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GOD BLESS YOU MY DEAR CHINESE FRIEND
These devotions are not mine, but I hope you will be blessed. Please read them, share them. Please listen to the sermons, and pray for the Chinese people. Copy the links into your browser or click on them
Coffee Break
甜馨一刻
"Don't Wait Until The Last Minute"
不要等到最后一分钟 "
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)" 2 Corinthians 6:2
因为他说："在悦纳的时候，我应允了你，在拯救的日子，我帮助了你。"（哥林多后书6:2）
There is one thing I have noticed about the human nature-- we tend to put things off until the last minute. I tend to do it myself. I have some volunteers at my shop who are doing community service in order to "work off" their fines. I can always tell when it is the end of the month. My phone rings constantly with people asking to work because they have to have at least ten hours done before the end of the month. They have waited until the last couple of days to try to get those hours in. Some are able to, but some fall short.
我注意到人的一个本质--我们喜欢把事情拖到最后一分钟才去完成（拖延症）。我更喜欢亲力亲为。在我的商店里有一群志愿者，他们为了还清罚款而做社区服务。我可以说，我总是在每个月底接到申请做志愿者的电话，因为在月底他们要做至少10小时的工作。他们常常会在最后的几天才把这10个小时的工作做完。有一些可以做完，有一些功亏一篑。
Many people treat their eternity the same way. They are waiting until the "last minute" to get things right with God. Many are waiting until after they have lived their lives and finished doing all the "fun things" they had planned to do before giving their lives to the Lord. Some are waiting until their "death bed" to do it. Some are just waiting with the idea that "one day" they will do it.
许多人也用相同的方式对待永恒，他们常常等到最后一刻才想着与神和好。有些人会等到他过上自己想过的生活，或者完成计划要去做"有趣"的事情之后，才会想到把生活交给耶稣。有一些人会到临终前，或者等到"那一天”，才会那样做。
These people are gambling with the state of their eternal souls. Just like the volunteers, they are hoping that we will say, "yes". They have it all figured out-- just wait, don't worry about it all month, get the hours in at the last minute, etc. But it doesn't always work like that. I have had to turn several down because I didn't need them. They waited too late.
这些朋友是拿自己永生的国度在做赌注。就像那群志愿者，他们会希望我们说："是"。他们已经搞懂一件事—就是等，等到最后数小时才去完成，而不要整个月都为此担忧。但事情并不像他们想像的那样，我不得不拒绝一些东西，因为我不需要他们。他们等得太迟了。
We can't think that we have plenty of time to get things right with God. We are not promised tomorrow. We are not promised the next breath. We are not promised we will have a "death bed" opportunity. We are not promised to live to a "ripe old age". We only have now. We only have this moment. We only have this breath.
我们不应该觉得，我们有足够多的时间可以与神和好，因为我们不知道明天的道路如何。我们不知道明天与意外哪个会先来，因为谁也没办法承诺我们有临终前悔改的机会，也没有人承诺给我们有足够的高龄。我们所拥有的只是现在，我们拥有这一刻，拥有这一口气。
Are you waiting? Are you holding out until you have done all you want to do? Are you putting God off until you are ready? If so, you are taking a big chance. If so, you are on dangerous ground. If you are you may wind up falling short of eternity.
你还在等什么呢？你是否还在等做完你想做的一切后才与神和好？你是否在你未准备好之前把神摆在一边？如果是，你在冒一个很大的险。如果是，你正身陷险地，你并不在永恒的国度里。
Have a great day. Don't wait until the last minute to get right with God. You aren't promised to have that last minute.
过一个美好的一天，不要拖延与神和好的时机，我们掌握不了自己的未来。
PASTOR JOHN MACARTHUR
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).“因我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。”（腓利比书1：21）
In addition to Scripture, God has given us more than adequate spiritual resources to meet suffering and death.
除了圣经，上帝还给了我们更多的属灵资源让我们来面对苦难和死亡。
Wall Street, the name synonymous with the American stock market and financial investing, is a place where confidence can rise and fall with great force and unpredictability, right along with the rising or sinking level of stock prices. Prices always se-em to even out, but who can be certain about how they will be have in the future?
华尔街，这个名称与美国股票市场和金融投资的代名词一样，是一个信心可以随着股价上涨或下跌而强有力和不可预测地上涨和下跌的地方。价格总是看似平淡无奇，但又有谁能确定他们未来的趋势？
The apostle Paul’s spiritual confidence was not based on the change ableness of financial markets but on truths that are stable and reliable. Yesterday we saw his confidence in God’s Word, and today we’ll look at three more reasons Paul could confront death confidently.
