创世记 4:6
耶和华对该隐说：「你为什么发怒呢？你为什么变了脸色呢？ 7 你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。它必恋慕你，你却要制伏它。」
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伊甸园之后，第一个被记录的罪，不是说谎、偷窃，而是杀人，起因于「比较」！
该隐与亚伯一同向神献祭，神看中了亚伯和他的供物，只是看不中该隐和他的供物（创世记4:1-16）。经文没有详细交代差异的细节，没有评论「看中或看不中」（虽然我们多所揣测、分析），却清楚描写「比较」带出罪的晕染，该隐就大大地发怒，变了脸色。
神提醒亚伯说：「…你若行得好，岂不蒙悦纳？你若行得不好，罪就伏在门前。…」神没有把亚伯拿来与该隐比较，「比较」并不是神的评量方式，而是人自己在心中设立的法庭。当该隐把亚伯从「弟弟」变成「对手」，世界第一次流血。
「人的比较」往往出现在没有真理的标准、模糊的表象当中，我们不经意的陷入财富、名位、成就、容貌…，甚至教会服事、领人归主的「比较」陷阱；接着，罪就悄然进入我们的内心，衍生出不平、愤怒、贪婪、忌妒、争竞…。
Maybe you share this deep desire: a desire to face death unafraid. To die without fright or a fight, perhaps even with a smile.
Some say that’s impossible. But Christ promises in John 14:1-3, “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am” (TLB).
Jesus experienced a physical and factual resurrection. And—here it is— because he did, we will too! If Jesus’ tomb is empty, then his promise is not. So let’s die with faith. Jesus grants courage for the final passage, death. No need to dread it or ignore it. Because of Jesus Christ, you can face it.
创世记 8:1-14
1神记念挪亚和挪亚方舟里的一切走兽牲畜。神叫风吹地，水势渐落。 2 渊源和天上的窗户都闭塞了，天上的大雨也止住了。 3 水从地上渐退，过了一百五十天，水就渐消。 4 七月十七日，方舟停在亚拉腊山上。 5 水又渐消，到十月初一日，山顶都现出来了。
6 过了四十天，挪亚开了方舟的窗户， 7 放出一只乌鸦去。那乌鸦飞来飞去，直到地上的水都干了。 8 他又放出一只鸽子去，要看看水从地上退了没有。 9 但遍地上都是水，鸽子找不着落脚之地，就回到方舟挪亚那里，挪亚伸手把鸽子接进方舟来。 10 他又等了七天，再把鸽子从方舟放出去。 11 到了晚上，鸽子回到他那里，嘴里叼著一个新拧下来的橄榄叶子，挪亚就知道地上的水退了。 12 他又等了七天，放出鸽子去，鸽子就不再回来了。
当挪亚六百岁，二月十七日那一天，大渊的泉源都裂开了，天上的窗户也敞开了， 四十昼夜降大雨在地上。水势浩大，在地上共一百五十天。水从地上渐退，过了一百五十天，水就渐消。七月十七日，方舟停在亚拉腊山上。水又渐消，到十月初一日，山顶都现出来了。
Are you “rich in this present age?” Almost half the world lives on less than $2.50 a day. So, if your income is higher, then you are rich, and your affluence demands double vigilance.
How can a person survive prosperity? Well first, do not be haughty. Do not think for a moment that you had anything to do with your accumulation. Money is an untrustworthy foundation. The United States economy endured ten recessions between 1948 and 2001.
Don’t trust money. Trust God. He owns everything and gives us all things to enjoy. Move from the fear of scarcity to the comfort of provision. “Do good … be rich in good works, ready to give, and willing to share” (1 Timothy 6:18 NKJV).
In Luke 12:19-20, the rich man said to himself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you” (NCV).
The rich fool went to the wrong person— himself. And he asked the wrong question— What shall I do? His error was that his plans did not include God. Jesus did not criticize the man’s affluence. He criticized his arrogance.
Accumulation of wealth is a popular defense against fear. We think the more we have, the safer we are. God does not want his children to trust money. God is the great provider. The great giver. Absolutely generous and utterly dependable. Trust him, not stuff!
