Thursday, September 30, 2021

Principle of Grace


• legalism enslaves the believer.


• Liberty characterizes the Christian life. But just not any liberty. Christians have liberty in their position with Jesus Christ.




Galatians 5:1–6




NKJV




Christian Liberty




5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 


2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 


3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 


4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 


5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 


6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.




Galatians 5:1–6:10




Christian Liberty




5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 


2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 


3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 


4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 


5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 


6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.




Love Fulfills the Law




7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 


8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 


9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 


10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.




11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. 


12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!




13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an qopportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 


14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 


15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!


Walking in the Spirit


16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 


17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 


18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.



19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 


20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 


21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 


23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 


24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 


25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 


26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Principle of grace of Christ Jesus

 Galatians 5:1 


“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage”

 

Paul now focuses on the practical appeal of living by the grace principle (Galatians 5:1-6:10). The last two chapters challenge the believer to practice the principle of grace.

First, he says that legalism enslaves the believer (Galatians 5:1-2). The whole epistle argues grace more from the Christian viewpoint than the non-Christian. Liberty characterizes the Christian life. But just not any liberty. Christians have liberty in their position with Jesus Christ. Jesus gave them a life that sets us free from sin and the responsibility to gain God’s forgiveness for their sin.

Stand fast

It is important for believers to take a firm stand on the grace principle. It is not enough to float along. Christians must persist in their understanding and application of grace. It takes attentiveness to sustain our freedom in Christ. Legalism will creep back into our Christian lives if we are not on our toes spiritually.

therefore

The “therefore” harks back to chapter 4, where Paul used the word “free” in relation to Sarah, the freewoman. We take our stand in liberty because of our freedom in Christ.

in the liberty

“Liberty” is our license to walk with God freely (Galatians 5:13). The Christian has manumission from the bondage of trying to measure up to God’s standards. In the Roman Empire, slaves could not purchase their freedom. Their masters paid for their freedom to the temple treasury. A god then set them free. No one could enslave them again, for they were the property of the god. Freed slaves received a document to certify their liberty. Christians have their certification of liberty by the cross of Christ.

The word “liberty” is first in the sentence making it very emphatic. The gospel of grace brings the Christian into new privilege and position before God. The emphasis in this chapter is living the Christian life by God’s grace.

by which Christ has made us free,

The combination of “liberty” and “free” (from the same root) stresses the completeness of our authorization to walk with God. The Greek tense (aorist) indicates the totality of our liberty. We owe our liberty to Christ’s finished work on the cross. He did all the suffering necessary to forgive us and place us in a position of rights with God. We cannot add to that suffering by feeling guilty for our personal sins. Christ made us free from the penalty of sin at the cross.

Principle:

The principle of liberty is our right and pass to access the presence of God.

Application:

The liberty that Christ gives is not civil liberty but personal liberty from paying for our sins. Christ acquired a liberty of the soul for us. We no longer fear God’s wrath because Christ took that wrath already for us. It cost Him His human life.

Christians should stand on their liberty. They should hold to God’s grace. If they do not stand on the principle of grace, the Christian life falls into legalism, a self-effort approach to gaining God’s favor. That is why we must come to grips with the fact that we have God’s favor already. The principle of grace can slip from us very easily; it is necessary to hold it fast.

Christian liberty is not liberty to sin or to indulge selfish desires. It is the liberty to live a life of godliness.

“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness” (Romans 6:17-18).

The liberty of being right with God is the greatest liberty of all. When our heart possesses assurance with God, our heart is free to live with God forever. We are free to serve the Lord without compulsion. We serve Him because we want to do it. This is the polar opposite of serving the Lord in a straightjacket of legalism that throttles our walk. We do right because it is right, not because of some extrinsic reason.

God saves us by grace; we live by grace, and we will die in God’s grace. One day God will free Christians from the very presence of sin.

The basis for all freedoms is grace. Grace is the provision God makes for us based on His Son’s personm and work. Jesus provided a way that we might have eternal salvation, the power to live the Christian life and be in the presence of God eternally. God provided these things totally by Himself. We did nothing to get them or earn them. We cannot add anything to get them or do anything to take away from them. 


Isaiah 61:1  - 

The Good News of Salvation - "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;


Isaiah 48:9, For my own name's sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely. 


