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Popular Bible Verses Series

 List of Popular Bible Verses  (Click link to open the post. More posts will be added) 1,  John 3:16 2,  Jeremiah 29:11 3,  Romans 8:28 4, Philippians 4:13  5, Genesis 1:1 6,  Proverbs 3:5-6 ? 7, Romans 12:2 8,  Philippians 4:6-7 ? 9, Matthew 28:19 10, 2 Corinthians 12:9  11, 2 Timothy 3:16  12, 1 Peter 3:15  13,  Hebrews 11:6  14, 2 Corinthians 5:21  15, Psalms 46:1  16,  Matthew 6:33 17, Deuteronomy 31:6  18, John 14:6  19   Isaiah 53:6 20, Exodus 20:3  21, Psalm 23:1-3  22, Romans 1:16  23,  Ephesians 6:12 24, John 8:32 25,  Matthew 5:13-16 26,  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 27, Psalm 1:1 28, Matthew 19:26 29,  Genesis 15:6  30,  Thessalonians 2:11 31, John 16:33  32, Psalm 90:12 33, Hebrew 12:2 34, 1 Peter 2:9 35, Romans 3:23  36, Romans 5:8  37, 2 Corinthians 5:7 38,  Psalm 1:2 39,  Psalm 1:3 40,  John 11:25-26 41,...

Matthew 6:33

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. – Matthew 6:33 One of my pastor friends wrote a booklet about marriage. In the preface, he included a quote from A.W. Tozer, which served as the introduction to his booklet. I enjoyed reading my friend’s booklet, and Tozer’s quote introduced me to A.W. Tozer—the pastor, author, and theologian—and his writings. A.W. Tozer was a unique theologian and pastor who had no formal theological education in a seminary. His books are considered classics and are cherished by pastors, seminary students, and lay Christians alike. Among them, *The Pursuit of God*, published in 1948, is one of the best-selling Christian books of the past century. A few years after publishing *The Pursuit of God*, Tozer authored another classic, God’s Pursuit of Man, a prequel to his earlier work. In God’s Pursuit of Man, Tozer taught that humanity is truly saved not by human effort but by God’s pursuit, election, and gr...

以赛亚书53:6

- 圣经经文金句系列 我们都如羊走迷了路,各人偏行己路;耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在他身上。- 以赛亚书 53:6 去年,我和妻子访问了以色列,我们游览了发现死海古卷的洞穴遗址。我们还参观了以色列博物馆,想看看死海古卷中的《以赛亚书》。不幸的是,由于以色列与哈马斯的战争,博物馆将死海古卷转移到了地下保险库中保护起来。我们的导游解释说,以色列国视死海古卷为其最珍贵的资产,愿意付出任何代价来保护它们。 虽然我们无法在博物馆看到原始的以赛亚书卷,但多亏了现代技术,我们能够看到数字副本。数字展示非常引人入胜:当我们触摸卷轴上的某个位置时,对应的经文就会显示出来,感觉就像直接从古老的卷轴上阅读一样。 死海古卷的发现将旧约手稿的年代推前了一千多年。重要的是,这些古卷的年代在耶稣基督之前。死海古卷包含了旧约中除《尼希米记》和《以斯帖记》外的每一卷书的片段,但只有《以赛亚书》被完整保存下来。与一千年后编纂的马索拉文本相比,以赛亚书卷几乎没有任何差异。 当我阅读《以赛亚书》时,我在它的预言中清楚地看到耶稣,特别是在以赛亚书53:6和其他第53章的经文中: 我们都如羊走迷了路,各人偏行己路;耶和华使我们众人的罪孽都归在他身上。 先知以赛亚揭示了这个预言,数百年后,耶稣应验了它,正如新约中所记载的。 保罗在写给哥林多教会的信中回应了以赛亚书53:6及其他以赛亚书中的经文: 神使那无罪的,替我们成为罪,好叫我们在祂里面成为神的义。- 哥林多后书 5:21 彼得也阐述了以赛亚预言的应验: 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 死海古卷中完整保存的《以赛亚书》对基督徒产生了深远的影响。以赛亚书是新约中最常被引用的旧约书卷,耶稣自己引用它的次数也最多。耶稣首次阅读以赛亚书卷的记载见于《路加福音》: 祂来到拿撒勒,就是祂长大的地方。按着惯例,祂在安息日进了会堂,站起来要念经书。有人把先知以赛亚的书卷递给祂,祂展开书卷,找到一处写着,- 路加福音 4:16-17 考虑到死海古卷可追溯到公元前3世纪,耶稣在会堂中阅读的书卷可能与此年代相近。祂读了以赛亚书61:1-2: “ 主的灵在我身上,因为祂用膏膏我,叫我传福音给贫穷的人;差遣我宣告被掳的得释放,瞎眼的得看见,受压制的得自由,宣告主悦纳人的禧年。” 祂卷起书卷,...

