基督徒的福音債 2011 華福第八屆 - 第1講

我剛坐32個鐘頭的飛機 今天中午2點多到這裡 I have just been on the journey of 32 hours on the plane, and just arrived this afternoon. 我們同工 佈道團的同工 帶了1~200公斤的器材 也一同到這裡來 and also our STEMI co-workers have brought to us about 100 or 200 kgs equipments. 從Chicago(芝加哥) from Chicago, 飛到Philadelphia(費城) coming to Philadelphia, 再飛到Los Angeles(洛杉磯) and we flew to Los Angeles, 飛到台北 Taiwan, 飛到這裡 and this place. 我沒有從頭參加 I did not attend this meeting from the very beginning, 因為我到今年 還是每年坐300次飛機 講500次道 because even this year and the past year, in a year I ride on 300 flights to different places to preach, 71歲了 I'm 71 years old. 所以你們如果自己感到懶惰的 要快快悔改 If you feel that yourselves lazy, please repent now. 有很多傳道人有一種傳道病 作一點點就感到很苦 一點就感到很累 人家對他不好 就以為自己受逼迫 都是神經有病 Many preachers even think do a little bit more, they feel that we already done enough, and also they'll think that people mound to them, they thought that people have not done well to the pastors. 而世界最難醫的 就是傳道人跟牧師的病 And the most difficult to heal sickness are the sickness of the preachers. 常常跟執事不能合作 就說執事在逼迫他 many of time they cannot work together well with the deacon, they say that the deacons are persecuting them. 我們禱告會剩下幾個人 就說耶穌說 2、3個人奉我的名 我就與你們同在 And in the pray meeting if two or three come, they 'll say that Jesus says, if two or three you will pray together, I'll be in the midst. 沒有好好預備講道 人聽不進去 說這個人心很剛硬 If they do not prepare well sermon, people cannot understand them, they say that he is so heart harden. 我如果繼續講下去 If I continue to say this, 那我們要承認的罪是太多了 there are so many sins that we're gonna confess. 我告訴你 22年前 22 years ago, 我開始一個教會 I started a church, 一定要把信仰很堅固的搞定 不然我不建教會 that I'll establish a very strong faith before I establish a church. 而所有的信仰系統裡面 And among all the faith's system, 是最嚴謹的 is the one of the most stringent, 就是歸正信仰 that's reformed theology. 第二 The second, 一定要傳福音 that we have to preach. 如果教會不傳福音就是自殺 If the church doesn't preach we're committing suicide, 所以我把我的教會叫作 「歸正福音教會」 and this is why my church is named the Reform Evangelical Church. 我開始的時候 When I began, 沒有向一個人募捐1塊錢 I didn't ask to solicit fund from even a single one for a dollar, 沒有拿過一個弟兄 或者會友的電話去問他或去找他 and I did not actually take a phone call of any church member, and call them and or go and visit them. 我離開瑪琅神學院 那時候我是董事長 When I left Malang Seminary, I was the president of the board. 我到雅加達來 When I come to Jakarta, 沒有向一個人請用經濟 幫助我們的工作 I did not ask as the solicit to these people, please come help us financially. 到今天也沒有請一個基督徒 離開他的教會 加入我的教會 and even today I haven't ask a single question to leave his church, and come to my church. 那我們從0開始 We started from zero, 然後我決定2年不拿薪水 and I decide that for two years I will not have any salary. 把一家一共7個人 就是我們 我、我太太、我岳母 還有4個孩子 And we have seven members in my family, and also myself, my wife, my children, and my mother-in-law, 還有2個工人 and we have two maids. 730天沒有拿薪水 and 730 days we didn't claim a single salary. 那把工作做起來 But we did our ministry. 什麼都從0 Everything we started from zero. 結果後天我們教會22週年 And day after tomorrow, it will be 22nd anniversary of our church, 我們建了全華人海外 最大的禮拜堂 we have built a church building with the biggest of all the overseas Chinese church. 有4千7百個座位在大堂 and the seat actually can accommodate about 4,700 people, 還有1千8百個座位在副堂 and also there is an auditorium they can ta ke about 1,800 people, 那再建一個神學院 and we built a seminary, 有一個音樂廳 we also have a music concert hall, 一個博物館 and also a Museum, 還有一個24層樓的房子 and also a towering 24 storeys building, 作教育樓等等 and for education purpose. 當全部做好的時候 After we complete everything, 沒有向銀行借1塊錢 we are not borrowing a single cent from the bank. 我們禮拜堂地下有7百個停車位 and even we have a car park that can take about 720 cars, 這是幾乎沒有人可以想像的事情 and almost you cannot imagine this thing can happen. 要證明什麼呢? What to proof ? 我們證明我們的上帝是又真又活的 It is only about to proof that our God is true and living God. 那這個教會的後面就是一間回教堂 Than behind this church building, there is a mosque, 我們的禮拜堂 比那回教堂大1百倍 and our church a hundred more bigger than that mosque, 那我們與他作朋友 but we befriend them, 彼此尊重 and also we respect each other. 我們不用1塊錢賄賂 We did not use a single dollar to bribe them, 只有跪下禱告 while we kneel and pray, 最後上帝把正式的准字給我們 and then official permit was given to us to build the church. 感謝上帝 Praise God. 7年以前 7 years ago, 我們開始 對全印尼眾海島佈道 We started the preaching all islands in Indonesia, 我下一個命令 I have an instruction, 今年要對2萬人傳道 that this year we want to preach 20,000 people. 大家說怎麼可能? Everybody says how is it possible? 我們就派傳道人到各鄉各城去 So we send preachers to every town and every village, 因為耶穌走遍各鄉各城傳福音 because Jesus have a circuit preaching to all villages and all towns. 我們到處去講道 So we go to all places to preach, 到了年底的時候 so when it came to the end of the year, 我們達到1萬7千2百個人 來參加我們的佈道會 and we have about 17,200 people who came to attend our meetings. 第2年 The second year, 我說我的目標變成4萬 I said that our goal is 40,000, 到了第2年的時候 when it comes to the second year, 我們得到的是5萬2千9百人 we had actually 52,900 people. 以後第3年 And the third year, 目標變成10萬 we've got 100,000 people to preach, when it comes to the end of the year, 參加所有佈道會的人 加起來是12萬人 the total member is 120,000. 第4年 The forth year, 我們變成20萬 than become 200,000. 第5年 The fifth year, 變成30萬 become 300,000. 第6年 The sixth year, 變成50萬 become 500,000. 那麼去年第6年12月底算起來 一共參加聚會是62萬8千人 and last year, coming to the end of year, we make calculation, it was 628 thousand people. 今年第7年 And this is seventh year this year, 我們定的目標是1百萬 and our goal is 1 million people. 到2天以前 and two days ago, 已經59萬8千人來聽道 we have already have 598,000 people who came. 我們現在還有3個月 And we have still three more months ago, 3個月要對49萬人傳道 we have to preach 490,000 people. 你說唐牧師你在講夢話? 我告訴你我在講真話 Pastor Tang you're dreaming, but I say I'm telling fact. 因為我沒有時間 我可以把所有聚會的照片給你看 I don't have time, but I can show you all the pictures, 我們的傳道人 and our preachers, 有的沒有什麼口才 some are not eloquent, 但有很火熱的心 but with a fire heart. 所以有時他們 可以一次對7、8 千個人講道 Sometimes for single occasion, they can preach seven or eight thousand people. 請問一個教會 一年對1百萬人傳道 可能嗎? Is it possible for a church in a year to evangelize 1 million people? 可能 Possible. 對1百多個城市的人 訓練信仰跟神學課程 I want to ask, is it possible for a single church, to train people to go to 700 places to treat and train people? 我們開神學課程的夜校 And also we have extension night classes, 現在在107個城市有這樣的學校 now 107 cities have this kind of training, 全部從一個教會作起來 by started only from one single church. 沒有向人要錢 We do not ask for any others, 每一個地方 every single place, 人蒙恩 就叫他 你要出錢 people are blessed and says you must make offerings, 他們就甘心出錢 and they are so willingly making offerings. 所以神的感動越來越清楚 So the touching of God is so clear, 事就這麼成了 and such thing is accomplished. 我自己呢要作頭 And I have to lead, 所以我一年在世界各地 有大概15到17個大佈道會 so in a year, I have about more than 17 big rallies in the world. 5天以前在芝加哥 Five days ago I was in Chicago, 有1千7百個人來參加 and 1,700 people came to attend, 3個聚會超過4千多人 and for three meetings together more than 4,000 people, 那麼也有2、3百人到前面來 and two or three hundred people respond the order call. 就一直不停、不斷的做工 Because we continue and continue to work, 否則我也不敢來參加華福會議 if not I then I dare not come to this CCCOWE meeting. 因為這是一個福音會議 because this is a meeting of evangelism. 如果我們是為會議而不是為福音 我們就不是神的好孩子 we become only for a convention, but not for the gospel whether the children of God. 我們去宣教的時候 When we go evangelize, 我們是把基督帶去 we bring Christ along, 我們站講台的時候 and we stand a podium, 把神的真理傳開 that is the Word of God that we preach. 我們與人見面的時候 When we encounter people, 要把人帶到主的面前 we want to bring people to the Christ. 永遠記得我們的目的是什麼 Forever remember what is the goal, 無論你作什麼 no matter what we do, 都是要叫別人與我們 一同得到福音的好處 let others to us will benefit from the good of this, the gospel. 保羅說 我不以福音為恥 And Paul said I don't feel ashamed of the gospel, 這福音本是上帝的大能 this gospel is the power of God, 要拯救一切相信的人 one He saved all those that believe. 凡不傳福音的教會 這是自走絕路的教會 The church they seldom evangelize, the church they go to the end. 上帝給教會最大的恩賜 And the greatest gift of the church of the God, 就是聖靈跟祂的能力 it is the Holy Spirit and His Power. 上帝給世界最大的恩賜 That the biggest gift God gave to the world, 就是賜下獨生子為我們死 there's given His only Son who died for us. 聖父把聖子給全世界 God the Father give God the Son also to do the whole world, 聖子把聖靈給教會 and also the Son give also the Holy Spirit to the whole church, 聖靈把真理給信徒 and also the Holy Spirit give the truth to the believers, 所以我們藉著上帝的道 so through the Word of God, 認識基督 we know Christ, 我們借著聖靈 through the Holy Spirit, 明白上帝的道 we understand the Word of God. 我們借著基督的死與復活 Through the death and resurrection of Christ. 回到父的面前 we will come back to the Father. 我們一定要傳福音 Surely we have to preach, 我們如果不傳福音 if we do not preach, 我們就有災禍了 then war will be upon us. 我從17歲奉獻作傳道 Since the age of 17 when dedicating myself to the Lord, 到現在是54年又8個月 until today is 54 years and 8 months, 如果你問我再從頭來 if you would ask me if I would restart, 你要做什麼? What are you going to do? 我照樣作傳道 The same thing I'll be a preacher. 因為世界一切的一切都要過去 because all things in the world shall pass, 唯獨遵行上帝旨意的人 是永遠長存 but he who obey the Word of God shall live forever. 我們世界所得的 財富、房產、地皮 完全不能帶回去 All the wealth that we gain in this world, shall not be brought to the heaven. 我們真正能自己擁有的一塊地皮 就是1公尺乘2公尺 裝你棺材的那塊地 the only piece of land we sure will gain, is 1 meter by 2 meters, the one that also will take in a coffin. 有錢的人可以買更大的棺材 Of course, those are rich can buy a bigger casket, 但耶穌再來 棺材太大 復活比較辛苦 but when Jesus Christ come again, the casket is too big, is difficult for it to rise up again. 所以保羅說 So Paul said, 你有吃有穿就當知足 and also this, you have food, you have clothing, you must be contented. 今天教會里有一些人 很看重有錢的人 有錢的人 除了他有錢以外 我非常看不起 and also today many of our church esteem very highly of those are rich, but other than richness, I would rather despise those are rich. 今天很多人認為有錢人奉獻一點 比一大堆信徒奉獻很多還更重要 there are a lot of people who feel that it's more important for rich men to offer a little bit than much offerings from the poor. 我告訴你 有一個有錢人 他送一個1萬多塊美金的手錶 給他的女朋友 但是奉獻的時候只有50塊美金 人家就認為他很愛主了 But I tell you there is a young man who is rich, also give a watch about $10,000 for a girlfriend, but when he gives to Lord only $50. 當你到上帝面前來的時候 When he comes before God, 你一切的假面具都要脫下來 all your mask will be dismasked. 你不能用虛假的面具 來到上帝面前 You cannot use a hypocrite mask to face God, 因為上帝要用祂兩刃的利劍 刺透你的心 用祂比X光更利的眼光 看到你的心腸肺腑 because God will use a two-edged sword to appear you, and also God's eyes will be sharper than x-ray. 我們可以成就大事 That we can achieve bit things for God, 但是你不要向有錢人屈服 but do not actually kowtow (磕頭) to those rich men. 你要讓有錢人屈服在上帝的寶座下 but rather the rich man kneels before the throne of God, 否則教會就不是上帝的家 if not, the church is not the house of God. 傳道人只有一個老闆 就是耶穌基督 Because of the preacher only one boss that's Christ Jesus. 教會只有一個寶座 就是上帝的寶座 And the church has one throne, that's the throne of God. 教會只有一個信息 就是神要人得救 回到上帝面前的信息 The church has only one message to preach, that is, wants people to come back to God and go back to Him. 我今年是最後一次參加華福大會 and this year, will be last year I attend CCCOWE. 因為我第一屆到第八屆都在裡面 Because for the first until the 8th session I have come. 現在71歲了 I am 71, 應當讓年輕的人繼續起來 it must be the young one who takes a baton. 華福大會是1974年在洛桑開始的 And actually CCCOWE began in 1974 in the Lausanne conference, 93個華人的牧師、傳道 93 Chinese pastors, preachers, 一同在洛桑大會裡面 together in the Lausanne conference, 我們93個人一同發起華福運動 we intergroup 93 together, we started this CCCOWE. 1976年我們就在香港第一次會議 so in 1976 there was a first conference CCCOWE in Hong Kong. 1981在台灣第二次會議 in 1981 in Taiwan, 1986在新加坡第三次會議 in 1986 third time in Singapore, 以後第四次 The fourth time, 在哪裡啊? 在菲律賓 Philippines. 第五在哪裡? 香港 The fifth, Hong Kong, the fifth. 第六在吉隆坡 Kuala Lumpur. 第七在澳門 The seventh in Macau. 這是第八次 Now is eighth. 我從第一次到第八次 八屆作了七屆的講員 我怎麼可以不退休了? and from the first one to the eighth one, I become the speaker for the conference, I should retire. 我宣佈這是最後一次 and now I announced, last time. 如果五年以後 If five years latter, 我還可以講道 if I can speak preach, 我也不講道了 I will not come to preach. 我不是在別的地方 是在華福大會我不講道了 I'm just saying that in CCCOWE meeting, I will not be preaching. 那麼 今年照樣的慣例 And this year in the same custom, 我的教會主要是印尼文的 my church speak mainly in the Indonesian language, 我們的中文是比較小的 and our standard speaking conversation is smaller. 那我們每年支持華福5千塊美金 And every year we support the CCCOWE 5000 US dollars, 每一次大會支持1萬塊美金 and also for the conference we had 10,000, 今年我會支持華福1萬5美金 and also this year we're also support 15,000 US dollars 加上佈道團再支持5千美金 2萬美金 and the STEMI also will support five thousand US dollars. 下個禮拜我們就寄來 so next month we'll, next week we'll send it here, 所以剛才李牧師報告錯了 and just our reverend Lee make a wrong announcement, 他說1億5千多萬(印尼盾) 那不過是1萬7美金不到 不是8萬8 and actually the 100 million of Rupiah is less 5000? No, 153 million is equal to among on the 17 thousand US. 不是 Not 88 thousand 所以你們不要空高興一場 about 17 thousand US. 但我聽說 我一來就問華福欠多少錢 so when I came the first time, I asked how much we're in lack. 如果不錯 還欠30多萬是嗎? maybe more more... 怎麼處理呢? more than 3 hundred thousand 那我負責2萬 so we'll be responsible for 20,000, 那你們教會 your church, 回去以後 when you go back, 你就寄一些錢來 you'll send some money here, 每一個教會寄錢來 ever church will send some money here, 一個禮拜就解決了 then we solve the problem in one week. 阿們 鼓掌最大聲的要負責任 the one you make the loudest applaud, you must take the bigger responsibility. 我這個人不要講一句空話 I don't say a word in vain, 剛才我們器材要放在這裡錄音 我說我七十多歲 我每一次講道 我佈道團要好好錄起來 and I said that every time when I come, the STEMI will record my message. 有人說大概不可以的 Some say no no no, 我說不可以我就不講 you say no, then I won't preach, 我就坐飛機回雅加達 I'll take flight and go back to Jakarta. 為什麼呢? Why? 因為我4、50歲的時候 Because when my age at 40 or 50, 我有很多最重要的思想 都用最爛的錄音機錄下來 there's some very important thought of my, record in a very bad kind of recording, 這個不行的 No, 因為神給我的托付很大 because the entrustment God has given to me to speak. 所以現在我的錄音帶 在全中國大陸 有幾千萬的人在聽 Even my taping in this Mainland China, more than millions of people are listening to my tape. 我沒有機會跟你們開玩笑 I do not have a time to kid with you. 我們佈道團 買過一個鏡頭10萬美金的 We have actually bought a lens more than a hundred thousand US. 要留下一些重要的東西 作中國教會的屬靈遺產 Because we want to keep some good records for the future materials for Mainland China. 所以你們的聚會我不錄 So if I make a record in a meeting, 我沒有權柄錄別人的 then I don't have authority to record, 但是我有權柄讓佈道團錄我所講的 but I have authority for the STEMI to record my own preaching. 因為我的責任感很重 Because my central responsibility is heavy. 願上帝賜福給我們 May God bless us. 今天我對你們講的話 Now today what I speak to you, 每一句都從心坎裡面講出來 every single statement come deep from my heart. 保羅說 無論希利尼人 Paul said, no matter he is Greek, 無論化外人 no matter he is a Gentile, 無論聰明人 no matter he is intelligent one, 無論愚拙人 or the foolish one, 我都欠他們的債 I owe them. 這個虧欠感 This sense of indebtedness, 就是傳道人 可以繼續傳福音的動力 become a motivational force for a preacher continue to preach. 我們今天看見人 你看見什麼? Today we see people, what do you see? 你有沒有看見他正在走下地獄? Do you see they're walking to the way of hell? 他無論坐飛機、坐船 他最後就是走下地獄 No matter what kind of transportation they are on, actually they are going to hell. 你有沒有看見 他們滅亡跟你不傳福音是有關係? Do you see that when they perish is related to when the fact that if you don't peach? 你有沒有感到 神放在你心中一個欠債的責任? Do we also have a sense whereby God put in your heart a sense of indebtedness. 前十多年 Decades ago, 我一個學生要退休 叫我講道 我說你的老師沒有退休 你怎麼敢退休? I have a student who's about to retire, ask me to preach, I said, your teacher heaven retire how can you retire? 一個七十多歲的人不可以在家裡靜休 好好培養自己年老的靈性 跟他的個性嗎? One 70 years old, can't he stay at home cultivated his own spirituality and also his goodness? 為什麼每天還是這樣辛苦? Why is that every day he works so hard? 我要自己一個人拿著皮箱 追著巴士、天天坐飛機 到處講道? Alone he carried a package and run after the bus and also the flight, and go to everywhere to preach. 因為我欠他們的債 Because I indeed owe them. 