無法抗拒的社群
What do these things have in common?
big red button… Bubble wrap…
The answer is they are simply irresistible.
这些东西有什么共同点？
大红色按钮……气泡膜……
答案是它们简直无法让人抗拒。
When anybody sees a red button – they want to do what? Press it!! Even if you know you’re not meant to – there is something irresistible about it.
And the all-time ultimate: bubble wrap. I become a 5 year old immediately. It is just needing to be popped…
Some things in life are simply irresistible.
The theme of Scripture from beginning to end is that Unity amidst diversity is simply irresistible.
If you are new to Christianity, and you begin reading the Bible – something we encourage around here – you will quickly discover that …
当有人看到一个红色按钮时——他们想做什么？按下去！！即使你知道你不是故意的——
也有一些不可抗拒的东西。
以及任何时候都无法让人抗拒的：气泡膜。我马上就变成了 5 岁。忍不住要去捏他......
生活中有些事情简直是无法让人抗拒的。
圣经从头到尾的主题是多样性中的合一是不可抗拒的。
如果你刚开始了解基督教，并且开始阅读圣经——你很快就会发现……我们在这里鼓励的东西——
God loves diversity
上帝喜爱多样性
You open the Bible and read the creation account. And you read how God makes a variety of animals – elephants, giraffes, zebra, dogs – even cats!
He creates fish of the sea – from the massive blue whale to the snapper – even the sea horses.
He created plants and trees. Just how many shades of green does one designer need? [picture of landscape with a lot of different greenery]. Speaking of colours, he even allowed red + yellow to create orange – an important colour among our families and next gen due to our story behind it.
当你打开圣经，阅读创世记。你读到上帝是如何创造出各种各样的动物——大象、长颈鹿、斑马、狗——甚至是猫！
他创造了海洋鱼类——从巨大的蓝鲸到鲷鱼——甚至是海马。
他创造了植物和树木。一位设计师需要多少种绿色？ [风景图片有很多不同的绿色植物]。说到颜色，他甚至让红色+黄色创造出橙色——因为我们的故事，这是我们家庭和下一代的重要颜色，
You see this love of diversity at the beginning of the Bible – and you see it in the final book of the Bible – how God will one day gather people to him “from every tribe and language and people and nation.”/ Revelation 5:10
Are you beginning to see how God loves diversity!
We’re in a world at the moment where we have this weird dissonance/conflict. It’s that many they value diversity – yet at the same time – we cancel out people who have different opinions to us. It’s not healthy. In other words, it’s easy for people to say they value diversity – but unless you carry the heart of God who loves diversity - we tend to form tribes with people who are just like us.
你在圣经的开头看到了这种对多样性的喜爱——你在圣经的最后一本书中也看到了它——上帝有一天会如何“从各支派、各语言群体、各民族、各国家，”聚集人们到他那里。/启示录 5： 10
你是否开始看到上帝是多么喜欢多样性！
我们正处于一个存在这种奇怪的不和谐/冲突的世界中。正是因为他们重视多样性——但同时——我们排除了对我们有不同看法的人。这是不健康。换句话说，人们很容易说他们重视多样性——但除非你怀着热爱多样性的上帝的心——我们倾向于与和我们一样的人组成部落。
I understand how this works. I used to dream of a world that looks like this
(multiple photos of me! throughout the screen). After all, other people seem to ruin things.
They think differently from me
For some reason, they can’t see it the way I see it. They don't understand.
And they hinder progress because they come from a different perspective.
If it wasn’t for others, I would experience zero disagreement or conflict.
我明白这是如何运作的。我曾经梦想过一个看起来像这样的世界（我的多张照片！整个屏幕）。但是，其他人似乎破坏了我的梦想。
• 他们的想法与我不同
• 出于某种原因，他们无法以我的方式看待它。他们不明白。
• 他们阻碍进步，因为他们来自不同的视角。
• 如果不是因为其他人，我会经历零分歧或没有冲突。
But, I’ve to come to understand why God loves diversity and why he wants you and I to love it too. More about that in a moment.
As you continue to read your Bible, you will not only discover that God loves diversity.
You will also discover that …
但是，我必须明白为什么上帝喜欢多样性，为什么他希望你我也喜欢它。稍后再详细介绍。
当您继续阅读圣经时，您不仅会发现上帝喜欢多样性。
你还会发现……
God loves unity
上帝喜爱合一
It’s why the Psalmist declares:
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!... For there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore.”/ Psalm 133.
