你们刚刚听到的是世界历史里面 最著名的神曲 Oratorio composition by George Frideric Handel 一七四一年所写的 好几首《弥赛亚》选出来的歌曲 好不好听 好听 自从一七四一年 作者用三个礼拜 写成五十二首 . 这伟大的圣曲以后 直到现在 . 这几个世纪没有中断 成为教会历史中间 最被欢迎的歌曲 今天他们唱了好几首 都是很动听的诗歌 除了第一首以外 其他都是弥赛亚 里面有一婴孩为我们而生 还有 如羊走迷 这两首诗歌是弥赛亚曲里面 对位法 排列得最整齐 四音彼此之间起伏 的这种复音乐的构造 是最平衡 最美的 最后一首诗歌 把我们带到一个新的盼望 因为一个人 死就临到全世界 亚当犯罪 众人都死了 也因一个人复活 临到全世界 耶稣基督复活了 以后全世界的人 都有复活的盼望 这些不是儿戏 这些不是理论 这些不是神话 这是神给人的应许 感谢上帝 我今天一上台就充满喜乐 因为音响好多了是吗 你们感到听的清楚吗 你听的清楚以后 你思想受的启发 思考的可能性就更加 更加深入了 愿上帝赐福我们今天的聚会 有哪一个人 昨天有来的 请举手 我看看 有哪一个人今天才来的 请举手 那你昨天在哪里啊 非常欢迎你们来 我已经对你们说了 我们不像电影院 几天所演的都是一样的东西 基督教不是那么贫穷的东西 今天电影常常要找一个好的故事 然后演好了就几十天 有的甚至几年就演同一个电影 我们布道会从来 没有几天讲同一篇信息 每一天讲的都是独立的 但每一天讲的都是有连贯的 每一天讲的都是同样的主题 而每一天讲的都是不一样的内容 所以如果你能够有系统的 把整个四天的信息都听完了 那你对整个一生中间 关于耶稣是谁 这个大题目 就会有一些更有概念 更有结构的了解 来建立一个纯正的信仰 对你一生一世有很大的帮助 我们这一次的题目是什么 大家念一次 耶稣是谁 你说 耶稣是谁与我何干 耶稣是谁 我为什么需要知道 耶稣是谁 跟中国文化 跟台湾的民情有什么关系 如果你真正明白的话 你会发现没有一个人 跟基督是没有关系的 英国一个无神论的历史学家 叫作Wells (威尔斯) 你们诚品书店最近我看到 卖他的历史研究的书 他有一句话是惊动世界的 他说 历史的每一点 都直接跟上帝连在一起 一个无神论的人 怎么会讲这样的话 因为历史学家没有办法 解释为什么历史是这样传下来的 研究历史的人 发现历史背后有一个手 在操纵整个人类 研究历史的人不能明白 为什么有一些特别的事件 在最重要关头的时候 产生整个的扭转 然后整个人类的命运 就进到新的一页里面 希特勒的时代 有哪一个国家的军队强过德国 希特勒在第二次世界大战发动的中间 苏俄 英国 美国 远远科技落后在他们 好远好远的地方 而那个时候真正明白 把原子分裂变成无穷无尽 爆炸力的这种理论 都在德国 不在美国 因为美国自从实用主义的哲学革命以后 已经变成一个很肤浅的国家 他们又没有欧洲的渊源 又没有德国思考的精密 又没有严谨的科学 研究各样伟大的物理 所以美国就走了一个实用主义 非常肤浅的这种社会跟人文的思想 而苏俄还没有起来 英国已经慢慢从保守 跟世界领导地位退后下去 真正在形上 在物理 在思考最精密的物理学问的人 都在德国 但是为什么希特勒后来一定要失败 因为他有一些错误 是注定他没有办法挽回 也没有办法成功的 有人算过 希特勒所写的 那一本《我的奋斗》这本书 每一个字要杀几十万人才甘愿 那一本薄薄的书里面 产生了第二次世界大战 结果是死七千万人 死在战场 你说 没有啊 照我们历史研究是三千多万人 我在一九九六年 到苏俄去讲道的时候 那些白俄的人士 乌克兰的人士告诉我 其实就在第二次世界大战 我们乌克兰 白俄反对苏俄的时候 我们其实是站在德国那边来打俄军的 所以那个时候 苏联的军队有倒戈现象 结果有三千多万人 死是没有公布的 所以 历史上我们所说的 第二次世界大战 死了三千五百万人 其实还没有算另外三千多万人 在那一代的死亡 所以 史达林 把这些东西 把它遮盖起来 到一九五三年 史达林死了 一个一个接替的人 也不愿意公布 但是到了 Gorbachev 的时候 戈巴契夫 他不得不承认 有三千多万人 死在第二次世界大战 的苏俄或者苏联的境内 是没有宣布的 所以 第二次世界大战 是将近七千万人 死在战场的上面 那么这个死 结果呢 使希特勒一定要失败 原因只有一个 上帝任凭他过份骄傲 人骄傲要有本钱 人的本钱不多 骄傲太多 危险就来到了 如果人本钱很多 不敢骄傲 那就感觉到自己受屈 但是他过份狂傲的结果 就是失败的开端 历史是这样记载的 所以当希特勒过份狂傲的时候 上帝任凭他 许可你要做什么 你要讲什么 你尽量照你的意思做吧 其实这一句话是耶稣对犹大 讲的最后第二句话 耶稣收门徒 把犹大也接纳在其中 但是耶稣不干涉他 所有的坏事 到最后两句话的时候 耶稣对犹大说 你要做的事 你去做吧 这个是什么 这个不是自由 这个叫作任凭 你们要注意 自由到变成任凭的时候 是自杀 大家说 所以很多青年人要自由 他不知道他正在走自杀的路线 上帝给你自由 到你自己要什么 都可以成就什么的时候 你不要以为你比上帝厉害 你就让上帝 把你带到死亡的地步而不觉悟 所以 当他太狂傲的时候 忽然间那些最懂得 原子能爆炸原理的物理学家 就一个一个离开德国 为什么呢 因为上帝许可希特勒恨恶犹太人 你们陈水扁 为什么现在下台 因为以恨治国 一定不对的 没有一个人用恨治国 成为伟大的领袖 可以接受吗 共产党为什么失败 因为以恨治国 这是一个历史定律 你说 没有上帝 好像没有 幕后有操纵历史的那一位是谁呢 那耶稣又是谁呢 我这几天试试看 刺激有识之士的思想 好叫你们信耶稣不是随便信 你反对耶稣 也不是随便反对 因为这奥秘已经超越宗教了 已经超越文化 已经超越哲学 已经超越历史 因为那是永恒者 在短暂的历史中间 曾经显现的一个很特别的事情 就是基督在人间 历史上出现的那三十三年半的事情 所以 威尔斯说什么呢 这句话是他不得不讲的 有一次我对你们 台湾大学历史系的一个教授讲一句话 我说某某人 你们搞历史的 解释到某一点的时候 你发现没有办法讲下去 除非你信上帝在历史中间 有祂主权的操纵 他说 对的 唐牧师 我盼望有一天 你召集我们这些历史家 跟我们用神学来启发我们 神与历史之间的关系 求主帮助我们 给我们可以深深的 很平稳的 很细心的思想这些的问题 那当你真正认识这个题目的时候 你的人生就不一样了 你就不像我昨天所讲的 为什么工作 因为找钱 为什么找钱 因为要吃饭 为什么吃饭 才有健康 为什么需要健康 才有力量工作 为什么找钱 才能吃饭 为什么健康 才有力量找钱 为什么找钱 我再讲五十次 你就走掉了 你说 讨厌死了 你今天讲来讲去 讲这句话 我告诉你 我讲五分钟你就讨厌了 但是上帝看你几十年就是这样 你想上帝不讨厌吗 你还以为你很得意 我告诉你 从你们最有钱的大财主 到你们在路边讨饭的乞丐 人生的价值 如果没有基督在里面 你就是变成一个团团转 不知道到哪里去的人 今天我还没有讲道以前 我们再来唱诗好吗 昨天我们唱一首诗歌 但是很多人不在 谁会唱 爱如潮水涌进我心的 请举手 会唱的请举手 很少人啊 所以我要把这首歌再唱 唱到我们大家热起来 我们大家一面唱 一面思想这首诗歌 很简短的十六个字 里面有什么意思 我们来唱 爱如潮水 涌进我心 你看上面字幕 因为书里面没有印出来 我们大家看前面 里面找得半死找不到 我先唱一次 我今相信 我今接受 涌进我心 涌进我心 我们大家唱好吗 一 二 唱 更大声唱一次 你们吵架的时候太大声了 你们唱诗的时候太小声了 现在把它转过来 从今天开始 对你的太太说 我们立约 吵架的时候小声一点 好不好 我们对主说 唱诗大声一点 大家一同唱 一 二 唱 这是一首英国的民歌 而这首诗歌是用三拍的 三拍的诗歌或者音乐 常常被认为 是跳舞的舞曲 澎恰恰 澎恰恰 其实不一定 英国国歌是用三拍的 韩德尔有好多很伟大的音乐 都是用三拍的 特别是弥赛亚论到上帝的时候 就用三拍的 And the glory the glory of the Lord 因为上帝三位一体的 所以你把三拍的诗歌 唱的时候 第一拍用重音唱 然后轻松活泼的精神就出来了 我们大家再来唱 一 二 唱 那边有两个字 今天的今 我今相信 我要你重一点 长一点 好 现在我请男的先唱 为什么呢 因为上帝先造男人 所以 男人要记得你是男人 当男人忘记是男人的时候 整个人类社会就完蛋了 不负起责任 不挑起重担 不勇敢的面对困难 那女人跟着你就很辛苦了 所以男人要负重担 上帝造男人跟造女人 不同在哪里呢 男人肩膀宽 屁股小 女人肩膀窄 臀部大 所以 男人背负重担的时候 很威武 女人坐下管家的时候 稳若泰山 现在请男人唱一次 男人举手 忘记是男人的请举手 好 大家男人大声唱 一 二 唱 女人唱 非常好 当男人唱诗的时候 把那个很雄壮的声音唱出来 所以 baby 哭的时候 爸爸说 不要哭 他就知道世界有权威 但是当孩子哭的时候 妈妈说 不要哭 他就知道世界有慈爱 那么 男人的威严跟女人的慈爱 就是上帝的两个本性 所以上帝造男造女 是按照自己的形像造的 男人代表神的威严 神的尊贵 神的公义 女人代表神的温柔 神的慈爱 神的怜悯 好 我们现在公义 慈爱 温柔 怜悯 全部合在一起来唱 一 二 唱 大声 爱如潮水 涌进我心 大声 涌进我心 涌进我心 我们低头祷告 主啊 我感谢祢 因为祢的恩 祢的爱 祢创造我们 祢养育我们 祢光照我们的心 祢赐下真理给我们 给我们在今天晚上 特别有机会一同到祢的面前 思想严密 思想严谨 思想重要的问题 我们可以放下生命生活中间的重担 我们工作的繁忙 我们一日的劳苦来到祢的面前 静心静气 听祢的话语 恳求祢的圣灵光照我们的心 祢的道进入我们的脑 祢自己的恩爱充满我们 我们愿意对主说 主啊 愿祢的爱 如同潮水涌进我心 我今相信 我今接受 求主听我们的祷告 求主打开我们的心 求主除去我们各样的烦躁 给我们可以安静 专注 领受祢的真理 好叫祢的真理 使我们的生命得着释放 因为祢说 祢的真理使人进入自由 我们感谢 我们赞美祢 求祢赐福祢无用的仆人 给他把祢的真理传讲清楚 祢与他同在 祢膏抹他 祢圣灵充满他 求主使我们众人 因为祢的道 我们认识祢 我们产生纯正的信仰 我们就不回头 走在错误的道上 感谢赞美 奉主耶稣基督得胜的尊名祈求的 阿们 我们昨天第一个晚上 跟大家思想到 人之所以是人 因为人有宗教性 人之所以是人 因为人有文化性 所以这两个本质 就使我们与所有的动物完全分开来了 如果你说人是从动物进化 变成这种人类的话 那么连进化论的学者 都不能解答的问题 是太可怕了 达尔文(Charles Darwin, 1809-1882) 在1859年 写了《物种起源》这本书 The Origin of Species 那个时候有两个英国 的文学家 哲学家 社会学家 把这本书把它推广到 讲英文的世界里面 不到一百年里面 德国 法国 义大利 奥地利 西班牙 美国 加拿大 其他的国家都慢慢慢推崇 接受 甚至把这个当作正式的教课书 对我们的青年人 小孩子 解释人类是从哪里来的 然而 直到今天他们没有勇敢的 把达尔文自己的怀疑 跟他两个推广学说的 他的朋友们所疑惑的 所没有办法肯定的事情 公布到这个世界上 达尔文1859年 写《物种起源》这本书 一共用了1170多次 描写我们可以猜想 假如 如果 或者可能的话 We may imagine hypothetical speaking We may understand 这些根本不是科学的方法论的词句 放在生物学方面 作为他解释理论的重要的字 而这些字都显明 这个理论是没有证明的 所以过了三年以后 达尔文就写了一封信 给牛津大学的一位教授 叫作 Bentham, 1800-1884 对 Bentham 教授讲一句话 直到今天 天演学说 自然淘汰的进化论 我自己是完全没有证明的 而这个理论是一个假设 所以 我认为这个理论应当暂搁下来 直到有一天更强的证据 才能把它当作是一个科学的思想 不但如此 他还讲了两句很重要的话 一句说 我直到今天 没有沦落成为一个无神论者 又对苏格兰的 Lady Hope, 1842-1922 讲一段话(霍浦夫人) 他说 当我年轻的时候 年老的时候 他讲这一句话 我年轻的时候 我的思想不是太清明 所以我就怀疑 那些奇事 神迹 超自然的事情 但是 我就建立了这个天演学说的理论 想不到 我预料不能知道的事情 现在全世界的人 把我这个理论当作宗教来膜拜 那它现在如同野火燎原一样 一发不可收拾 他原来的字是 When I was a young man with unformed idea I throughout all the queries and miracles And set up the theory of the nature selection But now as an astonishment to me People make it a religion and it is widely spread like a wild fire 像野火一样的蔓延出去 达尔文自己对他的理论 是诸多的怀疑的 那么 两个推广在英文世界的学者 一个就是 Sir Herbert Spencer (史宾塞) 另外一个就是 Thomas Henry Huxley (赫胥黎) 这两个人 他们不约而同的 提到了一件事情 昨天我曾经提到他们的一件事 从来没有发现一种没有宗教的人类 从来没有发现一种没有宗教的社会 无论在历史上 或者在近代的中间 没有一个民族 未曾有过宗教 敬拜祈祷 颂赞神明的这些的记号 不但如此 也从来没有发现有一种动物 曾经有过任何的宗教现象的历史记录 那这些都是 Herbert Spencer 跟 Thomas Henry Huxley 所讲的话语 不但如此 这两个人又不约而同的 提到另外两件事情 他说 从生物学 遗传学的事迹来查考 我们不得不要承认的一件事情 就是人类无论不同的肤色 不同的种族 不同的地理环境 都显明一件事情 我们只能说 我们有同样的一对祖先 把我们生下来的 虽然血统不一样 肤色不一样 种族 语言 文化 风俗都不一样 但是我们不能不承认 我们原先是一对的父母 一对的祖先 把我们繁殖下来的 他们又讲一句话 如果说进化论是对的话 我们不能否认的事情 就是理性跟良心两件事实 绝对不是进化所能产生的结果 在进化的过程中间 从无理性的动物 变成有理性的人 这是不可想像的 从无道德观念 无良心功用的牲畜 变成有道德良心功用的 这种表现的这种进化 是进化论没有办法给我们解释的 我告诉你 这些伟人 世界认为最伟大的思想家 他们内心的怀疑 他们里面的痛苦 是你我所不能知道的 而他们所要问的问题 包括威尔斯 一个无神的历史学家 到某一刻的时候 他们生命所起的质疑 真正的答案 就是在这一本圣经里面 在佛经里面 没有办法找到这些答案 在印度《奥义经》里面 Upanisad 没有办法找到这样的答案 在所有世界哲学 所产生的经书里面 也没有办法提到这些事情 只有创造人的上帝 所启示的真理里面 把这些的答案 很清楚的告诉我们 所以 今天我要跟大家再思想的 就要深入进到 昨天所已经讲过 更深一层的发挥 我昨天提到人有宗教性 所以人是人 人有文化性 所以人是人 而宗教是一种回应 不是自发性的发明 文化也是一种回应 什么叫作自发性的发明 我们自己产生出来的东西 那我们产生出来的东西 是本源于 我们内心里面最基本的本能呢 或者因为外面有一些诱因 或者有一些的动因 刺激我们里面 原有被造的相对应的本性 以后产生出来的这个回应呢 The response is not a creativity And creativity is created from creator For those who are created after his own image 创造性也是人类跟动物不同的地方 而创造性是上帝是创造者 然后照着祂自己是上帝的本性 放在被造的人里面最尊贵的东西之一 所以人之被造 是照着神的本性造的 神有创造性 就创造了有创造力的人 所以人之所以有创造性 因为人是按照创造主的形像样式造的 这也是圣经告诉我们 所以当我们在外面的动因 产生我们不得不的回应的时候 这其中动因的本身 与被造的回应功能 这其中是从一个源头来的 上帝把启示赐下来 上帝把启示赐下给 能接受启示的唯一的活物 就是人 而人接受启示之后 跟动物不同的地方 是动物没有办法 对启示产生回应 但是人有办法产生回应 所以当上帝把启示赐下来的时候 所有的动物都不懂 都看不清 都不受刺激 也都不能产生回应 但是人不一样 人一发现有启示的动因 他马上就有回应的动作 这个动因产生了回应动作 就建立了两个价值系统 第一个价值系统 就是我內里要怎样生活 我內里要怎样建立生命 第二个系统就是外面 我要过怎样的一种形式的活动 所以我们有舞蹈 有戏剧 有诗歌 有文学 有服装 有传统 有衣食 有房屋 有建筑 有形式 这些所有的衣 食 住 行 甚至语言 思想 形态 动作 风俗习惯等等 这个都是我们要怎么活 我们要怎么活 跟动物要怎么活是不一样的 因为没有一个动物 除了找吃 同牠性关系的需要以外 牠思想生活的价值 牠们只有很本能的 像孔子所说的 食色性也 除此之外 无有另外的奢求 但是人不一样了 我们要穿好的衣服 这个衣服不但是遮羞 这个衣服还要保温 这个衣服不但保温 这个衣服还要讲究材料 讲究设计 讲究色彩 讲究实用 讲究对我们文化的表达 思想 地位的记号 我们尊严的一个象征 这些东西已经不是一个功用问题 已经是文化价值系统的问题 对我们要怎么要活 这个是文化价值 我们要怎样永恒的有价值 这个是宗教系统的东西 所以文化性跟宗教性 是人类不可能没有的两大支柱 而这个宗教性 之所以比文化性更重要 更长久 因为宗教性 人基本本质的最根基性的本质 那个本质包含三件事 我的敬拜对象是谁 我的伦理标准在哪里 我永恒的盼望是根据什么 这样生几十年不是绝对的 因为生几十年之后 有生后之生 有死后之死 有活以后的继续的活 的那个永恒的观念 就构成了我们有盼望的原因 我们责任感 我们动作行为 对人善恶的问题 就构成了我们良心的平安 跟我们伦理的价值 我们应当怎样把最尊贵的 真正用尊敬去对他表达 我们对比我有学问的人 我要佩服他 我要尊敬他 我要敬佩他 我要尊贵他 那敬佩 佩服 尊敬 敬畏 到最高的时候就变成敬拜 所以敬拜就是对最高价值的承认 敬拜就是最高最高的价值的位格 我在祂面前的降服 这个叫作敬拜 我们可以敬拜总统吗 不可以 我们只可以敬佩总统 如果他有够敬佩的地方 我们可以尊敬长辈吗 应该 我们可以尊敬伟人吗 应该 我们可以敬拜人吗 不应该 因为无论他多么伟大 他多么伟大 在他位格的本质的等位里面 与我一样 他是人 我是人 所以 人只可尊敬人 人不可以敬拜人 这样 敬拜的对象 以及我们道德的标准 以及我永恒的盼望 这三个本性 就建立了什么叫作宗教性的问题 那我昨天结束的时候 给你提到 康德(Kant, 1724-1804)年老所写的一封信 这封信提到了四件事情 我这一生真正要知道的事情 其实只有四个 第一 我是谁 第二 我能知什么 第三 我应当怎么做 第四 我有什么盼望 你跟我讲好不好 第一 我是谁 第二 我能知什么 第三 我应当怎么行 康德在哲学里面的地位 是独树一帜的 也是一枝独秀 为什么呢 因为他的理性已经超脱了 他以前所有理性大师的范围 他所讲的理性 不是数学的那种纯粹理性而已 也包括了行为责任的这种超数学的理性 他的理性更有审美之中的知识 的这三大内涵 包含起来的总合 所以康德在知识论里面 他是独树一帜 在伦理学里面 他也独树一帜 所以他没有真正解决的两个问题 一个是我是谁 第二就是我有什么盼望 当他年老的时候 他死的时候 最后这个问题还没有解决 所以他真正了解宗教 是了解三分之二 没有了解另外一个最重要的一点 而他自己承认 所以哲学家多么高的智慧 就在他自己被局限的范围里面 显出他自己的亏欠 康德给宗教的定义是什么 他说 Religion is the system of moral and worship 所以他说 宗教就是 敬拜以及伦理的系统 除此以外我就不明白了 所以我研究康德哲学 再给他纠正的时候 我加上一句话 有一次我在一个重要的会议里面 发表一篇文章 提到第三点的时候 有一个荷兰的神学 哲学家 跑来对我说 我非常谢谢你 因为你看到了康德的缺点 你补满了他所没有的东西 我的定义是什么呢 就是 The system of moral and worship Concerning the eternal beliefs and eternal hope 就是有关永恒盼望 所产生的敬拜跟伦理的系统 这才是真正的宗教 很可惜很多伟大的思想家 他没有完全明白以前 他就离开世界了 虽然他所有的思想架构 可能影响下一代 可能对人类的知识产生刺激启发的作用 但是因为如果他们没有在神的启示中间 找到一个整全性的真理的了解 他们只能用被造者的智慧 去发挥有限的成果 他们没有办法把全盘的神的真理告诉我们 为这个缘故呢 我一定要告诉你 你不是在世界的宗教 世界的哲学 世界的文化 世界的文学里面 找到真正的真理 你只能在神的特殊启示里面 那我昨天提到了普遍启示产生了 宗教跟文化的回应 但是今天我要提到 特殊启示里面的两大范围 特殊启示包含什么呢 特殊启示包含 这一本用文字记录下来 里面隐含有最深的属灵永恒 见解的真理的圣经 第二 就是曾经道成肉身 在历史上显现成为人的那位耶稣基督 昨天我们稍微思想了 耶稣基督有一些东西 是所有的宗教家所没有的 所有的宗教家所追求的东西 真正的答案就是在基督的生命里面 所以 所有的宗教家是追求一个东西 而基督是把那个东西当作答案赐给全世界 从宗教家到普罗万众 这样 基督的不同不是份量的不同 你说 基督教是基督教 佛教是佛教 回教是回教道教是道教 儒教是儒教 在这许多宗教里面 那我选一个 不是这样 你只能说 基督是基督 其他的宗教寻找的 就是基督要给他们的东西 孔子找什么 孔子说 朝闻道什么 夕死可也 为什么孔子要说这句话呢 因为他知道 道也者 不可须臾离也 人的生命不可片刻与道分开的 道支撑着我整个生命的价值 而普通的人说 不 是钱使我的生命有意义 是吃的东西使我可以活下去 如果你把吃的东西 放在这么重要的地位的话 那么 我不得不对你说 牛也是这样 马也是这样 狗 猪 猫都是这样 那你把自己跟牠们等量齐观吗 我告诉你 如果你不懂 这几天要讲的道理 你连猪 连狗都不如 为什么 猪吃饱了就去睡觉 你吃饱了还要抢东西 世界最大的强盗 不是在路边抢东西的人 是那些不道德的富翁 因为他们用最诡诈的办法 用超过别人的聪明 把所有人的钱抢到他自己那里去 那不是强盗 是什么 所以我这一生 不会对很有钱的人特别尊重 更不会奉承 更不会拍马屁 为什么 因为他不是马嘛 我拍他做什么 这些富翁就是大本乞丐 如果他们用不义的办法得财 他们用漏掉所有法律的范围的权力 用各样的办法来 使自己逃避人生的责任 用诡计多端的办法 把穷人的钱 把他抢过来的话 这些人是大本乞丐 这些人是知法犯法的强盗 所以 这些人没有什么 我需要尊敬的地方 但是如果一个人得财 是因为神的赐福 是在公义 真理的原则里面发财 而且是存着一个动机 要用钱财去帮助别人 然后神赐给他钱财 这种人我是佩服得五体投地 所以 我不能袒护穷人 我也不能仇恨富翁 我不能产生对人不公平待遇 因为每一个人领受的恩惠是不一样的 当一个人领受恩典的同时 他对自己应当有什么责任感的回应 越敏感 越尽职 这个人的人性就越尊贵 就从这个原则 我们来看 社会中间许多外表不同等 机会不相等的情形 这一次我对台湾特别佩服 因为台湾虽然有很多人很恨大陆 甚至说 大陆猪滚回去 但是当大陆那边很多人受灾难的时候 你们所显出的爱心 是远远超过大陆那些富翁的 这表示无神论培养出来的人性 在几十年的教育之后 所能产生的良善 跟动心去帮助别人的爱是非常有限的 这是无神教育的失败 台湾有一些很良善的人 从这里我尊敬你们 为什么 因为人之所以是人 人之所有人性 人性之所以是构成人伟大的地方 孔子说 人者仁也 有慈仁的心怀 你才是人 如果你人做到一个有钱 有权 有位 没有良心 没有慈爱 你连猪 连狗都不如 老虎吃人吃完了 牠就睡觉就满意了 人吃饱了以后 还要再争 还要再抢 还要再骗 自己温饱之后 加几万倍的财产 他还是不满足 所以当你说 你个人像畜牲一样 你以为你在骂那个人吗 你不是得罪那个人 你是得罪全世界的畜牲 那些畜牲不会听华语 牠不会听台语 你好像畜牲一样 牠不会听 如果牠会听 我比你还好啦 哪里我像人这么坏 老虎吃饱了 牠就安静了 牠不多奢求了 人不是如此 所以你不要因为你有人性 你就感到自己很尊贵 你要因为你有人性不尽责任 感到自己很羞愧才对的 人的道德性 人的宗教性 使人成为人 而人之所以是人 因为人的宗教性跟道德性 不是从人来的 是神放在里面的 上帝把普遍启示赐下来 你看见了以后 你就产生回应 为什么你会产生回应 为什么动物不会产生回应 因为上帝造动物的时候 没有把这个东西放在牠里面啊 上帝造人的时候 把道德性 宗教性放在人里面 可惜 最可怕的事情 你有道德性 而你结果 没有照着神的标准 过你的道德生活 你有宗教性 你没有照着应当正确的对象 发出你的敬拜 你有伦理价值观 你没有按着神所定的启示 去过你的伦理生活 你有永恒的盼望 你没有照着上帝的应许 去建立你的盼望 所以宗教跟文化 都可能把人带错道路 为这个缘故 普遍启示不够 上帝就赐下了特殊启示 而这个特殊启示就是把这本圣经 从天下赐到世界上来 这本圣经是天下第一本大经 这本圣经远比孔子的思想 更早一千多年就记载下来了 比印度的《奥义书》 更早一千一百年就启示下来 这本圣经比起世界所有最伟大的经书 更早就赐下来了 而从第一面到最后一面 所写的神的创造 世界的开端 最后面提到世界的末日 有哪一个宗教 有哪一种哲学 有哪一个文化把世界从哪里来 到哪里去告诉我们的 没有 所以你要找到这个特殊启示的本质差异 我用英文讲 The qualitative difference Between the special revelation With other human response 所有宗教经书都是人的反应 而上帝的特殊启示 是神自己对我们讲解的话语 所以没有一本经书告诉我们 世界从哪里来的 孔子的四书五经 《论语》 《中庸》 《孟子》这些书 有没有告诉我们 天地哪里来的 没有 佛教 没有 回教 没有 回教的经书是在这本圣经被启示 大概两千一百年以后 才开始写下来 而里面大部份是抄袭圣经的话语 所以这样 启示中间的特殊启示 就是把我们没有办法 用我们的头脑想出来的真理 去明白的事情告诉我们 神怎么创造 神怎么救赎 神怎么结束这个世界 都在这本书里面了 上帝不但把特殊启示告诉我们 上帝的特殊启示 第二个更大的范围 就是赐下一个活生生的人 在历史中间显现出来 这个人就是耶稣基督 如果你对基督没有研究 没有思考 就把祂当作是普通的一个 跟其他的凡人一样的话 那你就不会从祂的生命中间 发现你生命中间所需要的 真正的价值跟那个供应者是谁 但如果你会平心静气的思考 不是用先入为主的思想去排斥祂 你会发现从来没有人像祂 有一次法国的一个人跑到苏格兰去 见苏格兰一个大文学家 法国这个人 叫作 Auguste Comte C-O-M-T-E 你们念法国文化同哲学系的人 都知道这个人叫作孔德 孔德不是德国人 虽然翻译叫孔德 康德是德国人 歌德是德国人 (J.W. von Goethe) 孔德是法国人 这个人十四岁的时候 宣布独立 不要上帝 孔德到年老的时候 他就盼望建立一种宗教 叫作 The religion of humanism 人文主义的宗教 好 我现在不谈他的事情 但当这个人有一次到苏格兰去的时候 他找到了那个苏格兰的大文豪 叫作 Thomas Carlyle (卡莱尔) Thomas Carlyle 一生最伟大的成就 就是写了《法国大革命》那一本书 《法国大革命》这本书 不是法国人写的 是苏格兰人写的 