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[Bible Study] 1 Timothy Chapter 1 - That You May Fight the Good Fight!

2025-10-08 7 1 Timothy

Good day to all, we will now delve into 1 Timothy, Chapter 1. This is essentially a personal letter from Paul to Timothy. The theme of the first chapter is "that you may wage the good warfare." Timothy is quite an interesting character, a young man in his twenties, serving as Paul's assistant, almost like a son to him.

It is important to note that Timothy had his weaknesses, often displaying timidity and a lack of strong faith. At times, his vulnerabilities necessitated Paul writing 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy. It was not that he was a poor servant, but rather that Timothy's faith was not as robust, especially when it came to conflict and contention.

In our service within the church, we often encounter individuals who are difficult to deal with, very difficult indeed. These individuals often present arguments that seem logical, making it challenging to counter them. Why is it so difficult? I tell you, verbal exchanges are closely tied to faith. If one is strong in faith, they will prevail in these verbal confrontations! Faith is a formidable thing.

The Path of Faith is a Path of Warfare

"That you may wage the good warfare" – what is this good warfare? It is the battle between belief and unbelief. You and I have often walked in this light. When belief prevails within us, we find strength within. Conversely, when unbelief dominates, we feel weakened. For example, some people ask questions that are not really questions, but stem from a lack of faith, a lack of understanding of God's power.

During Timothy's time, in the church of Ephesus, there were individuals named Hymenaeus and Alexander. They were eloquent and persuasive, but they preached doctrines that led to unbelief. Is that not detestable? Paul had to write to Timothy, urging him not to be afraid, stating that he had handed them over to Satan, so that they would be disciplined and cease their blasphemies.

I imagine Timothy, managing the church, encountering such formidable figures as Hymenaeus and Alexander, who spoke with such force. On the path of faith, one often finds individuals who seek to undermine your belief.

This is a typical scenario. For instance, a sister is afflicted with an incurable disease. What do we do? We pray for her. But just as progress is being made, her family intervenes. How wicked is the devil! I tell you, life is a constant battle between belief and unbelief.

Family matters are often difficult to navigate. Why? Because they involve mothers and daughters, fathers and sons – relationships that are hard to interfere with. If we force the issue, we risk causing trouble and facing complaints. Consider, if you were to proclaim on the street that one should rely on faith and prayer for healing, many would label you a heretic. Why? Because the world lies under the sway of the evil one. Such pronouncements offend those who trust in doctors.

Frankly, if one has an incurable disease, they will seek treatment, and they will seek it aggressively. It is a matter of life and death. How difficult is this? I ask you, how easy was Timothy's task in the church, facing influential figures like Hymenaeus and Alexander? It was not easy.

Similarly, those of us in ministry face great difficulty when dealing with individuals suffering from terminal illnesses. To speak lightly is damaging, to speak harshly is equally so. If we bring it out into the open, we are accused of harming people. What if they die after we minister to them? Moreover, whether they live or die is related to their own faith.

Thus, I believe that the battle is within. Paul's letter to Timothy, which I am sharing with you, highlights that Timothy's faith determines whether this battle can be won or lost. No matter how deep one's sins or how great their problems, as long as they are willing to believe, they can be healed. Your faith has saved you.

Some say, "The teacher said this, the teacher said that, but it doesn't work." If you do not believe, I suggest you decide for yourself what you want. If you cannot take charge of your own life, it is an illusion. You absolutely can take charge of your own life.

Therefore, we often try to build your faith indirectly, because your faith can save you from the power of darkness. But many lack such faith. If they lack faith, they live according to their lack of faith, whatever the outcome may be.

I often encourage our junior pastors. They ask me, "Her husband argues with her because she believes." I say, "Then perhaps she should not believe. Let her do as she pleases." Family relationships are important. After I say this, everyone is puzzled. There is one explanation for those with faith, and another for those without. Ultimately, your faith is your destiny.

I want to emphasize that the path of faith is a path of warfare, the battle between belief and unbelief. You will find that those who do not believe may not have many tactics, but they have accepted the devil's lies. Observe the situation in hospitals, and you will understand.

My father was quite intelligent. He followed me in believing, but the church established in that era was not thriving, it was desolate. I was also very busy with work, very strenuous. My father contracted a simple case of pneumonia, but the elderly man in his seventies was otherwise fine. He went to the hospital, and they said, "You must be hospitalized." After a month of treatment, he was bedridden. They gave him this and that, a whole array of treatments.

Later, my father thought, "I walked in here on my own, and now I am bedridden." Where can you reason? My father said, "I am not getting treatment anymore, I am going home." As you can see, he did not improve, but worsened. I tell you, it was due to excessive medication. He passed away two months after returning home, but at least he suffered less. All those treatments were very uncomfortable.

You are free to trust in hospitals, but I cannot tell you that it is wrong. If you do not trust in hospitals, I cannot tell you that it is right or wrong. Understand? Consider carefully, such cases are numerous. Unnecessary surgeries are performed. Necessary surgeries are definitely performed, otherwise how would the monthly quotas be met? Medication is used excessively, and if it is not, patients complain. More medication means more profit and bonuses.

Therefore, belief and unbelief are your own choices. Brothers and sisters, know that this battle is in your heart, the battle between belief and unbelief. I lament that it is not easy for a person to live in this world. Why? Because of unbelief.

The Enemy is Within the Church

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm. (1 Timothy 1:3-7)

Do you see? There are many who boast in the church. This is from my personal experience. It would be good if you could be like me. There are all kinds of people in the church. There are many who undermine people's faith.

My first two years of faith were good, because God did not let me see the dark side of the church. You must know that the devil lives in the church. Where the church is, where God's temple is, the devil will be there. Is that not frightening? When building a church, the devil loves to reside there.

Once, when I was casting out a demon, I said, "Get out!" It said, "I don't know where to go." I said, "Behind you is a nightclub and a red-light district, many of your own kind are there, go there." It said, "I won't go." This demon was quite stubborn. I said, "If you won't go, you must leave! You must depart!" It said, "I don't know where to go." I said, "Where do you want to go?" It said, "I want to go to church." Oh my goodness, I was shocked.

Later, it shared with me slowly, "It is not easy for us. We are sent by our superiors to the church to cause destruction. If we lose the battle in the church, we will die." This demon was quite interesting. They said, "We will die if we go back, and we will die here, so let us die." They even had the faith to die. Demons are quite interesting.

It said, "We must go to church." I said, "Then go to that church." It said, "I won't go." I said, "Why not go to that church?" It said that church is very low. It told me that they are all farmers. It said, "If I go there, I can have a place, but there will be no reward when I return." I said, "You like to chew on hard bones, and now you have kicked a steel plate, what are you going to do? You must get out!"

