Daily Devotion||每日靈修

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 Matthew||馬太福音 Mark||馬可福音 Luke||路加福音 John||約翰福音 Deuteronomy||申命記
Genesis||創世記 Exodus||出埃及記 Leviticus||利未記 Numbers||民數記 Ephesians||以弗所書
Acts||使徒行傳 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 James||雅各書 1 Kings||列王紀上 Philippians||腓立比書
Joshua||約書亞記 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 2 Kings||列王紀下 Colossians||歌羅西書
Romans||羅馬書 Judges||士師記 2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Titus||提多書 Philemon||腓利門書
Ruth||路得記 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 1 Timothy||提摩太前書 1 John||約翰壹書 1 Chronicles||歷代志上
Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書 2 Timothy||提摩太後書 2 John||約翰貳書 2 Chronicles||歷代志下
Jude||猶大書 Ezra||以斯拉記 Hosea||何西阿書 3 John||約翰叄書 Hebrews||希伯來書
Nehemiah||尼希米記 Amos||阿摩司書 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Ezekial||以西結書
Daniel||但以理書 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Haggai||哈該書
Esther||以斯帖記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書
Isaiah||以賽亞書 1 Peter||彼得前書 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書
2 Peter||彼得後書 Nahum||那鴻書
Micah||彌迦書 Zephaniah||西番雅書
Joel||約珥書 Revelation||啟示錄
Malachi||瑪拉基書 Galatians||加拉太書

■Old Testament||■舊約 ■New Testament||■新約

OLD TESTAMENT||舊約 NEW TESTAMENT||新約
Genesis||創世記 Ezra||以斯拉記 Micah||彌迦書 Matthew||馬太福音 1 Timothy||提摩太前書
Exodus||出埃及記 Nehemiah||尼希米記 Nahum||那鴻書 Mark||馬可福音 2 Timothy||提摩太後書
Leviticus||利未記 Esther||以斯帖記 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書 Luke||路加福音 Titus||提多書
Numbers||民數記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zephaniah||西番雅書 John||約翰福音 Philemon||腓利門書
Deuteronomy||申命記 Isaiah||以賽亞書 Haggai||哈該書 Acts||使徒行傳 Hebrews||希伯來書
Joshua||約書亞記 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書 Romans||羅馬書 James||雅各書
Judges||士師記 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Malachi||瑪拉基書 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 1 Peter||彼得前書
Ruth||路得記 Ezekial||以西結書 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 2 Peter||彼得後書
1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 Daniel||但以理書 Galatians||加拉太書 1 John||約翰壹書
2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Hosea||何西阿書 Ephesians||以弗所書 2 John||約翰貳書
1 Kings||列王紀上 Joel||約珥書 Philippians||腓立比書 3 John||約翰叄書
2 Kings||列王紀下 Amos||阿摩司書 Colossians||歌羅西書 Jude||猶大書
1 Chronicles||歷代志上 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 Revelation||啟示錄
2 Chronicles||歷代志下 Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書

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Ⅰ. Invocation and Adoration||Ⅰ. 禱告與敬拜

  • Invocation Prayer||開始禱告

    "Let now Thy power be great, O Lord,

    like as Thy lips did once repeat:

    and as we find it in Thy Word,

    Thy suffrance long, Thy mercy great.

    For as Thou dost our sins forgive

    and trespasses , when we repent:

    so are we sure no man alive

    from sin is free and innocent…

    But now oh Lord be gracious,

    unto Thy flock and their offence:

    and of Thy mercy bounteous,

    remember not our negligence.

    Thy people as Thou didst forbear,

    from Egypt into wilderness,

    we Thee beseech in like manner,

    that we may taste Thy gentleness." Amen

    (John Hall, 1529-1566)

    「主阿，現在願祢的能力顯大，像祢口中一再重述、正如我們在祢話語所讀到的。祢的忍耐長久、祢的憐憫至大，正如祢在我們悔改時，赦免我們的罪孽和過犯；因而我們確知凡有氣息的，沒有一個在罪中有自由，無一人是無辜的……但求主現在施恩給祢的羊、憐憫他們的過犯：以祢豐盛的憐憫，不要記念我們的愚妄。正如昔日祢忍耐從埃及到曠野的子民，我們求祢照樣使我們嘗到祢的溫柔。」阿們。(John Hall,1529-1566)

  • Adoration through reflecting on the Names (or Descriptions) of God藉神的名字來敬拜

    We encourage you to choose one of the names (or descriptions) of God below to reflect on His majesty, goodness and/or grace and translate into a prayer of adoration.

    • He who comforts you (Isa.51:12)

    • He who forms the hearts of all (Ps. 33:15)

    • Omniscient God (Ps. 139:1-6)

    • He who reveals His thought to man (Amos 4:13)

    讓我們每日思想以下其中一個神的名稱（或形容），然後化作禱告，向祂獻上讚美。

    -安慰的神(賽51:12)

    -那造眾人心的神(詩33:15)

    -無所不知的神/Omniscient God(詩139:1-6)

    -將心意指示人的神(摩4:13)。

Ⅱ. Confession||Ⅱ. 認罪

Pause now and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you your sins and ask for forgiveness.

