7想想看现代社会的情形。我甚至不敢看报纸,它含有太多的试诱。当我沿街走着的时候,我不敢往厨窗里面看。……你在收音机中、工作中并学校里所听到的谈话,都是邪恶、败坏并属鬼的。……这个时代真是弯曲、悖谬并淫乱,满了奸淫和邪荡。人们毫无羞耻地谈论不道德的事。谁能在这样一个世代站住呢?我们没有一个人能站立得住。我们里面都有堕落的性情,所有的人都有同样的邪恶性情。我们需要恩典。我们必须坦然无惧地来到施恩的宝座前,说,“主,我在这里,我需要你的恩典。我来不是求你给我好东西,我来是要得恩典以应付我的需要。主,没有你的同在,我不能去工作或上学。主,没有你的同在,我不能去百货公司。主,我需要你与我站在一起。请你来,作我的力量。主,托住我,支持我。”(创世记生命读经,四五五至四五八页)
7Consider the situation in modern society. I do not even dare to look at a newspaper. It contains too many temptations…I do not dare to look into the show windows…The talk you hear on the radio, at work, and at school is evil, corrupt, and devilish…This age is truly crooked, perverted, and adulterous; it is full of fornication and immorality. People talk about immorality without one bit of shame. Who can stand in such a generation? Not one of us is able to stand. We all have a fallen nature within us, the same evil nature that all men have. We need grace. We must come to the throne of grace boldly and say, “Lord, I am here. I need Your grace. I am not coming to ask You to give me good things. I am coming to find grace to meet my need. Lord, I cannot go to work or to school without Your presence. Lord, I cannot go to a department store without Your presence. Lord, I need You to stand with me. Come to be my strength. Lord, uphold me and sustain me.” (Lifestudy of Genesis, pp. 372-375)