這欠債的感覺 Sense of indebtedness, 這個自己對自己追討的這個心情 that you want to seek after your own heart for the debt, 是不准我們休息的 it doesn't allow us to take a break. 唐牧師啊 你要休息啊! Reverend Tong, you may take a rest. 我會對你說 撒但 退去吧! I said, Satan retreat for me. 有一天我們會到上帝那裡 One day we shall go to His place, 耶穌說 勞苦擔重擔 一生為我工作的來吧! 祂會替我預備很好的休息室 Christ said, come those who pick the burden for me for the whole life, I'll prepare the place for him. 我們今天作一點就感到苦得不得了 Now we'll do a little bit, we feel that we've suffered a lot. 我們怎麼不得罪上帝? How dare we say we do not run against God. 我們看見千萬人下地獄 Thousands of people are going to hell, 我們心裡很平安 can we have peace in our heart? 我們過假冒偽善的生活太久了 We have let allow hypocrisy for a long time. 18年以前 18 years ago, 我講一句話 I say a statement, 雅加達如果在10年裡面 增加300間教會 Jakarta if in a year increase the church number by 300, 每一個教會有100個會友 that every church has a 100 members, 雅加達才增加3萬個人 we only but increase in membership of thirty thousand. only thirty thousand. 但是雅加達每1年增加的人口 是大概50萬到70萬人 by then the increase in the population in Jakarta is more than five hundred thousand seven thousand people a year. 所以我們的心根本完全沒有感覺 So our heart does not have any kind of feeling, 我們建多少教會 都來不及應付人口的增加 no matter how many churches that we build, we can not meet up to the increasement in population. 但我們最討厭別人開教會 Of course, we hate people to establish the church. 很多教會的領袖 都是最攔阻上帝工作的人 many of the church leaders are those who hinder the work of God. 教會的領袖應當發展神的工作 The church leader must develop the work of God. 但今天很多教會的領袖 是專門攔阻上帝的工作 But we see today that the leader of church, they obstruct the work of God. 我還沒建教會以前 before I have my church, 眾教會對我好得不得了 all the church are good to me. 自從我建了教會以後 Ever since I establish my church, 一個一個改變臉色 我看得很清楚 one by one they change the face, I see them. 但我對你們沒有興趣 But I'm not interested in you, 因為我一生要看的 就是上帝的臉孔 because in my whole life, I'll see how God feel. 神要作的我一定作 What God want to do, I will surely do. 你喜歡 我作 你不喜歡 我照樣作 You like it, I'll do it, if you don't like it, I'll do it. 因為我們要討主的喜悅 because I want to please God. I tell you, 如果教會不走歸正神學的路線 if the church doesn't try in a path of the reformed theology, 20年以後 and 20 years later, 華福會搖搖晃晃 and the CCCOWE will shake. 沒有一個神學系統 是比歸正運動更把人帶回聖經的 there's no one single theological system will bring us back at reform to the Bible. 如果華福沒有真正 實實在在去傳福音 If the CCCOWE doesn't truly go and preach, 20 years latter, 我們又增加4次的大會 we increase four more times of the conference, 你來了、我來了 那一屆我看到你 現在看到你很高興 就是這樣 and you come, I come, I'll see you, I am happy, that's it. 我們的教會沒有增加人數 Then there's no increase in numbers of the church, 也沒有很多的人因為我們得救 and not many people through us are saved. 我們怎麼可以不得罪上帝? How can we say we don't run against God? 我們怎麼可以過這樣的生活? How can we live this kind of life? 請問 這幾十年裡面 For this decades past, 你的教會跟你所在的城市 人口增加的比例 你算過沒有? your church member and also as compare increased of the population of the city are they in good proportion? 1975年的時候 In 1975, 雅加達的人口 Jakarta's population, 大概是600萬 about six million, 現在雅加達的人口 是2150萬 but now is 20 million people. 這麼大的城市 Such a big city, 需要多少的教會 how many churches that we need? 應該多少人信主? how many people have come to Christ? 我們不管 We don't care. 我們只要我們的會友 已經增加幾十個了 you say that my church member has increased maybe in tens. 我的教會已經增加了多少percent My church increased so many percent. 我們跟世界人口增加的比例 追得上嗎? but on comparing to the increase of population of the world, can we make up that? 有一個牧師對我說 我的教會滿滿的人 There's a pastor who told me that, pastor, my church is packed with people. 我說 為什麼你教會會滿呢? I said, How come your church packed with people? 因為我們很努力做工 Because we work very hard he said. 對不起你這個答案不大好 I say I'm sorry this is not too good. 他心裡想 誒 唐牧師說不大好 大概是不夠好 因為神憐憫我們 He said, maybe pastor Tong says no good, maybe it's no good. Maybe God mercy on us. 這個答案比較好了 I said this answer is a little bit better, 還是不好 not good enough. 後來他說 因為我們同工們大家都熱心事奉主 He said that maybe because our co-workers very fervent in preaching the gospel. 這個問題你的答案已經更好 I say your answer is better now but not good enough. 他就生氣了 He got angry now. 那唐牧師你的答案是什麼? Stephen Tong, what is your answer? 你的禮拜堂會滿因為有4片牆壁 I say your church is packed because there are four walls, 如果你的禮拜堂沒有4片牆壁 請問 滿不滿? if there are no four walls, Can you say your church is packed? 你的禮拜堂要滿 最好的辦法就是作小一點 就更滿 I tell, if you want your church is packed, it's easy because of build a smaller church. 再小 就更滿 You build a smaller one, 愈小就愈容易滿 The smaller, the easy to pack. 那是自己騙自己的東西 You are cheating on yourself. 再來 耶穌說 我另外有羊 Jesus said, I have a group of sheep, 要把他帶回羊圈 I'll bring them back to the pen, 歸回一群 and become one. 那個另外有羊 That another group of sheep, 另外有羊、另外有羊 another sheep, another sheep. 要一生一世催逼我們 不可以停止佈道 For whole life, it will compel us not to cease me. 你一定要繼續佈道 We have to continue the preach, 把很多人帶到主的面前來 we bring people to Christ. 我們的教會一年對1百萬人傳道 For our church in the year, we preach 1 million people. 沒有帶他們到我們禮拜堂來 We didn't bring them to our church, 因為他們在很遠的地方 because they are in a faraway place. 在Palangkaraya The place far, 他們在Sumba Sumba, 他們在Tapanuli Tapanuli, 都是最偏僻的地方 very remote places. 這一次我的孩子 And now my son, 36歲 36 years old, 已經物理學博士 he already got a PhD in physics, 大學副教授 and also the assistant professor in the university, 拿了神學碩士 and also in a master of theology. 回來1個多月 He came back for a month, 照樣到鄉下去佈道 go to very remote place to preach. 滿身大汗 He had the tear and sweat coming. 3個禮拜講40次道 In three weeks he preached 44 times. 回到家裡的時候 Coming back to the house, 你感到怎麼樣? I said, how do you feel? 他說 我感到我的恩賜還不夠 I'm not too gifted, 因為我對8歲以下的孩子 很難應付 because to preach those who are less than 8 years old, it's difficult for me to preach them. 那我說 你去佈道 What do you feel when you go evangelize? 我感到非常快樂 I rejoice. 所以我的心非常滿足 My heart felt contented. 因為我的下一代 正在作神要我作的工作 他也開始作了 Because my next generation is doing the work what God want me to do. 他會放下無論多高的地位 多大的薪水 He can renounce the big salary and big position, 加入我們教會到各鄉各城的佈道 if our church got to go to every single village to preach. 當他拿到物理學博士的那一天 When he got his PhD in physics, 你父親已經傳道50年了 I said your father has preached for more than 55 years, 你願意不願意再延長50年 are you willing to extend another 50 years? 讓我們父子 兩代服事這個罪惡的世界100年 so as father and son will serve this age for a century. 第2個月 The second month, 他就進到西敏神學院去讀書 he went and study in Westminster. 親愛的弟兄姐妹 My dear brothers and sisters, 一定要有年輕人出來 surely the young one should come, 一定有奉獻作傳道的人 surely you must dedicate yourself to be a preacher. 我這54年半裡面 For this fifty four and a half years, 呼召人奉獻作傳道 I've call people to dedicate themselves to be a preacher, 一共超過24萬8千人走到前頭來 there is more than 240,000 people come forward. 24萬8千人 248,000. 到前面來 They came forward. 其中有的念神學 有的念不成 Some studied in the seminary some did not. 但是你從華神、中神、新神 馬來西亞神學院一直到印尼 你看很多在神學院裡讀書的人 都在我的聚會裡面奉獻的 But you can see that in many students that come from many seminary in the world, many came claim because I call them in the meetings. 在每一個華福大會裡面 In every CCCOWE meeting, 只要我作講員的 if I would be the speaker, 我一定呼召人出來作傳道 surely I'll call be forward, to dedicate themselves. 因為只有有人出來傳道 if only that people will come to preach, 教會注重傳福音 and the church emphasizing in preach, 這個世界才有盼望 then there's hope for the world. 求主憐憫我們 May God have mercy on us, 保羅說聰明人我欠他 Paul said the wise one, I owe advise them. 什麼意思? What do you mean by that? 保羅已經預備好了 應付最有頭腦的人對福音的需要 Paul had already prepared to speak to those who are highly intellectual. 保羅說愚拙人我欠他 Even the fool, I also exhort them. 那些沒有學問的人 我照樣傳福音給他 those who are less educated, I also preach the gospel to them. 傳福音不可看階級 in preaching the gospel, we do not see classes. 孔子說 有教無類 Confucius said that we teach without dividing the classes, 基督徒 有傳無類 the same thing we're preaching of Christian, we will not be dividing the classes to preach. 聰明的人到我們的教會裡面來 The wise one who come to the church, 聽了我們的牧師講道以後 他滿意嗎? hearing our pastor preaching, are they happy? 最普通的人 And the most common people, 到我們教會裡面來 when they come to our church to listen, 聽了我們傳的福音 他聽得懂嗎? hearing the gospel we preach, do they understand? 唐朝的詩人白居易 Bai Juyi the poet of Tang Dynasty, 每次寫一首詩以後 every time when he composed a poem, 他一定跑到隔壁 附近一個老人家那裡 he will go to the next door ask an old folk, 念給婦女來看 the he read to her, 她說 我不懂這句話是什麼意思 and if she said, I don't understand what do you mean by that? 他就修改 Then he will amend it. 改到這老婦人聽懂每一句話 他才印出來 Until this old lady understand before he want to print it. 今天教會一定要明白 Today the church must understand, 我們的信息 足夠應付最聰明的教授們 there are messages enough to meet the highest professor, 足夠使最窮的人得到滿足 even our message can also preach to those who are poor educationally. 對聰明人我欠債 對愚拙人我也欠債 and that why Paul said to the wise, I'm debtor also to the poor and intelligent. 但是保羅又講2種人 Paul also said two kind of things, 化外人 我也欠他們的債 even those barbarians I'm in debt to them, 希利尼人 我也欠他們的債 to the Greeks, I'm in debt to them. 那麼化外人是什麼人? what are the barbarians? 就是在巴爾幹半島向北 一直差不多到波羅的海 那些最沒有文化的人 That is those who are less educated in the Europe. 也就是Gaul people That is Gaul. 高盧人是非常凶、非常野蠻 又不讀書、沒有學問的人 They are those very fierce, very barbarian, do not have much education. 保羅說 對這種人我也欠他們的債 Paul said, to this kind of people, I'm in debt to them. 所以每一個教會要預備心 應付社會各個階層、民族 各種不同的人 So the church must be prepared to meet the needs of all classes in the society. 我大概10年以前 About a decade ago, 我開始在我的神學院定下一條 in my seminary, I have this instruction, 在這神學院讀書的人 三樣事都要學會 if you study in the seminary, that three things you have to meet. 第一 The first, 一定會傳福音 he must start to preach. 一定會教導很深的神學 He must teach very deep profound theology. 第三 一定要牧養教會 The third, he must pastor a church. 西方的神學教育 The western seminary education, 訓練作牧師的只懂作牧養 不會教導 they train pastor who only knows how to pastor, but don't know how to teach. 訓練教導的很懂知識 不懂佈道 And train those how to teach, but they don't know how to evangelize. 佈道學院專門佈道、佈道 什麼學問都沒有 and those evangelizer do not have any knowledge at all. 所以有學問的高言大智 So those who are the learned, talk and think within deep profound, 傳福音的不學無術 But those who are preaching, they are not educated at all. 作牧師的一直想 快快得到博士學位 So as a pastor you want to gain a PHD degree fast, 不是PHD 是Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Ministry, 而Doctor of Ministry 是很少有學問的人 and doctor of Ministry, there are very few people who are learned. 所以把上帝的工作三分化 So you want to tri-columnize the work of God, 結果能作這個的不能作那個 so he can do this, cannot do that, 能作那個的又不能作這個 he can do this cannot do that. 所以呢 專研究學問的人從來不傳道 So those who make research will never evangelize, 專佈道的人從來不懂信仰 so those who evangelize doesn't know good faith. 所以當教會的信條受到威脅的時候 So when the creed believe of the church being threatened, 整個教會亂七八糟 then the church was in a mess. 這樣我們看見整個 耶穌基督的身體 Then we'll see the whole body of Christ, 就支離破碎 it will be fragmented. 當重要的信仰課題來到的時候 What an important topic of faith comes, 沒有人知道怎麼處理這個事情 no one know how to deal with it. 雅加達有一個很大的教會 Jakarta, there's a big church, 請一個人來講道 invited a person to come to preach, 突然這個講道完後就用手按 人家就倒在地上 certainly after preaching, he used a hand and stretch and people fell out, 哇!執事不知道要怎麼是好 the deacon doesn't know what to do. 所以就對他們的傳道說 So tell the preacher, 那麼現在亂成這一團 你們去處理吧! now it is all in mess, you go and deal with it. 他們的傳道說 我們都沒有經驗處理這樣的事情 Their pastor said that we don't have experience with that. 所以派一個人到我家裡來 So sent a person to my home, 唐牧師 我們教會請一個講員來 現在教會弄得大家倒在地上 怎麼辦? Reverend Tong, we invited speaker in our church, they come and and make everybody fall, what do to now? 執事們有困難的時候就交給傳道人 So when the deacon have the problem, they committed to the preacher, 因為你們念神學 你們去處理 because you study theology, 那這傳道人也不知道怎麼辦 and this preacher doesn't know how to do, 好在那些傳道人不是靈恩派派來的 and it's good they did not come from the charismatic church. 不然就一面倒 整個教會就完了 if not, that will be the disaster of the church. 所以那個牧師來找我 So that pastor come see me, 唐牧師 Reverend Tong, 我要怎樣處理這事情? what am I going to do with this? 我問他說 I asked him, 你倒下去的那人 你問你有注意他向哪裡倒嗎? then the one who falls, do you pay attention which direction that he fall? 向右邊倒呢? to the right? 或是向左邊倒呢? or to the left? 或是向前面倒? or to the front? 或向後面倒? or to the back? 好像都是向後面倒 And all falling to the back, he said. 那我說 這就不對了 This is wrong. 因為聖經裡面向前倒是俯伏敬拜 because to fall from the front, you bow and worship to God, 向右倒、向左倒 聖經沒有記載 and there's no recording of the falling to the right or to the left in a Bible. 向後倒 to the back, what do you mean by that? 這個不是俯伏 and this is not bowing, 這個是四腳朝天 now you have four limbs facing them. 那麼呢聖經裡面 這樣的例子是什麼呢? and what kind of example in the Bible? 掃羅有過這樣的經驗 Saul had this experience, 以後呢聖經說 掃羅也列在先知中嗎? and this one in the Bible asks, is Saul is also among the prophet? 都是用『嗎?』、『嗎?』 and asking questions, use the question mark. 那是寫聖經的人懷疑他不是先知 所以說『嗎?』 because of the writer of the Bible, sceptical whether he's a prophet. 還有另外一次記載在約翰福音 Another record in the Book of John, 他們在客西馬尼園找耶穌 in the Gethsemane, they want to find Jesus. 拿撒勒人耶穌在哪裡? and who is the Nazareth? Who is the Nazareth? 耶穌沒有逃走 Jesus did not run away, 耶穌沒有否認 He didn't deny, 耶穌說 我就是 He said, I am. 他們就退後倒在地上 And they fall to the back. 所以這絕對不是聖靈的工作 Absolutely this is not the work of the Holy Spirit. 這個人醒過來了 And then he came to understand, 他回到他的教會 he goes back to his church, 他說這個不是聖靈的工作 This is not the work of the Holy Spirit, he said. 為什麼向後倒? Why falling to the back? 這個不是聖經 不要笑啊 這是撒但的工作 These are the work of Satan. 所以今天有很多靈恩派領袖 都是騙子 Today many of the charismatic leaders, actually, they are cheaters. 他們自己在金錢上很不誠實 Because they are not honest in the finance, 在性的事情上很亂來 even on sex too, 所以金錢跟性慾 就是撒但的2個工作 so money and sex are the two work of Satan. 今天印尼有幾個靈恩派的牧師 Today even in Indonesia, there are few charismatic pastors. 在美國每一次訂的西裝 都是7、8千塊美金 and even this coat that they made from America, maybe about seven to eight thousand. 不是Maybe, Exactly Exactly, exactly. 因為我一個會友 也在同一家買那種西裝 Because I have a church member who also make the same kind of coat. 這些人相信信耶穌就會豐富 就會發財 So they believe that they believe in Jesus, they become wealthy, 所以會友沒有發財以前 他先發財 so before even the church member becomes rich, they become rich first. 他怎麼發財? How did he become rich? 因為會友的十分之一奉獻 是他自己的 Because the tithing of the church member come to him. 所以這些騙子 So these cheaters, 把會友辛苦賺的錢 拿去買飛機 and they also use the money to buy a plane, 買勞斯萊斯汽車 Rolls-Royce Car, 甚至有一個靈恩派領袖的 孩子跟女婿用槍 彼此差不多相殺 and even a charismatic pastor, even the in-laws want to kill each other. 他們用很多的錢賄賂 收買回教的領袖 盼望他們可以建大禮拜堂 they used much money to bribe the leaders of the government, hoping that they can build church buildings. 這是比世界更黑暗的事情 dark even darker to the world. 他們引進Benny Hinn來 They invite Benny Hinn to come, 因為Benny Hinn也就 在那邊買7、8千塊一套的西裝 Because Benny Hinn also by the coat clothes, that cost seven to eight thousand dollars. Benny Hinn來的時候 When Benny Hinn come, 一定有bodyguard(保鑣)跟他來 there is body guard to come, 好像大總統來到一樣 like the president that comes, 然後進旅館的時候 when enter into the hotel, 都是有很多的侍衛跟他進去 and also there are people who guard him. 所以他的聚會呢 His meeting, 每一個人進去 都要付幾百塊美金 if you are coming, you're gonna pay hundreds of dollars. 你知道剛才你看的照片 印尼有的一家人一天 才拿1塊美金過生活 you know that just the photo you see, that Indonesia people who earn less a dollar a day. 所以那些愛發財的人 Those who like to be wealthy, 撒但就讓他發財 Satan allow them to be rich, 那他以為這就是上帝的工作 they thought this is the work of God. 現在Benny Hinn要離婚了 Benny Hinn now have to divorce. 這些靈恩派的領袖 All these charismatic leaders, 一個一個 在財、在色的事情有問題 one by one on money and sex with problematic, why? 因為他們最專講聖靈 Because when they preach, they emphatically on the Holy Spirit. 但他們最不能過聖潔的生活 But they can't lead a holy life. 「聖潔」是魔鬼 沒有辦法模仿的事情 Holiness is what the Satan cannot imitate. 聖潔是屬於神的 Holiness belong to God. 聖潔是屬於基督的 Holiness belong to Christ. 聖潔是屬於聖靈的 Holiness belong to the Holy Spirit. 聖父、聖子、聖靈是聖潔的 God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit is holy. 