创世记 7:1-24
耶和华对挪亚说：「你和你的全家都要进入方舟，因为在这世代中，我见你在我面前是义人。 2 凡洁净的畜类，你要带七公七母，不洁净的畜类，你要带一公一母， 3 空中的飞鸟也要带七公七母，可以留种，活在全地上。 4 因为再过七天，我要降雨在地上四十昼夜，把我所造的各种活物都从地上除灭。」 5 挪亚就遵著耶和华所吩咐的行了。
当我们读这段圣经时，很多人都很好奇，挪亚用什么方法可以找到那么多一对一对不洁净的畜类，甚至是七对七对洁净的畜类，连空中的飞鸟也要带七公七母，一对对的昆虫，何等不易! 但是当我们再仔细读时，就会发现当洪水泛滥在地上的时候，那些活物是自行到挪亚那里进入方舟。是神把牠们带到挪亚那里，是神引导牠们进入方舟。这些畜类是出于神的拣选，不是挪亚去抓来的。因为祂是创造万物的神。
创世记 6:13-22
13 神就对挪亚说：「凡有血气的人，他的尽头已经来到我面前，因为地上满了他们的强暴。我要把他们和地一并毁灭。 14 你要用歌斐木造一只方舟，分一间一间地造，里外抹上松香。 15 方舟的造法乃是这样：要长三百肘，宽五十肘，高三十肘。 16 方舟上边要留透光处，高一肘。方舟的门要开在旁边。方舟要分上、中、下三层。 17 看哪，我要使洪水泛滥在地上，毁灭天下，凡地上有血肉、有气息的活物，无一不死。
亚当Adam“ Man人 ”塞特Seth “ Appointed被注定” 以挪士Enosh“ Mortal不免一死的 ” 该南Cainan “ Sorrow悲哀” 玛勒列Mahalalel “ The Blessed / Praised God可称颂的神” 雅列Jared“ Shall come down将要降临” 以诺Enoch “Teaching教导” 玛土撒拉Methuselah “ His death shall bring他的死将带来”拉麦Lamech “ The despairing绝望的”. 挪亚Noah “ Rest, or comfort安慰、安息”
Good people aren’t exempt from violence. We aren’t insulated. But neither are we intimidated. In Matthew 10:28, Jesus says, “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul” (NKJV). Jesus had just told the disciples to expect scourging, trials, death, hatred, and persecution. To their credit, none defected.
Psalm 118:6 declares, “The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Satan unleashed his meanest demons on God’s Son. Yet the devil of death could not destroy the Lord of life. I pray God spares you such evil. May he grant you long life and peaceful passage. Remember, God wastes no pain.
创世记 6:1-12
当人在世上多起来，又生女儿的时候， 2 神的儿子们看见人的女子美貌，就随意挑选，娶来为妻。 3 耶和华说：「人既属乎血气，我的灵就不永远住在他里面，然而他的日子还可到一百二十年。」 4 那时候有伟人在地上，后来神的儿子们和人的女子们交合生子，那就是上古英武有名的人。
5 耶和华见人在地上罪恶很大，终日所思想的尽都是恶。 6 耶和华就后悔造人在地上，心中忧伤。 7 耶和华说：「我要将所造的人和走兽并昆虫，以及空中的飞鸟，都从地上除灭，因为我造他们后悔了。」 8 唯有挪亚在耶和华眼前蒙恩。
旧约圣经在没有编辑成现在的圣经之前，有一本〈以诺书〉，就是那位与神同行三百年，后来被神接去的以诺写的。根据维基百科，〈以诺书〉一共有三书，以诺一书，又名为《衣索比亚以诺启示录》，在死海古卷中亦见其残卷。书中描绘末世时代罪人受罚和义人得到奖赏，讲述天使跟人间的女人结合，因此人类败坏，正如本章经文所描述的，等等。
以诺二书是「仔细描述创世纪 5:21-32 的内容；即是由以诺的生命至洪水前的一段时间。」三书是一些拉比漫游天庭，看到神的宝座、战车、和众天使等异象的记载。
What’s your worst fear? Jesus did more than speak about fear. He faced it. In Mark 14:35-36, Jesus prayed in Gethsemane’s garden, “Abba, Father,’ everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet, I want your will to be done, not mine” (NLT).
The cup equaled Jesus’ worst-case scenario— to be the recipient of God’s wrath, to experience isolation from his Father. And what Jesus did with his fear shows us what to do with ours. He prayed. He even requested the prayer support of friends. Jesus’ prayer was brief. It was straightforward and trusting.
Do likewise. Be specific about your fears. Call them out in prayer. Make them stand before God and take their comeuppance!
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