living sacrifice

Sister Zhao once said to me in private when there was no one else around, "Lin Xiao, when are you going to serve?"

"Sister Zhao, I really don't have this kind of emotion..." I was very embarrassed.

"I know, I'm not forcing you. But our church will be on duty in the future. Maybe we will be divided into several churches in the future. At that time, you will have to do five-fold ministry."

"Five-fold ministry?" I was a little curious, the name sounds awesome.

"Yes, the five-fold ministry." Speaking of this, Sister Zhao's eyes suddenly released a strange light, she said, "Ephesians [-]:[-]-[-] says that what he bestows has There are apostles, there are prophets, there are evangelists, there are pastors and teachers. Our church will divide like a cell, and then we will be divided into two teams of co-workers, and we can become two churches at once.”

When I heard these words, I was not interested in how the church split. I didn't expect that Sister Zhao was serious. I thought, how many people in the church are appointed by God, why should we plan it?

But the five-fold ministry is fun. It’s like when someone counted your horoscope when you were young, you must be curious. I also want to know what I can do.So I asked her, "What can I do?"

"I think you can be a pastor, or a teacher. I think you have the gift of shepherding people."

I quickly shook my head: "I can't do it. My eloquence is very poor. It's not bad for me to write novels."

Sister Zhao said, "God will give you strength. Last time I saw you were very patient when you were speaking the Bible to other young people. I think you can do it. Pray hard."

"They ask me questions, of course I have to speak up, but I don't think it has anything to do with serving."

"Lin Xiao, among the young people who can stand up now, you are the only one in our church. You have to take over our class like Joshua. In the future, we will be on duty, and you may be able to be a pastor .”

I refused again: "I just joined the church myself, so I can't do it."

"Don't worry, don't worry, I just told you in advance."

Although Sister Zhao always said that she was not in a hurry, she actually put a lot of pressure on me. She even forced me to serve as the group leader. Now she is trying to force me to be a church leader, and I simply can’t do it.

But in fact, the name "five-fold ministry" really left a deep impression on me. After I went back and checked it out, I felt that "prophet" was really powerful, and I remembered the immortal cultivator I met on the Internet of Mu Yun.

Among the fivefold ministries, I think the most controversial is the prophet.Are there any prophets in modern times?What is the modern prophetic function?The differences are huge.And, about that, it's really, really important.Because there are too many false prophets.

In many messages that Mu Yun sent me, she mentioned that her master is a prophet. She said that her master has not seen her for a long time because her master is practicing retreat.

But let me tell you the truth, whether it is the Bible or all the Christians I have come into contact with, I have never heard of a Christian who wants to retreat. On the contrary, Christians should walk into the crowd according to God’s will. On such occasions, God will lead all kinds of services, and all kinds of unexpected things will happen.

But Mu Yun's master came to retreat first, and secondly, he mainly spent his energy on learning Hebrew.This is what her master has been trying to do from the beginning.

I have never had the opportunity to deal with that so-called prophet from beginning to end, but I have to be brave enough to say one thing: I have doubts about whether that man is a real prophet of Jehovah.

Was Mu Yun saved from the beginning?I have to put another question mark. The four Gospels of the "Bible" mentioned this matter, that is, many people followed the Lord curiously because of miracles, but they were not saved.

The truth only God knows.

As an individual, what you can do is to walk the right path from the very beginning.Motivation matters.

Since the last time I showed Sister Zhao the article about breaking through the lid of the sky with prayer, the two of us have been very close. She sent me many similar strange stories. The author's intuition denied the authenticity of those articles one by one.

During that time, she believed in the Lord for a while, and then felt that Buddhism or cultivating immortality was more reasonable.So we talked a lot about various religions.

For me, there is no doubt about such things. I asked her: "What are you hesitating about? Since you said that you cultivators can't find the door, and that you can't find it in Buddhism, then What choice do you have?"

"Sometimes I really envy you, because you don't understand anything. Hey, I think I didn't understand anything back then. It was such a simple time..." She sighed and said, "Actually, In Buddhism, they all say that Jesus is God, but he is a small god, and those gods in Buddhism are great gods. But here you say that Jesus is the biggest, and there is no one bigger than him. So I have a big head , I don’t know which one is right.”

