We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

So, how do I know if I’m a legalist? Here is a simple test, consisting of five questions. 1. Do you place a higher value on church customs than on biblical principles? 2. Do you elevate to the status of moral law something the Bible does not require? 3. Do you tend to look down your spiritual nose at those who don’t follow God’s will for YOUR life? 4. Are you uncomfortable with the fact that the Bible does not explicitly address every ethical decision or answer every theological question? 5. Are you more comfortable with rules than with relationships?
Sam Storms

Perhaps most of all, our children need to hear that we love them. And why do we love them? Simply because they are our children. Period! They do not earn our love, nor can they lose our love regardless of what they do. This is modeling the divine love of God. Why does He love us? Because He chooses to do so. The love is unconditional and not based on our performance. And the Bible says the only reason we love Him is because He first loves us (1 Jn. 4:19). And how did He show that loved? Through His own sacrifice. “In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10). Children can easily see where your priorities are and where your love is directed.
Randy Smith

Bible – chinese – 新标点和合本 诗篇 15

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得居圣山者的品行
大卫的诗。
耶和华啊,谁能寄居你的帐幕?
谁能住在你的圣山?
 
就是行为正直、做事公义、
心里说实话的人。
他不以舌头谗谤人,
不恶待朋友,
也不随伙毁谤邻里。
他眼中藐视匪类,
却尊重那敬畏耶和华的人。
他发了誓,虽然自己吃亏也不更改。
他不放债取利,
不受贿赂以害无辜。
 
行这些事的人必永不动摇。