Isaiah 53:6

- Popular Bible Verse Series  All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. - Isaiah 53:6 When my wife and I visited Israel last year, we toured the site of the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. We also visited the Israel Museum to see the Book of Isaiah from the Dead Sea Scrolls. Unfortunately, due to the war between Israel and Hamas, the museum had moved the Dead Sea Scrolls to an underground vault for protection. Our tour guide explained that the State of Israel considers the Dead Sea Scrolls its most treasured asset and is willing to pay any cost to safeguard them. Although we couldn’t see the original Isaiah scroll at the museum, we were able to view a digital copy thanks to modern technology. The digital display was fascinating: when we touched a spot on the scroll, the corresponding verse would appear. It felt as though we were reading directly from the ancient scroll. The dis...

诗篇1:1

-   热门圣经经文系列 “不从恶人的计谋,不站罪人的道路,不坐亵慢人的座位,这人便为有福。”——诗篇 1:1 我在高中毕业时,社区里的青少年男孩分为两群。一群人勤奋学习,许多人通过了高考,进入了大学或职业技术学校。另一群人忽视学业,违法乱纪,错过了高中后的教育机会。有些人甚至进了监狱或少管中心。 为什么这两群人走上了如此不同的道路——一条看似美好,另一条充满麻烦?仅仅是因为智力吗?我可以说自己足够聪明,通过了中国高考,但我的成功更多归功于我所属的群体。我和我的朋友们努力学习,而另一群人常常在街上打架。 那时候,我不认识任何圣经经文。然而,我熟悉一些与中国智慧相呼应的中国谚语。一句古老的谚语说:“近朱者赤,近墨者黑。”今天,我们称之为好的或坏的影响。父母担心孩子的朋友圈,因为他们知道孩子加入的群体会塑造他们的未来。这对成年人同样适用——我们的社交圈决定我们是蓬勃发展还是陷入困境。 这句谚语与诗篇1:1相吻合:“不从恶人的计谋,不站罪人的道路,不坐亵慢人的座位,这人便为有福。”要蒙福,就要避免三件事: 不要听从恶人的建议。 不要走惯常犯罪者的道路。 不要与亵慢者为伍。 简而言之,远离恶人、罪人和亵慢者,就能蒙受祝福。这就是群体效应:虽然个人做出选择,但他们的社交群体深刻影响这些决定。 在罗马书1章中,保罗讨论了普遍启示和特殊启示。普遍启示不仅限于自然界,还包括智慧和普遍恩典,如中国谚语和诗篇1:1所示。然而,诗篇1:1超越了普遍启示,指向特殊启示和恩典。阅读诗篇1章、整个诗篇乃至整本圣经,我们会明白,真正的祝福远超地上暂时的回报。通过战胜罪与死亡的耶稣基督,信徒获得天上永恒的祝福。地上的祝福只是永恒祝福的预尝。

