Faith

While body health is essential to my life, spiritual health is even more important, because without faith, I can't imagine why I shall live upto today on the earth. Faith or not, it's why humans are different from other animals.

I have devoted quite a lot of time in Gospel missionary, studied several language versions of the (Christian) Bible (English, French, Russian, German, Greek and Chinese of course), participated in church services, visited patients - those sick - of all kinds, helped the maintenance of the church facilities, translated missionary documents into other languages etc. I used to start a free English class for the church. I was a teacher of a local churcn.

There are popular rumours that most people in the churches are fake Christians, having no love, no faith, no sympathy and extremely selfish and hypercritic. My experiences have also proved these statements. Jesus Himself declared there are no righteous men in the world, no single righteous men at all.

Nevertheless, I firmly believe that there is an Almighty GOD there, who will bless those following Him and punish those betraying Him. Although sometimes I doubt the presence of GOD, there are yet other times with solid events and witnesses which prove God's love and justice.

I have been an ordinary church-goer as a very active member, spend lots of time, efforts there, trying to convince the people to believe in Jesus Christ.

As a Christian I have devoted quite a lot of time in Gospel missionary, studies several language versions of the Bible (English, French, German and Chinese of course), participated in church services, visited patients of all kinds, helped the maintenance of the church building esp. for the cleaning and audio/video systems, translated languages etc. I am attached to the Seventh Day Adventists Church here in Hangzhou.

I firmly believe that there is an Allmighty Good there, who will bless those following Him and punish those betray Him

But I was very much frustrated by the people in and around the churches.

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God

I will never dishonor the GOD, and I will keep serve only Him. I will also go to church, pay tributes to them and help the poor, needy and ill when possible.

Faith

It has been my firm belief in freedom, democracy and justice ever since I was a little boy. I prefer to enjoy a free life than bounded to anyone. For that I have paid huge price – isolation, misunderstanding, impoverishment, punishment and others. I think only a true free and democratic society can guarantee the social and economic development in the sense of GOD, if it really exists.

I firmly believe there is a supernatural force in the universe, the galaxy, the solar system, the earth, in the heaven, in ocean, in human being and everything else. There is something that we cannot manipulate ourselves as human being. We are so tiny in the vast Universe that we are not to boost ourselves. Rather we have to obey, to learn and understand the natural and human laws, and to serve only this supernatural law – that is GOD.

GOD is reflected in the Bible and many other scriptures and is being discovered by human kind of generations and generations of all cultures, nations and peoples.

Justice, Fairness, Love

Over the past years, I have been respecting and honoring the Laws of GOD, by not offending Him, whether they are written in the Bible or in human laws. I’ve never committed adultery, killing, and all kinds of crimes, and was never accused of any crime by a government body or organization. I have been keeping myself clean from any of such crimes.

Church Services

I have been an ordinary church-goer as a very active member, spend lots of time, efforts there, trying to convince the people to believe in Jesus Christ.

As a Christian I have devoted quite a lot of time in Gospel missionary, studies several language versions of the Bible (English, French, German and Chinese of course), participated in church services, visited patients of all kinds, helped the maintenance of the church building esp. for the cleaning and audio/video systems, translated languages etc. I am attached to the Seventh Day Adventists Church here in Hangzhou.

My Prayer

GOD Almighty, praise you all your glory and thank you for your grace! I am living in China, a land where people are suffering from the totalitarian rule of a cruel government which torture and mishandle people of different opinions, especially those with strong faith in GOD. They are destroying churches, tearing town crosses from church buildings and menace those who defend GOD’s abodes. They are taking control of the Christian communities in China by force, using powerful weapons while we Christians are barehanded. GOD Almighty we are suffering for your good, some of us are beaten to death, some of threated to leave their jobs and to give up their businesses. I myself is unable to do my studies, researches and businesses because I am closely monitored by the communists. GOD, mercy on us, save us from destruction by the Chinese government which is one of the most terrific in the world history, because it killed thousands of peaceful demonstrators by tanks, gunfires and other weapons if they think their rules are in danger. My GOD, be with us and help us defeat Satan’s representative, that is the Chinese communists.

