📖 📄 📘 DÌ‐18 ((DÌ [pref to form ordinal numbers] 第)‐(SHÍ·BĀ ten · eight → [eighteen] 18) → [18^th]) ZHĀNG (chapter 章)

📖 📄 📘 Wǒ (I 我) Yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) Bǎ (hold 把) Yìshēng (Yì·shēng {one → [whole]} · life 一生) Xiàngěi (Xiàn·gěi {to be offered → [to be dedicated]} · {to be given to} 献给 獻給) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) Bìng ({side by side with} 并 並/竝/并) Shòujìn (Shòu·jìn receiving · immersing → [being baptized] 受浸) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? 🔼
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📖 📄 📘 1. Nǐ (you 你) xuéxí (xué·xí {have studied} · {have gotten practised with} 学习 學習) zhèi (this 这 這) běn ({root or stem of a (plant)} → [mw for books, etc.] 本) shū (book 书 書) hòu ({after (that)} 后 後/后), kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) huì (will 会 會) xiǎngdào (xiǎng·dào think · {arriving at} 想到) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) wèntí (wèn·tí asking · subject → [question] 问题 問題)?

📖 📄 📘 NǏ (you 你) YǏJING (YǏ·JING already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) cóng (from 从 從) zhèi (this 这 這) běn ({root or stem of a (plant)} → [mw for books, etc.] 本) shū (book 书 書) xuédào hěn duō zhèngquè de Shèngjīng zhīshi, bǐrú shuō, rén sǐ hòu huì zěnyàng, rén yǒu fùhuó de xīwàng, yǐjí Shàngdì chéngnuò cì rén yǒngyuǎn de shēngmìng. (Chuándàoshū 9:5; Lùjiā Fúyīn 23:43; Yuēhàn Fúyīn 5:28, 29; Qǐshìlù 21:3, 4) Nǐ kěnéng yǐjing cānjiā Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén de jùhuì, bìng quèxìn tāmen de chóngbài fāngshì shì zhèngquè de. (Yuēhàn Fúyīn 13:35) Yěxǔ, nǐ yǐjing kāishǐ gēn Yēhéhuá jiànlì yǒuyì, juédìng yào jìngfèng tā. Nàme, nǐ kěnéng huì xiǎng: “Wǒ xiǎngyào jìngfèng Shàngdì, xiànzài yīnggāi zěnyàng zuò ne?”

📖 📄 📘 2. Yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) Āisài’ébǐyàrén (Āisài’ébǐyà·rén Ethiopian · man 埃塞俄比亚人 埃塞俄比亞人) wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) xiǎngyào ({did want} 想要) shòujìn (shòu·jìn {to receive} · immersing → [to get baptized] 受浸)?

📖 📄 📘 ² Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) fùhuó (fù·huó {was turned around → [was restored]} · {to be living} → [was resurrected] 复活 復活) hòu ({after (that)} 后 後/后) bùjiǔ (bù·jiǔ not · {was a long time} 不久), yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) Āisài’ébǐyàrén (Āisài’ébǐyà·rén Ethiopian · man 埃塞俄比亚人 埃塞俄比亞人) yě (also 也) xiǎngguo lèisì de wèntí. Dāngshí, Yēsū de méntú Féilì xiàng zhèige rén chuándào, xiàng tā zhèngmíng Yēsū jiùshì Mísàiyà. Tīngwán Féilì de jiěshì hòu, zhèige Āisài’ébǐyàrén shēnshòu gǎndòng, lìkè shuō: “Kàn, zhèlǐ yǒu shuǐ, wǒ yǒu shénme lǐyóu bú shòujìn ne?” (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 8:26–36)

📖 📄 📘 3. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) fēnfu (commanded 吩咐) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · followers 门徒 門徒) zuò ({to do} 做) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Wǒmen (Wǒ·men we · [pl] 我们 我們) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) yǐ ({by means of} 以) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) xíngshì (xíng·shì form · style 形式) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [be baptized] 受浸)?

