本周， 魏泰德牧师谈论基督徒的品行，以及上帝希望我们如何去生活，体现在基督复临安息日会22条基本信仰中所陈述的生活。

       上帝关心我们如何生活。事实上，祂要我们过丰盛的生活。祂在约翰福音10:10说:“盗贼来，无非是要偷窃、杀害、毁坏。我来了，是要叫羊得生命，并且得的更丰盛。”

         这丰盛的生命既意味着在地上成功圣洁的生活，也意味着在天上尝到应许的永生的滋味。为了得永生，我们必须遵行上帝的旨意，充分利用我们在世上的生命。

         我们蒙呼召做基督的追随者，不仅是为了我们自己的好处，也是为了我们对他人的影响。约翰一书2:6提醒我们，“人若说他住在主里面，就该自己照主所行的去行。”

        关于这一点，基督复临安息日会基本信仰22条写道，“我们蒙召要成为一批敬虔的百姓，思想、感情、行动，都与天国的原则相和谐。”

        它继续说：“为了让圣灵在我们里面重造我们有主的品格，我们就让自己只参与那些能在我们生命中产生象基督的纯洁、健康、喜乐的事。也就是说，我们的娱乐，应该合乎基督徒的喜好与美的崇高标准。”

       “我们的衣着，虽因文化上的差异有所不同，却当以朴素、保守、整洁为原则。适合于他的美不在于外在的妆饰，但在于那以温柔安静的心为永不磨灭之妆饰的人。”

“它也表示，因为我们的身体是上帝的殿，我们就当聪明的照顾它。除了适当的运动与休息之外，我们要尽可能采用最健康的饮食，并禁止食用圣经所指明的不洁净的食物。因为含酒精的饮料、烟草、以及毒品，有害我们的身体，我们也禁戒使用。”

     “我们要参与那能将我们的思想身体都带入在基督教导下的一切活动，祂热望我们有健康、喜乐与良善。”

         此外，由于我们的外貌反映了我们作为基督使者的身份，我们应该穿得简单和朴实。像珠宝这样的外在装饰是没有必要的，因为上帝赋予的美是从内在散发出来的。

         此外，我们用什么来充实我们的思想，我们如何度过我们的时间，也会影响我们与上帝和其他人的关系。所以，我们必须谨慎地选择我们看、听和读的东西。腓立比书4:8建议我们，“弟兄们，我还有未尽的话：凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。”

我们做这些事并不是要为自己赚得天堂,因为耶稣已经为我们的救恩付出了代价。相反，我们这样做是因为我们爱祂，而想要用自己的生活尊荣和荣耀祂，在这个黑暗的世界里发光。

         在《历代愿望》一书中，（英文版668页）怀爱伦指出了与基督保持健康关系的生活的结果，“真正的顺从是出自内心的。耶稣的顺从,也是出自内心的。我们若愿意，他就会使我们的思想与目的同他一致，使我们的意念完全符合他的旨意，以致当我们顺从他的旨意时，也就等于是在履行自己的意愿。这样，我们的意志受了冶炼，就必以作他的工为最大的喜乐。当我们以认识上帝为至上的特权来认识他时，我们的人生必成为经常顺从上帝的一生。由于仰慕基督的品德，并保持与上帝交通，罪恶对我们就会变得可憎了。  [22]{DA 668.3}”

一个来自上帝多么美好的应许啊！

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This week, Pastor Ted Wilson talks about Christian behavior and how God wants us to live life as stated in the twenty-second fundamental belief of the Seventh-day Adventists.

God cares about how we live our lives. In fact, He wants an abundant life for us. He says in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.”

This abundant life means both a successful, holy life here on earth and a taste of the promised eternal life in heaven. To have eternal life, we must make the most of our earthly life by following God’s counsels.

We are called to live as Christ’s followers not only for our own good but also for the influence we have on others. 1 John 2:6 reminds us, “Whoever says he abides in Him ought to walk in the same way in which He walked.”

On this note, the Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Belief #22 reads, “We are called to be a godly people who think, feel, and act in harmony with biblical principles in all aspects of personal and social life.”

It continues, “For the Spirit to recreate in us the character of our Lord, we involve ourselves only in those things that will produce Christlike purity, health, and joy in our lives. This means that our amusement and entertainment should meet the highest standards of Christian taste and beauty.”

“While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit.”

“It also means that, because our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit, we are to care for them intelligently. Along with adequate exercise and rest, we are to adopt the most healthful diet possible and abstain from the unclean foods identified in the Scriptures. Since alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and the irresponsible use of drugs and narcotics are harmful to our bodies, we are to abstain from them as well.”

“Instead, we are to engage in whatever brings our thoughts and bodies into the discipline of Christ, Who desires our wholesomeness, joy, and goodness.”

In addition, since our appearance reflects who we are as Christ’s ambassadors, we are to dress simply and modestly. Outward adornment such as jewelry is not necessary as God-given beauty shines from within.

Also, what we feed our minds with and how we spend our time affects our relationship with God and other people. So, we must carefully choose what we watch, listen to, and read. Philippians 4:8 advises us, “Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.”

We do these things not to earn our way to heaven for Jesus has already paid the price of our salvation. Instead, we do them because we love Him and want to live a life that gives Him honor and glory, shedding light in this world of darkness.

In her book, The Desire of Ages, on page 668, Ellen White notes the result of a life lived in a healthy relationship with Christ, saying, “All true obedience comes from the heart. It was heart work with Christ. And if we consent, He will so identify Himself with our thoughts and aims, so blend our hearts and minds into conformity to His will, that when obeying Him we shall be but carrying out our own impulses. The will, refined and sanctified, will find its highest delight in doing His service. When we know God as it is our privilege to know Him, our life will be a life of continual obedience. Through an appreciation of the character of Christ, through communion with God, sin will become hateful to us.”

What a beautiful promise from God!

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