{"id":645,"date":"2024-06-09T01:03:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T01:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gracechineselutheran.org\/?p=645"},"modified":"2024-09-23T01:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T01:04:05","slug":"%e6%81%a9%e6%83%a0%e5%a0%82%e5%b4%87%e6%8b%9c-6-16-2024-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracechineselutheran.org\/en\/%e6%81%a9%e6%83%a0%e5%a0%82%e5%b4%87%e6%8b%9c-6-16-2024-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u6069\u60e0\u5802\u5d07\u62dc Sunday Worship 6\/9\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fb85e995 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">YouTube LiveStream<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:16px\">YouTube LiveStream Link:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gracelutheran7591\/streams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@gracelutheran7591\/streams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"6\/9\/2024 the third sunday after pentecost\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/41v0RmsIyUw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Evil and Good in the Context of God\u2019s Will &#8211; Pastor Jade Yi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8qj7l124\">Psalm 130<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-jh60x110\">2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-d1ibi112\">Mark 3:20-35<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/ccfc61_b897c534a1ac4a119b5468932cef8db3~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_740,h_740,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto\/ccfc61_b897c534a1ac4a119b5468932cef8db3~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-jiqm1115\">What is the worst separation you\u2019ve experienced in your life? For me, it was my parents\u2019 divorce. And what is the best separation you&#8217;ve experienced in your life? To be honest, I have a harder time answering this one off the top of my head. But at the very least, I would say that the separation of evil and good is the best thing ever. But the challenge to us is: are we always, I mean all the time, really capable of distinguishing what is evil and what is good in the context of God\u2019s will?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-a5q5t117\">\u60a8\u4e00\u751f\u4e2d\u7d93\u6b77\u904e, \u6700\u7cdf\u7cd5\u7684\u5206\u96e2\u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\uff1f\u5c0d\u6211\u4f86\u8aaa\uff0c\u662f\u6211\u7236\u6bcd\u7684\u96e2\u5a5a\u3002\u90a3\u9ebc\uff0c\u5728\u60a8\u4e00\u751f\u4e2d\u7d93\u6b77\u904e\u6700\u597d\u7684\u5206\u96e2\uff0c\u53c8\u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\u5462\uff1f\u8aaa\u5be6\u8a71\uff0c\u6211\u5f88\u96e3\u4e00\u4e0b\u5b50\u56de\u7b54\u9019\u500b\u554f\u984c\u3002\u4f46\u81f3\u5c11\uff0c\u6211\u89ba\u5f97\uff0c\u80fd\u5c07\u5584\u60e1\u5206\u96e2\uff0c\u61c9\u8a72\u662f\u6709\u53f2\u4ee5\u4f86\u6700\u597d\u7684\u4e00\u4ef6\u4e8b\uff0c\u5c0d\u5427\uff01\u4f46\u6211\u5011\u9762\u81e8\u7684\u96e3\u984c\u662f\uff1a\u6211\u5011\u771f\u7684\u80fd\u5920\u6839\u64da\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\uff0c\u7e3d\u662f\u5f88\u6e96\u78ba\u7121\u8aa4\u7684\uff0c\u5340\u5206\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u60e1\u548c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u5584\u55ce\uff1f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-jdczv120\">We