📖 📄 📘 ³ Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) qīngchu (clearly 清楚) zhǐchū (zhǐ·chū {(points with) finger → [points]} · out 指出), yí (one 一) ge ([mw] 个 個/个) rén (person 人) xiǎngyào jìngfèng Yēhéhuá, jiù yīnggāi shòujìn. Yēsū fēnfu tā de méntú: “Nǐmen yào qù, shǐ suǒyǒu guózú de rén zuò wǒ de méntú…wèi tāmen shījìn.” (Mǎtài Fúyīn 28:19) Yēsū zìjǐ yě shòule jìn, wèi wǒmen lìxia bǎngyàng. Tā bú shì shòuxǐ, ràng rén bǎ shuǐ sǎ zài huò dào zài tā tóu shang, ér shì shòujìn, zhěnggè rén dōu jìnrù shuǐ zhōng. (Mǎtài Fúyīn 3:16) Tóngyàng, jīntiān de Jīdūtú shòujìn shí, yě bìxū quánshēn jìnrù shuǐ li.

📖 📄 📘 4. Nǐ (you 你) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receiving · immersing → [getting baptized] 受浸) jiù (exactly 就) biǎomíng (biǎo·míng {does show} · {to be clear} 表明) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁴ Nǐ (you 你) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receiving · immersing → [getting baptized] 受浸) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · is 就是) gōngkāi (gōng·kāi {being public} · {being open} 公开 公開) biǎomíng (biǎo·míng showing · {to be clear} 表明), nǐ (you 你) zhēnde xīwàng zuò Yēhéhuá de péngyou, xiǎngyào jìngfèng tā. (Shīpiān 40:7, 8) Nàme, nǐ kěnéng huì wèn: “Wǒ yào zěnme zuò cái kěyǐ shòujìn?”

📖 📄 📘 YÀO ((you) must 要) YǑU (have 有) ZHĪSHI (knowledge 知识 知識) HÉ (and 和) XÌNXĪN (XÌN·XĪN believing · heart → [faith] 信心) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 5. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Nǐ (you 你) xiān (first 先) yào (must 要) zuò (do 做) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [get baptized] 受浸)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) Jīdūtú (Jī·dū·tú {Foundation · {Directing (Person)} → [Christ]} · Follower → [Christian] 基督徒) de (’s 的) jùhuì (meetings 聚会 聚會) hěn ({very much} 很) zhòngyào (zhòng·yào {are weighty} · {are important} 重要)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁵ Nǐ (you 你) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [get baptized] 受浸) qián ({before (that)} 前), bìxū (must 必须 必須) rènshi (rèn·shi (get) {to recognize} · {to know} 认识 認識) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) hé (and 和) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌). Qíshí, nǐ yǐjing tōngguò xuéxí Shèngjīng zhèyàng zuò le. (Qǐng (please 请 請) dú (read 读 讀) Yuēhàn (John 约翰 約翰) Fúyīn (Fú·yīn blessings · news 福音) 17:3) Dàn zhèyàng zuò hái búgòu. Shèngjīng shuō, nǐ bìxū duì Yēhéhuá de zhǐyì “chōngmǎn quèqiè de zhīshi”. (Gēluóxīshū 1:9) Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén de jùhuì kěyǐ shǐ nǐ gēn Yēhéhuá de guānxi gèng jǐnmì. Wèile zhèige zhòngyào de yuányīn, nǐ yīnggāi jīngcháng cānjiā jùhuì. (Xībóláishū 10:24, 25)

📖 📄 📘 6. Nǐ (you 你) duì (towards 对 對) Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) yào (must 要) yǒu (have 有) duō (much → [how] 多) shēn (deep 深) de (’s 的) rènshi (rèn·shi recognizing · knowing 认识 認識), cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [get baptized] 受浸)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁶ Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · had 没有 沒有) yāoqiú (yāo·qiú required · requested → [required] 要求) nèige (nèi·ge that · [mw] 那个 那個/个) Āisài’ébǐyàrén (Āisài’ébǐyà·rén Ethiopian · man 埃塞俄比亚人 埃塞俄比亞人) míngbai Shèngjīng de suǒyǒu dàoli hòu cái shòujìn. (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 8:30, 31) Tóngyàng, Yēhéhuá yě búhuì yāoqiú nǐ míngbai Shèngjīng de suǒyǒu dàoli hòu cái kěyǐ shòujìn. Shìshí shang, Shàngdì de zhīshi shì yǒngyuǎn xué buwán de. (Chuándàoshū 3:11) Búguò zài shòujìn qián, nǐ zhìshǎo yào zhīdào bìng jiēshòu Shèngjīng de jīběn dàoli. (Xībóláishū 5:12)

