打开gmail邮箱，看到一封题为“谢谢”的邮件，有些意外，原来是周日下午在财大遇见的mm，说谢谢我们送她bible，会好好学习，尽快了解God.

这封mail对我来说真是莫大的鼓舞，同时也很欣慰，“流泪撒种的，必欢呼收割”，真的没错！以前一直对自己没有信心，总觉得自己的生命尚无多大改变，有什么资格去和别人谈道路、真理、生命呢，因此几乎没有出去传过福音。最近受了李老师的教诲，YM她们也定下计划，以后每周无论有什么事，都要抽出至少一到两个小时的时间去传福音，我也终于鼓足勇气，不再为自己找种种借口来逃避被拒绝、被怀疑的尴尬，God的工作是奇妙的，奇妙得超乎我们的想象，原来传福音是如此快乐的事，每一颗辛苦收割来的果子都会去倍加珍惜。

记得去年受洗之前CG对我说过，Christian的使命之一就是 to know HIM and make HIM known，这两方面都要努力，加油！

Diego那天跟我讲了他两个姐姐的故事，9.11的时候丧生在WTC，马上就要到五周年纪念了。。。。。

印象中9.11是重大历史事件，但是离自己还是比较遥远的，现在朋友中有直接与此相关的，还真有些意外，也终于明白Diego在经历了这些事情后对God坚定的信心是何等不易，为自己的软弱、小信、狭隘而惭愧不已！

主啊，求你给我一颗清洁的心，帮助我除去种种背离你的心思、意念，学会将bible的原则作为生活的准则，过真正的Christian的生活，Amen！

Every Sunday afternoon, after the morning service at theirchurch, the Pastor and his 11-year-old son would go out into their town and hand out Gospel tracts.

This particular Sundayafternoon, as it came time for the Pastor and his son to go to the streets with their tracts, it was very cold outside aswell as pouring down rain.

The boy bundled up in his warmestand driest clothes and said "Okay Dad, I'm ready." 

His Pastor Dad asked, "Ready for what?"

"Dad, it's time we gather our tracts together and go out."

Dad responds, "Son, it's very cold outside and it's pouringdown rain."

The boy gives his Dad a surprised look, asking, "But Dad,aren't people still going to Hell, even though it's raining?"

Dad answers, "Son, I am not going out in this weather."

Despondently the boy asks, "Dad, can I go -- Please?"

His father hesitated for a moment then said, "Son, you cango. Here's the tracts; be careful son."

"Thanks, Dad!"

And with that he was off and out into the rain.This 11-year-old boy walked the streets of the town going door-to-door and handing everybody he met in the street a Gospeltract.

After 2-hours of walking in the rain he was soaking bone-chilled wet and down to his very last tract.

He stopped on a corner and looked for someone to hand a tract to but thestreets were totally deserted.Then he turned toward the first home he saw and started up the sidewalk to the front door and rang the door bell.

He rang the bell -- but nobody answered. He rang it again and again butstill no one answered. He waited but still no answer.Finally this 11-year-old trooper turned to leave but something stopped him.

Again, he turned to the door and rang the bell and knocked loudly on the door with his fist.

He waited, something holding him there on the front porch.

He rang again, and this time the door slowly opened. Standing in the doorway was a very sadlooking elderly lady.She softly asked, "What can I do for you, son?"

With radiant eyes and a smile that lit up her world, this little boy said, "Ma'am, I'm sorry if I disturbed you, but I just want to tell you that JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU ! I came to give you my very last Gospel tract which will tell you all about Jesusand His great love."

With that he handed her his last tract, and turned to leave.

She called to him as he departed, "Thank you, son! And God bless you!"

Well, the following Sunday morning in church, Pastor Dad was in the pulpit and as the service began he asked, "Does anybody havea testimony or want to say anything?"

Slowly, in the back row of the church, an elderly lady stood to her feet. As she began to speak, a look of glorious radiance came from her face.