all know about the legal institution of slavery in the US from the early 17th century. It lasted for 250 years. It lasted that long because many believed that black and white people should not co-exist. Black was the symbol of evil and white was the symbol of good. They were so certain that these two should be separated for good. Disturbingly, the Bible was used to justify slavery which was believed to be God\u2019s will. Therefore, they passed Segregation Laws in the 1870s. <strong>What was evil and what was good to them in the context of God\u2019s will?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-wwxck122\">\u6211\u5011\u90fd\u77e5\u9053\u7f8e\u570b\u5f9e17\u4e16\u7d00\u521d\u958b\u59cb\u5c31\u6709\u5974\u96b8\u7684\u6cd5\u5f8b\u5236\u5ea6\u3002\u5974\u96b8\u7684\u6cd5\u5f8b\u5236\u5ea6\u5728\u7f8e\u570b\u6301\u7e8c\u4e86250\u5e74\u4e4b\u4e45\u3002\u5b83\u4e4b\u6240\u4ee5\u80fd\u6301\u7e8c\u9019\u9ebc\u4e45\uff0c\u662f\u56e0\u70ba\u8a31\u591a\u4eba\u8a8d\u70ba\u9ed1\u4eba\u548c\u767d\u4eba\u4e0d\u61c9\u8a72\u5728\u65e5\u5e38\u751f\u6d3b\u4e2d\u5171\u5b58\u3002\u9ed1\u8272\u662f\u90aa\u60e1\u7684\u8c61\u5fb5\uff0c\u767d\u8272\u662f\u826f\u5584\u7684\u8c61\u5fb5\u3002\u4ed6\u5011\u975e\u5e38\u78ba\u5b9a\u9019\u5169\u7a2e\u4eba\u985e\u61c9\u8a72\u6c38\u9060\u7684\u5206\u958b\u3002\u6700\u4ee4\u4eba\u7121\u6cd5\u7406\u89e3\u7684\u662f\uff0c\u7576\u6642\uff0c\u8056\u7d93\u88ab\u7528\u4f86\u8faf\u8b77\uff0c\u8a8d\u70ba\u5974\u96b8\u7684\u6cd5\u5f8b\u5236\u5ea6\u662f\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u3002\u56e0\u6b64\uff0c\u4ed6\u5011\u5728 1870 \u5e74\u901a\u904e\u4e86\u7a2e\u65cf\u9694\u96e2\u6cd5\u3002<strong>\u5982\u679c\u7528\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u70ba\u80cc\u666f\u4f86\u89e3\u8aaa\uff0c\u5c0d\u4ed6\u5011\u800c\u8a00, \u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u60e1\uff0c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u5584\u5462\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-48kpt125\">It&#8217;s not new to us that the Bible has been used to justify beliefs and claim them to be God\u2019s will while only benefiting the majority or anyone in power. It wasn\u2019t new to the Jews in the first century either. The Pharisees and the scribes used the scripture to justify their own beliefs and claim their beliefs were God\u2019s will, such as their own interpretation of the laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ttcq1127\">\u81f3\u4eca\uff0c\u8056\u7d93\u88ab\u5927\u591a\u6578\u4eba\u6216\u4efb\u4f55\u638c\u6b0a\u8005\uff0c\u7528\u4f86\u8b49\u660e\u6709\u5229\u65bc\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u8b49\u8a5e\uff0c\u4e14\u5ba3\u7a31\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u7684\u4e8b\u60c5\uff0c\u5c0d\u6211\u5011\u4f86\u8aaa\u662f\u5e38\u898b\u7684\u3002\u5c0d\u7b2c\u4e00\u4e16\u7d00\u7684\u7336\u592a\u4eba\u4f86\u8aaa\uff0c\u9019\u4e5f\u4e0d\u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\u65b0\u9bae\u4e8b\u3002\u6cd5\u5229\u8cfd\u4eba\u548c\u6587\u58eb\u4e5f\u4f7f\u7528\u8056\u7d93\uff0c\u4f86\u8b49\u660e\u4ed6\u5011\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u89e3\u8aaa\uff0c\u4e5f\u5ba3\u7a31\u90a3\u662f\u795e\u7684\u610f\u65e8\uff0c\u4f8b\u5982\u4ed6\u5011\u5c0d\u5f8b\u6cd5\u7684\u89e3\u91cb\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ool6v130\">Last