梦游圣经66本书

📅 日期：2025年6月15日

📖 提多书 3:5

“他便救了我们，并不是因我们自己所行的义，乃是照他的怜悯，藉着重生的洗和圣灵的更新。”

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✨ 一、不是因我们所行的义

这节经文一开始，就打破了人天然的骄傲。

我们总以为，只要我够好、够努力、够有爱心，就能换来神的救恩。
但神说：“不是因我们所行的义。”

祂救我们，不是因为我们做得够多、够对，而是因为我们根本无法自救。
这句话提醒我们：救恩，不是功劳，是礼物。

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✨ 二、乃是照祂的怜悯

救恩唯一的理由，是祂的怜悯。
祂看见我们的软弱、失败、污秽，祂仍然选择伸出手，把我们从黑暗中救出来。

不是我们先爱祂，而是祂先怜悯我们。
这份怜悯，不是暂时的情绪，而是坚定的决定——拯救到底。

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✨ 三、重生的洗与圣灵的更新

祂救我们，不只是说一句“算了”，而是亲自动工，在我们里面彻底改变。
• 重生的洗：是一种彻底的清洁，是旧人过去，新人开始。
• 圣灵的更新：是生命不断被更新、被塑造，越来越有属神的样式。

这是一次性的拯救，也是持续性的更新。
祂不只赦免我们，还住在我们里面，天天更新我们。

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💬 结语默想

亲爱的弟兄姐妹，
今天你是否还在靠自己证明什么，才觉得配得神的爱？
这节经文已经回答了你：不是因你做得多好，而是因祂怜悯你。

放下自我努力的重担，回到祂的怀抱。
祂已经救了你，正在更新你，也必更新到底。

🪧 Not by Works, But by Mercy

📅 Date: June 15, 2025

📖 Titus 3:5

“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”

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✨ 1. Not Because of the Righteous Things We Had Done

This verse begins by confronting human pride.

We often assume that if we are good enough, work hard enough, or love well enough, we can earn God’s salvation.
But God says clearly: “Not because of righteous things we had done.”

He saved us not because we did enough or did things right—
But because we could never save ourselves.

This verse reminds us: salvation is not a reward; it is a gift.

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✨ 2. But Because of His Mercy

The only reason for salvation is His mercy.
He saw our weakness, failure, and filth—yet chose to reach out and save us from darkness.

We did not love Him first—He had mercy on us first.
This mercy is not a passing feeling; it is a firm decision—to save us completely.

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✨ 3. The Washing of Rebirth and Renewal by the Holy Spirit

God didn’t just say, “I forgive you.” He personally went to work in us and began to transform us.
• Washing of rebirth: A complete cleansing, where the old self is gone, and a new life begins.
• Renewal by the Holy Spirit: A continual work of transformation, shaping us more and more into His image.

Salvation is both a once-for-all rescue and a daily renewal.
He not only forgives us—He dwells in us and renews us day by day.

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💬 Final Reflection

Dear brothers and sisters,
Are you still trying to prove yourself, thinking you must earn God’s love?

This verse already gives you the answer:
It’s not because you are good enough—it’s because He is merciful.

Lay down the burden of striving, and return to His arms.
He has saved you, He is renewing you, and He will complete what He started.