這是沒有辦法模仿的 Something you cannot imitate. 恩賜可以模仿 Gift can be imitate, 才幹可以冒充 also talents you can imitate, 口才、講話都可以學別人作 the skill of eloquence you can imitate, 但是聖潔是絕對不能模仿的 holiness absolute you cannot imitate. 我們一定要有很清楚的眼光 分辨哪一個是從神來 哪一個不是 We must have clear vision to define who is coming from God, who is not. 我直到今天從來沒有買過 超過1百塊美金的西裝 I haven't buy a coat that costs more than hundred US, 我照樣很英俊啊! but I looked handsome now, 我不怕你輕看我啊! I am not afraid that you despise me, 因為人不可以用外貌看人 because men will not judge other people on appearance. 神的工作、事情上 Upon God's ministry, 我敢花很多錢 I dare to spend much money, 我敢奉獻很多錢 I dare to make many offerings, 我自己的生活 about my own life, 盡量節省 I try to be thrift, 盡量過便宜的、簡單的生活 and also lead a simple life, 我把榮耀歸給上帝 then we give glory to God. 保羅講一句我要特別解釋的話 Paul said this I must explain, 希利尼人 我欠他們的債 to the Greeks, I am in debt. 希利尼人是誰? Who are the Greeks? 希利尼人是不是希臘人? And the Greeks are the Hellenics? 希利尼人跟希臘人 不同的地方在哪裡? And what is the different of the Hellenics and the Greeks? 希臘人是本土 the Greeks are the aboriginal, 希利尼比較外圍 but the Hellenics are more in the peripheral. 希臘人在雅典四周的地方 And the Greeks among the Athens, 但是希利尼就包括了馬其頓 by the Hellenics included Macedonia, 包括土耳其的西部 and also the western side of Turkey, 包括愛琴海的海島 of the Aegean the island. 所以Hellenistic(希利尼)跟 Greece(希臘)是不一樣的 So the Greeks and the Hellenics is different. Hellenistic可以被解釋為 pan-Greek the Hellenics can be interpreted as 泛希臘 好像Manila(馬尼拉) 是一個城市 Just like the mandala is a city, 大概5百萬人口 maybe five million people, 但Great Manila(大馬尼拉) 就有1千多萬人口 but Great Manila have more then that. 重慶有7百萬人口 So Chongqing have seven million people, 泛重慶有3千萬人口 so the metropolitan is more than that. 雅加達有7百萬人口 Jakarta have seven million people, 9百萬人口 nine million people, 但整個四周圍加起來 有2千多萬人口 but the greater of the Jakarta is more than that. 希臘也是如此 The same with the Greece. 希臘的本土 The Greece of origin place, 是學術最高的 the highest intellectual, 是教育最普遍的 and also very popular with education. 但泛希臘 But the pan-Greek, 是四周被包在裡面 受希臘影響的一大片的土地 and a lot of these people who are influenced by the Greek culture. 那麼希臘本土的文化是什麼時候? and what is aborigine kind of cultural of the Greek? 是主前6百到主前4百年 It's actually about 400 to 600 B.C., 到泛希臘的時候 While come to the Hellenics, 就從主前4百年到主後4百年 it become the 400 B.C. to 400 A.D.. 所以希臘正統古典文化到 亞里斯多德差不多結束了 So classic Greek culture, when it comes to Aristotle, almost ended. 最高的3個人就是 蘇格拉底、亞里斯多德跟柏拉圖 The highest 3 minds are Socrates, Aristotle and Plato, 但是泛希臘就不是這樣簡單 But not with the Hellenics, 因為許多的文化已經開展出去了 because many of the cultures expanded, 結果泛希臘就跟 古希臘正統的古典文化不一樣 So the Hellenics as compare the classical Greece, It's different. 正統的、古典的希臘文化 The orthodox, classical Greek culture, 很注重天文學 they emphasis also astronomy, 還有政治學 and also politics, 還有物質學 and also physics, 所以所有的最正宗的學問 他們都研究了 so they study all the orthodox discipline of studies. 但到了泛希臘的時代 While it comes to the pan-Greek of the Hellenics, 很注重人生哲學 they emphasis on the philosophy of life. 那麼人生哲學就分成三大派 And the philosophy of life has three big schools. 第一派叫作Epicureanism One is called Epicureanism, 就是保羅在雅典 跟以彼古羅的學士討論的那一派 and that was in Athens, Paul was discussing with the school, that's Epicureanism. Epicureanism的鼻祖叫作Epicurus (伊比鳩魯, Ἐπίκουρος, 341~279 BC) Epicurus is the founder of Epicurism. 這個人是過一個很簡單的生活 This person led a very simple life, 他喝的就是清水 and also clean water that he drink, 吃的就是麵包 and the bread that he took. 穿的是簡單的衣服 and also put the simple cloth. 人家問他說為什麼這麼簡單? They asked him how things can be so simple, 人生越複雜 越多煩惱 The more complicated life is the more trouble that he have, 人生越簡單就越快樂 the more simple you lead your life, the more happy you are. 喔 所以你的意思是說 人生的目的是尋求快樂嗎? So then your purpose of life meaning that seek of happiness. 他說 是啊 Oh, yes. 我們要快樂 We want to be happy, 就是要過簡單的生活 lead a simple life then. 這是人生的智慧 This is the wisdom of life. 你越麻煩、越複雜 以後你越多頭痛 The more complicated, the more headache you are. 而且如果你能夠過一個快樂的生活 If you can lead a happy life, 你人生就很輕鬆 then you'll be good in your life. 怎麼樣才能真正輕鬆? Now how can lead an easy going life? 你要與大自然和諧 Then you have to be in harmony with the nature, 你要與鄰居和諧 And be in harmony with the neighbours, 你要與自己和諧 be in harmony with your own self, 你要與所有的人和諧 be in harmony with all people, Living in a harmony that is a secret of happiness. 我們能夠過這個很和諧的生活 這是我們生命的秘訣 與自然和諧 We are in harmony with the nature, 與人和諧 in harmony with people, 與自己和諧 in harmony with our own self, 這就是快樂的根源 this is the source of happiness. 所以很多人想 這樣我這個人生這麼不快樂 我要去找他 So that people say, I don't feel happy in my life, I want to go and seek after him. 所以跑到以彼古羅面前來的人 He go to the Epicurus, 他們就把他叫作一個名稱 叫作 救主 and they will call him the savior. 這個希臘文叫作 σωτήρ 我們講救恩論Soteriology 就從這個字來的 Soteriology has come from this word. 當然從基督教的聖經來看 只有耶穌基督才是救主 From our Bible, of course, only Christ is the Savior. 所以他是當時第一個 建立心理治療所的一個哲學家 He was the one who established the first center of psychological healing. 你苦苦悶悶為什麼呢? How com you do not feel happy? 因為我跟我的媳婦常常吵 Because I quarrel much time with my daughter-in-law. 你們吵什麼呢? What are you quarrelling on? 因為媳婦佔有我的孩子我不甘願 Because my daughter-in-law takes away my son, I am not happy. 作人不要這樣 Do not be like that, 女兒大了嫁給他 是他的不是你的 the daughter got married to him, He already belongs to her now, not yours. 他就給他解釋、給他解釋 and explain to them, 這個是歷史上第一次 psychological counseling This is the first psychological counseling in the world, 心理治療是從那裡開始的 and psychological healing right here comes from, 所以人家叫他做救主 people called him a savior. 那麼他的生活就快樂、快樂 So his life stay happiness, happiness, 後來這一派傳來傳去 越傳越亂 they become a mess after they preaching and preaching, 有的人說 既然人生找快樂 我要去找女人才快樂 so now seeking happiness is the purpose of life, I am going to find women. 我只要放縱情慾 荒宴醉酒才快樂 I let go my lust, 所以這Hedonism變成一個 用物質跟邪欲來充實的快樂 就變質了 So become Hedonism, they become materialistic way of finding happiness. 但是這是一種人生的代表 But this represented one kind of life, 作人需要快樂 now we need to be happy in life. 保羅說呢 Paul said, 希利尼人的這一派 for this group of the Pan-Greek, 我欠他們的債 希利尼的第二派是什麼? And the second school of the Pan-Greek, 叫作Stoic(斯多亞派) Stoic Stoic是從Stoa這個字來的 Stoic this word, Stoa是一個走廊 Stoa is a corridor, 在那個走廊下面 常常有哲學家辯論 作人要怎樣才有意思 Under the corridor, actually, the philosophers were debated on how come you have meaning in the life. 那麼其中一個最重要的 叫作Zeno One important one is Zeno. 他說 人要快樂 不是清心寡慾就可以了 If you want to be happy, not just if you lead a simple life, 人要快樂需要有行善、建立功勞 to be happy, you must do good, and establish your own merit. 一定要論道德 You must talk about ethics, 你作人照規矩 you do according to what people demand in law. 你幫助貧窮的人 and those are poor, 你修身養性 then you cultivate your own self, 你作人有道德標準 you have ethical standards, 你要把好的、不好的分開來 you must discern what is good or bad, 那麼這個斯多亞派的人 The Stoic, 他們說這樣的話 戰爭是不對的 then because of that, the war is not right, 所以提倡世界和平 so they want to promote the world peace. 這樣說來 男女要平等 So then must equality with male and female, 不可用男人的暴力欺負女人 we cano't also use the power of the man to force upon the girls, 凡是欺負女人的 就是本身是弱者 if not, you are called the weak one, 而且是邪惡的 and also you are the evil one, 因為你以壯欺弱 你是不知羞恥 because you are the strong side, you press those who are weak. 當你打仗得勝以後 After you win a victory of a war, 你把仇敵抓來的時候 when you capture your enemies, 你不可以把他當作奴隸 you can not treat them as slaves, 古代的社會戰敗的女子 就被搶去作他們的僕人 In the ancient past, those cities be conquered, the ladies become their slaves. 戰敗的男人就綁起來 被販賣作人家庭的奴隸 and the man also became the slaves in the household. 所以很多有錢的人到市場去 So when the rich man go to the market place, 他說我的家 需要幾個粗壯的男人作我的僕人 he said my household need some strong men to be my slaves, 那些肌肉最大的就賣 得最貴 those had big muscles will about fetch more high price. 許多很有錢的人 And those are rich, 已經厭煩自己的妻子 they actually disgusted their own wife, 就在市場上去買女人 so in the market, they buy women, 那麼這些奴隸 all these slaves, 要脫光衣服給人家看 they got to be naked, people will look at them, 哪一個胸圍特別好看 who has good body, 哪一個肌肉特別幼潤的 who has good muscle, 就可以賣貴一點 and the higher price the price, 又老又醜的就不值錢了 but those are old and ugly will not fetch high price. 所以在奴隸市場 So in the slavery market, 在古希臘的社會 In the old ancient Greek society, 羅馬的社會裡面 in the Roman society, 就變成一個風氣 become a kind of trend. 斯多亞派的人說 不可以的 And the Stoic say, you can not do that, 不可以把俘虜當作奴隸 We cannot actually with the captive become the slave, 不可以用人的生命賣金錢 we can not use our life to trade for money, 也不可以對在監牢里的人 行殘暴的動作 and those who are also in the prison, we can not mock to them. 所以他訂了很多很多的道德規條 So they fixed many of ethical rules, 你照著這些道德規條 according to all ethical rules, 你好好作人 you behave yourself, cultivated your own self, 那麼你就才會過快樂的生活 then you can lead a happy life. 這是第二種的人生哲學 that is the second philosophy of life, 所以以彼古羅派 Epicureans, 還有斯多亞派 Stoic, 他們作人有他們的規格 They have their own discipline in life, 有他們的理論 their own theory, 有他們的價值觀 their own sense of value, 有他們行事的風格 and their way of practice. 所以這些人就很滿足自己 And these people are satisfied with themselves, 所以我告訴你 主耶穌以前4百年 400 years before Christ, 到主耶穌以後4百年 400 years after Christ, 那8個世紀裡面 that 8 centuries, 最難信耶穌的就是斯多亞派的人 the Stoic is the most difficult to be converted to the Christ. 因為基督徒傳福音給他們的時候 So when the Christian preach to them, 我們在主里 為主為奴 是合而為一的 because we are in one in Christ, whether you are the slave, or you are not the slave. 在基督裡 是男、是女 是平等的 In Christ, whether the male or the female, you are equal. 他們說 你不必傳我們早就懂了 They said you don't have to preach, because I know it long ago. 所以西方的斯多亞派 So the Stoic in the West, 跟中國人的孔子的思想的那些人 是一樣的 As the Confucius thought in the East, they are the same. 他們感到我們是憑良心做事的 They said we do things according to the method of conscience, 我們是有道德的人 we are ethical, 所以我們為什麼還要相信 你們的耶穌呢? Why is that we got to believe your Jesus? The Epicureans, 跟斯多亞派 and the Stoic, 他們自滿自足 they are so contented, 他們要追求的快樂 the happiness that they are seeking after, 你們信耶穌的不一定有 and you may not have it as a Christian, 他們說你們有的道德 they said what do you have in this world, 我們也有 we have, 所以你注意 so pay attention, 保羅講這一句話的意思是什麼? What is the meaning when Paul said this? 無論你的人生哲學是什麼 No matter what philosophy of life you have, 你還是需要耶穌 you still need Jesus. 你以為你有道德嗎? You thought you are ethical? 你需要基督 But you need Christ, 你以為你這樣就快樂嗎? You think you have happiness? 你的快樂是假的 Happiness is not the true one, 是暫時的 is the temporary one. 你說基督的永生 You say the Christ-life is an eternal one, 所以除了這兩派以外 but other than this two schools, 還有一派叫作Scepticism there is Scepticism. 懷疑派的人 Scepticism. 懷疑派的人有另外一種哲學 The scepticism also have an other philosophy, 就是我的看法 跟你的看法一定不一樣的 my view as your view is different. 所以你要堅守你的看法 是你的自由 You want to hold strongly to your believe, that's your own thing, 我對你的定義常常懷疑 but to your definition, I'll be sceptical. 你也可以懷疑我 you can be sceptical over my definition, 我自己有自己的看法 I have my own view. 所以這三派 So this three schools, 就是快樂派 Hedonism 行善派 they want to do good, 懷疑派 they want to be sceptical. 就變成當時比較有知識的 社會的三種人生哲學 the three philosophy of life of those are more intellectual in the society. 這些人我也欠他們的債 Paul said, to these people, I am in debt them with the evangelism. 所以我讀這段聖經的時候 So when I'm reading this passage, 我非常佩服保羅 I actually admire Paul, 保羅講這些話的意思是什麼? When Paul said this, what does it mean? 我已經預備好了 面對社會上各種人的需要 把福音傳給他 I am prepared to preach the Gospel to all the different needs of the people's society. 你多聰明我可以應付你 No matter how intelligent you are, I can meet your need. 你是笨的社會 我還是愛你 Whether you are the foolish society, I love you too, 你是野蠻人、專講武力的 我還是要把福音傳給你 you are the barbarians who preach only by power, I'll preach you Christ. 你希利尼文化不同人生哲學的 複雜社會我都可以應付你 And to the Greek, very complicated philosophy of life in the society, 我讀這節聖經我非常佩服 When I read this passage, I admire Paul. 今天我到世界各地傳道 Today everywhere I go and preach to the World, 我每次解答問題的時候 every time when I answered questions, 有教授的問題 there are questions coming from the professors, 科學家的問題 scientists, 有普通人的問題 ordinary people, 有學生的問題 and those are coming from the students, 我一定要每一題都給他回答 every question I must answer, 這個也變成挑戰我自己要明白 所有不同的人的不同需要 become now a challenge to me to meet the need of different people. 教會的責任是什麼呢? what is the responsibility of church? 不是專找一些 我們喜歡的人給他傳道 Not to seek after those who we like them and preach to them. 你要應付各種不同的人的需要 but to meet the need of different people. 我從1961年開始 Since 1961, 在我的聚會裡面有解答問題 in my meeting, I have Q and A section. 然後每1年大概接受6千到1萬個問題 And in a year, I receive questions about 6000 to 10 thousand questions. 雖然每1年所能解答的不到3千個 even though only about 3000, I can answer in a year, 很多問題沒有辦法回答 many questions I can't answer, 因為時間不夠 because of the time limited, 但至少應付了 社會各階層的需要 but at least I meet the different classes in the society, 我們要傳福音要請人家來 信耶穌 信耶穌 信耶穌上天堂 不信耶穌下地獄 這個叫作傳福音嗎? We can not just preach the gospel to say, you believe in Jesus you go to heaven, you don't believe, you go to hell. 你知道今天人受 Stephen Hawking影響 你怎麼傳道? Now when people are been influenced by Stephen Hawking, how would you preach them? 今天受共產主義思想毒化的 你要怎麼回答? Those are poisoned by the communism, how are you going to preach to them? 今天那些堅守存在主義哲學的人 你怎麼回答? Those give formed in the Existentialism, how would you preach to them? 今天在共產主義下面的思想 你怎樣應付? and those thinking they come under the communism, how are you going to do with that? 今天接受資本主義毒化的思想 怎麼應付? Those are poisoned by the Capitalism, 當你面對回教徒的時候你怎麼回答? When you face the Muslims, How are you going to answer them? 你怎麼對他講三位一體 他就是認為你神經病 3怎麼會1 1怎麼會3 You preach them about trinity, they said you are mentally wrong, how can 3 become 1, 1 become 3. 你對他說道成肉身 他說你第二個神經病 上帝怎麼會變成人 人怎麼是上帝? and to the in connection of Christ, how can God turn to be a flesh, and a flesh becomes a God. 如果我們不知道他們的思想是什麼 If we do not know their thought pattern, 我們就不知道怎麼把我們所信的道 跟他們所懷疑的真理 怎麼樣能夠面對去 你沒有辦法去傳福音 what the preaching they re-have as to compare to the thought they doubt, how are they going to meet? 我看許多教會 訓練人佈道那些的課程 根本膚淺到一個地步 根本可有可無 I see that many of the training in the church, training how to evangelize, is so simple and so shallow. 今天我們看見許多福音派的人 根本不知道世界的問題在哪裡 還自己迷信答案都在聖經裡面 We see that evangelical, They don't even know the question of the world, but he says all the answers are in the Bible. 我們相信問題答案都在聖經 We believe of course all the answer is in the Bible, 我們相信耶穌可以解決一切問題 We believe that the Christ can solve all problems, 但是他們的問題在哪裡我們不知道 but we didn't know where are their problems. 我們沒有深入研究 We didn't study well the problem, 我們不明白我們的對象 的困難在哪裡 we didn't know the difficulty of our opponents. 所以我們講道、開佈道會 都在無的放矢 So also when we preach, we do not have the target when we shoot arrows. 我們以為我講了一兩篇道 我們就可以感動人 We preach one or two sermons, we thought that we can touch the heart of people. 你知道為什麼 你對別人講道比較容易 對自己家人講道難的不得了? Do you know why is that to preach others is easy, but to preach people at home is difficult? 因為學會了 用開佈道會的氣氛領人歸主 Because you know how to make an atmosphere in an evangelize meetings. 但是我告訴你 But I tell you, 那些真正有頭腦 很難被克服的人 你怎麼傳都很難傳進去 those truly are intellect and high minded is difficult for you to preach to them. 這就是為什麼尼哥底母見了耶穌 談了整個晚上 沒有告別 回去也沒有表示接受主 And that's why Nicodemus, after talking to Jesus Christ for the whole night, when he returned, he didn't show that he wants to believe in Jesus. 但是那個撒瑪利亞的婦人 跟她傳一下子 她就信主了 But the Samaria woman, just a moment when Jesus preach to her, she believed. 而且馬上影響很多人歸向主 and immediately she influenced a lot of people to come to the Christ. 那些講膚淺的道 應付下層社會好像很有果效的人 不要以為聖靈跟你同在、你大有能力 Those who preach shallow gospel then turn people to Christ, you thought that the Holy Spirit is working with you. 那些文化鉅子很難領受福音 你傳了幾年才一個信主 你不要以為你沒有果效 Those Giant of the culture, you preach to them maybe a year, he doesn't want turn to the Christ, you do not think that you have no result in preaching. 