使徒保罗的属灵信心不是基于金融市场的可变性，而是基于稳定可靠的真理。昨天我们看到了他对上帝话语的信心，今天我们再来看看保罗可以有信心地面对死亡的三个理由。
First, Paul had confidence in the prayers of other believers. But it was not a presumptuous confidence because he believed in asking others to pray (see Rom. 15:30). Paul was convinced that “the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James5:16).
首先，保罗对其他信徒的祷告有信心。但这不是一种假想的信心因为他相信并请求他人代求（罗马书15：30）。保罗坚信“义人祈祷所发的力量是大有功效的。”（雅各书5：16）。
Second, Paul was confident that the Holy Spirit would supply all necessary resources to sustain him through any suffering, even death. All Christians can have that same confidence:“ The Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep forwords” (Rom. 8:26).
第二，保罗相信圣灵必在各样的苦难，甚至死亡时供给他所需的一切，来保守他。所有的基督徒都当有同样的信心：“况且，我们的软弱有圣灵帮助；我们本不晓得当怎样祷告，只有圣灵亲自用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告。”（罗马书8：26）。
Third, Paul had the utmost confidence in Christ’s promises. The apostle was sure that God had called him to a specific ministry (Acts 26:16) and that if he was faithful, he would never suffer shame (Mark 8:38). Jesus never abandons His sheep, no matter how bleak and frustrating their circumstances seem (John 10:27-28).
第三，保罗对基督的应许有最大的信心。使徒保罗确定上帝呼召他作专门执事（使徒行传26：16），如果他有信心的话，他就永远不会羞愧（马可福音8：38）。耶稣从来不放弃祂的羊群，不管面临的状况是何等的黯淡和沮丧（约翰福音10：27-28）。
Our verse from Philippians summarizes Paul’s confidence and joy in spite of possible death. As long as he was serving Jesus Christ, he’d just as soon die because death frees the believer from the burdens of earth and lets him glorify Christ in eternity. We can rely on the same promises and provisions as Paul did and have his kind of joy. Jesus “is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever” (Heb. 13:8).
腓利比书中的一节经文总结了保罗在面对可能的死亡时所有的信心和喜乐。只要他服侍耶稣基督，他都想要尽快死去，因为死亡使信徒脱离了世上的劳苦，并在永恒里荣耀基督。我们也要和保罗一样依靠同样的应许和信心，享有同样的喜乐。耶稣“昨日、今日、一直到永远，是一样的。”（希伯来书13：8）
Suggestions for Prayer祷告建议
For Further Study进深研究
Read Romans 8, andlist as many spiritual resources and reasons for rejoicing as you can from the chapter.阅读罗马书8章，尽可能多地列举你从本章中得到的喜乐的属灵资源和原因。
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與罪爭戰之罪的本質
Steven Shi | 約 翰 一 書
Chinese Reformed Baptist
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背道
Tony Wang
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These devotions are not mine, but I hope you will be blessed. Please read them, share them. Please listen to the sermons, and pray for the Chinese people. Copy the links into your browser or click on them
Coffee Break
甜馨一刻
"Don't Wait Until The Last Minute"
不要等到最后一分钟 "
(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)" 2 Corinthians 6:2
因为他说："在悦纳的时候，我应允了你，在拯救的日子，我帮助了你。"（哥林多后书6:2）
There is one thing I have noticed about the human nature-- we tend to put things off until the last minute. I tend to do it myself. I have some volunteers at my shop who are doing community service in order to "work off" their fines. I can always tell when it is the end of the month. My phone rings constantly with people asking to work because they have to have at least ten hours done before the end of the month. They have waited until the last couple of days to try to get those hours in. Some are able to, but some fall short.
我注意到人的一个本质--我们喜欢把事情拖到最后一分钟才去完成（拖延症）。我更喜欢亲力亲为。在我的商店里有一群志愿者，他们为了还清罚款而做社区服务。我可以说，我总是在每个月底接到申请做志愿者的电话，因为在月底他们要做至少10小时的工作。他们常常会在最后的几天才把这10个小时的工作做完。有一些可以做完，有一些功亏一篑。
Many people treat their eternity the same way. They are waiting until the "last minute" to get things right with God. Many are waiting until after they have lived their lives and finished doing all the "fun things" they had planned to do before giving their lives to the Lord. Some are waiting until their "death bed" to do it. Some are just waiting with the idea that "one day" they will do it.
许多人也用相同的方式对待永恒，他们常常等到最后一刻才想着与神和好。有些人会等到他过上自己想过的生活，或者完成计划要去做"有趣"的事情之后，才会想到把生活交给耶稣。有一些人会到临终前，或者等到"那一天”，才会那样做。
These people are gambling with the state of their eternal souls. Just like the volunteers, they are hoping that we will say, "yes". They have it all figured out-- just wait, don't worry about it all month, get the hours in at the last minute, etc. But it doesn't always work like that. I have had to turn several down because I didn't need them. They waited too late.
