This section was added to remind us the Bible teachings on our day-to-day issues. One of the aspects of living in this age is that we are all very busy. We are so heavily laden that we really  need to get wisdom from our Lord Jesus Christ to help us deal with all kind of issues that upset us. A feature of this Section is that we would try to make these reminders in short articles or pictures so that you would have more time to ponder on  the glory of Jesus Christ our Lord in your life.

本節的添加，是要提醒、在每天生活的問題上、聖經給我們的教導。在這個時代生活的特點之一，是我們都非常忙，我們的負擔是如此沉重；我們需要、從我們的主耶穌基督得到智慧，來幫助我們處理各式各樣、紛擾我們的問題。本節的一個特點是，我們會盡量用短文、提醒這些教導；讓你有更多的時間在你的生活中來思考、我們的主耶穌基督的榮耀。

1. Why do we need the Bible in our daily living?                                                                        為什麼在日常的生活中，我們需要聖經？
2.   Why do we not see the light on our paths                                                                          我們為什麼、看不見我們路上的光？
3. The righteous will live by his faith. - Habbakuk 2:4                                                        唯義人因信得生 - 哈巴谷書2:4

4. Peace amidst Chaos                                                                                                      混亂中的平安

5. A Reminder of God’s Will on All of Us 提醒我們: 上帝對我們所有人的旨意

Why do we need the Bible in our daily living?

1. We need light to walk in the right path in a darkened and perverted world.

   Ps 119:105, Your word is a lamp to my feet
   And a light to my path.

2. We need sure guidance in our daily lives.

   Ps 119:9, How can a young man keep his way pure?
   By keeping it according to Your word.

   2 Tim 3:16-17, ¹⁶ All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

3. We need God’s encouragement in our daily struggles.

   Ps 119: 28, My soul weeps because of grief;
   Strengthen me according to Your word.

   Ps 119: 49-50, Remember the word to Your servant,
   In which You have made me hope.
   ⁵⁰ This is my comfort in my affliction,
   That Your word has revived me.

4. Enduring Jesus Christ’s love strengthens us always in our afflictions.

   Matthew 11:28-30, ²⁸ “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

5. Jesus Christ will set us free from bondages and addictions

   John 6:63, ⁶³ It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.

   Romans 8:24-25, ²⁴ Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? ²⁵ Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.

6. We need God words to cleanse us every day of our lives

   Matthew 4:4,  But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’”

   John 17:16-17, "¹⁶ They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. ¹⁷ Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth." Because of our bent toward sin, we need desperately regeneration of our mind by the Holy Spirit to think how God thinks and not how the world thinks. That is why we need the Bible and need to saturate our mind with God's word. More importantly, we need to learn to thank Jesus Christ our Lord constantly for all the blessings so lavishly pouring on us each and every day.

   Ephesians 5:25-27, ²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, ²⁶ so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, ²⁷ that He might present to Himself the church ^[a]in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.

為什麼在日常的生活中，我們需要聖經？

1.       在黑暗和墮落的世界裡，我們需要光的引導、走在對的道路上。

詩篇 119:105 ; 你的話是我腳前的燈，是我路上的光。

2. 在我們的日常生活中，我們需要正確的引導。

詩篇 119:9 ; 年輕人用什麼潔淨他的行為呢？是要遵行你的話。

提摩太後書3:16-17 ;¹⁶ 聖經都是神所默示的，於教訓、督責、使人歸正、教導人學義都是有益的， ¹⁷ 叫屬神的人得以完全，預備行各樣的善事。

3. 我們在日常生活的掙扎中，我們需要神的鼓勵。

詩篇 119:28; 我的心因愁苦而消化，求你照你的話使我堅立。

詩篇 119:49-50 ; ⁴⁹ 求你記念向你僕人所應許的話，叫我有盼望。⁵⁰ 這話將我救活了，我在患難中因此得安慰。

4.   在苦難裡，我們需要耶穌基督持久的愛，永遠讓我們更堅強。

馬太福音11:28-30

²⁸ 凡勞苦擔重擔的人，可以到我這裡來，我就使你們得安息。 ²⁹ 我心裡柔和謙卑，你們當負我的軛，學我的樣式，這樣你們心裡就必得享安息。 ³⁰ 因為我的軛是容易的，我的擔子是輕省的。

