Hugo: Christian Freedom and American spirit

《Bible》說，「凡事我都可行，但不都有益處；凡事我都可行，但無論哪一件，我都不受它的管制！」(Corinthians 6:12-13)；《Bible》說，「God要人遵守《十誡》！」(Exodus 20:2-17) ；耶穌也說，「你要盡心、盡性、盡意，愛主你的God。這是誡命中的第一，且是最大的。其次也相倣，就是要愛人如己。這兩條誡命是律法和先知一切道理的總綱。」(Matthew 22:37-40)

當你信仰耶穌的福音與道德理念時，你就會知道God是多麼地永恆與偉大，你就會知道人在God之前是多麼地渺小與卑微，你就會懂得敬畏God，你就會懂得信靠God，你就會懂得透過信仰的方式取得God的大能；當你取得God的力量越大時，你的責任就越大，任何一個平凡與卑微的人，都能為God作工，都能透過God的力量改變世界，這就是“One person can change the world” 的理念基礎！

因此，你只要遵守《十誡》，你只要遵循耶穌的道德誡命，你只要你與耶穌合而為一，你就是耶穌的器皿，你就是為耶穌作工;如此，你就什麼事都可以做，你就什麼力量都不可以擋住你，你就什麼力量都不可以管制你，這不就是“Christian Freedom”？

《十誡》與耶穌的道德誡命，就是“Christian Freedom” 的基礎，就是American spirit的基礎，這就是美國“Love、Justice、Holy spirit、Spiritual soul、Eternal life of God、Spiritual sin、Original sin、Everybody needs to repent、Ten Commandments、The eight beatitudes、Absolute moral、Absolute truth、Absolute beauty、Absolute good、Holistic spirituality、Spirituality in life、Concerning almsgiving、Salt and light、The sound eye、Washing of feet、Take up the cross、God’s chosen servant、Christian Liberty、The liberty of conscience、Respect for humanity、Liberal spirit、Christian faith and life、Refuse temptations of the devil、Christian loyalty、Christian ethics、Seeking spirituality、Seeking the meaning of life、Human integrity、Love your neighbor as yourself、Love your enemy as yourself、Christian tolerance and forgiveness、Human dignity、Individual freedom、Freeperson、All man have natural human rights、Only Truth can set us free、Fight a righteous war、Fight for justice、Drive out evil spirits、To Heal the Sickness、Spiritual healing、Mutual aid and win-win situation、Abstract logical thinking、Reasonable and logical consequences、Building self-esteem and self-confidence、Building creative thinking techniques、Building a positive self-concept and self-identity、Promoting positive thinking、Christian science、Scientific research、Self-creativity、Self-awareness、Self-knowledge、Self-responsibility、Self-defense、Self-directed morals、Self-enforced orientation、Hope、Self-joy、Happiness、Peace”等價值理念的基礎！

《十誡》與耶穌的道德誡命，就是美國人所信仰的“ No King but King Jesus、In God we trust”的精神理念，就是美國“Individualism、Liberalism、Democracy、Freedom、All man are created equal、Human rights、The rule of law、Multiparty politics、Constitutional government、Freedom of speech and press、Citizen rights、Civil rights and civil law、Caring for public affairs and policy、People have the right to establish a nation、People have the right to autonomy、People have the right to establish a Constitution、All power from the people、Limited power of the government、Citizens are not subordinate to the government、Human rights transcend sovereignty、Parliamentary politics and rules、Tripartite Separation of Powers (Separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers)、Enforced the nationalization of the armed forces、 Civil rights revolution、Protecting private property rights、True private property system、Land privatization、Independent State、Constitutional federalism and political federalism、Laissez-faire Capitalism、Laissez-faire economic system、Laissez-faire education、Science、Technology、Industry”等進步文明的基礎！

茲引述《Bible》的相關章節，以闡述“Christian Freedom”與“American spirit”的理念基礎：

Corinthians 6:12-13 – “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. ”
Exodus 20:2-17– Ten Commandments，“1. You shall have no other gods before me；2. You shall not make for yourself an idol；3. You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God；4. Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy；5. Honor your father and your mother；6. You shall not murder；7. You shall not commit adultery；8. You shall not steal；9. You shall not lie；10. You shall not covet.”

Matthew 22:37-40，Jesus replied: “ 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

John3:16，“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Ephesians 4:1-3– Unity in the body of Christ，“I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

The Lord's prayer (Matthew 6:9-13) ，“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.”Matthew 5:43-45，“You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”

Galatians 2:16，“we know that a person is justified not by the works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law.”

Galatians 5:2-6，“Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. Once again I testify to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obliged to follow the entire law. You who what to be justified by the law have cut yourselves off from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that counts is faith working through love.”

Galatians 5:16-21，“But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the Law. Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”

Galatians 5:22-26，“By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, competing against one another, envying one another.”

有些人總是以漢文來讀《Bible》，由於漢文缺乏“Holy spirit、Spiritual soul、Eternal life of God、Spiritual sin、Original sin、Everybody needs to repent、Ten Commandments、The eight beatitudes、Absolute moral、Absolute truth、Absolute beauty、Absolute good、Holistic spirituality、Spirituality in life、Christian loyalty、Christian ethics、Seeking spirituality、Seeking the meaning of life、Human integrity、Love your neighbor as yourself、Love your enemy as yourself、Christian tolerance and forgiveness、Human dignity、Individual freedom、Freeperson、All man have natural human rights、Only Truth can set us free、Fight a righteous war、Fight for justice、Drive out evil spirits”等真正內涵，他們如何能真正理解“Christian Freedom”與“American spirit”的偉大理念？他們如何能真正進入美國人所信仰的“ No King but King Jesus、In God we trust”的偉大精神世界呢？

2007-11-23（Hugo文集，http://hugoliu.blogspot.com/）