S-2.III:Forgiveness-for-Salvation

1. 1Forgiveness-for-salvation has one form, and only one. 2It does not ask for proof of innocence, nor pay of any kind. 3It does not argue, nor evaluate the errors that it wants to overlook. 4It does not offer gifts in treachery, nor promise freedom while it asks for death. 5Would God deceive you? 6He but asks for trust and willingness to learn how to be free. 7He gives His Teacher to whoever asks, and seeks to understand the Will of God. 8His readiness to give lies far beyond your understanding and your simple grasp. 9Yet He has willed you learn the way to Him, and in His willing there is certainty.

2. 1You child of God, the gifts of God are yours, not by your plans but by His holy Will. 2His Voice will teach you what forgiveness is, and how to give it as He wills it be. 3Do not, then, seek to understand what is beyond you yet, but let it be a way to draw you up to where the eyes of Christ become the sight you choose. 4Give up all else, for there is nothing else. 5When someone calls for help in any form, He is the One to answer for you. 6All that you need do is to step back and not to interfere. 7Forgiveness-for-salvation is His task, and it is He Who will respond for you.

3. 1Do not establish what the form should be that Christ’s forgiveness takes. 2He knows the way to make of every call a help to you, as you arise in haste to go at last unto your Father’s house. 3Now can He make your footsteps sure, your words sincere; not with your own sincerity, but with His Own. 4Let Him take charge of how you would forgive, and each occasion then will be to you another step to Heaven and to peace.

4. 1Are you not weary of imprisonment? 2God did not choose this sorry path for you. 3What you have chosen still can be undone, for prayer is merciful and God is just. 4His is a justice He can understand, but you cannot as yet. 5Still will He give the means to you to learn of Him, and know at last that condemnation is not real and makes illusions in its evil name. 6And yet it matters not the form that dreams may seem to take. 7Illusions are untrue. 8God’s Will is truth, and you are one with Him in Will and purpose. 9Here all dreams are done.

5. 1“What should I do for him, Your holy Son?” should be the only thing you ever ask when help is needed and forgiveness sought. 2The form the seeking takes you need not judge. 3And let it not be you who sets the form in which forgiveness comes to save God’s Son. 4The light of Christ in him is his release, and it is this that answers to his call. 5Forgive him as the Christ decides you should, and be His eyes through which you look on him, and speak for Him as well. 6He knows the need; the question and the answer. 7He will say exactly what to do, in words that you can understand and you can also use. 8Do not confuse His function with your own. 9He is the Answer. 10You the one who hears.

6. 1And what is it He speaks to you about? 2About salvation and the gift of peace. 3About the end of sin and guilt and death. 4About the role forgiveness has in Him. 5Do you but listen. 6For He will be heard by anyone who calls upon His Name, and places his forgiveness in His hands. 7Forgiveness has been given Him to teach, to save it from destruction and to make the means for separation, sin and death become again the holy gift of God. 8Prayer is His Own right Hand, made free to save as true forgiveness is allowed to come from His eternal vigilance and Love. 9Listen and learn, and do not judge. 10It is to God you turn to hear what you should do. 11His answer will be clear as morning, nor is His forgiveness what you think it is.

7. 1Still does He know, and that should be enough. 2Forgiveness has a Teacher Who will fail in nothing. 3Rest a while in this; do not attempt to judge forgiveness, nor to set it in an earthly frame. 4Let it arise to Christ, Who welcomes it as gift to Him. 5He will not leave you comfortless, nor fail to send His angels down to answer you in His Own Name. 6He stands beside the door to which forgiveness is the only key. 7Give it to Him to use instead of you, and you will see the door swing silently open upon the shining face of Christ. 8Behold your brother there beyond the door; the Son of God as He created him.

