【信仰101】你是週末兼職基督徒嗎? 鹽和光, 你從第一句就讀錯了
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你可能正在生活在耶穌所警告的無味鹽中
You may be living the kind of tasteless salt that Jesus warned you about
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而且甚至沒有意識到這一點。
without even realizing it.
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如果你一直把鹽視為防腐劑，
And if you've always thought of salt as a preservative,
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那麼你可能
then you may
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從未真正理解這段經文：
never have truly understood this passage:
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「你們是世上的鹽，也是世上的光。」
"You are the salt of the world, and the light of the world."
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你可能聽過這段經文一百次。
You've probably heard this passage a hundred times.
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鹽是防腐劑，而光則是樹立良好榜樣，
Salt is a preservative, and light is about setting a good example,
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對吧？
right?
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這種理解非常合理
This understanding makes perfect sense
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但今天我想告訴你三件事。
, but today I want to tell you three things.
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第一，聖經中鹽的真正意義
First, the true meaning of salt in the Bible
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與防腐劑無關。
has nothing to do with preservatives.
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第二，
Second,
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耶穌在同一場講道中說了兩件看似矛盾的事情；
Jesus said two seemingly contradictory things in the same sermon;
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這種矛盾隱藏著信仰的最深秘密。
this contradiction hides the deepest secret of faith.
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第三
Third
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你可能正在生活在一個靈性死海中
, you may be living a spiritual dead sea
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而且甚至沒有意識到這一點。
without even realizing it.
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這不是我個人的見解，
This isn't my personal insight,
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也不是某種靈性的雞湯；這是寫在聖經中的
nor is it some kind of spiritual chicken soup; it's written in the Bible
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但我們直到現在才注意到它。
, but we haven't noticed it until now.
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今天，
Today,
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我們將徹底剖析這段經文。讓我們看看
we'll thoroughly dissect this passage. Let's look at
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馬太福音5：
Matthew 5:
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13-16。
13-16.
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我會先大聲朗讀這段經文，
I'll read the passage aloud first,
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你可以仔細聆聽，
and you can listen carefully
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看看是否有任何
and see if there's anything
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與你之前的理解不同的地方："
that differs from your previous understanding: "
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你們是地上的鹽。
You are the salt of the earth.
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鹽若失了味，怎能再鹹呢？"
If salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?"
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你將來會變得無用，但
You will be useless in the future, but
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你會被人遺棄並被踐踏。
you will be left out and trampled on.
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你是
You are
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世上的光城，建在山上，無法隱藏。
a city of light in the world, built on a mountain, so that you cannot be hidden.
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你點亮燈，不把它放在斗下
You light lamps and do not put them under a bowl
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，而是放在燈台上，讓它們
, but on a lampstand, and they give
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照亮屋子裡的每一個人。同樣，讓你的光在別人面前發光，
light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others
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使他們看見你的好行為，
, that they may see your good works
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並將榮耀歸給在天上的父。
and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
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很好！這段經文來自登山寶訓。
Good! This passage comes from the Sermon on the Mount.
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什麼是登山寶訓？
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
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這是耶穌最重要的公開講道，
This is Jesus' most important public sermon,
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馬太福音第5-7章，
Matthew chapters 5-7,
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是整本新約中最有價值的經文之一。
one of the most valuable passages in the entire New Testament.
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「鹽和光」的部分
The "salt and light" part
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正是在登山寶訓的開頭。
is right at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount.
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耶穌將它放得如此突出，
Jesus placed it so prominently,
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表明祂認為這是極其重要的。
indicating that He considered it extremely important.
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門徒們需要立即理解這一點。
The disciples needed to understand it right away.
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今天的經文相當重要，
Today's passage is quite substantial,
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包含
containing
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至少五或六個值得深入探討的要點。
at least five or six points worth exploring in depth.
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你可以單單談「鹽」這個字就談半個小時，
You could talk for half an hour just about the word "salt"
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——這並不是誇張。
—that's not an exaggeration
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你在閱讀今天的內容後會明白。
. You'll understand after reading today's content.
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我們不著急；我們會一步一步來。
We're not in a rush; we'll take it one step at a time.
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今天，我們將從……如果你切入鹽然後切入光，
Today, we'll start with... If you cut into salt and then into light,
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你將發現這兩個概念之間有一個大多數人從未注意到的秘密秩序。
you'll discover a secret order between these two concepts that most people have never noticed.
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但我們稍後再討論這個。讓我們
But we'll discuss that later. Let's
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先談談鹽。
talk about salt first.
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讓我們看看大多數人，
Let's see how most people,
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包括大多數聖經註釋，
including most biblical commentaries
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如何理解「你們是世界的鹽」這句話。
, understand the statement "You are the salt of the world."
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如果你查閱任何聖經註釋，
If you check any biblical commentary
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並翻到馬太福音5:13，
and turn to Matthew 5:13,
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標準答案很可能是這樣：鹽是一種防腐劑。
the standard answer will most likely be this: Salt is a preservative.
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在古代，沒有冰箱，
In ancient times, without refrigerators
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鹽是唯一能防止食物腐壞的東西。
, salt was the only thing that could prevent food from spoiling.
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因此，基督徒是世界的防腐劑。
Therefore, Christians are the preservatives of the world
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世界將會腐爛，
. The world will decay,
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而你的任務是**防止它腐爛得太快**。
and your task is **to prevent it from spoiling too quickly**.
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這種理解合理嗎？
Is this understanding reasonable?
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當然。
Of course.
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看看歷史；鹽確實是許多國家的戰略資源。
Look at history; salt was indeed a strategic resource in many countries.
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在古代中國，私自販賣鹽的後果是什麼？
What were the consequences of privately selling salt in ancient China?
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這是一項死刑罪。
A capital offense.
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中世紀歐洲的鹽有多貴？
How expensive was salt in medieval Europe?
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羅馬士兵有時會直接用鹽來支付部分工資。
Roman soldiers were sometimes paid a portion of their wages directly from salt.
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英語單詞 "salary" 來自拉丁語中鹽的單詞，這
The English word "salary" comes from the Latin word for salt, which
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顯示了鹽的重要性。
shows how important salt is.
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在世界各地，有用鹽保存食物的傳統方法——醃製
Around the world, there are traditional ways of preserving food with salt – cured
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肉類，醃製
meat, cured
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魚
fish
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、醃黃瓜和鹽漬蔬菜都依賴於鹽。
, pickles, and salted vegetables all rely on salt.
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沒有鹽，食物在幾天內就會變壞。
Without salt, food spoils in a few days.
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所以，如果有人問你鹽的功能是什麼，
So, if someone asks you what the function of salt is,
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而你立刻回答「保存」，
and you immediately answer "preservation,"
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那是完全可以的。
that's perfectly fine.
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如果你在網上搜索「鹽」，
If you search online for "salt,"
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十個講道中有九個都會遵循這種思路。
nine out of ten sermons follow this line of thought.
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這個模板是正確的；
This template is correct;
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它幫助許多人理解這段經文的基本含義。
it helps many people understand the basic meaning of this passage.
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但你有沒有注意到，當你聽這段經文時幾乎不需要思考？
But have you noticed that you hardly need to think when you listen to this passage?
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因為你對這個內容非常熟悉，
Because you're so familiar with this content,
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就像一個你輸入過很多次的手機密碼，你的手指已經記住了它，
like a phone password you've entered so many times that your fingers memorize it,
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你甚至可以在不思考的情況下解鎖。
you can unlock it without even thinking.
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我也是這樣；很長一段時間，
I was the same way; for a long time,
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我對這段經文的反應只是「哦，
my reaction to this passage was just "Oh,
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鹽和光，然後我會翻頁。
salt and light," and then I'd turn the page.
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所以，如果你一直這樣理解——
So, if you've always understood it this way—that
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基督徒是世界的防腐劑，
Christians are the world's preservatives,
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我們的使命是防止世界變得更糟——
and our mission is to prevent the world from getting worse—
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你沒有錯；
you're not wrong;
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這個方向是正確的。
this direction is correct.
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但我們今天需要做的
But what we need to do today
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是暫停這種自動解鎖
is pause this automatic unlocking
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。雖然鹽等同於防腐劑的理解並沒有錯
. While the understanding that salt is equivalent to a preservative is not wrong
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，但這可能只是表面。
, it may only be the surface.
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如果我們只停留在這一層，
If we only stop at this layer,
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我們可能會錯過
we may miss
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更深層次的東西，甚至更關鍵的東西，隱藏在下面。
something deeper, even more crucial, hidden beneath.
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而這件事不是我發明的
And this thing is not something I invented
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，也不是某種新的神學創新；
, nor is it some new theological innovation;
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它寫在聖經中
it is written in the Bible
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，就在文本中，黑白分明。
, right there in the text, in black and white.
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只是我們太習慣於防腐劑的答案；
It's just that we are too used to the answer of preservative;
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它也來了
it came too
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快速而順利，因此
quickly and smoothly, so
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如此順利，以至於我們從未想到停下來問，"
smoothly that we never thought to stop and ask, "
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等等，這真的就是全部嗎？"
Wait, is that really all?"
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今天，我們將深入探討一個問題，
Today, we're going to delve deeper into a question,
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而我想事先告訴你
and I want to tell you beforehand
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我們從這個問題中得到的答案不僅僅是一個簡單的"哦
that the answer we get from that question isn't just a simple "oh
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我不知道這有這樣的意思——這將直接改變你理解自己身份的方式。
, I didn't know there was such a meaning"
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這將直接改變你理解自己身份的方式。
—it will directly change the way you understand your own identity.
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作為基督徒意味著什麼？
What does it mean to be a Christian?
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在這個世界上擁有角色意味著什麼？
What does it mean to have a role in this world?
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在你看到那個答案之後，
After you see that answer,
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這些問題的答案將會不同。
the answers to these questions will be different.
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在我們繼續之前，我想問你一個問題：
Before we move on, I want to ask you a question:
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在你過去的理解中，
In your past understanding,
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「你是世界的鹽」這句話主要是什麼意思？
what does the phrase "you are the salt of the world" mainly mean?
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是保存嗎？
Is it preservation?
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調味嗎？
Seasoning?
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新鮮嗎？
Freshness?
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還是其他的什麼？
Or something else?
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先給自己一個答案，
Give yourself an answer first,
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我們稍後再檢查。
and we'll check it later.
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好吧，當這感覺像拼圖缺了一塊時，我們該怎麼辦？
Okay, what do we do when this feels like a puzzle piece is missing a piece?
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有一個非常簡單的方法：回到舊約。
There's a very simple method: go back to the Old Testament.
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我常常說：新約是教義，舊約是原則。
I often say: the New Testament is the doctrine, the Old Testament is the principle.
