Was the Lord talking about being fit to serve Him or fit for everlasting life

This question came up in my Sunday School class yesterday. It is an excellent question. A man came to Jesus and said, “Lord, I will follow You, but first let […]

基督徒看起来与众不同吗?

一位读者给我发了一段格里尔(J. D. Greear)牧师讲雅各书2章的视频。在这段信息中,格里尔评论雅 2:13,他说:”你不可能得到神赦免你的罪时所给你的怜悯,却不怜悯别人”(见此处 25:45)。他接着举了一个例子:一个人被一辆 18 轮汽车碾过,却毫发无损。他说这是不可能的。他说:”你不可能被那种力量撞到还毫发无损”(27:45)。他的意思是,一个人不可能被上帝的拯救之力击中而保持不变。重生的人与未得救的人在外表和行为上都是不同的。 他说得对吗? 重生的人看起来不一样吗? 你能通过观察一个人几个小时来判断他是否重生了吗? 你能通过观察自己几个小时来判断自己是否重生了吗? 所有这些问题的答案都是 “不能”。不能保证重生的人与未信者看起来有什么不同。 我们怎么知道呢? 《圣经》告诉了我们。 保罗斥责哥林多的信徒,因为他们中的许多人仍然过着与哥林多的非信徒一样的生活: “因为你们仍是属肉体的。你们中间有嫉妒、纷争、分裂的事,岂不是属肉体的,行为像凡人吗?(林前 3:3)。希腊文中没有 “凡人 “一词。他们的行为像属血气的人(林前 2:14)。他们的行为像不信的人。 圣经中没有任何应许说信徒看起来与众不同。 如果你把自己的行为作为得救的依据,你就永远不会有得救的保证。你将终生追求。这将是一个不可能实现的梦想。为什么?因为信徒有罪(罗 3:23;约一 1:8、10)。我们都亏缺了神的荣耀。 J.D. Greear 是一位出色的演讲者。他热情洋溢,吸引听众。然而,他坚持 “主权救恩”(Lordship Salvation),这在他的讲道中体现得淋漓尽致。他说,要重生,你必须把生命交托给基督,离弃你的罪,跟随基督。i […]

Христиане выглядят

Один из наших читателей прислал мне видео с проповедью на тему второй главы Послания Иакова, которую читал Дж. Д. Гриар (англ. J. D. Greear). В ней пастор прокомментировал Иак 2:13, […]

Cristianos se ven

Un lector me envió un vídeo de un mensaje sobre Santiago 2 del pastor J. D. Greear. En ese mensaje, Greear comentó sobre Santiago 2:13, diciendo: “No hay manera de […]

November 3, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Freie Gnade im Brennpunkt
VERS VIER

– Vers 4 – Wer an Ihn glaubt, wird nicht zugrunde gehen, sondern hat das ewige Leben (Johannes 3,14-15) Und wie Mose die Schlange in der Wüste erhöht hat, so […]

Czy poważny grzech jest dowodem tego, że dana osoba jest niezbawiona?

Ale bojaźliwi, niewierzący, obrzydliwi, mordercy, rozpustnicy, czarownicy, bałwochwalcy i wszyscy kłamcy będą mieli udział w jeziorze płonącym ogniem i siarką. To jest druga śmierć. (Obj 21:8) Ostatnio otrzymałem list od […]

November 2, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
KAKAIBA BA ANG MGA CRISTIANO?

Isang mambabasa ang nagpadala ng isang video ng mensahe ni Pastor J. D. Greear tungkols sa Santiago 2. Sa mensaheng iyan nagkomento si Greear sa San 2:13, “Hindi ka makatatanggap […]

Was the Lord talking about the unsaved when He spoke of

This question came up in my Sunday School class yesterday. It left me wondering what the Lord meant. Jesus told a man, “Follow Me.” The man said, “Lord, let me […]

Верить в Дарителя ради Дара вечной жизни значит верить в одну вещь или в две?

Этот вопрос возник вчера во время моей лекции по сотериологии по Зуму. Мы часто говорим, что в послании о вечной жизни есть три элемента: 1) верить 2) в Иисуса Христа […]

Si può dire se qualcuno è nato di nuovo osservandolo per qualche ora

Un lettore ci ha inviato un video di un messaggio del pastore J.D. Greear sul capitolo 2 di Giacomo. In quel messaggio, Greear commentava Gm 2:13, dicendo: “Non è possibile […]

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