1. “救恩性的宽恕”只有一种，也唯此一种。
它不要求任何人证明自己的无辜，也从不索求任何代价。
它不与人争辩，宁可视而不见也不去评判他人的错误。
它不会给出口是心非的礼物，不会心里想置人于死地，口中却许诺他自由。
上主岂会欺骗你？
祂要求的只是你的信任，以及学习释放自己的愿心。
凡是真心想要了解上主旨意的人，上主必会赐给他那位“圣师”的。
祂等着助你一臂的心情，远非你所能领会。
你终有一天会找到回归祂的道路，这是祂的心愿，就是这一“愿”，成了一切的保证。
2. 上主的孩子，祂的礼物全都非你莫属，这不是凭着你的计划，而是出自祂神圣的旨意。
祂的天音自会教你宽恕的真谛，指点你如何以祂的方式宽恕。
那还不是你目前所能了解的，因此，别钻牛角尖了，只需循着宽恕之径向上攀登，你的眼光迟早会转为基督慧眼的。
其他的事都不值一顾，因为此外一切尽是虚无。
只要有人向你求助，不论他以何种形式，上主都会代你答复的。
你需要做的只有一件事，就是退到一旁，不再插手干预。
“救恩性的宽恕”乃是祂的任务，祂会代你答复的。
3. 切勿暗自规定基督的宽恕应该采取哪一种形式。
祂知道怎样才能把每个求助之声转为你的增上缘，帮你加速起身返回天父的家园。
祂能使你的脚步坚定，你的言词诚恳；我不是指你自己的诚心，而是祂的“诚心”。
让祂帮你决定该如何宽恕吧！那么，你的每个经历都会变成迈向天堂与平安的一大步。
4. 你难道还没厌倦被囚的滋味？
你这悲哀的人生可不是上主为你选的。
它既然出自你的选择，你必有化解它的能力，因祈祷是仁慈的，上主是正义的。
祂的正义只有祂能了解，你尚无法体会。
但祂给你具体的步骤向祂学习，直到你明白了，祂不曾定过任何人的罪，那全是藉由邪恶之名所造出的幻相。
至于那些幻梦会以什么形式呈现，无关紧要。
只要是幻相，一概虚假不实。
唯有上主的旨意真实不虚，在祂的旨意与目的下，你与祂原是一个生命。
一切梦境便到此结束了。
5. 每当有人求助或需要你的宽恕时，你只需这样问：“我该为这位圣子作些什么？”
至于他们是以什么方式求的，无需你来评鉴。
你应以哪一种宽恕向这位上主之子伸出援手，也由不得你来决定。
他自己内在的基督之光才是他的解脱力量，基督自会答复他的呼求。
当基督决定你该宽恕时，你就宽恕他，透过基督的眼睛来看他，同时代基督发言。
祂知道人心的需求，祂知道问题与答案之所在。
祂会以你所能了解及熟悉的语言指点你如何进行。
不要把祂的任务与你的任务混淆了。
祂本身即是终极的答复。
而你只是聆听之人。
6. 基督究竟向你说了些什么？
是有关救恩及平安的礼物。
有关罪、咎及死亡的结束。
有关宽恕在祂内所扮演的角色。
你只需聆听。
任何呼求基督圣名的人，都会听到祂的答复，且将他的宽恕置于基督之手。
宽恕是上主托付给祂的教诲任务，不容他人破坏或扭曲为分裂的工具，或用罪与死亡来冒充上主的神圣礼物。
祈祷有如基督的右手，它等着“真宽恕”由上主永恒的醒悟与圣爱中流出，才能发挥它的拯救之力。
好好地聆听并学习吧，不要再妄自判断了。
你应转向上主，听从祂的指示。
祂的答复有如清晨一般明澈，而祂的宽恕也绝非你心目中的宽恕所能比拟。
7. 然而，祂知道真相，那就够了。
宽恕自有它的“圣师”，祂绝不会辜负你的期待。
不妨体会一下这话的深意，别再企图去评估宽恕了，更不要把它限制在世俗的框架下。
让它升向基督吧！基督会欣然悦纳这一礼物的。
祂不会让你孤苦无依地活在人间，祂必会因自己之名而派遣天使答复你的需求。
祂就站在那扇只有宽恕才能开启的门边。
