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God’s promises!
神的应许！
from Spurgeon’s sermon, “Three Precious Things” #931
出自司布真讲道《三样宝贵的事》#931
“…He has given us His very great and precious promises…”
2 Peter 1:4
“…祂已将又宝贵又极大的应许赐给我们…”
彼得后书1:4
God’s promises are precious because they tell of exceeding great and precious things. We have promises in the Bible which time would fail us to repeat, which for breadth and length are immeasurable.
神的应许宝贵，因为它们述说极大又宝贵的事。圣经中的应许多到我们无法一一重复，其广度和长度都是无法测度的。
They deal with every great thing which the soul can need:
promises of pardoned sin,
promises of sanctification,
promises of teaching,
promises of guidance,
promises of upholding,
promises of ennobling,
promises of progress,
promises of consolation, and
promises of perfection.
这些应许涉及灵魂所需的一切重要事物：
赦罪的应许，
成圣的应许，
教导的应许，
引导的应许，
扶持的应许，
高举的应许，
进步的应许，
安慰的应许，和
完全的应许。
In this blessed book you have….
promises of the daily bread of earth;
promises of the bread of life from heaven;
promises for time;
promises for eternity.
在这蒙福的书中你拥有….
地上日用饮食的应许；
天上生命之粮的应许；
今世的应许；
永恒的应许。
You have so many promises, that all the conditions and positions of the believer are met.
你有如此多的应许，信徒的所有处境和位置都得到满足。
I sometimes liken the promises to the locksmith’s great bunch of keys, which he brings when you have lost the key of your treasure chest, and cannot unlock it.
我有时把这些应许比作锁匠的一大串钥匙，当你丢失了宝箱的钥匙无法打开时，他会带着这串钥匙来。
He feels pretty sure that out of all the keys upon the ring some one or other will fit, and he tries them with patient industry.
他很确信这一串钥匙中总有一把能用，他就耐心地一把一把试。
At last! yes! that is it, he has moved the bolt, and you can get at your treasures!
最后！对了！就是这把，他转动了门闩，你就能拿到你的宝贝了！
There is always a promise in the volume of inspiration suitable to your present case.
在这启示的经卷中，总有一个应许适合你当前的处境。
Make the Lord’s promises your delight and your counselors, and they will befriend you at every turn.
让主的应许成为你的喜悦和你的谋士，它们会在每个转折点上帮助你。
Search the Scriptures, and you shall meet with a promise which will be so applicable to you as to appear to have been written after your trouble had occurred!
查考圣经，你会遇到一个如此适用的应许，仿佛是在你遭遇困境之后才写的！
So exactly will it apply, that you will be compelled to marvel at the wonderful tenderness and suitableness of it.
它是如此恰当，以至于你不得不惊叹于它奇妙的温柔和合适。
As if the tailor had measured you from head to foot, so exactly shall the garment of the promise befit you.
就像裁缝量身定做一样，应许的衣裳将如此完美地适合你。
The promises are precious in themselves…. from their suitability to us, from their coming from God, from their being immutable, from their being sure of performance, and from their containing wrapped up within themselves all that the children of God can ever need.
这些应许本身就是宝贵的….因其对我们的适切性，因其来自上帝，因其永不改变，因其必定实现，也因其内含着神的儿女所需要的一切。
“…He has given us His very great and precious promises…” 2 Peter 1:4
“…祂已将又宝贵又极大的应许赐给我们…” 彼得后书1:4