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Samuel Rutherford’s The Power of the Word: How God Uses Preaching to Bring Faith and Conversion is a theological masterpiece that demolishes the claims of Antinomians, Enthusiasts, and Swenckfeldians who downplay or deny the necessity of the preached Word in salvation.
塞缪尔·卢瑟福德的《圣言的大能：上帝如何使用讲道带来信心与归信》是一部神学杰作，彻底驳倒了反律法主义者（Antinomians，否认道德律在信徒生活中必要性者）、狂热派（Enthusiasts，强调内在属灵经验而轻视外在圣言者）以及施文克菲尔德派（Swenckfeldians，否认外在所传圣言在救恩中必要性者）那些贬低或否认讲道之圣言在救恩中必要性的主张。
With sharp biblical precision and unrelenting logic, Rutherford asserts that the external proclamation of the Word is the divinely ordained instrument by which the Holy Spirit brings sinners to faith.
卢瑟福德以锋利的圣经精确性和毫不退让的逻辑断言，外在所宣讲的圣言乃是上帝所设立的器具，圣灵正是藉着它使罪人得着信心。
Grounded in Romans 10:17—”Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God”—Rutherford exposes the dangers of mystical notions that seek to sever the Spirit’s work from the external means God has established.
扎根于罗马书10章17节——“信道是从听道来的，听道是从基督的圣言来的”——卢瑟福德揭示了那些试图将圣灵的工作与上帝所设立的外在途径割裂开来的神秘主义观念所蕴含的危险。
He argues that the preached Word is not a dead letter but a powerful tool in the hands of God, able to awaken the soul, convict of sin, and bring about regeneration.
他论证说，所宣讲的圣言并非死的字句，而是在上帝手中大有能力的器具，能够唤醒灵魂、使人知罪，并成就重生。
His treatment of how the Spirit works with and through the Word provides a much-needed corrective to any who might minimize the necessity of gospel preaching.
他对圣灵如何与圣言同工、并藉着圣言运行的论述，为一切轻看福音讲道必要性的人提供了极其需要的纠正。
What makes The Power of the Word particularly compelling is Rutherford’s unflinching stance against errors that persist to this day.
《圣言的大能》之所以格外引人注目，在于卢瑟福德对那些至今仍然存在的错误所采取的毫不妥协的立场。
He confronts head-on the false spirituality that claims one can be led by the Spirit without the preached Word or that conversion is purely an internal and mystical experience.
他正面迎击那种虚假的属灵观，这种观念宣称人可以在没有所宣讲之圣言的情况下被圣灵引导，或认为归信完全是一种内在而神秘的经验。
Rutherford dissects these errors with theological precision, proving that the Spirit’s regenerating work does not bypass the means of grace but works through them.
卢瑟福德以神学上的精密剖析这些错误，证明圣灵使人重生的工作并不绕过恩典的途径，而是正藉着这些途径运行。
He also powerfully rebukes the tendency to separate faith from obedience, showing that true faith, birthed through the Word, necessarily produces holiness.
他也有力地斥责将信心与顺服分离的倾向，指出那藉着圣言所生的真实信心，必然结出圣洁的果子。
This book is a wake-up call to those who take preaching lightly and a clarion call for churches to reclaim a high view of the Word.
本书向一切轻看讲道的人发出警醒的呼声，也向众教会发出嘹亮的号角，呼召他们重新持守对圣言的崇高看重。
If you desire to understand the real power of preaching—not as entertainment or mere moral instruction but as the very means by which God raises the spiritually dead—then The Power of the Word is essential reading.
如果你渴望明白讲道真正的能力——不是作为娱乐或单纯的道德训诲，而是作为上帝使属灵死去之人复活的真实途径——那么《圣言的大能》就是不可或缺的读物。
About the Author:
关于作者：
Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) was a Scottish Presbyterian theologian, pastor, and one of the leading voices in the Westminster Assembly.
塞缪尔·卢瑟福德（1600–1661）是苏格兰长老会神学家、牧师，也是威斯敏斯德大会中最重要的发言者之一。
A fierce defender of Reformed orthodoxy, Rutherford’s works, including Lex, Rex and The Letters of Samuel Rutherford, continue to be treasured for their theological depth and pastoral warmth.
作为改革宗正统信仰的坚定捍卫者，卢瑟福德的著作——包括《律法与君王》（Lex, Rex）以及《塞缪尔·卢瑟福德书信集》——因其深厚的神学内涵与牧养的温度，至今仍被人珍视。
Known for his Christ-exalting preaching and willingness to suffer for the faith, Rutherford’s writings remain a powerful force in shaping Reformed thought, urging believers to hold fast to the supremacy of Scripture and the necessity of gospel proclamation.
卢瑟福德以高举基督的讲道以及为信仰受苦的甘心著称，他的著作至今仍是塑造改革宗思想的重要力量，劝勉信徒牢牢持守圣经的至高权威，并坚持福音宣讲的必要性。