I have been in touch with her for a long time, and I also know these things. I said to her: "I really don't understand Buddhism, but as far as I know, the "Bible" has archaeological basis, but Buddhism does not."

"So, you still don't understand, and this is also a problem. Because the Buddhist god is bigger than Jesus, and Jesus is the God who created this world, so there are footprints of Jesus in this world, and there are no footprints of other greater gods .That’s because the gods of Buddhism are not in this world, they are bigger.”

I said: "The founder of Buddhism is Sakyamuni. He never said that he is a god, but that he is a human being who comprehends the world through practice. I think you should listen to what he said, not He was given money by future generations. But Jesus said from the beginning that he was God, and it was because he said so that he was killed. But he predicted from the beginning that he would be killed, and these sufferings were planned by God long ago. down."

Mu Yun said: "But Sakyamuni later transcended, realized it, and then became a Buddha. According to Buddhism, Jesus is just a small god who has not transcended reincarnation and has joy, anger, sorrow and joy."

I asked, "Then let me ask you, did Sakyamuni return to this world after he became a Buddha?"

"No."

"Then how did your Buddhist scriptures come about? Since he has never returned to this world, how does he pass the message to people in this world, so that people know that he has become a Buddha? How did he say it himself?"

"It seems that no one has really investigated this issue carefully. In fact, I don't quite understand it. When I was studying Buddhism, I didn't pay attention to archaeology, nor did I pay attention to history. I never thought about it from this line."

"I think this question is very important. Since Sakyamuni himself did not write those Buddhist scriptures, many of them were written by later generations. They did not become Buddhas. How do you know that Sakyamuni really went to the Western Paradise after becoming a Buddha? Where did they come from? The Buddhist scriptures obtained? Sakyamuni is said to have become a Buddha, but no one knows exactly where he went, and he never came back. So where did these scriptures come from? Or is there any channel to spread them? information?"

"I really don't know about this. Moreover, the scriptures used by different sects are different, and the beliefs are also very different. In fact, we sometimes don't know each other very well."

"What do you usually do in practice? And aren't you a cultivator? Why do you read Buddhist scriptures again? It's really confusing, and it made me dizzy."

"I am a dual cultivator of Buddha and Immortal. In fact, many people are dual cultivators. We usually kowtow, meditate, and read Buddhist scriptures. By the way, I think it is much easier to believe in Jesus now. At that time, I meditated for at least three or four hours a day. Read all kinds of scriptures. How is it like now? Now there is only one "Bible", I feel really happy!"

I don't think there's anything right, I think she's being so irreverent to God.After thinking for a while, I said, "God looks at the heart. Some people do rituals for a long time, but they don't have any effect. Some people only pray with a few words, but God accepts them. This, I think you have to Adjust and adjust, Christians don’t do all kinds of rules and regulations, we become children of God’s family because of the precious blood of Jesus Christ.”

"But rules are also important, right? Otherwise, why does the Bible have the Ten Commandments? And I read that there are many rules in the Book of Deuteronomy."

Mu Yun's eloquence is really better than mine, I can't tell.So I turned to her and asked, "Are you reading the Bible?"

"Emmm... I'm a little ashamed to say it. I've been busy with exams and job hunting recently, so I flipped through it casually."

"Read the Bible well."

"I know, my master told me. Hey, I figured out that according to my current progress, it will take at least several years to meet the master's requirements."

"Then you have to hurry up!"

"You have to pray for me! That's right! Pray for me and ask the Lord to give me a boyfriend! I don't know why, but after I believed in Jesus, I wanted to talk about a boyfriend. In the past, when I was practicing, to prevent distraction , my master has never allowed me to find a boyfriend, now I hear that I can get married if I believe in Jesus, I am so relieved. The Lord is so kind to us!"

The Lord is indeed very good to us, but it seems that this kind of goodness is not used in this way?

I said to her, "I think other things can be put aside for now. Your most urgent thing now is to lay a solid foundation."

"Fundamental things can't be rushed. I think the big things in my life are more urgent. They are the most urgent things I face now. My mother has been urging marriage from a very early age, and she also arrives every day. Say later that I can’t make money. I’m going to change jobs recently, please pray for me, and don’t forget to pray for me to find a boyfriend, I want to find a meal ticket.”