弟兄姊妹们主内平安，今天我们分享的经文来自旧约耶利米书（Jeremiah 31:31-34）
The time is coming, declares the Lord , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the Lord .This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord . "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord ,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the Lord . "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
耶和华说：“日子将到，我要与以色列家和犹大家另立新约。不像我拉着他们祖宗的手，领他们出埃及地的时候，与他们所立的约。我虽作他们的丈夫，他们却背了我的约。这是耶和华说的。耶和华说：那些日子以后，我与以色列家所立的约乃是这样：我要将我的律法放在他们里面，写在他们心上。我要作他们的　神，他们要作我的子民。他们各人不再教导自己的邻舍和自己的弟兄说：‘你该认识耶和华。’因为他们从最小的到至大的，都必认识我。我要赦免他们的罪孽，不再记念他们的罪恶。这是耶和华说的。”
我们先来熟悉一下这段经文
1、The time is coming, declares the Lord , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
declare英[diˈklɛə] vt. 宣布, 宣告，声明，断言, 宣称, 表明
covenant英[ˈkʌv(ə)nənt]n.协定,协议
make a covenant with  与…立约
Israel [ˈɪzreɪəl]以色列
Judah英 [ˈdʒuːdə]犹大
2、It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the Lord .
the covenant I made with  我与…立的约
forefather英[ˈfɔːfɑːðə]n.祖先,祖宗,前辈
took英[tʊk]take的过去式
take sb by the hand 拉住某人的手
lead英[liːd]v.带领(人)前进，牵着(动物)前进，带领，率领
lead sb out of sth  引导某人离开
Egypt英[ˈiːdʒɪpt]埃及
though英[ðəʊ]conj.虽然,尽管…但是
3、This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord . "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
after that time 那些日子以后
put … in 把…放入，放到…里面
put … into把…放入，放到…里面（强调动作）
mind英[mʌɪnd]n.头脑,智力,思维能力,注意力,心思
put my law in their minds 把我的律法放在他们里面
write… on  把…写在…上
write it(my law) on their hearts 把（我的律法）写在他们心上
4、No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord ,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the Lord . "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
no longer 不再（继续）
neighbor英['neɪbə]n.邻居
least英[liːst] 最小的，little的最高级
greatest英['ɡreɪtɪst]最大的，greatest的最高级
forgive英[fəˈɡɪv]v.原谅,饶恕,宽恕(某人),赦免
wickedness英['wɪkɪdnɪs]n.邪恶，不道德，罪孽
我们一起看一下语法
1、The time is coming, declares the Lord , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
1)这个句子属于直接引语，declares the lord属于倒装结构。如果直接引语后注明引语是什么人说的，而且主语是名词时，用倒装结构；主语是代词时，一般不用倒装结构。
e.g. "let’s go . "said the man /he said.
“我们走吧。”那人说/他说。
"This sounds a good idea." he thought.
“这听起来是个好主意。”他想。
2)declare宣布, 宣告，声明，断言, 宣称, 表明
e.g. He declared that the meeting has been postponed.
他宣布会议已延期了。
He declared that he was right.
他力陈他是对的。
2、It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt.
1)the covenant I made withtheir forefathers我与他们的祖宗所立的约。这是一个定语从句。我们来看几个概念，定语从句: 在复合句中修饰名词或代词的句子在复合句中充当定语，所以叫作定语从句。先行词：定语从句所修饰的名词或代词。
关系词：引导定语从句的词，分为关系代词（who,whom,that,which,whose）和关系副词(where,when,why,)如果先行词指人，则用 who,whom,that代替先行词。定语从句中关系代词（that/who/whom)作从句宾语时且介词置于从句之末，关系代词可以省略。若先行词指人who/that则代替先行词在定语从句中充当主语或宾语, 若先行词指人whom则代替先行词在定语从句中充当宾语(如果介词提前则必须用whom，如果介系词与动词或形容词组成固定词组时，介系词就不可以提前；who和that用作介词宾语时，介词须置于句末) 。在本句中，I made withtheir forefathers修饰the covenant，作the covenant的定语，covenant为先行词，关系代词可为that/who/whom，代替先行词在定语从句中充当介词with的宾语。
e.g. This is the thief （that/who/whom) we have been looking for these days.
这个就是我们近日一直在找的小偷。
（关系代词作宾语可以省略）
I don’t like the boy to whom you are talking.
我不喜欢你正与之谈话的那个男孩。
（介词提前必须用whom）
The people （who/ that ）you were talking to are Swedes.
你与之谈话的那些人是瑞典人。
（who/ that作介词宾语，介词置于句末）
The old woman whom he is taking care of is my grandmother.
他正在照顾的那位老人是我的外婆。
（take care of为固定词组，介词不可提前）
2)lead sb out of sth  引导某人离开，lead过去式为led
e.g. Someone finally led the hiker out of the valley or he would still be there now.
