圣经中的实例—旧约
全家进入方舟
创世记七章一节：“耶和华对挪亚说，你和你的全家都要进入方舟。”彼前三章二十节：“当时进入方舟…有八个人。”方舟不是为个人的，方舟是为一家的。在创世记六章记载，在神面前有一个人是义的，那一个人就是挪亚。圣经里没有记载挪亚的儿子和媳妇都是义人，圣经只记载挪亚在神面前是一个义人。可是神预备救恩的时候，神要拯救挪亚的时候，乃是使挪亚全家都进入方舟。所以，进方舟是以家为单位，不是以个人为单位。
初信的人，应当把家里所有的人，都带进方舟里去。你可以对主说，“主，我已经相信了你。你说，我一家的人都可以进入方舟。主，现在求你把我全家的人都带进去。”神要尊重你的信心。
一家一只逾越羊羔
出埃及十二章三节、七节：“你们吩咐以色列全会众说，本月初十日，各人要按着父家取羊羔，一家一只…各家要取点血，涂在吃羊羔的房屋左右的门框上，和门楣上。”
逾越节的羊羔明显是给一家的，不是给一个人的。你们能够看见，家在神面前的紧要。逾越节的羊羔，是一家的事，不是一个人的事。不是一个人宰一只羊羔，乃是一家宰一只羊羔。血涂在门框上，一家就能够得着保护，灭命的天使就不进到这一家，就越过他们去。
有一件事是希奇的，就是主耶稣基督所预备的救恩，也不光是给一个人，乃是像逾越节的羊羔一样，是为着全家的。你一个人去吃，就得着你一个人。你一家去吃，就得着你一家人。得救是全家人得着的。像全家吃羊羔，全家涂血一样，总是一家的人共同接受。所以，求神开我们的眼睛，叫我们看见得救是一家的问题，不是一个人的问题。
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Whole Household Saved (6) — Gen. 7:1
The Old Testament Examples – The Whole Family Entered the Ark
Genesis 7:1: “Then the Lord said to Noah, ‘Enter the ark, you and all your household.’” 1 Peter 3:20: “In the days of Noah… only eight persons, were brought safely through the water.” The ark was not meant for individuals – it was meant for households. In Genesis 6, the Bible records that Noah was righteous before God, but it does not say that Noah’s sons and their wives were righteous. The Bible only states that Noah was a righteous man before God. However, when God prepared salvation and decided to save Noah, He ensured that Noah’s entire family entered the ark. Therefore, entering the ark was based on the household, not on the individual.
New believers should lead their entire household into the ark. You can pray to the Lord, “Lord, I have believed in You. You said that my whole household can enter the ark. Now I ask You to bring my entire family in.” God will honor your faith.
One Passover Lamb Per Household
Exodus 12:3, 7: “Speak to all the congregation of Israel: On the tenth of this month, they are each one to take a lamb for themselves, according to their father’s households, a lamb for each household…they shall take some of the blood and put it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of houses in which they eat it.”
The Passover lamb was clearly provided for the household, not just for an individual. This shows how important the family is before God. The Passover lamb was a family matter, not an individual one. It was not that each person offered a lamb, but rather that each household offered one lamb. When the blood was applied to the doorposts and the lintel, the entire household received protection, and the destroyer would pass over that house.
One remarkable truth is that the salvation prepared by the Lord Jesus Christ is not just for individuals. It is like the Passover lamb, which is for the whole family. If only one person partakes it, then only that person receives salvation. But if the entire family partakes it, then the entire family receives salvation. Just as the whole family ate the lamb and applied the blood together, salvation is something the whole family should receive together. May God open our eyes to see that salvation is a matter for the household, not just for individuals.