Worship and Theology 敬拜與神學

Joshua Law

Professor Joshua Law teaches voice, choir and East Asian music at CCSF since 1972. As a boy, Joshua was fond of singing. He found interest in music in his preteen years when he started to learn to play the piano from his cousin Julia, sang in a church choir, learned music theory from his choir director Jenny K. Wong. Joshua began his music life as a violin player at his high school orchestra. He played trumpet as a teenager and started cello lessons in college because the small college orchestra needed one cellist. He was given free voice lessons in exchange for correcting music theory papers for a voice teacher. At his senior year at college, majoring in Social Work, he won first place in a city wide singing contest that landed him an European tour immediately after his graduation. Joshua was accepted into the graduate music program at Cal State L. A. from which he got his master's degree in music studying voice with Esther Andreas and William Vennard. He is specialized in voice pedagogy and was selected as a vocal workshop singer by Richard Miller. In addition to playing the above mentioned musical instruments, Joshua plays the baritone horn, the trombone, the saxophone and a number of other instruments. Joshua performed, in numerous occasions, leading roles in operas and oratorios, directed oratorio productions and Broadway shows, sang solo concerts, produced many concerts and many music for radio and TV programs and served in numerous singing contests as chief judge. Being known as an excellent vocalist and choir director, Joshua was invited by local and international churches for advice and workshops. To equip himself for such frequent invitations, he had pursued theological education which gave him two more post graduate degrees in theology and pastoral ministry. He maintains a piano tuning and rebuilding workshop at his house and in frequent occasions is invited to give sermons in churches, lectures on the principles and practices of church music all over this country, in Asia, South America and Canada.

聖經如何論述救恩第三講

聖經如何論述救恩第講              羅天樂英著漢譯

救贖(Redemption)

讀經:

『我不以福音為恥.這福音本是 神的大能、要救一切相信的、先是猶太人、後是希利尼人。因為 神的義、正在這福音上顯明出來.這義是本於信、以致於信.如經上所記、『義人必因信得生。』原來 神的忿怒、從天上顯明在一切不虔不義的人身上、就是那些行不義阻擋真理的人。神的事情、人所能知道的、原顯明在人心裡.因為 神已經給他們顯明。自從造天地以來、 神的永能和神性是明明可知的、雖是眼不能見、但藉著所造之物、就可以曉得、叫人無可推諉.因為他們雖然知道 神、卻不當作 神榮耀他、也不感謝他.他們的思念變為虛妄、無知的心就昏暗了.自稱為聰明、反成了愚拙、將不能朽壞之 神的榮耀、變為偶像、彷彿必朽壞的人、和飛禽走獸昆蟲的樣式。所以 神任憑他們、逞著心裡的情慾行污穢的事、以致彼此玷辱自己的身體。他們將 神的真實變為虛謊、去敬拜事奉受造之物、不敬奉那造物的主.主乃是可稱頌的、直到永遠。阿們。』羅馬書1:16-25

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聖經如何論述救恩第二講

聖經如何論述救恩第二講                   羅天樂英著漢譯

挽回  (Propitiation)

引述:

自從始祖犯罪離開神(與神隔絕,失去神的形像)之後,神就計劃怎樣一步一步,把人帶回衪的懷抱、復得神的形像及榮耀。衪用很多方法來引領人,讓人自願來到祂跟前,與衪同享榮耀。

聖經從創世記到啟示錄只有一主題,這主題就是使人得救的是神的恩和我們的信心。

 讀經:

 不是我們愛 神、乃是 神愛我們、差他的兒子、為我們的罪作了挽回祭、這就是愛了。約翰一書4:10

“Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” I John 4:10

我們都如羊走迷、各人偏行己路.耶和華使我們眾人的罪孽都歸在他身上。以賽亞書53:6

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聖經如何論述救恩第一講

聖經如何論述救恩第一講             羅天樂英著漢譯

救恩 (Salvation)

引述:

自從始祖犯罪離開神(與神隔絕,失去神的形像)之後,神就計劃怎樣一步一步,把人帶回衪的懷抱、復得神的形像及榮耀。衪用很多方法來引領人,讓人自願來到祂跟前,與衪同享榮耀。

聖經從創世記到啟示錄只有一主題,這主題就是使人得救的是信心。

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主的愛決定了我們的價值

主的愛決定了我們的價值

那麼愛情又怎樣?如果沒有人愛我,我就會高興不起來,我會很沮喪。其實真正愛你的是主耶穌。馬太 13:45-46告訴我們主耶穌怎樣愛我們。

馬太福音13:44

「天國好像寶貝藏在地裡.人遇見了、就把他藏起來.歡歡喜喜的去變賣一切所有的、買這塊地。天國又好像買賣人、尋找好珠子.遇見一顆重價的珠子、就去變賣他一切所有的、買了這顆珠子。」

商人是耶穌基督,祂看到我們所有的信徒一起組成的教會,就是祂的身體,對祂來說我們是一粒巨大的明珠。看見我們有這麼大的價值,他甚至願付出一切來買贖我們。教會的購買價格是什麼?耶穌基督為買贖到我們,不惜用他的生命在髑髏地的十字架上犧牲來支付。他沒有在因為我們好或對的基礎上為我們犧牲,而是出於愛。知到我們是值得買贖的,值得愛的。保羅在羅馬書發展這一思想5:7-8

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