ISAIAH 52:2,  Shake thyself from the dust Or "the dust from thee" , in which she had sat, or rolled herself as a mourner; or where she had been trampled upon by her persecutors and oppressors; but now being delivered from them, as well as from all carnal professors and false teachers, she is called upon to shake herself from the dust of debasement and distress, of false doctrine, superstition.


Galatians 5:1, “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free , and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage”


• focus on the practical appeal of living by the grace principle.


• legalism enslaves the believer.


• Liberty characterizes the Christian life. But just not any liberty. Christians have liberty in their position with Jesus Christ.


Galatians 5:1–6


NKJV


Christian Liberty


5:1 Stand a fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 

2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 

3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 

4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 

5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.


Galatians 5:1–6:10


Christian Liberty


5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. 

2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 

3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. 

4 You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace. 

5 For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.


Love Fulfills the Law


7 You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 

8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 

9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 

10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.


11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased. 

12 I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!


13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an qopportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 

15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!


Walking in the Spirit


16 I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. 

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.


19 Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 

21 envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.


22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 

23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 

24 And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 

26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.



Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Freedom of Rights of Happiness

 (Bilingual – 双语 Shuāngyǔ )


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What is the most important fundamental freedom?


Why Fundamental Freedoms are the Most Important.


Because real freedom is equal to happiness.


Then, how many fundamental freedoms are there?



What are the 3 types of freedom?


With the distinction between freedom as non-interference and freedom as non-domination, we can identify three kinds of freedom,


1. the first is psychological or mental, 


2. the second is ethical or moral,


3. the third is political or social.


Keeping this in consideration, what are the fundamental rights of citizens?


The six fundamental rights to citizens are as follows: 


(i) right to equality,


(ii) right to freedom,


(iii) right against exploitation, 


(iv) right to freedom of religion, 


(v) cultural and educational rights, and 


(vi) right to constitutional remedies.



What are the 11 fundamental rights?


Fundamental Rights are 


Right to Equality,


Right to Freedom, 


Right against Exploitation, 


Right to Freedom of Religion, Cultural and Educational Rights, 


Right to Constitutional Remedies and


Right to Privacy.


What are 10 fundamental human rights?


The fundamental human rights are: 


• the Right to Life, 


• the Right to Dignity of Human Person, 


• the Right to Personal Liberty, 


• the Right to Fair Hearing in Justice, 


• the Right to Private and Family Life, 


• the Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, 


• the Right to Freedom of Expression 


What are the two elements of human freedom?


The two important elements of human freedom are voluntariness and responsibility.


What are the five definition of freedom?


1 : the condition of having liberty : the citizens won their freedom. 


2 : ability to move or act as desired: freedom of choice.


3 : release from something unpleasant: freedom from care.


4 : the quality of being very frank : candor spoke with freedom. 


5 : a political right: freedom of speech.



What are the types freedom?


Types of freedom


Freedom of belief.


Freedom of speech. 


Freedom to express oneself. 


Freedom to choose one’s state in life.



What are 10 basic human rights?



• freedom of movement; 


• equality before the law; 


• the right to a fair trial and presumption of innocence;


• freedom of thought, conscience and religion; 


• freedom of opinion and expression; 


• peaceful assembly; 


• freedom of association; 


• freedom of participation in public affairs and elections; 


How do you enjoy the fundamental rights in your life?


Right to equality: No citizen can be denied service or offered priority based on any factor such as caste, religion, etc. All citizens are the same. Right to freedom: All citizens have the right to be free and not be enslaved or controlled by any one at any cause.


What are the 4 fundamental rights?


List of Fundamental Rights :


• Right to Equality. 


• Right to Freedom.


• Right against Exploitation.


• Right to Freedom of Religion.

Cultural and Educational Rights. 


• Right to Constitutional Remedies.


 



What are the fundamental rights?


– the right to equality, 


– right to freedom,


– right against exploitation, 


– right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, 


– right to property and 


– right to constitutional remedies.


What is the most important human right?


•  free speech as the most important human right.


• the right to vote.


Which fundamental rights are absolute?


Fundamental Rights are the restricted rights, they do not give absolute powers to the individual.  Prohibition of employment of children in factories, etc. are the only absolute rights.


What are the 3 elements of human act?


The essential elements of a human act are three: knowledge, freedom, actual choice.


What are the signs qualities of act of individual ?


3 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF HUMAN ACTION


 • The action must be deliberate. The person does it consciously; he or she know that he or she is doing the action and …


• The action must be free. The person who is doing the action must be free from external force... 


