靈命日糧 - 2005年3月28日
讀經: 馬太福音16章13-20節

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金句: 「西門彼得回答說：『你是基督，是永生上帝的兒子。』」（馬太福音16章16節）

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全年讀經: 撒母耳記上8-10章  

在華盛頓郵報的傳記檔案裏，對名人的唯一職稱註解是：「全壘打王」或是「動畫明星」，而根據一位記者所言，有一份檔案資料是這樣註明的：「耶穌基督（殉道者）。」
每個人對耶穌基督都有他自己的看法，法國哲學家和歷史學家艾內斯特．勒南（Ernest Renan）說：「沒有基督，一切歷史均無解。」美國作家拉爾夫．沃爾多（Ralph Waldo Emerson）下結論：「祂的名字雖未普遍記載，卻深植全球歷史。」

前耶魯大學研究所，宗教系系主任來德里（Kenneth Scott Latourette）曾寫到：「耶穌短暫的生命已成了空前最大的影響。透過祂，數百萬人已經被改變，已開始照祂的樣式生活，並估計出效法的結果。主耶穌的誕生、生活及復活已成為人類歷史中最重要的事件。」

你為耶穌基督貼上什麼標籤？如果你同意祂所宣揚的，就讓祂這位歷史的中心，不只成為你信仰的中心，也成為你忠心和愛心的目標。HWR


基督要成為你生活的中心，
這是你在當今世上的原因；
祂為了你捨命在十字架上，
祂正等你把祂的呼召回應。Hess


你對主耶穌的態度決定你一生命運。
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The Center Of History



Read:Matthew 16:13-20
Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." —Matthew 16:16


Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 8-10

In its biographical archives, The Washington Post identifies famous people with a single vocational notice, such as "home-run king" or "motion-picture star." According to a reporter, one of these files is marked, "Jesus Christ (martyr)."

Every individual who considers Jesus Christ makes some judgment about Him. French philosopher and historian Ernest Renan said, "All history is incomprehensible without Christ." American author Ralph Waldo Emerson concluded, "His name is not so much written but plowed into the history of the world."

Kenneth Scott Latourette, former chairman of the department of religion at Yale Graduate School, wrote, "That short life of Jesus has been the most influential ever lived. Through Him millions have been transformed and have begun to live the life which He exemplified. Gauged by the consequences which have followed, the birth, life, and death and resurrection of Jesus have been the most important events in the history of man."

What label do you put on Jesus Christ? If you agree that He is who He claimed to be, then let Him who is the center of history be not only the center of your creed but also the object of your loyalty and love. —Haddon Robinson


Christ wants to be the center of your life,
The reason for your being here at all;
He gave Himself a sacrifice for you,
And now He waits for you to hear His call. —Hess

Your decision about Jesus determines your destiny.