[0:00] 上一次和这一次都是传道书的一个总结在上一次我们讲到这个传道者是一个传道者是一个年长的身份一个长者的身份向人们来提出十一个上次讲过十一个一个人在群体社会当中生活的时候你需要的智慧是什么Solomon who as an old and wise man suggested eleven points of wisdomwhich you needed in order to live in a society然后你具备了这十一个智慧的时候你还不能够成为一个成功的人因为一个人你除了要懂得与人打交道之外你还要懂得怎么样与神来打交道因为你身为一个人你不仅需要知道如何与人们的相对但也如何与神的相对那在与神打交道这方面传道者又有什么提醒呢那我们先看圣经了我们先看第十一章的七到八节光是美好的眼睛得见天日也是好的人无论多成熟都刚乐在其中不过他要想到黑暗的日子因为这些日子将会很多要来的都是虚空这里指的是每一个人你都要面对人的年老和死亡或是说在人生当中可能有不同的困难的日子这个讲到大家会变老和死亡然后会遇到他们的问题在他们的生活中会遇到问题第九节他讲了年轻人你在幼年时要快乐在壮年的日子要使你的心观畅顺着你心所愿的眼所见的去行它说你 who are youngbe happy while you are youngand let your heart give you joyin the days of your youth传道人在讲什么传道人在告诉你所以你要趁着你的年轻你还是活在一个好日子里面的时候尽量的去想做那些你想做的事情使你自己能够满足开心因为很多事是你年老之后就做不来的我们当中这里都很多是比较年轻的你们会不会有同样的想法呢有很多年轻人都会有这样的想法趁着年轻要去做一些疯狂的事情有些人选择趁着自己还没有结婚
[4:08] 没有家庭没有儿女的时候到处去流浪啊旅行啊看看这个世界有些人就选择喜欢把时间放在各种的兴趣上比如说做运动啊或者是音乐啊当然也有年轻人喜欢选择把时间花在打游戏上面最近看到一个新闻呢一个年轻人大学毕业之后就生活在网吧里面十年十年当中他一步都没有离开那个网吧要吃饭的时候叫外卖睡觉睡在里面的沙发上面他靠什么生活呢靠帮别人打游戏或者是卖游戏里面的装备十年就这样过去了有一天他累了躺在沙发上从此再也没有醒过了或者还有一些年轻人他选择在年轻的时候啊跟很多的异性交往反正趁着年轻又不是要找结婚的对象甚至有些说试试同性恋是怎样的或者又有一些年轻人选择在年轻的时候过着疯狂的夜生活每个周末都是酒吧disco啊赌场啊喝酒毒品这样子要趁着年轻去试一试前天只看到一个正可怕的新闻一个17岁的男孩子选择把自己的肾给卖了我看了看网上的新闻他可以卖了一个圣得到两万两千块的人民币目的为了什么呢是为了他可以买一部新的iPhone和一部新的iPad 2我想的iPad 3可能快出了另外一个圣也可以卖掉了我看了今天圣经日是传道者是鼓励大家要趁着年轻不要乱步青春要使自己满足所以 the author does encourage everyone to not waste their youth and be satisfied但是他并没有鼓励大家去过一个不拟责的生活但是他并没有鼓励大家去过一个没有节制的生活但是他并没有鼓励大家去过一个没有节制的生活
[8:09] 我们再看第十节第十节传道者怎么说所以你当除掉心中的烦恼除去肉体的疾苦因为无论是连幼的或是壮连的都是虚空的但是但是在这一句前面还有不过你要知道为了这一切事神必审问你但第十节里面讲的虚空指的是虚幻或者是人生的短暂川道者说年轻的日子就像泡沫一样很快就会破灭的所以呢一方面我们要充分地去享受你所拥有的青春和生命但是但是不是去过那种放荡狂野的生活但是不是去过那种放荡狂野的生活但是他不是那是要大家在神的恩典当中来尽量地享受但是去过那种放荡狂野的生活那是要大家在神的恩典当中来尽量地享受但是年轻人但是青春中的激情不代表你就不用负责任因为任何的选择你都要为你自己的行为负责因为神必审问你那人生当中最好的享受是什么呢传道者在自己的反省当中他就提出最享受的就是在喜乐当中在你快乐的时候纪念创造你的主他说在你壮年的时候当纪念你的创造主不要等到衰败的日子就是你所说我毫无喜乐的那些年日来到那就是像日头光明月亮新兽都变黑暗雨后乌云再现的时候那一种的形容从传道书里面我们能够感受得到所罗门他最惧怕的是什么呢是年老和死亡因为在他来说这就是人生最虚空的来源所以从第三到第七节
[12:14] 他用了很多的形容来表达人年老或者是死亡那个衰败的情景是怎样我们看这里第三节他讲到那时看守房子的发抖强壮的弯腰推磨的稀扫都停了宫往窗外看得都昏暗了当街的门口关闭推磨的声音微弱雀鸟一叫人就起来唱歌的歌声都低微了When the keepers of the house trembleAnd the strong men stoopWhen the grinders ceaseBecause they are fewAnd those looking through the windowsGray dimWhen the doors of the streets are closedAnd the sound of the grinding fadesWhen people rise up at the sound of birdsBut all their songs grow faint这是讲到一个年老的情景人老的手都有点发抖了本来强壮的身体都有一点弯腰了眼睛也看不见看不清楚窗外的那种风景了
[13:22] So this is describing howwhen you grow oldWhen you are strongYou will grow weakAnd you won't be able to seeClearlyAnd you're very old特別是年轻的时候啊大家知道你怎么睡都睡不醒的年龄大了之后啊天没亮你就睡醒了睡不着了So as you probably knowWhen you're youngYou always lack sleepBut when you're oldYou wake up at the break of dawnAnd you're wide awakeAnd you can't even singClearly anymoreI've been talking about himselfI don't know我们再看第第五到第八节这里有讲到什么人怕高处怕路上有惊吓迅速开花乍门满山而行吹琴火失效因为人归他永远的家要上在街上游行银链断掉今晚破裂瓶子在全旁破碎
