What are the Biblical guidelines聖經指引 for dating约會 relationships交友?
God wants the best for us in every area of our lives. This includes relationships with boyfriends or girlfriends. We should date for fun, friendship, personality development品格建立 and selection of a mate伴侶, not to be popular or for security安全感. Don't allow peer pressure朋輩壓力 to force you into dating situations that are not appropriate. Realize that over 50% of girls and over 40% of guys never date in high school. The Bible gives us some very clear principles to guide us in making decisions about dating.
- Guard保守 your heart.
The Bible tells us to be very careful about giving our affections愛, because our heart influences everything else in our life.
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23). 你 要 保 守 你 心 , 勝 過 保 守 一 切 , 因 為 一 生 的 果 效 是 由 心 發 出 。 - You are known by the company you keep.
We also tend to become like the company we keep. This principle is closely related to the first one and is just as important in friendships as in dating.
Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character (1 Corinthians 15:33).你 們 不 要 自 欺 ; 濫 交 是 敗 壞 善 行 。 - Christians should only date other Christians.
Although it is fine for Christians to have non-Christian friends, those who are especially close to our heart should be mature believers who are seeking to follow Christ with their lives.
Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? (2 Corinthians 6:14).你 們 和 不 信 的 原 不 相 配 , 不 要 同 負 一 軛 。 義 和 不 義 有 甚 麼 相 交 呢 ? 光 明 和 黑 暗 有 甚 麼 相 通 呢 ? - Is it really love?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 defines real love. "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 愛 是 恆 久 忍 耐 , 又 有 恩 慈 ; 愛 是 不 嫉 妒 ; 愛 是 不 自 誇 , 不 張 狂 ,不 做 害 羞 的 事 , 不 求 自 己 的 益 處 , 不 輕 易 發 怒 , 不 計 算 人 的 惡 ,不 喜 歡 不 義 , 只 喜 歡 真 理 ;凡 事 包 容 , 凡 事 相 信 , 凡 事 盼 望 , 凡 事 忍 耐 。
Ask yourself these questions:
■Are you patient 忍 耐 with each other?
■Are you kind恩 慈to each other?
■Are you never envious嫉 妒 of each other?
■Do you never boast不 自 誇 to or about each other?
■Is your relationship characterized by humility謙遜(不 張 狂)?
■Are you never rude粗暴 to each other?
■Are you not self-seeking不 求 自 己 的 益 處?
■Are you not easily angered with each other不 輕 易 發 怒?
■Do you keep no record of wrongs不 計 算 人 的 惡?
■Are you truthful信賴 with each other?
■Do you protect保護(包容) each other?
■Do you trust each other凡 事 相 信?
If you answered “yes” to the above questions, then 1 Corinthians 13 says that you truly have a loving relationship. If you answered “no” to any of the above questions, then maybe you should discuss those issues with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
Extracted from http://www.christiananswers.net/q-dml/dml-y006.html
Now, enjoy the song, Who Am I?
Who am I? - Casting Crowns
Who am I?
我是誰?
That the Lord of all the earth,
讓那個全地球的主,
Would care to know my name,
會在乎知道我的名字,
Would care to feel my hurt.
會在乎了解我所受的傷。
Who am I?
我是誰?
That the bright and morning star,
那個明亮的晨星,
Would choose to light the way, For my ever wondering heart.
會選擇為我疑惑徬徨的心點亮道路
Not because of who I am,
不是因為我是誰
But because of what you’ve done
而是因為祢的作為
Not because of what I’ve done
不是因為我的作為
But because of who you are
乃是因為祢是誰
I am a flower quickly fading
我是即將凋謝的花朵
Here today and gone tomorrow
現在今天和過去明天
A wave tossed in the ocean
洋中被翻動的海浪
A vapor in the wind.
風中的水汽
Still you hear me when I’m calling
祢仍在在我呼求的時候傾聽我的聲音
Lord you catch me when I’m falling,
當我墜落時主祢接住我
And you told me who I am
並且告訴我我是誰
I am yours
我是祢的(孩子)
I am yours
我是祢的 (孩子)
Who am I?
我是誰?
That the eyes that see my sin
讓那位眼睛可視我罪的
Would look on me with love
願意看著我並愛我
And watch me rise again
並且將我再次升高
Who am I?
我是誰?
That the voice that calm the sea
讓那位聲音可以平靜海洋的
Would call out through the rain,
會通過風雨呼喚
And calm the storm in me.
並平靜我內心的暴風
Whom shall I fear?
我還會懼怕誰呢?
Whom shall I fear?
我還會懼怕誰呢?
Cause I am yours
因為我是祢的(孩子)
I am yours
我是祢的(孩子)
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