教会证言-卷二-第71章
第71章 我们怎样守安息日？
教会证言-卷二-第71章
Chap. 71 - How Shall We keep the Sabbath?
教会证言-卷二-第71章
上帝是慈悲的。祂的要求是合理的，与祂良善仁慈的品格相符。设立安息日的目的是要让全人类蒙福。人不是为安息日而造的；相反，安息日是在人类被造之后，为满足人的需要而设立的。上帝在六日内创造了世界之后，就在第七日安息，定这日为圣，赐福于这日，并在这一日歇了祂一切创造的工。祂为人分别出这特别的日子，使人可以歇下一切的操劳，在仰望高天，俯看大地之时，回想起上帝在六日之内创造了这一切，并在第七日安息。这样，当人观察上帝无穷智慧的这些实际凭据之时，心中便不禁充满了对于他创造主的敬爱。【2T.582.3】[1]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
God is merciful. His requirements are reasonable, in accordance with the goodness and benevolence of His character. The object of the Sabbath was that all mankind might be benefited. Man was not made to fit the Sabbath; for the Sabbath was made after the creation of man, to meet his necessities. After God had made the world in six days, He rested and sanctified and blessed the day upon which He rested from all His work which He had created and made. He set apart that special day for man to rest from his labor, that, as he should look upon the earth beneath and the heavens above, he might reflect that God made all these in six days and rested upon the seventh; and that, as he should behold the tangible proofs of God's infinite wisdom, his heart might be filled with love and reverence for his Maker. {2T 582.3}[1]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
为遵守安息日为圣，我们不必把自己关在屋子里，与自然的美景和自由舒畅的天国空气隔绝。我们不应当在任何情况下于主的安息日，也就是祂所定为圣的日子，分心于各种的责任和业务。我们不应让自己的心去思考属世性质的事。但如果我们几乎用安息日的全部时间，守在屋子里，听长篇的讲道，和乏味形式的祷告，我们的心灵就得不到复兴，振奋和提高。我们如果这样庆祝，就是错用了主的安息日，偏离了设立安息日的宗旨。安息日是为人设立的，使人的思想从世俗的操劳转到默想上帝的良善和荣耀，而得到福气。上帝的子民固然需要相聚一堂，谈论上帝，交换有关圣经真理的心得体会，并用一部分时间作合适的祷告；然而这些场合，即使是在安息日，也不应该冗长乏味而使人厌倦。【2T.583.1】[2]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
In order to keep the Sabbath holy, it is not necessary that we enclose ourselves in walls, shut away from the beautiful scenes of nature and from the free, invigorating air of heaven. We should in no case allow burdens and business transactions to divert our minds upon the Sabbath of the Lord, which He has sanctified. We should not allow our minds to dwell upon things of a worldly character even. But the mind cannot be refreshed, enlivened, and elevated by being confined nearly all the Sabbath hours within walls, listening to long sermons and tedious, formal prayers. The Sabbath of the Lord is put to a wrong use if thus celebrated. The object for which it was instituted is not attained. The Sabbath was made for man, to be a blessing to him by calling his mind from secular labor to contemplate the goodness and glory of God. It is necessary that the people of God assemble to talk of Him, to interchange thoughts and ideas in regard to the truths contained in His word, and to devote a portion of time to appropriate prayer. But these seasons, even upon the Sabbath, should not be made tedious by their length and lack of interest. {2T 583.1}[2]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
在安息日，人人都当有机会化一部分时间到户外去。让儿童有一部分的时间到户外，不是去游戏，而是与父母相伴，还有什么比这能使他们更正确地认识上帝，获得更深刻的印象呢？幼嫩的心，在自然的美景中与上帝相交，注意祂在创造之工中向人表现爱之标志，他们就要被吸引而感兴趣了。他们就不会有危险将上帝的品格与各种严厉苛刻的事物联系起来，而在看见祂为人类幸福而创造的美丽景物之时，看祂为一位慈祥仁爱的父亲。他们也会看到，祂的禁律和命令不是只为了显示祂的权威和能力，而是考虑到祂子民的幸福。若能彰显上帝品格中的仁爱，慈祥，美妙和感染力，儿童就会被吸引来爱祂了。你可以把他们的心引到那些用快乐的歌声充满空间的可爱小鸟，青草的嫩叶，以及清香扑鼻、美丽无比的鲜花。这一切都在宣扬天上艺术大师的慈爱与技巧，彰显上帝的荣耀。【2T.583.2】[3]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
