Faith is 的 only way to receive blessings. 的re is only one thing that blocks your blessings. Find out what that is in this article. 

您是否曾听过这样的教导：如果您拒绝原谅某人，您可能会阻止自己的祝福？ 

这是假的—unforgiveness is not what stops 的 blessing. It’是您的不信任，这体现在您的宽恕中。 

When a person refuses to forgive someone even though Jesus asked us to forgive one another just as He has already forgiven us, he is not fully trusting 的 Lord. 

他仍然坚持自己的方式，而不是相信耶稣—like somehow if he forgives 的 offender, that person will get away scot free 和 Jesus won’对此无能为力。 

的 underlying unbelief is what blocks 的 person’的祝福。他之所以无法接受，是因为他不愿意屈服于耶稣并相信。 

罪恶呢？罪可以阻止你的祝福吗？不，他们可以’t，但是谴责和罪恶意识所产生的不信可以使人感到不配接受上帝’s blessings—这是信仰的自我绊脚石。

“You husbands, in 的 same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to 的 woman, as to 的 weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of 的 grace of life; 这样您的祈祷就不会受到阻碍。” (1 Peter‬ ‭3:7‬ ‭WEB‬)

In 的 verse above, we see clearly that treating your wife badly can become a hindrance to your prayers. 
殴打妻子的男人可以’不能大胆地站在耶稣面前接受一切祝福。
他的良心将不断na使他失去一切祝福的资格。 
那’犯罪是如何产生难以置信的，这会阻碍您的祝福。 

“But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your 最圣洁的信仰, praying in 的 Holy Spirit.” ‭‭(Jude‬ ‭1:20‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的re’s faith, 和 的n 的re’s a “最圣洁的信仰”.

圣洁的意思是要分开。 

当我们以圣灵祈祷（也称为说方言）时，我们使用的是“most holy faith”.

这是一种信念，不受世俗的信仰破坏，不受我们的思想阻碍’倾向于在我们的心中产生不信，并且不受我们对圣经和上帝的理解的限制’s heart for us.

说方言确实是一种礼物，使我们与上帝分开’s will—耶稣自己借着活在我们里面的圣灵为我们祈祷，提供与父神完全一致的赞美和祈祷’s will. 

“In 的 same way, 的 Spirit also helps our weaknesses, 因为我们不’t know how to pray as we ought. But 的 Spirit himself makes intercession for us 吟可以’t be uttered. He who searches 的 hearts knows what is on 的 Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for 的 saints according to God.” ‭‭(Romans‬ ‭8:26-27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

It’的礼物，使三位一体的圣洁者可以一前一后工作—消灭阻碍您前进的障碍，安排道路上的祝福，以各种方式（身体，灵魂和精神）建立自己，甚至为需要紧急帮助的人祈祷。 

“因此，舌头也是一个小成员，并且拥有很棒的东西。看看小火如何蔓延到大森林！舌头是火。我们成员中的罪孽世界是舌头，它使整个身体file污，纵火烧毁自然之道，并被盖恩纳（Gehenna）纵火。” ‭‭(James‬ ‭3:5-6‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

As ignorant unbelievers, we once used 的 power in our tongues to speak death 和 destroy what is good in our lives, sabotaging our destinies. 

“Tongues like fire appeared 和 were distributed to 的m, 和 one sat on each of 的m. 的y were all filled with 的 Holy Spirit, 和 began to speak with other languages, as 的 Spirit gave 的m 的 ability to speak.” ‭‭(Acts‬ ‭2:3-4‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

On 的 Day of Pentecost when Jesus poured out 的 Holy Spirit upon 的 church, 的 Holy Spirit manifested Himself as tongues of fire to show 的 nature of 的 gift of praying in tongues. 
 
Through 的 gift of praying in tongues, God catches hold of our tongues 和 uses its power to burn away what is evil 和 set up what is good 和 life-giving in our lives. 

如果你问我哪个 the 最恐怖，最恐怖和 most gruesome chapter in the 圣经，我不得不说士师记19 

在里面， the depths of moral degradation 和 depravity can be seen, even though in terms of 的 volume of bloodshed, it's nothing compared to 的 Book of Revelation.

如果你想 the Bible doesn’t depict or describe sin, 的n be prepared to be challenged in your belief. 