God loves it when people get together and share life together. Rather than isolating themselves, they gather together. They connect. They honour and protect each other. That’s something God blesses because it reflects his heart.
这就是为什么诗篇作者宣称：
“看哪，弟兄和睦同居是何等地善，何等地美！...因为在那里有耶和华所命定的福，就是永远的生命。”/诗篇 133。
上帝喜欢人们聚在一起分享生活。他们没有孤立自己，而是聚集在一起。他们相互连接。
他们互相尊重和保护。这是上帝祝福的事情，因为它反映了他的心。
Did you know that on the very night Jesus was arrested, he prayed for you and me?
“I pray for those who will come to know me…”/ John 17:20
What did he pray for? He prayed for unity.
“I pray that they will all be one…”/ John 17:21
In case we missed it, Jesus continues:
May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me./ John 17:23
你知道在耶稣被捕的那天晚上，他为你和我祈祷吗？
“我不但为这些人祈求，也为那些因他们的话信我的人祈求……”/约翰福音 17:20
他祈求什么？他祈求合一。
“使他们都合而为一……”/约翰福音 17:21
万一我们错过了，耶稣继续说：
我在他们里面，你在我里面，使他们完完全全地合而为一，叫世人知道你差了我来，也知道你爱他们如同爱我一样。/约翰福音 17:23
There are many good things Jesus could have prayed for. Knowing what He was about to go through, the number one thing he prays for is that we would experience unity. Unity is the one that is close to his heart.
Jesus knows that life is hard in this world. We need each other to get through those tough times.
He also knew that he was giving us all a big mission to make disciples of all nations. It’s an enormous vision. He knows it can be fulfilled in unity together.
God loves diversity. God loves unity.
耶稣可以为许多美好的事情祷告。知道他将要经历什么，他祈求的第一件事就是我们会经历合一。合一是他的心意。
耶稣知道这个世界的生活是艰难的。我们需要彼此来度过那些艰难的时期。
他也知道他给我们所有人一个伟大的使命，让门徒遍布所有国家。这是一个巨大的愿景。他知道它可以在合一中实现。
上帝喜欢多样性。上帝喜欢合一。
Question: Q: Why is unity amidst diversity so important to God? Why does He want it to be
important to us?
The Answer? A:God has experienced irresistible community Himself!
He knows how good it is.
He wants us to experience the joy of it.
He believes that when we do, we will also be able to invite others to experience this too.
问题： 问： 为什么多样性中的合一对神如此重要？为什么他希望它对我们很重要？
答案？答：上帝亲自经历了这样的无法让人抗拒的社区！
他知道这有多好。
他希望我们体验其中的快乐。
他相信，当我们这样做时，我们也将能够邀请其他人也来体验这一点。
How has he experienced it?
Well, back to John 17 – Jesus says in that prayer:
“so they may be one as we are one… May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.”/ John 17:22-23
Christians talk about God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three persons – who dwell together as One God.
他是如何经历的？
好吧，回到约翰福音 17 章——耶稣在那个祷告中说：
“使他们合而为一，像我们合而为一。 23 我在他们里面，你在我里面，使他们完完全全地合而为一，叫世人知道你差了我来，也知道你爱他们如同爱我一样。”/约翰福音 17:22-23
基督徒把上帝称为圣父、圣子和圣灵。三位——作为一位神同居。
Some of you here are still exploring Christianity and a belief like this gets confusing. How can we talk about one God, and then mention three persons? Simple logic teaches that if He is three, then he cannot also be one, and if God is one, he cannot also be three. To those of us that have been Christians for some time, it’s statements like this that can be a bit embarrassing.
Yet, the various authors of the Bible go to great lengths to teach this ‘three-in one’ idea about God. The word church leaders use to sum it up is the word ‘Trinity’ or perhaps better – ‘the Triunity’ of God. Even though terms like ‘trinity’ or ‘tri-unity’ are not found in the Bible, this is a truth that permeates throughout its pages.
你们中的一些人仍在探索基督教，这样的信仰令人困惑。我们怎么能讲一位神，然后讲三个位格呢？简单的逻辑告诉我们，如果他是三个，那么他不可能也是一位，如果神是一，他也不可能是三。对于我们这些已经成为基督徒一段时间的人来说，这样的陈述可能会有点尴尬。
然而，圣经的不同作者不遗余力地教导这种关于上帝的“三位一体”的观念。教会领袖用来总结的词是“三位一体”或更好的词——上帝的“三位一体”。尽管圣经中没有“三位一体”这样的词，但这是贯穿圣经的真理。
For instance, when Jesus was sending out his followers, he said: Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ….” – Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
[It’s not “names” (plural) but “name” (singular). It’s not “person” (singular) but three persons – Father, Son and Spirit].
