上帝与你我他的关系

认识上帝耶和华关系到个人的切身利益，关系到个人的方方面面，无论你我他。这里只试着说说一个看得见的关系和一个看不见的关系。

能看得见的一个关系就是人赖以生存的自然界乃是上帝(或者说神，天父)的创造，包括人类自己都是神创造的。这个关系是创造者与被创造者的关系。自然界是眼睛所能见的。民以食为天，土生万物，自然界是人类的躯体赖以生存的根本基础。在这个关系里，神供应了人类的肚腹。并且，创造的世界如此之美，供人旅游观赏，从这个角度说神供应了人的眼目，让人的心情愉悦。箴言书为耶稣作见证说，救主耶稣在神造天地以前就与天父在永恒里同在。造天地万物和人的过程里，他是工师，为人预备可住之地。

眼睛所看不到的一个关系是上帝(天父)差遣了他的独生子耶稣道成肉身来到世上在十字架上替人类赎了罪(可惜只有耶稣时代的少数人见过耶稣)。耶稣死后三日复活。相信这个好消息的人，罪就得了神的赦免，生命便有了永生，神的祝福就时刻伴随着他。这个关系是拯救者与被拯救者的关系，这是人类的灵魂赖以永生的根本基础。在这个关系里，神供应了圣灵和永生。耶稣基督再来的时候，神会复活所有相信耶稣基督的人，生活在新天新地里。这需要信心，眼不能见。总之，天父的大爱是透过耶稣彰显出来的。

可见，人作为被造物，一切都需要神的供应与怜悯，难怪箴言书说敬畏耶和华是智慧的开端!

罗1:20 自从造天地以来、神的永能和神性是明明可知的、虽是眼不能见、但借着所造之物就可以晓得、叫人无可推诿．
For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, even his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse.

(旧约经书是为耶稣作见证的: 约翰福音5:39)
箴8:22 在耶和华造化的起头、在太初创造万物之先、就有了我。
"Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
箴8:23 从亘古、从太初、未有世界以前、我已被立。
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before the earth existed.
箴8:24 没有深渊、没有大水的泉源、我已生出。
When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.
箴8:25 大山未曾奠定、小山未有之先、我已生出。
Before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was brought forth;
箴8:27 他立高天、我在那里．他在渊面的周围、画出圆圈、
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he set a circle on the surface of the deep,
箴8:28 上使穹苍坚硬、下使渊源稳固、
when he established the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong,
箴8:29 为沧海定出界限、使水不越过他的命令、立定大地的根基．
when he gave to the sea its boundary, that the waters should not violate his commandment, when he marked out the foundations of the earth;
箴8:30 那时、我在他那里为工师、日日为他所喜爱、常常在他面前踊跃、
then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
箴8:31 踊跃在他为人预备可住之地、也喜悦住在世人之间。
Rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.

约3:16 神爱世人、甚至将他的独生子赐给他们、叫一切信他的不至灭亡、反得永生。
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

约15:27 你们也要作见证、因为你们从起头就与我同在。
You will also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning