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2010年11月18日星期四
2010年11月16日星期二
Leave Nelson Mandela alone, autograph hunters told
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The ANC was criticised last year for using the frail anti-apartheid leader at its final election campaign rally. The 92-year-old Mandela's most recent public appearance, on a bitterly cold night at July's World Cup final in Johannesburg, was the result of "extreme pressure" from Fifa, according to his grandson.
The Nelson Mandela Foundation said he received at least 4,000 messages a month. These include requests for his signature or a message of support for various causes, public appearance or interview. There are still appeals for him to intervene in struggles around the world.
But the foundation noted that as far back as 1999, Mandela said: "I don't want to reach 100 years whilst I am still trying to bring about a solution in some complicated international issue."
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? "Given the huge number of projects and causes he is asked to endorse, and the impossibility of selecting a few among the many worthy requests, he no longer provides messages of support, written or audio visual.
? "Because of the sheer volume of requests for his autographs, he no longer signs books, memorabilia, photographs, etc. We therefore appeal to the public not to send items for him to sign as the foundation cannot guarantee the safe return of this material."
The foundation urged people to focus on Mandela Day by devoting 67 minutes of their time [in honour of the 67 years he spent fighting for social justice and human rights] on his birthday on 18 July.
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Fred Khumalo, an author and columnist, said the ANC appeared to have compelled Mandela to attend a political rally before last year's elections. "He wasn't looking very well but they needed his presence, his magic. They dragged him to the stadium against his will, I suppose."
Fifa, football's world governing body, faced similar accusations. Khumalo said: "At the world cup final it was freezing and the old man had to parade, again, I would think against his will. Maybe the local organising committee prevailed upon his wife to persuade him."
The foundation's statement "is a sign they want to discourage" such incidents, he added.
With archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu having also recently retired, South Africa could face a difficult search for new generation of moral leaders. Khumalo said: "There is already a vacuum at the top. People need a manifestation of hope they can cling on to even when Nelson Mandela is gone.
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation said he received at least 4,000 messages a month. These include requests for his signature or a message of support for various causes, public appearance or interview. There are still appeals for him to intervene in struggles around the world.
But the foundation noted that as far back as 1999, Mandela said: "I don't want to reach 100 years whilst I am still trying to bring about a solution in some complicated international issue."
He formally retired from public life in 2004 and since then has he made a diminishing number of appearances. Last year it was announced he would retire almost entirely from public life.cheap gifts on sale
The foundation said it "would like to ask people everywhere to help make Madiba's [Mandela's clan name] retirement a time of peace and tranquillity, and to once more note the following:
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The foundation urged people to focus on Mandela Day by devoting 67 minutes of their time [in honour of the 67 years he spent fighting for social justice and human rights] on his birthday on 18 July.
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Mandela's lawyer and close friend, George Bizos, told the Guardian: "Members of his family and friends are persistently telephoned. For example: 'I have painted a portrait of Nelson Mandela and would like to show it to him and can I bring a camera?'
"I get innumerable calls of that nature. I have to spend a few minutes telling them he does not do that for anybody. It's impossible for him to comply with the requests he gets. This statement is nothing more than a request to turn the tap off."
Bizos visits Mandela regularly and said he reads four or five newspapers a day and converses about old times. "I saw him a week ago and he was unchanged. If there had been a deterioration in his health I'm sure I would have been informed. Don't read anything into this statement other than an attempt to stop the deluge."buy cheap gifts
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Fifa, football's world governing body, faced similar accusations. Khumalo said: "At the world cup final it was freezing and the old man had to parade, again, I would think against his will. Maybe the local organising committee prevailed upon his wife to persuade him."
The foundation's statement "is a sign they want to discourage" such incidents, he added.
With archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu having also recently retired, South Africa could face a difficult search for new generation of moral leaders. Khumalo said: "There is already a vacuum at the top. People need a manifestation of hope they can cling on to even when Nelson Mandela is gone.
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2010年11月1日星期一
ISPA welcomes proposed radio regulations
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But, ISPA hoped the draft regulations would not result in further delays to the 2.6 and 3.5GHz assignment process, which the regulator had publicly stated would be completed in the first quarter of 2011.
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Allowing licence holders to trade in spectrum licences and the sub-lease licensed frequency had the potential to have a massive impact on the availability of spectrum for providing broadband and other services.
But, ISPA hoped the draft regulations would not result in further delays to the 2.6 and 3.5GHz assignment process, which the regulator had publicly stated would be completed in the first quarter of 2011.
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2010年10月15日星期五
look for the light blue see
chilly cold spell has not the past, the banyan tree's branches there between the chirp of the robin.
1990 年 3 months, far Zhiming invited to the United States as a visiting scholar at Princeton University.
Looking to land in the motherland, "blue" when the dream had no thought that one day the karma will catch a disastrous BUTTERFLY he drifted to the West, he had no thought that one day dream generous Mississippi allow him to win "the right of the first drift," he dreamed had no thought that one day would make him the blue sea, blue new understanding of civilization!
mysterious blue Oh, is that you call him? He challenges you to it? Is you want a chance born into the death for him? You want him to see as the daughter of the sea as broader than the sea, sky, and then broken themselves willingly to a newer and more beautiful for life?
vast blue sea, while the quiet, rugged and gentle, deep and Fuzao, Tian Mi and bitter, tumultuous and lonely ┅ ┅ waves surging forward, rushing forward, Paoxiao with, the piles and piles of white spray Hui Wu were all thrown to the beach sediment.
face of this blue sea, far from the hearts of Victor was again shocked, he said:
"reality of life in the West, give me some shock. This shock comes from two aspects: one is the people themselves, those of us who call for democracy in the country, calls for freedom to condescending attitude, his speech on the Chinese compatriots, it seems what we are elite. But overseas, the first time I felt very strongly that those of us who own the problem is not resolved. engage in Paris, when pro-democracy movement, and made a vigorous, if a foreign government in exile in Paris ┅ ┅ out DFLP the establishment of the General Assembly, the French Government has given us that the French hall's inaugural address, the major television stations around the world to interview, very grand. The result? soon split. those of us who so noble motives in the country, to save the country country and people, but why was overseas, his mess of this look like?
This makes the issue itself, I see people, this is the first shock.
The second impact is on our dreams of the West. When exposure to this community, we suddenly found a lot of problems ┅ ┅ I found the West has its problems, there are homeless, there is crime, suicide, and moral decline, and daily life of solitude, the pressure ┅ ┅
impact of these two aspects, so I feel disappointed. On the one hand those of us who engage in pro-democracy movement, including myself disappointed, on the other hand, my dream to see the democratization of modern Western society, not so good. "
- Yuan Zhiming, "then the dream"
Yuan Zhiming staring at the sea, gazing at this sea of chaos is a vision of civilization, staring yesterday a dream to find, but once again clear that the foot of the ground subsidence ┅ ┅
traveled corners of the earth,'m tired of Drum and bell, rode the passion of whiplash has already surrendered to the sick.
Zhiming Yuan residence in Princeton is not far from the church, and always have heard the bell.
heavy clock struck midnight, and often worried lifted his melancholy ┅ ┅
a Friday night, far Zhiming invited to Princeton a small Bible, a dozen people, around a lamp, and everybody was learning, like, like Mao quotations, each holding a " Bible ", with a look of pious reading, prayer, sharing ┅ ┅
He quietly sat in a corner, saying nothing, he was reading every face of sincerity.
He walked past the boundaries of life and death, he did the ugliness of human nature, he used to see the duplicity, he has known enough intrigues, and he thought the situation had read that the attitudes of the world, but not once read that a dozen people face this page on good faith.
that night, a dozen sheets in the face of sincere, well Zhiming vaguely see a single star, with a shallow blue, floating in the life of the skull, as if a shade in the desert, as if on a dry bay springs, as if after a while Camel sand dunes, as if no man's land of the plume of smoke ┅ ┅
He is a drifter, drifters all the impulses come from the mysterious source of curiosity.
in the wilderness of life, he accidentally discovered an clean, and that glimpse into the source of the irrepressible curiosity once again to dominate his life.
Yuan Zhiming -
"to find the source of this love, I began to seriously read" Holy Bible ", a read of Jesus, I will be greatly shocked and moved. I study philosophy, especially worship of some of the great philosophers, like the Soviet Union Socrates, Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche and so on, I think their wisdom is profound, I am impressed. but I read the words of Jesus, and found this is true wisdom.'s so simple, large part of the parable, but the truth is so profound one superb. philosophers talk about truth, morality, all human wisdom, but the wisdom of Jesus is more than human wisdom, was on the care of the universe look at the things man . I had the feeling: This is not to say it, it must be God said, because people can not say such a thing. has never been a philosopher, thinker can be like Jesus say to the illiterate can understand simple pop, deep into the impressed by the great philosophers are amazing. "
- Yuan Zhiming, "loss of the earth, had the sky"
shall be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor squandered all the passion, but only to retain his piety; shall be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor broken all of life, conservative, but only his soul; be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor blocked the door of all rational, but just as he opened a window of spirituality. So, when Victor was asked far: I believe do not believe in God? Are willing to become a Christian? Like it or not, when baptized, limited rationality silent, silent worldly wisdom, the proud self-silence, and only the spirit of a devout and sober stand pledged: "I do."
1991 年 4 28, far from the first anniversary of the death of his father Victor's memorial day, baptized a Christian.
He said, "A year ago I lost my earthly father, a year later, but returned to the embrace of the Father."
"was born, leaving death, his go; death, leaving forgotten that he went; left looking, leaving me that he went; me, and quietly left, the embrace of God."
Above the clouds
rainy days there have been, will be back again.
rain, perhaps he would stare a rundlet, but he was not going to lose heart in the mud, because he had God.
1991 early spring, is a quiet night, he knelt on the ground, silent for a long long time, only a naked heart to hold it in front of God
He misses his wife and daughter in Beijing, he wanted a family reunion, he prayed God to give him a promise.
quietly God gave him a number of buildings - "7", then gave a number "9."
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puzzled look he cast over again, when God was silent.
he did not know that answer.
91 years in July, his wife and daughter finally got a passport and visa, and in September flew to the United States.
Way to go days with
"God of the Yellow River, Rehoboth, in the fall, when rising waters that he is very great, actually a confusion between the two sides cattle. He gave way to drift downstream, and suddenly saw the sea, actually Mangranruoshi. The master of the sea North Sea if we tell him, can not talk about the sea turtle, the frog because it only knew a little site that point, can not imagine the breadth of the sea. And now, my Bo, you're finally out of the congestion of the river, saw the sea grand. you know the limitations, it entered a higher realm. "
- "Blue" Di Liuji "blue"
far Zhiming finally out of the congestion of the secular culture of the river, saw the shimmering sea of the sacred, he said, "All my thoughts are shrouded the word of God to live, I can no longer study of Kant, Sartre, etc. secular philosophy, the idea of a study they always think of God, in this case, I must Readings theology, can not study something else, of what are felt not complete, not the best, this is God's will, I could not resist. "
1992, the Yuan Zhiming decided to leave Princeton University, south to Mississippi to Jackson seminary theology.
no choice in favor of the far Zhiming, and even priests were also advised him to wait at least until they are far Zhiming only be considered after believing his wife, otherwise I am afraid will fall ┅ ┅
However, God has arranged for the trip far Zhiming and to the supreme will of the press is far Zhiming expedition.
Jackson's Reformed Theological Seminary (Reformed Theological Seminary) is the national first-class attention to spiritual life and spiritual life of the seminary. The campus was nearly deserted simple, but strict theologians can still carve theology here, the "ivory tower", that theological dogma, like the tribes of the heavy chain complex, suddenly caught in a sinking far Zhiming Yang fresh as ever -like spirit, he once again caught in confusion:
"I have the wisdom and personal philosophy to deal with more than ten years, finally had the shining spiritual, and now have to re-enter the trap it? - Are people with the wisdom of people still talk about God? "
's impatience at being tied, he once again look to the Lord. Every day, he is not a dialogue with the theologian, but a direct dialogue with God, so he once again free.
However, the cross could be so heavy! He slumped down on the ground, spread out the limbs, despairing at the ceiling - he can not stand to put him squeeze the pieces into the theological curriculum ballast, he could not bear the onerous theological struggle, and he can not stand that particular accumulation mountains of the English word, they're like termites like into his every nerve, to take him one night eating.
will test the next day, but, once he is up to sixth grade also checked a dictionary, not the words so much.
"I nailed the cross! Nail me cross!" He cries to God in despair, only to die.
Translation patting his wife shouting:
"a martial arts or to check a few more words strike!"
he was lying on the ground does not move:
"I nailed the cross! Nail me cross!"
late, and his wife had fallen asleep, he was still kneeling on the ground, in addition to firmly grasp the God, he no longer can do. Silence, his heart gradually calmed down, so, he heard God's voice whispers Micro:
"make life difficult for you, to fulfill all your gift when."
somewhere has a pair of loving hands helped him through the edge of despair, when he was willing to back V cross and follow the Lord, he knows the faithfulness of God said, "I will never leave you."
dream:
far Zhiming standing crowded, wee smoke miasma of earth, at the foot of a dense crowd, and he nervously, afraid to even move, as long as the slightest movement, many lives will be trampled to death, his troubles and fright, I do not know how to be good. Suddenly, the left front of the Atrium, shone a light blue, soft, transparent and clear, very cute, very bright, but not dazzling, never seen such a beautiful soft blue. An idea and said to him: "I can make you have such a life, but also allows you to have another life, you have to come to me."
he feel surging, excited, alert, and sitting up ┅ ┅
1993 年 10 months, far Zhiming's wife Lily baptized.
"Lily of the believer is a miracle!" Polygala confessed, "I thought even the whole world to Christ, and Lily does not believe the Gospel to her people, her half-hearted, I told her biography, She is more conflict. The only thing I can do is pray for her, I know, to save the house, only one way, that is, the whole family to the Lord. "
10 11 evening, Jackson Theological Seminary Baptist was held specifically for Lily, Lily Chinese and foreign friends do not short to the witness, she was very excited, more excited than she is far Zhiming, more grateful. He said, "we finally have a new home, new life, is always of God."
Ivy finally climbing back on the window frames, green shade in through the casement, though it is fall, there is a deep sense of Spring, this is the real taste of their marriage and love the sweet ┅ ┅
Jackson seminary environment is quiet, not Beijing that Sharon's brilliant short, there is no pro-democracy group at Princeton that vague noise, in this tranquil environment, their lives before entering a transparent, pure and serene state.
Xingyue Shudan the evening, a pale twilight, They side with her daughter in the forest walking trails, brush gently to the evening wind, brushed the dust of years, they have the beauty of life itself the "look back" of the discovery - light bar Shan Department, they found the most valuable life ┅ ┅
Lily sighed and said: "If the early to know God, how good!"
Light blue
1992 年 2 months, far Zhiming and his wife were at a prayer breakfast in Washington state.
breakfast meeting invitation reads:
history, the leaders of our country has been facing the almighty God, to seek strength and guidance.
In this spirit, of the United States Senate and the House established a national prayer breakfast in order to continuously renew and enrich our country and our own faith in God and devotion.
annual, scattered men and women in the United States and the world came to our capital, before God, confirmed that they enjoy the grace and responsibility.
led to God through the image of leaders to deepen people's spiritual life and moral qualities, fifty state governors, mayors and dignitaries, held in the states the same breakfast.
people from around the world, through Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, where the hopes of finding a friendship, which help to enhance genuine solidarity of all ethnic groups. "
Polygala said: "the breakfast meeting, my favorite is the Vice President Quayle's passage to the effect that the tyranny in world history is a phenomenon, it is the source of human spiritual, that people do not recognize limited and does not recognize that everyone has sin.
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human sin and is not limited wake, is the root of the spirit of despotism; awareness of human sin and finiteness, it is the origin of democracy.
The first time I see clearly that repent to God, much as the meaning of democracy is so strong ┅ ┅ "
- Yuan Zhiming, "God and democracy"
finally according to the blue aura of democracy through the concept of far Zhiming, Then he saw the foundation of western democracy, this saw Chinese Democracy "abortion" the root causes.
Zhiming Yuan concluded the impact of Christianity on Western political, reach this conclusion:
"1.'s Doctrine of original sin and limited, as the social contract and legal system of checks and balances established to provide the initial induction and final thoughts theoretical basis.
2. The image of God made man according to the statement, people aware of their dignity, freedom and equality, a democratic society this awareness constitutes an indispensable psychological basis.
3. God as the Almighty Lord and absolute justice, in the human mind is beyond all of the authority. When people communicate with them directly to the conscience of man on earth to get an independent evaluation of all matters of courage, strength and guidelines, then, has a transcendent talent. "
breakfast prayer meeting in the panel discussion, far Zhiming uttered a heartfelt words:
"Chinese people far from God, there is far from democracy."
1994 Thanksgiving eve, far Zhiming Master of Theology is preparing his paper, "I VS. The Bible." California's "Overseas Campus" Miscellaneous community has decided to hire him to do full-time editorial board and researchers from the Mississippi to call him "Overseas Campus" excited to report that:
"" I VS. Bible, "has written a half, these days, I day and night reversed, the more excited to write more, the more joy to write more, write more they want to praise God more!"
repeat these words I hear when friends could not help laughing, I think, read, "I" read the fear that either a genius or a fool.
six months later, when the far Zhiming the "I VS. Bible" Introduction and on the "saints" this part of the presentation to me, I did also excited to sing "Hallelujah!" (Praise the Lord! )
"Lao Zi", like a thousand years in a mysterious oriental philosophy "Goldbach conjecture", how many people a lifetime of mind, also failed to break his reading confusing, mysterious way, more Do I talk about the chapter in the book eighty-one twenty-nine chapters describe the length of a saint - which is almost "I" of an eternal mystery.
