Dr. Charles Stanley: Money can do some things; it can do

錢可以拿來做很多事，錢可以

many good things in the right hands.

用來做善事。

But it can't satisfy the longing of your soul.

卻不能滿足靈魂的渴望。

It can't satisfy the longing of your heart.

不能滿足心之所向。

It can't satisfy that which God has placed in you that only He can fill;

錢不能取代主在你心中的位置

and that is a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus.

就是你和耶穌基督的關係。

male announcer: Next on "In Touch," "Is Something Missing In Your Life?"

這一集的《保持聯繫》: 你的生命缺失了什麼嗎？

Dr. Stanley: When you think about your life,

想到人生

what would you change if you--if you had the

你會想改變什麼？如果你有

privilege of changing anything, what would you change?

能力改變的話，那會是什麼？

Would you change your income?

你會想改變收入？

Your health?

健康狀況？

Your job, your profession?

工作或是專長？

Would you change where you live, what you drive?

你會想改變住所、每天開的車？

Would you change who you're married to?

想和不同人結婚？

That would be dangerous.

這種想法不太妥。

Would you change where you live?

你會想改變住所？

Would you change some areas of your life that are personal and

你會想改變生命中的不願和其他人

private?

提及的某些部份？

What would you change in your life, if you could just change

你會想改變什麼？如果你有機會的話

something, or if you feel the need to change something because

你會想要改變，是因為認為生命

something's missing?

缺失了什麼嗎？

Maybe you don't know what it is, but deep down inside something's

也許你也不知道是什麼，但內心就是

missing.

有個空洞。

Because you have a good job, maybe.

也許你有份好工作。

You have a good income.

優渥的收入。

You like where you live.

你滿意現在的住所。

You've got good health; happily married maybe.

身體健康、婚姻美滿。

And so on and on you go but there's something hanging out

但是你總覺得有些地方不對勁

there that you can't put your finger on.

卻找不出原因

Something's missing.

感覺缺失了某種東西。

You've tried this and this and this.

你試過很多方法。

You've been here and yonder.

四處尋求、張望。

And people make changes in life that's not the real change they

有些人的改變並非真正順應需求

need; but there's something missing in their life and they

他們的生命仍缺失了某樣東西

want to find out what it is.

而渴望尋求解答。

Well, that's what our passage of scripture's all about, somebody

這就是今天的講章：一個什麼都有的人

who had it all, and yet something was missing.

卻感覺一股空虛。

So I want to encourage you to listen carefully and to turn in

希望各位可以仔細聆聽，看到馬可福音

your Bible to Mark, chapter ten.

第十章。

And I want us to read these verses.

大家先讀一下句子。

And I want to give you a little something right up front.

我想先提醒一下各位。

Sometimes people read this passage of scripture and they

有些人看過這些經文，會說

say, Well that doesn't apply to me because I'm not a rich person.

這些句子不適用於我，因為我不是富人。

Well, you don't know whether that applies to you or not till

在你仔細聽完我的解析後，你才會

you listen.

理解。

And so I want to encourage you to listen carefully because

我要大家子聆聽是因為

there are messages from this passage of scripture maybe

當中的經文可能是你們

you've never seen.

從未接觸的。

And I can tell you one thing: there is a message here for

我可以跟你們保證：當中有條信息適用

everybody, everybody.

每一個人。

And it just may be that you're one of those persons who wants a

也許你是那個想要改變

change in your life and you can't figure out what it is.

人生某個部份的人，卻不知從何開始。

It just might be that you figure out what it is in this

你可能會在接下來的時間，找到

particular passage.

解決之道。

So, let's begin and let me say right up front, in the--in your

讓我先把一些話說在前頭

Bible in this passage there's probably in dark, a little bit

聖經這章，有一行黑色大字

larger print a title called the Rich Young Ruler.

上面寫著富有的少年。

But if you read that passage, you say, Well, where is that in

當你看到聖經時，你可能會說

here?

在哪啊？

And in Matthew, he's called a young man.

