SECTION A
甲部

1. Hello, listening friends.
亲爱的朋友，你好。

2. It is joy for us to know that you are tuning in to this program
很高兴知道你能收听这个节目，

3. and it is our prayer that God is using this program to bless you,
我们祈求神使用这个节目赐福给你，

4. especially that you are growing in Christ;
特别是，让你能在基督里长进。

5. and, if you do not know the Lord, Jesus Christ,
如果你还不认识主耶稣基督，

6. as the Lord of your life,
祂还不是你生命的主宰，

7. and the Savior of your soul,
也不是你灵魂的救赎主，

8. it is our prayer that you come to know Him,
我们祈求神，你能够来认识祂。

9. for the Bible said that He is the only way and truth and life.
圣经说，祂是唯一的道路、真理、生命。

10. We have started a new series of messages
我们刚开始讲一个新的系列信息，

11. and we are calling it, “Blessed to be a Blessing,”
我们称之为“借我赐恩福”，

12. and it comes from I Peter;
是彼得前书里的信息，

13. but we began to talk about Peter, the man, first
但我们首先来看彼得是个怎样的人，

14. because that’s going to help you understand his first epistle;
因为这样才能帮助我们理解彼得前书。

15. and, today, we will see the final encounter between Peter and the risen Christ.
今天我们要看，彼得最后一次见到复活的耶稣的经过。

16. This is a very important encounter
这一次见面极其重要，

17. and that is why I’m giving it one full program.
所以，我要用今天整个节目的时间来讲。

18. This encounter should encourage all of us.
他们这次的见面，应该会带给我们鼓励。

19. Why?
为什么？

20. Because each of us have failed at some point in our lives.
因为每一个人在人生中，总会有失败的时候。

21. Many times, Satan uses our failure to keep us in sin.
撒但常常利用我们的失败，使我们不能摆脱罪恶；

22. Many times, Satan uses our failure against us
撒但常常利用我们的失败来控诉我们，

23. and that is why he is called “the accuser of the brethren.”
所以牠被称为是控告弟兄的。

24. Most importantly, Satan uses our failure to keep us from serving God.
最要紧的是，撒但利用我们的失败，拦阻我们侍奉神。

25. He tells us how unworthy we are.
牠说我们多么不配，

26. He tells us that God cannot use failed people,
牠说神不会使用失败的人，

27. but Jesus commissioned Peter after Peter failed Him.
但彼得失败后，耶稣仍然差派他。

28. Why is this so important?
为什么这么重要？

29. Because this should remind us of some very important things about our God.
因为这件事提醒我们，有关神的一些重要特性。

30. It should remind us that our God is the God of grace.
提醒我们祂是满有恩典的神，

31. It should remind us that our God is the God of new beginnings.
提醒我们祂是让我们重新做人的神，

32. It should remind us that our God is a God who forgives and forgets.
提醒我们祂是乐意饶恕，并忘记我们过犯的神。

33. What is this encounter?
这次的见面是怎样的？

34. You can find it in John 21:14-17.
你可以在约翰福音 21章14-17节找到这段记载，

35. I hope you can find it in your Bible
希望你能翻开你的圣经，

36. Let’s look at this passage together.
让我们一起来看这段经文。

37. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.
这是耶稣从死里复活后，第三次向祂的门徒显现。

38. When they had finished eating Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you truly love Me more than these?”
他们吃完了早饭，耶稣对西门彼得说：“约翰的儿子西门，你爱我比这些更深么？”

39. “Yes, Lord,” he said, “You know that I love You.”
彼得说：“主啊！是的，你知道我爱你。”

40. Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
耶稣对他说：“你餧养我的小羊。”

41. Again, Jesus said, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you truly love Me?”
耶稣第二次又对他说：“约翰的儿子西门，你爱我么？”

42. He said, “Yes Lord, You know that I love You.”
彼得说：“主啊！是的，你知道我爱你。”

43. Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
耶稣说：“你牧养我的羊。”

44. The third time He said to him, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?”
第三次对他说：“约翰的儿子西门，你爱我么？”

45. Peter, who is no longer ‘Mr. Adequate,’
彼得这时已经不再是万事通了，

46. Peter, who is no longer ‘Mr. Confident,’
彼得也不再自信十足了。

47. was asked by the Lord, Jesus,
主耶稣问他说：

48. “Peter, do you love Me more than these?”
“彼得，你爱我比这些更深么？”

