，道就是神。（约翰福音1:1）

According to our text scripture, Jesus Christ existed with God in the beginning, as the Word. He’s the creator and maker of all things. John tells us, “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made” (John 1:3). You’d notice, he didn’t say, “All things were made by IT”; he used the personal pronoun “him”, because the Word is a personality. The Word is God.

根据今天的经文，从起初耶稣基督与神同在，耶稣基督就是道。祂是万物的创造者。约翰告诉我们：“万物是靠他造的，凡被造的，没有一样不是靠他造的。”（约翰福音1:3）你注意到，他没有说：“万物是靠它造的”，他使用了人称代词“他”，因为道是一个位格。道就是神。

In Genesis 1, the Bible shows that God brought creation into being by His spoken Word. He said, “…Let there be light: and there was light” (Genesis 1:1). He spoke words, and they materialized. Now, John, talking about the Word, tells us that God made all things by the Word, meaning He made all things by Himself. John 1:14 says, “And the Word was became flesh, and dwelt among us….” The Word, which is God, became flesh in the person of Jesus, and dwelt among us. 

圣经在创世记第一章中显明神借着口中所说的话创造万有。祂说：“……要有光，就有了光。”（创世记1:3）祂说话，物质就产生。现在，约翰谈到这道，告诉我们万物都是靠着这道造的，意思就是说祂自己创造了一切。约翰福音1:14说道：“道成了肉身住在我们中间……”，道就是神，成为了肉身，以耶稣的位格住在我们中间。

Matthew 1:23, talking about Jesus, says, “… they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” And then 1 Timothy 3:16 unequivocally declares, “And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” This brings all arguments to rest: without a doubt, Jesus Christ is God! He’s God manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

马太福音1:23谈论耶稣时说道：“……人要称他的名为以马内利。以马内利翻出来就是：神与我们同在。”提摩太前书3:16又明确地宣告说：“敬虔的奥秘何其伟大，无可争议。就是神在肉体中彰显，在圣灵里称义，被众天使看见，被传讲给外邦人，在世界中被信靠，被接到荣耀里。”这节经文平息了所有争论：毫无疑问，耶稣基督就是神！祂是神在肉身的彰显，在圣灵里称义，被众天使看见，被传讲给外邦人，在世界中被信靠，被接到荣耀里。

Someone might say, “But isn’t Jesus the Son of God?” Yes! “Son of God” means God in the flesh. Recall the reaction of the Jews when He said to them, “I am the Son of God”; they picked up stones to stone Him to death. They fumed at Him, “How could you, being a man, make yourself equal with God, by saying you’re the Son of God?” They understood perfectly what He meant; He wasn’t merely referring to being born of God as God’s offspring. He meant He’s Himself, God! 

有些人可能会说，“但耶稣不是神的儿子吗？”是的！“神的儿子”意思是神在肉身中的显现。请回想当耶稣对犹太人说“我是神的儿子”时，他们的反应——他们拿起石头要把祂打死。他们向祂发怒，说：“你是个人，却说自己是神的儿子，将自己当作与神同等的吗？”他们非常清楚祂所指的是什么，祂所指的不仅仅是自己是神的后裔，是从神而生的，祂所指的乃是祂自己就是神！

Until you know and believe this about Jesus, you really can’t walk with Him. Your faith in Him will be weak and ineffective. John tells us “the word became flesh,” and Paul says the same thing: “God was manifest in flesh”; that’s Jesus! Glory to His Name forever! 

除非你晓得并相信这一点，你就无法与祂同行；你对祂的信就会是软弱而无有功效的。约翰告诉我们说“道成了肉身”，保罗也说了同样的话：“神在肉身彰显”，所指的就是耶稣！荣耀归于祂的名，直到永远！

Confession

宣告

The fullness of the Godhead lives in me, for Christ is in me; as He is, so am I in this world! The world is subdued before me, and I walk in righteousness, victory, success and prosperity now and evermore, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

神性一切的丰盛都住在我的里面，因基督在我里面，祂如何，我在这世上也如何！世界降服在我面前，我在公义、得胜、成功和兴盛中行走，从今时直到永远。在耶稣的名里，阿们。

Further Study

参考经文

Philippians 2:11

腓立比书2:11 

John 14:9

约翰福音14:9