中國的潮洲 You know in Chaozhou in China, 最先信主的就是 吳恩溥的五代大祖先 and that is the fifth generation back of the reverend Wú'ēnpǔ. (吳恩溥) 那個時候2個英國人 Two English man, 在潮洲的地方 when they come to Chaozhou, 戴著中國人的帽子 and also wearing the Chinese hat, 留著滿清的辮子 and also with the pigtail, 穿著中國人的服裝 put on the Chinese garment, 在路上傳道 on the street they preach, 孩子們就說 洋鬼子 洋鬼子 藍眼睛 大鼻子 滾走吧! and people who said that you are the western devil, western devil, western devil. 那2個洋鬼子 嘿嘿 我們好看不好看? The western devil said, do we look good to you? 然後就被邀請到一個家裡面去 then they were invited there, 也就是吳恩溥的五代大祖 and that was the fifth generation 你們來這裡做什麼呢? 我們要跟中國人談『道』的事情 We want to talk about something of the Word with the Chinese people. 什麼『道』呢? 你們孔子所講的『道』 and what your Confucius said about the Word. 你們老子所講的『道』 and what is the Word preach by Laozi. 這幾個中國人 就請他到家裡面來了 And so these few Chinese invited them, 他談了5天4夜 They talked for five days and four nights, 除了大小便、吃飯 other than eating and go to the toilet, 趴在那裡休息 and rest a limit. 一直辯論中國古人所談的道 they debate about the ancient logos. 到了5天以後 Five days later, 吳恩傅的五代大祖就說 我要信耶穌 and then the great-great-grandfather said, I believe. 你約翰福音的道是比我們想得更深 The Logos in John is deeper than what the logos we preach. 兩個信主 Two turned to the Christian, 以後家族就討厭他們 and then their whole family hated them, 這樣辛苦才得到1個果子 so difficult before they get one mind. 今天我們以為去參加佈道訓練班 一下子就變成大佈道家了 Today we thought that going to the evangelize meeting training, we can become a good evangelist. 我這一生講道比別人更複雜 In my whole life, I preach the more complicated message. 但我告訴你 上帝用我使許多知識分子歸向上帝 but God used this message to turn many intelligent to the Christ. 因為我們不是作膚淺的工作 Because we are not doing work of shallowness, 我們真材實料 we have true facts. 如果泥土層硬的 你要鬆土 If it is hard soil, you must loosen it first. 鬆土的時間可能比撒種 多50倍的時間 To loosen it, maybe it takes 50 more times than preaching, 但是你鬆土以後再撒了種子 就不容易丟失 but after you loosen the earth, you plant the seed, it will not be easy to lose it. 我用這些的經驗來看聖經的時候 with these all experiences, I view the Bible, 我深深佩服保羅 I truly admire Paul. 保羅把野蠻人、智慧人 還有化外人 還有希利尼人一同並列出來 whether he is barbarian, the Greek, the wise, the fool, Paul laid them to the front. 他要講的3件事 three things he wanted to say, First, 沒有一種人不需要耶穌 there is no a single class can go without Jesus. 基督的道足夠應付世界上 任何一種人的需要 The Word of Christ can meet the need of all kind of people in the world. 第三 The third, 我是欠債者 我要負起這個責任 I am the one who in debt to all these people. 今天我們在華福開會 Tonight we are meeting in CCCOWE, 讓我們把這個精神帶回家去吧 let us bring this spirit back home, 認識我們的對象是誰 to know who are our opponents? 1百年以前 100 years ago, 你跟中國人傳道 不必提共產主義 When you preach to a Chinese, you don't have to mention about the Communism. 但是現在不一樣 But now, it's different. 現在跟50年前又不一樣了 and now compare with 50 years ago, it's different. 30年以前 30 years ago, 凡是從中國大陸到美國去的 those who come from China to USA, 他們信主的攔阻 and they are obstructed to believe in Christ, 進化論跟無神論 Evolutionism and also Atheism 在50年、1百年以前 but 50 or 100 years years ago, 他們信耶穌的攔阻 the obstruct of believe in Christ, 是帝國主義的大炮 成為帝國主義的先鋒 and that is actually the imperialism to become their hinders. 所以每一個時代變遷 So every age changes, 每一個時代的需要不同 the need of every age is different, 每一個時代對傳道者的挑戰 是不一樣的 and every age, the challenge coming to the preachers are different, 當我1970年第一次到台灣的時候 in 1970, the first time when I go to Taiwan, 在台北重慶南路所賣的書 多數是存在主義 存在主義 in the Chongqing South Road, all the sell books are existentialism. 沙特、海德格 Sartre (1905-1980), Heidegger (1889-1976) 齊克果、卡謬 and also Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Camus (1913-1960) 都是這些書 all the books by these people, 印尼的傳道人連名字都沒有聽過 and the preacher of the Indonesia, don't even heard the name. 買書看了幾面就打瞌睡 and also turn the books read a few pages and they stumbled. 裡面寫的東西 什麼東西懂都不懂 and you can't even understand what they are writing. 我買了4箱的書 I bought four boxes of books, 我好好查考 and I study and study, 我好好思想 I also think over it, 我要明白什麼東西 攔阻台灣的青年信耶穌 and I want to know what are the things that obstruct the people of Taiwan. 原來沙特的影響 在他們裡面影響這樣深 The influence of Sartre is on them, 齊克果的思想影響他們這樣深 influenced by Kierkegaard. 然後我在上帝面前禱告 And I pray to God, 求主給我能力 God give me power, 不但把福音傳開 not only preach the gospel, 更把他們的困難除掉 also remove their obstructs. 所以每一天晚上 Every night, 講完道解答問題到1點到12點半 after preaching and Q and A, I will go to my room at 1am. 我答到他們才願回家 end before they want to dismiss. 當台大的學生回到宿舍時 So when the student come to NTU, 台大的宿舍關門了 and National Taiwan University, they close the gate, 他們爬牆進去 they climbed over the fence, 變成當時一件很特別的事情 and became a very special event at the time. 當時我傳道辛苦得不得了 the time when I preached, I felt so much heavy. 面對的問題多得不得了 I faced a lot of questions. 因為他們的頭腦 有了撒但給他們的營壘 Because their mind also has fortress coming from Satan. 我們要攻破仇敵的營壘 We are going to destroy the fortress of the enemies, 把人的心意奪回 captures people's mind, 歸向上帝 to come back to God. 這些知識分子信耶穌是很難的 all these intelligent for them to believe Christ is difficult, but praise God, 現在在台灣 Now in Taiwan, 已經有幾十個教授 是2、30年以前聽我講道信主 現在在教書 a few tens of these professor now teaching in the university, actually they heard me at that time. 在大陸也是如此 The same thing in Mainland China. 每一次我在美國講道 Every time when I preached in USA, 有人說 唐牧師12年前你來講道我信主 there are people who said, 12 years ago you preached and I believed. 20年前你來講道我不要走到台前 過了幾年我才自己信主了 20 years ago, you preached and ordered the call, I didn't come to the front, but after that, I come. 有一個共產黨員 There is also a Communist member, 他的太太是基督徒 his wife is a Christian, 勸他到芝加哥來聽我講道 Exhort him to come to Chicago to listen to me. 聽了一天以後 After a day, 大發脾氣 he got so mad, 妳為什麼帶我來聽這個人講道? Why does you bring me to hear this people? 他太太說 他講得不好嗎? Isn't he that he preach well? 他講得很好啊! Very good that he preach, 那為什麼你生氣? Why is that you get angry? 他在一天裡面把我卅多年建立的 思想架構全部給我打破了 Because in one single day, he destroyed all the thought pattern I've built in 30 years. 我現在不知道怎麼活下去 I don't know how to live now. 太太勸他 再聽嘛 再聽嘛 The wife said, well, you continue to listen. 聽到第5天 Until the fifth day, 當我要到飛機場的時候 When I want to go to the airport, 有1個人跑出來 there was a person who run, 唐牧師聚會完了我要跟你談話 你跑到哪裡去了? Reverend Tong, I want to talk to you after the meeting, where do you go? 我說現在上飛機 I said that I am going to aboard the plane. 因為晚上我在別的地方講道 Because I'll be preach in other place tonight. 他說我老實告訴你 He said, truly I tell you, 我第1天聽你很生氣 The first day listened to you, I got mad, 後來我繼續再聽 but I continue to listen, 聽到最後一天 the last day, 我要告訴你 I want to tell you, 我現在打開我的心門接受耶穌 I open my heard, and I'll accept Jesus. 你想傳福音是容易的嗎? You think it is easy to preach? 好像容易 Looks easy. 傳福音是難的嗎? Is it difficult? 好像很難 Looks difficult. 但是保羅說 But Paul said, No matter the barbarians, no matter the wise, 無論希利尼人 no matter the Greek, 無論是愚拙人 no matter the fool, I am in debt to them. 盼望教會要傳福音 We hope that the church want to preach, 我們從頭開始 start from the beginning, 好好預備自己 prepare ourselves, 知道我們的神給我們的真理 何等的偉大 knowing that the truth that God give us is so great and mighty. 也給我們認識我們時代中間 不同的人的需要何等複雜 that we knew how complicated they need of the age is. 然後一個一個 把他們帶到主的面前來 one by one, you bring them to Christ, Mu dear brothers and sisters, 務要傳道 you must surly preach, surly must preach, 因為人需要上帝的道 because people need God, 人需要上帝的道 people need God's Word. 今天我坐飛機的時候 Today when I come to the plane, 我旁邊坐一個小孩子很可愛 there was a small boy sit by my side and is lovable. 眼睛大大的 big eyes, 才9個月 nine months 我一伸手他就伸出來跟我握手 I stretched the hand, also he stretched the hand, 我要下飛機以前 before I alighted, 我就問他的爸爸 I asked the father, 我說你信主了嗎? Have you believe in Christ? 他說我太太信主 He said, my wife is. 那你還沒有信耶穌? What about yourself? 他說我太太信耶穌 He said, my wife is a believer, 我說你信耶穌沒有? Have you believe in Christ, I asked. 他說我太太信了 My wife believe in Jesus, he said. 講來講去太太信了 He said, the wife, the wife, the wife. 他看到我跟他的孩子很好 He saw that I am good to the baby, 他說你住在Bali嗎? Do you stay in Bali? 我說不是 I said, No. 那你是住在哪裡? Where do you stay? 我說住在雅加達 I said, in Jakarta. 但我每一個禮拜到台北1天 But every week, I stay one day in Taipei. 啊!你每個禮拜到台北1天? Every week you go to Taipei? 你作什麼生意每個禮拜要去台北? What kind of business are you in? 每個禮拜我去講道1天 第2天就回到印尼 I said, I go to Taiwan to preach one day, the next day I come back to Jakarta. 每個禮拜坐飛機到台北去講道? So every week you spend a day in Taipei to preach, and come back? 他太太就站起來了 and the wife stood up, 喔 你是傳道人? Are you a preacher? 我說是,我是牧師 I said, Yes, I am a pastor. 你在哪裡講道? Where are you preaching? 我說我每個禮拜在懷恩堂 and every Sunday I will be preaching in Grace Baptist Church. 你每個禮拜飛1次到台灣 不是很辛苦嗎? Isn't it very difficult for you to fly every single week to Taipei? 我說不會啊 我每個禮拜天 Every Sunday, 在雅加達講2次 就坐飛機到新加坡 下午、晚上再講2次 in Jakarta, I preach two sections, I board on plant, go to Singapore, preach another two sections on Sunday. 禮拜一跟那邊的教會開會以後 就坐飛機到吉隆坡再講 and on Monday morning, I discussing with the deacons there, and then I go back to Kuala Lumpur, 禮拜二再到香港講 and on Tuesday, I go to Hong Kong, 禮拜三再到台北講 on Wednesday, I go to Taipei. 他們嚇死了 They were frightened. 你幾歲啊? How old are you? 我17歲 I am 17. 把它轉過來就對了 Turn around. 我71歲了 I am 71. 喔喔喔你是作牧師的 You are a pastor. 他說你還用iPad 你很現代化喔! You have iPad, you are very modern. 那一句話我想 他以為牧師都是很笨的 and maybe in his mind is that all pastors are fools. 我這iPad裡面 In iPad, 全本聖經都在裡面 and the whole Bible is there, 還有1百多個交響樂在裡面 and 100 of symphonies in there, 還有很多的資訊在裡面 many information are there. 我不是太落後的牧師 I am not backward. 所以他覺得 誒這個牧師不一樣 Well this pastor is different. 你在台北什麼地方講? Taipei, where do you preach? 我在台大對面懷恩堂那邊講道 in Grace Baptist Church. 喔那是很大的禮拜堂 Oh, that is a big church. 我說不太大 I said, not too big. 我們印尼很多比那更大的禮拜堂 In Indonesia, there are many churches bigger than that. 這樣我每一個禮拜 還要對6千個人講道 So every every single week, I preach to 6,000 people. 當你面對這種 自以為有學問的人的時候 So when you face these people who thought they are good learned. 你不必自卑感 Don't have inferiority complex, 因為你可以應付他們 because you can meet their need. 這些人我都欠債 Paul said, all these people, 什麼意思呢? what does he mean by that? 無論哪一種人 No matter what class of people, 都需要耶穌的福音 He needs Jesus. 第二樣 上帝的道 God's Word, 可以應付每一種人的需要 can meet the need of all different people. 第三樣 我作為傳道人 As a preacher, 我預備自己給每一個人作見證 I prepare myself to bear testimony to all kind of people. 今天 Tonight, 你願意作這樣的人嗎 Are you willing to be this kind of people? 你願意預備自己 Do you want to prepare yourself, 供應世界的需要 to meet the need of the World? 你願意瞭解別人 That you want to understand others, 知道他們的思想背景 to know their thought pattern, 知道他們的心靈需要 to know their need in hearts? 求主給我們力量 May God strengthen us, 為福音的緣故 For the sake of the gospel, 把人帶到上帝面前來 bring people to Christ, 領人歸主 bring people to Christ. 這世界需要耶穌基督 This world need Christ Jesus, 神要我們去傳道 God want us to preach, 我們無論得時不得時 No matter it is good season or out of season, We must preach. 你肯不肯 Are you willing? 在主的面前 Before God, 對主說 you tell the Lord, 主啊!若是祢肯用我 If you want to use me, 我在這裡 here am I, 我要奉獻作傳道 I want to dedicate myself to be a preacher. 這樣我們開福音的會議 The we have this kind of gospel meeting, 就是有意思的 then that's meaning. 千萬不要開會又回去 Do not just attend the conference, then go back 再開會再回來 and the meeting, come again. 這是福音會議 This is a gospel meeting. 我們就要為福音獻上 you have to dedicate yourselves. 福音會議 For the sake of the gospel conference, 我們就要經歷福音的大能 We have to experience the power of the gospel, 認識福音的能力 to know the power of the gospel, 帶出福音的信息 and bring also the message of gospel, 尋找傳福音的對象 to seek after the opponent of preaching, 把人帶到主的面前來 使他們歸向上帝 so they will come back to God. 你願意嗎? 54年8個月以前 54 years and 8 months ago, 神呼召我 God call to me, 那時候一個17歲的孩子 I was 17 then, 對主說 主啊!我在這裡 telling God, Lord, here am I. 求你使用我 Use me. 那一天我的眼淚 濕透我整個衣服前面的地方 That night actually, my tears rolled out and wet my whole body. 主啊!我若不奉獻 Lord, if I do not dedicate myself, 就算了吧 so be it. 我如果奉獻 If I will dedicate myself, 我就一直到死不收回 忠心作你的僕人 until I die, I will not retrieve, I'll be a faithful servant. 上帝就這麼引導 God guide me so, 半個多世紀就這樣過去 then 50 years just pass, 神的靈還在我身上 God's Spirit is upon me. 今天我奉主的名對你說 Tonight in the name of the Lord, I tell you, 你也可以傳福音 you can preach gospel too, 你也可以順服上帝 you can also be obedient to God. 有哪一個人對主說 Any one who tell God, 主啊 我在這裡 Lord, here am I, 請差遣我? Send me. 你願意嗎 你不是回答我 You are not responding to me, 回答你的主 but to your Lord. 我們低頭禱告 Let's bow head and pray. 當我們大家低頭閉眼睛的時候 As you bow head and close your eyes, 有哪一個人 any one, 你說主啊 you say Lord, 我也願意 I am also willing, 把自己奉獻給你 dedicate myself to you. 照著你的感動 According to your touches, 獻上自己 dedicating myself, 作傳道的工作 求主接納我 Lord, take me. 今天晚上 我願意奉獻 I am willing to dedicate myself, to be a preacher. 有這樣的人 This kind of people, 請你把手舉起來 just raise your hand, 有哪一個人? an yone? 感謝上帝 感謝上帝 感謝上帝 praise God, praise God, praise God, 感謝上帝 感謝上帝 praise God, praise God, praise God. 還有哪一個人 Any one? 你說 主啊 我也肯 You say Lord, I am willing too, 我願意奉獻作傳道 我要為你禱告 I want to pray for you, 還有這樣的人 this kind of people, 還有哪一個人 感謝主 any one else, praise God. 感謝主 感謝主 praise God, praise God. 如果有人受了感動 If any one is touched by God. 我奉主的名請你順服祂 In the name of God, I want you to be obedient. 現在 Now, 請你把手舉起來 還有哪一個人 raise your hand, any one else? Praise God, any one else? 沒有人勉強 no one force you, 我們甘心情願 but willingly, 順服主 to be obedient to God. 對主說 我要奉獻 tell the Lord I am giving myself. 現在我給你最後的機會 I give you the last chance. 有哪一個人願意奉獻作傳道 Anyone willing to dedicate yourself to be a preacher? 今天順服主的呼召 Tonight you'll obedient the calling of God, 問第二個問題 Second question, 有人你說 我很懼怕 You say I am frightened, 所以我知道我有感動 I know I am touched by God, 我怕弄錯了 but I am afraid I am mistaken, 我請你為這個事情懇切禱告 and for this thing, I want you to pray earnestly, 若是需要 你禁食禱告 if it does needed, you fast and pray, 真心禱告 truly you pray, 照著神的旨意清楚引導你 until God guide you so clearly. 你也把手舉起來 also you raise your hand, 還有哪一個人? any one? praise God, Any one else? 若是沒有 If not, 我就不再延長時間 I wouldn't extend the time. 我請今天所有舉手的人 Tonight, all those who raise hands, 已經肯定的 make up your mind, 或者要好好禱告的 or you want to pray well, 請剛才舉手的人 those who raise hand just now, 都站起來 you stand up, 走到前頭來 come forward, 現在出來 now excel, 現在離開你位子出來 now excel, come forward, 我們走到上帝面前來 come forward before God, 十字架 永是我的榮耀 我眾罪都洗清潔 唯靠耶穌寶血 (再唱) (還有哪一個人) (你說主啊我也願意) (那麼請你站起來 走到前頭) (奉獻做傳道的工作) 無論哪一個人 從後面 從前面 從兩邊上面 離開你的位置 一同走到主的面前來 wherever you are, leave your seat and come to God. Now excel, 神的愛感動你 God's love constraint you, 神的呼召臨到你 His calling coming to you, 神的靈在你心中工作 God's Spirit is working on you, 你說 主 我願意 you say Lord I am willing. 那給你最後一次的機會 The last opportunity, 我們唱2次以後 we'll sing twice, 我們就不再呼召了 we'll end the calling. 現在我們大家再唱十字架2次 十字架 十字架 (站起來唱) 我們大家仍舊站立 remain standing, 我們低頭恭敬在主的面前 bow head before God reverentially, 我們請所有的人跟著我禱告 everyone pray after me. 親愛的主 我感謝祢 Dear Lord, I thank You, 祢愛我 You love me, 祢拯救我 You save me, 祢差遣耶穌基督 You sent Jesus Christ, 到世界上來 to come to the world, 為我的罪被釘十字架 for my sin, You were crucified on the cross, 受盡痛苦 You bear all sufferings, 祢常經憂患 You've gone through sufferings, 祢為我受審判 also justified for me, 為我被定罪 for crucified for myself, 為我接受上帝的忿怒 and accept the wrath of God for me 使我成為蒙恩的人 and become the one who is blessed. 今天我在你的面前 Tonight I stand before You, 我感謝贊美祢 I thank You and praise You, 因為祢的愛臨到我 Your love come to me, 祢的恩臨到我 Your grace come to me, 祢大能的手拯救我 Your powerful hand save me. 我今天屬於祢 Tonight I belong to You, 我永遠屬於祢 forever I belong to You, 我願意把祢的恩傳開 that I will preach Your grace, 把祢的道傳開 preach Your Word, 把祢的十字架高舉 by lift up Your cross, 把別人帶到祢的面前 求主拯救我 Christ save me, 求主施恩 Lord have mercy on me, 求主使用我 Lord use me, 聽我的禱告 listen to my prayer. 現在我為你們禱告 親愛的天父 我為今天走到前頭來 願意把自己奉獻給你的人 交在祢的手裡 使祢的恩、祢 的愛 用祢的聖靈呼召我們 用祢的道感動我們 用祢的愛吸引我們到祢的面前來 主啊 祢所定的旨意 求主自己成全 因為祢是動善工 成全善工的上帝 祢是阿拉法 祢是俄梅戛 我們感謝 我們讚美祢 更求主保守我們走一條 從始至終順服祢的道路 因為祢是為我們信心創始成終的基督 我們感謝 我們讚美祢 當我們軟弱的時候 求祢扶助我們 當我們忘記的時候 求主提醒我們 主啊 當我們偏行己路的時候 祢用祢的杖 祢的竿把我們拐回來 讓我們在祢的面前重新奉獻自己 走在祢的道路中間 主啊 祢的恩賜 祢的選召是永不後悔的 求主賜福憐憫我們 給我們在今天以後 我們知道我們的生命是屬於祢的 祢就與我們同在 直到永遠 感謝讚美 求主垂聽 我們在祢面前如此仰望、祈求 是奉主耶穌基督得勝的名求的