[14:29] When people are afraid of heightsAnd of dangers in the streetsWhen the almond tree blossomsAnd a grasshopperDrags itself alongAnd desire no longer is stirredThen people go to the eternal homeAnd mourners go about the streetsRemember himBefore the silver cord is severedAnd the golden ball is broken其实这里第五到第八节讲到讲去都讲到生命年老的过程身体日间的衰败最后也叫归于尘土So this is talking about howin the endeverything is brokenAnd our bodiesdeteriateAnd ultimately return to the soil当我们看第十二章的一到八节全部的事情里面传道者其实提出了两件事在那里当中In verse 12
[15:29] In chapter 121-8Solomon points out two things第一人生当中最享受的是什么呢最享受的就是人能够与神同行能够侍奉主能够纪念主The first thing isThe best thing in lifeis to be able to walk with Godserve Godand remember God而第二人生当中最可怕的是什么呢就是年老死亡因为那个时候你什么都做不了And the most frightening thing in lifewas old agedeathAnd because by thenyou cannot do anything所以他就告诫年轻人你要在壮年的时候就是你还没有衰老的时候就要享受与神同行的那种的乐趣That is why he tells young people thatWhile they are still fitAnd have not grown oldTo enjoy the joys of walking with God今天或许在我们当中也有很多人有这样的感动要更多的去服侍神
[16:30] Maybe todaySome of you are touchedAnd want to serve God more但是现在虽然有这样的感动但是人人在等待But although you may have this kind of feelingYou are waiting为什么等待呢Why are you waiting因为工作太忙因为读书太忙因为其他的事情太忙Because you're too busy workingToo busy with schoolOr too busy doing other things或者有些人很想有这种心智要多读圣经要多祷告要多亲近神但是总是拖延着But and alsoSome people want to readThe Bible morePray moreAnd draw closer to GodBut they're alwaysDelaying it在等待什么呢Why are you delaying it是不是要等到你退休了等到你走不动的时候才去服侍神Is it only when you retireAnd you cannot even walkThat you would then go serve God是不是等到你那个眼睛都花了看不清楚的时候你才开始读圣经呢
[17:34] Is it when you cannot even see clearlyAnd then you will go read the Bible在新约圣经里面呢有一个女人叫玛利亚她把最珍贵的一瓶香膏献给了耶稣In the New TestamentThere was a girl called MaryWho offered her most precious bottle of perfumeTo Jesus为耶稣磨脚To wash His feet当其他的门徒看见Maria这样做的时候都埋怨说你怎么拿这么贵重的香膏来这样的洗脚太浪费了那个香膏值三十块钱When the other disciples saw what she was doingThey were all complainingabout what she was doingand how expensive that perfume was但是耶稣怎么回应呢耶稣说这女子所做的是一件美事But insteadJesus' replyWas that what the girl was doingWas a wonderful thing耶稣指的这个美事不是是因为这个香膏有多贵重
[18:40] It was not a wonderful thingSimply because of how expensiveThe perfume was耶稣指的是这个女子玛利亚她所做的这件事情是非常的及时But it was becauseWhat the girl was doingWas in the right time因为耶稣在那个时候很快就要上十字架被钉食Because Jesuswas soon to be put on the crossand die而这个女子在还能够面对面的看见耶稣的时候把它最好的献给了主And while this young girlcould still seeJesus face to faceShe took this opportunityto offer her best to God那今天你们生命当中最宝贵的是什么SoTodayWhat is your most precious thingthat you have想一想你自己身上最宝贵的是什么Think aboutWhat is the most precious thingyou have right now是你们的青春充满活力的青春
