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圣经就是神的话语，在不同环境或各种情形下，神的话语都能带出果效，如引人得救、安慰、扶助、引导、差遣、顺服、成圣称义，而另一方面神的话语也带出人生和属灵的意义，如：三一神，圣父，圣子，圣灵，审判，天国等等。以下我将一些宝贵的圣经金句和
主要功用写出来，以供各朋友作属灵的帮助，惟愿你们能将之背诵，紧记在心里，以致让神的话语引导你的一生，直到我们在天国相见赞美神的日子。
圣 经 的 权 威 及 重 要 性
(The Authority and Importance of the Holy Bible)
圣经的权威是建基於圣经的内容，就是神的话语，在旧约圣经中，超过2,000次以上指出 是神说的，而新约中也出现了数十次「神的话（道）」。我们的主耶稣基督在世上，也是以神的话教训人：「耶稣站在革尼撒勒湖边，众人挤拥祂，要听神的道。」（路加福音
5：1），而主耶稣的门徒，也是宣讲神的话；连我们不是犹太人的外邦人，也可以领受神的道：「使徒和在犹太的众弟兄，听说外邦人也领受了神的道。」（使徒行传11：1） 圣经的权威就是在於传达神向人宣讲及启示祂自己的话语。以下我列出数句圣经指出其权威及重要（性）：
「神的话语，句句都是炼净的，投靠祂的，祂便作他们的盾牌。祂的言语，你不可加添；恐怕祂责备你，你就显为说谎言的。」（箴言30：5-6）
" Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge
in Him. Do not add to His Words, or He will rebuke you and prove you a
liar." (Proverbs 30 : 5 - 6)
「耶和华的律法全备，能苏醒人心；耶和华的法度确定，能使愚人有智慧。耶和华的训词正直，能快活人的心；耶和华的命令清洁，能明亮人的眼目。耶和华的道理洁净，存到永远；耶和华的典章真实，全然公义。」（诗篇19：7-9）
" The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statues of the
Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are
right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving
light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The
ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous."
(Psalm 19 : 7 - 9)
「圣经都是神所默示的，於教训、笃责、使人归正、教导人学义，都是有益的。」（提摩太书3：16）
" All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness." (2
Timothy 3 : 16)
「神的道是活泼的，是有功效的，比一切两刃的剑更快，甚至魂与灵、骨节与骨髓，都能刺入剖开，连心中的思念和主意，都能辨明。」（希伯来书4：12）
" For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any
double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints
and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
(Hebrews 4 : 12)
圣 经 对 我 们 的 好 处
(The Benefits of the Bible to Us)
在世界上，每一天，数以万计的圣经在印刷中，供给（应）世人的需要，就算在今日资讯发达和电脑流行的时代，圣经仍然是神启示自己的正确来源，给基督徒与主同行的属灵工具。从圣经中我们看到圣经对人的种种好处：
（一） 神 的 显 明
(The Revelation of God)
「自从造天地以来，神的永能和神性是明明可知的，虽是眼不能见，但藉著所造之物，就可以晓得，叫人无可推诿。」（罗马书1：20）
" For since the creation of the world God' s invisible qualities -- His
eternal power and divine nature -- have been clearly seen, being understood
from what has been made, so that men are without excuse."
(Romans 1 : 20)
「道成了肉身，住在我们中间，充充满满的有恩典有真理。我们也见过祂的荣光，正是父独生子的荣光。」（约翰福音1：14）
" The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen His
glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of
grace and truth." (John 1 : 14)
（二） 神 的 创 造
(The Creation of God)
「起初神创造天地。」（创世记1：1）
" In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
(Genesis 1 : 1)
「神就照著自己的形像造人，乃是照著祂的形像造男造女。」（创世记1：27）
" So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created
him; male and female He created them." (Genesis 1 : 27)
（三） 人 （ 本 来 的？ ） 尊 荣（ 贵 ？ ） 和 人 的 堕 落
(The [Original] Honor and [The] [Then] Fall of Man)
「神就赐福给他们，又对他们说：要生养众多，遍满地面，治理这地；也要管理海里的鱼，空中的鸟，和地上各样行动的活物。」（创世记1：28）
" God blessed them and said to them, ' Be fruitful and increase in
number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the
birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.'
