得救的信心是神的恩典，也必更新人的全人 / Saving Faith Is God’s Grace and Renews the Whole Person
2026-08-20一、核心信仰陈述｜Core Statement
我们相信，人得救的信心是出于神的恩典（弗2:8；约15:16；徒3:16；徒5:31；彼后1:1），不是出于人的理性、感情和意志（林前2:14）。
We believe that saving faith comes from the grace of God (Eph. 2:8; John 15:16; Acts 3:16; Acts 5:31; 2 Pet. 1:1). It does not come from human reason, feelings, or will (1 Cor. 2:14).
但我们也相信，真信徒不可能在理性上随随便便，对真理似懂非懂（弗5:17）；在感情上随随便便，对基督不冷不热（启2:4；启3:15–16）；在意志上随随便便，对委身可有可无（罗12:1–2）。
But we also believe that a true believer should not be careless in the mind, with only a shallow understanding of truth (Eph. 5:17); careless in the heart, being cold or lukewarm toward Christ (Rev. 2:4; 3:15–16); or careless in the will, treating commitment to Christ as optional (Rom. 12:1–2).
一句话总结｜One-Sentence Summary
信心的根源完全在神，但神所赐的真信心必然在人里面结出果子。
Faith comes completely from God, but true faith given by God will surely produce fruit in us.
这正是改革宗需要同时坚持的两个方面：
These are two truths that Reformed theology holds together:
我们不是因为认真追求而得救；我们是因恩典得救，所以开始认真追求。
We are not saved because we seek God seriously; we are saved by grace, and therefore we begin to seek God seriously.
二、信心的源头：不是人，乃是神
II. The Source of Faith: Not Man, but God
1. 以弗所书 2:8｜Ephesians 2:8
中文和合本：
“你们得救是本乎恩，也因着信；这并不是出于自己，乃是神所赐的。”
English (simple rendering):
You are saved by grace through faith. This does not come from yourselves; it is God’s gift.
解释｜Explanation
救恩的起点不是人的决定，而是神的恩典。
Salvation does not begin with man’s decision. It begins with God’s grace.
人不是先产生了一个值得神奖赏的“信心”，然后神因为这个信心救他。
A person does not first produce a faith that deserves God’s reward, and then God saves him because of that faith.
连我们能够来到基督面前相信祂，也是神恩典工作的结果。
Even our coming to Christ and believing in him is the result of God’s gracious work.
因此：
恩典不是对信心的奖赏；信心乃是领受恩典的器皿。
Grace is not a reward for faith; faith is the instrument by which we receive grace.
三、不是我们先拣选基督，而是基督先拣选我们
III. We Did Not First Choose Christ; Christ First Chose Us
2. 约翰福音 15:16｜John 15:16
中文和合本：
“不是你们拣选了我，是我拣选了你们，并且分派你们去结果子，叫你们的果子常存；使你们奉我的名，无论向父求什么，他就赐给你们。”
English (simple rendering):
You did not choose me; I chose you. I appointed you to go and bear lasting fruit.
解释｜Explanation
这里首先是耶稣对使徒说的话，因此我们不能脱离上下文。
Jesus first spoke these words to his apostles, so we should not remove them from their context.
但是这里所显明的原则与整本圣经一致：
神的恩典在先，人的回应在后。
God’s grace comes first; man’s response comes after.
而且注意：
拣选不是为了让人继续过没有果子的生活。
Election is not meant to leave a person living a fruitless life.
耶稣说：
“我拣选了你们”——这是恩典。
“I chose you” — this is grace.
“去结果子”——这是恩典产生的结果。
“Go and bear fruit” — this is the result of grace.
所以改革宗的预定论绝不是：
“既然神拣选了我，我就随便生活。”
“Since God chose me, I can live any way I want.”
恰恰相反：
神拣选的人，也被神改变，开始结果子。
Those whom God chooses are also changed by God and begin to bear fruit.