If we peel back the layers of time and space of eternity past, we find God existing in an eternal relationship with himself: Father, Son and Spirit.
例如，当耶稣差遣他的追随者时，他说：“所 以 ， 你 们 要 去 ， 使 万 民 作 我 的 门 徒 ，奉 父 、 子 、 圣 灵 的 名 给 他 们 施 洗……” – 马太福音 28:19-20 (NIV)
[不是“名字们”（复数）而是“名字”（单数）。不是“位格”（单数），而是三个位格——父、子、灵]。
如果我们揭开一层层的时空和永恒的过去的空间，我们会发现上帝存在于与他自己的永恒关系中：父、子和圣灵。
Our world right now needs unity amidst diversity – desperately. But, it’s so hard to find a model of unity amidst diversity where people of all ethnicities and stages and backgrounds and languages and political views are genuinely welcomed. Where no one is excluded or cancelled from the group.
But, there is something about God that actually shows us genuine unity amidst diversity.
So, it’s fair to say that we can actually learn a whole lot about irresistible community by simply looking to Who God is.
我们的世界现在需要在多样性中合一——迫切需要。但是，很难找到一种在多样性中合一的模式，真正欢迎所有种族、阶段、背景、语言和政治观点的人。没有人被排除在小组之外。
但是，关于上帝的某些事情实际上向我们展示了在多样性中真正的合一。
所以，公平地说，我们实际上可以通过简单地看看上帝是谁来了解很多关于这个让人不可抗拒的社区。
We can learn a lot about healthy relationships and dynamic teams by delving into the delving into the workings of the Tri-unity of God.
There we see the very best of relationships! Their relationships have remained healthy and vibrant for years and years – going all the way back to – well let’s say – eternity past (!).
Let me share five traits of irresistible community that all come from looking at the inner workings of our Tri-une God. Each of these traits is what God also calls us to pursue – so that we can experience irresistible community.
通过深入研究上帝三位一体的运作，我们可以学到很多关于健康关系和充满活力的团队的知识。
在那里，我们看到了最好的关系！他们的关系多年来一直保持健康和充满活力——一直追溯到——好吧，可以说——永恒的过去（！）。
让我来分享一下让人无法抗拒的社区的五个特征，这些特征都来自于观察我们三位一体的上帝的内部运作。这些特质中的每一个都是上帝呼召我们追求的——这样我们就可以体验这个让人无法抗拒的社区。
1) Irresistible Community exudes relational warmth
1） 让人无法抗拒的社区散发着关系温暖
In the united and diverse Trinity, we see the way each member exudes relational warmth to each other.
In his gospel, John says, “No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.”/ John 1:18
When John uses ‘near the Father’s heart’ he has the idea of Jesus leaning back on His Father’s chest. It’s the way close friends /family would lean back and recline close to each other. John uses it because he is wanting to convey the deep love and affection that exists between Father and Son.
在合一而多样的三位一体中，我们看到每个成员彼此之间散发出温暖的关系。
约翰在他的福音书中说：“从来没有人看见神，只有在父怀里的独生子将他表明出来。。”/约翰福音 1:18
当约翰使用“靠近天父的心”时，他的意思是耶稣靠在天父的胸膛上。这是亲密的朋友/家人向后倾斜并靠得很近的方式。约翰使用它是因为他想传达父子之间存在的深厚的爱和感情。
Because this is what Jesus has experienced, He wants us to experience too.
This is why Jesus provided such acceptance and warmth to everyone around him.
Diverse people would be drawn to Jesus.
People from different backgrounds: people of high standing like Nicodemus along with woman shunned by society – like the Samaritan woman.
Three were young and old.
People from different faiths and backgrounds – all were drawn to Jesus.
There were even people with different political views.
因为这是耶稣所经历的，他希望我们也经历。
这就是为什么耶稣为他周围的每个人提供这样的接纳和温暖。
不同的人都会被耶稣吸引。
来自不同背景的人：像尼哥底母这样地位高的人，以及被社会排斥的女人——比如撒玛利亚女人。
无论年纪大的还是年轻的。
来自不同信仰和背景的人——都被耶稣所吸引。
甚至有不同政见的人。
I’ve mentioned this before – but when you look through the list you of the names of the 12 disciples – Matthew gives us the names of the twelve in his gospel:
“…First, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his
brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of
Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot…”/ Matthew 10:2-4
I love the way Matthew puts a description next to two of these people: 1) Matthew ‘the tax collector” and 2) Simon the Zealot.
