神话语的自足性
你最喜爱的“荒岛”书是什么？换句话说，如果你被困在一个荒岛上，你最想随身携带哪一本书呢？马丁路德无疑会回答说：“圣经”。
在选择圣经作为他们最重要书籍的众多原因中，路德和其他改教家们一定会提到它的自足性：圣经——且只要圣经——就足够了。
圣经的自足性在“唯独圣经”的改教思想中，是最后的一个特质。改教家们宣称，圣经讲述了我们理解救恩和过属灵生活所需的一切。尽管它没有谈到很多对天文学及物质世界的许多其他知识，但圣经清楚地启示和宣告了地球、太阳、月亮和星星都是神所造的，并且“诸天述说神的荣耀” (诗篇 19:1)。
圣经也帮助我们明白自己是谁。简言之，圣经告诉我们，因着我们的罪，我们极其需要帮助，而唯一能救赎我们的就是耶稣基督。更进一步，圣经还告诉我们要如何过顺服神的生活，如何爱我们的邻舍和神创造的世界。
希望你永远都不需要选择一本“荒岛”书，但是，只有一本书足够引导我们进入与神同在的生命：就是祂的书。去读这本书吧，默想它，并靠它而活。
主啊，求祢帮助我牢记，祢的话能供应我所需要知道的一切，以致我要永远尊崇祢和享受祢。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
以赛亚书 40:1-8
1你们的神说： 你们要安慰，安慰我的百姓。
2要对耶路撒冷说安慰的话， 又向她宣告说， 她争战的日子已满了； 她的罪孽赦免了； 她为自己的一切罪， 从耶和华手中加倍受罚。
3有人声喊着说： 在旷野预备耶和华的路， 在沙漠地修平我们神的道。
4一切山洼都要填满， 大小山冈都要削平； 高高低低的要改为平坦， 崎崎岖岖的必成为平原。
5耶和华的荣耀必然显现； 凡有血气的必一同看见； 因为这是耶和华亲口说的。
6有人声说：你喊叫吧！ 有一个说：我喊叫什么呢？ 说：凡有血气的尽都如草； 他的美容都像野地的花。
7草必枯干，花必凋残， 因为耶和华的气吹在其上； 百姓诚然是草。
8草必枯干，花必凋残， 惟有我们神的话必永远立定。
The Sufficiency Of God's Word
"The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." — Isaiah 40:8
What's your favorite "desert island" book? In other words, if you were stranded on a desert island, what one book would you want to have with you? Martin Luther would no doubt have answered, "The Bible."
Among the reasons for choosing the Bible as their most important book, Luther and the other Reformers would have certainly mentioned the Good Book's sufficiency: the Bible — and only the Bible — is enough.
The Bible's sufficiency is the final quality included in the Reformation idea of sola Scriptura ("Scripture alone"). In it, the Reformers declared that the Bible speaks on everything we need to understand for salvation and living God's way. Though it leaves us ignorant about astronomy (and many other aspects of the physical world), the Bible clearly reveals and declares that the earth, sun, moon, and stars were made by God and "declare the glory of God" (Psalm 19:1).
The Bible also helps us understand who we are. In short, the Bible tells us that because of our sin, we desperately need help. And the only One who can save us is Jesus Christ. Further, the Bible tells us how to live in obedience to God and how to love our neighbors and God's creation.
Hopefully you'll never need to choose a "desert island" book, but there is only one book sufficient to guide us into full life with God: his book. Read it. Meditate on it. Live by it.
Lord, help me remember that your Word provides all I need to know about glorifying you and enjoying you forever. Amen.
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