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這星期我為公司趕工完成一件工作。每天平均工作大概十小時，最長時間為十四小時。昨晚ACM詩班七點半練習。到了七點正，我還在測試我修改了的程式。「怎麼手頭上的工作還未完成呢？」我心裡很是焦燥不耐煩。我仍然埋頭苦幹，眼看著時間一點一滴過去，已經是七點零三分。心中開始意識到在幾分鐘之內難有所突破。壓力卻使我漠視分秒流逝，希望及早完工，做得幾多得幾多。七點十三分，心中的理智終於甦醒，和內疚這友軍一同戰勝那緊張得歇斯底理的心情。開車往敎會方向駛去，心中嚷著應該要反省、要安靜下來。如果心不平靜，也便不能夠好好地思想天父的事。始終，我參加ACM詩班是向救主的事奉。不虔誠的事奉怎能算作事奉呢？每次遲到我都很不快欒。無奈面對著工作，這壞習慣依舊。只好認罪、責怪自己一番，希望在抵達之前能夠預備好心靈去練習。內疚和匆忙在一路上難分難解。

我們處事為人，有時候會受自己無知的心牽引，有時候會受處境所擺佈。受到外來壓力時，容易選擇消極的方法（如強忍、逃避）面對，也容易在慾望裡尋找解脫，未能和主有堅定而親密的關係，更未能靠著那加給人力量的神得著處事為人的祕訣。

耶和華是滿有慈愛的父神--

「錫安說、耶和華離棄了我、主忘記了我。婦人焉能忘記他喫奶的嬰孩、不憐恤他所生的兒子．即或有忘記的、我卻不忘記你。看哪、我將你銘刻在我掌上、你的牆垣常在我眼前。」（以49:14-16）

「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14:27）

「你們要將一切的憂慮卸給神，因為他顧念你們。」（彼前5:7）

Based on his knowledge of the Bible, Chuck Swindoll defines wisdom as follows--wisdom is the God-given ability to see life objectively and to handle life with stability. When you operate under the wisdom of God, there is an absense of fear. You are not seized with panic.

You can lose your job, or you can be promoted in your work. And you can see in God's wisdom. You can dip into the valley that's unexpected, or you can sail to the pinnicle on the heights that equally would surprise you. And you can handle both extremes wisely.

Because with God, it's all under His sight and He can give you the objectivity and stability for you are in the palm of His hand.

最後，容我用保羅在腓立比書上的一句話作完結：「我知道怎樣處卑賤，也知道怎樣處豐富；或飽足，或飢餓；或有餘，或缺乏，隨事隨在，我都得了祕訣。」（腓4:12）

Dan^2也要接受警誡，然後悔改

Dai Pok Verses: 要接受警誡，然後悔改

Christian convert in peril if freed

Update on Abdul Rahman's case

「平信徒」的意義

忽然，殿裡的幔子從上到下裂為兩半，地也震動，磐石也崩裂，...。（太27:51）
你們來到主面前，也就像活石，被建造成為靈宮，作聖潔的祭司，藉著耶穌基督奉獻神所悅納的靈祭。（彼前2:5）
惟有你們是被揀選的族類，是有君尊的祭司，是聖潔的國度，是屬神的子民，要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。（彼前2:9）

曾有一牧者授課時告訴同學，「平信徒」一詞出自天主敎，形容當時那些沒有特權的非「聖品人」。在那個遍地文盲的時代，這情況的出現並不難理解。現在大部份的基督信仰中（包括基督敎），信徒可以自己讀解聖經。既然平或不平之別已成過去，本人建議非「敎牧同工行列」的基督徒不以「平信徒」一詞自稱。

注意：以下內容或有矛盾之處，也有取自天主敎的文章。它們指出了由「平信徒」一詞產生的一些誤解。

召會－四種特別的恩賜與召會的關係

如果我們明白四種特別的恩賜是為了成全聖徒，使他們可以直接建造基督的身體，我們就會避免聖品階級與平信徒制度的大異端。在這個制度裏，帶頭的是聖品階級，跟隨的是平信徒。在召會－基督的身體裏，沒有聖品階級和平信徒，也沒有抹煞和殺死所有肢體功能的宗教階級制度。在召會裏，我們都是神的祭司和基督的肢體。這就是說，在召會中，身體上的每一肢體都盡功用，直接建造基督的身體。

