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Issue: 1271 Date: 1/1/2015
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馬太, 馬克, 路加, 和約翰
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聖經創世紀第一章告訴我們，我們是照著神的形象被創造的。神是永恒的，我們也是永恒的。所以我不打算創世紀第一章用過去式來形容爸爸。他永遠活著。只是他不再活在這個地球上了。我代表我的三個兄弟告訴大家一點爸爸的故事。爸爸有四個兒子，四個女婿和9個孫子（我的女兒謙慧去年結婚。我的女婿名字是科林·湯姆森）。爸爸給他的4個兒子取名：馬太，馬可，路加和約翰。是的，四福音書。所以，我想用這4個名字來說說爸爸的故事。
馬太福音
馬太是個稅吏。馬太福音的目的有兩個：首先，它是一個辯護學，即是支持耶穌是舊約預言所應許的彌賽亞。其次，它是一種鼓勵，即使猶太人把他們的救世主釘在十字架上，但耶穌的救恩是為所有相信的人存留的。馬太福音中最能代表爸爸生命的經節是：
馬太福音28：18-20
“18耶穌進前來，對他們說：“天上地下所有的權柄都賜給我了。19所以你們要去使萬民作我的門徒，奉父，子，聖靈的名給他們施洗。20凡我所吩咐你們的都教訓他們遵守，我就常與你們同在，直到世界的末了。
爸爸非常重視這些經文。他傳福音的腳跡到達台灣，美國，南太平洋的美屬薩摩亞，澳大利亞和中國。
馬可福音
馬可福音刻畫耶穌是一個僕人。40％用於記錄主的最後旅程到耶路撒冷為我們的救恩被釘在十字架上。
馬克1：9-11
“9 那時， 耶穌從加利利的拿撒勒來，在約但河里受了約翰的洗。10 他從水里一上來，就看見天裂開了， 聖靈仿佛鴿子，降在他身上。11 又有聲音從天上來，說：你是我的愛子，我喜悅你。”
我還記得爸爸媽媽受洗的那一刻。從爸爸受洗後，神開始改變爸爸的生活預備他做神的僕人。兩三年後，爸爸辭去他的工作到台灣浸信會神學院學習。在馬克1：38-39 說：“38?耶穌對他們說：我們可以往別處去 ，到鄰近的鄉村，我也好在那里傳道，因為我是為這事出來的。39 於是在加利利全地，進了會堂，傳道，趕鬼。“ 神學院畢業後爸爸決定服務於一個鄉下的教會。貧窮從來沒有阻礙爸爸傳福音。我還記得有一陣子，我們在石門水庫浸信會教堂結束早上的敬拜，我們會收拾東西前往大約45分鐘車程的龍潭，在那里下午傳福音。所以，爸爸效法他的救主，成為一個神的僕人。
路加福音
路加福音強調了主的人性。主基督離開了他天上的寶座，成為我們的拯救。路加是一名醫生。他徹底調查耶穌神跡的真實性。路加在1：3-4寫道，“3 這些事我既從起頭都詳細考察了，就定意要按著次序寫給你，4 使你知道所學之道都是確實 的。“隨後路加開始寫有關施洗約翰和耶穌基督的誕生。
爸爸早期是一名工程師。他被中國政府兩次送到美國研究軍事戰略和飛彈。他後來決定研究聖經，所以他能清晰的解釋聖經。他經常夜里醒來，心中想的就是神的話。然後，他會早上起來和我分享聖經的話語。他經常談到他為什麼這麼相信聖經，因為聖經在歷史的準確性和超自然的力量。
路加福音24:45-47說：”45 於是耶穌開他們的心竅，使他們能明白聖經，46 又對他們說：照經上所寫的，基督必受害，第三日從死里複活，47 並且人要奉他的名傳悔改、赦罪的道，從耶路撒冷起直傳到萬。”
爸爸對給他的使命非常認真。有時候，我們還不好意思他傳福音的氣魄。現在我們知道了，他只是順從他的救主。
約翰福音
約翰，西庇太的兒子和雅各的兄弟（馬克1:19），是第四個福音的作者。約翰是耶穌所愛的門徒。所有的使徒中，他是最接近耶穌的。約翰福音的基本目的是證實耶穌就是基督，是神的兒子。而這些事實引導所有信的人得到永生。
約翰福音3:16：“神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的，不至滅亡，反得永生。”
爸爸不僅自己抓緊了這個承諾，他也認真地跟很好人分享這一承諾。他的腳步影響了好多的人和地方。我的爸爸不是一個偉大的人。相反的，他是一個普通的人但具有一個非凡救主的力量。12月14日2014年下午12點07分，我好像聽到神?爸爸說，“你這又良善又忠心的僕人。你在不多的事上有忠心，我要把許多事派你管理；可以進來享受你主人的快樂。“他就安然的進入神的懷抱里。
爸爸一生都是一個軍人。他早年是一個中國軍人，後來他加入了主的軍隊。他喜歡麥克道格拉斯將軍的一句名言：“老兵永遠不死; 他們只是逐漸消失。”
在父親離世的時候，我幾乎可以聽到他自己念提摩太後書4：6-8，“6 我現在被澆奠，我離世的時候到了。7 那美好的仗我已經打過了，當跑的路我已經跑盡了，所信的道我已經守住了。8 從此以後，有公義的冠冕為我存留，就是按著公義審判的主到了那日要賜給我的；不但賜給我，也賜給凡愛慕他顯現的人。"
這就是耶穌基督的四個福音：馬太，馬可，路加和約翰，也是爸爸四個兒子的名字。爸爸，我們很快就會再見到你了。
我父親的追禮思拜將在2015年1月10日下午1點，在Ellisville的第一浸信會舉行。地址是 137 Clarkson Road, Ballwin, MO 63011。請來和我們一起慶祝我爸爸的生命。(文：游開宇)
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
In Genesis 1, the Bible tells us that we are created in God’s image. God is eternal and we are eternal also. So I am not going to use past tense to describe Papa. He lives on forever. He is just not with us on this earth anymore. I represent my three brothers to tell a little bit of Papa’s stories. Papa has four sons, four daughters-in-law, and 9 grandchildren (my daughter Christine got married last year. My son-in-law’s name is Colin Thomson). Papa named his 4 sons: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Yes, the four gospels. So I want to use our names to tell Papa’s stories.
