Wasting My Time Part -2 (Chinese/English)

EPHESIANS 5
以弗所书 5章

11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
11 那暗昧无益的事，不要与人同行，倒要责备行这事的人。
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.
12 因为他们暗中所行的，就是提起来也是可耻的。
13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
13 凡被光显明的，就成为光明，因为凡能显明的都是光。
14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
14 所以主说：“你这睡着的人，醒过来吧！从死里复活吧！基督就要光照你了。”
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
15 所以你们要谨慎行事，不要像愚昧人，倒要像智慧人，
16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
16 要爱惜光阴，因为现今的世代邪恶。

Sixthly, it leads to violence.
第六，它会导致暴力。

Now this generally relates to video games, but it can relate to TV, Internet and the cell phone, all of which are outlets for violence.
现在这主要指的是电子游戏，但也适用于电视、互联网和手机，这些都是暴力的出口。

Research has shown that the average American child has seen many murders by their teenage years.
研究显示，普通的美国孩子在青少年时期就已经看过成千上万起谋杀场景。

There are two especially violent video games on the market, one is tomb raider and the other is grand theft auto, both are violent, indeed one encourages people to be a member of the mob and to shoot people. Another encourages people to pick up prostitutes, is this what you want your children to be watching?
市场上特别暴力的两款游戏，一个是《古墓丽影》，另一个是《侠盗猎车手》，两者都充满暴力，其中一款甚至鼓励玩家加入黑帮并开枪杀人，另一款鼓励玩家去嫖娼——这就是你希望孩子看的吗？

Games likes commando and war games only encourage violence, no wonder there are more shootings, not just in the USA but in other countries, many of the people who do these acts have been isolated loners, who have lost contact with reality.
像《突击队》和战争游戏这类游戏只会助长暴力，难怪枪击事件越来越多，不仅在美国，其他国家也是如此，许多作案者都是孤僻的独行者，已经与现实脱节。

Seventhly, this applies to Christians. Playing cell phone does aid your spiritual growth.
第七，这对基督徒同样适用。玩手机并不能帮助你的灵命成长。

Can you tell me spending hours on cell phone/Internet surfing/video gaming encourages your spiritual growth?
你能告诉我，每天花几个小时玩手机、上网冲浪、打游戏能促进你的灵命成长吗？

Most Christians spend less than 10 minutes per day in prayer. What a disgrace!!!
大多数基督徒每天祷告的时间不到10分钟。真是耻辱！！！

Muslims pray five times a day, they are worshipping a false God, but their devotion is three to four time greater than Christians, who worship the true God.
穆斯林一天祷告五次，他们敬拜的是假神，但他们的虔诚却是基督徒——敬拜真神的人——的三到四倍。

Maybe this is why the world has not been reached, the world is burning, people are dying and the Christians are busy.. not praying, not studying the bible, not reaching the lost, they are busy fiddling with their cell phones, watching rubbish on TV or playing their favourite video games.
也许这就是为什么福音还没传遍世界的原因：世界在燃烧，人们在灭亡，而基督徒却忙着……不祷告、不读经、不传福音，而是忙着摆弄手机、看电视垃圾节目、玩他们最爱的电子游戏。

They say, we need rest and relaxation, yes you do.
他们说：“我们需要休息和放松。”是的，你确实需要。

Go. and do some exercise, spend time with your family, find a way to serve the Lord, get off the couch and stop filling your mind with rubbish.
去运动吧，和家人相处吧，找机会服事主吧，从沙发上起来，别再让垃圾充满你的头脑。

A word to parents, you may think I am being over reactionary. I have written this in response to a sister in our church, who is at her wits end because of her teenage son who becomes violent when his cell phone is taken away and he is told to stop video games.
对父母们说一句：你可能觉得我反应过度。我写这篇是因为我们教会的一位姊妹已经束手无策——她的青少年儿子一拿走手机或不让他玩游戏就会变得暴躁。

I have seen six to seven year olds have a tantrum because their cell phone is taken away.
我见过六七岁的小孩因为手机被拿走就大发脾气。

Robbie Williams, the British pop singer, has said his children, would be denied cell phones to protect them.
英国流行歌手罗比·威廉姆斯说过，他会禁止自己的孩子用手机来保护他们。

Now that is drastic, if your son or daughter, has a cell phone, you must have filters on it, to stop them viewing bad websites that can be harmful.
这听起来很极端，但如果你的儿女有手机，你必须安装过滤器，阻止他们访问有害网站。

Don’t have the attitude that this can’t happen to you.
做父母的，上面提供了信息，请使用它。不要抱着“这不会发生在我家”的态度。

To pastors, if your church can afford it, please purchase some internet filters and give it away for church members to place on their electronic devices.
对牧师们说：如果教会经济允许，请购买一些网络过滤器，免费分发给会友安装在电子设备上。

Parents, you need to be proactive, if your child is spending more and more time on their own and if their mood is changing, you need to be aware of this.
父母们，你们要主动，如果孩子越来越独处、情绪发生变化，你们一定要警觉。

Men need to lead in the home, they need to lead in family devotions, I know in China, that many sisters are the only believers in the family. You need to teach your child, you can purchase internet filters in China, please research these, some indeed are free.
男人要在家中作属灵带领，要带领家庭敬虔，我知道在中国很多姊妹是家里唯一的信徒。你要教导你的孩子，在中国也可以买到网络过滤器，请去查找，有些确实是免费的。

Pastors need to train up couples about this subject, they need to help couples have godly homes.
牧者需要在这方面培训夫妻，帮助他们建立敬虔的家庭。

Another killer is the TV, years ago, I got rid of my TV, I was laughed to scorn by many in my church, this may be an option.
另一个杀手是电视，多年前我扔掉了电视，教会很多人嘲笑我，这也可以是一个选择。

Let me say to men, you need to get off the sofa and onto your knees, this is too urgent to ignore.
对男人们说：你们要从沙发上起来，跪下来祷告，这事刻不容缓，不能忽视。
Finally the children of Israel conquered the promised land and then within one generation, they were walking away from God, why because the next generation was allowed to drift by elders who didn’t teach them?
最后，以色列人征服了应许之地，但仅过一代人就背离神，为什么？因为长辈没有教导下一代，任由他们随流失去。

Please be aware of the dangers of all kinds of electronic media, they can be used for good, but they must be controlled.
请警惕各类电子媒体的危险，它们可以用来行善，但必须受到控制。

Parents and Pastors, you need to be aware, in this two devotions, I have sought to wake you up.
父母们、牧者们，你们要警醒，在这两篇灵修里，我试图唤醒你们。

I pray that I am not:
我祷告我不是：

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God bless you
愿神赐福你

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