"None of you in this church know me. I've never been here before.You see, before last Sunday I was not a Christian. My husband has passed on, some time ago, leaving me totally alone in this world.Last Sunday, being a particularly cold and rainy day, it was even more so in my heart . . . as I came to the end of the line where I no longer had any hope or will to live.

"So I took a rope and a chair and ascended the stairway into the attic of my home. I fastened the rope securely to a rafter in the roof then stood on the chair and fastened the other end of the ropearound my neck.

"Standing on that chair, so lonely and brokenhearted, I was about to leap off when suddenly the loud ringing of my door bell downstairs startled me. I thought,'I'll wait a minute, and whoever it is will go away.'

"I waited and waited -- but the ringing doorbell seemed to get louder and more insistent and then the person ringing also started knocking loudly. I thought to myself again, 'Who on earth could this be?! Nobody ever rings my bell or comes to see me!'

"I loosened the rope from my neck and started for the front door,all the while the bell rang louder and louder. When I opened the door and looked I could hardly believe my eyes!

"There on my front porch was the most radiant and angelic little boy I had ever seen in my life! His smile! Oh, I could never describe it to you! And the words that came from his mouth caused my heart,that had long been dead, to leap to life as he exclaimed with cherub-like voice, 'Ma'am, I just came to tell you thatJESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU.'

"Then he gave me this Gospel tract that I now hold in my hand. As the little angel disappeared back out, into the cold and rain, I closed my door and read slowly every word of this Gospel tract.Then I went up to my attic to get my rope and chair. I wouldn'tbe needing them any more.

"You see, I am now a happy child of the KING, and since the address of your church was on the back of this Gospel tract I have come here to personally say, 'Thank you to God's little angel whocame just in the nick of time, and by so doing, spared my soul from an eternity in Hell.'"

There were now no dry eyes in the church.

As shouts of praise and honor to the KING resounded off the very rafters of the building, Pastor Dad descended from the pulpit to the front pew where the little angel was seated.

He took him in his arms and sobbed uncontrollably.

Probably no church has had a more glorious moment and probably this Universe has never seen a Papa that was more filled with love and honor for his son, except for one: This Father, God, also allowed His Son, Jesus, to go out into a cold and dark world. He receivedHis Son back with joy unspeakable, and as all of Heaven shouted praises and honor to the King, the Father sat His beloved Son on a throne far above all principality and power and every name that is named.

There may be someone, reading this, who is also going through a dark,cold and lonely time in your soul. You may be a Christian, for we are not without problems, or you may not yet know the King. Whatever the case, and whatever the problem or situation you find yourself in, and no matter how dark it may seem, I want you to know that I just came to tell you, " JESUS REALLY DOES LOVE YOU! "

If you ever look at yourself and feel that you don't measure up,

read this and your outlook will change before you finish reading it!

This is good to keep, not just to read from time to time,

but to also keep stored in your Heart!

Enjoy, and remember who you are!!!

Dear Women,

When I created the Heavens and the earth,
I spoke them into being.
When I created man, I formed him and breathed life into his nostrils.
But you, woman, I fashioned after I breathed the breath of life into man.

I allowed a deep sleep to come over him
so I could patiently and perfectly fashion you.
Man was put to sleep so that he could not interfere with the creativity.

From one bone, I fashioned you.
I chose the bone that protects man's life.
I chose the rib, which protects his heart and lungs
and supports him as you are meant to do.
Around this one bone, I shaped and modeled you.
I created you perfectly and beautifully.

Your characteristics are as the rib, strong yet delicate and fragile.
You provide protection for the most delicate organ in man, his Heart.
His Heart is the center of his being; his lungs hold the breath of life.
The rib cage will allow itself to be broken before it will allow damage to the Heart.

You were not taken from his feet, to be under him,
nor were you taken from his head, to be above him.
You were taken from his side, to stand beside him and be held close to him.

