April 21, 2010 False Hope Our Daily Bread

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April 21, 2010 — by Cindy Hess Kasper

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Read: Ephesians 2:1-10

By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works. —Ephesians 2:8-9

Bible in a year:
2 Samuel 12-13; Luke 16

The name of a pretty Bavarian town in Germany shares the name of a place of horror—Dachau. A museum on the grounds of this infamous Nazi concentration camp attracts many World War II history buffs.

As you look around, it would be hard to miss the misleading words welded to an iron gate: Arbeit Macht Frei.This phrase—Work Makes You Free—was just a cruel lie to give false hope to those who entered this place of death.

Many people today have false hope that they can earn a place in heaven by working at being good or by doing good things. God’s standard of perfection, however, requires a totally sinless life. There’s no way any of us can ever be “good enough.” It is only through the sacrifice of the sinless Savior that we are made righteous. God made Jesus “who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21). Eternal life is given because of God’s gift of grace—not because of our good works (Eph. 2:8-9).

Don’t let Satan trick you by giving you false hope that your good works will save you. It is only through Jesus’ work on the cross that you can have real freedom.

Accept the teaching of the world
And hopeless you will be,
But trust in God’s eternal plan
If you want life that’s free. —Branon

We are not saved by good works, but by God’s work.

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2010-04-21 虚假的希望 灵命日粮

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2010-04-21

虚假的希望

读经: 以弗所书2章1-10节

「你们得救是本乎恩，也因着信。这并不是出于自己，乃是上帝所赐的；也不是出于行为，免得有人自夸。」（以弗所书2章8-9节）

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     德国景色优美的巴伐力亚城镇，正巧也是恶名昭彰的「达豪」纳粹集中营的所在地，建在这里的博物馆每年吸引着许多对二次世界大战历史着迷的人前来。

在你四处观望之时，很难会错过鎔铸在铁门上的标语：工作使你得自由。这不过是残酷的谎言，给予那些踏入这处死亡之地的人一个虚假的希望。

今天很多人也有这种虚假的希望，以为他们藉由做好人或行善，就能在天堂拥有一席之位。然而，上帝完美的标准是要求完全无罪的生命。我们没有任何人能够「好」到那样的标准，唯有透过无罪救主的牺牲才能使我们称义。上帝使耶稣「那无罪的，替我们成为罪，好叫我们在他里面成为上帝的义」（哥林多后书5章21节）。我们得着永恒的生命不是因为好行为，而是因为上帝所赐的恩典（以弗所书2章8-9节）。

不要让撒但以虚假的希望来欺骗你，使你错以为倚靠好行为就能得救。唯有透过耶稣在十架上的工作，才能使你得着真正的自由。CHK

接受世界的教导，
会陷失望的深坑；
若要生命得自由，
信靠上帝得永生。Branon

我们不是藉由好行为得救，而是藉由耶稣的救赎。

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