神的道是活潑的，是有功效的，比一切兩刃的劍更快，甚至魂與靈，骨節與骨髓，都能刺入、剖開，連心中的思念和主意都能辨明。並且被造的沒有一樣在他面前不顯然的；原來萬物在那與我們有關係的主眼前，都是赤露敞開的。希伯來書四 12-13 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges …
你說：你們當尋求我的面。那時我心向你說：耶和華啊，你的面我正要尋求。不要向我掩面。不要發怒趕逐僕人，你向來是幫助我的。救我的神啊，不要丟掉我，也不要離棄我。詩篇二十七 8-9 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”Your face, Lord, I will seek.Do not hide your face from me,do not turn your servant away in …
因基督也曾一次為罪受苦（有古卷：受死），就是義的代替不義的，為要引我們到神面前。按著肉體說，他被治死；按著靈性說，他復活了。彼得前書 三 18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but …
我們因基督，所以在神面前才有這樣的信心。並不是我們憑自己能承擔甚麼事；我們所能承擔的，乃是出於神。哥林多後書三 4-5 Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. …
