弟兄姊妹们主内平安,今天我们分享的经文来自新约启示录(Revelation3:17-20)

You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
你说:我是富足,已经发了财,一样都不缺;却不知道你是那困苦、可怜、贫穷、瞎眼、赤身的。我劝你向我买火炼的金子,叫你富足;又买白衣穿上,叫你赤身的羞耻不露出来;又买眼药擦你的眼睛,使你能看见。凡我所疼爱的,我就责备管教他,所以你要发热心,也要悔改。看哪,我站在门外叩门,若有听见我声音就开门的,我要进到他那里去,我与他,他与我,一同坐席。得胜的,我要赐他在我宝座上与我同坐,就如我得了胜,在我父的宝座上与他同坐一般。圣灵向众教会所说的话,凡有耳的,就应当听。”

我们先来熟悉一下这段经文
1、I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 
acquire英 [ə'kwaɪə(r)] v.获得;学到;过去式/过去分词: acquired
wretched英 ['retʃɪd] adj.可怜的;不幸的;
pitiful英 ['pɪtɪfl] adj.慈悲的;可怜的;
naked英 ['neɪkɪd] adj.裸体的;无掩饰的  名词: nakedness
2、I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see.
counsel英 ['kaʊnsl] v.提供建议,劝告
refined英 [rɪ'faɪnd] adj.精炼的;动词refine的过去式和过去分词.
shameful英 ['ʃeɪmfl] adj.可耻或丢脸的
nakedness英 ['neɪkɪdnəs] n.裸;显明;赤裸裸
salve英 [sælv] n.药膏;缓解物;
3、Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.
rebuke英 [rɪ'bjuːk] v. 指责,斥责
discipline英 ['dɪsəplɪn] v. 训练;惩罚
earnest英 ['ɜːnɪst] adj.认真的;真诚的
repent英 [rɪ'pent] v. 后悔;悔悟;
我们一起看一下语法
1、I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire.
(1)counsel提供建议;劝告

S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
e.g. Would you counsel us to give up the plan?

你会建议我们放弃这项计划吗?

I would counsel you not to marry too young.

我劝你不要过早结婚。

I counsel you to buy white clothes to wear.

我劝你买白色衣服穿。

I counsel you buy salve to put on your eyes.

我建议你买药膏涂在眼睛上。

(2)refined, 精炼的;动词refine过去分词作后置定语。
“分词”作后置定语有以下用法:
a.被修饰的名词与作定语的动词为主动关系,表示该动作正在进行或与主句动作同时发
生,或是经常发生的行为时,用现在分词做定语。例如:
The girl standing there is my sister. 
站在那里的女孩是我姐姐。 
The people waiting for the bus are talking with each other. 
正在等公车的人们在相互交谈。
注意;分词短语作后置定语时可以改写成定语从句。
The girl who is standing there is  my sister. 
The people who are waiting for the bus are talking with each other. 
b.如果名词与作定语的动词为被动关系时,则定语有下列三种形式:
b1、 如果动作已发生或经常的行为,用done。
例如:The house built there is mine. 
建在那儿的房子是我的。
转为定语从句
The house which was built there is mine. 
b2. 如果动作正在进行,用being done
 例如:The house being built there is mine.
正在那儿建造的房子是我的。
 转为定语从句:
The house which is being built there is mine. 
b3. 如果动作未发生,用to be done。
例如:The house to be built there is mine.
将要在那儿建起来的房子是我的。
转为定语从句:
The house which is to be built there is mine. 
最后我们再回顾一下这段经文
You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
主对老底嘉教会只有责备,而没有称赞的话。主对老底嘉教会的责备,可以分作两方面看:
(1)不冷不热──何谓不冷不热呢?就是对于属灵的事不大在乎,有也好,无也好,已经见惯了。主的名得荣耀也好,受羞辱也好;讲道讲得好不好都无问题,反正我是这样的了。这种不在乎的态度,就是不冷不热的态度;这种态度是主所厌恶的。  
(2)自欺而且是瞎眼的──富足会叫人看不见自己,渐渐会变成灵性贫穷。物质富足者会使自己蒙蔽,比一般的人更难自知,而别人也不敢直接指正他的缺点;所以富足的人容易落在黑暗里,看不见自己的情形。老底嘉教会倚靠钱财,自以为满足,她以为有了物质的富足,灵性也自然富足了。每一个富有的基督徒都应该谨慎自己,因为我们从神所接受的责任,乃是做神的管家。今天神把钱交在你手中,钱不是你的,你不过是一个管家而已。神信任你,把钱交在你手里,故此,你必须做一个忠心的管家。照神的意思,来支配你的钱财。
  主用很大的忍耐,劝他们悔改;叫他们买火炼的金子,白衣,眼药。为什么要买这几样东西呢?“火炼的金子”。是表经得起试炼的信心,我们的信心经过试炼,就比那被火试验仍然能坏的金子,更显宝贵(彼前一7)。“白衣”代表信徒的义行。(启十九8)。眼药,(老底嘉有出名的眼药,但此处是指圣灵说的。)因为他们属灵的眼睛瞎了看不见他们自己灵性真实的情形。求主向我们施恩,叫我们看见自己缺少。
主未给老底嘉教会得胜者的应许之前,祂先在那里召呼,祂说:“看哪!我站在门外。”为何主站在老底嘉教会的门外呢?这节经文不是指教个人未接受主说的,乃是指一个教会没有尊耶稣为主;祂站在门外叩门,不是要作个人救主的意思,乃是要与这个人坐席。“我与祂,祂与我一同坐席”是代表属灵的丰富。老底嘉教会又贫穷又瞎眼,没有属灵的丰富,是因为他把主关在门外的缘故。老底嘉教会自己关上门不让主进来。
我们的心门有没有关起来不让主进来呢?以致主被关在外面不能在你心中作主呢?主耶稣给老底嘉教会得胜者的应许是宝贵的。主要赐他在主的宝座上,与主同坐宝座,这是最高的荣耀。那些得胜者,是让主进来坐席,让主在他心中有宝座。这是一个最大的得胜,这就是叫我们将来与主同坐宝座的得胜。不是倚靠无定向钱财,钱财是虚空的,钱财永远是别人的东西,你今天赚了钱拿在手里,交给太太及家人,再把那些钱交给孩子交学费,把钱交给商店……就是这样交来交去了,到你死的时候,你手里的钱交给别人。我们应该好好运用钱财,不要做老底嘉的信徒。让我们爱主,发热心,在这个末世的时代,用我们手中所有的,帮助主的工作,使更多的灵魂可以得救。
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