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Son and Sonship #2
Stephen Kaung

Stephen Kaung (1915 - 2022). Chinese-American Bible teacher, author, and translator born in Ningbo, China. Raised in a Methodist family with a minister father, he converted to Christianity at 15 in 1930, driven by a deep awareness of sin. In 1933, he met Watchman Nee, joining his indigenous Little Flock movement in Shanghai, and served as a co-worker until 1949. Fleeing Communist persecution, Kaung worked in Hong Kong and the Philippines before moving to the United States in 1952. Settling in Richmond, Virginia, he founded Christian Fellowship Publishers in 1971, translating and publishing Nee’s works, including The Normal Christian Life. Kaung authored books like The Splendor of His Ways and delivered thousands of sermons, focusing on Christ-centered living and the church’s spiritual purpose. Married with three children, he ministered globally into his 90s, speaking at conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America. His teachings, available at c-f-p.com, emphasize inner life over institutional religion. Kaung’s collaboration with Nee shaped modern Chinese Christianity.
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In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the concept of sonship and growing from children to maturity in faith. He begins by referencing Galatians 4:1-7, which highlights the idea that as children, we are under guardians and stewards until the appointed time. However, when the fullness of time came, God sent His Son to redeem us and make us sons and heirs. The preacher emphasizes the importance of looking to Jesus as the leader and completer of our faith, who left the glory of heaven to demonstrate the kind of man God desires us to be. He encourages the audience to present themselves as living sacrifices, not conforming to the world but being transformed by the renewing of their minds. The preacher also highlights Romans 8:14, which states that those led by the Spirit of God are sons of God, and through the Spirit, we cry out "Abba, Father." He concludes by expressing gratitude for God's love and sacrifice for us.
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Will you please turn to Galatians, the letter to the Galatians chapter 4. We will read from verse 1 through verse 7. Galatians chapter 4, verse 1. Now I say, as long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from the bondman, though he be lord of all. But he is under guardians and stewards until the period fixed by the father. So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world. But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his son, come a woman, come under law. That he might redeem those under law, that we might receive sonship. But because you are sons, God has sent out the spirit of his son into our heart, crying Abba Father. So thou art no longer bondman, but son, and if son, heir also through God. Will you please turn to the book of Romans, Romans chapter 8. We read from verse 14 through verse 17. Romans chapter 8, verse 14. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we cry Abba Father. For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of sonship, whereby we cry Abba Father. The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God. And if children, heirs also, heirs of God, and Christ join in, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. And if children, heirs also, heirs of God, and Christ join in, if indeed we suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him. May we have a word of prayer. Dear Lord, as we gather here this morning, our hearts are full of gratitude. Thou hast loved us so much, that thou hast given thyself completely, fully for us. How we praise and thank thee that thy thoughts concerning us, thy thoughts are so noble, so glorious. We praise and thank thee that thou hast not only thought of us, but thou hast prepared everything for us. We praise and thank thee that thou hast not only thought of us, but thou hast prepared everything for us. From the beginning to the very end, Lord, it is all of grace. We thank thee that thou hast given us another opportunity to come together. We look to thee, that by thy Spirit, thou wilt open thy word to us. We thank thee because thou knowest each and every one of us. Lord, we thank thee because thou knowest each and every one of us. Lord, give each one of us a living word. A word that will really bring us life and spirit. A word that will really bring us to thyself. And bring thee to us. O dear Lord, we just wait upon thee. Waiting upon thy Spirit to do his work. That thou mayst be glorified. We commit this time fully into thy hands. Trusting thee to do the work that thou hast ordained even