5.     耶穌從束縛和成癮中釋放我們，得到自由

約翰福音6:63 ; ⁶³ 叫人活著的乃是靈，肉體是無益的。我對你們所說的話就是靈，就是生命。

羅馬書 7:24-25 ; ²⁴ 我真是苦阿！誰能救我脫離這取死的身體呢？²⁵ 感謝神，靠著我們的主耶穌基督就能脫離了。這樣看來，我以內心順服神的律，我肉體卻順服罪的律了。

6.       我們需要上帝的話，在我們每一天生活中、潔淨我們

馬太福音4:4 ; ⁴ 耶穌卻回答說：「經上記著說：『人活著不是單靠食物，乃是靠神口裡所出的一切話。』

約翰福音17:16-17 ; "¹⁶ 他們不屬世界，正如我不屬世界一樣。 ¹⁷ 求你用真理使他們成聖，你的道就是真理"。由於取死的肉體有犯罪的傾向，我們廹切需要聖靈的更新，使我們學習思考照主的旨意，而不是照世界的思考樣式。這就是為什麼我們每天要讀經禱告。更重要的是要努力學習常常感謝主耶穌在每一天生活中豐盛保守祝福的大愛。

以弗所書 5:25-27 ; ²⁵ 你們做丈夫的，要愛你們的妻子，正如基督愛教會，為教會捨己， ²⁶ 要用水藉著道把教會洗淨，成為聖潔， ²⁷ 可以獻給自己，做個榮耀的教會，毫無玷汙、皺紋等類的病，乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。

We may wonder how come we do not see the light on our paths. If the Holy Bible is the light on our paths, how come we cannot see the light? This is indeed a great question worthy of our meditation.

Actually, it is quite easy to understand this. If I cannot see the light, either there is no light shining on my path or I cannot see the light because something blinds my eyes. Let us find out what the Bible says about this. 

2 Cor 4:4,  ^“in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” 

It is indeed very interesting to ask how can a mind be blinded so that a person does not see the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 1 John 2:15 reminds us the following;

¹⁵ Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 

What happens to a person who does not love God? Romans 1:21 tells us clearly “²¹ For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” In other words, the light in their heart was darkened so that they cannot see the true reality.

When people love the world, all their minds are filled with the things of the world so that not a single spot in their minds is left for God. As a matter of fact, they willingly exclude God from their school, from their government, and even from their vocabulary just as portrayed in Romans 1:28; 

²⁸ Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 

So what happens! Their minds are darkened so that they cannot see and cannot appreciate the love of God and the glory of Jesus Christ. 

We may ask how come  believers can see the beauty of Jesus Christ who is the image of God. Because by their faith in Jesus Christ as personal savior and lord, God shines the light in their hearts again so that they can see again. The Bible reminds us the following; 

 ⁶ For God, who said, “Light shall shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.”

Because of this, we are not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. And also because of this, we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus sake. 

我們為什麼、看不見我們路上的光？

我們可能會問，為什麼、我們看不到我們路上的光。如果聖經是我們路上的光，為什麼我們看不到光？這確實是、值得我們沉思的大問題。

其實，這是很容易理解這一點。如果我不能見到光；表示沒有光照耀著我前進的道路，或者因為東西蒙蔽了我的眼睛、讓我不能看見到光。讓我們看看、聖經如何說這件事。

哥林多後書 4:4

“ ⁴ 此等不信之人被這世界的神弄瞎了心眼，不叫基督榮耀福音的光照著他們；基督本是神的像。

這實在是很有趣的事；一個人怎麼可能心靈被蒙蔽，而看不見基督的榮耀；基督本是神的像。約翰一書2:15如此提醒我們;

¹⁵ 不要愛世界和世界上的事。人若愛世界，愛父的心就不在他裡面了。

一個不愛上帝的人會如何？羅馬書1:21清楚地告訴我們: “²¹ 因為，他們雖然知道神，卻不當作神榮耀他，也不感謝他。他們的思念變為虛妄，無知的心就昏暗了”。換句話說，他們心中的光昏暗了，讓他們無法看到真正的現實。

當人們愛世界，他們所有的心都充滿了世界的東西，所以心中沒有一點空間、是留給上帝。事實上，他們不愛上帝, 甚至故意從他們的學校、從他們的政府、從他們的詞彙、排除了上帝，就像羅馬書1:28所述;