Later, I realized that the path our church has taken is that as our ability to fight the battle increases, where do we fight? Those demons begin to manifest and are cast out. After another increase, we fight again, and those demons are cast out again. How do we cleanse the church? The spiritual height of the church determines the degree of holiness of the church.

Why? Because if the spiritual height in the church is not enough, those powerful demons will not manifest. It is difficult to deal with. Recently, have you noticed that we are dealing with those who lack understanding, solving people's understanding problems? Many of these people are watching, and the demons inside them are planning: "If we allow this person to continue in the church, I will be cast out. The spiritual height of this church is beginning to increase. I should take this person away."


So, brothers and sisters, you must understand that when one of our small shepherds, the one shepherding this person, departs, you must know that the spiritual height of the church is increasing. What was he doing in the church? Not doing proper work, just saying nice-sounding, absurd, and unfounded words and endless genealogies.

Don't even mention the genealogy in the 《Gospel of Matthew》, from Adam begetting so-and-so, then so-and-so begetting so-and-so, Abraham begetting so-and-so, all the way to Jesus Christ. You wrote a genealogy in 《Matthew》, and then some people start studying the genealogy. Studying the genealogy, "Oh, which branch are you from?" "I am from the Solomon branch." "And which branch are you from?" "I am from the Ananias branch." "And which branch are you from?" "I am from the Amnon branch." Everyone feels, "Look, I am from the Solomon branch," just doing these things.

So, these unfounded words and endless genealogies, and these people also spread heresy. What heresy? Looking at astrology, looking at constellations, and believing in strange things. In the church, there's palm reading, astrology, so much. These things all carry the flavor of heresy.

Everyone must know that the things of the spiritual realm are very real. Let me give you an example from the Old Testament in the 《Bible》. When that city, that king, was fighting against the Israelites and was about to be defeated, he sacrificed his son. As a result of this sacrifice, the Israelites were defeated. Can you understand this? You can understand, the things of the spiritual realm are very powerful.

Now, if you go to YouTube, there are many things about the spiritual realm. I tell you, I am a pastor who particularly believes in the spiritual realm, otherwise how could I solve so many complex problems? The things of the spiritual realm are too real. Including those things like sacrificing people, borrowing lifespan, and doing many such things. Do you think it works? It works! Is it effective? It is effective. If it weren't effective, it wouldn't be called the spiritual realm.

So, what does that show? So, these things spoken in the church, and these things only breed arguments. He says yes, he says no, he says no, he says yes. They argue and debate, but in reality, they have no effect on God's established order in faith. Heresy, genealogies, absurd and unfounded words, empty words, and then bringing out the law, which is even more confusing. But it has no effect on believing in the Lord. These Hymenaeus, Alexander, and some of their cohorts are doing these things in the church.

So, brothers and sisters, you must know that many strange things are spoken in the church. Let me give you a few examples. For example, the church does healing and deliverance. After healing and deliverance, you have to do a cleansing prayer. As a result, someone came to me that day, and this person was terrified, trembling. Said, "Teacher, what should I do?" I said, "What's the matter? Why are you trembling so much?" He said, "Oh, I prayed for a cancer patient, and after praying, I forgot to do a cleansing prayer." I said, "If you didn't do it, you didn't do it." He said, "He is a lung cancer patient, and now my lungs are also uncomfortable." My goodness! I was thinking, what kind of faith is this? It's simply unbelief.

So, our brothers and sisters, belief and unbelief are a battle, there are many in the church. Those charismatic churches that cast out demons talk about many things. Do they talk a lot about the original family? Yes, a lot. Why are you like this? Because of your original family. When you come to me, it's simple. I say, just love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength, and God will surely keep His covenant and show loving-kindness to you to a thousand generations. Nothing will happen. If you hate God, God will punish your sins, from father to son to the third and fourth generations. Do you think that's powerful? It's powerful!

I tell you, the real solution to the problem is whether you love God or not. If you love yourself very much and don't love God, what can I do? Even if I have great abilities, even if I were Jesus in the world, I couldn't solve people's unbelief. I must also tell you, do you think the root of the diseases of those people Jesus healed was removed? No. Do you think the diseases recurred? I said they all recurred, and later they all relapsed. Why did they all relapse? I tell you the root cause. This person does not love God, so he is cursed, and then the curses of his ancestors for three to four generations are placed on his head. Do you think he can have a good outcome? Later, all these people disbelieved in the Lord.

You say that all of them disbelieved in the Lord, that's not entirely true. Jesus healed thousands upon thousands of people, but those who followed Jesus, if they were praying and waiting for God in Jerusalem, there were only one hundred and twenty. And there were five hundred who saw Jesus ascend to heaven on the Mount of Olives. Where did so many people go? I tell you, the root cause of people's illnesses is curses. You violated God's word in the past and were cursed. If you get better and then violate God's word again, you will still be cursed, it's that simple. Because these are the words of the Book of the Law, right?

So, I tell you, the enemy is in the church. Think about it, Peter led people to believe, and three thousand people were saved, five thousand people were saved. To put it bluntly, I say, saved my foot! I'm just emphasizing a bit, it's really my foot. That's not salvation, they are all unbelieving. Later, you know what? This Peter asked people to donate, my goodness, many people donated. After donating, everyone ate from the big pot, eating and drinking there, and then some people ate too much and complained. Eating too little also complained. Complaining about eating pickles. Like this, they ate the church into bankruptcy, ate up a lot of real estate, and then pulled it out again. Can you believe in this church?

That's the thing, the enemy is releasing lies in the church. Thank God, we are in Jesus Christ. We have been fighting from day one. Who are we fighting against? Fighting against unbelief, fighting against the lies released by the devil, which bring unbelief. I tell you, unbelief is the root of the problem.

## The law is for the lawless

Paul was saying that **the law is for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinful, the law is for the wicked**. Today, we are spending all our time studying the law, keeping this and keeping that, and it's over.

A sister hosted a group of preachers, and this group of preachers aimed to become world-renowned pastors. I don't know why being a renowned pastor is so good. Look at these people, some people want to become renowned pastors, but they are not famous. As a result, they went to Canada and stayed in our sister's home. In fact, they didn't care at all about our sister's problems. Why? Her son is not young anymore but still wets the bed. Imagine a child who is not young anymore and still wets the bed every day, it's very upsetting. Why did she come to our church? That was later. After coming to our church, the problem of bedwetting was solved. Why bedwetting? Because of indulging the flesh, old horse.