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當新約中的一個詞讓你感覺缺少什麼時，
When a word in the New Testament makes you feel like something is missing,
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回到舊約，找到同一個詞出現的最早地方。
go back to the Old Testament and find the earliest place where the same word appears.
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通常，你可以找到那缺失的拼圖。
Often, you can find that missing piece of the puzzle.
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今天，我們來試試鹽。
Today, let's try it with salt.
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鹽不僅出現在馬太福音中，
Salt not only appears in the Gospel of Matthew
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而且在聖經的幾個地方出現，
, but it appears in several places in the Bible
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每次的上下文略有不同。
, and each time the context is slightly different.
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今天，讓我們看看最重要的地方之一：
Today, let's look at one of the most crucial places:
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馬可福音 9:50。
Mark 9:50.
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順便說一下，讓我們談談馬可福音第9章的背景。
By
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你知道第50節之前發生了什麼嗎？
the way, let's talk about the background of Mark 9.
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門徒們在路上爭論誰
Do you know what happened before verse 50?
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是最大的，聲稱比其他人更屬靈。
The disciples were arguing on the road about who
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耶穌知道這一點，長時間地講話，
was the greatest, claiming to be more spiritual than the other.
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最終集中在第50節。
Jesus, knowing this, spoke at length,
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記住這個背景；
ultimately focusing on verse 50.
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你會看到這個上下文有多重要。
Remember this background;
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馬可福音 9:50 說："
you'll see how important this context is later.
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鹽是好的，
Mark 9:50 says: "
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但如果失去了鹹味，還能用什麼使它再鹹呢？
Salt is good
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你們中間要有鹽，**並彼此和睦**。"
, but if it loses its saltiness, what can be used to make it salty again?
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你注意到最後那四個字了嗎？
Have salt in your midst, **and peace with one another**."
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我不知道你第一次讀這節經文時的反應是什麼，
Did you notice those last four words?
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但是
I don't know what your reaction was when you first read this verse,
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當我第一次讀到它時，
but
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我根本沒有注意到那四個字。
when I first read it,
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因為前面的"如果鹽失去了味道，還能用什麼使它再鹹呢？"已經足夠我消化了。
I didn't pay any attention to those four words at all.
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接下來的"彼此和睦"變成了背景噪音；
Because the preceding "If salt loses its flavor, what can make it saltier again?" was already enough for me to digest.
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我掃了一眼，哦，
The following "peace with one another" became just background noise;
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彼此和睦，好吧，
I glanced over it, oh
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然後翻了頁。就像你在超市結帳時，收銀員說"下次歡迎再來"
peace with one another, okay,
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——你聽到了。
and turned the page. It's like when you're checking out at a supermarket and the cashier says "Welcome back next time"
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——你聽到了它
—you hear it
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但你並沒有真正聽進去。
, but you're not really listening.
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但這就是聖經研究的有趣之處。
But that's the interesting part of Bible study. The
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你略過而不注意的部分
parts you glance over and don't pay attention to
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往往是隱藏在那裡的最重要的線索。
are often the most important clues hidden there.
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聖經不會說任何多餘的話。
The Bible doesn't say anything superfluous.
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如果馬可故意在鹽的經文後添加了「彼此和睦」這幾個字...
If Mark had deliberately added the words "peace with one another" after the verse about salt...
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這肯定是在告訴你一些事情，
It's definitely telling you something,
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但現在仔細想一想。
but think about it carefully now.
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如果鹽是一種防腐劑，
If salt is a preservative,
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而如果你是世界的鹽，這意味著你應該防止世界腐爛，
and if you are the salt of the world, meaning you're supposed to prevent the world from decaying,
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那麼你應該包含鹽是什麼意思
then what does it mean that you should contain salt
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並彼此和睦相處？
and live in harmony with each other?
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你應該包含防腐劑...
You should contain preservatives...
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並彼此和睦相處？防腐肉類和彼此和睦相處有什麼關係？
and live in harmony with each other? What does preservativeing meat have to do with living in harmony with each other?
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你有沒有見過有人對另一個人說，「我們吃更多的防腐劑
When have you ever seen someone say to another person, "Let's eat more preservatives
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這樣我們就可以和平相處」？
so we can live in peace"?
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這沒有任何邏輯意義。
This doesn't make any logical sense.
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如果鹽僅僅是一種防腐的概念，
If salt is merely a concept of preservation,
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那麼在馬可福音的句子前後之間有一個巨大的鴻溝；
then there's a huge gap between the first and second halves of the sentence in Mark's Gospel;
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它們並不連接。
they don't connect.
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而且不要忘記我剛才提到的背景：
And don't forget the background I just mentioned:
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門徒們正在爭論誰是最大的。
the disciples were arguing about who was the greatest.
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在這個背景下，
In this context,
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耶穌說：「你們中間要有鹽，這樣你們才能彼此和睦。」
Jesus said, "Let there be salt in you, so that you may live in peace with one another."
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他顯然是在回應這個爭論。
He was clearly responding to the argument.
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他用鹽來教導和平，
He used salt to teach peace,
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這顯示在耶穌的字典中，
which shows that in Jesus' dictionary,
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鹽與和平之間有直接的聯繫。
there's a direct connection between salt and peace
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保存的意義
. The meaning of preservation
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根本不符合這種聯繫。
simply doesn't fit into this connection.
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這就是事情感覺不對的地方，
That's where things feel off
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當你感覺這兩件事不合邏輯時，
. When you feel these two things don't make sense,
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通常就在你即將看到更深的真理之前的一秒。
it's often just a second before you're about to see a deeper truth.
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那麼你如何找到這種聯繫呢？
So how do you find this connection?
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我已經告訴你方法了。回到舊約。
I've already told you the method. Go back to the Old Testament.
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當你
When you
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尋找“鹽”這個詞最關鍵的出現時，
look for the most crucial appearance of the word "salt ,"
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你會發現一些東西。
you'll discover something.
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在舊約中
In the Old Testament
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鹽最重要的角色不在廚房中，
, salt's most important role isn't in the kitchen
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也不是用來醃肉或調味的。
, nor is it used for curing meat or seasoning.
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它出現在你可能從未在教會聽過的概念中。
It appears in a concept you may never have heard of in church.
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這個概念隱藏在《民數記》第18章中。
This concept is hidden in Numbers chapter 18.
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在你看到鹽在舊約中的真正角色之後，
After you see the true role of salt in the Old Testament,
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馬可... 福音中的“彼此和平”這句話立刻變得有意義，
Mark... The Gospel's phrase "peace among one another" immediately makes sense,
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你會發現
and you'll find that
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耶穌對他的門徒的期望遠遠超過僅僅防止世界變得更糟或
Jesus' expectations of his disciples go far beyond simply preventing the world from becoming worse or
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更好。首先，翻到
better. First, turn to
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舊約的民數記第18章第19節
Numbers, chapter 18, verse 19 in the Old Testament
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. 我直接讀給你聽："
. I'll read it to you directly: "
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以色列人向主所獻的所有祭物，
For all the sacrifices that the Israelites offer to the Lord,
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我將賜給你和你的子孫，
I give to you and your children
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作為永恆的份，
as an eternal portion,
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作為你和你後裔的永恆約定，
as an eternal covenant for you and your offspring
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在主面前。"
before the Lord."
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注意最後兩個字，"鹽約。
Note the last two words, "salt covenant.
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" 鹽約是什麼？
" What is the salt covenant?
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簡單來說，
Simply put,
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在古代近東文化中，
in ancient Near Eastern cultures,
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鹽約是一個極其莊嚴的約定儀式。
the salt covenant was an extremely solemn covenant ceremony.
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當兩個個體、兩個家庭，
When two individuals, two families,
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甚至兩個部落想要建立聯盟時，
or even two tribes wanted to form an alliance,
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雙方各自會拿出鹽並放在一起。
both sides would each take out salt and put it together
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這個行為的意義非常明確："從今天起，
. The meaning of this action was very clear: "From today onwards,
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我不會成為你的敵人。
I will not be your enemy.
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" 想想看，當兩份鹽混在一起後，
" Think about it, after two portions of salt are poured together,
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你還能分辨哪一粒是你的
can you still tell which grain is yours
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哪一粒是我的嗎？
and which is mine?
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你無法分辨。
You can't tell.
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這就是鹽約的本質。一旦約定成立，
This is the essence of the salt covenant. Once the covenant is made,
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它是不可逆轉的，
it is irreversible,
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他們的生命從此交織在一起。
and their lives are intertwined from then on.
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因此，民數記中提到的永恆鹽約
Therefore, the eternal salt covenant mentioned in Numbers
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並不是用來保存肉類；
is not about preserving meat;
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這是關於一個永恆的和平承諾。它是
it is about an eternal promise of peace. It is
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一個上帝與以色列人之間不可打破的盟約。
an unbreakable covenant between God and the Israelites.
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這不是保存；這不是調味；這是盟約
This is not preservation; this is not seasoning; this is covenant
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鹽。在聖經中
salt. In the Bible
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鹽首先是一個和平的象徵。
, salt is first and foremost a symbol of peace.
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你聽到那個了嗎？
Do you hear that?
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鹽是一個和平的盟約。
Salt is a peace covenant.
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現在回顧馬可福音："
Now look back at the Gospel of Mark: "
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你們當中要有鹽，
Let there be salt in you,
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以便
so that
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可能會有和平
there may be peace
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在你們之中。" 這個意思變得清晰。你們之間的和平不僅僅是一個隨意的附加；
among you." The meaning becomes clear. Peace among you isn't just a casual addition;
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它是「鹽」這個詞的核心意義。
it's the core meaning of the word "salt."
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在舊約的背景下，
In the Old Testament context,
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鹽代表著我們之間敵意的結束。
salt represents the end of hostility between us.
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這就是鹽約的本質。
This is the essence of the salt covenant.
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所以當耶穌說，「你們要有鹽在你們裡面，」
So when Jesus said, "Let there be salt in you,"
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他隨即接著說「你們之間要有和平。」他
He immediately followed with "peace among you." He
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並不是在談論兩件事；他在談論同一件事：
wasn't talking about two things; he was talking about the same thing:
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鹽就是和平，而和平就是鹽。
salt is peace, and peace is salt.
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而且不要忘記前面的背景：
And don't forget the preceding context:
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門徒們剛剛在爭論誰是最大的
the disciples were just arguing about who was the greatest
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。在那個背景下……當耶穌說這句話時，
. In that context… When Jesus said this,
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這等於是在說：「停止爭鬥！
it was equivalent to saying: "Stop fighting!
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你們裡面應該有鹽，
There should be salt in you,
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你們之間應該有和平條約。
and there should be a peace treaty among you."