[19:45] It is your youthYour youthwhich is full of life你们的青春是充满活力充满能力也充满感染力的Your youthwhich is full of lifefull of abilityand is very infectious但是记住你们的青春不是永恒的But rememberYour youthis not eternal就像传道者所说的转眼就失去了Just like what the author saidIt will disappearin the blink of an eye到时候你再也没有机会把你最好的青春献给主and at that timeyou will never havethe opportunityto offer your bestto God againSo盼望大家能够回家思考或者是回到自己的团契里面的时候去讨论你怎么样才能够把你的青春献给主呢So I hope everyonewill go homeand think about thisor discuss itamong your cell groupsand think abouthow you can bestoffer your youthto God传道者还有一点对人生的总结就是在全本书的最后两节里面
[20:55] AndThe author alsohas one lastsummaryAnd it isin the lasttwo versesof the whole book这里讲到你们一切都听见总而言之应当敬畏神谨守他的诫命因为这是每一个人的本分人所做的每一件事连一切隐藏的事无论善恶神都必想问Now all has been heardHere is the conclusionof the matterFear GodAnd keep his commandmentsFor this is the dutyof all mankindFor God will bringevery deedinto judgmentincluding everyheaven thingwhether it isgood or evil其实整本传道书第三章第五章第七章第八章到结尾这里都一直在强调这一个观念传道者强调人要敬畏神顺负神是因为他从观察这个世界的时候看到人实在太渺小了因为他感受得到人的生命不是有自己掌握的这一切的事情都是有创造的神掌握着而且神是一个公义的神他会审判一切
[22:34] And God is a just GodAnd He would judge everything所以传道者他敬畏神是因为他看见了神是这么的超越的人不得不顺服在神的面前So the authorfears GodBecause he seesjust how powerful God isAnd people just had toObey Him那所以他这里说因为这是每一个人的本分That's why he saidThis is the dutyof all mankindAnd now到了今天到我们新约的时代作为一个基督徒我们对神的感受应该是超越传道者对神的感受HoweverIn the eraof the New TestamentAs Christians for usOur feelings for GodShould surpassFeelings which the authorhad for God因为他只看见了神的伟大和奥密Because he only sawhow powerfulAnd how mysteriousGod was而我们呢我们更能够看到神透过耶稣所赐下的爱和恩典
[23:38] But we sawGod's love and graceThat was given to usthrough Jesus对传道者来说神是一个公义的神To the authorGod is a just God但是对我们神不但是一个公义的神他更是一位有爱有恩典的神But to usGod is not simplyA just GodBut a God of loveAnd grace他的爱就体现在当我们还是罪人的时候还不认识他的时候他就菜牌圣旨耶稣基督为我们的罪钉死在十字架上And his grace and lovewas shown to usin a time whenwe were still sinfuland did not even know him yetAnd he sent his sonJesus to be crucifiedon the crossfor our sins所以我们每一个基督徒都要敬畏神谨守他的诫命Therefore every Christianneeds to fear Godand obey his commands那这不是因为神是高高在上的我们更是为了回应神对人的爱而敬畏他而顺服他
