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Jul6,07有機番茄減高血壓中風風險+俯伏敬拜 We Bow Down

靈命日糧 - 2007年7月6日


俯伏敬拜

讀經: 詩篇95篇

金句: 「來啊,我們要屈身敬拜,在造我們的耶和華面前跪下。」(詩篇95篇6節)

全年讀經: 約伯記32-33章;使徒行傳14章


古代的希臘人和羅馬人在敬拜的時候不願下跪,他們認為跪拜的動作對自由人來說是一種貶損,因此與希臘文化不相稱,只適合於野蠻人。布魯達克與泰奧弗拉斯托斯等學者認為跪拜是迷信的表示,亞里斯多德也說它是未開化之民的行為方式。不過,上帝的百姓卻從未有過這種觀念。
詩人在詩篇95篇6節指出,跪拜可表達對上帝至深的崇敬。在這一節經文中,他用了三個不同的希伯來字,來說明敬拜者應有的態度和姿勢。

首先,他用了「敬拜」這個字,意思是全身匍匐以表示對主的尊崇,引伸意為效忠於上帝。第二個字是「屈身」意思是俯伏在主膝前,向他獻上尊榮與敬拜。接著詩人又用了「跪下」這個字,意思是雙膝下跪、讚美上帝。

在詩人看來,在上帝面前跪下是一種尊崇的表示,而非未開化之民的行為。不過更重要的是,跪拜不僅只是一種身體的姿勢,而更是一種謙卑的心態。MW


全能無比榮耀神,
無始無終居永恆;
我要俯身來讚美,
謙恭求你居我心。Sper


敬拜的心態比敬拜的姿勢更重要。
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July 6, 2007

We Bow Down

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READ: Psalm 95

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. —Psalm 95:6

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The ancient Greeks and Romans rejected kneeling as a part of their worship. They said that kneeling was unworthy of a free man, unsuitable for the culture of Greece, and appropriate only for barbarians. The scholars Plutarch and Theophrastus regarded kneeling as an expression of superstition. Aristotle called it a barbaric form of behavior. This belief, however, was never held by God’s people.

In Psalm 95:6, the psalmist indicated that kneeling expressed a deep reverence for God. In this one verse he used three different Hebrew words to express what the attitude and position of the worshiper should be.

First, he used the word worship, which means to fall prostrate as a sign of honor to the Lord, with an associated meaning of allegiance to Him. The second word he used was bow. This means to sink down to one’s knees, giving respect and worship to the Lord. The psalmist then used the word kneel, which means to be on one’s knees giving praise to God.

According to the psalmist, kneeling in God’s presence is a sign of reverence rather than a barbaric form of behavior. The important thing, however, is not just our physical position but a humble posture of the heart. —Marvin Williams

Almighty, matchless, glorious God,
Inhabiting eternity,
I bow to You and give You praise,
In awe that You can live in me. —Sper

Our attitude in worship is far more important than the position of our worship.

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有機番茄減高血壓中風風險(2007年7月6日)


【明報專訊】美國加州大學一項歷時10年的研究顯示,有機食物對心臟有益。研究人員比較有機番茄與用傳統方法種植的作物,發現有機番茄的黃酮類(flavonoids)抗氧化物含量高近一倍。黃酮類化合物可助降低高血壓和中風風險,保護心臟。

研究負責人解釋,黃酮類化合物是植物在養分不足時產生的防禦機制。傳統作物黃酮類含量較低,可能是因為土壤過度施肥。

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