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The Christian Walk 当基督徒行

A) 就 当 遵 他 而 行 (Walk in God)
你 们 既 然 接 受 了 主 基 督 耶 稣, 就 当 遵 他 而 行 。
– Colossians 2:6 As you have therefore received Christ
Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him


B) 与 神 同 行 (Walk with God)
以 诺 与 神 同 行, 神 将 他 取 去, 他 就 不 在 世 了。
Genesis 5:22, 24Enoch walked with God, then he was no more because God took him away.


C) 当 在 我 面 前 作 完 全 人 (Walk before God)
我 是 全 能 的 神, 你 当 在 我 面 前 作 完 全 人

Genesis 17:1 I am God Almighty, walk before Me and be Blameless.


D) 听 从 他 的 话 (Walk after God)
你 们 要 顺 从 耶 和 华 你 们 的 神, 敬 畏 他, 谨 守 他 的 诫
命, 听 从 他 的 话, 事 奉 他, 专 靠 他
Deut 13:4 It is the Lord your God you must follow, and
Him you must revere.


Sub-Division & Message Outline:

Walk in God Walking implies action = Relationship关系,我属于 你,你属于我。在这种关系彼此有责任。
What comes to your mind when you think about this word walk?
To walk means action (行 动) It also means being ALIVE there is movement, mobility,
feeling, and you can think.
Only the sick and bedridden person cannot walk becomes immobile paralyzed DEAD.

If we have received Christ Himself in our inmost hearts, our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with Him by a walk of faith in Him.
Walking implies action our religion is not to be confined to our closet, we must carry out into practical effect that which we believe.

II Cor 5:17 says 若有人。。 Therefore if anyone be in Christ, he is a new creature Here this verse also uses therefore and in.
A new relationship in this walk. The life of faith is represented as receiving an act which implies the very opposite of anything like merit. If a man walks in Christ, then he so acts as Christ would act, for Christ being in him, his hope, his love, his joy, his life, he is the reflex of the image of Jesus and men say of that person Oh he is like his Master.

Walk in Him implying action of a relationship to develop and to be building up. (e.g. boy-girl relationship).

Walk with God Walking signifies progress = communication fellowship团聚,交往,谈话,聊天 etc
Enoch walked with God and his relationship and communication was so
Close and intimate with God, that God took him up he did not faced death.

It means to proceed from grace to grace, run forward until you reach the uttermost degree of knowledge that a person can attain concerning our Beloved. A relationship without friendship and communication is dead.

Walk before God Walking implies continuance Testimony, service. 见证,服事,事奉
There must be a perpetual abiding in Christ. How many Christians
think that in the morning and evening they ought to come into the company of Jesus, and
then give their hearts to the world all the day. This is poor living. We should always
be with Him, treading in His steps and doing His will.

God said to Abraham Walk before Me and be blameless.
Here it does not mean for you to go ahead of God and be on your own totally independent of yourself. Here it means the awareness of His presence with you, His watchful eyes guiding and leading you, protecting you from harm and evil. You are conscious of Him with fear and reverence.
Sad to say that nowadays, there is no fear of God in many Christians, hence each does what is right in his/her own eyes.
We are being justified by faith once but sanctification by grace is a daily process from day one till the last day on earth.

Walk after God Walking implies habit obedience. 顺服,愿意委身 (commitment) 愿意神的旨意成全在你身上。
When we speak of a mans walk and conversation, we mean his
habits, the constant tenor of his life. Now if we sometimes enjoy Christ, and then forget Him, sometimes call Him ours, and then lose our hold, that is not a habit, we do not walk in Him.

We must keep to Him, cling to Him, and never let Him go, but live and have our being in Him. Perserve in the same way in which you have begun, and as at the beginning, Christ Jesus was the trust of your faith, the source of your life, the principle of your action, and the joy of your spirit, so let Him be the same till lifes end, the same when you walk through the valley of the shadow of death, and enter into the joy and the rest which remain for the people of God.

Gods basic goal for your life is character development becoming the person God wants you to be. Because its a godly goal, no one can block it except you yourself.

 

 

 


Five Hindrances to this walk:

1) There is a tendency to make doctrine an end in itself. Christian maturity does not understand the principles of the Bible, Christian maturity is character. If what we come to accept as truth doesnt affect our love for God and man, something is radically wrong I Tim 1:5. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies I Cor 8:1 我们晓得我们都有知识〖智〗,但知识是叫人自高自大,惟有爱心能造就人。

2) We can learn a lot about God from Scripture and not know Him at all. Before his conversion, Paul knew the law, but he didnt recognize God in Christ when he saw Him. Were not asked to fall in love with doctrine. Were asked to fall in love with the Lord Jesus Christ the Person. Religion vs Relationship -信仰 于关系

3) We often encourage memorizing Scripture instead of thinking scripturally. Our model should be, The Word became flesh, and dwell among us John 1:14. We are to incarnate the Word of God. We are to have our lives transformed by it, and our minds renewed by it.

4) We often hear the Word and then dont do it. Educating people beyond their obedience thwarts the will of God. Jesus taught, If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them John 13:17.

5) Like the Pharisees, we tend to neglect the commandment of God and hold to the traditions of men Mark 7:8. I believe this is one of the most serious problems affecting our churches today. Many seminary graduates are called as new wine (zealous to serve God according to the truth of His Word) to old wineskin churches (rotted in the traditions of men), and the results are disastrous for both.

Quotes: Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become characters
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.