信仰心路 My Road to Faith

信仰与宗教，服侍上帝与服侍教会虽然有一定联系，但不完全是一回事。我这里只涉及狭义的信仰和服侍，也就是加入基督教和在教会的同工活动。

对基督教的认识在大学本科和研究生求学期间（1978-1983，1986-1989）已有预备，在95年左右曾经想跨入天主教的大门（当时我住上海徐家汇附近）。但历史上尤其是欧洲中世纪的宗教恐怖统治，宗教的黑暗，宗教的腐败，宗教对欧洲文明的破坏等，使我心有余悸，这些烙印迄今未曾完全消退。时至今日，各个宗教系统尚时不时传出腐败丑闻，令人不安。但是基督教经过马丁•路德的改革后产生了一些新的积极的元素：教会的专制得到一定程度的遏制，腐败减少，慈善教育医疗工作成为主流。经过数百年的改革，基督教已经成为一股强大的社会进步力量，在当今世界的发展中扮演着举足轻重的地位。如今的基督教不是中世纪的反动力量，而是现代文明的推动力量。哪里基督教得到发展，哪里人民就得到更多的自由，更多的民主，更多的权利保障，更多的繁荣以及更多的尊严。因此，我不能再用过去的眼光看待基督教，而是将其看作浴火重生的新教，一个已经完全剥离了古罗马教廷的人民的宗教。

如此，经过许多年的徘徊，我终于于2004年末的某个时候鼓起勇气踏进了基督复临安息日教会位于杭州文三西路一幢商办楼里面的教堂。那时我住在附近一个小区，徒步也就几分钟路程。我从2001年初来到杭州也已将近4年，一直独自谋生，没有正式上班（期间虽然在二个公司工作，但时间很短），因而略感孤寂，需要群体环境。考虑再三，感觉惟有基督教会是可能找到同道的地方。记得第一次去的是教会晚上的查经会。人比较热心，给人丝丝暖意。迄今我还清晰记得当时教会的一位姐妹递给我圣经的情形，历历在目。后来便频繁出入教堂，主要被哪里的诗歌吸引。自从听了教堂的圣诗，我基本上就不再听世俗的歌曲， 就连我非常喜欢的小提琴协奏曲，钢琴协奏曲，交响曲等过去百听不厌的古典名曲都不再入我法眼，向帕格尼尼，海菲茨，梅纽因等彻底告别。可惜我当时声带不好，无法敞开喉咙，放声高歌，但我还是尽量参与唱圣诗活动。渐渐地，我的心灵得到某种洗涤，灵魂得到升华，感觉上帝如此接近，没有理由不为神的事业贡献力量。经过近二年的努力，在神的呼招下，经过教会的严格考核，我于2006年6月份，与众多兄弟姐妹一道，在杭州文新教会受洗，正式归主名下，成为神的儿女之一。那一刻，感觉无比舒畅，幸福。人生进入崭新一页，过去的旧我不在了，神的灵降临。

长期以来，我坚持不与恶者为伍，不向邪恶低头，并为此而付出了巨大的代价。虽然我以前不是基督徒，但读了圣经发现，我还是许多方面坚持了神的戒律和话语，秉着神的博爱精神，处理与父母，兄弟姐妹，同学朋友，同事领导以及社会各种关系，并为此而不惜放弃许许多多今天看来非常可贵的机会，包括仕途，学业和商业机会，以至于如今自己的事业受到严重挫折。有时候坚持信仰-也就是真理和公义-是要付出代价的，包括巨大的代价，直至生命。我的坚持被许多人称为固执，偏执，也有更离谱的说法，连自己的兄弟姐妹都不能理解，包括自己已故的母亲有时候也颇有微词。在今天的世界上，坚持信仰面临越来越大的压力。作为基督徒，我们的生存环境面临极大挑战。

然而，上帝给我们预备了美好的允许，只要我们坚持操守，不随波逐流，不同流合污，我们一定能得到上好的福分。因此，无论我在何方，无论我的境遇如何，我将坚持做神的儿女不变。

在精神层面的问题得到厘清和明确以后，我得有实际行动，于是参与教会的各项圣工活动成为自然而然的事。根据自己的实际情况，我选择探访作为主要负担，尤其是探访患有重病的兄弟姐妹更是我的主要任务。因为我想，如果我生了大病，我多么渴望有人来关心我，虽然我不指望他们能手到病除。我把他们的病看成自己的病，为他们心急如焚，向上帝祷告。当然，上帝有他自己的计划，不在我们的心思之内。我感到那是最有意义的圣工活动之一，虽然我们常常坐公交车很久，从城西到城东，从城北到城南，长途旅行，但乐此不疲（那是我们大多没有自己的私家车），急于向患病的弟兄带去我们的问候和关心，以及神的怜悯和慈爱。一起参与探访的有教会各个年龄，各种职业，来自全国各地的各种生活状况的教友，然而我们此时没有差别，都是上帝的工人，称为同工。多么美好的职业！当时我非常钦佩教会的主要负责人非常低调地与我们一起参与探访工作，深深地为他们的奉献精神而折服，心想我们没有理由做的更少。