“²⁸ 他們既然故意不認識神，神就任憑他們存邪僻的心，行那些不合理的事”。

所以, 他們的心是如此昏暗的，以至於看不到、不能體會神的愛和耶穌基督的榮耀。

我們可能會問，信徒怎麼可以看到、耶穌基督的榮美。基督本是神的像。因為信徒信耶穌基督為他的救主和他的主，上帝將光照在他的心、讓他可以再次看到光。聖經如此提醒我們;

哥林多後書 4:6： ⁶ 那吩咐光從黑暗裡照出來的神，已經照在我們心裡，叫我們得知神榮耀的光顯在耶穌基督的面上。

正因為如此，我們不以福音為恥；這福音本是神的大能，要救一切相信的。也正因為如此， 我們原不是傳自己，乃是傳基督耶穌為主，並且自己因耶穌作你們的僕人。

The righteous will live by his faith. - Habakkuk 2:4

In a modern society of the 21 century, there is so much information overload that it is indeed very easy to get distracted. Indeed, it is a society with a fast pace life style coupled with instant satisfaction bent. What is important becomes fussy and many are misled.

People are busy and hence give little time to think about life and death. Only once awhile, people stop for a few moments to take care of the problems  when a disaster hits. Because the reality of life may not be pleasant, many people just simply ignore the life issues. This may help to explain the popularity of sitcom to laugh it off, or excitement of various sporting events to live for the moment, or parties to drink it off. The problems with these approaches such as drug, sex, power, and money are that they just delay and forget life; yet we still have to live to bear the blunt of the unresolved issues.

Modernism does not help. Why? Too much rationalization basing on too many conflicting perspectives tends to muddle the water and discourage people. That is why the Scripture indicates that people's hearts turn cold after so many wicked deceptive schemes targeting goodness of the people.

Our Lord Jesus Christ warned us in Matthew 7:13-14, 

The Narrow and Wide Gates

13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

A few people are blessed that, like the prodigal son of Luke Chapter 15, they wake up early enough to return to God. This is why our Lord warned people in Luke 13:22-24 to fight hard to get into the narrow gate.

Teaching in the Villages

22 And He was passing through from one city and village to another, teaching, and proceeding on His way to Jerusalem. 23 And someone said to Him, “Lord, are there just a few who are being saved?” And He said to them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

That is also why the Scripture reminds us to live by our faith alone each day of our lives in  this wicked world.

You might ask what does it means to live by faith? First of all, Christianity is centered in Christ. Without Christ, there is nothing left in Christianity. Christian faith is therefore not to live by a set of doctrines by our head or to perform  our external rites. Rather, Christian living is to have an eternal loving relationship with the triune God. Thus, there are plenty of hardships and difficulties in our living situations, yet as a christian we trust our Lord Jesus Christ in all our daily situations. Two biblical passages may be helpful. The first one is in Romans Chapter 6 which explains that our union with our Lord is the essence of our faith and the guiding light of our living by faith. The second one is the realization of Prophet Habakkuk that rejoice in the Lord is the foundation of our living each day by our faith. 

Romans 6:3-8

3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him,

Habakkuk 3:17-19

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom

And there be no fruit on the vines,

Though the yield of the olive should fail

And the fields produce no food,

Though the flock should be cut off from the fold

And there be no cattle in the stalls,

18 Yet I will exult in the Lord,

I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.

19 The Lord God is my strength,

And He has made my feet like hinds’ feet,

And makes me walk on my high places.

May our Lord richly bless you in your daily walk with Him who loves you always with eternal love. He is always faithful even when we sometimes failed so miserably in our unfaithfulness to Him. Yet, despite our failures, His enduring love contrains us to seek His mercies towards us always. Indeed, we all need to learn from Him who, by our Heavenly Father's  love to us, becomes our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and salvation. 