This group of people wanted to become renowned pastors and also pursued eating organic food. If you want to eat organic food, unless you grow it yourself, wow, they were doing all these organic foods. Anyway, I think this thing is very boring. Is eating so important? Didn't Jesus say? **Eating cannot defile a person, what is pulled out will fall into the latrine the next day. But what comes out of the heart can defile a person**. People are like this, you say how much this corrupts people's faith? It's very corrupting.

Because the 《Bible》 says, this cannot be eaten, that cannot be eaten, this is clean, that is unclean. Is there? Yes. You say there still is, then you can't say this is not God's word, then this is God's word. Finished, as a result, someone ate a meal in a restaurant yesterday, a classmate reunion, and came back feeling uncomfortable. Oh, their food is not clean. And the unclean food should have been offered to idols, and soon the conscience is corrupted, and then the faith is also corrupted.

I think we must be very careful about the control of the devil when we read the Book of the Law. We know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully. What does it mean to use it lawfully? To use it in faith.

**Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For fornicators, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; (《1 Timothy》 1:9-10)**

Originally, those things were established for sinners, that is, unbelievers. Oh, this is unclean, that is unclean, you just talk about it, it never ends. I dare say, you can't keep it either, why can't you keep it? Those things are not for believers to keep, they are for unbelievers.

So, I think, the path of believing in the Lord is a path of struggle. The law is established for the wicked. Let's say something from the heart, if you are really a person who loves God, what do you think will happen? Ate it, then ate it, didn't eat it, then didn't eat it, nothing great. Especially like me, I don't take eating seriously. I often work and work, and it's six o'clock in the evening, and I haven't eaten yet. It's okay. People just have more problems when they indulge the flesh.

So, what's the problem? The key to the gospel we believe in is love. Don't think that the word "love" is abstract, but it is actually very concrete. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength!

## The goal of our instruction is love

What is a command? The summary of the law is love, the goal of our instruction is love.

**The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. (《1 Timothy》 1:5)**

Once people deviate from this, it's over. Some people say: I don't love God, teacher, why can't I love God? I said: Then you will slowly suffer and then you will. I was thinking, how much advantage does a person who loves the Lord take? Loving the Lord your God with all your heart and all your strength, do you have to suffer so much? Then you should believe in yourself and love yourself. So, the greatest commandment is: First, love the Lord your God with all your heart and all your strength. Second, love your neighbor as yourself. Some people say: Loving God, what's the use? Loving people? I still love myself. I say: Love yourself well, until you love yourself into the grave.

We believers, we must love God, we must love our neighbor as ourselves. These two summarize all the things in the Book of the Law. Sometimes I think, many people live and get this disease, live and get that disease, but thank God, you have come among us, and you have been healed more or less. Even if it's not 100%, it's gone 80% or 90%.

The problem is, you still don't know how to love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. What a grace! That's not something else, that's a great grace. I encourage everyone to take loving God as the purpose of living, and you will suffer less. Thank God! Although I am a sinner, because I believe in God, He saves me from all these sins. You say how good it is to believe in God! If you believe in yourself, then believe in yourself well, I can't make decisions for you. I can't make decisions for you, if I could make decisions for you, that would be great, but I really can't.

All that needs to be said has been said, all that needs to be explained has been explained. But, are you willing to love God in your heart? Are you willing to walk this path, the path of believing in the Lord? Are you willing to cast out those unbelieving things from within us? Are you willing to pay a price for believing in the Lord? I tell you, this thing of believing in the Lord is very interesting. When you come among us, you must believe in the Lord well. Once you decide to believe in the Lord well, the enemy will surely come to persecute you. Through mouths, through your husband, through your family, through all kinds of persecution. That's what's so devilish.

Once you start to seriously believe in the Lord, if you don't seriously believe, just wandering around among us, almost getting kicked out. Then suddenly you repent, oh, that won't do, your family will report you, isn't that evil? Because of what? Because of prayer. For so many years, you believed in the Lord so poorly, no one cared. But once you start to seriously believe in the Lord, the people around your family, oh my goodness! They all come to ruin the faith within you. If you don't have some character, you can't do it!

So I still encourage you, if you calculate and see how you can go on? If you can't, then just go along with them, get the relationships right. Believing in the Lord and making a mess of the family, there's no need for that. And you can't experience this battle. If you really have my kind of ability, who would dare to come, whoever comes will be weak, they will immediately become weak. But, there aren't many people with my kind of character. Don't even mention Timothy, Timothy is really weak in character, just like you. So Paul wrote letters to him, and I also write letters to you.

If you don't believe, you can't overcome. Later I found that many of our brothers and sisters among us were strong when facing persecution. Hey, nothing happened. If you are weak, there's a demon behind you. So, how can a person who is not strong possibly draw on God's promises? Soft and mushy, they love to walk the path of unbelief, but they can't walk the path of faith.

This is the sum of the commandment, which is love. I tell you, no one can stop me. No one can stop me. Whoever stops me, I will let go of them. After everyone has listened, you say what kind of talk is this. What kind of talk? I don't have hair growing on my face, and I don't have horns growing on my head. I won't become the Bull Demon King, and I won't become the Monkey King, I still look like a normal person, even more normal than you. I work harder than many people. What problem do I have, no problem at all. My finances are blessed by God, my work is blessed by God, my service is blessed by God. My whole life has God's glory on me. Who can stop me?

That's my character, I have seen through everything. They wrote a song for me called "Let Go of Everything." They sing it pretty well, but when I sing it, it's out of tune. It's about letting go of everything. But in the end, I will never do anything to hurt you. What's inside me comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. I must love the Lord my God with all my heart and with all my strength. I will never be lazy in serving the brothers and sisters. Even those who are very bad, who believe in the Lord very poorly. I will never be lazy, I will be patient and earnest. Ah, my little heart has been ravaged time and time again. Unbelief is too evil! Unbelief is really too corrupt.

## Christ Jesus Came into the World to Save Sinners

**I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. And the grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:12-17)**

Paul got excited when he wrote this. What was he excited about? Oh, I persecuted so many Christians. And when Stephen was stoned to death, Paul was there. But he still had a little conscience, unwilling to throw stones, helping people watch the clothes. Paul took letters from the high priest and went everywhere to arrest Christians, putting them in prison. As a result, one day, he really met Jesus, he kicked an iron plate.

Jesus said, it is hard for you to kick against the goads. Paul was immediately blinded by Jesus' light, in fact, he should have been blind. Then he began to repent, wanting to believe in Jesus, and when he said this, he remembered that he was especially favored. If Jesus hadn't blinded him and arranged for someone to heal his eyes, he would still be the worst of sinners.