信徒祭司──敬拜和見證

在新約聖經中，雖然使徒彼得將“信徒祭司”這真理很清楚地在他的信書中顯示出來（參彼前二：9-10），但在差不多二千年的教會歷史中，教會只是很片面地甚至錯誤地去瞭解“信徒祭司”這真理。教會歷史告訴我們，在主後五百年至一千五百年的中古時代中，教會被一種稱為“神父聖職主義”所籠罩著。當時，教會裏的一切聖職都完全由神父或聖職人員去擔任，平信徒毋須或甚至不准個別查考聖經，只有神父，修士才可以去研究聖經和教會傳統，然後教導信徒。
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“屬神的子民”：“平信徒”這詞乃取材自“子民”之希臘文，原意是“人民”。當提及“平信徒”這名稱時，人往往以為它與“聖職人員”有一種對立的意味。在“神父聖職主義”的影響下，“聖品人員”及“平信徒”似乎代表了教會中的兩種階級。事實上，這是不合乎聖經的教訓的。無疑在功用上，牧師、傳道與教會信徒有些分別，因為神特別委派一些人作牧養教導的工作，這是牧師的工作，目的是裝備聖徒，以致他們能各盡其職，建立基督的身體（弗四：11-16）。故此，在本質上，教牧及信徒都是神的子民，都是神的平信徒，大家都屬於神，特別歸給祂，並不分聖品或平信徒。大家都是祭司，在神的家中事奉，彼此服事。

第三十九篇、新約的執事（八）

有人讀到這裡會說，『這話對於同工和執事非常好，但不適合我。我是個平信徒，不是執事。』在主的恢復中沒有平信徒，每一個人都是執事、同工，甚至都有潛力、有性能成為使徒。我們曾在別處指出，使徒是所有信徒的模範與榜樣。保羅在以弗所三章說，他比眾聖徒中最小者還小。再者，保羅這名的意思是『微小』。如果自認為比聖徒中最小者還小的保羅，能成為執事、成為使徒，那麼你又如何？我們都有性能成為新約的執事。

聖餐禮

羅馬天主教主張 - 受禮者可以用手領餅，稱為「手領」；亦可由神甫放在信徒的口中，稱為「口領」，信徒也不能用牙齒咬，必須讓餅自己化掉。以往聖血（葡萄酒）只會被神職人員領受，但後來平信徒在一些節期中也能領受聖血，到了現在，平信徒也是能領聖血的。

Old CCF program: Finding mate (pt. 1 of 3)

I was cleaning up my place and ran into this topic that was discussed in CCF last year. If you find areas you(s/he) are(is) not doing as good as one should, don't take it lightly. Create a follow-up plan and try to work things out.

Bible reading:
1 Peter 3:1-7

"Wives in the same way... hinder your prayers."

Hinds for Dating:

• Nowadays, people focus too much on appearance. We should focus on the character of a person. Young women quickly assuming that their significance is directly related to their shape and to their dress size; young men frequently modeling themselves after professional athletes, disappointed that their features are less than perfect; and products offered from toothpaste to self-tanning products with a covert message that image matters more than character. Image doesn't matter more than character.
• We should never assume that a friendship has to be more than a friendship when it begins.
• We should recognize that the absence of a friendship with someone of the opposite sex does not determine our significance or our meaning in life.
• If you find that in developing a friendship that isolates you from your immediate circle of friends, from Christ and from your family, then you are probably, without question, on the wrong track.

Old CCF program: Finding mate (pt. 2 of 3)

What should a man look for in a wife?

1. The woman should be commited to growing in her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is important to ensure that you don't enter into an intimate relationship where one person is a Christian and the other is not. The Bible is clear--don't get unequally yoked. To be unequally yoked is to be unable to pull together. That means there are two divergent standards, two opposite goals, two radically different interpretations of life, two incompatible masters to serve, two contrary powers at work. Unbelief allied with belief in Jesus means just one thing--there can be no real intimacy in matters that really count. The two cannot pull together because they are not truly together. And so Paul commands believers to marry -- 1 Corinthians 7:39 -- only in the Lord.
   • Is she a Christian?
   • Does she fear God?
   • Do I take on fellow as a discipleship project?
   • If she's not about to bow before your Savior while she doesn't have your hand in marriage, do you think she's going to do when you marry her?
2. You need to look for a wife who possesses beauty that is deeper than the skin, though no one would set out to find a spouse who is physically unattractive.
   • Do you want a woman who spent her life in a beauty parlor or you'd rather have her spent time with the Lord Jesus Christ?
3. You need to look for a wife who is an initiate-taker with an attitude of submission. You do not fall into the clutches of a bossy, self-opinionated woman. Woman was made to be the helper of man. Women were made to have abilites, instincts, giftedness that men do not have. There will be many occasions that men depend on his wife. However, under God's plan men are entrusted with responsibility of being held accountable as leader in the home.
   • Is she willing to follow you when you have different opinion?
   • Does she make decision for you all the time?
   • Does she admit her fault? Does she know how to ask for forgiveness? Does she know how to grant forgiveness if you failed her?
4. A wife should build her hushand's confidence. Trustworthiness stem from character.
   • Does she dress in an attractive way or does she dress in a seductive way? Does she dress in a modest way?
   • Does she enjoy creating titillation in the minds of other men who are around in the context whether it beof the swimming pool or whether it be of coffee shop?
5. You need to look for a wife who displays kindness that touches others. Women don't have the exclusive ownership of the characteristic of kindness, but often they do a much better job in expressing compassion than most men it would appear.
   • How does she speak? Does she speak loudly? Does she use adequate word?
   • How does she deal with children?
   • How does she deal with the elderly?
   • How does she deal with her parents?
6. A wife should have a sense of humor.
   • Is she a humorous person?
   • Is she willing to tell jokes about herself?
   • Is she willing to show you pictures that she was less beautiful?
   • Is she able to laugh without crude, unkind and cruel?
7. Find a women who is willing to be a wife and a mother. A women who is willing to a home maker after she got marrieed. (Esphesians 5 & Titus 2)

