2025年3月29日星期六

地震灾害 Earthquake

人在做,天在看。举头三尺有神明。不要作恶,终有一天会有报应,地震其实是天灾,也是人祸。上帝说伸冤在我,我必报应。好人有好报,恶者有恶报,若有不报,时辰未到,天经地义。


神的忿怒从天上显明在一切不虔不义的人身上,就是那些行不义阻挡真理的人。 (罗马书1:18 和合本) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness,(Romans1:18 NET)


为什么人天生就有罪?因为我们的祖先犯了罪,就好像人的基因一代传一代。人不愿意依靠神,心里面要靠自己,所以人的义就好像肮脏的衣服,怎样都洗不干净。如果人愿意把内心的宝座让给神,让神来掌管,人就可以得到释放,你们必晓得真理,真理必叫你们得以自由。(约翰福音8:32 和合本) you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(John8:32 NET)


对于人的罪,神忿怒;如果人再不悔改,神会震怒😡 虽然神是慈爱的、善良的,但祂也是公义的、圣洁的神,祂不能容许任何的罪恶。只要人愿意认罪悔改,并接受主耶稣基督为救主,人的罪就会被赦免,可以得到洁净,因为主已经为我们付上了赎罪祭,被钉十字架,受尽背叛、拒绝、鞭打、羞辱和折磨。如果人再犯罪,就等于是重新把耶稣钉上十字架。


祂的怒气不过是转眼之间;他的恩典乃是一生之久。一宿虽然有哭泣,早晨便必欢呼。(诗篇30:5 和合本) For his anger lasts only a brief moment, and his good favor restores one’s life. One may experience sorrow during the night, but joy arrives in the morning.(Psalms30:5 NET)


你们要自卑,服在神大能的手下,到了时候,祂必叫你们升高。 你们要将一切的忧虑卸给神,因为他顾念你们。(彼得前书5:6-7 和合本) And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you. by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter5:7 NET)


在患难中也是欢欢喜喜的;因为知道患难生忍耐, 忍耐生老练,老练生盼望; 盼望不至于羞耻,因为所赐给我们的圣灵将神的爱浇灌在我们心里。 (罗马书5:3-5 和合本) Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.(Romans5:3-5 NET)


那赐诸般恩典的神曾在基督里召你们,得享他永远的荣耀,等你们暂受苦难之后,必要亲自成全你们,坚固你们,赐力量给你们。 (彼得前书5:10 和合本) after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.(1 Peter5:10 NET)


我为基督的缘故,就以软弱、凌辱、急难、逼迫、困苦为可喜乐的;因我什么时候软弱,什么时候就刚强了。(哥林多后书12:10 和合本)Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.(2 Corinthians12:9-10 NET)


爱里没有惧怕;爱既完全,就把惧怕除去。因为惧怕里含着刑罚,惧怕的人在爱里未得完全。 我们爱,因为神先爱我们。 (约翰一书4:18-19 和合本) And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears punishment has not been perfected in love. (1 John4:16,18 NET)


我的心哪,你为何忧闷?为何在我里面烦躁?应当仰望神,因我还要称赞他。他是我脸上的光荣(原文是帮助),是我的神。(诗篇42:11 和合本) Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.(Psalms42:11 NET)


自信是好的,但不要骄傲;谦卑是好的,但不要自卑。如今常存的有信,有望,有爱这三样,其中最大的是爱。(哥林多前书13:13 和合本) now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.(1 Corinthians13:13 NET)


凡事包容,凡事相信,凡事盼望,凡事忍耐。爱是永不止息。先知讲道之能终必归于无有;说方言之能终必停止;知识也终必归于无有。 (哥林多前书13:7-8 和合本)It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.Love never ends. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside. (1 Corinthians13:7-8 NET)


疲乏的,他赐能力;软弱的,他加力量。那等候耶和华的必从新得力。他们必如鹰展翅上腾;他们奔跑却不困倦,行走却不疲乏。(以赛亚书40:29,31 和合本) He gives strength to those who are tired; to the ones who lack power, he gives renewed energy. But those who wait for the LORD ’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.(Isaiah40:29,31 NET)


爱/神是光,爱里有力量和希望,可以给人信心。神就是爱,我们要用感恩回应神,感谢神。凡认耶稣为神儿子的,神就住在他里面,他也住在神里面。 神爱我们的心,我们也知道也信。神就是爱;住在爱里面的,就是住在神里面,神也住在他里面。 (约翰一书4:15-16 和合本) If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God resides in him and he in God. And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has in us. God is love, and the one who resides in love resides in God, and God resides in him. (1 John4:15-16 NET)


你要尽心、尽性、尽意爱主-你的神。其次也相仿,就是要爱人如己。 这两条诫命是律法和先知一切道理的总纲。(马太福音22:37,39-40 和合本) Jesus said to him, “‘ Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind . ‘The second is like it: ‘ Love your neighbor as yourself .’(Matthew22:37,39 NET)


我的恩典是够你用的,因为我的能力在人的软弱上显得完全。所以,我更喜欢夸自己的软弱,好让基督的能力临到我的身上。(哥林多后书12:9 )But he said to me, “My grace is enough for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in me. But he said to me, “(2 Corinthians12:9 NET)