[24:41] It is not simplybecause God is justso much more powerful than usbut because we want torespond to God's love for usand fear and obey him而在这两次上个礼拜和这个礼拜的对传道书的总结里面我们把传道者对人生的看法分做了两类让我们再重温一下So in thefrom the last talkand today we can see thatSolomon's views on lifecan be put into two groups第一部分呢是人要怎样生活在人类的社会当中才是一个有智慧的人The first part ishow people should live in societyin order to be wise people那包括你需要和所有的人都有良好的关系So you need to havehealthy relationships做事情不要有坏的思念心思任何的行动前你都应该要思想好
[25:45] Think before you act要注意言语造就人的话多讲to be carefulof your languageand to havepositiveencouragementin your language群体当中一个好的领袖是非常重要的and it's very importantto have a good leaderamong people上次我们讲到懒惰懒惰就是罪第七点是讲到我们可以追求我们的享乐各样的事情但是不要过界了不要过了神画给我们的界限and number seventalks about how we canpursue dreamsand things in our livesbut don't be over the topand don't cross the linethat God has given us第八点讲到人生当中你要懂得投资或者懂得行善in life we need to understandabout investmentsor doing good deeds其实这是讲到神给人有各种的恩赐各样的礼物我们不能只能守着我们需要好好地使用它做一个好的管家so it's talking abouthow God has blessed useach with different talentsand abilitiesand we should not justkeep this to ourselvesbut actually share itto other people还要分散投资呢so you don't put all your eggsin one basket并且要知道人的限制因为你不知道人的限制的话人就会骄傲自大and to know your limitsand if you don't knowyou know your limitthen you become proudand arrogant努力工作我想大家都知道card这就是你在人类社会当中需要有的智慧so these are the wisdomthat you needto be able to live in a human society今天我们讲的与神之间的关系智慧要怎样处理呢第一个刚才提了要为你自己的行为负责任the first one is to be accountablefor your own actions因为任何的事情神必审问传道者也提醒我们你要趁我们最好的日子当中去与神同行去纪念主and also to remember Godwhilst you were young最后谨记我们都是敬畏神谨守他诫命的人and the third one is to fear Godand keep his commandments耶稣他降师为人他自己讲他来不是要废去律法来是要完全律法
[28:41] Jesus said that he came into this worldnot to make the old testament lawsobsoletebut to complete them所以呢其实耶稣已经把传道者所总结的这两个部分的人生道理甚至是所有旧约里面的律例典章都简化成两个诫命Jesus has alreadysummarizedall of theof whatSolomon had learnedand all the laws of the old testamentinto two commandments那就是我们每个礼拜天在这里我们读的你要尽心尽心尽意尽力爱主你的上帝这是最大的诫命其次爱人如己也是这样这两条诫命是律法和先知一切道理的中高传道者看到了人生当中是需要爱神和爱人the author saw thatin lifewe needed to love peopleand to love God所以他举了很多的原则so he made upmine like rules而耶稣把它简单的总结了就是每一个基督徒我们的生活智慧and Jesussummarizedall of these rules我们爱神爱人to love
[30:20] Godand to love people这也是整本传道书的总结and this is thesummary of the entireEcclesiastes在最后这两次的讲到的内容也请大家要带回团期里面去讨论so please bring what we have talked aboutin the past two sermonsinto your soul groupsand to discuss them而在下一卷书我们开始查考的呢会是马可福音the next book we're going to be talking aboutis Mark's gospel所以如果你是自己有这个读经灵修的习惯就可以开始尝试读马可福音so if you readthe Bible in your own timethen you can feel freeto beginreading Mark's gospel那特别是所有的小组的组长你要带领的也可以开始去自己预查马可福音and all the soul group leaderscan begin to startreading Mark's gospel好感谢神的话语thanks me to God