2015年8月30日 星期日

2015年夏令特會主題介紹

2015年令會主題:
認識耶穌為至寶--
當我們來認識神時,起動者是祂那一邊;如果祂不顯示祂自己,你做的任何事都無法使你找著祂。事實上,祂向一些人比向其他人更多顯示祂自己;不是祂有偏愛,而是因為祂不可能向一個心思意念與品德個性都走向錯誤方向的人顯示祂自己。就如同陽光,雖然它並不偏愛什麼,但它無法從一面骯髒的鏡裡返照出來,如同從一面乾淨的鏡子返照一般。(魯益師)When you come to knowing God, the initiative lies on His side. If He does not show Himself, nothing you can do will enable you to find Him. And, in fact, He shows much more of Himself to some people than to others-not because He has favourites, but because it is impossible for Him to show Himself to a man whose whole mind and character are in the wrong condition. Just as sunlight, though it has no favourites, cannot be reflected in a dusty mirror as clearly as a clean one. (C.S. Lewis)



神只能對真實的人顯明祂真實的自己,那意謂著祂不只是向個別的好人顯明祂自己,而是向一群在身體的合一中,彼此相愛、彼此相顧、彼此活出神樣式的人顯明祂自己。因為那是神心目中人類的樣式,像樂團裡的樂手們,像身體裡的各個器官。(魯益師)
God can show Himself as He really is only to real men. And that means not simply to men who are individually good, but to men who are united together in a body, loving one another, helping one another, showing Him to one another. For that is what God meant humanity to be like; like players in one band, or organs in one body.(C.S. Lewis《Mere Christianity)

神要使我們認識祂時,祂以人格的型態來進行;祂沿著我們的心思、意志、情感的大道,來與我們相交。
In making Himself known to us He stays by the familiar pattern of personality. He communicates with us through the avenues of our minds, our wills and our emotions.(A.W. Tozer《The Pursuit of God》)


 一旦你知道神,你就不再懼怕將不知道的未來信託給祂。(彭柯麗)
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.(Corrie ten Boom)

禱告的藝術.-- 
一旦你意識到,你活在世上最主要的任務是認識神,你生命中其他問題都會得著定位,回歸和諧。(巴刻《認識神》)
Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord.(J.I. Packer《Knowing God》)

我們如何將對神的認識,轉變為真認識神呢?其法則是簡單卻是必要的,我們必須將每一項我們所學習關於神的真理,轉化成在神面前的默想,並帶向禱告與頌讚。(巴刻《認識神》)

How can we turn our knowledge about God into knowledge of God? The rule for doing this is simple but demanding. It is that we turn each Truth that we learn about God into matter for meditation before God, leading to prayer and praise to God.(J.I. Packer《Knowing God》)

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