2 Samuel应该不是Samuel写的了吧？
帮助扫罗结束自己生命的人前来给大卫通报扫罗和他儿子约拿单的死，然后就被大卫处死了【纳尼！？】。大卫是这样纪念约拿单的：“你对我的爱情奇妙，远超过妇女的爱情。” 【纳尼！？】大卫上了希伯伦做了犹大家的王，而扫罗的儿子做了以色列人的王。两家之间争斗不断，直到大卫家兴起，扫罗家衰败。大卫和很多女子生了很多儿子【纳尼！？】
扫罗家的臣仆押尼珥跑来投奔大卫，却被大卫的臣仆约押刺杀。在这之后，扫罗家的王伊施波设也被刺杀。大卫就作了犹大和大卫家的王，攻打了耶路撒冷，建立王宫，攻打非利士人。后来大卫亲自去欢喜唱歌跳舞，把神的约柜请到了自己的城中，并有意为耶和华建殿。这些都是被神祝福的事，神也与大卫同在。(大卫跳舞，米甲鄙视，所以米甲就不孕不育了？可是米甲最开始被他的父亲改嫁给一个爱她的郎君，现在换做大卫，大卫又有那么多臣妾，她的鄙视也不一定是给耶和华的呀…我不理解) Continue reading
I summarized my version of Samuel, in Chinese, of course.
这是我在我们小组当中讲的故事的草稿 （害羞）：
“Samuel was the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel. 1Samuel 8:4，以色列长老聚集，找撒母耳要一个王治理他们。这是厌弃耶和华的表现（8:7）。扫罗就是以色列人拣选的第一个王。又健壮又俊美（9:2）。但扫罗不听话。耶和华厌弃扫罗做以色列的王，预定了大卫做王。叫撒母耳去伯利恒把大卫带出来。因为耶和华的灵离开扫罗，他就被恶魔骚扰（从耶和华来，什么意思？！） 大卫刚好擅长弹琴，帮扫罗驱赶困扰他的恶魔，这样就留在了扫罗王的身边。
开始打仗了，从敌军当中出来一个名叫歌利亚的加特人，巨高，巨凶猛，要单挑。很巧的是，送羊咩咩给哥哥吃的大卫也来到了前线，大卫就说：“如果有人击杀这个非利士人，除去以色列人的耻辱，那人会得到怎么的对待呢？这未受割礼的非利士人是谁呢？竟敢向永活的 神的军队骂阵？”他问了好几个人，这个话就传到了扫罗耳边，还主动请缨上战场。先开始扫罗嫌大卫年轻不让大卫上战场，直到大卫对耶和华表忠心，扫罗才同意。帅气的大卫在溪边捡了五块石头就去了。俩人对站着互呛了一下就开打。大卫一个石头就把歌利亚击倒了，因为无法拍照留念作证，大卫就把他的头拿到了耶路撒冷。大卫这般优秀让扫罗很是惧怕。因为妇女们喜欢大卫，耶和华由与大卫同在，而扫罗一不小心又把自己女儿许配给他。最让我不能理解的是。扫罗，要大卫，取一百个非利士人的阳皮。要鼻子不行吗为什么非要阳皮。什么是羊皮啊！”
在小组当中我只需要讲到大卫，现在我要继续总结： Continue reading
2 cor 9:6 Aboundant
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 6 还有，少种的少收，多种的多收。 7 各人要照着心里所决定的捐输，不要为难，不必勉强，因为捐得乐意的人，是神所喜爱的。
和哥林多前书不同的在于，我觉得保罗在这本书里面语言更加的直接。但我还是更喜欢哥林多前书，我觉得严厉的话有时候虽然严厉，却能给人更多启发。我相信每个人在不同的时候读神的话语，感触都不一样。但我同样相信，神是长存不变的神，他的话语永远都是真的。我喜欢沙龙牧师说的那句话，真理是越辩越明的。虽然我相信这个陈述，有时候却没有动力和激情去辩论。这几天在一个聊天群里，这个群不是教会或者团契的群，但每每提到宗教，大家都各抒己见，讨论的十分激烈。我让自己成为一个旁观者。我想观察，其他的弟兄姐妹是怎么来陈述自己对神的观点。这样的讨论多了，我作为一个旁观者，看着都觉得疲惫。因为觉得自己聪明的正确的人，是永远不会去听别人的观点，不会去思考，而急缺的要说服对方。所以圣经上也说了，有耳可听的，有福了。圣经上也说，要是对方不听，你就用衣袖弹走脚上的灰，离开罢了。我还想分享一首歌，叫做 With all I am. 视频在文末。 Translate to English
Chapter 7 talks about marriages and intimate relationships. I am really inspired.
