神给我们得救的应许是以家为单位
现在我们要讲到得救的单位。每一种东西都有一个单位，得救的单位就是家。在圣经里，我们看见，在神对人的对待上，在神和人的来往中，神对人有许多的应许。那些应许，我们如果知道的话，在许多地方就不吃亏。我们如果不知道，许多时候就要吃大亏。
神所给我们得救的应许，是以一个家当作单位，而不是以一个个人当作单位。这一件事，初信的弟兄姊妹如果一起头就看见，就能够省去许多的难处，同时要得着许多的好处。因为神拯救人，是以家为单位，不是以个人为单位的。
圣经里说到永生的时候，都是以个人为单位，不是以家为单位。但是说到得救，的确是一家一家来得着，的确是以家为单位的。我们要花一点工夫来看好些圣经节，看过之后，我们就可以相当清楚，得救乃是一家一家的；这样我们就可以按着这些话到神面前来求。不只是为着自己，乃是为着家到神面前来办交涉。
我们有一个盼望，就是在我们中间所生的儿女，不至于到将来还得花工夫去救他们，还得从世界里把他们救回来。有许多人，在肉身上生在我们家里，在属灵上就也得生在我们家里。我们不能一年一年把他们丢掉了，再一年一年把他们救回来。我们不能把他们生到世界上就算了，我们还要把他带到主面前来。
我盼望弟兄姊妹们看见这件事的紧要。在我们的后面，下一代的教会有没有路，就是看在我们中间所生的儿女，有没有把他们带到主面前。如果在我们中间生多少个，丢多少个，恐怕不要过多少时候，第二代就了了。如果一代过一代，在我们中间生下来的能够站住，外面再有加进来，人数就加增，教会就刚强。千万不要生一个，丢一个。要生一个，重生一个才行。
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Whole Household Saved (1) — Psa.127:3
God’s Promise of Salvation Given to the Household as a Unit
Now let’s discuss the unit of salvation. Everything has a unit, and the unit of salvation is the household. In the Bible, we see that in God’s dealings with man and in His interactions with man, He has given them many promises. If we know these promises, we will not suffer losses in many areas. But if we do not know them, we may suffer great losses.
The promise of salvation that God has given us is based on the household, not on the individual. If new believers are able to grasp this concept from the beginning, they will avoid many difficulties and gain benefits. This is because God saves man by household, not by individuals.
When the Bible speaks of eternal life, it refers to individuals, not households. However, when it speaks of salvation, it is indeed granted household by household, that is household_based. We need to take time to read several Scripture passages. After doing so, we will clearly see that salvation is received by the household. Then, we can come before God and pray according to His words – not just for ourselves, but for our families, bringing this matter before God.
We have a hope: that the children born among us will not have to be rescued again in the future, brought back from the world. Many are born into our families physically, and they should also be born into our families spiritually. We cannot afford to lose them year after year, only to bring them back year after year. We cannot simply bring them into this world and leave them alone – we must also bring them before the Lord.
I hope that brothers and sisters see the urgency of this matter. The future of the next generation of the church depends on whether the children born among us are brought before the Lord. If we lose as many as we gain, then in a short time, the second generation will be gone. But if those born among us can stand firm generation after generation, and others are also added from outside, then the numbers will definitely increase, and the church will be strengthened. We must never lose one who is born to Christian parents, for they have to be born again.