before the foundation of the world. We ask in thy precious name. Amen. Thank God for gathering us together again this morning. I always feel that whenever we are able to come together in the name of our Lord Jesus, it is a special grace of God. We are living in a very special time. The return of our Lord Jesus is imminent. He is able to come at any moment. How blessed it would be if he comes now. And we do thank him. Because he is giving us every opportunity to be ready, prepared for him. And I believe that this is one of that blessed times. So may we all open our hearts to him. Allow him to speak to our heart. That we may be what he wants us to be. That we may be ready to meet him face to face. Now this time when we are together, we feel led by the Lord to fellowship together on this matter of sons and sonship. We believe that this is a very important thing in the Word of God. It is important because it is closely related to the eternal purpose of God. Our God is an eternal God. Everything about him is eternal. There is nothing that is just transient, passive, temporary. And our God is a God of purpose. He never does anything by chance. The Bible tells us that even before the foundation of the world, he has already purpose of purpose. And that purpose is according to his good pleasure. And within that purpose, there is something for us. What is the eternal purpose of God concerning man? We need to know that purpose. And all the works of God is centered upon that purpose. This is what God is working in each and every one of us. He is working in us for that purpose that we may be sons and we may arrive at sonship. Yesterday morning, we spoke about Romans chapter 8. There you will find our God, he has purpose before the world's foundation concerning us, Christ Jesus. The word of God tells us that before the foundation of the world, God has already set a purpose concerning us in Christ. He has already set a purpose for those whom he already knows. You know brothers and sisters, God has foreknown you. Even before you were born. Even before the world was created. There in the heart of God, God set a purpose concerning you. He has foreknown you. Before you know him. And whom he has foreknown, he has predestinated to one thing. God has predestinated you for one thing. It is not predestinated you to go to heaven. There is something far far excellent than that. Because his purpose has to agree with his glory. Because his purpose has to agree with his glory. So what has God predestinated for you, brothers and sisters? It is not something small and minor. It is something glorious. It conforms to the image of his beloved son. His beloved son is his exact image. His beloved son is the outshining of his glory. His beloved son is the expression of his substance. His beloved son is the heir of all things. All the fullness of the Godhead dwells in his son. He is one with the Father. If you see him, you see God the Father. If you know him, then you know God fully. And yet, in the purpose of God, that we may be conformed to that image. His purpose for us is not just to save us from hell to heaven. That is good enough for us. I remember someone says, if only my two feet will be leading the door of heaven, I am satisfied. But is God satisfied? He is not satisfied. He will not be satisfied until we are conformed to the image of his beloved son. We are like his son. And that is not something external. Because image means inward character. That we will take upon us the character of Christ. Not only believe in Christ, but to take upon the character of Christ. To be like Christ. It is Christ who lives in me. And that is the eternal purpose of God for you and for me. Anything less than that is less than the purpose of God. You know, before we believe in the Lord Jesus, the Bible says all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Thank God by his redemption our sins are forgiven. But are we still come short of the glory of God? Anything that comes short of the glory of God is strictly speaking sin. Do you know this is so serious? It is glorious, but it is serious. God wants us to be conformed to the image of his beloved son. That is glory. And if we are not conformed, we come short of the glory of God. But thank God, he has made every provision for us. That we may be conformed to the image of his beloved son. So this is what we have considered yesterday morning. Now this morning we would like to go a step further. We would like to consider this matter of from children to sons. Who are the children of God? Who are the children of God? If we look at John 1 verse 12. It says Not of man's will, but of God. Not everybody in the world is a child of God. Everyone in this world is created by God. God is our maker. He is our creator. But