📖 📄 📘 DÌ‐16 ((dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(SHÍ·LIÙ TEN · SIX → [SIXTEEN] 16) → [16^TH]) ZHĀNG (CHAPTER 章)

📖 📄 📘 Jiānjué (Jiān·jué Firmly · {Being Determined} 坚决 堅決) Yōnghù (Yōng·hù {Embrace → [Support]} · Protect 拥护 擁護) Zhèngquè (Zhèng·què Right · True 正确 正確) de (’s 的) Zōngjiào (Zōng·jiào {School of Thought} · Teaching → [Religion] 宗教) 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 Guānyú (Guān·yú relating · to 关于 關於) shǐyòng (using 使用) ǒuxiàng (ǒu·xiàng idols · images 偶像) hé (and 和) chóngbài (worshipping 崇拜) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先), Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {form → [way]} 怎样 怎樣) shuō ({does say} 说 說/説)?

📖 📄 📘 Jīdūtú (Jī·dū·tú {Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ]} · Followers → [Christians] 基督徒) duì (towards 对 對) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religious] 宗教) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日) yǒu (have 有) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) kànfǎ (kàn·fǎ {looking at} · way 看法)?

📖 📄 📘 Nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {forms → [ways]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) jiěshì (jiě·shì {untie → [solve]} · explain 解释 解釋) xìnyǎng (xìn·yǎng believing · {looking up to} → [beliefs] 信仰), què (but 却 卻) yòu ({on the other hand} 又) búzhì (bú·zhì not · incur 不致) lìng (making 令) rén (people 人) fǎngǎn (fǎn·gǎn {(have) turned over → [(have) opposing]} · feelings → [(have) bad reactions] 反感)?

📖 📄 📘 1, 2. Nǐ (you 你) líkāi (lí·kāi leave · {to be opened from → [clear of]} 离开 離開) cuòwù (cuò·wù {staggered → [wrong]} · false 错误 錯誤) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) yǐhòu (yǐ·hòu {from that point} · afterwards 以后 以後), hái (still 还 還) děi (must 得) wènwen (wèn·wen ask · ask 问问 問問) zìjǐ (self 自己) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) wèntí (wèn·tí asking · subject → [question] 问题 問題)? Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) zhè (this 这 這) hěn ({very much} 很) zhòngyào (zhòng·yào {is weighty} · {is important} 重要)?

📖 📄 📘 JIǍSHÈ (JIǍ·SHÈ {BEING ARTIFICIAL} · {SET UP} → [SUPPOSE] 假设 假設) nǐ (you 你) fāxiàn (fā·xiàn {sent out → [developed]} · appearing → [discovered] 发现/见 發現/見) línjū (lín·jū neighbouring · residing (persons) → [neighbours] 邻居 鄰居) quándōu zhòngdú le. Yuánlái yǒu rén ànzhōng zài nǐ jiā fùjìn diūqì yǒudú fèiliào, jūmín de shēngmìng wēi‐zài‐dànxī. Nǐ huì zěnyàng zuò? Rúguǒ nǐ néng bānjiā, zìrán huì mǎshàng bānzǒu. Dàn jiùsuàn nǐ líkāi le, réng yào miànduì yí ge zhòngdà wèntí: “Dàodǐ wǒ yǒu méiyǒu zhòngdú ne?”

📖 📄 📘 ² Cuòwù (Cuò·wù {staggered → [wrong]} · false 错误 錯誤) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) gēn (with 跟) shàngshù qíngkuàng lèisì. Shèngjīng shuō, cuòwù de zōngjiào bèi bùjié de dàoli hé xísú wūrǎn le, shì yǒudú de. (Gēlínduō Hòushū 6:17) Yīncǐ, nǐ cóng “Dà Bābǐlún” (shìshang suǒyǒu cuòwù zōngjiào de tǒngchēng) chūlai shì fēicháng zhòngyào de. (Qǐshìlù 18:2, 4) Nǐ líkāi cuòwù de zōngjiào le ma? Rúguǒ líkāi le, nà hěn hǎo. Dàn tuōlí cuòwù de zōngjiào hái búgòu. Tuōlí yǐhòu, nǐ hái děi wènwen zìjǐ: “Wǒ de shēnghuó háiyǒu cuòwù zōngjiào de hénjì ma?” Yǐxià wǒmen kàn yìxiē lìzi.

📖 📄 📘 SHǏYÒNG (USING 使用) ǑUXIÀNG (ǑU·XIÀNG IDOLS · IMAGES 偶像) HÉ (AND 和) CHÓNGBÀI (WORSHIPPING 崇拜) ZǓXIĀN (ANCESTORS 祖先) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 3. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Guānyú (Guān·yú relating · to 关于 關於) shǐyòng (using 使用) ǒuxiàng (ǒu·xiàng idols · images 偶像), Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) zěnme (zěn·me what · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) shuō ({does say} 说 說/説)? Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) yǒuxiē (yǒu·xiē {are (there) having} · some 有些) rén (people 人) hěn ({very much} 很) nán ({(finding it) difficult} 难 難) jiēshòu (jiē·shòu {to receive} · {to accept} 接受) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) kànfǎ (kàn·fǎ {looking at (it)} · way 看法)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) yōngyǒu (yōng·yǒu embrace · have → [own] 拥有 擁有) yìxiē (yì·xiē one · {indefinite number of} → [some] 一些) gēn (with 跟) cuòwù (cuò·wù {staggered → [wrong]} · false 错误 錯誤) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) yǒuguān (yǒu·guān have · connection 有关 有關) de (’s 的) dōngxi (dōng·xi easts · wests → [things] 东西 東西), yīnggāi ((you) should 应该 應該) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {form → [way]} 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做)?