I marvel at our God, who can do anything, but if Paul insisted on not believing, no one could do anything, even God couldn't do anything. So brothers and sisters, if your eyes are blind, do you believe that Jesus can restore your sight? Yes, He can. If you have a disease of lameness, can Jesus Christ heal your disease? If you believe, yes, He can. But when you say it, people think, oh, isn't this absurd? It's because they don't believe. If they don't believe, they believe in other things. They believe in themselves, believe in doctors, believe in anything. They find as many excuses as they can, it has nothing to do with us.

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. When God sees that he has a little faith, He saves him. What about those who don't believe? Those who do not believe will be condemned. So brothers and sisters must know that the sum of the commandment is love, but love comes from faith. And those enemies and adversaries in the church, they make up those heresies, false teachers, absurd and unfounded words, empty words, a lot of laws, these things are useless.

So no matter how great a sinner you are, even if you are the worst of sinners, God can save you, but you must have faith. Do you believe? So the battle between belief and unbelief is too obvious. Oh, I especially marvel at how easy it is to disbelieve, you don't have to do anything. But believing is very difficult. Although believing doesn't cost a penny, believing is so difficult. We who believe must often fight against unbelief.

No matter how many people die in the hospital, no matter whether it is over-medical treatment or not, whether it is right or wrong, even if the wrong medicine is used, you have nowhere to complain, then just believe, believing in the hospital is also good. Why can't people tell the difference?

I don't want to argue with the hospital, because the hospital is still very important. For a person who does not believe in God, where else can he go if he doesn't go to the hospital? Right? God also gives them a place to spend money and a place to get treatment. So the hospital is not for us who believe in the Lord, we really don't need it much.

## Holding on to Faith and a Good Conscience

**Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well. (1 Timothy 1:18)**

What does Paul saying this to Timothy mean? Let everyone say, what have you read? It means that Timothy must fight this good fight! What is fighting a good fight? It is overcoming, overcoming this unbelief. Even if there are some Hymenaeus and Alexander in the church, it doesn't matter. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, and all things are possible for those who believe. This is visible, those who believe in the Lord will rely on the Lord Jesus. Because of faith, God will accomplish according to our faith. What a wonderful fight this is, this fight is a contest between belief and unbelief. Just watch, the unbelieving are corrupted, and the believing are saved. This life is often fighting a good fight between belief and unbelief.

Paul was afraid that Timothy would stay in Ephesus and not be able to defeat these people. Paul was going to Macedonia, so before he left Ephesus, he said to Timothy: I laid my hands on you and prayed. As a result, when he laid his hands on him, he began to declare, Timothy, in the name of Jesus Christ, I prophesy that you will be victorious. What is he doing? Imparting faith!

Was that prophecy because Paul saw some vision, or did he not see any vision? We don't know. In fact, it's not based on what was seen or not seen, it's based on Paul boldly declaring in the name of Jesus Christ. Because he knew that Timothy was too weak. **Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Know that no enemy can stand before you all the days of your life.** This is what God said to Joshua, you must lead the Israelites into the promised land, you must lead the Israelites across the Jordan River and into the promised land.

When I hear such words, I often thank my God. God has given me a task, which is to lead everyone into the promised land. We must draw on God's promises more and more, lead everyone on this path of faith, and lead everyone to fight this good fight. No matter what kind of thing, what kind of enemy is before us, we must have sufficient faith in our understanding. In our understanding, be fully aware of God's will and know the mysteries of God. Brothers and sisters, the blind can see, and the lame can walk. Nothing is impossible with God, we rely on faith to let God's glory be manifested among us.

When you see God doing wonderful works in you, you will marvel that we can have the blessing of believing in the Lord in this life. That we can see God's miraculous deeds. We overcome unbelief, no matter what kind of person you are, even if you have been blind for twenty years, still believe. Because this is the gospel, this is the gospel!

What does the gospel say? Isaiah 61:1: **The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have been captured are released, and those who have been oppressed are set free.** This is the gospel! I hope that brothers and sisters will receive the benefits of the gospel through faith.

You will find that I rarely talk about the gospel of unbelief, I rarely talk about these logics of unbelief. What is that unbelief called? If God doesn't heal you, do you still believe? Isn't this nonsense? But many churches say this. I don't say that. I say God will surely heal you. Do you believe? All things are possible for those who believe. No ifs, only Amen!

I think in this battle, God will predestine you to be victorious. Do not be afraid, do not worry, be strong and courageous. Enter the promised land and draw on God's promises. You may die if you enter Canaan, but you will definitely die if you don't enter Canaan. If people provoke God's wrath in unbelief, they will live in God's wrath all their lives. Because of faith, we give birth to loving the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our strength, and we give birth to love like our God. Amen!

May God bless everyone!
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大家好,我们开始查《提摩太前书》第一章。《提摩太前书》实际上是保罗写给提摩太的个人书信。第一章的主题是“叫你可以打那美好的仗”。这个提摩太挺有意思啊,他是一个非常年轻的小伙子,大概有二十多岁很年轻。那他就做了保罗的助手,像保罗的亲儿子一样。 那大家要知道这个提摩太,他身上有一些弱点,就是常常有点胆怯,信心不是那么强。所以有的时候呢,这个提摩太所表现出来的那个软弱,使得保罗不得不写了《提摩太前书》和《提摩太后书》。不是说他服侍的不好,其实他服侍的还行。但是这个提摩太的信心不是那么刚强,不是在别的地方上不刚强。一到争战较劲的时候,就有点软。 我们在教会里服侍,时常会碰到一些难搞的,非常难搞的。这个非常难搞的这种人啊,他说的东西都很有理。如果你说不过他,还真的有点麻烦呢。那为什么说不过呢?其实我告诉你,言语上的交锋和信心紧密相关。如果人里面够刚强,你在这个言语上的交锋,你就一定会占上风!信心这东西可了不得。 “叫你可以打那美好的仗”,这美好的仗是什么仗呢?是信和不信之间的仗。你和我都常常在这种光景当中走过。在这种光景当中走过,是信在我们身上占上风的时候,你就会发现你里边就有力量。如果你里面的不信在你身上占上风的时候,你就会发现你非常的软弱。咱们打一个比方,有一些人他问的问题其实不是问题,问题就在他里面没有信心,他不知道神有多厉害。 所以在提摩太的年间,以弗所的教会里面,有一个人叫做许米乃,还有另外一个人叫亚历山大。这两个人能说会道啊,那言语很厉害。但他们讲的是啥呢?他们讲的都是让人不信的道。那你说可恶不可恶?后来保罗就必须写信给提摩太,不要害怕,我已经把他们交给撒但。使他们受责罚就不再谤渎了。 我就在想啊,提摩太在管理教会,遇到了许米乃和亚历山大这些厉害的主,讲话也很凶的啊,这个人在信主的路上,你就会发现常常有人来败坏你的信心。