You are My perfect angel, My beautiful little girl.
You have grown to be a splendid woman of excellence,
and My eyes fill when I see the virtues in your Heart.

Your eyes ... don't change them.
Your lips ... how lovely when they part in prayer.
Your hands so gentle to touch.
I've caressed your face in your deepest sleep.
I've held your Heart close to Mine.
Of all that lives and breathes, you are most like Me.

Adam walked with Me in the cool of the day,
yet he was lonely. He could not see Me or touch Me.
He could only feel Me.
So everything I wanted Adam to share and experience with Me, I fashioned in you;
My holiness, My strength, My purity, My Love, My protection and support.
You are special because you are an extension of Me.

Man represents My image,
Woman My emotions.

Together, you represent the totality of God.

Remember I Love you.

信用卡发下来了，MasterCard是双币的，Visa卡好像只能刷RMB，tears，早知道办一张得了，可以节约一点年费。

据说Christian办credit card也是一件颇受争议的事情，有欠债之嫌，个人倒是觉得good faith和信用额度是相辅相成的，完全可以使用。

昨天是周年纪念，YM和LF都没忘记给我勉励，回想过去的一年特别感恩，也希望接下去的每一天属灵生命都能更好成长。

Boss赴Mexico一周，耳根终于清静不少。Ignacio奇迹般地要下order，让我赶紧做两份Proforma Invoice，意味着两份合同唾手可得了。。。后来希腊帅哥上线，问我今天过得如何，我说生意兴隆，在处理两份合同，帅哥立马说如果给我第三份合同会不会更高兴，并大致谈了一下Greek在Romania建新厂的计划，差点就把我给乐坏了。如果把这些deal都close了，今后欧美市场就可所向披靡，加油！

努力工作，用心学习神的话语，在工作中也要荣耀神，Amen！

——引自Stephen Tang的Sermon

罪与圣灵的洁净

Notes:
decree:法令，政令，教令，天命，判决
intuitive:直觉的
perspective:透视，远景，前途，观点，看法
intercession:代祷
sanctification:神圣化，使神圣

自然是不能离开Christ而独存的——他用全能的命令托住万有
普遍恩惠

思想史中间对现象界与本体界之间的探讨
柏拉图思想，唯心论，以思维决定存在，物质的背后有一个心、理念、完全观念、绝对观念意识的存在

康德把宇宙分成本体界与现象界，用纯粹的理性只能看到现象界里面的东西，没有办法沟通到本体界里面的东西
能见界：能沟通的是许许多多范围
不能见界的本体界中有三件事是人不能明白的：上帝、自由与不朽
God, Liberty & Immortality
不可知论的哲学之父
基督在这世界上就把不能见界的奥秘藉着能见界的生活表现出来了
把绝对界的观念藉着他在世上的生活显明出来了
“你们看见了我，就是看见上帝”

后两句：他洗净了人的罪，就坐在高天至大者的右边——Christ与教会的关系
Christ的救赎及代祷的工作
教会是用Christ的救赎领受了成圣、称义、新生命、地位
Christ不但救赎我们，还长远活着为我们代求，使我们可以过一个坚忍的圣徒的生活

这两句话把救赎论分为两方面：
Christ到世的目的是要解决罪的问题
罪的存在是个事实，但不是一个自有永有的本体性的存在
只有神是自有永有的，只有神的存在是完美的存在
被造的存在从无到有
Our existence need a beginning point.
物理定理Constancy of the matter——>energy
神用他无穷的大能创造了物质的世界
神因为创造而产生了在他之外的存在
神本身的存在是神本体永恒性的存在

The decree to creat
When God made His mind to creat creatio exnihilo then becomes possible.
神定意创造，从无到有

人按神的形象、样式被造：
人的存在反映神的存在，人的本性反映神的道德本性
神有公义的本性，我们就有公义的观念
我们有神荣耀的本性原是完美的
被造的完美，不是创造者的完美
本质的不同，像就不是是，是就不必像
只有神自己的完全才是创造者的完全

The perfection as intuitive concept idea is implanted in us, so we have the perspective of perfection but we are not the perfection himself.