現在停下來，求聖靈光照你，讓你看見自己的罪，並求主饒恕。

Ⅲ. Thanksgiving||Ⅲ. 感恩

List, one by one, things for which you should give thanks.||逐一列出你當感恩的事項。

Ⅳ. Scriptural Reflection||Ⅳ. 經文默想

Titus||提多書 vv.1:1-4
Read slowly and reflectively the assigned passage twice at least and consider the questions below.||請慢慢細心讀經文至少兩遍，然後反復思考問題。

Titus

Titus together with 1 & 2 Timothy have been called the "Pastoral Epistles" since the 18th century, and traditionally believed to be written by the Apostle Paul. It is likely that Titus was converted by Paul, and as a result Paul called him his "true son" (1:4). We shall learn more about Titus as we study this short letter although when and why Paul wrote this letter has been a subject of many speculations. Allow me to simply quote from Gordon Fee whose comment in this respect makes the most sense to me:

"Since it displays a more prophylactic, less urgent, appearance than 1 Timothy, the Epistle to Titus was probably written after the latter. Paul had left Titus in Crete to finish setting the churches in order. In Macedonia he wrote back to Ephesus to give Timothy authority for his task there. At the same time he reflected on some similar opposition encountered in Crete while he had been there, so he also wrote to Titus, again to give him authority against these false teachers. But because the situation there lacked the urgency of Ephesus, he encourages Titus to help the people toward exemplary Christian behavior for the sake of the word" (NIBC, 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus, Fee, 12)

1:1-4 — Salutation: Paul opens with a rather unusually lengthy salutation

  1. He calls himself both "a servant of God" and "an apostle of Jesus Christ"
    1. What are the two different aspects of who he is that he tries to emphasize?
    2. Why?
  2. Paul sees that this calling, both as a servant and an apostle, is for the benefit of God's elect (v. 1).
    1. Who are God's elect? (See Rom. 8:33; Col. 3:12; 2 Tim. 2:10)
    2. What is his calling concerning their faith?
    3. What is his calling concerning their knowledge of the truth?
    4. Does knowing the truth necessarily lead to godliness? Why or why not?
  3. What does the hope of eternal life have to do with faith and the knowledge of the truth? Can one truly have faith and knowledge of the truth without any concern for eternal life?
  4. What does Paul see as the essence of his preaching? (vv. 2-3)
  5. What might be the implication of calling Titus his "true son"?
  6. Read the following Scripture passages concerning Titus:
    1. Galatians 2:1, 3
    2. 2 Corinthians 2:3-4, 13; 7:6-16
    3. 2 Corinthians 8:16-24

What can you learn about Titus through the above passages?

  1. Although the language of the greeting in v. 4 is a very standard one, how important is it to Titus? What does it mean to you?
  2. What is the main message to you today and how may you apply it to your life?

本週我們會研讀新約提多書。

提多書

自十八世紀以來，提多書與提摩太前後書被統稱為「教牧書信」，傳統一直主要認為作者是使徒保羅。因為保羅在這書信中稱提多為「我真兒子」（1:4），一般相信是他帶領提多信主的。在研讀這書信時，我們自會對提多有更多的認識；不過保羅是在何時、何地寫這書信則眾說紛紜。容許我在此引述費教授（Gordon Fee）就此所言：

「因這書信比提摩太前書顯得較具預防性和沒有太緊急的場面，相信是寫在提摩太前書之後。保羅把提多留在革哩底，是要他完成未辦妥的事。保羅在馬其頓寫信給（被留下）在以弗所的提摩太，給予他權柄去完成那地的任務。因革哩底的情況與以弗所相似，保羅也藉著這書信給予提多權柄來處理那些假師傅。但因革哩底的情況不太緊急，他就（著重）鼓勵提多為神話語的原因，指導信徒在世上要活出模範的基督徒生活。」(NIBC,1 And 2 Timothy, Titus， Fee,12)

1:1-4 稱呼與問候

  1. 在這少有冗長的稱呼中，保羅指出自己是「神的僕人（原文是奴僕）」和「耶穌基督的使徒」
    1. 兩者有什麼不同的重點？
    2. 為何他要這樣提到這兩方面？
  2. 保羅說他有這雙重的身份是「為」（「憑著」原文之意）神選民之故（1:1）
    1. 誰是神的選民？（參羅8:33;西3:12;提後書2:10）
    2. 他這蒙召與選民的信心何干？
    3. 他這蒙召與他們真理的知識何干？
    4. 你認為認識真理就必引至敬虔嗎？為什麼？
  3. 永生的盼望與信心和真理的知識有何關係？人能有信心和真理的知識而對永生沒有盼望嗎？
  4. 這樣看來，保羅認定他所要傳的信息的真諦是什麼？（1:2-3）
  5. 他稱提多為「作我真兒子」這話可有什麼含意？
  6. 請翻閱以下經文，並列出你對提多的認識：
    1. 加拉太書2:1,3
    2. 哥林多後書2:3-4,13;7:6-16
    3. 哥林多後書8:16-24
  7. 第4節的問候語，看來是很平常，但對提多可有什麼意義？對你又如何？
  8. 今日你得到的主要提醒是什麼？你會怎樣應用在你的生命中？