Yuan Zhiming study of philosophy than a decade, until the wisdom from the people extricate yourself, humbly knelt before God, when SG was shone into his heart, so he saw the sinking of the dust of history thousand years, the crystal shone pearl luster. So when he finalized the book named "SG."
in the introduction, there is a so far Zhiming Description:
"" I "is not simply an academic book, but a book of faith, which God of light, a spirit of prophecy, I the road, not simply of knowledge about road but superb way of life, is the integration world, combined the old and mighty way. If we have learned only to read it yourself, or just read it as a kind of knowledge, they will read it die, kill it life is unknown read, read barrier it.
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two thousand years, I like a cloud in the sky, on top of it toward God, God's light; it covered the following people, it was also the wisdom of the people standing below it, to just see it Below, see some sublime, transcendent human wisdom, but can not see it above the divine light, so people think I wander mystery, dark gray shade unrealistic. In fact, the top of this cloud, the light is always bright with light. Today, when God's light into our hearts, when our hearts sublimation, and also recognize the light, and look at the "I", it was divine glory was manifested. "I" was originally a divinity like a pearl, fell on the ground east of the loess, dust seal set, people do not recognize it, only to feel a little strange, some mysterious. Until God's light, and only God's light on it when it is valuable to show us what came.
self-evident, as long as God in the universe, hence the saying, that God is the God of all mankind, that channel must be the road the whole world. Two thousand six hundred years ago, when God through the great prophet Isaiah, in Israel, the Jewish caution, and prophesied that Jesus should be "your visit to the world", God is also the ancient land of China shed its light on: I use the other a language to express caution heaven and the earth's expectations. ┅ ┅ "
dead of night, far from standing at the window looking at the stars Zhiming, flood of thoughts, at this moment, once again poured out his heart deeply bitter - he miss the old Yellow River, Yellow River on a miss Those back-volt heavy yoke walk in the valley in the fellow. He knows that if the soul is not saved, modernization, democratization, all save them.
in a time of vespers, he's in front of the Chinese Pengdao God, he is China's tears, shed tears for the fellow, stay on that land for the relatives and friends shed tears that he shed tears for God:
"My God, you turned into a large sky light, warm crystal blue light, emitted by life, liberty and love, tenderly calling for the world. However, the buzzing, the crowd rushed mediocre Oh, but turn a blind eye and a deaf ear they simply busy living, get busy dying! "
- Yuan Zhiming, "Oh, my God"
1995 early spring.
several of us went to the mountain of prayer in California.
heavy night, far, only the really tall white cross in the thick soft and holy darkness, light emitted.
stopped car to the summit, the wind is very tight, I sat in the car waiting for leader of accommodation.
Zhiming far down from another car, wrapped in a down coat and went into the night, he was a man wandering in the wind and looked very melancholy ┅ ┅
The next morning, the sun shining, I sat in the rocks in the sun, reading the Bible. Victor stood in a far away on the grass, silently watching from afar ┅ ┅
Prayer Mountain of the pioneers - a Korean pastor and his wife came over, we are surrounded in a circle, listening to him the wonderful story of prayer mountain, far Zhiming also called over.
pastor suggested that we read a verse - "Gospel of John Chapter 16 Section 17-24," Jesus was crucified before his disciples, said: "In a little while, you will not see me, then after a little while, and ye see me, "the disciples understand, so Jesus said," I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. woman when she is sorrow, because his time is up. both students the child to not commemorate the suffering, because I like a man born into the world. you now have sorrow, but I will see you, your heart shall rejoice, and this joy no one can take away. "
Zhiming Yuan pastor suddenly asked:
"how do you think of this passage and we choose to share it?"
"I do not know. Is God one morning, I wake up, think of this passage." Priest replied
I wondered far Zhiming problem. He explained: "Last night, a mountain to pray, I am very sad. I am a man walking in the mountains, walking and tears, but I do not understand why. Prayer I asked God:
- Why am I sad?
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- for my own sad?
－－No！
- is the world's sad?
－－No！
- whom I'm sad that it?
- you are sad for me.
- No, I'm sad for you, how could it? You're so glory and honor of God.
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This morning, answered his question.
I am reminded of a story. One writer back to the mainland, Beijing, on behalf of her books Polygala Minto, in the book list below, write a sentence far Zhiming
Words: "God bless you."
She heard Polygala Mingbu Road in the United States, returned to Beijing, talking about her friends, causing H Church laugh. She pulled out a book list, the "God bless you" after the words read out, everyone is more laughter, friends do not understand how far Zhiming become such? !
When I heard this story, how I want those friends to see two pictures:
Beijing, it is sunny during the day, a group of people are as "God bless you", that is laughed tears.
United States, is the quiet night, Victor is a man far from kneeling on the ground, and weep for their souls to pray ┅ ┅
When put together these two paintings, the world will feel funny, but at least God will be broken ┅ ┅ sad
Oh dear friend, how I want to say, when the pride of Beijing, rational, passionate philosophical prince died yesterday, today, kneeling in prayer before God for you is not that far Zhiming let you worship the "elite "He is just a humble messenger, he left all worldly glory, with only a modest and forgiving heart to you approached Perhaps you worship the eyes have been replaced by pity, oh, do not, do not waste your pity, give it to people who really need mercy strike In this cold generation, compassion, humanity has become a luxury. Yuan Zhiming unnecessary, because he had a life, and, have it more abundantly; So he dared to take it out to share with you ┅ ┅
We drove to Pasadena's direction, the window is the blue sky, green grass, gulls and gray pigeons were free to fly in the bright sunlight.
We heard the car radio recording of "blue light" program:
"is a clear blue color of the sky is deep blue color of the sea,
blue is the color of the purest between heaven and earth, like a clear dream ┅ ┅
a dreamer, always a little hope for. "
Victor holding the steering wheel looked far distance, suddenly, he smiled up: Leo Tolstoy said: "In the future one day, humanity has entered a state, then write a song than the creation of a mother's lullaby as Beethoven symphony as more valuable ┅ ┅ "
resist my heart jump, as if to hear the thin Chaoyin, I know, the sea is not far off ┅ ┅ up I smile, I know, he really out of the congestion of the river, really see the sea of life, really into a higher realm ┅ ┅
control the destiny of our life the Lord, ah, you finally got away on the Mississippi River won the Victor, "the right of the first drift" - the year in the Yellow River on the dream of the "blue" creative group, only one person away Zhiming first've found blue.
Oh, Father! Your keys to life in this dream, and playing some wonderful music of - that is what you write for the descendants of the Yellow River's "Blue Danube" it? Shift from the deep passionate melodies, and from the lofty peaks fall into the silence of the valley, you let him through the dark shadow of death, make him into the eternal life of the brilliant ┅ ┅
exile in the body and mind, you broke the blue of his dreams, but returned to his life, a true blue ┅ ┅
End
blue sky, there is a Guyun,
blue sea, a piece of a boat.
It was his last poem, the dream of yesterday, yesterday's search, yesterday's life, all my Baby - the Beijing dream of the brilliant, dark dreams lost overseas, but a moment, are gone, even the imperfect memory , are buried in graves ┅ ┅
stayed only keep that piece of blue, flowing between the world Time ┅ ┅
where he melted in the blue, just like the atmosphere of a water molecule pellets, lost self, but into the Eternal ┅ ┅ he is no longer looking for, no longer wandering, he had with the seamless blue, he quiet down.
Note ①: is a difficult problem the international mathematical community, the mainland mathematician Chen Jingrun This question is to open. Step one step closer.
1990 年 3 months, far Zhiming invited to the United States as a visiting scholar at Princeton University.
Looking to land in the motherland, "blue" when the dream had no thought that one day the karma will catch a disastrous BUTTERFLY he drifted to the West, he had no thought that one day dream generous Mississippi allow him to win "the right of the first drift," he dreamed had no thought that one day would make him the blue sea, blue new understanding of civilization!
mysterious blue Oh, is that you call him? He challenges you to it? Is you want a chance born into the death for him? You want him to see as the daughter of the sea as broader than the sea, sky, and then broken themselves willingly to a newer and more beautiful for life?
vast blue sea, while the quiet, rugged and gentle, deep and Fuzao, Tian Mi and bitter, tumultuous and lonely ┅ ┅ waves surging forward, rushing forward, Paoxiao with, the piles and piles of white spray Hui Wu were all thrown to the beach sediment.
face of this blue sea, far from the hearts of Victor was again shocked, he said:
"reality of life in the West, give me some shock. This shock comes from two aspects: one is the people themselves, those of us who call for democracy in the country, calls for freedom to condescending attitude, his speech on the Chinese compatriots, it seems what we are elite. But overseas, the first time I felt very strongly that those of us who own the problem is not resolved. engage in Paris, when pro-democracy movement, and made a vigorous, if a foreign government in exile in Paris ┅ ┅ out DFLP the establishment of the General Assembly, the French Government has given us that the French hall's inaugural address, the major television stations around the world to interview, very grand. The result? soon split. those of us who so noble motives in the country, to save the country country and people, but why was overseas, his mess of this look like?
This makes the issue itself, I see people, this is the first shock.
The second impact is on our dreams of the West. When exposure to this community, we suddenly found a lot of problems ┅ ┅ I found the West has its problems, there are homeless, there is crime, suicide, and moral decline, and daily life of solitude, the pressure ┅ ┅
impact of these two aspects, so I feel disappointed. On the one hand those of us who engage in pro-democracy movement, including myself disappointed, on the other hand, my dream to see the democratization of modern Western society, not so good. "
- Yuan Zhiming, "then the dream"
Yuan Zhiming staring at the sea, gazing at this sea of chaos is a vision of civilization, staring yesterday a dream to find, but once again clear that the foot of the ground subsidence ┅ ┅
traveled corners of the earth,'m tired of Drum and bell, rode the passion of whiplash has already surrendered to the sick.
Zhiming Yuan residence in Princeton is not far from the church, and always have heard the bell.
heavy clock struck midnight, and often worried lifted his melancholy ┅ ┅
a Friday night, far Zhiming invited to Princeton a small Bible, a dozen people, around a lamp, and everybody was learning, like, like Mao quotations, each holding a " Bible ", with a look of pious reading, prayer, sharing ┅ ┅
He quietly sat in a corner, saying nothing, he was reading every face of sincerity.
He walked past the boundaries of life and death, he did the ugliness of human nature, he used to see the duplicity, he has known enough intrigues, and he thought the situation had read that the attitudes of the world, but not once read that a dozen people face this page on good faith.
that night, a dozen sheets in the face of sincere, well Zhiming vaguely see a single star, with a shallow blue, floating in the life of the skull, as if a shade in the desert, as if on a dry bay springs, as if after a while Camel sand dunes, as if no man's land of the plume of smoke ┅ ┅
He is a drifter, drifters all the impulses come from the mysterious source of curiosity.
in the wilderness of life, he accidentally discovered an clean, and that glimpse into the source of the irrepressible curiosity once again to dominate his life.
Yuan Zhiming -
"to find the source of this love, I began to seriously read" Holy Bible ", a read of Jesus, I will be greatly shocked and moved. I study philosophy, especially worship of some of the great philosophers, like the Soviet Union Socrates, Plato, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche and so on, I think their wisdom is profound, I am impressed. but I read the words of Jesus, and found this is true wisdom.'s so simple, large part of the parable, but the truth is so profound one superb. philosophers talk about truth, morality, all human wisdom, but the wisdom of Jesus is more than human wisdom, was on the care of the universe look at the things man . I had the feeling: This is not to say it, it must be God said, because people can not say such a thing. has never been a philosopher, thinker can be like Jesus say to the illiterate can understand simple pop, deep into the impressed by the great philosophers are amazing. "
- Yuan Zhiming, "loss of the earth, had the sky"
shall be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor squandered all the passion, but only to retain his piety; shall be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor broken all of life, conservative, but only his soul; be one thousand songs to sing praise to God, because of the far left to the fate of Victor blocked the door of all rational, but just as he opened a window of spirituality. So, when Victor was asked far: I believe do not believe in God? Are willing to become a Christian? Like it or not, when baptized, limited rationality silent, silent worldly wisdom, the proud self-silence, and only the spirit of a devout and sober stand pledged: "I do."
1991 年 4 28, far from the first anniversary of the death of his father Victor's memorial day, baptized a Christian.
He said, "A year ago I lost my earthly father, a year later, but returned to the embrace of the Father."
"was born, leaving death, his go; death, leaving forgotten that he went; left looking, leaving me that he went; me, and quietly left, the embrace of God."
Above the clouds
rainy days there have been, will be back again.
rain, perhaps he would stare a rundlet, but he was not going to lose heart in the mud, because he had God.
1991 early spring, is a quiet night, he knelt on the ground, silent for a long long time, only a naked heart to hold it in front of God
He misses his wife and daughter in Beijing, he wanted a family reunion, he prayed God to give him a promise.
quietly God gave him a number of buildings - "7", then gave a number "9."
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puzzled look he cast over again, when God was silent.
he did not know that answer.
91 years in July, his wife and daughter finally got a passport and visa, and in September flew to the United States.
Way to go days with
"God of the Yellow River, Rehoboth, in the fall, when rising waters that he is very great, actually a confusion between the two sides cattle. He gave way to drift downstream, and suddenly saw the sea, actually Mangranruoshi. The master of the sea North Sea if we tell him, can not talk about the sea turtle, the frog because it only knew a little site that point, can not imagine the breadth of the sea. And now, my Bo, you're finally out of the congestion of the river, saw the sea grand. you know the limitations, it entered a higher realm. "
- "Blue" Di Liuji "blue"
far Zhiming finally out of the congestion of the secular culture of the river, saw the shimmering sea of the sacred, he said, "All my thoughts are shrouded the word of God to live, I can no longer study of Kant, Sartre, etc. secular philosophy, the idea of a study they always think of God, in this case, I must Readings theology, can not study something else, of what are felt not complete, not the best, this is God's will, I could not resist. "
1992, the Yuan Zhiming decided to leave Princeton University, south to Mississippi to Jackson seminary theology.
no choice in favor of the far Zhiming, and even priests were also advised him to wait at least until they are far Zhiming only be considered after believing his wife, otherwise I am afraid will fall ┅ ┅
However, God has arranged for the trip far Zhiming and to the supreme will of the press is far Zhiming expedition.
Jackson's Reformed Theological Seminary (Reformed Theological Seminary) is the national first-class attention to spiritual life and spiritual life of the seminary. The campus was nearly deserted simple, but strict theologians can still carve theology here, the "ivory tower", that theological dogma, like the tribes of the heavy chain complex, suddenly caught in a sinking far Zhiming Yang fresh as ever -like spirit, he once again caught in confusion:
"I have the wisdom and personal philosophy to deal with more than ten years, finally had the shining spiritual, and now have to re-enter the trap it? - Are people with the wisdom of people still talk about God? "
's impatience at being tied, he once again look to the Lord. Every day, he is not a dialogue with the theologian, but a direct dialogue with God, so he once again free.
However, the cross could be so heavy! He slumped down on the ground, spread out the limbs, despairing at the ceiling - he can not stand to put him squeeze the pieces into the theological curriculum ballast, he could not bear the onerous theological struggle, and he can not stand that particular accumulation mountains of the English word, they're like termites like into his every nerve, to take him one night eating.
will test the next day, but, once he is up to sixth grade also checked a dictionary, not the words so much.
"I nailed the cross! Nail me cross!" He cries to God in despair, only to die.
Translation patting his wife shouting:
"a martial arts or to check a few more words strike!"
he was lying on the ground does not move:
"I nailed the cross! Nail me cross!"
late, and his wife had fallen asleep, he was still kneeling on the ground, in addition to firmly grasp the God, he no longer can do. Silence, his heart gradually calmed down, so, he heard God's voice whispers Micro:
"make life difficult for you, to fulfill all your gift when."
somewhere has a pair of loving hands helped him through the edge of despair, when he was willing to back V cross and follow the Lord, he knows the faithfulness of God said, "I will never leave you."
dream:
far Zhiming standing crowded, wee smoke miasma of earth, at the foot of a dense crowd, and he nervously, afraid to even move, as long as the slightest movement, many lives will be trampled to death, his troubles and fright, I do not know how to be good. Suddenly, the left front of the Atrium, shone a light blue, soft, transparent and clear, very cute, very bright, but not dazzling, never seen such a beautiful soft blue. An idea and said to him: "I can make you have such a life, but also allows you to have another life, you have to come to me."
he feel surging, excited, alert, and sitting up ┅ ┅
1993 年 10 months, far Zhiming's wife Lily baptized.
"Lily of the believer is a miracle!" Polygala confessed, "I thought even the whole world to Christ, and Lily does not believe the Gospel to her people, her half-hearted, I told her biography, She is more conflict. The only thing I can do is pray for her, I know, to save the house, only one way, that is, the whole family to the Lord. "
10 11 evening, Jackson Theological Seminary Baptist was held specifically for Lily, Lily Chinese and foreign friends do not short to the witness, she was very excited, more excited than she is far Zhiming, more grateful. He said, "we finally have a new home, new life, is always of God."