Matthew is trying to highlight something important.
我之前已经提到过这一点——但是当你查看 12 个门徒的名字时——马太在他的福音书中给我们介绍了十二个门徒的名字：
“……十二使徒的名字如下：为首的是西门（又名彼得），西门的弟弟安得烈，西庇太的儿子雅各，雅各的弟弟约翰， 3 腓力，巴多罗迈，多马，税吏马太，亚勒腓的儿子雅各，达太， 4 激进派的西门，和出卖耶稣的加略人犹大。……”/马太福音 10:2-4
我喜欢马太在其中两个人名字旁边进行的描述：1）税吏马太和 2）激进派的西门。 马太试图强调一些重要的事情。
If you know your history, you will know that the zealots were a group of people who hated the Romans and anyone who worked for the Romans. Especially tax collectors. He was as far to one side of the political spectrum as you could be at the time.
Matthew was a tax collector who was on Rome’s payroll – effectively as far to the other side of the political spectrum you could be. I imagine Jesus having them share a room together! I love the way he brought diverse people together into the same team.
All these diverse people came to Jesus and found a place where they could belong. A place where they were seen and noticed. Everyone was invited to his table. No one was ever excluded. They became united.
如果您了解这段历史，就会知道激进派是一群憎恨罗马人以及为罗马人工作的人。尤其是税吏。他（西门）有着当时非常极端的政治意见（在政治光谱的一端）。
马太是一名税吏，领着罗马人的工资——实际上可能在政治光谱的另一端。我想象着耶稣让他们一起分享一个房间！我喜欢他将不同的人聚集到同一个团队中的方式。
所有这些不同的人都来到耶稣面前，找到了他们可以归属的地方。一个他们被看到和注意到的地方。每个人都被邀请到他的餐桌旁。从来没有人被排除在外。他们变得合一起来。
This is what Jesus wants us to experience with God.
I entered into that relationship as a 10-year-old when I prayed that God would bring me into relationship with himself. If you haven’t responded to Jesus’ invitation, there is no better time than today. It’s as simple as saying ‘yes’ to Jesus – ‘Jesus, I want in on this relationship.’ Through Him we are invited into a relationship with God – Father, Son, and Spirit – a relationship where we are accepted and loved.
这就是耶稣要我们与神一起经历的。
在我 10 岁时，当我祈祷上帝会让我与他建立关系时，我就开始了这种关系。如果你还没有回应耶稣的邀请，没有比今天更好的时间了。就像对耶稣说“是”一样简单——“耶稣，我想拥有这种关系。”通过他，我们被邀请进入与上帝的关系——父、子和圣灵——一种我们被接纳和爱的关系。
Jesus also wants us to experience this with each other.
He knows there is something that happens in real unity among real diversity that is simply irresistible.
It’s what we’re called to do:
“Accept each other just as Christ has accepted you.” / Romans 15:7
Our relationships with each other are meant to be like the relationships that exists within the Godhead. Father-Son-Spirit exude relational warmth with each other.
耶稣也希望我们彼此体验这一点。
他知道在真正的多样性之间的真正合一中会发生一些令人无法抗拒的事情。
这就是我们被要求做的事情：
“因此，你们应当彼此接纳，就像基督接纳了你们一样。” / 罗马书 15:7
我们彼此之间的关系应该类似于存在于神性中的关系。圣父，圣子和圣灵彼此之间散发着温暖的关系。
They welcome and accept each other.
What we see in the divine relationship is meant to affect the way we live as couples, parents and children, friends, colleagues, and our relationship with each other as Gracecity.
That’s the first trait. Here is a second one:
他们互相欢迎和接纳彼此。
我们在神性关系中所看到的，旨在影响我们作为夫妻、父母和孩子、朋友、同事的生活方式，以及我们作为 恩典之城教会成员 彼此之间的关系。
这是第一个特征。这是第二个：
2) Irresistible Community expresses generosity
2） 让人无法抗拒的社区表达慷慨
Listen to the way Jesus speaks to his Father: “All I have is yours, and all you have is mine.” / John 17:10
Some of you would love your older kids to talk to you like that!
There is nothing stingy in this relationship. There is no holding anything back. Complete trust and generosity.
This is the way the Father, Son and Spirit have treated each other for eternity. They are not selfabsorbed. They don’t keep to themselves.
