1) Q. Hi Jerry, Isn’t it wonderful, you were baptized into the Triune God last Lord’s Day?
A. How amazing it is that He would save me.
问:嗨,杰里,上个主日,你已经浸入了三一神里。是不是很奇妙呀?
答:祂竟然拯救了我,太惊奇了。
2) Q. What did He save you from?
A. My sinful past of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol.
问:祂拯救你脱离了什么呢?
答:脱离我罪恶的过去—抽烟,喝酒。
3) Q. Are you still tempted to smoke and drink?
A. Yes, I am just as weak as I was before.
问:你仍然受试诱去抽烟,喝酒吗?
答:是的,我确实和以前那样软弱。
4) Q. Would you like to know how to overcome your weaknesses?
A. Sure! I will do whatever will help me to get rid of my bad habits.
问:你愿意知道如何胜过你的软弱吗?
答:愿意!我将竭尽所能地帮助自己除去我的坏毛病。
5) Q. Will you turn, with me, to verses 14-17 of Ephesians chapter 3?
A. OK! Let’s see how the Lord can help me in His word.
问:你愿意和我一块儿翻到以弗所书三章14至17节吗?
答:愿意!我们一起来看主在祂的话里是如何帮助我的。
6) Q. What did you enjoy most in Paul’s letter to the Ephesian believers in chapter 3?
A. In verse 3:17 it says that Christ can make His home in my heart.
问:在保罗所写给以弗所信徒书信的第三章里,你最享受哪些内容?
答:三章17节说到基督在我的心里安家。
7) Q. At the end of the verse, how does Christ make His home in your heart?
A. Footnote 17:2 says, that the way we apprehend Christ’s mysterious indwelling is by our sense of faith, and not by our physical senses.
问:在这处经节的末了,基督是如何在你的心里安家呢?
答:17节的注2说到,我们领略基督奥秘之内住的路,不是凭肉身的知觉,乃是凭信心的知觉。
8) Q. Would you like to see two examples, in the word, of how our sense of faith can help us to apprehend the mysterious indwelling Christ?
A. Absolutely! Show me what the word of God has to say.
问:你愿不愿意在神的话中来看两个事例?是关于我们信心的知觉是如何帮助我们来领略奥秘、内住的基督?
答:绝对愿意!请让我知道神的话是怎么说的。
9) Q. Please open up to Eph. 1:18 and Acts 9:8. Is that OK with you?
A. Amen! I would be glad to.
问:请你打开以弗所书一章18节和使徒行传九章8节。可以吗?
答:阿们!我很乐意。
10) Q. What did you enjoy the most from both verses?
A. In Ephesians, that my heart’s spiritual eyes can be enlightened to see and know God’s revelation, and in Acts, that Paul’s “eyes were opened, but he could see nothing with his physical eyes.” What an example!
问:从这两处经节里,你最享受哪些内容?
答:在以弗所书里,我最享受的是光照我的心眼,使我得以看见并认识神的启示。在使徒行传里,我最享受的是保罗“睁开眼睛,竟不能看见什么。”这是何等的例证!