的 Bible doesn't portray violence 和 evil just to scare you or for shock factor like in horror movies. 的re is a purpose for it, 和 it's always God-centered.
在这种情况下，我们得到 可怕的一章，以显示当人不想要时会发生什么 God to be in charge.   

今天，我们看到 the 世界堕入深深的道德黑暗，就像 我们将在士师记19中审查的时间。 

罪不仅被容忍，甚至被庆祝。如果你不这样做’t accept it, 的n the 世界会说你’充满仇恨，歧视和不宽容。 

“Yahweh saw that the 人的邪恶是伟大的 the 地球，每个关于 the thoughts of man’的心一直是邪恶的。” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭6:5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

当我们好像上帝不在’t统御一切，并尝试根据我们偏颇的道德观念正直（我们倾向于原谅 the 我们或亲人所犯的罪）， the 邪恶与邪恶是必然的结局。 

“的 whole earth was of one language 和 of one speech. 当他们向东行驶时，他们在希纳尔（Shinar）的土地上发现了平原，并住在那里。他们互相说，“Come, let’制造砖块，并将其彻底烧毁。”他们用砖砌石头，用焦油砌砂浆。他们说，“来吧’s build ourselves a city, 和 a tower whose top reaches to 的 天空, 和 let’为自己起名, lest we be scattered abroad on 的 surface of 的 whole earth.”” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭11:1-4‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的re was a time that 的 whole earth under 的 天空 spoke one language. 

的 圣经 teaches that 的 天空 是一个形状像圆顶的固体结构：

“God said, “让水域中间一片浩瀚，让它把水与水分开。”上帝造了广an，将广under之下的水与广above之上的水分开。是的。上帝叫浩瀚“sky”。有一个晚上，有一个早晨，第二天。” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭WEB‬)

的 word “expanse” in 的 passage above  is “rakia”在希伯来语中是指像圆顶一样伸展的坚固结构。

人类想要建造一座可以到达的塔 的 dome of 的 天空 (to try entering Heaven), to make a name for 的mselves—based on 的ir own strength 和 ability, apart from God. 

的 pre-incarnate Jesus came down from Heaven to see 的 tower that man was building, 和 He made an interesting statement: 

“Yahweh came down to see 的 city 和 的 tower, which 的 children of men built. 耶和华说，“Behold, 的y are one people, 和 的y have all one language, 和 this is what 的y begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from 的m, which 的y intend to do. 来吧’下来，在那里他们的语言混乱，以至于他们可能不会互相理解’s speech.”耶和华使他们从那里散布到世界各地。他们停止了建造这座城市。因此，它的名字叫巴别塔（Babel），因为那里的永恒主混淆了全地的语言。耶和华从那里将它们散布在全地的国外。” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭11:5-9‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

God said that 的 people were united, 和 that in 的ir oneness, nothing would be withheld from 的m—团结是伟大的。 

上帝不反对升天的人，但他不反对’t want 的m to try 和 do it by 的ir own strength. 
God had a plan to restore mankind 和 bring 的m to Heaven through faith 和 not by works—it would be by God’而不是靠人’s strength.

那 plan is 的 cross, 和 we know that no one is saved by 的ir works. 

“但是知道一个人不是通过法律的行为为理由，而是通过对耶稣基督的信仰，甚至我们相信基督耶稣，也可以因为对基督的信仰而不是法律的行为而为我们辩解，因为没有肉体法律的依据将为之辩护。” ‭‭(Galatians‬ ‭2:16‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 word Babel comes from 的 Hebrew word “balal” which means “to confuse”.
上帝使人类困惑’s language 和 from 的n on, 的y lost 的 power 的y had in 的ir unity. 

“耶和华看见人的恶在地上伟大，人的思想的一切幻想’的心一直是邪恶的。耶和华为他在地上造了人而感到遗憾，这使他心痛。耶和华说，“我要消灭我从地表造就的人—人，还有动物，爬行的东西和天空的小鸟—因为很抱歉我做了这些。”” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭6:5-7‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When 圣经 skeptics read 的 account of God sending a flood to destroy all living things on earth, 的y claim that God is a cruel dictator who committed 的 worst genocide. 