Ivy finally climbing back on the window frames, green shade in through the casement, though it is fall, there is a deep sense of Spring, this is the real taste of their marriage and love the sweet ┅ ┅
Jackson seminary environment is quiet, not Beijing that Sharon's brilliant short, there is no pro-democracy group at Princeton that vague noise, in this tranquil environment, their lives before entering a transparent, pure and serene state.
Xingyue Shudan the evening, a pale twilight, They side with her daughter in the forest walking trails, brush gently to the evening wind, brushed the dust of years, they have the beauty of life itself the "look back" of the discovery - light bar Shan Department, they found the most valuable life ┅ ┅
Lily sighed and said: "If the early to know God, how good!"
Light blue
1992 年 2 months, far Zhiming and his wife were at a prayer breakfast in Washington state.
breakfast meeting invitation reads:
history, the leaders of our country has been facing the almighty God, to seek strength and guidance.
In this spirit, of the United States Senate and the House established a national prayer breakfast in order to continuously renew and enrich our country and our own faith in God and devotion.
annual, scattered men and women in the United States and the world came to our capital, before God, confirmed that they enjoy the grace and responsibility.
led to God through the image of leaders to deepen people's spiritual life and moral qualities, fifty state governors, mayors and dignitaries, held in the states the same breakfast.
people from around the world, through Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, where the hopes of finding a friendship, which help to enhance genuine solidarity of all ethnic groups. "
Polygala said: "the breakfast meeting, my favorite is the Vice President Quayle's passage to the effect that the tyranny in world history is a phenomenon, it is the source of human spiritual, that people do not recognize limited and does not recognize that everyone has sin.
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human sin and is not limited wake, is the root of the spirit of despotism; awareness of human sin and finiteness, it is the origin of democracy.
The first time I see clearly that repent to God, much as the meaning of democracy is so strong ┅ ┅ "
- Yuan Zhiming, "God and democracy"
finally according to the blue aura of democracy through the concept of far Zhiming, Then he saw the foundation of western democracy, this saw Chinese Democracy "abortion" the root causes.
Zhiming Yuan concluded the impact of Christianity on Western political, reach this conclusion:
"1.'s Doctrine of original sin and limited, as the social contract and legal system of checks and balances established to provide the initial induction and final thoughts theoretical basis.
2. The image of God made man according to the statement, people aware of their dignity, freedom and equality, a democratic society this awareness constitutes an indispensable psychological basis.
3. God as the Almighty Lord and absolute justice, in the human mind is beyond all of the authority. When people communicate with them directly to the conscience of man on earth to get an independent evaluation of all matters of courage, strength and guidelines, then, has a transcendent talent. "
breakfast prayer meeting in the panel discussion, far Zhiming uttered a heartfelt words:
"Chinese people far from God, there is far from democracy."
1994 Thanksgiving eve, far Zhiming Master of Theology is preparing his paper, "I VS. The Bible." California's "Overseas Campus" Miscellaneous community has decided to hire him to do full-time editorial board and researchers from the Mississippi to call him "Overseas Campus" excited to report that:
"" I VS. Bible, "has written a half, these days, I day and night reversed, the more excited to write more, the more joy to write more, write more they want to praise God more!"
repeat these words I hear when friends could not help laughing, I think, read, "I" read the fear that either a genius or a fool.
six months later, when the far Zhiming the "I VS. Bible" Introduction and on the "saints" this part of the presentation to me, I did also excited to sing "Hallelujah!" (Praise the Lord! )
"Lao Zi", like a thousand years in a mysterious oriental philosophy "Goldbach conjecture", how many people a lifetime of mind, also failed to break his reading confusing, mysterious way, more Do I talk about the chapter in the book eighty-one twenty-nine chapters describe the length of a saint - which is almost "I" of an eternal mystery.
Yuan Zhiming study of philosophy than a decade, until the wisdom from the people extricate yourself, humbly knelt before God, when SG was shone into his heart, so he saw the sinking of the dust of history thousand years, the crystal shone pearl luster. So when he finalized the book named "SG."
in the introduction, there is a so far Zhiming Description:
"" I "is not simply an academic book, but a book of faith, which God of light, a spirit of prophecy, I the road, not simply of knowledge about road but superb way of life, is the integration world, combined the old and mighty way. If we have learned only to read it yourself, or just read it as a kind of knowledge, they will read it die, kill it life is unknown read, read barrier it.
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two thousand years, I like a cloud in the sky, on top of it toward God, God's light; it covered the following people, it was also the wisdom of the people standing below it, to just see it Below, see some sublime, transcendent human wisdom, but can not see it above the divine light, so people think I wander mystery, dark gray shade unrealistic. In fact, the top of this cloud, the light is always bright with light. Today, when God's light into our hearts, when our hearts sublimation, and also recognize the light, and look at the "I", it was divine glory was manifested. "I" was originally a divinity like a pearl, fell on the ground east of the loess, dust seal set, people do not recognize it, only to feel a little strange, some mysterious. Until God's light, and only God's light on it when it is valuable to show us what came.
self-evident, as long as God in the universe, hence the saying, that God is the God of all mankind, that channel must be the road the whole world. Two thousand six hundred years ago, when God through the great prophet Isaiah, in Israel, the Jewish caution, and prophesied that Jesus should be "your visit to the world", God is also the ancient land of China shed its light on: I use the other a language to express caution heaven and the earth's expectations. ┅ ┅ "
dead of night, far from standing at the window looking at the stars Zhiming, flood of thoughts, at this moment, once again poured out his heart deeply bitter - he miss the old Yellow River, Yellow River on a miss Those back-volt heavy yoke walk in the valley in the fellow. He knows that if the soul is not saved, modernization, democratization, all save them.
in a time of vespers, he's in front of the Chinese Pengdao God, he is China's tears, shed tears for the fellow, stay on that land for the relatives and friends shed tears that he shed tears for God:
"My God, you turned into a large sky light, warm crystal blue light, emitted by life, liberty and love, tenderly calling for the world. However, the buzzing, the crowd rushed mediocre Oh, but turn a blind eye and a deaf ear they simply busy living, get busy dying! "
- Yuan Zhiming, "Oh, my God"
1995 early spring.
several of us went to the mountain of prayer in California.
heavy night, far, only the really tall white cross in the thick soft and holy darkness, light emitted.
stopped car to the summit, the wind is very tight, I sat in the car waiting for leader of accommodation.
Zhiming far down from another car, wrapped in a down coat and went into the night, he was a man wandering in the wind and looked very melancholy ┅ ┅
The next morning, the sun shining, I sat in the rocks in the sun, reading the Bible. Victor stood in a far away on the grass, silently watching from afar ┅ ┅
Prayer Mountain of the pioneers - a Korean pastor and his wife came over, we are surrounded in a circle, listening to him the wonderful story of prayer mountain, far Zhiming also called over.
pastor suggested that we read a verse - "Gospel of John Chapter 16 Section 17-24," Jesus was crucified before his disciples, said: "In a little while, you will not see me, then after a little while, and ye see me, "the disciples understand, so Jesus said," I tell you the truth, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. woman when she is sorrow, because his time is up. both students the child to not commemorate the suffering, because I like a man born into the world. you now have sorrow, but I will see you, your heart shall rejoice, and this joy no one can take away. "
Zhiming Yuan pastor suddenly asked:
"how do you think of this passage and we choose to share it?"
"I do not know. Is God one morning, I wake up, think of this passage." Priest replied
I wondered far Zhiming problem. He explained: "Last night, a mountain to pray, I am very sad. I am a man walking in the mountains, walking and tears, but I do not understand why. Prayer I asked God:
- Why am I sad?
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- for my own sad?
－－No！
- is the world's sad?
－－No！
- whom I'm sad that it?
- you are sad for me.
- No, I'm sad for you, how could it? You're so glory and honor of God.
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This morning, answered his question.
I am reminded of a story. One writer back to the mainland, Beijing, on behalf of her books Polygala Minto, in the book list below, write a sentence far Zhiming
Words: "God bless you."
She heard Polygala Mingbu Road in the United States, returned to Beijing, talking about her friends, causing H Church laugh. She pulled out a book list, the "God bless you" after the words read out, everyone is more laughter, friends do not understand how far Zhiming become such? !
When I heard this story, how I want those friends to see two pictures:
Beijing, it is sunny during the day, a group of people are as "God bless you", that is laughed tears.
United States, is the quiet night, Victor is a man far from kneeling on the ground, and weep for their souls to pray ┅ ┅
When put together these two paintings, the world will feel funny, but at least God will be broken ┅ ┅ sad
Oh dear friend, how I want to say, when the pride of Beijing, rational, passionate philosophical prince died yesterday, today, kneeling in prayer before God for you is not that far Zhiming let you worship the "elite "He is just a humble messenger, he left all worldly glory, with only a modest and forgiving heart to you approached Perhaps you worship the eyes have been replaced by pity, oh, do not, do not waste your pity, give it to people who really need mercy strike In this cold generation, compassion, humanity has become a luxury. Yuan Zhiming unnecessary, because he had a life, and, have it more abundantly; So he dared to take it out to share with you ┅ ┅
We drove to Pasadena's direction, the window is the blue sky, green grass, gulls and gray pigeons were free to fly in the bright sunlight.
We heard the car radio recording of "blue light" program:
"is a clear blue color of the sky is deep blue color of the sea,
blue is the color of the purest between heaven and earth, like a clear dream ┅ ┅
a dreamer, always a little hope for. "
Victor holding the steering wheel looked far distance, suddenly, he smiled up: Leo Tolstoy said: "In the future one day, humanity has entered a state, then write a song than the creation of a mother's lullaby as Beethoven symphony as more valuable ┅ ┅ "
resist my heart jump, as if to hear the thin Chaoyin, I know, the sea is not far off ┅ ┅ up I smile, I know, he really out of the congestion of the river, really see the sea of life, really into a higher realm ┅ ┅
control the destiny of our life the Lord, ah, you finally got away on the Mississippi River won the Victor, "the right of the first drift" - the year in the Yellow River on the dream of the "blue" creative group, only one person away Zhiming first've found blue.
Oh, Father! Your keys to life in this dream, and playing some wonderful music of - that is what you write for the descendants of the Yellow River's "Blue Danube" it? Shift from the deep passionate melodies, and from the lofty peaks fall into the silence of the valley, you let him through the dark shadow of death, make him into the eternal life of the brilliant ┅ ┅
exile in the body and mind, you broke the blue of his dreams, but returned to his life, a true blue ┅ ┅
End
blue sky, there is a Guyun,
blue sea, a piece of a boat.
It was his last poem, the dream of yesterday, yesterday's search, yesterday's life, all my Baby - the Beijing dream of the brilliant, dark dreams lost overseas, but a moment, are gone, even the imperfect memory , are buried in graves ┅ ┅
stayed only keep that piece of blue, flowing between the world Time ┅ ┅
where he melted in the blue, just like the atmosphere of a water molecule pellets, lost self, but into the Eternal ┅ ┅ he is no longer looking for, no longer wandering, he had with the seamless blue, he quiet down.
Note ①: is a difficult problem the international mathematical community, the mainland mathematician Chen Jingrun This question is to open. Step one step closer.
2010年10月14日星期四
Second, what is sin?
Sin is owed the glory of God. When we break God's heart when we sin. "Sin" written in Greek the word "hamar'tia", is "off target" means. If you shoot the bull's-eye shot less than the sword, you're missing the target.
God's goal is to complete - out and out completely, those who fail to complete and holy is sin.
Two otherBibleTerm is also intended to pointing to crime. The first word is "deceitful" (iniguity), meaning "not right" or "illegal", that is evil, to violate the established norms of criminal intent. If Jesus Christ is our example, we always want to betray Him, is improper. The second word is "transgression" (transgression), which means the law or the deliberate destruction of the known standards, you know God in a special moment to what you do, you deliberately go against His will. Deceitful heart will twist God's will for us to be, is guilty of deliberately cut off and destroy the will of God.
On offense, there is a very important definition, the apostlePaulSaid, "All is not of faith is sin" (Note: Romans chapter fourteen twenty-three). In other words, if doubts do not act. In many ways we have to ask ourselves to do right or wrong. Of an individual, it may not be doing something wrong, but the other people, may be wrong.
For example, on a long distance runners, the race to eat a piece of cake the night before might be a good idea. He can more intake of some carbohydrates - highly trained athletes, do so before the long-distance running is very smart. However, this man, if a diabetic patient, he would not be eligible to eat the piece of cake, and eat the results could cause great harm to him. Therefore, different people have different nutritional standards. This is also in the spiritual ministry the same.
If anyone wants to go From Road, this road, he may have to give up material things, because he may need a culture of the poorer classes in my life. Have a lot of assets, could undermine his relationship with the poor. However, if someone is a supervisor, then he must be good at co-workers play their roles. If he lived in a thatched hut, the body and wearing a patch pants, he will not be able to establish an appropriate relationship with colleagues, not to introduce the faith to them.
Of an individual is living in an expensive luxury residence may be the crime; another man, possibly the opposite is the crime, it is entirely the case may be, because each of us God has a special account painting. Therefore, in the face of our life is not very clear the level of the standards to be followed is the confidence. "Where is not of faith is sin" (Romans fourteen: 22).
We should follow the example of Jesus, not with one another suit. The Bible says: "is not good, not even one." (Note: Psalm fourteen three), "people have committed a crime, short of the glory of God." (Note: Romans chapters twenty-three) "(They) one from the womb, then taking the wrong path and lying." (Note: Psalm fifty-eight three), however, completely in Jesus Christ alone. Only in Christ can we meet the standards. Jesus is the only man without sin, we do not have a second person with Him.
Once we believe in Christ, you can clean with his innocence, this is our only way into heaven - and without any sins. The Bible says: "If we walk in the light, as in the light of God, fellowship with one another, the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." (Note: John chapter seven) when we are with Jesus colleagues, whether we made contact with the world what kind of sin, in our confession, when the blood of Jesus will continue to cover, forgive us.
God's goal is to complete - out and out completely, those who fail to complete and holy is sin.
Two otherBibleTerm is also intended to pointing to crime. The first word is "deceitful" (iniguity), meaning "not right" or "illegal", that is evil, to violate the established norms of criminal intent. If Jesus Christ is our example, we always want to betray Him, is improper. The second word is "transgression" (transgression), which means the law or the deliberate destruction of the known standards, you know God in a special moment to what you do, you deliberately go against His will. Deceitful heart will twist God's will for us to be, is guilty of deliberately cut off and destroy the will of God.
On offense, there is a very important definition, the apostlePaulSaid, "All is not of faith is sin" (Note: Romans chapter fourteen twenty-three). In other words, if doubts do not act. In many ways we have to ask ourselves to do right or wrong. Of an individual, it may not be doing something wrong, but the other people, may be wrong.
For example, on a long distance runners, the race to eat a piece of cake the night before might be a good idea. He can more intake of some carbohydrates - highly trained athletes, do so before the long-distance running is very smart. However, this man, if a diabetic patient, he would not be eligible to eat the piece of cake, and eat the results could cause great harm to him. Therefore, different people have different nutritional standards. This is also in the spiritual ministry the same.
If anyone wants to go From Road, this road, he may have to give up material things, because he may need a culture of the poorer classes in my life. Have a lot of assets, could undermine his relationship with the poor. However, if someone is a supervisor, then he must be good at co-workers play their roles. If he lived in a thatched hut, the body and wearing a patch pants, he will not be able to establish an appropriate relationship with colleagues, not to introduce the faith to them.
Of an individual is living in an expensive luxury residence may be the crime; another man, possibly the opposite is the crime, it is entirely the case may be, because each of us God has a special account painting. Therefore, in the face of our life is not very clear the level of the standards to be followed is the confidence. "Where is not of faith is sin" (Romans fourteen: 22).
We should follow the example of Jesus, not with one another suit. The Bible says: "is not good, not even one." (Note: Psalm fourteen three), "people have committed a crime, short of the glory of God." (Note: Romans chapters twenty-three) "(They) one from the womb, then taking the wrong path and lying." (Note: Psalm fifty-eight three), however, completely in Jesus Christ alone. Only in Christ can we meet the standards. Jesus is the only man without sin, we do not have a second person with Him.
Once we believe in Christ, you can clean with his innocence, this is our only way into heaven - and without any sins. The Bible says: "If we walk in the light, as in the light of God, fellowship with one another, the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." (Note: John chapter seven) when we are with Jesus colleagues, whether we made contact with the world what kind of sin, in our confession, when the blood of Jesus will continue to cover, forgive us.
The grace of God took the form of clothes
"See ... the man, sitting in the feet of Jesus, clothed in his right mind ...." Way 8:35
Imagine this was naked, people come and go in the tomb, and now quietly sitting in the feet of Jesus. Jesus Complex and the grace of God upon him, and he Gengrang this man put on his clothes to show that he has too find grace!
A long time ago, God's grace has given this complex and two people, but he also let them wear the clothes - they are Adam and Eve. They listen to the snake's fraud, rather than obey God's command. One consequence is that the original representative of pure naked, and now has become an embarrassing shame. However, God promised the woman's descendants will bring healing after (see Genesis 3:15), God gave them clothes to wear, to show that these two do not deserve God's goodness and love traitors.
In today's passage, we again see a man of God through Jesus to the clothes - a crime had fallen through and reveal the human consequences of the person to bring.
