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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞0 G5 ]$ x3 j: Q' d; l# L; N: q" V3 L' @
; X# `/ F9 s$ z1 J) B/ k" MBilly Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
0 j- m+ ^: Y3 o2 y5 yClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"
2 ?9 Z0 ^. I/ y. P0 C; d" ^(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11)." i3 ]) `# C. e7 T! l4 F- ?5 C
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
' B! @$ C7 t# B2 i8 D上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
- d+ @6 P. X8 `5 E; L4 n她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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# g" Q, I4 @1 D6 a5 m5 UAnne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
1 `2 s! a) t6 \' YShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
]( ~. s# V8 D8 i, T( }" ~but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,& G5 V" H* E, H' {( w, V
to get out of our government and to get out of our lives.
/ E2 T" ?6 w! qAnd being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.) j4 m* @/ E% v" @5 R
How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection
t0 n8 s% o' [1 M( l1 r# W, Yif we demand He leave us alone?"
- c( J2 ]* U, C9 M2 }+ ]『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;* b5 S9 s& H# a/ c7 ?4 ]
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,
^0 A& X, }, X5 v( w K) A* B, h不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
+ i Q% V# X, D( Q3 b上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。+ r# B6 I/ z, P) ?# s# T
我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
: ^4 L' b6 { ?又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』* w7 V5 _6 T2 I* t/ }, L- w
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In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.) w: f) c: Z4 ]& \; I! h
I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,' ?4 u2 E6 P) D K9 M: L
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
- P4 B8 b- ~ e- q3 r5 i7 O* i; yschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in% Q2 V5 P" Z) o; q& v
school...- v( b; Z: I* A/ h8 N
the Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,
+ S! a) K/ y/ n& cand love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
) E9 B; [- P+ V7 S7 C2 f9 @0 E看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
2 C8 l& D- g0 D我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
, {/ t& M( A/ N6 K" j5 M2 V/ E(她被殺害,屍體最近被發現)。她埋怨校園裡的禱告,她不想要校園裡有禱告,大家答應了。然後有人說,; S" G0 w% }/ G3 A0 p: [
最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、0 ?5 A: ]7 r7 @3 Q5 p2 P! C
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。7 q4 ?# U3 u# L$ c: C. }1 }
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, g9 H5 {# e5 k2 q6 H' @% DThen Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children8 W$ M2 [3 C1 v" U& e. i5 q; S+ I- W
when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped# J s+ l3 l& Q2 @( O
and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed9 p6 I6 W) u" ^0 j$ D! h
suicide)
- _% d3 S. b. p. Q' qWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK./ t8 A4 L7 h+ B7 ^ t5 ]$ |
然後Benjamin Spock博士說,
! Y) m* X3 U- g2 N# y+ O* w我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,& h) b4 T% j' e! y* p* }& Y9 _3 P
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊: E& Y/ F; s! d t0 M' X7 {
( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。( V' m2 T8 {7 M1 P: Y: Y
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our; a& n- A- k$ y/ q2 h; N
children when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member8 P$ R' ]8 g- O
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave5 c/ ]1 N/ i* g' ~ X; ^$ s
because we don 't want any bad publicity,9 Q: O# g& P! t6 e8 _; m
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference
8 E: F! q ]; h0 Y* t, ?between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,
7 ^4 i8 l' x" [1 f7 ?' c1 Ietc.). And we said OK.
6 g' z0 S- V/ o然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,% k' U! R& }8 O5 I' h3 i K) @
老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,
9 Y- W2 t w0 E9 z1 T教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,- \1 m+ a! I K" U& W4 t% F8 I( e5 C
更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),0 G7 h% W4 }. B' `6 `! A9 K! ]
而大家同意了。" j+ l6 v3 I- u- S6 _
* f. _: r; }7 D) H" C1 z: ~* C9 s& MThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,- k( J$ @7 r& X1 r8 V e
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.) D. I" O' |( |7 y" [1 Q
Then some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys2 I9 y& [: G( ?+ l3 ]+ T
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms
/ Q7 p& l' H0 f$ j7 Kthey want so they can have all the fun they desire,
' o. X- G- l3 tand we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we
' D# i; ^& l- G' Q0 O0 Z& n. fsaid OK.* B" {0 m# a, |% Q
然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,
( Q' y/ {) B3 X' [% Q9 H6 C甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。
7 I2 t) T/ Q* m- j0 d然後有一些聰明的學校委員會成員說,因為男孩終歸是男孩,. W) O1 L: B. P6 c* v5 f* w) }
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,2 S3 `7 S0 {' [# C4 R5 x. N8 b6 t+ w
好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道4 ~! p4 D6 m. O) Z1 A m
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。. z* j9 N E. ~
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% C4 Z3 X8 s5 ]& P& A0 ZThen some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
1 i4 L- E! o: y2 G% kwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,& Q- f" D; d5 d% k' P7 E
we said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
7 q$ `! A8 f9 Tdoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.5 ~9 V, m6 S1 J8 I$ O
然後有一些我們選出來的高級官員說,我們私底下做什麼沒關係,
4 b8 ]9 z. X$ P& d只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說,& Q2 b1 |/ B6 F& r3 G, o
任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
# e+ q; V# q! p! H只要我有工作而且經濟看好。" N7 v v- w H: {
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- I4 S3 x+ F. C; C0 q" BThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women+ R( |: O, Z0 d, f
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty5 r6 a8 W/ i; \7 q6 A" I
of the female body. And we said OK.* t5 l9 w/ r- G- ~( ]7 p7 p
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,
) ] o3 o6 p N稱之為對女性胴體的健康的、務實的欣賞,而大家同意了。
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And then someone else took that appreciation a step further and
