人不願順服，不願守本分，也不願忠於神
因此，需要有ㄧ股更高的能力
來降服頑梗的人心，使人乖乖就範
叫人能夠愛上帝，恨惡ㄧ切罪惡
為此，神差聖靈來到世上
為此，神世世代代在人心中動工
－1760年，普林斯頓大學校長，山姆戴維斯牧師
"Men are estranged from God, and engaged in rebellion against him; and they love to continue so. They will not submit, nor return to their duty and allegiance. Hence there is need of a superior power to subdue their stubborn hearts, and sweetly constrain them to subjection; to inspire them with the love of God, and an implacable detestation of all sin. And for this purpose, the holy Spirit of God is sent into the world: for this purpose, he is at work, from age to age, upon the hearts of men."
- Rev. Samuel Davies, President of Princeton University, 1760
Most people think that they are pretty good and if there is a God, God would be happy with them. They do not really think they are in rebellion.
人心說平安平安，但戰爭已經來到門口。
The human heart says, "Peace, Peace", when War, War, is at your very door.
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