你要保守你心,胜过保守一切,因为一生的果效是由心发出。要修平你脚下的路,坚定你一切的道。不可偏向左右;要使你的脚离开邪恶。(箴言4:23,26-27 和合本) Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life. Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established. Do not turn to the right or to the left; turn yourself away from evil.(Proverbs4:26-27 NET)


不可使慈爱、诚实离开你,要系在你颈项上,刻在你心版上。这样,你必在 神和世人眼前蒙恩宠,有聪明。你要专心仰赖耶和华,不可倚靠自己的聪明,在你一切所行的事上都要认定他,他必指引你的路。(箴言3:3-6 和合本) Do not let truth and mercy leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.(Proverbs3:3-6 NET)


你们要用坚固的信心抵挡它(恶者),因为知道你们在世上的众弟兄也是经历这样的苦难。 (彼得前书5:9 和合本) Resist it, strong in your faith, because you know that your brothers and sisters throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering. 务要谨守,警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼,如同吼叫的狮子,遍地游行,寻找可吞吃的人。 你们要用坚固的信心抵挡他,因为知道你们在世上的众弟兄也是经历这样的苦难。 (彼得前书5:8-9 和合本) Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter5:8-9 NET)


那美好的仗我已经打过了,当跑的路我已经跑尽了,所信的道我已经守住了。 从此以后,有公义的冠冕为我存留,就是按着公义审判的主到了那日要赐给我的;不但赐给我,也赐给凡爱慕他显现的人。(提摩太后书4:7-8 和合本) I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy4:7 ESV) Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on his appearing. (2 Timothy4:8 NET)


惟喜爱耶和华的律法,昼夜思想,这人便为有福!他要像一棵树栽在溪水旁,按时候结果子,叶子也不枯干。凡他所做的尽都顺利。(诗篇1:2-3 和合本) Instead he finds pleasure in obeying the LORD ’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.He is like a tree planted by flowing streams; it yields its fruit at the proper time, and its leaves never fall off. He succeeds in everything he attempts.(Psalms1:2-3 NET)







2025年3月3日星期一

经历神 Experience God

如果用一个词形容现代人的生活样貌,也许“忙碌”最合适不过。灵修大师梅顿说:“现代世界最猖獗的暴力是忙碌。”早在1989年,歌手李宗盛便以《忙与盲》唱出了许多人的心声:“我来来往往/我匆匆忙忙/从一个方向到另一个方向/忙忙忙 忙忙忙/忙是为了自己的理想/还是为了不让别人失望……”如今,仍有许多现代流行歌曲,表达出同样的主题。

音乐艺术,既是生活的写照,在某种意义上也是生活的超越——因为忙碌已成为现代人无法规避的生命困境,当歌手们如此演绎时,其实也是一种追寻。正如《不忙碌的门徒》一书作者在前往爱尔兰参加朝圣之旅后,发出的追问:“落入现代生活的繁忙脚步,还有可能遵循修院方式,在生活的各方各面享受神吗?”

当我们想到“在繁忙生活中的安息”,脑海中浮现而出的,或者是庄子在《逍遥游》中描绘出的怡然自得;或者是沙漠教父放弃文明社会,于沙漠中克己苦修的生活。这两种生活取向,都是特定的时代处境下的个体选择,其背后却凸显出值得商榷的思想:无形中将生活与信念(信仰)相割裂。仿佛若要实践某种信念,只能选择避世。

而作为基督的跟随者,我们也常常自觉或不自觉地陷入“属灵”与“属世”的对立中,仿佛只有读经、祷告、赞美,才是“属灵”的,我们唯有此时才能得享安息;而其他如工作、运动、社交等,都是“属世”的,只会让生命陷入忙碌、焦灼。

但这种二元论,是《不忙碌的门徒》一书竭力避免的。本书的英文名也许可以更直观地反射出作者的关切:God in my everything : how an ancient rhythm helps busy people enjoy God(上帝在我的一切中:古老的节奏如何帮助忙碌的人享受上帝)。在作者看来,“生命向神苏醒,因此整个世界都是我们的修院。”“整装出发,放慢脚步;穿越忙碌的日常,走一条与神连结之路”。这种理念,其实更契合现代社会提供的多元而丰富的资源。它打破了生活与信仰的边界,提醒我们:应当以普遍恩典的角度去看待我们生活的日常。举凡运动、交友、艺术、美食、工作……若善于发现其中蕴藏的恩典与美善,我们就能过一个与上帝同行的生活;也更易于在生活的每一个层面,经历信仰带来的更新。

本书通俗易懂,篇幅精炼。共分5个章节,以从内而外的逻辑编排,先是打好根基,如“规则”“根基”,之后再是“建立关系”“重新得力”“发挥影响”。在叙述中,理论与实际案例相结合;每一章附带更具实用价值的“省思与讨论”,以及相关的附录。使这本书不仅在理论上提供指引,更能让读者在阅读中观照自己的生活,提出改变的建议。

诚然,在21世纪的今天,生活、工作的忙碌无人可以避免,甚至在耶稣时代,他也常经历喧哗的人群、忙碌的氛围,以至于需要退到旷野中重新得力。但当我们愿意邀请上帝参与生活的每一个细节、每一个场景,这份古老的信仰将会给当下的你我,赋予蓬勃的生命力。


——来自:有盏灯/海外校园(第160期)https://yzd.oc.org/author/ 

原题:于生活的每一个层面,与你同行 ——《不忙碌的门徒》

文:博学|著者:重松谦 (Ken Shigematsu)|译者:徐成德