香港的儿童常被喻打机低头族,父母对子女沉迷于网络世界似乎亦无能为力,又想不出其他方法取代,但美国德州有父母却用上时间,教育儿子背圣经金句,而且效果显著。
美国德州有教会挑战父母鼓励孩子背诵经文代替打机。"基督教今日报"报导,一对父母教导儿子泰纳(Tanner Hemness)背诵以英文26个字母为首的经文列表,而泰纳当时只有3岁半,父母初时觉得他可能无法背完全部经文。
泰纳的父亲汉姆斯称,当他看到教会发给他的经文列表,连"耶稣哭了"最短的金句都不在其中,他认为孩子没有可能做得到。不过汉姆斯仍尝试,"在厨房黑板上,一次写上一节金句,陪著孩子一起背诵;每增加一节,我他就要求他从字母A开始背,直到他熟记所有金句。"
最后泰纳以个6星期,用了一个暑假的时间,就把A到Z的26节金句都背起来,汉姆斯表示:"这真的超乎我的想像!我真的很以儿子为荣。"
泰纳完整背诵金句的可爱影片更在网络被网友疯传,短短6天,影片就被网友分享超过40万次,累积超过3,200万观看次数。
泰纳背诵的经文首3句的"A、B、C"如下,大家不妨试试:
A (Ask...)
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find
你们祈求,就给你们;寻找,就寻见(太7:7)
B (Be...)
Be kind and compassionate to one another
并要以恩慈相待(弗4:32)
C (Cast...)
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you
你要把你的重担卸给耶和华,他必抚养你(诗55:22)
D (Do...)
Do not be anxious about anything
应当一无挂虑(腓4:6)
E (Every...)
Every good and perfect gift is from above
各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都是从上头来的(雅1:17)
F (For...)
For it is by grace you have been saved,through faith
你们得救是本乎恩,也因著信(弗2:8)
G (God...)
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble
神是我们的避难所,是我们的力量,是我们在患难中随时的帮助(诗46:1)
H (He...)
He alone is my rock and my salvation
惟独他是我的磐石,我的拯救(诗62:6)
I (I...)
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made
我要称谢你,因我受造奇妙可畏。 (诗139:14)
J (Jesus...)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
耶稣基督昨日今日一直到永远,是一样的。 (来13:8)
K (Know...)
Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us
你们当晓得耶和华是 神。我们是他造的(诗100:3)
L (Love...)
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
你要尽心、尽性、尽意,爱主你的 神。 (太22:37)
M (My...)
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him
我的心默默无声,专等候 神,我的救恩是从他而来。 (诗62:1)
N (Now...)
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
信就是所望之事的实底,是未见之事的确据。 (来11:1)
O (O...)
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you;
神啊,你是我的 神,我要切切地寻求你;(诗63:1)
P (Praise...)
Praise the Lord , O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
我的心哪,你要称颂耶和华,凡在我里面的,也要称颂他的圣名! (诗103:1)
Q (Quiet...)
quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.
安静的心为妆饰,这在 神面前是极宝贵的。 (彼前3:4)
R (Rejoice...)
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
你们要靠主常常喜乐;我再说,你们要喜乐。 (腓4:4)
S (Salvation...)
Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne.
愿救恩归与坐在宝座上我们的 神。 (启7:10)
T (Trust...)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
你要专心仰赖耶和华,不可倚靠自己的聪明,(箴3:5)
U (Under...)
under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
你要投靠在他的翅膀底下。他的诚实是大小的盾牌。 (诗91:4)
V (Very...)
Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.
我实实在在地告诉你们,信的人有永生(约6:47)
W (We...)
We are more than conquerors through him who loved us
靠著爱我们的主,在这一切的事上已经得胜有余了。 (罗8:37)
X (except)
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,
但我断不以别的夸口,只夸我们主耶稣基督的十字架。 (加6:14)
Y (You...)
You are the light of the world.
你们是世上的光。 (太5:14)
Z (Zion...)
Zion hears and rejoices
耶和华啊,锡安听见你的判断就欢喜。(诗97:8)