1-13-2008── 天方夜譚 Fantasy
 
金　　句：「因為離了我，你們就不能做什麼。」（約翰福音15：5）

For apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5)
 
　　如果說做一個真正的基督徒並不難，那根本就是天方夜譚！事實上，歷史上只有一個人確確實實、完完全全的做到了，那就是耶穌基督。

If we say that to be a true Christian is not difficult, it is simply fantasy! In fact, there is only one person in the history indeed completely had done it, and that is Jesus Christ.
 
　　不過，我們的情況還沒有糟到毫無希望。當耶穌昇天回到父上帝的身邊，他賜下聖靈來幫助我們脫離肉體的律（約翰福音14：15－17；羅馬書8：2－4）。正如我們在基督裡，從聖靈得著新生命；同樣的，當我們與耶穌親密同行，他的靈就使我們有能力過基督徒的生活（約翰福音15：4－5）。

However, our situations are still not worse to hopeless. "When Jesus ascends to heaven returning to God's side, He will give you Advocate and help us out of sinful nature." (John 14:15-17; Romans 8:2-4) "Just like in Christ, we get the new life from the Holy Ghost; Similarly, when we walk with God intimately, His spirit will enable us to have ability leading in the Christian's life." (John 15:4-5)
 
　　某教會的佈告欄在下述的禱告裡就掌握到這個實際需要：「主啊！一直到今日，我做得還算不錯。我沒有說人閒話、沒有亂發脾氣、沒有貪得無厭、性情乖戾，也沒有淫穢低俗、自私自利或是任性放縱，為此我非常的感恩。但是主啊，再過不久，我就要準備起床了，而從那一刻開始，我極需要你的幫助！」

A church bulletin board in the following prayer grasps this actual needs: "Lord! until today, I am doing reasonably well. I do not say gossip, no lost my temper disorderly, not greedy, cynical character, nor obscene and vulgar, selfish or willful indulgence, and for this I am very grateful. But Lord, shortly afterward, I would like to get up , and from the moment I need your help extremely!” 

　　值得欣慰的大好消息就是我們有上帝的幫助，每位信徒都擁有上帝的聖靈！但問題是信徒若「沒有聖靈就不能繼續下去的事有那些呢？」，答案應該是「每一件事！」對基督徒而言，每件事都需要聖靈的同在。

I am pleased that the very good news is that we have the God's help, all believers have the Spirit of God! But the problem is that if believers "What are those things without the Holy Spirit will not be able to continue?", The answer should be "every one!" For the Christians, everything needs the Holy Spirit.

　　不論你今日所面對的是什麼，你都不是孤單一人在面對，因基督的靈與你同在，你只須信靠他！仔細想一想：在羅馬書7：15－23中，使徒保羅試圖過基督徒的生活，結果如何？他如何找出得勝之道？（7：24－8：1）當聖靈在我們中間運行，主耶穌就成就一切。

No matter what you are facing today, you are not alone to face, because Christ's spirit is with you, you only need to trust him! Thinks carefully: in Romans 7:15-23, "the Apostle Paul attempts to lead a Christian's life, and what are the results? How can he find out the road to victory?" (7:24-8:1) When the Holy Spirit runs among us, then the Lord Jesus will achieve all of the things.