【双语灵修】神的世界与核战 God’s World And Nuclear Warfare

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“地和其中所充满的，世界和住在其间的，都属耶和华。” - 诗 24:1

在1983年，美国电视广播公司放影了美国历史上位列最高收视率电影榜中的一部影片，在首次放影时，有超过一千万人收看。他们又提供给罗纳德. 雷根总统和他的军事统帅们提前观看的机会。

这部电影就是核战之后（The Day After）－ 一个虚构的故事，关于一场美国和苏联之间的战事，这场战事最终升级为全面性的核战。

在1987年，核战之后在苏联电视台放影，我记得当我收看这部电影时仍是一个青年。这部电影令数以百万计的观众大为震惊，它深深影响了人们对核武的态度。

在今天，人们再度谈论核战的可能性，然而，昔日对核战的恐慌似乎大部份都已经消失了。说来奇怪，很多人对非战争核能的危险性的关注，比对核战危机的关注更甚。

圣经教导我们不可杀人，人的生命是无价的。圣经又吩咐我们要看顾神的创造。这个世界是属于神的，而我们是治理世界的管家。

看到神的创造大功，我们的心便充满了赞美和感恩。祂的创造也是神对我们的部份启示，它激励我们继续去探索，寻求认识祂。人类若以爆发一场核战来大肆杀戮并摧毁这个世界，该是何等可怕的罪恶啊。

祷告

主啊，我们为这个世界和你赐给我们的生命感谢你。求你帮助我们关爱人类的生存以及护理你其他的创造。阿们。

诗篇 24:1-2

1地和其中所充满的，世界和住在其间的，都属耶和华。
2他把地建立在海上，安定在大水之上。

God’s World And Nuclear Warfare

"The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. . . ." - Psalm 24:1

In 1983 the ABC television network carried one of the highest-rated TV movies in United States history. More than 100 million people watched the initial broadcast. President Ronald Reagan and his military chiefs were given an advance screening.

It was the movie The Day After—a fictional story about a military conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that escalates into a full-scale nuclear war.

In 1987 The Day After was shown on Soviet TV. I remember watching it as a teenager. It terrified millions of viewers and had a profound impact on attitudes toward nuclear weapons.

Today the talk about potential nuclear strikes is back. But much of the fear seems to be gone. Curiously, many people seem more concerned about the dangers of peaceful nuclear energy than about the threat of a nuclear conflict.

The Bible teaches that we should not murder. Human life is priceless. The Bible also calls us to care for God’s creation. This world belongs to God, and we are its stewards.

Seeing God’s workmanship fills our hearts with praise and thanksgiving. It also partially reveals God to us and encourages us to seek him further. What a terrible sin it would be for humanity to destroy the earth in a nuclear holocaust.

Prayer

Lord, thank you for this world and the life you give us. Help us to care for and to guard human life and all the rest of your creation. Amen.