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Surrender our lives to God's transformative work
Jiāng wǒmen de shēngmìng jiāo gěi Shàngdì de gǎizào zhī gōng
将我们的生命交给上帝的改造之工
(Romans 12:2 / Luómǎ shū 12:2 / 罗马书 12:2)
jiāng 将 (verb) do something, handle (a matter), (prep) with, by means of, by, [after 将 comes the object to be followed by vt. to form inversion], (adv) be going to, be about to, will, shall, [used in between the verb and the complement of direction]
wǒ 我 I
men 们 [used after a personal pronoun or a noun to show plural number]
wǒmen 我们 we, us
de 的 [used after a noun, used after a pronoun]
wǒmen de 我们的 our
shēng 生 (noun) life, existence
mìng 命 (noun) life, lot, fate
shēngmìng 生命 (noun) life
jiāo 交 (verb) hand in, turn over, deliver
gěi 给 (verb) give
Shàng 上 (adj) upper, up, higher, superior
dì 帝 (noun) the Supreme Being
Shàngdì 上帝 God
gǎi 改 (verb) change, transform
zào 造 (verb) make, build, create, invent
gǎizào 改造 (verb) transform, reform, remould
zhī 之 [particle]
gōng 工 (noun) work, labour

Let God's Word and the Holy Spirit guide our lives
Yào ràng Shàngdì de huà hé Shènglíng yǐndǎo wǒmen de shēnghuó
要让上帝的话和圣灵引导我们的生活
(Psalm 119:105 / Shīpiān 119:105 / 诗篇 119:105
Galatians 5:16 / Jiā lā tài shū 5:16 / 加拉太书 5:16)
yào 要 (verb) want, desire, must, need, be going to
ràng 让 (verb) let, allow
Shàng 上 (adj) upper, up, higher, superior
dì 帝 (noun) the Supreme Being
Shàngdì 上帝 God
de 的 [used after a pronoun]
huà 话 (noun) word, remark
hé 和 (conj) and
Shèng 圣 (adj) holy, sacred
líng 灵 (noun) spirit
Shènglíng 圣灵 (noun) the Holy Spirit
yǐn 引 (verb) lead, guide
dǎo 导 (verb) lead, guide
yǐndǎo 引导 (verb) lead, guide
wǒ 我 I
men 们 [used after a personal pronoun or a noun to show plural number]
wǒmen 我们 we, us
wǒmen de 我们的 our
shēng 生 (noun) life, existence, (verb) get
huó 活 (verb) live, (adj) alive, living
shēnghuó 生活 (noun) life

We are not saved because we do good works!
Wǒmen déjiù bìng bùshì yīnwèi wǒmen zuòle shànshì!
我们得救并不是因为我们做了善事!
Ephesians 2:8-9 / Yǐ fú suǒ shū 2:8-9 / 以弗所书 2:8-9
wǒ 我 I
men 们 [used after a personal pronoun or a noun to show plural number]
wǒmen 我们 we, us
dé 得 (verb) get, gain, obtain
jiù 救 (verb) rescue, save, help, relieve
déjiù 得救 be saved
bìng 并 (not) at all [used before a negative for emphasis]
bùshì 不是 not
yīn 因 (prep) on the basis of, because of, (noun) cause, reason
wèi 为 [indicating the object of one’s act of service]
yīnwèi 因为 (conj) because, for
zuò 做 (verb) do
le 了[used after a verb or adjective to indicate completion of work or change]
shàn 善 (noun) good, good deed
shì 事 (noun) matter, affair, thing, business, job, work, trouble
shànshì 善事 good deeds

After we are saved, we do good deeds because we want to give glory to God.
Déjiù zhīhòu, wǒmen zuò xíngshàn shì yīnwèi wǒmen yào róngyào guīyú Shàngdì
得救之后, 我们做行善是因为我们要荣耀归于上帝
(Matthew 5:16 / Mǎ tài fúyīn / 马太福音 5:16
Ephesians 2:10 / Yǐ fú suǒ shū 2:10 / 以弗所书 2:10)
dé 得 (verb) get, gain, obtain
jiù 救 (verb) rescue, save, help, relieve
déjiù 得救 be saved
zhī 之 [particle]
hòu 后 (noun) after, afterwards, later
wǒ 我 I
men 们 [used after a personal pronoun or a noun to show plural number]
wǒmen 我们 we, us
zuò 做 (verb) do
xíng 行 (noun) behaviour
shàn 善 (noun) good; good deed
xíngshàn 行善 (verb) do good, charitable work, show mercy
shì 是 to be (is/are)
yīn 因 (prep) on the basis of, because of, (noun) cause, reason
wèi 为 [indicating the object of one’s act of service]
yīnwèi 因为 (conj) because, for
yào 要 (verb) want, desire, must, need, be going to
róng 荣 (noun) honour, glory
yào 耀 shine, illuminate, boast of, honour, credit
róngyào 荣耀 (noun) honour, glory
guī 归 (verb) turn over to, put under somebody’s care
yú 于 [similar to 给 give]
guīyú 归于 (verb) belong to, attributed to
Shàng 上 (adj) upper, up, higher, superior
dì 帝 (noun) the Supreme Being
Shàngdì 上帝 God