勇气

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（我是信仰基督的人。我也了解很多人对于信仰和神有抵触情绪，但是我还是想鼓励你，耐心的了解和思索。圣经中传达的很多信息，即使是对于不信仰的人来说，也肯定是有益无害的。我会试着让语言更容易为人所接受，但如果我写的词句让你感到不舒服，抱歉！我也很肯定，我所写的东西不是完美的，会有疏漏错误，欢迎弟兄姐妹们讨论指教！我有很多想写的，但是一时可能写不完，我会分几次，但我保证把我想到的，找到的写完）



我是一个男人，是耶稣基督的信徒。在这部COURAGEOUS 公映前，我就已经拭目以待多时了。在美国的情况我不知道，但是这部Christian Movie 还是头一次在各种商业片角力的电影院里公映。这一点很让人兴奋！我是11月15号晚上去看的电影，就如同有些朋友们评论的那样，电影院里很热闹，有笑声，有哭声，也有些鼓掌声。这部片子保持了“盐味”，但同时并不是over-the-top religious，可能这也是影院们决定放映它的一个原因。值得一看！推荐给大家！尤其推荐给父亲们！

（今天先开个头，）如同导演Alex在另外两部极其优秀的作品中 （面对巨人 - Facing the Giants http://movie.douban.com/subject/1958400/ 和 救火队员 - Fireproof http://movie.douban.com/subject/3004931/）相类似，影片中都出现了由圣经中的教导所建立的行为准则、信条或者说哲学。在面对巨人中是 “honor God with action and attitude. we win, we honor Him; we lose, we honor him too”，在Fireproof中对爱的解读，以及在生活中怎样体现，那本40天的日志 - Love Dare。这部影片中男人们所签订的决心书，每一条都是圣经的教诲，我先把这个resolution贴在底下，作为开篇：
                         THE RESOLUTION


I DO solemnly resolve before God to take full responsibility for myself, my wife and my children.

I WILL love them, protect them, serve them and teach them the Word of God as the spiritual leader of my home.

I WILL be faithful to my wife, to love and honor her and be willing to lay down my life for her as Jesus Christ did for me.

I WILL bless my children and teach them to love God with all of their hearts, all of their minds and all of their strength.

I WILL train them to honor authority and live responsibly.

I WILL confront evil, pursue justice and love mercy.

I WILL pray for others and treat them with kindness, respect and compassion.

I WILL work diligently to provide for the needs of my family.

I WILL forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those I have wronged.

I WILL learn from my mistakes, repent of my sins and walk with integrity as a man answerable to God.

I WILL seek to honor God, be faithful to His church, obey His Word and do His will.

I WILL courageously work with the strength God provides to fulfill this resolution for the rest of my life and for His glory.

    As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

这部影片主要是讲信仰基督教，我本人是一名基督徒，看了之后很有感触，一名基督徒的人生观和价值观淋漓尽致的体现出来，使我更加坚持我的正直和善良，更加的爱神，“她要爱神，就会爱你”这句话也使我更加确定我要找的感情方向，影片的最后演讲很精彩，好好去细品用心去看，你会有很大的收获，没有信仰的朋友，希望看完这部影片能对你人生的价值更加的认知，有信仰的朋友们要好好爱神！

看过这部电影之后，我想相信耶稣，相信神明，需要牧师一样的老师来指引我的人生之路。印象最深的是艾米对信仰的坚信，女儿的死亡让他重新开始思考人生，开始新的生活。

艾米爸爸因为没有和女儿跳舞感到很后悔，后来自己一个人在女儿生前的地方一个人慢慢的跳舞，跳给女儿看的，很感动。它教我如何做人，如何做个好父亲，如何相信信仰。

Alex Kendrick 和Stephen Kendrick兄弟共同著作了《THE RESOLUTION FOR MEN男人的承诺》这本书，并由这个故事为我们带来了2011年温情而激励人心的电影《勇气》。

Kendrick兄弟不仅投身于基督徒电影创作，同时也保持教牧的事奉，服事于佐治亚奥尔班尼舍伍德浸信会。他们的电影希望将观众从一种对电影故事情绪化的感受转变为一种基于圣经原则的生命更新动力。通过舍伍德浸信会的舍伍德影业的这项事工，他们制作了为观众所熟知的2003年的《flywheel 飞越生命》，2006年的《facing the giant面对巨人》，《面对巨人》获得一千万美元的票房收入，2008年的《fireproof消防员》，赢得了三千多万票房，成为当年最卖座的独立影片。两兄弟合作密切。Alex 导演并参演了每一部电影；Stephen则参与艺术和制片的工作。他们通过电影传达敬畏上帝的信息。 调研反馈显示众教会对使用电影作为事工途径持乐观态度。

