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Jesus indicates that the way to think about self-denial is to deny yourself only a lesser good for a greater good… In other words, Jesus wants us to think about sacrifice in a way that rules our all self-pity. This is, in fact, just what the texts on self-denial teach (Mk. 8:34-35)… Saint Augustine captured the paradox in these words, “If you love your soul, there is a danger of its being destroyed. Therefore you may not love it, since you do not want it to be destroyed. But in not wanting it to be destroyed you love it.”
John Piper

It is most misleading to call this soteriology “Calvinism” at all, for it is not a peculiarity of John Calvin and the divines of Dort, but a part of the revealed truth of God and the catholic (universal) Christian faith. “Calvinism” is one of the “odious names” by which down the centuries prejudice has been raised against it. But the thing itself is just the biblical gospel.
J.I. Packer

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 阿摩司书 7

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蝗虫的异象
主耶和华指示我一件事:为王割菜+之后,菜又发生;刚发生的时候,主造蝗虫。
蝗虫吃尽那地的青物,我就说:「主耶和华啊,求你赦免;因为雅各微弱,他怎能站立得住呢?」
耶和华就后悔说:「这灾可以免了。」
火的异象
主耶和华又指示我一件事:他命火来惩罚以色列,火就吞灭深渊,险些将地烧灭。
我就说:「主耶和华啊,求你止息;因为雅各微弱,他怎能站立得住呢?」
耶和华就后悔说:「这灾也可免了。」
准绳的异象
他又指示我一件事:有一道墙是按准绳建筑的,主手拿准绳站在其上。
耶和华对我说:「阿摩司啊,你看见什么?」我说:「看见准绳。」主说:「我要吊起准绳在我民以色列中,我必不再宽恕他们。
以撒的邱坛必然凄凉;以色列的圣所必然荒废。我必兴起,用刀攻击耶罗波安的家。」
阿摩司和亚玛谢
10  伯特利的祭司亚玛谢打发人到以色列耶罗波安那里,说:「阿摩司以色列家中图谋背叛你;他所说的一切话,这国担当不起;
11 因为阿摩司如此说:『耶罗波安必被刀杀;以色列民定被掳去离开本地。』」
12  亚玛谢又对阿摩司说:「你这先见哪,要逃往犹大地去,在那里糊口,在那里说预言,
13 却不要在伯特利再说预言;因为这里有王的圣所,有王的宫殿。」
14  阿摩司亚玛谢说:「我原不是先知,也不是先知的门徒+。我是牧人,又是修理桑树的。
15 耶和华选召我,使我不跟从羊群,对我说:『你去向我民以色列说预言。』
16  亚玛谢啊,现在你要听耶和华的话。你说:『不要向以色列说预言,也不要向以撒家滴下预言。』
17 所以耶和华如此说:『你的妻子必在城中作妓女;你的儿女必倒在刀下。你的地必有人用绳子量了分取;你自己必死在污秽之地。以色列民定被掳去离开本地。』」

+ 7:1 或译:草
+ 7:14 原文是儿子