• The action must be voluntary. The action is done out of the free-will and decision of the individual.



Is human freedom absolute?


To answer, we must recognize that freedom is a general term, like liberty, independence, autonomy, and equality. In reality, freedom cannot be absolute; no one can be completely free. … The internationally popular justification for your freedom is by reference to human rights, those rights due unto you as a human being.


What is freedom in our life?


Freedom is a condition in which people have the opportunity to speak, act and pursue happiness without unnecessary external restrictions. Freedom is important because it leads to enhanced expressions of creativity and original thought, increased productivity, and an overall high quality of life.


What does freedom mean today?


Technically, freedom means ‘the power or right to act, to speak, or to think as one wants without hindrance or restraint,’ .  Self freedom is the right to be yourself.


What is the highest form of freedom?


The Highest Form Of Freedom Is The Freedom Of Yourself.


Why is it important to have freedom?


Freedom is a condition in which people have the opportunity to speak, act and pursue happiness without unnecessary external restrictions. Freedom is important because it leads to enhanced expressions of creativity and original thought, increased productivity, and an overall high quality of life.


Feel free to repeat your freedom  freely.


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 最重要的基本自由是什么?

Zuì zhòngyào de jīběn zìyóu shì shénme?


 为什么基本自由是最重要的。Wèishéme jīběn zìyóu shì zuì zhòngyào de.


 因为真正的自由等于幸福。Yīn wéi zhēnzhèng de zìyóu děngyú xìngfú.



 那么,有多少基本自由呢?Nàme, yǒu duōshǎo jīběn zìyóu ne?


 自由的三种类型是什么?Zìyóu de sān zhǒng lèixíngshì shénme?


 通过区分作为不干涉的自由和作为非支配的自由,我们可以确定三种自由,Tōngguò qūfēn zuòwéi bù gānshè de zìyóu hé zuòwéi fēi zhīpèi de zìyóu, wǒmen kěyǐ quèdìng sān zhǒng zìyóu,


 1.首先是心理上的或心理上的,

1. Shǒuxiān shi xīnlǐ shàng de huò xīnlǐ shàng de,


 2. 第二个是伦理的或道德的,

2. Dì èr gè shì lúnlǐ de huò dàodé de,


 3. 第三是政治或社会。

3. Dì sān shì zhèngzhì huò shèhuì.


 考虑到这一点,公民的基本权利是什么?Kǎolǜ dào zhè yīdiǎn, gōngmín de jīběn quánlì shì shénme?


 公民的六项基本权利如下:Gōngmín de liù xiàng jīběn quánlì rúxià:


 (i) 平等权,

(i) píngděng quán,


 (ii) 自由权,

(ii) zìyóu quán,


 (iii) 反对剥削的权利,

(iii) fǎnduì bōxuè de quánlì,


 (iv) 宗教自由权,

(iv) zōngjiào zìyóu quán,


 (v) 文化和教育权利,以及

(v) wénhuà hé jiàoyù quánlì, yǐjí


 (vi) 获得宪法补救的权利。

(vi) huòdé xiànfǎ bǔjiù de quánlì.


11项基本权利是什么?

11 Xiàng jīběn quánlì shì shénme?

 基本权利是 

Jīběn quánlì shì


 平等权,

píngděng quán,


 自由权,zìyóu quán,


 反对剥削的权利,

fǎnduì bōxuè de quánlì,


 宗教自由权、文化权和教育权,

zōngjiào zìyóu quán, wénhuà quán hé jiàoyù quán,

 宪法救济权和

xiànfǎ jiùjì quán hé


 隐私权。

yǐnsī quán.


 什么是10项基本人权?

Shénme shì 10 xiàng jīběn rénquán?


 基本人权是:Jīběn rénquán shì:


 • 生命权,

• Shēngmìng quán,


 • 人的尊严权,

• rén de zūnyán quán,


 • 个人自由权,

• gèrén zìyóu quán,


 • 公正审理的权利,

• gōngzhèng shěnlǐ de quánlì,


 • 私人和家庭生活权,

• sīrén hé jiātíng shēnghuó quán,


 • 思想、良心和宗教自由的权利,

• sīxiǎng, liángxīn hé zōngjiào zìyóu de quánlì,


 • 言论自由权

• yánlùn zìyóu quán


 人类自由的两个要素是什么?

rénlèi zìyóu de liǎng gè yàosù shì shénme?