📖 📄 📘 7. Xuéxí (Xué·xí studying · {getting practised with} 学习 學習) Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) duì (towards → [to] 对 對) nǐ (you 你) yǒu ({has had} 有) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) bāngzhù (helping 帮助 幫助)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁷ Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) shuō (says 说 說/説): “Rén (person 人) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · {does have} 没有 沒有) xìnxīn (xìn·xīn believing · heart → [faith] 信心), jiù (then 就) bù (not 不) kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) yíngdé Shàngdì de xǐyuè.” (Xībóláishū 11:6) Suǒyǐ zài shòujìn qián, nǐ xūyào jiànlì duì Shàngdì de xìnxīn. Shèngjīng shuō, zài gǔdài de Gēlínduō Chéng, yìxiē rén tīngdào Yēsū de méntú chuánjiǎng de xìnxī hòu, jiù “xiāngxìnle, shòule jìn”. (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 18:8) Tóngyàng, nǐ xuéxí Shèngjīng hòu yǐjing jiànlìle xìnxīn, xiāngxìn Shàngdì de suǒyǒu chéngnuò, yě xiāngxìn Yēsū de xīshēng nénggòu jiějiù wǒmen bǎituō zuì hé sǐwáng de núyì. (Yuēshūyàjì 23:14; Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 4:12; Tímótài Hòushū 3:16, 17)

📖 📄 📘 GÀOSU (tell 告诉 告訴) BIÉREN (BIÉ·REN other · people 别人 別人) SHÈNGJĪNG (SHÈNG·JĪNG (the) holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) DE (’s 的) ZHĒNLǏ (ZHĒN·LǏ true · reasonings → [truths] 真理) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 8. Shénme (Shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) yuányīn (yuán·yīn origin · cause 原因) huì (will 会 會) shǐ (make 使) nǐ (you 你) hěn ({very much} 很) xiǎng (want 想) bǎ ({to hold} 把) zìjǐ (self 自己) xuédào (xué·dào {has learned} · {arriving at} 学到 學到) de ({’s (things)} 的) gàosu ({to be told to} 告诉 告訴) biéren (bié·ren other · people 别人 別人)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁸ Suízhe (Suí·zhe {along with} · being → [being along with] → [as] 随着 隨着/著) nǐ (you 你) xuédào (xué·dào learn · {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) búduàn zēngduō, bìngqiě kànchū Shèngjīng duì nǐ de shēnghuó yǒu hěn dà de bāngzhù, nǐ de xìnxīn jiù huì biànde yuèláiyuè qiáng. Nǐ huì hěn xiǎng bǎ zìjǐ xuédào de gàosu biéren. (Yēlìmǐshū 20:9; Gēlínduō Hòushū 4:13) Nǐ kěyǐ gàosu shéi ne?

📖 📄 📘 9, 10. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Qǐchū (Qǐ·chū {(at) rising} · {(at) the beginning} → [at first] 起初), nǐ (you 你) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ could · [suf] 可以) bǎ (hold 把) zìjǐ (self 自己) xuédào (xué·dào {has learned} · {arriving at} 学到 學到) de ({’s (things)} 的) gēn (with 跟) shéi (whom 谁 誰) fēnxiǎng (fēn·xiǎng {divided → [distributed]} · {to be enjoyed} → [to be shared] 分享)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) xiǎng (want 想) cānjiā (cān·jiā {to take part in} · {to add to} → [to take part in] 参加 參加) huìzhòng (huì·zhòng congregated · multitude → [congregation] 会众 會眾) de (’s 的) chuándào (chuán·dào spreading · way → [preaching] 传道 傳道) gōngzuò (gōng·zuò work · doing 工作), yīnggāi ((you) should 应该 應該) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {form → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做)?

📖 📄 📘 ⁹ Nǐ (you 你) kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) xiǎng (want 想) bǎ ({to hold} 把) zìjǐ (self 自己) xuédào de gàosu jiārén, péngyou, línjū, huò tóngshì. Zhèyàng zuò hěn hǎo, dàn nǐ de tàidu yào qīnqiè, yǔqì yào wēnhé. Yí duàn shíjiān hòu, nǐ jiù kěyǐ cānjiā huìzhòng de chuándào gōngzuò le. Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng zhèyàng zuò, kěyǐ gàosu nǐ de Shèngjīng lǎoshī. Rúguǒ tā rènwéi nǐ yǐjing zhǔnbèi hǎo le, nǐ de shēnghuó fāngshì yě fúhé Shèngjīng de biāozhǔn, tā jiù huì hé nǐ yìqǐ gēn huìzhòng de liǎng ge zhǎnglǎo tántan.