However 的y don’不要考虑当时人类在做什么样的邪恶。  
Back 的n, mankind’s lifespans were incredibly long due to 的 pre-flood atmosphere of 的 earth which was still good for supporting life. 
想象一下，生活了数百年的恶棍可以想象和制造出什么样的邪恶装置，公司和活动？ 

People were probably raping others in plain sight, having sex with all kind of creatures, torturing those weaker than 的m 和 so on. 
Not to mention, 的 fallen angels led by 的 devil were making everything worse by filling 的 earth with 的ir half-man, half-angel offspring called的 Nephilim. 
的y were giants—身材巨大，非常坚强。 

“The Nephilim were in 的 earth in those days, 和 also after that, when God’几个儿子进来’s daughters 和 had children with 的m. Those were 的 mighty men who were of old, men of renown.” （创世记‬ ‭6:4‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Yahweh (the pre-incarnate Christ) saw all 的 evil that was happening on earth, 和 gave Enoch a prophecy, warning him about 的 flood that would come many years later. 
这就解释了以诺为什么命名他的儿子玛土撒拉，在希伯来语中意为“his death will bring”, in reference to 的 flood that would come upon Methuselah’s death. 

“以诺活了六十五岁，后来成为玛土撒拉的父亲。玛土撒拉之后’以诺的出生与上帝同行了三百年，成为更多儿子和女儿的父亲。以诺所有的日子都是三百六十五年。以诺与上帝同行，但没有找到他，因为上帝带走了他……玛土撒拉整天都是969年，然后死了。” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭5:21-24, 27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

From 的 time that God gave Enoch 的 prophecy to 的 time of 的 actual flood, was 969 years—玛土撒拉的长度’s life. 
Methuselah also happens to be 的 longest living person in history.
这绝对不是巧合，而是上帝出于他耐心而忍受的品格而设计的。 

上帝不喜欢执行审判—他很高兴表现出怜悯和恩典。

“告诉他们，耶和华我耶和华说，我活着的时候，我对恶人的死不高兴。恶人从他的道路和生活中转身；转身从邪恶的道路转身；以色列家为什么要死？” ‭‭(Ezekiel‬ ‭33:11‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

After receiving 的 prophecy from God, Enoch probably began preaching strongly about God’迫在眉睫的判决，敦​​促听众在为时已晚之前悔改。 

“亚当的第七位以诺还预言说：“看哪，耶和华带着一万个圣洁的人来，对所有人实行审判，并对他们以不敬虔的方式所做的一切不敬虔的行为，以及所有不敬虔的罪人所犯的艰苦的事情定罪所有对他说话。”” ‭‭(Jude‬ ‭1:14-15‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

After revealing 的 truth about 的 impending flood to Enoch, Jesus (Yahweh) also warned Noah about it.

“Yahweh said, “我的灵不会永远与人奋斗，因为他也是肉体。所以他的日子将是一百二十年。”” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭6:3‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

For about 120 years, as Noah was building 的 ark, he was also preaching to 的 people, telling 的m to place 的ir faith in God 和 to repent of 的ir ungodly ways. 

“and didn’t spare 的 ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on 的 world of 的 ungodly;” ‭‭(2 Peter‬ ‭2:5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

​““但是谁能忍受他来的那一天呢？当他出现时谁会站起来？因为他就像一个炼油厂’着火，像洗钱者’肥皂他将作为银的提炼者和净化者坐在那里，他将净化利未的儿子，并将他们提炼为金和银。他们要以公义向耶和华献祭。” ‭‭(Malachi‬ ‭3:2-3‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

I was just meditating on 的 passage above, about how Jesus is a Refiner 和 how He purifies is to become useful to God. 

To understand 的 illustration that Yahweh (the pre-incarnate Jesus) uses, we must first understand how gold 和 silver are refined. Here is how it works, based on a good article by Precious Metal Technologies ( PMT ）：

“金被加工成金’s purest form through smelting 和 refining. High heat, pressure 和 chemicals are used to remove impurities from 的 gold.

A gold refinery receives 的 raw material such as rock, gold nuggets, scrap gold 和 re-liquefies 的 metal in a hot furnace, 的n adds various chemicals to 的 molten substance to separate 的 gold from 的 other metals.

A sample of 的 gold is used in an assay to measure 的 purity of 的 gold content, usually found to be 99.9% pure. 的 gold can now be used in many applications, including in electronics 和 jewellery making."

当您第一次相信耶稣时，您就像被包裹在岩石中的金块。 
你的精神重生，完全圣洁，公义和完美，但是你的思想和身体仍然是肉体的—wanting to obey 的 desires of 的 sinful flesh.  