 人类自由的两个重要元素是自愿和责任。

Rénlèi zìyóu de liǎng gè zhòngyào yuánsù shì zìyuàn hé zérèn.


 自由的五个定义是什么?

Zìyóu de wǔ gè dìngyì shì shénme?


 1:拥有自由的条件:公民获得了自由。

1: Yǒngyǒu zìyóu de tiáojiàn: Gōngmín huòdéle zìyóu.


 2:按照需要移动或行动的能力:选择的自由。

2: Ànzhào xūyào yídòng huò xíngdòng de nénglì: Xuǎnzé de zìyóu.


 3:从不愉快的事情中解脱出来:从关心中解脱出来。

3: Cóng bùyúkuài de shìqíng zhōng jiětuō chūlái: Cóng guānxīn zhōng jiětuō chūlái.


 4:非常坦率的品质:坦率说话自由。

4: Fēicháng tǎnshuài de pǐnzhí: Tǎnshuài shuōhuà zìyóu.


 5:政治权利:言论自由。

5: Zhèngzhì quánlì: Yánlùn zìyóu.


 什么是类型自由?

Shénme shì lèixíng zìyóu?


 自由的类型

Zìyóu de lèixíng


 信仰自由。

Xìnyǎng zìyóu.


 言论自由。

Yánlùn zìyóu.


 表达自己的自由。Biǎodá zìjǐ de zìyóu.


 自由选择自己的生活状态。

Zìyóu xuǎnzé zìjǐ de shēnghuó zhuàngtài.


 什么是10项基本人权?

Shénme shì 10 xiàng jīběn rénquán?


 • 行动自由;

• Xíngdòng zìyóu;


 • 法律面前人人平等;

• fǎlǜ miànqián rén rén píngděng;


 • 获得公正审判和无罪推定的权利;

• huòdé gōngzhèng shěnpàn hé wú zuì tuīdìng de quánlì;


 • 思想、良心和宗教自由;

• sīxiǎng, liángxīn hé zōngjiào zìyóu;


 • 意见和表达自由;

• yìjiàn hé biǎodá zìyóu;


 • 和平集会;

• hépíng jíhuì;


 • 结社自由;

• jiéshè zìyóu;


 • 参与公共事务和选举的自由;

• cānyù gōnggòng shìwù hé xuǎnjǔ de zìyóu;


 您如何享受生活中的基本权利?

nín rúhé xiǎngshòu shēnghuó zhōng de jīběn quánlì?


 平等权:任何公民都不能因种姓、宗教等任何因素而被拒绝服务或给予优先权。所有公民都是一样的。 自由权:所有公民都有自由的权利,不受任何人以任何理由奴役或控制。

Píngděng quán: Rènhé gōngmín dōu bùnéng yīn zhǒngxìng, zōngjiào děng rènhé yīnsù ér bèi jùjué fúwù huò jǐyǔ yōuxiān quán. Suǒyǒu gōngmín dōu shì yīyàng de. Zìyóu quán: Suǒyǒu gōngmín dōu yǒu zìyóu de quánlì, bù shòu rènhé rén yǐ rènhé lǐyóu núyì huò kòngzhì.


 什么是4项基本权利?

Shénme shì 4 xiàng jīběn quánlì?


 基本权利清单:

Jīběn quánlì qīngdān:


 • 平等权。

• Píngděng quán.


 • 自由权。

• Zìyóu quán.


 • 反对剥削的权利。• Fǎnduì bōxuè de quánlì.


 • 宗教自由权。

• Zōngjiào zìyóu quán.


 • 文化和教育权利。

• Wénhuà hé jiàoyù quánlì


 • 宪法救济权。

• Xiànfǎ jiùjì quán.

 



 什么是基本权利?

Shénme shì jīběn quánlì?


 – 平等权,

– Píngděng quán,


 – 自由权,

– zìyóu quán,


 – 反对剥削的权利,

– fǎnduì bōxuè de quánlì,


 – 宗教自由权、文化和教育权,

– zōngjiào zìyóu quán, wénhuà hé jiàoyù quán,


 – 财产权和 

– cáichǎnquán hé


 – 获得宪法补救的权利。

– huòdé xiànfǎ bǔjiù de quánlì.


 最重要的人权是什么?

Zuì zhòngyào de rénquán shì shénme?


 • 言论自由是最重要的人权。• Yánlùn zìyóu shì zuì zhòngyào de rénquán.