Old CCF program: Finding mate (pt. 3 of 3)

What should a woman look for in a husband?

1. The man should be committed to growing in his relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. It is important to ensure that you don't enter into an intimate relationship where one person is a Christian and the other is not. The Bible is clear--don't get unequally yoked. To be unequally yoked is to be unable to pull together. That means there are two divergent standards, two opposite goals, two radically different interpretations of life, two imcompatible masters to serve, two contrary powers at work. Unbelief allied with belief in Jesus means just one thing--there can be no real intimacy in matters that really count. The two cannot pull together because they are not truly together. And so Paul commands believers to marry -- 1 Corinthians 7:39 -- only in the Lord.
   • Is he a Christian?
   • Does he fear God?
   • Do I take on fellow as a disciplship project?
   • If he's not about to bow before your Savior while he doesn't have your hand in marriage, do you think he's going to do when you marry him?
2. A husband should be an individual of obvious integrity.
   • Does he lie?
   • Does he admit his fault?
   • Does he cheat in games?
   • Does he respect his parents? Does he honor his parents?
3. A husband who is able to lead boldly. A leadership that is marked by an attitude of servanthood and an attitude that submits to the leadership of others.
   • Can he weight options and make good decisions?
   • Does he follow the leadership of Jesus Christ?
   • Is he becoming a leader who knows how to serve? Does he know how to serve people?
4. A husband who displays the ability to love sacrificially.
   • Does he help cleaning up after a dinner at a friend's house?
   • Does he have the willingness of holding doors for passerby with full arms?
   • How does he treat waitresses and other people who serve the public?
   • Does he control his passion to the opposite sex?
5. A husband should be able to laugh heartily.
   • Is he a humorous person?
   • Is he willing to tell jokes about himself?
   • Is he willing to show you pictures that he was less handsome?
   • Is he able to laugh without crude, unkind and cruel?
6. A husband should model genuine humility.
   • Does he always want to be the theme of a story, the joke of a party and the success of the event?
   • Is he willing to sit in the second chair? Can he be an understudy?

不要照我的意思

為了避免以自己的意思曲解聖經，為明天要查考的經文翻查了一個晚上。有錯漏的地方，請指敎。

從Strong's number看出來的：

• 「似乎是(*) 遭遇 (*) 非常的事」（彼前4:12後）和「倒要 歡喜 (*)；因為 你們是與基督 一同受 (*) 苦」（彼前4:13前）這兩句的時態是希臘文的現在式，有時用作過去式，表示實在發生過的事。
  
• 「那不虔敬 和 犯罪的人」（彼前4:18中）這句所指的是那些不敬畏神的人並那些犯罪的人。


• 「憂慮」（彼前5:7中）依我看來，憂慮二字（原文為merimna）在此處較貼切的解釋是顧念的事。我比較喜愛KJV的釋法：

  Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

  或許，彼得藉此句：
  1. 安慰正在被逼迫的信徒：若信徒為基督的名或為作基督徒而受苦，他（她）顯然是在基督裡的。凡在基督裡的，神必看顧。
  2. 勸信徒凡事謙卑在神的手下，凡事都以神為念，正如神顧念信徒一樣：這節在原文中用的是「他」這個字而不是「神」這個字。顯然易見，這節須要與上一節一同看。
  3. 勸信徒把注意力放在神所顧念（永恆、屬靈）的事之上：這樣可以幫助信徒達成下一節彼得要信徒謹守、儆醒的訓導。因為儆醒須要專心致志，心無旁鶩。
  相關資料：
  • KJV與原文對照
  • 觀看這個字出現過的經文：連結1 連結2
  • MERIMNA