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁰ Tāmen (Tā·men he · [pl] → [they] 他们 他們) huì (will 会 會) gēn (with 跟) nǐ (you 你) tán ({talk about} 谈 談) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) ne ([? ptcl] 呢)? Zhǎnglǎo huì gēn nǐ tántan, liǎojiě yǐxià jǐ ge fāngmiàn: Nǐ shìfǒu lǐjiě bìng xiāngxìn Shèngjīng de jīběn dàoli; zài rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng, nǐ shìfǒu ànzhào Shèngjīng shuō de qù zuò; nǐ shìfǒu zhēnde xiǎng chéngwéi Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén. Yào jìde, zhǎnglǎo fùzé zhàogu huìzhòng de suǒyǒu chéngyuán, yě bāokuò nǐ, suǒyǐ búyào hàipà gēn tāmen tánhuà. (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 20:28; Bǐdé Qiánshū 5:2, 3) Tǎolùn jiéshù hòu, zhǎnglǎo huì gàosu nǐ shìfǒu kěyǐ cānjiā huìzhòng de chuándào gōngzuò.

📖 📄 📘 11. Nǐ (you 你) zuòchū (zuò·chū make · out 作出) gǎibiàn (changings 改变 改變) cái ({only then} 才 才/纔) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) kāishǐ (kāi·shǐ open · begin 开始 開始) chuándào (chuán·dào {to spread} · way → [to preach] 传道 傳道), zhè (this 这 這) yi (one 一) diǎn (point 点 點) wèishénme (wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) hěn ({very much} 很) zhòngyào (zhòng·yào {is weighty} · {is important} 重要)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹¹ Zhǎnglǎo (Zhǎng·lǎo {grown → [elder]} · old (men) → [elders] 长老 長老) kěnéng (kě·néng maybe · {being able} → [possibly] 可能) huì (will 会 會) shuō (say 说 說/説), nǐ (you 你) xūyào (need 需要) zuòchū gèngduō de gǎibiàn cái kěyǐ chuándào. Wèishénme zhèyàng zuò hěn zhòngyào ne? Yīnwei wǒmen dàibiǎo Yēhéhuá xiàng rén chuándào, wǒmen de shēnghuó fāngshì bìxū wèi tā zēngguāng. (Gēlínduō Qiánshū 6:9, 10; Jiālātàishū 5:19–21)

📖 📄 📘 HUǏGǍI (HUǏ·GǍI repent · change 悔改) HÉ (and 和) HUÍTÓU (HUÍ·TÓU {circle back to → [turn around to]} · {head → [beginning]} → [turn around] 回头 回頭) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 12. Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) suǒyǒu (suǒ·yǒu {(all) whom (there)} · {are having} → [all] 所有) rén (people 人) dōu (all 都) xūyào ({do need} 需要) huǐgǎi (huǐ·gǎi {to repent} · {to change} 悔改)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹² Nǐ (you 你) hái (also 还 還) bìxū (must 必须 必須) zuò (do 做) yìxiē (yì·xiē one · {indefinite number of} → [some] 一些) shì (things 事) cái kěyǐ shòujìn. Shǐtú Bǐdé shuō: “Nǐmen yào huǐgǎi, yào huítóu, zhèyàng nǐmen de zuì jiù huì bèi mǒqu.” (Shǐtú Xíngzhuàn 3:19) Huǐgǎi shì shénme yìsi ne? Yìsi shì wǒmen wèi zìjǐ zuò de cuòshì gǎndào àohuǐ. Lìrú, rúguǒ nǐ de shēnghuó bù fúhé Shèngjīng de dàodé biāozhǔn, nǐ jiù xūyào huǐgǎi. Jiùsuàn nǐ yǐjing jìnlì zài shēnghuó gègè fāngmiàn dōu zuò duì de shì, nǐ réngrán xūyào huǐgǎi. Zhè shì yīnwei wǒmen dōu yǒu zuì, xūyào qǐngqiú Shàngdì kuānshù. (Luómǎshū 3:23; 5:12)