除了探访，我也与几个弟兄负责教堂一些设备的管理等其他活动，包括做过一，二次见证，为圣诞节做过一个幻灯片。在传播福音方面，虽然我没有分发宣传资料，但每到一处，我都毫不隐瞒自己的基督徒身份，并为此而自豪。我坚信上帝的存在和公义良善，但我也注意到世俗教会的种种问题，现在多么需要有使者，先知来引导人们的道路，回归到神指引的路上去，离开埃及，回到耶路撒冷。

2011年，因思母心切，再加上杭州的事业没有起色，乃回到老家。因为偏居一偶，找不到自己的教会，家庭教会多数走在偏路上，所以与教会的互动减少，但还是念念不忘自己的神圣使命，希望自己完完全全彻彻底底地向基督摆上，成为神的仆人，为此我决定重新开始已经中断10年的神学学习计划，并决定今后全部的人生规划定位在研究神的话语之上，著书立说，设法透彻理解神的旨意，并将自己的研究结果与世人分享。这也是我之所以再次决定学习神学的动机，相信也是上帝的安排。自从母亲三年多前过世以后，我在这个世界上已经无可留恋，研究神学，远离尘世已是我唯一的选择。三年孝期已过，我决定离开出身之地，蒙神之召，去做神的仆人。

当然，我深知自己的无能，因为神学不同于普通的科学。研究普通的科学是我的特长，我有一些特殊的禀赋，可以帮助我成功进行某些方面的研究，而且过去10年我潜心研究各种科学，为此而荒废了我的业务，也就是商业活动。然而，神学要探讨的是上帝的真理，人类的命运，乃至宇宙的法则。这些内容非常人所能胜任。正因为如此，10年前我虽有如此想法，且初步进行尝试，例如学习了希腊语，希伯来语，拉丁语，以及各种版本的圣经等，但最后还是感觉缺乏底气，只好放弃。神学研究者必须具备经历一切，洞察一切，透彻了解人生，人类和上帝的能力。我不具备这样的能力。但是，10年以后，我经历了许多。我今年56岁，很快就要57，潮起潮落，酸甜苦辣，悲欢离合，生离死别，人生的一切都经历过了。母亲的过世，使我的人生悲剧达到顶峰。母亲曾经是我唯一的寄托和依恋，她的离去，是我成为孤儿。我永远找不到心灵的安慰。这个世界上没有人能抚慰我的伤痛，悲切，绝望，除非上帝，只有他才能安慰我伤痛的心灵。我过去的一切随着母亲的离去而消失。我只能重新再来，到教会，到神的家重新活一次。我要透彻研究神的话语，他创造我们到底是什么目的，他到底要我们成为什么样的人，我们应该具备什么样的生活才配做神的儿女。一句话，我们活着的意义是什么。除此以外，我想以圣经和上帝的语言法律来研究当今各种社会体系的优劣和合法性（从神的角度）。

请教会慎重考虑我的请求，以及我的神学学习和研究设想。至于具体学习计划，须得今后逐步明晰。目前只能从最基础的开始，因为我的圣经基础并不牢固，虽然读过不少，但能记忆的很少，更不用说灵活运用。所以，一切得从头开始。我也不准备做牧师，因为我没有所需的语言和在大庭广众之下演说的能力。但我比较适合做潜心研究和思考，系统性和逻辑性也许是我的强项之一。