在《馬太福音》，他叫年輕人。

In Mark, this fellow's called a man.

在《馬可福音》，他叫做那個男人。

And in Luke, he's called a certain ruler.

而在《路加福音》，他被稱為年輕人。

So we have a certain, or a rich young ruler.

稱為年輕人，或是富有的少年。

That's however they get that title.

以上就是不同福音對他的稱呼。

So let's begin in this tenth-- seventeenth verse of the tenth

我們從第 10 章、第 17 行開始講

chapter, "As He was setting out on a journey," Jesus that is, "a

『當耶穌基督開始旅程時，一位男人

man ran up to Him and knelt down before Him, and asked Him, 'Good

跑到祂面前並雙膝下跪，問耶穌：「偉大的

Teacher what shall I do to inherit eternal life?'

老師啊！如何得到永生？」』

And Jesus said to him, 'Why do you call Me good?

耶穌基督回答道：「偉大？

No one is good except God alone.

只有人才是偉大的。

You know the commandments, "Do not murder, do not commit

十誡中紀載，「不可殺人、不可姦淫

adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not

不可偷竊、不可妄信祂神

defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

不可做假、孝敬父母。」

And he said to Him, 'Teacher, I have kept all these things from

那位男人和耶穌說：「老師，我自小遵守

my youth up.' Looking at him, Jesus felt a

這些訓誡。耶穌看著他

love for him and He said to him, 'One thing you lack: go and sell

感受到一股慈愛。耶穌回答：「你還缺少一樣東西，去把你的身家財產

all you possess, give to the poor, and you will have treasure

變賣，扶濟窮人，到天堂享樂時

in heaven; and come, follow Me.' But at these words he was

你將擁有財富，來吧，跟上我的腳步。」但這些話卻

saddened, and he went away grieved, for he was one who

令他難過，並潸然離去，為擁有眾多財富

owned much property.

感到難過。

And Jesus, looking around, said to His disciples, 'How hard it

耶穌環顧一周和信徒說：「多麼難啊！

is, and how hard it will be for those who are wealthy to inherit

那些富有之人要進入神的王國

the kingdom of God!' The disciples were amazed at

是多麼艱難！」信徒被這段話

these words and-- But Jesus answered again and

震懾。耶穌接著說

said to them, 'Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom

「孩子啊！要進入神的王國

of God!

如此艱難！

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than

駱駝要穿過針孔，還比富有之人進入天堂簡單。

for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.'

進入天堂簡單。」

They were even more astonished and said to Him, 'Then who can

信徒激動不已看著基督：「那麼哪種人

be saved?' Looking at them, Jesus said,

才能上天堂？」基督說

'With people it is impossible, but not with God; for all things

「那些不與耶穌為伍，萬念皆

are possible with God.'" Now, you look at that passage

與神相連之人。」你現在可能會看著經文

and you say, Well, you know, I'm not rich.

然後說，我又不富有。

I don't know what in the world that has to do with me.

這與我何干？

Well let me just say right up front you can have everything

容我實話直說，你可以擁有世間上的

the world has to offer.

一切事物。

You can have it all and yet something missing in your life.

你可以擁有一切，卻感到一種缺失。

And this is where many people are.

這就是大多人的情況。

They have it all; and yet there's something out there that

擁有一切，卻感覺生命中

sort of gnaws at them.

有某中缺失。

It just sort of hangs in there.

內心的某塊空洞。

It won't go away, some need that they have.

久久不曾消散，永遠存於心中。

And so when you think about this young man, the scripture says he

那位年輕人也這麼想，講章中提到

was rich, he was young, and let's say he was healthy and he

他年輕富有、身體健康，而且是

was a ruler.

一位領導。

So think about this.

想想看。

Isn't this what most people, this generation, younger folks

這不就是大多人，這一代年輕夥子

coming along, what do they want?

想要的一切嗎？

They want riches.

年輕人想要財富。

They want some authority, some power, some position.