A group of pigs were destroyed the man's evil spirit, the group was very happy owner of a pig, but they can not doubt that Jesus healing power. They all see the man wearing clothes, sitting quietly feet of Jesus.
Today, when you wear clothes, so these clothes remind you that God made for the betrayal of his people what he loves us, but also with our complex and, grace is the clothes we wear, it lets us cover themselves before God, Complex and with Him (see Zechariah 3).
Imagine this was naked, people come and go in the tomb, and now quietly sitting in the feet of Jesus. Jesus Complex and the grace of God upon him, and he Gengrang this man put on his clothes to show that he has too find grace!
A long time ago, God's grace has given this complex and two people, but he also let them wear the clothes - they are Adam and Eve. They listen to the snake's fraud, rather than obey God's command. One consequence is that the original representative of pure naked, and now has become an embarrassing shame. However, God promised the woman's descendants will bring healing after (see Genesis 3:15), God gave them clothes to wear, to show that these two do not deserve God's goodness and love traitors.
In today's passage, we again see a man of God through Jesus to the clothes - a crime had fallen through and reveal the human consequences of the person to bring.
A group of pigs were destroyed the man's evil spirit, the group was very happy owner of a pig, but they can not doubt that Jesus healing power. They all see the man wearing clothes, sitting quietly feet of Jesus.
Today, when you wear clothes, so these clothes remind you that God made for the betrayal of his people what he loves us, but also with our complex and, grace is the clothes we wear, it lets us cover themselves before God, Complex and with Him (see Zechariah 3).
2010年10月9日星期六
The right help
Recently heard on the radio host and a "crisis management" experts, talking about how to handle public relations celebrity when the crisis. The expert said that the key is to have a group of allies to help restore the celebrity in the public eye positive image. In other words, is difficult to obtain timely help is very important.
This proposal is sensible, because the deal with the crisis, the most important thing is to understand everything we can not be completed alone, some of the difficulties on its own it is insurmountable. When we are low life, the most important thing is to get help. Therefore, knowing what has the most reliable ally, it is comforting thing.
King David recognized the allies. In the Psalms18Posts6He openly asserted that section: "In my distress I called upon the LORD, cry to my God. He heard my voice from the temple, I cry in front of him into his ears." Even in our time , there is no stronger than any help to God. Only He can lead us to overcome life's trials and crises, he also said he will never leave nor forsake us. (Hebrews13章5节）
When a crisis occurs, we do not have to face alone. We have the most timely help, we can rely on God, because He is our strongest ally. One has to depend on Him!
This proposal is sensible, because the deal with the crisis, the most important thing is to understand everything we can not be completed alone, some of the difficulties on its own it is insurmountable. When we are low life, the most important thing is to get help. Therefore, knowing what has the most reliable ally, it is comforting thing.
King David recognized the allies. In the Psalms18Posts6He openly asserted that section: "In my distress I called upon the LORD, cry to my God. He heard my voice from the temple, I cry in front of him into his ears." Even in our time , there is no stronger than any help to God. Only He can lead us to overcome life's trials and crises, he also said he will never leave nor forsake us. (Hebrews13章5节）
When a crisis occurs, we do not have to face alone. We have the most timely help, we can rely on God, because He is our strongest ally. One has to depend on Him!
2010年10月8日星期五
Pay only for real
Jesus made it clear declaration, but have eternal life food ─ ─ "truth" is that the primary way, meaning wholeheartedly trust and accept Christ. This is a work of God the way God is complete assigned responsibilities. But people do not comprehend the meaning of the Lord, their thoughts still eat the things! They could line out against challenge Christ gave manna like Moses miracles to support his declaration. Perhaps people think that less than manna bread it!
Christ solemnly that you are of God, which, instead of Moses; real food is not manna, but his own. Today, many believers, like the old people in general, always first receive material safeguards to utilitarian attitude to decide whether to accept Christ and His Word. People often desire to meet the basic needs of limited vision of life, so life is not enough space to understand and accommodate the truth is the food of our souls. Brothers and sisters, do you have stuck in this situation? What is the true bread of life do you?
Christ solemnly that you are of God, which, instead of Moses; real food is not manna, but his own. Today, many believers, like the old people in general, always first receive material safeguards to utilitarian attitude to decide whether to accept Christ and His Word. People often desire to meet the basic needs of limited vision of life, so life is not enough space to understand and accommodate the truth is the food of our souls. Brothers and sisters, do you have stuck in this situation? What is the true bread of life do you?
2010年10月7日星期四
Some inspiration
1. A to buy cigarettes, tobacco 29 yuan, but he did not match with the clerk said: "The right way to send a box of matches." Clerk did not give.
B to buy cigarettes, tobacco 29 yuan, he also did not match with the clerk said: "cheap dime it." Finally, he bought a box of matches with the hair.
This is the most simple psychological marginal effect. The first is: the owner think they make money in a commodity, and another did not make money. Making money feels index 1. The second: the owner that the two commodities are making money, make money index is 2. Of course, the second a psychological tendency. Similarly, also in the buy one get this kind of psychological tricks, customers do not pay that there is one thing to make, in fact, the marginal effect is psychological at play.
Inspiration: a way to change can often play an unexpected effect! Usually a lot of things in a different way the result is different. Life on the road, improving mental models and ways of thinking are very important.
2. A little boy, one day my mother took him to the grocery store to buy something, the boss see this lovely child to open a can of candy to a little boy put up their own candy. But the boy did not take any action. After the invitation several times, the boss personally take a lot of candy into his pocket. At home, the mother asked the boy curiously, why not have their own candy, but to grab the boss catch it? Very wonderful little boy replied: "Because my hand is relatively small it! The owner's hand is bigger, so he took a certain a lot more than I get! "
Inspiration: This is a clever boy, he knows his own limitations and, more importantly, he also knows that others better than yourselves. Everything does not rely on their own strength and learn to depend on others in a timely manner, is a humble, but also a smart.
3. Linklater leading U.S. host a one day visit to the children, asked him: "Do you want to grow up as a what?" The kids naively replied: "ah ... ... I want to be the pilot of the aircraft!" Linklater then asked: "If one day you fly the aircraft over the Pacific Ocean all the engines flame out, how would you do?" The kids thought: "I will tell the people tied up on the plane seat belt and then I hung up my parachute jump out. "upside down when the audience laughed when Linklater continue to watch this child to want to see he is not try to be smart guy. Unexpectedly, two lines and then the child's tears welling, this makes Linklater found that the heart of the child's compassion is far from beyond description. Linklater said he then asked: Why would you do? "Children's answers revealed that this child sincere thoughts:" I want to get fuel, I would come back!!! "
Inspiration: This is the "art of listening." First, listen Do not listen to half. Second, not to their meaning, the words projected on top of others. To learn to listen, listen carefully, with an open mind to listen.
4. There are two monks who were living in two adjacent mountain temple. This is a river between two mountains, so the two boys down at the same time every day carrying water to the stream, the passage of time in order for it and become good friends. To carry water every day in this time has been five years unknowingly. One day the monks left the mountain did not water down the right side of the mountain monk thought: "He probably overslept." Would not complain. Which know the monks left the mountain the next day or not water down, the third day, too. After a week the same, until a month right of the mountain monk finally can not stand, he thought to himself: "My friend may be sick, I want to visit him in the past to see can do to help." So he climbed the mountain on the left to visit his old friend. When he left the mountain to the temple, after a surprise to see his old friend, because his old friend is shadow boxing front of the temple, nothing like a month who did not drink. He was curious to ask: "You have a month without water down, do not you can not drink it?" The monks left the mountain, said: "Come, come, I'll show you." So he took right of the mountain temple monks walked the backyard, pointing to a well, said: "This is five years, after I finish my homework every day will find time to dig the well, even though sometimes busy, even how much to dig much. Now at last Let me dig wells, I do not have to water down, I can have more time to practice tai chi that I like. "
Inspiration: We are in the company pay is more, they are all carrying water. And take the time after work dig their own wells, develop their own strength on the other hand, the future when we are older, physical fight, but young, and they are still have water to drink, but also very relaxed drink.
5. There are two similar to the mountains to find exquisite rock, a back of a full basket, the basket B is only one he thought was the most beautiful stones. A B laughed: "Why do you only pick one ah?" B said: "Although many beautiful stone, but I chose only one of the most beautiful enough." Phrase instead of a laugh, down the road, feeling a burden increasingly heavy, the last resort constantly to pick from a basket of stones in the worst dropped to his basket down the results when only one stone!
Implications: There are many things in life, memorable, sometimes you should learn to give up.
6. One scholar went to Beijing to exam the third time, living in a regular live store. Two days before the exam he did three dreams, the first dream is the dream of their own kinds of cabbage in the wall, the second dream is a rainy day, he was also wearing a bamboo hat umbrella, and the third dream is the dream with the beloved cousin lying down together, but Beikaozhebei. These three dreams seem profound meaning, the scholar went to a fortune the next day to explain it quickly. Fortune-telling one, shooting the thigh, said: "You still go home. You think about it, growing vegetables is not high on the wall futile it? Not bother to wear hats umbrellas it? Lying on a bed with his cousin, but back to back , is not the game is it? "a scholar, frustrated, ready to pack up and move back to the shop to go home. Shop owner is very odd, and asked: "do not test tomorrow, to return home today, how do you it?" Scholar says such and such a lot, shop owner laughed: "yo, I would explain it. I would think , you're going to stay. you think the wall is not high vegetable species? wearing umbrella hats do not show that you prepared all this time? back to back in bed with your cousin, not that you should stand up when to it? "a scholar, more reasonable, so spirits to take the exam, but still third overall in the months.
Revelation: positive people, like the sun, where it shines bright, negative people, like the moon, not the same as the first and fifteenth. Thoughts determine our lives, what kind of idea what kind of future there.
7. One day the zoo administrators have found that kangaroos come out from the cage, and then met to discuss, agree that the height of the cage is too low. So they decided to cage height from ten to twenty meters meters heightened. The results next day they went outside to find the kangaroo, so they decided to thirty meters and then a high degree of heightened actually did not expect the next day all went outside and see the kangaroos, so much tension administrators to decide a do for a pound, increasing the height of the height of the cage to a hundred meters. One day a few giraffes and kangaroos in their chat, "you see, these people will go on increasing the height of your cage?" Giraffe asked. "Hard to say." Kangaroo said: "If they continue forgetting to close it!"
Inspiration: In fact, many people are only aware of the problem, but can not grasp the core and foundation problems.
8. Crow standing on a tree, doing nothing all day, the rabbit saw the crow, and asked: I like you, are not doing anything all day? Crow said: Of course, what not? So, the rabbit began to open space under a tree to rest, all of a sudden, a fox appeared, and it jumped up and caught the rabbit, and swallow it down.
Revelation: If you want to stand and do nothing, then you must stand very high, very high.
9. A bird fly south for the winter. It was cold, almost frozen bird. Then, fly to a large space, after a cow there, in a pile of cow dung in the bird's body, frozen bird lying on the dunghill, and I'm warm, gradually recovered, it is warm and comfortable lay, and soon began to sing, a passing wildcat hear voices, to see what happens, follow the voice, wildcats quickly found lying on the dunghill of the bird, pull it out eats .
Inspiration: not everyone to dung upon your people are your enemy. Each of you is not from the dunghill lire people are your friends, and, when you're lying on the dunghill, better keep your mouth shut.
10. After the rain, struggled to a spider web climbing wall has been fragmented, due to damp walls, it climbed to a certain height, it will fall to it again and again to climb, and fall again and again ... ... the first person to see, he sighed to himself: "My whole life as spider is not it? busy and no income." So, he is becoming depressed. The second person to see, he said: this spider really stupid, why not look around next to a dry place to climb? I will be as stupid as it can. As a result, he became wise up. The third person to see, he was immediately spiders keep on fighting spirit moved. So he became strong.
Inspiration: a successful state of mind can be found everywhere in the success of those forces.
B to buy cigarettes, tobacco 29 yuan, he also did not match with the clerk said: "cheap dime it." Finally, he bought a box of matches with the hair.
This is the most simple psychological marginal effect. The first is: the owner think they make money in a commodity, and another did not make money. Making money feels index 1. The second: the owner that the two commodities are making money, make money index is 2. Of course, the second a psychological tendency. Similarly, also in the buy one get this kind of psychological tricks, customers do not pay that there is one thing to make, in fact, the marginal effect is psychological at play.
Inspiration: a way to change can often play an unexpected effect! Usually a lot of things in a different way the result is different. Life on the road, improving mental models and ways of thinking are very important.
2. A little boy, one day my mother took him to the grocery store to buy something, the boss see this lovely child to open a can of candy to a little boy put up their own candy. But the boy did not take any action. After the invitation several times, the boss personally take a lot of candy into his pocket. At home, the mother asked the boy curiously, why not have their own candy, but to grab the boss catch it? Very wonderful little boy replied: "Because my hand is relatively small it! The owner's hand is bigger, so he took a certain a lot more than I get! "
Inspiration: This is a clever boy, he knows his own limitations and, more importantly, he also knows that others better than yourselves. Everything does not rely on their own strength and learn to depend on others in a timely manner, is a humble, but also a smart.
3. Linklater leading U.S. host a one day visit to the children, asked him: "Do you want to grow up as a what?" The kids naively replied: "ah ... ... I want to be the pilot of the aircraft!" Linklater then asked: "If one day you fly the aircraft over the Pacific Ocean all the engines flame out, how would you do?" The kids thought: "I will tell the people tied up on the plane seat belt and then I hung up my parachute jump out. "upside down when the audience laughed when Linklater continue to watch this child to want to see he is not try to be smart guy. Unexpectedly, two lines and then the child's tears welling, this makes Linklater found that the heart of the child's compassion is far from beyond description. Linklater said he then asked: Why would you do? "Children's answers revealed that this child sincere thoughts:" I want to get fuel, I would come back!!! "
Inspiration: This is the "art of listening." First, listen Do not listen to half. Second, not to their meaning, the words projected on top of others. To learn to listen, listen carefully, with an open mind to listen.
4. There are two monks who were living in two adjacent mountain temple. This is a river between two mountains, so the two boys down at the same time every day carrying water to the stream, the passage of time in order for it and become good friends. To carry water every day in this time has been five years unknowingly. One day the monks left the mountain did not water down the right side of the mountain monk thought: "He probably overslept." Would not complain. Which know the monks left the mountain the next day or not water down, the third day, too. After a week the same, until a month right of the mountain monk finally can not stand, he thought to himself: "My friend may be sick, I want to visit him in the past to see can do to help." So he climbed the mountain on the left to visit his old friend. When he left the mountain to the temple, after a surprise to see his old friend, because his old friend is shadow boxing front of the temple, nothing like a month who did not drink. He was curious to ask: "You have a month without water down, do not you can not drink it?" The monks left the mountain, said: "Come, come, I'll show you." So he took right of the mountain temple monks walked the backyard, pointing to a well, said: "This is five years, after I finish my homework every day will find time to dig the well, even though sometimes busy, even how much to dig much. Now at last Let me dig wells, I do not have to water down, I can have more time to practice tai chi that I like. "
Inspiration: We are in the company pay is more, they are all carrying water. And take the time after work dig their own wells, develop their own strength on the other hand, the future when we are older, physical fight, but young, and they are still have water to drink, but also very relaxed drink.
5. There are two similar to the mountains to find exquisite rock, a back of a full basket, the basket B is only one he thought was the most beautiful stones. A B laughed: "Why do you only pick one ah?" B said: "Although many beautiful stone, but I chose only one of the most beautiful enough." Phrase instead of a laugh, down the road, feeling a burden increasingly heavy, the last resort constantly to pick from a basket of stones in the worst dropped to his basket down the results when only one stone!
Implications: There are many things in life, memorable, sometimes you should learn to give up.
6. One scholar went to Beijing to exam the third time, living in a regular live store. Two days before the exam he did three dreams, the first dream is the dream of their own kinds of cabbage in the wall, the second dream is a rainy day, he was also wearing a bamboo hat umbrella, and the third dream is the dream with the beloved cousin lying down together, but Beikaozhebei. These three dreams seem profound meaning, the scholar went to a fortune the next day to explain it quickly. Fortune-telling one, shooting the thigh, said: "You still go home. You think about it, growing vegetables is not high on the wall futile it? Not bother to wear hats umbrellas it? Lying on a bed with his cousin, but back to back , is not the game is it? "a scholar, frustrated, ready to pack up and move back to the shop to go home. Shop owner is very odd, and asked: "do not test tomorrow, to return home today, how do you it?" Scholar says such and such a lot, shop owner laughed: "yo, I would explain it. I would think , you're going to stay. you think the wall is not high vegetable species? wearing umbrella hats do not show that you prepared all this time? back to back in bed with your cousin, not that you should stand up when to it? "a scholar, more reasonable, so spirits to take the exam, but still third overall in the months.
Revelation: positive people, like the sun, where it shines bright, negative people, like the moon, not the same as the first and fifteenth. Thoughts determine our lives, what kind of idea what kind of future there.
7. One day the zoo administrators have found that kangaroos come out from the cage, and then met to discuss, agree that the height of the cage is too low. So they decided to cage height from ten to twenty meters meters heightened. The results next day they went outside to find the kangaroo, so they decided to thirty meters and then a high degree of heightened actually did not expect the next day all went outside and see the kangaroos, so much tension administrators to decide a do for a pound, increasing the height of the height of the cage to a hundred meters. One day a few giraffes and kangaroos in their chat, "you see, these people will go on increasing the height of your cage?" Giraffe asked. "Hard to say." Kangaroo said: "If they continue forgetting to close it!"