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回到馬太福音，
Returning to Matthew,
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當耶穌說："你們是地上的鹽，"
when Jesus said, "You are the salt of the earth,"
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他不只是說你們是防腐劑；
He wasn't just saying you are preservatives;
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他是在說
He was saying
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你們是防止人們成為敵人的那一群人。
you are the ones who prevent people from becoming enemies.
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防腐劑防止事物變壞，
Preservatives prevent things from spoiling,
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而和諧者防止關係破裂。
and harmonizers prevent relationships from breaking down.
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前者是防禦，後者是創造。
The former is defense, the latter is creation.
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耶穌對他門徒的期望
Jesus' expectations of his disciples
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從來不只是防止世界變得更糟，
were never just about preventing the world from getting worse
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而是因為你們的存在使世界變得不同。
, but about making the world different because of your presence.
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這裡有一個特別生動的形象：
Here's a particularly vivid image:
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你有沒有做過炒蛋？
Have you ever made scrambled eggs?
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在蒸蛋時加一點鹽，
Adding a small amount of salt when making steamed eggs
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不僅是為了味道；而是因為沒有鹽，
isn't just for flavor; it's because without salt,
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蛋液和水根本無法凝固。
the egg mixture and water simply won't solidify.
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試著不加鹽蒸它們，
Try steaming them without salt
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——你會得到一灘水，裡面只有幾塊散落的蛋。
—you'll end up with a puddle of water with a few scattered pieces of egg
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——它根本無法保持形狀。
—it won't hold its shape at all.
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但如果你只加一點鹽——而且
But if you add just a tiny bit of salt— and
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只加一點
just a tiny bit of
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蛋液和水——它奇蹟般地凝固成一種
egg mixture and water—it miraculously solidifies into a
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光滑、嫩滑、絲滑的質地。一勺剛好熟。
smooth, tender, and silky consistency. A spoonful is perfectly cooked.
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鹽在這裡的作用不是防止雞蛋變壞，
The salt's role here isn't to prevent the eggs from spoiling
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鹽在這裡的作用不是防止雞蛋變壞
, but to bind together things that wouldn't otherwise blend.
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這就是和諧。
That's harmony.
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這就是日常生活中的鹽——
That's salt in everyday life—
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不是作為防腐劑，
not as a preservative,
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而是作為變革的催化劑。統一
but as a catalyst for change. The Reunification
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：在這個時候，你可能會認為
: At this point, you might think that
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從馬太到馬可
going from Matthew to Mark
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再到民數記
to Numbers
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是一個相當長的繞路。
is quite a long detour.
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是的，這是一個繞路，
Yes, it is a detour,
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但這正是聖經學習有趣的地方。
but that's what makes Bible study interesting.
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有時，當你回到開始的時候，
Sometimes, the moment you come back to the beginning,
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所有的拼圖突然都拼合在一起，
all the pieces of the puzzle suddenly fit together,
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你會發現
and you'll find
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答案並不是由任何人發明的；
that the answer wasn't invented by anyone;
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它一直都在那裡。
it's always been there.
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我們只是之前沒有一起看過這些經文。
We just haven't looked at these verses together before.
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一旦你學會這種跨文本閱讀的方法，
Once you learn this method of cross-textual reading,
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你會發現自己在閱讀聖經時不自覺地問自己：這個詞在舊約中最初是如何使用的？
you'll find yourself unconsciously asking yourself when reading the Bible: How was this word originally used in the Old Testament?
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一旦你開始問這個問題，
Once you start asking this question,
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聖經就變成了完全不同的書。
the Bible becomes a completely different book.
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好吧，鹽不僅僅是防腐劑
Okay, salt is not just a preservative
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，但這還不是全部。
, but that's not all.
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注意原文的語氣。
Notice the tone of the original text.
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耶穌並沒有說："你必須努力成為鹽。"
Jesus didn't say, "You must strive to become salt."
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他說："你是鹽。"
He said, "You are salt."
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一個是命令，另一個是事實。
One is a command, the other is a fact.
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命令意味著你還不是，你需要努力。
A command means you are not yet, you need to strive.
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事實意味著你已經是。
A fact means you already are.
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原文中的這兩種表達方式完全不同。
These two expressions in the original text are completely different.
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如果他想說你必須成為
If He wanted to say you must become
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，他會使用完全不同的詞，
, He would use a completely different word,
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但他沒有。
but He didn't.
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他直接說你是
He directly said you are
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。這不是一個小的措辭差異；
. This isn't a minor difference in wording;
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這是理解框架的完全顛倒。
it's a complete reversal of the understanding framework.
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你可以把它看作是在看同一幅
You can think of it as looking at the same
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畫作。畫作沒有改變，但你的視角已經改變
painting. The painting hasn't changed, but your perspective has changed
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，而你所看到的完全不同。
, and what you see is completely different.
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如果"你是鹽"是一個命令，
If "You are salt" is a command,
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那麼鹽就成為你需要努力達成的目標。
then salt becomes a goal you need to strive to achieve.
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你有資格嗎？
Are you qualified?
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你能做到嗎？
Can you do it?
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壓力全在你身上。每天，你問自己的第一件事
The pressure is all on you. Every day, the first thing you ask yourself
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當你睜開眼睛時
when you open your eyes
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是："我今天能做一個好的鹽嗎？"
is, "Can I be a good salt today?"
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就像一個每天都害怕被解雇的實習生，
Like an intern who's afraid of being fired every day at work,
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你的信仰生活已成為一場無休止的績效評估。
your faith life has become a never-ending performance review.
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你總是感覺自己缺少什麼，
You always feel like you're lacking something, that
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你不夠好，神對你不滿意。
you 're not good enough
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上帝對你不滿意。
, that God isn't satisfied with you.
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但如果作為鹽是一種身份的宣告呢？
But what if being salt is a declaration of identity?
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邏輯完全顛倒過來。
The logic completely reverses.
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你已經是鹽了，
You are already salt
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而不是在未來的某一天，當你修煉到那個程度。
, not some future day when you've cultivated yourself to that point.
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現在，這一刻，
Right now, at this moment,
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你的任務不是成為鹽，
your task is not to become salt
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而是不要停止做你已經是的樣子。
, but to not stop being what you already are.
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耶穌並沒有說你應該如何成為好的鹽；
Jesus then doesn't say how you should become good salt;
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他說如果鹽失去了味道，
He says that if salt loses its flavor,
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他不擔心你不夠好，
He's not worried that you're not good enough,
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而是擔心你忘記了自己是誰。
but that you've forgotten who you are.
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這個差異是至關重要的。
This difference is crucial.
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想想看：
Think about it:
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大多數基督徒不是都生活在對不夠好的焦慮中嗎？我
aren't most Christians living in a state of anxiety about not being good enough? Have
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禱告夠多嗎？
I prayed enough?
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我讀聖經夠勤奮嗎？
Have I read the Bible diligently enough?
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我對他人夠友善嗎？
Am I kind enough to others?
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我的信心夠強嗎？
Is my faith strong enough?
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每天，他們給自己打分：
Every day, they score themselves:
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今天我狀態不錯，70分，不錯；
today I'm in a good state, 70 points, not bad;
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明天我吵了一架，40分；然後
tomorrow I had an argument, 40 points; then
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後天我讀了三章聖經，做了一小時的冥想，
the day after, I read three chapters of Bible and did an hour of meditation
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把分數拉回到65分，
, pulling it back up to 65 points
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但內心仍然有一個聲音在說："看看你，
, but there's still a voice inside saying, "Look at you,
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總是這樣上下起伏，
always going up and down like this,
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你什麼時候才能安定下來？
when will you ever settle down?"
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這樣的生活難道不累嗎？
Isn't this kind of life exhausting?
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這真的很累，
It's exhausting
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，你有沒有注意到
, and have you noticed
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越是認真的基督徒，越容易陷入這個陷阱
that the more serious a Christian is, the easier it is to fall into this trap
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？因為你在乎，所以你變得焦慮；
? Because you care, you become anxious;
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因為你焦慮，所以你更加努力；
because you are anxious, you work harder;
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因為你更加努力，所以你變得更加疲憊；
because you work harder, you become more tired;
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因為你更加疲憊，所以你對自己產生更多懷疑。
because you are more tired, you doubt yourself more.
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然後你開始問我是否適合做基督徒。
Then you start asking me if I'm suitable to be a Christian.
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但這整個循環的起點是錯誤的
But the starting point of this whole cycle is wrong
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因為這種生活方式不是耶穌為你設計的。
because this way of life is not the way Jesus designed for you.
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耶穌不會在遠處對你大喊
Jesus doesn't stand in the distance and shout at you to keep
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讓你繼續努力，這樣你就能變成鹽。
trying so you can turn into salt.
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他直接走到你面前，
He walks directly up to you,
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看著你的眼睛，並說：
looks into your eyes, and says:
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你已經是一個了。
You are already one.
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你不需要證明任何事情
You don't need to prove anything
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。你需要做的是活出來。
. What you need to do is live it out.
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例如，
For example,
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你曾經擁有過一隻貓嗎？
have you ever owned a cat?
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貓不需要學習如何做貓。
Cats don't need to learn how to be cats.
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它們不需要上課學習如何優雅地伸展。它們
They don't need training classes on how to stretch gracefully. They
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不需要證書或年度評估。
don't need certifications or annual reviews.
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牠們是貓，所以牠們自然會做貓該做的事：
They're cats, so they naturally do what cats do:
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牠們會爬進紙箱裡，如果牠們看到的話，
they'll crawl into a cardboard box if they see one,
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牠們會試著把杯子推下桌子，如果牠們看到
they'll try to push a cup off a table if they see
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一個，牠們會突然在半夜開始跑酷。
one, and they'll suddenly start parkour in the middle of the night.
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牠們不需要思考應該如何作為貓行為；
They don't need to think about how they should behave as cats;
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牠們只是做自己。
they're just being themselves.
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鹽也是如此。
Salt is the same.
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耶穌並不是說你必須努力學習如何成為鹽；
Jesus isn't saying you have to work hard to learn how to be salt;
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祂... 這是說你應該只是做鹽
He... It's saying that you should just be salt
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並做鹽應該做的事，
and do what salt is supposed to do,
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而不是努力去成為，而是活出你的真實本性。
not strive to become, but live out your true nature.
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這種轉變
This shift
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聽起來可能只是不同的視角，
may sound like just a different perspective
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但它可以改變你整個信念的根本邏輯。
, but it can change the underlying logic of your entire belief.
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從「我想拼命變得更好」到「我想記住我自己」——這兩條路徑導向
From "I want to desperately become better" to "I want to remember who I am"—these two paths lead to
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完全不同的
completely different
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信仰生活。說到自然和化學反應，
faith lives . Speaking of nature and chemical reactions,
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我突然想起了一些事情。
I suddenly remembered something.