我刚坐32个钟头的飞机 今天中午2点多到这里 I have just been on the journey of 32 hours on the plane, and just arrived this afternoon. 我们同工 布道团的同工 带了1~200公斤的器材 也一同到这里来 and also our STEMI co-workers have brought to us about 100 or 200 kgs equipments. 从Chicago(芝加哥) from Chicago, 飞到Philadelphia(费城) coming to Philadelphia, 再飞到Los Angeles(洛杉矶) and we flew to Los Angeles, 飞到台北 Taiwan, 飞到这里 and this place. 我没有从头参加 I did not attend this meeting from the very beginning, 因为我到今年 还是每年坐300次飞机 讲500次道 because even this year and the past year, in a year I ride on 300 flights to different places to preach, 71岁了 I'm 71 years old. 所以你们如果自己感到懒惰的 要快快悔改 If you feel that yourselves lazy, please repent now. 有很多传道人有一种传道病 作一点点就感到很苦 一点就感到很累 人家对他不好 就以为自己受逼迫 都是神经有病 Many preachers even think do a little bit more, they feel that we already done enough, and also they'll think that people mound to them, they thought that people have not done well to the pastors. 而世界最难医的 就是传道人跟牧师的病 And the most difficult to heal sickness are the sickness of the preachers. 常常跟执事不能合作 就说执事在逼迫他 many of time they cannot work together well with the deacon, they say that the deacons are persecuting them. 我们祷告会剩下几个人 就说耶稣说 2、3个人奉我的名 我就与你们同在 And in the pray meeting if two or three come, they 'll say that Jesus says, if two or three you will pray together, I'll be in the midst. 没有好好预备讲道 人听不进去 说这个人心很刚硬 If they do not prepare well sermon, people cannot understand them, they say that he is so heart harden. 我如果继续讲下去 If I continue to say this, 那我们要承认的罪是太多了 there are so many sins that we're gonna confess. 我告诉你 22年前 22 years ago, 我开始一个教会 I started a church, 一定要把信仰很坚固的搞定 不然我不建教会 that I'll establish a very strong faith before I establish a church. 而所有的信仰系统里面 And among all the faith's system, 是最严谨的 is the one of the most stringent, 就是归正信仰 that's reformed theology. 第二 The second, 一定要传福音 that we have to preach. 如果教会不传福音就是自杀 If the church doesn't preach we're committing suicide, 所以我把我的教会叫作 “归正福音教会” and this is why my church is named the Reform Evangelical Church. 我开始的时候 When I began, 没有向一个人募捐1块钱 I didn't ask to solicit fund from even a single one for a dollar, 没有拿过一个弟兄 或者会友的电话去问他或去找他 and I did not actually take a phone call of any church member, and call them and or go and visit them. 我离开玛琅神学院 那时候我是董事长 When I left Malang Seminary, I was the president of the board. 我到雅加达来 When I come to Jakarta, 没有向一个人请用经济 帮助我们的工作 I did not ask as the solicit to these people, please come help us financially. 到今天也没有请一个基督徒 离开他的教会 加入我的教会 and even today I haven't ask a single question to leave his church, and come to my church. 那我们从0开始 We started from zero, 然后我决定2年不拿薪水 and I decide that for two years I will not have any salary. 把一家一共7个人 就是我们 我、我太太、我岳母 还有4个孩子 And we have seven members in my family, and also myself, my wife, my children, and my mother-in-law, 还有2个工人 and we have two maids. 730天没有拿薪水 and 730 days we didn't claim a single salary. 那把工作做起来 But we did our ministry. 什么都从0 Everything we started from zero. 结果后天我们教会22周年 And day after tomorrow, it will be 22nd anniversary of our church, 我们建了全华人海外 最大的礼拜堂 we have built a church building with the biggest of all the overseas Chinese church. 有4千7百个座位在大堂 and the seat actually can accommodate about 4,700 people, 还有1千8百个座位在副堂 and also there is an auditorium they can ta ke about 1,800 people, 那再建一个神学院 and we built a seminary, 有一个音乐厅 we also have a music concert hall, 一个博物馆 and also a Museum, 还有一个24层楼的房子 and also a towering 24 storeys building, 作教育楼等等 and for education purpose. 当全部做好的时候 After we complete everything, 没有向银行借1块钱 we are not borrowing a single cent from the bank. 我们礼拜堂地下有7百个停车位 and even we have a car park that can take about 720 cars, 这是几乎没有人可以想像的事情 and almost you cannot imagine this thing can happen. 要证明什么呢? What to proof ? 我们证明我们的上帝是又真又活的 It is only about to proof that our God is true and living God. 那这个教会的后面就是一间回教堂 Than behind this church building, there is a mosque, 我们的礼拜堂 比那回教堂大1百倍 and our church a hundred more bigger than that mosque, 那我们与他作朋友 but we befriend them, 彼此尊重 and also we respect each other. 我们不用1块钱贿赂 We did not use a single dollar to bribe them, 只有跪下祷告 while we kneel and pray, 最后上帝把正式的准字给我们 and then official permit was given to us to build the church. 感谢上帝 Praise God. 7年以前 7 years ago, 我们开始 对全印尼众海岛布道 We started the preaching all islands in Indonesia, 我下一个命令 I have an instruction, 今年要对2万人传道 that this year we want to preach 20,000 people. 大家说怎么可能? Everybody says how is it possible? 我们就派传道人到各乡各城去 So we send preachers to every town and every village, 因为耶稣走遍各乡各城传福音 because Jesus have a circuit preaching to all villages and all towns. 我们到处去讲道 So we go to all places to preach, 到了年底的时候 so when it came to the end of the year, 我们达到1万7千2百个人 来参加我们的布道会 and we have about 17,200 people who came to attend our meetings. 第2年 The second year, 我说我的目标变成4万 I said that our goal is 40,000, 到了第2年的时候 when it comes to the second year, 我们得到的是5万2千9百人 we had actually 52,900 people. 以后第3年 And the third year, 目标变成10万 we've got 100,000 people to preach, when it comes to the end of the year, 参加所有布道会的人 加起来是12万人 the total member is 120,000. 第4年 The forth year, 我们变成20万 than become 200,000. 第5年 The fifth year, 变成30万 become 300,000. 第6年 The sixth year, 变成50万 become 500,000. 那么去年第6年12月底算起来 一共参加聚会是62万8千人 and last year, coming to the end of year, we make calculation, it was 628 thousand people. 今年第7年 And this is seventh year this year, 我们定的目标是1百万 and our goal is 1 million people. 到2天以前 and two days ago, 已经59万8千人来听道 we have already have 598,000 people who came. 我们现在还有3个月 And we have still three more months ago, 3个月要对49万人传道 we have to preach 490,000 people. 你说唐牧师你在讲梦话? 我告诉你我在讲真话 Pastor Tang you're dreaming, but I say I'm telling fact. 因为我没有时间 我可以把所有聚会的照片给你看 I don't have time, but I can show you all the pictures, 我们的传道人 and our preachers, 有的没有什么口才 some are not eloquent, 但有很火热的心 but with a fire heart. 所以有时他们 可以一次对7、8 千个人讲道 Sometimes for single occasion, they can preach seven or eight thousand people. 请问一个教会 一年对1百万人传道 可能吗? Is it possible for a church in a year to evangelize 1 million people? 可能 Possible. 对1百多个城市的人 训练信仰跟神学课程 I want to ask, is it possible for a single church, to train people to go to 700 places to treat and train people? 我们开神学课程的夜校 And also we have extension night classes, 现在在107个城市有这样的学校 now 107 cities have this kind of training, 全部从一个教会作起来 by started only from one single church. 没有向人要钱 We do not ask for any others, 每一个地方 every single place, 人蒙恩 就叫他 你要出钱 people are blessed and says you must make offerings, 他们就甘心出钱 and they are so willingly making offerings. 所以神的感动越来越清楚 So the touching of God is so clear, 事就这么成了 and such thing is accomplished. 我自己呢要作头 And I have to lead, 所以我一年在世界各地 有大概15到17个大布道会 so in a year, I have about more than 17 big rallies in the world. 5天以前在芝加哥 Five days ago I was in Chicago, 有1千7百个人来参加 and 1,700 people came to attend, 3个聚会超过4千多人 and for three meetings together more than 4,000 people, 那么也有2、3百人到前面来 and two or three hundred people respond the order call. 就一直不停、不断的做工 Because we continue and continue to work, 否则我也不敢来参加华福会议 if not I then I dare not come to this CCCOWE meeting. 因为这是一个福音会议 because this is a meeting of evangelism. 如果我们是为会议而不是为福音 我们就不是神的好孩子 we become only for a convention, but not for the gospel whether the children of God. 我们去宣教的时候 When we go evangelize, 我们是把基督带去 we bring Christ along, 我们站讲台的时候 and we stand a podium, 把神的真理传开 that is the Word of God that we preach. 我们与人见面的时候 When we encounter people, 要把人带到主的面前 we want to bring people to the Christ. 永远记得我们的目的是什么 Forever remember what is the goal, 无论你作什么 no matter what we do, 都是要叫别人与我们 一同得到福音的好处 let others to us will benefit from the good of this, the gospel. 保罗说 我不以福音为耻 And Paul said I don't feel ashamed of the gospel, 这福音本是上帝的大能 this gospel is the power of God, 要拯救一切相信的人 one He saved all those that believe. 凡不传福音的教会 这是自走绝路的教会 The church they seldom evangelize, the church they go to the end. 上帝给教会最大的恩赐 And the greatest gift of the church of the God, 就是圣灵跟祂的能力 it is the Holy Spirit and His Power. 上帝给世界最大的恩赐 That the biggest gift God gave to the world, 就是赐下独生子为我们死 there's given His only Son who died for us. 圣父把圣子给全世界 God the Father give God the Son also to do the whole world, 圣子把圣灵给教会 and also the Son give also the Holy Spirit to the whole church, 圣灵把真理给信徒 and also the Holy Spirit give the truth to the believers, 所以我们借着上帝的道 so through the Word of God, 认识基督 we know Christ, 我们借着圣灵 through the Holy Spirit, 明白上帝的道 we understand the Word of God. 我们借着基督的死与复活 Through the death and resurrection of Christ. 回到父的面前 we will come back to the Father. 我们一定要传福音 Surely we have to preach, 我们如果不传福音 if we do not preach, 我们就有灾祸了 then war will be upon us. 我从17岁奉献作传道 Since the age of 17 when dedicating myself to the Lord, 到现在是54年又8个月 until today is 54 years and 8 months, 如果你问我再从头来 if you would ask me if I would restart, 你要做什么? What are you going to do? 我照样作传道 The same thing I'll be a preacher. 因为世界一切的一切都要过去 because all things in the world shall pass, 唯独遵行上帝旨意的人 是永远长存 but he who obey the Word of God shall live forever. 我们世界所得的 财富、房产、地皮 完全不能带回去 All the wealth that we gain in this world, shall not be brought to the heaven. 我们真正能自己拥有的一块地皮 就是1公尺乘2公尺 装你棺材的那块地 the only piece of land we sure will gain, is 1 meter by 2 meters, the one that also will take in a coffin. 有钱的人可以买更大的棺材 Of course, those are rich can buy a bigger casket, 但耶稣再来 棺材太大 复活比较辛苦 but when Jesus Christ come again, the casket is too big, is difficult for it to rise up again. 所以保罗说 So Paul said, 你有吃有穿就当知足 and also this, you have food, you have clothing, you must be contented. 今天教会里有一些人 很看重有钱的人 有钱的人 除了他有钱以外 我非常看不起 and also today many of our church esteem very highly of those are rich, but other than richness, I would rather despise those are rich. 今天很多人认为有钱人奉献一点 比一大堆信徒奉献很多还更重要 there are a lot of people who feel that it's more important for rich men to offer a little bit than much offerings from the poor. 我告诉你 有一个有钱人 他送一个1万多块美金的手表 给他的女朋友 但是奉献的时候只有50块美金 人家就认为他很爱主了 But I tell you there is a young man who is rich, also give a watch about $10,000 for a girlfriend, but when he gives to Lord only $50. 当你到上帝面前来的时候 When he comes before God, 你一切的假面具都要脱下来 all your mask will be dismasked. 你不能用虚假的面具 来到上帝面前 You cannot use a hypocrite mask to face God, 因为上帝要用祂两刃的利剑 刺透你的心 用祂比X光更利的眼光 看到你的心肠肺腑 because God will use a two-edged sword to appear you, and also God's eyes will be sharper than x-ray. 我们可以成就大事 That we can achieve bit things for God, 但是你不要向有钱人屈服 but do not actually kowtow (磕头) to those rich men. 你要让有钱人屈服在上帝的宝座下 but rather the rich man kneels before the throne of God, 否则教会就不是上帝的家 if not, the church is not the house of God. 传道人只有一个老板 就是耶稣基督 Because of the preacher only one boss that's Christ Jesus. 教会只有一个宝座 就是上帝的宝座 And the church has one throne, that's the throne of God. 教会只有一个信息 就是神要人得救 回到上帝面前的信息 The church has only one message to preach, that is, wants people to come back to God and go back to Him. 我今年是最后一次参加华福大会 and this year, will be last year I attend CCCOWE. 因为我第一届到第八届都在里面 Because for the first until the 8th session I have come. 现在71岁了 I am 71, 应当让年轻的人继续起来 it must be the young one who takes a baton. 华福大会是1974年在洛桑开始的 And actually CCCOWE began in 1974 in the Lausanne conference, 93个华人的牧师、传道 93 Chinese pastors, preachers, 一同在洛桑大会里面 together in the Lausanne conference, 我们93个人一同发起华福运动 we intergroup 93 together, we started this CCCOWE. 1976年我们就在香港第一次会议 so in 1976 there was a first conference CCCOWE in Hong Kong. 1981在台湾第二次会议 in 1981 in Taiwan, 1986在新加坡第三次会议 in 1986 third time in Singapore, 以后第四次 The fourth time, 在哪里啊? 在菲律宾 Philippines. 第五在哪里? 香港 The fifth, Hong Kong, the fifth. 第六在吉隆坡 Kuala Lumpur. 第七在澳门 The seventh in Macau. 这是第八次 Now is eighth. 我从第一次到第八次 八届作了七届的讲员 我怎么可以不退休了? and from the first one to the eighth one, I become the speaker for the conference, I should retire. 我宣布这是最后一次 and now I announced, last time. 如果五年以后 If five years latter, 我还可以讲道 if I can speak preach, 我也不讲道了 I will not come to preach. 我不是在别的地方 是在华福大会我不讲道了 I'm just saying that in CCCOWE meeting, I will not be preaching. 那么 今年照样的惯例 And this year in the same custom, 我的教会主要是印尼文的 my church speak mainly in the Indonesian language, 我们的中文是比较小的 and our standard speaking conversation is smaller. 那我们每年支持华福5千块美金 And every year we support the CCCOWE 5000 US dollars, 每一次大会支持1万块美金 and also for the conference we had 10,000, 今年我会支持华福1万5美金 and also this year we're also support 15,000 US dollars 加上布道团再支持5千美金 2万美金 and the STEMI also will support five thousand US dollars. 下个礼拜我们就寄来 so next month we'll, next week we'll send it here, 所以刚才李牧师报告错了 and just our reverend Lee make a wrong announcement, 他说1亿5千多万(印尼盾) 那不过是1万7美金不到 不是8万8 and actually the 100 million of Rupiah is less 5000? No, 153 million is equal to among on the 17 thousand US. 不是 Not 88 thousand 所以你们不要空高兴一场 about 17 thousand US. 但我听说 我一来就问华福欠多少钱 so when I came the first time, I asked how much we're in lack. 如果不错 还欠30多万是吗? maybe more more... 怎么处理呢? more than 3 hundred thousand 那我负责2万 so we'll be responsible for 20,000, 那你们教会 your church, 回去以后 when you go back, 你就寄一些钱来 you'll send some money here, 每一个教会寄钱来 ever church will send some money here, 一个礼拜就解决了 then we solve the problem in one week. 阿们 鼓掌最大声的要负责任 the one you make the loudest applaud, you must take the bigger responsibility. 我这个人不要讲一句空话 I don't say a word in vain, 刚才我们器材要放在这里录音 我说我七十多岁 我每一次讲道 我布道团要好好录起来 and I said that every time when I come, the STEMI will record my message. 有人说大概不可以的 Some say no no no, 我说不可以我就不讲 you say no, then I won't preach, 我就坐飞机回雅加达 I'll take flight and go back to Jakarta. 为什么呢? Why? 因为我4、50岁的时候 Because when my age at 40 or 50, 我有很多最重要的思想 都用最烂的录音机录下来 there's some very important thought of my, record in a very bad kind of recording, 这个不行的 No, 因为神给我的托付很大 because the entrustment God has given to me to speak. 所以现在我的录音带 在全中国大陆 有几千万的人在听 Even my taping in this Mainland China, more than millions of people are listening to my tape. 我没有机会跟你们开玩笑 I do not have a time to kid with you. 我们布道团 买过一个镜头10万美金的 We have actually bought a lens more than a hundred thousand US. 要留下一些重要的东西 作中国教会的属灵遗产 Because we want to keep some good records for the future materials for Mainland China. 所以你们的聚会我不录 So if I make a record in a meeting, 我没有权柄录别人的 then I don't have authority to record, 但是我有权柄让布道团录我所讲的 but I have authority for the STEMI to record my own preaching. 因为我的责任感很重 Because my central responsibility is heavy. 愿上帝赐福给我们 May God bless us. 今天我对你们讲的话 Now today what I speak to you, 每一句都从心坎里面讲出来 every single statement come deep from my heart. 保罗说 无论希利尼人 Paul said, no matter he is Greek, 无论化外人 no matter he is a Gentile, 无论聪明人 no matter he is intelligent one, 无论愚拙人 or the foolish one, 我都欠他们的债 I owe them. 这个亏欠感 This sense of indebtedness, 就是传道人 可以继续传福音的动力 become a motivational force for a preacher continue to preach. 我们今天看见人 你看见什么? Today we see people, what do you see? 你有没有看见他正在走下地狱? Do you see they're walking to the way of hell? 他无论坐飞机、坐船 他最后就是走下地狱 No matter what kind of transportation they are on, actually they are going to hell. 你有没有看见 他们灭亡跟你不传福音是有关系? Do you see that when they perish is related to when the fact that if you don't peach? 你有没有感到 神放在你心中一个欠债的责任? Do we also have a sense whereby God put in your heart a sense of indebtedness. 前十多年 Decades ago, 我一个学生要退休 叫我讲道 我说你的老师没有退休 你怎么敢退休? I have a student who's about to retire, ask me to preach, I said, your teacher heaven retire how can you retire? 一个七十多岁的人不可以在家里静休 好好培养自己年老的灵性 跟他的个性吗? One 70 years old, can't he stay at home cultivated his own spirituality and also his goodness? 为什么每天还是这样辛苦? Why is that every day he works so hard? 我要自己一个人拿着皮箱 追着巴士、天天坐飞机 到处讲道? Alone he carried a package and run after the bus and also the flight, and go to everywhere to preach. 因为我欠他们的债 Because I indeed owe them. 