最后有人引导徒步旅行者离开了山谷，否则现在他还会在那里。
He led us out of the room onto the street.
他们引导我们离开房间到街道上。
3、because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the Lord .
though虽然,尽管…但是，相当于although。在although和though之后均不能用but，但在强调时可用yet, still, nevertheless等词，Although是较为正式的用语，引导的从句多位于主句前，though引导的从句位于主句前后都可。though可用于倒装句中，although不可。
e.g. Though he seems happy, yet he is worried.
虽然他看起来很幸福，但他实际上很烦恼。
Although （Though) it was cold, he didn’t light the fire.
虽然天气很冷，他也没生火。
Poor though I am, I can afford it.
我虽穷，但这东西还是买得起的。
Child though he was, he did quite well.
他虽是孩子，但干得很好。
4、No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord ,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the Lord . "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
no longer与no more的意义区别
1）no longer中的longer是副词long的比较级,long有after a certain point of time（在某一时刻以后）之意,着重表示时间的不再延续,意为"如今不再".修饰延续性动词,如teach, live, work等,表示动作不再延续。当修饰动词时，no longer 通常位于句中的实意动词之前，动词be、助动词和情态动词之后，有时也可位于句末或句首(用于句首时，其后用倒装语序)。
2）no more中的more是many / much的比较级,more有again之意,着重表示数量或程度的减少,意为"再也没有更多（大）的数量（程度）"，修饰非延续性动词,如come, go ,make (the same mistake)等,表示动作不再次发生，no more 通常用于句末
e.g. She could no longer find a way to get into the valley.
她再也找不到进山谷的路了。
Time or opportunity lost will return no more.
机不可失，时不再来。
最后我们再回顾一下这段经文
The time is coming, declares the Lord , "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them, " declares the Lord .This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the Lord . "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord ,' because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest," declares the Lord . "For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more."
上帝说：“我也要赐给你们一个新心，将新灵放在你们里面。又从你们的肉体中除掉石心，赐给你们肉心。我必将我的灵放在你们里面，使你们顺从我的律例，谨守遵行我的典章。”(结6：26-27)
石心是一种自动的、隐藏的防御架构，像是外壳或坚硬的保护，让我们不易受伤或被“看见” 。是我们相信的一个堡垒或墙，用来保护我们免受伤，可实际上却让我们孤单及悲惨。石心的形成是学习而来，像是计算机程序，自动产生功能。由于早期生命中的受挫及不满足经验，为防御痛苦，我们用罪的方式去回应生命中的痛苦，就会形成石心。
石心使我们冷酷无情、不关心别人、自私、却又讲大道理，显得很清高。在基督徒身上，石心的现象通常是消极的。比如，在家庭中拒绝爱与亲密的关系，在一般人际关系当中轻视别人的恩赐，贬低别人。在基督肢体中，不合作，破坏合一。若在领袖位置，则表现为过度注重事工，而忽略人的需要和光景，可能毁坏教会。
我们的石心使我们向神的爱及他的声音关闭，让神的心破碎，因为神创造我们的原因之一是为了和我们建立关系、彼此相交。石心使我们孤单、与人隔离，觉得没有人了解自己，也不能接受爱，更不能接受别人的指责和警告，也容易受试探和迷惑。健康上也可能出现问题，比如破坏免疫功能。石头的心，圣灵无法做工，因为这心是死的，是冷的，是硬的，对上帝的爱没有感动，对上帝的话和呼唤没有回应。
旧约是“拉着祖宗的手出埃及” ，只有新约，是“将我的律法放在他们里面，写在他们心上。” “拉着”，说明他们跟主走不是情愿，而是出于勉强。所以他们一面走向迦南， 一面想着埃及。 然而上帝将他的话“放在我们里面，写在我们心上”却不是这样，而是使我们所做的一切都是因为爱神，都是从心里发出。
在基督耶稣里，神赐给我们一颗肉心来恢复人性。肉心是有生命的、有感情的心。对上帝的爱有感动，对上帝的话有回应，可以顺从上帝的律例、典章。人的石心被神的灵更新、恢复成为肉心，人才能爱神。而人越是爱神，在心里与神有交通，也越能体会神的心意，心灵深处越能对神的话有回应。你愿意让耶稣来更新、并融化你的石心、打开你的盔甲吗?
我们一起祷告: 主啊，我愿意为罪的反应、为所伤害的人、为伤害神的心、为对自己生命造成的破坏而认罪悔改。我愿意饶恕生命中照顾自己的父母或是其它亲人，也饶恕自己。主啊，我曾经为自己建造一个防御系统，让我隐藏，保护自己免受伤害。我知道这个保护阻挡了爱以及我所需要的生命养分，我来到你面前，因我自己无力改变，求你进入我的里面更新我，求你将这系统拆毁，将石心治死，给我一颗肉心。如此祷告奉主圣名，阿们！
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