📖 📄 📘 ³ Yǒuxiē (Yǒu·xiē {(there) are having} · some 有些) rén (people 人) duō (many 多) nián (years 年 年/秊) lái ({coming from → [since] (that)} 来 來) zài (in 在) jiā (home 家) li (inside 里 裡/裏) fàngzhì ǒuxiàng huò shénkān. Nǐ jiā li yǒu méiyǒu zhèixiē dōngxi ne? Jiǎrú yǒu de huà, nǐ kěnéng juéde bìxū duìzhe ǒuxiàng huò shénkān cái kěyǐ xiàng Shén dǎogào, bùrán jiù bù xíguàn, shènzhì shì búduì de. Nǐ hái kěnéng fēicháng xǐ’ài zhèixiē ǒuxiàng huò shénkān. Dàn zhǐyǒu Shàngdì cái néng juédìng, rén yīnggāi zěnyàng chóngbài tā. Shèngjīng shuō, Shàngdì bùzhǔn rén shǐyòng ǒuxiàng. (Chū’āijíjì (Chū’·āijí·jì {Going Out from} · Egypt · Record → [Exodus] 出埃及记 出埃及記) 20:4, 5; Shīpiān 115:4–8; Yǐsàiyàshū 42:8; Yuēhàn Yīshū 5:21) Yīncǐ, rúguǒ nǐ diūqì yíqiè gēn cuòwù zōngjiào yǒuguān de dōngxi, jiù biǎomíng zìjǐ jiānjué yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào le. Yēhéhuá zēngwù zhèixiē dōngxi, wǒmen yě bìxū yǒu tóngyàng de kànfǎ. (Shēnmìngjì 27:15)

📖 📄 📘 4. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) zěnme (zěn·me how · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) zhīdào (zhī·dào {do know} · {(the) way (of)} → [do know] 知道) chóngbài (worshipping 崇拜) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先) shì (is 是) méiyòng (méi·yòng {not having} · use → [useless] 没用 沒用) de (’ 的)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) jìnzhǐ (jìn·zhǐ {did prohibit} · {did stop → [did prohibit]} 禁止) tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) zǐmín (zǐ·mín persons · people 子民) cānyù ({participating in} 参与 參與/預) rènhé (rèn·hé {no matter} · which → [any] 任何) xíngshì (xíng·shì form · style 形式) de (’s 的) tōnglíng (tōng·líng {going through to → [communicating/connecting with]} · spirits → [spiritism] 通灵 通靈) shù (arts 术 術)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁴ Bùshǎo (Bù·shǎo not · few 不少) xìnfèng (xìn·fèng believe · revere 信奉) cuòwù (cuò·wù {staggered → [wrong]} · false 错误 錯誤) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) de (’s 的) rén (people 人) yě (also 也) chóngbài (worship 崇拜) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先). Yǒuxiē rén zài xuéxí Shèngjīng yǐqián, xiāngxìn rén sǐ hòu háiyǒu yìshi, zài yí ge ròuyǎn kàn bujiàn de shìjiè li jìxù shēnghuó, yě néng bāngzhù huò shānghài huórén. Yǐwǎng, nǐ yěxǔ huā hěn duō shíjiān hé jīnqián qù jìsì xiānrén, dàn cóng běn shū Dì‐6 ((Dì [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(Liù Six 6) → [6^th]) Zhāng (Chapter 章) ◀️ nǐ (you 你) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) zhīdào (zhī·dào knowing · {(the) way (of it)} → [knowing] 知道), sǐqù de rén gēnběn háowú zhījué, yě búhuì zài mǒu ge dìfang jìxù cúnzài. Suǒyǐ, shìtú gēn sǐrén gōutōng gēnběn háowú yòngchu. Rènhé sìhū láizì qùshì qīnyǒu de xìnxī, qíshí dōu shì láizì xiélíng de. Yóuyú zhè yuángù, Yēhéhuá jìnzhǐ Yǐsèlièrén chángshì gēn sǐrén tánhuà, huò cānyù qítā xíngshì de tōnglíng shù. (Shēnmìngjì (Shēn·mìng·jì States · Commands · Record → [Deuteronomy] 申命记 申命記) 18:10–12)