 • 投票的权利.

 • Tóupiào de quánlì.


 哪些基本权利是绝对的?

Nǎxiē jīběn quánlì shì juéduì de?


 基本权利是受限制的权利,它们不赋予个人绝对权力。 禁止在工厂雇佣儿童等是唯一的绝对权利。Jīběn quánlì shì shòu xiànzhì de quánlì, tāmen bù fùyǔ gèrén juéduì quánlì. Jìnzhǐ zài gōngchǎng gùyōng értóng děng shì wéiyī de juéduì quánlì.


 人类行为的三个要素是什么?Rénlèi xíngwéi de sān gè yàosù shì shénme?


 人类行为的基本要素是三个:知识、自由、实际选择。

Rénlèi xíngwéi de jīběn yàosù shì sān gè: Zhīshì, zìyóu, shíjì xuǎnzé.


 个人行为的标志品质是什么?

Gèrén xíngwéi de biāozhì pǐnzhí shì shénme?


 3 人类行动的基本素质

3 Rénlèi xíngdòng de jīběn sùzhì


  • 行动必须是深思熟虑的。 这个人有意识地这样做; 他或她知道他或她正在采取行动,并且……

 • xíngdòng bìxū shì shēnsīshúlǜ de. Zhège rén yǒuyìshí de zhèyàng zuò; tā huò tā zhīdào tā huò tā zhèngzài cǎiqǔ xíngdòng, bìngqiě……


 • 动作必须是免费的。 做动作的人必须不受外力...

• dòngzuò bìxū shì miǎnfèi de. Zuò dòngzuò de rén bìxū bù shòu wàilì...


 • 行动必须是自愿的。 该行动是出于个人的自由意志和决定而进行的。

• Xíngdòng bìxū shì zìyuàn de. Gāi xíngdòng shì chū yú gèrén de zìyóu yìzhì hé juédìng ér jìnxíng de.


 人的自由是绝对的吗?Rén de zìyóu shì juéduì de ma?


 要回答这个问题,我们必须承认自由是一个总称,就像自由、独立、自主和平等一样。 实际上,自由不可能是绝对的; 没有人可以完全自由。 ……国际上流行的为你的自由辩护的理由是人权,这些权利是你作为一个人应得的。

Yào huídá zhège wèntí, wǒmen bìxū chéngrèn zìyóu shì yīgè zǒngchēng, jiù xiàng zìyóu, dúlì, zìzhǔ hé píngděng yīyàng. Shíjì shang, zìyóu bu kěnéng shì juéduì de; méiyǒu rén kěyǐ wánquán zìyóu. ……Guójì shang liúxíng de wèi nǐ de zìyóu biànhù de lǐyóu shì rénquán, zhèxiē quánlì shì nǐ zuòwéi yīgè rén yīng dé de.


 我们生活中的自由是什么?

Wǒmen shēnghuó zhōng de zìyóu shì shénme?


 自由是一种条件,在这种条件下,人们有机会说话、行动和追求幸福,而不受不必要的外部限制。 自由很重要,因为它可以增强创造力和原创思想的表达,提高生产力,以及整体的高质量生活。

Zìyóu shì yī zhǒng tiáojiàn, zài zhè zhǒng tiáojiàn xià, rénmen yǒu jīhuì shuōhuà, xíngdòng hé zhuīqiú xìngfú, ér bù shòu bù bìyào de wàibù xiànzhì. Zìyóu hěn zhòngyào, yīnwèi tā kěyǐ zēngqiáng chuàngzào lì hé yuánchuàng sīxiǎng de biǎodá, tígāo shēngchǎnlì, yǐjí zhěngtǐ de gāo zhìliàng shēnghuó.


 自由在今天意味着什么?

Zìyóu zài jīntiān yìwèizhe shénme?


 从技术上讲,自由意味着“不受阻碍或限制地按照自己的意愿行事、说话或思考的权力或权利”。 自我自由是做你自己的权利。

Cóng jìshù shàng jiǎng, zìyóu yìwèizhe “bù shòu zǔ'ài huò xiànzhì de ànzhào zìjǐ de yìyuàn xíngshì, shuōhuà huò sīkǎo de quánlì huò quánlì”. Zìwǒ zìyóu shì zuò nǐ zìjǐ de quánlì.


 自由的最高形式是什么?

Zìyóu de zuìgāo xíngshì shì shénme?


