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【基督徒家庭的危机】时代激变，人生紧张，基督徒之家庭问题，也遭遇了严重的危机。这危机如同遭遇了干旱之年，饥荒的岁月一样。可用甚么比方信徒之家的景况呢？这比方好象：(一)坛内只有一把面：意即「耶和华的言语稀少，不常有默示。」(二)瓶里只有一点油：意即如愚拙的童女，「拿着灯，却不预备油。」(三)灯台只有一线光：意即灯快「要灭了。」今时代，信徒之家为甚么会有这种光景呢？因为：(一)不听神的话，厌恶真道。(二)不顺从圣灵的引导，一味偏行己路。(三)不为主做见证，却以福音为耻。所以，信徒之家变成了：(一)多有社交活动，弄得精疲力竭，无力事奉主。(二)追求物质享受，欲壑难填，无暇事奉主。(三)与世浮沉，同流合污，无心事奉主。─《五十灵筵》陈述荣

【如何纔能基督化家庭】我们的家庭要基督化，就要效法圣经中记载的三个家庭：(一)亚伯拉罕的家庭：亚伯拉罕支搭帐棚(就是家)在甚么地方，他第一件事要做的就是「为耶和华筑坛，求告耶和华的名」(创十二8)。筑坛求告神的名，就是做家庭礼拜，感谢赞美神。故他家中有顺服的儿子 ─ 以撒，甘心情愿把自己献给耶和华作燔祭。(二)约伯的家庭：约伯是敬畏神的人，虽遭遇患难，家破人亡，但他信心坚定，不弃掉神，因他知道他的救赎主活着(伯十九25)。他曾斥责他妻子：「愚顽的妇人，难道我们从神手中得福，不也受祸么？」同心事主，终于看见神荣耀的作为，使他家庭比前更美满。(三)伯大尼之家：在伯大尼有一个爱主的家庭，马大热心服事主，马利亚敬虔领受主的道，拉撒路从死里复活，有分别为圣的活的见证。─《五十灵筵》陈述荣

【家庭生活与信仰】我们所需要的是，在家庭生活中的敬虔、公义。有一个年轻牧师跟我说，他无法和他的妻子相处，怎么办？我告诉他应该放下牧师的工作。一个人除非能够和家人相处，否则没有权利站在讲台上。─《慕迪喻道故事》

【信仰与生活不相配】如果我想知道某人是不是基督徒，我不会问他的牧师，而会问他的妻子。如今我们需要更多「家庭式的虔诚」；若有人对太太不好，我不会想听他谈基督教信仰的事。如果他没拥有「今生的救恩」，听他谈「来生的救恩」又有什么用呢？我们需要一种深入家庭和日常生活中的基督教信仰。有些人的信仰只会令人产生反感；他们到了礼拜天，在腔调、神情上都表现得十分虔诚、神圣，让你觉得他们真是很不错的圣徒；可是，到了礼拜一就完全走样，这些都看不见了！他们把信仰和在主日穿著的衣服都一起收起来，等到下礼拜再披上去。你觉得可笑吗？这是真实的情形。─ 慕迪《有福的盼望》

【在家庭中当有基督的形像】家庭中的琐事和本分，家庭中因嬉笑或粗心惹起的误会，家庭生活中所起的无数微小的摩擦和刺激，都极容易破坏家庭中的和睦，损伤甘美的情感。我们应当每日在这些事物中，使我们慈爱的灯盏发出光来。当使我们的家庭中，常有那不止息的爱。无论你到甚么遥远的地方或相近的区域去，发扬基督徒的光辉，当记住：总要先照亮这最近的地方──你的家庭。你在外面所有的善行，决不能弥补你在家庭里的那些没有爱心的动作与生活。─《灵食拾英》J.R. Miller

【主的话乃是家庭生活的基础】约翰福音二章提到当耶稣去迦拿赴婚筵时所发生的事，这是耶稣所行的第一个神迹，是在一个家庭做的，而且由这个故事让我们学到一个很重要的功课：就是耶稣的母亲对用人说：「祂告诉你们甚么，你们就作甚么」(约二5)。由此我们可以看出，一个家庭要和谐，要能成为荣耀神的家庭，他们必须遵守主的话，如此这个家庭纔有稳固的基础。─ 苏文隆《精彩的基督化家庭》

【甚么是基督化家庭】基督化家庭不是在家里摆圣经、诗歌本，或挂个牌子：「基督是我家之主」。一个基督化家庭，其实就是「耶稣家庭」；一个家庭以耶稣为生活的中心的，就是基督化家庭。所以在我们家庭生活的每一层面，如果我们会先想到：到底耶稣的看法如何？耶稣喜欢我们夫妻、父母子女、兄弟姊妹、婆媳之间的关系如何？我们以耶稣基督的看法和做法，作为我们的看法和做法，这就是一个基督化的家庭。─ 苏文隆《精彩的基督化家庭》

【家庭杂锦汤】常饮此汤，可保家庭幸福配料：

一根忘忧草 一个欢容面
两片乐观叶 二两含笑
三朵有情花 三安感恩
四枚开心果 四匙闲暇
五两甜蜜蜜 五羹相信
六安减燥 六朵解语花
七克宽容 七克理想
八钱体谅 八钱盼望
九个圣灵果 九安欣赏
十分知足 十分赞美

【Christian Family】A popular book of a few years ago, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, extolled the ‘virtues of independence and individuality at any price. The seagull is a popular subject for photography, and many people who vacation at the shore end up with some kind of souvenir bearing the picture of a seagull. It is easy to see why people like this figure. A seagull exults in freedom. When flying alone, he thrusts his wings back with powerful strokes, climbs higher and higher, and then swoops down in majestic loops and circles.

In a flock, though, the seagull is a different bird. His majesty dissolves into in-fights and cruelty. Concepts of sharing and manners do not seem to exist among gulls. They are so fiercely competitive and jealous that if you tie a ribbon around the leg of a gull, making him stand out from the rest, you sentence him to death. The others in his flock will furiously attack him with claws and beaks, hammering through feathers and flesh to draw blood. They’ll continue until he is a bloody heap.

If we must have a bird as a model for our society, there is certainly a better choice. Consider the wild goose. The V-formation they use in flying enables them to fly with more ease and spped. The point position is the most difficult because of wind resistance, so the geese rotate this position every few minutes. The easiest flight is experienced in the two rear sections of the formation, and the stronger geese permit the young, weak, and older birds to occupy these positions. It is also probable that the constant honking encourages the weaker geese.

The seagull reaches us to break loose and fly alone, but the wild goose teaches us to fly in a “family”. We can fly further with our Christian family than we could ever fly alone—and, as we fly, our efforts constantly help others in our family.

【Leadership in Family】American men received a stinging insult from British psychologist Dr. Joshua Bierer, who described them as a “bunch of weak-kneed, lily-livered sissies.” In a previous survey made in 1964, he had judged women to be at fault and declared American women to be domineering. He explained his changed viewpoint:

Before, I thought that the women wanted to rule the country. I changed that opinion. Women are compelled to take over, not fighting to take over. I thought the men who attended with their wives some seminars I spoke at would shoot me for my remarks—but instead they all agreed with me. It’s still the fatherless society. The husbands are not husbands. All the women are crying out for a strong man and he’s just not there.

【Spiritual Decline of Family】To our forefathers, our faith was an experience.

To our fathers, our faith was an inheritance.

To us, our faith is a convenience.

To our children, our faith is a nuisance.