那这事儿太典型了。比如说,有一个姐妹她得了治不好的病,那你说怎么办啊?那就带着她祷告啊。那带着她祷告的时候,刚刚有点进展了,她的家人不干了。你说这鬼多坏啊!我告诉你,这人的一生就是在信和不信之间争战。 那你说家人这东西我们很难插手,非常难插手。为什么非常难插手呢?人家是妈妈和女儿,爸爸和儿子,这东西不好弄啊。弄完了,我们如果硬来的话,还真的会招来麻烦,人家投诉我们呢?你想想看,现在你站在大街上喊一下试试,你生病了你就靠信主祷告,很多人就会把你当成异端了。为啥?那这个世界都卧在恶者手下,你这么讲啊。讲完了以后就完了,得罪了世上这些信靠医生的人。 咱们说句实话,得了治不好的病,那你就治吧,你往死里治啊,这东西就要了命。你说这事儿多难?那我问你提摩太在教会当中,面临许米乃和亚历山大这些在教会里面很有影响力的人。提摩太的活儿好不好干?不好干。 所以像我们这些服侍的人,我们面临这些得了要死的病的这种人,我们是非常的难做人。说轻了,坏了,说重了也坏了。拿出来摆在桌面上人家就说我们是害人,你说服侍服侍他真死了怎么办?更何况死还是不死就跟这个本人,有信心和没信心有关系。 所以我想啊,这个争战都在人的里头。保罗写给提摩太的信,我讲《提摩太前书》说给大家听。那是提摩太里的信心,决定了这场争战到底是否能够得胜还是不得胜。人不管你有多深的罪,不管你有多大的问题,只要你愿意相信都得医治,你的信救了你。

有人说:老师说这样这样,老师说那不好使。你不信我告诉你啊,最好还是你自己说说看你要怎样?如果你自己在你自己身上还做不了主,那是骗人的呀。你绝对能够在自己的身上做主。 所以我们常常在说的时候,巴不得打点擦边球建立你的信心,因为你的信心能够救你脱离这黑暗的权势。但是人其实就没这等信心。那没有信心,就照着没有信心的日子过吧,过成啥样是啥样。 所以我常常鼓励我们当中的小牧者,他们问我,说:她老公就因为她信主跟她吵架。我说:那就干脆就别让她信了啊,爱干嘛干嘛去吧。那家庭关系很重要,我讲完了以后大家都懵了。那对有信心的人有一种解释,对没有信心的人那就是另外一种解释,最后你的信心就是你的造化。

我想讲这个信主的路,是一条争战的路,就是信与不信的争战。你会发现不信的人其实他也没什么好招,但是他就接受了一套魔鬼的谎言。我们来说说看,到了医院里头,你慢慢看,你看看到底是什么状况,你就知道。 我爸爸其实还是比较聪明,我爸爸跟着我信主,但是那个年代建立的教会不得胜,很荒凉,我工作也非常的忙碌,真的很辛苦。那我爸就得了一个非常简单的肺炎,七十多岁的老人,他其实啥事儿没有啊,然后就自己溜达溜达到了医院,医院说:你得住院啊。我爸治了一个月以后,躺在床上下不来了,一会儿给他整点这个,整点那个,反正就是一大堆东西啊。 后来我爸就在想,我好好的走进来的,现在我躺床上了。你说你能上哪儿说理去?我爸说:我不治了,我回家。大家看看,他不但没有好转,反而更糟了。我告诉大家,其实是用药过度。回到家里头,两个月以后过世了,当然了,也少遭了不少罪。整天给你搞这个那个的,整完了多难受啊。 大家看啊,你愿意信靠医院,我可不能告诉你不行。你不信靠医院,我也不能告诉你行还是不行。听明白了吗?大家仔细琢磨啊,这种事可多了。不该手术的,手术了。该手术的,肯定手术啊,那要不然这个月的指标怎么达到啊?用药,拼命用啊,如果不用,病人还投诉,用药还多赚钱,多分花红。

所以信和不信就是你自己。弟兄姐妹你要知道,这争战就在你的心中,信和不信的争战。我就感慨啊,一个人在这世上活着不容易。他在世上活着不容易,为啥呢?都是因为不信。

**我往马其顿去的时候,曾劝你仍住在以弗所,好嘱咐那几个人不可传异教,也不可听从荒渺无凭的话语和无穷的家谱;这等事只生辩论,并不发明 神在信上所立的章程。但命令的总归就是爱;这爱是从清洁的心和无亏的良心,无伪的信心生出来的。有人偏离这些,反去讲虚浮的话,想要作教法师,却不明白自己所讲说的所论定的。(《提摩太前书》1:3-7**) 看到了没有?教会里夸夸其谈的特别多。这是我亲身经历过的。大家有点儿能像我这样就好了,真的。我在教会里头,教会里啥人都有啊。那败坏人信心的是特别多啊。 我信主头两年还好,因为神也不让我看见教会的阴暗面。大家一定要知道,魔鬼住在教会里。教会在哪里,神的圣殿在哪里,魔鬼就要在那里。大家说这吓人不?建立教会,鬼最喜欢住在教会里。 有一次我赶鬼啊,我说:你出去,牠说:我不知道去哪儿。我说:后面就是夜总会啊,还有那个红灯区,那地方很多人,都是你们自己一伙的,你去吧。牠说:我不去。哎哟,这鬼挺刚强啊。我说:那你不去你也得走,你得离开!牠说:我不知道往哪儿去。那我说:那你要去哪儿?牠说:我要去教会。哎哟,我的天哪,我听完了以后,我说咋的了啊? 后来牠就跟我慢慢的分享。说:我们不容易啊,我们被上司派遣来到教会,就是要搞破坏。如果我们在教会里打了败仗,回去就是个死。这鬼还挺有意思。牠们说:我们回去也是死,在你这里也是死,哎呀死就死吧。大家看看,牠还来了死就死的信心了。我跟大家讲,鬼挺有意思啊。 牠说:一定要去教会。我说那你就去那个教会呗。牠说:我不去。我说:为啥不去那个教会呢?牠说去了那个教会,那个教会很low。然后牠告诉我,他们都是农民啊。我说:这挺有意思的,牠说:我去那儿吧,我老实告诉你,就是在那里头能有一席之地,回去也没有奖赏。我说:咋的?你喜欢啃硬骨头,现在踢到铁板了,你还咋的?你得出去!