16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. 17 For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison, 18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (2 Corinthians 4:16-18)

Benediction

²⁰ Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, ²¹ equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (Hebrews 13:20-21)

唯義人因信得生 - 哈巴谷書2:4

在21世紀的現代社會裡，充滿這麼多的信息，的確很容易讓我們分心。現代生活確實是快節奏的生活方式，追尋即時的享受。重要的世務變為複雜難解了，很多被誤導了。

人們都很忙，少有時間去思考人生和死亡。只有偶然、當災難發生時，人們才會停下一陣子，來處理問題。因為現實的生活，可能是不愉快的；很多人乾脆就簡單地、忽略了生活中的種種問題。這也許可以解釋、為什麼大家喜歡看、一笑而過的情景劇；沉迷於各種興奮、刺激的體育賽事，或酩酊大醉的派對。用這些方法，如藥物，性，權力和金錢來面對問題，他們只是拖延、忘了生命中我們還是要承擔的、卻尚未解決的重大問題。

現代主義並沒有多大幫助。為什麼呢？太多的理性化是基於種種衝突的觀點，混濁了問題和打擊了人們的信心。這就是為什麼聖經說，這麼多邪惡的計劃、以欺騙人的善良為目標，讓人的心轉冷了。

我們的主耶穌基督在馬太福音7:13-14告誡我們

兩條門路

¹³ 「你們要進窄門。因為引到滅亡，那門是寬的，路是大的，進去的人也多； ¹⁴ 引到永生，那門是窄的，路是小的，找著的人也少。

只有少數人、像路加福音第15章的浪子般的有福；他們及時覺醒、回歸神。這就是為什麼、我們的主在路加福音13:22-24警告人們，要努力進窄門。

在村中的教導

²² 耶穌往耶路撒冷去，在所經過的各城各鄉教訓人。 ²³ 有一個人問他說：「主啊，得救的人少嗎？」 ²⁴ 耶穌對眾人說：「你們要努力進窄門。我告訴你們：將來有許多人想要進去，卻是不能。

這也是為什麼聖經提醒我們，每一天要單信靠我們的主、生活在這個邪惡的世界。

你可能會問、如何憑信心而活？首先，基督教是以基督為主。因此，基督教徒的信仰，不是生活在、腦中的教義或執行外部的儀式裡。相反的，基督徒的生活、是在與三一真神永恆愛的關係裡。雖然，在我們的生活中、有很多艱難困苦情況，但作為一個基督徒，在我們所有的日常生活中，我們相信我們的主耶穌基督。兩個聖經章節的提醒可能會有所幫助。首先是在羅馬書第6章，解釋了我們與主聯合是我們信仰的本質，因信得生為我們生活的指路明燈。第二是先知哈巴谷的靠主喜樂的領悟，是我們靠信仰生活每一天的基礎。

羅馬書 6:3-8

³ 豈不知我們這受洗歸入基督耶穌的人，是受洗歸入他的死嗎？ ⁴ 所以，我們藉著洗禮歸入死，和他一同埋葬，原是叫我們一舉一動有新生的樣式，像基督藉著父的榮耀從死裡復活一樣。 ⁵ 我們若在他死的形狀上與他聯合，也要在他復活的形狀上與他聯合。 ⁶ 因為知道，我們的舊人和他同釘十字架，使罪身滅絕，叫我們不再做罪的奴僕， ⁷ 因為已死的人是脫離了罪。 ⁸ 我們若是與基督同死，就信必與他同活。

哈巴谷書 3:17-19

¹⁷ 雖然無花果樹不發旺，葡萄樹不結果，橄欖樹也不效力，田地不出糧食，圈中絕了羊，棚內也沒有牛， ¹⁸ 然而我要因耶和華歡欣，因救我的神喜樂。 ¹⁹ 主耶和華是我的力量，他使我的腳快如母鹿的蹄，又使我穩行在高處。

願主在你每天與祂同行中賜福你。祂總是忠實堅定，總是以永恆的愛愛你的。即使我們偶而會慘敗對祂的信實。祂的大愛仍然激勵我們悔改歸向祂。我們都需要向祂學習；因我們的天父愛我們，祂成為我們的智慧，公義，聖潔，救贖。

¹⁶ 所以我們不喪膽，外體雖然毀壞，內心卻一天新似一天。 ¹⁷ 我們這至暫至輕的苦楚，要為我們成就極重無比、永遠的榮耀。 ¹⁸ 原來我們不是顧念所見的，乃是顧念所不見的，因為所見的是暫時的，所不見的是永遠的。（哥林多後書4:16-18）

祝福

 但願賜平安的神，就是那憑永約之血使群羊的大牧人我主耶穌從死裡復活的神， 在各樣善事上成全你們，叫你們遵行他的旨意，又藉著耶穌基督在你們心裡行他所喜悅的事。願榮耀歸給他，直到永永遠遠！阿們。(希伯來書 13:20-21)