Sunday, we saw how the Pharisees accused Jesus who healed a man with a withered hand on Sabbath. They totally missed the true meaning and purpose of the Holy Sabbath. Did they learn from Jesus at the time that the Holy Sabbath was made for humans and not the other way around? <strong>What was good and what was evil to the Pharisees in the context of God\u2019s will?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-cpvc5132\">\u4e0a\u9031\u65e5\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u770b\u5230\u6cd5\u5229\u8cfd\u4eba\u662f\u5982\u4f55\u6307\u8cac\u8036\u7a4c\u5728\u5b89\u606f\u65e5\u91ab\u6cbb\u4e86\u4e00\u4f4d\u624b\u4e7e\u67af\u840e\u7e2e\u7684\u4eba\u3002\u4ed6\u5011\u5b8c\u5168\u8aa4\u89e3\u4e86\u795e\u8056\u5b89\u606f\u65e5\u7684\u771f\u6b63\u610f\u7fa9\u548c\u76ee\u7684\u3002\u7576\u6642\u4ed6\u5011\u662f\u5426\u5f9e\u8036\u7a4c\u90a3\u88e1\u5b78\u5230\u4e86\uff0c\u795e\u8056\u5b89\u606f\u65e5\u662f\u70ba\u4eba\u985e\u800c\u8a2d\u7acb\u7684\uff0c\u800c\u4e0d\u662f\u53cd\u904e\u4f86\u7684\u89e3\u8aaa\uff1f<strong>\u5982\u679c\u7528\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u70ba\u80cc\u666f\u4f86\u89e3\u8aaa\uff0c\u5c0d\u6cd5\u5229\u8cfd\u4eba\u800c\u8a00\uff0c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u5584\uff0c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u60e1\u5462\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-bteuh135\">In the same chapter, we saw that Jesus healed many who went to him from the surrounding regions. And whenever the unclean spirits saw Jesus, they recognized Jesus\u2019 true identity and fell down before him because they knew Jesus was the Son of God. But, the scribes from Jerusalem couldn\u2019t see who Jesus was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-r1p4g137\">\u5728\u540c\u4e00\u7ae0\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u770b\u5230\u8036\u7a4c\u6cbb\u7652\u4e86\u8a31\u591a\u5f9e\u5468\u570d\u5404\u500b\u5730\u5340\u5230\u7942\u90a3\u88e1\u53bb\u7684\u4eba\u3002\u6bcf\u7576\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\u770b\u898b\u8036\u7a4c\u6642\uff0c\u4ed6\u5011\u5c31\u8a8d\u51fa\u4e86\u8036\u7a4c\u662f\u795e\u7684\u5152\u5b50\uff0c\u4e26\u4fef\u4f0f\u5728\u7942\u9762\u524d\uff0c\u56e0\u70ba\u4ed6\u5011\u77e5\u9053\u8036\u7a4c\u662f\u8ab0\uff0c\u4f46\u4f86\u81ea\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7\u7684\u6587\u58eb\uff0c\u537b\u8a8d\u4e0d\u51fa\u8036\u7a4c\u7684\u8eab\u5206\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-t4y23140\">The scribes from Jerusalem, a place representing religious power, accused Jesus as the Prince of demons, a supernatural being, known as Beelzebub. They judged Jesus harshly as the evil one, or Satan, but what Jesus was doing was good &#8211; healing people from the possession of unclean spirits. <strong>What was evil and what was good to the scribes in the context of God\u2019s will?