想要權力與地位。

And they want to be able to get along in life and they want it

年輕人一心想要追求這些，所以

usually pretty fast and they want it to come their way while

很快就得到心中所求，在年輕時就實現

they're young.

這些渴望。

And there's nothing wrong with having desires for your life.

擁有這些渴望並非錯誤。

But what do those desires do in your life when they become

但是當這些成果終於實現時

fruition?

會怎樣？

And so the scripture says he was a rich young ruler and he had

講章中提到，他是為年輕的領導，他的渴望

all that you'd think he would possibly need, all he thought he

或許和你相同，他追求

needed, rich, young and authority; position in life.

財富地位與權力。

And so it sounds like he lived in the twenty-first century.

這些話也適用於現今世代。

So if I were to ask you, Would you like to be rich, young and

我問一下各位，你想一擁健康、財富

have position?

與地位嗎？

If you were honest, most of you would raise your hand.

老實回答，大多人一定會舉手同意。

Well is there anything wrong with being rich, young and

想要擁有富有、健康

having position?

與地位有錯嗎？

No, there's not.

當然沒錯。

You see, the truth is we are not thinking properly about life,

事實上，我們並未縱觀審視人生。

and we're short-sighted, if we think gold, money and so forth's

我們短視近利，只想著金錢利益，透過追求目標

going to satisfy us, position and good health and

滿足自我，地位與健康，和

opportunities are going to satisfy us, there's still going

機會可以滿足人，但生命還

to be something missing.

缺少一樣東西。

It was true in this young man's life in the scripture and it's

講章中這位年輕人的情況

true in life.

也適用於現代生活。

The second lesson I want us to notice is this.

第二個我想告訴大家的訓誡是。

That our love and desire for material things can cause us to

我們對於物質的愛與渴望，會導致

miss the most important thing in life.

錯失生命中重要的事物。

People don't realize that money is dangerous.

人們不了解金錢很危險。

Somebody says, Well what could be dangerous about money?

有人會說：「錢是會有多危險？」

It's what it does.

但事實如此。

It's the attitude people have, that if I have enough money, I

很多人有這種想法，如果我有錢

can go where I want to go, do what I want to do, marry who I

我可以四處旅遊、隨心所欲、和心儀之人結婚

want to marry, wear what I want to wear, drive what I want to

想穿什麼就穿什麼、開我想開的車

drive, live where I want to live, eat where I want to eat

想住哪就住哪、享受各種美食

and on and on and on it goes.

以及這種慾望。

That may be some of the things that money can do, but that

或許錢可以達成這些目的，但最終卻

doesn't satisfy you.

無法滿足內心。

But think about this.

想想看。

You can have all the money in the world you want; if you don't

即便你家財萬貫，再多的錢

have good health, you can't buy it.

也買不到健康的身體。

If you're not, listen.

各位也聽好了。

If you don't have anybody to love, you can't buy it.

錢買不到你深愛的那個人。

If you don't have anyone who loves you, you can't buy it.

錢買不到愛。

In other words, you don't--you can't buy peace, joy, happiness,

換句話說，錢也買不到和平、快樂、喜悅

contentment; and you certainly cannot buy eternal life.

滿足，錢也無法讓你永生不死。

Money can do some things; it can do many good things in the right

錢可以拿來做很多事，錢可以

hands.

做善事。

But it can't satisfy the longing of your soul.

卻不能滿足靈魂的渴望。

It can't satisfy the longing of your heart.

不能滿足心之所向。

It can't satisfy that which God has placed in you that only He

錢不能取代主在你心中的位置

can fill; and that is a personal relationship with God through

就是你和耶穌基督

His Son, Jesus.

的關係。

You may be one of those very, very wealthy persons.

你可能是最有錢的人。

You have it all.

你擁有一切。

You have the prestige and the prominence and the popularity

你擁有極上名望

and the position, the power.

地位與權力。

You have the money, you can buy anything you want, go anywhere

你有的是錢，可以隨心所欲地買、隨心所欲地

you want to go.

旅遊。

But deep down inside there's something missing.