" (Genesis 1 : 28)
「耶和华神就吩咐他说，园中各样树上的果子，你可以随意吃；只是分别善恶树上的果子，你不可吃，因为你吃的日子必定死。」（创世记2：16-17）
" And the Lord God commanded the man, ' You are free to eat from any
tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.' "
(Genesis 2 : 16 - 17)
「於是女子见那棵树的果子好作食物，也悦人的眼目，且是可喜爱的，能使人有智慧，就摘下果子来吃了；又给她丈夫，她丈夫也吃了。二人的眼睛就明亮了，才知道自己是赤身露体，便拿无花果树的叶子，为自己编作裙子。」（创世记3：6-7）
" When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and
pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and
ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves."
(Genesis 3 : 6 - 7)
「又对亚当说，你既听从妻子的话，吃了我所吩咐你不可吃的那棵树上的果子，地必为你的缘故受咒诅；你必终生劳苦，才能从地里得吃的。地必给你长出荆棘和蒺藜来，你也要吃田间的菜蔬。你必汗流满面才得糊口，直到你归了土，因为你是从土而出的；你本是尘土，仍要归於尘土。」（创世记3：17-19）
" To Adam He said, ' Because you listened to your wife and ate from the
tree about which I commanded you, " You must not eat of it," Cursed
is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the
days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will
eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food
until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you
are and to dust you will return.' " (Genesis 3 : 17 - 18)
「因为世人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。」（罗马书3：23）
" for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God "
Romans 3 : 23)
「时常行善而不犯罪的义人，世上实在没有。」（传道书7：20）
" There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never
sins." (Ecclesiastes 7 : 20)
「没有义人，连一个也没有；没有明白的，没有寻求神的。」（罗马书3：10-
11）
" There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who
understands, no one who seeks God. " (Romans 3 : 10 - 11)
（四） 罪 的 果
(The Result of Sin)
「罪的工价乃是死。」（罗马书6：23）
" For the wages of sin is death." (Romans 6 : 23)
「按著定命，人人都有一死，死后且有审判。」（希伯来书9：27）
" Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,
" (Hebrews 9 : 27)
「惟有胆怯的、不信的、可憎的、杀人的、淫乱的、行邪术的、拜偶像的、和一切说谎话的，他们的分就在烧著硫磺的火湖里；这是第二次的死。」（启示录21：8）
" But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the
sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars
-- their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the
second death." (Revelation 21 : 8)
（五） 神 的 爱 和 对 人 的 拯 救
(God' s Love and His Salvation for Man)
「神爱世人，甚至将祂的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信祂的，不至灭亡，反得永生。」（约翰福音3：16）
" For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."
(John 3 : 16)
「神差祂的独生子到世间来，使我们藉著祂得生，神爱我们的心，在此就显明了。」（约翰壹书4：9）
" This is how God showed His love among us: He sent His one and only Son
into the world that we might live through Him." (1 John 4 :
9)
「因今天在大卫的城里，为你们生了救主，就是主基督。」（路加福音2：11）
" Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ
the Lord." (Luke 2 : 11)
（六） 耶 稣 基 督 的 代 赎
(The Redemption of Jesus Christ)
「因为我们还软弱的时候，基督就按所定的日期为罪人死。为义人死，是少有的，为仁人死，或者有敢作的。惟有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死，神的爱就在此向我们显明了。」（罗马书5：6-8）
" You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ
died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though
for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates His
own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for
us." (Romans 5 : 6 - 8)
「祂被挂在木头上亲身担当了我们的罪，使我们既然在罪上死，就得以在义上活；因祂受的鞭伤，你们便得了医治。」（彼得前书2：24）
" He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die
to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed."