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-rqia2142\">\u4f86\u81ea\u8036\u8def\u6492\u51b7\uff0c\u4ee3\u8868\u5b97\u6559\u6b0a\u529b\u7684\u7684\u6587\u58eb\uff0c\u6307\u8cac\u8036\u7a4c\u662f\u60e1\u9b54\u4e4b\u738b\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u4f4d\u6301\u6709\u8d85\u81ea\u7136\u529b\u7684\u6492\u65e6\u3002\u5728\u4ed6\u5011\u56b4\u53b2\u7684\u5be9\u5224\u4e4b\u4e0b\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u662f\u60e1\u8005\uff0c\u7136\u800c\u8036\u7a4c\u537b\u5728\u884c\u5584\uff0d\u91ab\u6cbb\u4eba\u5011\u812b\u96e2\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\u7684\u9644\u8eab\u3002<strong>\u5982\u679c\u7528\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u70ba\u80cc\u666f\u4f86\u89e3\u8aaa\uff0c\u5c0d\u6587\u58eb\u5011\u800c\u8a00\uff0c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u60e1\uff0c\u4ec0\u9ebc\u662f\u5584\u5462\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-ydm4g145\">I want to highlight the phrase, \u201cunclean spirits.\u201d The biblical word \u2018unclean\u2019 here also can be translated as impure, foul, unhealthy. From the Bible, we learn that the unclean spirits are dependent creatures and can\u2019t operate on their own; that\u2019s why they rely on hosts like animals and humans by possessing them. Though they can talk through humans and harm them, they have very limited power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-74ht4147\">\u6211\u8981\u5f37\u8abf\u300c\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\u300d\u9019\u500b\u8a5e\u5f59\u3002\u8056\u7d93\u4e2d\u7684\u300c\u4e0d\u6f54\u300d\u4e00\u8a5e\u4e5f\u53ef\u4ee5\u7ffb\u8b6f\u70ba\u4e0d\u7d14\u6f54\u3001\u6c61\u7a62\u3001\u4e0d\u5065\u5eb7\u3002\u5f9e\u8056\u7d93\u4e2d\u6211\u5011\u5f97\u77e5\uff0c\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\u662f\u8981\u4f9d\u8cf4\u751f\u7269\u7684\u8ec0\u9ad4\uff0c\u4e0d\u80fd\u81ea\u884c\u904b\u4f5c\uff1b\u9019\u5c31\u662f\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u5b83\u5011\u5fc5\u9808\u900f\u904e\u9644\u8eab\u4f86\u4f9d\u8cf4\u52d5\u7269\u548c\u4eba\u985e\uff0c\u505a\u70ba\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u5bbf\u4e3b\u3002\u96d6\u7136\u5b83\u5011\u53ef\u4ee5\u900f\u904e\u4eba\u985e\u8aaa\u8a71\u4e26\u50b7\u5bb3\u4ed6\u5011\uff0c\u4f46\u5b83\u5011\u7684\u529b\u91cf\u662f\u975e\u5e38\u6709\u9650\u5236\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-6gos6150\">Maybe that is the main reason the unclean spirits listen to Jesus and obey Him. In response to their ridicule and accusation, Jesus warned them about their blasphemies against the Holy Spirit who is God. For we know that Jesus is filled with the Holy Spirit and not possessed by the unclean spirit. Jesus also assured them that any sins against humans can be forgiven, but not the sin of offending the Holy Spirit. Such offense will never be forgiven and is an eternal sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-t7epm152\">\u4e5f\u8a31\u9019\u5c31\u662f\u70ba\u4ec0\u9ebc\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\uff0c\u6703\u807d\u5f9e\u8036\u7a4c\u4e26\u670d\u5f9e\u7942\u7684\u4e3b\u8981\u539f\u56e0\u3002\u5c0d\u65bc\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u5632\u8af7\u6307\u63a7\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u8b66\u544a\u9019\u4e9b\u6587\u58eb\uff0c\u4ed6\u5011\u662f\u5728\u893b\u7006\u8056\u9748\uff0c\u4e5f\u5373\u662f\u5192\u72af\u4e86\u4e