📖 📄 📘 5. Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (your 你) yǐqián (yǐ·qián {from this point} · before 以前) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) shǐyòng (used 使用) ǒuxiàng (ǒu·xiàng idols · images 偶像) huò (or 或) chóngbài (worshipped 崇拜) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先), nǐ (you 你) gāi (should 该 該) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {form → [way]} 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁵ Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (your 你) yǐqián (yǐ·qián {from this point} · before 以前) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) shǐyòng (used 使用) ǒuxiàng (ǒu·xiàng idols · images 偶像) huò (or 或) chóngbài (worshipped 崇拜) zǔxiān (ancestors 祖先), nǐ (you 你) gāi (should 该 該) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {form → [way]} 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) duì (towards 对 對) zhèixiē (zhèi·xiē these · few → [these] 这些 這些) shì (things 事) de (’ 的) kànfǎ jiù jì zài Shèngjīng li. Suǒyǐ, nǐ gāi yuèdú bìng chénsī yǒuguān de jīngwén, tiāntiān xiàng Shàngdì dǎogào, gàosu tā nǐ kěwàng yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào, kěnqiú Shàngdì shǐ nǐ yǐ tā de guāndiǎn lái kàn shìqing. (Yǐsàiyàshū 55:9)

📖 📄 📘 ZǍOQĪ (ZǍO·QĪ EARLY · PERIOD 早期) JĪDŪTÚ (JĪ·DŪ·TÚ {FOUNDATION · {DIRECTING (PERSON)} → [CHRIST]} · FOLLOWERS → [CHRISTIANS] 基督徒) BÚ (NOT 不) QÌNGZHÙ (QÌNG·ZHÙ {DID CELEBRATE} · {DID EXPRESS GOOD WISHES FOR} 庆祝 慶祝) SHÈNGDÀN (SHÈNG·DÀN HOLY · BIRTHDAY → [CHRISTMAS] 圣诞 聖誕) JIÉ (HOLIDAY 节 節) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 6, 7. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Yìbān (Yì·bān one · {kind of} → [general kind of] 一般) rén (people 人) yǐwéi (yǐ·wéi consider · {(the case) to be} (that) 以为 以為) Shèngdàn (Shèng·dàn Holy · Birthday → [Christmas] 圣诞 聖誕) Jié (Holiday 节 節) suǒ ({that which (it)} 所) jìniàn (jì·niàn remembers · {thinks of} → [commemorates] 记/纪念 記/紀念) de (’ 的) shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) zài (in 在) 1 shìjì (shì·jì generation · era → [century] 世纪 世紀) de (’s 的) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · disciples 门徒 門徒) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù {did celebrate} · {did express good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) Shèngdàn (Shèng·dàn Holy · Birthday → [Christmas] 圣诞 聖誕) Jié (Holiday 节 節) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Zài (in 在) zǎoqī (zǎo·qī early · period 早期) Jīdūtú (Jī·dū·tú {Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ]} · Disciples → [Christians] 基督徒) de (’ 的) rìzi (rì·zi {suns → [days]} · [suf for nouns] 日子), qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) shēngri (shēng·ri {given birth to} · {suns → [days]} → [birthdays] 生日) gēn (with 跟) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) yǒuguān (yǒu·guān had · connection 有关 有關)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁶ Cuòwù (Cuò·wù {staggered → [wrong]} · false 错误 錯誤) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) yě (also 也) kěnéng (could 可能) tōngguò (tōng·guò through · passing → [passing through] → [through] 通过 通過) liúxíng de jiérì dúhài rén. Shèngdàn Jié jiùshì ge lìzi. Yìbān rén dōu yǐwéi Shèngdàn Jié shì jìniàn Yēsū Jīdū dànshēng de rìzi, ér jīhū suǒyǒu jiàohuì dōu qìngzhù Shèngdàn Jié. Kěshì méiyǒu zhèngjù xiǎnshì, 1 shìjì de Jīdūtú qìngzhùguo zhèige jiérì. Dàshì Shèng Yuán (Yīngyǔ) shuō: “Jīdū dànshēng hòu èrbǎi nián nèi, méiyǒu rén zhīdào tā chūshēng de quèshí rìqī, yě hěn shǎo rén guānxīn tā zài nǎ yì tiān dànshēng.”

📖 📄 📘 ⁷ Jiùsuàn (Jiù·suàn {even if} · {figuring → [considering]} 就算) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) de (’ 的) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · disciples 门徒 門徒) zhīdào (zhī·dào {had known} · {(the) way (of)} → [had known] 知道) tā (his 他) chūshēng de rìzi, yě búhuì qìngzhù. Wèishénme ne? Shìjiè Túshū Bǎikē Quánshū (Yīngyǔ) shuō, zǎoqī Jīdūtú rènwéi “qìngzhù rènhé rén de shēngri dōu shì yìjiào xísú”. Shèngjīng zhǐ tídào liǎng ge qìngzhù shēngri de shìlì, ér zhèi liǎng ge guò shēngri de rén dōu bú shì chóngbài Yēhéhuá de. (Chuàngshìjì 40:20; Mǎkě Fúyīn 6:21) Rénmen yě qìngzhù yìjiào shénlíng de shēngri. Lìrú, Luómǎrén zài 5 Yuè 24 Rì qìngzhù nǚshén Dí’ānnà de shēngri, ránhòu zài dì‐èr tiān qìngzhù tàiyáng shén Ābōluó de shēngri. Yóucǐ‐kějiàn, qìngzhù shēngri shì yìjiào xísú, gēn Jīdū Jiào wúguān.