把钥匙交托给祂吧！不要越俎代庖，你就会在基督灿烂的面容看到那扇门轻轻地开启了。
看哪，你的弟兄就站在门后，他是上主之子，仍是上主当初创造的模样。
1.救恩性的寬恕只有一種形式。
它並不索求無罪的證據，或任何型態的代價。
它既不爭辯，也不評價它欲忽視的錯誤。
它從不綿裏藏針，或在祈求死亡的同時做出自由的保證。
上主豈會騙你？
祂只要你信任祂，並心甘情願的學習該怎麼得到自由。
任何人只要求，並盡力了解上主的旨意，祂就會賜下自己的神聖導師。
祂亟欲給予，而這點也遠超你的理解與有限的掌握。
但祂願你知曉祂的途徑，而確定性就蘊含在祂的旨意裡。
2.上主的孩子啊，祂的禮物非你莫屬，這是基於祂的神聖旨意，而非你的計劃。
祂的天音會教導你寬恕的真諦，和該怎麼按祂的旨意給出寬恕。
那麼，就別企圖了解你還無法掌握的事，而只需讓它將你提昇至基督慧見的境地，令其成為你的選擇。
其餘的都得放棄，因為其餘的都不存在。
只要有人以任何形式發出求助的呼聲，祂就會代你答覆。
你只需退讓下來，不再插手。
救恩性的寬恕乃是祂的任務，而代替你回應的也會是祂。
3.別企圖設定基督的寬恕該有何種形式。
祂知道該怎麼把每一個呼聲轉為對你的幫助，因為你終於啟程趕往天父的家園。
如今，祂已能令你穩步向前、真心誠意；那誠意不是你的，而是祂的。
讓祂來接管你寬恕的方式吧，如此所有的境遇方能使你朝著天堂與平安步步推進。
4.難道你不會對囚禁心生厭倦？
上主並未替你選定這一使人遺憾的途徑。
你的選擇仍然可被化解，因為祈禱是仁慈的，而上主是公正的。
祂的正義只有祂能了解，而你還無法。
但他仍會賜你方法來向祂學習，並最終明白譴責的虛妄——它只會以其邪惡之名營造各種幻相。
而夢境好似採取的形式則非關鍵所在。
幻相都是假的。
上主的旨意才是真的，在祂的旨意和目的中，你與祂便是一體。
所有的夢境則會在此終結。
5.只要有人需要協助，也已尋求了寬恕，你該問的就只有這個：「我該做什麼來協助這位神聖的上主之子？
」尋求的形式無需你來評斷。
寬恕前來拯救上主之子的形式，也不該由你制定。
他內心的基督之光即是他的解脫，回應他的呼聲的也是這個。
寬恕他吧，那便是基督眼中你該做的事；藉著基督的眼去看他吧，然後為祂發言。
祂知道聖子的需求；問題與答案。
祂會用你能明白和使用的語言告訴你究竟該怎麼做。
別把祂的任務和你的搞混了。
祂才是答案。
你則是聆聽的一方。
6.而祂跟你說的話又有何主題？
那便是救恩與平安之禮。
那便是罪與咎與死亡的終結。
那便是寬恕在祂內的角色。
你只需聆聽。
因為任何人一旦呼求祂的名，並把自己的寬恕交到祂手裡，就會聽見祂的天音。
上天賜給了祂寬恕，以便教導眾生，並使寬恕脫離毀滅之途，分裂、罪、和死亡的手段重新成為上主的神聖禮物。
祈禱即是祂的左膀右臂，如今它已能自如地拯救眾生，因為你已使真正的寬恕出自祂那永恆的警醒和愛。
聆聽、學習、並放下評判吧。
你已轉而聽從上主，祂會告訴你該怎麼做。
祂的答覆將朗如白晝，而祂的寬恕則與你的認定大異其趣。
7.祂確實心知肚明，而那就夠了。
教導寬恕的聖師是絕不會失敗的。
在此安歇一會兒吧；不要企圖評斷寬恕，或以世俗的框架去限定它。
讓它昇往基督那兒去，並作為祂的禮物吧，而祂也將起身迎接。
祂不會讓你孤苦無依，也不會拒絕以祂的名義派出祂的天使來答覆你。
祂身旁的門，只有寬恕的鑰匙才打得開。
把鑰匙交給祂來運用吧，而非攢在自己手裡，如此你方可見到那扇門靜靜開啟，露出基督的光輝面容。
著眼於門後的弟兄吧，那便是如祂所造的上主之子。