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The god of this apostate generation
Don Fortner
这个背教世代的神
作者：唐·福特纳
The god of this apostate generation no more resembles the God of the Bible than a gnat resembles an angel.
这个背道世代所信的神与圣经中的神的相似程度，就如同蚊子之于天使。
The puny, pygmy, frustrated god of our day, is an idol carved from the trees which grow wild in the dark forests of their depraved minds.
当今这个渺小、矮小、受挫的神，不过是从他们堕落心灵的黑暗森林中野生的树木雕刻而成的偶像。
The God of the Bible is infinitely and indescribably above the gods of man’s imagination.
圣经中的神无限地、难以言表地超越人想象中的诸神。
The gods of Arminian, freewill, works religion cannot even be compared to the TRUE GOD (Isa. 46:9-11).
阿民念派、自由意志派、行为宗教的诸神甚至无法与真神相提并论（以赛亚书46:9-11）。
That God who truly is God has distinct attributes which set him apart from all the gods of men, four distinct attributes which specifically set him apart from the imaginary god of this apostate generation–
那位真正的神具有独特的属性，使祂有别于人所造的诸神，尤其是四个特殊的属性，使祂与这个背道世代想象中的神有着本质的区别–
SOVEREIGNTY -Our God truly is God. He rules all things, everywhere, at all times absolutely.
主权 -我们的神确实是神。祂完全掌管一切事物，无论何时何地。
A god who wants or desires, or wills what he does not have, or what does not come to pass is no God at all (Isa. 45:7; 46:9-11; Psa. 115:3; 135:6).
一个渴望或想要得到祂所没有的，或是意愿无法实现的神根本就不是神（以赛亚书45:7；46:9-11；诗篇115:3；135:6）。
HOLINESS – “Holy and reverend is his name.”
圣洁 – “祂的名是神圣可畏的。”
When Isaiah saw the LORD in his holiness, sitting upon his throne, high and lifted up, when he heard the seraphim cry, “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory,” he fell on his face and confessed his sin before the thrice holy God (Isa. 6:1-8).
当以赛亚看见主在祂的圣洁中，坐在高高的宝座上，当他听见撒拉弗呼喊说：”圣哉，圣哉，圣哉，万军之耶和华；祂的荣光充满全地，”他就俯伏在地，在三圣的神面前承认自己的罪（以赛亚书6:1-8）。
JUSTICE – The God of the Bible is, unlike all the gods of men, just and true.
公义 – 圣经中的神，与人所造的诸神不同，是公义和真实的。
He always deals with all his creatures upon the basis of strict justice.
祂总是按照严格的公义对待祂所造的万物。
He will by no means clear the guilty (Ex. 34:7).
祂断不以有罪的为无罪（出埃及记34:7）。
Yet, this great sovereign, holy, and just God is infinitely and indescribably gracious.
然而，这位伟大的、主权的、圣洁的、公义的神却有无限难以形容的恩典。
GRACIOUS – He says, “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious.”
恩典 – 祂说：”我要恩待谁就恩待谁。”
He found a way to deliver his chosen from going down to the pit (Job 33:24).
祂找到了一条道路，将祂所拣选的人从坑中救出（约伯记33:24）。
That way is the satisfaction of justice by the substitutionary sacrifice of his own dear Son (Isa. 53:4-6, 8, 9-11; 2 Cor. 5:21).
这道路就是藉着祂亲爱儿子的代赎之祭来满足公义（以赛亚书53:4-6, 8, 9-11；哥林多后书5:21）。