Inspiration: In fact, many people are only aware of the problem, but can not grasp the core and foundation problems.
8. Crow standing on a tree, doing nothing all day, the rabbit saw the crow, and asked: I like you, are not doing anything all day? Crow said: Of course, what not? So, the rabbit began to open space under a tree to rest, all of a sudden, a fox appeared, and it jumped up and caught the rabbit, and swallow it down.
Revelation: If you want to stand and do nothing, then you must stand very high, very high.
9. A bird fly south for the winter. It was cold, almost frozen bird. Then, fly to a large space, after a cow there, in a pile of cow dung in the bird's body, frozen bird lying on the dunghill, and I'm warm, gradually recovered, it is warm and comfortable lay, and soon began to sing, a passing wildcat hear voices, to see what happens, follow the voice, wildcats quickly found lying on the dunghill of the bird, pull it out eats .
Inspiration: not everyone to dung upon your people are your enemy. Each of you is not from the dunghill lire people are your friends, and, when you're lying on the dunghill, better keep your mouth shut.
10. After the rain, struggled to a spider web climbing wall has been fragmented, due to damp walls, it climbed to a certain height, it will fall to it again and again to climb, and fall again and again ... ... the first person to see, he sighed to himself: "My whole life as spider is not it? busy and no income." So, he is becoming depressed. The second person to see, he said: this spider really stupid, why not look around next to a dry place to climb? I will be as stupid as it can. As a result, he became wise up. The third person to see, he was immediately spiders keep on fighting spirit moved. So he became strong.
Inspiration: a successful state of mind can be found everywhere in the success of those forces.
2010年9月28日星期二
Three and two Per year
Many years ago , a Christian publishing house design a course. This class is help about parents who set courses, in this courses first article is " borrowing a life . " This content is to remind parents, kids are not really ours, they are not our property , but God has them temporarily given to us to take care of , after all, the day parents is to let their leave families . Letting go does not mean giving up , but to them to return God , we let go of control of the hand, and not sparse almost parents the responsibility of , nor is it to give up do their duty required to authority, but to give unwarranted fear, selfishness Ambitions. We allow children to explore, they want their own study independent course is not easy, the child and not according to we want the model to do , sometimes we be looking will very anxious, would be very worried , even angry. But this is what we do parents as must learn the lessons , the day your child will eventually be independent , and in this process, we have to learn to entrust .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well overflow Personal sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
some time ago When reading , to see I wrote to her children a song , particularly moving, especially out to share . Song is " three and two per year " :
Only three and half years of age you
Torn Started to take care of themselves .
Three and half years of age you
old Four months When Where ?
You will sit on top of the hill ,
Or poor Table ?
Or Chasing A flock of sheep ,
All the way to running away ?
I want you to taste the being loved taste of ,
Do you taste not being loved the bitterness of ,
Lest you , like me, falling apart.
Oh! My Lord !
Do not let me defects spoil your gift ,
Do not let me be flawless clay molded a monster .
Ask you to purify my heart ,
Remove inside me all bitterness ,
So I will easily indulge in the extravagance .
Only three and half years old , he
Haired curly hair , have not been upset.
Only three and half years old , he
Her large eyes , human trust.
What else?
I see my let him wings solo ,
But do not know is good or bad ,
Love or fear
I do not want him like me hurt for many years,
I do not want that he more than flow drop should not the tears .
Oh! My Lord !
You have to teach me , I'll how teach him .
Taught me when to pull him away , when to let go.
In your time , he will come to know you.
When he finished the of life journey ,
May he have a of heaven bit copies.
Oh! My Lord !
Sometimes I wonder :
Yourself known you too late,
But three and half years old , he
is still looking forward to Sunrise the moment .
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well overflow Personal sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
some time ago When reading , to see I wrote to her children a song , particularly moving, especially out to share . Song is " three and two per year " :
Only three and half years of age you
Torn Started to take care of themselves .
Three and half years of age you
old Four months When Where ?
You will sit on top of the hill ,
Or poor Table ?
Or Chasing A flock of sheep ,
All the way to running away ?
I want you to taste the being loved taste of ,
Do you taste not being loved the bitterness of ,
Lest you , like me, falling apart.
Oh! My Lord !
Do not let me defects spoil your gift ,
Do not let me be flawless clay molded a monster .
Ask you to purify my heart ,
Remove inside me all bitterness ,
So I will easily indulge in the extravagance .
Only three and half years old , he
Haired curly hair , have not been upset.
Only three and half years old , he
Her large eyes , human trust.
What else?
I see my let him wings solo ,
But do not know is good or bad ,
Love or fear
I do not want him like me hurt for many years,
I do not want that he more than flow drop should not the tears .
Oh! My Lord !
You have to teach me , I'll how teach him .
Taught me when to pull him away , when to let go.
In your time , he will come to know you.
When he finished the of life journey ,
May he have a of heaven bit copies.
Oh! My Lord !
Sometimes I wonder :
Yourself known you too late,
But three and half years old , he
is still looking forward to Sunrise the moment .
2010年9月26日星期日
We can really "love"?
There is a story is like this:
A little boy pool found his pet turtle legs in the air , life lost, can not help but heartbroken . His father to tried comfort him, told him : "Do not cry , son, so be it! we Turtle , Mr. hold a funeral , crispness to be a with silk lined coffin , then please hand it faces vertical a Tombstone , engraved with its name. then, every day we in its grave offer fresh flowers , graves around, and then nailed a small wooden blocks , giving it around a cemetery . "
The little boy listened to wipe away tears, excitedly for Turtle Mr. preparing the funeral of . All RBI completed, by the father, mother , little boy still butler consisting of funeral procession on the seriousness, the arrival the pool , ready to " Move Spirit " buried , they found the body gone.
Everybody was astounded and up look , and eventually found turtle a happy from the pond emerge head , leisurely in swim it! boy Staring back from the dead 's "friends" , showing very disappointed expression , stop for a moment, he began : "We kill him , how ? "
This is a what story of ah ! purely children made by Child language , jokes one it? Or profound point out many people the blind spot of it ─ ─ We love , often not really love each other, but because love each other and can enjoy the of love pleasure .
I thought the other on "love "story , it is the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa experienced the one thing.
On one occasion, held in Mumbai in a on hunger huge conference , Mother Teresa also invited to the list, but she went to the venue on the way lost his way , so that delay time, rushed to the venue , the meeting has begun. On the the hall front of , she found a because of starvation dying , while the hall among the attending the delegates are talk , how to fifteen years within produce to enough food to solve the problem of hunger . A wall outside a living person about to starve to death. Mother Theresa immediately the man brought she set up the hospice will, but could not save his life , he was dead.
Mother Teresa feeling is : if we spend too much of the mind and other people talking about the poor, we would not have time to with the poor really talk , some people will make some fine words , published talk , but never thing the real Action.
Because of her profound experience of this, she would take practical the care of action to care for countless poor people, poor people, by Jesus given under the love to love those who she did not understanding have need of love. In those operations, without any expectations, only the unconditional giving. She said : "If a man do these things are intended to win the of others praise , at best, can only cook one year , no more , and only in those things for Jesus and do it to carry on . "
By the turtle and the little boy to Mother Theresa , it seems , there is no relationship between the two stories , but I even in a think time , can escape a deeper understanding of what is " love . " You, these two stories can give you some think ?
A little boy pool found his pet turtle legs in the air , life lost, can not help but heartbroken . His father to tried comfort him, told him : "Do not cry , son, so be it! we Turtle , Mr. hold a funeral , crispness to be a with silk lined coffin , then please hand it faces vertical a Tombstone , engraved with its name. then, every day we in its grave offer fresh flowers , graves around, and then nailed a small wooden blocks , giving it around a cemetery . "
The little boy listened to wipe away tears, excitedly for Turtle Mr. preparing the funeral of . All RBI completed, by the father, mother , little boy still butler consisting of funeral procession on the seriousness, the arrival the pool , ready to " Move Spirit " buried , they found the body gone.
Everybody was astounded and up look , and eventually found turtle a happy from the pond emerge head , leisurely in swim it! boy Staring back from the dead 's "friends" , showing very disappointed expression , stop for a moment, he began : "We kill him , how ? "
This is a what story of ah ! purely children made by Child language , jokes one it? Or profound point out many people the blind spot of it ─ ─ We love , often not really love each other, but because love each other and can enjoy the of love pleasure .
I thought the other on "love "story , it is the Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa experienced the one thing.
On one occasion, held in Mumbai in a on hunger huge conference , Mother Teresa also invited to the list, but she went to the venue on the way lost his way , so that delay time, rushed to the venue , the meeting has begun. On the the hall front of , she found a because of starvation dying , while the hall among the attending the delegates are talk , how to fifteen years within produce to enough food to solve the problem of hunger . A wall outside a living person about to starve to death. Mother Theresa immediately the man brought she set up the hospice will, but could not save his life , he was dead.
Mother Teresa feeling is : if we spend too much of the mind and other people talking about the poor, we would not have time to with the poor really talk , some people will make some fine words , published talk , but never thing the real Action.
Because of her profound experience of this, she would take practical the care of action to care for countless poor people, poor people, by Jesus given under the love to love those who she did not understanding have need of love. In those operations, without any expectations, only the unconditional giving. She said : "If a man do these things are intended to win the of others praise , at best, can only cook one year , no more , and only in those things for Jesus and do it to carry on . "
By the turtle and the little boy to Mother Theresa , it seems , there is no relationship between the two stories , but I even in a think time , can escape a deeper understanding of what is " love . " You, these two stories can give you some think ?
2010年9月25日星期六
Zhao Xiao : Walking through the narrow gate of the Chinese entrepreneurs
In the end how Chinese entrepreneurs should follow the way of doing business , why have so many brilliant leaders in the final 1:00 of the mall took the road of no return because of money ?
"From the Mu Qizhong to Zhou Zhengyi , to stand trial is Huang Guangyu , the private entrepreneurs describe the myth of their own era , and ultimately falling by the wayside , ended up totally discredited . of course, including social background , various institutional weaknesses , etc. Factors which , however, the expansion of their own desire , lack of entrepreneurship , and ignore the situation on the large , is a key reason for their failure . " Zhang Xiaoping financial writer recently published book "The richest man in Cheung Ching Liu Yongxing Liu Yonghao : Hope Group Three decades , " writes in the preface .
By comparison, Liu Yongxing , Liu Yonghao and other " Liu four brothers " are built from scratch three years survive , vigorous evergreen " Hope Group , " is very much a miracle . In the end how Chinese entrepreneurs should go the way of doing business , why have so many brilliant leaders in the final 1:00 of the mall took the money but because of no return ? Economist Zhao Xiao youth in July this year, "Chinese entrepreneurs "magazine on this subject expressed their views.
He said a series of private entrepreneurs in the Lok Ma , indicating the problems accumulated for years will eventually break out , there are indications that the current Chinese private enterprises are facing a historic change, China's private entrepreneurs are experiencing a historic distinction between screening and . Fall of the rich one by one , in fact, marks the end of an era - that is, the crazy stage of primitive accumulation of capital being a strong history of ending this giant hand , the rich are desperate to continue this piece of land in China will not Have a future .
However, all problems are entrepreneurs own problems? Zhao Xiao said that all the dirty water splashed to the private entrepreneurs are also unfair , " original sin " of the discussion is the social background should not be omitted . China's " issues rich " is actually long in the "problem system " of the tree .
Private entrepreneurs must on the one hand to make money , and the need to clean themselves proud , self- ahead , this road must be people willing to go the narrow road . Zhao Xiao Bible verses quoted in the text to point out that this is a kind of way , "The Bible : New Testament, Matthew , " Chapter 7 , section 13-14 : "Enter through the narrow gate . that leads to destruction , the door is wide , The road is large, many enter through it ; lead to eternal life , the door is narrow , the roads are small, few who find it . "
Hope Group 's Liu Yongxing , Liu Yonghao the four brothers experienced a difficult and tortuous road of entrepreneurship , the authors said Zhang Xiaoping , and their law-abiding , not to violate the law , honest and trustworthy management company , away from the officialdom of the unspoken rules . " Liu Yonghao "phenomenon worthy of study. Zhao Xiao have made a more profound thinking , that " Liu Yonghao Why can find a good difference to adhere to the road , supporting his former line of what is moral and ethical strength , and the West compared to the Puritan way entrepreneurs , Liu Yonghao What type of good roads are different, we can experience from Liu Yonghao institutional change, corporate transformation and cultural change to learn some what ? "
He said China has no choice in the "Let some people get rich , " the simple , upbeat music , the Chinese society will enter a new wealth of music, to comply with the minimum rules ( law-abiding , pay taxes ) , the pursuit of higher standards , will The new era of increasingly strong voice . People will be happy to see that generation of "Sunshine rich "will the real cast of China's economy healthy and sustainable take-off .
"But in this great transformation , in addition to the behavior of such external reference Liu Yonghao , " Professor Zhao Xiao concluded that private entrepreneurs should also read " Holy Bible : New Testament , Luke , " Chapter 13, 24 in such a worthy alert Words : "You should strive to enter through the narrow door . I tell you : Many people want to go in the future , it is not . "
"From the Mu Qizhong to Zhou Zhengyi , to stand trial is Huang Guangyu , the private entrepreneurs describe the myth of their own era , and ultimately falling by the wayside , ended up totally discredited . of course, including social background , various institutional weaknesses , etc. Factors which , however, the expansion of their own desire , lack of entrepreneurship , and ignore the situation on the large , is a key reason for their failure . " Zhang Xiaoping financial writer recently published book "The richest man in Cheung Ching Liu Yongxing Liu Yonghao : Hope Group Three decades , " writes in the preface .
By comparison, Liu Yongxing , Liu Yonghao and other " Liu four brothers " are built from scratch three years survive , vigorous evergreen " Hope Group , " is very much a miracle . In the end how Chinese entrepreneurs should go the way of doing business , why have so many brilliant leaders in the final 1:00 of the mall took the money but because of no return ? Economist Zhao Xiao youth in July this year, "Chinese entrepreneurs "magazine on this subject expressed their views.
He said a series of private entrepreneurs in the Lok Ma , indicating the problems accumulated for years will eventually break out , there are indications that the current Chinese private enterprises are facing a historic change, China's private entrepreneurs are experiencing a historic distinction between screening and . Fall of the rich one by one , in fact, marks the end of an era - that is, the crazy stage of primitive accumulation of capital being a strong history of ending this giant hand , the rich are desperate to continue this piece of land in China will not Have a future .
However, all problems are entrepreneurs own problems? Zhao Xiao said that all the dirty water splashed to the private entrepreneurs are also unfair , " original sin " of the discussion is the social background should not be omitted . China's " issues rich " is actually long in the "problem system " of the tree .
Private entrepreneurs must on the one hand to make money , and the need to clean themselves proud , self- ahead , this road must be people willing to go the narrow road . Zhao Xiao Bible verses quoted in the text to point out that this is a kind of way , "The Bible : New Testament, Matthew , " Chapter 7 , section 13-14 : "Enter through the narrow gate . that leads to destruction , the door is wide , The road is large, many enter through it ; lead to eternal life , the door is narrow , the roads are small, few who find it . "
Hope Group 's Liu Yongxing , Liu Yonghao the four brothers experienced a difficult and tortuous road of entrepreneurship , the authors said Zhang Xiaoping , and their law-abiding , not to violate the law , honest and trustworthy management company , away from the officialdom of the unspoken rules . " Liu Yonghao "phenomenon worthy of study. Zhao Xiao have made a more profound thinking , that " Liu Yonghao Why can find a good difference to adhere to the road , supporting his former line of what is moral and ethical strength , and the West compared to the Puritan way entrepreneurs , Liu Yonghao What type of good roads are different, we can experience from Liu Yonghao institutional change, corporate transformation and cultural change to learn some what ? "
He said China has no choice in the "Let some people get rich , " the simple , upbeat music , the Chinese society will enter a new wealth of music, to comply with the minimum rules ( law-abiding , pay taxes ) , the pursuit of higher standards , will The new era of increasingly strong voice . People will be happy to see that generation of "Sunshine rich "will the real cast of China's economy healthy and sustainable take-off .
"But in this great transformation , in addition to the behavior of such external reference Liu Yonghao , " Professor Zhao Xiao concluded that private entrepreneurs should also read " Holy Bible : New Testament , Luke , " Chapter 13, 24 in such a worthy alert Words : "You should strive to enter through the narrow door . I tell you : Many people want to go in the future , it is not . "
2010年9月24日星期五
God arranged duty
Work boring and pressure is known , but , when we feel the sanctity of work , then the work of the working class should be dispersed to the winds . Working arrangements if the task is God himself , is a sacred duty , and is one of the Lord Jesus personally involved in affairs , then we work reverence, awe , honor , pride will remember with affection .
( This article is a Mande new book , " the glory of the workplace , " the contents of the first section III , published by the author permission . Readers can preview . )
How has the work of joy?
No doubt , if we work in Beckett enterprises certainly have this joy , this joy comes from work is shrouded in God , God in charge of the work. Work boring and pressure is known , but , when we feel the sanctity of work , then the work of the working class should be dispersed to the winds . Working arrangements if the task is God himself , is a sacred duty , and is one of the Lord Jesus personally involved in affairs , then we work reverence, awe , honor , pride will remember with affection .