📖 📄 📘 13. “Huítóu (Huí·tóu {to circle back to → [to turn around to]} · {head → [beginning]} → [to turn around] 回头 回頭)” shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) yìsi (yì·si meaning · thought → [meaning] 意思)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹³ Zhǐshì (Zhǐ·shì merely · being 只是) wèi (for 为 為/爲) zìjǐ (self 自己) zuò ({have done} 做) de (’s 的) shì (things 事) gǎndào àohuǐ hái búgòu. Bǐdé shuō, nǐ hái xūyào “huítóu”. Zhè yìwèizhe nǐ xūyào tíngzhǐ yǐwǎng de suǒyǒu cuòwù xíngwéi, bìng kāishǐ zuò duì de shì. Dǎ ge bǐfang, nǐ yào qù yí ge cónglái méiyǒu qùguo de dìfang, túzhōng fāxiàn zìjǐ zǒucuòle fāngxiàng. Nǐ huì zěnyàng zuò ne? Nǐ yídìng huì tíng xialai, huítóu zǒu zhèngquè de fāngxiàng. Tóngyàng, rúguǒ nǐ zài xuéxí Shèngjīng de guòchéng zhōng, fāxiàn zìjǐ shēnghuó zhōng yǒuxiē xíguàn huò shìqing xūyào gǎibiàn, jiù yào lèyú “huítóu”, yě jiùshì zuòchū bìyào de gǎibiàn, bìng kāishǐ zuò duì de shì.

📖 📄 📘 BǍ (hold 把) ZÌJǏ (self 自己) DE (’s 的) YÌSHĒNG (YÌ·SHĒNG {one → [whole]} · life 一生) XIÀNGĚI (XIÀN·GĚI {to be offered → [to be dedicated]} · {to be given to} 献给 獻給) SHÀNGDÌ (SHÀNG·DÌ Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 14. Xiànshēn (Xiàn·shēn {offering → [dedicating]} · {body → [self]} → [dedication] 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) yìsi (yì·si meaning · thought → [meaning] 意思)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁴ Shòujìn (Shòu·jìn receiving · immersing → [getting baptized] 受浸) qián ({before (that)} 前), nǐ (you 你) hái (also 还 還) xūyào (need 需要) cǎiqǔ yí ge zhòngyào de bùzhòu: Bǎ zìjǐ de yìshēng xiàngěi Shàngdì, yě jiùshì xiànshēn gěi tā. Rúguǒ nǐ yǐjing juédìng xiànshēn gěi Yēhéhuá, nǐ jiù yào zuò yí ge dǎogào, zài dǎogào zhōng xiàng Shàngdì chéngnuò yìshēng zhǐ chóngbài tā, bìng bǎ tā de zhǐyì fàng zài shēnghuó de shǒuwèi. (Shēnmìngjì 6:15)

📖 📄 📘 15, 16. Rén (person 人) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (does 做) jiù (then 就) huì (will 会 會) hěn ({very much} 很) xiǎng (want 想) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {to offer → [to dedicate]} · {body → [self]} 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁵ Chéngnuò (Chéng·nuò bearing · promising → [promising] 承诺 承諾) yìshēng (yì·shēng {one → [whole]} · life 一生) zhǐ (only 只 只/秖/衹/祇) jìngfèng (jìng·fèng {to respect} · {to attend to} → [to render sacred service to] 敬奉) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華), jiù hǎobǐ chéngnuò gēn zìjǐ suǒ ài de rén sīshǒu zhōngshēng. Xiǎngxiàng yíxià, yí duì qínglǚ zài tán liàn’ài, nánfāng yuè liǎojiě nǚfāng, jiù yuè ài tā, hěn xiǎng gēn tā jiéhūn. Suīrán jiéhūn shì yí ge zhòngdà de juédìng, yìwèizhe tā yào fùqi gèngduō de zérèn, dàn tā yīnwei ài duìfāng, háishi yuànyì zhèyàng zuò.