not everyone is a child of God. A child of God has to be born from above. And here it tells us When the whole world rejects God's offer of his beloved son. Whoever receives his son, our Lord Jesus. As many as receive him. God gives them the right to become the children of God. It is a privilege, but it is also a right. He that is born of the spirit is spirit. We are not only created by him. But we are to be born by him. How can we be born again? By receiving the son of God. By accepting the son of God, our Lord Jesus. Those who receive him. God gives them the right to be the children of God. Those who believe in his name. They are not born of flesh will or the will of man. But they are born of God. So dear brothers and sisters, we do thank God. That we are children of God. It is a right. We have the right to approach God and call him Abba Father. It is wonderful. We belong to the family of God. But you know in the New Testament But you know in the New Testament There are two different words to describe children. One is techno. One is techno. This word expresses the parental affection. It has nothing to do with growth. Everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus is a child of God. And the affection of our God the Father is upon him. That is one word. So everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus is a child of God. Everyone is loved by God the Father. But there is another word. Partial. And that word has relationship with growth. It is in contrast with young men and fathers. Now if you will turn to 1 John 2. If we turn to 1 John 2. 1 John 2. Verse 12. Children, I write to you because your sins have been forgiven in the name of the Lord. Now this word children is techno. This word includes all those who believe in the Lord Jesus. And because we are children we know that our sins are being forgiven in the name of our Lord Jesus. So we are now in the family of God. But in the family of God you find there are little children, there are young men and there are fathers. So in verse 13. He said I write to you fathers because you have known him, that is from the beginning. I write to you young men because you have overcome the wicked one. I write to you little children because you have known the Father. Now the word little children is partial. It is in contrast with young people and with fathers. And then if you read that you will find I write to you little children because you have known the Father. You know a little child, he knows nothing but one thing he knows, his father. So the Bible said after we become children of God we cry out Abba Father. Now before we believe in the Lord Jesus we may be brought up in Christian family. We may have contact with Christianity. And we may even learn to pray. Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name. But as one brother said. Before you are saved you can call God Father but it sounds like father-in-law. You can call God Father but it sounds like father-in-law. Because there is no life relationship there. But once you are saved. When you pray Abba Father. It is real. Because there is a life relationship there. So little children know the Father. But brothers and sisters. Does God only want little children? Does God only want little children? God does not open a kindergarten. What is God's purpose in saving us? Not that we may remain as children. Now everybody loves children. Every child is lovely. Not only in the sight of the parents but even in the sight of the world. But do you know that a child is the most selfish person in the world. The child is completely self-centered. Because the Adamic nature is naked in a child. You know the more we grow up the more we know how to pretend. Now a child is too innocent to pretend. So what comes out of a child is typical Adam. Everybody is for him. He is the center of the world. If at midnight he was hungry he cried. He does not mind whether you want to sleep or not. And he cannot wait. You have to cater to him right away. Brothers and sisters. When we are little children in the family of God. That's what we are. Everybody loves a newly born believer. As the Bible said that when one sinner was converted even the angels in heaven shout for joy. We welcome people who believe in the Lord Jesus. And come to the church, the family of God. But very soon you discover because he is a little child in Christ Jesus. So even though he is saved. The Bible said he is fleshly. He is carnal. He demands everything. And he has no responsibility whatsoever. Now that is a little child. Thank God that there is a time period to be a child. But if a child does not grow up and remains a child after 30 years it is a sorrow. So brothers and sisters, the same thing is true in the family of God. It is God's will