用了二十六年的时间 收集所有的材料 把他几千几万份的原始资料 放在他的房子里面 然后把它推积起来 慢慢分类整理以后 才从里面旁征博引 万条资料 写这本书 很可惜的 他请了一个新来的工人 不懂这些资料的宝贵 以为是废纸全部把它烧掉 这个大文豪痛苦得不得了 再重头 再去收集 你看 遇到这种事 人生多少痛苦 多少波折 但是最后他还是把这本大书 把它写下来 《法国大革命》是一个非常 非常吊诡性的革命 法国大革命成为世界民主的先锋吗 我认为不是 因为那是仇恨 暴民的运动 不是真正尊重人权 产生出来的动机 真正尊重人权产生出来的民主 是基督教加尔文宗的思想 为什么 因为古希腊的民主是假的 古希腊的雅典民主 是不到三分之一的人可以投票的 所以那些女人全部不准投票 那些奴隶全部不可以发表意见 那些战俘 从来没有基本人权 孩子 青年人都不能讲话 只有那个寡头政治 那一些比较精英分子可以投票 你说这个是民主吗 所以希腊的民主是假的 法国的民主是仇恨的 真正的民主是从圣经启发而来的 所以 日内瓦加尔文时代 所建立的议会是真正尊重百姓的 为什么真正尊重百姓呢 根据一个条例 这个道理是什么呢 人是按照上帝的形像样式造的 所以 作为政府在上掌权的 要尊重每一个市民 今天台湾的政府 所谓民主 做到了这一点没有 没有 中国大陆人民政府 从来不是人民选的 根本没有做到 印度的民主 受到他们宗教的牵制 四个不同等级 就把他们永远放在没有办法 达到真正平等的民主的上面 世界真正的民主不是从希腊来的 世界真正的民主 也不是从法国大革命来的 是从归正宗的这种思想 从圣经所启示的神特殊的真理 给人带来的光明 照射出来的 你说 我们从来不知道这个事情 所以我要告诉你 可惜今天我讲这些话的时候 连台北几万基督徒都不明白 为什么 他们的牧师不一定赞成这个布道会 他们也不要宣布 我们已经寄了所有教会的名单 告诉他们有这个布道会 为什么呢 他们没有兴趣 他们比较兴趣 灵恩派的胡胡闹闹 那些演戏 那些表演 医病运动 对真理的渴慕 我就重新建立一群的人 如果上帝许可 不但是今年 明年要有布道会 后年要有布道会 四年有布道会 如果神许可 我要一连三年到五年 在台北举办这一种的布道会 好不好啊 那么我现在不再奢望 那些教会领袖帮忙 不需要 就是你们好好的领人来 我们建立一群新的族系 就是为真理做信仰的人 不是为了传统做信仰的人 是为了上帝的道 真正使人类启发明白 产生对神的信仰的这种新的信徒 这样产生出来 所以 求主帮助我们好好听 你不单昨天听 今天听 明天听 后天听 如果有可能的话 伟大的真理 好的聚会 你都抽时间来听 好叫你这一生不是收藏宝物 不是收藏金钱 是收藏真理 好不好啊 当你的思想被真理充满 你的心灵被真光照耀 你的人生被真道释放的时候 你就变成一个自由身 变成一个宇宙的人格 变成永恒的位格 变成历世历代光照汗青的一个伟人 愿上帝兴起这种人 就从这些的聚会开始 上帝把人性提高到最高的地位 是从圣经第一面 为什么呢 上帝按照祂的形像样式造人 上帝就按祂的形像造男 造女 这是历史上第一次男女平等的文献 这是历史上第一次人性尊严的记录 回教到今天男女不平等 过了这几千年 阿拉伯的女人没有权柄 男人胡作乱为 印尼有很多劳工到台湾来做工 她们比较满意 虽然有时候老板不大好 印尼很多劳工 跑到阿拉伯去 许多被阿拉伯男人强奸 许多没有照着薪水发给她们 所以她们的人权被剥夺 印尼是回教国 跑到回教原出地的时候 有的对回教大失所望而回来 为什么呢 他们所讲的男女平等 没有这个事情 不是真的 所以 真正讲人权从哪里来 国父孙中山先生 是从基督教领受启发的 甘地是从基督教领受启发的 (Gandhi) 孙中山先生对人民的尊重 是从圣经得到启发的 甘地对印度人的盼望 是从基督的登山宝训得到启发的 虽然甘地在南非洲 受了不纯正的基督徒的虐待 或者被他们歧视 所以他从今不接受基督教的洗礼 但是他没有忘记耶稣基督 他有生之年 到死那一天 有一个习惯 每天早上起来 没有做工以前 一定先读马太福音第五章到第七章 登山宝训读一遍 然后他开始一天的工作 他为什么 只有这一本圣经把人性的尊严 男女的平等 民主的权柄 人类的价值 把它真正按照神的形像样式 把它描写出来 所以 民主不发源于希腊 民主不从法国产生的启发 民主从神的话语出来的 长老会就是接受了加尔文宗的神学 可惜台湾长老会这八年 支持了错误的政府 他们不但没有作先知 来警告政府所做的事情 他们一塌糊涂 无论他讲的是什么都顺从 结果没有成为真理的光 没有成为世界的盐 没有成为圣经神的见证 我今天已经到了一个地步 我可以不需要你们支持我 不支持我 我照讲真理 然后神会兴起应当明白的人 来听这些的话语 阿们 然后你们这一群的人 应当继续发挥下去 使台湾有更多的人 可以听见纯正的道理 听见上帝的光 听见神在这个时代 要引导你们进入 丰盛的真理的内容里面 不但如此 我们看见上帝 不但赐下了这一本特殊的启示 上帝在历史中间赐下了一个人 我昨天提到了 Paul Tillich 的一句话 (田立克) 基督在历史的显现 就可以结束了人在宗教里面所寻找的 The appearance of Christ in the history Should ceased the human search in religion 我们在宗教里面找什么呢 宗教可以分为下级的 中级的 高级的三种 下等的宗教所求的 只是福气 平安 保障 发财 这种宗教是很低级的宗教 因为他的祷愿 是以自我为中心 以自私为中心 我要发财 我要健康 我要享受 我要长命 只为自己求 那整个宇宙的中心 就是你自己 以己作为祷告的中心 你就是自私的人 这个是跟基督教做相对的仇敌 因为基督教最大的仇敌 就是自私 耶稣说 你若不舍己背十字架 你就不能跟从我 耶稣这句话的意思是什么 以自己为中心的 不是我的门徒 而今天教会沦落到一个地步 为了应付每一个人的自私 对他们说 你求什么 上帝给你 你要什么 上帝给你 你要什么病医治 上帝一定听你的祷告 然后引用圣经 抓住圣经那些没有好好解释的词句 耶稣说 你奉我的名 向父求什么我都给你 哈利路亚 所以这种基督徒进到教会 教会就变成专为自私的人 建立 制造 供应信息的讲台 那这种牧师就很多人爱听了 这种聚会人就多了 然后祷告的时候 就找找找 找到雅比斯的祷告 你们懂得雅比斯的祷告吗 主啊 扩张我的境界 主啊 使我的帐幕可以延伸出去 主啊 成全我的愿望 不是我成全祢的愿望 是祢成全我的愿望 上帝听我的话 上帝服务我的要求 上帝成全我的梦 祢若是全能的 听我 我指挥祢 祢照我的意思做 这样的基督教 现在是最热门的基督教 这样的布道会 是最多人爱来听的布道会 而这种布道会 就是福音的仇敌 耶稣基督教我们的祷告 是说什么呢 我们在天上的父 愿人都尊祢的名为圣 愿祢的国降临 愿祢的旨意成全 在地上如同天上 因为一切的尊贵 荣耀 国度 都是祢的直到什么 永永远远 你看见了没有 今天基督教已经改头换面 变成基督教的仇敌 挂着基督教的招牌 怪不得很多教会 不会支持我的布道会 但是神已经把我带到一个地步 你支持 你有福气 你不支持 神不要你 神还会兴起人 到旷野不是到圣殿 去听约翰的讲道 约翰在旷野聚会的时候 没有人支持 约翰在旷野讲道的时候 圣灵降在旷野 不是降在圣殿 为什么 因为神的灵在哪里 那里就有自由 好 现在我们从民主 再谈到普遍启示 特殊启示 最后谈到特殊启示的最高峰 就是一个人 这个人叫作耶稣基督 耶稣基督跟所有的宗教家不同的地方 我昨天稍微提出来了 祂生下来的时候 比人更卑微 生在马槽 他死的时候比人更下等 因为死在十字架上 马槽不是人生的地方 十字架不是人被尊重而死的地方 马槽是比动物被生下来更可怕的地方 为什么呢 因为生他的是人 他被生为人 但是一定要在马槽 就是动物的地方生下来 这是知道羞耻 知道卑贱的人 不得不要在动物的地方 来把一个孩子生出来 这是何等可怜的事情 基督的降生 比任何一个 曾经生在世界上的哪一个人 还更卑微 更轻慢 更痛苦 更贫穷 基督死的时候 比任何一个人更悲惨 更可怜 一个人被钉在十字架上死 不是罗马帝国对罗马公民 所处的死刑的办法 罗马帝国认为自己的帝国是最伟大的 自己的公民是最尊贵的 所以罗马帝国有一条 绝对不可以把罗马公民钉在十字架上 把人钉在十字架上 一定是外族 把人钉在十字架上 一定是囚犯 把人钉在十字架上 一定是行恶 打劫 杀人放火 违背国法 使万众痛恨的人 把他钉十字架上 而耶稣基督生的时候是在马槽 死的时候是在十字架上 耶稣到底为什么要作人 而没有人权呢 耶稣到底为什么 做了什么而受这种的刑罚呢 你发现祂整个一生中间 没有一件事 要让祂受这种不公义的制裁 祂没有犯过一样的罪 使祂受了这种不公义的刑罚 所以 上帝用两个人证明祂是没有罪的 才让他死在十字架上 这两个人是谁呢 一个就是审判他的最高法官 就是罗马派到巴勒斯坦的巡抚 或者罗马的总督 叫作彼拉多的 彼拉多说 你们把他带来做什么 他犯了该死的罪 你要审判他 你要把他钉十字架 为什么犹太人要耶稣钉十字架呢 因为他们的律法说 不可杀人 所以他们又恨耶稣 又盼望耶稣死 又不要自己杀人 想了一个办法 最好让你罗马人来杀他 我们就免罪了 因为我们的律法说 不可杀人 那么 让你去杀吧 那你们自己不可以处理他吗 为什么你们带到这里来呢 他们就假造了一个很可怕的借口 就是说 他是犹太人王 犹太人的王 犹太人有王吗 如果我是罗马皇帝 派来管犹太国的巡抚 或者说英国派到香港的总督 那么香港自己变成一个王国 就不要总督 也否定了英国了 那么 大英帝国的律法 就可以把这个背叛的领袖 把他抓到英国去 在那里受审判了 或者就地把你处决 因为你抵挡了我们国家的最高的权威 照样的 满清为什么在伦敦抓孙中山呢 因为孙中山先生搞革命 孙中山先生提倡把帝制 把它废掉 所以满清的皇帝就派人在英国 把孙中山抓出来 你是我政治的仇敌 你是我王朝的威胁 你是背叛叛军的领袖 我一定要处死你 所以犹太人就说 彼拉多啊 因为他说 他是犹太人的王 所以你一定要把他钉在十字架上 彼拉多说 那我先查吧 查他犯什么罪 所以彼拉多查了一次以后 祢做过什么事 犯奸淫吗 没有 杀过人吗 没有 偷过东西吗 没有 他的罪就是在安息日医治人的病 一个医治人的病叫作犯罪吗 他在安息日医治人的病 那安息日是什么日 就是犹太的公假日 是他们敬拜上帝的日子 那么 这一天可以不可以做好事啊 你说 安息日治病是行坏事要死吗 所以彼拉多查到最后 就讲了一句话 我查不出他有什么罪来 他们说 把他钉十字架 把他钉十字架 彼拉多重头再查 那他曾经有武装反对皇帝吗 没有 他曾经结党组织一个民间政党 来抵挡罗马帝国吗 没有 他曾经讲过羞辱我们罗马皇帝的话吗 也没有 所以彼拉多第二次宣布 我查不出他有罪 我查不出他有什么罪 到第三次再讲的时候 犹太人受不住了 把他钉十字架 把他钉十字架 后来呢 彼拉多没有办法 就写了一张文书 任凭你们犹太人怎么待他 你拿去吧 他们就凭着那一张得到权柄 把耶稣钉在十字架上 彼拉多就叫罗马兵丁 执行这个钉十字架的命令 耶稣为什么死 圣经说 罪的工价就是死 那耶稣有没有罪 圣经说 祂没有罪 如果耶稣没有罪 而耶稣基督一定要死 耶稣没有罪为什么要死 圣经说 罪的工价乃是死 那罪的工价乃是死 祂没有犯罪 为什么祂要死呢 圣经说 没有罪的代替有罪的 所以这个就是所有宗教 没有讲到的事情 所有的宗教只能说 我将功补过 我好好行善 我就永远解脱我的罪恶 我自己用善来补我的过 我就解决我的犯罪的事情 但是这个事情 谁肯定的呢 这个标准 谁认同的呢 难道一个犯罪做恶的人 做几件好事 他的罪就免除了吗 这种东西连世界的法律 没有一个国家承认的 一个杀了五个人的人 他再救六个人 他就不必进监牢吗 他救人是一件事情 他杀人是另外一件事情 你犯罪要受刑罚 你行善 你可以得报偿 但报偿不等于你可以免除刑罚 你明白我的意思吗 所以这件事情 宗教从来没有处理 宗教所明白的是什么 教你行善 所以因为我信佛 我要做好事 我做好事 功德无量 功德无量就将功补过 这个是跳 跳到一个不应当跳的地步 你凭什么资格 你的功德可以补齐你的罪过呢 这个是神不许可的事情 所以罪过是罪过 功德是功德 你说 我从今开始 二００八年五月十六号 从今天起 从今天起 我不知道你一生讲从今天起几次了 你们怎么笑起来了呢 为什么你笑呢 因为每一个盼望不再做坏事的 都讲过这句话 你还记得你小学四、五年级的时候 老师给你做作文的题目 叫作从今天起 那你就从今天起 我不再偷看了 我不再说谎了 从今天起 你讲从今天起以后 那天晚上你就开始了 你又来了 所以 从今天起 我问你 唐崇荣今天对台北所有听众讲一句话 从今天起 我什么罪都不犯 什么谎都不讲 从今天起到死 我完全不犯罪 好不好 我问你啊 好不好 好 好不好 能不能 你说什么 好不好 能不能 不能 你怎么这么骄傲说 我不能 如果你说你不能 你自己管你的好了 我再问 我从今天开始到死那一天 绝对不犯罪好不好 能不能 还是不能 哇 你们这样欺负我哦 能不能 为什么 为什么 你讲不能 因为你试过每次失败 对不对 所以你就把你跟我 看在一起对不对呢 我不能 你当然也不能 我们人人都是一样的嘛 我告诉你 如果说 万一说 假如说 比如说 我从今天开始立志 到死那一天 没有再犯罪 真正做到的话 我问你好不好 好 那我要问你 从什么时候开始 二００八年五月十六号开始 对不对 那我要问你 从今天开始到死没有犯罪啊 厉害 立约很成功 真是了不起 讲的做得到 哇 真是伟人 那是从十六号开始 那十五号犯的罪呢 十四号的呢 去年的呢 从前年轻的时候 我从前读书的时候 我偷看 我作假见证 我小的时候 我一生有一次 偷过两块钱 就是那一次 那么 从前做的谁处理呢 我告诉你 这是宗教没有解决的问题 宗教教人行善 是 宗教好不好 好 人能不能像他宗教所讲的 所教的那么好 不能 宗教教你行善 你恍然大悟 从今天开始我真的不再行恶 我真的不再犯错 你就是厮守到死 从来没有再犯罪 我佩服你 如果 假如你能做到的话 我佩服你 但是以前的呢 你没有解决 所以圣经提到的 不是行善的问题 圣经提到的是救赎的问题 什么是救赎呢 就是把你挽回来 当你需要钱的时候 你把你的表拿到当铺去 把有价值的东西 换成有价钱的东西 你用值换价 价不等于值 值不等于价 如果这个表可以值两万块的话 你拿了两万块 这个表是你的太太送给你的 那两万块就没有包含爱情的价值 你明白吗 那两万块就没有包含 你对她的钟爱的历史性的地位 那个你生命中间 在最困难的时候 它救过你 给你准时赶上一班很重要的飞机 以致于没有失误的那个价值 你没有办法拿回来 你得到一些钱 钱不是价 钱不过是价的记号 价值用价格定价钱 而价钱不过是价值的代表 到有一天 你说 不能 我就是买了一个新表 没有这个意义 因为这是我太太送给我的 是我跟她结婚二十年的时候 她送给我的 我怎么可以为了那些钱 就把它丢掉呢 所以你要去赚钱 把那个东西 把它赎回来 这个赎回来 就使物归原主 价归原位 这个救赎的关系 就是所有的宗教所没有谈的 所以宗教都教你好 我应当尊重宗教 因为没有一个宗教是教人不好的 但是宗教没有解决救赎罪恶的问题 所以基督跟所有的教主不同的地方 祂说 这是我为你们流的血 使多人的罪得蒙救赎 耶稣是谁 上帝赐下祂的儿子到世界上来 祂不是成为教主 祂成为救主 亲爱的弟兄姐妹们 教导的人很多 拯救的人很少 你今天看见一个人在游泳池里面 不能游泳 快要沉下去了 你说 诶 听话听话 我告诉你 手这样 这个叫作蛙式 好 跟我这样 他 哇 他要死了 你说 快快学 或者这样 这个叫作自由式 好 或者你脚这样 这个叫作仰式 或者你这样 叫蝴蝶式 你教到一半 死了 为什么 他不但需要教 他需要什么 救 手拿出来 快快伸出来 你把他从水里面拉出来的时候 然后你说 你要不要学游泳 我教你 你需要先救 我们今天以为教就解决了 所以 教育部教育教育 整个世界还不成功 很多补习补习 还补不来 怎么教 教不听 因为生命有问题 因为没有救赎 我今天晚上告诉你 基督耶稣降生 为要拯救罪人 这话是十分可佩服的 是绝对可相信的 基督跟所有宗教的教主不同的地方 因为祂是来救 这是神为人所定的唯一的道路 在大概一百年前 有一个布道家 他想出了一个比喻 好得不得了 他说 有一个男人喝酒醉 所以晚上走路的时候 东倒西歪 在路上颠颠跛跛 到了一个地方 趴 就掉到一个坑里面去了 这个男人掉到坑里面的时候 一掉下去 糟糕了 那个坑比他的头一倍半 两倍高 他没有办法爬出来 一掉下以后 他才醒过来 很多人犯罪的时候不醒 犯罪以后就醒了 大家说 一 二 三 你醒的时候 是你没有办法挽回的时候 这个就是孙中山所讲的 人类有三种 第一 先知先觉 第二 后知后觉 第三 不知不觉 你是哪一种人呢 这个人掉下去醒过来 很多女子美丽的青春 贞洁的童身 她昏迷 等到被人强暴 等到失去她的贞操 她才醒过来 很多人讨厌父母 要在网路里面聊天 跟网友谈话越谈越公开 越谈越露骨 太孤单了 以为有男朋友安慰她 这才是我的救星 谈到最后 衣服脱给他 以后醒过来的时候 已经永远失身了 多少人要后知后觉才醒过来 这个人掉在坑里 他醒了 救命啊 救命啊 当他喊救命的时候 因为三更半夜 没有几个人走到那条路 所以他喊得更大声 结果有一个人来了 这个人是谁 他代表什么 我不讲 因为我相信 今天我的听众是很聪明的人 他走过去 你怎么掉在里面 你是谁啊 我是喝酒的人 你怎么掉在里面呢 我因为喝得酩酊大醉 结果神智不清 路都分不清楚 晚上又没有带手电筒 在这么暗的路上行走 就滚下来 就掉下来了 那个人就对他说 你走路要正 眼光要正 思想要正 言语要正 耳朵要正 要正思 正行 正闻 正言你懂不懂 他说我懂 从此以后不要再喝酒 要正思 正行 正饮 正食 好吗 好 Bye Bye 就走了 他就走了 他就想 哇 真的很好诶 要正思 正行 什么都正 但是 Bye Bye 走了 所以他在那里 救命啊 救命啊 几个钟头以后 第二个人来了 这第二个人说 你怎么掉在这里啊 为什么会掉在这里 我酩酊大醉 喝酒结果晚上半夜也没有带灯筒 我路上走 昏昏迷迷就掉下来了 等我掉下来 我才知道 我醒过来已经不能上去了 真可怜 人生就是这样 人人都有痛苦 每一个人的痛苦是不一样的 所以 我今天很怜悯你 生是苦 老是苦 病是苦 死是苦 生老病死苦 流了一大堆的眼泪 人类的眼泪加起来比太平洋还大 人类真是活着受罪 真是受苦 我很怜悯你 拜拜 他就走了 这第二个人又走了 结果 他说有道理啊 我有我的苦 老人有老人的苦 婴孩生出来就哭 有没有婴孩生出来 哈哈哈哈 有没有 没有的 每一个孩子生出来就哭 好像很不甘愿生在世界 来的时候自己哭 死的时候让人哭 这个叫作人生吗 人生 人死 我哭 你哭 就这样 基督教 还没有生唱诗 死了还唱诗 那没有耶稣的人 生出来哭 死了叫人家哭 不但叫人家哭 还要收买一些人专门哭 表示孝男 孝女 孝心很重 我都经历过这样的事情了 那么所以 怎么办呢 真的他讲的很有道理 菩萨心肠 悲天悯人 真是充满慈爱 可惜呢 拜拜就走了 所以他掉在里面 他再叫 救命啊 救命啊 不久以后第三个人来 道貌岸然 穿着长衫 对他说 你为什么掉在这里 我因为喝酒 我又没有带手电筒 我三更半夜走路 在黑暗中间滑了一交 一跌 我现在才知道我掉在这里 我告诉你 人人有不同的命运 你生为人是命运 你生的时候不是女的 是男的 也是命运 你那一天喝酒醉是命运 你喝酒醉就走回路 回家没有带电筒 也是命运 你不走别的路 走这条路是命运 你走到这里掉下去 也是命运 好 好好接受你的命运吧 拜拜 他就走了 这个人想 也有道理哦 为什么有生来很坎坷 有的生为富翁 有的生得英俊得不得了 有的生来丑八怪 有的生来满身病 有的人到死还很健壮 强到可以做强盗 强盗哪里可以不强 这些人做坏事很健康 这当然是命运 有道理 有道理 可惜 拜拜 他走了 第四个人来了 这个人来了 你为什么掉下去 我喝酒 我做错了 那么 上面这个人说 好 人子来 要拯救失丧的人 你把手伸出来 就把他一拉 拉上来 从今以后 你不要再犯罪 因为我拯救了你 亲爱的朋友 你明白我在讲什么吗 你明白第一个代表什么吗 你明白第二个代表什么吗 你明白第三个代表什么吗 你明白第四个代表什么吗 上帝爱世人 甚至将祂的独生子赐给他们 叫一切信祂的人 不至灭亡 反得永生 我生而是罪人 你生而是罪人 我们都受过教育 我们都明白宗教 我们都深深思考 人生的意义到底是什么 但是天下人间 没有赐下另外一个人 是拯救者 是赦免者 是把我们从罪坑中间拉出来 使我们站在神身儿子的身份上 来敬拜祂 来赞美祂的 除了耶稣基督以外 今天晚上 上帝的爱 在耶稣基督里面要涌进你的心 今天晚上 真理的光 要照耀你前面的道路 今天晚上圣灵所赐的新生命要释放你 使你进入自由 请问 有哪一个人 你说 主啊 我愿意 这是很有道理 这是我今天听见的 一道曙光射进我的心 我求主打开我们 使我们回到上帝的面前 你愿意不愿意 把这个爱接受到你心里 今天晚上 回到上帝的面前 你说 我不是基督徒 我告诉你 你不必要是一个基督徒才可以接受这个 你说 我已经有了别的宗教 我告诉你 上帝爱任何一个宗教 上帝爱任何一个人 上帝爱无神论 上帝爱有神论 上帝爱善人 上帝爱罪人 耶稣基督降世为要拯救罪人 这话是可信的 是十分可佩服的 我愿意为你祷告 我们今天低头祷告 大家低下头来 有哪一个人 你说 主啊 我感谢祢 我听见这些话语 我愿意好好思考 我愿意打开我的心 接受上帝的爱 请你为我祷告 我愿意在人生的过程中间寻找到真理 寻找到上帝的启示 有这样的人 请你把手举起来 有哪一个人 感谢上帝 还有哪一个人 你愿意我为你祷告 你愿意打开你的心 你愿意让基督的救赎 今天临到你身上 还有哪一个人 感谢主 还有哪一个人 你说 我真正愿意 我打开我的心 接受上帝的爱 基督的救赎 上帝的恩典 我愿意为你们祷告 有这样的人 请把手举起来 还有哪一个人 感谢上帝 这是我最后一次 今天的呼召 有哪一个人 前两次还没有举手 现在给你最后一次的机会 你愿意我们为你祷告 你愿意打开你的心 接受耶稣的 请你把你的手举起来 好 我不再多拖延时间了 我们再唱 爱如潮水 涌进我心 用Ｆ调好了 当我们唱的时候 如果有人 你还愿意祷告 你轻轻把手举起来 然后我们唱完了 就结束这个呼召 感谢上帝 感谢上帝 我再唱一次 现在我请刚才举手的人 都站起来 刚才举手的人 现在都站起来 然后我们要为你们祷告 现在请今天站起来 刚才举手的人 要接受耶稣基督的人 你们走到前头来 我们一同围在主的面前来祷告 现在出来 走到前头来 还有哪一个人 你愿意到主的面前 你愿意一同祷告的 请你站起来 请你走到前头来 我们一同向上帝祷告 我们一同打开我们的心 涌进我心 现在站起来 现在走到主的面前来 基督徒问你旁边的人 你愿意吗 如果他说 我愿意 那么 你陪他 你把他带来好不好 今天是上帝悦纳人 是人回到上帝面前的日子 你把他带出来 现在出来 基督徒不要看着我 看旁边的人 问他要不要 如果你所带的人 他愿意向前 那你陪他出来 虽然你已经信主 你可以陪他出来 带他出来 与他一同出来 站在上帝面前 今天变成一个新的日子 喜乐的日子 感谢上帝 我愿意在这里 举办一个真正的布道会 传讲真正的福音 把救赎的恩典分给大家 你说 我也愿意 现在出来 还有哪一个人 结束你犯罪的日子 结束你怀疑的生活 结束你的不信 今天把心门打开 到耶稣面前来 还有哪一个人 现在出来 感谢上帝 还有人出来 感谢上帝 还有人出来 还有没有最后的人 我们唱最后一次 我们就不再等你出来了 现在出来 爱如潮水 涌进我心 现在出来 还有哪一个人 爱如潮水 感谢主 还有人出来 站起来唱 爱如潮水 涌进我心 请你们跟着我祷告 一句一句跟着我祷告 今天晚上 祢的爱吸引我 祢的灵引导我 使我回到祢的面前来 祢不但把普遍启示赐下来 祢也把特别启示赐下来 只有从祢所启示的圣经 我真正明白宇宙的来源 我真正明白天地的结束 只有从你所启示的圣经 我明白人从哪里来 人在世界的价值是什么 人与祢的关系在哪里 祢又借着耶稣基督 在历史上的显现 把上帝的爱彰显出来 把上帝的恩典彰显出来 成为人类的救主 牺牲自己流出宝血 钉在十字架 为我的罪而死 寻找拯救我 使我回到上帝面前 因为祢要拯救我 今天晚上 我把我的心打开来 欢迎祢的爱充满我 欢迎祢进到我生命里面 做我的救主 引导我的一生 求天父赦免我的罪 求耶稣拯救我的灵魂 求圣灵光照我 引导我一生的道路 使我回到祢的面前 因为接受祢 永远与祢同在 因为跟随祢 永远明白祢的引导 求主听我的祷告 保守我今天跟随祢 一生一世跟随祢 今天相信祢 永远不离开祢 还有许多我不明白的事 求主继续光照教导我 成全我 建立我 成为祢的儿女 奉主耶稣的名