Visit to Christian Members

杭州文新教会

探访事工安排及原则性规定

（根据2008年一月8日临时同工会记录整理）

平时探访

被探访对象

• 身体软弱的
• 灵性软弱的
• 比较摆上的主要 同工，尤其当他/她软弱时

探访组织结构

探访组成员将按照信徒在杭州市区的分布进行分组，现阶段有以下几组：

市中心
上城区
下城区

下沙区
滨江区
城北区

城东区
四季青

城南区

城西
莫干山
天目山路
文一西区
文二西区
文三西区
西溪路
小和山

浙大
浙大紫金港

转塘区

三墩区
留下

余杭

临安
临平

探访内容

家庭事工
个人关怀
医院探访
信徒帮补
安息日个别交通（就餐时）
等

探访须知

探访同工应在语言，肢体动作，表情等方面加以注意。
新加入探访的同工应在老同工的带领下才可以去探访。
探访人员忌单独前往，应至少有2个人以上。

2007圣诞布道大会立志者的关怀

建议为这95位立志信主的幕道友进行一对一关怀。每一个同工关怀5个励志者。

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2008年春节大探访

教会决定在2008年一月13日星期日进行2008年春节大探访。

探访对象为所有文新教会的信徒。

同时也以适当的方式向为本教会的牧养事工有主要负担的牧师，长老等表达敬意，包括梁牧师，王牧师，梁长老等。

Church, Religions and Faith

I will continue my story with the Christian church in Hangzhou, which I will detail in my biography there. Only some short words for you who have no ideas of my religious life before. I went to church at end 2004, after many years of hesitation – perhaps ever since the early 1990’s. And I used to be active in church around the 2005 and early 2006 years period, but soon retreated from my involvement there.

And after coming to downtown Huzhou, I did not engage myself in church life, because I was cut off from church already in 2006 or 2007 – although I did go to churches occasionally until my day of leaving Hangzhou - , therefore I did not expect to join any religious group here in Huzhou.

However, somehow I wanted to know what are happening to the churches here in Huzhou, and how they are different from those in Hangzhou, therefore I was also looking for one of them, where I can at least sit there and listen to what people are doing, talking and thinking.

Church Activities

Nevertheless I still attended from time to time a few weekends at the main Church in Huzhou – not SDA but Catholic church there, as the one SDA church is located in a remote town called Hefu 和孚 and in the city there was only a small family gathering near the Lianhua Zhuang 莲花庄 Park, but I did not want to participate in family gathering as I did not want to engage in active interaction with the people there, rather I would like only to be an observer. I vowed never to actively involve myself in the religious activities after my experiences with the church in Hangzhou.

So I went there on May 3, 2012, on Thursday, a day for bible studies there. Walking to there was only about 15 minutes.

But this day the bible reading was changed to preaching. The teacher came from Hangzhou and was a boss of a real estate company there. His topic was donation, which touched me the most. Because at the moment I was penniless. Over the last five years or so I didn’t earn any thing, my business was stopped and there was any sign of recovery. With a life hardly possible, how can I donate to churches? Thinking about my past, how prosperous it was! Whatever I was doing, studying, politics, business, GOD have given me all the best, and all beyond the imaginary of ordinary people. GOD used to wish me undertake more responsibilities, but I light heartedly have given them all up.

How can I donate? Dong my job well is also one kind of donation to GOD. Honoring my mother is another one. At the current situation, it would be impossible for me to donate a large sum of money.

Therefore I prayed “GOD, please tell me all these in order that I can be used by thou and let me get rid of shame”

Here below the Chinese words on 2012-5-3:

• 很久以来想在周四去教会查经，今天回来后，吃好晚饭，我就去了。距离不远，走路十分钟的样子。
• 到那里时，活动已经有些时间了。今天不是查经，而是讲道，讲道人是来自杭州一个房地产公司老总，题目是奉献。这个题目最触动我的神经，因为我目前一无所有。五年来，我分文未赚，业务处于停滞状态，而且根本没有复苏迹象。生活尚且艰难，何以奉献？想想过去，我是何等的辉煌？在这个世界上，有几个人何曾有过我等成功的机会？无论是学业，仕途，从商，上帝都给了我最好的，超乎他人想象的福气。本来上帝是要我承担许多的责任，可我轻易放弃了。
• 我如何奉献？把我的工作做好也是一种奉献，孝敬母亲也是奉献。目前情形下，要我拿出大把资金，是不可能的。
• 神啊，求你指教我这一切，让我能为你所用，使我摆脱羞愧。

My Religious Views

The next day, May 6, 2012, I have further expressed my view on religion, Christianity and churches.

I said I have some thought about faith, truth, religion, church, god, bible etc, unfortunately I have no time to put them together. And I hoped once my business went on right track, I will share with others, incl the information about SDA churches worldwide – these words were said to my people in SDA churches.

