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The Sunday School Teacher’s Guide by John Angell James is a spiritually rich and deeply practical manual that has guided generations of Christian educators since its original publication in 1816.

约翰·安格尔·詹姆斯的《主日学教师指南》是一本属灵丰富且极其实用的手册，自1816年首次出版以来，它已经引导了几代基督徒教育工作者。

More than a mere instructional handbook, this work is a pastoral call to view Sunday school teaching as a sacred trust — a ministry aimed at the eternal welfare of the souls under one’s care.

这部作品不仅仅是一本教学手册，更是一个牧养的呼召，要将主日学教学视为神圣的托付——一项旨在使人所照管之灵魂获得永恒福祉的事奉。

James, a revered English Nonconformist minister, writes with the spiritual intensity of a man who sees the classroom not as a space for mere literacy training, but as a vineyard in which young souls are to be cultivated for heaven.

詹姆斯，一位备受尊敬的英格兰不从国教派牧师，以属灵的强度写作，他把课堂不仅仅看作识字训练的场所，而是看作为天国培养年轻灵魂的葡萄园。

The heart of the book centers on the ultimate object of teaching: the salvation of the children’s souls through the faithful instruction of the truths of Scripture.

这本书的核心集中于教学的终极目标：通过忠心教导圣经真理而使儿童的灵魂得救。

James pleads with teachers not to settle for educating children in reading or even moral refinement alone, but to labor with prayerful diligence for the spiritual regeneration of every pupil.

詹姆斯恳求教师不要满足于仅仅教育儿童阅读甚至仅仅道德修养，而要以祷告的殷勤为每个学生的属灵重生而劳苦。

Sunday schools, he insists, are not simply philanthropic endeavors, but nurseries of the Church, intended to prepare young minds and hearts for eternity.

他坚持认为，主日学不仅仅是慈善事业，而是教会的苗圃，旨在为永恒预备年轻的心思和心灵。

The book unfolds across several powerful chapters, covering the qualifications of a godly teacher, the manner and method of effective instruction, the moral and spiritual dangers faced by teachers, and the virtues that must shape their service — humility, patience, solemnity, zeal, and perseverance.

这本书在几个有力的章节中展开，涵盖敬虔教师的资格、有效教导的方式和方法、教师面临的道德和属灵危险，以及必须塑造他们事奉的美德——谦卑、忍耐、庄重、热心和恒忍。

James emphasizes that teachers must not only know the doctrines of grace but also embody them in their own lives.

詹姆斯强调，教师不仅必须知道恩典的教义，而且必须在他们自己的生命中体现这些教义。

True effectiveness flows from a heart that fears God, loves truth, and longs to see Christ formed in the hearts of children.

真正的果效来自一颗敬畏神、爱慕真理、渴望看到基督在儿童心中成形的心。

James offers detailed guidance on the art of communication with children — urging simplicity, clarity, warmth, and affection.

詹姆斯提供关于与儿童沟通艺术的详细指导——敦促简单、清晰、温暖和慈爱。

He outlines methods for catechizing, encouraging Scripture memorization, and sensitively guiding young consciences toward self-examination, repentance, and faith in Christ.

他概述教理问答的方法、鼓励圣经背诵，以及敏感地引导年轻的良心走向自我省察、悔改和对基督的信心。

The teacher, he writes, must view each child not merely as a learner but as an immortal soul — a future worshiper of God or a candidate for judgment — and teach with eternity always in view.

他写道，教师必须把每个儿童不仅仅看作学习者，而是看作不朽的灵魂——未来神的敬拜者或审判的候选人——并且始终以永恒为念而教导。

This guide is both convicting and encouraging.

这本指南既使人知罪又令人得鼓励。

It challenges complacency in Christian teaching while inspiring a renewed vision for what faithful instruction can achieve by the Spirit’s power.

它挑战基督教教学中的自满，同时激发对忠心教导藉着圣灵的能力所能成就之事的更新异象。

With its blend of theological depth, pastoral urgency, and pedagogical wisdom, The Sunday School Teacher’s Guide remains a timeless resource for those called to instruct the next generation in the fear of the Lord.

凭借其神学深度、牧养迫切性和教学智慧的融合，《主日学教师指南》对于那些蒙召在敬畏主中教导下一代的人来说，仍然是永恒的资源。

It is a classic manual of Christian formation, urging every teacher to labor not for praise or results, but for the glory of God and the good of immortal souls.

它是基督徒造就的经典手册，敦促每位教师劳苦不是为了赞扬或成果，而是为了神的荣耀和不朽灵魂的益处。

TABLE OF CONTENTS

目录

The ultimate object of teaching

教学的终极目标

Qualifications for teaching

教学的资格

Manner of teaching

教学的方式

Duties of teachers to each other

教师彼此间的本分

Temptations of teachers

教师的试探

Discouragements of teachers

教师的沮丧

The teacher’s zeal

教师的热心

Motives to diligence

殷勤的动机