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Devotion Displayed
“都恒心遵守使徒的教训，彼此交接、擘饼、祈祷。” - 徒 2:42
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. — Acts 2:42
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灵修
今天这段经文，曾多次在各种情况下被引用，人们不单用它来激励人，也用它来提出警告。看到初代教会这幅图画，与今天我们有些教会的做法，有很大的距离，我们便领悟到其中的警告了。然而当我们明白教会今日仍然是有生命的（感谢圣灵的帮助），我们必然得到激励。所以，这段经文有我们应该留心、查考，和遵循的原则。
Our passage for today has been used in countless settings not only to encourage but also to warn. The warning sinks in when we recognize the distance between this picture of the early church and some of our own church practices today. The encouragement comes when we understand that the church is still alive, thanks to the Holy Spirit. There are principles to be noted, explored, and followed.
初代教会这幅图画最重要的特质，就是他们的忠心。我们看到他们对神、对建立团契、对遵守耶稣的教训，和以祷告求告主，都表现得恒切忠心，这都是有目共睹的。在旧约圣经的时代，神招聚祂的子民，向万国彰显祂的祝福和眷顾（创世记12:3；28:14）。这个使命，在新约圣经时代中仍然继续下去。
The key element we see in this picture of the church is devotion. We see devotion toward God and toward building community, in following Jesus’ teaching and in calling on the Lord in prayer. This devotion is seen; it is visible. In the Old Testament, God called his people together to display his blessing and care to the nations (Genesis 12:3; 28:14). This continues in the New Testament.
