"Faith is the relationship with the Father," said the Taiwanese Pastor Gordon Huang.
At the KUA GLOBAL sermon conducted in September, Pastor Gordon Huang, senior pastor of Taiwan Tamsui Christian Church, shared his insights on the Christian faith.
In the evangelistic rally, Taiwanese actor Tony Yang and his wife were invited to share the grace and guidance they received from God during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the KUA Worship Group made concerted praise and worship.
"Faith is not an exchange," Pastor Huang said, pointing out a common mistake in our faith. "If I give God what He wants, He would give me what I want."
But that is not really faith. He explained that many people work hard in life, so they would believe that I need to practice to achieve what I really want, but faith is different.
Huang said, "The truest understanding is that faith is a relationship, a relationship with the Heavenly Father. It is not an exchange or condition."
Pastor Huang made an example that it's like a father loves his children, helps them, and gives them a sense of security.
"Some may feel that they are lonely in this world, as if in the ocean with no one around. This is especially true during the pandemic, when all want to survive, but cannot find how. This seems to be the true picture of our lives in the midst of the pandemic."
"An earthly father knows to love his children, let alone the heavenly Father," he added. Therefore, Huang encouraged the audience to learn to pray to God.
"What is prayer? It's talking to the Father. Nothing difficult. It's like every day talking. Through prayer, we know our Heavenly Father and feel Him. It gives us security. We know that He is real and is with us. He is going to help us. We are not alone... But the Heavenly Father is right there with us and supports us."
"When we have the real feeling, we will have a sense of security in the face of the world. In this way, we will change our view of work, family, and life, even if there is no change in the environment."
"The Father loves us", as we love our children. "Even if our children cannot give us anything, we still love them. We are willing to sacrifice for them, even willing to put our own lives on the line. So does God, who loves us through His Son Jesus Christ. What Jesus Christ did on the cross gives us a real relationship with our Father," he shared.
"In the midst of the pandemic, many may have a hard time, but when we truly know God and connect with Him through Jesus, we can overcome the immediate difficulties," the pastor concluded.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
你是否思考过这样的一个问题：信仰到底是什么？
“信仰是和天父的关系。”在9月24日的跨越布道会上，黄国伦牧师（备注一下身份）是这样分享自己对信仰的思考的。本次的跨越布道会邀请了杨祐宁夫妇，他们分享并见证了自己在疫情期间所得到的上帝的恩典和带领。此外，还有KUA敬拜团同心合意的赞美与敬拜。
“信仰不是交换，”黄牧师特意指出了一个我们信仰中常见的现象：“我给你（上帝），你想要的；请你给我，我想要的。”
其实这并不是真正的信仰。很多人在生活中都很努力，有的人觉得：我要做一个修行，才能达到我心里真正想要的。但是信仰不是这样。
黄牧师认为：“对信仰最真实的认识——信仰是一个关系，是和天父的关系；而不是交换、一个条件。”
如何理解信仰是与天父个人的关系呢？黄牧师举例说，就好比一个做父亲的，他在看到自己的儿女时，就想要爱他们，努力帮助他们，给他们安全感。
可能有的人觉得自己在这个世界中，就好像处在汪洋大海中一样，周围没有什么人，自己所有的只有孤单。在疫情期间更是这样，很多人都想要在这样的艰难的情况下存活下来，但是却又发现不知道该怎么生存下去。这仿佛是疫情中你我生活的真实写照。
“一个地上父亲都知道爱他的儿女，更何况是天上的父亲呢？”因此，黄牧师鼓励大家要学习向上帝祷告。
“祷告是什么？”黄牧师指出：“是与天父对话，它不是很困难的事情，就像你和一个人聊天一样。通过祷告我们可以认识天父，我们可以知道天父是如此的真实。这让我们有安全感，知道我是稳妥的，知道上帝如此地真实，就与我同在，他要帮助我们的。我们不是一个人孤单的，……而是天父爸爸就在我们的左右，扶持着我们。”
当我们可以感受到天父是如此地真实时，我们在面对员工、职场，都会有一个安全感。这样，即便大环境并没有改变，我们所看到工作、家庭和生活的视角也都会改变。
“天父爱我们”，就像我们爱儿女一样，即便儿女什么都不能给我们做，可我们还是爱他们。我们愿意为他们牺牲、付出，甚至愿意连自己的生命都摆上。上帝也是如此，他透过他的儿子耶稣基督来爱我们。而耶稣基督在十字架上所做的事情，让我们与天父有一个真实的关系。
在疫情中，可能很多人会有一些艰难，但是相信当我们真实地认识上帝，通过耶稣与上帝建立连接时，我们便能够度过眼前的难关。
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跨越布道会黄国伦牧师揭示信仰的真谛：“信仰是和天父的关系”
"Faith is the relationship with the Father," said the Taiwanese Pastor Gordon Huang.
At the KUA GLOBAL sermon conducted in September, Pastor Gordon Huang, senior pastor of Taiwan Tamsui Christian Church, shared his insights on the Christian faith.
In the evangelistic rally, Taiwanese actor Tony Yang and his wife were invited to share the grace and guidance they received from God during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the KUA Worship Group made concerted praise and worship.
"Faith is not an exchange," Pastor Huang said, pointing out a common mistake in our faith. "If I give God what He wants, He would give me what I want."
But that is not really faith. He explained that many people work hard in life, so they would believe that I need to practice to achieve what I really want, but faith is different.
Huang said, "The truest understanding is that faith is a relationship, a relationship with the Heavenly Father. It is not an exchange or condition."
Pastor Huang made an example that it's like a father loves his children, helps them, and gives them a sense of security.
"Some may feel that they are lonely in this world, as if in the ocean with no one around. This is especially true during the pandemic, when all want to survive, but cannot find how. This seems to be the true picture of our lives in the midst of the pandemic."
"An earthly father knows to love his children, let alone the heavenly Father," he added. Therefore, Huang encouraged the audience to learn to pray to God.
"What is prayer? It's talking to the Father. Nothing difficult. It's like every day talking. Through prayer, we know our Heavenly Father and feel Him. It gives us security. We know that He is real and is with us. He is going to help us. We are not alone... But the Heavenly Father is right there with us and supports us."
"When we have the real feeling, we will have a sense of security in the face of the world. In this way, we will change our view of work, family, and life, even if there is no change in the environment."
"The Father loves us", as we love our children. "Even if our children cannot give us anything, we still love them. We are willing to sacrifice for them, even willing to put our own lives on the line. So does God, who loves us through His Son Jesus Christ. What Jesus Christ did on the cross gives us a real relationship with our Father," he shared.
"In the midst of the pandemic, many may have a hard time, but when we truly know God and connect with Him through Jesus, we can overcome the immediate difficulties," the pastor concluded.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
'Faith Is the Relationship With the Father', Says Pastor