这欠债的感觉 Sense of indebtedness, 这个自己对自己追讨的这个心情 that you want to seek after your own heart for the debt, 是不准我们休息的 it doesn't allow us to take a break. 唐牧师啊 你要休息啊! Reverend Tong, you may take a rest. 我会对你说 撒但 退去吧! I said, Satan retreat for me. 有一天我们会到上帝那里 One day we shall go to His place, 耶稣说 劳苦担重担 一生为我工作的来吧! 祂会替我预备很好的休息室 Christ said, come those who pick the burden for me for the whole life, I'll prepare the place for him. 我们今天作一点就感到苦得不得了 Now we'll do a little bit, we feel that we've suffered a lot. 我们怎么不得罪上帝? How dare we say we do not run against God. 我们看见千万人下地狱 Thousands of people are going to hell, 我们心里很平安 can we have peace in our heart? 我们过假冒伪善的生活太久了 We have let allow hypocrisy for a long time. 18年以前 18 years ago, 我讲一句话 I say a statement, 雅加达如果在10年里面 增加300间教会 Jakarta if in a year increase the church number by 300, 每一个教会有100个会友 that every church has a 100 members, 雅加达才增加3万个人 we only but increase in membership of thirty thousand. only thirty thousand. 但是雅加达每1年增加的人口 是大概50万到70万人 by then the increase in the population in Jakarta is more than five hundred thousand seven thousand people a year. 所以我们的心根本完全没有感觉 So our heart does not have any kind of feeling, 我们建多少教会 都来不及应付人口的增加 no matter how many churches that we build, we can not meet up to the increasement in population. 但我们最讨厌别人开教会 Of course, we hate people to establish the church. 很多教会的领袖 都是最拦阻上帝工作的人 many of the church leaders are those who hinder the work of God. 教会的领袖应当发展神的工作 The church leader must develop the work of God. 但今天很多教会的领袖 是专门拦阻上帝的工作 But we see today that the leader of church, they obstruct the work of God. 我还没建教会以前 before I have my church, 众教会对我好得不得了 all the church are good to me. 自从我建了教会以后 Ever since I establish my church, 一个一个改变脸色 我看得很清楚 one by one they change the face, I see them. 但我对你们没有兴趣 But I'm not interested in you, 因为我一生要看的 就是上帝的脸孔 because in my whole life, I'll see how God feel. 神要作的我一定作 What God want to do, I will surely do. 你喜欢 我作 你不喜欢 我照样作 You like it, I'll do it, if you don't like it, I'll do it. 因为我们要讨主的喜悦 because I want to please God. I tell you, 如果教会不走归正神学的路线 if the church doesn't try in a path of the reformed theology, 20年以后 and 20 years later, 华福会摇摇晃晃 and the CCCOWE will shake. 没有一个神学系统 是比归正运动更把人带回圣经的 there's no one single theological system will bring us back at reform to the Bible. 如果华福没有真正 实实在在去传福音 If the CCCOWE doesn't truly go and preach, 20 years latter, 我们又增加4次的大会 we increase four more times of the conference, 你来了、我来了 那一届我看到你 现在看到你很高兴 就是这样 and you come, I come, I'll see you, I am happy, that's it. 我们的教会没有增加人数 Then there's no increase in numbers of the church, 也没有很多的人因为我们得救 and not many people through us are saved. 我们怎么可以不得罪上帝? How can we say we don't run against God? 我们怎么可以过这样的生活? How can we live this kind of life? 请问 这几十年里面 For this decades past, 你的教会跟你所在的城市 人口增加的比例 你算过没有? your church member and also as compare increased of the population of the city are they in good proportion? 1975年的时候 In 1975, 雅加达的人口 Jakarta's population, 大概是600万 about six million, 现在雅加达的人口 是2150万 but now is 20 million people. 这么大的城市 Such a big city, 需要多少的教会 how many churches that we need? 应该多少人信主? how many people have come to Christ? 我们不管 We don't care. 我们只要我们的会友 已经增加几十个了 you say that my church member has increased maybe in tens. 我的教会已经增加了多少percent My church increased so many percent. 我们跟世界人口增加的比例 追得上吗? but on comparing to the increase of population of the world, can we make up that? 有一个牧师对我说 我的教会满满的人 There's a pastor who told me that, pastor, my church is packed with people. 我说 为什么你教会会满呢? I said, How come your church packed with people? 因为我们很努力做工 Because we work very hard he said. 对不起你这个答案不大好 I say I'm sorry this is not too good. 他心里想 诶 唐牧师说不大好 大概是不够好 因为神怜悯我们 He said, maybe pastor Tong says no good, maybe it's no good. Maybe God mercy on us. 这个答案比较好了 I said this answer is a little bit better, 还是不好 not good enough. 后来他说 因为我们同工们大家都热心事奉主 He said that maybe because our co-workers very fervent in preaching the gospel. 这个问题你的答案已经更好 I say your answer is better now but not good enough. 他就生气了 He got angry now. 那唐牧师你的答案是什么? Stephen Tong, what is your answer? 你的礼拜堂会满因为有4片墙壁 I say your church is packed because there are four walls, 如果你的礼拜堂没有4片墙壁 请问 满不满? if there are no four walls, Can you say your church is packed? 你的礼拜堂要满 最好的办法就是作小一点 就更满 I tell, if you want your church is packed, it's easy because of build a smaller church. 再小 就更满 You build a smaller one, 愈小就愈容易满 The smaller, the easy to pack. 那是自己骗自己的东西 You are cheating on yourself. 再来 耶稣说 我另外有羊 Jesus said, I have a group of sheep, 要把他带回羊圈 I'll bring them back to the pen, 归回一群 and become one. 那个另外有羊 That another group of sheep, 另外有羊、另外有羊 another sheep, another sheep. 要一生一世催逼我们 不可以停止布道 For whole life, it will compel us not to cease me. 你一定要继续布道 We have to continue the preach, 把很多人带到主的面前来 we bring people to Christ. 我们的教会一年对1百万人传道 For our church in the year, we preach 1 million people. 没有带他们到我们礼拜堂来 We didn't bring them to our church, 因为他们在很远的地方 because they are in a faraway place. 在Palangkaraya The place far, 他们在Sumba Sumba, 他们在Tapanuli Tapanuli, 都是最偏僻的地方 very remote places. 这一次我的孩子 And now my son, 36岁 36 years old, 已经物理学博士 he already got a PhD in physics, 大学副教授 and also the assistant professor in the university, 拿了神学硕士 and also in a master of theology. 回来1个多月 He came back for a month, 照样到乡下去布道 go to very remote place to preach. 满身大汗 He had the tear and sweat coming. 3个礼拜讲40次道 In three weeks he preached 44 times. 回到家里的时候 Coming back to the house, 你感到怎么样? I said, how do you feel? 他说 我感到我的恩赐还不够 I'm not too gifted, 因为我对8岁以下的孩子 很难应付 because to preach those who are less than 8 years old, it's difficult for me to preach them. 那我说 你去布道 What do you feel when you go evangelize? 我感到非常快乐 I rejoice. 所以我的心非常满足 My heart felt contented. 因为我的下一代 正在作神要我作的工作 他也开始作了 Because my next generation is doing the work what God want me to do. 他会放下无论多高的地位 多大的薪水 He can renounce the big salary and big position, 加入我们教会到各乡各城的布道 if our church got to go to every single village to preach. 当他拿到物理学博士的那一天 When he got his PhD in physics, 你父亲已经传道50年了 I said your father has preached for more than 55 years, 你愿意不愿意再延长50年 are you willing to extend another 50 years? 让我们父子 两代服事这个罪恶的世界100年 so as father and son will serve this age for a century. 第2个月 The second month, 他就进到西敏神学院去读书 he went and study in Westminster. 亲爱的弟兄姐妹 My dear brothers and sisters, 一定要有年轻人出来 surely the young one should come, 一定有奉献作传道的人 surely you must dedicate yourself to be a preacher. 我这54年半里面 For this fifty four and a half years, 呼召人奉献作传道 I've call people to dedicate themselves to be a preacher, 一共超过24万8千人走到前头来 there is more than 240,000 people come forward. 24万8千人 248,000. 到前面来 They came forward. 其中有的念神学 有的念不成 Some studied in the seminary some did not. 但是你从华神、中神、新神 马来西亚神学院一直到印尼 你看很多在神学院里读书的人 都在我的聚会里面奉献的 But you can see that in many students that come from many seminary in the world, many came claim because I call them in the meetings. 在每一个华福大会里面 In every CCCOWE meeting, 只要我作讲员的 if I would be the speaker, 我一定呼召人出来作传道 surely I'll call be forward, to dedicate themselves. 因为只有有人出来传道 if only that people will come to preach, 教会注重传福音 and the church emphasizing in preach, 这个世界才有盼望 then there's hope for the world. 求主怜悯我们 May God have mercy on us, 保罗说聪明人我欠他 Paul said the wise one, I owe advise them. 什么意思? What do you mean by that? 保罗已经预备好了 应付最有头脑的人对福音的需要 Paul had already prepared to speak to those who are highly intellectual. 保罗说愚拙人我欠他 Even the fool, I also exhort them. 那些没有学问的人 我照样传福音给他 those who are less educated, I also preach the gospel to them. 传福音不可看阶级 in preaching the gospel, we do not see classes. 孔子说 有教无类 Confucius said that we teach without dividing the classes, 基督徒 有传无类 the same thing we're preaching of Christian, we will not be dividing the classes to preach. 聪明的人到我们的教会里面来 The wise one who come to the church, 听了我们的牧师讲道以后 他满意吗? hearing our pastor preaching, are they happy? 最普通的人 And the most common people, 到我们教会里面来 when they come to our church to listen, 听了我们传的福音 他听得懂吗? hearing the gospel we preach, do they understand? 唐朝的诗人白居易 Bai Juyi the poet of Tang Dynasty, 每次写一首诗以后 every time when he composed a poem, 他一定跑到隔壁 附近一个老人家那里 he will go to the next door ask an old folk, 念给妇女来看 the he read to her, 她说 我不懂这句话是什么意思 and if she said, I don't understand what do you mean by that? 他就修改 Then he will amend it. 改到这老妇人听懂每一句话 他才印出来 Until this old lady understand before he want to print it. 今天教会一定要明白 Today the church must understand, 我们的信息 足够应付最聪明的教授们 there are messages enough to meet the highest professor, 足够使最穷的人得到满足 even our message can also preach to those who are poor educationally. 对聪明人我欠债 对愚拙人我也欠债 and that why Paul said to the wise, I'm debtor also to the poor and intelligent. 但是保罗又讲2种人 Paul also said two kind of things, 化外人 我也欠他们的债 even those barbarians I'm in debt to them, 希利尼人 我也欠他们的债 to the Greeks, I'm in debt to them. 那么化外人是什么人? what are the barbarians? 就是在巴尔干半岛向北 一直差不多到波罗的海 那些最没有文化的人 That is those who are less educated in the Europe. 也就是Gaul people That is Gaul. 高卢人是非常凶、非常野蛮 又不读书、没有学问的人 They are those very fierce, very barbarian, do not have much education. 保罗说 对这种人我也欠他们的债 Paul said, to this kind of people, I'm in debt to them. 所以每一个教会要预备心 应付社会各个阶层、民族 各种不同的人 So the church must be prepared to meet the needs of all classes in the society. 我大概10年以前 About a decade ago, 我开始在我的神学院定下一条 in my seminary, I have this instruction, 在这神学院读书的人 三样事都要学会 if you study in the seminary, that three things you have to meet. 第一 The first, 一定会传福音 he must start to preach. 一定会教导很深的神学 He must teach very deep profound theology. 第三 一定要牧养教会 The third, he must pastor a church. 西方的神学教育 The western seminary education, 训练作牧师的只懂作牧养 不会教导 they train pastor who only knows how to pastor, but don't know how to teach. 训练教导的很懂知识 不懂布道 And train those how to teach, but they don't know how to evangelize. 布道学院专门布道、布道 什么学问都没有 and those evangelizer do not have any knowledge at all. 所以有学问的高言大智 So those who are the learned, talk and think within deep profound, 传福音的不学无术 But those who are preaching, they are not educated at all. 作牧师的一直想 快快得到博士学位 So as a pastor you want to gain a PHD degree fast, 不是PHD 是Doctor of Ministry and Doctor of Ministry, 而Doctor of Ministry 是很少有学问的人 and doctor of Ministry, there are very few people who are learned. 所以把上帝的工作三分化 So you want to tri-columnize the work of God, 结果能作这个的不能作那个 so he can do this, cannot do that, 能作那个的又不能作这个 he can do this cannot do that. 所以呢 专研究学问的人从来不传道 So those who make research will never evangelize, 专布道的人从来不懂信仰 so those who evangelize doesn't know good faith. 所以当教会的信条受到威胁的时候 So when the creed believe of the church being threatened, 整个教会乱七八糟 then the church was in a mess. 这样我们看见整个 耶稣基督的身体 Then we'll see the whole body of Christ, 就支离破碎 it will be fragmented. 当重要的信仰课题来到的时候 What an important topic of faith comes, 没有人知道怎么处理这个事情 no one know how to deal with it. 雅加达有一个很大的教会 Jakarta, there's a big church, 请一个人来讲道 invited a person to come to preach, 突然这个讲道完后就用手按 人家就倒在地上 certainly after preaching, he used a hand and stretch and people fell out, 哇!执事不知道要怎么是好 the deacon doesn't know what to do. 所以就对他们的传道说 So tell the preacher, 那么现在乱成这一团 你们去处理吧! now it is all in mess, you go and deal with it. 他们的传道说 我们都没有经验处理这样的事情 Their pastor said that we don't have experience with that. 所以派一个人到我家里来 So sent a person to my home, 唐牧师 我们教会请一个讲员来 现在教会弄得大家倒在地上 怎么办? Reverend Tong, we invited speaker in our church, they come and and make everybody fall, what do to now? 执事们有困难的时候就交给传道人 So when the deacon have the problem, they committed to the preacher, 因为你们念神学 你们去处理 because you study theology, 那这传道人也不知道怎么办 and this preacher doesn't know how to do, 好在那些传道人不是灵恩派派来的 and it's good they did not come from the charismatic church. 不然就一面倒 整个教会就完了 if not, that will be the disaster of the church. 所以那个牧师来找我 So that pastor come see me, 唐牧师 Reverend Tong, 我要怎样处理这事情? what am I going to do with this? 我问他说 I asked him, 你倒下去的那人 你问你有注意他向哪里倒吗? then the one who falls, do you pay attention which direction that he fall? 向右边倒呢? to the right? 或是向左边倒呢? or to the left? 或是向前面倒? or to the front? 或向后面倒? or to the back? 好像都是向后面倒 And all falling to the back, he said. 那我说 这就不对了 This is wrong. 因为圣经里面向前倒是俯伏敬拜 because to fall from the front, you bow and worship to God, 向右倒、向左倒 圣经没有记载 and there's no recording of the falling to the right or to the left in a Bible. 向后倒 to the back, what do you mean by that? 这个不是俯伏 and this is not bowing, 这个是四脚朝天 now you have four limbs facing them. 那么呢圣经里面 这样的例子是什么呢? and what kind of example in the Bible? 扫罗有过这样的经验 Saul had this experience, 以后呢圣经说 扫罗也列在先知中吗? and this one in the Bible asks, is Saul is also among the prophet? 都是用『吗?』、『吗?』 and asking questions, use the question mark. 那是写圣经的人怀疑他不是先知 所以说『吗?』 because of the writer of the Bible, sceptical whether he's a prophet. 还有另外一次记载在约翰福音 Another record in the Book of John, 他们在客西马尼园找耶稣 in the Gethsemane, they want to find Jesus. 拿撒勒人耶稣在哪里? and who is the Nazareth? Who is the Nazareth? 耶稣没有逃走 Jesus did not run away, 耶稣没有否认 He didn't deny, 耶稣说 我就是 He said, I am. 他们就退后倒在地上 And they fall to the back. 所以这绝对不是圣灵的工作 Absolutely this is not the work of the Holy Spirit. 这个人醒过来了 And then he came to understand, 他回到他的教会 he goes back to his church, 他说这个不是圣灵的工作 This is not the work of the Holy Spirit, he said. 为什么向后倒? Why falling to the back? 这个不是圣经 不要笑啊 这是撒但的工作 These are the work of Satan. 所以今天有很多灵恩派领袖 都是骗子 Today many of the charismatic leaders, actually, they are cheaters. 他们自己在金钱上很不诚实 Because they are not honest in the finance, 在性的事情上很乱来 even on sex too, 所以金钱跟性欲 就是撒但的2个工作 so money and sex are the two work of Satan. 今天印尼有几个灵恩派的牧师 Today even in Indonesia, there are few charismatic pastors. 在美国每一次订的西装 都是7、8千块美金 and even this coat that they made from America, maybe about seven to eight thousand. 不是Maybe, Exactly Exactly, exactly. 因为我一个会友 也在同一家买那种西装 Because I have a church member who also make the same kind of coat. 这些人相信信耶稣就会丰富 就会发财 So they believe that they believe in Jesus, they become wealthy, 所以会友没有发财以前 他先发财 so before even the church member becomes rich, they become rich first. 他怎么发财? How did he become rich? 因为会友的十分之一奉献 是他自己的 Because the tithing of the church member come to him. 所以这些骗子 So these cheaters, 把会友辛苦赚的钱 拿去买飞机 and they also use the money to buy a plane, 买劳斯莱斯汽车 Rolls-Royce Car, 甚至有一个灵恩派领袖的 孩子跟女婿用枪 彼此差不多相杀 and even a charismatic pastor, even the in-laws want to kill each other. 他们用很多的钱贿赂 收买回教的领袖 盼望他们可以建大礼拜堂 they used much money to bribe the leaders of the government, hoping that they can build church buildings. 这是比世界更黑暗的事情 dark even darker to the world. 他们引进Benny Hinn来 They invite Benny Hinn to come, 因为Benny Hinn也就 在那边买7、8千块一套的西装 Because Benny Hinn also by the coat clothes, that cost seven to eight thousand dollars. Benny Hinn来的时候 When Benny Hinn come, 一定有bodyguard(保镳)跟他来 there is body guard to come, 好像大总统来到一样 like the president that comes, 然后进旅馆的时候 when enter into the hotel, 都是有很多的侍卫跟他进去 and also there are people who guard him. 所以他的聚会呢 His meeting, 每一个人进去 都要付几百块美金 if you are coming, you're gonna pay hundreds of dollars. 你知道刚才你看的照片 印尼有的一家人一天 才拿1块美金过生活 you know that just the photo you see, that Indonesia people who earn less a dollar a day. 所以那些爱发财的人 Those who like to be wealthy, 撒但就让他发财 Satan allow them to be rich, 那他以为这就是上帝的工作 they thought this is the work of God. 现在Benny Hinn要离婚了 Benny Hinn now have to divorce. 这些灵恩派的领袖 All these charismatic leaders, 一个一个 在财、在色的事情有问题 one by one on money and sex with problematic, why? 因为他们最专讲圣灵 Because when they preach, they emphatically on the Holy Spirit. 但他们最不能过圣洁的生活 But they can't lead a holy life. “圣洁”是魔鬼 没有办法模仿的事情 Holiness is what the Satan cannot imitate. 圣洁是属于神的 Holiness belong to God. 圣洁是属于基督的 Holiness belong to Christ. 圣洁是属于圣灵的 Holiness belong to the Holy Spirit. 圣父、圣子、圣灵是圣洁的 God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit is holy. 