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The ordinary life of every Christian!
每个基督徒的日常生活！
(William Law, “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life“)
(威廉•劳，《对虔诚圣洁生活的严肃呼召》)
(You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)
当你阅读下面的文字时，同时聆听音频会对你很有帮助。
Luke 9:23,
路加福音 9:23，
“Then He said to them all:
“耶稣对众人说：
If anyone would come after Me,
若有人要跟从我，
he must deny himself,
就当舍己，
and take up his cross daily,
天天背起他的十字架，
and follow Me!”
跟从我！”
The Scriptures are wholly taken up in precepts that relate to ordinary life. They call us . . .
圣经完全被与日常生活相关的教训所充满。它呼召我们…
to renounce the world;
要舍弃世界；
to differ from all the attitudes, desires and ways of the world;
要与世界的一切态度、欲望和方式有所不同；
to renounce all its so-called good things;
要舍弃它所谓的一切美好事物；
to fear none of its evil things;
不惧怕它的任何邪恶事物；
to reject its vain joys;
要拒绝它虚空的欢乐；
to live as pilgrims–in holy fear, and heavenly aspirations;
要像天路客一样生活——存着圣洁的敬畏和对天国的向往；
to take up our daily cross;
要背起我们每日的十字架；
to deny ourselves;
要舍己；
to seek the blessedness of poverty of spirit;
寻求心灵贫穷的福分；
to forsake the pride and vanity of riches;
摒弃财富带来的骄傲和虚荣；
to have no anxious thoughts for the future;
对未来不怀忧虑；
to live in the profoundest state of humility;
活在最深刻的谦卑之中；
to rejoice in sufferings for Christ;
在为基督受苦中喜乐；
to reject the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life;
拒绝肉体的情欲、眼目的情欲和今生的骄傲；
to humbly bear injuries;
谦卑地承受伤害；
to forgive and bless our enemies;
饶恕并祝福我们的仇敌；
to give up our whole heart and affections to God;
将我们全部的心和爱献给神；
and strive to enter through the narrow gate, into eternal glory!
努力通过窄门，进入永恒的荣耀！
Our blessed Savior taught each of these principles, as the ordinary life of every Christian!
我们蒙福的救主教导这些原则，作为每个基督徒日常生活的准则！
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things!” Colossians 3:1-2
“所以，你们若真与基督一同复活，就当求上面的事，那里有基督坐在神的右边。你们要思念上面的事，不要思念地上的事。”歌罗西书3:1-2