0a\u5e1d\u3002\u56e0\u70ba\u6211\u5011\u77e5\u9053\uff0c\u662f\u8056\u9748\u5145\u6eff\u4e86\u8036\u7a4c\uff0c\u800c\u4e0d\u662f\u4e0d\u6f54\u4e4b\u9748\u9644\u5728\u8036\u7a4c\u7684\u8eab\u4e0a\u3002\u8036\u7a4c\u4e26\u5411\u4ed6\u5011\u78ba\u8a8d\uff0c\u4efb\u4f55\u5f97\u7f6a\u4eba\u985e\u7684\u7f6a\u90fd\u53ef\u4ee5\u5f97\u5230\u8d66\u514d\uff0c\u4f46\u662f\u5f97\u7f6a\u8056\u9748\u7684\u7f6a\uff0c\u662f\u4e0d\u53ef\u80fd\u88ab\u8d66\u514d\u7684\u3002\u5192\u72af\u795e\u662f\u6c38\u9060\u4e0d\u6703\u88ab\u539f\u8ad2\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u500b\u6c38\u6046\u7684\u7f6a\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-x5lcc155\">To their benefit, Jesus patiently taught them who his family was. Jesus said that whoever did the will of God was his brother, sister, and mother. So, what is the will of God? In John 6:40, Jesus said <strong>God\u2019s will is that all seeing and believing in the Son will be raised up on the last day and have eternal life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-0ycsk157\">\u70ba\u4e86\u4ed6\u5011\u597d\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u8010\u5fc3\u5730\u6559\u5c0e\u4ed6\u5011\uff0c\u7942\u7684\u5bb6\u4eba\u662f\u8ab0\u3002\u8036\u7a4c\u8aaa\uff0c\u8ab0\u9075\u884c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\uff0c\u8ab0\u5c31\u662f\u7942\u7684\u5144\u5f1f\u3001\u59ca\u59b9\u548c\u6bcd\u89aa\u3002\u90a3\u9ebc\uff0c\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u662f\u4ec0\u9ebc\u5462\uff1f\u5728\u7d04\u7ff0\u798f\u97f3 6 \u7ae0 40 \u7bc0\u4e2d\uff0c\u8036\u7a4c\u8aaa\u9053\uff0c<strong>\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u662f\u53eb\u4e00\u5207\u770b\u898b\u5b50\u800c\u4fe1\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u5728\u672b\u65e5\u8981\u5fa9\u6d3b\uff0c\u4e14\u5f97\u6c38\u751f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-lhj8s160\">What challenges do you see from today\u2019s scripture? How might we have acted like the scribes and the Pharisees to use the Bible to justify our own beliefs or our own interpretations and claim them as God\u2019s will? We all want to follow and obey the will of God. What are the criteria that we use to judge what is good and what is evil, the Ten Commandments or something else? <strong>I wonder if the Ten Commandments are significant enough to guide our ethical standards as we live before God?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-kjb3f162\">\u5f9e\u4eca\u5929\u7684\u7d93\u6587\uff0c\u4f60\u770b\u5230\u6211\u5011\u6240\u9762\u81e8\u5230\u96e3\u984c\uff0c\u662f\u54ea\u4e9b\u5462\uff1f \u6211\u5011\u66fe\u7d93\u662f\u5426\u6709\u5982\u6587\u58eb\u548c\u6cd5\u5229\u8cfd\u4eba\u4e00\u6a23\uff0c\u7528\u8056\u7d93\u4f86\u8b49\u660e\u6211\u5011\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u8056\u7d93\u89e3\u8aaa\u662f\u5c0d\u7684\uff0c\u4e14\u5ba3\u7a31\u90a3\u662f\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u5462\uff1f\u6211\u5011\u90fd\u60f3\u9075\u5faa\u4e26\u670d\u5f9e\u795e\u7684\u65e8\u610f\u3002\u4f46\u6211\u5011\u662f\u7528\u4ec0\u9ebc\u6a19\u6e96 \uff0c\u4f86\u5224\u65b7\u5584\u60e1\u5462\uff0c\u662f\u4ee5\u5341\u8aa1\u7684\u6a19\u6e96\u9084\u662f\u4ee5\u5176\u4ed6\u7684\u5f8b\u6cd5\u5462\uff1f<strong>\u6211\u5f88\u597d\u5947\uff0c\u5341\u8aa1\u662f\u5426\u6709\u8db3\u5920\u7684\u4efd\u91cf\uff0c\u4f5c\u70ba\u6211\u5011\u7684\u502b\u7406\u6a19\u6e96\uff0c\u8db3\u4ee5\u5f15\u5c0e\u6211\u5011\u5728\u795e\u9762\u524d\uff0c\u6d3b\u51fa\u6b63\u78ba\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u5462\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/ccfc61_cc13879144814292bacae5f6f3694aec~mv2.jpg\/v1\/fill\/w_572,h_344,al_c,q_80,enc_auto\/ccfc61_cc13879144814292bacae5f6f3694aec~mv2.