提後2:11-26給我很大的提醒：

有可信的話說：我們若與基督同死，也必與他同活；我們若能忍耐，也必和他一同作王；我們若不認他，他也必不認我們；我們縱然失信，他仍是可信的，因為他不能背乎自己。你要使眾人回想這些事，在主面前囑咐他們：不可為言語爭辯；這是沒有益處的，只能敗壞聽見的人。你當竭力在神面前得蒙喜悅，作無愧的工人，按著正意分解真理的道。但要遠避世俗的虛談，因為這等人必進到更不敬虔的地步。他們的話如同毒瘡，越爛越大；其中有許米乃和腓理徒，他們偏離了真道，說復活的事已過，就敗壞好些人的信心。然而，神堅固的根基立住了；上面有這印記說：主認識誰是他的人；又說：凡稱呼主名的人總要離開不義。在大戶人家，不但有金器銀器，也有木器瓦器；有作為貴重的，有作為卑賤的。人若自潔，脫離卑賤的事，就必作貴重的器皿，成為聖潔，合乎主用，預備行各樣的善事。你要逃避少年的私慾，同那清心禱告主的人追求公義、信德、仁愛、和平。惟有那愚拙無學問的辯論，總要棄絕，因為知道這等事是起爭競的。然而主的僕人不可爭競，只要溫溫和和的待眾人，善於教導，存心忍耐，用溫柔勸戒那抵擋的人；或者神給他們悔改的心，可以明白真道，叫他們這已經被魔鬼任意擄去的，可以醒悟，脫離他的網羅。

漆黑裡隱約碰到衣衫的一角

弟兄姊妹開放自己，彼此接納。這讓我感到祢的愛繞在我們的中間。我想起譚伯的的金曲「朋友」。

繁星流動和你同路 從不相識開始心接近 默默以真摯待人

因為祢以愛寬恕我的愚昧，我的信心因祢的原故才有立足之地。

凡事為主而作的提醒

無論作什麼，都要從心裡作，像是給主作的，不是給人作的。（歌羅西書3：23）

梁望惠的主啊！你也要離去麼？是個不錯的提醒。

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陳子惠牧師說：「孩子是要舞台的。」

他和主持人也大概說：「多踏前一步，不是在自己的位置裡。在主基督裡踏前，因為停下的腳步找不到在前面的恩典。路途糢糊看不清，在主裡面往前走，你終會看到美麗的藍圖。」

不知者，罪乎？

首先我禱告，求主賜我與祂合一的心。以免敵擋真理跘跌他人。

證:

• 他們還是不住的問他，耶穌就直起腰來，對他們說：你們中間誰是沒有罪的，誰就可以先拿石頭打他。（約8:7）
• 你們聽見有話說：當愛你的鄰舍，恨你的仇敵。只是我告訴你們，要愛你們的仇敵，為那逼迫你們的禱告。（太5:43-44）
• 這人該知道：叫一個罪人從迷路上轉回便是救一個靈魂不死，並且遮蓋許多的罪。 （雅5:20）
• 最要緊的是彼此切實相愛，因為愛能遮掩許多的罪。 （彼前4:8）

反證：

• 凡說話干犯人子的，還可得赦免；惟獨說話干犯聖靈的，今世來世總不得赦免。（太12:32）
• 人子必要去世，正如經上指著他所寫的；但賣人子的人有禍了！那人不生在世上倒好。（太26:24）

歡迎發表意見。

sinned @ end of day

Though it was "almost end of the day," yet it's my sin that I said, "there was no more rice and beans."

吃這餐並不平安。

When it's all been said and done

I tuned into GOOD TV again yesterday after months. A very beautiful song was played with the display of scenes of nature. I couldn't help but searching for the song on music.msn.com and I found it. James A. Cowan, your words have said it all.

"When it's all been said and done, there is just one thing that matters; Did I do my best to live for truth? Did I live my life for you?" Full lyrics with audio sample | Audio sample from the performer I heard

向「前」邁進？

全球都在談論的時候，我一直避談它。剛看到BBC News的報導，引用篇末的兩段：

Introducing the film at the 2003 Venice Film Festival, Lee said the gender of the film's protagonists - played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal - was not his main concern.
"What's important is that the material touches me at a gut level and I connect with it," he said. "I just wanted to make a love story."

全球是否在後現代的氣氛當中以各方式向著自以為「義」的標準邁進？

靈修結論

從今天關於靈修的激烈討論中得出了結論。不是萬語千言，只是要：凡事相信、凡事倚靠。

求主指引，好叫我多結果子，不要只轉牛角尖。

願你也來為我禱告。