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你還記得化學課上的氯化鈉嗎？你知道
Do you remember sodium chloride from chemistry class? Do you know
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食鹽的化學式是什麼嗎？
the chemical formula for table salt
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你知道單獨的鈉是什麼嗎？
? Do you know what sodium alone is?
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它在接觸水時會爆炸。
It explodes when it comes into contact with water.
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這並不誇張。如果你把一小塊純鈉扔進水中，
It's no exaggeration. If you throw a small piece of pure sodium into water
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它不會慢慢溶解；它
, it doesn't dissolve slowly; it
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會劇烈燃燒，火花四濺，甚至會爆炸。
burns violently with sparks flying everywhere, or even explodes.
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網上有實驗視頻；你可以搜索並觀看它們——
There are experimental videos online; you can search for them and watch them—
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它們
they're
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非常震驚
very shocking
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那氯呢？
. And what about chlorine?
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氯
Chlorine
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氣體在第一次世界大戰中被用作化學武器。
gas was used as a chemical weapon during World War I.
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吸入它的士兵遭受肺部燒傷，
Soldiers who inhaled it suffered burns to their lungs and
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在戰場上痛苦地死去。
died agonizingly on the battlefield.
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因此有數萬人喪生。
Tens of thousands perished as a result.
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一種氣體接觸水時會爆炸，另一種在吸入時致命。
One gas explodes upon contact with water, the other is fatal upon inhalation.
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當它們單獨存在時，都是極具破壞性的元素，
Both are extremely destructive elements when they exist alone,
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但當它們結合時，
but when they combine,
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它們變成氯化鈉
they become sodium chloride
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。鹽是生命中不可或缺的一部分
. Salt is an essential part of life
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，維持著身體的電解質平衡
, maintaining the body's electrolyte balance
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，確保你的神經系統正常運作，
, ensuring the normal functioning of your nervous system
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並使每道菜都充滿風味。
, and making every dish flavorful.
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你廚房裡的鹽罐
The jar of salt in your kitchen
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是這兩種毒物的化學產品。
is a chemical product of these two poisons.
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基督徒和……與基督的關係就像這樣：
Christians and... The relationship with Christ is like this:
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當你離開基督，
when you leave Christ,
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你身上那些看似好的品質
those seemingly good qualities in you
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可能是最危險的東西。
may be the most dangerous things.
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你的熱情，當與基督分離時，可能會變成偏見，
Your enthusiasm, when separated from Christ, may turn into prejudice,
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想要把每個人都帶進教會，
wanting to bring everyone into the church
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無論他們的意願如何。
regardless of their willingness.
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當與基督分離時，你的正義感可能會變成評判，
Your sense of justice, when separated from Christ, may turn into judgment,
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挑剔每一個人，
finding fault with everyone,
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感覺整個世界都是罪惡的，只有你站在道德的高地上。
feeling that the whole world is sinful and only you stand on the moral high ground.
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你的直言不諱，
Your outspokenness,
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當與基督分離時，可能會變成一把傷人的刀刃，
when separated from Christ, may turn into a hurtful blade,
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像刀子一樣說出真相，
speaking the truth like a knife,
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在認為你是在愛中說真話的同時刺傷他人。
stabbing people while thinking you are speaking the truth in love.
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但當你與基督聯合後會發生什麼？
But what happens after you are united with Christ?
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相同的特質都已改變。
The same qualities have all changed.
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你的熱情已成為一種感染力，吸引著人們。
Your enthusiasm has become an infectious charm that draws people in.
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你的正義已成為一種富有同情心的公義。
Your justice has become a compassionate righteousness.
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你的坦率已成為一種雖然不愉快但對方知道你真心關心他們的真相。
Your frankness has become the kind of truth that, though unpleasant to hear, the other person knows you genuinely care for them.
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這就是耶穌說你是鹽的原因。
This is why Jesus said you are salt.
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並不是說你自己很好。
It's not that you are good on your own.
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並不是說你能獨自應對這一切。
It's not that you can handle this alone.
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而是你與基督的聯合
It's your union with Christ
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使你成為這個世界的鹽。
that makes you the salt of this world .
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而且還有另一層
And there's another layer of
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鹽需要發揮作用。怎麼做？
salt that needs to play a role. How?
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它需要溶解。
It needs to dissolve.
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你有沒有見過有人把鹽鎖在罐子裡，然後對別人說："看看我的鹽多好？"
Have you ever seen anyone lock salt in a jar and then say to people, "Look how good my salt is?"
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鹽，無論它的品質有多高，
Salt, no matter how high its quality
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或純度，都是無用的
or purity, is useless
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當它在罐子裡時。
when it's in a jar.
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必須撒在食物上，溶解，並
It must be sprinkled into food, dissolved, and
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成為菜餚的一部分。
become part of the dish.
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你吃的時候看不見它，
You can't see it when you eat it
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但你可以立即品嚐到它。
, but you can taste it immediately.
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基督徒也是如此。
Christians are the same.
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你不能在教會裡孤立自己，
You can't isolate yourself in the church,
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每週日打開一次，
opening it once a Sunday
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使用它，然後再封回去。
, using it, and then sealing it back.
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聖潔的分離不是關於空間的
Separation for holiness isn't about spatial
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分離，而是關於質量。
separation, but about quality.
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在世上，但與世不同，
In the world, but unlike the world,
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你必須在那鍋裡
you have to be in that pot
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才能改變湯的味道。
to change the taste of the soup.
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那些在教會裡只像基督徒，但在教會外卻變得像
Those who only act like Christians in church but become like
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周圍的人生活方式沒有區別的，
outside the church are... The way of life that is no different from that of the people around you
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並不是因為鹽在發揮作用；
is not because salt is at work;
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而是因為鹽被鎖在罐子裡。
it's because salt is locked in a jar.
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鹽的使命不是成為鹽罐中最好的鹽；
The mission of salt is not to be the finest salt in the salt jar;
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鹽的使命是被散播。
the mission of salt is to be scattered.
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這麼說來，
Having said that
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我們基本上已經澄清了什麼是
, we've basically clarified what
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鹽。鹽不僅是一種防腐劑；它還是一種調和劑，
salt is. Salt is not just a preservative; it's a harmonizer,
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和平的象徵，
a symbol of peace,
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你身份的宣言，
a declaration of your identity
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與基督聯合的產物。
, a product of your union with Christ.
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而它必須融入世界才能有效。
And it must dissolve into the world to be effective.
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但在我們進入光明之前，
But before we enter into the light,
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我希望你注意一些事情，
I want you to pay attention to something,
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大多數人從未想過的事情。
something most people have never thought about.
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為什麼耶穌首先談論鹽，然後是光？
Why did Jesus talk about salt first, then light?
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這個順序不是隨意的。
This order is not arbitrary.
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想一想：鹽是如何工作的？
Think about it: how does salt work?
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它溶解於
It dissolves into
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食物中；你看不見菜餚中的鹽，但你可以品嚐到
the food; you can't see the salt in the dish, but you can taste
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它。但是看不見的
it. But how does the invisible
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光是如何運作的？
light work?
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完全相反，
Completely opposite,
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建在山上的城市是可見的
a city built on a hill is visible
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；光無法被隱藏
; light cannot be hidden
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。一個是看不見的影響，
. One is an invisible influence,
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另一個是可見的。
the other a visible one.
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耶穌將看不見的放在第一
Jesus put the invisible first
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而將可見的放在最後
and the visible last
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——鹽在光之前。首先，進入世界
—salt before light. First, go into the world
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並融入社區，
and integrate into the community,
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在看不見的地方靜靜地改變氛圍。
silently changing the atmosphere in unseen places.
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當你在他人中生活著不同的生活品質，
When you live a different quality of life among people,
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當你周圍的人開始感受到與你在一起的不同，
when those around you begin to feel a difference in being with you,
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你的光自然會被看見。
your light will naturally be seen.
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這不是你故意發出的東西
It's not something you deliberately emit
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它不是你故意發出的
; it shines on its own.
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但許多基督徒把這個順序搞錯了。
But many Christians get this order wrong.
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他們急於發光並傳播福音
They rush to shine and spread the gospel
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在建立真正的人際關係之前
before establishing real relationships in the world
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分享經文
, sharing scripture
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和靈性的陳詞濫調，糾正別人的生活方式。
and spiritual platitudes, correcting other people's lifestyles.
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在別人感到和你相處舒適之前，
Before people feel comfortable being with you,
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你開始告訴他們需要改變。
you start telling them they need to change.
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結果是什麼？
And the result?
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這不是照亮他人，而是使他們失明。
It's not about illuminating others, it's about blinding them.
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人們並不被你的光吸引
People aren't attracted to your light
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而是被刺痛了。
, they're stung by it.
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你是否曾經經歷過在分享福音後朋友離開的尷尬？
Have you ever experienced the embarrassment of having your friends leave after sharing the gospel?
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並不是福音錯了，而是順序顛倒了。
It's not that the gospel is wrong, it's that the order is reversed.
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首先要成為鹽，然後才是光。
Be the salt first, then the light.
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首先讓人們在你身邊感到舒適
First make people feel comfortable around you
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然後讓他們主動問你為什麼你和其他人不同。
, then let them actively ask you why you're different from others.
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關於鹽，我還有最後一件事必須告訴你，
Regarding the salt, there's one last thing I must tell you,
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坦白說，
and frankly,
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這可能是今天整個節目中最不舒服的段落。
this might be the most uncomfortable passage in the entire program today.
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讓我們回到馬太福音5:13："
Let's return to Matthew 5:13: "
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如果鹽失去了它的鹹味，怎麼能再變鹹呢？"
If salt loses its saltiness, how shall it be made salty again?"
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它不再有用，但卻被丟棄
It's no longer useful, but it's left out
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被人踐踏。
to be trampled on.
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大多數講道會在這裡停頓三秒，
Most sermons will pause here for three seconds,
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所以我們必須保持我們的鹹味，
saying something like, "So we must maintain our saltiness,"
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然後跳到下一段。
and then jump to the next paragraph.
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但我希望你仔細看看。
But I want you to look closely.
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耶穌說，"怎麼能再鹹呢？"
Jesus said, "How shall it be salty again?"
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在
In
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原始希臘文中，這兩個詞是一個修辭問題。
the original Greek text, these two words are a rhetorical question.
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修辭問題是什麼意思？
What does a rhetorical question mean?
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這意味著提出一個不需要回答的問題
It means asking a question that doesn't need an answer
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因為答案已經在問題本身中。
because the answer is already in the question itself.
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答案是什麼？
What is the answer?
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一旦鹽失去了味道，它就不再是鹽了。它是
Once salt loses its flavor, it's no longer salt. It's
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不是說恢復很難，也不是說需要時間來恢復
not that it's hard to restore, it's not that it needs time to restore
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，而是
, it's
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它無法被恢復。
that it can't be restored.