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Matthew, the Levi, was a tax collector. The purpose of the Gospel of Matthew is twofold: First, it is an apologetics, i.e., a defense of the proposition that Jesus is the promised Messiah of Old Testament prophecy. Second, it is an encouragement to the Jews that, even when they crucified their Savior, the salvation is for all who believe. So the verses that best represent Papa’s life from the Gospel of Matthew are:
Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them,“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and?make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Papa took these verses very seriously and preached the gospel in Taiwan, United States of America, American Samoa in South Pacific, Australia, and China.
THE GOSPEL OF MARK
The gospel of Mark characterizes Jesus as the servant who came to do the father’s will and 40% of the writing is devoted to the Lord’s final journey to Jerusalem to be crucified for our eternal salvation.
Mark 1:9-11
9 In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10 Just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens split open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. 11 Then a voice came from heaven, saying: “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!” I still remember the moment when papa and mama were baptized at the same time. From the time Papa was baptized, God began to transform Papa’s life to prepare him to be a servant of God. Two or three years later, Papa was called to quit his job to study in the Taiwan Baptist Theological Seminary. In Mark 1:38-39, it says: 38“Let’s go to the neighboring town, so I can preach there, too, because that’s why I came.”39 So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.”
We were very poor when Papa decided to serve in a country church. Being poor was never a deterrent for Papa to preach the gospel. I still remember the time after we finished the Sunday morning worship at 石門水庫 Baptist Church, we would pack up and travel to 龍潭, a town about 45 minutes away to preach the gospel. So Papa modeled after his Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to be a servant of God.
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
The Gospel of Luke underscores the Lord’s humanity. Christ the Lord left his throne to become a human being for the purpose of saving us from eternal damnation. Luke was a physician by profession. He thoroughly investigated the claims of Jesus’ miracles. Luke writes in 1:3-4, “3 I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.” Then Luke began to write about the births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ.
Papa was trained as an engineer. He was sent by the Chinese government to America twice to study military strategies and hardware. He also studied the Bible diligently so he was able to explain the Bible to people with clarity. He often woke up at nights with scriptures in his mind. He would then share the scriptures with me in the morning. He frequently commented on the reasons why he believed in the Bible so much, for both its historical accuracy and supernatural power.
Luke 24:45-47 states: “Then he opened their minds so that they might understand the Scriptures.46 He told them, “This is how it is written: the Messiah[a] was to suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,47 and then repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.”
Papa carried out the mission that was given to him wherever he went. Sometimes we were embarrassed about his boldness in sharing the gospel. Now we know that he was merely obedient to his Lord and Savior.
THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John, the son of Zebedee and brother of James (Mark 1:19), was the author of the fourth Gospel. John was a part of that inner circle of disciples. Of all the apostles, he was closest to the Lord. John’s basic purpose is to offer the evidence of certain signs which prove that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that those facts lead to eternal life.
John 3:16: “For God so loved the world,[a] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Papa not only held on to this promise himself, but he also earnestly shared this promise with so many people. His footsteps impacted so many places and lives. Family members and friends, my Papa is not a great man. Instead he was an ordinary man with the power of an extraordinary Lord and Savior. On Sunday 12:07 p.m., I could almost hear the Lord saying to Papa, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.”
Papa was a soldier his entire life. He served in the Chinese army early on in his life and later he joined the Lord’s army. He likes a saying from General Douglas MacCarthur, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
At the time when he departed the world, I could almost hear him whisper 2 Timothy 4:6-8, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.”
Here are the gospels of Jesus Christ: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Papa, we will see you soon.
Dad's memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Ellisville, 137 Clarkson Road, Ballwin, MO 63011. Please come to celebrate my dad's life with us. (written by Matthew Yu. 游開宇.)
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