 自由的最高形式是你自己的自由。

Zìyóu de zuìgāo xíng shì shì nǐ zìjǐ de zìyóu.


 为什么拥有自由很重要?

Wèishéme yǒngyǒu zìyóu hěn zhòngyào?


 自由是一种条件,在这种条件下,人们有机会说话、行动和追求幸福,而不受不必要的外部限制。 自由很重要,因为它可以增强创造力和原创思想的表达,提高生产力,以及整体的高质量生活。Zìyóu shì yī zhǒng tiáojiàn, zài zhè zhǒng tiáojiàn xià, rénmen yǒu jīhuì shuōhuà, xíngdòng hé zhuīqiú xìngfú, ér bù shòu bù bìyào de wàibù xiànzhì. Zìyóu hěn zhòngyào, yīnwèi tā kěyǐ zēngqiáng chuàngzào lì hé yuánchuàng sīxiǎng de biǎodá, tígāo shēngchǎnlì, yǐjí zhěngtǐ de gāo zhìliàng shēnghuó.


 随意重复你的自由。Suíyì chóngfù nǐ de zìyóu.

Sunday, September 26, 2021

Replenish or fill up

ICS 2021 - Meet the people - YouTube https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IQAeguvHFM8


Peace be upon you and do not fear. 

 See the clear message is TREAT EARLY and with MULTIPLE therapeutics and with dosages that have known effects tied to body size, age, metabolism and any underlying other illness or conditions.  

Amazing courage of all that gathered, standing firm against "official narrative", this really gives hope in those dark times. All of the doctors that came forward - you are humanity's beacon. This cant be stopped anymore. A very well done to all!!! Special thanks to the organisers and the doctors and scientists who came on their own for the love for humanity. 👍🏼🥰🤝🏽🫂❤️


SHOCKING: Medical Study Shows 82% Miscarriage Rate For Pregnant Women mRNA Vaxxed In First 2 Trimesters NEJM https://odysee.com/@TimTruth:b/82Percmiscarriageratemrnavaxs-1:1


The Covid-19 mass vaccination pograms work both ends, get rid the old and frailty and stop the yet to be born population. That's a sinister method to depopulate the world using drugs as disguised

 'prevention'. *_Pogrom_* is a Russian word designating an attack, accompanied by destruction, looting of property, murder, and rape, perpetrated by one section of the population against another. 


令人震惊:医学研究显示,怀孕前 2 个三个月内使用 Vaxxed mRNA 的孕妇 82% 的流产率 NEJM 


 Covid-19 大规模疫苗接种计划在两端都起作用,摆脱年老体弱者并阻止尚未出生的人口。 这是一种使用伪装毒品来减少世界人口的险恶方法

  '预防'。 *_Pogrom_* 是一个俄语词,表示攻击,伴随着破坏、掠夺财产、谋杀和强奸,由一部分人口对另一部分人口实施。


Read Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.


读创世记 1:28 神赐福给他们,对他们说:“要生养众多,遍满地面,治理这地。你要管理海里的鱼,空中的鸟,和地上各样行动的活物。 地面。

Question: Genesis 1:28 (KJV) in the King James Version (KJV) contains the expression 'replenish the earth'. Some have used this translation to support the 'gap theory', also known as the 'Ruin-Reconstruction theory', which involves the necessity for God to re-fill the earth after a pre-Adamic race had perished as a result of a so-called 'Lucifer's flood'. Is this interpretation correct?

 Answer: No. The word ‘replenish’ occurs seven times in the KJV: here in Genesis 1:28 (KJV), again in Genesis 9:1 (KJV) (both times in the imperative), and five times in three major prophets in the passive and causative forms. So does the Hebrew original in these cases really mean ‘re-fill’? But before getting into the Hebrew, we must ask why the KJV translators used the verb ‘replenish’.


1. An examination of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) shows that the word was used to mean ‘fill’ from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries. In no case quoted in these five centuries does it unambiguously mean ‘re-fill’. The OED defines ‘replenish’ as having 10 meanings throughout its history:


Replenished (adjective):

fully stocked; provided, supplied;

filled, pervaded;

physically or materially filled;

full, made full.

To replenish:

make full, fill, stock with, as in: ‘This man made the Newe Forest, and replenyshed it with wylde bestes’ (AD1494);

inhabit, settle, occupy the whole of;

fill with food, satiate;

fill (space) with; fill (heart) with (a feeling);

fill up again; fill up (a vacant office) (AD1632);

become full, attain to fullness.