0:00:11.320 --> 0:00:15.660 In the world history, what you just heard 0:00:15.660 --> 0:00:17.840 Is the most famous song 0:00:17.840 --> 0:00:20.300 Oratorio composition 0:00:20.300 --> 0:00:22.520 By George Frideric Handel(1685- 1759) 0:00:22.520 --> 0:00:25.440 composed in 1741 0:00:25.440 --> 0:00:28.240 There are several songs selected from “Messiah” 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:31.120 Is it nice? Yes. 0:00:31.120 --> 0:00:36.080 Since 1741, the author spent three weeks 0:00:36.080 --> 0:00:41.200 to compose 52 songs, this great oratorio, 0:00:41.200 --> 0:00:46.840 Until now, there is no gap among these centuries. 0:00:46.840 --> 0:00:49.600 In church history, 0:00:49.600 --> 0:00:52.440 It becomes the most popular music 0:00:52.440 --> 0:00:54.320 Today they sang several songs of it 0:00:54.320 --> 0:00:56.580 All are very pleasant songs 0:00:56.580 --> 0:00:59.820 Apart from the first song, all others are from Messiah. 0:00:59.820 --> 0:01:02.580 ‘For unto us a child is born’ 0:01:02.580 --> 0:01:04.900 And ‘all we like sheep have gone astray’ 0:01:04.900 --> 0:01:08.120 These two songs in Messiah 0:01:08.140 --> 0:01:11.780 Were composed with counterpoint and arranged the most orderly 0:01:11.780 --> 0:01:15.360 Four simultaneous lines are harmonising with each other 0:01:15.360 --> 0:01:17.640 This type of polyphonic structure 0:01:17.640 --> 0:01:20.220 Is the most balanced and beautiful 0:01:20.220 --> 0:01:21.700 The last song 0:01:21.700 --> 0:01:24.040 Bring us a new hope 0:01:24.040 --> 0:01:28.820 Because of one man, death came to the world 0:01:28.820 --> 0:01:32.420 When Adam sinned, everyone is dead 0:01:32.420 --> 0:01:37.100 Also because the resurrection of one man came to the world 0:01:37.100 --> 0:01:39.000 Jesus Christ was raised for the dead 0:01:39.000 --> 0:01:42.700 The people all over the world have the hope of resurrection 0:01:42.700 --> 0:01:47.280 This is not a game. This is not a theory 0:01:47.280 --> 0:01:51.880 This is not a fairytale. This is a promise which God gave to us 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:53.100 Thank you God. 0:01:53.100 --> 0:01:55.320 I am full of joy when I stand on the stage today 0:01:55.320 --> 0:01:59.420 Because the sound is much batter. Right? 0:01:59.420 --> 0:02:01.720 Do you feel that you can hear clearly? 0:02:01.720 --> 0:02:06.640 After hearing clearly, the inspiration to your thoughts 0:02:06.640 --> 0:02:12.020 And the possibility for you to think will be bigger and deeper 0:02:12.020 --> 0:02:15.560 May God bless our gathering today 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:16.900 Did anyone 0:02:16.900 --> 0:02:20.480 Attend yesterday? Please raise your hand to let me see 0:02:20.480 --> 0:02:23.640 Does anyone only attend today? Raise your hand, please. 0:02:23.640 --> 0:02:26.400 Where were you yesterday? 0:02:26.400 --> 0:02:28.200 We’re very welcome you 0:02:28.200 --> 0:02:29.960 I have told you 0:02:29.960 --> 0:02:32.260 We are not like the movie theatres 0:02:32.260 --> 0:02:35.660 What had even play for days is the same 0:02:35.660 --> 0:02:38.400 Christianity is not such a poor thing 0:02:38.400 --> 0:02:41.940 The movie industry today often tries to find a good story 0:02:41.940 --> 0:02:44.440 Then plays it for a dozen days 0:02:44.440 --> 0:02:47.120 Some have even played the same movie for several years 0:02:47.120 --> 0:02:49.760 In our evangelism, we had never 0:02:49.760 --> 0:02:53.120 Repeated the same message for days 0:02:53.120 --> 0:02:55.560 The message each day is independent 0:02:55.560 --> 0:02:58.460 But the message each day is continuous 0:02:58.460 --> 0:03:00.920 The message each day is the same topic 0:03:00.920 --> 0:03:03.560 And the message each day has different content 0:03:03.560 --> 0:03:06.400 If you can systematically 0:03:06.400 --> 0:03:10.320 Finish listening to the whole message of four days 0:03:10.320 --> 0:03:12.740 Then in your whole life 0:03:12.740 --> 0:03:16.080 About who Jesus is this big subject 0:03:16.080 --> 0:03:18.940 You will have more concept 0:03:18.940 --> 0:03:21.380 And more structural understanding 0:03:21.380 --> 0:03:24.040 To build a pure faith 0:03:24.040 --> 0:03:27.000 It will be a great help for your entire life 0:03:27.000 --> 0:03:28.500 What is our subject this time? 0:03:28.500 --> 0:03:31.860 Let’s say it. Who is Jesus 0:03:31.860 --> 0:03:35.800 You say, what is the matter with me that who Jesus is? 0:03:35.800 --> 0:03:39.200 Who is Jesus? Why should I need to know? 0:03:39.200 --> 0:03:42.960 Who is Jesus? How is that related to the Chinese culture 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:46.720 Or related to Taiwanese custom? 0:03:46.720 --> 0:03:49.040 If you really understand, 0:03:49.040 --> 0:03:50.880 You would find there is no one 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:54.160 Who is not related to Jesus Christ 0:03:54.160 --> 0:03:57.440 There is an atheistic historian in the UK 0:03:57.440 --> 0:03:58.940 Called Herbert George Wells( 1866- 1946) 0:03:58.940 --> 0:04:00.840 I saw recently in your Eslite 0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:03.660 They sell his book of historical research 0:04:03.660 --> 0:04:06.840 He had one phrase which shocked the world 0:04:06.840 --> 0:04:10.020 He said, every point in history 0:04:10.020 --> 0:04:12.960 Is connected directly to God 0:04:12.960 --> 0:04:15.740 How would an atheism say something like this? 0:04:15.740 --> 0:04:18.740 Because historians couldn’t find the way 0:04:18.740 --> 0:04:23.380 To explain how the history is passed on like this 0:04:23.380 --> 0:04:25.340 Those whoever study in history 0:04:25.340 --> 0:04:27.620 Would find there is a hand behind the history 0:04:27.620 --> 0:04:30.020 Controlling the entire mankind 0:04:30.020 --> 0:04:32.280 Those whoever study in history cannot understand 0:04:32.280 --> 0:04:34.400 Why did some special events 0:04:34.400 --> 0:04:36.500 At the most important moment 0:04:36.500 --> 0:04:38.480 Create a twist 0:04:38.480 --> 0:04:40.220 Then the fate of entire mankind 0:04:40.220 --> 0:04:43.020 Would turn into a new page 0:04:43.020 --> 0:04:44.720 At the age of Adolf Hitler( 1889- 1945), 0:04:44.720 --> 0:04:49.540 Was there any force in any nation stronger than German 0:04:49.540 --> 0:04:52.860 When Hitler started the Second World War, 0:04:52.860 --> 0:04:55.800 Russia, Great Britain and the United States 0:04:55.800 --> 0:04:59.320 Their technology was fallen behind them 0:04:59.320 --> 0:05:02.080 Far far behind 0:05:02.080 --> 0:05:05.120 At that time, the true understanding of 0:05:05.120 --> 0:05:10.320 The fraction of atom into endless 0:05:10.320 --> 0:05:12.860 Explosion this type of theory 0:05:12.860 --> 0:05:15.500 Was in German. Not in the United States. 0:05:15.500 --> 0:05:19.740 Since the philosophical revolution of pragmatism had happened 0:05:19.740 --> 0:05:22.680 The United States had become a shallow country 0:05:22.680 --> 0:05:25.060 they don‘t have historical origin as European, 0:05:25.060 --> 0:05:27.440 Precise thinking as Germany 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:29.320 Nor restrict science 0:05:29.320 --> 0:05:32.460 To study a variety of great physics 0:05:32.460 --> 0:05:35.580 So the United States took pragmatism 0:05:35.580 --> 0:05:40.440 This type of shallow social and cultural thinking 0:05:40.440 --> 0:05:42.280 And Russia hadn’t been developed yet 0:05:42.280 --> 0:05:44.720 The Great Britain had already backed down from conservative 0:05:44.720 --> 0:05:48.020 And world leadership 0:05:48.020 --> 0:05:51.620 Those who in metaphysics and physics 0:05:51.620 --> 0:05:55.660 Who think the most precise physical knowledge 0:05:55.660 --> 0:05:56.980 Were all in German 0:05:56.980 --> 0:06:00.820 But why was Hitler meant to fail later 0:06:00.820 --> 0:06:03.800 It’s because he had some mistakes 0:06:03.800 --> 0:06:06.780 Made him destined not to be recovered 0:06:06.780 --> 0:06:08.700 and not to succeed 0:06:08.700 --> 0:06:11.200 Someone counted it. In Hitler’s 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:13.440 Book‘ Mein Kamph’ 0:06:13.440 --> 0:06:17.940 Each letter must have taken a hundred thousand people’s lives to be enough 0:06:17.940 --> 0:06:20.140 That thin book 0:06:20.140 --> 0:06:23.040 Caused the Second World War 0:06:23.040 --> 0:06:27.760 Resulted in seventy million deaths in the war 0:06:27.760 --> 0:06:28.980 You said, no. 0:06:28.980 --> 0:06:32.140 According to our historical research, there were thirty million deaths. 0:06:32.140 --> 0:06:36.760 When I went to Russia to preach in 1996 0:06:36.760 --> 0:06:39.100 Those Belarusian, 0:06:39.100 --> 0:06:41.180 Ukrainians, told me 0:06:41.180 --> 0:06:45.100 In fact during the Second World War, 0:06:45.100 --> 0:06:49.620 We Ukraine, Belarus, were against Russia 0:06:49.620 --> 0:06:54.280 We fight against Russian military for German actually 0:06:54.280 --> 0:06:55.200 At that time 0:06:55.200 --> 0:06:58.540 Russian military intended to tangle 0:06:58.540 --> 0:07:02.760 Which resulted in thirty million deaths unpublished 0:07:02.760 --> 0:07:05.160 So. What we said in the history 0:07:05.160 --> 0:07:09.360 There were thirty five million deaths in the Second World War 0:07:09.360 --> 0:07:12.800 It hadn‘t even included the other thirty million deaths 0:07:12.800 --> 0:07:14.720 The deaths in that generation 0:07:14.720 --> 0:07:16.540 So Joseph Jughashvili Stalin( 1878- 1953) 0:07:16.540 --> 0:07:19.140 Covered these things 0:07:19.140 --> 0:07:21.940 Until 1953 when Stalin died 0:07:21.940 --> 0:07:24.960 One after one who took over wouldn’t publish it as well 0:07:24.960 --> 0:07:28.500 But until Gorbachev( 1931- ) took over 0:07:28.500 --> 0:07:30.980 Gorbachev he had to admit 0:07:30.980 --> 0:07:34.860 There are thirty million deaths in the Second World War 0:07:34.860 --> 0:07:38.860 In Russia or within Russia is unpublished 0:07:38.860 --> 0:07:41.380 So, the number of deaths in the Second World War 0:07:41.380 --> 0:07:46.480 Is almost seventy million deaths in the war 0:07:46.480 --> 0:07:49.040 So these deaths resulted in 0:07:49.040 --> 0:07:51.380 Hitler’s failure by fate 0:07:51.380 --> 0:07:52.880 There is only one reason for that 0:07:52.880 --> 0:07:56.500 God allowed him to be overly proud 0:07:56.500 --> 0:07:59.640 Man needs assets to be proud 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:01.260 If a man doesn’t have too much asset 0:08:01.260 --> 0:08:04.160 But too much pride, danger will come 0:08:04.160 --> 0:08:07.120 If a man has too many assets to be proud 0:08:07.120 --> 0:08:09.460 He would feel himself being wronged 0:08:09.460 --> 0:08:11.900 But as a result of his widely arrogant 0:08:11.900 --> 0:08:13.520 Is the beginning of the failure 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:15.480 It’s written in the history 0:08:15.480 --> 0:08:18.600 When Hitler was widely arrogant 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:19.860 God allowed him 0:08:19.860 --> 0:08:24.080 I permit whatever you want to do and say 0:08:24.080 --> 0:08:26.900 What you are going to do, do quickly.(John 13:27) 0:08:26.900 --> 0:08:29.720 These words are actually what Jesus said to Judas 0:08:29.720 --> 0:08:32.760 His last two phrases 0:08:32.760 --> 0:08:36.380 When Jesus called his disciples, he included Judas as well 0:08:36.380 --> 0:08:39.680 But Jesus didn’t interfere him to do all the bad things he did 0:08:39.680 --> 0:08:41.440 Until his last two phrases, 0:08:41.440 --> 0:08:43.340 Jesus said to Judas, 0:08:43.340 --> 0:08:47.000 What you are going to do, do quickly. (John 13:27) 0:08:47.000 --> 0:08:49.440 What is this? This is not freedom. 0:08:49.440 --> 0:08:51.100 It’s called recklessness 0:08:51.100 --> 0:08:53.140 You need to pay attention 0:08:53.140 --> 0:08:57.380 When freedom becomes reckless, it is suicide 0:08:57.380 --> 0:08:58.860 Everybody say 0:08:58.860 --> 0:09:03.480 0:09:03.480 --> 0:09:06.100 So many young men want freedom 0:09:06.100 --> 0:09:09.160 He doesn’t know he is walking on the path toward suicide 0:09:09.160 --> 0:09:11.140 God gives you freedom 0:09:11.140 --> 0:09:12.780 Until whatever you want 0:09:12.780 --> 0:09:14.700 You can achieve it 0:09:14.700 --> 0:09:16.900 Don’t think you are better than God 0:09:16.900 --> 0:09:18.600 Or you would let God 0:09:18.600 --> 0:09:22.420 Bring you toward death without knowing 0:09:22.420 --> 0:09:25.760 So when he is widely arrogant 0:09:25.760 --> 0:09:27.780 Suddenly those who understood the most 0:09:27.780 --> 0:09:31.060 About the principle of nuclear explosion. Those physicians 0:09:31.060 --> 0:09:34.640 Started to leave German one by one. Why? 0:09:34.640 --> 0:09:41.740 Because God allowed Hitler to hate Jews 0:09:41.740 --> 0:09:44.860 You see Chen Shui-Bian( 1950- ). Why is he stepping down now? 0:09:44.860 --> 0:09:48.920 Because governing a country with hatred is definitely wrong. 0:09:48.920 --> 0:09:51.120 No one would govern a country with hatred 0:09:51.120 --> 0:10:00.540 Then become a great leader. Is that acceptable? 