后来我就发现啊,咱们教会其实走过来的路是咋回事儿呢?随着我们对争战的能力的不断提升,争战到哪儿?那波鬼就开始彰显出来,就被赶出去。又提升了一段,然后又争战了一段,然后那些鬼又被赶出去。大家说怎么洁净教会?我告诉你们,教会的属灵高度,就决定了教会的圣洁的程度。 那为什么呢?因为我们在教会里啊,属灵高度不够的话,那些厉害的鬼都不彰显。你想想看啊,那可难整了。最近大家有没有发现,我们在对付这悟性不通,就解决人的悟性问题。很多这些人看着看着,哎哟,他里面的鬼就在打算盘:如果我们允许这个人继续在教会里待下去,我就被赶出去,这个教会的属灵高度开始提升了,我还是把这个人带走吧。 所以弟兄姐妹你们要知道,我们当中的小牧者,你牧养牧养这个人走了。你得知道,教会的属灵高度在增加。那他在教会里干啥呢?不干正事儿,就说那些好听的,荒谬无凭的话语和无穷的家谱。 你别说《马太福音》从那个家谱,从亚当生谁谁谁,然后到谁谁生谁,亚伯拉罕生谁谁,什么到哪儿多少代,一直生到耶稣基督。你《马太福音》你写家谱啊,然后有人就开始研究家谱了。研究家谱哎呦你是哪一支儿的?我是所罗门这一支儿。那你是哪一支儿?我是亚拿尼亚这一支儿的。那你是哪一支儿?我是暗嫩这一支儿的。大家就觉得你看啊,我是所罗门这一支儿的,就整这些个。 所以这个无凭的话语和无穷的家谱然后这些人还传异教。传什么异教呢?看星象。看这个星座啊,然后相信一些奇奇怪怪的东西。那在教会里头,什么看手相了,看星座了,哎呀,可多了。那这东西都是带着异教的味道。

大家要知道灵界的东西是非常真实的。我给大家举个例子,在《圣经》里的旧约。那个城,那个王跟以色列人争战,眼看着被打败的时候,他把他儿子给献祭了。结果这一献祭完了以后,以色列人打败了。你能理解吗?能理解,灵界的东西很厉害。 那现在你如果到YouTube上,里头有很多讲灵界的东西。我告诉大家,我是一个特别相信灵界的牧师,要不然怎么可能解决这么多复杂的问题呢?这个灵界的东西太真实了。包括那些什么,把人献祭了,什么借寿命了,然后整些很多这些东西。你说行不行?行!有效没效,有效。如果没效,那就不叫灵界。 那能说明啥呢?所以教会里头讲的这些,然后这等事只生辩论,他说有,他说没有,他说没有,他说有。就争着辩论起来,其实对神在信上所立的章程毫无功效。异教、家谱、荒谬无凭的话语、虚浮的话语,然后又把律法给搬出来,这一下子就更令人困惑了。但是对信主这件事毫无功效啊。那你这个许米乃呀,亚历山大,还有一些党羽啊,都是在教会里干这事。

所以弟兄姐妹你要知道教会里的讲很多奇怪的东西。那我给大家举几个例子,比如说这个教会做医治释放。医治释放完了,那得做洁净的祷告,结果那天有人来找我,这人被吓坏了,直哆嗦。说:“老师啊,我咋办呢?”我说:“啥事啊?吓得这么哆嗦。”他说:“哎呀,我为一个癌症患者祷告,祷告完了以后,我忘了做洁净祷告了。”我说:“没做就没做呗。”他说:“他是个肺癌的患者啊,现在我肺也不舒服啊。”我的天哪!我就在想,这是什么信心?根本就是个不信。 所以咱们弟兄姐妹,信和不信,就是一场争战,教会里头很多呀。那赶鬼的教会,那些灵恩的教会讲的东西可多了。你看讲原生家庭的多不多?多呀。你为什么会这样?因为你原生家庭。那到我这儿来了,就简单了。我说你就尽心、尽性、尽力,爱主你的神,神就必向你守约施慈爱直到千代。啥事没有。如果你恨神,神必追讨你的罪,自父及子直到三到四代。你说这厉害不?厉害! 我告诉你真正解决问题就是爱神还是不爱神,如果你很爱自己不爱神,你说我能做啥呢?我就是有天大的本事,我就是耶稣在世,也解决不了人的不信。我还得告诉你啊,你说耶稣医好的那些人的病根去了没有?没有。你说那病又发作了没有啊。我说都发作了,后来都反复了。那都反复了为啥呢?我告诉你根源。这个人不爱神,所以受了咒诅,然后就把他三到四代祖先的咒诅,都扣在他头上。你说那还能有个好啊?后来这些人全都不信主了。 你说全都不信主了,也不是那么回事。耶稣医好的成千上万的人,但是跟着耶稣的,如果按照耶路撒冷在那里祷告等候神,只有一百二十位。那在橄榄山上看见耶稣升天五百位。那么多人都哪儿去了呢?我告诉你,人生病的根源就是咒诅。你过去违背神的话受了咒诅,你好了又去违背神的话照样受咒诅,就这么简单。因为这是律法书的话呀,是吧?

所以说我告诉你,敌人就在教会里。那你想想看,彼得带着信主,那三千人得救了,五千人得救了,我这话说的粗糙一点,我说得救个狗屁啊!我这就稍微强调一下,那真是个狗屁啊。那哪是得救啊,都是不信的。后来你知道吗?这个彼得又要求人家奉献,我的天哪,很多人就奉献。奉献完了大家就吃大户啊,在那吃啊、喝啊,然后有的人吃多了,投诉。吃少了也投诉。吃点咸菜投诉啊。就这样,结果就把教会吃黄了,把很多的房地产都给吃进去了,然后又拉出去了。你说这教会能信吗? 就这事儿,敌人就在教会里头释放谎言。感谢神,我们在耶稣基督里。从第一天就开始争战。那跟谁争战,跟不信争战,跟魔鬼所释放的谎言,所带来的不信争战。我告诉大家,不信是问题的根源。

