圣徒的坚忍
The Perseverance of the Saints
约翰·欧文 / John Owen
简介 Summary
欧文为改革宗"圣徒永蒙保守"教义提供的系统神学辩护。作者通过详尽的圣经解经和严密的逻辑论证，阐述真正重生的信徒必然会在信仰中坚持到底。全书回应了亚米念派关于信徒可能失去救恩的观点，论证神的拣选、基督的代赎、圣灵的印记都确保了选民的最终得救。欧文特别强调坚忍不是信徒自己的能力，而是三一神恩典的保守。这部著作在改革宗救恩确据神学中占据核心地位，为无数信徒提供了坚固的盼望根基。
Owen's systematic theological defense of the Reformed doctrine of "perseverance of the saints." Through exhaustive biblical exegesis and rigorous logical argumentation, the author demonstrates that genuinely regenerated believers will necessarily persevere in faith to the end. The book responds to Arminian views that believers can lose salvation, arguing that God's election, Christ's atonement, and the Spirit's seal all ensure the elect's ultimate salvation. Owen particularly emphasizes that perseverance is not believers' own ability but the Triune God's gracious preservation. This work occupies central position in Reformed assurance theology, providing solid foundation of hope for countless believers.
📑 章节 Chapters
The Doctrinal Foundation of Perseverance
建立圣徒坚忍教义的圣经基础，强调这是神主权恩典的结果，不是人的功劳。
Establishes the biblical foundation for the doctrine of perseverance of the saints, emphasizing it as the result of God's sovereign grace, not human merit.
“神所预定的人，又召他们来，所召来的人，又称他们为义。 Those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified.”
“我深信那在你们心里动了善工的，必成全这工。 I am confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion.”
God's Preserving Power
阐述神如何通过圣父的拣选、圣子的代求和圣灵的印记来保守圣徒到底。
Explains how God preserves the saints through the Father's election, the Son's intercession, and the Spirit's seal.
“你们这因信蒙神能力保守的人，必能得着所预备的救恩。 You who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation.”
“谁能使我们与基督的爱隔绝呢？ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?”
Warfare in Perseverance
承认圣徒在坚忍过程中仍会面临试探、软弱和失败，但神的恩典必定得胜。
Acknowledges that saints still face temptation, weakness, and failure in perseverance, but God's grace will ultimately triumph.
“义人七次跌倒，仍必兴起，恶人却被祸患倾倒。 Though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.”
“我们有这宝贝放在瓦器里，要显明这莫大的能力是出于神。 We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God.”
The Apostasy of False Believers
区分真信徒的暂时软弱和假信徒的最终离弃，强调真信心必定坚持到底。
Distinguishes between the temporary weakness of true believers and the final apostasy of false believers, emphasizing that true faith perseveres to the end.
“他们从我们中间出去，却不是属我们的。 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us.”
“凡称呼主名的人总要离开不义。 Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
Assurance and Comfort of Perseverance
为真信徒提供坚忍的确据和安慰，鼓励他们在患难中依靠神的信实。
Provides assurance and comfort of perseverance for true believers, encouraging them to rely on God's faithfulness in trials.
“神是信实的，必不叫你们受试探过于所能受的。 God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.”
“因为他的怒气不过是转眼之间，他的恩典乃是一生之久。 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime.”