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-dbmx2165\">In 2 Corinthians 4, St. Paul encourages us to <strong>focus on our inner nature that can be renewed daily. <\/strong>Everyday could be a new me and a new you that I mentioned last Sunday. The newness of our inner nature is filled with God\u2019s grace but can\u2019t be seen easily, and St. Paul reminds us that the inner nature of ours does exist eternally and will remain in the house of God when our<strong> temporary outer nature <\/strong>wastes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1ttou167\">\u5728\u300a\u54e5\u6797\u591a\u5f8c\u66f8\u300b\u7b2c 4 \u7ae0\u4e2d\uff0c\u8056\u4fdd\u7f85\u9f13\u52f5\u6211\u5011\uff0c\u8981<strong>\u5c08\u6ce8\u65bc\u6bcf\u5929\u53ef\u4ee5\u88ab\u66f4\u65b0\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027<\/strong>\u3002\u6b63\u5982\u6211\u4e0a\u9031\u65e5\u63d0\u5230\u7684\uff0c\u6bcf\u4e00\u5929\u90fd\u53ef\u80fd\u662f\u4e00\u500b\u65b0\u7684\u6211\u548c\u4e00\u500b\u65b0\u7684\u4f60\u3002 \u6211\u5011\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\u7684\u66f4\u65b0\uff0c\u662f\u5145\u6eff\u4e86\u795e\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u4f46\u537b\u4e0d\u5bb9\u6613\u88ab\u770b\u898b\u3002\u8056\u4fdd\u7f85\u63d0\u9192\u6211\u5011\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\uff0c\u5c07\u6703\u6c38\u9060\u5b58\u5728\uff0c\u4e26\u4e14\u7576\u6211\u5011<strong>\u66ab\u6642\u7684\u5916\u5728\u672c\u6027<\/strong>\u6d88\u901d\u6642\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\uff0c\u4ecd\u7136\u5b58\u7559\u5728\u795e\u7684\u4f4f\u6240\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-c42zb170\">Our inner and outer nature do affect our decision making and our behaviors to God and to others. 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It is a place where we can go and find security; it is also a place where we can depend on and find rest and peace. <strong>Ethics is what ought to be, is normative, permanent and unmovable as our inner nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-by4lk177\"><strong>\u300c\u502b\u7406\u300d<\/strong>\u4e00\u8a5e\u5728\u5e0c\u81d8\u6587\u4e2d\u7684\u5b57\u9762\u610f\u601d\u662f<strong>\u300c\u9673\u5217\u81fa\u300d<\/strong>\u3002\u5b83\u662f\u4e00\u500b\u96b1\u5bc6\u7684\u5730\u65b9\uff0c\u5c31\u50cf\u6211\u5011\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\u4e00\u6a23\u3002\u9019\u662f\u4e00\u500b\u6211\u5011\u53ef\u4ee5\u53bb\u5c0b\u627e\u5b89\u5168\u611f\u7684\u5730\u65b9\uff1b\u5b83\u4e5f\u662f\u6211\u5011\u53ef\u4ee5\u4f9d\u9760\u3001\u5f97\u5230\u4f11\u606f\u8207\u5e73\u5b89\u7684\u5730\u65b9\u3002<strong>\u300c\u502b\u7406\u300d\u662f\u61c9\u7576\u8981\u6709\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u6709\u898f\u7bc4\u7684\u3001\u662f\u6c38\u4e45\u7684\u3001\u662f\u4e0d\u53ef\u52d5\u6416\u7684\uff0c\u5c31\u50cf\u6211\u5011\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u6a23\u7684\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-quagi180\">On the other hand, \u2018<strong>morals<\/strong>\u2019 in Greek means<strong> \u2018always changing.