Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The office of deacon was instituted initially to address this pressing need.

  • -- Carolyn Custis James 卡罗琳·卡斯蒂斯·詹姆斯

正式地说,新约教会在早期阶段认真对待他们对缺乏家庭或其他资源的寡妇的责任。执事办公室最初是为了解决这一迫切需要而设立的。

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A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."

一个人如果意识到自己对一个深情地等待着他的人所承担的责任,或者意识到自己对一项尚未完成的工作所承担的责任,他就永远不能抛弃自己的生命。他知道他的存在的“为什么”,并将能够忍受几乎任何“如何”。

My responsibility is to follow the Scriptures which call upon us to occupy the land until Jesus returns.

我的责任是遵循圣经,它要求我们占领这片土地,直到耶稣回来。