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上帝為何允許我們的社會如此敗壞9 _: |" n+ {- z- |, p O$ s2 }
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Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane
' z% t) ?& @, ?- [4 C# b$ v7 a& pClayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?"# E: a9 ]. |: Q' O0 [
(regarding the attacks on Sept. 11).' v- _7 j, m" [9 ?2 Y3 \
葛理翰牧師的女兒接受Jane Clayson 的訪問,被問到:
; {0 g$ Z3 {2 t/ n9 J上帝怎能允許這樣的事情(指911攻擊事件)發生?
- o% h" ]/ O+ y她回答得十分恰當且深具洞見。她說:
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Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response.
% H, \* E2 u2 |' KShe said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,
& Z' K" a9 t7 _$ n) e+ y" zbut for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools,
; x4 x0 x4 B, d' A5 i& X9 ^ Hto get out of our government and to get out of our lives.* J- P a+ g6 z! S: g0 i6 [$ x
And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out.
" Z2 X9 r) X) `8 d+ G8 F/ xHow can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection: A& ~& ~& s. { c$ U( L
if we demand He leave us alone?", l- C/ k) I2 q+ w) F
『我個人相信上帝對這件事和我們一樣非常傷心;/ U1 X8 w# a8 @6 \1 K, O
只是,這麼多年來,我們一直叫上帝不要管我們的學校,& m$ u, A* _+ H9 s2 H. h4 A& G% O. `
不要管我們的政府,以及我們的生活。
1 W/ M# U; [' z- v9 a上帝是正人君子,我相信他就靜靜地站到一旁。
6 B" A0 D5 g1 z" j" K我們既然強令祂遠離我們,
% l- U( ~# R0 @' L& H( B又如何能期待祂保護我們並且賜福我們呢?』1 S2 v7 f' W! G, d
$ \% A% G% o# P( RIn light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc.
, S! T+ Y4 j/ U. N0 ]I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered,5 p1 d1 \ s/ d9 b. O) b
her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our
) m9 ?- b9 p. z& [) ^ b& qschools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in
$ O6 s% ^! N$ N0 @; {# |8 S' q+ ^) }; uschool...
; x+ W" X& A" d& Y6 k: Ithe Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal,$ [+ C' B# o7 U& _! Y, i
and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.9 T% e8 p; _' j, j% A
看看最近發生的事情,包括恐怖攻擊、校園槍擊等等,
* b$ C- @9 J7 R9 q我認為事情最早開始於 Madeleine Murray O'Hare女士
. \& I2 V f9 f4 p. D( m: Y(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,
) c$ @7 R8 z1 i" O8 o6 o7 h8 h最好不要在學校裡讀聖經,因為聖經說不可殺人、不可偷盜、5 b. s" L; m1 P
要愛鄰舍如同愛你自己,而大家答應了。
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Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children
8 K! l- E" g" ^; s: D5 s/ w# kwhen they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped
* V) X: o' I* h0 Q" {5 u1 [/ K0 fand we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed
/ H8 I& ?! n4 \ Q; ]! q' ?/ ?& Z: zsuicide)
( h o! _( Y9 zWe said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
, z: z6 x1 V3 Z然後Benjamin Spock博士說,. p/ ^/ n& h, [; b
我們的兒女做錯事的時候不應該責打他們,# j& |1 X* _0 s* w
以免他們幼小的人格受到損傷,恐怕傷害他們的自尊
' j8 d6 F d1 B1 H/ ^7 C( Spock的兒子是自殺死的),而大家同意了。0 b! o. m5 S% K# `/ t' ]
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Then someone said teachers and principals better not discipline our
! \3 U+ \$ Z' [7 s6 \5 S* Pchildren when they misbehave. The school administrators said no faculty member+ W0 t& f" F% |5 a8 E, k3 C+ i
in this school better touch a student when they misbehave4 H! D& ^9 R( @: }9 S
because we don 't want any bad publicity,- V' |: t: i8 o) ~5 X/ r% R
and we surely don't want to be sued (there' s a big difference7 s5 P, f+ m, c' k/ D$ P
between disciplining, touching, beating, smacking, humiliating, kicking,& M; N3 ^6 f) b
etc.). And we said OK.