Note that only ‘i’ includes the idea ‘again’. This use first appears in a poem in 1612. It appears again in Pepys’ Diary, where he says: ‘buy ... to replenish the stores’. Only the year 1612 is anywhere near the date of the KJV (1611), and it’s a poetic use. The Hebrew original of Genesis 1:28 (KJV) is not poetic. All other uses range from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, when it tends to die out in normal writing.


2. The English word comes through a lot of changes from Latin pleo or repleo. There’s also the adjective plenus, ‘filled’. So we must now trace the prefix re- and see what it means.


When the KJV was translated, ‘replenish’ was just a scholarly word for ‘fill’.

In very old Latin it did mean ‘again’, but by the time the Bible went into Latin it had lost some of this meaning. We see this in the later French word remplir, which doesn’t mean ‘refill’, but ‘fill’. In late Latin it was re-in-plere, and re- had already lost its basic idea of ‘again’. In many other words it now meant ‘completely’ or ‘altogether’. Compare ‘research’, meaning to ‘search completely’.

We notice also that two of the meanings in history include ‘making full’. In similar English words we have this meaning: ‘refresh’ means to make fresh; ‘relax’ to make lax; ‘release’ to make loose or free. But when the KJV was translated, ‘replenish’ was just a scholarly word for ‘fill’. They almost certainly came to use it because an old word ‘plenish’ was dying out.


We have seen that Latin re- originally meant ‘again’ but then developed new overtones. Before the Bible was translated, repleo, the word that gave us ‘replenish’, normally meant just ‘fill’. Here are some examples from Latin authors:


fill up the number of (Livy)

what they lacked in votes they made up for in noise (Ovid)

he filled the battlefield with men (before the battle) (Livy)

fill veins with blood (Livy)

filled the crowd with his speech (Virgil)

civil law full of right knowledge (Cicero)

There’s another English word that comes from repleo. It is ‘replete’. We can say ‘I am replete’, using a politer word than ‘full up’ with food. It doesn’t mean ‘full again’.


So my understanding of the word in the KJV is that ‘replenish’ then just meant ‘fill up’, though some hundred years later it began to mean ‘refill’ when some scholars convinced people that re- should really mean ‘again’. So in 1611 it’s quite clear the translators didn’t necessarily convey anything about a second filling of the earth in Genesis 1:28 (KJV).


3. Now as to the Hebrew word itself: it is male’, the simple verb ‘fill’. (Strong’s concordance No. 4390.) In its various forms it occurs 306 times in the Old Testament. Only seven times does the KJV translate it as ‘replenish’, but 195 times ‘fill’, ‘filled’ or ‘full’.


4. Other times it becomes ‘fulfil’ or has some idiomatic meaning. Quite clearly the idea of refilling is completely absent from the Hebrew. There’s no doubt on that score. So the English of the KJV is the only problem. We all know that languages change over the years. So that’s the real explanation of the misunderstanding about this verse that tells us that God commanded the first humans to fill up completely the earth He had prepared for them.


Finally, the proof is that the similar phrase in verse 22 has the translation ‘fill’ in the KJV. Here are the parallel cases


Verse 22: peru u - rbu u - mil’u eth hammayim

  be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters

Verse 28: peru u - rbu u - mil’u eth ha’arets

  be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Thus it appears that the change to ‘replenish’ was merely a stylish variation.


Summary

The word translated ‘replenish’ (KJV) simply means ‘fill’ in the Hebrew.

In the English of King James’ day, ‘replenish’ also usually meant ‘fill’, not ‘refill’.

The word ‘replenish’ therefore cannot be used to support ideas about a previous creation, which was destroyed. In any case, such erroneous theories, invented in response to the ‘millions of years’ idea, must hold to the unbiblical notion that there was death and suffering before Adam’s sin.


Answer: No. The word ‘replenish’ occurs seven times in the KJV: here in Genesis 1:28 (KJV), again in Genesis 9:1 (KJV) (both times in the imperative), and five times in three major prophets in the passive and causative forms. So does the Hebrew original in these cases really mean ‘re-fill’? But before getting into the Hebrew, we must ask why the KJV translators used the verb ‘replenish’.