我们来聆听耶稣对天父说话的方式：“凡是我的都是你的，你的也是我的。” / 约翰福音17:10
你们中的一些人会喜欢你的大孩子这样和你说话！
这段关系没有什么小气的。没有什么可以阻止的。完全的信任和慷慨。
这就是圣父、圣子和圣灵永远对待彼此的方式。他们不是自我陶醉的。他们不守规矩。
We are bombarded with a message about the need for us to find ourselves. Marketing plays with the idea that we deserve that product and some ‘me’ time! The idea is that it is in those me times, we can finally experience life.
All this stands in complete opposite to the way Jesus talks about the way we find life:
“Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it” / Mark 8:35
We're told to find our lives. Jesus says the way to find it, the way to save it – is by losing it, by giving it away.
我们被一个关于我们需要找到自己的信息所轰炸。市场营销的理念是我们应该享受那个产品和一些“我”的时间！这个想法是，在那些我的时间里，我们终于可以体验生活。所有这一切都与耶稣谈论我们找到生命的方式完全相反：
“因 为 ， 凡 要 救 自 己 生 命 （ 或 作 ： 灵 魂 ； 下 同 ） 的 ， 必 丧 掉 生 命 ； 凡 为 我和 福 音 丧 掉 生 命 的 ， 必 救 了 生 命 。”/马可福音 8:35
我们被告知要找到我们的生活。耶稣说找到它的方法，拯救它的方法——就是失去它，放弃它。
How did He know this? He experienced this in the divine relationships. He knew that healthy relationships and friendships are marked by this generosity of spirit.
These 6 letters can make two different words.
One of them is United.
That’s the irresistible community that Jesus wants us to experience.
But, of course, if you take the same six letters and move just one letter – you come up with a word that means something entirely differently: Untied.
他是怎么知道的？他在神性的关系中经历了这一点。他知道健康的关系和友谊以这种慷慨为标志。
这 6 个字母可以组成两个不同的词。
其中之一是合一。
这就是耶稣希望我们经历的让人无法抗拒的社区。
但是，当然，如果您使用相同的六个字母并仅移动一个字母 - 您会想出一个含义完全不同
的词：Untied。分裂
There is a big difference between these two words.
Untied is the opposite of united.
We often say ‘United we stand. Divided we fall.’
There is nothing irresistible in disunity. The strength and power is in unity.
When you move that ‘I’ to the wrong place, it moves the word from united to untied.
Isn’t that the way unity is harmed as well?
It’s harmed when “I” gets in the way.
It’s harmed when I push for my rights and my desires as more important than anybody else.
这两个词有很大的区别。
Untied分裂是united合一的反义词。
我们常说‘合一我们就胜利。分裂则亡。'
在不合一中没有什么是不可抗拒的。力量和能力是一体的。
当你把那个字母“I”（我）移到错误的地方时，它会把这个词从合一变成分裂。
这不也是损害合一的方式吗？
当“我”挡道时，合一会受到损害。
当我将自己的权利和愿望摆到比其他任何人都重要的位置时，合一会受到损害。
The only way through is this is for me to move the “I” and focus more on the you – and unity.
There is something more important than being right. It’s being right with each other.
Our enemies greatest weapon against the church and her witness is disunity!
Our enemies greatest weapon is wider society is to break up relationships and turn people against each other.
When we are divided, we quickly become weak and ineffective.
Our western society is breaking apart – because we are losing the ability to respect the
humanity of every person as made in the image of God.
唯一的办法是让我移动“I”，更多地关注你——和合一。
有比正确更重要的事情。就是彼此之间的正确。
我们的敌人反对教会和她的见证的最大武器就是不合一！
我们的敌人最大的武器是更广泛的社会是破坏关系并使人们相互对抗。
当我们分裂时，我们很快就会变得软弱无能。
我们的西方社会正在分崩离析——因为我们正在失去尊重每个人的人性的能力，而每个人
的人性都是按照上帝的形象创造的。
Instead, we’re beginning to have a primary focus on ourselves, my needs, my problems… we have lost that generosity of spirit towards each other. We expect – even demand – that we are at the centre and other people should revolve around us.
Again, contrast that with Jesus: “all I have is yours, and all you have is mine” – this generosity of posture.
Imagine what this generosity could actually do among parents and children, spouses, work colleagues, flat mates, friends, church relationships.