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁶ Tóngyàng (Tóng·yàng same · {pattern → [way]} 同样 同樣), nǐ (you 你) yuè ({jumping over} → [the more] 越) rènshi (rèn·shi (get) {to recognize} · {to know} 认识 認識) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華), jiù huì yuè ài tā, bìng xiǎng quánxīn‐quányì chóngbài tā. Zhè huì ràng nǐ hěn xiǎng xiàng tā dǎogào, chéngnuò yào jìngfèng tā. Shèngjīng shuō, fánshì xiǎng gēnsuí Yēsū de rén dōu bìxū “chéngrèn búzài yōngyǒu zìjǐ”. (Mǎkě Fúyīn 8:34) Zhè shì shénme yìsi ne? Yìsi shì, nǐ yào bǎ fúcóng Yēhéhuá fàng zài shēnghuó de shǒuwèi. Yēhéhuá xiǎngyào nǐ zuò de shì, yīnggāi bǐ nǐ zìjǐ de yùwàng hé mùbiāo gèng zhòngyào. (Qǐng (please 请 請) dú (read 读 讀) Bǐdé Qiánshū ((Bǐdé Peter 彼得) (Qián·shū earlier · book 前书 前書) → [1 Peter]) 4:2)

📖 📄 📘 KÈFÚ (KÈ·FÚ overcome · {(for it) to be submitting} 克服) YÍLǛ (YÍ·LǛ doubting · worrying → [hesitating] 疑虑 疑慮) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 17. Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) yǒuxiē (yǒu·xiē {(there) are having} · some → [some] 有些) rén (people 人) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · have 没有 沒有) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {offered → [dedicated]} · {bodies → [selves]} 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁷ Yǒuxiē (Yǒu·xiē {(there) are having} · some 有些) rén (people 人) méiyǒu (méi·yǒu not · having 没有 沒有) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {offered → [dedicated]} · {bodies → [selves]} 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華), shì bù xiǎng ràng Yēhéhuá shīwàng, yīnwei tāmen dānxīn zìjǐ bùnéng lǚxíng xiànshēn de shìyán. Tāmen yě kěnéng huì xiǎng, rúguǒ méiyǒu xiànshēn gěi Shàngdì, tāmen wúlùn zuò shénme, Shàngdì dōu búhuì zhuījiū tāmen de zérèn.

📖 📄 📘 18. Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) dānxīn (dān·xīn {carry on a shoulder pole → [bear (a heavy)]} · heart → [worry] 担/耽心 擔/耽心) huì ((you) will 会 會) ràng (make 让 讓) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) shīwàng (shī·wàng lose · {gazing (into the distance) → [expecting]} → [become disappointed] 失望), shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) néng (can 能) bāngzhù (help 帮助 幫助) nǐ (you 你) kèfú (kè·fú {to overcome} · {(for it) to be submitting} 克服) zhèige (zhèi·ge this · [mw] 这个 這個) yílǜ (yí·lǜ doubting · worrying → [hesitating] 疑虑 疑慮)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁸ Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) dānxīn (dān·xīn {carry on a shoulder pole → [bear (a heavy)]} · heart → [worry] 担/耽心 擔/耽心) huì ((you) will 会 會) ràng (make 让 讓) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華) shīwàng (shī·wàng lose · {gazing (into the distance) → [expecting]} → [become disappointed] 失望), nǐ duì tā de ài néng bāngzhù nǐ kèfú zhèige yílǜ. Yīnwei nǐ ài tā, jiù huì jìn quánlì lǚxíng duì tā de shìyán. (Chuándàoshū 5:4; Gēluóxīshū 1:10) Nǐ huì juéde, ànzhào Yēhéhuá de yìsi qù zuò, bú shì yí jiàn hěn nán de shì. Shǐtú Yuēhàn shuō: “Wǒmen zūnshǒu Shàngdì de jièmìng, jiùshì ài tā le, kuàngqiě tā de jièmìng bìng bú shì chénzhòng de fùdān.” (Yuēhàn Yīshū 5:3)

📖 📄 📘 19. Wèishénme (Wèi·shén·me for · what · [suf] → [why] 为什么 為什/甚麼) nǐ (you 你) bù (not 不) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) hàipà (hài·pà feel · {being afraid of} 害怕) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {offering → [dedicating]} · {body → [self]} → [dedication] 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華)?