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這不是一個溫和的提醒
This isn't a gentle reminder
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，這不是耶穌拍著你的肩膀說，"好吧，
, this isn't Jesus patting you on the shoulder and saying, "Okay,
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下次要小心點。"
be more careful next time."
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這幾乎是一個殘酷的判決。一旦發生，
This is an almost cruel verdict. Once it happens,
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就沒有回頭路。
there's no turning back.
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我為什麼說幾乎殘酷？
Why do I say almost cruel?
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因為耶穌甚至沒有留下一句"但如果你嘗試，也許..."
Because Jesus didn't even leave a "but if you try, maybe..."
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他直接說，"你怎麼能？"然後他說，"現在是沒用的。"然後他
He directly said, "How can you?" Then he said, "It's useless now." Then he
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說，"把它留著讓人踐踏。"
said, "Leave it out to be trampled on."
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一口氣三次打擊，沒有緩衝。
Three blows in one go, no buffer.
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我知道這聽起來不好。
I know this doesn't sound good.
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別擔心，總有出路，
Don't worry, there's a way out,
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但你必須先聽這個警告。
but you have to hear this warning first.
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你知道
Do you know
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耶穌時代失去味道的鹽是什麼意思嗎？
what salt that lost its flavor meant in Jesus' time ?
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死海附近有大量的礦鹽。
There are large amounts of mineral salt near the Dead Sea.
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這種礦鹽與我們今天在超市購買的精製鹽不同。
This mineral salt is different from the refined salt we buy in supermarkets today.
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它含有很多雜質。
It contains a lot of impurities.
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隨著時間的推移，表面的鹽會被風化
Over time, the surface salt is weathered
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並被雨水溶解。
and dissolved by rainwater.
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剩下的只是一堆看起來像鹽但完全沒有鹹味的岩石。
What is left is a pile of rocks that look like salt but have no salty taste at all.
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這種不鹹的鹽用來做什麼？
What is this salt that is not salt used for?
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鋪路
Paving
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被踩在腳下——
the ground, trampled underfoot—
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在當時的巴勒斯坦地區，
in the Palestinian territories of that time,
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這種腐爛的礦鹽最終
this rotten mineral salt was ultimately
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被用作鋪路材料，
used as paving material
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被留在外面供人踩踏。
, left out to be trampled upon.
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這不是隱喻；
This wasn't a metaphor;
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這是每天都會發生的真實場景。
it was a real scene that happened every day.
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當耶穌的門徒聽到這個時，
When Jesus' disciples heard this,
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白色石頭鋪在地上，
images of white stones laid out
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被無數雙腳踩踏的畫面閃過他們的腦海。
on the ground, trampled underfoot by countless feet flashed through their minds.
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此外，在古代近東文化中，
Moreover, in ancient Near Eastern cultures,
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被踩踏不僅僅是被丟棄的身體行為。
being trampled wasn't just a physical act of being thrown away.
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它帶有公開羞辱的含義。
It carries the connotation of public humiliation.
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每個路過的人都踩在上面。
Every passerby steps on it.
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曾經是一個寶藏
What was once a treasure
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已經成為每個人腳下的踏腳石。
has become a stepping stone under everyone's feet.
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這就是為什麼許多不信者
This is why many non-believers
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對假基督徒的厭惡感比對普通人更強烈。
feel much stronger aversion to fake Christians than to ordinary people.
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因為你聲稱自己與眾不同
Because you claim to be different
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但你過著和其他人一樣的生活。
, but you live the same life as everyone else.
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這種差異本身就是一種被踩踏的形式。
This discrepancy itself is a form of being trampled on.
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耶穌說你現在是鹽。
Jesus said you are now salt.
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這是一種身份的宣告
This is a declaration of identity
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但身份宣告的另一面是什麼？
, but what is the other side of a declaration of identity?
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是的，如果你忘記了自己是誰，
Yes, if you forget who you are,
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你不僅僅是做得不好；
you're not just doing poorly;
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你已經失去了自己——就像
you've lost yourself—like
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一塊失去鹹味的鹽。
a piece of salt that's lost its saltiness.
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它不知道自己不再鹹了，
It doesn't know it's no longer salty
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它仍然認為自己是鹽。
; it still thinks it's salt.
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但每個使用它的人都知道
But everyone who uses it knows
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它與石頭沒有什麼不同。
it's no different from a stone.
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想像一下：
Imagine this:
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一個基督徒每週去教堂
a Christian goes to church every week
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每天讀聖經和禱告，在小組中分享見證，並流利地講述經文。
, reads the Bible and prays daily, shares testimonies in small groups, and speaks
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但他周圍人的生活卻沒有味道。
fluently about scripture.
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他與同事的互動方式與任何不信者沒有區別。
But his life has no flavor for those around him.
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他為了
His way of interacting with colleagues at work is no different from any non-believer.
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他為了
He fights for
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他想要的東西而奮鬥，抓住他想要的東西，對於無所謂的事情漠不關心。
what he wants, grabs what he wants, and is indifferent when indifferent.
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他的鄰居對他沒有任何不同的看法；
His neighbors don't see anything different about him;
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他的朋友甚至不知道他是一名基督徒
his friends don't even know he's a Christian
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因為從他的生活方式看不出來。
because you can't tell from his lifestyle.
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他認為自己是鹽，
He thinks he's salt,
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但實際上……
but in reality…
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他與鋪路的白石頭沒有什麼不同；他看起來
He was no different from the white stones paving the road; he looked
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像鹽，但完全沒有味道。
like salt, but had no taste at all.
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這個警告的可怕之處不在於你可能會下地獄
The horror of this warning wasn't that you might go to hell
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，而在於
, but that
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你可能作為一名基督徒生活卻對世界沒有影響，
you might live as a Christian with no influence on the world,
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而你甚至不會意識到。
and you wouldn't even realize it.
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如果你聽完這些後感覺不到任何東西，
If you feel nothing after hearing this,
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那麼就真的有問題。如果你感到
then there's a real problem . If you feel
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不舒服，那意味著你的鹽分仍然存在
uncomfortable, it means your saltiness is still with
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於我們之中。讓我們繼續。
us. Let's continue.
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雖然耶穌說過："怎麼能再次變鹹呢？"
Although Jesus said, "How can it be salty again?"
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但這並不是整個登山寶訓的結論。
this isn't the conclusion of the entire Sermon on the Mount.
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登山寶訓的核心從來不是關於你應該做什麼，
The core of the Sermon on the Mount is never about what you should do,
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而是關於
but about
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如何保持鹽分。這不是努力變得更鹹，
how to maintain saltiness. It's not about trying harder to be saltier,
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就像當你的手機電池低時，
just like when your phone battery is low,
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解決方案不是更用力地使用它，
the solution isn't to use it harder,
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而是插上充電器。
but to plug it in.
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充電器是什麼？
What is a charger?
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這是與基督持續、真實的日常連結。
It's about a continuous, authentic,
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請注意，我不是在談論堆積宗教活動——打勾勾
daily connection with Christ
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每日靈修計劃，
. Note that I'm not talking about piling up religious activities—checking off
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從不錯過主日，
daily spiritual plans,
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每年參加兩次退修會——
never missing a Sunday,
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這些都是好的，但它們不是充電器本身。
attending two retreats a year—
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充電器就是連結。
these are all good, but they're not the charger itself.
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充電器就是連接。
The charger is the connection.
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這是關於在開車時對上帝說："我今天沒有處理好那件事，"而且
It's about saying to God while driving, "I didn't handle that thing well today," and
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你知道
You know
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當你焦慮時，你不是在滑手機，而是在安靜地做出一個決定，
that when you're anxious, you're not scrolling through your phone, but quietly making a decision for
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持續兩分鐘。之前，我習慣性地問："你覺得怎麼樣？"
two minutes. Previously, I habitually asked, "What do you think?"
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這些日常的、平凡的連接
These everyday, unassuming connections
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就是你保持風味的方式。
are how you maintain your flavor.
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當你靠近源頭時，你自然會有風味。
When you're close to the source, you naturally have flavor.
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當你離開源頭時，無論你多麼努力
When you leave the source, no matter how hard you try
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，風味會逐漸消散。
, the flavor will gradually dissipate.
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你可能是最後一個注意到
You might be the last to notice
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好的
the good
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鹹味。這真正完成了討論，
saltiness. This truly completes the discussion,
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從防腐劑到調味料，
from preservatives to seasonings,
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從行為命令到身份宣言，
from behavioral commands to identity declarations,
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從努力成為鹽到記住你已經是鹽，
from striving to become salt to remembering you are already salt,
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然後……如果我們忘記
and then... If we forget
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如果我們忘記了，會發生什麼事？整條線是相連的。
, what will happen? The whole line is connected.
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現在，我們正式進入光明。
Now, we officially enter the light.
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我將再次朗讀經文：
I will read the scripture again:
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馬太福音 5:14-16："
Matthew 5:14-16: "
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你們是世上的光，
You are the light of the world,
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坐落在山上的城，不能隱藏。人也不把燈放在斗底下，
a city built on a hill, which cannot be hidden. Neither do we
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而是放在燈臺上，照亮屋子裡所有的人。
light a lamp and put it under a bowl, but
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同樣，讓你們的光照在人前，
on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
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使他們看見你們的好行為，
In the same way, let your light shine before others
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並且榮耀你們在天上的父，
, that they may see your good works
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坐落在山上的城。"這句話"你不能隱藏在山上"，
and glorify your Father, who is in heaven,
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很容易理解。
built on a hill." The saying " You can't hide on a mountain"
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是容易理解的。
is easy to understand.
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如果一座城市建在山頂上，白天會有炊煙升起，
If a city is built on a mountaintop, there will be smoke from cooking fires during the day
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晚上則會有燈光。即使你想隱藏，也無法做到。
and lights at night. You can't hide it even if you want to.
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同樣，
Similarly,
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真正活出的基督徒生活
a truly living Christian life
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並不需要你刻意去表現你的信仰。
doesn't require you to deliberately perform your faith.
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你的生活本身就會被看見。
Your life itself will be seen.
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就像我們在前一段所說的：首先要成為鹽，
Just like we said in the previous paragraph: First be salt
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然後成為光。
, then be light.
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當鹽被融入時，光自然會閃耀。
When the salt is incorporated, the light will naturally shine.
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你不需要刻意去發光。
You don't need to deliberately shine.
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你有沒有見過燈泡努力發光？
Have you ever seen a light bulb trying hard to shine?
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燈泡插上電源時會亮起；這是它的本性。
A light bulb lights up when plugged in; that's its nature.
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同樣地，
Similarly,
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如果你把你的生命連接到基督並
if you connect your life to Christ and
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活出來，光自然會存在。
live it out, the light will naturally be there.
