Book :
English : Pg. XIII - XVIII / 中文 ： Pg. 21 - 34
(Audio Part 1 : 14:20 Min)
i。放下”自以为熟悉“的骄傲态度，重新与耶稣基督相遇
To gain a fresh hearing for Jesus, especially among those who believe they already understand him （Pg. XIII, Para. 1)
与耶稣基督建立一个“真实”的关系，祂与我们的生活拥有一个不可被取代的地位。 不能只把信仰停留在“教义和律法 ” (Dogma & Law)上的认知，因为教义和律法是你认为“应该”或者“必须”相信的东西 ，不是你切切实实活出来，信以为真的“真实”信仰。
ii。活出“真实”的信仰生活，拥有对耶稣的真知识－ 从“叙述的知识“进步到“相识的知识”。
Failure to understand Jesus and his words as “reality” and vital information about life that explains why, today, we do not routinely teach those who profess allegiance to him how to do what he said was best. We lead them to profess allegiance to him, or we expect them to and leave them there, devoting our remaining efforts to “attracting” them to this or that (Pg. XIV, Para. 4)
－ 作者在另一本书（Knowing Christ Today) 提到真知识时，做了以下的区分。对这区分有所认识，帮助我们更能明白作者在这本书里这么关注”真实“ Real (& Reality) 的问题 （基督徒对信仰的观念很多时候停留在“叙述的知识”）。
知识的分别 ：
”相识的知识“ Knowledge of Acquaintance (第一手的知识）
和 ”叙述的知识“ Knowledge of Description （第二手的知识）
例子 ：
相识的知识 ：母亲与孩子的关系，神与我们的关系
叙述的知识：学生在考试时写下的标准答案 （他可以不完全认同他所写的）
iii。注意 ”观念“ (Ideas & concepts) 对于我们的影响
Any significant change can come only by breaking the stronghold of the “ideas and concepts” that automatically shunt aside Jesus… when questions of concrete mastery of our life arise. （Pg. XV, Para. 2)
我们今天要谨慎什么样的“观念”在影响着我们与耶稣的关系.（特别是近200多年来的人文世俗主义和消费主义，潜移默化的影响）
iv。这本书的目的，期待看到的果效：
- 切切实实活出耶稣的教导 ：
It is my hope with this book to provide an understanding of the gospel that will open the way for the people of Christ actually to do - do once again, for they have done it in the past - what their acknowledged Maestro said to do. （Pg. XV, Para. 5)
现在就透过耶稣，得以进入天国的生活，学习成为基督的门徒，这就是福音的关键信息。
This ..book, then, presents discipleship to Jesus as the very heart of the gospel. The really good news for humanity is the Jesus is now taking students in the master class of life. The eternal life that begins with confidence in Jesus is a life in his present kingdom, now on earth and available to all. So the message of and about his is specifically a gospel for our life now, not just for dying. It is about living now as his apprentice in kingdom living, not just as a consumer of his merits. (Pg. XVII, Para. 6)
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