【读圣经学英语】永远的生命

在十章二十八至二十九节主说，『我又赐给他们永远的生命，他们必永不灭亡，谁也不能从我手里把他们夺去。那把他们赐给我的父，比万有都大，谁也不能从我父手里把他们夺去。』永远的生命是为着信徒的生活。父因着祂的爱，照着祂的定旨而施行拣选的手，（约十七23，六38～39，）并子凭着祂的恩，为着完成父的定旨而施行拯救的手，（约一14，六37，）二者都有保守的大能，以保障信徒。永远的生命永不枯竭，父和子的手永不失误。所以信徒永远稳固，永不灭亡。

我刚开始在美国作工的时候，有许多亲爱的圣徒问我是否相信永远稳固。我总是回答说，『为什么不信？』不久以后，人人都知道我的确相信这奇妙永远的稳固。只要我们有永远的生命，我们便有永远的稳固。还有什么能比永远的生命更稳固的？在我灵中有真正的保险单。我不只有永远的生命，我还有两只手－父拣选的手，以及子拯救的手。这两只手抱住我，撒但无法将我夺去。藉这神圣的生命并这两只神圣的手，我永远稳固了。赞美主！这两只手总是儆醒的，没有人能将我们夺去。因此我们永不灭亡。我们有神圣的生活，并大能的保护。因此，我们这些羊是永远稳固的。不要在道理上争论是否永远稳固，我们享受这一事实。你有永远的稳固吗？我不是问你信不信永远稳固，乃是问你有没有？不论我们在道理上相不相信永远稳固，我们都永远稳固了。

Enlightenment:

In 10:28-29 the Lord says, “And I give to them eternal life, and they shall by no means perish forever, and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.” The eternal life is for the believers’ living. Both the Son’s hand as the hand of power and the Father’s hand as the hand of love are for the believers’ protection. Eternal life shall never run out, and the hands of the Son and the Father shall never fail. So the believers are eternally secured and shall never perish.

When I first began to work in this country, many dear saints asked me if I believed in eternal security. I always answered, “Why not?” After awhile everyone knew that I do believe in the wonderful, eternal security. As long as we have eternal life, we have eternal security. What can be more secure than eternal life? I have the real insurance policy in my spirit. Not only do I have eternal life, but I have two hands—the Son’s hand of power and the Father’s hand of love. These two hands embrace me, and Satan is unable to snatch me out. I am eternally secured by the divine life and by these two divine hands. Praise the Lord! These hands are always on the alert, and no one can kidnap us. Therefore, we shall never perish. We have a divine living and an almighty protection. Thus, we, the sheep, are secured forever. Do not argue doctrinally about eternal security. We enjoy the fact. Do you have eternal security? I do not ask whether you believe in eternal security but whether you have it. Regardless of whether or not we believe in the doctrine of eternal security, we are eternally secured.