四、连信靠基督的信心也是从基督而来
IV. Even Faith in Christ Comes from Christ
3. 使徒行传 3:16｜Acts 3:16
彼得解释瘸腿的人得医治，并不是使徒自己有什么能力。
Peter explained that the lame man was not healed by the apostles’ own power.
重点是基督的名和对基督的信心。
The focus is the name of Christ and faith in Christ.
彼得把荣耀完全归给基督。
Peter gives the glory completely to Christ.
属灵原则｜Spiritual Principle
我们不能说：
“神提供救恩，我提供信心，所以我们各做一部分。”
“God provides salvation, and I provide faith, so we each do our part.”
圣经把人的得救更彻底地归给神的恩典。
The Bible gives the glory for salvation much more completely to God’s grace.
五、悔改也是神所赐的
V. Repentance Is Also Given by God
4. 使徒行传 5:31｜Acts 5:31
中文和合本：
“神且用右手将他高举，叫他作君王，作救主，将悔改的心和赦罪的恩赐给以色列人。”
English (simple rendering):
God exalted Jesus as Prince and Savior, to give repentance and forgiveness of sins.
解释｜Explanation
这里非常重要。
不只是赦罪来自神，连悔改也与神主动施恩有关。
Not only forgiveness comes from God; repentance itself is connected with God’s gracious work.
所以一个罪人真正悔改的时候，不应该夸口：
“因为我比别人聪明，所以我悔改了。”
“I repented because I am wiser than other people.”
而应该说：
“若不是神怜悯我，我仍然会活在罪中。”
“Without God’s mercy, I would still be living in sin.”
这会产生谦卑，而不是属灵的骄傲。
This produces humility, not spiritual pride.
六、我们所得的是同样宝贵的信心
VI. We Receive the Same Precious Faith
5. 彼得后书 1:1｜2 Peter 1:1
中文和合本：
“作耶稣基督仆人和使徒的西门彼得写信给那因我们的神和救主耶稣基督之义，与我们同得一样宝贵信心的人。”
English (simple rendering):
Peter writes to those who have received the same precious faith through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.
解释｜Explanation
彼得强调信徒是“同得”这宝贵的信心。
Peter emphasizes that believers have received this precious faith.
信心不是我们向神夸耀的资本。
Faith is not something we can boast about before God.
真正使我们称义的是基督的义，不是我们信心得有多好。
What makes us righteous before God is Christ’s righteousness, not how impressive our faith is.
所以：
软弱的手若真实抓住强大的基督，仍然能够得救。
A weak hand that truly holds a strong Christ can still be saved.
救恩的能力在基督，不在我们信心的强度。
The power of salvation is in Christ, not in the strength of our faith.
七、为什么天然的人不能靠自己的理性认识神？
VII. Why Can’t Natural Man Know God by His Own Reason?
6. 哥林多前书 2:14｜1 Corinthians 2:14
中文和合本：
“然而，属血气的人不领会神圣灵的事，反倒以为愚拙，并且不能知道，因为这些事惟有属灵的人才能看透。”
English (simple rendering):
A natural person does not accept the things of God’s Spirit. They seem foolish to him, and he cannot truly understand them because they must be spiritually discerned.
改革宗重点｜Reformed Emphasis
这里不是说非基督徒没有智力。
This does not mean unbelievers have no intelligence.
一个非基督徒可以非常聪明。
An unbeliever can be very intelligent.
他可以研究数学、医学、历史、哲学，甚至研究圣经原文。
He may study mathematics, medicine, history, philosophy, and even the original languages of the Bible.
问题不是 IQ，而是人的属灵本性。
The problem is not IQ; the problem is man’s spiritual nature.
罪影响了人的：
- 理性——Mind
- 感情——Affections
- 意志——Will
这就是改革宗所讲的全然败坏（Total Depravity）。
This is what Reformed theology calls Total Depravity.
它不是说每个人已经坏到了可能达到的最坏程度。
It does not mean every person is as evil as he could possibly be.
而是说：
罪已经影响人的整个生命，以致人不能靠自己来到基督面前。
Sin has affected the whole person, so man cannot come to Christ by his own power.
