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「但現今,你們既從罪裡得了釋放,做了  神的奴僕,就有成聖的果子,那結局就是永生。因為罪的工價乃是死,惟有  神的恩賜,在我們的主基督耶穌裡乃是永生。」(羅馬書六:二十二至二十三)
	什麼是自由?好幾年前我曾經問我大女兒這句話:「什麼是自由?」她聽後毫不猶豫的回答,說:「自由就是我要做什麼就做什麼,意思即是隨心所欲。」
	有不信主的友人說:「你們基督教是排他性的。」我問他:「為何如此說?」他回答說:「不是嗎?你們說信耶穌得永生,不信就滅亡,難道一定要信耶穌,不可信佛祖、老子、孔子、孟子、關公、穆罕默德、印度教……等。非要信耶穌才行?」我說:「2+2等於四,對吧?」他回答說:「不!等於五。」我問道:「為何?」他說:「我喜歡,這是我的自由。」我笑著說:「你有權這樣作,但是卻沒人認同,就如不能衝紅燈一樣,你有權選擇衝紅燈,但你將付出的代價是很可怕的,你不只害人,也害了自己!因為你不遵守真理!」	
	我傳福音最常遇到很多不信主的人這樣回答,說:「你想讓我信耶穌,你叫耶穌顯現給我看,我就信!」這叫作「有限對無限」的狂妄。你知道什麼叫大無其外,小無其內嗎?宇宙萬物大到到浩瀚無邊,小到肉眼都不能看見,而這些加起來,都是上帝所創造的。那祂不就是在這些創造之外的嗎?我只能說:「祂是無所不知,無所不能,無所不在的造物主。何其令人敬畏。」
	耶穌說:「我為審判到這世上來,叫不能看見的,可以看見。能看見的,反瞎了眼。」同祂在那裡的法利賽人,聽見這話,就說:「難道我們也瞎了眼嗎?」耶穌對他們說:「你們若瞎了眼,就沒有罪了。但如今你們說:『我們能看見』,所以你們的罪還在。」(約翰福音九:三十九至四十一)看見與不能看見,真的,我們(世人)都是瞎眼的,包括我以前不信主一樣。人,看不見上帝的榮耀,甚至用汙穢的言語來嘲諷辱罵祂。	
	我遇到一些非信徒,無緣無故的用污辱的話語恥笑主耶穌。當時,我在「麥當勞速食店」向友人傳福音,而那人不與我們同桌,我心想:「我又沒與他交流,為何他那麼恨主耶穌,	那就真是奇怪了,他與主活在的年代相差兩千年之久。這個「恨」從何而來呢?原來「罪」	是那麼的可怕。魔鬼的力量真的是無孔不入!」聖經說:「罪的工價乃是死!」(羅馬書六:二十三上)我們是活在死亡過犯當中而不自知!人的無知真的很悲哀!
	主耶穌說:「你們能看見,所以你們的罪還在。」(參約翰福音九:四十一)是什麼意思呢?表示我們是瞎眼的,神的創造是大而可畏的智慧。在祂的創造中向我們彰顯出來,只是因著我們是瞎眼的,使我們愚昧無知,「驕傲」使我們的眼睛視而不見。你若問:「為什麼?」我的回答是:「上帝使我們從看不見中得以看見。明白嗎?就在你眼前!若你還是不明白,我給你一點時間思考,然後再回答你,好嗎?」
	許多人不信有神,要求看見「證據」才肯相信!請問:「若是沒有光,你怎能看見?」聖經說:「光來到世間,世人因自己的行為是惡的,不愛光倒愛黑暗,定他們的罪就是在此。」(約翰福音三:十九)「光」是神所創造的,眼睛要看見,需要有光的配合才能看見。要不然,有眼睛也就等於無。就好像呼吸要有空氣,而人就必須要有肺才能呼吸。我若問:「你是否想過這些事情?」你不會是認為因失去好奇心,因此,你會說:「這是大自然的規律,沒什麼值得大驚小怪的。」
	當我打開一本《大英百科全書》時,你會說:「嘩!誰寫的?真的有才華和知識啊!」如果我回答說:「這有什麼值得大驚小怪的,這是自然的,本來就沒有人製作的嘛。」你肯定會大聲反對。那我要反問:「你認為眼睛的構造這麼復雜,裡面的神經細胞,結構的奇妙,視網膜有千千萬萬億的細胞組織,而且能自我調節光線,保護眼睛不受極光的傷害,這麼奇妙又復雜的創造,難道這也是自然的嗎?」
	如果你認為是那麼簡單,以上資料取材自互聯網上訊息,是關於眼睛的奇妙世界。我們有時間可以慢慢看看眼睛的世界,是造物主的恩賜,沒有了祂,這個世界就黯然失色,人生也毫無意義可言!因此,我們要存著一顆感恩讚美的心,感謝主讓我們得以看見!
