Saviour 救 主

  In the Bible, the word Saviour simply means “someone who saves someone else.” 

In the Old Testament, God is frequently referred to as the Saviour, rescuing His people from all kinds of danger 

Deuteronomy 32:15;

 "But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked;you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

1 Chronicles 16:35;

Say also: "Save us, O God of our salvation,and gather and deliver us from among the nations,that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.

 Psalm 18:46; 

 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,and exalted be the God of my salvation 

Psalm 38:22.

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

 What does Jesus rescue us from? 

And what does He rescue us for?

Why? 

How?

When?

Where?

Who?

在圣经中，“救主”一词的意思很简单，就是“拯救别人的人”。在旧约中，上帝经常被称为救主，祂拯救祂的子民脱离各种危险。

申命记 32:15；但耶书仑渐渐肥胖，踢腿；你渐渐肥胖、强壮、光滑；然后他离弃了造他的神，讥诮拯救他的磐石。

历代志上 16:35；还要说：“拯救我们的神啊，求你拯救我们，从列国中聚集我们，解救我们，好让我们感谢你的圣名，赞美你。

诗篇 18:46；耶和华活着，我的磐石当受称颂，救我的神当受高举

诗篇 38:22 ; 耶和华啊，求你速速帮助我，你是我的救主！

耶稣拯救我们脱离什么？

祂拯救我们是为了什么？

为什么？

如何？

何时？

何地？

谁？

To understand Jesus’ role as Saviour, we must understand our own desperate situation. 

Humans have sinned against God, rebelling, and voluntarily separating themselves from the God of life (Romans 3:23; 5:12). (for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God) (Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned —)

Sin produces death, and so everything in our world is now dying (Romans 6:23; James 1:15). (For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.)(Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.)

Because God is holy, He will punish sin, leading to eternal separation from Him (Matthew 10:28). (And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.)

Without Jesus Christ, humans are helplessly enslaved by sin and cannot ever achieve holiness on their own (Romans 3:9–20). (⁹ What then? Are we Jews any better off? No, not at all. For we have already charged that all, both Jews and Greeks, are under sin,

¹⁰ as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;

¹¹ no one understands;no one seeks for God.

¹² All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;no one does good,not even one."

¹³ "Their throat is an open grave;they use their tongues to deceive.""The venom of asps is under their lips."

¹⁴ "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."

¹⁵ “Their feet are swift to shed blood;

¹⁶ in their paths are ruin and misery,

¹⁷ and the way of peace they have not known.”

¹⁸ “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”

¹⁹ Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰ For by works of the law no human being[c] will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.)

We were born on a one-way track to hell, rightly condemned for our sin (Ephesians 2:1–3). (¹ And you were dead in the trespasses and sins ² in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience — ³ among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.)

That is where Jesus steps in. 

Being God, Jesus is perfect and never sinned. 

He lived a perfectly righteous life, and therefore did not deserve to die (2 Corinthians 5:21). (For our sake He(The Father) made him (Son of God) to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him (Jesus Christ)we might become the righteousness of God.)

However, He chose to die a horrific death on the cross for us, paying the price for our sin (Romans 6:23; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:2). (For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.);(He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.);(He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.)

Then He rose again three days later, establishing His victory, and He is coming back soon to remove evil from the world completely. 

Because of His death and resurrection, anyone who trusts in Him can have eternal life. 

To the person who trusts in Him, Jesus Christ becomes the Saviour.

If you are a human being, you needed rescuing. Jesus came to save you. 

He saves us from sin by forgiving our sins (Luke 19:10; Acts 10:42–43; 1 Timothy 1:15). (For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.) ; (⁴² And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. ⁴³ To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.) ; (The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.)

He saves us from God’s righteous punishment by justifying us with His blood (Romans 5:9). (Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God.)

He saves us from death by giving us eternal life. 

He saves us from the degradation of the world by separating, empowering, and sanctifying us (Titus 3:3–8). (³ For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. ⁴ But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, ⁵ he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷ so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. ⁸ The saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.)

He saves us from the devil, who deceives the world (1 John 3:8). (Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.)

For all these reasons and more, Jesus is rightfully worshiped as the Savior of the world (John 4:42; 1John 4:14). (They said to the woman, "It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.") ; (And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.)

Jesus did not simply save us from something, He saved us for something. 

He saved us for a relationship with God, who loves us (John 3:16–18; Romans 5:10). (¹⁶ "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸ Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.) ; (For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.)

By saving us from our sins, Jesus made reconciliation with God possible, allowing us to approach God as our heavenly Father (2 Corinthians 5:18–21; Hebrews 4:16). (¹⁸ All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹ that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰ Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹ For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.);(Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.)

By His grace, and not by our works, we are saved for an eternity with God, worshiping Him, enjoying Him, and being loved by Him forever (Ephesians 2:5–10). (⁵ even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ — by grace you have been saved — ⁶ and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷ so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ⁹ not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.)

