圣经有些部分似乎是为上帝末世的子民量身订做的。《彼得后书》以一种特别能帮助生活在基督复临前信徒的方式，总结了所有六十六卷圣经的信息：上帝是值得人崇敬和信赖的。{PCP 7.1}
介绍《彼得后书》第一章
圣经有些部分似乎是为上帝末世的子民量身订做的。《彼得后书》以一种特别能帮助生活在基督复临前信徒的方式，总结了所有六十六卷圣经的信息：上帝是值得人崇敬和信赖的。{PCP 7.1}
怀爱伦非常喜爱《彼得后书》。她喜爱它的乐观风格，经常用它作为检验书信、讲道和文章的标准。她尤其对《彼得后书》在指导儿童方面明显的帮助特别感兴趣。{PCP 7.2}
我们生活在一个许多人质疑基督教价值观的世代。这种质疑在很大程度上未得到制止，因为大多数基督教会对个人在今生、地上及现在体验真实的基督化品格不抱太大的希望。{PCP 7.3}
安息日复临信徒则不同。他们为能每日按照耶稣的形像改变而高兴。他们还相信这种成长不仅与心灵有关，也要反映在生活的所有方面，不论是在健康、教育、公民资格上，还是在父母责任上。他们把这种更新和成长的过程称之为品格的发展。{PCP 7.4}
有时不信主的朋友把安息日复临信徒所强调的品格发展误解为律法主义和靠行为得救的方法。但是复临信徒很现实地认识到人的严重局限性。因此，他们的乐观态度与他们自己改变和成长的能力无关，而是与上帝恢复祂所造人类的能力有关，正如《彼得后书》第一章所阐明的。 {PCP 7.5}
上帝绝不会不提供证据就提出要求。祂总是设法寻找一班能在生活上显明祂价值观之智慧的人。安息日复临信徒相信上帝已经呼召他们去实行他们所传讲的信息，以此证明它对更新今生是有效的。上帝余民的生活方式要阐明祂将为一切有信心的男男女女所要成就的事。{PCP 8.1}
怀爱伦在对《彼得后书》的解释中，称上帝要在信徒身上恢复祂形像的旨意为“永生的保险单”。上帝的先知无疑地预见到今日世界的情形。多年以来提供人安全感的形势、成就和物质，如今已经被破坏了，以致人们大声疾呼需要更有效及更持久的事物去倚靠。这个时代无疑正是教会的契机，要对上帝在此生和现今带来秩序、平安和个人的成长与完善的能力抱乐观的态度。{PCP 8.2}
我们或许难以理解上帝救赎人类的方法。但是正如病人信任只有他们的医生才了解的复杂疗法一样，复临信徒也应该相信上帝在人身上完全恢复祂形像的能力。{PCP 8.3}
我们每时每刻都越来越像我们所敬拜的上帝。彼得为我们提供了一幅恩慈之上帝的画面。祂随时准备好要使我们的生命富有意义。彼得显示了一位帮助我们成长和完善的上帝。怀爱伦描绘了彼得的人生。然后她给出了训练儿童的实际指南。{PCP 8.4}
我们总是很兴奋地发现之前怀爱伦著作中未出版的材料。下面所选择的许多内容并不是父母和教师所容易获得的，因此读者必会乐意看到在父母和教育的领域中就一些基本问题所提出的新观念和重点。诸如惩罚、家庭教育及在孩子身上注入有创造力的宗教信仰的主题，都以提供又实际又有用的指导的方式来论述，在个人的灵感方面也是如此。当然，如果本书没有为读者的方便而收录《使徒行述》对《彼得后书》第一章的解释，有关基督徒成长的研究就不全面。{PCP 8.5}
怀爱伦非常喜爱《彼得后书》。她喜爱它的乐观风格，经常用它作为检验书信、讲道和文章的标准。她尤其对《彼得后书》在指导儿童方面明显的帮助特别感兴趣。{PCP 7.2}
我们生活在一个许多人质疑基督教价值观的世代。这种质疑在很大程度上未得到制止，因为大多数基督教会对个人在今生、地上及现在体验真实的基督化品格不抱太大的希望。{PCP 7.3}
安息日复临信徒则不同。他们为能每日按照耶稣的形像改变而高兴。他们还相信这种成长不仅与心灵有关，也要反映在生活的所有方面，不论是在健康、教育、公民资格上，还是在父母责任上。他们把这种更新和成长的过程称之为品格的发展。{PCP 7.4}
有时不信主的朋友把安息日复临信徒所强调的品格发展误解为律法主义和靠行为得救的方法。但是复临信徒很现实地认识到人的严重局限性。因此，他们的乐观态度与他们自己改变和成长的能力无关，而是与上帝恢复祂所造人类的能力有关，正如《彼得后书》第一章所阐明的。 {PCP 7.5}
上帝绝不会不提供证据就提出要求。祂总是设法寻找一班能在生活上显明祂价值观之智慧的人。安息日复临信徒相信上帝已经呼召他们去实行他们所传讲的信息，以此证明它对更新今生是有效的。上帝余民的生活方式要阐明祂将为一切有信心的男男女女所要成就的事。{PCP 8.1}
怀爱伦在对《彼得后书》的解释中，称上帝要在信徒身上恢复祂形像的旨意为“永生的保险单”。上帝的先知无疑地预见到今日世界的情形。多年以来提供人安全感的形势、成就和物质，如今已经被破坏了，以致人们大声疾呼需要更有效及更持久的事物去倚靠。这个时代无疑正是教会的契机，要对上帝在此生和现今带来秩序、平安和个人的成长与完善的能力抱乐观的态度。{PCP 8.2}
我们或许难以理解上帝救赎人类的方法。但是正如病人信任只有他们的医生才了解的复杂疗法一样，复临信徒也应该相信上帝在人身上完全恢复祂形像的能力。{PCP 8.3}
我们每时每刻都越来越像我们所敬拜的上帝。彼得为我们提供了一幅恩慈之上帝的画面。祂随时准备好要使我们的生命富有意义。彼得显示了一位帮助我们成长和完善的上帝。怀爱伦描绘了彼得的人生。然后她给出了训练儿童的实际指南。{PCP 8.4}
我们总是很兴奋地发现之前怀爱伦著作中未出版的材料。下面所选择的许多内容并不是父母和教师所容易获得的，因此读者必会乐意看到在父母和教育的领域中就一些基本问题所提出的新观念和重点。诸如惩罚、家庭教育及在孩子身上注入有创造力的宗教信仰的主题，都以提供又实际又有用的指导的方式来论述，在个人的灵感方面也是如此。当然，如果本书没有为读者的方便而收录《使徒行述》对《彼得后书》第一章的解释，有关基督徒成长的研究就不全面。{PCP 8.5}
There are portions of scripture that seem to have been tailor-made for the needs of God’s last-day people. Second Peter summarizes the message of all sixty-six books of the Bible—that God is worthy of man’s admiration and trust—in a way that is particularly helpful to believers living just prior to Christ’s second coming.?{PCP 7.1}[1]
Ellen White was fascinated with Peter’s second epistle. She loved its optimism and often used it as a touchstone for letters, sermons, and articles. Of special interest to her was the clear help 2 Peter provided in the area of child guidance.?{PCP 7.2}[2]
We live in an age when many individuals are skeptical about the value of Christianity. And this skepticism goes largely unchecked because most forms of Christianity do not hold out much hope to the individual who wishes to experience real Christlike character development in this life, in the here and now.?{PCP 7.3}[3]
