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When we eat an apple
当我们吃苹果时
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Acts 17:11, “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.”
使徒行传17:11，”这地方的人比帖撒罗尼迦的人开明，热切地领受这道，天天考查圣经，要晓得这道是与不是。”
Brethren, remember your exalted privilege-you have the Bible in your hands, and are not bound to follow books or preachers any farther than what they teach agrees with the Oracles of Truth. We have great reason to be thankful for the instructions and writings of spiritual men-but they are all fallible, even as ourselves. One is our master, even Christ-what He says, we are to receive implicitly. We do not owe implicit subjection to the best of our fellow-creatures. The Bereans were commended because they would not implicitly believe even the Apostle Paul, but searched the Scriptures to see whether the things which he taught were true. May the Lord give us a spirit of humility and discernment in all things.
弟兄们，记住你们崇高的特权——你们手中有圣经，不必盲从书籍或传道人的教导，只要他们的教导与真理的圣言相符。我们有充分的理由感谢属灵人的指导和著作——但他们都和我们一样是会犯错的。我们只有一位主，就是基督——祂所说的，我们要毫无保留地接受。我们不欠我们最优秀的同胞无条件的服从。庇哩亚人受到称赞是因为他们不会盲目相信甚至使徒保罗，而是查考圣经，看他所教导的是否真实。愿主在凡事上赐给我们谦卑和辨别的心。
When we eat an apple-we usually first cut out the blemishes, then eat what is good, and lastly throw the core away. Such a rule I would observe in reading human authors-the best may be defective, and the wisest may be mistaken. We are not only permitted, but enjoined, to call no man master!
当我们吃苹果时——我们通常先切除瑕疵，然后吃好的部分，最后扔掉果核。这样的规则我也会在阅读人类作者的作品时遵循——最好的可能有缺陷，最聪明的也可能犯错。我们不仅被允许，而且被命令，不要称任何人为夫子！
2 Timothy 3:16-17, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
提摩太后书3:16-17，”圣经都是神所默示的，于教训、督责、使人归正、教导人学义都是有益的，叫属神的人得以完全，预备行各样的善事。”