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你不需要到處告訴別人，"我是基督徒，所以我在發光。"
You don't need to go around telling others, "I'm a Christian, so I'm shining."
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那不是發光；
That's not shining;
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那是廣告。
that's advertising.
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但今天，我不想在城市、山上或這裡停留太久。
But today, I don't want to linger too long in the city, on the mountain, or here.
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我想和你談的是經文的最後一句話：
What I want to talk to you about is the last sentence of the scripture:
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"讓他們看見你的
"Let them see your
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善行。
good deeds.
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"原文希臘語中的"善"不是你可能想到的"善"。
" The "good" in the original Greek isn't the "good" you might think of.
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希臘語中的"善"是"美麗的，"
The Greek word for "good" is "beautiful," "
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有吸引力的，"和"令人欽佩的。
attractive," and "admirable.
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"這不是關於道德正確。
" It's not about being morally correct.
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道德正確在希臘語中有另一個特定的詞，
Morally correct has another specific word in Greek
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這指的是某些道德上
that refers to something that is morally
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可接受的東西。你知道法利賽人對耶穌最無法忍受的是什麼嗎？
acceptable. Do you know what the Pharisees found most unbearable about Jesus?
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不是他的教導——
It wasn't His teachings—
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法利賽人可以整天講解律法——
the Pharisees could preach the law all day long—
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那是他的吸引力。
that were His attraction.
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如果你翻閱福音書，你會發現一件特別有趣的事：稅吏，
If you look through the Gospels, you'll find something particularly interesting: tax collectors,
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罪人
sinners
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，妓女——社會上最不靈性的群體——
, prostitutes—the least spiritual people in society—
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都想靠近耶穌。
all wanted to be near Jesus.
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他們不怕他；
They weren't afraid of Him;
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他們想和他一起吃飯，聽他講話。
they wanted to eat with Him and hear Him speak.
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想要留在他身邊，
Wanting to stay by His side,
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路加福音15章開始說，稅吏和罪人都靠近耶穌，
Luke 15 begins by saying that tax collectors and sinners drew near to Jesus
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聽他的教導。
to hear His teachings
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這些主動接近他的人，
. These people, who actively approached Him,
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在社會上被排斥和鄙視，
were ostracized and despised in society,
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但他們在他面前感到安全。
yet they felt safe in His presence
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那法利賽人呢？
. What about the Pharisees?
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法利賽人在道德上是無可挑剔的；
The Pharisees were morally impeccable;
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他們遵守法律到最後的細節，
they kept the law to the last detail,
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他們的十分之一精確到香料的克數，
their tithes precise down to the gram of spices,
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每一條規則都被完美遵循。
and every rule was followed flawlessly.
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然而，沒有人想靠近他們。
Yet, no one wanted to be near them.
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人們害怕並尊敬他們，儘量保持距離。
People feared and revered them, keeping their
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想想看：
distance as much as possible.
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想想看：
Think about it:
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你身邊是否有道德完美的人，但你卻不想和他們一起吃飯？
are there people around you who are morally perfect, but you wouldn't want to eat with them?
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這是最大的區別。
This is the biggest difference.
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法利賽人在道德上是正確的
The Pharisees were morally correct
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，但他們冷漠且
, but they were cold and
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僵硬，對人施加壓力。
rigid, putting pressure on people.
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而耶穌不僅是正確的，他是美麗的。
Jesus, on the other hand, is not only right, He is beautiful.
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他擁有一種溫暖，使即使是破碎的人也能感受到他們可以在他的存在中真正存在。
He possesses a warmth that makes even those who are broken feel that they can truly exist in His presence.
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所以當耶穌說："讓他們看到你的善行
So when Jesus said, "Let them see your good deeds
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，" 他並不是說你應該成為一個無可挑剔的道德典範，
," He meant not that you should be a moral exemplar that no one can find fault with,
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但你應該過一種讓人想問你為什麼與眾不同的生活。
but that you should live a life that makes people want to ask you why you are different.
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想想你身邊那個讓你感覺他真的與眾不同的人。
Think about the person next to you who makes you feel that this person is truly different.
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他們可能不是基督徒，
They may not be a Christian
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但他們是那種讓你在與他們相處時不自覺地想成為更好的人。
, but they are the kind of person who makes you unconsciously want to become a better person when you are with them.
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而且他們並沒有做什麼特別的事情。什麼驚天動地的事？
And they are not doing anything special. What earth-shattering things?
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他只是一個
He's just someone
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當你請求他的幫助時，他會真心傾聽的人；
who genuinely listens when you ask for his help;
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當你感到難過時，他不會急著給你答案，而是會陪著你一會兒；
when you're sad, he doesn't rush to give you an answer but sits with you for a while;
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當你犯錯時，他不會評判你，而是會問你是否還好。
when you make a mistake, he doesn't judge you but asks if you're okay.
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那種感覺讓他變得如此吸引人。好
That feeling is what makes him so attractive. Good
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耶穌說，良好的行為並不在於你的道德紀錄，
Jesus said good behavior isn't about your moral record,
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而在於你的生活品質，讓人想要接近你。
but about the quality of your life that makes people want to get close to you.
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但這裡還有另一個問題
But there's another issue here
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，許多人從未注意到。
, one that many people have never noticed.
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馬太福音5:16說："同樣，
Matthew 5:16 says, "In the same way,
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讓你的光照在人前，使他們看見你的好行為。"
let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds."
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你的光應該被看見。
Your light should be seen.
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但你知道同樣的登山寶訓
But do you know what the same Sermon on the Mount
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在第6章第1節中說了什麼嗎？
says in chapter 6, verse 1?
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"小心
"Be careful
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不要在別人面前行善，
not to do good deeds in front of others
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以便他們可以看見。
so that they may see them.
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"等一下，
" Wait a minute,
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第5章說要讓別人看見，
chapter 5 says to let others see,
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第6章卻說不要故意讓別人看見？
chapter 6 says not to let others see it intentionally?
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如果同樣的耶穌
If the same Jesus
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講同樣的講道
preaches the same sermon
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不到五分鐘，
for less than five minutes,
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這不是矛盾嗎？你有沒有見過
isn't that contradictory? Have you ever seen
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在社交媒體上兩隻手合十祈禱的照片，
a photo on social media of two hands clasped in prayer,
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標題為「感謝主又是一個美好的一天」
captioned "Thank the Lord for another wonderful day"
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？你看到後有什麼感覺？
? What did you feel after seeing it?
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不完全是厭惡，但有些東西感覺不對。
Not exactly disgusted, but something just felt off.
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那種感覺
Is that feeling
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是你的直覺在試圖區分兩個
your intuition trying to distinguish between two
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矛盾的經文段落嗎？
contradictory passages of scripture?
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沒有矛盾。
There's no contradiction.
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第五章第十六節說，啟示是自然的結果。
Chapter 5, verse 16 says that the illumination is a natural result.
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你在那裡，
You are there,
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你是光
you are light
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，你在發光，別人會看到你。
, you are shining, and others will see you.
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你不需要做任何事情
You don't need to do anything
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；光會被看見。
; light will be seen.
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第六章第一節說，故意讓他們看到你是一種故意的表演。
Chapter 6, verse 1 says that deliberately letting them see you is a deliberate performance.
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你在那裡，
You are there ,
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但你實際上並不是光。
but you are not actually light
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；你是在假裝自己是光，你在把聚光燈照在自己身上。
; you are pretending to be light, you are shining a spotlight on yourself.
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區別只有一個字：動機。
The difference is only one word: motivation.
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一個是活出來的，
One is lived out,
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另一個是演出來的。
the other is acted out.
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想一想，你有沒有見過一個人
Think about it, have you ever seen a person
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自然地做好事，
who does good deeds naturally,
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甚至沒有意識到嗎？
without even realizing it?
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幫你搬東西並不是...因為基督徒應該願意幫助他人
Helping you carry things isn't... Because Christians should be willing to help others
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因為當有人看到你在努力搬東西時，
, it's because when someone sees you struggling to move something,
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那就是在實踐他們自己的善行
that's living out their own good deeds
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. 然後你也見過另一種人
. Then you've also seen another type of person
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當他們做好事時，你總覺得有攝影機在拍攝
who, when doing good, you always feel like there's a camera filming
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他們幫你搬東西，
them helping you move things
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而且你能感覺到他們在等你說謝謝
, and you can sense they're waiting for you to say thank you
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, 甚至在等第三個人來看這一切。
, even waiting for a third person to see it.
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這就是表演，
That's acting,
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活出他們自己的光。
living out their own light.
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當其他人看到這一切時，他們會榮耀上帝。
When others see it, they give glory to God.
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這個人身上有些東西讓我覺得他們所信仰的值得信賴—
There's something about this person that makes me feel that the one they believe in is worthy of faith—
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一種表現出來的光。
an acted-out light.
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當其他人看到這一切時，他們會感到不舒服
When others see it, they just feel uncomfortable
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. 這個人是在炫耀他們的靈性嗎？
. Is this person showing off how spiritual they are?
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你上次做好事後的第一個想法是什麼？
What was your first thought
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是感謝主，還是希望有人看到？
after doing a good deed last time ?
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你不需要回答我
Was it thanking the Lord, or hoping someone would see it?
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, 只需回答你自己。
You don't need to answer me
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, 好吧，我們劃一條線
, just answer yourself.
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看看我們到目前為止談了什麼。
Okay, let's draw a line
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鹽不是防腐劑，而是調和劑。
and see what we've talked about so far.
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鹽不是防腐劑，而是一種和諧劑。
Salt is not a preservative, but a harmonizer.
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你是鹽，不是一個命令，而是一種身份的宣告。
You are salt, not a command, but a declaration of identity.
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鹽需要溶解才能發揮作用；
Salt needs to dissolve to function;
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一旦失去其味道，這是不可逆的。
once it loses its flavor, it's irreversible.
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光是活出來的，而不是表演出來的
Light is lived out, not performed
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好的行為不是道德清單；差異在於動機。
. Good behavior is not a moral list; the difference lies in motivation.
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如果你已經跟隨到這裡，
If you've followed this far,
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你對馬太福音5:13-16的理解應該與三十分鐘前完全不同。
your understanding of Matthew 5:13-16 should be completely different from what it was thirty minutes ago.
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但所有這些最終都指向同一個問題：
But all of this ultimately points to the same question:
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那麼你打算怎麼做？
So what do you plan to do?
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知道你是鹽，
Knowing you are salt,
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你真的成為了鹽嗎？
have you truly become salt?
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知道好的行為不是道德清單，
Knowing good behavior is not a moral list,
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你真的活出來了嗎？
have you truly lived it out?
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知道你必須先成為鹽然後再成為光，
Knowing you must first be salt and then light,
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你真的進入了這個世界嗎？
have you truly entered the world?