that we who believe in the Lord Jesus remain as little children. It is God's will that we who believe in the Lord Jesus remain as little children. Unfortunately, we find that in the family of God, many God's people love to continue as little children. Unfortunately, we find that in the family of God, many God's people love to continue as little children. Because they feel that to be little children is very blessed. No responsibility. No worry. Only demand. But how our Heavenly Father will be grieved. Because it is far inferior to the purpose of God for each one of us. Because it is far inferior to the purpose of God for each one of us. It is God's will that we grow from children to manhood and womanhood. Son and sonship is the purpose of God to redeem. Son and sonship is the purpose of God to redeem. This is glory. Therefore, you will find in Romans chapter 8, it says, To be glorified is to be conformed to the image of Christ. Because our Lord Jesus is glory. And he is glorified. He is to lead many sons into glory. So will you please tell in Hebrews. In Hebrews chapter 2. Verse 10. For it became him for whom of all things, and by whom of all things, to bring many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through suffering. For it became him for whom of all things, and by whom of all things, to bring many sons to glory, to make perfect the leader of their salvation through suffering. We often hear a phrase. It means the pain of growing. Now if you want to grow into maturity. There is certain suffering that you have to go through. So here you find our Lord Jesus. He is the leader of our salvation through suffering. You know the word leader here is used four times in the New Testament. Now if you will turn to the book of Acts. Acts chapter 3. Acts chapter 3 verse 15. Here you will find Peter. He testified. Peter said here. You killed the Lord of life, but God resurrected him from the dead. We testify for this. In Greek it is the same. What do you mean by leader, by originator? It simply means that he is the one who began and set the matter on. Or to put it another way, he is the one who opened the way. And he is the one who leads us on. And the second time this word is used in chapter 5 of the book of Acts. Verse 31. Him God has exalted by his right hand as leader and savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins. Him God has exalted by his right hand as leader and savior to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins. The third time we have already read Hebrews chapter 2. Verse 10. The leader of their salvation through suffering. And the fourth time is also found in Hebrews. Chapter 12. Verse 2. Looking steadfastly on Jesus, the leader and completer of faith. So here you will find how are we going to grow from children to manhood and womanhood to son. It is our Lord Jesus who opens this way. So we have to look into the life of our Lord Jesus. Now we know that he is the eternal son of God. And as the eternal son of God, he is in glory with the Father. But in order to lead us into glory, you will find that the Son of God, he left the glory that he has with his Father. The Word became flesh. And tabernacle among men. Full of grace and truth. But in parenthesis, you will find these words. We have contemplated his glory. The glory as of the only begotten with a Father. So our Lord Jesus, when he was on earth, he was the Son of Man. He came to demonstrate to us the man that God has in view. He not only comes to declare the Father, that we may know God the Father. But he comes also to demonstrate to us the man that is in God's purpose. So how he lived a life on earth. If you read Philippians chapter 2, you will find that how he ended himself. He was equal with God. And that was not something to be robbed. You know, one day an archangel was to rob his equality with God. And by doing that, he turned himself to be Satan, the adversary. But so far as Christ is concerned, he has the form of God. That is something not to be grasped. But he emptied himself. He emptied himself of all the glory, honor, power, majesty connected with Godhead. He cannot empty himself of his Godhead. He cannot empty himself of his deity. Because that is what he is. But everything that connects with his Godhead, he emptied himself. Instead of sitting on the throne high up, and receive all the worship of the angels, he emptied himself. And he took upon himself another form. Instead of the form of God, he took the form of a bondsman. He became a bondslave. A bondslave is a slave of love. A bondslave is a slave for life. He becomes a bondslave to God. And he took upon himself the shape of a man. And as a man, he became obedient. He humbled himself. He denied himself. And he was obedient to God, even unto death. And