Work is calling, is to give work to the ultimate sanctity ; work is calling, a Christian 's basic attitude towards work . The concept of duty , this was carried forward in the work of the Reformation concept of the Christian view of human work a major contribution . Let us first look " is the bounden duty of " significance.
View the meaning of the first layer of vocation : professional is God's job , is arranged by God himself to us by occupation, is God ( days) to our mission , we work together we should hard-working, dedicated ; duty of the second meaning , Since the work of God are professional , we want to highlight the work of the image and likeness of God , we should reflect God's attributes work . What are the attributes of God ? Love , holiness , justice , etc. , so we have to work full of God's love , holiness and righteousness out . Work is calling, so employment is sacred , beautiful clean , can not shirk must be completed ; career is calling, then it should be based on piety , diligence , loyalty , initiative, and other noble pursuit of excellence to treat the work of the human spirit , and those who are lazy , Negligence, demoralized , do not fulfill all the performance of ethical conduct , all will be condemned and discipline .
Let us look at the historical evolution of occupational outlook . Occupational ancestor to humans arising from God hath set "repair guard "and" management control . " Continued proliferation of human large population , it creates a social division of labor . Social division of labor to produce all types of vocational constantly . With economic development , human production, exchange, trading and market continue to expand , greatly speeded up the birth of a variety of occupations . However, employment does not mean the correct employment outlook .
As a contamination of the crime , whether oriental or western countries , in the initial work did not establish the correct concept . People do not have faith in the value of the work , there is no sacred significance , this concept has long dominated the Western countries . In ancient China a " gentleman's Yu Yu Yi , villain Yu Yu Li "and "preserving the natural , human desire , " the traditional concept that only those " rectifying the mind , sincerity , inquiring , Saint and Emperor " of the scholar and meditation to achieve monasticism "Heaven , " the state , as ordinary person pawns , multitudes toil no faith in the value of the work .
Affect the work of the Chinese people are Buddhist concept of the idea , although WTO Zen positive trend , but more people left the Chinese Buddhism is to escape this world , specializing in the afterlife claim the secluded practice , the purpose of life is becoming a Buddha The meaning of life is to practice for the next life or nirvana , but the work of this life transition is helpless .
In the West, influence people 's thinking mainly from the professional view of Christianity . Before the Reformation doctrine , also will give up this life , death, monasticism , and finally enter heaven as the purpose of life . At that time, dominated by the Pope and priests of all , the self-proclaimed spokesmen for God , to promote the world should flee , all the world , including the work is decadent and shameful . One must live for the afterlife , the most important thing in life is prayer and a variety of complicated rituals . It should be away from the earth , prayer penance in inaccessible places , and finally enter heaven .
One was the famous bishop Eusebius that the world has two career : one is the consummate professional , dedicated to meditation , prayer, spirituality is the work of those monks and nuns , this job is transcendent, Sacred , to prove something to believe in ; the other one is licensed professional , committed to action , housekeeping , business and politics , kind of job just for a living , can not be avoided any service , there has been no value in faith . Theologian Thomas Aquinas also considered : the life of meditation is better than the life of action .
Obviously, this is only the God that the pastor has faith in the value of the professional level view of the majority of people work and their lives cut off from faith seriously , it ignores the secular activities of labor and profit , while the freeloader huge priests and beggars Groups, but enjoy a high honor . All this greatly hindered economic development and social progress, and ruined the happiness of human life and dignity, so that people have described the Middle Ages the " Dark Ages . "
After long night of the Middle Ages , from the rise of the Reformation in 1517 , sweeping away the darkness of the Middle Ages , to restore the true meaning of faith . From the 16-17 century, accompanied by magnificent Reformation, the West began the industrial revolution the economy , urbanization and global colonization movement , and Western concepts of work accompanied by a fundamental change . A positive entry into the WTO , " WTO practice "of the world , began to dominate the understanding of human life , wealth , profit , business and other economic activities also give people a strong positive , but to confirm his employment as a way of life, faith , Even praised as a " vocation "(Calling) career ideas began to form . Affect the process of human history, great Martin Luther and John • • Calvin innovative concept of career has played a huge role.
• New interpretation of Martin Luther
• Martin Luther (Martin Luther, 1483年~ 1546 ), Germany , is a 17th century Germany, the initiator of the Reformation . Originally a Roman Catholic monk , in 1508 he became professor of theology at the University Widenborg . 1517 , as against the world by Pope Leo X. granted indulgences exploit people , in front of the Lutheran Cathedral in Widenborg posted 95 Outline , the outline of power Reformed faith and sounded the clarion call of emancipation . Luther made his famous " by Faith " doctrine , that man 's salvation only personal salvation devout faith of Jesus Christ , the need , such as religious penance , the church's elaborate ceremony , etc. on the external merit . This is a fundamental denial of the privileges of the church and the clergy class .
• Martin Luther strongly advocated four principles: " Every man for priests , everyone has the call , everyone is a steward , everyone has the Bible. " He believes that every person is equal before God , and God 's call is also equal. Just as the Bible, " 1 Peter 2 : 9 ":" But you are a chosen people , a royal priesthood, a holy nation , belongs to the people of God , to give you promote him who called you out of darkness into Wonderful light of the United States and Germany . " Every Christian is " a royal priesthood , " with God through Jesus Christ has the right to direct traffic , but also has the right to help others to restore the relationship with God , but also the right to use their own words and actions to worship , serve God . This is the " man for the priest , " the original meaning .
• Martin Luther emphasized that everyone has the calling to the work of the clergy is not the only call , a call from God are not limited to clergy , and Christians in the world , including a career or work , work is calling , so all While the work should be sanctified . As long as there call , washing and sweeping the streets as much as for pastors and other professional , doctors, nurses generation . • Martin Luther emphasized the distinguished workers in the position before God . Even the humble such as cleaners , cleaning workers and other piecemeal work at home , if to honor God and do all things holy .
1520 , Martin Luther • contempt for ordinary people view the work , wrote : " contemplate life without " the Bible "under ; it strengthen the hypocrisy and arrogance ; and it caused excess , and contempt of people's lives . "" Brother 's work , sacred or difficult in any case , in God's eyes, all the villages and farmland not the slightest difference between labor and housewives ; before God , all the work alone measure of confidence . "
In the "marriage of industry , "a book • Martin Luther wrote: " When a person changing diapers for the baby , God and the angels will smile . "
• Martin Luther on the time workers are also said: " Your work is very sacred , God pleasing to your work ; by this work will give you a blessing . you should praise the work of this Engraved in all tools, also carved by toil and sweat of the brow and cheek . "
• Martin Luther hold high the " believers are priests "slogan , to teach people to have good behavior in the workplace , everything should be made for the glory of God and , although the work world , but if we dedicated hard work, any work can be The cause of sacred significance . • Martin Luther 's work is pioneering in the liberation of the various industries , smashed the Middle Ages the Catholic Church and imprison people's thinking , to break through the darkness of the Middle Ages in Europe , welcome the advent of modern , laid the ideological foundation.
Workers are called to work on meaningful . Recognizing the significance of the work , workers would be loyal to work, strive for perfection . • Martin Luther was German , his view of this deeply affected his work after the German people , to work as a call from God to do , serious , as he is in heaven watching the general , that the spirit of the German occupation Is to let the whole world on meaty .
There was a magazine article in which the title is "Made in Germany worth? " , the article that any product as long as marked in Germany , then the prices will soar , as in Germany means excellent quality, durable . At last estimate , " Germany " brand value of at least 2,000 billion. We buy medicines, to buy electronic products, car, as long as the money , they buy Germany's Schneider , Siemens , Mercedes, BMW . Other machinery and equipment , our products are also popular in Germany . Why are so many excellent products in Germany ?
China's " People's Daily "has published a report : Three Gorges dam , the number of Chinese workers and architects working in here , another group of German workers and architects working in the next . But we were doing work in China , can not be used after six months , while the German engineering quality remains very good . Had some basic operations are not standardized, such as screws , required eight times the screw , or did not tighten the Chinese workers , only Ningle 56 laps, or screw too tightly , turned 10 laps 11 laps , but the real twist As eight times the minimal . German workers work very seriously, honestly , every screw and no less than eight times gave it twisted , and each screw from a direction I looked , all Ningcheng Yi shape , do not see any deviation . Germany 's strict work has reached such a fine level.
German workers work attitude , it comes from the Martin Luther • initiated by the bounden duty of view . Those in the BMW, Mercedes-Benz workshop workers , are themselves as servants of God , a priest in the work , rather than an ordinary wage earners , working girl . In the workshop , but feel that they are in the church , they work, work , tighten the screws on the side of God feel the same . They are not the boss , not to work for the plant explorer , but for God to work . They are because of God 's love and admiration , because the concept has a vocation , so rigorous in their work , meticulous .
View Calvin 's career
• Martin Luther made the concept of duty , the other great change to teach John • Calvin (John Calvin, 1509 ~ 1564) concept of duty will be systematic , thorough technology . Calvin French, well-educated , after graduating in Balimengtai home to the University of Orleans to study law . 1534 for promotion of Lutheran doctrine of fugitive Basel, Switzerland . Later, the Reformation in Geneva to settle in the great mission of the Presbyterian Church and he is the founder of Reformed theology . He was released book " Christianity "and became a Protestant leader . Like the " Napoleonic Code " to complete the French Revolution, "Christian doctrine " to complete the Reformation .
Calvin special emphasis on human governance, management authority of this world , God gives him to manage the governance of the rights and obligations as cultural mission . He believed that God's revelation through nature, he created with his image , as well as historical trajectory that out . Believers and the world together all the people received the call of the culture , to control , hard work and look after the land God gave them . Therefore , the people of God to participate in the affairs of the world , namely cultural mission . The mission of the gospel never less than one , such as the Gospel mission of the church worship , it is also a duty to God .
Calvin said : "The world is our monastery . " This is a revolutionary discourse , it will focus people pulled from heaven down to earth , never pulled the present world , so that the birth of the Christian religion from the Middle Ages evolved to fit modern society involvement in the world of religion . He believes that people should " WTO practice "in this living , full of human activities and relationships in the world practice , in his career , in business management, trading profit of the various activities to practice , instead of , or live apart , or to remote mountains and penance .
Calvin and his successors made the famous " Book of five to justice , "which is recognized as the essence of Calvinism . This further reinforces the essence of the five Christians in the world and the glory of God in world mission and responsibility . Book of 5 prerequisite is : 1 , sinners comprehensive fall (the total depravity of the sinners); 2, God's unconditional selection (the unconditional election of the Father); 3, Christ qualified on behalf of the redemption (the limited atonement of Christ) ; 4, Holy Spirit, irresistible grace (irrestible grace of Holy Spirit); 5, Saint Constant tolerance Mongolia conservative (the perseverance of saints). This is 5 to saints from the sinners , from the corrupt to the selection , to the Mongolian conservative , logical , interpretation of the perfect .
Predestination that God in creation of the first part of the selection of man-made God's chosen people , only they could be saved , other lives will be hell . This selection is a sovereign decision of God , any human behavior , witchcraft , the sacraments can not change God's will . That is completely human salvation lies in God, and all the unrelated people . As Ephesians 1:4 : God as foundation of the world before choosing us in Christ so that we become holy before him , without blame . Romans 9:11 : God to man 's will , do not care about human behavior , is called one of the primary care .
Whether salvation is entirely God intended , which precludes the person any superstition, witchcraft , the sacraments and even burn incense and kowtow , offering cold pork, spirits and other means of bribery , the exclusion of human behavior , will also interfere with the gods who Completely rule out the possibility of the world will be saved completely correct according to the route point to the reality of society . Christian eyes no longer focused on the sacraments , magic world, but to look concerned about the real world . And all of God 's " chosen people " , he would never suffer the loss of grace , but who refused to grant the grace of God, who not only can not be used with a magic way to obtain the grace of nature , and there is no other way to get it .
Christians must become God's "tools" must be the practice of social life to " prove " he is a voter , must be pragmatic and do the obvious . Because in addition to social life , other ways are all people we can not intervene. Then how do you know what they are saved , one by conviction , and on the social life that you are God's chosen people , the society's economic , political , and cultural affairs, witness the glory of God , find salvation credentials .
No doctrine , as embodied in Calvin booked as a positive , strong and full of ambition to win , Calvin said: " To want to be glorified in heaven , this life must be war , and fight the victory , have to go through difficulties and obstacles before they can Get . " Faith is not a part of life , but the whole of human life . Calvin will be in the world and in society overall penetration of faith tend to the limit .
Scheduled to make Christians more confident of themselves as " voters " in part , to the glory of life for all as God, as long as the result of faith, convinced that he is saved , and glorify God in all things , and believe they are saved , It should work , life, time for every inch of the glory of God . Predestination to Christians fled from the witchcraft out of the community actively involved in the economic , cultural, political , scientific and academic affairs , and compliance with these matters on the outcome, God's intention to verify their Christian birthright . Therefore , a true Christians should try in all things , on the economic , political, social , academic activities, research and to glorify God, with God's guidance and transformation of society in the Road, the economic, legal order , and in industry, commerce, trade Other occupations do the work and continue to expand production .
With such a positive and promising theological basis for the views of Calvin on the job even more thoroughly . Calvin on the job have said the words of a far-reaching : " Occupational word with the meaning of call ; the so-called ' call ' , but that God used his finger pointing to an individual , I want you so so To live . " job is to instruct us in God 's call , if God told us to be priests, then we are to pastor the capacity to serve God ; if God told us to be doctors , we are a doctor, to serve God in this capacity ; If God told us to cook , to cook this as we are to serve God . Our job is to serve itself, existence itself .
Calvin said: All the job before God , all have equal status . A manager , businessman or a teacher apparently did not grow or produce any tangible goods , but their contribution to society is quite respectable , they were all working with the clergy who honor God . A historical perspective, this view of career changes , strongly affirmed the initial stage of market economy was being employed entrepreneur, the social status of merchants and artisans , spiritual significance .
Duty to treat people the dedicated hard work is the question of meaning . But the medieval people think , that man is dedicated to hard work , but because Adam criminal punishment because " the Bible • Book of Genesis , " wrote , "You must lifelong toil from the earth to eat . " Calvin is the joy that the original meaning of work , but after the start of human crime become boring , if a person regain call , then the people will return to the work experience of the most original and going . God 's curse on Adam was not the work itself , but the work and frustration caused by boring . In Hebrew , the " hard work "means also represents the boring and painful . This hard work , and a pleasant working Adam previously represented exactly the opposite meaning ; the Garden of Eden in the work of the Adam case , but his game or entertainment .
Calvin said to carefully study the " Genesis " scripture revealed God has asked to work for a living human . Therefore, if a person do not work hard and rely on others to live , is an immoral act ; as able-bodied beggars dependent on the charity as a living . God will land to the man , the only condition is that he must work hard . One reason is the object of creation , but to work together with God , not to lie down and doing nothing. When God's people by land, drilling , he also cursed laziness . Therefore , nothing is a waste of life than eating and drinking to sleep in and not do anything meaningful , but also violated the laws of nature established by God .
Although the work has nothing to do with the Mongolian elections , but the hard work and Calvin that the cause of prosperity , is often evidenced by one of the chosen of God . Like " the Bible says that " " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do , do it as a " "lazy for the Lord to act , will be cursed . " So we have to cherish the time , go all out at work . When people work in the real practice of faith , the will to engage with the sacred sense of work , they will all work best. In Reformed theology seems to be on for the best Christian , so Christians which should be the best citizens , best business , best sailor , the best workers , the best teachers, best Staff ... ... It is this work of piety and conviction of reality , only people filled with great enthusiasm to work , and contributed to the development of modern European economy .
Calvin long lived in Switzerland, he advocated a strong influence on the professional view of the Swiss . As we all know , the world's most outstanding watches of that country ? The answer is definitely Swiss . Such as Omega, Longines , Rolex , they are from little Switzerland . Even decades, these watches are not bad for a second , to prevent the water pressure of 150 meters , there are strong earthquake capacity , that is, from an altitude of more than 100 meters dropped , they could not bad . And the world watches the industry is basically not high-tech industries , which mainly rely on artificial and human attitudes.
According to a Chinese speaking Christian entrepreneurs , who have been to Switzerland to visit , and visited a Christian watch company . After the table into the plant a large nail factory owner took out a small piece of paper , ask them to see above what it is. They stare most of the day with the naked eye , nothing to see . , The owner of this little piece of paper into the high power microscope , they looked very surprised , actually there are dozens of small original screw top , watch the workers are holding these small screws to work. This shows the work of Swiss workers , to the extent of how fine .
Let China Entrepreneurs is surprising is that the world watches this production companies , there's no set up quality inspection processes . Normally , as long as manufacturing enterprises , a process that is the final product quality inspection , quality inspector must have , quality inspection departments to check the monitor product quality. But they were surprised to find that this production of the world watches the watch factory , anywhere in the workshop and the corner , no one quality inspector . They are curious to ask the boss , and production staff , quality inspector you where ? Their answer was humorous , and very interesting : "Our quality inspector in heaven ! . "
It seems God is their quality inspector ! Their job is to work for God . Since the work is God 's sacred duty , it should be harder, and the rigor of work to do . Such efforts and strict , in order to manufacture precision cutting edge , high quality watches and equipment out .