耶稣的高温和高压’ illustration represents 的 trials, persecutions 和 sufferings that we experience in life—they are sent by 的 devil, not by God. 

Sometimes, God protects us from 的m, such that we don’t even know 的y were planned against us in 的 first place.
However at other times, when God allows us to go through 的m, He is with us through His Spirit, leading 的 way.

“Then Jesus was led up by 的 Spirit into 的 wilderness to be tempted by 的 devil.” ‭‭(Matthew‬ ‭4:1‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 Holy Spirit led Jesus into 的 wilderness to experience this high heat 和 pressure from 的 devil’s temptations as well as 的 inhospitable heat 和 dryness of 的 environment

在这种情况下，耶稣没有’不必因为他在一切方面已经无罪和完美而被净化。 
He was allowed to be tested by 的 devil to show us that He is really pure gold. 

I just read an article recently about how Pope Francis just officially approved 的 change of a verse in 的 Lord’s Prayer. 
他变了“带领我们不要诱惑” to “不要让我们陷入诱惑”—this change only affects 的 Catholic religion. 

“Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from 的 evil one. For yours is 的 Kingdom, 的 power, 和 的 glory forever. Amen.’” ‭‭(Matthew‬ ‭6:13‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

这是一个大错误—一个人试图理解上帝的例子’根据自己的理解 

“全心信赖耶和华，不要’依靠自己的理解。” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭3:5‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

我赢了der what’s 的 new hit song 的y have composed that is 的 equivalent of “Let It Go”? 
我知道的一件事是’s going to be super catchy 和 extremely attractive, 和 everyone around 的 world is going to be crazy over it. 

的 world is so skilled at producing high-quality animation that captures 的 imagination 和 arrests 的 heart. 那’s 的 danger of 的 quickly incoming 冰雪奇缘2 . 

我自己就不会担心，因为我知道’只是为了娱乐而我不’t covet magic or anything, but to a little child watching it, it is tempting 的m to seek magic.

的 main character, Arendelle’s Queen Elsa, is a character designed based on 的 Snow Queen from Hans Christian Anderson’的童话，基本上是巫婆。 

Elsa was born with ice magic 和 is able to use 的se magical powers whether for good or evil. 

““‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to 的 wizards. 唐 ’t seek 的m out, to be defiled by 的m. I am Yahweh your God.” ‭‭(Leviticus‬ ‭19:31‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

We know that magic 和 witchcraft is of 的 devil. He has an extent of supernatural power, but it is greatly inferior to God’s power.  

“魔术师尝试着附魔制造虱子，但是他们不能’t。人与动物上都有虱子。魔术师对法老说：“This is God’s finger:” 和 Pharaoh’他的心变硬了，他没有’不听他们的话；正如耶和华所说的。” ‭‭(Exodus‬ ‭8:18-19‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

Try as he may, 的 devil can’创造生活。他的能力是上帝所无法比拟的’s. 
After all, he is a creature whereas God is 的 Creator. 

我们应该让我们的孩子看《冰雪奇缘2》吗？我认为它’s ok if 的y are able to understand that it’纯粹是为了娱乐和欣赏写得很好的虚构故事。 

However, if 的y don’t understand that, you may find 的m dressing up as Elsa after watching 的 movie, 和 pretending to have ice magical powers. 

唐 ’t underestimate what a sampling of 的 occult from a young age can lead to — it’不仅仅是无害的乐趣。 
As 的y grow up, 的y may be tempted to seek hidden power from dark sources, such as playing with ouija boards, casting magical spells, or practicing witchcraft.  

Satan wants 的m hooked from young, so that 的y will be easier to tempt 和 deceive when 的y grow up.

“Train up a child in 的 way he should go, 和 when he is old he will not depart from it.” （谚语‬ ‭22:6‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 question I want to ask you is: Who is training up your child in 的 way he/she should go? 

Are 的y acquiring a taste for God’s word, or for 的 deceptions in 的 world? 

This is important because what 的y are trained in from young, will be difficult to  remove from 的ir programming when 的y are old. 
​

当您的孩子成年或开始大学学习时，似乎世界就是他们的牡蛎。您是否知道，但是，压力，焦虑和沮丧是年轻人从童年到成年的桥梁时面临的最常见的适应问题？

A 研究超过10,000名学生 showed that many students can struggle with adaptive social 和 emotional skills, though 的 good news is that 的se issue can be overcome.

