Korinti I 6:18

Whenever someone asks us if we believe in premarital sex we respond by saying “yes and no.” It’s a confusing answer at first, but it gives us an opportunity to make an important point. God affirms our sexuality as human beings and we ­can’t suddenly become asexual. For this reason, we believe in premarital sexuality. We are quick to follow up, however, by saying that having genital sex before marriage is clearly not in line with God’s principles. 

As New York pastor Rich Villodas defines it, a deeply formed life is a life marked by integration, intersection, intertwining, and interweaving, holding together multiple layers of spiritual formation. This kind of life calls us to be people who cultivate lives with God in prayer, move toward reconciliation, work for justice, have healthy inner lives, and see our bodies and sexuality as gifts to steward.

虽然世界似乎越来越黑暗，基督却已呼召我们成为山上闪耀的城市。 当我们把生命分别为圣，从神的话语汲取力量和明日的盼望时，我们的生命就会在黑暗的环境中闪耀。 这个为期四周的灵修札记将带着我们深入研究神的话语，探讨如何在灵魂、心灵、意念和身体这四个方面，过分别为圣的生活。

婚姻是来自上帝的美好礼物。但同时，婚姻生活也会面临诸多困难，许多婚姻都会经历挣扎。这本灵修小册子是为已婚夫妇、期望步入婚姻的未婚人士以及曾经结过婚的人而写的。让我们再次聆听上帝关于神圣的婚姻制度的话语，重新回到上帝的道路中来。