In around 2009 I wanted to pursue theological studies in SDA universities, but studies at theological universities or at secular (normal) universities for theology shall be paid by the students themselves, while I didn’t have to money to do so, therefore I didn’t realize my goal then. However, during that process of applications I managed to learn some thing about the SDA, especially the SDA educational systems which is quite considerable in scale. SDA’s another key focus is health care. If I had time I would report about the SDA information collected from SDA church sites worldwide in order to share with my people. We shall also know why we shall come to SDA? What is its uniqueness? Where it is correct and where it is wrong? According to my observations, at the present day, all religions and religious groups, are still limited to religion not upgraded to faith and truth. Te be frank, they are some sorts of social activities and are parts of the cultures. Religion means in Latin gather together, and is a repetitive gathering, and not a one time event, that’s all, no faith was there, and it is still so.

But I am not ready to talk and study theology here. Theology is the most difficult discipline among all sciences, as well as the most complicated and controversial doctrine, even if one studies a whole life, one can only grasp a tiny portion of it, therefore I dare not to touch it. I only wanted to share something with my friends. I even can’t understand the bible, although I have tried bibles in several languages, and I still felt vacant, empty, lost. Where is the grandeur of the bible? I have read some parts of bible at the early days of university, and later I have continued reading while in home gathering for bible studies and god worship, but I have lost any kind of impression of the bible. I have read many many books, almost a book of about 200 to 300 pages a day. But I couldn’t find any big difference between the bible and other books, therefore I would like to know where is the difference at all? After reading it several times I found only that there are many questions unanswered.

Pilato aksed Jesus, what is truth. I found it the key question. Pilato looked very lovely. Surprisingly, Jesus did not answer him. I supposed that Jesus meant that what was in front of him (Pilato) was actually truth, so why did you bother to ask this question?

Again I objected to frequent donation of churches. If members are not willing to donate, it explains the shepherd was wrong, but not the sheep. This is true in all other organizations. If the church can make me feel really like a home, full of god’s love, and extends its hands at time of need, I believe members are willing to give anytime without warning. I have witnessed a church which shouted at the altar in the synagogue, asking the members to give out all they have for the construction of a new church, incl. next year’s projected income, and all savings accumulated over the last years as well as gold, silver and other treasures. They are plundering the believers and they ignored all the life difficulties of the members, how can one find the life of Jesus there?  If there is difficulty to build a new synagogue, the just postpone it and cancel the plan. Building a new one or maintain the old one, shall never sacrifice the living standards of its members.

The Chinese original text:

• 我对信仰，真理，宗教，教会，神，圣经，宗教统一等等都有一些思考，可惜，没有时间精力来归纳总结。期待一旦业务走上正轨，与众人分享。包括SDA的一些情况。大概2009年我曾试图去SDA某大学都神学，但国外读神学需要自费，而我哪有财力自己去哪里呢？所以我没有实现当时的目标。不过，这个过程当中让我略为了解了SDA的一些情况，特别是SDA的教育还是比较有规模的。SDA的另一个大的方面是医疗。如果我有时间，我会经常报告从SDA世界各地网站收集来的信息与国内SDA信徒分享。我们也要知道我为什么要到SDA？他有什么特点？那些是正确的，那些是错误的。按照我的观察，目前而言，世界各种宗教，各种派别，还是在宗教里面打转，没有上升到信仰和真理层面。 说穿了，其实就是一种社会活动，是文化的一个组成部分而已。宗教religion 在拉丁文的原意就是大家一起再来聚会。 因此是反复的聚会，不是一次性的。 就是如此，原来没有信仰在里面，现在仍然如此。
• 但我不准备在这里探讨神学。神学是所有学问中最困难，复杂，有争议的学说。 即使学习一辈子，也只能知道一些皮毛。我不敢进入这个领域。 我只想将我的想法与大家分享。我连圣经都看不懂，虽然看了多种语言的圣经，仍然是一片空白。让然搞不清楚，圣经伟大的何处？读大学时就了解过圣经，后来在与每个人的家庭聚会中，也读过一点，但没有丝毫印象。 我读的书是很多的，几乎每天一本100 到200页的书，而且一般不是中文。圣经只需要我花2到3天时间就读完。 但我没有发现他不我读的其他成千上万本书有太大差别。所以，我想了解，他到底不一样在什么地方？我过去读过几篇，给我的印象是，有许许多多的问题未找到答案。我是一个数学脑袋，希望什么事情都有个完整，系统，逻辑的定量的结论。
• Pilato 问耶稣，什么是真理，我觉得这是个关键问题。 Pilato显得很可爱。奇怪的是， 主耶稣没有回答。 估计耶稣意思是 站在你面前的就是真理，你还用问吗？
• 我反对教会频频举行奉献活动。 一个教会，如果信徒不愿意奉献，说明牧羊人出问题了，而不是小羊们的问题。这个道理，在任何其他机构单位都一样。如果教会让我真的有家的感觉，充满基督的爱，在会众有需要帮助时及时伸出援手，我想，信徒们会乐意奉献而不必时时提醒。我见证过一个教会，为了建新教堂，在圣坛上声嘶力竭地叫嚷，要求信徒倾家荡产地奉献所有，包括来年的预计收入和过去多年辛苦积攒的积蓄。这是对信徒的掠夺，丝毫不顾忌信徒的生活，哪有基督的爱在里面？如果钱一时无法筹集，就暂缓建堂，或取消建设计划。建设教堂或者维护教堂的正常运转，丝毫不能以牺牲信徒的生活水准为代价。

