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【3 strong proofs ! 】
Lesson 1 Assurance of Salvation
Story shepherding material Series 2
Series Two - After Salvation
Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God.
Isaiah 12:3-4 Therefore you will draw water with rejoicing / From the springs of salvation, ... Give thanks to Jehovah, call upon His nam
My real experience: In a church meeting, an old sister said to me, "I have been praying for your eyes for a long time, and I finally see you in person today." I said to her "Oh, I'm so touched, but I don't know you, why have you been praying for me for so long?",
She said, "Christians have 3 strong proofs that we are saved:
The first is outward proof - the Bible.
The second is inwatd proof, the Holy Spirit as our life.
The third is proof of love (loving the saints with God's love). We enter into this big heavenly family by believing in the Lord, and you are my heavenly sister. I love my sister in the fleeh. Likewise, I love you as my heavenly sister with God's love. Therefore, I need to pray for you."
Some Christians mistakenly think that even after salvation, they'll perish. But the Bible says we are not saved by feeling. Our salvation is eternal, unshakable, unchanging.
Because we have the following 3 strong proofs.
【1-Outward Proof By The Word Of God】
The first proof is the word of God according to the Bible (1 John 5:13 - I have written these things to you that you may know that you have eternal life, to you who believe into the name of the Son of God.). Therefore, we can know that we have been saved by what God has said in the Bible. The Bible is God's ""Covenant (Contract)" and ""Written Proof (Receipt)"" . Thus we don't rely on our uncertain feeling, because we have the Bible as our outward proof.
【2-Inward Proof By The Spirit Witnessing With Our Spirit】
We are God's children. God is our heavenly Father, every Christian enjoys to call God "Abba, Father". It is sweet and comfortable that we call our physical father "Daddy." Likewise, whenever we call God "Abba, Father," we slso feel sweet and comfortable within. This is because we are children of God, and we have the life of God. It is such a sweet, comfortable feeling to call God "Abba, Father," which is proof that the Spirit witness with our spirit. This is the inwatd proof.
【3-The Proof of Love By the Experience Of loving Saints】
Our assurance of salvation is also based on our love for the saints.
1 John 3:14 says, "We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love our brothers." God is love, and if we have God's life , we surely have God's love . It is also a proof of love that when a saved one sees the saints in the Lord, he has an incomprehensible affection toward saints This loving of saints in the Lord in experienced is the proof of love.
Therefore, we have 1) outward proof of the Bible, 2) inward proof of our inner feeling of our spirit, 3) proof of love by experiences of loving saints in Christ, we have 3 strong proofs to prove we've been already saved.
【 Drawing God As Living Water With Rejoicing From The Springs of Salvation 】
We also need to gain the Lord as our bountiful life supply of springs of salvation from individuall calling on "O Lord Jesus" and corporately regular church life , we'll have the Lord as our revival and vitality. Because if we live by ourselves every day, we still feel limited, But only by our individuall calling on the Lord and corporately regular church life , we gain the Lord more as springs of salvation to be our bountiful life supply in everything.
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三個鐵證如山！
第一課 得救的確據
小故事牧養材料 第二系列
第二系列-得救以後
羅8:16 ,那靈自己同我們的靈見證我們是神的兒女。
以賽亞12：3-4節說，『所以你們必從救恩之泉歡然取水，...當稱謝耶和華，呼求他的名！』
我真實的經歷：我在某教會聚會中,某陌生老姐妹向我說"我已經為你的眼晴禱告好久了,我今天終於看到你了"。我跟她說"我好感動喔,但我不認識你,你卻為何來為我禱告那麼久呢?" ,
她說"基督徒有3個的鐵證如山來證明我們已經得救了：
第一是外證-聖經。
第二是內證,聖靈作生命。
第三是愛證(用神的愛愛聖徒)。我們藉信主就進入這屬天大家庭中,而你就是我屬天的妹妹,我愛我肉身的妹妹,照樣,我也用神的愛來愛你這屬天的妹妹,所以,我須要為你禱告喔"。
有些基督徒錯誤以為得救了，還會滅亡。但是聖經說我們的得救不是靠感覺。我們的得救是永穩固,是永不搖動的，永不改變的。
因為我們有以下三大證明_
【1-外證-憑神的話】
首先是根據聖經是神的話（約壹五13_我將這些話寫給你們信入神兒子之名的人，要叫你們曉得自己有永遠的生命)。所以，我們憑神在聖經所說的話，就能知道自己是已經得救了。聖經是神所給我們的“"約(合約)”“，神所給我們””寫出來的憑據(收據)”"。我們不必憑靠那不定感覺,因我們有聖經作我們外證。
【2-內證,憑那靈同我們的靈見證】
我們是神的兒女，神是我們的天父,每個基督徒都喜歡稱神為『阿爸，父』。我們稱肉身父親為『爸爸』是很自然,很甜美。同樣的,每逢我們稱神為『阿爸，父』的時候，我們裏面就感覺甜美、舒服。這是因為我們是神所生的兒女，我們有神的生命。這樣甜美,舒服的感覺來稱神作『阿爸，父』，這就是證明那靈在我們裏面，同著我們的靈所作之內在見證的證明。這叫作內證。
【3-愛證,憑愛弟兄的經歷】
我們得救的確據，也是根據我們有對弟兄的愛。約壹3：14說，『我們因為愛弟兄，就曉得是已經出死入生了。』神是愛,我們有神的生命，就定規會有神的愛。也定規會去愛從神所生的聖徒。一個得救的人，看見了主裏的聖徒，就會莫名其妙的感覺喜歡，親愛。這就是對主裏聖徒的愛在生命經歷所作的愛證。
所以，我們無論1)憑着聖經作外證，或是2)憑着靈裏的感覺作內證，或是3)憑着愛的經歷作內證，我們有這三大鐵證如山,證明自己是已經得救了。
【從救恩之泉歡然取水】
我們還需要個人一面呼求『喔,主耶穌』及團體一面召會生活的多方的供應,我們就得着主作復甦,復興和活力。因為我們每日若靠自己來行事為人,仍常感有限的,惟有凡事藉著個人呼求主名團體的召會生活,更多地取用主作救恩泉源,成為我們凡事上無限的生命供應。