被造的存在有了亏损，叫做罪恶
这是我们用自由可以达到的反效果，却不可以用自由挽回
一去不回头的路，不归路的破坏
人不能解决的问题，就是罪的问题

被造界之所以没有道德性问题，因为其物质里面没有自由的道德基础
自由是道德性的绝对基础
被造界中间有神形象样式的人有了道德基础的自由
人就因此可以犯罪抵挡神，但是用了这自由之后就走了一条不归路
没有办法解决的问题

幼稚乐观的进化论
罪人解决罪人，没有一个人不牵涉在罪恶中间

他洗净了人的罪（单数）->他洗净了罪人的罪，解决洗净全人类罪恶的问题
解除罪恶使人成圣的工作，是Jesus Christ才能做的工作

丹麦Soren Kiekegaard祁克果
Men are born in Sin.(单数)
The only power we possess is the power to destory ourselves.

罪的权柄，罪的地位，罪的本质的问题是超过罪的习惯、罪的行为、罪的困扰、罪的伦理上的玷污这些问题

世上的法律——定罪的工作
柏拉图：我们刑罚一个人不是单纯为了他犯那个罪而已，最重要的是使他不再犯那个罪
法律，不解决罪恶，而是刑罚罪人，不是圣经的救赎

凡加入真教会的人，都是罪的问题因Christ的宝血得洗净的人
这些人经历了从罪人变成圣徒的伟大属灵经验，经历了他们的里面被洁净、使他们配让上帝的圣洁灵居住在他们身体中间的属灵生命

The extension of the redemption is intercession。

我们领受的完全，是被成全之义人的完全（past time, passive）

Jusus Christ对罪人的洁净生活的三大层次：
(progressive sanctification)

1.地位的洁净（成圣的地位）
  一个人成为圣徒，有圣徒的地位，他在神面前已被洁净了

2.生活的洁净（成圣的进展）
  继续不断在我们领受救恩之后一直到见主面的这一段漫长路程中间，靠着主的灵，靠着主的道，靠着主的宝血来洁净的
  as a journy, as a process

3.完全的洁净（成圣的成全）

施洗约翰：
当尽诸般的义——>当照着律法里面的法规好好遵行神所定的
一个人做祭司要满30岁，行洁净之礼（分别为圣）
不能把Jesus受John的洗，当作Jesus的悔改
Christ以圣者的身份到世界来，不需要悔改，Jesus是无罪的

John从旧约中概括出Jesue与救赎关系：
“看哪，他是上帝的羔羊，除去世人罪的”
上帝的羔羊，旧约中未出现过，归纳所有牺牲的意义
上帝预备的羔羊

水洗 & 圣灵洗，Jesus在教会事情上是施洗者，用圣灵洁净教会

全本圣经的总原则，只有三件事使人洁净，成为圣洁：
1.上帝的道
2.Jesus的宝血
3.圣灵的感动和洁净

特别提到圣灵使我们成为圣洁的两处经文：
1.Acts 15:8-9
  信心是接受圣灵洁净工作的一个条件
  全世界第一次神学研讨会
2.1 Peter 1:2

圣灵是圣洁的灵，也是使人成圣的灵
John1:31-33 施洗约翰大过所有先知，因为他是唯一从母腹就被圣灵充满的
Jesus在母腹中就被称为圣者，是本性

永存性、先存性 preexistence of Jesus Christ
Christ是施洗者——bible中提到四次，John一人口所出
真正洁净人的是圣灵

Acts 15:1-2 大大纷争辩论
当争不争是怠惰，不当争而争是分裂
应当争的要争，应当让的要让
该争而不争叫妥协，不该争而争叫血气