📖 📄 📘 8. Qǐng (please 请 請) jiěshì (jiě·shì {untie → [solve]} · explain 解释 解釋) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) shēngri (shēng·ri {given birth to} · {sun → [days]} → [birthdays] 生日) gēn (with 跟) míxìn (mí·xìn confused · believing → [superstition] 迷信) yǒu (has 有) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) guānxi (guān·xi involving · relating → [relation] 关系 關係).

📖 📄 📘 ⁸ Gōngyuán (Gōng·yuán Common · Beginning → [C.E. (Common Era)] 公元) 1 shìjì (shì·jì generation · era → [century] 世纪 世紀) de (’s 的) Jīdūtú (Jī·dū·tú {Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ]} · Followers → [Christians] 基督徒) bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù {did celebrate} · {did express good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) de (’ 的) shēngri (shēng·ri {given birth to} · {sun → [day]} → [birthday] 生日) háiyǒu lìng yí ge lǐyóu. Yēsū de méntú hěn kěnéng zhīdào, qìngzhù shēngri de xísú gēn míxìn yǒuguān. Lìrú, gǔshí hěn duō Xīlàrén hé Luómǎrén xiāngxìn, měi ge rén chūshēng shí dōu yǒu yí ge jīnglíng zài páng shìhòu, érqiě yìshēng dōu yóu nà jīnglíng shǒuhù. Shēngri Chuánshuō (Yīngyǔ) zhǐchū, “zhè jīnglíng gēn mǒu ge shén yǒu shénmì de guānxi, ér jīnglíng suǒ kàngù de rén zhèngshì zài zhèige shén de shēngri chūshì de”. Zhèi zhǒng xísú bǎ míxìn gēn Yēsū lāshang guānxi, xiǎnrán lìng Yēhéhuá búyuè. (Yǐsàiyàshū 65:11, 12) Wèishénme xǔduō rén dōu zài Shèngdàn Jié qìngzhù Yēsū de dànshēng ne?

📖 📄 📘 SHÈNGDÀN (SHÈNG·DÀN HOLY · BIRTHDAY → [CHRISTMAS] 圣诞 聖誕) JIÉ (HOLIDAY 节 節) DE (’S 的) QǏYUÁN (QǏ·YUÁN {RISING → [STARTING]} · SOURCE → [ORIGIN] 起源/原) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 9. Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) 12 Yuè (Moon → [Month] 月) 25 Rì (Sun → [Day] 日) bèi ([passive signifier] → [did get] 被) xuǎnwéi (xuǎn·wéi {to be chosen} · {to serve as} 选为 選為/爲) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù {to celebrate} · {to express good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) Yēsū (Jesus’ 耶稣 耶穌) dànshēng ({being born} 诞生 誕生) de (’s 的) rìzi (rì·zi {sun → [day]} · [suf for nouns] 日子)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁹ Jīdū (Jī·dū Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ] 基督) jiàngshì (jiàng·shì {descended to} · world 降世) hòu ({after (that)} 后 後/后) jǐ ({a few} 几 幾) bǎi (hundred 百) nián (years 年 年/秊), rénmen cái kāishǐ zài 12 Yuè 25 Rì jìniàn tā de dànshēng. Qíshí nèi tiān bú shì Yēsū dànshēng de rìzi, yīnwei Shèngjīng suǒ jìzǎi de qíngxing xiǎnshì, Yēsū shì zài 10 Yuè chūshēng de.* Jìrán zhèyàng, wèishénme rénmen xuǎnzé zài 12 Yuè 25 Rì qìngzhù ne? Hěn kěnéng shì yǒuxiē hòulái zìchēng Jīdūtú de rén, “xīwàng bǎ Yēsū dànshēng de rìzi dìng zài Luómǎ de yìjiào jiérì ‘wúdí tàiyáng de dànchén’ nà yi tiān”. (Xīn Búlièdiān Bǎikē Quánshū, Yīngyǔ) Yìjiàotú zài dōngtiān yángguāng zuì ruò de shíhou jǔxíng yíshì, xiǎng bǎ zhèige rè hé guāng de yuántóu cóng yuǎnfāng zhàohuí. Tāmen rènwéi, tàiyáng zài 12 Yuè 25 Rì qǐchéng huilai. Wèile xīyǐn yìjiàotú guīxìn, jiàohuì de lǐngxiù bǎ zhèige jiérì gǎitóu‐huànmiàn, shìtú lìng tā biànchéng “Jīdū Jiào”jiérì.*

