turkey oct. 2014
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簡晨光 Isaiah Chien
October, 2014
太24:14 這國度的福音要傳遍天下,對萬民作見證,然後末期纔來到。
Matt. 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole inhabited earth for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will
come.
土耳其 Turkey
國土面積約80萬平方公里,為台灣的22倍大。其中97%在亞洲,3%在歐洲。
The area of Turkey is around 800,000 km2, 22 times of the area of Taiwan, 97% of it belongs to Asia, 3% belongs to Europe.
現代“土耳其共和國”獨立於1923年。目前接近8000萬人口。
Modern “Republic of Turkey” was established in 1923. The population is around 80 millions.
人口 Population
首都位於安卡拉,最大城市為伊斯坦堡(約1700萬人)。
The capital city is Ankara, the largest city is Istanbul (around 1.7 millions of population).
行政 Government
土耳其語屬阿爾泰語系突厥語族,目前除土耳其本地約7000萬人使用外;尚通行於西歐約800萬土耳其移民中間。
Turkish Language belongs to Altaiclanguage family. More than 70 million people speak it as a native language.
語言 Languages
超過99%信奉伊斯蘭教。約20萬“基督徒”人口中,福音派約有3000人。
More than 99% are Muslims. Only 3000 Evangelical Christians in the 200,000 general “Christians”.
宗教 Religions
宗教 Religions
2001年出版現代土語聖經。對於基督教,政府不禁止也不開放。
The Turkish Bible was published in 2001. The government does not encourage nor prohibit Christianity.
亞拉臘山 Mt. Ararat
創8:4 七月十七日,方舟停在亞拉臘山上。
Gen. 8:4 And the ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of
Ararat.
徒11:26 …門徒稱為基督徒,是從安提阿開始。徒13:1 在安提阿當地的召會中,有幾位申言者和教師…
Acts 11:26 …and that the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
Acts 13:1 Now there were in Antioch, in the local church, prophets and teachers…
安提阿 Antioch
西4:13 我可以給他作見證,他為你們和那些在老底嘉,並在希拉波立的人,多多的辛勞。
Col. 4:13 For I testify of him that he labors much for you and for those in Laodicea and for those in Hierapolis.
歌羅西希拉波利 Colossae Hierapolis
彼前1:1 耶穌基督的使徒彼得,寫信給那分散在本都、加拉太、加帕多家、亞西亞、庇推尼的寄居者,
1 Pet. 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the sojourners of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and
Bithynia,
各省 Provinces
亞西亞 Asia
庇推尼 Bithynia
加拉太 Galatia
本都 Pontus
加帕多家 Cappadocia
啟1:11 你所看見的,當寫在書上,寄給那七個召會:給以弗所、給士每拿、給別迦摩、給推雅推喇、給撒狄、給非拉鐵非、給
老底嘉。
Rev. 1:11 Saying, What you see write in a scroll and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to
Pergamos and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.
七個召會 Seven Churches
啟一9 我約翰,就是你們的弟兄,和你們在耶穌的患難、國度、忍耐裡一同有分的,為神的話和耶穌的見證,曾在那名叫拔摩的海島上。
Rev. 1:9 I John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
我們的異象 Our Vision
召會數:1處(伊斯坦堡召會)
Number of churches: 1 (in Istanbul)
受浸人數:7人 (2013年十月至2014年九月)Baptisms: 7 (Oct 2013-Sep 2014)
聖徒人數:23人 (伊斯坦堡約13人;伊茲密爾約8人)。Number of saints: 16 (8 in Istanbul, 8 in Izmir)
召會現況 Conclusion
林前十六19 …亞居拉和百基拉,並在他們家中的召會,在主裡多多地問你們安。
1 Cor. 16:19 …Aquila and Prisca greet you much in the Lord, with the church, which is in their house.
西四15 請問在老底嘉的弟兄和寧法,並他家裡的召會安。
Col. 4:15 Greet the brothers in Laodicea, as well as Nymphas and the church, which is in his house.
開展目標Propagating Goal
門1~2 基督耶穌的囚犯保羅,和弟兄提摩太,寫信給所愛的並我們的同工腓利門,和姊妹亞腓亞,並與我們一同當兵的亞基布,以及在你家中的召會:
Phlm. 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow worker. And to Apphia the sister and to Archippus our fellow soldier and to the church, which is in your house:
開展目標Propagating Goal