The Kingdom of God in Advance 前進中的天国 The Kingdom of God in Advance

冰淇淋 谋杀 夏天

耶和华说，我的意念，非同你们的意念，我的道路，非同你们的道路。 9 天怎样高过地，照样我的道路，高过你们的道路，我的意念，高过你们的意念。 10 雨雪从天而降，并不返回，却滋润地土，使地上发芽结实，使撒种的有种，使要吃的有粮。 11 我口所出的话，也必如此，决不徒然返回，却要成就我所喜悦的，在我发他去成就的事上（发他去成就或作所命定）必然亨通。 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. –以赛亚书 Isaiah 55:6-11

神国的啓示要求人的回应 The Kingdom of God’s revelation requires a response

耶稣又对他们说，人拿灯来，岂是要放在斗底下，床底下，不放在灯台上吗？ 22 因为掩藏的事，没有不显出来的。隐瞒的事，没有不露出来的。 23 有耳可听的，就应当听。 24 又说你们所听的要留心。你们用什么量器量给人，也必用什么量器量给你们，并且要多给你们。 25 因为有的还要给他。没有的，连他所有的也要夺去。 He said to them, "Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don't you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you--and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."-马可福音 Mark 4:21-25

这天国的福音，要传遍天下，对万民作见证，然后末期才来到。And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. - 马太福音 Matthew 24:14

神国的啓示要求人的回应 The Kingdom of God’s revelation requires a response 神国的進展操之於神，同時也超过人的理解 The Kingdom of God’s advance is governed by God and beyond human understanding

又说，神的国，如同人把种撒在地上， 27 黑夜睡觉，白日起来，这种就发芽渐长，那人却不晓得如何这样。 28 地生五谷，是出于自然的。先发苗，后长穗，再后穗上结成饱满的子粒。 29 谷既熟了，就用镰刀去割，因为收成的时候到了。 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come." – 马可福音 Mark 4:26-29

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神国的啓示要求人的回应 The Kingdom of God’s revelation requires a response 神国的進展操之於神，同時也超过人的理解 The Kingdom of God’s advance is governed by God and beyond human understanding 神国的影响力將遠超人所求所想 The Kingdom of God’s impact it far greater than any human expectations

又说，神的国，我们可用什么比较呢？可用什么比喻表明呢？ 31 好像一粒芥菜种，种在地里的时候，虽比地上的百种都小， 32 但种上以后，就长起来，比各样的菜都大，又长出大枝来。甚至天上的飞鸟，可以宿在它的荫下。 33 耶稣用许多这样的比喻，照他们所能听的，对他们讲道。 34 若不用比喻，就不对他们讲。没有人的时候，就把一切的道讲给门徒听。 Again he said, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade." 33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.-马可福音 Mark 4:30-34

Islam - 伊斯兰教 Buddhism -佛教 Hinduism -印度教 盗贼来，无非要偷窃，杀害，毁坏。我来了，是要叫羊（或作人）得生命，并且得的更丰盛。 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. – John 10:10 800 AD

神就照着自己的形像造人，乃是照着他的形像造男造女。 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. -创世纪 Genesis 1:27 耶和华对亚伯兰说，你要离开本地，本族，父家，往我所要指示你的地去。 2 我必叫你成为大国，我必赐福给你，叫你的名为大，你也要叫别人得福。 3 为你祝福的，我必赐福与他。那咒诅你的，我必咒诅他，地上的万族都要因你得福。 The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father‘s household and go to the land I will show you. 2 ”I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.“ -创世纪 Genesis 12:1-3 少种的少收，多种的多收。这话是真的。 7 各人要随本心所酌定的。不要作难，不要勉强，因为捐得乐意的人，是神所喜爱的。 8 神能将各样的恩惠，多多地加给你们。使你们凡事常常充足，能多行各样善事。 9 如经上所记，他施舍钱财，周济贫穷。他的仁义存到永远。 10 那赐种给撒种的，赐粮给人吃的，必多多加给你们种地的种子，又增添你们仁义的果子。 11 叫你们凡事富足，可以多多施舍，就借着我们使感谢归于神。 12 因为办这供给的事，不但补圣徒的缺乏，而且叫许多人越发感谢神。 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 9 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10 Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. 12 This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God‘s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. –哥林多后书 2 Corinthians 9:6-12

神国的啓示要求人的回应 The Kingdom of God’s revelation requires a response 神国的進展操之於神，同時也超过人的理解 The Kingdom of God’s advance is governed by God and beyond human understanding 神国的影响力將遠超人所求所想 The Kingdom of God’s impact it far greater than any human expectations 神国的進展勢不可挡，因为宇宙万物都聽服耶穌的王杈 The Kingdom of God’s advance cannot be deterred, for all creation submits in obedience to Jesus’ Kingship

当那天晚上，耶稣对门徒说，我们渡到那边去吧。 36 门徒离开众人，耶稣仍在船上，他们就把他一同带去。也有别的船和他同行。 37 忽然起了暴风，波浪打入船内，甚至船要满了水。 38 耶稣在船尾上，枕着枕头睡觉。门徒叫醒了他，说，夫子，我们丧命，你不顾吗？ 39 耶稣醒了，斥责风，向海说，住了吧，静了吧。风就止住，大大地平静了。 40 耶稣对他们说，为什么胆怯。你们还没有信心吗？ 41 他们就大大地惧怕，彼此说，这到底是谁，连风和海也听从他了。 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don‘t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. 40 He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!“ -马可福音 Mark 4:35 - 41

41 他们就大大地惧怕，彼此说，这到底是谁，连风和海也听从他了。 41 They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!“ -马可福音 Mark 4:41

神国的啓示要求人的回应 The Kingdom of God’s revelation requires a response 神国的進展操之於神，同時也超过人的理解 The Kingdom of God’s advance is governed by God and beyond human understanding 神国的影响力將遠超人所求所想 The Kingdom of God’s impact it far greater than any human expectations 神国的進展勢不可挡，因为宇宙万物都聽服耶穌的王杈 The Kingdom of God’s advance cannot be deterred, for all creation submits in obedience to Jesus’ Kingship

23 有耳可听的，就应当听。 24 又说你们所听的要留心。你们用什么量器量给人，也必用什么量器量给你们，并且要多给你们。 25 因为有的还要给他。没有的，连他所有的也要夺去。 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 24 "Consider carefully what you hear," he continued. "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you--and even more. 25 Whoever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him."-马可福音 Mark 4:23-25