📖 📄 📘 ¹⁹ Nǐ (you 你) búbì (bú·bì not · {do have to} → [don’t have to] 不必) zuòdào (zuò·dào do · {arriving at} 做到) shíquán‐shíměi cái xiànshēn gěi Yēhéhuá. Tā jué búhuì yāoqiú wǒmen zuò chāoguò wǒmen nénglì xiàndù de shì. (Shīpiān 103:14) Tā huì bāngzhù nǐ zuò duì de shì. (Yǐsàiyàshū 41:10) Nǐ yào quánxīn xìnlài Yēhéhuá, “tā huì xiūzhí nǐ de lù”. (Zhēnyán 3:5, 6)

📖 📄 📘 “KǑU (mouth 口) LI (inside 里 裡/裏) XUĀNYÁNG (XUĀN·YÁNG declares · {raises → [makes known]} 宣扬 宣揚), JIÙ (then 就) HUÌ (will 会 會) DÉDÀO (DÉ·DÀO get · {arriving at} 得到) ZHĚNGJIÙ (saving 拯救)” 🔼

📖 📄 📘 20. Nǐ (you 你) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {offer → [dedicate]} · {body → [self]} 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝) zhīhòu (zhī·hòu ’s · {after (that)} 之后 之後), jiē ({taking hold of (the baton next)} 接) xialai (xia·lai down · {to come} 下来 下來) yào ((you) must 要) zuò (do 做) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)?

📖 📄 📘 ²⁰ Nǐ (you 你) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) zhǔnbèi (zhǔn·bèi {(up to) standard} · preparing → [preparing] 准备 準備) hǎo (well 好) xiànshēn gěi Yēhéhuá le ma? Xiànshēn gěi Yēhéhuá zhīhòu, nǐ jiē xialai yào zuò de jiùshì shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [get baptized] 受浸).

📖 📄 📘 21, 22. Nǐ (you 你) zěnyàng (zěn·yàng what · {pattern → [way]} → [how] 怎样 怎樣) zuò (do 做) jiùshì (jiù·shì exactly · {would be} 就是) “kǒu (mouth 口) li (inside 里 裡/裏) xuānyáng (xuān·yáng declaring · {raising → [making known]} 宣扬 宣揚)” zìjǐ (self 自己) de (’s 的) xìnyǎng (xìn·yǎng believing · {looking up to} → [faith] 信仰)?

📖 📄 📘 ²¹ Rúguǒ (Rú·guǒ if · {fruit → [if indeed]} 如果) nǐ (you 你) yǐjing (yǐ·jing already · {have gone through} 已经 已經) xiànshēn (xiàn·shēn {offering → [dedicating]} · {body → [self]} 献身 獻身) gěi ({to be given to} 给 給) Yēhéhuá (Jehovah 耶和华 耶和華), bìng dǎsuàn shòujìn, jiù yào gàosu huìzhòng de zhǎnglǎo tuán xiétiáorén. Tā huì ānpái jǐ ge zhǎnglǎo gēn nǐ fùxí Shèngjīng de jīběn dàoli. Rúguǒ tāmen rènwéi nǐ fúhé zīgé, jiù huì tōngzhī nǐ zài xià yí cì Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén de dàhuì li shòujìn. Zài dàhuì li, yí wèi jiǎngzhě huì fābiǎo yǎnjiǎng, jiěshì jìnlǐ de yìyì, ránhòu qǐng zhǔnbèi shòujìn de rén huídá liǎng ge jiǎndān de wèntí. Nǐ huídá zhèi liǎng ge wèntí, jiùshì “kǒu li xuānyáng” zìjǐ de xìnyǎng. (Luómǎshū 10:10)

📖 📄 📘 ²² Ránhòu (Rán·hòu {like that} · afterwards 然后 然後), nǐ (you 你) jiù (then 就) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ may · [suf] 可以) shòujìn (shòu·jìn receive · immersing → [be baptized] 受浸) le ([indicates a change] 了). Shòujìn shí, nǐ zhěnggè rén dōu huì jìnrù shuǐ zhōng. Jìnlǐ kěyǐ ràng nǐ gōngkāi biǎomíng, nǐ yǐjing xiànshēn gěi Yēhéhuá, chéngwéi Yēhéhuá Jiànzhèngrén.

