神的观点
神的话中，有关男人和女人的关系，有两个很不同的着眼点, 需要分别认识。
第一个是关乎丈夫和妻子的关系，这里 神所强调的不是一般的道德层面， 也不是个人的行为本身，而是夫妻关系在 神的定规中的圣洁，因为这个关系代表着宇宙中重要的关系，即基督和他的教会之间的关系， 这是极大的奥秘。 世人不能明白。
第二个是个人道德层面的，虽然也常常和婚姻有关，但着眼点是个人行为和个人的圣洁。 这一点大部分的人靠良心和直觉都知道许多。
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2014-03-05
Category: 拾记 Gathered notes
2014-02-06
A letter to a college student
To a girl who wants the best, and hates her life for having to settle with something not as good:
… although I don’t share the specific experience you have now, I know how it feels like when you are distressed by certain disappointment, disadvantage, detriment, or a prejudice, and worse yet, you can’t pinpoint what that is, let alone fight against it, you’re just unhappy with dissatisfaction.
In terms of people’s birth, family background, cultural background, upbringing, and natural gifts, the world has never been equal. And the appearance of inequality stirs up all kinds of evil. Jealousy, hatred (of others, of self and of God), and even murder. All that started from Cain and Abel, the first two children of Adam and Eve.[……]
2014-01-04
China’s future
Friends debate over the future of China. Commentators and bloggers instigate some fierce arguments between those who criticize the country (including its government, society, culture and people) and those who zealously attack the criticisms. Though I have no intention to join the debate, I desire to share a little bit of my personal observations.
In today’s China, negatively criticizing everything has become a national hobby, which is not making anyone happier.
But on the other hand, the increasing number of Chinese who take a prideful position and passionately argue against all criticisms, denying the country’s major problems, indicates an condition that is just as sad, if not worse.[……]
2013-05-03
箴言读经笔记
I. 箴言与普通智慧的区别
(1) 箴言教我们如何生活，但箴言主要的目的并非为了帮助我们在地上的生存。如果箴言只是为了帮助我们属地的生存的话，亚伯（创世纪 4:8）的经历就足以证明智慧是软弱无力的。就人的经历来讲，亚伯是信心生活的开始，是智慧首次显现。但亚伯很快就被他哥哥该隐杀了。如果单从生[……]
2013-04-22
Reflections of Proverbs – Seeing Christ in Proverbs
I. Proverbs is not common wisdom:
(1) Proverbs teaches us how to live, but this book is not primarily about practical social skills for survival in t[……]
2012-05-27
The Lord’s Table
“Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father, having loved His ow[……]
2012-02-19
主的爱单独就是足够的理由
数年前，为一个弟兄的低落光景忧伤也困惑。这是一个原来清楚得救并且有心爱主的弟兄。但他后来搬到一个新的地方，被那里的负责弟兄绊倒了。不是因着一个具体的事情或误解（要是那样也就好办），而是由于那个负责弟兄的整个人品为人。他是一个颇有名气的弟兄，写过相当有影响的属灵书籍，有很属灵的讲论。但在被绊倒的弟兄眼[……]
2012-02-19
爱即如此奇妙神圣，当得我心、我命、所有
聚会中，心被主的爱所夺。那首 “每当我细看那神奇十架 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross“ （通常译为“我每靜念那十字架”）最能说出这个爱的感动。 Isaac Watts 这首著名的诗歌，曾在英国的属灵复兴中成为信仰的一面旗帜。歌词直译（不考虑音律）：
“每当我细[……]
2012-01-29
耶穌坐席，使徒也和他同坐
「他們就預備了逾越節的筵席。 時候到了，耶穌坐席，使徒也和他同坐。 耶穌對他們說：”我很願意在受害以先和你們吃這逾越節的筵席。。。」路加福音 22:13b-15:
在主的桌子前与弟兄姊妹纪念主，心再一次被主的爱所夺。主要我们如此行，为的是纪念他。在主的桌子前，我们众人与他同坐。我们坐下来时，圣灵[……]
2012-01-29
抱怨的灵
你见过抱怨的人吗？我们中没有人能够做到凡事没有任何的抱怨。不信主的人抱怨似乎是常事，但信主的人也抱怨，久了、多了好像也会感到是平常事。
或许真的是平常事，但却不是正常的事。
多年前，一位 神的仆人 Devern Fromke 讲过的一句话，一直留在了我心里： “Every complaint[……]