3:14 因此,我在父面前屈膝,
3:15 (天上地上的各(或譯:全)家,都是從他得名。)
3:16 求他按著他豐盛的榮耀,藉著他的靈,叫你們心裡的力量剛強起來,
3:17 使基督因你們的信,住在你們心裡,叫你們的愛心有根有基,
3:18 能以和眾聖徒一同明白基督的愛是何等長闊高深,
3:19 並知道這愛是過於人所能測度的,便叫上帝一切所充滿的,充滿了你們。
3:20 上帝能照著運行在我們心裡的大力充充足足地成就一切,超過我們所求所想的。
3:21 但願他在教會中,並在基督耶穌裡,得著榮耀,直到世世代代,永永遠遠。阿們!
14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
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保羅以三一上帝的形式,來論述上帝在信徒當中的作為。以禱告的方式讓弟兄姊妹清楚我們的生命中的救恩,是完完全全來自三一上帝全備的作為。而其中一個入門鑰匙就是「基督耶穌裡」,也就是信靠耶穌基督接受洗禮成為教會之一員。
而信靠耶穌基督接受洗禮成為教會之一員之後,就領受聖靈為記號,讓我們清楚自己的心裡有基督住在裡面,肯定自己必定領受上帝的愛,「能以和眾聖徒一同明白基督的愛是何等長闊高深,並知道這愛是過於人所能測度的,便叫上帝一切所充滿的,充滿了你們。上帝能照著運行在我們心裡的大力充充足足地成就一切,超過我們所求所想的。」
這是何等的恩典,都是透過進入基督裡而來的!願上帝大大賜福與保守,在領受這些恩典之後,勇敢向世人宣告上帝奇妙的作為,讓大家一同得著在基督裡的好處!
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