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我接下來要說的
What I'm about to say
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可能是今天分享中最不舒服的部分
might be the most uncomfortable part of today's sharing
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因為我將向你展示一幅圖片，
because I'm going to show you a picture,
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一幅靈性死海的圖片。
a picture of the spiritual Dead Sea.
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你可能已經在那樣生活了
You might already be living like that
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卻沒有意識到。
without realizing it.
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它是世界上最鹹的湖泊之一。
You must have heard of the Dead Sea,
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你可以在水面上漂浮並閱讀報紙；
one of the saltiest lakes in the world.
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那幅畫面是著名的。
You can float on the surface and read a newspaper;
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那個畫面是著名的。
that image is famous .
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但除了這個旅遊景點之外，
But besides this tourist attraction,
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死海還有一個更重要的特徵：
the Dead Sea has a more important characteristic:
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它是死的，
it is dead ,
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字面上是死的。
literally dead.
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那裡沒有魚，沒有海藻，
There are no fish, no seaweed
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沒有浮游生物；那裡什麼都活不下去。
, no plankton; nothing can live there.
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在地球上幾乎所有的水體中，
In almost all bodies of water on Earth
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只要有水，就有生命，
, as long as there is water, there is life
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但死海是一個例外。
, but the Dead
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但你有沒有想過這個問題：
Sea is an exception
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死海的水從哪裡來？
. But have you ever thought about this question:
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約旦河
Where does the water in the Dead Sea come from?
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不斷流入死海。
The Jordan
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約旦河本身是一條非常好的河流，
River flows continuously into the Dead Sea.
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清澈而充滿活力，
The Jordan River itself is a very good river
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支持著大量的生物和沿岸的農田。
, clear and vibrant,
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聖經中提到約旦河無數次，
supporting a large number of organisms and farmlands along its banks.
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它是應許之地的象徵性水源。
The Bible mentions the Jordan River countless times
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換句話說，流入死海的水並不髒，
; it is the symbolic water source of the Promised Land.
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或受到污染；
In other words, the water flowing into the Dead Sea is not dirty
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或受到污染；
or polluted;
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這是好水，非常好的水。
it is good water, very good water.
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問題不在於水源；
The problem is not with the water source;
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問題出在哪裡？
where does the problem lie?
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死海沒有出水口
The Dead Sea has no outlet
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; 水只流入而不流出。
; water only flows in and never out.
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約旦河不斷帶來新鮮的活水，
The Jordan River continuously brings in fresh, living water,
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但一旦進入，就再也無法離開。
but once it enters, it can never leave.
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太陽蒸發水分，
The sun evaporates the water,
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只留下鹽和礦物質。
leaving behind only salt and minerals.
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隨著時間的推移，鹽的濃度
Over time, the salt concentration
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急劇增加。多高？
increases dramatically. How high?
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死海的鹽含量約為十
The Dead Sea's salt content is about ten
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次數
times
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與普通海水相比。
that of ordinary seawater.
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在這種濃度下，幾乎沒有生命能夠存活。
At this concentration , almost no life can survive.
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在表面上，死海似乎不斷接收
On the surface, the Dead Sea seems to continuously receive
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約旦河的水，供應從未停止。
water from the Jordan River, never ceasing its supply.
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然而，由於它只流入而不流出，
However, because it only flows in and never out,
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死海將所有活水變成了死水。
the Dead Sea turns all the living water into stagnant water.
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許多基督徒的信仰生活就像這樣：
Many Christians' faith lives are like this:
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每週的講道，每日的靈修
weekly sermons, daily spiritual practice
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，參加聖經學習小組，閱讀和解釋經文，聆聽播客，
, attending Bible study groups, reading and interpreting scriptures, listening to podcasts,
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甚至觀看像今天這樣的視頻。
and even watching videos like today's.
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大量的好東西流入
A large amount of good stuff flows in
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，而且這些確實都是好東西。
, and it's all truly good stuff.
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但問題是：在這些東西流入之後
But the question is: after this stuff flows in
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，它們是否流出？
, does it flow out?
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你聽了一篇關於愛鄰居的講道，點頭
You listened to a sermon about loving your neighbor, nodded
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你聽了一篇關於愛鄰居的講道，點頭
and said Amen, took two pages of notes,
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並說阿門，記了兩頁筆記，
and then what?
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然後呢？
After you got home, did you knock on your neighbor's door even once more?
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最有可能，
Most likely,
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你讀了一段關於憐憫的文字，
you read a passage about mercy,
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劃了重點，
underlined it,
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寫下靈修筆記，甚至在社交媒體上發佈，
wrote spiritual notes, or even posted it on social media,
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然後呢？
and then what?
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在工作中，你是否對那位總是被忽視的同事說過一句話？
At work, do you say a single word to that colleague who's always being ignored?
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最有可能沒有。
Most likely not.
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你在小組中分享了一個
You shared a
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見證，談到你如何感謝主對你最近經歷的偉大愛的體會，
testimony in your group about how you thanked the Lord for your recent experience of God's great love
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而每個人都感動了。但然後呢？
, and everyone was moved. But then what?
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在小組之外，你是否將那份愛擴展到不在小組中的某個人
Outside of the group, did you extend that love to someone who isn't even in the group
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或甚至不相信主的人？
or doesn't even believe in the Lord?
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如果沒有，
If not,
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這些好的水就會流入你的死海，
all this good water will just flow into your Dead Sea
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而永遠不會流出。
and never flow out.
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如果這些事情從未流出，
If these things never flow out,
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從未成為對你周圍人的真誠關心，
never become genuine care for those around you,
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從未成為社區中的實際行動，
never become actual actions in the community,
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從未與非信徒建立溫暖而真誠的關係，
never become warm and genuine relationships with non-believers,
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它們將在你內部積累。
they will accumulate within you.
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你的靈性知識會增加，並且
Your spiritual knowledge will increase, and
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你所能宣講的教義將變得越來越深奧
the doctrines you can preach will become more and more profound
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但你的生活將變得越來越乏味。
, but your life will become less and less vibrant.
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你將成為一個靈性高鹽狀態，
You will become a spiritually high-salt state,
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含量極高，
with extremely high content
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但無法依賴任何東西生存。
, but unable to live on anything.
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你知道這個世界上最諷刺的事情是什麼嗎？
Do you know what the most ironic thing in this world is?
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許多不信者並不批評基督徒的壞，
Many non-believers don't criticize Christians for being bad,
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而是批評他們無聊。他們說
but rather for being boring. They say
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基督徒不是邪惡，只是乏味；
Christians aren't evil, just dull;
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不恐怖，只是無趣。
not scary, just uninteresting
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和他們在一起不會給你任何活力的感覺，
. Being with them doesn't give you any sense of vitality
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只有一種奇怪的優越感和一堆你不理解的宗教術語。
, only a strange sense of superiority and a bunch of religious jargon you don't understand.
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一個看起來無聊的基督徒
A Christian who seems boring
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就像一個靈性的死海—
is like a spiritual Dead Sea—
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含鹽量極高，但那裡什麼都無法生存。
highly saline, but nothing can survive there.
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這個畫面令人心碎。
This image is heartbreaking.
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因為如果你對自己誠實，
Because if you're honest with yourself,
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你身邊真的有不信者嗎？
do you really have non-believers around you?
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不只是偶爾接觸的人，因為你想分享福音，
Not just people you occasionally contact because you want to share the gospel,
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而是你真正理解的，並且
but people you genuinely understand and
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彼此生活中真正參與的人？
who are truly involved in each other's lives?
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如果你數過，發現你的社交圈幾乎完全由教會的人組成，
If you've counted and find your social circle is almost entirely made up of church people,
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那麼你可能是一個正在變得像死海的基督徒。
then you might be a Christian in the process of becoming like the Dead Sea
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你認為你現在更像約旦河，
. Do you think you're more like the Jordan River
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還是死海？如果你誠實回答，
or the Dead Sea right now
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答案可能不會令人愉快。
? If you answer honestly,
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答案可能不太好聽
the answer might not be pleasant to hear
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但這沒關係。知道你是死海的一部分
, but that's okay. Knowing you are part of the Dead Sea
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是流出來的第一步。
is the first step towards flowing out.
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我想給你展示一個更具體的形象。
And I'd like to show you a more concrete image.
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這像你認識的某個人，還是
Does this resemble someone you know, or
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像你自己的人？
someone like yourself?
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在星期一的工作中，你獨佔所有的功勞，
On Monday at work, you take all the credit,
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轉移
shift
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責任，當你無法忍受不公時就發脾氣。
the blame, and throw tantrums when you can't bear the injustices.
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你不會猜到這個人是基督徒。
You wouldn't guess this person is a Christian.
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在星期五晚上，你回到家，打開你們的微信群，
On Friday night, you go home, open your group's WeChat group,
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並發佈一個長長的祈禱
and post a long prayer
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請兄弟姐妹為你祈禱："我
asking brothers and sisters to pray for you: "I
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最近工作壓力很大，請賜我平安。"
'm under a lot of work pressure lately, please grant me peace."
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在星期天的教堂裡，你改變了你的舉止。
On Sunday at church, you change your demeanor.
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你在唱詩時舉手，祈禱時流淚，
You raise your hand while singing hymns, cry while praying,
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並在分享經歷時說："感謝主，這週的指引。"但一旦你
and say "Thank you, Lord, for your guidance this week" when sharing your experiences. But once you
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離開教堂，你又恢復了以往的樣子。
leave church, you act the same as always
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你稱這為被分別為聖嗎？
. You call this being set apart for holiness?
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這不叫被分別為聖；
This isn't called setting apart for holiness;
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這叫週末兼職工作。對於
it's called weekend part-time work. For
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週末兼職基督徒，
weekend part-time Christians,
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他們的生活和信仰之間從星期一到星期六有一堵無形的牆。
there's an invisible wall between their lives and faith from Monday to Saturday.
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他們在星期天打開一扇窗戶讓新鮮空氣進來
They open a window on Sunday to let in some fresh air
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，但在星期一又關上它。
, but close it again on Monday.
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他們的信仰被鎖在一個盒子裡
Their faith is locked in a box
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——在需要時拿出來，
—taken out when needed ,
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不需要時乾淨地收起來
put away cleanly when not
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，不影響正常生活。
, without affecting normal life.
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鹽仍然是同樣的鹽，但它總是鎖在罐子裡；
The salt is still the same salt, but it's always locked in the jar;
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它從未被灑出來
it's never been spilled out
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，從未真正融入任何人的生活。
, never truly dissolved into anyone's life.
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我不是在這裡評判你；
I'm not saying this to judge you;
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我自己也經歷過這個階段
I've experienced this stage myself
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，坦白說，
, and frankly,
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它持續的時間比你想像的要長得多。
it lasted much longer than you imagine.
