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彼得后书［第二章］
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彼得后书 第二章|Book of 2 Peter 2

【黑白信仰两面观】

主讲：陈炎明牧师

28/09/2022

引言：

魔鬼不断找机会破坏教会！教会所面对更大的危险，不是外来的攻击或逼迫，而是从内部出来搞破坏，就是扭曲人的信念！

一、提防陷害人的异端（V1-3）

神是真的，基督信仰是好的，教会和信徒理当是传扬救恩和美善生命的见证人；但是教会难免遇见黑暗蒙骗者的入侵，以至真道被毁谤和扭曲。要提防异端就是要扎根于纯正和全面的光明真理。什么是黑暗而非真理的呢？毁谤、贪心、捏造、取利，这是异端的特质。

二、神不宽容不悔改者（V4-7）

天使本来是神差使，是光明的美善的，然而其中也有堕落的。他们一旦堕落和背叛神，就陷入了黑暗的区域，成为地狱之子，等候审判和永远的沉沦。无论是天使或者历史中所看到的人类，包括后世代，一直到如今不也一样吗？不知悔改就没有宽赦，结局就是地狱的判决。

三、义心伤痛蒙主搭救（V8-9）

义人是因为“出污泥而不染”！虽然身处黑暗的世界，但是有神的真理作准则就是要活出光明的榜样。与神的心同感一灵，为罪人忧伤难过。唯有敬虔人蒙神保守脱离试探，免于刑罚和审判。

四、说话得当显出灵性（V10-12）

是黑是白在乎灵性！有灵性就是有神的属性，越有神的属性就越少肉体的欲望血气。越没有灵性的人越容易随从肉体情欲，无法自我约束就失去分寸。口不遮栏就容易祸从口出，就带下破坏滥杀无辜。

五、不义败亡失去救恩（V13-22）

黑暗惯了就是多行不义，不但自己犯罪，而且还会引诱人一同堕落。结局是【有墨黑的幽暗】为他们存留。这些不是指着外邦人，而是基督徒，曾经认识耶稣基督而脱离污秽黑暗的人，但是后来又重蹈覆辙，还不如不信的好。因为后者还有机会。

总结：立志走在正道上

义人的光明路？恶人的黑暗路？你作什么选择呢？如何做正确选择，立志走在正道上，在于对真理的全面认识。我们知道末世的属灵争战更大，如果不是透过圣灵的帮助，我们就无法正确的认识真理；因此我们是需要圣灵与真理并行。

2 Peter 2: Black and white faith on both-sided views
GK611 Morning Devotion
28/9/2022
Speaker: Rev Tan

Introduction:

Demons are constantly looking for opportunities to destroy the Church! The greater danger facing the church is not external attacks or persecution, but destruction from within, the distortion of human beliefs!

1.Beware of heresies that trap people (v1-3)

God is true, the Christian faith is good, and the church and believers are supposed to be witnesses to the preaching of salvation and good life; but the church inevitably encounters the invasion of the deceivers of darkness, so that the truth is slandered and distorted. To guard against heresy is to be rooted in the pure and comprehensive truth of light. What is darkness and not truth? Slander, greed, fabrication, and profit-taking are the characteristics of heresy.

2. God does not tolerate the unrepentant (V4-7)

Angels are originally sent by God, and are bright and good, yet there are fallen ones among them. Once they fell and betrayed God, they fell into the region of darkness and became sons of hell, awaiting judgment and eternal corruption. Is it not the same with both the angels and the human beings seen in history, including the latter generations, up to the present day? Without repentance there is no forgiveness, and the end is the judgment of hell.

3. The righteous heart is wounded and saved by the Lord (V8-9)

A righteous man is righteous because he "emerge unstained from the filth "! Although they are in a world of darkness, they have God's truth as a guideline to live as an example of light. We feel the same spirit with the heart of God, and grieve for sinners. Only a godly man is kept by God from temptation, from punishment and judgment.

4. speak properly to reveal the spirituality (V10-12)

Spirituality is what matters, whether it is black or white! To have spirituality is to have the attributes of God, and the more you have the attributes of God, the less you have the desires of the flesh and blood. The less spiritual a person is, the easier it is to follow the lusts of the flesh. If you blab, you will easily get into trouble, and you will bring down destruction and kill the innocent.

5. Unrighteousness and defeat and loss of salvation (V13-22)

Habitually in darkness will lead to much iniquity, not only their own sin, but also will lead people to fall with them. The end is that [blackness of darkness] remains for them. These do not refer to Gentiles, but to Christians, those who once knew Jesus Christ and were freed from filthy darkness, but then returned to it, and were better off not believing. For the latter still have a chance.

Conclusion: Determined to walk on the right path

The path of light for the righteous? The dark path of the wicked? What choice do you make? How to make the right choice, and to be determined to walk in the right way, lies in a comprehensive knowledge of the truth. We know that the spiritual warfare in the last days is greater, and we cannot know the truth correctly without the help of the Holy Spirit; therefore, we need the Holy Spirit and the truth to go hand in hand.