以膝代步與神更 親近 Drawing Near to God

你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。 Come near to God and he will come near to you. 你们中间的争战斗殴，是从哪里来的呢？不是从你们百体中战斗之私欲来的吗？ What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? 在何处有嫉妒分争，就在何处有扰乱，和各样的坏事。 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice. 你们求也得不着，是因为你们妄求，要浪费在你们的宴乐中。 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。 Come near to God and he will come near to you. 你们这些淫乱的人哪，（淫乱的人原文作淫妇）岂不知与世俗为友，就是与神为敌吗？所以凡想要与世俗为友的，就是与神为敌了。 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 你们贪恋，还是得不着。你们杀害嫉妒，又斗殴争战，也不能得。你们得不着，是因为你们不求。 You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God.

惟独从上头来的智慧，先是清洁，后是和平，温良柔顺，满有怜悯，多结善果，没有偏见，没有假冒。 18 并且使人和平的，是用和平所栽种的义果。 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18 Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. -雅各书 James 3:17-18

惟独从上头来的智慧… But the wisdom that comes from heaven… -雅各书 James 3:17

我要向山举目。我的帮助从何而来。 2 我的帮助从造天地的耶和华而来。 3 他必不叫你的脚摇动。保护你的必不打盹。 4 保护以色列的，也不打盹，也不睡觉。 5 保护你的是耶和华。耶和华在你右边荫庇你。 6 白日太阳必不伤你，夜间月亮必不害你。 7 耶和华要保护你，免受一切的灾害。他要保护你的性命。 8 你出你入耶和华要保护你，从今时直到永远。 I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; 4 indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand; 6 the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life; 8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. -诗篇 Psalm 121

你们想经上所说是徒然的吗？神所赐住在我们里面的灵，是恋爱至于嫉妒吗？ 6 但他赐更多的恩典。所以经上说，神阻挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人。 7 故此你们要顺服神，务要抵挡魔鬼，魔鬼就必离开你们逃跑了。 8 你们亲近神，神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪，要洁净你们的手。心怀二意的人哪，要清洁你们的心。 9 你们要愁苦，悲哀，哭泣。将喜笑变作悲哀，欢乐变作愁闷。 10 务要在主面前自卑，主就必叫你们升高。 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely? 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. -雅各书 James 4:5-10

务要在主面前自卑，主就必叫你们升高。Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. -雅各书 James 4:10

务要在主面前自卑，主就必叫你们升高。Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. -雅各书 James 4:10

岂不知你们是神的殿，神的灵住在你们里头吗？ Don‘t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God‘s Spirit lives in you? -哥林多前书 1 Corinthians 3:16

神实在恩待以色列那些清心的人。 2 至于我，我的脚几乎失闪。我的脚险些滑跌。 3 我见恶人和狂傲人享平安，就心怀不平。… 13 我实在徒然洁净了我的心，徒然洗手表明无辜。… 16 我思索怎能明白这事，眼看实系为难。 17 等我进了神的圣所，思想他们的结局。… 23 然而我常与你同在。你搀着我的右手。 24 你要以你的训言引导我，以后必接我到荣耀里。 25 除你以外，在天上我有谁呢？除你以外，在地上我也没有所爱慕的。 26 我的肉体，和我的心肠衰残。但神是我心里的力量，又是我的福分，直到永远。 Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart. 2 But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold. 3 For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked… 12 This is what the wicked are like-- always carefree, they increase in wealth. 13 Surely in vain have I kept my heart pure; in vain have I washed my hands in innocence…. 16 When I tried to understand all this, it was oppressive to me 17 till I entered the sanctuary of God; then I understood their final destiny…. 23 Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand. 24 You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. 26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. -诗篇 Psalm 73

司禱 (Reader): 他们吃的时候，耶稣拿起饼来，祝福，就掰开，递给门徒，说，你们拿着吃，这是我的身体。 27 又拿起杯来，祝谢了，递给他们，说，你们都喝这个。 28 因为这是我立约的血，为多人流出来，使罪得赦。 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” 27 Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offered it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. -马太福音 26:26-28 會眾 (Congregation): 因我们还软弱的时候，基督就按所定的日期为罪人死。 7 为义人死，是少有的，为仁人死，或者有敢作的。 8 惟有基督在我们还作罪人的时候为我们死，神的爱就在此向我们显明了。 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. – 罗马书 Romans 5:6-8

會眾 (Congregation): 神阿，求你按你的慈爱怜恤我，按你丰盛的慈悲涂抹我的过犯。 2 求你将我的罪孽洗除净尽，并洁除我的罪。 3 因为我知道我的过犯，我的罪常在我面前。 4 我向你犯罪，惟独得罪了你，在你眼前行了这恶，以致你责备我的时候，显为公义。判断我的时候，显为清正。 5 我是在罪孽里生的。在我母亲怀胎的时候，就有了罪。 6 你所喜爱的，是内里诚实。你在我隐密处，必使我得智慧。 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. 3 For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. 4 Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge. 5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. 6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. -诗篇 Psalm 51:1-6

會眾 (Congregation): 7 求你用牛膝草洁净我，我就干净，求你洗涤我，我就比雪更白。 8 求你使我得听欢喜快乐的声音，使你所压伤的骨头，可以踊跃。 9 求你掩面不看我的罪，涂抹我一切的罪孽。 10 神阿，求你为我造清洁的心，使我里面重新有正直的灵。（正直或作坚定）。 11 不要丢弃我，使我离开你的面。不要从我收回你的圣灵。 12 求你使我仍得救恩之乐，赐我乐意的灵扶持我。 7 Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. 9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. 10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. -诗篇 Psalm 51:7-12