Alex Kendrick是牧师，还是纽约时报的畅销作家，他的多部小说已经被翻译成25种不同语言，对他来说，每部电影的制作都需要一年甚至更多的时间筹备。他会从祷告与对上帝的寻求过程中得到灵感，完成了的剧本创作后提交给教会的高级牧师和执行牧师过目。然后一起研究每一个场景并为之祷告。就在这样精益求精的精神下，他们用了三个月撰写剧本，再用了三个月进行拍摄前的筹备工作。剧组演员和工作人员多来自本教会志愿者，也有来自于被邀请试镜的人员。电影演员都是志愿出演不收酬劳，为制片方节省下非常多的资金。Alex说：“志愿者和我们一起非常投入的工作，没有人去想何时下班。”

舍伍德的影片预算低，影片也没有宏大的场面，没有很多感官刺激的噱头和悬念，然而却让人在真实的感动中边笑边流泪。在《勇气》中，亚当怀抱想象中的女儿在草地上跳舞，内森给女儿戴上守贞戒指，哈维尔的妻子深情地对他说：“你有爱你的上帝，有珍惜你的朋友，有崇拜你的妻子，你是富有的人。”都引起观众强烈共鸣。

在《勇气》中，四名执法人员，Adam，Nathan，David, 和Shane面临共同的挑战，并立志成为称职的父亲而不只是过得去的父亲。保护社区安全是他们的官方职责，以尊荣上帝的方式教养子女，需要更大勇气。在影片中，几名主要角色制定了一份承诺书，是基于圣经起草的，他们非常严肃地看待自己的承诺，那些并非只是短期目标，也不是新年制订的计划，很快伴随着热情的减退而淡忘。这是一生之久的承诺，要不断鼓起勇气，克服挑战来践行。

因为勇气，Adam立志成为一名好父亲，主动修复与儿子疏远的关系。
因为勇气，Nathan为自己的女儿设立晚宴并赠送一枚戒指来告诉她要珍惜自己作为少女的纯洁。
因为勇气，David写信给自己始乱终弃的女友，要求承担女儿的抚养责任。
因为勇气，Javier拒绝作假以换取升职，却意外获得了主管的信任，得到升迁。
因为勇气，Adam不惧怕揭露Shane的渎职行为，但是会去监狱探望他，并且承诺在服刑期间照看他的小孩。
因为勇气，Shane虽然犯错沦落监狱，也能够深深忏悔并说抱歉，劝说别人千万不要重蹈覆辙。
因为勇气，Nathan到监狱看望卷入黑帮的Erick，并教导他明白上帝的话语。
因为勇气，这些平凡的为正义而斗争的执法官们，立志从自己的家庭做起，要建立正直的品格，阻止暴力与恶行的蔓延；
因为勇气，他们呼吁教会要来更有力地响应，成为扭转这个社会道德滑坡的刹车器。
因为勇气，他们庄严宣告：至于我和我家，必定事奉耶和华。-书24:15

附录：The Resolution for Men 承诺书（男生版）


The Resolution for Men
承诺书（男生版）


I Do solemnly resolve before God to take full responsibility for myself, my wife, and my children.
我郑重在上帝面前宣誓，对我自己，我的妻子和我的儿女承担责任。

I WILL love them, protect them, serve them, and teach them the Word of God as the spiritual leader of my home.
我承诺要爱他们，保护他们，服侍他们，教导他们上帝的话语，并成为我家中的属灵领袖。

I WILL be faithful to my wife, to love and honor her, and be willing to lay down my life for her as Jesus Christ did for me.
我承诺要忠诚于我的妻子， 爱她并尊重她，甘心为她舍己，如同基督为我舍命。

I WILL bless my children and teach them to love God with all of their hearts, all of their minds, and all of their strength.
我承诺要祝福我的子女并教导他们尽心、尽意、尽力爱上帝。

I WILL train them to honor authority and live responsibly.
我承诺要培养他们尊重权威并学会负责任。

I WILL confront evil, pursue justice, and love mercy.
我承诺要对抗邪恶，追求公义，喜爱仁慈。

I WILL pray for others and treat them with kindness, respect, and compassion.
我承诺要为他人祷告，以善良、尊重和怜悯来对待他们。

I WILL work diligently to provide for the needs of my family.
我承诺要殷勤工作来供应我家庭的需要。

I WILL forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those I have wronged.
我承诺要饶恕那些得罪我的人并且主动寻求与那些我所得罪的人和解。

I WILL learn from my mistakes, repent of my sins, and walk with integrity as a man answerable to God.
我承诺要从自己的过错中学习教训，从自己的罪中悔改，以正直来行事并向上帝交账。

I WILL seek to honor God, be faithful to His church, obey His Word, and do His will.
我承诺要追求荣耀上帝，对祂的教会忠心，顺服祂的话语，遵行祂的旨意。

