《比利时信条》第十七条 论对堕落之人的拯救

《比利时信条》第十七条 论对堕落之人的拯救

　　我们相信，当神看到人陷入肉体和灵性的死亡，并处于完全悲惨的光景的时候，我们恩慈的神以祂不可测透的智慧和良善来寻找因战兢而逃避神面的人1。祂以应许安慰人，这应许就是祂要赐下祂的儿子，为女子所生，要伤蛇的头2，并使人得褔3。

　　 1.创3:8.
　　 2.创3:15
　　 3.创22:18; 赛7:14; 约1:14; 约5:46; 约7:42; 徒13:32, 33; 罗1:2, 3; 加3:16; 提后2:8; 来7:14.

英文对照：

　　We believe that, when He saw that man had thus plunged himself into physical and spiritual death and made himself completely miserable, our gracious God in His marvellous wisdom and goodness set out to seek man when he trembling fled from Him. He comforted him with the promise that He would give him His Son, born of woman, to bruise the head of the serpent and to make man blessed.