罗 11:6 既是出于恩典,就不在乎行为;不然,恩典就不是恩典了。 罗 11:7 这是怎么样呢?以色列人所求的,他们没有得着;惟有蒙拣选的人得着了,其余的就成了顽梗不化的。 罗 11:8 如经上所记:“ 神给他们昏迷的心,眼睛不能看见,耳朵不能听见,直到今日。” (ESV Rom 11:6 "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace." Rom 11:7 "What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was seeking. The elect obtained it, but the rest were hardened," Rom 11:8 "as it is written, ""God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day.""" ) 感谢主!为了熬炼我的耐心,使用我这个不配的器皿在我爸身上做工,引导他的心一步一步归向主。回想以前老爸讲的话,才知道是神的恩典要让他得救。 我妈生病前:"人死就灰飞烟灭了,我什么都不信。" 我妈刚生病:"只有你们的主可以救她!" 我妈病中:"求主赦免我的罪,医治我老伴!" 我妈去世:"老伴,你上天堂了!好走。" 带老爸回来后,也有很多问题。感谢主!利用很多机会让我得着,学习不去论断,学习和父亲平心静气的沟通。学习爱的忍让和包容,但不纵容。现在才亲身体验爱篇第一句"爱是恒久忍耐,又有恩慈;"恒久忍耐的重要性,但心里没有想着主的恩典慈爱,就算不乱发脾气爆掉,也会管不住自己的嘴。所以要在冲突时保持平静的心(peace in mind),就要时时回想着我在罪里时,主怎样一次次用爱包容了我,我的罪性才会一次次被爱压下去。如果主可以先爱还是容易时常陷在罪里的我们,我为什么要去论段其他罪人, 而不去爱更多一点呢?! 感谢主!老爸改变很多,愿意去教会,愿意听我的建议去试着找事做,不让脑子空着乱想。 象老爸这样曾经说:"万事都得靠自己,我就是上帝,我就是神。"的刚硬派,就象主说的: 箴 21:1 王的心在耶和华手中,好象陇沟的水,随意流转。 (ESV Pro 21:1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will. ) 感谢主给我这份清理牛槽的工作,箴 14:4 家里无牛,槽头干净;土产加多,乃凭牛力。 (ESV Pro 14:4 "Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox." ) 在清理的同时,我也不断在心意更新,自我清洁!让顺服主意成为习惯! FIRST keep peace with yourself; then you will be able to bring peace to others. A peaceful man does more good than a learned man. Whereas a passionate man turns even good to evil and is quick to believe evil, the peaceful man, being good himself, turns all things to good. -- From The imitation of Christ, Book 2, Chapter 3. |