We understand truth thanks to the teaching ministry of the Holy Spirit.

多谢圣灵的教导之工让我们明白真理。

Scripture makes it clear that the disciples and all subsequent believers would need additional divine assistance to understand all of God’s teachings. Jesus Himself knew that, as we saw in yesterday’s lesson. And the apostle Paul alludes to that fact in 1 Corinthians 2:9: “Just as it is written, ‘Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and which have not entered the heart of man, all that God has prepared for those who love Him.’” Our human minds and senses by themselves can’t give us an understanding of God’s truth. That’s why we need the Holy Spirit.

圣经清楚表明，门徒和随后所有的信徒都需要额外属天的帮助，方能明白所有神的教导。正如我们昨日课程中所见，耶稣自己也知道这一点。并且使徒保罗在哥林多前书2：9也暗示道：“如经上所记：神为爱他的人所预备的是眼睛未曾看见，耳朵未曾听见，人心也未曾想到的。”单凭我们人类的头脑和感观无法让我们明白神的真理。这也是为什么我们需要圣灵。

In John 16:25 Jesus says, “An hour is coming when I . . . will tell you plainly.” That reference is to the Day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured forth to permanently indwell the disciples and all other believers. Therefore, Jesus is saying that the Spirit will help us understand God’s truth, even the veiled mysteries and figurative statements in His Word.

在约翰福音16：25，耶稣说：“时候将到……我要明明地告诉你们。”此处可参照五旬节时，圣灵倾倒下来，永久内住在门徒和所有其他信徒里面。因此，耶稣是说，圣灵会帮助我们明白神的真理，即便是隐藏的奥秘和神之道中各样的比喻。

We know and understand all that we do about God only because His Spirit is our teacher. The Holy Spirit is the one who knows the mind of God and teaches us the deep things of God from Scripture (1 Cor. 2:10-14). All the New Testament epistles were written to plainly explain Christ’s teachings to us. At times the Spirit teaches us directly through the Word, and other times He uses people to teach us and unveil what was previously a mystery. But it’s all His working, it’s reliable, and we can thank Him every day for granting us spiritual understanding.

我们知道并明白有关神的一切，只因神的灵是我们的老师。圣灵是那位明白神心意并指教我们出自圣经神各样深奥事情的灵（林前2：10-14）。所有的新约书信都是为要向我们明白解释基督的教导。有时圣灵直接通过神的道指教我们，而其他时间祂使用人来教导我们，并将先前的奥秘揭开。但这全是神的工作，是可信赖的，为着神恩赐我们属灵的理解力，我们可以每天感谢祂。

• If there is a Scripture passage that has been      unclear to you, pray that God would clarify it for you as you study it      again, or that He would lead you to someone who can help you understand      it.

• Pray for an unbeliever who has been struggling with      accepting God’s truth. Ask the Spirit to draw that person to the Lord and      unlock Scripture’s truths.

• 如果你还有某段圣经意思不清楚，当你再次学习它时，祷告求神向你澄清，或求神带你到某个能帮助你明白的人面前。

• 为某位一直挣扎于是否要接受神真理的不信者祷告，求圣灵将那人引到主面前，并解明圣经的真理。

Read Acts 8:26-38.

阅读使徒行传8：26-38.

• What does this passage teach about the importance of      obeying the Spirit’s direction?

• How did Philip and the Ethiopian exhibit different      aspects of that obedience?

• 本段圣经对于顺服圣灵指导的重要性有哪些教导？

• 腓力和埃塞俄比亚太监如何展示了此种顺服的不同方面？