羅 11:6 既是出於恩典,就不在乎行為;不然,恩典就不是恩典了。
羅 11:7 這是怎麼樣呢?以色列人所求的,他們沒有得着;惟有蒙揀選的人得着了,其餘的就成了頑梗不化的。
羅 11:8 如經上所記:“ 神給他們昏迷的心,眼睛不能看見,耳朵不能聽見,直到今日。”
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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."""
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感謝主!為了熬煉我的耐心,使用我這個不配的器皿在我爸身上做工,引導他的心一步一步歸向主。回想以前老爸講的話,才知道是神的恩典要讓他得救。
我媽生病前:"人死就灰飛煙滅了,我什麼都不信。"
我媽剛生病:"只有你們的主可以救她!"
我媽病中:"求主赦免我的罪,醫治我老伴!"
我媽去世:"老伴,你上天堂了!好走。"
帶老爸回來後,也有很多問題。感謝主!利用很多機會讓我得着,學習不去論斷,學習和父親平心靜氣的溝通。學習愛的忍讓和包容,但不縱容。
感謝主!老爸改變很多,願意去教會,願意聽我的建議去試着找事做,不讓腦子空着亂想。
象老爸這樣曾經說:"萬事都得靠自己,我就是上帝,我就是神。"的剛硬派,就象主說的:
箴 21:1 王的心在耶和華手中,好象隴溝的水,隨意流轉。
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Pro 21:1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will.
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感謝主給我這份清理牛槽的工作,在清理的同時,我也不斷在心意更新,自我清潔!讓順服主意成為習慣!
箴 14:4 家裡無牛,槽頭乾淨;土產加多,乃憑牛力。
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Pro 14:4 "Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox."
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