0:10:00.540 --> 0:10:03.320 Why does Communist Party fail? 0:10:03.320 --> 0:10:05.580 Because they govern their country with hatred 0:10:05.580 --> 0:10:07.560 This is a historical law 0:10:07.560 --> 0:10:11.160 You say there is no God. There seems to be none. 0:10:11.160 --> 0:10:16.740 Who is the one that controls the history behind the scene? 0:10:16.740 --> 0:10:18.960 Who is Jesus then? 0:10:18.960 --> 0:10:20.140 Let me try in these few days 0:10:20.140 --> 0:10:23.600 To stimulate the thoughts of those who are knowledgeable 0:10:23.600 --> 0:10:27.680 So you don’t just casually believe in Jesus 0:10:27.680 --> 0:10:31.040 You are not just against Jesus casually 0:10:31.040 --> 0:10:34.380 Because this mystery is beyond religions 0:10:34.380 --> 0:10:37.800 Beyond culture, beyond philosophy, 0:10:37.800 --> 0:10:39.500 And beyond history 0:10:39.500 --> 0:10:44.420 Because in short history, that is the eternal one 0:10:44.420 --> 0:10:47.980 Once presented. A very special event 0:10:47.980 --> 0:10:50.900 It is the event that Jesus Christ presented among humans 0:10:50.900 --> 0:10:55.040 These thirty three and a half years in history. 0:10:55.040 --> 0:10:56.780 So. What did Herbert George Wells(1866- 1946) say? 0:10:56.780 --> 0:10:59.700 He said, every point in the history 0:10:59.700 --> 0:11:03.620 Is connected to God directly 0:11:03.620 --> 0:11:05.660 This phrase is what he had to say 0:11:05.660 --> 0:11:08.140 One time I told you that 0:11:08.140 --> 0:11:12.040 One phrase said by a professor in the Department of History, National Taiwan University. 0:11:12.040 --> 0:11:15.780 I say some one. When you those whoever study in history 0:11:15.780 --> 0:11:18.180 Try to explain up to a point, 0:11:18.180 --> 0:11:20.600 You find that you cannot explain further 0:11:20.600 --> 0:11:24.940 Unless you believe God is among the history 0:11:24.940 --> 0:11:27.100 With his authority of controlling 0:11:27.100 --> 0:11:28.340 He said, right. 0:11:28.340 --> 0:11:30.640 Pastor Tong. I hope there is one day 0:11:30.640 --> 0:11:32.980 You gather us those historians 0:11:32.980 --> 0:11:36.320 To inspire us with theology 0:11:36.320 --> 0:11:39.560 Of the relationship between God and history 0:11:39.560 --> 0:11:41.140 To ask God to help us 0:11:41.140 --> 0:11:44.420 Make us think deeply, 0:11:44.420 --> 0:11:50.040 Steadily and carefully about these questions. 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:53.040 When you really understand this question, 0:11:53.040 --> 0:11:54.940 Your life will be different 0:11:54.940 --> 0:11:57.260 You won’t be like what I talked about yesterday 0:11:57.260 --> 0:12:00.700 Why do you work. Because I look for money. 0:12:00.700 --> 0:12:03.960 Why do you look for money? Because I need to eat. 0:12:03.960 --> 0:12:06.960 Why do you eat? So I can be healthy. 0:12:06.960 --> 0:12:10.280 Why do you need to be healthy? So I have energy to work. 0:12:10.280 --> 0:12:13.300 Why do you work? Because I look for money. 0:12:13.300 --> 0:12:16.180 Why do you look for money? So I can eat. 0:12:16.180 --> 0:12:18.780 0:12:18.780 --> 0:12:22.080 Why do you need to be healthy? So I have energy to look for money. 0:12:22.080 --> 0:12:23.680 Why do you look for money? 0:12:23.680 --> 0:12:26.460 If I say that fifty more times, you would leave 0:12:26.460 --> 0:12:28.360 You say it’s annoying. 0:12:28.360 --> 0:12:30.180 You talk about it over and over and over again 0:12:30.180 --> 0:12:33.600 Let me tell you. It only took me five minutes talking to annoy you. 0:12:33.600 --> 0:12:35.560 But God had seen you being like this for decades 0:12:35.560 --> 0:12:37.620 Don’t you think that annoy God? 0:12:37.620 --> 0:12:40.620 You think you should be proud of that. I tell you 0:12:40.620 --> 0:12:43.760 From your richest men 0:12:43.760 --> 0:12:47.100 To your baggers who bagged at roadside 0:12:47.100 --> 0:12:51.020 The value of life without Jesus Christ 0:12:51.020 --> 0:12:53.340 You become someone wandering around 0:12:53.340 --> 0:12:56.440 And don’t know where to go to 0:12:56.440 --> 0:12:58.720 Today before I start preaching 0:12:58.720 --> 0:13:00.640 May we sing more songs 0:13:00.640 --> 0:13:02.360 We sang one song yesterday 0:13:02.360 --> 0:13:03.700 But many of us weren’t there 0:13:03.700 --> 0:13:06.420 Who can sing the song Love is as a tide pouring into my heart 0:13:06.420 --> 0:13:08.600 Please raise your hand if you can sing 0:13:08.600 --> 0:13:11.580 Very few. That’s why I want to sing this song again 0:13:11.580 --> 0:13:13.520 So we can get familiar with it 0:13:13.520 --> 0:13:16.640 Let us sing and think about this song 0:13:16.640 --> 0:13:18.600 Only sixteen words 0:13:18.600 --> 0:13:21.260 What do they mean? Let’s sing 0:13:21.260 --> 0:13:24.060 Love is as a tide pouring into my heart 0:13:24.060 --> 0:13:26.020 0:13:26.020 --> 0:13:28.020 Look up the words on the screen 0:13:28.020 --> 0:13:29.660 Because it’s not printed in the book 0:13:29.660 --> 0:13:31.280 Let us look at the front 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:35.260 You won’t find it in there no matter how hard you try. Let me sing first 0:13:37.320 --> 0:13:40.800 0:13:40.800 --> 0:13:43.860 0:13:43.860 --> 0:13:47.640 Now I believe now I accept 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:51.160 0:13:51.160 --> 0:13:54.680 Pouring into my heart pouring into my heart 0:13:54.680 --> 0:13:57.800 0:13:57.800 --> 0:14:01.600 0:14:01.600 --> 0:14:04.920 0:14:04.920 --> 0:14:07.760 Let’s sing, all right? One two sing 0:14:07.760 --> 0:14:10.800 0:14:10.800 --> 0:14:12.800 0:14:14.600 --> 0:14:18.600 0:14:18.600 --> 0:14:22.020 0:14:22.020 --> 0:14:25.760 0:14:25.760 --> 0:14:29.000 0:14:29.000 --> 0:14:33.140 0:14:33.140 --> 0:14:36.880 0:14:36.880 --> 0:14:38.480 Sing louder again 0:14:38.480 --> 0:14:41.480 It’s too loud when you fight 0:14:41.480 --> 0:14:44.040 It’s too quiet when you sing 0:14:44.040 --> 0:14:45.400 Let’s turn it around 0:14:45.400 --> 0:14:47.460 Start from today, say to your wife 0:14:47.460 --> 0:14:48.700 Let’s promise 0:14:48.700 --> 0:14:50.960 To be quieter when we fight, all right? 0:14:50.960 --> 0:14:54.020 Let’s say to the Lord. Sing louder. 0:14:54.020 --> 0:14:56.260 Everybody sing together. One two sing 0:14:56.260 --> 0:14:59.920 0:14:59.920 --> 0:15:03.160 0:15:03.160 --> 0:15:07.120 0:15:07.120 --> 0:15:10.740 0:15:10.740 --> 0:15:14.420 0:15:14.420 --> 0:15:17.600 0:15:17.600 --> 0:15:21.580 0:15:21.580 --> 0:15:25.580 0:15:25.580 --> 0:15:28.240 This is a British folk song 0:15:28.240 --> 0:15:30.520 This song uses three-quarter time signature 0:15:30.520 --> 0:15:33.260 A three-quarter time song or music 0:15:33.260 --> 0:15:36.840 Often be seen as a Waltz 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:41.800 One, two, three. One, two, three. 0:15:41.800 --> 0:15:43.100 It’s not necessarily 0:15:43.100 --> 0:15:45.740 Britain national song is three-quarter time. 0:15:45.740 --> 0:15:48.420 Handle had many great songs 0:15:48.420 --> 0:15:49.760 Using three-quarter time signature 0:15:49.760 --> 0:15:52.860 Especially when it comes to God in Messiah 0:15:52.860 --> 0:15:53.900 He used three-quarter time signature 0:15:53.900 --> 0:15:56.980 And the glory the glory of the Lord 0:15:56.980 --> 0:15:58.900 Because God is trinity 0:15:58.900 --> 0:16:01.240 So when you sing the three-quarter time song 0:16:01.240 --> 0:16:03.040 Emphases on the first note, 0:16:03.040 --> 0:16:05.340 The vibrate spirit would be brought out 0:16:05.340 --> 0:16:07.780 Let us all sing again. One, two, sing. 0:16:07.780 --> 0:16:11.260 0:16:11.260 --> 0:16:14.900 0:16:14.900 --> 0:16:18.920 0:16:18.920 --> 0:16:22.120 0:16:22.120 --> 0:16:25.320 0:16:25.320 --> 0:16:28.460 0:16:28.460 --> 0:16:32.420 0:16:32.420 --> 0:16:35.860 0:16:35.860 --> 0:16:37.340 There are two words 0:16:37.340 --> 0:16:40.660 Now of now I believe 0:16:40.660 --> 0:16:43.080 I want you to sing louder and longer 0:16:43.080 --> 0:16:46.840 0:16:46.840 --> 0:16:50.480 0:16:50.480 --> 0:16:53.300 Ok. Now let men sing first 0:16:53.300 --> 0:16:56.880 Why? Because God first created man. 0:16:56.880 --> 0:17:01.360 So men should remember you are men 0:17:01.360 --> 0:17:03.960 When men forget that they are men 0:17:03.960 --> 0:17:06.960 The whole human society would be destroyed 0:17:06.960 --> 0:17:10.560 They don’t take responsibility, don’t carry your burden 0:17:10.560 --> 0:17:12.640 And don’t face difficulties with brave 0:17:12.640 --> 0:17:14.720 Those women with you would suffer 0:17:14.720 --> 0:17:17.540 So men should carry their burden 0:17:17.540 --> 0:17:21.180 God made men and women. What is the difference? 0:17:21.180 --> 0:17:25.680 Men have wide shoulders and narrow hips 0:17:25.680 --> 0:17:29.240 Women have narrow shoulders and wide hips 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:33.480 So men are powerful when they carry the burden 0:17:33.480 --> 0:17:38.800 Women are stable as Taishan when they sit down to keep household 0:17:38.800 --> 0:17:41.320 Now let men sing again 0:17:41.320 --> 0:17:46.620 Men raise your hand. Please raise your hand if you forget you are men 0:17:46.620 --> 0:17:49.400 Ok. All men sing loudly. One two sing. 0:17:49.400 --> 0:17:52.860 0:17:52.860 --> 0:17:55.960 0:17:55.960 --> 0:17:59.760 0:17:59.760 --> 0:18:03.200 0:18:03.200 --> 0:18:06.720 0:18:06.720 --> 0:18:09.860 0:18:09.860 --> 0:18:13.740 0:18:13.740 --> 0:18:16.520 0:18:16.520 --> 0:18:17.420 Women sing. 0:18:17.420 --> 0:18:20.980 0:18:20.980 --> 0:18:24.100 0:18:24.100 --> 0:18:28.020 0:18:28.020 --> 0:18:31.460 0:18:31.460 --> 0:18:34.960 0:18:34.960 --> 0:18:38.080 0:18:38.080 --> 0:18:41.980 0:18:41.980 --> 0:18:45.140 0:18:45.140 --> 0:18:46.380 Very good. 0:18:46.380 --> 0:18:48.520 When men sing 0:18:48.520 --> 0:18:51.100 Sing with your strong voice 0:18:51.100 --> 0:18:53.400 So when baby cries 0:18:53.400 --> 0:18:55.640 Daddy says don’t cry 0:18:55.640 --> 0:18:58.780 Then he knows there is an authority in the world 0:18:58.780 --> 0:18:59.960 But when the child cries 0:18:59.960 --> 0:19:02.280 Mommy says don’t cry 0:19:02.280 --> 0:19:04.640 Then he knows there is love in the world 0:19:04.640 --> 0:19:08.700 Then men’s authority and women’s love 0:19:08.700 --> 0:19:11.200 Are two natures of God 0:19:11.200 --> 0:19:13.840 So God created men and women 0:19:13.840 --> 0:19:16.220 In his own image 0:19:16.220 --> 0:19:19.040 Men represent God’s authority 0:19:19.040 --> 0:19:22.380 God’s honourable. God’s justice 0:19:22.380 --> 0:19:24.800 Women represent God’s gentleness 0:19:24.800 --> 0:19:27.540 God’s love. God’s mercy 0:19:27.540 --> 0:19:30.040 Right. Now we sing with justice, love, 0:19:30.040 --> 0:19:32.540 Gentleness and mercy all together 0:19:32.540 --> 0:19:34.080 One two sing 0:19:34.080 --> 0:19:36.980 0:19:36.980 --> 0:19:40.580 Louder. Love is as a tide pouring into my heart 0:19:40.580 --> 0:19:44.400 0:19:44.400 --> 0:19:47.260 0:19:47.260 --> 0:19:51.140 Louder. Pouring into my heart pouring into my heart 0:19:51.140 --> 0:19:54.180 0:19:54.180 --> 0:19:57.960 0:19:57.960 --> 0:20:01.580 0:20:01.580 --> 0:20:03.880 Let’s bow down and pray 0:20:03.880 --> 0:20:04.980 Lord we thank you 0:20:04.980 --> 0:20:06.640 Because of your grace and your love 0:20:06.640 --> 0:20:14.460 You creat us you; raise us; 0:20:14.460 --> 0:20:19.660 You brighten our heart; you give the truth to us 0:20:19.660 --> 0:20:21.700 Tonight you give us 0:20:21.700 --> 0:20:24.400 A special chance to come to you all together 0:20:24.400 --> 0:20:28.020 Think carefully; think seriously 0:20:28.020 --> 0:20:29.900 Think important issues 