📖 📄 📘 10. Yǐwǎng (Yǐ·wǎng in · {(the) past} 以往) yǒuxiē (yǒu·xiē {(there) were having} · some 有些) rén (people 人) wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) Shèngdàn (Shèng·dàn Holy · Birthday → [Christmas] 圣诞 聖誕) Jié (Holiday 节 節)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁰ Chángjiǔ (Cháng·jiǔ long · {for a long time} 长久 長久) yǐlái (yǐ·lái {from that point} · coming → [since then] 以来 以來), bùshǎo (bù·shǎo not · few 不少) rén (people 人) dōu (even 都) zhīdào (zhī·dào {have known} · {(the) way (of)} → [have known] 知道) Shèngdàn (Shèng·dàn Holy · Birthday → [Christmas] 圣诞 聖誕) Jié (Holiday 节 節) shì (is 是) yuányú (yuán·yú origin · {having been from} → [having originated from] 源于 源於) yìjiào (yì·jiào different · {teaching → [religion]} → [paganism] 异教 異教) de (’s 的). 17 shìjì, zhèng yīnwei Shèngdàn Jié yuányú yìjiào, Yīngguó hé xiáxià yìxiē Měizhōu zhímín dì dōu jìnzhǐ rén qìngzhù Shèngdàn Jié. Rènhé rén rúguǒ zài Shèngdàn Jié dàngtiān liú zài jiā li bú shàngbān, jiù děi jiāonà fákuǎn. Dàn guòle bùjiǔ, Shèngdàn Jié yòu liúxíng qilai, hái jiāle yìxiē xīn xísú. Shèngdàn Jié zàicì chéngle zhòngyào de jiérì, zhídào jīntiān réngrán zài hěn duō dìfang liúxíng. Yóuyú Shèngdàn Jié gēn cuòwù de zōngjiào yǒu mìqiè guānxi, xīwàng yíngdé Shàngdì xǐyuè de rén dōu bú qìngzhù Shèngdàn Jié huò qítā yuányú yìjiào de jiérì.*

📖 📄 📘 QǏYUÁN (QǏ·YUÁN {RISINGS → [STARTINGS]} · SOURCES → [ORIGINS] 起源/原) SHÌFǑU (SHÌ·FǑU ARE · {(OR) NOT} 是否) ZHĒNDE (ZHĒN·DE REALLY · ’S 真的) YÀOJǏN (YÀO·JǏN IMPORTANT · {TIGHT → [PRESSING]} 要紧 要緊)? 🔼

📖 📄 📘 11. Yǒuxiē (Yǒu·xiē {(there) are having} · some 有些) rén (people 人) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日) shì ({(for whom it) is} 是) yīnwei (yīn·wei {because of} · {on account of} 因为 因為) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) zuì (most 最 最/㝡) guānxīn (guān·xīn concern · hearts (with) → [care about] 关心 關心) de ({’s (thing)} 的) què (however 却 卻) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) shì (be 是) shéi (who 谁 誰) de (’s 的) kànfǎ (kàn·fǎ {looking at (it)} · way 看法)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹¹ Yǒuxiē (Yǒu·xiē {(there) are having} · some 有些) rén (people (who) 人) tóngyì (tóng·yì {are (having the) same} · thought → [agree] 同意), Shèngdàn (Shèng·dàn Holy · Birthday → [Christmas] 圣诞 聖誕) Jié (Holiday 节 節) děng jiérì yuányú yìjiào, dàn réngjiù juéde qìngzhù yíxià méiyǒu shénme búduì. Tāmen rènwéi, dà bùfen rén qìngzhù jiérì de shíhou dōu méi xiǎngdào cuòwù de zōngjiào, érqiě zhèixiē jiérì shì yì jiā tuánjù de dàhǎo jīhuì. Nǐ yě zhèyàng xiǎng ma? Rúguǒ zhè shì nǐ de xiǎngfa, nàme, nǐ duìyú yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào gǎndào wéinán, yěxǔ bú shì yīnwei ài cuòwù de zōngjiào, ér shì yīnwei ài jiārén. Yēhéhuá shì jiātíng de Chuàngshǐzhě, suǒyǐ nǐ kěyǐ fàngxīn, tā hěn xīwàng nǐ gēn jiārén yǒu róngqià de guānxi. (Yǐfúsuǒshū 3:14, 15) Búguò, nǐ shì kěyǐ yòng Shàngdì yuènà de fāngshì qù gǒnggù jiātíng guānxi de. Shǐtú Bǎoluó zhǐchū, wǒmen zuì guānxīn de yīnggāi shì: “Búduàn yànmíng shénme cái shì Zhǔ suǒ yuènà de”. (Yǐfúsuǒshū 5:10)

📖 📄 📘 12. Qǐng (please 请 請) yòng (use 用) bǐyù (bǐ·yù comparing · analogy → [illustration] 比喻) shuōmíng (shuō·míng {to explain} · {to be clear} 说明 說/説明), wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) wǒmen (wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) bìkāi (bì·kāi avoid · {to be opened from → [to be clear of]} 避开 避開) nèixiē (nèi·xiē that · {indefinite number of} → [those] 那些) yǒu (having 有) bù (not 不) jiéjìng (clean 洁净 潔凈/淨) qǐyuán (qǐ·yuán {risings → [startings]} · sources → [origins] 起源/原) de (’ 的) xísú (customs 习俗 習俗) hé (and 和) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日).