I WILL courageously work with the strength God provides to fulfill this resolution for the rest of my life and for His glory.
我承诺要勇敢地靠着上帝加给我的力量，以我的毕生，为着祂的荣耀，来实践这些承诺。



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As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. ---Joshua 24:15
至于我和我家，必定事奉耶和华。-书24:15

   
《勇气》的故事俗套犹如沉闷无趣的教育片，3分（满分5）。它的确是一部高尚、正直、心怀信仰的电影，传递正能量，尤其提倡父爱的重要性。片中五位爸爸改掉“恶习”，关爱小孩，肩负家庭与工作重担，忠于上帝，携手构建美好、和谐、正义的社会。
   
说来，人孰能无过，关键在于“知错能改，善莫大焉” 。本来有点大男子主义的男主，因女儿不幸逝世给他莫大的打击，幡然醒悟，决定重新开始生活，信奉上帝，上帝给他光明的指示，让他不再“迷失”，亦改善了他和儿子僵硬的关系。因儿时被父亲抛弃而憎恨父亲的男主2号，自从信奉“god is my dad”，他放下心中怨恨，重新开始，好好做人，好好做一个有责任感、有素质、有爱心的父亲。少不更事的男主3号，抛弃了意外怀孕的拉拉队长，隐瞒自己作父亲的实事，信奉上帝后，改过自新，努力成为一个好爸爸、好丈夫、好警察。心中有邪念的男主4号，作为人民警官，私藏毒品，被好友告发后，悔不当初，没有端正态度信奉上帝，现已认真祈祷，在监狱里求上帝保佑全家平安。身怀信念的男主5号，起初的落魄，无时无刻不在求上帝帮助，善良、正直、可爱的他平步青云，高升工厂主管，这可是一家人的期盼啊。
  
此片传达“教育”“关爱”“信仰”的意义，若你心怀信仰，以身作则，呵护家庭，主持正义，好运才会降临，哪些心怀鬼胎、滥竽充数之辈总会遭到报应。 我也相信，这是一个好人的世界。可惜，我没有信仰，唯有读书看报评点是非，偶尔也侃侃产品技术，时而快乐时而忧虑，小市民一枚。
  
原勇气伴你前行。

（片尾男主的演讲，以此共勉，I will ~ ）
As a law-enforcement officer, I've seen firsthand the deep hurt and devastation that fatherlessness brings in a child's life. Our prisons are full of men and women who lived recklessly after being abandoned by their fathers, wounded by the men who should have loved them the most. Many now follow the same pattern of irresponsibility that their fathers did. While so many mothers have sacrificed to help their children survive, they were never intended to carry the weight alone. We thank God for them.

But research is proving that a child also desperately needs a daddy. There's no way around this fact.As you know, earlier this year, my family endured the tragic loss of our 9-year-old daughter, Emily. Her death forced me to realize that not only had I not taken advantage of the priceless time I had with her, but that I did not truly understand how crucial my role was as a father to her and our son, Dylan. Since her passing, I've asked God to show me, through his word how to be the father that I need to be. I now believe that God desires for every father to courageously step up and do whatever it takes to be involved in the lives of his children.

But more than just being there or providing for them, he's to walk with them through their lives and be a visual representation of the character of God, their father in heaven. A father should love his children and seek to win their hearts. He should protect them, discipline them and teach them about God.He should model how to walk with integrity and treat others with respect and should call out his children to become responsible men and women who live their lives for what matters in eternity.

Some men will hear this and mock it or ignore it.But I tell you that as a father, you are accountable to God for the position of influence he has given you. You can't fall asleep at the wheel only to wake up one day and realize that your job or your hobbies have no eternal value but the souls of your children do.

Some men will hear this and agree with it but have no resolve to live it out. lnstead, they will live for themselves and waste the opportunity to leave a godly legacy for the next generation.But there are some men who, regardless of the mistakes we've made in the past, regardless of what our fathers did not do for us, will give the strength of our arms and the rest of our days to loving God with all that we are and to teach our children to do the same, and, whenever possible, to love and mentor others who have no father in their lives but who desperately need help and direction.


We are inviting any man whose heart is willing and courageous to join us in this resolution. In my home, the decision has already been made.

You don't have to ask who will guide my family, because by God's grace, I will.

You don't have to ask who will teach my son to follow Christ, because l will.

Who will accept the responsibility of providing and protecting my family? I will.

Who will ask God to break the chain of destructive patterns in my family's history? I will.

Who will pray for and bless my children to boldly pursue whatever God calls them to do? I am their father. l will.

I accept this responsibility, and it is my privilege to embrace it.I want the favor of God and his blessing on my home. Any good man does.

So where are you, men of courage?

Where are you, fathers who fear the Lord?

It's time to rise up and answer the call that God has given to you and to say, "I will. I will. I will."