Privileged order of Christian life

A few days later, I have posted an article regarding my view of church services to a local SDA church group’s website, where I was actively involved years ago but disconnected out of desperate relations with its people there.

The post was centered around a topic presented at the church in Huzhou, and again it was about devotion and donation to church, a favorite topics at almost all churches in China, and a most frightened topic to me with a shriveled pocket. Another topic was about the preferred order of life of Christians, which was my favorite one.

The preacher pointed out that for a Christian, the privileged order of life shall be: GOD, family, job and church services.  I agree with him.

GOD, that is, truth, is above all and the favorite among the favorites.

And without a harmonic and beloved family, all other things are null.

And further, if you jibs or business or studies are all crumpled, how can you serve the churches?

And church services, in its narrower meaning, can mean jobs in churches and can also mean the respect and honoring of GOD. To specialized teaching and workers in churches, they are one.

Thus, considering my own situation, I did not possess the qualifications for being a church worker. Apart from my little understanding of GOD and little confidence in GOD, with my super old age, and without my own family, and with my business in chaos, how can I participate in church missionary? In the past, I did some jobs in Hangzhou blindeyedly, and it was ridiculous now.

Therefore my urgent thing now is to put my business to normal track, have my own family, have a normal life – that is, a life of true Christian.

基督徒的优先顺序

昨天的讲道除了主题“奉献”以外（正如所有其他讲道一样，总有偏题之时），也提到了许多其他的信徒生活原则，包括基督徒生活的优先顺序
这个顺序是：上帝，家庭，工作，最后才是侍奉。
我基本赞同这个安排。
上帝，也即真理，是在一切之上的，优先中的优先；
没有一个和睦相亲相爱的家庭，其他事情就无从谈起；
如果工作，或生意，或学业一塌糊涂，又谈何侍奉？
而侍奉，可以是狭义的在教堂、教会的一些事工，也可以是广义的对上帝的敬拜和虔诚，守他的道等。对于专职的教职人员，工作和侍奉是一体的；
因此，考查自己的状况，我根本不具备在教会做事工的资格：对上帝认识不够不说，这么大的年龄，连家庭还没有组成，业务一筹莫展。过去在杭州文新教会，盲目地参与圣工，现在想来真正可笑。我哪有这样的资格？
所以目前的当务之急是，抓紧使业务走上轨道，成立自己的小家，过正常人的生活，也就是基督徒的生活。
关于教堂扩建
许多地方建了越来越多越来越漂亮的教堂，有些甚至与商业建筑并无二致；
我是反对建设费用高昂的教堂的
那样加重信徒负担，特别在这个物价飞涨的年代，而赚钱也不容易
教堂有附设许多附属建筑，使礼拜空间狭小。
我认为，教堂越简陋，敬拜的心越虔诚，越豪华，越不诚。
教堂应该学学使徒时代的样子，成为一个平等的大家庭，而不是比阔比权势地位的场所。
昨天讲道的那位房地产大佬就有向众人显示他何等富有的意思。
在有些教会，圣职的授予完全按照其在世俗社会的财富地位决定，跟世俗社会没有差别。
那我何必到哪里去呢？
当今的教会离神的初衷相去甚远。

About Church Expansion and Construction

Churches are being constructed bigger and bigger and more and more beautiful in many places of the country. Some of them are no different from commercial buildings. I am totally objected to building so expensive churches.