	現在回到之前所說:「上帝使我們從看不見中得以看見。」你看見了嗎?你知道了嗎?你明白了嗎?你瞭解這句話的意思嗎?你可知上帝的愛是何等的長、闊、高、深,上帝的智慧是何其難尋嗎?為什麼我要用這種話語來讚美創造宇宙萬物的主呢!因為祂使我看見和感受到祂的愛,祂的良善,祂的公義和祂的憐憫,是多麼的美麗奇妙和豐盛。
	上帝創造了空氣,使我們能呼吸,能存活,衪創造了不能看見的空氣,使我們能夠看見宇宙的浩瀚,世界的美妙和艷麗,大地、山川和海洋,花朵、動植物的奇葩異同,使我	們讚嘆不絕。這些事物若要書寫,恐怕窮我們一生也數說不完。反過來說,若我們能看見空氣,我們早就成為像埃及的木乃伊了!明白嗎?所以我們便要存著一顆感恩的心,要感謝這位道成肉身,感謝這位生在馬槽,為我們死在十字架上,藉著聖靈的大能從死裡復活,賜給我們永生的盼望的主耶穌基督。		
	今天放眼看世界,混亂不堪,人與人之間互相爭競。打開報紙,刊登的新聞,真是觸目驚心。種族與種族之間的勾心鬥角,互相仇視、殘殺;國與國之間為了自身利益產生衝突,投入大量的資金只為了製造更多殺傷力更強的戰爭武器,挑起戰爭和仇恨;加速了死亡的痛苦和哀哭!而這些都是建立在弱勢無助的百姓身上。這些事情的發生,是一些少數的當權者強行加諸在手無寸鐵的平民身上。例如:德國的納粹首領希特勒發起第二次世界	大戰,殺害了六百萬猶太人,這還不包含二次世界大戰的其他受害者。聖經說:「罪的工	價乃是死!」(羅馬書六:二十三上)		
	主耶穌基督說:「你們若常常遵守我的道,就真是我的門徒。你們必曉得真理、真理必叫你們得以自由。」(約翰福音八:三十一至三十二)該做的我卻不去做。世界各地都有殺人放火、搶劫偷盜和行騙等罪行天天都發生;美國的街頭槍戰,路人無辜被流彈所殺;吸食、種植、販賣大麻合法化等。自由已被人濫用、漠視丟掉了,踐踏在腳底下。惟有主耶穌基督,祂的寶血可以洗淨我們的罪孽,使我們得到永遠的生命,因為主耶穌基督已戰勝了死亡,祂在十字架上的死,把我們所有一切的罪債還清了,我們要仰望和信靠主耶穌基督。
	祂是信實的,祂的應許永不落空。就正如使徒保羅說:「主就是那靈,主的靈在哪裡,哪裡就得以自由。」(哥林多後書三:十七)因祂就是真理,而真理是惟一的,是絕對的。2+2等於4!是誰發明的?你問我,我也不知道。因為我一出生,真理就存在了!	
	親愛的朋友,信主吧!但願你能打開心靈的眼睛,使你看見上帝的榮耀。願上帝祝福您!阿們。
			

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Features of the service: The main difference between this server is that it has 2 different mixing modes. Cleaning is carried out automatically.In one of the modes, pure BTC is received through foreign cryptocurrency exchanges. Guarantees with PGP signatures are used. Low and high minimum and maximum entry thresholds from 0.001 BTC to 50 BTC. The mixing procedure takes up to 6 hours. Note that there are services that offer to wait 1-2 days. Registration on this platform is not required. Cleaning is carried out automatically. Data encryption is practiced. At the time of writing, Coin Mixer is one of the best BTC mixing services out there. We definitely recommend it.Another solid Bitcoin Tumbler option, Coin Mixer requires a minimum deposit of 0.01 BTC to be made but makes up for this with a lower transaction fee of 2% coupled with a 0.0004 BTC network fee. Support for multiple addresses and customer options is provided with users required to provide confirmation for only 1 address. While there is no referral program available, Coin Mixer does offer users with a letter of guarantee for their peace of mind.Coin Mixer is yet another simple yet trustworthy Bitcoin Tumbler service. And one of the primary differences it has compared to the other platforms on this list is that it can accommodate really “large volume transactions”. Their claims to have Bitcoin reserves of over 2000BTC has been verified publicly (source: https://bitcointalk.org/generator.php?topic=1484009.msg15350012#msg15350012) so that also makes sure they won’t be running away with our Bitcoins and adds to their credibility. As for the mixing services, the receiving time is instant. Also, they’re pretty trusting and need only the following confirmations: 25BTC= 1 Confirmations. 25-250BTC=3 Confirmations. 250-1000BTC= 4 Confirmations. 1000+ BTC= 5 Confirmations. The receiving addresses have a validity of 24 hours, within which the payment has to be made. There is no Maximum transaction limit as such, considering how their reserve is really huge and you’ll need to be a millionaire before you can run them out of funds, and if any limit as such is involved, you’re notified during the process itself before you make the payments. The minimum transaction limit is 0.001BTC, anything lower than this is again considered donations like in the case of PriveCoin and isn’t sent out to the customer. As for the fee, their minimum fee is 0.5% (pretty low, huh?) with an additional 0.0005BTC for every deposited transaction. Although it varies for different amounts as the screenshot below explains: Also, it offers us additional control, by letting us control how much % of the Bitcoins will be sent in 1 transaction to one wallet address. Needless to mention, you can set a custom fee for added anonymity and they also provide a letter or guarantee like all the mentionable Bitcoin Tumblers out there. Pros: It has a positive reputation among the Bitcoin communityAllows extra payout addresses

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