In a fast busy world, it is necessary for us to be even more watchful where we are at and where we are going. If you have lived a few years behind you in this world, you know for sure that this is a fast grinding world that demands much of your energy just to stay alive and free.
Lately, it seems the world goes more and more awry. Listed below are a few events as a reminder of the stage of our days:
* Mass killing near UC Santa Barbara campus by a student from a wealthy family.
* Killing in the mass transit vehicle by a young person in Taipei and followed by a few copycats.
* Riots in Vietnam against China and killing many Chinese in Vietnam
* Military Coup in Thailand
* Conflicts in Egypt
* Terrorists abducted more than 250 school girl in Nigeria and conducted almost daily killings of innocent people.
* Sudan government plans to hang a pregnant woman just because she is a Christian. Her marriage to her husband was voided by the Sudan government and it wants to punish her as an adulteress because she has intimate relationship with her husband.
* Conflicts and deadly fights in Ukraine
* Terror bombings in China
 

Amidst all these happenings, we are hard working to make a living. So let us ask a question?  Shall we just keep going and forget about all these happenings?  We may say that nothing we can do anyway. A  better answer seems to be: we better find a way to keep our sanity. Perhaps, even more importantly how to be peaceful within us amidst chaos and injustice and terrors around us.
So who do you think we should go to get some guidance? Politicians, philosophers, professors or any secular or religious leaders? Or perhaps we should google it to find an answer?  Based upon past history, we would not be in the current situation if  the solution can be found in them. Actually, the world was messed up more by those so called wise men, leaders, and smart policies, etc.
The following are just a few lessons that we should keep in mind.

* How can we maintain some sense of an ethical standard when our society tries to destroy morality at the same time.
* How can we maintain law and order when there are lawlessness rampages even in minor thing such as driving.
* How can a society offer jobs and opportunities when the legislators keep choking small businesses by overburdening them with regulations and more regulations.
 

Given all these chaos, it seems that we should return to our Creator and ask Him for guidance. Actually there are more chaos than those happenings that met the eyes. If we can not even  answer what happen to us when we die or where we are going after we say goodbye to this world, we better urgently seek our Creator to save us. Before we have peace externally among people and nations, we need to have peace with an angry and holy God who will judge all that are wicked and evil in this world.
Since we cannot solve this problem individually or collectively, here are a few reminders from our Creator;
 

1. We need to receive the peace outside us from our Creator. 
    John 16:33-  These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
    John 14:27-  Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.

2. Before we can receive this peace, we need to be reconciled with God through His blessed provision. That is, we need to have our sin forgiven and have perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ imputed to us through our faith in Him.

    John 3:16-  “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
    Romans 3:21-26  But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; 26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

May our Merciful and Almighty God richly bless you when you place your ultimate trust in Jesus Christ our Lord who can save not only your body but also your soul now and ever more into His glorious eternal kingdom, Amen.    

在一個快速繁忙的世界，我們需要更加警惕我們所在之處和將要去的地方。如果你曾經歷了一段過去的歲月；你肯定了解、這世界是一個快速轉變的巨輪，我們需要付出很多的能量來維持存活與自由。
最近，世界似乎變得越來越歪斜雜亂。下面列出的一些事件，提醒我們目前的處境：
*來自富裕的家庭的一個學生，在加州大學聖塔巴巴拉的校園附近，犯下大屠殺。
*一個年輕的大學生、在台北公共運輸的地鐵車廂內，殺死4位、重傷22位無辜乘客；更引一些躍躍欲試的模仿者。
*越南的排華暴動，殺害許多越南境內的中國人與台商企業
*泰國的軍事政變
*埃及的衝突動亂
*恐怖分子在尼日利亞綁架了250多名女學生，並且幾乎每天都在殺戮無辜的人。

*蘇丹政府計劃吊死一個孕婦，只是因為她是一個基督徒。她與丈夫的婚姻被作廢；蘇丹政府要以她為姦婦而懲罰她。

*在烏克蘭的衝突和致命的戰鬥

*在中國的恐怖爆炸事件

在​​這些事件情況中，我們正在努力工作謀生。因此，讓我們問一個問題？難道我們只能繼續忙碌生活，忘掉這一切發生的事情？因為我們可以說，我們實在無能為力去改變所發生的事。一個更好的答案似乎是：我們最好找到一種方法來保全自己。也許，更重要的是、我們要如何身處在混亂和不公正，恐怖之中，能夠得到平安
所以，你認為我們該去找誰、給我們一些指導？政治家，哲學家，或教授或任何世俗的、或是宗教領袖？或許我們應該google一下、尋​​找到答案？根據過去的歷史經驗，如果在其中、能找到解決的方案，我們就不會面臨當前形勢了。事實上，世界是被那些所謂的聰明人、領袖和明智的政策等等，變為更混亂。

