... for
us as
a fragrant
offering
and sacrifice
to God.他为我们舍了自己，当作馨香的供物和祭物献与神。 We need to understand,我们需要明白，that God’s love for us is not about giving us material goods (house or money…)神对我们的爱不是给我们物质...
... lay down our own opinions
before Jesus, 我们当在主耶稣面前放下自己的观点，and together seek to
discern the mind of Christ. 一同寻求明白基督的心意。
Christian unity is not
that two people agree among themselves, 基督徒的合一并不是两个人之间达成一...
...为我的百姓做了两件恶事，就是离弃我这活水的泉源，为自己凿出池子，是破裂不能存水的池子。 (耶利米书2:13)
It tells us that it is a sin to forsake God and reply on our own
strength. 这里说离弃神，靠自己是罪。Water is a life-giving force....
...d to others恐怕我传福音给别人, I myself should become disqualified自己反被弃绝了. 1 Cor 9:27（林前9：27）” Was Paul worried about that he would lose his salvation保罗在担心自己又不得救了吗? Of course not当然不是! Because from the whole passage we see that ...
...记并相信神所赐的身份，我们就有能力抵挡慌言，不因把自己跟别人比较，因谁好谁差而跌倒。我们都是神的祭司，是被召来传扬祂的美德的。彼前2:9Praising God helps us to get out of ourselves, and to fix our eyes on Jesus who is the
Author and Per...
...e we see what we’re really made
of, ——一个我们看到自己内心是什么的地方，where our faith is tested and shown to be real. 是我们的信被试验并显为真的地方。 And what’s the result? 其结局是什么呢？ James says, 雅各说：“He will
r...
...并且持续转向祂。We no longer put ourselves
first.我们不再把自己放在第一位，Because we are not God.我们不是神，But let the living God be first. 让永生神在前面。This
is true repentance. 这就是真正的悔改。How to Keep
God first? 怎样将神放第一位？w...
...od is God Himself as the King who
rules. 神国度的统治法则是，神自己作王来统治。And it requires the people to obey 人要完全顺服，and put themselves under the King’s authority. 伏在王的权柄之下。
This’s totally different from a democratic
country, ...
...mourn-over their sins and the sins of the world will
be comforted那些为自己和世界的罪而哀恸的人会得着安慰. The third, those who are gentle and controlled by God’s power will overflow
with God’s power温柔的、受神能力管制的人，会涌流出神的能力. Th...