49. What are ‘these’ that Jesus was talking about?
耶稣所说的“这些”到底是指什么东西呢？

50. Some people think that Jesus was referring to the fishing nets.
有人认为耶稣说的是“渔网”，

51. Other people think that Jesus was referring to the other disciples.
还有人认为耶稣说的是“其他的门徒”。

52. It really doesn’t matter.
其实都没有关系，

53. What matters is the use of the word ‘love.’
关键在于耶稣所使用的“爱”这个字。

54. Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him with agape love.
耶稣问彼得，是否以agape的爱来爱祂？

55. What is agape love?
什么是agape的爱？

56. It is the kind of love that is willing to give up everything, including life itself.
这种爱是愿意牺牲一切的爱，包括生命在内。

57. The old Peter would have said, “Oh, yes, I do,”
还没有改变以前的彼得会说：“是的，我爱你。”

58. but the changed Peter is no longer boasting and self-confident,
但改变了以后的彼得，不再自夸自负。

59. so Peter used the word philio,
彼得所用的“爱”这个字，原文是是 philio。

60. which means “Lord, I love You with human affection.”
意思是：主啊！我以人间的感情来爱你。

61. What a change in the life of the man, Peter!
彼得的生命真是彻底改变了！

62. So, the Lord asked Peter a second time,
主耶稣第二次问彼得：

63. “Peter, do you agape me?”
“彼得，你是否以 agape的爱来爱我？”

64. and Peter answered a second time,
彼得再次回答说：

65. “I philio you, Lord.”
“主啊！我以 philio的爱爱你。”

66. Before Peter was stripped of his human adequacy and false self-confidence,
在彼得自大自负的毛病还没有被对付之前，

67. he would have said, “Of course, I love You. You can count on me;”
那时他会说：“主啊！我当然爱你啦！我说到做到！”

68. but not now.
现在他不会了，

69. That was the Peter of the past.
那是从前的彼得，

70. That was the Peter before all of the stripping.
那是完全没有被对付过的彼得，

71. Now, the rebuilt, remodeled and reconstructed Peter has a different response.
如今重新建立，重新模造的彼得，他的反应不同了。

72. Jesus asked Peter a third time,
耶稣第三次问彼得：

73. “Do you love Me even with philio love?”
“你以philio的爱爱我吗？”

74. My listening friends, let me pause here to tell you something important.
亲爱的朋友，让我在这里暂停一下，我要告诉你一些重要的事。

75. It is so easy to tell the Lord how much you love Him,
“爱主”说起来很容易，

76. but, when we are tested, can we really say,
但在受考验的时候，我们真的能这样说吗？

77. “Lord, I love You. I am willing to give up everything, including life, for You.”
“主，我爱你，我愿意为你舍弃一切，甚至包括我的生命。”

78. More importantly, can you say, “Lord, I love You enough to live my life for You,”
更重要的是，你能说这些话吗？“主，我爱你，因此我愿意为你而活。”

79. or “Lord, I love You enough to be willing to die to the world,”
或者说：“主，我爱你，因此我愿意向这世界死。”

80. or “Lord, I love You enough to be willing to die to my desires,”
或者说：“主，我爱你，因此我向自己的欲望死。”

81. or “Lord, I love You enough to be willing to die to my ambitions,”
或者说：“主，我爱你，因此我向自己的野心死。”

82. or “Lord, I love You enough to be willing to die to my ideas,”
或者说：“主，我爱你，因此我向自己的意念死。”

83. Jesus is asking everyone of us today,
耶稣今天问我们每一个人：

84. “Do you love Me even with friendship love?”
“你是否以朋友之间的爱来爱我？”

85. The reconstructed Peter replies, “Lord, You know everything.”
主所造就的彼得说：“主啊！你是无所不知的。”

86. “You know my heart.”
“你明白我的心意。”

87. “I cannot fool You anymore.”
“我不再欺骗你。”

88. “I can fool everybody else,”
“我骗得了别人。”

89. “but I cannot fool You, Lord.”
“却骗不了你。”