It will only put heavy burdens on church members, especially at time when prices are hiking rapidly.

Churches are also supplied with many accessory buildings, making the usable spaces smaller.

I consider that the smaller and the humbler the more honest the worshiping, and on contrary, the luxurious the churches the superstitious.  

Churches shall learn from the time of the apostles and shall become a large and fair family, not a place to compete with each other in wealth, power, position etc.

And the real estate tycoon who preached yesterday was intended to show the audience how rich he was.

In come churches, positions there are fully determined by the wealth and positions in the secular society, and thus there are no differences between these two.

The why I shall go there?

The present day churches are far distant from the initial mission of GOD.

Also my Chinese texts:

• 那样加重信徒负担，特别在这个物价飞涨的年代，而赚钱也不容易
• 教堂有附设许多附属建筑，使礼拜空间狭小。
• 我认为，教堂越简陋，敬拜的心越虔诚，越豪华，越不诚。
• 教堂应该学学使徒时代的样子，成为一个平等的大家庭，而不是比阔比权势地位的场所。
• 昨天讲道的那位房地产大佬就有向众人显示他何等富有的意思。
• 在有些教会，圣职的授予完全按照其在世俗社会的财富地位决定，跟世俗社会没有差别。
• 那我何必到哪里去呢？
• 当今的教会离神的初衷相去甚远。

About Tithes

A few days later, on May 5, 2012, I continued to comment on the donation to churches, particularly about the socalled “Tithes”, that is the proportion of your income to be given to your church – one tenth.

In my opinion, the Tithes mentioned in the Bible is an idealistic donation model, and in fact, from ancient times to today, it has never been fully implemented.

At the time this Tithes was proposed, taxes were not as heavy as today or none at all, while churches were the only governing organizations of the society – the society itself was just in birth.

In west countries, donations, incl. donations to churches, are excepted from taxes while there is no similar law in China.

Tithes together with the donations to church constructions and other givings make church members a heavy burden.

Shall the churches and their management also be democratized, transparent and open? These are also the concerns of their members. Where my money is gone? Many will raise such questions. If churches are not democratic how can we require that the society is democratic?

Churches shall cut off all unnecessary activities and expenditure, and buoyant gathering and events. They can only create an one time emotional effect, but does not help the cause of GOD.

And now, when people are talking about church construction, without dozens of millions, one feels humbled.

It seems the bigger the church, the more the people, the better.

In such gigantic churches, there is no difference to watching a sport games in a stadium – as I experienced one in a church where more than 7000 people can gather together – and  bustling was the only hot point while no sign of Jesus was found.

Therefore one has to weigh himself when donating.

The poor widow has given all her money to church, what is meant by Jesus? Jesus does not ask poor people to mimic the poor widow, rather, he does not want the poor the pour out all they have. Instead, he warns the rich to learn from the poor widow and give as much as they can.

Jesus wants to say, that the poor widow has given all she has, why you rich guys do not pay a little more to the churches. Jesus was in fact criticizing the Pharisees. Can the richer guys give out one tenth of their income and assets? I very much doubt about this.

And churches are not places for plundering wealth.

关于什一税

圣经中提到的十一税，实际是一种理想化的教会奉献模式，其实自古至今，并未真正实行。

提出这种奉献模式的时期，在巴勒斯坦地区，税负没有今天那么重，或者根本就没有，教会是唯一的管理机构。

在西方国家，捐献，包括教会奉献，都可以在税负中抵扣，而中国没有这个政策。

什一税，加上建堂奉献，平时的乐意奉献和帮补，使会员不堪重负。

教会和教堂管理是否做到民主化，透明公开？也是会员关心的事。我的奉献用在哪里了？许多人会问这个问题。教会不民主，哪有资格要求社会民主？

教会要削减和取消一切不必要的活动和开销。花里胡哨的聚会，只能带来一时的轰动效应，并不能真正建立神的事业。

现在一谈到建教堂，没有几千万，就觉得不好意思。

似乎教堂越大越好，人越多越好。

在这种巨无霸式的教堂聚会，跟体育馆看比赛没有多大差别：热闹是唯一的卖点，而耶稣不见踪影。
人们奉献时要量力而行。

穷寡妇把她养生的二块钱都捐献出去了. 耶稣想说明什么？耶稣不是要穷人学寡妇的样子。他不是要缺乏的人倾其所有。

相反，而是要富足的人学习穷寡妇的奉献精神。

耶稣的意思，你看穷寡妇都全然奉献了，你们富人为什么不多奉献一点？耶稣其实是在斥责法利赛人。富人能奉献十分之一吗？我看有千分子一就不错了。

教会不是一个敛财的地方。

Bible Studies

I used to read the Holy Bible in several languages incl. English, German, French, Russian, Greek, Hebrew and of course, Chinese, my mother tongue. But now I have no so much time for so many language readings, instean I confine my Bible readon only to English.