​In addition to taking advantage of specific programmes at universities to promote mental health, students can also rely on one powerful tool that can help 的m feel that 的y are never alone: 的ir faith.

当我第一次读到信徒们谈论一个平坦的地球时，我对自己笑了起来，并认为这是多么荒谬。我开始怀疑。

All my life I watched shows about outer space, aliens, seeing zoom-out footage of 的 earth as a globe spinning in space, 和 never questioned it.
的 earth as a globe (ball) was taught to me in science class, reinforced in Hollywood movies, 和 by NASA.

Notice that all of 的 above are secular sources? 
我没有’t been to outer space, neither have 最 of us, 和 yet we take what 的y say as truth. 

那不是’t until I delved deep into 的 圣经 to see for myself what God says about 的 structure of 的 heavens (the 天空) 和 的 earth that I realized I had been believing a lie. 

A circle 和 a ball/globe are not 的 same thing. A circle is flat, whereas a globe is three-dimensional. 

“When he established 的 heavens, I was 的re; when he set a circle on 的 surface of 的 deep,” ‭‭(Proverbs‬ ‭8:27‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 verse above is talking about how Jesus was 的re with God 的 Father when He made 的 天空 和 was forming 的 foundation of 的 earth.

的 Father drew a circle on 的 face of 的 deep. A circle is not a ball/globe. 

In 的 beginning when God created 的 heavens 和 的 earth, He made 的 广阔的 which He called “sky”.

“God said, “让水域中间一片浩瀚，让它把水与水分开。”上帝造了广an，将广under之下的水与广above之上的水分开。是的。上帝叫浩瀚“sky”。有一个晚上，有一个早晨，第二天。” ‭‭(Genesis‬ ‭1:6-8‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 word 广阔的 in Hebrew is “rakia”像圆顶一样传达一种伸展的感觉。 

Ever wondered why 的 天空 looks blue? It’s because beyond 的 天空 is “the waters above 的 广阔的” like 的 passage above says. 

“Can you, with him, spread out 的 天空, which is strong as a cast metal mirror?” ‭‭(Job‬ ‭37:18‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 圣经 teaches that 的 天空 is a solid structure, like a cast metal mirror. 的 天空 is impenetrable. No weapon fired against it can destroy it or even make a scratch. 

“Praise ye 的 Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in 的 firmament of his power.” ‭‭(Psalms‬ ‭150:1‬ ‭KJV‬)

的 word firmament is also “rakia” in Hebrew 和 is also referring to 的 天空. 的 天空 is a demonstration of God’s power. 
No rocket or missile fired against it can ever make a dent. Satan was cast out of heaven 和 is trying to find a way back up 的re. 

In order to get back above, he has to destroy 的 天空. 那's what all 的 rocket 和 missile tests are about -- testing weapons to see if 的y are strong enough to penetrate 的 天空.  

好吧，我们’ve seen what 的 圣经 says about 的 天空. Now what about 的 earth?

的 Prophet Isaiah wrote 的 following: 

“It is he who sits above 的 circle of 的 earth, 和 its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out 的 heavens like a curtain, 和 spreads 的m out like a tent to dwell in;” ‭‭(Isaiah‬ ‭40:22‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

的 verse above itself proves that 的 earth is not a globe. 的 earth is a flat circle. 
的 word circle in 的 verse in 的 original Hebrew is “chug”这意味着像硬币或指南针这样的扁平圆圈。 

首先，恭喜您重生为上帝的孩子！
成为新基督徒既令人兴奋又令人困惑。 
你知道发生了好事—你只是以某种方式感觉到，但是你’不知道一切如何运作。

I’m not saying that this guide covers everything you need to know, but this will get you off on a good start, to point you in 的 right direction. 

的 圣经 is a book containing God’的话。居住在不同时代和不同地点的人们在本书中撰写了不同的部分。 
的 whole 圣经 although having so many different authors, is a cohesive whole that agrees 和 tallies throughout. 

Back 的n without 的 internet or widely accessible records, it was impossible in 的 natural for 的 different authors to know what 的ir predecessors wrote. 

Seeing how 的 whole 圣经 flows as one narrative is miraculous, 和 proves that 的 words in it were inspired by God Himself. 

我赢了’包括太多的圣经经文’是一个新信徒，但我认为其中一些重要的信义至关重要，足以让您在作为基督徒的早期旅程中消化。 

好吧，让’s begin!