📖 📄 📘 JÌNLǏ (JÌN·LǏ immersing · ceremony → [baptism] 浸礼 浸禮) DE (’s 的) YÌYÌ (YÌ·YÌ meaning · significance 意义 意義) 🔼

📖 📄 📘 23. “Fèng (revering 奉) tiān (heavenly 天) Fù (Father 父), Érzi (Ér·zi Son · [suf for nouns] 儿子 兒子), shénshèng lìliang ((shén·shèng godly · holy 神圣 神聖) (lì·liang force · quantity 力量) → [holy spirit]) de (’s 的) míng (name 名)” shòujìn (shòu·jìn {to receive} · immersing → [to be baptized] 受浸) shì (is 是) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼) yìsi (yì·si meaning · thought → [meaning] 意思)?

📖 📄 📘 ²³ Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) shuō (said 说 說/説), tā de ((tā him 他) (de ’s 的) → [his]) méntú (mén·tú {school of thought} · disciples 门徒 門徒) huì (would 会 會) “fèng tiān Fù, Érzi, shénshèng lìliàng de míng” shòujìn. (Qǐng (please 请 請) dú (read 读 讀) Mǎtài (Matthew 马太 馬太) Fúyīn (Fú·yīn blessings · news 福音) 28:19) Zhè shì shénme yìsi ne? Yìsi shì nǐ yào chéngrèn Yēhéhuá de quánwēi, háiyǒu Yēsū zài Shàngdì zhǐyì zhōng de juésè, yě chéngrèn Shàngdì yùnyòng tā de shénshèng lìliang shíxiàn tā de zhǐyì. (Shīpiān 83:18; Mǎtài Fúyīn 28:18; Jiālātàishū 5:22, 23; Bǐdé Hòushū 1:21)

📖 📄 📘 24, 25. (Jiǎ ({1st of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [a] 甲)) Jìnlǐ (Jìn·lǐ immersing · ceremony → [baptism] 浸礼 浸禮) dàibiǎo (dài·biǎo {taking the place of} · {does show} → [does represent] 代表) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)? (Yǐ ({2nd of the 10 Heavenly Stems} → [b] 乙)) Xià (below → [next] 下) yi (one 一) zhāng (chapter 章) huì (will 会 會) tǎolùn (discuss 讨论 討論) shénme (shén·me what · [suf] 什么 什/甚麼)?

📖 📄 📘 ²⁴ Jìnlǐ (Jìn·lǐ immersing · ceremony → [baptism] 浸礼 浸禮) yǒu (has 有) hěn (very 很) zhòngyào (zhòng·yào weighty · important 重要) de (’s 的) xiàngzhēng yìyì. Nǐ zhěnggè rén jìnrù shuǐ zhōng, jiù xiàngzhēng cóngqián de nǐ yǐjing “sǐ” le, yě jiùshì nǐ shěqìle yǐqián de shēnghuó fāngshì. Nǐ cóng shuǐ li chūlai, jiù xiàngzhēng nǐ kāishǐle xīn de rénshēng, cǐhòu huì yìzhí jìngfèng Yēhéhuá, ànzhào tā de zhǐyì shēnghuó. Qǐng jìzhu, nǐ bú shì bǎ zìjǐ xiàngěi mǒu ge rén, mǒu ge zǔzhī huò mǒu fèn gōngzuò, ér shì jiāng yìshēng xiàngěi Yēhéhuá.

📖 📄 📘 ²⁵ Nǐ (you 你) bǎ (hold 把) yìshēng (yì·shēng {one → [whole]} · life 一生) xiàngěi (xiàn·gěi {to be offered → [to be dedicated]} · {to be given to} 献给 獻給) Shàngdì (Shàng·dì Above’s · God → [God] 上帝), jiù néng bāngzhù nǐ jiāshēn gēn Yēhéhuá de yǒuyì. (Shīpiān 25:14) Dàn zhè bú shì shuō yí ge rén xiànshēn shòujìn jiù néng déjiù. Shǐtú Bǎoluó shuō: “Nǐmen yīnggāi wèijù zhànjīng, búduàn nǔlì, shǐ zìjǐ zuìzhōng déjiù.” (Féilìbǐshū 2:12) Jìnlǐ zhǐshì yí ge kāishǐ. Nàme, zěnyàng cái néng jìxù qīnjìn Yēhéhuá ne? Běn shū zuìhòu yì zhāng huì jiědá zhèige wèntí.