At the moment I am rereading the whole Bible from the Genesis, but my reading is very slow, barely a chapter a day.

THE HOLY BIBLE_King_James_Version.pdf

If I could start my theological studies at a seminar in Europe, I will resume my multilingual reading.

Theology Studies

Literature

Systematic Theology pdf

Berkhof1949 Systematic Theology p833

Systematic+Theology+by+Louis+Berkhof

Boyce1887 Abstract of Systematic Theology p397
By Rev. James Petigru Boyce, D. D., LL. D.,
Joseph-Emerson-Brown Professor of Systematic Theology
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
First published in 1887

Cheung2010 Systematic Theology p210
Vincent Cheung
http://www.vincentcheung.com
Email: [email protected]

Frame2013 Systematic Theology Excerpt p240
John-Frame-Systematic-Theology-Excerpt
JOHN M. FRAME
https://rts.edu/people/dr-john-m-frame-emeritus/
Dr. John M. Frame

Hodge1878 Systematic Theology - Volume I p672
Author(s): Hodge, Charles (1797-1878)

Hodge1878 Systematic Theology - Volume III p806

Paul Milan
http://systematic-theology-2016.com/pdf/

Miley1892 Systematic-Theology p1064

STRONG1903 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY p3736
A COMPENDIUM
DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS
BY
AUGUSTUS HOPKINS STRONG, D. D., LL D.
1903

Strong1907 Systematic Theology Volume 2 p962
A Compendium and Commonplace-Book
Designed For The Use Of Theological Students
By
Augustus Hopkins Strong, D.D., LL.D.
President and Professor of Biblical Theology in the
Rochester Theological Seminary
Revised and Enlarged
In Three Volumes
Volume 2
The Doctrine of Man
The Judson Press
Philadelphia
1907

Thiessen1979 Lectures in Systematic Theology p233

Tow2007 Theology for Every Christian p736

A Systematic Theology in the Reformed and Premillennial Tradition of J Oliver Buswell by Timothy Tow and Jeffrey Khoo
2007 Far Eastern Bible College

Why Study Theology

Information about Local Churches

Bible Studies

Hymns - my favorite Hymns

XXX 教会 XXX Church Hangzhou

English Teaching Site

A website was designed to manage my free English class for the XXX Church members, see the following contents of the site:

• eng900.htm
• english.htm
• lesson3.htm
• lesson_051231.htm
• lesson_060107.htm
• lesson_060114.htm
• lesson_060121.htm
• lesson_060304.htm
• lesson_060312.htm
• lesson_060319.htm
• lesson_060416.htm
• lesson_2006.htm
• phonetics.htm
• reg_students.htm
• reg_teachers.htm
• rules.htm

Apart from prayer, I have no weapons no ways no tools to change China's direction of development.

(2008-08-04)

God Almighty, raise the low and lower the haughty...

(2008-08-03)

Our Father in Heaven, teach us your truth, give us life and shed your light onto our roads, because we're mislead, we're a dying people and we're living in darkness...

(2008-08-02)

Our Father in Heaven, let the poor become rich, let the weak become strong ...

(2008-08-01)

Our Father in Heaven, forgive our sins, our sins are great - we comit killings, betray, adultary, surpressions, robbery, thefts, liar ...

(2008-07-31)

Lord God, indoctrinate the Chinese how to behave properly both at home and in public places, because they know nothing about the etiquette of the civilized world - they are still an uncivilized people and are not aware of what they are doing and their impact on the outside world - they don't know how to talk, how to walk, how to eat in the restaurants, how to drive cars, how to get along with and respect others etc etc.

(2008-07-30)

Lord God, save the Chinese people from surpressions by communist government and its officials

(2008-07-29)

Lord God, remove the evil communist regime and establish a free and democratic system in China.