ACTIVISM 行動主義

It is dangerously possible for activity to be no more than a dizzy whirl around a central emptiness.

行動可能潛藏的危險，就像個漩渦，只是繞著個空洞的中心旋轉而已。

Let us beware of feeling that unless we personally are up and doing the Lord is not at work.

讓我們留心那種覺得要做些甚麼事情後，上帝才能做事的感覺。

In too many churches today we have the motion but not the unction.

今天的教會有的是行動，但卻沒有上帝的膏油。（這句話取『motion』與『unction』的諧音）

Busyness in the King's business is no excuse for neglecting the King.

在王的事上，不能把忙碌當成忽視王的藉口。

No man has a right to lead such a life of contemplation as to forget in his own ease the service due to his neighbour; nor has any man a right to be so immersed in active life as to neglect the contemplation of God.

Augustine

沒有一個人有權利過著默想的舒適生活中，以致於忘記對鄰舍當盡的事奉；也沒有權利沈溺於工作之中，而忽略默想上帝。

奧古斯丁

It is possible to be so active in the service of Christ as to forget to love him.

P. T. Forsyth

我們可能會忙著事奉基督，以致於忘了去愛祂。

We have been too busy chopping wood to take time out to sharpen the axe.

Vance Havner

我們太忙於伐木，以致於沒時間磨利斧頭。

To concentrate on service and activity for God may often actively thwart our attaining of the true, God himself.

Roy Hession

專注於為神的聚會和活動，可能會讓我們攔阻親近真理，就是上帝自己。

It is difficult to see Jesus when you are in hurry.

Joel Horne

當你行色匆匆時，很難看見耶穌。

One of the greatest dangers in the spiritual life is to live on your own activities. In other words, the activity is not in its right place as something which you do, but has become something that keeps you going .

D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

靈命中最大的一項危機，就是活在自己的作為中。換言之，你是為了做事而做事，而不是做得適得其所。

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Len North

留心忙碌生活中的貧瘠、荒蕪。

We won't get rid of the malady of sin by increasing our activity.

Alan Redpath

我們無法藉著增加工作來除掉罪惡的疾病。

Of what use is it to have many irons in the fire if the fire is going out?

Eric Roberts

如果火都快熄滅了，加一堆烙鐵有甚麼用呢？

To be always preaching, teaching, speaking, writing and working public works is unquestionably a sign of zeal. But it is not a sign of zeal according to knowledge.

J. C. Ryle

不斷的講道、教導、說話、寫作、工作等等，毫無疑問都是熱心的記號，但可不一定是符合知識而熱心的記號。

Sometimes I think the church would be better off if we would call a moratorium on activity for about six weeks and just waited on God to see what he is waiting to do for us.

A. W. Tozer

我有時候覺得，如果教會能夠把所有的活動暫停六個禮拜，而只是等候看看上帝正等候為我們成就的事情，那我們的教會應該會好的多。

Many a Christian worker's activity is the grave of his spiritual life.

C. J. Vaughan

不少基督徒工人的工作正是他們靈命的墓地。