这些朋友是拿自己永生的国度在做赌注。就像那群志愿者，他们会希望我们说："是"。他们已经搞懂一件事—就是等，等到最后数小时才去完成，而不要整个月都为此担忧。但事情并不像他们想像的那样，我不得不拒绝一些东西，因为我不需要他们。他们等得太迟了。
We can't think that we have plenty of time to get things right with God. We are not promised tomorrow. We are not promised the next breath. We are not promised we will have a "death bed" opportunity. We are not promised to live to a "ripe old age". We only have now. We only have this moment. We only have this breath.
我们不应该觉得，我们有足够多的时间可以与神和好，因为我们不知道明天的道路如何。我们不知道明天与意外哪个会先来，因为谁也没办法承诺我们有临终前悔改的机会，也没有人承诺给我们有足够的高龄。我们所拥有的只是现在，我们拥有这一刻，拥有这一口气。
Are you waiting? Are you holding out until you have done all you want to do? Are you putting God off until you are ready? If so, you are taking a big chance. If so, you are on dangerous ground. If you are you may wind up falling short of eternity.
你还在等什么呢？你是否还在等做完你想做的一切后才与神和好？你是否在你未准备好之前把神摆在一边？如果是，你在冒一个很大的险。如果是，你正身陷险地，你并不在永恒的国度里。
Have a great day. Don't wait until the last minute to get right with God. You aren't promised to have that last minute.
过一个美好的一天，不要拖延与神和好的时机，我们掌握不了自己的未来。
PASTOR JOHN MACARTHUR
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).“因我活着就是基督，我死了就有益处。”（腓利比书1：21）
In addition to Scripture, God has given us more than adequate spiritual resources to meet suffering and death.
除了圣经，上帝还给了我们更多的属灵资源让我们来面对苦难和死亡。
Wall Street, the name synonymous with the American stock market and financial investing, is a place where confidence can rise and fall with great force and unpredictability, right along with the rising or sinking level of stock prices. Prices always se-em to even out, but who can be certain about how they will be have in the future?
华尔街，这个名称与美国股票市场和金融投资的代名词一样，是一个信心可以随着股价上涨或下跌而强有力和不可预测地上涨和下跌的地方。价格总是看似平淡无奇，但又有谁能确定他们未来的趋势？
The apostle Paul’s spiritual confidence was not based on the change ableness of financial markets but on truths that are stable and reliable. Yesterday we saw his confidence in God’s Word, and today we’ll look at three more reasons Paul could confront death confidently.
使徒保罗的属灵信心不是基于金融市场的可变性，而是基于稳定可靠的真理。昨天我们看到了他对上帝话语的信心，今天我们再来看看保罗可以有信心地面对死亡的三个理由。
First, Paul had confidence in the prayers of other believers. But it was not a presumptuous confidence because he believed in asking others to pray (see Rom. 15:30). Paul was convinced that “the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James5:16).
首先，保罗对其他信徒的祷告有信心。但这不是一种假想的信心因为他相信并请求他人代求（罗马书15：30）。保罗坚信“义人祈祷所发的力量是大有功效的。”（雅各书5：16）。
Second, Paul was confident that the Holy Spirit would supply all necessary resources to sustain him through any suffering, even death. All Christians can have that same confidence:“ The Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep forwords” (Rom. 8:26).
第二，保罗相信圣灵必在各样的苦难，甚至死亡时供给他所需的一切，来保守他。所有的基督徒都当有同样的信心：“况且，我们的软弱有圣灵帮助；我们本不晓得当怎样祷告，只有圣灵亲自用说不出来的叹息替我们祷告。”（罗马书8：26）。
Third, Paul had the utmost confidence in Christ’s promises. The apostle was sure that God had called him to a specific ministry (Acts 26:16) and that if he was faithful, he would never suffer shame (Mark 8:38). Jesus never abandons His sheep, no matter how bleak and frustrating their circumstances seem (John 10:27-28).
第三，保罗对基督的应许有最大的信心。使徒保罗确定上帝呼召他作专门执事（使徒行传26：16），如果他有信心的话，他就永远不会羞愧（马可福音8：38）。耶稣从来不放弃祂的羊群，不管面临的状况是何等的黯淡和沮丧（约翰福音10：27-28）。
Our verse from Philippians summarizes Paul’s confidence and joy in spite of possible death. As long as he was serving Jesus Christ, he’d just as soon die because death frees the believer from the burdens of earth and lets him glorify Christ in eternity. We can rely on the same promises and provisions as Paul did and have his kind of joy. Jesus “is the same yesterday and today, yes and forever” (Heb. 13:8).