哥林多前书第一章十八节

 - 圣经金句系列 因为十字架的道理,在那灭亡的人为愚拙,在我们得救的人却为神的大能。-  哥林多前书第一章十八节 没有其他主要宗教选择与其创始人死亡相关的符号,那么为什么基督教选择了十字架——基督被钉死在上面的象征——作为其标志?如今,许多非基督徒将十字架仅当作装饰佩戴,但在古代,十字架象征着羞耻、残酷和死亡——作为基督教核心符号,这是一个令人惊讶的选择。 早期基督徒并未立即采用十字架。大约在公元200年,他们使用《圣经》中的意象,如诺亚方舟或拉撒路的复活,来表达信仰。后来,当需要选择一个与耶稣相关的符号时,选项有很多:祂的诞生、在加利利传道、为门徒洗脚,或象征圣灵的鸽子。然而,基督徒并未选择与耶稣的生平、教导、服务或复活相关的符号,而是选择了十字架——祂死亡的象征。 保罗在哥林多前书1:18、23中强调了十字架的不受欢迎:“因为十字架的道理,在那灭亡的人为愚拙;在我们得救的人却为神的大能……我们却是传钉十字架的基督,在犹太人为绊脚石,在外邦人为愚拙。”在世人眼中,十字架代表死亡、罪行和羞耻——它是罗马帝国最残酷的处决方式,仅用于最严重的罪犯。甚至罗马公民因其残酷性而免于被钉十字架。 对犹太人而言,十字架同样令人厌恶。申命记21:23说:“凡挂在木头上的是被神咒诅的。”他们无法接受一位被钉十字架、受神咒诅的弥赛亚,这与他们对胜利救主的期望相悖。尽管如此,基督徒仍拥抱了十字架。为什么?因为十字架是基督教信仰的核心,象征的不是失败,而是胜利。 保罗在加拉太书6:14解释道:“但我断不以别的夸口,只夸我们主耶稣基督的十字架;因这十字架,世界与我已经钉在十字架上了,我也与世界钉在十字架上了。”不信者视十字架为失败,基督徒却视其为荣耀。在十字架上,耶稣的宝血洗净了世人的罪,撒但的权势被击败(创世记3:15:“女人的后裔要伤你的头”)。耶稣道成肉身的使命在祂的死亡中达到高潮,祂宣告:“成了!”(约翰福音19:30)。 在马可福音8:29-31中,耶稣问:“你们说我是谁?”彼得回答:“你是弥赛亚。”耶稣随即禁止他们宣扬这一点,并教导说:“人子必须受许多苦,被长老、祭司长和文士弃绝,并且被杀,三天后复活。”耶稣隐藏祂的弥赛亚身份,以避免犹太人对政治革命者的期待。祂的使命是受苦并死在十字架上,而非推翻罗马统治。 作为犹太人的保罗明白这一点。在加拉太书3:13中,他...

Galatians 2:20

  - Popular Bible Verse Series I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. -  Galatians 2:20 Paul planted the churches in Galatia, where the Christians initially received the true Gospel from him and accepted it. However, some individuals later arrived and preached a false gospel in these churches. When Paul learned about this situation, he was astonished that the Galatian Christians had so quickly turned from the true Gospel to a false one. He was also angry with those spreading the false gospel and declared repeatedly that such false teachers are cursed. Paul addressed this issue clearly in the following passages. The false teachers urged Galatian Christians to add works to their faith in Christ as a requirement for salvation. In Galatians 2:15–16, Paul emphasized that justification by faith in Christ alone is the true G...

1 Corinthians 1: 18

 - Popular Bible Series  For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. -  1 Corinthians 1:18 No other major religion has chosen a symbol tied to its founder’s death, so why did Christianity adopt the cross, a symbol of Christ’s crucifixion, as its emblem? Today, many non-Christians wear crosses as mere decoration, but in ancient times, the cross represented shame, cruelty, and death—a surprising choice for Christianity’s central symbol. Early Christians did not immediately adopt the cross. Around 200 AD, they used biblical imagery like Noah’s Ark or Lazarus’ resurrection to express their faith. Later, when choosing a symbol tied to Jesus, options abounded: His birth, preaching in Galilee, washing the disciples’ feet, or the dove symbolizing the Holy Spirit. Yet, Christians bypassed symbols of Jesus’ life, teachings, service, or resurrection, choosing instead the cross, a symbol of His death. Paul highl...