保罗就在讲**律法是为不法的和不服的,不虔诚的和犯罪的人所设立的,就是律法是为恶人设立的**。那我们今天整天在那研究律法啊,在守这个啊,守那个啊,就完了。 有一个姐妹接待了一群传道人,这群传道人目标要成为世界名牧。我也不知道这个名牧咋就那么好。你看这人哪,有的人就想成为名牧,没名。结果呢去到了加拿大就住在我们这个姐妹的家里。其实对我们这个姐妹的问题,一丁点儿都不关心。为啥?她儿子都老大不小了还尿床。你想孩子老大不小了整天尿床,可闹心了。为什么她来咱们教会呢?那是后来的事儿,来到咱们教会后,解决了尿床的问题。为啥尿床?因为体贴肉体,老马啊。 这一伙人又想成为名牧,又追求吃有机食物。要想吃点有机食物,除非你自己种,哇,就在那整这些有机食物。反正我就觉得这东西很无聊。吃什么那么重要吗?耶稣不是说吗?**吃东西不能够污秽人,拉出来第二天就掉到茅坑里。但是从心里发出来的能够污秽人**。人就是这样,你说这多败坏人的信心呢?很败坏。 那因为《圣经》上说啊,这个不能吃那个不能吃,这个洁净那个不洁净。有没有?有。你说这还是有啊,那你不能说这不是神的话呀,那这是神的话。完了,结果有人昨天在餐馆里吃了一顿,同学聚会吃完了回来。哎呀不舒服啊,他们家的食物不干净啊。然后不洁净应该是拜过偶像的,一会儿良心就被败坏了,然后信心也被败坏了。 我想我们要读律法书那要很小心魔鬼辖制。我们知道律法原是好的,只要人用得合宜。什么叫合宜?在信上用啊。

**因为律法不是为义人设立的,乃是为不法和不服的,不虔诚和犯罪的,不圣洁和恋世俗的,弑父母和杀人的, 行淫和亲男色的,抢人口和说谎话的,并起假誓的,或是为别样敌正道的事设立的。(《提摩太前书》1:9-10**) 原来那些东西是给罪人设立的,就是不信的人啊。哎呀,这个不洁净,那个不洁净,你就讲吧,没完没了。我敢说,你也守不住,为啥守不住?那些东西不是给信的人守的,是给不信的人。 所以我想,我们信主这条路,是一条争战的路。律法是为恶人设立的。咱们说句掏心的话,如果你真的是一个爱神的人,你说会怎么样?吃了就吃了,没吃就没吃,没什么了不起。尤其是像我这种,吃饭我也没当回事。我经常干着干着,晚上六点了,还没吃饭啊。没事儿。人就是体贴肉体问题多啊。 那问题在哪儿呢?我们所信的这个福音,关键就是爱。你不要以为“爱”这个字很抽象,其实又很具体。要尽心、尽性、尽力,爱主你的神!

什么叫命令?律法的总结就是爱,命令的总归就是爱。 **但命令的总归就是爱;这爱是从清洁的心和无亏的良心,无伪的信心生出来的。(《提摩太前书》1:5**) 人一偏离了这个就完蛋了。有人说:我不爱神,老师,我怎么就不能爱神呢?我说:那就慢慢地遭罪就会了。我就在想,人爱主占了多少便宜啊,尽心、尽力爱主你的神,你至于遭这么多的罪吗?那你就好好信自己呗,好好爱自己。所以这大的诫命就是:第一,尽心、尽力,爱主你的神。第二,就是爱人如己。那有人说:爱神那哪行?那有啥用?爱人?我还是爱我自己吧。我就说:好好爱自己吧,直到爱到坟墓里去。 那我们这些信主的人,我们就是要爱神,就是要爱人如己。这两条就总结了律法书所有的东西。我有的时候就在想啊,很多人活着活着就得了这个病,活着活着就得了那个病,那也感谢神,你们来到咱们当中,多多少少得了医治。没百分之百也去掉了百分之八九十了啊。

那问题就是,是还是不知道尽心、尽性、尽力,爱主你的神。是何等的恩典!那可不是别的呀,那是极大的恩典啊。我鼓励大家,就以爱神为活着的目的,少遭不少罪啊。感谢神!我虽然是个罪人,但这因为信神,所以祂就救我脱离这一切的罪孽。你说信神多好啊!那你如果信自己你就好好信呗,我替不了你做决定。我没有办法替你做决定,我如果能替你做决定,那就好了,真是替不了啊。 所有的该说的都说了,该讲的都讲了。但是,你里头是否愿意爱神?是否愿意走这条路,信主的路?是否愿意把那些不信的东西,从我们里面赶出去。是否愿意为信主付上点代价?我告诉你,这个信主这东西很有意思。你来到我们当中你要好好信主,一旦决定好好信主,敌人肯定来逼迫你。透过嘴,透过你老公,透过你家人,透过各种各样的逼迫。那才邪性啊。 一旦你要开始认真地信主了,你不认真信主,在我们当中逛,逛到都快要被踢了。然后突然间悔改了,哎,那不行,家里人就要举报了,你说恶不恶啊?因为什么呢?因为祷告。那么多年下来,你信主信得很烂,没人在乎。但是你一旦要认真信主了,你家里周围的人,我的天哪!那都来败坏你里面的信心。你没点性格你做不到啊! 所以我还是鼓励你,如果你算计算计,看看能怎么走下去?如果你不行,你还是顺着他们吧,把关系搞好。信主把家搞得乌烟瘴气的,也没这个必要。而且你也没办法经历这场争战。如果你真的有我这两下子,谁敢来啊,谁来谁软弱,那立刻就软弱掉了。但是,有我这种性格的人不多。你别说提摩太,提摩太还真的在性格上,就是跟你一样软弱。所以保罗写信给他,我也写信给你啊。 如果你不信,你没办法得胜。后来我发现很多我们当中的弟兄姐妹在面临逼迫的时候,刚强了一把。哎,啥事没发生。你软弱,背后是个鬼。所以说,人不刚强怎么可能支取神的应许。软绵绵、肉糊糊的,不信的路可喜欢走了,信心的路没法走啊。

这就是命令的总归就是爱。我告诉你,谁也别想来拦住我。没有人能拦住我。谁拦住我,我就把谁放下。大家听完了以后,你说你这叫啥话。啥话?我脸上也没长毛,头上也没长角。我也不会成为牛魔王,我也不会成为孙悟空,看着还是个正常人,比你还正常。干活比很多人都强。我有啥问题,啥问题也没有。财务蒙神祝福,做工蒙神祝福,服侍蒙神祝福。一生都有神的荣耀在我身上。谁能拦得住? 我就这性格,我已经看透了一切。他们给我作了一首歌叫做《放下一切》。他们唱的也挺好,我一唱就跑调。就是放下一切。但最终我绝不做伤害你的事儿。我里面是从清洁的心,无愧的良心,无伪的信心生出来的。要尽心、尽力、爱主我的神。服侍弟兄姐妹绝不偷懒。就算是那些很坏的,就信主信得很烂。我也绝不偷懒,苦口婆心。啊,我这小心脏经过一次又一次的摧残了。不信太邪恶了!不信,真的太败坏了。