(1 Peter 2 : 24)
「耶稣说，我就是道路，真理，生命；若不藉著我，没有人能到父那里去。」（约翰福音14：6）
" Jesus answered, ' I am the way and the truth and the life. No one
comes to the Father except through Me.' " (John 14 : 6)
「祂为我们的罪作了挽回祭；不是单为我们的罪，也是为普天下人的罪。」 （约翰壹书2：2）
" He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but
also for the sins of the whole world." (1 John 2 :
2)
（七） 基 督 的 复 活
(The Resurrection of Christ)
「耶稣被交给人，是为我们的过犯，复活，是为叫我们称义。」（罗马书4：25）
" He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for
our justification." (Romans 4 : 25)
「凡靠著祂进到神面前的人，祂都能拯救到底；因为祂是长远活著，替他们祈求。」（希伯来书7：25）
" Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through
Him, because He always lives to intercede for them. "
(Hebrews 7 : 25)
「祂也是教会全体的之首；祂是元始，是从死里首先复生的，使祂可以在凡事上居首位。
」（歌罗西书1：18）
" And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and
the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the
supremacy." (Colossians 1:18)
（八） 人 的 认 罪 和 接 受 （ 救 恩 ）
(Man' s Confession and Acceptance [of Salvation] )
「你若口里认耶稣为主，心里信神叫祂从死里复活，就必得救；因为人心里相信，就可以称义；口里承认，就可以得救。」（罗马书10：9-10）
" That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with
your mouth that you confess and are saved." (Romans 10 : 9
- 10)
「你们得救是本乎恩，也因著信，这并不是出於自己，乃是神所赐的；也不是出於行为，免得有人自夸。」（以弗所书2：8-9）
" For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this not
from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can
boast." (Ephesians 2 : 8 - 9)
「我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义
。」（约翰壹书1：9）
" If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us
our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1
: 9)
（九） 得 救 的 确 据 和 身 份
(The Confirmation of Being Saved and the New Identity)
「凡接待祂的，就是信祂名的人，祂就赐他们权柄，作神的儿女。」（约翰福音1：12）
" Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He
gave the right to become children of God -- " (John 1 :
12)
「信子的人有永生；不信子的人得不著永生，神的震怒常在他身上。」（约翰福音3：36 ）
" Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the
Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him."
(John 3 : 36)
「人有了神的儿子就有生命；没有神的儿子就没有生命。」（约翰壹书5：12）
" He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does
not have life." (I John 5:12)
「你们既听见真理的道，就是那叫你们得救的福音，也信了基督，既然信祂，就受了所应许的圣灵为印记；这圣灵，是我们得基业的凭据，直等到神的子民被赎，使祂的荣耀得著称赞。」（以弗所书1：13-14）
" And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth,
the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in Him with a
seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance
until the redemption of those who are God's possession -- to the praise of
His glory. " (Ephesians 1 : 13 - 14)
（十） 主 的 带 领 和 保 守
(The Leadership [Guidance] and Protection of the Lord)
「我是世界的光，跟从我的，就不在黑暗里走，必要得著生命的光。」（约翰福音8：12 ）
" When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, ' I am the light of the
world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the
light of life.' " (John 8 : 12)
「耶稣回答说，人若爱我，就必遵守我的道；我父也必爱他，并且我们要到祂那里去，与祂同住。」（约翰福音14：23）
" Jesus replied, ' If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My
Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.'
" (John 14 : 23)
「但保惠师，就是父因我的名所要差来的圣灵，祂要将一切的事，指教你们，并且叫你们想起我对你们所说的一切话。我留下平安给你们，我将我的平安赐给你们；我所赐的，不像世人所赐的；你们心里不要忧愁，也不要胆怯。」（约翰福音14：26-27）
" But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My
name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said
to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as
the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.'
" (John 14 : 26 - 27)
「你们所遇见的试探，无非是人所能受的；神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过於所能受的；在受试探的时候，总要给你们开一条出路，叫你们能忍受得住。」（哥林多前书10：13）
" No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is
faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when
you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up
under it." (1 Corinthians 10 : 13)
「祂对我说，我的恩典够你用的；因我的能力，是在人的软弱上显得完全。」（哥林多后书12：9）
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But He said to me, ' My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made
perfect in weakness.' " (2 Corinthians 12 ﹕9)
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