但內心深處仍有缺失。

And that something that's missing is a personal

就是那種失去和耶穌基督

relationship with the Son of God.

的那種關係。

And this young man had all of it.

這位年輕人什麼都有了。

You could say, Well what is it that you need?

那他還缺什麼？

He didn't need anything.

他根本什麼都不缺了。

He had everything.

他擁有一切。

But if you'll notice, he'd become so desperate when he

如果有仔細聽的話，他在聽完耶穌的話後

heard about Jesus, the Bible says this young man ran to him

非常沮喪，聖經紀載這位年輕人跑到基督面前

and fell on his knees.

雙膝跪地。

Somebody told him, Here's the man who can satisfy the longing

因為有人告訴他，耶穌基督也可滿足你

of your heart.

內心渴望。

Here's the man who can give you eternal life.

祂可以賜你永生。

And he ran to Jesus.

於是他找向耶穌。

And in those days, running in public was sort of a--if you had

以前，在公眾場合跑向他人請求協助，如果你有一絲尊嚴的話

any dignity at all, you didn't run in public.

不會這麼做。

He's running to Jesus, falling down before Him and what's

但是他跑向耶穌，雙膝跪地

happening?

然後呢？

He simply says to Him, he asked Him, "Good Teacher what shall I

年輕人問耶穌：「偉大的老師，我要如何

do to inherit eternal life?" So, that in spite of all he had

得到永生？」即便他

and all he was and all his relationships he finally

擁有一切渴望事物

discovered that what he didn't have was the one thing his money

這時才驚覺自己並未擁有的，是金錢

couldn't buy.

買不到的。

His popularity couldn't provide for him.

他的聲望無法讓他得到它。

And none of his efforts seemed to make any difference.

其他所擁有的亦是如此。

He desired eternal life.

他尋求永生。

So he comes running to Jesus and says to Him, you know, "What can

所以才跑向耶穌問到：「我要如何

I do to inherit eternal life?" And I would say to you, The gift

得到永生？」我想告訴各位的是

of eternal life is not the result of our good works.

所以行動都不能得到永生。

In other words, you don't get there by good conduct.

換句話說，永生無法追求。

And if you'll notice how Jesus approached this.

耶穌的回答審慎洽當。

So, He didn't condemn him, when He said to him, He said, "What

耶穌並未譴責他，當那位男人問祂

shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

「我要如何得到永生？」

And look what Jesus does.

耶穌的做法是。

He begins with the commandments.

先用十誡來啟發他。

He skips the first four about loving God and so forth; and the

他跳過十誡中前 4 項關於耶穌的事，必須愛耶穌

Sabbath, He, he skips those.

以及安息日，他跳過這些。

And then He skips the last one.

也跳過第十誡：不可貪戀。

And then He says to him, He says, "You know the

接著說道：「你知道十誡的內容

commandments."

內容。」

He starts out with, "Do not murder."

耶穌先說：「不可殺人。」

See, He's just talked about how he lived.

他只說他已經做到的誡律。

He says, "'Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal,

耶穌說：「不可殺人、不可姦淫、不可偷竊

do not bear false witness, do not defraud, honor your father

不可做假、孝敬父母。」

and mother.' And he said to Him, 'Well

年輕人說：「老師

Teacher, I have done all these things all of my life,'" huh!

我已經做到這些了

Well, then if that's it, why don't I have any peace and joy

如果真是這樣，為何我沒感受到一絲和平與喜悅

and, why am I running to You and kneeling down before You and

不然我為何要追上你並雙膝下跪

asking, "What can I do to inherit eternal life?"

問你：「我要如何得到永生？」

Because I've done all these things.

因為這些誡律我都做到了。

Well, notice Jesus didn't say, Thou shall not covet at the end.

耶穌基督沒有提到「不要貪戀」。

He skipped the first four and the last one, because Jesus knew

耶穌故意跳過十誡中的前四點還有最後一點，因為她了解

what his problem was.

年輕人的問題所在。

He was very wealthy.