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有一段時間，我也是這樣：
For a time, I was like that too:
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在星期天的教堂裡感動不已。
incredibly moved at church on Sundays.
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我覺得這一週我必須改變；
I felt I had to change this week;
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當我星期一早上鬧鐘響的時候，
the moment my alarm rang on Monday morning,
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我打開手機，滑動新聞五分鐘，
I opened my phone and scrolled through the news for five minutes, and
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那種靈感的感覺已經消散了一半；
half of that feeling of inspiration had already dissipated;
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一旦我坐在辦公室，
once I sat down at the office and
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面對工作壓力和人際關係，
faced work pressure and interpersonal relationships,
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星期天的靈感完全被抹去。
the inspiration from Sunday was completely wiped out.
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並不是我不想充實地生活，而是這真的太難了。
It's not that I don't want to live life to the fullest, it's just that it's really too difficult.
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教會裡的世界和現實世界之間的差距是
The gap between the world in the church and the real world is
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比你想像的要大得多。
much bigger than you imagine .
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但我不是在這裡讓你感到內疚。
But I'm not saying all this to make you feel guilty.
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如果你聽到這句話時感到一陣痛苦，
If you feel a pang of pain when I say this,
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這只是意味著你在乎。
it just means you care .
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真正失去味道的鹽聽到這些話時不會有任何感覺；它
Salt that has truly lost its flavor won't feel anything when it hears these words; it
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完全麻木。
's completely numb.
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但你感受到一些東西，你感到不舒服。
But you feel something, you feel uncomfortable
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這意味著你的鹹味仍然存在；
. What does that mean?
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它並沒有消失。
This means your saltiness is still there;
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它只是被困在罐子裡太久了。
it hasn't disappeared.
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它需要更努力地工作，變得更鹹。
It's just been trapped in the jar for too long.
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記得我們之前談過的充電器類比嗎？
What it needs is to work harder to become saltier.
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它需要回到源頭附近
Remember the charger analogy we talked about earlier?
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並被釋放。
It needs to get back close to the source
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並被釋放。
and be released.
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我必須誠實地告訴你另外一件事：
And I must honestly tell you something else:
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當你真正鼓起勇氣走進這個世界
when you truly muster the courage to step into the world
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並開始成為鹽和光，
and start being salt and light,
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你將面對一個殘酷的現實。
you will encounter a cruel reality.
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並不是每個人都會因為看到你的善行而榮耀天父。
Not everyone will give glory to the Father just because they see your good deeds.
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有些人會認為你是虛偽的—
Some people will think you're hypocritical—
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你只是想把我拉進你的教會，不是嗎？
you just want to drag me into your church, don't you?
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有些人會利用你的善良
Some people will take advantage of your kindness
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因為你很容易交談，將所有的工作都推給你。
because you're easy to talk to, dumping all the work on you.
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其他人則會完全忽視你；你付出你的心
Others will completely ignore you; you give your heart
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而他們甚至不會回報。
and they don't even reciprocate.
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你真心幫助一位同事，而他們不但不感激，反而
You sincerely help a colleague, and instead of being grateful, they
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在你背後說閒話，說他只是在裝模作樣。
gossip behind your back, saying he's just faking it.
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你堅持不參加公司活動，並在背後說別人的壞話，只有
You insist on not participating in company activities and talking badly about people behind their backs, only
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被視為異類，並
to be seen as an oddball and
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慢慢被邊緣化。
slowly marginalized.
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你對鄰居表現出真正的關心，但
You show genuine concern for your neighbors, but
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人們懷疑你有其他動機。
people suspect you have ulterior motives.
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在這樣的時候，內心可能會說："
At times like these, a voice inside you might say: "
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算了，
Forget it
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這是沒有意義的。"
, it's pointless."
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但我想告訴你，這就是正常的
But I want to tell you, this is what normal
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耶穌所做的。有些人說，當你在眾人面前發光時，
Jesus did. Some say that when you shine your light before people,
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每個人都會鼓掌。
everyone will applaud.
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他的意思是讓他們看到你的善行。
He means letting them see your good deeds.
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看是第一步
Seeing is the first step
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；他們在看到後的反應
; how they respond after seeing
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是他們的事，不是你的。
is their business
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你的任務是照亮
, not yours.
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，而不是控制別人在光中看到什麼。
Your task is to illuminate
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光不能決定誰進入房間
, not control what others see in the light.
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；光只負責保持開啟。
The light cannot decide who enters the room
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你負責活出
; the light is only responsible for being on.
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你的反應，並把它交給上帝。
You are responsible for living out
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我知道這聽起來像是在說，不管結果如何，你都必須這樣做
your response and leaving it to God.
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，但這並不是一種無助的堅持
I know this sounds like saying that no matter the outcome, you have to do it
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；這是自由。
, but this is not a helpless persistence
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想想看：
; it is freedom.
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想想看：
Think about it:
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如果你是在製造鹽或光來獲得世界的認可，
if you are making salt or light to gain the world's approval,
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那麼你... 你的情緒將永遠受到他人的控制。
then you... Your emotions will always be controlled by others.
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今天當有人讚美你時你很高興，
Today you're happy when someone praises you,
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明天當有人誤解你時你會感到崩潰。
tomorrow you're devastated when someone misunderstands you
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做好事變成了一種交易；
. Doing good deeds becomes a transaction;
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你提供善意以換取認可。
you offer kindness in exchange for recognition.
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這不是成為光明的燈塔；這是生意。
This isn't being a beacon of light; it's business.
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但如果你是因為你是光而成為光明的燈塔，
But if you are a beacon of light because you are light,
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那麼
then
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他人的反應就變得無關緊要。
how others respond becomes irrelevant.
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你不是在做某件事；
You're not doing something;
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你是在過自己的生活。
you're living your own life.
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就像太陽在升起之前不需要地球感謝你它的光，
Just like the sun doesn't need the earth to thank you for its light before it rises,
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它升起，
it rises
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因為它是太陽。
because it is the sun.
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這是你的身份，而不是你的
This is your identity, not your
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成就。有關鍵績效指標，但沒有身份。
achievements. There are KPIs, but no identity.
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你不需要向任何人證明你是鹽；
You don't need to prove to anyone that you are salt;
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你只需要活出來。
you just need to live it.
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好吧，
Okay,
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今天，
today
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我們重新探討了這段經文，
we've revisited this passage of scripture
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四十分鐘前，你可能認為你對它非常熟悉—
. Forty minutes ago, you might have thought you were very familiar with it—
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鹽，
salt,
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一種防腐劑；
a preservative;
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光，一個好的例子。
light, a good example.
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但現在你知道了，
But now you know that
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鹽不是防腐劑
salt isn't a preservative
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; 鹽是一種調和劑，是和平條約的象徵，
; salt is a harmonizer, a symbol of peace treaties,
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是重新團結分裂世界的存在。
the being that reunites a divided world.
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你是鹽——這不是一個命令
You are salt—this isn't a command
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，而是身份的宣告。你已經是；你
, it's a declaration of identity. You already are; you
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不需要證明這一點。
don't need to prove it.
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鹽必須溶解才能發揮作用；
Salt must dissolve to work;
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你必須進入這個世界。
you have to enter this world.
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與其躲在教堂裡
Instead of hiding in the church
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，光不是一種道德表演
, light is not a moral performance put on
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，而是真正的良好行為
, but genuine good behavior
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，是一種吸引人的生活品質，人們想要接近。
, an attractive quality of life that people want to get close to.
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可見的事物和故意為了表現而做的事之間的區別
The difference between something visible and something deliberately done for show
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在於一個詞：
lies in one word :
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動機。
motivation.
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而這一切都是基於這個前提：
And all of this is based on the premise that
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你必須走出那個罐子。
you must step out of that jar.
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鹽不能留在罐子裡，
Salt cannot stay in the jar,
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光也不能藏在斗下。
and light cannot be hidden under a bushel.
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這在你的生活中意味著什麼？
What does this mean in your life?
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就像你明天早上到辦公室時，
It's like when you get to the office tomorrow morning,
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你選擇問那個一直被忽視的同事，"你最近怎麼樣？" 它
you choose to ask that colleague who's always been ignored, "How have you been lately?" It
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這不是因為你在傳播福音，而是因為你心懷不滿。
's not because you're spreading the gospel, it's because you're salty.
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這是你的本能，去尋找和諧所需的地方。
It's your instinct to go where harmony is needed.
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就像下次一位朋友抱怨生活時，
It's like the next time a friend complains about life,
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你不急著給出答案
you don't rush to give answers
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或講課
or lecture
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，但靜靜地和他們坐一會。
, but quietly sit with them for a while.
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因為你是光，讓人想要靠近的那種。就像那個人
Because you are light, the kind that makes people want to get close. It's like the person
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你在市場上、地鐵裡、
you are in the market, on the subway,
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在你的工作區裡工作
in your cubicle working
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直到深夜，還有在星期天的教堂裡——那是同一個人
late into the night, and in church on Sundays—it's the same person
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，不是兩個人
, not two people
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，不是一份週末工作，而是同一個人。
, not a weekend job, but the same person.
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這些事情很小；
These things are small;
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沒有人會因為做這些而給你獎盃
no one will give you a trophy for doing them
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，但這就是鹽在食物中溶解的方式——
, but that's how salt dissolves in food—
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看不見的
unseen
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，但是……最終
, but... Ultimately
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，
,
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我們今天花了四十分鐘重新檢視一段你認為非常熟悉的經文。
we spent forty minutes today re-examining a passage of scripture that you thought you were very familiar with.
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在拆解之後，你發現
After breaking it down, you discovered
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它所說的遠比你想的更深刻
that it speaks far deeper
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而且比你想的更親密——
and is far more intimate than you thought—
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直接關係到你如何
directly related to how you
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度過明天早晨，如何
will spend tomorrow morning, how
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下次面對人們，
you will face people next time,
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而你現在所做的決定。
and the decisions you make right now.
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許多時候，當我們誠心祈禱時，我們呼喊著同樣的事情：
Many times when we pray earnestly, we cry out the same thing:
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"上帝
"God
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，站在我身邊。"
, stand by my side."
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當我們生病時，我們說"上帝，站在我身邊"，當我們遇到困難時，我們說"上帝
We say "God, stand by my side" when we are sick, we say "God
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，站在我身邊"，即使在我們無法做某事的時候，我們也會說"上帝，站在我身邊"。
, stand by my side" when we encounter difficulties,
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但整本聖經不斷重申同樣的事情——
and we say "God, stand by my side" even when we can't do something.
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並不是我站在祢的身邊，
But the entire Bible keeps saying the same thing—
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而是祢站在我的身邊。
it's not that I stand by Your side
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願上帝祝福你，下次見。
, it's that you stand by my side.
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願上帝祝福你，下次見。
May God bless you, see you next time.