4 F) E9 c' [9 s- e$ K+ c; _, g6 |然後有人說,我們的兒女在學校做錯事的時候,
" q r/ l/ i& v2 r" k老師和校長最好不要管教他們。學校行政人員說,8 q$ \. F \% D( g
教職員不可以碰做錯事的學生,因為不想事情鬧開,
' C1 d3 J) b7 @' }* I% L2 ^更不想挨告(管教和碰觸、打、摑、踢、侮辱等,有很大的差別),
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6 T) I+ b3 D. h. G& mThen someone said, let's let our daughters have abortions if they want,# J& Z% Y K, A
and they won't even have to tell their parents. And we said OK.
/ t% E7 t# }9 y1 S1 F, yThen some wise school board member said, since boys will be boys+ h3 _* J0 ^! r8 }' o
and they're going to do it anyway, let's give our sons all the condoms% o8 j) g- d0 Q/ |' g, E
they want so they can have all the fun they desire,/ l' _: I! q) ]- o1 S- R. W0 G3 F! r
and we won't have to tell their parents they got them at school. And we6 H+ ]9 m1 O: o$ s5 B% D1 |
said OK.
7 F! E8 v4 ~5 [; g9 N然後有人說,讓我們同意我們的女兒墮胎,' @# @% S- Q" @4 l' I4 r( t( E, X8 R
甚至她們可以不必告知父母,而我們同意了。7 m6 f' W& }+ K
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," [7 Q2 s5 N" J& c4 o( V8 y5 i1 H
他們早晚會做那件事,給他們保險套吧,要多少給多少,
9 D/ f5 X ` I8 ]( U/ o好讓他們盡興,並且我們不必讓他們的父母知道, I$ a% Y8 H( V+ f, y' L
他們從學校拿到保險套,而大家同意了。
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Then some of our top elected officials said it doesn't matter
9 M$ l* ?- A( R3 Y( dwhat we do in private as long as we do our jobs. Agreeing with them,
" X' ?+ Y% Z# twe said it doesn't matter to me what anyone, including the President,
7 Z7 c( ^% Z% E Ldoes in private as long as I have a job and the economy is good.
* @9 n' ^+ E$ B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,
! O# ~ N8 k0 K" d* X* a( v只要我們做好份內的工作。我們同意他們這樣說,我們也說, ^; }5 w, _9 j( e1 v
任何人,包括總統,私底下做什麼沒關係, < r o l i a. n e t >
6 a$ l% p9 u# O# N只要我有工作而且經濟看好。
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/ l9 G% Z8 Z8 n* b1 d7 jThen someone said let's print magazines with pictures of nude women) e ?! X5 r% Q8 Q
and call it wholesome, down-to-earth appreciation for the beauty. I6 ~+ d v& r) q
of the female body. And we said OK., X F. U( V% G" A
然後有人說,讓我們編印有裸女照片的雜誌,. S: v9 Z$ D( U0 k/ C
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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v3 m7 X+ E% C$ }2 MAnd then someone else took that appreciation a step further and- U& U( n0 L1 X `& G ~
published pictures of nude children and then further again
- i6 K; A- A7 B, \6 cby making them available on the Internet. And we said OK,
' o; ?2 E7 |$ _- }$ Bthey're entitled to free speech.
; R+ v% t3 u5 p& ]4 o- E然後有一些人更進一步地印製兒童的裸體照,- ]9 A6 \3 U& S! h
甚至在網際網路流通這些照片,而大家同意地說,
6 y+ [9 }; U! X1 E# d" B他們這樣做是言論自由。7 l( \4 u; S1 X- V. p
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Then the entertainment industry said, let's make TV shows and movies2 y/ B; {, ~' v" t2 J3 R& R
that promote profanity, violence, and illicit sex. Let's record music. ?) V% L7 j8 B% |
that encourages rape,drugs, murder, suicide, and satanic themes.
( \( d7 i/ U5 _9 \2 X9 yAnd we said it's just entertainment, it has no adverse effect,5 Y7 G! @; B: X& }4 ?
nobody takes it seriously anyway, so go right ahead.
