讀 經：詩篇115：1－11
金 句：「人非有信，就不能得上帝的喜悅；因為到上帝面前來的人，必須信有上帝。」（希伯來書11：6）
全年讀經：出埃及記1－4章
五十年前，蓋洛普機構開始作一項關於美國人的宗教信仰調查。這是他們的發現：在1947年，93％的人聲稱相信上帝，73％的人期待有永生，90％表示他們會禱告，41％經常參與教會活動。在1997年，調查結果大致相同，除了聲稱信上帝的人比例上昇到96％。
但是，有一位分析師最關心的是，那些自稱信上帝的96%的人，所信的究竟是什麼。他懷疑當中許多人所信的是「天上的聖誕老公公」，或是一位啟動了世界運作而如今不再管人死活的「停工的鐘匠」。
如果我們是以聖經為準則的話，那麼我們敬拜的是一位真神。他是那位聖潔、永恆、全能、全知又有恩典的創造者，他憎恨罪惡，卻也因著他兒子在加略山的犧牲而赦罪。這位永活的真神可以保證我們在天堂的榮耀裡有永生。
雖然相信聖經中的上帝的美國人可能不到96%，但這是我們所有的人都該相信的一位上帝。VCG
永生上帝是靈，智慧無限量
真光明真奇妙，隱藏的上帝
極豐富極榮耀，亙古之上帝
無限能永勝利，讚美主聖名。Smith
心若不在聖經中的上帝，就不是正確的信心。
What God Do We Believe In?
Read: Psalm 115:1-11
Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is. --Hebrews 11:6
For more than 50 years, the Gallup organization has been surveying the religious beliefs of the American people. Here are some of their findings: In 1947, 93% professed faith in God, 73% expected an afterlife, 90% affirmed that they pray, and 41% attended some kind of church service frequently. In 1997, the survey findings were virtually the same, except that professed faith in God went up to 96%.
What most concerned one analyst, however, was the content of the faith of the 96% who said they believed in God. He wondered if many of them believed in "a celestial Santa Claus" or a "disengaged clockmaker" who set the world in motion but now couldn't be bothered by human needs.
If we take the Bible as our guide, we worship the one true God. He is the holy, eternal, almighty, infinitely wise, and gracious Creator, who abhors sin and yet forgives on the basis of the sacrifice of His Son on Calvary. This one true and living God is the God who can assure us of life forever in heaven's glory.
Even though it's unlikely that 96% of Americans believe in the God of the Bible, this is the God in whom we all must believe. --VCG
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious--Thy great name we praise. --Smith
Faith is misplaced if it is not in the God of the Bible.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
Religion Or Christ--What's The Difference?
Do I Have The Right Kind Of Faith?
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