Ⅴ. Meditative Reflection: Do Not Compare||Ⅴ. 靈修默想小篇：各有不同的崗位

"To Titus, my true son in our common faith" (Tit. 1:4)

In church ministry, we always like to compare one minster with another. It is not only unfair, but is harmful. As 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus are commonly known as the "Pastoral Epistles", people also like to compare Titus with Timothy, and I find William Barclays' comment in this respect very helpful:

"Titus was the companion of Paul for an awkward and a difficult time. When Paul paid his visit to Jerusalem, to a Church which suspected him and was prepared to mistrust and dislike him, it was Titus whom he took with him along with Barnabas (Gal. 2:1). It was said of Dundas, the famous Scotsman, by one of his friends, 'Dundas is no orator; but he will go out with you in any kind of weather.' Titus was like that. When Paul was up against it, Titus was by his side.

"Titus was the man for a tough assignment. When the trouble at Corinth was at its peak, it was he who was sent with one of the severest letters Paul ever wrote (2 Cor. 8:16). Titus clearly had the strength of mind and the toughness of fibre which enabled him to face and to handle a difficult situation. There are two kinds of people. There are the people who can make a bad situation worse, and there are the people who can bring order out of chaos and peace out of strife. Titus was the man to send to the place where there was trouble. He had a gift for practical administration. It was Titus whom Paul chose to organize the collection for the poor members of the Church at Jerusalem (2 Cor. 8:6, 10). It is clear that he had no great gifts of speech, but he was the man for practical administration. The Church ought to thank God for the people to whom we turn whenever we want a practical job well done." (DSBS, Timothy, Titus and Philemon, 23)

「現在寫信給提多，就是照著我們共信之道作我真兒子的。」(多1:4)

在教會的事奉中，我們總愛把一個牧者與別一個牧者作比較；這是不公平的，也是有害的。因著提摩太前後書和提多書的內容多有相似之處，解經者也愛把二人作比較。William Barclay就這方面的評語是值得我們留意的：

「提多是（保羅）處於一個困難境況中的同伴。當保羅訪問耶路撒冷時，那地的教會抱著懷疑的態度，不信任也不喜歡他。那時他帶著提多和巴拿巴同去（加2:1）。著名的蘇格蘭人Dundas，曾被朋友這樣的評論他：'Dundas並非是演說家，但在任何的天氣下，他必與你同去'。提多就是這樣的人。保羅遭遇難處時，他站在他身旁。

提多是個能承擔困難任務的人。當哥林多的問題升到頂點時，他是帶著保羅所寫最嚴厲的書信的信差（林後8:16）。提多確有堅定的意志和頑強的性格，以至能面對困難的處境。世上有兩類人。有些能使壞的情況更糟；有些卻能使凌亂變成有秩序、紛爭轉為和睦。提多是被（專）派到出了問題的地方。他有實際行政的恩賜。當要處理給貧窮的耶路撒冷教會的捐獻時，保羅就派他去打理（林後8:6,10）。他顯然沒有講道偉大的恩賜，但卻具實際行政的恩賜。教會該為那些我們在困難時可以信賴，能解決實際困難的人感恩。」

(DSBS, Timothy, Titus and Philemon,23)

Ⅵ. A Time for Silence||Ⅵ. 靜默時刻

You have meditated much with your intellectual faculty today. Now have a moment of silence (the length is up to you, 5 or even 30 minutes), and ask God quietly, "Lord, is there any important message from you today that I might have missed? Show me, your servant is listening?"||今天你用了不少智力技能來默想。現在，就用一點時間靜下來（長、短由你決定：5或30分鐘），安靜地求問神，「主阿，有甚麼我忽略了的重要信息對我說？請說，僕人敬聽。」

Ⅶ. Supplication||Ⅶ. 代求

Use the following chart to cover people and ministries that you want to remember before the Lord:||除為自己有所求外 (在你禱告簿一一記下所求的，作蒙神應允時的對照) ，請填寫以下為人或事工代禱表格：
  Your Family||家人 Other People||其他人 Church Ministries||教會事工 Other Ministries||其他機構 City & World||本市及普世 Others||其他
SUN||星期日            
MON||星期一            
TUE||星期二            
WED||星期三            
THU||星期四            
FRI||星期五            
SAT||星期六            

Ⅷ. Benediction||Ⅷ. 祝福

"May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you…May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." Amen. (Ps. 20:1 & 4)

「願耶和華在你遭難的日子應允你；願名為雅各神的高舉你……將你心所願的賜給你，成就你的一切籌算。」阿們。(詩20:1,4)

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