the death of the cross. He went through all the suffering. But he opened a new and living way for us into glory. To put it simply, he came and died on the cross. He came and died on the cross. By doing this, he opened a new way for each of us. That is the way of the cross. Only through the way of the cross can you come to glory. Brothers and sisters, he has not only opened the way for us, but he is leading us into it. He is supplying his life, his power to us that we may be able to walk in it. So the cross is the only way that leads to glory. He is our leader. Our originator. Our beginning. And he is the perfecter of our faith. So brothers and sisters, the only way for us to go from children to manhood and womanhood it is through the cross. Except the cross, there is no other way of spiritual growth. Spiritual growth is not a matter of mental knowledge. Spiritual growth is the growth of life into the character of Christ. How can Christ's character characterize us? It is by way of the cross. So that is the reason why our Lord Jesus said, Come and follow me. Deny yourself. Pick up the cross and follow me. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. Knowing this principle, now let us go into the process. God's purpose for us is glory. God's purpose for us is son and sonship. God's purpose for us is the glory of son and son. In order to achieve the glory of son and son, there is a path that we must go through. That is the pain of growth. This is the cross. They lose. They will fail to grow from children to males. So what should we do? How can we go in this way? How can we give ourselves to him and let him lead us this way? Brothers and sisters, number one, And be not conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. After we have received all the mercies of God, how should we respond to him? When we are constrained by the love of Christ, what is the one thing that you will do? And that is to present your bodies a living sacrifice. You know, brothers and sisters, so far as Christian experience goes, consecration is the first Christian experience. And it is the last Christian experience. Consecration is not only a door, but it is a way. But you have to enter into the door before you can walk on the way. What is consecration? Present your bodies a living sacrifice. And the body here represents your whole being. Why does he use this word body? Because so far as our walk, as our life on earth is concerned, we live by this body. So the body includes your whole being. The first thing, we who are constrained by the love of Christ, is to offer ourselves to God as a living sacrifice. Now that doesn't mean that you offer yourself to God to be a preacher. Or a Bible woman. Or a missionary. No. You present your bodies a living sacrifice. Oftentimes we think of consecration as offering ourselves to work for God. No. You consecrate yourself so that God can work in you. You know, God creates us. He creates us with a free will. That is a precious gift of God. Because God is the supreme free will. So he creates us in his image. And in that image is the free will. That is something, a gift of God. And once he gave that, he will never violate it. Even if he has so much to give to you, so much to work in your life, but unless you give him permission, he cannot do it. He wants to, but he will not. Because he respects our free will. Why we must present our bodies a living sacrifice? 把我們自己奉獻作為活祭 A sacrifice is something that you give up to him. 祭是把你自己放棄了給他 In the old days, you bring a sheep, you bring a lamb, you bring a bullock, and kill it and burn it as a sacrifice to God. That animal was yours before. But now you give it to God. It is out of your hands. So he can enjoy it. But today, it is not something outside of our lives. The love of Christ is so great that we have to give ourselves to him. A living sacrifice. Living for him. The love of Christ constrains us that we cannot live for ourselves anymore. We are willing to give up our right to live that he may live in us. We are willing to give our right to Christ. Let him rule over us. Do whatever he wants with us. Brothers and sisters, why we must do that? 我們為什麼要這樣做? Because in doing that, the Holy Spirit is given the right to transform your life. 因為你若是這樣做的話, 你把權力交給了聖靈, 讓聖靈在裡頭可以來做更新的工作。 I often think, when we do a thing, suddenly we change our mind, and do something else. Now, do you think that we are able to change our mind? 你知不知道, 你想我們會不會, 我們能不能改變我們的想法呢? Strictly speaking, nobody can change his or her mind. 嚴格說,沒有人能夠改他自己的想法。 No matter how you change, it is still in the old area. 你不管你怎麼改變, 還是在那個老地方。 It is still Adamic. 人就是亞當。 人就是你自己。 沒有辦法從你自己的想法裡頭出來。 你怎麼能夠有基督的想法呢? 你的想法必須更新。 誰能夠更新你的想法呢? 只有聖靈可以更新你的想法。 You can never do it. 你絕對不能自己做的。 