这是没有办法模仿的 Something you cannot imitate. 恩赐可以模仿 Gift can be imitate, 才干可以冒充 also talents you can imitate, 口才、讲话都可以学别人作 the skill of eloquence you can imitate, 但是圣洁是绝对不能模仿的 holiness absolute you cannot imitate. 我们一定要有很清楚的眼光 分辨哪一个是从神来 哪一个不是 We must have clear vision to define who is coming from God, who is not. 我直到今天从来没有买过 超过1百块美金的西装 I haven't buy a coat that costs more than hundred US, 我照样很英俊啊! but I looked handsome now, 我不怕你轻看我啊! I am not afraid that you despise me, 因为人不可以用外貌看人 because men will not judge other people on appearance. 神的工作、事情上 Upon God's ministry, 我敢花很多钱 I dare to spend much money, 我敢奉献很多钱 I dare to make many offerings, 我自己的生活 about my own life, 尽量节省 I try to be thrift, 尽量过便宜的、简单的生活 and also lead a simple life, 我把荣耀归给上帝 then we give glory to God. 保罗讲一句我要特别解释的话 Paul said this I must explain, 希利尼人 我欠他们的债 to the Greeks, I am in debt. 希利尼人是谁? Who are the Greeks? 希利尼人是不是希腊人? And the Greeks are the Hellenics? 希利尼人跟希腊人 不同的地方在哪里? And what is the different of the Hellenics and the Greeks? 希腊人是本土 the Greeks are the aboriginal, 希利尼比较外围 but the Hellenics are more in the peripheral. 希腊人在雅典四周的地方 And the Greeks among the Athens, 但是希利尼就包括了马其顿 by the Hellenics included Macedonia, 包括土耳其的西部 and also the western side of Turkey, 包括爱琴海的海岛 of the Aegean the island. 所以Hellenistic(希利尼)跟 Greece(希腊)是不一样的 So the Greeks and the Hellenics is different. Hellenistic可以被解释为 pan-Greek the Hellenics can be interpreted as 泛希腊 好像Manila(马尼拉) 是一个城市 Just like the mandala is a city, 大概5百万人口 maybe five million people, 但Great Manila(大马尼拉) 就有1千多万人口 but Great Manila have more then that. 重庆有7百万人口 So Chongqing have seven million people, 泛重庆有3千万人口 so the metropolitan is more than that. 雅加达有7百万人口 Jakarta have seven million people, 9百万人口 nine million people, 但整个四周围加起来 有2千多万人口 but the greater of the Jakarta is more than that. 希腊也是如此 The same with the Greece. 希腊的本土 The Greece of origin place, 是学术最高的 the highest intellectual, 是教育最普遍的 and also very popular with education. 但泛希腊 But the pan-Greek, 是四周被包在里面 受希腊影响的一大片的土地 and a lot of these people who are influenced by the Greek culture. 那么希腊本土的文化是什么时候? and what is aborigine kind of cultural of the Greek? 是主前6百到主前4百年 It's actually about 400 to 600 B.C., 到泛希腊的时候 While come to the Hellenics, 就从主前4百年到主后4百年 it become the 400 B.C. to 400 A.D.. 所以希腊正统古典文化到 亚里斯多德差不多结束了 So classic Greek culture, when it comes to Aristotle, almost ended. 最高的3个人就是 苏格拉底、亚里斯多德跟柏拉图 The highest 3 minds are Socrates, Aristotle and Plato, 但是泛希腊就不是这样简单 But not with the Hellenics, 因为许多的文化已经开展出去了 because many of the cultures expanded, 结果泛希腊就跟 古希腊正统的古典文化不一样 So the Hellenics as compare the classical Greece, It's different. 正统的、古典的希腊文化 The orthodox, classical Greek culture, 很注重天文学 they emphasis also astronomy, 还有政治学 and also politics, 还有物质学 and also physics, 所以所有的最正宗的学问 他们都研究了 so they study all the orthodox discipline of studies. 但到了泛希腊的时代 While it comes to the pan-Greek of the Hellenics, 很注重人生哲学 they emphasis on the philosophy of life. 那么人生哲学就分成三大派 And the philosophy of life has three big schools. 第一派叫作Epicureanism One is called Epicureanism, 就是保罗在雅典 跟以彼古罗的学士讨论的那一派 and that was in Athens, Paul was discussing with the school, that's Epicureanism. Epicureanism的鼻祖叫作Epicurus (伊比鸠鲁, Ἐπίκουρος, 341~279 BC) Epicurus is the founder of Epicurism. 这个人是过一个很简单的生活 This person led a very simple life, 他喝的就是清水 and also clean water that he drink, 吃的就是面包 and the bread that he took. 穿的是简单的衣服 and also put the simple cloth. 人家问他说为什么这么简单? They asked him how things can be so simple, 人生越复杂 越多烦恼 The more complicated life is the more trouble that he have, 人生越简单就越快乐 the more simple you lead your life, the more happy you are. 喔 所以你的意思是说 人生的目的是寻求快乐吗? So then your purpose of life meaning that seek of happiness. 他说 是啊 Oh, yes. 我们要快乐 We want to be happy, 就是要过简单的生活 lead a simple life then. 这是人生的智慧 This is the wisdom of life. 你越麻烦、越复杂 以后你越多头痛 The more complicated, the more headache you are. 而且如果你能够过一个快乐的生活 If you can lead a happy life, 你人生就很轻松 then you'll be good in your life. 怎么样才能真正轻松? Now how can lead an easy going life? 你要与大自然和谐 Then you have to be in harmony with the nature, 你要与邻居和谐 And be in harmony with the neighbours, 你要与自己和谐 be in harmony with your own self, 你要与所有的人和谐 be in harmony with all people, Living in a harmony that is a secret of happiness. 我们能够过这个很和谐的生活 这是我们生命的秘诀 与自然和谐 We are in harmony with the nature, 与人和谐 in harmony with people, 与自己和谐 in harmony with our own self, 这就是快乐的根源 this is the source of happiness. 所以很多人想 这样我这个人生这么不快乐 我要去找他 So that people say, I don't feel happy in my life, I want to go and seek after him. 所以跑到以彼古罗面前来的人 He go to the Epicurus, 他们就把他叫作一个名称 叫作 救主 and they will call him the savior. 这个希腊文叫作 σωτήρ 我们讲救恩论Soteriology 就从这个字来的 Soteriology has come from this word. 当然从基督教的圣经来看 只有耶稣基督才是救主 From our Bible, of course, only Christ is the Savior. 所以他是当时第一个 建立心理治疗所的一个哲学家 He was the one who established the first center of psychological healing. 你苦苦闷闷为什么呢? How com you do not feel happy? 因为我跟我的媳妇常常吵 Because I quarrel much time with my daughter-in-law. 你们吵什么呢? What are you quarrelling on? 因为媳妇占有我的孩子我不甘愿 Because my daughter-in-law takes away my son, I am not happy. 作人不要这样 Do not be like that, 女儿大了嫁给他 是他的不是你的 the daughter got married to him, He already belongs to her now, not yours. 他就给他解释、给他解释 and explain to them, 这个是历史上第一次 psychological counseling This is the first psychological counseling in the world, 心理治疗是从那里开始的 and psychological healing right here comes from, 所以人家叫他做救主 people called him a savior. 那么他的生活就快乐、快乐 So his life stay happiness, happiness, 后来这一派传来传去 越传越乱 they become a mess after they preaching and preaching, 有的人说 既然人生找快乐 我要去找女人才快乐 so now seeking happiness is the purpose of life, I am going to find women. 我只要放纵情欲 荒宴醉酒才快乐 I let go my lust, 所以这Hedonism变成一个 用物质跟邪欲来充实的快乐 就变质了 So become Hedonism, they become materialistic way of finding happiness. 但是这是一种人生的代表 But this represented one kind of life, 作人需要快乐 now we need to be happy in life. 保罗说呢 Paul said, 希利尼人的这一派 for this group of the Pan-Greek, 我欠他们的债 希利尼的第二派是什么? And the second school of the Pan-Greek, 叫作Stoic(斯多亚派) Stoic Stoic是从Stoa这个字来的 Stoic this word, Stoa是一个走廊 Stoa is a corridor, 在那个走廊下面 常常有哲学家辩论 作人要怎样才有意思 Under the corridor, actually, the philosophers were debated on how come you have meaning in the life. 那么其中一个最重要的 叫作Zeno One important one is Zeno. 他说 人要快乐 不是清心寡欲就可以了 If you want to be happy, not just if you lead a simple life, 人要快乐需要有行善、建立功劳 to be happy, you must do good, and establish your own merit. 一定要论道德 You must talk about ethics, 你作人照规矩 you do according to what people demand in law. 你帮助贫穷的人 and those are poor, 你修身养性 then you cultivate your own self, 你作人有道德标准 you have ethical standards, 你要把好的、不好的分开来 you must discern what is good or bad, 那么这个斯多亚派的人 The Stoic, 他们说这样的话 战争是不对的 then because of that, the war is not right, 所以提倡世界和平 so they want to promote the world peace. 这样说来 男女要平等 So then must equality with male and female, 不可用男人的暴力欺负女人 we cano't also use the power of the man to force upon the girls, 凡是欺负女人的 就是本身是弱者 if not, you are called the weak one, 而且是邪恶的 and also you are the evil one, 因为你以壮欺弱 你是不知羞耻 because you are the strong side, you press those who are weak. 当你打仗得胜以后 After you win a victory of a war, 你把仇敌抓来的时候 when you capture your enemies, 你不可以把他当作奴隶 you can not treat them as slaves, 古代的社会战败的女子 就被抢去作他们的仆人 In the ancient past, those cities be conquered, the ladies become their slaves. 战败的男人就绑起来 被贩卖作人家庭的奴隶 and the man also became the slaves in the household. 所以很多有钱的人到市场去 So when the rich man go to the market place, 他说我的家 需要几个粗壮的男人作我的仆人 he said my household need some strong men to be my slaves, 那些肌肉最大的就卖 得最贵 those had big muscles will about fetch more high price. 许多很有钱的人 And those are rich, 已经厌烦自己的妻子 they actually disgusted their own wife, 就在市场上去买女人 so in the market, they buy women, 那么这些奴隶 all these slaves, 要脱光衣服给人家看 they got to be naked, people will look at them, 哪一个胸围特别好看 who has good body, 哪一个肌肉特别幼润的 who has good muscle, 就可以卖贵一点 and the higher price the price, 又老又丑的就不值钱了 but those are old and ugly will not fetch high price. 所以在奴隶市场 So in the slavery market, 在古希腊的社会 In the old ancient Greek society, 罗马的社会里面 in the Roman society, 就变成一个风气 become a kind of trend. 斯多亚派的人说 不可以的 And the Stoic say, you can not do that, 不可以把俘虏当作奴隶 We cannot actually with the captive become the slave, 不可以用人的生命卖金钱 we can not use our life to trade for money, 也不可以对在监牢里的人 行残暴的动作 and those who are also in the prison, we can not mock to them. 所以他订了很多很多的道德规条 So they fixed many of ethical rules, 你照着这些道德规条 according to all ethical rules, 你好好作人 you behave yourself, cultivated your own self, 那么你就才会过快乐的生活 then you can lead a happy life. 这是第二种的人生哲学 that is the second philosophy of life, 所以以彼古罗派 Epicureans, 还有斯多亚派 Stoic, 他们作人有他们的规格 They have their own discipline in life, 有他们的理论 their own theory, 有他们的价值观 their own sense of value, 有他们行事的风格 and their way of practice. 所以这些人就很满足自己 And these people are satisfied with themselves, 所以我告诉你 主耶稣以前4百年 400 years before Christ, 到主耶稣以后4百年 400 years after Christ, 那8个世纪里面 that 8 centuries, 最难信耶稣的就是斯多亚派的人 the Stoic is the most difficult to be converted to the Christ. 因为基督徒传福音给他们的时候 So when the Christian preach to them, 我们在主里 为主为奴 是合而为一的 because we are in one in Christ, whether you are the slave, or you are not the slave. 在基督里 是男、是女 是平等的 In Christ, whether the male or the female, you are equal. 他们说 你不必传我们早就懂了 They said you don't have to preach, because I know it long ago. 所以西方的斯多亚派 So the Stoic in the West, 跟中国人的孔子的思想的那些人 是一样的 As the Confucius thought in the East, they are the same. 他们感到我们是凭良心做事的 They said we do things according to the method of conscience, 我们是有道德的人 we are ethical, 所以我们为什么还要相信 你们的耶稣呢? Why is that we got to believe your Jesus? The Epicureans, 跟斯多亚派 and the Stoic, 他们自满自足 they are so contented, 他们要追求的快乐 the happiness that they are seeking after, 你们信耶稣的不一定有 and you may not have it as a Christian, 他们说你们有的道德 they said what do you have in this world, 我们也有 we have, 所以你注意 so pay attention, 保罗讲这一句话的意思是什么? What is the meaning when Paul said this? 无论你的人生哲学是什么 No matter what philosophy of life you have, 你还是需要耶稣 you still need Jesus. 你以为你有道德吗? You thought you are ethical? 你需要基督 But you need Christ, 你以为你这样就快乐吗? You think you have happiness? 你的快乐是假的 Happiness is not the true one, 是暂时的 is the temporary one. 你说基督的永生 You say the Christ-life is an eternal one, 所以除了这两派以外 but other than this two schools, 还有一派叫作Scepticism there is Scepticism. 怀疑派的人 Scepticism. 怀疑派的人有另外一种哲学 The scepticism also have an other philosophy, 就是我的看法 跟你的看法一定不一样的 my view as your view is different. 所以你要坚守你的看法 是你的自由 You want to hold strongly to your believe, that's your own thing, 我对你的定义常常怀疑 but to your definition, I'll be sceptical. 你也可以怀疑我 you can be sceptical over my definition, 我自己有自己的看法 I have my own view. 所以这三派 So this three schools, 就是快乐派 Hedonism 行善派 they want to do good, 怀疑派 they want to be sceptical. 就变成当时比较有知识的 社会的三种人生哲学 the three philosophy of life of those are more intellectual in the society. 这些人我也欠他们的债 Paul said, to these people, I am in debt them with the evangelism. 所以我读这段圣经的时候 So when I'm reading this passage, 我非常佩服保罗 I actually admire Paul, 保罗讲这些话的意思是什么? When Paul said this, what does it mean? 我已经预备好了 面对社会上各种人的需要 把福音传给他 I am prepared to preach the Gospel to all the different needs of the people's society. 你多聪明我可以应付你 No matter how intelligent you are, I can meet your need. 你是笨的社会 我还是爱你 Whether you are the foolish society, I love you too, 你是野蛮人、专讲武力的 我还是要把福音传给你 you are the barbarians who preach only by power, I'll preach you Christ. 你希利尼文化不同人生哲学的 复杂社会我都可以应付你 And to the Greek, very complicated philosophy of life in the society, 我读这节圣经我非常佩服 When I read this passage, I admire Paul. 今天我到世界各地传道 Today everywhere I go and preach to the World, 我每次解答问题的时候 every time when I answered questions, 有教授的问题 there are questions coming from the professors, 科学家的问题 scientists, 有普通人的问题 ordinary people, 有学生的问题 and those are coming from the students, 我一定要每一题都给他回答 every question I must answer, 这个也变成挑战我自己要明白 所有不同的人的不同需要 become now a challenge to me to meet the need of different people. 教会的责任是什么呢? what is the responsibility of church? 不是专找一些 我们喜欢的人给他传道 Not to seek after those who we like them and preach to them. 你要应付各种不同的人的需要 but to meet the need of different people. 我从1961年开始 Since 1961, 在我的聚会里面有解答问题 in my meeting, I have Q and A section. 然后每1年大概接受6千到1万个问题 And in a year, I receive questions about 6000 to 10 thousand questions. 虽然每1年所能解答的不到3千个 even though only about 3000, I can answer in a year, 很多问题没有办法回答 many questions I can't answer, 因为时间不够 because of the time limited, 但至少应付了 社会各阶层的需要 but at least I meet the different classes in the society, 我们要传福音要请人家来 信耶稣 信耶稣 信耶稣上天堂 不信耶稣下地狱 这个叫作传福音吗? We can not just preach the gospel to say, you believe in Jesus you go to heaven, you don't believe, you go to hell. 你知道今天人受 Stephen Hawking影响 你怎么传道? Now when people are been influenced by Stephen Hawking, how would you preach them? 今天受共产主义思想毒化的 你要怎么回答? Those are poisoned by the communism, how are you going to preach to them? 今天那些坚守存在主义哲学的人 你怎么回答? Those give formed in the Existentialism, how would you preach to them? 今天在共产主义下面的思想 你怎样应付? and those thinking they come under the communism, how are you going to do with that? 今天接受资本主义毒化的思想 怎么应付? Those are poisoned by the Capitalism, 当你面对回教徒的时候你怎么回答? When you face the Muslims, How are you going to answer them? 你怎么对他讲三位一体 他就是认为你神经病 3怎么会1 1怎么会3 You preach them about trinity, they said you are mentally wrong, how can 3 become 1, 1 become 3. 你对他说道成肉身 他说你第二个神经病 上帝怎么会变成人 人怎么是上帝? and to the in connection of Christ, how can God turn to be a flesh, and a flesh becomes a God. 如果我们不知道他们的思想是什么 If we do not know their thought pattern, 我们就不知道怎么把我们所信的道 跟他们所怀疑的真理 怎么样能够面对去 你没有办法去传福音 what the preaching they re-have as to compare to the thought they doubt, how are they going to meet? 我看许多教会 训练人布道那些的课程 根本肤浅到一个地步 根本可有可无 I see that many of the training in the church, training how to evangelize, is so simple and so shallow. 今天我们看见许多福音派的人 根本不知道世界的问题在哪里 还自己迷信答案都在圣经里面 We see that evangelical, They don't even know the question of the world, but he says all the answers are in the Bible. 我们相信问题答案都在圣经 We believe of course all the answer is in the Bible, 我们相信耶稣可以解决一切问题 We believe that the Christ can solve all problems, 但是他们的问题在哪里我们不知道 but we didn't know where are their problems. 我们没有深入研究 We didn't study well the problem, 我们不明白我们的对象 的困难在哪里 we didn't know the difficulty of our opponents. 所以我们讲道、开布道会 都在无的放矢 So also when we preach, we do not have the target when we shoot arrows. 我们以为我讲了一两篇道 我们就可以感动人 We preach one or two sermons, we thought that we can touch the heart of people. 你知道为什么 你对别人讲道比较容易 对自己家人讲道难的不得了? Do you know why is that to preach others is easy, but to preach people at home is difficult? 因为学会了 用开布道会的气氛领人归主 Because you know how to make an atmosphere in an evangelize meetings. 但是我告诉你 But I tell you, 那些真正有头脑 很难被克服的人 你怎么传都很难传进去 those truly are intellect and high minded is difficult for you to preach to them. 这就是为什么尼哥底母见了耶稣 谈了整个晚上 没有告别 回去也没有表示接受主 And that's why Nicodemus, after talking to Jesus Christ for the whole night, when he returned, he didn't show that he wants to believe in Jesus. 但是那个撒玛利亚的妇人 跟她传一下子 她就信主了 But the Samaria woman, just a moment when Jesus preach to her, she believed. 而且马上影响很多人归向主 and immediately she influenced a lot of people to come to the Christ. 那些讲肤浅的道 应付下层社会好像很有果效的人 不要以为圣灵跟你同在、你大有能力 Those who preach shallow gospel then turn people to Christ, you thought that the Holy Spirit is working with you. 那些文化钜子很难领受福音 你传了几年才一个信主 你不要以为你没有果效 Those Giant of the culture, you preach to them maybe a year, he doesn't want turn to the Christ, you do not think that you have no result in preaching. 