&#8217; <\/strong>Morals are what it is and what we can observe easily like <strong>our outer nature.<\/strong> Our lives are guided by mostly moral determinations; and we easily forget to access our inner nature filled with God\u2019s grace and where the ethical standards remain as the people of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-qc9t6182\">\u53e6\u4e00\u65b9\u9762\uff0c\u5e0c\u81d8\u8a9e\u4e2d\u7684<strong>\u300c\u9053\u5fb7\u300d<\/strong>\u610f\u5473\u8457<strong>\u300c\u7e3d\u662f\u5728\u8b8a\u5316\u300d<\/strong>\u3002\u9053\u5fb7\u5c31\u662f\u5448\u73fe\u5728\u6211\u5011\u773c\u524d\u6240\u770b\u5230\u7684\uff0c\u5c31\u50cf\u6211\u5011\u7684<strong>\u5916\u5728\u672c\u6027<\/strong>\u4e00\u6a23\uff0c\u662f\u53ef\u4ee5\u5bb9\u6613\u88ab\u89c0\u5bdf\u5230\u7684\u3002\u6211\u5011\u4e3b\u8981\u662f\u7528\u9053\u5fb7\u4f86\u6c7a\u5b9a\u548c\u898f\u7bc4\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\uff1b\u4f46\u8eab\u70ba\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5b50\u5152\u5973\u7684\u6211\u5011\uff0c\u537b\u5e38\u5e38\u5bb9\u6613\u5fd8\u8a18\u5728\u90a3\u5145\u6eff\u4e0a\u5e1d\u6069\u5178\u7684\u5167\u5728\u672c\u6027\u88e1\uff0c\u5b58\u5728\u8457\u502b\u7406\u6a19\u6e96\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-hhk3j185\">We all have our own stories. Unconsciously or consciously we are enslaved by the teachings of the world that makes us who we are today. It\u2019s very complex. Sometimes, the impact of either good or bad from our past or the world\u2019s teaching can linger in our lives for a long period of time. Sometimes, people have to find courage and learn to move on and be transformed by the will of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-7uz1y187\">\u6211\u5011\u90fd\u6709\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u6545\u4e8b\u3002\u5728\u7121\u610f\u8b58\u6216\u6709\u610f\u8b58\u5730\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u6210\u70ba\u4e16\u754c\u6559\u7fa9\u7684\u5974\u96b8\uff0c\u6b63\u662f\u9019\u4e9b\u6559\u7fa9\u9020\u5c31\u4e86\u4eca\u65e5\u7684\u6211\u5011\u3002\u9019\u662f\u975e\u5e38\u8907\u96dc\u7684\u3002\u6709\u6642\uff0c\u6211\u5011\u7684\u904e\u53bb\u6216\u4e16\u754c\u7684\u6559\u7fa9\u5e36\u7d66\u6211\u5011\u7684\u5584\u60e1\u597d\u58de\uff0c\u5c0d\u6211\u5011\u751f\u6d3b\u4e0a\u7684\u5f71\u97ff\uff0c\u53ef\u80fd\u6703\u6301\u7e8c\u5f88\u9577\u7684\u4e00\u6bb5\u6642\u9593\u3002\u6709\u6642\uff0c\u4eba\u5011\u5fc5\u9808\u5c0b\u627e\u5230\u52c7\u6c23\uff0c\u5b78\u6703\u7e7c\u7e8c\u5411\u524d\u884c\u9032\uff0c\u4e26\u8b93\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\uff0c\u4f86\u6539\u8b8a\u4ee5\u53ca\u86fb\u8b8a\u6211\u5011\u7684\u4eba\u751f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-bkpsc190\">Psalm 130 is a psalm of repentance and redemption. This Psalm reminds me that whenever I made mistakes, my parents would punish me and wouldn&#8217;t talk to me right away even though they were with me and knew my regret. The only way I knew I