At present, Mainland China, exported , and Taiduo those for clothes , shoes and other daily necessities , such Riyong Pin Jishu content Di , required the spirit of Ye Zhi Ye low , why do we not like Germany , Switzerland as a precision cutting edge Sheng Chan , high-quality product out , which The most important reason , is our job to the professional spirit , still far from Germany, Switzerland, the height , but also do not understand how the concept of going on duty ? No duty concept, not at the good results of the work .
Puritan concept of vocation
Calvin 's vocation notion , and later became the source of Puritan professional outlook .
Puritans are people?
Since half of the 16th century, the beginning of the Reformation movement swept across Europe land . At that time the British , as the Church of England 's arbitrary , late Reformation , Christians were still under the British from the teachings of Calvin . 1524 , British Tyndale (William Tyndale) to the New Testament translated into English , he can be said that the first Puritan England . Early Puritan hope of life in full accordance with the principles of the Bible , obedience to the Bible rather than the teachings of the Pope and the Emperor can be said that their top priority. Historically, Protestants in the UK , who believe in Calvinist doctrine , dissatisfied with the teachings of the Church of England known as Puritans . And because the United Kingdom 's religious persecution , most of the Pilgrims fled to the United States , so people talk about the Puritans , generally refers to the American Puritans .
Puritan theology is basically from the Calvinist , so they naturally accept the " cultural mission "and" vocation notion . " In the Puritan understanding , career is a calling by God to be invisible , the beck and call , the order arranged by the task , the completion of this task is for each individual responsibilities and obligations of talent , but also thank God His calling the move . If God had called Abraham to make pious and wealthy king , his achievements in the last call of faith to become wealthy nations , many of the kings of reproduction . Now, God calls to open up North America, the Puritan territory , the country 's business in the United States as a vocation .
Puritan leaders Tyndale said: If we desire to glorify God, then pour , wash dishes , shoe and mission "are the same thing . "
Bo Keynes 's " vocation or calling on people " , wrote : " shepherd keeping the sheep act as if , as I said to perform , then in God 's eyes , they do and issued judgments on Judge, or the implementation of the rule, officials , or the sermon of the preacher , as are good and work. "
Early American Puritans that : " the construction of the factory who is built a temple . "
United States President John • 13 • Calvin Coolidge ( 1872-1933 years ): "The people who work in the factory is worship . "
The era of human society into the car , enjoy the " auto king "reputation • Henry Ford ( 1863-1947 years) President of the United States put it more incisively professionalism : "Work is the human moral , physical, social rescue Redemption . "
Although these words extreme , lifting the value of work to " salvation " of height , which in the strict theological sense, there is a problem , but we see how seriously the Americans are working , complete the work and faith Integration . This professionalism has become an important component of American Puritan spirit .
Puritan fact that professionalism has a profound belief in the background : Calvin 's book based on the Puritan , convinced that God intended to choose their own voters . However, they also often fall into these concerns : the existence of an absolute standard in the end who is the God's chosen people . Thus, the Puritan self-confidence in order to obtain this salvation , intense secular activities can be regarded as the most appropriate cognitive approach . Only the secular religion in order to dispel doubts , brings the certainty of grace . Puritan practice of their duty to firmly explain the position to obtain the certainty of the voters . That is, a Puritan one can confidently declared: "I am a voter , " On the other hand must be the objective effect of practice to " prove " he is a voter who is typical grace . Faith must be a valid faith , must work and entrepreneurship in the world to prove himself as a voter.
It's like religion sociologist Max Weber said : Puritan salvation by the secular life , to ensure that grace this earth target over the disposal of his live in the world is to increase the glory of God , from the secular state into a state of grace . This makes the Puritans created a positive ethical asceticism accession to the WTO : on the one hand , in industry, commerce , trade and other professional in the hard work in the promotion of wealth on the glory of God ; the other hand , there is a lifetime goal to give them A rational and orderly : to obey God's commandments, in order to overcome the natural impulse and pleasure . This " WTO asceticism "was thought to be the root of the capitalist spirit is the essence of the Puritan spirit .
The reason why a country prosperous and sustainable growth , there is a reason, and reason decline and stagnation in a country , but also for a reason. The United States was able to scratch , many leading industrial revolution the world first of its kind , not that other reasons aside , the spiritual belief level, the Puritan spirit is undoubtedly the spirit of its fundamental causes .
Today, American culture may be the world's most diverse open , mixed and confused culture , blacks, Indians , Asians , Catholics , Muslims and other cultures constitute an important one culture , but almost all of the sociologist , Civilization, researchers have recognized , as the United States which the founding , as the core of their culture and sustained motivation , or the Puritan spirit . The Puritan spirit in the performance of professional spirit , is its duty to view .
In the above we know the vocation notion of work practice, which , in fact, there are two levels : first, is the mission of God to us , so we have dedicated ; Secondly, the work of God , so in which to manifest God's love And holiness . Americans who have inherited from the Puritan view of this vocation . A high-tech workers in Silicon Valley told me : " In the U.S., work is duty , duty is customary , has completed two phases , " "In the U.S. there is one thing other countries do not have , that is work Innovation and excellence . "
Work is calling, is a sacred mission , therefore , Christians must strive for excellence , constantly challenging the limits and create excellence . The United States is leading the wave of the world's industrial countries , the second industrial revolution (electricity), the wave of the computer industry , the Internet industry, led by the United States to the . U.S. restaurant industry throughout the world , McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks in every corner of the world take root growth, the retail industry Wal-Mart , direct selling Amway , Mary Kay U.S. , FedEx Express industry almost all over the world , it shows the Americans Enterprising , challenge the spirit of excellence in vocation . Microsoft, their software development is a small change for one year , two years, a drastic change , from Windows95 to Windows98, and then across to Windows2000, and today , we were using WindowsXP, should definitely update later . Microsoft is the completion of God's mission in a spirit of innovation and excellence through the work to honor God .
On the other hand , Americans are working among the penetration of the attributes of God, embodied in the work of love , work, honest . Recently read a report , an American young people to Gansu as private teacher, holding more than 300 yuan of wages , and is four thousand . Chinese people do not understand, you're crazy to give up life of the United States is superior to the kind of remote and backward rural areas of Gansu suffering , are you crazy ? The United States insisted on not secular standards , not how much money the first place to work , but work can reflect the love of God first place .
The U.S. is the world's largest national charity , which charities are by many companies and employees love donations . Why their employees have this love? Because each employee know that their work is duty , more than just to make money , so pay a lot of work, love , such love for the customers , society , love, love the boss . When the love penetrate into work , the work will have real meaning , have real value . In China, people mostly work as a means of making money , for wages, to work the bottom end of the year , meaning that less and less work , more and more boring .
American credibility in the work among the Chinese than simply far cry . Although there are cases of fraud occurred , but in most cases, Americans are very honest , and strictly abide by the law to act . U.S. companies , the basic punch does not work , the security system company . Companies are basically not estoppal Repudiation as China is not so common . A Chinese reporter visited the United States , in a highway toll station , the cost is 4 U.S. dollars payable . However, only two U.S. dollars a reporter . How this can be done ? Toll reporter told the truth , Toll gave reporters an envelope , asked a reporter according to the address on the envelope to send two U.S. dollars did not pay the toll . The Chinese journalists are curious , toll Should we believe that two U.S. dollars would pay her back? This is a basic trust in society . Households have installed a security door of China, and give you the full confidence of trust between Americans really big difference .
Through the Reformation and the United States more than the Puritan concept of duty investigation, we further strengthened the conception of God in the professional mind. All this , as to study the spirit of American capitalism , known sociologist Max Weber in his famous work " The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism "says : " Professional ideology leads to the core of all Protestant denominations doctrine : God promised the only way of life Not want people to transcend worldly asceticism asceticism and moral , but the completion of the individual in this world where VIP status in which gives him the responsibility and obligation . It is his duty . "
A kind of from the Bible , sure , give vocational respected professional and even the sacred concept of the resulting sense of vocation . Let us pray to the end of this section :
Supreme , the true trinity of God , we thank you, praise you . Thank you for letting us have a duty to let us know of their own hands but your sacred mission given to us , just as you gave the bounden duty of the church pastor shepherd , today , you will also give me my job , And I honor you in this post up . Love of the Father , this post is my vocation , my way of worship , so that I can glory in my post on your holy name . I am not going to belittle and neglect their work , not in order to frustration , boredom and even hostile attitude towards my work. I know that I have owned this work for your good intentions, it is your call I know , I will work to honor you in this job up . Lord , ah, give me strength and wisdom , so that I can witness the work you love , manifest in the work of your holy , the Lord always be with us , and our work with the . Praise the Lord . The name of the Lord Jesus Christ, pray , Amen !
( This article is a Mande new book , " the glory of the workplace , " the contents of the first section III , published by the author permission . Readers can preview . )
How has the work of joy?
No doubt , if we work in Beckett enterprises certainly have this joy , this joy comes from work is shrouded in God , God in charge of the work. Work boring and pressure is known , but , when we feel the sanctity of work , then the work of the working class should be dispersed to the winds . Working arrangements if the task is God himself , is a sacred duty , and is one of the Lord Jesus personally involved in affairs , then we work reverence, awe , honor , pride will remember with affection .
Work is calling, is to give work to the ultimate sanctity ; work is calling, a Christian 's basic attitude towards work . The concept of duty , this was carried forward in the work of the Reformation concept of the Christian view of human work a major contribution . Let us first look " is the bounden duty of " significance.
View the meaning of the first layer of vocation : professional is God's job , is arranged by God himself to us by occupation, is God ( days) to our mission , we work together we should hard-working, dedicated ; duty of the second meaning , Since the work of God are professional , we want to highlight the work of the image and likeness of God , we should reflect God's attributes work . What are the attributes of God ? Love , holiness , justice , etc. , so we have to work full of God's love , holiness and righteousness out . Work is calling, so employment is sacred , beautiful clean , can not shirk must be completed ; career is calling, then it should be based on piety , diligence , loyalty , initiative, and other noble pursuit of excellence to treat the work of the human spirit , and those who are lazy , Negligence, demoralized , do not fulfill all the performance of ethical conduct , all will be condemned and discipline .
Let us look at the historical evolution of occupational outlook . Occupational ancestor to humans arising from God hath set "repair guard "and" management control . " Continued proliferation of human large population , it creates a social division of labor . Social division of labor to produce all types of vocational constantly . With economic development , human production, exchange, trading and market continue to expand , greatly speeded up the birth of a variety of occupations . However, employment does not mean the correct employment outlook .
As a contamination of the crime , whether oriental or western countries , in the initial work did not establish the correct concept . People do not have faith in the value of the work , there is no sacred significance , this concept has long dominated the Western countries . In ancient China a " gentleman's Yu Yu Yi , villain Yu Yu Li "and "preserving the natural , human desire , " the traditional concept that only those " rectifying the mind , sincerity , inquiring , Saint and Emperor " of the scholar and meditation to achieve monasticism "Heaven , " the state , as ordinary person pawns , multitudes toil no faith in the value of the work .
Affect the work of the Chinese people are Buddhist concept of the idea , although WTO Zen positive trend , but more people left the Chinese Buddhism is to escape this world , specializing in the afterlife claim the secluded practice , the purpose of life is becoming a Buddha The meaning of life is to practice for the next life or nirvana , but the work of this life transition is helpless .
In the West, influence people 's thinking mainly from the professional view of Christianity . Before the Reformation doctrine , also will give up this life , death, monasticism , and finally enter heaven as the purpose of life . At that time, dominated by the Pope and priests of all , the self-proclaimed spokesmen for God , to promote the world should flee , all the world , including the work is decadent and shameful . One must live for the afterlife , the most important thing in life is prayer and a variety of complicated rituals . It should be away from the earth , prayer penance in inaccessible places , and finally enter heaven .
One was the famous bishop Eusebius that the world has two career : one is the consummate professional , dedicated to meditation , prayer, spirituality is the work of those monks and nuns , this job is transcendent, Sacred , to prove something to believe in ; the other one is licensed professional , committed to action , housekeeping , business and politics , kind of job just for a living , can not be avoided any service , there has been no value in faith . Theologian Thomas Aquinas also considered : the life of meditation is better than the life of action .
Obviously, this is only the God that the pastor has faith in the value of the professional level view of the majority of people work and their lives cut off from faith seriously , it ignores the secular activities of labor and profit , while the freeloader huge priests and beggars Groups, but enjoy a high honor . All this greatly hindered economic development and social progress, and ruined the happiness of human life and dignity, so that people have described the Middle Ages the " Dark Ages . "
After long night of the Middle Ages , from the rise of the Reformation in 1517 , sweeping away the darkness of the Middle Ages , to restore the true meaning of faith . From the 16-17 century, accompanied by magnificent Reformation, the West began the industrial revolution the economy , urbanization and global colonization movement , and Western concepts of work accompanied by a fundamental change . A positive entry into the WTO , " WTO practice "of the world , began to dominate the understanding of human life , wealth , profit , business and other economic activities also give people a strong positive , but to confirm his employment as a way of life, faith , Even praised as a " vocation "(Calling) career ideas began to form . Affect the process of human history, great Martin Luther and John • • Calvin innovative concept of career has played a huge role.
• New interpretation of Martin Luther
• Martin Luther (Martin Luther, 1483年~ 1546 ), Germany , is a 17th century Germany, the initiator of the Reformation . Originally a Roman Catholic monk , in 1508 he became professor of theology at the University Widenborg . 1517 , as against the world by Pope Leo X. granted indulgences exploit people , in front of the Lutheran Cathedral in Widenborg posted 95 Outline , the outline of power Reformed faith and sounded the clarion call of emancipation . Luther made his famous " by Faith " doctrine , that man 's salvation only personal salvation devout faith of Jesus Christ , the need , such as religious penance , the church's elaborate ceremony , etc. on the external merit . This is a fundamental denial of the privileges of the church and the clergy class .
• Martin Luther strongly advocated four principles: " Every man for priests , everyone has the call , everyone is a steward , everyone has the Bible. " He believes that every person is equal before God , and God 's call is also equal. Just as the Bible, " 1 Peter 2 : 9 ":" But you are a chosen people , a royal priesthood, a holy nation , belongs to the people of God , to give you promote him who called you out of darkness into Wonderful light of the United States and Germany . " Every Christian is " a royal priesthood , " with God through Jesus Christ has the right to direct traffic , but also has the right to help others to restore the relationship with God , but also the right to use their own words and actions to worship , serve God . This is the " man for the priest , " the original meaning .
• Martin Luther emphasized that everyone has the calling to the work of the clergy is not the only call , a call from God are not limited to clergy , and Christians in the world , including a career or work , work is calling , so all While the work should be sanctified . As long as there call , washing and sweeping the streets as much as for pastors and other professional , doctors, nurses generation . • Martin Luther emphasized the distinguished workers in the position before God . Even the humble such as cleaners , cleaning workers and other piecemeal work at home , if to honor God and do all things holy .
1520 , Martin Luther • contempt for ordinary people view the work , wrote : " contemplate life without " the Bible "under ; it strengthen the hypocrisy and arrogance ; and it caused excess , and contempt of people's lives . "" Brother 's work , sacred or difficult in any case , in God's eyes, all the villages and farmland not the slightest difference between labor and housewives ; before God , all the work alone measure of confidence . "
In the "marriage of industry , "a book • Martin Luther wrote: " When a person changing diapers for the baby , God and the angels will smile . "
• Martin Luther on the time workers are also said: " Your work is very sacred , God pleasing to your work ; by this work will give you a blessing . you should praise the work of this Engraved in all tools, also carved by toil and sweat of the brow and cheek . "
• Martin Luther hold high the " believers are priests "slogan , to teach people to have good behavior in the workplace , everything should be made for the glory of God and , although the work world , but if we dedicated hard work, any work can be The cause of sacred significance . • Martin Luther 's work is pioneering in the liberation of the various industries , smashed the Middle Ages the Catholic Church and imprison people's thinking , to break through the darkness of the Middle Ages in Europe , welcome the advent of modern , laid the ideological foundation.
Workers are called to work on meaningful . Recognizing the significance of the work , workers would be loyal to work, strive for perfection . • Martin Luther was German , his view of this deeply affected his work after the German people , to work as a call from God to do , serious , as he is in heaven watching the general , that the spirit of the German occupation Is to let the whole world on meaty .
There was a magazine article in which the title is "Made in Germany worth? " , the article that any product as long as marked in Germany , then the prices will soar , as in Germany means excellent quality, durable . At last estimate , " Germany " brand value of at least 2,000 billion. We buy medicines, to buy electronic products, car, as long as the money , they buy Germany's Schneider , Siemens , Mercedes, BMW . Other machinery and equipment , our products are also popular in Germany . Why are so many excellent products in Germany ?
China's " People's Daily "has published a report : Three Gorges dam , the number of Chinese workers and architects working in here , another group of German workers and architects working in the next . But we were doing work in China , can not be used after six months , while the German engineering quality remains very good . Had some basic operations are not standardized, such as screws , required eight times the screw , or did not tighten the Chinese workers , only Ningle 56 laps, or screw too tightly , turned 10 laps 11 laps , but the real twist As eight times the minimal . German workers work very seriously, honestly , every screw and no less than eight times gave it twisted , and each screw from a direction I looked , all Ningcheng Yi shape , do not see any deviation . Germany 's strict work has reached such a fine level.
German workers work attitude , it comes from the Martin Luther • initiated by the bounden duty of view . Those in the BMW, Mercedes-Benz workshop workers , are themselves as servants of God , a priest in the work , rather than an ordinary wage earners , working girl . In the workshop , but feel that they are in the church , they work, work , tighten the screws on the side of God feel the same . They are not the boss , not to work for the plant explorer , but for God to work . They are because of God 's love and admiration , because the concept has a vocation , so rigorous in their work , meticulous .