10:13 13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. 13 你们所受的试探，无非是人受得起的；神是信实的，他必不容许你们受试探过于你们承受得起的，而且在受试探的时候，必定给你们开一条出路，使你们能忍受得住。
11:23-26 23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
23 我当日传交给你们的，原是从主领受的，就是主耶稣被出卖的那一夜，他拿起饼来， 24 祝谢了，就擘开，说：“这是我的身体，为你们擘开的；你们应当这样行，为的是记念我。”25 饭后，照样拿起杯来，说：“这杯是用我的血所立的新约，你们每逢喝的时候，应当这样行，为的是记念我。” 26 你们每逢吃这饼，喝这杯，就是宣扬主的死，直等到他来。
13:4-7 (NIV) 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 4 爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈。爱是不嫉妒，不自夸，不张狂；5 不作失礼的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易动怒，不计较人的过犯； 6 不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理。 7 爱是凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。
哥林多书是保罗带着爱的斥责，我在读的时候很有启发，有很多从来没有思考过的问题也挑战了我的观点。哥林多书同时也是保罗提醒世人上帝恩典的诗篇。我特别挑出来的这三段是时常出现在教会教导和日常生活中的经文，叫我们不至于在患难的时候，背弃神的旨意。这段时间我学习最多的就是，顺服。顺服在神的旨意中，因为神，是爱。
Pick 5 verses from your April Bible reading plan, and memories God’s words. Here are my picks from Acts!
Acts 1:7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. 8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me[a] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”使徒行传 1：7 耶稣回答说：“天父照祂的权柄定下的时间、日期不是你们可以知道的。 8 但圣灵降临在你们身上后，你们必得到能力，在耶路撒冷、犹太全境和撒马利亚，直到地极，做我的见证人。”
8:22 Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you. 22 你要悔改，离弃邪恶，向主祷告，或许主会赦免你心中的邪念。
10:15 And a voice spoke to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.”5 那声音又一次对他说：“上帝已经洁净的，你不可再称之为不洁净。”
20:35 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” 35 我凡事以身作则，教导你们勤奋工作，帮助软弱的人，并牢记主耶稣的话，‘施比受更有福。’”
I am going to sing you a song at the end of this post. Psalms are just too magnificant. Every word speaks out my heart. I just want to sing my praise to the Lord, and I welcome you to do the same, with me. We put our eyes on Jesus, for what He did on the cross, we can be who we are now.
Psalms 41:10 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up, That I may repay them. 至于你，耶和华啊！求你恩待我，使我康复起来，好报复他们。
Psalms 42: 1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 神啊！我的心渴慕你，好象鹿渴慕溪水。 Continue reading
Just had an unpleasant conversation with my mum. Because of some reasons, I could not take her advice in a peaceful way. I know she loves me, and I know she is advising for my best. I am grateful for having her as my mum. I am a little person that I am not even brave enough to tell her how much I cherish her, her love, and her sacrifice for me. So I think proverbs six says what I should put in my heart, that is: “My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
Proverbs 6 自救的方式便是：要谦卑地向他求情。懒惰的人将会贫穷和缺乏。心术不正以及无赖撒谎是耶和华所憎恶的。“孩子啊，要遵守你父亲的诫命，不可背弃你母亲的训言。”
Proverbs 7 顺着上一章，这里继续强调要远离淫妇。 Continue reading
Busy April. Traveling, and escaping. Now, May has almost gone, and I finally have time to sit down, write about Acts.
I felt ashamed.
Knowing there is nothing to be ashamed of, I still feel like I should be ashamed of that I did not finish reading my Bible plan on time. That is what the enemy was trying to get to me.
Luke, the author of Gospel of Luke, may be the author of Acts. “ACTS 1:1 The former account I made…” These two books combine into a joint work, with the first part describing the life of Jesus and salvation through His resurrection, and the second part telling how His disciples followed Jesus, especially the life of Apostel Peter and Apostel Paul. Acts demonstrated an excellent model of how a Christian can live out his or her life.
Here are some highlights and comments based on my reading notes. Continue reading
愚人节那天 Mr. Huang 在小组讨论指导我们学习讨论Gideon的故事。他提到了在新约里相对应的关于信心的经文，很是让我有启发。启发我就先不谈了，经文如下。 希伯来书 11：13 这些人都是存着信心死了的，还没有得着所应许的，只不过是从远处看见，就表示欢迎，又承认他们在世上是异乡人，是客旅。 14 因为说这样话的人，是表明他们在寻求一个家乡。 15 如果他们怀念已经离开了的地方，还有可以回去的机会。 16 但是现在他们所向往的，是一个更美的、在天上的家乡。所以， 神不以他们称他为 神而觉得羞耻；因为他已经为他们预备了一座城。
因为2016 Spring学习的就是Judges，我不想像写以弗所书那样一笔带过，太过于草率。我很渴望和你们分享我在小组中学到的，关于神的点点滴滴。我很羡慕从小就在教会中长大的，耳语目染的学习出来的弟兄姊妹。每每和他们对话，我都能学习到新的知识。而我，再渴求再投入，也是一个有限的时间和精力。半桶的水最喜欢显摆 （害羞，别打）所以我准备从新开一页！我有大计划！成了你就知道了！
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约书亚 15：16 迦勒说：“谁能攻打基列．西弗，把基列．西弗夺取，我就把我的女儿押撒给他作妻子。” 17 迦勒的兄弟基纳斯的儿子俄陀聂夺取了那城，迦勒就把女儿押撒给他作妻子。18 押撒出嫁的时候，怂恿丈夫向她父亲求一块田地；押撒一下驴，迦勒问她：“你要甚么？” 19 她回答：“求你给我祝福；你既然把南地给了我，求你也把水泉给我。”她父亲就把上泉和下泉都给了她。
The same story can also be found in Judges; the story was repeated in two books of the old testament certainly for an important reason. Do you know what a perfect groom stands for? Do you know what living water means? Can you see that even an earthly father knows to take care of his daughter, why are we still having doubts for our heavenly father?
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