There is a third trait of irresistible community:
相反，我们开始主要关注自己、我的需求、我的问题……我们已经失去了对彼此的慷慨精神。我们期望——甚至要求——我们处于中心，其他人应该围绕我们转。
再次与耶稣对比：“凡是我的都是你的，你的也是我的”——这种慷慨的姿态。
想象一下这种慷慨实际上可以在父母和孩子、配偶、同事、室友、朋友、教会关系中做些什么。
让人无法抗拒的社区有第三个特征：
3) Irresistible Community honours each other
3） 让人无法抗拒的社区互相尊重
In the United and Diverse Trinity, there is mutual honouring of each other.
Each of the members of the Trinity have a huge respect for each other. No one person demands that the others revolve around him. Each voluntarily pours out their love, delight and adoration to the others.
The biblical authors use a word for this - “glorify.” This term ‘glorify’ has in mind bringing praise to the others. It’s like they’re cheering the others on – wanting them to be in the spotlight, enjoying what the other is doing and how they do it. They defer to each other. They delight in being in their presence.
在合一与多元的三位一体中，他们之间相互尊重。
三位一体的每一位成员都非常尊重彼此。没有人要求其他人围绕他转。每个人都自愿向其他人倾诉他们的爱、喜悦和崇拜。
圣经作者为此使用了一个词——“荣耀”。 “荣耀”这个词的意思是给其他人带来赞美。就像他们在为其他人加油一样——希望他们成为聚光灯下的焦点，享受对方正在做的事情以及他们是如何做的。他们互相尊重。他们对他们的同在感到喜悦。
So, throughout the gospels, we read that Jesus glorifies the Father and the Father basks in the glory of His Son This has been going on for all eternity. Jesus describes the Spirit as living to “glorify” him.
And the Spirit miss out either. In fact, Jesus says to the disciples that it’s better that for them that he leaves and the Spirit comes. It’s like – ‘Guys, wait till the Spirit comes and dwells in you.
I know you’re sad that I’m going. But, I can’t wait for you to meet him. He’s really special.’
This is how the Persons of the Tri-Une God have behaved for eternity. It’s inspiration to you and me about the nature of relationships that go the distance, the type of relationships that are simply irresistible.
因此，在整本福音书中，我们读到耶稣荣耀天父，天父沐浴在他儿子的荣耀中，这一直持续到永恒。耶稣形容圣灵的同在是为了“荣耀”他。
圣灵也错过了。事实上，耶稣对门徒说，他离开，圣灵降临，对他们更好。就像——‘伙计们，等到圣灵降临并住在你里面。
我知道对我的离开你很难过。但是，我等不及你见到他了。他真的很特别。
这就是三位一体神的位格在永恒中的行为方式。它启发了你和我关于远距离关系的本质，种根本无法让人抗拒的关系。
It’s why Scripture calls us to speak well of each other.
Take delight in honouring each other… Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!... Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone./ Romans 12:10-18 (NLT)
As we honour each other, as the Tri-une relationships honour each other, we experience irresistible community.
There is a fourth trait of irresistible community:
这就是为什么圣经呼召我们彼此说好话。
要彼此推让。…… 16 要彼此同心；不要志气高大，倒要俯就卑微的]；不要自以为聪明。……若是能行，总要尽力与众人和睦。/罗马书 12:10-18 (NLT)
当我们互相尊重，当 三位一体的关系互相尊重时，我们体验到让人无法抗拒的社区。
让人无法抗拒的社区有第四个特征：
4) Irresistible Community is inter-dependent
4）让人无法抗拒的社区是相互依存的
In the United and Diverse Trinity, we see the way each member needs each other.
The gospel writers go to great lengths to show Jesus praying for help from his Father… and being led by the Spirit…Though Jesus is the Son of God, the one with amazing power to raise
Lazarus from the dead, He says He can’t do anything out of the context of his relationship in the Tri-unity of God.
在合一和多元化三位一体中，我们看到了每个成员彼此需要的方式。
福音书作者竭尽全力展示耶稣向他的父亲祈求帮助......并被圣灵引导......虽然耶稣是上帝的儿子，拥有使拉撒路从死里复活的惊人力量，但他说他不能做任何脱离他在上帝三位一体关系中的事情。
Listen to the way Jesus talks about this:
“I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.” / John 5:19
Elsewhere, Jesus says: Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me. / John 14:10 (NLT)
The Father and Son work in tandem. They are tightly knit together so that no one functions alone. No one runs off and does his own thing. They have these inter-dependent relationships.