Jesus’ death and resurrection make all these things possible, demonstrating that He is the Saviour of the world. 

But is He YOUR Saviour? 

God makes it clear that we can only be saved by trusting in His Son (John 14:6). (Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.)

No other person, philosophy, or work can reconcile us to our holy Creator. 

When we submit to the truth of Jesus Christ, confessing our sin and trusting Him, we receive eternal life, an intimate relationship with God, and grace to cover all our sins, past, present, and future. 

If you have not trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, come to Him today. 

He is gracious, regardless of your past (2 Timothy 3:3–5). (³ heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, ⁴ treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.)

Believe in Him and trust Him for salvation. 

What are you waiting for?

要理解耶稣作为救主的角色，我们必须先明白我们自身绝望的处境。

人类犯罪得罪了神，悖逆神，并自愿与赐生命的神隔绝（罗马书 3:23；5:12）。（因为人人都犯了罪，亏缺了神的荣耀。）（所以，正如罪是从一人入了世界，死又是从罪来的，于是死就临到众人，因为人人都犯了罪——）

罪带来死亡，因此我们世界的一切都在走向死亡（罗马书 6:23；雅各书 1:15）。（因为罪的工价乃是死，唯有神的恩赐，在我们的主基督耶稣里，乃是永生。）（私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。）

因为神是圣洁的，祂必惩罚罪恶，导致我们永远与祂隔绝（马太福音 10:28）。（不要害怕那些只能杀死身体却不能杀死灵魂的人；而要害怕那位能够将灵魂和身体都毁灭在地狱里的。）

没有耶稣基督，人类就无可救药地被罪捆绑，无法靠自己达到圣洁（罗马书 3:9-20）。（⁹ 那么，我们犹太人有什么优越之处吗？一点也没有。因为我们已经指控过，所有的人，无论是犹太人还是希腊人，都在罪恶之下，

¹⁰ 正如经上所记：“没有义人，连一个也没有；

¹¹ 没有明白的，没有寻求神的；

¹² 人人都偏离正路，一同变为无用；没有行善的，连一个也没有。”

¹³ “他们的喉咙是敞开的坟墓；他们用舌头弄诡诈。”“他们嘴唇里藏着蛇的毒液。”

¹⁴ “他们的口满是咒骂和苦毒。”

¹⁵ “他们的脚飞快地奔跑，去流人的血；

¹⁶ 在他们的路上尽是毁灭和苦难，

¹⁷ 平安的路，他们不认识。”

¹⁸ “他们眼中不怕神。”

¹⁸“他们的眼中没有对上帝的敬畏。”

¹⁹ 我们知道，律法所说的，都是对律法之下的人说的，好使各人的口都塞住，普世的人都伏在神的审判之下。²⁰ 因为凡有血气的，没有一个能因行律法在神面前称义，因为律法本是叫人知罪。）

我们生来就走在通往地狱的单行道上，因我们的罪理应受到审判（以弗所书 2:1-3）。（¹你们从前死在过犯和罪恶之中，²那时你们随从今世的风俗，顺服空中掌权者的首领，就是现今在悖逆之子心中运行的邪灵。³我们从前也都生活在他们中间，随从肉体的私欲，行肉体和心中所喜好的事，本为可怒之子，和别人一样。）

正是在这种情况下，耶稣出现了。

耶稣是神，祂是完美的，从未犯罪。

祂过着完全公义的生活，因此祂不该死（哥林多后书 5:21）。（为了我们，神（父）使那无罪的（神的儿子）成为罪，好使我们在他（耶稣基督）里面成为神的义。）

然而，祂选择为我们死在十字架上，替我们偿还罪债（罗马书 6:23；彼得前书 2:24；约翰一书 2:2）。（因为罪的工价乃是死，唯有神的恩赐，在我们的主基督耶稣里，乃是永生。）；（他亲自在木头上，以自己的身体担当了我们的罪，使我们既然向罪死了，就得以在义上活着。因他受的鞭伤，你们得了医治。）；（他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。）

三天后，祂复活了，宣告了祂的胜利，祂很快就会再来，彻底清除世上的罪恶。

因为祂的死和复活，凡信靠祂的人都可以获得永生。

对于信靠祂的人来说，耶稣基督就是他们的救主。

如果你是人，你就需要被拯救。耶稣来拯救你。

祂赦免我们的罪，从而拯救我们脱离罪恶（路加福音 19:10；使徒行传 10:42-43；提摩太前书 1:15）。（因为人子来，是要寻找拯救失丧的人。）；（⁴² 他吩咐我们传道给众人，并证明他就是神所立的，要审判活人死人的主。⁴³ 众先知都为他作见证，凡信他的人，必因他的名得蒙赦罪。）；（这话是可信的，是值得完全接受的：基督耶稣降世，为要拯救罪人，在罪人中我是个罪魁。）