But Seventh-day Adventists are different. They rejoice in the possibility of daily change after the likeness of Jesus. Further, they believe not only that this growth has to do with the soul but that it is reflected in all aspects of living, whether health, education, citizenship, or parenting. They refer to this renewal and growth process as character development.?{PCP 7.4}[4]
Sometimes nonbelieving friends interpret the Seventh-day Adventist emphasis on character development as legalism and a system of salvation by works. But Adventists have a realistic understanding of man’s grave limitations. Consequently, their?optimism has not to do with their own ability to change and grow; it has to do with God’s ability to restore His creatures, which is so clearly documented in such passages as?2 Peter 1.?{PCP 7.5}[5]
God never makes claims without providing evidence, and he has always sought to have a people whose lives would demonstrate the wisdom of his values. Seventh-day adventists believe that God has called them to live the message they preach, and so demonstrate its effectiveness for renewal in this life. The life styles of God’s remnant people are to illustrate what God will do for all men and women of faith.?{PCP 8.1}[6]
In her comments on 2 Peter, Ellen White refers to God’s offer to restore His image in believers as “an eternal life insurance policy.” God’s prophet was surely anticipating world conditions today. Situations, achievements, and material things that have provided security for years are now breaking up, leaving people clamoring for something effective and lasting to cling to. Surely this is an age of opportunity for a church that is optimistic about God’s ability to bring order, peace, and personal growth and fulfillment to individuals right here and now.?{PCP 8.2}[7]
We may not know the intricacies of God’s method of redeeming men and women. But like patients who trust themselves to complex procedures understood only by their physician, Adventists trust in God’s ability to restore His image perfectly in human beings.?{PCP 8.3}[8]
Each minute we are becoming more like the God we worship. Peter offers us a picture of a gracious God, one who stands ready to fill our lives with meaning. He reveals a God of growth and fulfillment. Ellen White draws on Peter’s life. In what follows, she offers practical guidance for training children.?{PCP 8.4}[9]
Previously unpublished material from the pen of Ellen White is always exciting to discover. Since many of the following selections have not been readily available to parents and teachers, the reader will be delighted to see new concepts and emphases given to basic problems in the areas of parenting and teaching. Such topics as discipline, home education, and instilling imaginative religious faith in children are dealt with in a way that provides practical, usable guidelines, as well as personal inspiration. Of course, no study of Christian growth would be comprehensive without?The Acts Of The Apostles?chapter on?2 Peter 1, which is reprinted here for the reader’s convenience.?{PCP 8.5}[10]
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