View Calvin 's career
• Martin Luther made the concept of duty , the other great change to teach John • Calvin (John Calvin, 1509 ~ 1564) concept of duty will be systematic , thorough technology . Calvin French, well-educated , after graduating in Balimengtai home to the University of Orleans to study law . 1534 for promotion of Lutheran doctrine of fugitive Basel, Switzerland . Later, the Reformation in Geneva to settle in the great mission of the Presbyterian Church and he is the founder of Reformed theology . He was released book " Christianity "and became a Protestant leader . Like the " Napoleonic Code " to complete the French Revolution, "Christian doctrine " to complete the Reformation .
Calvin special emphasis on human governance, management authority of this world , God gives him to manage the governance of the rights and obligations as cultural mission . He believed that God's revelation through nature, he created with his image , as well as historical trajectory that out . Believers and the world together all the people received the call of the culture , to control , hard work and look after the land God gave them . Therefore , the people of God to participate in the affairs of the world , namely cultural mission . The mission of the gospel never less than one , such as the Gospel mission of the church worship , it is also a duty to God .
Calvin said : "The world is our monastery . " This is a revolutionary discourse , it will focus people pulled from heaven down to earth , never pulled the present world , so that the birth of the Christian religion from the Middle Ages evolved to fit modern society involvement in the world of religion . He believes that people should " WTO practice "in this living , full of human activities and relationships in the world practice , in his career , in business management, trading profit of the various activities to practice , instead of , or live apart , or to remote mountains and penance .
Calvin and his successors made the famous " Book of five to justice , "which is recognized as the essence of Calvinism . This further reinforces the essence of the five Christians in the world and the glory of God in world mission and responsibility . Book of 5 prerequisite is : 1 , sinners comprehensive fall (the total depravity of the sinners); 2, God's unconditional selection (the unconditional election of the Father); 3, Christ qualified on behalf of the redemption (the limited atonement of Christ) ; 4, Holy Spirit, irresistible grace (irrestible grace of Holy Spirit); 5, Saint Constant tolerance Mongolia conservative (the perseverance of saints). This is 5 to saints from the sinners , from the corrupt to the selection , to the Mongolian conservative , logical , interpretation of the perfect .
Predestination that God in creation of the first part of the selection of man-made God's chosen people , only they could be saved , other lives will be hell . This selection is a sovereign decision of God , any human behavior , witchcraft , the sacraments can not change God's will . That is completely human salvation lies in God, and all the unrelated people . As Ephesians 1:4 : God as foundation of the world before choosing us in Christ so that we become holy before him , without blame . Romans 9:11 : God to man 's will , do not care about human behavior , is called one of the primary care .
Whether salvation is entirely God intended , which precludes the person any superstition, witchcraft , the sacraments and even burn incense and kowtow , offering cold pork, spirits and other means of bribery , the exclusion of human behavior , will also interfere with the gods who Completely rule out the possibility of the world will be saved completely correct according to the route point to the reality of society . Christian eyes no longer focused on the sacraments , magic world, but to look concerned about the real world . And all of God 's " chosen people " , he would never suffer the loss of grace , but who refused to grant the grace of God, who not only can not be used with a magic way to obtain the grace of nature , and there is no other way to get it .
Christians must become God's "tools" must be the practice of social life to " prove " he is a voter , must be pragmatic and do the obvious . Because in addition to social life , other ways are all people we can not intervene. Then how do you know what they are saved , one by conviction , and on the social life that you are God's chosen people , the society's economic , political , and cultural affairs, witness the glory of God , find salvation credentials .
No doctrine , as embodied in Calvin booked as a positive , strong and full of ambition to win , Calvin said: " To want to be glorified in heaven , this life must be war , and fight the victory , have to go through difficulties and obstacles before they can Get . " Faith is not a part of life , but the whole of human life . Calvin will be in the world and in society overall penetration of faith tend to the limit .
Scheduled to make Christians more confident of themselves as " voters " in part , to the glory of life for all as God, as long as the result of faith, convinced that he is saved , and glorify God in all things , and believe they are saved , It should work , life, time for every inch of the glory of God . Predestination to Christians fled from the witchcraft out of the community actively involved in the economic , cultural, political , scientific and academic affairs , and compliance with these matters on the outcome, God's intention to verify their Christian birthright . Therefore , a true Christians should try in all things , on the economic , political, social , academic activities, research and to glorify God, with God's guidance and transformation of society in the Road, the economic, legal order , and in industry, commerce, trade Other occupations do the work and continue to expand production .
With such a positive and promising theological basis for the views of Calvin on the job even more thoroughly . Calvin on the job have said the words of a far-reaching : " Occupational word with the meaning of call ; the so-called ' call ' , but that God used his finger pointing to an individual , I want you so so To live . " job is to instruct us in God 's call , if God told us to be priests, then we are to pastor the capacity to serve God ; if God told us to be doctors , we are a doctor, to serve God in this capacity ; If God told us to cook , to cook this as we are to serve God . Our job is to serve itself, existence itself .
Calvin said: All the job before God , all have equal status . A manager , businessman or a teacher apparently did not grow or produce any tangible goods , but their contribution to society is quite respectable , they were all working with the clergy who honor God . A historical perspective, this view of career changes , strongly affirmed the initial stage of market economy was being employed entrepreneur, the social status of merchants and artisans , spiritual significance .
Duty to treat people the dedicated hard work is the question of meaning . But the medieval people think , that man is dedicated to hard work , but because Adam criminal punishment because " the Bible • Book of Genesis , " wrote , "You must lifelong toil from the earth to eat . " Calvin is the joy that the original meaning of work , but after the start of human crime become boring , if a person regain call , then the people will return to the work experience of the most original and going . God 's curse on Adam was not the work itself , but the work and frustration caused by boring . In Hebrew , the " hard work "means also represents the boring and painful . This hard work , and a pleasant working Adam previously represented exactly the opposite meaning ; the Garden of Eden in the work of the Adam case , but his game or entertainment .
Calvin said to carefully study the " Genesis " scripture revealed God has asked to work for a living human . Therefore, if a person do not work hard and rely on others to live , is an immoral act ; as able-bodied beggars dependent on the charity as a living . God will land to the man , the only condition is that he must work hard . One reason is the object of creation , but to work together with God , not to lie down and doing nothing. When God's people by land, drilling , he also cursed laziness . Therefore , nothing is a waste of life than eating and drinking to sleep in and not do anything meaningful , but also violated the laws of nature established by God .
Although the work has nothing to do with the Mongolian elections , but the hard work and Calvin that the cause of prosperity , is often evidenced by one of the chosen of God . Like " the Bible says that " " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do , do it as a " "lazy for the Lord to act , will be cursed . " So we have to cherish the time , go all out at work . When people work in the real practice of faith , the will to engage with the sacred sense of work , they will all work best. In Reformed theology seems to be on for the best Christian , so Christians which should be the best citizens , best business , best sailor , the best workers , the best teachers, best Staff ... ... It is this work of piety and conviction of reality , only people filled with great enthusiasm to work , and contributed to the development of modern European economy .
Calvin long lived in Switzerland, he advocated a strong influence on the professional view of the Swiss . As we all know , the world's most outstanding watches of that country ? The answer is definitely Swiss . Such as Omega, Longines , Rolex , they are from little Switzerland . Even decades, these watches are not bad for a second , to prevent the water pressure of 150 meters , there are strong earthquake capacity , that is, from an altitude of more than 100 meters dropped , they could not bad . And the world watches the industry is basically not high-tech industries , which mainly rely on artificial and human attitudes.
According to a Chinese speaking Christian entrepreneurs , who have been to Switzerland to visit , and visited a Christian watch company . After the table into the plant a large nail factory owner took out a small piece of paper , ask them to see above what it is. They stare most of the day with the naked eye , nothing to see . , The owner of this little piece of paper into the high power microscope , they looked very surprised , actually there are dozens of small original screw top , watch the workers are holding these small screws to work. This shows the work of Swiss workers , to the extent of how fine .
Let China Entrepreneurs is surprising is that the world watches this production companies , there's no set up quality inspection processes . Normally , as long as manufacturing enterprises , a process that is the final product quality inspection , quality inspector must have , quality inspection departments to check the monitor product quality. But they were surprised to find that this production of the world watches the watch factory , anywhere in the workshop and the corner , no one quality inspector . They are curious to ask the boss , and production staff , quality inspector you where ? Their answer was humorous , and very interesting : "Our quality inspector in heaven ! . "
It seems God is their quality inspector ! Their job is to work for God . Since the work is God 's sacred duty , it should be harder, and the rigor of work to do . Such efforts and strict , in order to manufacture precision cutting edge , high quality watches and equipment out .
At present, Mainland China, exported , and Taiduo those for clothes , shoes and other daily necessities , such Riyong Pin Jishu content Di , required the spirit of Ye Zhi Ye low , why do we not like Germany , Switzerland as a precision cutting edge Sheng Chan , high-quality product out , which The most important reason , is our job to the professional spirit , still far from Germany, Switzerland, the height , but also do not understand how the concept of going on duty ? No duty concept, not at the good results of the work .
Puritan concept of vocation
Calvin 's vocation notion , and later became the source of Puritan professional outlook .
Puritans are people?
Since half of the 16th century, the beginning of the Reformation movement swept across Europe land . At that time the British , as the Church of England 's arbitrary , late Reformation , Christians were still under the British from the teachings of Calvin . 1524 , British Tyndale (William Tyndale) to the New Testament translated into English , he can be said that the first Puritan England . Early Puritan hope of life in full accordance with the principles of the Bible , obedience to the Bible rather than the teachings of the Pope and the Emperor can be said that their top priority. Historically, Protestants in the UK , who believe in Calvinist doctrine , dissatisfied with the teachings of the Church of England known as Puritans . And because the United Kingdom 's religious persecution , most of the Pilgrims fled to the United States , so people talk about the Puritans , generally refers to the American Puritans .
Puritan theology is basically from the Calvinist , so they naturally accept the " cultural mission "and" vocation notion . " In the Puritan understanding , career is a calling by God to be invisible , the beck and call , the order arranged by the task , the completion of this task is for each individual responsibilities and obligations of talent , but also thank God His calling the move . If God had called Abraham to make pious and wealthy king , his achievements in the last call of faith to become wealthy nations , many of the kings of reproduction . Now, God calls to open up North America, the Puritan territory , the country 's business in the United States as a vocation .
Puritan leaders Tyndale said: If we desire to glorify God, then pour , wash dishes , shoe and mission "are the same thing . "
Bo Keynes 's " vocation or calling on people " , wrote : " shepherd keeping the sheep act as if , as I said to perform , then in God 's eyes , they do and issued judgments on Judge, or the implementation of the rule, officials , or the sermon of the preacher , as are good and work. "
Early American Puritans that : " the construction of the factory who is built a temple . "
United States President John • 13 • Calvin Coolidge ( 1872-1933 years ): "The people who work in the factory is worship . "
The era of human society into the car , enjoy the " auto king "reputation • Henry Ford ( 1863-1947 years) President of the United States put it more incisively professionalism : "Work is the human moral , physical, social rescue Redemption . "
Although these words extreme , lifting the value of work to " salvation " of height , which in the strict theological sense, there is a problem , but we see how seriously the Americans are working , complete the work and faith Integration . This professionalism has become an important component of American Puritan spirit .
Puritan fact that professionalism has a profound belief in the background : Calvin 's book based on the Puritan , convinced that God intended to choose their own voters . However, they also often fall into these concerns : the existence of an absolute standard in the end who is the God's chosen people . Thus, the Puritan self-confidence in order to obtain this salvation , intense secular activities can be regarded as the most appropriate cognitive approach . Only the secular religion in order to dispel doubts , brings the certainty of grace . Puritan practice of their duty to firmly explain the position to obtain the certainty of the voters . That is, a Puritan one can confidently declared: "I am a voter , " On the other hand must be the objective effect of practice to " prove " he is a voter who is typical grace . Faith must be a valid faith , must work and entrepreneurship in the world to prove himself as a voter.
It's like religion sociologist Max Weber said : Puritan salvation by the secular life , to ensure that grace this earth target over the disposal of his live in the world is to increase the glory of God , from the secular state into a state of grace . This makes the Puritans created a positive ethical asceticism accession to the WTO : on the one hand , in industry, commerce , trade and other professional in the hard work in the promotion of wealth on the glory of God ; the other hand , there is a lifetime goal to give them A rational and orderly : to obey God's commandments, in order to overcome the natural impulse and pleasure . This " WTO asceticism "was thought to be the root of the capitalist spirit is the essence of the Puritan spirit .
The reason why a country prosperous and sustainable growth , there is a reason, and reason decline and stagnation in a country , but also for a reason. The United States was able to scratch , many leading industrial revolution the world first of its kind , not that other reasons aside , the spiritual belief level, the Puritan spirit is undoubtedly the spirit of its fundamental causes .
Today, American culture may be the world's most diverse open , mixed and confused culture , blacks, Indians , Asians , Catholics , Muslims and other cultures constitute an important one culture , but almost all of the sociologist , Civilization, researchers have recognized , as the United States which the founding , as the core of their culture and sustained motivation , or the Puritan spirit . The Puritan spirit in the performance of professional spirit , is its duty to view .
In the above we know the vocation notion of work practice, which , in fact, there are two levels : first, is the mission of God to us , so we have dedicated ; Secondly, the work of God , so in which to manifest God's love And holiness . Americans who have inherited from the Puritan view of this vocation . A high-tech workers in Silicon Valley told me : " In the U.S., work is duty , duty is customary , has completed two phases , " "In the U.S. there is one thing other countries do not have , that is work Innovation and excellence . "
Work is calling, is a sacred mission , therefore , Christians must strive for excellence , constantly challenging the limits and create excellence . The United States is leading the wave of the world's industrial countries , the second industrial revolution (electricity), the wave of the computer industry , the Internet industry, led by the United States to the . U.S. restaurant industry throughout the world , McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks in every corner of the world take root growth, the retail industry Wal-Mart , direct selling Amway , Mary Kay U.S. , FedEx Express industry almost all over the world , it shows the Americans Enterprising , challenge the spirit of excellence in vocation . Microsoft, their software development is a small change for one year , two years, a drastic change , from Windows95 to Windows98, and then across to Windows2000, and today , we were using WindowsXP, should definitely update later . Microsoft is the completion of God's mission in a spirit of innovation and excellence through the work to honor God .
On the other hand , Americans are working among the penetration of the attributes of God, embodied in the work of love , work, honest . Recently read a report , an American young people to Gansu as private teacher, holding more than 300 yuan of wages , and is four thousand . Chinese people do not understand, you're crazy to give up life of the United States is superior to the kind of remote and backward rural areas of Gansu suffering , are you crazy ? The United States insisted on not secular standards , not how much money the first place to work , but work can reflect the love of God first place .
The U.S. is the world's largest national charity , which charities are by many companies and employees love donations . Why their employees have this love? Because each employee know that their work is duty , more than just to make money , so pay a lot of work, love , such love for the customers , society , love, love the boss . When the love penetrate into work , the work will have real meaning , have real value . In China, people mostly work as a means of making money , for wages, to work the bottom end of the year , meaning that less and less work , more and more boring .
American credibility in the work among the Chinese than simply far cry . Although there are cases of fraud occurred , but in most cases, Americans are very honest , and strictly abide by the law to act . U.S. companies , the basic punch does not work , the security system company . Companies are basically not estoppal Repudiation as China is not so common . A Chinese reporter visited the United States , in a highway toll station , the cost is 4 U.S. dollars payable . However, only two U.S. dollars a reporter . How this can be done ? Toll reporter told the truth , Toll gave reporters an envelope , asked a reporter according to the address on the envelope to send two U.S. dollars did not pay the toll . The Chinese journalists are curious , toll Should we believe that two U.S. dollars would pay her back? This is a basic trust in society . Households have installed a security door of China, and give you the full confidence of trust between Americans really big difference .
Through the Reformation and the United States more than the Puritan concept of duty investigation, we further strengthened the conception of God in the professional mind. All this , as to study the spirit of American capitalism , known sociologist Max Weber in his famous work " The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism "says : " Professional ideology leads to the core of all Protestant denominations doctrine : God promised the only way of life Not want people to transcend worldly asceticism asceticism and moral , but the completion of the individual in this world where VIP status in which gives him the responsibility and obligation . It is his duty . "
A kind of from the Bible , sure , give vocational respected professional and even the sacred concept of the resulting sense of vocation . Let us pray to the end of this section :
Supreme , the true trinity of God , we thank you, praise you . Thank you for letting us have a duty to let us know of their own hands but your sacred mission given to us , just as you gave the bounden duty of the church pastor shepherd , today , you will also give me my job , And I honor you in this post up . Love of the Father , this post is my vocation , my way of worship , so that I can glory in my post on your holy name . I am not going to belittle and neglect their work , not in order to frustration , boredom and even hostile attitude towards my work. I know that I have owned this work for your good intentions, it is your call I know , I will work to honor you in this job up . Lord , ah, give me strength and wisdom , so that I can witness the work you love , manifest in the work of your holy , the Lord always be with us , and our work with the . Praise the Lord . The name of the Lord Jesus Christ, pray , Amen !
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