0:20:29.900 --> 0:20:33.240 We can put down the burden in our lives 0:20:33.240 --> 0:20:34.980 Our business of work 0:20:34.980 --> 0:20:37.680 Our all day labour in front of you 0:20:37.680 --> 0:20:41.600 With peace in mind to listen to your words 0:20:41.600 --> 0:20:44.580 We ask the light of the Holy Spirit would lighten our hearts 0:20:44.580 --> 0:20:47.060 Your words enter our brains 0:20:47.060 --> 0:20:49.700 Your own love fulfils us 0:20:49.700 --> 0:20:51.660 We are willing to say to the Lord 0:20:51.660 --> 0:20:56.920 Lord, may your love pour into my heart as a tide 0:20:56.920 --> 0:21:00.260 0:21:00.260 --> 0:21:02.260 Lord please listen to our prayers 0:21:02.260 --> 0:21:04.260 Lord please open our hearts 0:21:04.260 --> 0:21:07.000 Lord please remove all sorts of anxiety from us 0:21:07.000 --> 0:21:09.800 Please let us be quiet and focus 0:21:09.800 --> 0:21:11.600 To receive your truth 0:21:11.600 --> 0:21:14.860 So your truth could set our lives free 0:21:14.860 --> 0:21:15.940 Because you said 0:21:15.940 --> 0:21:18.460 Your truth would set people free 0:21:18.460 --> 0:21:20.380 We thank you. We praise you 0:21:20.380 --> 0:21:22.660 Please bless your useless servant 0:21:22.660 --> 0:21:25.260 So he can preach your truth clearly 0:21:25.260 --> 0:21:28.260 You be with him. You anoint him 0:21:28.260 --> 0:21:30.040 Fill him with your holy spirit 0:21:30.040 --> 0:21:31.480 Lord please let us all 0:21:31.480 --> 0:21:33.760 Know you because of your way 0:21:33.760 --> 0:21:35.740 We generate pure faith 0:21:35.740 --> 0:21:39.440 So we won’t go back to the wrong way 0:21:39.440 --> 0:21:40.740 Thank you and praise you 0:21:40.740 --> 0:21:44.680 Pray in the precious triumphed name of Jesus Christ 0:21:44.680 --> 0:21:45.240 A men 0:21:45.240 --> 0:21:46.860 Yesterday the first night, we 0:21:46.860 --> 0:21:48.620 Thought with everybody 0:21:48.620 --> 0:21:53.400 The reason why humans are humans is because they have the nature of religion 0:21:53.400 --> 0:21:57.460 The reason why humans are humans is because they have the nature of the culture 0:21:57.460 --> 0:21:59.740 So these two qualitative 0:21:59.740 --> 0:22:03.960 Would separate us from all animals entirely 0:22:03.960 --> 0:22:07.860 If you say men are evolved from animals 0:22:07.860 --> 0:22:10.520 Become this type of person 0:22:10.520 --> 0:22:12.940 That question which even evolutionists 0:22:12.940 --> 0:22:16.940 Cannot answer. It’s terrible 0:22:16.940 --> 0:22:18.900 In 1859, Charles Darwin( 1809- 1882) 0:22:18.900 --> 0:22:21.640 Wrote the book’ On the Origin of Species’ 0:22:21.640 --> 0:22:24.060 The Origin of Species 0:22:24.060 --> 0:22:26.600 There were two British 0:22:26.600 --> 0:22:30.300 Writers, philosophers and sociologists 0:22:30.300 --> 0:22:33.540 Promotes this book to 0:22:33.540 --> 0:22:35.680 The world of native English speaking 0:22:35.680 --> 0:22:37.340 Within less than one hundred years 0:22:37.340 --> 0:22:40.960 In German, France, Italy, Austria 0:22:40.960 --> 0:22:44.060 Span, America and Canada 0:22:44.060 --> 0:22:48.220 Other nations gradually valued it, accepted it 0:22:48.220 --> 0:22:52.580 And even made it an official textbook. 0:22:52.580 --> 0:22:55.400 Explain to our young men and children 0:22:55.400 --> 0:22:58.260 Where does human come from 0:22:58.260 --> 0:23:01.940 However until today, they still are not brave enough 0:23:01.940 --> 0:23:04.320 To let Darwin’s self doubt 0:23:04.320 --> 0:23:06.880 And what his two promoter, 0:23:06.880 --> 0:23:09.500 His friends doubted about 0:23:09.500 --> 0:23:11.540 Those what they could not be certain of 0:23:11.540 --> 0:23:13.380 Be published to this world 0:23:13.380 --> 0:23:15.180 In 1859, Darwin 0:23:15.180 --> 0:23:18.780 0:23:18.780 --> 0:23:22.760 Using one thousand one hundred and seventy times in total to 0:23:22.760 --> 0:23:27.960 Describe that we may imagine, assume, if 0:23:27.960 --> 0:23:30.300 Or possible those kind of words 0:23:30.300 --> 0:23:31.640 We may imagine 0:23:31.640 --> 0:23:33.440 hypothetical speaking 0:23:33.440 --> 0:23:35.440 We may understand 0:23:35.440 --> 0:23:40.400 These basically are not the words used in scientific Methodology. 0:23:40.400 --> 0:23:42.740 Using them in Biology 0:23:42.740 --> 0:23:45.800 As important words to explain his theory 0:23:45.800 --> 0:23:48.340 These words showed 0:23:48.340 --> 0:23:50.100 There is no proof for this theory 0:23:50.100 --> 0:23:52.040 So after three years 0:23:52.040 --> 0:23:54.120 Darwin wrote a letter 0:23:54.120 --> 0:23:56.760 To a professor at the University of Oxford, 0:23:56.760 --> 0:23:58.140 Called George Bentham( 1800- 1884) 0:23:58.140 --> 0:24:00.580 To tell professor Bentham that 0:24:00.580 --> 0:24:04.180 Until today, natural selection theory 0:24:04.180 --> 0:24:06.800 the theory of evolution by natural selection 0:24:06.800 --> 0:24:10.200 I entirely have no proof 0:24:10.200 --> 0:24:12.500 And this theory is a hypnosis 0:24:12.500 --> 0:24:16.480 So I think this theory should be postponed 0:24:16.480 --> 0:24:19.160 Until one day there is a stronger evidence 0:24:19.160 --> 0:24:22.660 Then it can be seen as a scientific thought 0:24:22.660 --> 0:24:26.160 Not only that. He also said two important things 0:24:26.160 --> 0:24:28.840 One is that until today I 0:24:28.840 --> 0:24:32.900 Do not become an atheist 0:24:32.900 --> 0:24:36.800 And the other one which he said to Scottish Lady Hope, Elizabeth Cotton( 1842- 1922) 0:24:36.800 --> 0:24:39.060 he said, when I was young 0:24:39.060 --> 0:24:41.120 When he was old, he said 0:24:41.120 --> 0:24:45.960 When I was young with unformed idea 0:24:45.960 --> 0:24:48.040 I throughout 0:24:48.040 --> 0:24:52.520 All the queries and miracles 0:24:52.520 --> 0:24:56.180 And set up the theory of natural selection 0:24:56.180 --> 0:25:00.260 But now as an astonishment to me 0:25:00.260 --> 0:25:02.080 Now people(all over the world) 0:25:02.080 --> 0:25:05.780 Make it a religion 0:25:05.780 --> 0:25:09.340 Now it spreads like a wildfire 0:25:09.340 --> 0:25:11.180 Unstoppable 0:25:11.180 --> 0:25:12.560 His original words are 0:25:12.560 --> 0:25:14.520 When I was a young man 0:25:14.520 --> 0:25:17.120 With unformed idea 0:25:17.120 --> 0:25:19.560 I throughout all the queries 0:25:19.560 --> 0:25:20.720 And miracles 0:25:20.720 --> 0:25:22.120 And set up the theory 0:25:22.120 --> 0:25:23.700 Of the natural selection 0:25:23.700 --> 0:25:28.080 0:25:28.080 --> 0:25:30.440 People make it a religion 0:25:30.440 --> 0:25:34.200 And it is widely spread like a wildfire 0:25:34.200 --> 0:25:37.180 Spread like a wildfire 0:25:37.180 --> 0:25:39.500 Darwin toward his own theory 0:25:39.500 --> 0:25:41.640 had plenty of doubts 0:25:41.640 --> 0:25:47.080 And two scholars who promoted in English world 0:25:47.080 --> 0:25:50.860 One is Sir Herbert Spencer( 1820- 1903) 0:25:50.860 --> 0:25:54.820 The other one is Thomas Henry Huxley( 1825- 1895) 0:25:54.820 --> 0:25:57.800 These two coincidently 0:25:57.800 --> 0:25:59.420 Mentioned the same thing 0:25:59.420 --> 0:26:02.060 What I mentioned about them yesterday 0:26:02.060 --> 0:26:09.280 They never found a mankind that has no religion 0:26:09.280 --> 0:26:13.380 They never found a society which has no religion 0:26:13.380 --> 0:26:17.120 No matter in the history or recent 0:26:17.120 --> 0:26:20.880 There is never an ethic group which has no religion 0:26:20.880 --> 0:26:26.220 Worship, pray and praise gods these kind of signs 0:26:26.220 --> 0:26:27.160 Not only that 0:26:27.160 --> 0:26:29.980 They also never found an animal 0:26:29.980 --> 0:26:35.060 Which ever has any religious phenomena in the history 0:26:35.060 --> 0:26:37.800 And those are what Herbert Spencer 0:26:37.800 --> 0:26:41.760 And Thomas Henry Huxley talked about 0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:44.720 Not only so, again these two coincidently 0:26:44.720 --> 0:26:46.380 Mentioned the other two things 0:26:46.380 --> 0:26:51.180 They said, research events in Biology and Genetics 0:26:51.180 --> 0:26:53.480 We have to admit one thing 0:26:53.480 --> 0:26:56.880 That all mankind no matter what colour, 0:26:56.880 --> 0:27:00.440 Race or geography 0:27:00.440 --> 0:27:02.440 Show one thing 0:27:02.440 --> 0:27:04.060 We can only say 0:27:04.060 --> 0:27:08.340 We have the same ancestor 0:27:08.340 --> 0:27:09.960 Who gave birth to us 0:27:09.960 --> 0:27:13.500 Although with different bloodline, different colour 0:27:13.500 --> 0:27:17.060 Different race, language, culture and custom 0:27:17.060 --> 0:27:18.980 We had to admit 0:27:18.980 --> 0:27:23.240 Originally one pair of parents, one pair of ancestors, 0:27:23.240 --> 0:27:25.100 Reproduce us 0:27:25.100 --> 0:27:26.700 They talked about one more thing 0:27:26.700 --> 0:27:29.360 If evolution theory is correct 0:27:29.360 --> 0:27:31.660 what we cannot deny 0:27:31.660 --> 0:27:37.120 Are rational and conscience these two. 0:27:37.120 --> 0:27:41.520 Can never be the result of evolution 0:27:41.520 --> 0:27:43.660 During evolution, 0:27:43.660 --> 0:27:49.260 An irrational animal became a rational man. 0:27:49.260 --> 0:27:50.840 This is unimaginable 0:27:50.840 --> 0:27:56.440 From an animal without the concept of moral or the function of conscious 0:27:56.440 --> 0:27:59.100 Became a man with moral and the function of conscience 0:27:59.100 --> 0:28:01.680 This phenomena of evolution 0:28:01.680 --> 0:28:05.500 Is what evolution theory cannot explains to us 0:28:05.500 --> 0:28:07.580 Let me tell you. These great men 0:28:07.580 --> 0:28:10.300 Who were thought as the greatest thinkers by the world 0:28:10.300 --> 0:28:14.040 The doubt in their heart, the suffering in them, 0:28:14.040 --> 0:28:15.640 Is something that you and I cannot know 0:28:15.640 --> 0:28:17.680 And the questions they want to ask 0:28:17.680 --> 0:28:22.880 Including Wells, an atheism, 0:28:22.880 --> 0:28:24.560 At certain moment, 0:28:24.560 --> 0:28:28.040 The doubts in their life 0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:31.740 The real answer is in this bible 0:28:31.740 --> 0:28:35.120 In sutras, there is no way to find these answers 0:28:35.120 --> 0:28:39.000 In Indian’ Upanișad‘ 0:28:39.000 --> 0:28:40.960 There is no way to find this kind of answer 0:28:40.960 --> 0:28:45.440 In the scriptures generated from all of the world philosophy 0:28:45.440 --> 0:28:47.540 These things cannot be mentioned, too 0:28:47.540 --> 0:28:50.760 Only the God who created mankind 0:28:50.760 --> 0:28:52.680 In the truth he revealed 0:28:52.680 --> 0:28:55.880 Clearly tells us these answers 0:28:55.880 --> 0:28:58.600 So, today what I want everybody to rethink 0:28:58.600 --> 0:29:02.300 Will be deeper, what I mentioned yesterday 0:29:02.300 --> 0:29:04.540 And be developed to a deeper level 0:29:04.540 --> 0:29:07.420 I mentioned humans have the nature of religion 0:29:07.420 --> 0:29:09.240 That’s why humans are humans 0:29:09.240 --> 0:29:12.060 Men have the nature of culture so they are humans 0:29:12.060 --> 0:29:14.440 And religion is a type of response 0:29:14.440 --> 0:29:16.540 It’s not a spontaneous invention 0:29:16.540 --> 0:29:18.540 Culture is a type of response 0:29:18.540 --> 0:29:20.480 Not a spontaneous invention 0:29:20.480 --> 0:29:22.640 What is a spontaneous invention? 0:29:22.640 --> 0:29:25.060 The thing which we create by ourselves 0:29:25.060 --> 0:29:28.740 Is the thing which we create based on 0:29:28.740 --> 0:29:31.680 The basic instinct in our heart 0:29:31.680 --> 0:29:34.080 Or because some foreign trigger? 0:29:34.080 --> 0:29:37.360 Or some motivation stimulating inside of us? 0:29:37.360 --> 0:29:40.840 Or the nature which was created correspondingly 0:29:40.840 --> 0:29:43.220 Generating the response afterward? 