2016-04-17 為什麼我相信(4) 為什麼我相信聖經

Introduction - Is it intellectually feasible to

believe the Bible really is God’s word?

序言：相信聖經真的是神的話是不是理智上可行的？

Five Crucial Questions We Must All Ask About the Bible

五個關鍵的問題：有關於聖經我們必須要問的問題

1，Is the Bible the word of men or the very words of God?

聖經是人的話還是神的話語？

2. Is the Bible full of myths, legends, and fairytales, or

historically reliable?

聖經是充滿著神話，傳說和童話，還是在歷史上是可靠的？

3. Is ALL of the Bible true and trustworthy or only

portions of it?

整本聖經都是真實可信的還是僅是一部分？

4. Can a Bible that has been translated so many times

for so many hundreds of years really be accurate?

經過了數百年，聖經已經被翻譯了無數次，這本聖經真的準確嗎？

5. What makes the Bible so different than all other

religious writings and their claims to truth?

是什麼使聖經與其它的宗教著作和其所主張的真理如此不同？

7 Reasons Why I Believe in the Bible

我為什麼相信聖經的七個原因

1. Archaeology – The Bible is a historically accurate

document.

1，考古學-聖經是一部歷史上準確的文件。

• Hittites empire discovered - 10,000 tablets

赫梯帝國的發現 - 10,000片

• Moses’ writing of 10 Commandments

摩西 寫下的十誡著作

• Solomon’s reign - thousands of horses

所羅門王的統治 - 萬馬奔騰

• Luke – New Testament – Sir William Ramsey’s Work

路加 - 新約 - 威廉拉姆齊爵士的工作

2. Revelation – The Bible claims to infallibly reveal

the very words and mind of God.

啟示-聖經宣稱準確無誤的彰顯了神的話語和心意。

• 2 Timothy 3:16

提摩太後書3:16

• 1 Timothy 5:18

提摩太前書5:18

• 2 Peter 3:16

彼得後書3:16

• 3,000 inferences of divine authority

3,000 卷神聖權威的推斷

3. Origin – The Bible’s unity, structure, and subject

matter argue for a supernatural authorship.

起源-聖經的統一性，整體結構，和各個主題宣稱是一位超自然的作者所完 成。

• 40 authors, 3 languages, 1,500 years

40位作者，3種語言，1500年

• Central theme is Jesus Christ

中心主題是耶穌基督

• 2 billion publications since 1455

自1455年起有20億的出版物

• Who would write such an honest account (even

unfavorable) of themselves? (i.e. David, Solomon, Paul)

誰會把自己寫得如此誠實（甚至對

自己不利 ）？（即大衛，所羅門，保羅）

4. Jesus  – Believed the Old Testament to be the very

words of God and predicted the New Testament to be

likewise.

耶穌-相信舊約聖經就是神的話語，並且同樣的預言新約聖經。

• Not “concepts” or portions, but the actual words are

(“God-Breathed”) inspired.

•不是“概念”或是部分，卻是真實的話語被

（“神所默示”）啟示。

• Matthew 5:17-18 = The scope of the whole Old Testament

•馬太福音5：17-18=整本舊約聖經的範圍

• Matthew 22:29-32 = Jesus based His view of the

resurrection on the tense of a verb

•馬太福音22：29-32=耶穌將他對復活的觀點依據在動詞的時態。

• Galatians 3:16 = Paul’s argument based on plural vs.

singular use of the word “seed”

•加拉太書3:16保羅的論點，根據“種子”這個字單複數的用法。

 • Jesus’ view of Adam, Noah, Jonah, Sodom & Gomorrah

耶穌對亞當，諾亞，約拿，所多瑪和蛾摩拉的觀點。

5. Fulfilled Prophecy – Sets the Bible apart

from all other religious writings.

成就的預言-使聖經與其它的宗教著作分別開來

• Judgment of Tyre – Ezekiel 26

•提爾的審判  - 以西結書26

• Succession of world empires – Daniel 2, 7

•世界帝國的繼承 - 丹尼爾2,7

• Fulfillment of Jesus as Messiah – 300

•耶穌為彌賽亞的實現 – 300

* Stoner says that by using the modern science of probability in reference to

eight prophecies, “we find that the chance that any man might have lived down

to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 10 to the 17th.” That

would be 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. In order to help us comprehend this

staggering probability, Stoner illustrates it by supposing that ‘we take 10 to

the 17th silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover all

of the state two feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the

whole mass thoroughly, all over the state. Blindfold a man and tell him that he

can travel as far as he wishes, but he must pick up one silver dollar and say

that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one?

Just the same chance that the prophets would have had of writing these eight

prophecies and having them all come true in any one man.’

Peter Stoner, Science Speaks

*斯托納說，將這八個預言用現代科學概率的方法來研究，“我們發現，任何人能活到現在並且實現這八個預言的機會為1除以10的17次方。也就是1/100,000,000,000,000,000為了幫助我們理解這個驚人的概率，斯托納用圖來說明 “我們若將10的17次方個銀元一個個鋪在德州的地上，它將會覆蓋了整個德州兩尺深。現在我們將其中的一個銀元做上記號，並且將所有的銀元弄亂，再重新鋪在德州的地上，再請一個不知情的人，要他把這個做上記號的銀元找出來，他想走多遠都可以，他能把這個做了記號的銀元找到的機率是多少呢？ 同樣的， 這些先知將這八個預言寫下來並且完全的實現的機率也是如此。“彼得·斯托納說。

6. __________________ – The Bible’s purity and

perseverance throughout the centuries is nothing short

of miraculous.

經過了幾個世紀，聖經的純度和堅忍度是一個不折不扣的奇蹟

• Meticulousness of Copyists in Transcriptions

在抄錄中，抄寫員的嚴謹。

• Proximity of Manuscripts

•手稿的接近

• Over 24,000 New Testament Manuscripts

24000多卷新約聖經手稿

• Dead Sea Scrolls

•死海古卷

7. _________ – The Bible’s power to transform lives and

the history of nations is overwhelmingly documented.

聖經的力量改變了生活和各國的歷史被無以數計的紀錄下。

• Joshua 1:8 • Matthew 4:4

• Jeremiah 15:16 • 1 Peter 2:2

• Psalm 119:9, 11 • Hebrews 4:12

•約書亞記1：8•馬太福音4：4

•耶15:16•彼得前書2：2

•詩篇119：9，11•希伯來書4:12

Your Response - 3 Challenges

你的回應 – 3個挑戰

• I am willing to examine the evidence to my honest

questions about the Bible.

•我願意檢視相關的證據，有關我對聖經真實的問題。

• I am willing to read the New Testament and make up

my own mind concerning the Bible.

•我願意閱讀新約，並且對聖經重新檢視。

• I am committing to live my life based on Biblical

convictions rather than on our contemporary culture.

•我願意承諾根據聖經原則過我的生活而不是我們的當代文化。

Resources:深入研究

• Seven Reasons Why You Can Trust The Bible, by Erwin W. Lutzer

• Is The Bible True, article by ChristianAnswers.net

• From God To Us – How We Got Our Bible, by Norman L. Geisler &

William E. Nix

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