Celebration of the Father
“Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem. They talked with each other about all of these things which had happened. While they talked and questioned together, Jesus himself came near, and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. He said to them, “What are you talking about as you walk, and are sad?” One of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only stranger in Jerusalem who doesn’t know the things which have happened there in these days?” He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! Didn’t the Christ have to suffer these things and to enter into his glory?” Beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he explained to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?” They rose up that very hour, returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and those who were with them, saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”” (Luke 24:13-18, 25-27, 32-34 WEB)
Did you ever wonder why out of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, only one of them was named while the other remained anonymous?
Therefore, I believe that the name “Cleopas” is crucial to understanding the significance of this passage.
Cleopas is an abbreviated form of the name Cleopatros, made of the two Greek words “kleos” (to celebrate) and pater (father). Cleopas means “celebration of the father”.
Let us see what Jesus did in the passage. He told the two discouraged disciples all about the things concerning Himself in the Old Testament Scriptures, and how He fulfilled them all at the cross.
It was a celebration of the Father, praising Him for His glorious plan of salvation that was once hidden and is now revealed through the prophets, apostles, and the other writers of the Scriptures.
When Jesus celebrated the Father with the two disciples, their hearts “burned”, likely with faith, hope, and love in response to the love and grace of God. They experienced an “Emmaus” (meaning: hot springs) in their hearts, washing away the unbelief and refreshing their spirits.
They were no longer depressed and despondent. Instead, they were filled with hope, and energized in their bodies and souls. Having just walked a long way from Jerusalem to Emmaus, they immediately set off on a journey back to announce the good news they had seen and heard.
This world needs “Cleopas”—a celebration of the Father. They need to hear about a Father God who is gracious and full of love, who freely offers salvation through Jesus Christ His Son. They need to hear that He wants to be a Father near to them and not a Judge far off; that He is reconciling the world to Himself through Jesus, welcoming them home.
“But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation; namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation. We are therefore ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were entreating by us: we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 Corinthians 5:18-21 WEB)
Anytime you are feeling down, you can initiate a celebration of the Father. It will cleanse you from unbelief, refresh your spirit, fill your heart with hope, and energize your body and soul!
