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我在本地一所基督教大学任教一门课叫做“通往卓越”。这是为所有新生开设的入门课。当别人问起这门课的内容时，我最初会说，这门课的目的是让学生在选择职业时成为善于思考，有责任感的耶稣门徒。

作为耶稣的门徒和仆人，我必须完全委身于祂的事业。因着对我的爱，耶稣为我而死，又用圣灵的恩赐装备我，使我能在这地上服侍祂。耶稣应许会藉着圣灵与我们同在，直到祂再来。

当保罗去到庇哩亚时，他把这些教导传递给那里的人。而庇哩亚人是善于思考的，他们不只是照本宣科；他们还用心查考圣经，以证实保罗所说的。当认识到保罗的信息里有属神的真理，他们当中的许多人都成了耶稣基督的门徒，承认祂是神的儿子，是救主。

聪明人要成为智者，如果智者所说的是真理，他们的话就需要倾听、讨论、求问、领受。

我们要做一个挖掘神的话语的学生和思考者，找到道路、真理和生命。

A class I taught at a local Christian college was called "Gateway to Excellence." It was an introductory class for all new students. When asked by others what the class was about, I would initially say that it was meant to equip students to become better thinkers and responsible followers of Jesus in their career choices.

As a follower and servant of Jesus, I must be fully committed to his cause. Because of his love for me, Jesus died for me and equipped me with spiritual gifts so that I can serve him here on earth. And through his Spirit, Jesus promises to be with us until he comes again.

When Paul went to Berea, he taught these things to the people there. And the Bereans were good thinkers who did not just take information at face value; they also examined the Scriptures to confirm what Paul was saying. Recognizing the truth of God in Paul's message, many of them became believers in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, the Savior.

Smart people need to be wise people, and wise people need to be listened to, talked with, questioned, and accepted if what they are saying is the truth.

Be a student and thinker who digs into God's Word, finding the way, the truth, and the life.