以下是一些例子，我們應該牢記的教訓。
*當我們社会試圖摧毀道德的同時，我們怎能、保有一些道德的標準呢。
*我們社会想要維護法律和秩序的時候，許多人卻無法無天，即使在小的事情上，如橫衝直撞地駕駛。
*社會如何能提供就業崗位和機會，政府不斷通過、更多法規和規章，讓小企業負擔過重無法生存。
因此，在這些混亂中，我們應該回到我們的創造主，尋求祂的指導。事實上，這世界上的事是比發生在我們眼前所見的事情、更混亂而且更邪惡。如果我們不能回答，當我們死後、什麼會發生在我們身上，或告別了這個世界後、我們會去什麼地方時，我們更需迫切尋求我們的造物主、來拯救我們。在我們與人及國家之間、有表面的平安之前，我們更需要有與神和好後的平安，因聖潔的神，祂非常憤怒、將要審判這世界上一切的邪惡及罪行。
既然我們、單獨或集體、都不能解決這個問題，這裡有來自我們的造物主、幾點提醒;

1，我們需要從我們的造物主、得到我們沒有的平安。

33 我將這些事告訴你們，是要叫你們在我裡面有平安。在世上你們有苦難，但你們可以放心，我已經勝了世界。」(約翰福音 16:33)

27 我留下平安給你們，我將我的平安賜給你們。我所賜的不像世人所賜的，你們心裡不要憂愁，也不要膽怯。(約翰福音 14:27)

2，在我們可以接受這個平安之前，我們必須經由祂預備的方法、來順從上帝。也就是說，我們需要通過我們對祂的信心，讓我們的罪得到赦免，擁有耶穌基督給我們、完全的義。

16 「神愛世人，甚至將他的獨生子賜給他們，叫一切信他的不致滅亡，反得永生。(約翰福音 3:16)

21 但如今，神的義在律法以外已經顯明出來，有律法和先知為證， 22 就是神的義因信耶穌基督加給一切相信的人，並沒有分別。 23 因為世人都犯了罪，虧缺了神的榮耀， 24 如今卻蒙神的恩典，因基督耶穌的救贖，就白白地稱義。 25 神設立耶穌做挽回祭，是憑著耶穌的血，藉著人的信，要顯明神的義。因為他用忍耐的心寬容人先時所犯的罪， 26 好在今時顯明他的義，使人知道他自己為義，也稱信耶穌的人為義。(羅馬書 3:21-26)

願我們的仁慈和全能的上帝賜福你，當你一心一意信靠我們的主耶穌基督；祂不只可以拯救你的身體，而且也能拯救你的靈魂、使你進入祂榮耀的永恆國度，願一切權柄、頌讚、榮耀歸給我們的恩主耶穌、阿們。

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提醒我們: 上帝對我們所有人的旨意

現代生活的一個特點是快節奏的生活。 看來，我們可能會被許多爭奪我們時間的事物分心。 因此，我們很容易陷入許多對我們的熏陶無益的世俗事物。 提醒我們: 上帝對我們所有人的具體旨意，這在聖經中清楚地揭示出來的上帝旨意，我們應該始終保持以下經文以造就我們靈性成長。

A. 羅馬書 12:1-2, 
12 所以弟兄們，我以神的慈悲勸你們，將身體獻上，當做活祭，是聖潔的，是神所喜悅的，你們如此侍奉乃是理所當然的。 2 不要效法這個世界，只要心意更新而變化，叫你們察驗何為神的善良、純全、可喜悅的旨意。

B. 歌羅西書 1:27,
27 神願意叫他們知道，這奧祕在外邦人中有何等豐盛的榮耀，就是基督在你們心裡成了有榮耀的盼望。

C. 帖撒羅尼迦前書 4:3-7,
3 神的旨意就是要你們成為聖潔，遠避淫行， 4 要你們各人曉得怎樣用聖潔、尊貴守著自己的身體， 5 不放縱私慾的邪情，像那不認識神的外邦人。 6 不要一個人在這事上越分，欺負他的弟兄，因為這一類的事主必報應，正如我預先對你們說過，又切切囑咐你們的。 7 神召我們本不是要我們沾染汙穢，乃是要我們成為聖潔。