If you are new to reading the four gospels for yourself, or you have some questions about difficult passages in there, I would like to recommend you read my four-ebook bundle called “Understand the Four Gospels Through the Lens of Grace”.
As you read it, many confusing pieces of Scripture will be unlocked to you, and things that used to scare you will be read in the right light. Order the bundle and you can download and read it right away:
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word up 在 Fw: [心得] 學英文單字app推薦- WORD UP - 看板Eng-Class 的推薦與評價
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作者: MICKEY3388 (我想要說...) 看板: iOS
標題: [心得] 學英文單字app推薦 - WORD UP
時間: Fri Jan 29 19:15:37 2021
開頭先附圖，非業配
本文內不會放上任何連結，僅單純做心得及優缺點分享。
本人目前於科技業服務，出社會到現在已經將近十年，每一份工作其
實都深知英文的重要性，但除了之前工作比較忙，回家只想回家休息
，也因為沒有一個明確的動力及實際需要使用英文的環境，所以一直
閒置下來直到現在(講白了就是惰性)。
直到最近工作遇到一些瓶頸，同時也恰逢而立之年後自然而然會產生
的危機意識，於是最近我在生活上做了一系列的改變，包含每天早上
六點起床準備當天的午餐，購買電子書養成閱讀習慣，每天運動至少
一小時(無論是有氧或重訓)，還有最重要的就是開始督促自己「學習英文」。
於是從現在開始，我有多種不同的學習英文方式：
1. 閱讀及聆聽英文有聲書，從簡單的小王子開始。
2. 每天至少看一集30分鐘的英文影集，先英文，再中文做對照。
3. 閱讀實體英文單字書，並針對TOEIC準備，實際手寫單字。
4. 使用英文單字App，也就是本篇的重點 WORD UP。
我的手機裡裝了一堆被分類為學習的英文APP，除了賴世雄、長春藤外
，也裝了單字樹、Memrise、Quizlet，以及WORD UP，但最後只有WORD UP
留下來，原因為很簡單，只是因為我不喜歡訂閱制(光是訂閱制這條件就足
以篩掉不少軟體)，以及我不想再花時間比較，以免我的滿腔熱血在無限比
較的循環中冷卻了，所以最終我選擇WORD UP，因此我無法評論每個軟體的
好用與否，或是或許哪一款更適合我，只針對目前實際使用WORD UP最真實
的感受，分享給大家 :
優點 :
1. 買斷制 :
這款APP和目前市面上的TOEIC參考書有合作，似乎是把參考書的文字內容轉
換為程式，等於我花了錢就擁有了這本參考書，讓我滿有安全感，不會讓我
持續憂慮某天忘記取消訂閱(但若哪天APP停止更新了會不會我花的錢就白費
了我也是挺擔心的XD)
2. 具標的性 :
分類裡有雅思、多益、全民英檢等等的分類，對應到不同參考書，讓人較不
會淹沒在茫茫書海中。
3. 具時間規劃及單元測驗功能 :
可以幫你在某個日期區間，規劃每一天應該要有的進度(需要記得的單字數)，
並區分難易度，測驗分為默背單字卡、拼字填空、聽寫及動詞三態測驗，對我
而言還算全面。
4. 全語音 :
我買的教材內皆有語音，分為美、英國腔，連中文都有人唸，但不確定其他本
是否有就是。
5. 方便 :
我現在沒事就會開一下，練習幾個單字，運動、通勤、等待過程中沒事就開一下
，像玩遊戲一樣邊聽邊背，對於我一天生活中的覆蓋率是高的。
6. 極佳的客服窗口 :
這也是我今天會願意上來推薦這個APP的原因就是他們的線上客服非常優秀(我以
前從未寫過任何產品的推薦文)，買了之後我遇到一些操做上的問題，就算到了晚
上十一點多，線上客服還是非常熱心、熱忱的回答我問題，提供影片及教學連結，
甚至願意提供我諮詢，建議我購買哪些符合目前程度的書籍，讓我非常感動。
本人目前也是從事與人相關的工作，相當重視溝通的氣氛及熱忱，而WORD UP的客
服有讓我覺得對方是有認真在聽我說話及回答問題，回答也都相當迅速(但不知道
是不是用的人還不多所以還應付得來，若使用人數增加後就會受到影響了XD)，總
而言之我真的很欣賞，或許未來我還會遇到大大小小的使用問題，但我相信至少是
有人會回應我的(但改進的速度我就不知道了XD)
待改善(若我有理解錯誤歡迎糾正，因為我真的很希望有以下這些酷東西):
1. 無動詞三態 :
不知是我買的單字書內本來就沒有，還是全部裡面銷售的單字書都沒有稍早提到測
驗內有動詞三態測驗，但實際單字卡內動詞卻沒有三態，讓我覺得似乎沒有那麼貼心。
2. 教材較固定 :
我相信WORD UP應該會努力充實自己的教材庫，但得知某些較熱門的多益教材(在此
就不說是哪些了)似乎會因為版權問題而無法導入，讓我覺得有點可惜，我好希望
我目前買的實體單字書APP化啊...
3. 較不直覺(主觀想法，請包涵) :
有些功能藏得比較深，無法很直覺的選擇，或是藉由慣用習慣快速排除，需要看影片
或詢問客服才能較快得到解答，但對我而言我其實沒甚麼耐性看影片或使用說明手冊
(但也讓我有機會見識到客服的專業)。
4. 單字卡建立有些麻煩 :
比方教材內有Apple這個單字，APP內有單字搜尋的功能，但若我用搜尋的功能，無法
直接連到教材內建的Apple頁面，而是會導引到外部的劍橋辭典，自行建立字卡，雖然
例句更豐富，也不用自己輸入就能點選你想要的例句，但我可能更希望直接就連進教
材內的單字卡，直接做註記，快速加入我的單字卡堆。
(不過可能有人更喜歡原本的這樣設定，因為有更多中/英、英/英例句可閱讀。)
5. 反應速度有點慢 :
字卡內有同義字建議，點選同義字後可看到該建議字卡，但須讀取約5秒以上，慢到我
一開始用時以為字卡不存在，還想說都已經建議了怎麼沒整合在一起...
但，囉嗦了一堆，無非是希望分享這個APP給大家，或許欠缺其他產品的比較，但我真的
懶，至少就目前使用上我很滿意，那便足矣，或許英文程度已經落後很多同期或同年的
其它人，但我還是很期待藉由這樣生活方式跟APP的協助，終能成為自己本來羨慕的樣子
，任職於夢寐以求的公司及職務。
每天逼自己過得更充實一點，發現自己更進步一點，若未來是這樣過的日子，那我覺得這
樣的生活，挺好的!
推薦給和我一樣，不喜歡訂閱制，懶得比較，也想沒事開始每天接觸英文的板友們。
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