Week 2 (E&C)

Judicial Redemption & Organic Salvation 法理的救赎与生机的拯救

Hymn enjoyment this week: #1, #2, #3(ch)

And God said, Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; (Genesis 1:26) 神說，我們要按著我們的形像，照著我們的樣式造人 (创世记一26)
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the authority to become children of God, to those who believe into His name. (John 1:12) 凡接受祂的，就是信入祂名的人，祂就賜他們權柄，成為神的兒女。(约翰一12)

***** Monday key point: God's complete salvation has two aspects - judicial aspect and organic aspect. 周一重点：神完整的救恩有法理和生机两面 Further reading: English and Chinese

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving-kindness and truth go before Your face. (Psalms 89:14) 公義和公平，是你寶座的根基；慈愛和真實，行在你面前。(诗篇八九14)
For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the Righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring you to God, (1 Peter 3:18) 因基督也曾一次為罪受死，就是義的代替不義的，為要引你們到神面前 (彼前三18)

***** Tuesday key point: God's righteousness is God's way of doing things. His salvation has to be righteous. 周二重点：神的义就是神作事的方法；神的救恩必须是公义的 Further reading: English and Chinese

…much more we will be saved in His life, having been reconciled, (Romans 5:11) 我們現今既藉著我們的主耶穌基督，得與神和好，也就要藉著祂，在神裡面誇耀著，在祂的生命裡得救了。(罗马书五11)
And do not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:2) 不要模倣這世代，反要藉著心思的更新而變化，叫你們驗證何為神那美好、可喜悅、並純全的旨意。(罗马书十二2)

***** Wednesday key point: The judicial aspect of God's salvation is based on God's righteousness; the organic aspect is through God's life. 周三重点：神救恩法理的一面是凭着神的义；神救恩生机的一面是凭着神的生命 Further reading: English and Chinese

who were begotten not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (John 1:13) 這等人不是從血生的，不是從肉體的意思生的，也不是從人的意思生的，乃是從神生的。(约翰一13)
He who believes into the Son has eternal life; (John 3:36) 信入子的人有永遠的生命(约翰三36)
Not out of works in righteousness which we did but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5) 祂便救了我們，並不是本於我們所成就的義行，乃是照著祂的憐憫，藉著重生的洗滌，和聖靈的更新。(提多三5)

***** Thursday key point: Regeneration is the center of God's complete salvation; regeneration is also the beginning of the organic salvation. 周四重点：重生乃是神整个救恩的中心，也是神的救恩在生机方面的开始 Further reading: English and Chinese

But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same from glory to glory, even as from the Lord Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:18) 但我們眾人既然以沒有帕子遮蔽的臉，好像鏡子觀看並返照主的榮光，就漸漸變化成為與祂同樣的形像，從榮耀到榮耀，乃是從主靈變化成的。(林后三18)
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16) 所以我們不喪膽，反而我們外面的人雖然在毀壞，我們裡面的人卻日日在更新。(林后四16)

***** Friday key point: Transformation is the metabolism through God's life within believers. Though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 周五重点：变化是神的生命在信徒里面新陈代谢的作用；外面的人被毁坏，里面的人得更新 Further reading: English and Chinese

I write to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven you because of His name. (1 John 2:12) 孩子們，我寫信給你們，因為你們的罪因著祂的名得了赦免。(约翰一书二12)
I have written these things to you that you may know that you have eternal life, to you who believe into the name of the Son of God (1 John 5:13) 我將這些話寫給你們信入神兒子之名的人，要叫你們曉得自己有永遠的生命。(约翰一书五13).
We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brothers. (1 John 3:14)我們因為愛弟兄，就曉得是已經出死入生了。(约翰一书三14) .

***** Saturday key point: Evidences of our salvation include the word of God, Spirit's witness within our spirit, and our love for one another. 周六重点：得救的证实：凭神的话；凭那灵与我们的灵同证；凭爱弟兄 Further reading: English and Chinese