Treasured Being 尊贵人生
Author: Rev Ng Eng Keng
Translate: Sis Charis Ong
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life”
The theme for ECF in 2022 is “Treasured Being”. The core message of the theme is that Man is created to be ‘noble’. Since Man is created to be ‘noble’, then he should live like one. Yet, we are all sinners, so where is that nobility in us?
This year, drawing from John 3:16, we shall meditate upon this theme, hoping that it can help us all rediscover that nobility that God conferred upon Man when he was created.
We all know that it is impossible for men to be ‘noble’ by their own strength. Therefore, when we talk about the ‘nobility’ of Man, we need begin the discussion with God. God cannot be left out of the equation of anything because He is the origin of life, the Creator of all creation, and He is the ultimate Truth. Because there isn’t a person, a matter, or an object that is in not within the control of God. Therefore, without this trinitarian, omnipotent, and gracious God as life’s yardstick, it is very easy for us to get sidetracked, or even walk on the wrong path.
When we examine the Scriptures, we will understand that God has willed for Man to be the most wonderful and noble among all His creation! Yet because Man sinned and got separated from God, he lost the noble and treasured identity God had given to him. God later used an unusual way, that is through the life of His beloved Son, Jesus, to redeem Man, allowing him to regain this identity again.
Dear brothers and sisters, we shall explore the theme of ‘Treasured Being’ in the monthly thematic message in the new year.
文:黄永庆牧师
约翰福音3:16
『神爱世人，甚至把他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生』
教会2022年的主题是“尊贵人生”。这个主题的主要信息重点是带出人是“尊贵”的。人既然是“尊贵”，就应当有它那身份所应有的生命。但我们都是罪人，哪来的“尊贵”呢？
我们将于今年，藉着约翰福音3：16节，来思想这个主题，盼望能够借此帮助大家重新看到，并找回神原本造人时给予人那“尊贵”的身份。
我们都知道人是无法靠自己成为“尊贵”。因此，当我们谈到人的“尊贵”时，首先必需是从神讲起。我们谈任何东西，都不能抽离神，因为祂是生命的源头、祂是一切受造物的创造者、祂更是那绝对的真理。因为这世界没有一个人、一件事或一件物不在神的掌管中。所以如果没有从这位三位一体、全能全善的神为一切生活的准则，那我们就很容易走偏，甚至走错。
当我们仔细查考圣经，就会了解到，神定意在祂的所有创造中，人是最美好与尊贵的！但因为人犯了罪，以至于与神隔离，失去那在神里面原本“尊贵”的身份。神之后也采用了一个非常特殊的方法，就是藉着祂的爱子耶稣基督的生命，将人挽回，让人回到祂原本造人时那“尊贵”的身份。
亲爱的弟兄姐妹，我们将会在接下来每个月的主题信息中，继续与大家更深入的探讨“尊贵人生”这个主题。