腓利比书中的一节经文总结了保罗在面对可能的死亡时所有的信心和喜乐。只要他服侍耶稣基督，他都想要尽快死去，因为死亡使信徒脱离了世上的劳苦，并在永恒里荣耀基督。我们也要和保罗一样依靠同样的应许和信心，享有同样的喜乐。耶稣“昨日、今日、一直到永远，是一样的。”（希伯来书13：8）
Suggestions for Prayer祷告建议
- Confess any ways in which you have a misplaced confidence.
- Ask the Lord to reinforce in your heart a Pauline confidence that rejoices no matter what.
For Further Study进深研究
Read Romans 8, andlist as many spiritual resources and reasons for rejoicing as you can from the chapter.阅读罗马书8章，尽可能多地列举你从本章中得到的喜乐的属灵资源和原因。
SOAK IN SCRIPTURE
PRAYER
prayer
如何戰勝憂慮,迎向光明？Overcoming Anxiety
Rev. Derek Chi-Liang Tu
sermonaudio.com/sermon/219232156197623
與罪爭戰之罪的本質
Steven Shi | 約 翰 一 書
sermonaudio.com/sermon/3123330471888
背道
Tony Wang
sermonaudio.com/sermon/35231948391689
Why Did the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Choose Four Seasons to Manage Historic Landmark in Rome?
- By Michie
- One Bread, One Body - Catholic
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New partnership that raised concern in some Catholic spheres is intended to promote a social hostelry that will benefit the Holy Land and give more visibility to the order.
The iconic Palazzo della Rovere in Rome is about to reopen its doors to pilgrims and tourists, five years after the departure of the former managing company of the place, the Columbus Hotel, in 2018. The Order of the Holy Sepulchre (OESSH), owner of the palace — which is also its headquarters — has just entrusted its management to the international hotel group Fort Partners-Four Seasons.
The order’s decision was anticipated in the Italian press last May, when three candidates were still in the running to take over the premises. The agreement, signed by both parts March 10, received the approval of the Holy See.
Continued below.
www.ncregister.com
The iconic Palazzo della Rovere in Rome is about to reopen its doors to pilgrims and tourists, five years after the departure of the former managing company of the place, the Columbus Hotel, in 2018. The Order of the Holy Sepulchre (OESSH), owner of the palace — which is also its headquarters — has just entrusted its management to the international hotel group Fort Partners-Four Seasons.
The order’s decision was anticipated in the Italian press last May, when three candidates were still in the running to take over the premises. The agreement, signed by both parts March 10, received the approval of the Holy See.
Continued below.
Why Did the Order of the Holy Sepulchre Choose Four Seasons to Manage Historic Landmark in Rome?
New partnership that raised concern in some Catholic spheres is intended to promote a social hostelry that will benefit the Holy Land and give more visibility to the order.
School that refused to play team with trans player barred
- By USincognito
- American Politics
- 4 Replies
I realize many conservatives tend to think everything is political, but is this really American Politics? A small school having a tantrum over nothing?“The VPA again reiterates its ongoing support of transgender student-athletes as not only a part of building an inclusive community for each student to grow and thrive, but also as a clear expectation by Vermont state law(s) in the Agency of Education Best Practices, and in VPA Policy regarding transgender student athletes,"
Should girls or women who won't compete against biological males who have been transgendered-to-females be removed from their teams?
School that refused to play team with trans player barred
A Vermont religious school that withdrew its girls’ basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team won't be able to participate in future tournaments, the Vermont Principals’ Association announced Monday. Mid Vermont Christian School, in White...www.yahoo.com
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The Oscars are effectively dead. Fewer viewers than CNN.
- By Michie
- OBOB General Politics Forum
- 9 Replies
Everything Everywhere shouldn't have been Best Picture at Oscars
By the time Harrison Ford opened the envelope to announce the Oscar for Best Picture at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.
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Murdered politician buried upright in bizarre ritual upsetting Catholic Church
- By prodromos
- OBOB General Politics Forum
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As long as he was buried facing EastBizarre!
Murdered politician buried upright in unique ritual upsetting Catholic Church
Luis Gerardo Vásquez Pimiento was the leader of Humane Colombia, formerly known as the Progressive Movement, a Colombian left-wing political movement and was buried upright in a shock movewww.mirror.co.uk
I suspect the issue is that as his body decays, his bones will collapse in a heap at the bottom of the coffin (if the coffin doesn't collapse first) whereas they will remain largely in place when buried horizontally.
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