接待陌生人 │Welcoming Stranger (Simplified Chinese Discovery Series Booklet)

对许多人来说，陌生人就是从未见过的人。当然，要与一位新来的人建立友谊，我们可能会感到不自在，然而一旦我们这样做了，彼此就不再是陌生人了。但是，还有另一种陌生人。我们对这些人感到陌生，不仅是因为还不认识他们，而且也因为内心的障碍，使我们不愿意去认识他们。因他们让找们感觉不舒服，我们就不愿与他们交谈，故意忽视他们。

这本小册子要我们认真思考，当见到“陌生人”时，我们该如何应对。我们会不会视之为上帝所给的机会，向他们展现上帝的关怀、上帝的爱和福音的盼望呢？我们是否愿意效法上帝，用圣经所教导的热情和爱心来接待这些陌生人呢？
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For many people, a stranger is someone they've never met. While it may feel awkward to establish a friendship with a newcomer, once we do, we are no longer strangers. However, there is another kind of stranger. We feel strange toward these people not only because we don't know them, but also because of inner barriers that prevent us from getting to know them. Because they make us uncomfortable, we avoid conversation and deliberately ignore them.

This booklet urges us to carefully consider how we respond when we encounter "strangers." Do we view these encounters as opportunities given by God to demonstrate God's care, love, and the hope of the gospel? Are we willing to imitate God and welcome these strangers with the warmth and love that the Bible instructs?