听听耶稣是如何谈论这件事的：
“我 实 实 在 在 的 告 诉 你 们 ， 子 凭 着 自 己 不 能 做 甚 麽 ， 惟 有 看 见 父 所 做 的 ，
子 才 能 做 ； 父 所 做 的 事 ， 子 也 照 样 做 。。” / 约翰福音 5:19
耶稣在别处说：我 在 父 裡 面 ， 父 在 我 裡 面 ， 你 不 信 麼 ？ 我 對 你 們 所 說 的 話 ，
不 是 憑 著 自 己 說 的 ， 乃 是 住 在 我 裡 面 的 父 做 他 自 己 的 事 。。 / 约翰福音 14:10
圣父与圣子协同工作。它们紧密结合在一起，因此没有人单独运作。没有人跑了，做自己的事。他们有这样相互依赖的关系
If the all-powerful God works inter-dependently, what might that say to our cultural custom of independence?
We often think that maturity is expressed through independence - ‘no-need-for-anyone.’ But this is not the Christian understanding of healthy discipleship. In fact, the refusal to be dependent on others is not a mark of maturity but immaturity.
It’s why Scripture says: “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”/ Galatians 6:2
如果全能的上帝相互依存地工作，这对我们独立的文化习俗有何影响？
我们常常认为成熟是通过独立来表达的——“不需要任何人”。但这不是基督徒对健康门徒的理解。事实上，拒绝依赖他人并不是成熟的标志，而是不成熟的标志。
这就是为什么圣经说：“你们各人的重担要互相担当，如此就完全了基督的律法。”/加拉太书 6:2
We came into this world totally dependent on the love, care and protection of others. And most of us will go out of this world totally dependent on the love and care of others. And this dependence is not an evil, destructive reality. This dependence is part of the design of God.
In the years where we might be more depended upon, we still need to realise our own for others.
The Trinity shows us that irresistible community happens where we are able to express our need for each other in a diverse but united community.
There is one trait…
我们来到这个世界完全依赖于他人的爱、关怀和保护。我们中的大多数人会完全依赖他人的爱和关怀离开这个世界。这种依赖并不是一个邪恶的、破坏性的现实。这种依赖是上帝设计的一部分。
在我们可能更加依赖的岁月里，我们仍然需要为他人实现我们自己的。
三位一体向我们展示了让人无法抗拒的社区发生在我们能够在一个多元化但合一的社区中表达我们对彼此的需求的地方。
这有一个特点……
5) Irresistible Community encourages different roles serving in a common mission
5） 让人无法抗拒的社区鼓励不同的角色在共同的使命中服务
In the United and Diverse Trinity, each team member has different functions around a common mission
Each member of the Trinity has different functions. At the same time, each empowers and depends on the other members to do their function.
We see these different roles existing in everything God does. Typically, the Father is the origin
(source) and end, the Son is the agent; the Spirit is the means.
在合一与多元三位一体中，每个团队成员围绕着共同的使命具有不同的职能
三位一体的每个成员都有不同的功能。同时，每个人都授权并依赖其他成员来完成他们的职能。
我们看到这些不同的角色存在于上帝所做的每一件事中。通常，父是源头，子是媒介；圣灵是手段。
So, take salvation for example. We see God as Trinity involved.
Peter writes, “ … who have been chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to be obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood.” – 1 Peter 1:2
So, the Father is the origin, the Son is the agent; the Spirit is the means. Different roles but united in the same mission.
所以，以救恩为例。我们将上帝视为三位一体。
彼得写道：“……就是照父神的先见被拣选，借着圣灵得成圣洁，以致顺服耶稣基督，又蒙他血所洒的人。愿恩惠、平安多多地加给你们！。” – 彼得前书 1:2
所以，父是源头，子是媒介；圣灵是手段。不同的角色，但合一在同一个使命中。
It’s no wonder that the church has the same framework. Paul wrote:
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work./ 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 (NIV).
Some people are gifted to care. Some are gifted to give. Some are gifted to teach. Some are gifted to lead projects. Each of us part of a team where we have different functions around a common mission together.
While there is order and different roles in the Trinity, each has equal standing – each has all the attributes that make God ‘God.’
难怪教会有同样的框架。保罗写道：
恩赐原有分别，圣灵却是一位； 5 职事也有分别，主却是一位； 6 功用也有分别，神却是一位，在众人里面运行一切的事。/哥林多前书 12:4-6 (NIV)。
有些人有照顾的天赋。有些人有给予的天赋。有些人有教书的天赋。有些人有领导项目的天赋。我们每个人都是团队的一员，我们围绕共同的使命拥有不同的职能。
虽然三位一体中有秩序和不同的角色，但每个人都有平等的地位——每个人都具有使上帝成为“上帝”的所有属性。
In the same way, we are all equal in our standing but there are different roles and giftings.