6 @) X" l2 U2 B8 Kpublished pictures of nude children and then further again
% l/ _2 ^9 u; D j; Zby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
4 U6 s% S! p7 S% cthey're entitled to free speech.
3 d8 z% E+ I! g, O& u m然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,; P3 T. B3 `, h+ u1 h; f
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,2 G# d; o' |$ r4 ~; r9 R7 p8 H
他們這樣做是言論自由。- h) O+ N0 p5 x8 j2 k- J7 `
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( C l$ J5 `% _. d7 S }. O% ^- eThen the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies2 D: B# S i5 e9 w9 T( w
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music+ X0 O( k+ w: m" g/ V B* K6 K" t
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
& ^6 R7 x; d0 S$ X7 l. HAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,8 Q& ^ z3 z) b3 D7 W0 d
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.# l6 y Z( n( j L) o
然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
) @# | s8 c) M/ w) T1 ]不正當的性行為的電視節目和電影;讓我們錄製鼓勵強姦、嗑藥、: i9 T) A8 e3 M! O# f; ~1 S
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:2 L& o) T$ i& ]9 c1 B2 M" U
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。" ]. N* P; n( U9 o# I& |+ m
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,$ w' j h: [0 y; P7 K" K
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them4 F. `; d6 G: e/ ]; M% O) q5 u
to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,, u8 K3 z X( y
if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
( [/ i$ o3 i- x1 t& s2 L# HI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
. S7 Z8 c9 T, K1 ~( T& T如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
$ S6 _7 O0 I+ d- o: S為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?
9 n- S+ m0 D9 g) y* {為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?
1 K0 S$ Q, B% z假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
& L; a' ]" j4 W: T) h9 Y+ O我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。9 R0 |5 y7 _5 {
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Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder
5 _5 b2 z0 d' e, Dwhy the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers3 s5 p. q; |8 `
say, but question what the Bible says.; P0 B: y" a" C* Q- p+ p% S
實在好笑,人們棄上帝如弊履,卻苦思何以世界步步下落地獄。
5 _3 M5 B+ k) G- t7 \5 d, H# j; b7 F實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like' l$ F3 V/ g/ V% U% K
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,3 E x( R; x0 x7 E6 Y; d
people think twice about sharing.
6 s1 f. {, ~# C6 x. a/ s1 s n8 q實在好笑。你可以在網路上轉寄笑話,使它們像原野之火般的蔓延;* K$ w( U8 I C" n6 O( |
但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,+ f, I! K5 e, R' {$ W* l/ r
人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。9 x }7 u0 O! }( U" i* m- o$ s( H
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: x: Y, ?7 g) v5 ?% b- r. ]/ c/ HFunny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely& h! ^, l5 R3 |( x* B( t: v1 S
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
& f, L! A! }: s) N/ M4 ^in the school and workplace.
, P/ J& U+ @4 A; N* J2 {! ~實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章0 T( i+ N$ b+ C* H
透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;2 D) ~7 N c2 M8 z* H
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。
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Are you laughing?& A2 N0 g5 n7 |( k8 a+ G6 Y
你笑了嗎?3 r P" p j7 c/ m
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Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it6 r+ H. V/ Q. Z. k
to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,4 \+ n; M0 Y- c5 R
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
; R) L6 Y! k3 z7 t5 M0 e5 cFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us
4 R' I9 L: n$ X) C" e3 cthan what God thinks of us.
4 r; g* v' s6 h3 h好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,5 M1 y9 e* n; p* i7 r# x) `+ g7 i
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,
6 ^ |1 {% ?6 q* n) n- w1 j" D' i或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。! ^, l5 u% |5 S# l: Q
可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
( @, I& c2 J, ^* M |4 E而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。
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Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it...- z6 E$ `3 ]* v4 v- o
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't! h. T- L+ k9 Z2 ^! S
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!( p7 C, g- z+ W4 ?
把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話" y" {" A5 T& m3 I5 ?8 J1 A& h
若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,: p) f/ z7 j* X2 S; H2 B L
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,! C: m5 F7 j1 M, e& G2 ^8 W1 o8 q
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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