八、但是：恩典不会让人的理性继续随便
VIII. But Grace Does Not Leave the Mind Careless
7. 以弗所书 5:17｜Ephesians 5:17
中文和合本：
“不要作糊涂人，要明白主的旨意如何。”
English (simple rendering):
Do not be foolish. Understand what the Lord wants you to do.
解释｜Explanation
这里出现了非常重要的平衡。
我们不是靠明白真理得救；
We are not saved because we understand truth well;
但是得救以后，我们必然越来越愿意明白真理。
But after salvation, we should increasingly desire to understand the truth.
所以不能说：
“神学不重要，我只要爱耶稣就好了。”
“Theology is not important. I only need to love Jesus.”
问题是：
你若不知道耶稣是谁，又怎样知道自己所爱的到底是哪一位耶稣？
If you do not know who Jesus is, how do you know which Jesus you love?
因此真正的信仰一定越来越重视圣经。
Therefore, true faith increasingly values Scripture.
九、恩典也会改变人的感情
IX. Grace Also Changes Our Affections
8. 启示录 2:4｜Revelation 2:4
中文和合本：
“然而有一件事我要责备你，就是你把起初的爱心离弃了。”
English (simple rendering):
But I have this against you: you have left the love you had at first.
这里尤其值得家庭查经认真思想。
This deserves serious thought in family Bible study.
以弗所教会并不是完全不懂真理。
The Ephesian church did not completely lack truth.
实际上，他们在教义分辨方面相当认真。
In fact, they were serious about doctrinal discernment.
但是正统的教义不能成为失去爱基督之心的借口。
But sound doctrine cannot become an excuse for losing our love for Christ.
改革宗尤其需要警醒这一点：
头脑正确，不等于灵命健康。
A correct mind does not automatically mean a healthy spiritual life.
十、基督拒绝不冷不热的信仰
X. Christ Rejects Lukewarm Christianity
9. 启示录 3:15–16｜Revelation 3:15–16
中文和合本：
“我知道你的行为，你也不冷也不热；我巴不得你或冷或热。”
“你既如温水，也不冷也不热，所以我必从我口中把你吐出去。”
English (simple rendering):
Christ says that he knows their works. They are neither cold nor hot. Because they are lukewarm, he warns that he will reject their complacent condition.
这里不是说｜This Does Not Mean
耶稣不是鼓励人：
“你如果不热心做基督徒，最好彻底反对基督。”
“If you are not a zealous Christian, it is better to oppose Christ completely.”
重点是老底嘉教会那种自满、自足、麻木的属灵状态。
The point is the self-satisfied, self-sufficient, spiritually numb condition of the Laodicean church.
一个人可以：
参加聚会、
attend church,
参加查经、
join Bible study,
懂很多教义、
know much doctrine,
甚至坚持改革宗神学，
even hold Reformed theology,
却逐渐失去对基督本人的爱。
yet gradually lose love for Christ himself.
这是非常危险的。
This is very dangerous.
十一、恩典最后也会改变人的意志
XI. Grace Also Changes the Will
10. 罗马书 12:1–2｜Romans 12:1–2
中文和合本：
“所以弟兄们，我以神的慈悲劝你们，将身体献上，当作活祭，是圣洁的，是神所喜悦的；你们如此事奉乃是理所当然的。”
“不要效法这个世界，只要心意更新而变化，叫你们察验何为神的善良、纯全、可喜悦的旨意。”
English (simple rendering):
Because of God’s mercy, believers should offer their whole lives to God as living sacrifices. They should not follow the pattern of this world, but should be transformed by the renewing of their minds so that they may know and follow God’s good will.
注意保罗的次序。
Notice Paul’s order.
不是：
“先把自己完全献给神，神才怜悯你。”
“First give yourself completely to God, and then God will have mercy on you.”
而是：
“因为神已经向你施了慈悲，所以把自己献给神。”
“Because God has already shown you mercy, offer yourself to God.”
这就是福音的次序：
恩典 → 信心 → 更新 → 委身 → 顺服。
Grace → Faith → Renewal → Commitment → Obedience.