**我感谢那给我力量的我们主基督耶稣,因他以我有忠心,派我服侍他。我从前是亵渎 神的,逼迫人的,侮慢人的;然而我还蒙了怜悯,因我是不信不明白的时候而做的。并且我主的恩是格外丰盛,使我在基督耶稣里有信心和爱心。“基督耶稣降世,为要拯救罪人。”这话是可信的,是十分可佩服的。在罪人中我是个罪魁。然而,我蒙了怜悯,是因耶稣基督要在我这罪魁身上显明他一切的忍耐,给后来信他得永生的人作榜样。但愿尊贵、荣耀归与那不能朽坏、不能看见、永世的君王、独一的 神,直到永永远远。阿们! (《提摩太前书》1:12-17**) 保罗写信写到这儿突然间兴奋了。兴奋啥呢?哎哟,我逼迫了那么多基督徒啊。然后那个司提反被人拿石头打死的时候,保罗就在现场。但是他还有那么一点点的良心,不肯拿石头打,帮着人家看衣服啊。保罗拿了大祭司的信到处去抓基督徒,给他们放在监牢里。结果有一天,真的碰到耶稣了,踢到铁板了。 耶稣说,你用脚踢刺棍是难的。保罗当场就被耶稣用光给照瞎了,其实他本来就应该是个瞎子。那他当时就开始悔改,要信耶稣,说到这儿他就想起,他是格外蒙恩啊。要不是耶稣让他瞎掉,又安排人医好他的眼睛,他还在做罪人中的罪魁。 我就感慨我们的神,什么都能做,但是如果保罗坚持不信,谁也没办法,神也没办法。所以咱们弟兄姐妹,如果你眼睛是瞎的,你信不信耶稣让你的眼睛可以重新恢复视觉?能的。你得了瘸子的病,耶稣基督能不能医好你的病?如果你信,是能的。但是你一说,人家就觉着哎呀,这不是很荒唐吗?是因为他们不信。那他们不信,他们就信别的呗。他们信自己,信医生,信啥都行。爱找多少借口找多少借口,跟咱没关系。

耶稣基督降世为要拯救罪人。神一看他有点信心,拯救他。那不信的怎么办?不信的必被定罪。所以弟兄姐妹一定要知道,这个命令的总归是爱,但是爱是从信心里生出来的。而教会里的那些敌人、仇敌,就整那些异端、假师傅,荒谬无凭的话语,虚浮的话语,律法一大堆这些事儿,什么用都没有。 所以不管你是多么大的罪人,就是你是罪人中的罪魁,神也能够拯救,但是你得有信心。你相信好吗?所以说信和不信之间的争战太明显了。哎呀,我就特别的感慨,不信多么容易啊,什么都不用做。但是信是很难的呀。虽然信一分钱都不用花,但信是多么难。我们这信的人,也要常常跟不信争战。 不管医院死了多少人,不管它是个过度医疗,还是不是过度医疗,正确的还是错误的,就算是用错了药你都没处告去,那你就信吧,信医院也挺好啊。人怎么就分不清楚了呢? 我不想跟医院较劲,因为医院还是很重要的。对一个不信神的人,他不去医院去哪儿啊?是吧?神也格外的开恩,给他们一个地方去花钱,给他们一个地方去治病。所以医院这不是给我们这些信主的人,我们真的不太需要。

**我儿提摩太啊,我照从前指着你的预言,将这命令交托你,叫你因此可以打那美好的仗。(《提摩太前书》1:18**) 保罗对提摩太说这些说明啥?来大家说说看,读出什么来了没有?就是提摩太要打这美好的仗!什么叫打美好的仗?就是胜过去,胜过这不信。就算是教会里头有这些什么许米乃,还有亚历山大,都没关系。靠着那加给我力量的,在信的人凡事都能。这是看得着的,信主的人必靠着主耶稣。因着信心,神要照着我们的信心成就。这是何等美好的仗,这场仗是信和不信之间的较量。你就看吧,不信的被败坏,信的人被拯救。这一生在信和不信之间常常打一场美好的仗。 保罗害怕提摩太留在以弗所,干不过这些人。保罗要去马其顿,所以他临走前在以弗所就对提摩太,说:我按手在你身上祷告。结果这一按手呢就开始宣告,提摩太我奉耶稣基督的名,发预言你必得胜。干啥呢?分赐信心! 那预言是因为保罗看见了什么异象,还是没看见什么异象呢?我们也不知道。其实不是凭着什么看见了没看见,是凭着保罗大胆的奉耶稣基督的名宣告。因为他知道提摩太太软弱。**我岂没有吩咐你吗?你当刚强壮胆。你要知道在你平生的日子断没有仇敌可以站立在你面前**。这是神对约书亚说的话,你要带以色列人进应许之地,你必带以色列人过约旦河,进应许之地。

我听到这样的话,我也常常感谢我的神。神给我一个任务,就是带着大家进应许之地。我们要多多支取神的应许,带着大家走这信心的路,带着大家打这美好的仗。不管是什么样的东西,什么样的仇敌在我们面前,我们要在悟性上有充足的信心。在悟性上,满心知道神的旨意,知道神的奥秘。弟兄姐妹们,瞎眼的能看见,瘸腿的能走路。在神没有难成的事儿,我们就凭着信心,让神的荣耀彰显在我们当中。 当你看见神在你身上做奇妙工作,你就会感慨我们这一生,竟然能够有信主的福分。竟然能够看见神奇妙的作为。我们胜过不信,不管你是什么样的人,就算已经瞎了二十年了,仍然相信。因为这是福音,这就是福音! 福音说什么呢?《以赛亚书》六十一章一节:**瞎眼的能看见,瘸腿的能走路,被掳的得释放,被压制的得自由**。这就是福音!我巴不得弟兄姐妹因信,多多得着福音的好处。 你会发现我很少讲不信的福音,我很少讲这些不信的逻辑。那些不信叫做啥呢?如果神不医治你,你还信吗?这不是很扯的话吗?但是很多教会都这么说。我不这么说。我说神必医治你。信不信?在信的人凡事都能。没有如果,只有阿们! 我想这场争战,神要预定你得胜。不要害怕,也不要担心,要刚强壮胆。进应许之地,支取神的应许。进迦南地可能会死,不进迦南地是肯定会死。人如果在不信上惹了神的愤怒,一生活在神的愤怒当中。我们因信,就生出尽心、尽力,爱主我们神,就生出我们的神那样的爱。阿们! 愿神祝福大家!
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