Manna issue 84 - Editorial 編輯的話
Manna Editorial Team 嗎哪編輯團隊
The year 2017 marks the centennial of the True Jesus Church,
the restored apostolic church established by the Holy Spirit during the latter rain period.
As the end-time true church, founded on unshakeable truth and equipped with power,
we are commissioned to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth.
2017年是真耶穌教會的一百週年，
在晚雨的時期，由聖靈重新建立再恢復的使徒教會。
就是末世時期的真教會，發源於不可動搖的真理，並且帶有能力，
而我們大家都是受神所託付，要將福音傳到地極。
This is the time to reflect on our humble beginnings and the phenomenal growth that followed.
In the articles In Retrospection and Reflection: One Hundred Years of Spiritual Grace,
My Journey of Serving the Lord, and A Letter to Our Youths: Sharing the Grace of God,
veteran church workers share the amazing grace with which God has blessed His church throughout the last century,
and the simple but powerful faith manifested by the early believers.
就是正在這個時候，我們要來好好反省自已卑微的出身，但隨之而來非常受人著目的教會成長。
在回顧與反省的文章裡：一百年的屬靈恩典，
服事神的過程，及給年青人的一封信：分享了神的恩典，
退休的教會工人，分享了奇妙的恩典，神在這最近的一百年，祝福他的教會，
又分享了早期信徒身上，所展現又簡單，又非常有能力的信心。
While we are grateful for a hundred years of spirituality and grace,
we need to look into ourselves honestly—how does the second half-century of our existence compare with the first?
Are we pressing on upwards or are we slipping down? Do we still model ourselves
after the apostolic church and courageously make a stand against and apart from the worldly religions and philosophies?
Is our zeal sufficient to propel us forward till the furthest lands are conquered with the gospel?
These questions are posed and explored in the theme articles Straight From the Heart and Revive the True Church (Part 1).
雖然我們對百年來的靈命和恩典很感激，
但我們需要誠實的好好省察自已的內心 -
我們存在後面的五十年和前面的五十年比較起來，又如何呢？
我們是不是堅持著往上追求，很勇敢地堅守著自已，對抗世上的宗教和哲學思想呢？
我們的熱心，是否很充足會驅使我們繼續往前，到那最搖遠的地方去，用福音打一場美好的仗呢？
在本期的主題文中，這些問題都被提出來，要好好來探索，
直接從內心開始，要來重新振作真教會(一話)
In this issue, we also reminisce on how God has preserved His church through many past storms in Complete the Construction of the True Church (Part 1).
But we also see God’s continuing love and protection over His church today in the testimonies
God Opened a Way for His Church and God’s Unfailing Grace in a Troubled Land,
which reveal the recent challenges the church has faced in Papar, Malaysia, and Mindanao, Philippines, respectively.
本期中，我們也追憶神是如何的保守祂的教會，走過過去的暴風雨，
為的就是可以成全真教會的建設。(一話)
神為祂的教會開路，在困苦之地，神有永不止息的恩典，
揭露了最近在馬來西亞的吧巴和菲律賓的民答那峨，教會都各自有挑戰。
We know that, come what may, God will always abide with and nurture His beloved church.
But, as His church, we also have our part to play. As we read in Marching to Zion
and Passing Down the Faith, we have much work to do in our journey to perfection,
ensuring the uncorrupted and true faith is preserved and passed down from generation to generation.
So, at this juncture, let us take stock of our current state—both our strengths
and shortfalls—and let God’s yardstick determine the gap we need to close before we are ready for the next step forward.
我們知道，無論如何，神總會同在，餵養祂心愛的教會。
但是，身為祂教會的一員，我們也要扮演好自已的角色。
當我們讀到文章，向鍚安前進，及傳承信仰的二篇文章，
要把自已的信仰作到完全，我們還有許多工作要進行，
要確認信仰不會敗壞，純真保留下來，並一代一代的傳承下去。
所以在這個時候，要好好衡量自已目前的情況，不論是自已長處，或不足的地方，
讓神來衡量我們還要走得多靠近，才能準備好往下一步的地方去。
Manna 嗎哪 56 (1)