不是：
委身 → 顺服 → 配得恩典 → 得救。
Commitment → Obedience → Deserving grace → Salvation.
十二、理性、感情、意志都必须被福音更新
XII. The Gospel Renews Mind, Affections, and Will
可以把今晚这一课总结成三个方面：
人的全人 · 真信心产生的改变
理性 Mind · 我要越来越明白神的话。 / I want to understand God’s Word more.
感情 Affections · 我要越来越爱基督。 / I want to love Christ more.
意志 Will · 我要越来越愿意把自己献给基督。 / I want to give myself more fully to Christ.
这三者不能彼此分开。
These three should not be separated.
只有知识，没有爱，容易成为冰冷的正统主义。
Knowledge without love can become cold orthodoxy.
只有感情，没有真理，容易成为盲目的宗教热情。
Emotion without truth can become blind religious excitement.
只有意志和行动，没有福音，容易成为律法主义。
Will and action without the gospel can become legalism.
真正健康的基督徒生命是：
真理进入理性，基督抓住感情，恩典降服意志。
Truth enters the mind, Christ captures the affections, and grace submits the will to God.
十三、改革宗神学的一个重要平衡
XIII. An Important Reformed Balance
《威斯敏斯特信条》第十四章论得救的信心（Saving Faith），把信心本身称为圣灵在人心中的工作，并强调这种信心通常借着圣道产生和坚固。
这可以帮助我们避免两个极端：
第一个极端：人的自由意志救自己。
First error: Man’s free will saves himself.
圣经否定这一点。救恩从头到尾都是恩典。
Scripture rejects this. Salvation is grace from beginning to end.
第二个极端：既然一切都是恩典，人就可以什么都不管。
Second error: Since everything is grace, man does not need to care about anything.
圣经同样否定这一点。
Scripture also rejects this.
因为神的恩典不只是赦免我们，也会改变我们。
God’s grace not only forgives us; it also changes us.
十四、给家庭讨论的问题｜Family Discussion Questions
- 我的信心为什么不能成为我向神夸口的理由？
Why can my faith never become a reason to boast before God?
- “信心是神所赐的”是否意味着我不需要读经、祷告和追求？为什么？
If faith is God’s gift, does that mean I do not need to read the Bible, pray, or seek God? Why?
- 一个人懂很多神学，却不爱基督，可能有什么问题？
What may be wrong if a person knows much theology but does not love Christ?
- 一个人非常感动、非常热情，却不关心圣经真理，又有什么危险？
What is the danger if a person is very emotional and enthusiastic but does not care about biblical truth?
- 为什么罗马书12:1先说“神的慈悲”，然后才要求我们“献上身体”？
Why does Romans 12:1 speak first about God’s mercy and then tell us to offer our bodies?
- 我现在最需要在哪一方面成长：理性、感情，还是意志？
Where do I most need to grow now: my mind, my affections, or my will?
十五、给孩子最简单的总结｜Simple Summary for Children
不是因为我比别人聪明，所以我相信耶稣。
I do not believe in Jesus because I am smarter than others.
不是因为我比别人善良，所以我选择耶稣。
I do not choose Jesus because I am better than others.
是神先爱我、寻找我、赐恩给我。
God first loves me, seeks me, and gives me grace.
但是，如果神真的改变了我，我也会越来越想认识耶稣。
But if God has truly changed me, I will want to know Jesus more.
我会越来越爱耶稣。
I will love Jesus more.
我也会越来越愿意顺服耶稣。
I will become more willing to obey Jesus.
今晚可以让孩子记住的一句话：
我们不是靠认真得救，而是蒙恩得救以后开始认真。
We are not saved by being serious; after we are saved by grace, we begin to take God seriously.
这句话基本抓住了第4条的核心：唯独恩典并不产生懒惰的基督徒；真正的恩典会更新人的理性、感情和意志。
This captures the heart of Article 4: Grace alone does not produce careless Christians; true grace renews the mind, the affections, and the will.