📖 📄 📘 ¹² Yěxǔ (Yě·xǔ {on the whole} · maybe 也许 也許) nǐ (you 你) rènwéi (rèn·wéi identify · {(it) to be} 认为 認為), xiàndài (xiàn·dài {appearing → [present]} · {replacing → [generation] → [era]} 现代 現代) rén (people 人) qìngzhù jiérì gēn jiérì de qǐyuán méi duō dà guānxi. Qǐyuán rúhé, zhēnde bú yàojǐn ma? Dāngrán yàojǐn! Dǎ ge bǐyù: Jiǎshè nǐ kànjian wūshuǐ gōu li yǒu yì kē táng, huì buhuì jiǎn lái chī ne? Dāngrán búhuì! Nèi kē táng shì bù gānjìng de, nǐ jué búhuì chī. Xǔduō jiérì hǎoxiàng nèi kē táng yíyàng, biǎomiàn kànlai hěn xīyǐn, láiyuán què shì bù jiéjìng de. Yǐsàiyà xiānzhī duì fèngxíng zhèngquè zōngjiào de rén shuō: “Búyào jiēchù bù jiéjìng de dōngxi”. (Yǐsàiyàshū 52:11) Wǒmen xiǎng yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào, jiù yào yǒu Yǐsàiyà de guāndiǎn.

📖 📄 📘 DÀIRÉN (DÀI·RÉN {DEALING WITH} · PEOPLE 待人)‐JIĒWÙ (JIĒ·WÙ {COMING INTO CONTACT WITH} · THINGS → [GETTING ALONG WITH PEOPLE] 接物) YÀO ((WE) MUST 要) MÍNGBIÀN (MÍNG·BIÀN {TO BE CLEAR} · DISTINGUISH → [DISCERN] 明辨) SHÌLǏ (SHÌ·LǏ MATTERS’ · REASON 事理) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 13. Nǐ (you 你) juédìng (decide 决定 決定) bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù {to celebrate} · {to express good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日), kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) huì (will 会 會) yùdào (yù·dào encounter · {arriving at} 遇到) něixiē (něi·xiē which · {indefinite number of} → [which] 哪些) bù (not 不) róngyì (róng·yì {containing → [allowing]} · {being easy} → [easy] 容易) yìngfu (yìng·fu {to respond to} · {to hand sth. over to} → [to deal with] 应付 應付) de (’s 的) qíngkuàng (situations 情况 情況)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹³ Nǐ (you 你) juédìng (decide 决定 決定) bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù {to celebrate} · {to express good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日), kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) huì (will 会 會) yùdào (yù·dào encounter · {arriving at} 遇到) yìxiē (yì·xiē one · {indefinite number of} → [some] 一些) bù (not 不) róngyì (róng·yì {containing → [allowing]} · {being easy} → [easy] 容易) yìngfu (yìng·fu {to respond to} · {to hand sth. over to} → [to deal with] 应付 應付) de (’s 的) qíngkuàng (situations 情况 情況). Lìrú, tóngshì kěnéng bù míngbai, nǐ wèishénme bù cānjiā gōngsī de mǒuxiē jiérì huódòng. Jiǎrú biéren sòng Shèngdàn lǐwù gěi nǐ, nǐ kěyǐ zěnyàng zuò ne? Jiēshòu lǐwù shì búduì de ma? Rúguǒ nǐ de pèi’ǒu gēn nǐ de xìnyǎng bùtóng, nǐ yòu kěyǐ zěnyàng zuò ne? Nǐ yào zěnyàng zuò, érnǚ cái búhuì juéde bú qìngzhù jiérì shì sǔnshī ne?

📖 📄 📘 14, 15. Jiérì (Jié·rì holiday · {sun → [day]} 节日 節日) qījiān (qī·jiān {period of time} · within 期间 期間), jiǎrú (jiǎ·rú {being artificial} · {as if} → [if] 假如) biéren (bié·ren another · person 别人 別人) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) nǐ (you 你) shuō (says 说 說/説) zhùhè (zhù·hè {expressing good wishes} · congratulating 祝贺 祝賀) yǔ (expression 语 語) huò (or 或) sònglǐ (sòng·lǐ {gives as a gift} · gift 送礼 送禮) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) nǐ (you 你), nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ could · [suf] 可以) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁴ Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yào (must 要) míngbiàn (míng·biàn {to be clear} · distinguish → [discern] 明辨) shìlǐ (shì·lǐ matters’ · reason 事理), cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) néng ({will be able} 能) hǎohāor (hǎo·hāor well · {with care} 好好) chǔlǐ (chǔ·lǐ {to handle} · {to manage} 处理 處理) bùtóng (bù·tóng not · {the same} → [different] 不同) de (’s 的) qíngkuàng (situations 情况 情況). Jiǎrú zài jiérì biéren zhǐshì suíyì xiàng nǐ shuō xiē zhùhè de huà, nǐ xièxie tā de hǎoyì jiù xíng le. Jiǎrú nǐ gēn tā chángcháng jiànmiàn, huòzhě zài gōngzuò shang jīngcháng jiēchù, yěxǔ nǐ juéde yǒu bìyào jiěshì qīngchu. Wúlùn‐rúhé, yào gùjí biéren de gǎnshòu. Shèngjīng quànmiǎn Jīdūtú: “Nǐmen de huà yào shíkè dàizhe ēncí, yòng yán tiáowèi, shǐ nǐmen zhīdào gāi zěnyàng huídá gèrén.” (Gēluóxīshū 4:6) Yào xiǎoxīn, búyào lìng rén juéde nǐ bù zūnzhòng tā. Yào wǎnzhuǎn détǐ de jiěshì nǐ de lìchǎng, qīngchu shuōmíng nǐ bù fǎnduì zèngsòng lǐwù huò shèjiāo jíhuì, zhǐshì xuǎnzé zài biéde rìzi zuò zhèixiē shì éryǐ.