No matter how you change, you are still in the same area. 你不管怎麼改, 你人就是在老地方。 It is still earthly. 人就是世界。 It is still worldly. 人就是地。 It is still fleshly. 人就是肉體。 Only the Holy Spirit can renew your mind to make it heavenly, spiritual, and holy. 只有聖靈能夠更新你的想法, 讓你成為屬天的、屬靈的、 聖潔的。 當你自己奉獻給主, 作為活祭的時候, 你開始看事情不一樣了。 像保羅一樣, 我看所有這些事情都像糞土, 而以耶穌基督為至寶。 誰不愛世界呢? 不要告訴我說你不愛世界。 年輕人, 你說你人又年輕, 你還不夠嘗世界的美味, 所以很自然我要愛世界。 老人家, 你嘗夠了。 所以你可以說你不愛世界, 但是老年人更愛世界。 誰能夠說我愛神的旨意? 有一次我問年輕人神的旨意是什麼? 那個回答是, 什麼事情我不喜歡的, 那一定是神的旨意。 當然不能。 We all love God. For the excellency of the knowledge of God, only when your mind is renewed, your mind governs your life. Thank God. This is something the Holy Spirit would do. Don't try it yourself. You won't succeed. But if you really live a consecrated life, the Holy Spirit will do it for you. Now that's the first step. Now after the first step, there is the next step. And the next step is, the Holy Spirit who dwells in you, He will complete that work. You know every believer of Christ, 每一個基督的信徒, 不論是男的或者是女的, 都有聖靈住在他裡面。 因為當我們得救的時候, 不但我們得到了一個新的靈, 而且聖靈來住在我們的心靈的裡面。 祂在我們裡面有一個原因, 加拉太書第四章, 當你是一個孩子的時候, 你可能是前業的主人, 但是當你是孩子的時候, 你跟奴僕沒有兩樣。 你是在管家的人手下, 好讓你可以長大, 你長大到了一個程度, 父可以說,現在你是我的兒子了。 我們的管家是誰呢? 我們管我們的人是誰呢? 聖靈。 你看,神為了我們已經準備了一切, 祂知道我們需要一個愛我們的人, 祂能夠照顧我們的生活, 祂知道我們需要一個管家, 能夠來教導我們,能夠來帶領我們, 來管我們。 在我們裡面的聖靈是我們的帶領, 是我們的管家。 祂怎麼做呢? 弟兄姊妹, 屬靈的成長是聖靈的工作。 祂在我們裡頭工作, 兩個做法。 這兩條路一同行。 第一, 祂在我們裡面教導我們。 We call it the enlightenment, or the revelation of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit in us, He will reveal Christ to us. He will teach us in all things. 祂在凡事上教導我們。 不但是大事,而且是小事。 你知道當你開始得救的時候, 我想你都有這個經歷。 比如說, 當你得救以前, 你隨便說話, 你常常誇大。 甚至於扯謊。 當別人相信你的謊話, 你覺得實在是好。 但是得救以後, 什麼事呢? 有一天當你在那裡誇大的時候, 當你在那裡誇大的時候, 當你說謊話的時候, 那裡頭你發覺有一個小小的聲音說, 你該停了。 那不是基督。 你有沒有這個經歷呢? 基督徒的路是一個裡頭的路。 不是一個外頭的路。 今天基督教都是外面的事。 因此聖經告訴我們, 你不需要別人教導你什麼。 因為在你裡面的聖靈, 要教導你一切的事。 你一定要別人教導你, 因為你不願意聽你裡面的聖靈。 那如果是沒有人告訴你什麼事, 那就糟糕了。 但是基督徒不應該是這樣。 基督徒是聖靈在你的裡面, 要凡事教導你。 他會告訴你, 什麼是出於基督的, 什麼不是出於基督的。 靠著那個光, 你就可以在你的 屬靈的生命上長大。 所以弟兄姊妹,這是非常重要。 That we should listen to the still small voice of the Holy Spirit in us. That's the way to grow. Often times you'll find it doesn't agree with you. We try to bribe it, 我們想要賄賂我們裡面。 那沒用。 一直到等到你放下來, 聖靈裡頭才有平安。 這是聖靈帶你走基督的路, 是這麼帶的。 同時, 聖靈還要管教你。 我們稱呼聖靈的管制。 什麼意思? 它就是說, 聖靈在安排你四周圍的環境。 讓萬事互相效力, 讓愛神的人得益處, 就是那些奉神的旨意籠罩的。 對一個神的兒女, 神在我們的生活中間 安排一切的事情。 祂這麼愛我們, 我們的頭髮祂都數過, 你今天早上梳頭的時候, 第一百零一千零三個頭髮掉了。 有沒有任何人愛我們多過這個? 祂怎麼會讓任何的事情 臨到你而不是祂同意的? 而不是祂所願意的? 所以對我們這些信徒, 每一件事情,環境, 都是聖靈所安排的。 你身邊的人, 你所遇到的事情, 我們生活中間一切的事, 都有一個意義。 聖靈在那裡管你, 祂訓練你像訓練孩子一樣。 The chastening of the Holy Spirit actually is the child training of the Holy Spirit. Discipline is the only way of growth. Today in this world, people do not like to hear the word discipline. 人不願意聽管教這句話。 它就永遠就像一個鷹海一樣。 唯一能夠成長的路, 就是聖靈的管教。 你是在順利的當中, 或者你在艱難的當中。 當你是有充足, 或者當你缺少。 或者在祝福的當中, 或者是在困難的當中。 The Holy Spirit is using every occasion to bring you out of yourself and into Christ. And these two ways of the Holy Spirit is the way of the Christ. And that is the way that we grow from children to son. So do not despise the chastening of the Holy Spirit. And do not faint under it. 也不要在管教當中喪氣。 知道祂要把聖潔做到你我的生命裏,生活裏。 That God will bring us into son and sonship. Be yoked with Christ. Whenever we feel it is difficult, look at Him. Look steadfastly unto Him. Look away from everything. And look only to Jesus. 只仰望耶穌。 Then He will lead you and perfect you into son and sonship. Now, we still have something important to say. 我們還有一些要緊要說的。 兒子是什麼?兒子的名分是什麼? 主若願意,我們明天就教通這個。 我們禱告。 我們天上的父。 我們感謝祢,因為祢這樣愛我們。 祢願意把祢獨一的愛子賜給我們。 不只是要救我們,而救我們到底。 祢希望在我們裏面創造一個基,創造一個可,讓我們來尋求祢。 祢讓我們不要以停留在孩子的階段,嬰孩的階段為滿足。 給我們一個強烈的意願,讓我們長成兒子。 但是為了祢的目的得到成全, 讓基督能夠率領許多的兒子進入榮耀。 主啊,我們把我們自己放在祢面前。 主啊,祢帶我們往前,帶我們直到極。 同樣歸給神。 靠主耶穌基督的名。
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Stephen Kaung (1915 - 2022). Chinese-American Bible teacher, author, and translator born in Ningbo, China. Raised in a Methodist family with a minister father, he converted to Christianity at 15 in 1930, driven by a deep awareness of sin. In 1933, he met Watchman Nee, joining his indigenous Little Flock movement in Shanghai, and served as a co-worker until 1949. Fleeing Communist persecution, Kaung worked in Hong Kong and the Philippines before moving to the United States in 1952. Settling in Richmond, Virginia, he founded Christian Fellowship Publishers in 1971, translating and publishing Nee’s works, including The Normal Christian Life. Kaung authored books like The Splendor of His Ways and delivered thousands of sermons, focusing on Christ-centered living and the church’s spiritual purpose. Married with three children, he ministered globally into his 90s, speaking at conferences in Asia, Europe, and North America. His teachings, available at c-f-p.com, emphasize inner life over institutional religion. Kaung’s collaboration with Nee shaped modern Chinese Christianity.