0:29:43.220 --> 0:29:47.360 The response is not a creativity 0:29:47.360 --> 0:29:50.960 And creativity is created from the creator 0:29:50.960 --> 0:29:53.680 For those who are created after 0:29:53.680 --> 0:29:55.260 his own image 0:29:55.260 --> 0:29:59.600 Creativity is what humans are different from animals 0:29:59.600 --> 0:30:03.820 And creativity is what God, the creator, 0:30:03.820 --> 0:30:07.720 Followed his the nature of God himself 0:30:07.720 --> 0:30:11.260 Then put in humans, the creations. One of the most valuable things. 0:30:11.260 --> 0:30:13.180 So the way how humans are created 0:30:13.180 --> 0:30:15.620 Follows God’s nature 0:30:15.620 --> 0:30:17.680 God has creativity 0:30:17.680 --> 0:30:21.000 So he creates humans with creativity 0:30:21.000 --> 0:30:23.480 So the reason why humans have creativity 0:30:23.480 --> 0:30:28.920 Is because humans are created in God’s image 0:30:28.920 --> 0:30:30.580 This is what the Bible had told us. 0:30:30.580 --> 0:30:34.040 So when the trigger outside of us 0:30:34.040 --> 0:30:36.540 Was activated and we have to respond 0:30:36.540 --> 0:30:39.400 The trigger itself 0:30:39.400 --> 0:30:41.420 And the created function of responding 0:30:41.420 --> 0:30:44.440 Come from the same origin 0:30:44.440 --> 0:30:47.280 God gives revelation to us 0:30:47.280 --> 0:30:50.400 God gives revelation to 0:30:50.400 --> 0:30:54.320 The only creation whom could receive revelation, humans 0:30:54.320 --> 0:30:56.940 And after humans receiving his revelation, 0:30:56.940 --> 0:30:58.620 What they are different from animals 0:30:58.620 --> 0:31:02.480 Is that animals cannot respond to his revelation 0:31:02.480 --> 0:31:05.080 But humans can respond to it 0:31:05.080 --> 0:31:08.380 So when God gives his revelation to us 0:31:08.380 --> 0:31:10.200 All animals don’t understand 0:31:10.200 --> 0:31:13.360 Don’t see it clearly or can’t be stimulated 0:31:13.360 --> 0:31:15.780 Neither respond to it 0:31:15.780 --> 0:31:16.960 But humans are different 0:31:16.960 --> 0:31:19.920 Once a human finds the trigger of revelation 0:31:19.920 --> 0:31:22.520 He takes action of responding instantly 0:31:22.520 --> 0:31:25.400 This trigger activated the action of responding 0:31:25.400 --> 0:31:28.120 And builds two value systems 0:31:28.120 --> 0:31:29.600 First value system 0:31:29.600 --> 0:31:32.460 Is how we live inside, 0:31:32.460 --> 0:31:34.920 How I build life inside 0:31:34.920 --> 0:31:37.220 Second system is outside 0:31:37.220 --> 0:31:40.320 What kind of formal activity I want to live 0:31:40.320 --> 0:31:44.260 So we have dance, plays, songs, 0:31:44.260 --> 0:31:47.820 Literature, apparel, custom, 0:31:47.820 --> 0:31:52.380 Clothing and food, house, building, modus, 0:31:52.380 --> 0:31:55.080 All those things, including clothing, eating, living, behaving, 0:31:55.080 --> 0:31:57.880 Even language, thought, form, 0:31:57.880 --> 0:32:00.860 Action or cultural customs, etc. 0:32:00.860 --> 0:32:03.580 These are all about how we live 0:32:03.580 --> 0:32:05.440 The way we live 0:32:05.440 --> 0:32:08.180 Is different from animals. 0:32:08.180 --> 0:32:09.560 Because there is no animal 0:32:09.560 --> 0:32:13.960 Beside the need for food and reproduction, 0:32:13.960 --> 0:32:15.920 The value of its mental life 0:32:15.920 --> 0:32:17.460 They only have instinct 0:32:17.460 --> 0:32:21.420 As Confucius( 551- 479 NC) said, the desire of eating and sexual is part of human nature 0:32:21.420 --> 0:32:25.780 Apart from that, there is nothing else they want 0:32:25.780 --> 0:32:27.300 0:32:27.300 --> 0:32:29.200 We want to wear good clothes 0:32:29.200 --> 0:32:31.780 These clothes are not only used to cover us 0:32:31.780 --> 0:32:33.920 But also keep us warm 0:32:33.920 --> 0:32:35.740 These clothes not only keep us warm 0:32:35.740 --> 0:32:38.360 But also have good quality 0:32:38.360 --> 0:32:43.580 Paying attention to design, colour, functionality 0:32:43.580 --> 0:32:46.880 And our cultural expression, 0:32:46.880 --> 0:32:49.720 Thought, a mark of social position, 0:32:49.720 --> 0:32:52.240 And a symbol of our esteem 0:32:52.240 --> 0:32:55.640 Those things are not the matters of function 0:32:55.640 --> 0:32:58.700 They are the matters of cultural value system 0:32:58.700 --> 0:33:02.380 How we live is cultural value 0:33:02.380 --> 0:33:05.080 What eternal value we want 0:33:05.080 --> 0:33:07.500 belongs to religion system 0:33:07.500 --> 0:33:10.360 So cultural and religious natures 0:33:10.360 --> 0:33:14.440 Are the breath of mankind’s life 0:33:14.440 --> 0:33:16.140 And the reason why this religious nature 0:33:16.140 --> 0:33:20.420 Are more important and sustainable than cultural nature 0:33:20.420 --> 0:33:21.620 Is because that religious nature 0:33:21.620 --> 0:33:25.460 Is the most fundamental base of basic human qualitative 0:33:25.460 --> 0:33:27.680 Which includes three things 0:33:27.680 --> 0:33:32.520 Who do I worship 0:33:32.520 --> 0:33:36.740 What is my moral standard 0:33:36.740 --> 0:33:40.300 What my eternal hope is based on 0:33:40.300 --> 0:33:43.980 It’s not certain to live for decades 0:33:43.980 --> 0:33:45.900 Because after living for decades, 0:33:45.900 --> 0:33:50.140 There is a concept of life after life, death after death 0:33:50.140 --> 0:33:53.400 And living after living 0:33:53.400 --> 0:33:55.320 The concept of that eternity 0:33:55.320 --> 0:33:59.000 Composed the reason of our hope 0:33:59.000 --> 0:34:02.980 Our responsibilities, behaviour, 0:34:02.980 --> 0:34:05.000 And the problem of being evil or good to others 0:34:05.000 --> 0:34:07.380 Composed the peace in our conscience 0:34:07.380 --> 0:34:09.320 And the value of our ethic 0:34:09.320 --> 0:34:12.640 How should we express the most valuable 0:34:12.640 --> 0:34:15.180 True respect to someone 0:34:15.180 --> 0:34:17.180 To whom is higher educated than us 0:34:17.180 --> 0:34:20.440 I honour him. I respect him 0:34:20.440 --> 0:34:23.840 I admire him. I awe him 0:34:23.840 --> 0:34:28.000 To honour, to admire, to respect, to awe 0:34:28.000 --> 0:34:31.200 To the most which becomes worship 0:34:31.200 --> 0:34:35.980 So worship is the admission of the highest value 0:34:35.980 --> 0:34:40.640 Worship is the highest value and hypostasis 0:34:40.640 --> 0:34:43.620 I surrender to him. It’s called worship 0:34:43.620 --> 0:34:46.320 Can we worship president? No. 0:34:46.320 --> 0:34:49.200 We can only admire president 0:34:49.200 --> 0:34:51.840 If he has something admirable 0:34:51.840 --> 0:34:55.000 Can we respect elders? Yes. 0:34:55.000 --> 0:34:57.460 Can we respect a hero? Yes. 0:34:57.460 --> 0:35:00.180 Can we worship a person? No. 0:35:00.180 --> 0:35:02.080 Because no matter how great he is 0:35:02.080 --> 0:35:03.480 Even though he is great 0:35:03.480 --> 0:35:07.540 In the level of his hypostasis 0:35:07.540 --> 0:35:10.500 Is the same as me. He is a person and so am I 0:35:10.500 --> 0:35:12.860 So, humans can only respect a person 0:35:12.860 --> 0:35:14.300 Humans cannot worship a person 0:35:14.300 --> 0:35:16.280 So. The object we worship, 0:35:16.280 --> 0:35:18.840 The standard of our moral 0:35:18.840 --> 0:35:21.160 And my eternal hope 0:35:21.160 --> 0:35:22.840 These three qualitative 0:35:22.840 --> 0:35:26.440 Construct what religious problem is 0:35:26.440 --> 0:35:28.820 When I ended my speech yesterday, I mentioned 0:35:28.820 --> 0:35:31.840 A letter Kant( 1724- 1804) wrote when he was old 0:35:31.840 --> 0:35:34.200 There are four things mentioned in the letter 0:35:34.200 --> 0:35:37.100 What I really must know 0:35:37.100 --> 0:35:38.800 Are only four 0:35:38.800 --> 0:35:44.520 First is who I am. Second is what I could know. 0:35:44.520 --> 0:35:47.600 Third is what I should do. 0:35:47.600 --> 0:35:50.480 Fourth is what hope I have 0:35:50.480 --> 0:35:53.980 Would you repeat with me? First is who I am 0:35:53.980 --> 0:35:57.660 Second is what I could know 0:35:57.660 --> 0:36:01.020 Third is what I should do 0:36:01.020 --> 0:36:03.820 0:36:03.820 --> 0:36:05.880 Kant’s status in philosophy 0:36:05.880 --> 0:36:11.020 Is unique and outstanding 0:36:11.020 --> 0:36:11.980 Why? 0:36:11.980 --> 0:36:15.860 Because his sensibility is beyond 0:36:15.860 --> 0:36:19.560 All master of rationalism before him 0:36:19.560 --> 0:36:21.240 The sensibility he talked about 0:36:21.240 --> 0:36:24.600 is not just pure mathematical sensibility 0:36:24.600 --> 0:36:26.120 0:36:26.120 --> 0:36:31.000 Also includes the responsibility to behaviour which is beyond mathematical sensibility 0:36:31.000 --> 0:36:34.100 His sensibility even includes the knowledge in aesthetic 0:36:34.100 --> 0:36:38.180 These three content in total 0:36:38.180 --> 0:36:41.180 So in epistemology, Kant 0:36:41.180 --> 0:36:43.180 Is outstanding. 0:36:43.180 --> 0:36:46.200 In ethics, he is also unique 0:36:46.200 --> 0:36:49.380 Two questions which he did not really resolve 0:36:49.380 --> 0:36:51.400 One is who I am 0:36:51.400 --> 0:36:54.260 The second one is what hope I have 0:36:54.260 --> 0:36:57.300 When he was old and died, 0:36:57.300 --> 0:36:59.780 These questions had not been solved yet 0:36:59.780 --> 0:37:02.380 So he really understood religion 0:37:02.380 --> 0:37:04.340 He understood two-third 0:37:04.340 --> 0:37:07.140 He hadn’t understood the other the most important one 0:37:07.140 --> 0:37:08.560 And he admitted himself 0:37:08.560 --> 0:37:11.500 So a philosopher’s high intelligent 0:37:11.500 --> 0:37:14.580 Which confined himself in his own limit 0:37:14.580 --> 0:37:16.420 Reveals his own disadvantage 0:37:16.420 --> 0:37:19.640 What definition did Kant give to religion? 0:37:19.640 --> 0:37:22.720 He said, religion is the system 0:37:22.720 --> 0:37:25.520 Of moral and worship 0:37:25.520 --> 0:37:27.580 so he said, religion is 0:37:27.580 --> 0:37:31.440 The system of moral and worship 0:37:31.440 --> 0:37:33.420 Besides that I know nothing 0:37:33.420 --> 0:37:36.200 So I study in Kant’s philosophy 0:37:36.200 --> 0:37:37.940 When I correct him, 0:37:37.940 --> 0:37:39.560 I add one phrase 0:37:39.560 --> 0:37:42.200 One time in an important meeting, 0:37:42.200 --> 0:37:45.720 I published an article. When I talked about the third point, 0:37:45.720 --> 0:37:48.880 A Dutch philosopher in theology 0:37:48.880 --> 0:37:51.820 Came to me and said, I thank you very much 0:37:51.820 --> 0:37:53.960 Because you see Kant’s disadvantage 0:37:53.960 --> 0:37:56.260 You complete what he lacked 0:37:56.260 --> 0:37:57.640 What is my definition? 0:37:57.640 --> 0:38:01.580 It is that the system of moral and worship 0:38:01.580 --> 0:38:03.640 Concerning the eternal beliefs 0:38:03.640 --> 0:38:04.980 And eternal hope 0:38:04.980 --> 0:38:07.700 It is about eternal hope 0:38:07.700 --> 0:38:12.180 Generating the system of worship and moral 0:38:12.180 --> 0:38:14.140 This is real religion 0:38:14.140 --> 0:38:16.740 It’s a shame that many great thinkers 0:38:16.740 --> 0:38:20.560 Who left the world before they completely understood 0:38:20.560 --> 0:38:23.460 Although their structure of thinking 0:38:23.460 --> 0:38:25.320 May influence the next generation 0:38:25.320 --> 0:38:29.580 Or generate stimulation to human knowledge 0:38:29.580 --> 0:38:33.020 Because among God’s revelation, they didn’t 0:38:33.020 --> 0:38:36.600 Find a complete understanding of the truth 0:38:36.600 --> 0:38:40.000 They can only use their created wisdom 0:38:40.000 --> 0:38:42.440 To develop a limited result 0:38:42.440 --> 0:38:47.120 They couldn’t tell us God’s entire truth 0:38:47.120 --> 0:38:48.360 For this reason 0:38:48.360 --> 0:38:49.800 I must tell you 0:38:49.800 --> 0:38:53.720 You don’t seek among religion and philosophy in the world, 0:38:53.720 --> 0:38:56.700 Culture and literature in the world 0:38:56.700 --> 0:38:58.440 To find the real truth 0:38:58.440 --> 0:39:01.940 You can only seek in God’s special revelation 0:39:01.940 --> 0:39:03.400 0:39:03.400 --> 0:39:06.840 As for what I mentioned yesterday. General revelation generates 0:39:06.840 --> 0:39:09.260 The response of religion and culture 0:39:09.260 --> 0:39:10.800 Today I am going to talk about 0:39:10.800 --> 0:39:13.240 Two main fields in special revelation 0:39:13.240 --> 0:39:15.340 What does special revelation include? 