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁵ Jiǎrú (Jiǎ·rú {being artificial} · {as if} → [supposing] 假如) yǒu ({(there) is having} 有) rén (person 人) xiǎng (wanting 想) sònglǐ (sòng·lǐ {to give as a gift} · gift 送礼 送禮) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) nǐ (you 你), nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ could · [suf] 可以) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Zhè děi kàn qíngxing. Sònglǐ de rén yěxǔ shuō: “Wǒ zhīdào nǐ bú qìngzhù zhèige jiérì, búguò wǒ háishi xiǎng sòng zhèi fèn lǐwù gěi nǐ.” Zài zhèi zhǒng qíngkuàng xià, yěxǔ nǐ rènwéi jiēshòu lǐwù bù děngyú qìngzhù jiérì. Dāngrán, yàoshi sònglǐ de rén bù qīngchu nǐ de xìnyǎng, nǐ kěyǐ jiè jīhuì gàosu duìfāng. Zhèyàng, biéren jiù bǐjiào róngyì míngbai, wèishénme nǐ jiēshòu lǐwù, què bú zài zhèige shíhou sònglǐ. Lìng yì fāngmiàn, jiǎrú biéren sònglǐ de mùdì, fēnmíng shì yào lìng nǐ kànlái bù jiānshǒu xìnyǎng, huò yuànyì wèi lìyì ér tuǒxié, nàme nǐ jiēshòu lǐwù jiù bù míngzhì le.

📖 📄 📘 ZĚNYÀNG (ZĚN·YÀNG WHAT · {FORMS → [WAYS]} → [HOW] 怎样 怎樣) DUÌDÀI (DUÌ·DÀI {TO TREAT} · {TO DEAL WITH} 对待 對待) JIĀRÉN (JIĀ·RÉN FAMILY · PERSONS 家人) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 16. Zài (on 在) gēn (with 跟) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日) yǒuguān (yǒu·guān having · connection → [related] 有关 有關) de (’s 的) shì (matters 事) shang (upon 上), nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) gùjí (gù·jí {take into consideration} · {to be reaching} 顾及 顧及) jiārén (jiā·rén family · persons 家人) de (’ 的) gǎnshòu (gǎnshòu feelings · receivings → [feelings] 感受)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁶ Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) jiārén (jiā·rén family · persons 家人) gēn (with 跟) nǐ (you 你) xìnyǎng (xìn·yǎng believing · {looking up to} → [beliefs] 信仰) bùtóng (bù·tóng not · {are the same} → [are different] 不同), nǐ (you 你) gāi (should 该 該) zěnme (zěn·me how · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) zuò (do 做) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Tóngyàng, yào gùjí tāmen de gǎnshòu. Búbì yīn qīnrén suǒ shǒu de měi ge xísú hé jiérì zhēngbiàn. Yào zūnzhòng jiārén de kànfǎ, zhèngrú nǐ yě xīwàng jiārén zūnzhòng nǐ de kànfǎ yíyàng. (Mǎtài (Matthew 马太 馬太) Fúyīn (Fú·yīn Blessings · News 福音) 7:12) Rènhé huódòng rúguǒ děngtóng qìngzhù jiérì, jiù dōu yīnggāi bìmiǎn; dàn yǒuxiē shì gēn shíjì qìngzhù wúguān, jiù yào tōngqíng‐dálǐ. Dāngrán, nǐ de juédìng bù yīnggāi lìng zìjǐ liángxīn yǒukuì. (Tímótài Qiánshū ((Tímótài Timothy 提摩太) (Qián·shū Earlier · Book 前书 前書) → [1 Timothy]) 1:18, 19)