90. but this is not the end of the story,
这还不是最后的结局，

91. By the time we get to the day of Pentecost,
我们看到，后来到了五旬节，

92. Peter can stand with real courage and real confidence,
彼得有了真实的勇气和信心，挺身而出，

93. not in himself, but in the Lord, Jesus Christ.
不是靠自己，而是靠着耶稣基督。

94. Peter can preach with real adequacy,
彼得带着真实的能力讲道，

95. not in himself, but in Jesus
不是他自己的能力，而是在耶稣基督里的能力，

96. with the power of the Holy Spirit.
是圣灵的能力。

97. Peter can stand there on the day of Pentecost and say,
五旬节那天，彼得公开站起来说：

98. “You have killed the Lord of life,”
“你们杀了生命之主！”

SECTION B
乙部

1. knowing very well that he could lose his own life at that moment;
他很清楚自己这么说，很可能会因此送命，

2. and Peter preached his most powerful sermon.
然而，彼得讲了一篇大有能力的道。

3. At the end of that famous sermon,
在这篇著名的讲章讲完后，

4. 3000 people committed their lives to Jesus Christ.
3000人将自己的生命交给耶稣基督，

5. They did this at the risk of their own lives
他们也是冒着性命的危险信主的。

6. and, next time, we will begin to look at Peter’s teaching in I Peter;
下次节目里，我们就要开始来看彼得前书里的教训。

7. but, before I leave you today, my listening friends, I want to ask you a very special question.
但是在今天节目结束前，亲爱的朋友，我想问你一个很特别的问题。

8. Why do I want to ask you this question?
为什么我今天要这么问你呢？

9. Because I believe this is the most important question that the Lord is posing to everyone who says that they love Him.
因为我相信，这是主对每一个爱祂的人所发出的重要问题。

10. The question that is posed to each one of you by the Lord is this,
主对我们每个人所问的问题就是：

11. Are you willing to allow Him to strip you of your self-pride?
你愿意让祂对付你的自尊心吗？

12. Are you willing to allow Him to strip you of your self-sufficiency and your self-adequacy?
你愿意让祂对付你自大自满的心吗？

13. Do you truly yearn to be rebuilt and reconstructed by the Lord, Jesus Christ,
你真的渴望让主耶稣基督来建立、造就你的生命吗？

14. even when it seems painful at first?
即使在开始时，你会感到痛苦，

15. Are you willing to cease clinging to your earthly security, even if it is your reputation?
你愿不愿意放弃你在世上所倚赖的靠山，包括你的名誉？

16. Are you willing to cease clinging to your earthly security, even if it is your education?
你愿不愿意放弃你在世上所倚赖的靠山，包括你的学历？

17. Are you willing to cease clinging to your earthly security, even if it is your social acceptance?
你愿不愿意放弃你在世上所倚赖的靠山，包括你的社会地位？

18. Are you willing to cease clinging to your earthly security wherever your confidence and pride may be found?
你愿不愿意放弃你在世上所倚赖的靠山，包括让你引以为傲，充满自信的方方面面？

19. Are you willing to say instead,
你是否情愿说：

20. “Lord, here I am.”
“主啊！我在这里。”

21. “Lord, I am confident only in one thing”
“主啊！我只对一件事有信心，

22. “and that is, when You strip me down,”
就是当你对付我的时候，

23. “You will also build me up in Your strength and in Your power supernaturally.”
你同时也会以你的大能大力来建立我。”

24. If you are willing to say that,
如果你愿意的话，

25. the Lord will strip you down and then fill you up
主会先倒空你，再充满你。

26. and, then, you will have the confidence in God alone.
这样，你就会单单信靠神。

27. If that is your desire, I hope that you can pray this prayer with me:
如果这就是你的心愿，请你和我一起祷告。

28. Lord, Jesus Christ,
亲爱的主耶稣，

29. I open my life to you.
我把自己的生命向你敞开，

30. Strip me of all self-confidence
求你除去我一切的自信，

31. from all human pride,
拿走我个人的骄傲，

32. from all that is holding me back
挪开一切拦阻，

33. from serving You
那些侍奉你的拦阻，

34. and doing great things for You.
为你成就大事的障碍。

35. Empty me from myself
求你让我倒空自我，

36. and fill me with your Holy Spirit
并以圣灵来充满我。

37. so that I may walk with You every day
让我天天与你同行，

38. with Your strength and with Your power.
借着你的大能大力，

39. and to accomplish great things for You.
使我能完成你伟大的托付。

40. In Your name, I pray, Jesus.
奉耶稣基督的名祷告，

41. Amen.
阿们。