D. 帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:16-18,
16 要常常喜樂， 17 不住地禱告， 18 凡事謝恩，因為這是神在基督耶穌裡向你們所定的旨意。

在快節奏的生活中，我們需要休閒娛樂來放鬆。 這是基督徒應該注意的地方。 我們將完全避免認為可疑的互聯網活動和罪惡的潛在場所。 如果這些活動和場所不符合上述引用的聖經經文，那麼為了我們的成為聖潔，請務必將自己與這些活動和場所完全分開。我們不能欺騙自己。 我們不能活在罪中，假裝是愛我們主耶穌基督的基督徒。

A Reminder of God’s Will on All of Us

A feature of  modern life is fast pace of life activities. It appears that we could be detracted by many things that compete for our time. As such, we could easily fall onto many mundane things that are not profitable in our edification. It is indeed good to be reminded about specific God’s Will on all of us, which was clearly revealed in the following verses in the Scripture and we should always keep them for our edification.

A. Romans 12:1-2, 12 Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

B. Colossians 1:27, 27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

C. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-7, 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, 5 not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. 7 For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness.

D. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

In a fast pacing life, we need recreation to relax and unwind. This is the place that all Christians should watch out. We shall avoid completely from internet activities and potential places that you feel questionable. If those activities  and places are not  in conformance to the above quoted Bible verses, then for our holiness sake, do separate ourselves cleanly from those activities and places. We cannot deceive ourselves. We cannot live in sins and pretend to be Christians who love our Lord Jesus Christ.

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我們神是獨一的主

以色列阿，你要聽！耶和華 ─ 我們神是獨一的主。

你要盡心, 盡性、盡力愛耶和華─你的神。(申6:4-5)

There is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.(See 1 Coringthians 8:6)

然而我們只有一位神,就是父,

萬物都本於他,我們也歸於他.

並有一位主,就是耶穌基督,

萬物都是藉著他有的, 我們也是藉著他有的。(歌林多前書 8:6)

Supremacy of Jesus Christ our Lord - Phil 2:9-11; Col 1:15-20

The name which is above every name that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

主耶穌的絕對優越性—無不口稱耶穌為主 (西 1:15-20)

所以，神將他升為至高，

又賜給他那超乎萬名之上的名， 叫一切在天上的、地上的，和地底下的，因耶穌的名無不屈膝，無不口稱耶穌基督為主，使榮耀歸與父神。(腓2:9-11)

Inerrancy of Holy Scripture - Psalm 19:7-9, Matt 5:18

Until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

聖經的精確性(詩 19:7-9)

Glorious Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ which demonstrates the love of God - John 3:16-18

16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Go

主耶穌榮耀無比的十字架

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。 因為神差他的兒子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。 信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已經定了，因為他不信神獨生子的名。

(約翰福音 3:16-18)



Obedience to God is much better than offering sacrifices - Hos 6:6

我喜愛良善（或譯：憐恤），

不喜愛祭祀；

喜愛認識神，勝於燔祭。

(何西阿書 6:6)

For I delight in loyalty 

 rather than sacrifice. 

And in the knowledge of 
God rather than burnt 
offerings. 

(Hos 6:6)

The righteous shall live by faith alone - Habbakuk 2:4

義人因信得生  迦勒底人自高自大，心不正直；惟義人因信得生。(哈巴谷書2:4)

Self-denial and be patient in enduring afflictions are the God's ways for us in following Jesus Christ our Lord - Matthew 16:24

於是耶穌對門徒說：若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，背起他的十字架來跟從我。

(馬太福音 16:24)

Goal of Redemption is in Sanctification of the Spirit, through Obedience to Jesus Christ, and be Holy to the LORD. Be Ye Holy, For I am Holy.

(1 Peter 1:15-16; Lev 11:45)

救贖的目的是藉著聖靈，順服耶穌基督，歸耶和華為聖。 你們要聖潔，因為我是聖潔的。（彼得前書1:15-16; 利11:45）

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