Chapter 8

CHAPTER 8 "The apostle Paul helped to start a church in Galatia where many people came to faith in Jesus," Pearl recalled. "Galatia is a long way from Israel," Merle added. "About 600 miles." "I thought you were too tired to remember anything," Pearl said. "It just came to me. I've got a memory for geography."

“使徒保罗帮助在加拉太建立了一个教会，很多人都信了耶稣，”珀尔回忆说。 “加拉太离以色列很远，”梅尔补充说。 “大约600英里。”“我以为你太累了，什么也记不住，”珠儿说。 “这是我突然想到的。我对地理很有记忆。”

Pearl smiled and continued, "Paul sent a letter to the Galatian church to remind them that faith in Jesus is what saves them, not following rules. Paul also told the people that when God's Spirit lives in you, you will start to be more and more like Jesus. He named nine specific ways we will reflect Jesus and called them the fruit of the Spirit." "I've heard of those in church," Michael confirmed. "Do you remember what they are?" Pearl quizzed. "Um... sorry," Michael said. "I'm kinda tired right now." Pearl knew the reason he was tired was because he'd gotten up early to play, but she didn't want to rub it in. "The first eight are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and gentleness. But the ninth one was the one Super Squish Squids made me think of." "What's that one?" Michael wondered.

珍珠笑着继续说：“保罗给加拉太教会写了一封信，提醒他们相信耶稣是拯救他们的，而不是遵守规则。 保罗还告诉人们，当神的灵住在你里面的时候，你就会越来越像耶稣。 他列举了我们反映耶稣的九种具体方式，称它们为圣灵的果子。” “我在教堂里听说过，”迈克尔证实道。 “你还记得它们是什么吗？”珍珠询问。 “嗯……对不起，”迈克尔说。 “我现在有点累了。” 珀尔知道他疲倦的原因是因为他起得很早去玩了，但她不想火上加油。 前八项是爱、喜乐、和平、忍耐、仁慈、善良、忠诚和温柔。 但第九个是《超级扁鱿鱼》让我想到的那个。” “那是什么？”迈克尔想知道。

Pearl responded. "Sometimes the things we really want to do may not be the best things for us." Michael frowned. "What's so bad about wanting to do your best and win?" "That's not bad on its own, but when it starts to get in the way of more important things, like sleep and school, it can be a problem. Over 1,000 years before Paul, King Solomon said, 'Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.'" Pearl paused a moment to let her words sink in. "Or conquer a video game." Michael nodded his head groggily, then drifted off to sleep. "Do you think he got that, Merle?" Pearl whispered. "Merle?" "Zzzzz...," Merle replied.

珍珠回应道。“有时候，我们真正想做的事情可能对我们来说并不是最好的。” 迈克尔皱起了眉头。“尽自己最大的努力去赢又有什么不好呢？”“这本身并不坏，但当它开始妨碍更重要的事情，如睡眠和学习，这可能是一个问题。” 在保罗之前1000多年，所罗门王说：“忍耐强过强大；与其征服一座城市，不如自制力强。’”珠儿停了一会儿，让她的意思明白。 “或者征服一款电子游戏。” 迈克尔昏昏沉沉地点了点头，然后迷迷糊糊地睡着了。 “你认为他明白了吗，莫尔？”珍珠低声说。 “默尔?”“Zzzzz…莫尔回答说。