2025-09-05 周五 避死的路—相信神

经文:亚当的七世孙以诺,也曾预言这些人说,看哪,主带着祂的千万圣者来临,要在众人身上行审判,定罪那一切不敬虔的人,凭不敬虔所行一切不敬虔的事,又定罪不敬虔之罪人所说一切顶撞祂的刚愎话。(犹14-15,另译)

虽然圣经说到以诺的事不多,只有创世记、希伯来书及犹大书题到,但所启示的已经彀叫我们赞赏他的生活。希伯来十一章五至六节告诉我们,以诺在被神取去以前,已经相信神。这指明以诺不仅与神同行,也相信神。“以诺因着信被接去,不至于见死。” 信是甚么意思?根据希伯来十一章的经文,信的意思是我们信有神。神存在,神是真的,神是活的,神是在的,神是神。我们都必须相信这事。

希伯来十一章六节说,你若相信神,你也要相信祂是一位赏赐者。祂不仅存在,祂还是一位赏赐者。神为甚么赏赐人?因为祂切望得着人为着达成祂的目的而活,并达成祂的目的。我们不该只信神存在,也要信祂赏赐那寻找出祂的人。希伯来十一章六节这里的“寻求祂,”希腊原文真实的意义是“寻找出祂。”神是在这宇宙中,没有人能看见祂,但我们必须将祂寻找出来。你相信有神么?你相信神存在么?然后你要怎么作?你必须寻找出祂。以诺这样作了。他相信有一位神,他藉着信神是一位赏赐者,而寻找出祂。他必定是因着相信神并寻求神,因而与神同行。以诺是寻求神的人,而神是赏赐他的。他寻求神并与神同行,神就赏赐他。神给以诺的奖赏是甚么?神使他达到生命的最高程度─逃避死亡。“以诺因着信被接去,不至于见死。”这是何等的赏赐!

犹大书说到以诺生活的环境,四次用“不敬虔”来形容那一代的人和他们的作为(犹15)。犹大书也记载以诺的一个豫言,在那个豫言中以诺用了一个非常美妙的辞─圣者。以诺认识他那时代的人全是不敬虔的。但他是敬虔又圣别的,过着圣别的生活。不然的话,他不能豫言主带着祂的千万圣者来临,要在不敬虔的人身上行审判。犹大十四节所说的圣者,与十五节的不敬虔的人相对。虽然那一代以及每一样事物都是不敬虔的,以诺仍然过着敬虔圣别的生活。他在不敬虔的环境中,在不敬虔的人中间,过着敬虔的生活。他是在信心里过这种生活,他相信有神,并相信神是一位赏赐者,以诺是在信心里与神同行。

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The Way to Escape Death – Jude 14-15

Although the Bible does not say much about Enoch — only Genesis, Hebrews and Jude mention him — what is revealed is sufficient for us to appreciate his life. Hebrews 11:5–6 tells us that before Enoch was taken by God, he had already believed in God. This indicates that Enoch not only walked with God, but also believed in God. “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death.” What does faith mean? According to the verses in Hebrews 11, faith means that we believe that God exists. God is real, God is living, God is present and God is God. We need to all believe this.

Hebrews 11:6 says that if you believe in God, you must also believe that He is a rewarder. He not only exists, but He is also a rewarder. Why does God reward man? Because He eagerly desires to gain man to live for His purpose and to fulfill His purpose. We should not only believe that God exists, but also believe that He rewards those who seek Him out. The Greek meaning of “seek Him” in Hebrews 11:6 is literally “seek Him out.” God is in the universe, yet no man can see Him, but we must seek Him out. Do you believe there is a God? Do you believe God exists? Then what should you do? You must seek Him out. Enoch did this. He believed there was a God, and by believing that God is a rewarder, he sought Him out. Surely, by believing in God and seeking God, he walked with God. Enoch was one who sought God, and God rewarded him. What was God’s reward to Enoch? God caused him to attain to the highest degree of life — he escaped death. “By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death.” What a reward!

Jude tells us about the surrounding in which Enoch lived, using the word “ungodly” four times to describe the people of that generation and their deeds (Jude 15). Jude also records one of Enoch’s prophecies, in which Enoch used a marvelous word — “saints.” Enoch realized that the people of his generation were altogether ungodly. But he himself was godly and holy, living a separated life. Otherwise, he could not have prophesied that the Lord would come with His myriads of saints to execute judgment upon the ungodly. The “saints” in Jude 14 stand in contrast to the “ungodly” in verse 15. Although that generation, along with everything in it, was ungodly, Enoch still lived a godly and holy life. He lived godly in the midst of an ungodly environment and among ungodly men. He lived this kind of life by faith — believing that God exists and believing that God is a rewarder. By faith, Enoch walked with God.