was fully forgiven was when they started talking to me with a smile and said these words to me, \u201cDon&#8217;t do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-a4xy7192\">\u8a69\u7bc7130\u7bc7\u662f\u4e00\u9996\u6094\u6539\u548c\u6551\u8d16\u7684\u8a69\u7bc7\u3002\u9019\u9996\u8a69\u7bc7\u8b93\u6211\u60f3\u8d77\u6bcf\u7576\u6211\u5c0f\u6642\u5019\u72af\u932f\u6642\uff0c\u6211\u7684\u7236\u6bcd\u90fd\u6703\u61f2\u7f70\u6211\uff0c\u5118\u7ba1\u4ed6\u5011\u548c\u6211\u5728\u4e00\u8d77\uff0c\u77e5\u9053\u6211\u7684\u6094\u6068\uff0c\u4e5f\u4e0d\u6703\u7acb\u523b\u8ddf\u6211\u8aaa\u8a71\u3002\u7576\u4ed6\u5011\u958b\u59cb\u5fae\u7b11\u8457\u5c0d\u6211\u8aaa\u9019\u4e9b\u8a71\u6642\uff0c\u300c\u4e0d\u53ef\u518d\u9019\u6a23\u4e86\u5594!\u300d\u90a3\u6642\uff0c\u6211\u4fbf\u77e5\u9053\uff0c\u4ed6\u5011\u5b8c\u5168\u539f\u8ad2\u6211\u4e86\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1u4dr195\">The Psalmist 130 and his faith community cried to God out of the depths because they made bad and unwise judgments on how to live as God\u2019s chosen nation. Even though they knew God was with them, they yearned for the Word of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-u2m75197\">130\u8a69\u7bc7\u7684\u4f5c\u8005 \u548c\u4ed6\u7684\u6703\u773e\uff0c\u5f9e\u6df1\u8655\u5411\u4e0a\u5e1d\u547c\u6c42\u79b1\u544a\u3002\u56e0\u70ba\u4ed6\u5011\u5c0d\u5982\u4f55\u4f5c\u70ba\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u9078\u6c11\uff0c\u5728\u751f\u6d3b\u4e0a\uff0c\u505a\u51fa\u4e86\u932f\u8aa4\u4e14\u4e0d\u660e\u667a\u7684\u5224\u65b7\u3002\u5118\u7ba1\u4ed6\u5011\u77e5\u9053\u795e\u8207\u4ed6\u5011\u540c\u5728\uff0c\u4f46\u4ed6\u5011\u6e34\u671b\u795e\u7684\u8a71\u8a9e\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-r50p1200\">When Jesus Christ, the Word of God, came to them, the nation couldn&#8217;t recognize Him. They couldn&#8217;t comprehend the way God came to them in Jesus. They were apprehensive of the teachings of Jesus. Their prides and egos were threatened by Jesus&#8217;s love for people especially those being despised and separated by them from God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-lz9h5202\">\u795e\u7684\u8a71\u8a9e\uff0c\u4e5f\u65e2\u662f\u8036\u7a4c\u57fa\u7763\uff0c\u964d\u81e8\u5230\u4ed6\u5011\u7576\u4e2d\u6642\uff0c\u9019\u500b\u6c11\u65cf\u537b\u7121\u6cd5\u8a8d\u51fa\u7942\u3002\u4ed6\u5011\u7121\u6cd5\u7406\u89e3\u795e\u900f\u904e\u8036\u7a4c\u4f86\u5230\u4e16\u4e0a\u7684\u65b9\u5f0f\u3002\u4ed6\u5011\u5c0d\u8036\u7a4c\u7684\u6559\u5c0e\u611f\u5230\u6182\u616e\u3002\u8036\u7a4c\u5c0d\u4eba\u7684\u611b\uff0c\u7279\u5225\u662f\u90a3\u4e9b\u88ab\u4ed6\u5011\u8f15\u8996\u4e26\u5c07\u4ed6\u5011\u8207\u4e0a\u5e1d\u9694\u7d55\u7684\u4eba\u7684\u611b\uff0c\u5a01\u8105\u5230\u4e86\u4ed6\u5011\u7684\u9a55\u50b2\u548c\u81ea\u8ca0\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-v3p84205\">Thanks be to God for Jesus, for his birth, his life, his death, and his resurrection. Thanks be to God for us to know Jesus and for granting God\u2019s salvation to us through faith. Thanks be to God for all who see Jesus and embrace the redemption in Christ, that\u2019s God\u2019s Will. <strong>May God\u2019s will help us see what is good and what is evil. 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