4 r6 d; C+ l5 z# a5 l U8 `+ F+ r然後娛樂業者說,讓我們製作充滿血腥、暴力、
]3 A4 w+ _, t& s& i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、 J9 J: r( @9 s% X! ^
謿ⅰ⒆詺ⅰ⒑托讗旱闹黝}的音樂,而我們說:' D& u( E7 e4 t5 a" T3 s
那只是娛樂,不會有不利的影響,不會有人當真,盡管做吧。
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Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience,( z5 s1 H& k2 ]$ E3 o
why they don't know right from wrong, and why it does not bother them
( d+ t5 ^: g; H% b7 b8 ]* q' rto kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably,
) g" n3 j {0 X& vif we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out.
, n' R8 @* N+ j0 L8 JI think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
# U. X" U9 u6 e2 Q- j! W如今我們問說,為什麼我們的兒女沒有良心?
) O2 V' ^' \* n# q1 Y為什麼他們不能分辨對錯?! N1 W8 b m K
為什麼他們不以殺害不認識的人、同學、和自己為不安?; J/ F; E! d$ {! N( g1 X6 v
假如我們想得夠久並且夠深的話,可能我們會得到答案。
" p" {+ ]2 ~' r2 n' R: \我認為,這正是「種瓜得瓜」。
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+ \( k$ Q1 l5 I! ^( z! @% p2 bFunny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder. v8 j) M# G, a5 T# _% [# a- P
why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers9 g9 N; _$ x7 m% {
say, but question what the Bible says.
0 A8 }( ]$ b# y! |8 i) O+ m! C0 D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。, r# v% q$ i% U- ~
實在好笑,我們相信報紙所說的,卻質疑聖經所記載的。8 Q; e8 D# K ^3 b$ n, G/ i7 L
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Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like" Q3 U8 O9 E7 t0 ~ E8 D1 m, t
wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord,' U6 c' ~# h% v! B D
people think twice about sharing.4 b6 e9 y. |" \: X- c+ j
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;
! |+ l& C/ Z b$ v但是,當你寄出談論上帝的篇章,
# A/ P" h% G& @& q* m人們卻遲疑要不要轉送出去與人分享。. d0 x3 X- R7 F* k: j
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Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely1 v1 J7 E |6 X) @& T0 @
through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed
8 L0 } c' r6 F% r" y+ \- r; iin the school and workplace.
6 f1 ^& T) b p& E實在好笑。猥褻的、粗俗的、不雅的、和淫穢的文章
2 ]. Z* M% m1 L) |& S透過電腦通路無阻礙地流傳;2 _# f B- G, o( ]4 J
而學校和工作場合卻禁止人公開討論上帝。2 n# `; B p! j1 c
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Are you laughing?: ?1 h/ N. f; {. ?% R( H
你笑了嗎?
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, Q' T* Y* k; V* ~" bFunny how when you forward this message, you will not send it
* z4 N# ^2 T1 o Fto many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe,+ y! Q+ F0 O( j. O2 `9 h& ?* Q& t
or what they WILL think of you for sending it.
9 ^$ N; v+ h+ T5 z; L" z0 bFunny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us7 N+ u4 J9 ^& j" d' }7 P( M
than what God thinks of us.
* u) h. D& @$ Y: {% F& ^好玩的是,你沒有轉寄這篇給你通訊錄上所有的朋友,1 [7 O6 n1 \( s% |( a
因為你不確定其中一些人所信的是什麼,0 n; ^1 R, `6 N/ D1 l% X( j) Y
或者你不確定他們會怎麼猜想你為什麼寄給他們。
# D$ a- X! I, H可笑的是,我們時常擔心別人怎麼看待我們,
6 @* s; J/ l9 A6 N( I- b8 @而比較少擔心上帝怎樣看我們。* E+ \3 Y# K4 G' k' B5 c. V$ V
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5 I& v p0 P, R( p. `$ |Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it..., z* z: O8 F3 e7 q- u& r
no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process,don't V, o9 @9 L9 \8 P
sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in!
d$ v2 o" f2 n2 N! y2 c3 @把這篇轉出去,假如你認為它言之有理的話
/ B. W# F; b, G/ A4 s, O若不然,你可以置之不理,因為沒人會知道你如何做,( j4 w( B; a4 y
但是,你若不理會這個思考的過程,+ k2 r8 z$ Y0 T% M
你就不可以坐在旁邊埋怨這個世界情況糟糕。 |
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