0:39:15.340 --> 0:39:16.920 Special revelation includes 0:39:16.920 --> 0:39:20.360 This book which was recorded in writing 0:39:20.360 --> 0:39:23.780 And contains the deepest spiritual eternal 0:39:23.780 --> 0:39:26.340 Opinion of the truth is Bible. 0:39:26.340 --> 0:39:29.780 Second is the word became flesh and dwelt among us 0:39:29.780 --> 0:39:34.300 The one who presented as a human in the history is Jesus Christ 0:39:34.300 --> 0:39:36.340 Yesterday we thought a bit 0:39:36.340 --> 0:39:38.340 Some of what Jesus Christ has 0:39:38.340 --> 0:39:40.800 Are what all religionists didn’t have 0:39:40.800 --> 0:39:43.460 What all religionists pursued 0:39:43.460 --> 0:39:46.800 The real answer is in Jesus Christ’s life 0:39:46.800 --> 0:39:50.400 So. All religionists pursued one thing 0:39:50.400 --> 0:39:54.820 But Jesus Christ gives that thing as an answer to the whole world 0:39:54.820 --> 0:39:58.760 From religionists to civilian 0:39:58.760 --> 0:40:02.880 Then, the difference from Jesus Christ is not just in quantity 0:40:02.880 --> 0:40:05.620 You say, Christianity is Christianity. Buddhism is Buddhism 0:40:05.620 --> 0:40:07.920 Islam is Islam. Taoism is Taoism. 0:40:07.920 --> 0:40:12.080 Confucianism is Confucianism. Among these many religions, 0:40:12.080 --> 0:40:14.320 I just pick one. That’s not the case. 0:40:14.320 --> 0:40:16.680 You can only say, Jesus Christ is Jesus Christ. 0:40:16.680 --> 0:40:18.480 What other religions are looking for 0:40:18.480 --> 0:40:20.780 Is what Jesus Christ gives them 0:40:20.780 --> 0:40:22.280 What did Confucius look for? 0:40:22.280 --> 0:40:27.560 Confucius said, if I should hear the Way in the morning, I would feel all right to die in the evening 0:40:27.560 --> 0:40:30.000 Why did Confucius say this? 0:40:30.000 --> 0:40:34.100 Because he knew that, which is called Way cannot be separated from for an instant. 0:40:34.100 --> 0:40:37.960 Humans’ lives cannot be separated from the Way 0:40:37.960 --> 0:40:41.880 The Way supports my whole value of life 0:40:41.880 --> 0:40:43.940 And ordinary people say, no. 0:40:43.940 --> 0:40:47.040 It’s money to make my life meaningful 0:40:47.040 --> 0:40:50.340 It’s food to make me continue to live 0:40:50.340 --> 0:40:52.740 If you put food 0:40:52.740 --> 0:40:55.340 In such an important position 0:40:55.340 --> 0:40:56.880 Then I have to tell you 0:40:56.880 --> 0:41:00.740 So do cows and so do horses 0:41:00.740 --> 0:41:02.900 So do dogs, pigs and cats. 0:41:02.900 --> 0:41:05.380 Do you see yourselves as equal as them? 0:41:05.380 --> 0:41:07.060 I tell you. If you don’t understand 0:41:07.060 --> 0:41:08.760 What we are going to talk about these few days 0:41:08.760 --> 0:41:11.860 You are no better than pigs or dogs. Why? 0:41:11.860 --> 0:41:13.560 Pigs go to sleep after they feel full 0:41:13.560 --> 0:41:15.460 You still fight for more after you have enough to eat 0:41:15.460 --> 0:41:17.160 The biggest robbers in the world 0:41:17.160 --> 0:41:18.920 Are not those who rob people at roadside 0:41:18.920 --> 0:41:21.660 They are these immoral rich persons. 0:41:21.660 --> 0:41:24.380 Because they use the quirkiest way 0:41:24.380 --> 0:41:26.320 with their clever prior to others 0:41:26.320 --> 0:41:29.020 Transfer others’ money to themselves 0:41:29.020 --> 0:41:30.660 If they are robbers. What are they 0:41:30.660 --> 0:41:32.140 So in my life 0:41:32.140 --> 0:41:35.140 I won’t respect rich people specially. 0:41:35.140 --> 0:41:38.120 I won’t praise or flatter them 0:41:38.120 --> 0:41:40.160 Why? Because he is not horses. 0:41:40.160 --> 0:41:41.440 Why would I flatter him for 0:41:41.440 --> 0:41:44.900 These rich people are big bagger 0:41:44.900 --> 0:41:48.080 If they make money with injustice method 0:41:48.080 --> 0:41:53.000 They use their power to avoid all legal aspect, 0:41:53.000 --> 0:41:54.380 Use all sorts of methods 0:41:54.380 --> 0:41:57.400 To escape their own responsibilities of life 0:41:57.400 --> 0:41:59.260 Use tricky method 0:41:59.260 --> 0:42:01.920 To steal money from the poor 0:42:01.920 --> 0:42:05.300 These people are big baggers 0:42:05.300 --> 0:42:08.380 These people are robbers who are aware of the crime they committed 0:42:08.380 --> 0:42:09.740 So. There is nothing in these people 0:42:09.740 --> 0:42:11.280 Which I need to be respect to 0:42:11.280 --> 0:42:13.240 What if someone gain a fortune 0:42:13.240 --> 0:42:15.220 From God’s blessing 0:42:15.220 --> 0:42:18.600 Earning his money under the principle of justice and the truth 0:42:18.600 --> 0:42:21.580 And based on a motivation 0:42:21.580 --> 0:42:23.740 To help people with his fortune 0:42:23.740 --> 0:42:25.720 Then God gives him the fortune 0:42:25.720 --> 0:42:28.180 I‘m totally swept off by this type of person 0:42:28.180 --> 0:42:30.920 So. I cannot be partial to the poor 0:42:30.920 --> 0:42:33.380 I also cannot hate the rich 0:42:33.380 --> 0:42:36.660 I cannot create unfair treatment to people 0:42:36.660 --> 0:42:40.700 Because the grace which everyone receives is different 0:42:40.700 --> 0:42:43.560 When a person receives grace 0:42:43.560 --> 0:42:47.120 What responsible respond should he have 0:42:47.120 --> 0:42:49.440 The more sensitive and conscientiousness he gets 0:42:49.440 --> 0:42:51.600 The more honourable his humanity is 0:42:51.600 --> 0:42:53.520 From the point of view with this principle 0:42:53.520 --> 0:42:56.920 In society, there are plenty of inequality with appearance 0:42:56.920 --> 0:42:59.940 And unequal chances 0:42:59.940 --> 0:43:02.320 This time I admire Taiwan especially. 0:43:02.320 --> 0:43:05.620 Even though in Taiwan, there are many people hate China 0:43:05.620 --> 0:43:08.200 They even say, China pig go home 0:43:08.200 --> 0:43:11.420 When many people suffer disasters in China 0:43:11.420 --> 0:43:13.580 The love you show 0:43:13.580 --> 0:43:16.500 Is far more than which in those rich people 0:43:16.500 --> 0:43:19.880 This shows the humanity raised by atheism 0:43:19.880 --> 0:43:22.360 after decades of education 0:43:22.360 --> 0:43:24.240 The good it generates 0:43:24.240 --> 0:43:28.560 And the love to help people proactively are limited 0:43:28.560 --> 0:43:30.500 This is the failure of atheistic education 0:43:30.500 --> 0:43:32.540 There are some good people in Taiwan 0:43:32.540 --> 0:43:35.040 I respect from this. Why? 0:43:35.040 --> 0:43:39.620 Because that’s why humans are humans or have humanity 0:43:39.620 --> 0:43:43.600 Humanity is what makes humans great 0:43:43.600 --> 0:43:46.940 Confucius said, men are kind. 0:43:46.940 --> 0:43:51.260 When you have a kind heart, you are human 0:43:51.260 --> 0:43:57.020 As a human, if you become someone rich, powerful and having high social status 0:43:57.020 --> 0:43:59.060 Without conscience, without love 0:43:59.060 --> 0:44:01.820 You are no better than pigs and dogs 0:44:01.820 --> 0:44:04.440 After a tiger finishes eating a person, 0:44:04.440 --> 0:44:07.300 It is satisfied and goes to sleep 0:44:07.300 --> 0:44:10.060 After humans have enough to eat, they fight for more 0:44:10.060 --> 0:44:12.560 Rob more and scam more 0:44:12.560 --> 0:44:14.240 After having enough to eat, 0:44:14.240 --> 0:44:18.300 They still aren’t satisfied with adding tens of thousand times of fortune 0:44:18.300 --> 0:44:21.320 So when you say, you just like an animal 0:44:21.320 --> 0:44:22.940 Do you think that you are cursing that man? 0:44:22.940 --> 0:44:24.720 Instead of You offending that man, 0:44:24.720 --> 0:44:28.420 You offend the animals all over the world 0:44:28.420 --> 0:44:29.420 0:44:29.420 --> 0:44:33.900 Those animals don’t understand Mandarin. They don’t understand Taiwanese 0:44:33.900 --> 0:44:36.260 You are like an animal 0:44:36.260 --> 0:44:38.000 It doesn’t understand. If it does. 0:44:38.000 --> 0:44:39.940 I am better than you. 0:44:39.940 --> 0:44:42.180 I am not as bad as a human 0:44:42.180 --> 0:44:44.780 After a tiger finishing eating, it would be quiet 0:44:44.780 --> 0:44:48.160 It won’t ask for more. Humans are not like this 0:44:48.160 --> 0:44:50.580 Don’t just because you have humanity, 0:44:50.580 --> 0:44:52.540 You feel yourself valuable 0:44:52.540 --> 0:44:54.940 Because you have humanity 0:44:54.940 --> 0:44:57.660 You should feel ashamed 0:44:57.660 --> 0:45:02.320 The nature of morals and religion in humans 0:45:02.320 --> 0:45:05.040 Makes humans become human 0:45:05.040 --> 0:45:07.160 And the reason why humans are humans 0:45:07.160 --> 0:45:09.980 Is because of the nature of morals and religion 0:45:09.980 --> 0:45:13.700 It’s not from humans but God puts inside of them 0:45:13.700 --> 0:45:17.360 God gives general revelation to us 0:45:17.360 --> 0:45:20.320 After seeing it, you generate response 0:45:20.320 --> 0:45:21.860 Why would you generate response? 0:45:21.860 --> 0:45:23.560 Why wouldn’t animals generate response? 0:45:23.560 --> 0:45:25.820 Because when God created animals 0:45:25.820 --> 0:45:28.040 He didn’t put this thing in them 0:45:28.040 --> 0:45:29.760 When God created man 0:45:29.760 --> 0:45:32.520 He put the nature of morals and religion in them 0:45:32.520 --> 0:45:35.040 What a shame. The most terrible thing that 0:45:35.040 --> 0:45:38.600 Although you have nature of morals, 0:45:38.600 --> 0:45:42.120 You didn’t follow God’s standard to live your ethical life 0:45:42.120 --> 0:45:43.860 Although you have nature of religion, 0:45:43.860 --> 0:45:46.620 You didn’t have a right object 0:45:46.620 --> 0:45:47.960 To worship 0:45:47.960 --> 0:45:49.960 Although you have the value of ethic 0:45:49.960 --> 0:45:52.620 You didn’t follow God’s revelation 0:45:52.620 --> 0:45:54.380 To live you ethical life 0:45:54.380 --> 0:45:56.120 Although you have eternal hope 0:45:56.120 --> 0:45:58.280 You didn’t follow God’s promise 0:45:58.280 --> 0:46:00.040 To build your hope 0:46:00.040 --> 0:46:05.160 So religions and culture might lead people to the wrong path 0:46:05.160 --> 0:46:09.060 For this reason, general revelation is not enough 0:46:09.060 --> 0:46:11.500 So God gave special revelation 0:46:11.500 --> 0:46:15.260 And this special revelation is this bible which was given 0:46:15.260 --> 0:46:18.500 To the world from heaven 0:46:18.500 --> 0:46:21.960 This bible is the first big scripture in the world 0:46:21.960 --> 0:46:25.700 This bible was written far earlier than Confucius thoughts 0:46:25.700 --> 0:46:29.060 It’s written more than one thousand years earlier 0:46:29.060 --> 0:46:31.140 Earlier than‘ Upanișad’ in India 0:46:31.140 --> 0:46:34.180 Revealed eleven hundred years earlier. 