During a portion of the day, all should have an opportunity to be out of doors. How can children receive a more correct knowledge of God, and their minds be better impressed, than in spending a portion of their time out of doors, not in play, but in company with their parents? Let their young minds be associated with God in the beautiful scenery of nature, let their attention be called to the tokens of His love to man in His created works, and they will be attracted and interested. They will not be in danger of associating the character of God with everything that is stern and severe; but as they view the beautiful things which He has created for the happiness of man, they will be led to regard Him as a tender, loving Father. They will see that His prohibitions and injunctions are not made merely to show His power and authority, but that He has the happiness of His children in view. As the character of God puts on the aspect of love, benevolence, beauty, and attraction, they are drawn to love Him. You can direct their minds to the lovely birds making the air musical with their happy songs, to the spires of grass, and the gloriously tinted flowers in their perfection perfuming the air. All these proclaim the love and skill of the heavenly Artist, and show forth the glory of God. {2T 583.2}[3]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
父母们啊，你们为什么不利用上帝在自然的课本中给我们的宝贵教训，使儿童们对上帝的品格有正确的认识呢？那些牺牲简朴，追求时尚，自绝于自然美景的人，不会有属灵的心志。他们不明白上帝在创造之工中表显的能力与技巧，因此他们的心不能受新的爱和兴趣所激励，他们在自然之中看见上帝时，心中也不会充满敬畏。【2T.584.1】[4]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
Parents, why not make use of the precious lessons which God has given us in the book of nature, to give our children a correct idea of His character? Those who sacrifice simplicity to fashion, and shut themselves away from the beauties of nature, cannot be spiritually minded. They cannot understand the skill and power of God as revealed in His created works; therefore their hearts do not quicken and throb with new love and interest, and they are not filled with awe and reverence as they see God in nature. {2T 584.1}[4]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
凡爱上帝的人都应当尽其所能使安息日成为喜乐，圣洁，可敬的日子。他们若在犯罪违禁的娱乐中寻欢作乐，就做不到这一点。但他们却可以在家庭中尊崇安息日，使之成为一周最有吸引力的一天。我们应当用工夫使我们的儿女产生兴趣。改变一下会对他们发挥快乐的影响。我们可以与他们在户外散步，在丛林之间灿烂的阳光之下与他们同坐，谈论上帝的作为，让他们开动活跃的思想，还可以引他们注意自然的美景，启发他们的敬爱之心。【2T.584.2】[5]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
All who love God should do what they can to make the Sabbath a delight, holy and honorable. They cannot do this by seeking their own pleasure in sinful, forbidden amusements. Yet they can do much to exalt the Sabbath in their families and make it the most interesting day of the week. We should devote time to interesting our children. A change will have a happy influence upon them. We can walk out with them in the open air; we can sit with them in the groves and in the bright sunshine, and give their restless minds something to feed upon by conversing with them upon the works of God, and can inspire them with love and reverence by calling their attention to the beautiful objects in nature. {2T 584.2}[5]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
应当使安息日在我们的家庭中成为有吸引力的日子，以致在每周这日来临之际，大家都欢呼迎接它。父母们尊敬安息日的最好方法，就是设法向家人传授一些正确的教训，使他们爱慕属灵的事物，对上帝的品格有正确的认识，知道祂期望我们怎样完善基督徒的品格，得到永生。父母们哪，当使安息日成为可喜乐的，这样，你们的儿女就要期待安息日，并在心中欢迎它了。【2T.585.1】[6]
教会证言-卷二-第71章
The Sabbath should be made so interesting to our families that its weekly return will be hailed with joy. In no better way can parents exalt and honor the Sabbath than by devising means to impart proper instruction to their families and interesting them in spiritual things, giving them correct views of the character of God and what He requires of us in order to perfect Christian characters and attain to eternal life. Parents, make the Sabbath a delight, that your children may look forward to it and have a welcome in their hearts for it. {2T 585.1}[6]
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