中国的潮洲 You know in Chaozhou in China, 最先信主的就是 吴恩溥的五代大祖先 and that is the fifth generation back of the reverend Wú'ēnpǔ. (吴恩溥) 那个时候2个英国人 Two English man, 在潮洲的地方 when they come to Chaozhou, 戴着中国人的帽子 and also wearing the Chinese hat, 留着满清的辫子 and also with the pigtail, 穿着中国人的服装 put on the Chinese garment, 在路上传道 on the street they preach, 孩子们就说 洋鬼子 洋鬼子 蓝眼睛 大鼻子 滚走吧! and people who said that you are the western devil, western devil, western devil. 那2个洋鬼子 嘿嘿 我们好看不好看? The western devil said, do we look good to you? 然后就被邀请到一个家里面去 then they were invited there, 也就是吴恩溥的五代大祖 and that was the fifth generation 你们来这里做什么呢? 我们要跟中国人谈『道』的事情 We want to talk about something of the Word with the Chinese people. 什么『道』呢? 你们孔子所讲的『道』 and what your Confucius said about the Word. 你们老子所讲的『道』 and what is the Word preach by Laozi. 这几个中国人 就请他到家里面来了 And so these few Chinese invited them, 他谈了5天4夜 They talked for five days and four nights, 除了大小便、吃饭 other than eating and go to the toilet, 趴在那里休息 and rest a limit. 一直辩论中国古人所谈的道 they debate about the ancient logos. 到了5天以后 Five days later, 吴恩傅的五代大祖就说 我要信耶稣 and then the great-great-grandfather said, I believe. 你约翰福音的道是比我们想得更深 The Logos in John is deeper than what the logos we preach. 两个信主 Two turned to the Christian, 以后家族就讨厌他们 and then their whole family hated them, 这样辛苦才得到1个果子 so difficult before they get one mind. 今天我们以为去参加布道训练班 一下子就变成大布道家了 Today we thought that going to the evangelize meeting training, we can become a good evangelist. 我这一生讲道比别人更复杂 In my whole life, I preach the more complicated message. 但我告诉你 上帝用我使许多知识分子归向上帝 but God used this message to turn many intelligent to the Christ. 因为我们不是作肤浅的工作 Because we are not doing work of shallowness, 我们真材实料 we have true facts. 如果泥土层硬的 你要松土 If it is hard soil, you must loosen it first. 松土的时间可能比撒种 多50倍的时间 To loosen it, maybe it takes 50 more times than preaching, 但是你松土以后再撒了种子 就不容易丢失 but after you loosen the earth, you plant the seed, it will not be easy to lose it. 我用这些的经验来看圣经的时候 with these all experiences, I view the Bible, 我深深佩服保罗 I truly admire Paul. 保罗把野蛮人、智慧人 还有化外人 还有希利尼人一同并列出来 whether he is barbarian, the Greek, the wise, the fool, Paul laid them to the front. 他要讲的3件事 three things he wanted to say, First, 没有一种人不需要耶稣 there is no a single class can go without Jesus. 基督的道足够应付世界上 任何一种人的需要 The Word of Christ can meet the need of all kind of people in the world. 第三 The third, 我是欠债者 我要负起这个责任 I am the one who in debt to all these people. 今天我们在华福开会 Tonight we are meeting in CCCOWE, 让我们把这个精神带回家去吧 let us bring this spirit back home, 认识我们的对象是谁 to know who are our opponents? 1百年以前 100 years ago, 你跟中国人传道 不必提共产主义 When you preach to a Chinese, you don't have to mention about the Communism. 但是现在不一样 But now, it's different. 现在跟50年前又不一样了 and now compare with 50 years ago, it's different. 30年以前 30 years ago, 凡是从中国大陆到美国去的 those who come from China to USA, 他们信主的拦阻 and they are obstructed to believe in Christ, 进化论跟无神论 Evolutionism and also Atheism 在50年、1百年以前 but 50 or 100 years years ago, 他们信耶稣的拦阻 the obstruct of believe in Christ, 是帝国主义的大炮 成为帝国主义的先锋 and that is actually the imperialism to become their hinders. 所以每一个时代变迁 So every age changes, 每一个时代的需要不同 the need of every age is different, 每一个时代对传道者的挑战 是不一样的 and every age, the challenge coming to the preachers are different, 当我1970年第一次到台湾的时候 in 1970, the first time when I go to Taiwan, 在台北重庆南路所卖的书 多数是存在主义 存在主义 in the Chongqing South Road, all the sell books are existentialism. 沙特、海德格 Sartre (1905-1980), Heidegger (1889-1976) 齐克果、卡谬 and also Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Camus (1913-1960) 都是这些书 all the books by these people, 印尼的传道人连名字都没有听过 and the preacher of the Indonesia, don't even heard the name. 买书看了几面就打瞌睡 and also turn the books read a few pages and they stumbled. 里面写的东西 什么东西懂都不懂 and you can't even understand what they are writing. 我买了4箱的书 I bought four boxes of books, 我好好查考 and I study and study, 我好好思想 I also think over it, 我要明白什么东西 拦阻台湾的青年信耶稣 and I want to know what are the things that obstruct the people of Taiwan. 原来沙特的影响 在他们里面影响这样深 The influence of Sartre is on them, 齐克果的思想影响他们这样深 influenced by Kierkegaard. 然后我在上帝面前祷告 And I pray to God, 求主给我能力 God give me power, 不但把福音传开 not only preach the gospel, 更把他们的困难除掉 also remove their obstructs. 所以每一天晚上 Every night, 讲完道解答问题到1点到12点半 after preaching and Q and A, I will go to my room at 1am. 我答到他们才愿回家 end before they want to dismiss. 当台大的学生回到宿舍时 So when the student come to NTU, 台大的宿舍关门了 and National Taiwan University, they close the gate, 他们爬墙进去 they climbed over the fence, 变成当时一件很特别的事情 and became a very special event at the time. 当时我传道辛苦得不得了 the time when I preached, I felt so much heavy. 面对的问题多得不得了 I faced a lot of questions. 因为他们的头脑 有了撒但给他们的营垒 Because their mind also has fortress coming from Satan. 我们要攻破仇敌的营垒 We are going to destroy the fortress of the enemies, 把人的心意夺回 captures people's mind, 归向上帝 to come back to God. 这些知识分子信耶稣是很难的 all these intelligent for them to believe Christ is difficult, but praise God, 现在在台湾 Now in Taiwan, 已经有几十个教授 是2、30年以前听我讲道信主 现在在教书 a few tens of these professor now teaching in the university, actually they heard me at that time. 在大陆也是如此 The same thing in Mainland China. 每一次我在美国讲道 Every time when I preached in USA, 有人说 唐牧师12年前你来讲道我信主 there are people who said, 12 years ago you preached and I believed. 20年前你来讲道我不要走到台前 过了几年我才自己信主了 20 years ago, you preached and ordered the call, I didn't come to the front, but after that, I come. 有一个共产党员 There is also a Communist member, 他的太太是基督徒 his wife is a Christian, 劝他到芝加哥来听我讲道 Exhort him to come to Chicago to listen to me. 听了一天以后 After a day, 大发脾气 he got so mad, 妳为什么带我来听这个人讲道? Why does you bring me to hear this people? 他太太说 他讲得不好吗? Isn't he that he preach well? 他讲得很好啊! Very good that he preach, 那为什么你生气? Why is that you get angry? 他在一天里面把我卅多年建立的 思想架构全部给我打破了 Because in one single day, he destroyed all the thought pattern I've built in 30 years. 我现在不知道怎么活下去 I don't know how to live now. 太太劝他 再听嘛 再听嘛 The wife said, well, you continue to listen. 听到第5天 Until the fifth day, 当我要到飞机场的时候 When I want to go to the airport, 有1个人跑出来 there was a person who run, 唐牧师聚会完了我要跟你谈话 你跑到哪里去了? Reverend Tong, I want to talk to you after the meeting, where do you go? 我说现在上飞机 I said that I am going to aboard the plane. 因为晚上我在别的地方讲道 Because I'll be preach in other place tonight. 他说我老实告诉你 He said, truly I tell you, 我第1天听你很生气 The first day listened to you, I got mad, 后来我继续再听 but I continue to listen, 听到最后一天 the last day, 我要告诉你 I want to tell you, 我现在打开我的心门接受耶稣 I open my heard, and I'll accept Jesus. 你想传福音是容易的吗? You think it is easy to preach? 好像容易 Looks easy. 传福音是难的吗? Is it difficult? 好像很难 Looks difficult. 但是保罗说 But Paul said, No matter the barbarians, no matter the wise, 无论希利尼人 no matter the Greek, 无论是愚拙人 no matter the fool, I am in debt to them. 盼望教会要传福音 We hope that the church want to preach, 我们从头开始 start from the beginning, 好好预备自己 prepare ourselves, 知道我们的神给我们的真理 何等的伟大 knowing that the truth that God give us is so great and mighty. 也给我们认识我们时代中间 不同的人的需要何等复杂 that we knew how complicated they need of the age is. 然后一个一个 把他们带到主的面前来 one by one, you bring them to Christ, Mu dear brothers and sisters, 务要传道 you must surly preach, surly must preach, 因为人需要上帝的道 because people need God, 人需要上帝的道 people need God's Word. 今天我坐飞机的时候 Today when I come to the plane, 我旁边坐一个小孩子很可爱 there was a small boy sit by my side and is lovable. 眼睛大大的 big eyes, 才9个月 nine months 我一伸手他就伸出来跟我握手 I stretched the hand, also he stretched the hand, 我要下飞机以前 before I alighted, 我就问他的爸爸 I asked the father, 我说你信主了吗? Have you believe in Christ? 他说我太太信主 He said, my wife is. 那你还没有信耶稣? What about yourself? 他说我太太信耶稣 He said, my wife is a believer, 我说你信耶稣没有? Have you believe in Christ, I asked. 他说我太太信了 My wife believe in Jesus, he said. 讲来讲去太太信了 He said, the wife, the wife, the wife. 他看到我跟他的孩子很好 He saw that I am good to the baby, 他说你住在Bali吗? Do you stay in Bali? 我说不是 I said, No. 那你是住在哪里? Where do you stay? 我说住在雅加达 I said, in Jakarta. 但我每一个礼拜到台北1天 But every week, I stay one day in Taipei. 啊!你每个礼拜到台北1天? Every week you go to Taipei? 你作什么生意每个礼拜要去台北? What kind of business are you in? 每个礼拜我去讲道1天 第2天就回到印尼 I said, I go to Taiwan to preach one day, the next day I come back to Jakarta. 每个礼拜坐飞机到台北去讲道? So every week you spend a day in Taipei to preach, and come back? 他太太就站起来了 and the wife stood up, 喔 你是传道人? Are you a preacher? 我说是,我是牧师 I said, Yes, I am a pastor. 你在哪里讲道? Where are you preaching? 我说我每个礼拜在怀恩堂 and every Sunday I will be preaching in Grace Baptist Church. 你每个礼拜飞1次到台湾 不是很辛苦吗? Isn't it very difficult for you to fly every single week to Taipei? 我说不会啊 我每个礼拜天 Every Sunday, 在雅加达讲2次 就坐飞机到新加坡 下午、晚上再讲2次 in Jakarta, I preach two sections, I board on plant, go to Singapore, preach another two sections on Sunday. 礼拜一跟那边的教会开会以后 就坐飞机到吉隆坡再讲 and on Monday morning, I discussing with the deacons there, and then I go back to Kuala Lumpur, 礼拜二再到香港讲 and on Tuesday, I go to Hong Kong, 礼拜三再到台北讲 on Wednesday, I go to Taipei. 他们吓死了 They were frightened. 你几岁啊? How old are you? 我17岁 I am 17. 把它转过来就对了 Turn around. 我71岁了 I am 71. 喔喔喔你是作牧师的 You are a pastor. 他说你还用iPad 你很现代化喔! You have iPad, you are very modern. 那一句话我想 他以为牧师都是很笨的 and maybe in his mind is that all pastors are fools. 我这iPad里面 In iPad, 全本圣经都在里面 and the whole Bible is there, 还有1百多个交响乐在里面 and 100 of symphonies in there, 还有很多的资讯在里面 many information are there. 我不是太落后的牧师 I am not backward. 所以他觉得 诶这个牧师不一样 Well this pastor is different. 你在台北什么地方讲? Taipei, where do you preach? 我在台大对面怀恩堂那边讲道 in Grace Baptist Church. 喔那是很大的礼拜堂 Oh, that is a big church. 我说不太大 I said, not too big. 我们印尼很多比那更大的礼拜堂 In Indonesia, there are many churches bigger than that. 这样我每一个礼拜 还要对6千个人讲道 So every every single week, I preach to 6,000 people. 当你面对这种 自以为有学问的人的时候 So when you face these people who thought they are good learned. 你不必自卑感 Don't have inferiority complex, 因为你可以应付他们 because you can meet their need. 这些人我都欠债 Paul said, all these people, 什么意思呢? what does he mean by that? 无论哪一种人 No matter what class of people, 都需要耶稣的福音 He needs Jesus. 第二样 上帝的道 God's Word, 可以应付每一种人的需要 can meet the need of all different people. 第三样 我作为传道人 As a preacher, 我预备自己给每一个人作见证 I prepare myself to bear testimony to all kind of people. 今天 Tonight, 你愿意作这样的人吗 Are you willing to be this kind of people? 你愿意预备自己 Do you want to prepare yourself, 供应世界的需要 to meet the need of the World? 你愿意了解别人 That you want to understand others, 知道他们的思想背景 to know their thought pattern, 知道他们的心灵需要 to know their need in hearts? 求主给我们力量 May God strengthen us, 为福音的缘故 For the sake of the gospel, 把人带到上帝面前来 bring people to Christ, 领人归主 bring people to Christ. 这世界需要耶稣基督 This world need Christ Jesus, 神要我们去传道 God want us to preach, 我们无论得时不得时 No matter it is good season or out of season, We must preach. 你肯不肯 Are you willing? 在主的面前 Before God, 对主说 you tell the Lord, 主啊!若是祢肯用我 If you want to use me, 我在这里 here am I, 我要奉献作传道 I want to dedicate myself to be a preacher. 这样我们开福音的会议 The we have this kind of gospel meeting, 就是有意思的 then that's meaning. 千万不要开会又回去 Do not just attend the conference, then go back 再开会再回来 and the meeting, come again. 这是福音会议 This is a gospel meeting. 我们就要为福音献上 you have to dedicate yourselves. 福音会议 For the sake of the gospel conference, 我们就要经历福音的大能 We have to experience the power of the gospel, 认识福音的能力 to know the power of the gospel, 带出福音的信息 and bring also the message of gospel, 寻找传福音的对象 to seek after the opponent of preaching, 把人带到主的面前来 使他们归向上帝 so they will come back to God. 你愿意吗? 54年8个月以前 54 years and 8 months ago, 神呼召我 God call to me, 那时候一个17岁的孩子 I was 17 then, 对主说 主啊!我在这里 telling God, Lord, here am I. 求你使用我 Use me. 那一天我的眼泪 湿透我整个衣服前面的地方 That night actually, my tears rolled out and wet my whole body. 主啊!我若不奉献 Lord, if I do not dedicate myself, 就算了吧 so be it. 我如果奉献 If I will dedicate myself, 我就一直到死不收回 忠心作你的仆人 until I die, I will not retrieve, I'll be a faithful servant. 上帝就这么引导 God guide me so, 半个多世纪就这样过去 then 50 years just pass, 神的灵还在我身上 God's Spirit is upon me. 今天我奉主的名对你说 Tonight in the name of the Lord, I tell you, 你也可以传福音 you can preach gospel too, 你也可以顺服上帝 you can also be obedient to God. 有哪一个人对主说 Any one who tell God, 主啊 我在这里 Lord, here am I, 请差遣我? Send me. 你愿意吗 你不是回答我 You are not responding to me, 回答你的主 but to your Lord. 我们低头祷告 Let's bow head and pray. 当我们大家低头闭眼睛的时候 As you bow head and close your eyes, 有哪一个人 any one, 你说主啊 you say Lord, 我也愿意 I am also willing, 把自己奉献给你 dedicate myself to you. 照着你的感动 According to your touches, 献上自己 dedicating myself, 作传道的工作 求主接纳我 Lord, take me. 今天晚上 我愿意奉献 I am willing to dedicate myself, to be a preacher. 有这样的人 This kind of people, 请你把手举起来 just raise your hand, 有哪一个人? an yone? 感谢上帝 感谢上帝 感谢上帝 praise God, praise God, praise God, 感谢上帝 感谢上帝 praise God, praise God, praise God. 还有哪一个人 Any one? 你说 主啊 我也肯 You say Lord, I am willing too, 我愿意奉献作传道 我要为你祷告 I want to pray for you, 还有这样的人 this kind of people, 还有哪一个人 感谢主 any one else, praise God. 感谢主 感谢主 praise God, praise God. 如果有人受了感动 If any one is touched by God. 我奉主的名请你顺服祂 In the name of God, I want you to be obedient. 现在 Now, 请你把手举起来 还有哪一个人 raise your hand, any one else? Praise God, any one else? 没有人勉强 no one force you, 我们甘心情愿 but willingly, 顺服主 to be obedient to God. 对主说 我要奉献 tell the Lord I am giving myself. 现在我给你最后的机会 I give you the last chance. 有哪一个人愿意奉献作传道 Anyone willing to dedicate yourself to be a preacher? 今天顺服主的呼召 Tonight you'll obedient the calling of God, 问第二个问题 Second question, 有人你说 我很惧怕 You say I am frightened, 所以我知道我有感动 I know I am touched by God, 我怕弄错了 but I am afraid I am mistaken, 我请你为这个事情恳切祷告 and for this thing, I want you to pray earnestly, 若是需要 你禁食祷告 if it does needed, you fast and pray, 真心祷告 truly you pray, 照着神的旨意清楚引导你 until God guide you so clearly. 你也把手举起来 also you raise your hand, 还有哪一个人? any one? praise God, Any one else? 若是没有 If not, 我就不再延长时间 I wouldn't extend the time. 我请今天所有举手的人 Tonight, all those who raise hands, 已经肯定的 make up your mind, 或者要好好祷告的 or you want to pray well, 请刚才举手的人 those who raise hand just now, 都站起来 you stand up, 走到前头来 come forward, 现在出来 now excel, 现在离开你位子出来 now excel, come forward, 我们走到上帝面前来 come forward before God, 十字架 永是我的荣耀 我众罪都洗清洁 唯靠耶稣宝血 (再唱) (还有哪一个人) (你说主啊我也愿意) (那么请你站起来 走到前头) (奉献做传道的工作) 无论哪一个人 从后面 从前面 从两边上面 离开你的位置 一同走到主的面前来 wherever you are, leave your seat and come to God. Now excel, 神的爱感动你 God's love constraint you, 神的呼召临到你 His calling coming to you, 神的灵在你心中工作 God's Spirit is working on you, 你说 主 我愿意 you say Lord I am willing. 那给你最后一次的机会 The last opportunity, 我们唱2次以后 we'll sing twice, 我们就不再呼召了 we'll end the calling. 现在我们大家再唱十字架2次 十字架 十字架 (站起来唱) 我们大家仍旧站立 remain standing, 我们低头恭敬在主的面前 bow head before God reverentially, 我们请所有的人跟着我祷告 everyone pray after me. 亲爱的主 我感谢祢 Dear Lord, I thank You, 祢爱我 You love me, 祢拯救我 You save me, 祢差遣耶稣基督 You sent Jesus Christ, 到世界上来 to come to the world, 为我的罪被钉十字架 for my sin, You were crucified on the cross, 受尽痛苦 You bear all sufferings, 祢常经忧患 You've gone through sufferings, 祢为我受审判 also justified for me, 为我被定罪 for crucified for myself, 为我接受上帝的忿怒 and accept the wrath of God for me 使我成为蒙恩的人 and become the one who is blessed. 今天我在你的面前 Tonight I stand before You, 我感谢赞美祢 I thank You and praise You, 因为祢的爱临到我 Your love come to me, 祢的恩临到我 Your grace come to me, 祢大能的手拯救我 Your powerful hand save me. 我今天属于祢 Tonight I belong to You, 我永远属于祢 forever I belong to You, 我愿意把祢的恩传开 that I will preach Your grace, 把祢的道传开 preach Your Word, 把祢的十字架高举 by lift up Your cross, 把别人带到祢的面前 求主拯救我 Christ save me, 求主施恩 Lord have mercy on me, 求主使用我 Lord use me, 听我的祷告 listen to my prayer. 现在我为你们祷告 亲爱的天父 我为今天走到前头来 愿意把自己奉献给你的人 交在祢的手里 使祢的恩、祢 的爱 用祢的圣灵呼召我们 用祢的道感动我们 用祢的爱吸引我们到祢的面前来 主啊 祢所定的旨意 求主自己成全 因为祢是动善工 成全善工的上帝 祢是阿拉法 祢是俄梅戛 我们感谢 我们赞美祢 更求主保守我们走一条 从始至终顺服祢的道路 因为祢是为我们信心创始成终的基督 我们感谢 我们赞美祢 当我们软弱的时候 求祢扶助我们 当我们忘记的时候 求主提醒我们 主啊 当我们偏行己路的时候 祢用祢的杖 祢的竿把我们拐回来 让我们在祢的面前重新奉献自己 走在祢的道路中间 主啊 祢的恩赐 祢的选召是永不后悔的 求主赐福怜悯我们 给我们在今天以后 我们知道我们的生命是属于祢的 祢就与我们同在 直到永远 感谢赞美 求主垂听 我们在祢面前如此仰望、祈求 是奉主耶稣基督得胜的名求的