祂用自己的宝血使我们称义，从而拯救我们脱离神公义的审判（罗马书 5:9）。（既然我们现在已经因他的血称义，就更要藉着他免受神的愤怒。）

祂赐给我们永生，从而拯救我们脱离死亡。

祂使我们与世界分别，赐予我们能力，使我们成圣，从而拯救我们脱离世界的败坏（提多书 3:3-8）。（³因为我们从前也是愚昧的、悖逆的、受迷惑的，被各种私欲和享乐所奴役，生活在恶毒和嫉妒之中，被人憎恨，也彼此憎恨。⁴但当神我们救主的恩慈和慈爱显明的时候，⁵他拯救了我们，不是因为我们自己所行的义，而是照着他的怜悯，借着重生的洗和圣灵的更新。⁶圣灵就是神借着我们的救主耶稣基督厚厚地浇灌在我们身上的，⁷使我们既因他的恩典称义，就可以凭着永生的盼望成为后嗣。⁸这话是可信的，我也愿你坚持这些事，使那些信神的人留心行善。这些事对人是有益处的。）

祂拯救我们脱离那迷惑世界的魔鬼（约翰一书 3:8）。(凡是惯于犯罪的人都是出于魔鬼，因为魔鬼从起初就犯罪。神的儿子显现出来，正是为了除灭魔鬼的作为。)

 基于所有这些原因以及更多原因，耶稣理应被尊崇为世界的救主（约翰福音 4:42；约翰一书 4:14）。（他们对那妇人说：“我们现在相信，不再是因为你所说的话，而是因为我们亲自听见了，并且知道这确实是世界的救主。”）（我们已经看见，并且作证，父已经差遣他的儿子作世界的救主。）

耶稣不仅拯救我们脱离罪恶，更拯救我们进入与神的美好关系。

祂拯救我们，使我们能够与爱我们的神建立关系（约翰福音 3:16-18；罗马书 5:10）。（¹⁶“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生。¹⁷因为神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。¹⁸信他的人不被定罪；不信的人已经被定罪了，因为他不信神独生子的名。”）；（因为我们作仇敌的时候，尚且藉着神儿子的死得与神和好，何况既已和好之后，岂不更要因他的生得救吗？）

耶稣藉着救赎我们脱离罪恶，使我们与神和好，使我们能够以天父的身份亲近神（哥林多后书 5:18-21；希伯来书 4:16）。（¹⁸这一切都是出于神，他藉着基督使我们与他和好，又将劝人与他和好的职分赐给我们；¹⁹这就是说，神在基督里使世人与自己和好，不将他们的过犯归咎于他们，并且将这和好的道理托付了我们。²⁰所以，我们是基督的使者，神藉着我们劝勉世人。我们替基督恳求你们：与神和好吧！²¹神使那无罪的，替我们成为罪，好叫我们在他里面成为神的义。）；（所以，我们只管坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前，为要得怜恤，蒙恩惠，作我们随时的帮助。）

我们得救是出于神的恩典，而不是出于我们的行为，我们得以与神永远同在，敬拜祂，享受祂，并永远蒙祂的爱（以弗所书 2:5-10）。（⁵ 即使我们因过犯而死，他却使我们与基督一同活过来——你们得救是本乎恩——⁶ 又使我们与基督一同复活，一同坐在天上，在基督耶稣里，⁷ 为要使后来的世代知道他极丰富的恩典，就是他在基督耶稣里向我们所施的恩慈。⁸ 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；⁹ 也不是出于行为，免得有人自夸。¹⁰ 我们原是他的杰作，在基督耶稣里创造的，为要叫我们行善，就是神预先所安排的，叫我们行在其中。）

耶稣的死和复活使这一切成为可能，证明祂是世界的救主。

但祂是你的救主吗？

神清楚地表明，我们唯有信靠祂的儿子才能得救（约翰福音 14:6）。（耶稣对他说：“我就是道路、真理、生命。若不藉着我，没有人能到父那里去。”）

没有任何其他人、哲学或行为能够使我们与我们圣洁的创造主和好。

当我们顺服耶稣基督的真理，承认我们的罪并信靠祂时，我们就得着永生，与神建立亲密的关系，并蒙受恩典，遮盖我们过去、现在和将来的一切罪。

如果你还没有信靠耶稣基督为你的救主，今天就来到祂面前吧。

无论你的过去如何，祂都是满有恩典的（提摩太前书 3:3-5）。（³冷酷无情、难以满足、诽谤他人、毫无自制力、残暴、不爱良善，⁴背信弃义、鲁莽行事、狂妄自大、爱享乐胜过爱神，⁵徒有敬虔的外表，却否认敬虔的实质。要远离这样的人。）

相信祂，信靠祂，就能得着救恩。

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