This is how healthy community and relationships functions. Each understands their unique roles and a common mission.
Early leaders of the church came up with a word for the way the three persons relate to each other. It’s called “perichoresis.” The word is a simple Greek word drawn from the language of the NT.
We don't have a clear English equivalent but our word choreography derives from this. It makes sense because it is very much like a divine dance. There is this constant movement where each encircles the other and moves towards the other.
They dance in and out exalting in each other, deferring to each other, celebrating the other. Throughout eternity, Father, Son and Spirit have enjoyed a delightful life-giving partnership. They are so bound together in such close unity that the life of each flows through each of the others, and each has access to the thoughts and experiences of others.
同样，我们在地位上都是平等的，但有不同的角色和恩赐。
这就是健康的社区和人际关系的运作方式。每个人都了解自己独特的角色和共同的使命。
早期的教会领袖想出一个词来描述这三个人之间的关系。这被称为“perichoresis”。这个词是一个简单的希腊词，取自新约的语言。我们没有与之相同的英语词汇，但我们的词 choreography 来源于此。这是有道理的，因为它非常像神圣的舞蹈。有这种不间断的动作，每个人都围绕着另一个人并朝着另一个人移动。
他们跳舞进进出出，互相赞美，互相尊重，庆祝对方。在永恒中，圣父、圣子和圣灵一直享受着令人愉快的赋予生命的伙伴关系。他们如此紧密地结合在一起，以至于每个人的生命都流经彼此，每个人都可以接触到他人的思想和经验。
That’s an amazing relationship to observe. This is the type of relationship God wants us to experience.
Friends, God loves unity amidst diversity.
The reason He does is because He Himself experiences it.
He knows how simply irresistible it is.
He wants this to be our experience too.
This is why Scriptures calls us to do everything we can to protect and promote unity.
这是一种令人惊奇的关系。这是神要我们经历的那种关系。
朋友们，上帝喜欢多样性中的合一。
他这样做的原因是因为他自己经历过。
他知道这是多么不可抗拒。
他也希望我们也能经历。
这就是为什么圣经呼吁我们尽我们所能保护和促进合一。
Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all, in all, and living through all./ Ephesians 4:3-6
Imagine people saying - did you see Gracecity?
They have such different views on a range of things – yet look at the way they exude warmth towards each other.
They come from 55 different countries – yet look at the way they have such a generous posture towards the cultural differences among them.
They come from such different political viewpoints but they honour each other.
They come from such different social backgrounds yet there are interdependent relationships – all expressing a need for each other.
They have such different gifts and interests – yet they serve in a common mission.
用 和 平 彼 此 联 络 ， 竭 力 保 守 圣 灵 所 赐 合 而 为 一 的 心 。 身 体 只 有 一 个 ， 圣灵 只 有 一 个 ， 正 如 你 们 蒙 召 同 有 一 个 指 望 。 一 主 ， 一 信 ， 一 洗 ， 一 神 ，就 是 众 人 的 父 ， 超 乎 众 人 之 上 ， 贯 乎 众 人 之 中 ， 也 住 在 众 人 之 内 。。/以弗所书 4:3-6
想象一下人们说 - 你看到 恩典之城 了吗？
他们对一系列事情有如此不同的看法——但看看他们彼此之间散发出温暖的方式。
他们来自 55 个不同的国家——但看看他们对文化差异的态度是多么的慷慨。
他们有着如此不同的政治观点，但他们相互尊重。
他们来自如此不同的社会背景，却有着相互依存的关系——都表达了对彼此的需要。
他们有如此不同的天赋和兴趣——但他们服务于一个共同的使命。
When this happens, there is something irresistible.
An irresistible community that welcomes people just as we are. An irresistible community that
transforms us to be all who God calls us to be.
当这种情况发生时，有一些无法抗拒的东西。
一个让人无法抗拒的社区，像我们一样欢迎人们。一个让人无法抗拒的社区，它将我们转
变为上帝呼召我们成为的人。
PRAYER
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CLOSE “May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all.” / 2 Corinthians 13:14
祷告
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结语 “愿主耶稣基督的恩惠， 神的慈爱，圣灵的契通，常与你们众人同在。。” / 哥
林多后书 13:14