📖 📄 📘 17. Nǐ (you 你) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) néng ({will be able} 能) ràng ({to allow} 让 讓) érnǚ (ér·nǚ sons · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) tǐhuì (tǐ·huì {bodily → [personally]} · {to understand} 体会 體會) dào ({arriving at} 到), bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) jiérì (jié·rì holiday · {suns → [days]} 节日 節日) bú (not 不) shì (is 是) sǔnshī (sǔn·shī diminishing · losing → [loss] 损失 損失)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁷ Nǐ (you 你) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) néng ({will be able} 能) ràng ({to allow} 让 讓) érnǚ (ér·nǚ sons · {girls → [daughters]} 儿女 兒女) tǐhuì (tǐ·huì {bodily → [personally]} · {to understand} 体会 體會) dào ({arriving at} 到), bú (not 不) qìngzhù (qìng·zhù celebrating · {expressing good wishes for} 庆祝 慶祝) wéifǎn Shèngjīng zhēnlǐ de jiérì bìng bú shì sǔnshī ne? Zhè zhǔyào zàihu nǐ píngshí zěnyàng zuò. Yǒuxiē fùmǔ tèdì zài píngshí sòng lǐwù gěi érnǚ. Qíshí, nǐ gěi érnǚ de shíjiān hé guānhuái jiùshì zuìhǎo de lǐwù.

📖 📄 📘 YÒNG (USE 用) XÍNGDÒNG (XÍNG·DÒNG {WALKING → [DOING]} · MOVING → [ACTION] 行动 行動) YŌNGHÙ (YŌNG·HÙ {TO EMBRACE → [TO SUPPORT]} · {TO PROTECT} 拥护 擁護) ZHÈNGQUÈ (ZHÈNG·QUÈ RIGHT · TRUE 正确 正確) DE (’S 的) ZŌNGJIÀO (ZŌNG·JIÀO {SCHOOL OF THOUGHT} · TEACHING → [RELIGION] 宗教) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 18. Jīdūtú (Jī·dū·tú {Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ]} · Follower → [Christian] 基督徒) jùhuì (meetings 聚会 聚會) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) bāngzhù ({do help} 帮助 幫助) nǐ (you 你) yōnghù (yōng·hù {to embrace → [to support]} · {to protect} 拥护 擁護) zhèngquè (zhèng·què right · true 正确 正確) de (’s 的) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁸ Yào ((you) want 要) yíngdé (yíng·dé {to win} · {to get} 赢得 贏得) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) de (’s 的) xǐyuè ({being pleased} 喜悦 喜悅), jiù (then 就) bìxū (must 必须 必須) qìjué cuòwù de zōngjiào, jiānjué yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào. Nà shíjì shang yào zěnyàng zuò ne? Shèngjīng shuō: “Yào bǐcǐ guānzhù, jīfā àixīn, cùjìn shànxíng. Búyào fàngqì jùhuì, xiàng yǒuxiē rén xíguànle yíyàng, dàoyào bǐcǐ gǔlì. Nǐmen jìrán kànjian nà rìzi línjìn, jiù gèng yào zhèyàng zuò.” (Xībóláishū 10:24, 25) Jīdūtú jùhuì shì ge huānlè de chǎnghé. Zài jùhuì li, nǐ kěyǐ yòng Shàngdì yuènà de fāngshì chóngbài tā. (Shīpiān 22:22; 122:1) Jùhuì de shíhou, zhōngxīn de Jīdūtú nénggòu hùxiāng gǔlì. (Luómǎshū 1:12)

📖 📄 📘 19. Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) xiàng (to 向 向/曏/嚮) rén (people 人) tánlùn ({talking about} 谈论 談論) nǐ (you 你) xuédào (xué·dào {have learned} · {arriving at} 学到 學到) de (’s 的) Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng Holy · Scriptures → [Bible] 圣经 聖經) zhīshi (knowledge 知识 知識) shífēn (shí·fēn ten · portions → [very much] 十分) zhòngyào (zhòng·yào {is weighty} · {is important} 重要)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁹ Yōnghù (Yōng·hù {to embrace → [to support]} · {to protect} 拥护 擁護) zhèngquè (zhèng·què right · true 正确 正確) zōngjiào (zōng·jiào {school of thought} · teaching → [religion] 宗教) de (’s 的) lìng (another 另) yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) fāngfǎ (fāng·fǎ direction · method 方法), jiùshì xiàng rén tánlùn nǐ zài Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén nàli xuédào de Shèngjīng zhīshi. Mùqián, quèshí yǒu hěn duō rén yīn shìshang de èshì ér “tànxī bēi’āi”. (Yǐxījiéshū 9:4) Nǐ rènshi de rén kěnéng yě yǒu zhèi zhǒng gǎnjué. Bùfáng bǎ Shèngjīng tíchū de qiántú xīwàng gàosu tāmen. Yàoshi nǐ jīngcháng gēn zhēn Jīdūtú láiwang, nǔlì xiàng rén chuánjiǎng suǒ xué de qímiào Shèngjīng zhēnlǐ, jiùsuàn xīnli céngjīng liúliàn cuòwù zōngjiào de xísú, zhèixiē xísú duì nǐ de xīyǐn lì yě huì jiànjiàn xiāoshī. Nǐ jiānjué yōnghù zhèngquè de zōngjiào, yídìng huì fēicháng kuàilè, dédào xǔduō fúfen. (Mǎlājīshū 3:10)