1. An examination of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) shows that the word was used to mean ‘fill’ from the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries. In no case quoted in these five centuries does it unambiguously mean ‘re-fill’. The OED defines ‘replenish’ as having 10 meanings throughout its history:

  1. Replenished (adjective):
    1. fully stocked; provided, supplied;
    2. filled, pervaded;
    3. physically or materially filled;
    4. full, made full.
  2. To replenish:
    1. make full, fill, stock with, as in: ‘This man made the Newe Forest, and replenyshed it with wylde bestes’ (AD1494);
    2. inhabit, settle, occupy the whole of;
    3. fill with food, satiate;
    4. fill (space) with; fill (heart) with (a feeling);
    5. fill up again; fill up (a vacant office) (AD1632);
    6. become full, attain to fullness.

Note that only ‘i’ includes the idea ‘again’. This use first appears in a poem in 1612. It appears again in Pepys’ Diary, where he says: ‘buy ... to replenish the stores’. Only the year 1612 is anywhere near the date of the KJV (1611), and it’s a poetic use. The Hebrew original of Genesis 1:28 (KJV) is not poetic. All other uses range from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, when it tends to die out in normal writing.

2. The English word comes through a lot of changes from Latin pleo or repleo. There’s also the adjective plenus, ‘filled’. So we must now trace the prefix re- and see what it means.

When the KJV was translated, ‘replenish’ was just a scholarly word for ‘fill’.
In very old Latin it did mean ‘again’, but by the time the Bible went into Latin it had lost some of this meaning. We see this in the later French word remplir, which doesn’t mean ‘refill’, but ‘fill’. In late Latin it was re-in-plere, and re- had already lost its basic idea of ‘again’. In many other words it now meant ‘completely’ or ‘altogether’. Compare ‘research’, meaning to ‘search completely’.

We notice also that two of the meanings in history include ‘making full’. In similar English words we have this meaning: ‘refresh’ means to make fresh; ‘relax’ to make lax; ‘release’ to make loose or free. But when the KJV was translated, ‘replenish’ was just a scholarly word for ‘fill’. They almost certainly came to use it because an old word ‘plenish’ was dying out.

We have seen that Latin re- originally meant ‘again’ but then developed new overtones. Before the Bible was translated, repleo, the word that gave us ‘replenish’, normally meant just ‘fill’. Here are some examples from Latin authors:

  • fill up the number of (Livy)
  • what they lacked in votes they made up for in noise (Ovid)
  • he filled the battlefield with men (before the battle) (Livy)
  • fill veins with blood (Livy)
  • filled the crowd with his speech (Virgil)
  • civil law full of right knowledge (Cicero)

There’s another English word that comes from repleo. It is ‘replete’. We can say ‘I am replete’, using a politer word than ‘full up’ with food. It doesn’t mean ‘full again’.

So my understanding of the word in the KJV is that ‘replenish’ then just meant ‘fill up’, though some hundred years later it began to mean ‘refill’ when some scholars convinced people that re- should really mean ‘again’. So in 1611 it’s quite clear the translators didn’t necessarily convey anything about a second filling of the earth in Genesis 1:28 (KJV).

3. Now as to the Hebrew word itself: it is male’, the simple verb ‘fill’. (Strong’s concordance No. 4390.) In its various forms it occurs 306 times in the Old Testament. Only seven times does the KJV translate it as ‘replenish’, but 195 times ‘fill’, ‘filled’ or ‘full’.

4. Other times it becomes ‘fulfil’ or has some idiomatic meaning. Quite clearly the idea of refilling is completely absent from the Hebrew. There’s no doubt on that score. So the English of the KJV is the only problem. We all know that languages change over the years. So that’s the real explanation of the misunderstanding about this verse that tells us that God commanded the first humans to fill up completely the earth He had prepared for them.

Finally, the proof is that the similar phrase in verse 22 has the translation ‘fill’ in the KJV. Here are the parallel cases

Verse 22:peru u - rbu u - mil’u eth hammayim
 be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters
Verse 28:peru u - rbu u - mil’u eth ha’arets
 be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

Thus it appears that the change to ‘replenish’ was merely a stylish variation.

Summary

  1. The word translated ‘replenish’ (KJV) simply means ‘fill’ in the Hebrew.
  2. In the English of King James’ day, ‘replenish’ also usually meant ‘fill’, not ‘refill’.
  3. The word ‘replenish’ therefore cannot be used to support ideas about a previous creation, which was destroyed. In any case, such erroneous theories, invented in response to the ‘millions of years’ idea, must hold to the unbiblical notion that there was death and suffering before Adam’s sin.