0:46:34.180 --> 0:46:39.180 This bible compare to all great scriptures in the world 0:46:39.180 --> 0:46:41.380 It was given much earlier 0:46:41.380 --> 0:46:44.120 From the first page to the last 0:46:44.120 --> 0:46:48.440 From God’s creation, the beginning of the world, 0:46:48.440 --> 0:46:51.460 To the latest mentioned the end of the world 0:46:51.460 --> 0:46:55.740 Is there any other religion, philosophy 0:46:55.740 --> 0:46:59.180 Or culture which could answer where the world comes from? 0:46:59.180 --> 0:47:01.980 Or where the world goes to? No. 0:47:01.980 --> 0:47:07.700 So you need to find the qualitative difference in the special revelation 0:47:07.700 --> 0:47:08.900 In English 0:47:08.900 --> 0:47:10.880 The qualitative difference 0:47:10.880 --> 0:47:12.880 Between the special revelation 0:47:12.880 --> 0:47:15.100 With other human response 0:47:15.100 --> 0:47:18.620 All religious scriptures are the response of humans 0:47:18.620 --> 0:47:20.480 But God’s special revelation 0:47:20.480 --> 0:47:23.400 Are the words that God himself explain to us 0:47:23.400 --> 0:47:26.400 So there is no scripture which tells us 0:47:26.400 --> 0:47:27.860 Where the world comes from 0:47:27.860 --> 0:47:30.020 The Four Books and Five Classics of Confucius 0:47:30.020 --> 0:47:33.420 Do ‘ Analects’, ’ Doctrine of the Mean‘ and’ Mencius ’these books 0:47:33.420 --> 0:47:36.520 Tell us where the sky and the earth come from? No. 0:47:36.520 --> 0:47:40.120 Buddhism? No. Islam? No. 0:47:40.120 --> 0:47:45.460 The scripture of Islam was written 0:47:45.460 --> 0:47:49.360 About twenty-one hundred years after this bible was revealed 0:47:49.360 --> 0:47:52.520 Most of the content was copied from the words in the bible 0:47:52.520 --> 0:47:57.000 Therefore the special revelation among revelations 0:47:57.000 --> 0:47:59.300 Tells us the truth that we cannot 0:47:59.300 --> 0:48:02.280 Use our brain to figure out 0:48:02.280 --> 0:48:04.620 And the things that we cannot understand 0:48:04.620 --> 0:48:08.200 How God creates, how God saves 0:48:08.200 --> 0:48:11.080 And how God will end this world 0:48:11.080 --> 0:48:12.720 Are all in this book 0:48:12.720 --> 0:48:15.980 God not just tells us about special revelation 0:48:15.980 --> 0:48:19.540 The second bigger field of God’s special revelation 0:48:19.540 --> 0:48:22.380 Is to give a living human 0:48:22.380 --> 0:48:24.240 Presenting in the history 0:48:24.240 --> 0:48:26.760 This human is Jesus Christ 0:48:26.760 --> 0:48:31.440 If you don’t study in Jesus Christ or think about him 0:48:31.440 --> 0:48:33.900 You just treat him as an ordinary human 0:48:33.900 --> 0:48:36.800 Just like other ordinary humans 0:48:36.800 --> 0:48:39.420 From his life, you won’t 0:48:39.420 --> 0:48:42.080 Find what you need in your life 0:48:42.080 --> 0:48:45.840 The real value and who the supplier is 0:48:45.840 --> 0:48:48.920 But if you would think calmly 0:48:48.920 --> 0:48:52.020 Instead of rejecting him with prejudiced thinking 0:48:52.020 --> 0:48:55.780 You will find that there is no one like him 0:48:55.780 --> 0:48:59.420 One time a French went to Scotland 0:48:59.420 --> 0:49:01.940 To see a great Scottish writer 0:49:01.940 --> 0:49:04.140 This French is called Auguste Comte( 1798- 1857) 0:49:04.140 --> 0:49:07.540 C O M T E 0:49:07.540 --> 0:49:11.340 You those who study in French culture and philosophy 0:49:11.340 --> 0:49:13.640 All know this man called Comte 0:49:13.640 --> 0:49:17.580 Comte is not German. Although it’s translated as Comte 0:49:17.580 --> 0:49:19.200 Kant is German 0:49:19.200 --> 0:49:20.660 Goethe( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749- 1832) is German 0:49:20.660 --> 0:49:22.580 Comte is French 0:49:22.580 --> 0:49:24.120 When this man was fourteen 0:49:24.120 --> 0:49:26.760 He announced his independent. He didn’t want God 0:49:26.760 --> 0:49:29.200 When Comet was old, 0:49:29.200 --> 0:49:31.820 He wished to build a religion 0:49:31.820 --> 0:49:35.140 Called the religion of humanism 0:49:35.140 --> 0:49:37.540 The religion of humanism 0:49:37.540 --> 0:49:39.320 Ok. Now I am not going to talk about him 0:49:39.320 --> 0:49:42.400 But once when this man went to Scotland, 0:49:42.400 --> 0:49:45.980 He found the great Scottish writer 0:49:45.980 --> 0:49:48.540 Called Thomas Carlyle( 1795- 1881) 0:49:48.540 --> 0:49:51.520 Thomas Carlyle’s greatest accomplishment in his life 0:49:51.520 --> 0:49:55.660 Is to write the book’ The French Revolution: A History’ 0:49:55.660 --> 0:49:57.600 The book ‘ The French Revolution: A History’ 0:49:57.600 --> 0:50:01.040 Is not written by a French but a Scottish 0:50:01.040 --> 0:50:02.820 The book’ The French Revolution: A History’ 0:50:02.820 --> 0:50:04.920 Took him twenty-six-year time 0:50:04.920 --> 0:50:07.740 To collect all materials 0:50:07.740 --> 0:50:11.600 Putting his hundreds of thousands of original materials 0:50:11.600 --> 0:50:12.960 In his house 0:50:12.960 --> 0:50:14.520 And piling them up 0:50:14.520 --> 0:50:16.820 After gradually classifying, 0:50:16.820 --> 0:50:19.620 Then broadly quoting from them 0:50:19.620 --> 0:50:22.520 With tens of thousands of materials to write this book 0:50:22.520 --> 0:50:26.260 But shamefully, one new labour he hired 0:50:26.260 --> 0:50:28.360 Who didn’t understand the value of these materials 0:50:28.360 --> 0:50:31.040 Thought they are waste paper and burned them all 0:50:31.040 --> 0:50:34.300 This great writer felt so painful 0:50:34.300 --> 0:50:36.860 But he started from the beginning to collect again 0:50:36.860 --> 0:50:39.260 See. Even this kind of thing happened 0:50:39.260 --> 0:50:43.480 How much suffering will be in life. How many twists 0:50:43.480 --> 0:50:47.140 Eventually he still got this great book 0:50:47.140 --> 0:50:48.660 Written down 0:50:48.660 --> 0:50:51.520 ‘ The French Revolution’ is a very 0:50:51.520 --> 0:50:54.060 Very tricky revolution 0:50:54.060 --> 0:50:57.180 Does the French Revolution become a pioneer in the world democracy? 0:50:57.180 --> 0:50:58.700 I don’t think so 0:50:58.700 --> 0:51:01.800 Because it was a hateful, mob’s movement 0:51:01.800 --> 0:51:06.180 Not with motivation generated from real respect to human right 0:51:06.180 --> 0:51:09.460 The real democracy generated from real respect to human right 0:51:09.460 --> 0:51:12.880 Is Christian Calvinists’ idea 0:51:12.880 --> 0:51:17.620 Why？ Because the democracy in ancient Creek is fake 0:51:17.620 --> 0:51:20.120 In the democracy of Athína in ancient Creek 0:51:20.120 --> 0:51:23.480 There were only one-third of people who could vote 0:51:23.480 --> 0:51:27.060 So all those women were not allowed to vote 0:51:27.060 --> 0:51:30.640 Those slaves were not allowed to express opinions 0:51:30.640 --> 0:51:34.420 Those prisoner of war had never had basic human right 0:51:34.420 --> 0:51:37.340 Children and young adults were not allowed to talk 0:51:37.340 --> 0:51:39.660 Only the oligarchy 0:51:39.660 --> 0:51:43.260 Those elites could vote 0:51:43.260 --> 0:51:44.800 Do you think this is democracy? 0:51:44.800 --> 0:51:48.440 So the democracy in Creek is fake 0:51:48.440 --> 0:51:50.960 The democracy of French is hateful 0:51:50.960 --> 0:51:54.840 The real democracy is inspired by the bible 0:51:54.840 --> 0:51:57.860 So in Calvin’s time in Geneva 0:51:57.860 --> 0:52:02.320 The parliament built was really respectful to people 0:52:02.320 --> 0:52:04.800 Why did they respect to people? 0:52:04.800 --> 0:52:07.500 According to a regulation. What is that? 0:52:07.500 --> 0:52:12.200 Humans are created in God’s image 0:52:12.200 --> 0:52:15.360 So. As a government, the authority 0:52:15.360 --> 0:52:18.760 Must respect each person 0:52:18.760 --> 0:52:20.580 Today, the government in Taiwan 0:52:20.580 --> 0:52:24.120 So called democracy. Did they achieve this? No. 0:52:24.120 --> 0:52:28.080 The government in the People’s Republic of China were never be elected by people 0:52:28.080 --> 0:52:29.440 They’d never achieved that. 0:52:29.440 --> 0:52:33.020 The democracy in India was tied up with their religion 0:52:33.020 --> 0:52:35.000 There are four different varna 0:52:35.000 --> 0:52:37.700 Which prevent them from 0:52:37.700 --> 0:52:40.560 Achieving real equal democracy forever 0:52:40.560 --> 0:52:44.020 The real democracy in the world is not from Creek 0:52:44.020 --> 0:52:45.660 The real democracy in the world 0:52:45.660 --> 0:52:47.900 Is also not from the French Revolution 0:52:47.900 --> 0:52:49.440 0:52:49.440 --> 0:52:53.100 Is from the thoughts in reformed church, 0:52:53.100 --> 0:52:57.740 From God’s special truth revealed by the bible 0:52:57.740 --> 0:53:00.740 Which brings the light to people and shine it out 0:53:00.740 --> 0:53:03.400 You say, we’d never known about this 0:53:03.400 --> 0:53:04.940 So I am telling you 0:53:04.940 --> 0:53:07.820 But when I talk about this, it’s a shame that 0:53:07.820 --> 0:53:11.320 Even tens of thousands of Christians in Taipei don’t understand 0:53:11.320 --> 0:53:12.120 0:53:12.120 --> 0:53:14.880 Their pastors may not agree with this evangelism 0:53:14.880 --> 0:53:16.420 They don’t want to announce it, too. 0:53:16.420 --> 0:53:18.920 We’ve mailed to all churches listed 0:53:18.920 --> 0:53:21.340 Telling them there is a evangelism. Why? 0:53:21.340 --> 0:53:22.560 They are not interested 0:53:22.560 --> 0:53:25.940 They are more interested in their fooling around of Pentecostalism 0:53:25.940 --> 0:53:30.040 Those plays, shows and healing movement 0:53:30.040 --> 0:53:31.960 The desire to the truth 0:53:31.960 --> 0:53:34.460 I had rebuilt a group of people 0:53:34.460 --> 0:53:36.440 If God permits 0:53:36.440 --> 0:53:39.360 Not only this year but next you, there will be evangelism 0:53:39.360 --> 0:53:42.040 The year after and the fourth year, there will be evangelisms 0:53:42.040 --> 0:53:43.600 If God allows 0:53:43.600 --> 0:53:46.100 I will continue for three to five years 0:53:46.100 --> 0:53:51.460 To hold this kind of evangelism. All right? 0:53:51.460 --> 0:53:56.420 Now I won’t expect 0:53:56.420 --> 0:53:59.080 Those church leaders to help. No need for that 0:53:59.080 --> 0:54:01.340 Only if you can work on bringing people to come 0:54:01.340 --> 0:54:03.980 Let’s build a new group of people 0:54:03.980 --> 0:54:06.460 For those who want to be believers for the truth 0:54:06.460 --> 0:54:08.820 Not for those who want to be believers for tradition 0:54:08.820 --> 0:54:10.320 But for God’s way 0:54:10.320 --> 0:54:12.680 Those who really inspire humans to understand 0:54:12.680 --> 0:54:15.840 To generate the believe in God. This kind of new disciples. 0:54:15.840 --> 0:54:17.060 Generating like this 0:54:17.060 --> 0:54:19.380 So. We ask God to help us to listen carefully 0:54:19.380 --> 0:54:22.740 You not just listened yesterday. You listen today, tomorrow and the day after. 0:54:22.740 --> 0:54:24.880 If it’s possible 0:54:24.880 --> 0:54:29.160 The great truth and a good gatherings 0:54:29.160 --> 0:54:31.240 You spend time to listen 0:54:31.240 --> 0:54:35.580 So in this life, you don’t collect treasures 0:54:35.580 --> 0:54:39.700 Not collect money 0:54:39.700 --> 0:54:42.260 But collect the truth.All right? 0:54:42.260 --> 0:54:44.920 When your mind is full of the truth 0:54:44.920 --> 0:54:47.360 Your heart is lightened by the light of the truth, 0:54:47.360 --> 0:54:50.420 Your life is released by the truth, 0:54:50.420 --> 0:54:52.280 You will become a free man 0:54:52.280 --> 0:54:54.380 Become a character in universe 0:54:54.380 --> 0:54:56.340 Become an eternal person 0:54:56.340 --> 0:55:01.940 Become a great man shining in the pages of the history from generation to generation 0:55:01.940 --> 0:55:04.280 May God rise up this kind of people 0:55:04.280 --> 0:55:06.620 Start from these gatherings 0:55:06.620 --> 0:55:11.040 God promote humanity to the highest level 0:55:11.040 --> 0:55:13.420 From the first page in bible. Why? 0:55:13.420 --> 0:55:17.020 God created man in his own image 0:55:17.020 --> 0:55:21.860 in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them( Genesis 1:27)