第09个主日 第二部分 父神
第二十六问
Q. What do you believe when you say, “I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth”?
当你说“我信上帝，全能的父，创造天地的主”时，你相信的是什么？
A. That the eternal Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who out of nothing created heaven and earth and everything in them, [1] who still upholds and rules them by his eternal counsel and providence, [2] is my God and Father because of Christ the Son. [3]
我信我们的主耶稣基督的永在的父，祂从无中创造了天地并其中万有，[1] 并且祂如今仍然托住并治理这一切，乃是凭祂永远的计划和保守，[2] 祂因基督圣子的缘故作我的神和父。[3]
I trust God so much that I do not doubt he will provide whatever I need for body and soul, [4] and will turn to my good whatever adversity he sends upon me in this sad world. [5]
我是如此相信神，因此我不怀疑祂将会供应我身体和灵魂的需要，[4] 并且在这悲惨的世界之中，无论祂加给我怎样的逆境，都将成为我的好处。[5]
God is able to do this because he is almighty God [6] and desires to do this because he is a faithful Father. [7]
神可以做到这些，因祂是全能的神；[6] 祂愿意作成这些，因祂是信实的父。[7]
- Gen. 1-2; Ex. 20:11; Ps. 33:6; Isa. 44:24; Acts 4:24; 14:15
- Ps. 104; Matt. 6:30; 10:29; Eph. 1:11
- John 1:12-13; Rom. 8:15-16; Gal. 4:4-7; Eph. 1:5
- Ps. 55:22; Matt. 6:25-26; Luke 12:22-31
- Rom. 8:28
- Gen. 18:14; Rom. 8:31-39
- Matt. 7:9-11