In a retreat held in a Jiangsu church, Rev. Chen Dehong, president of Yancheng CC&TSPM, preached a sermon on how Christians should return to the foundation of their faith.
In Xuande Church, Zhenjiang, Chen shared how to returning to the foundation of faith in one of the two sermons on October 17.
He stated that people in the church should turn back to the original foundation of faith, instead of laying a new foundation or establishing a benchmark. What is the original foundation? In 2 Chronicles 3:1, God chose the city of Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, and the threshing ground of Ornan.
On Mount Moriah, which was provided by David, Solomon built the temple of the LORD. According to 1 Chronicles 21:1-31, after David became the king of Israel, the country became stronger and stronger. So he wanted to count the number of people. But this act angered God because everything that David did was bestowed by God, but he wanted to take credit for himself. After David learned of God's dissatisfaction through the sacrifice, he did not change. So God sent a plague and many people died in just one day. Finally, David repented, and built an altar on Mount Moriah where he made sacrifices according to God’s will. Then God stopped the plague.
Pastor Chen said that the first step for us was to return to the altar, confess our sins, repent and be reconciled with God. Then through prayer we could re-establish a relationship with God.
He gave the example of how in the threshing field, the chaff and the grain were separated. We should also live a separate and holy life.
Why did David choose Ornan's threshing ground? It was because of the loving story of Ornan and his elder brother Araona. When they became adults, they separated. But their fields were connected because of their harmonious relationship. Araon was married and had children, but Ornan was single. When harvesting, the younger brother thought that his brother’s life was not easy because he needed to take care of so many people, so late at night, he quietly moved some sheaves to him. The older brother was so worried about his younger brother, that he moved some to his younger brother late at night. The next day, the two found the same number of sheaves as they had started with. Every night, they quietly gave sheaves to each other. Some days later the two finally met while delivering sheaves to each other. When they shared their thoughts, they hugged and cried.
In this story, we could see that the nature of faith was loving each other. We should return to biblical teaching, not only the believers in the church but also the family members and friends.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
位于镇江市的宣德基督教堂举行了两场培灵聚会，主题是回到信仰的根基和起初的样子。
2020年10月17日，盐城市基督教协会会长陈德宏牧师分享讲道，主题为“回到根基”。
陈牧师分享，人或教会信仰的发展都应该回到原有的根基上，而不是再立根基和标杆。原有的根基是什么呢？根据历下3:1，神拣选了一座城、一座山和一块地, 即耶路撒冷城、摩利亚山、阿珥楠的禾场。
摩利亚山是大卫所指定的地方，就是今天的圣殿山。在历代志上中记载了大卫的事迹，大卫建立国家后国家日渐强大，于是大卫就想计算国家的人数，然而这一行为却惹怒了神，因为大卫的一切都是神赐予的，而他却想数算自己的功劳。大卫通过祭祀得知了神的不悦后并未在意，于是神降下了瘟疫，只一天国家的人民就大量伤病死去。终于大卫认清了自己的罪，决意悔改，在神的旨意下于摩利亚山上修建祭坛并献祭，神才散去瘟疫。
陈牧师说，我们仰望基督的第一步就是要回到祭坛，向神陈明我们的罪，认罪悔改并与神和好，恢复与神之间的联系，并通过祷告重新与神建立关系。
禾场是分别糠皮和谷物的地方，就像人要过分别为圣的生活。我们要回到禾场回到圣洁。
同时，之所以选择阿珥楠的禾场，便与阿珥楠和他弟弟亚劳拿的故事有关。哥哥弟弟成年后分家而居，因为关系和睦彼此的禾场连在一起。哥哥已经结婚生子而弟弟一直自己一人生活，收割的时候弟弟心里想，哥哥家人口多，生活不易自己应当送些禾捆给给哥哥来帮助他。于是到了深夜，弟弟就悄悄搬了些禾捆到哥哥那里。而哥哥心里也同样惦记年幼的弟弟，深夜里也搬禾捆到弟弟的禾场上去。第二天，兄弟发现自己禾场上的禾捆一点也没少。到了晚上，兄弟二人又悄悄互送禾捆。一连好几天，有一天晚上，二人终于在送禾捆时相遇。当他们各自说出送禾捆的缘由时，感动的相拥而泣。在这个故事中可以领受到，信仰应回归到彼此相爱上来，教会中的弟兄姊妹要彼此相爱，与家人和朋友也要彼此相爱。
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江苏镇江宣德堂举行培灵聚会 盐城市基督教协会会长陈德宏牧师受邀分享
In a retreat held in a Jiangsu church, Rev. Chen Dehong, president of Yancheng CC&TSPM, preached a sermon on how Christians should return to the foundation of their faith.
In Xuande Church, Zhenjiang, Chen shared how to returning to the foundation of faith in one of the two sermons on October 17.
He stated that people in the church should turn back to the original foundation of faith, instead of laying a new foundation or establishing a benchmark. What is the original foundation? In 2 Chronicles 3:1, God chose the city of Jerusalem, Mount Moriah, and the threshing ground of Ornan.
On Mount Moriah, which was provided by David, Solomon built the temple of the LORD. According to 1 Chronicles 21:1-31, after David became the king of Israel, the country became stronger and stronger. So he wanted to count the number of people. But this act angered God because everything that David did was bestowed by God, but he wanted to take credit for himself. After David learned of God's dissatisfaction through the sacrifice, he did not change. So God sent a plague and many people died in just one day. Finally, David repented, and built an altar on Mount Moriah where he made sacrifices according to God’s will. Then God stopped the plague.
Pastor Chen said that the first step for us was to return to the altar, confess our sins, repent and be reconciled with God. Then through prayer we could re-establish a relationship with God.
He gave the example of how in the threshing field, the chaff and the grain were separated. We should also live a separate and holy life.
Why did David choose Ornan's threshing ground? It was because of the loving story of Ornan and his elder brother Araona. When they became adults, they separated. But their fields were connected because of their harmonious relationship. Araon was married and had children, but Ornan was single. When harvesting, the younger brother thought that his brother’s life was not easy because he needed to take care of so many people, so late at night, he quietly moved some sheaves to him. The older brother was so worried about his younger brother, that he moved some to his younger brother late at night. The next day, the two found the same number of sheaves as they had started with. Every night, they quietly gave sheaves to each other. Some days later the two finally met while delivering sheaves to each other. When they shared their thoughts, they hugged and cried.
In this story, we could see that the nature of faith was loving each other. We should return to biblical teaching, not only the believers in the church but also the family members and friends.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Jiangsu Pastor: Return to Foundation of Christian Faith
