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Ken Yates

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Desear que otros reinen con Cristo

December 16, 2025 by Ken Yates in Su Gracia Gratuita
En Lucas 9:49-50 encontramos un relato bastante extraño. Juan ve a un hombre echando fuera demonios en el nombre de Cristo y le dice que se detenga. Le comenta al Señor que hizo esto porque el hombre “no sigue con nosotros”. La palabra seguir es una palabra de discipulado. Aquel hombre no formaba parte del
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Nais Na Ang Iba Ay Magharing Kasama Ni Cristo

December 16, 2025 by Ken Yates in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Sa Lukas 9:49-50, may masusumpungan tayong kakatuwang kwento. Nakita ni Juan ang isang lalaking nagpapalayas ng mga demonyo sa pangalan ni Jesus at sinabihan siyang tumigil. Sinabi niya sa Panginoong ginawa niya ito dahil ang lalaki ay “hindi sumasama sa atin.” Ang salitang sumasama ay isang salitang pang-alagad. Ang lalaki ay hindi bahagi ng panloob
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Desiderare che altri regnino con Cristo

December 16, 2025 by Ken Yates in Grazia Gratuita - Bema, Luca 9:46-50, Ricompense
In Luca 9:49-50 troviamo un racconto piuttosto strano. Giovanni vede un uomo scacciare i demoni nel nome di Cristo e gli dice di smettere. Dice al Signore che lo ha fatto perché quell’uomo «non ti segue con noi». La parola «seguire» è una parola che indica il discepolato: quell’uomo non faceva parte della cerchia ristretta
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Teologia Mandela

December 15, 2025 by Ken Yates in Har Gratuit: Păstrează harul în centrul atenției
Efectul Mandela este un fenomen prin care grupuri mari de oameni sunt convinși că un eveniment s-a întâmplat, deși, în realitate, nu a avut loc niciodată. Numele provine din credința falsă, dar foarte răspândită, că Nelson Mandela a murit în închisoare în anii ’80. Nu a fost așa. Totuși, milioane de oameni își amintesc acest
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The Calm Before the Storm? (Judges 12:8-15) 

December 15, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - John 14:15, Judg 12:8-15, Judges, worldly influence
In Judg 12:8-15, the author mentions three minor judges. There are six such judges in the book (3:31; 10:1-5). There are also six major judges. The major judges meet Israel’s enemies on the battlefield and win spectacular victories. That is not the case with these three minor judges. The author does not list any extraordinary things that they did.  It is difficult to see
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曼德拉神学

December 15, 2025 by Ken Yates in 聚焦恩典 - 加3:16, 徒17:11, 提后2:15, 赛11:6, 默示
曼德拉效应是一种现象:大量人坚信某件事情发生过,但实际上却从未发生。它的名字来源于一种虚假但广泛存在的信念——认为纳尔逊·曼德拉在上世纪 80  “关于曼德拉效应有许多例子。人们坚称大富翁游戏里的富翁戴着单片眼镜(他没有),水果牌(Fruit of the Loom)的商标里有个丰饶角(从来没有过),汉尼拔·莱克特向克拉丽斯问候时说的是 ‘你好,克莱斯’(Hello, Clarice)(其实他说的是 ‘早’(Good morning)。我们还会在皇后乐队的《我们是冠军(We Are the Champions)》结尾自动补上 ‘世界的’(of the world!)(这句在录音室版本里并不存在)。” 你是否听过这些来自电视剧或电影的著名台词? • “露西,你有些事得解释清楚!” 里奇·里卡多确实说过类似的话,但在《我爱露西》中,从未出现过这句完全一模一样的台词。 • “只要你建好了,他们就会来。” 其实并不完全正确。原台词是:“他会来。” “曼德拉效应”令人不安的地方在于,人们会坚信自己记得一些并不真实的事情。这证明了:当某件事被反复提及到一定程度时,它就会在我们的脑海中取代真实的事实。 这种情况也可能发生在上帝的话语上。举例来说,很多人引用《以赛亚书》时会说:“狮子必与羊羔同卧。”这句话无处不在——出现在讲道中、诗歌里、绘画作品中,甚至彩色玻璃窗上。但以赛亚其实从未这样说过。他真正写的是:“豺狼必与羊羔同居……”(以赛亚书 11:6)。直到这一节的后面才提到狮子:“豹子要与山羊羔同卧,少壮狮子与牛犊并肥畜同群,小孩子要牵引它们。” 为什么我们把“豺狼”换成了“狮子”呢?也许是因为“狮子与羊羔”读起来更顺口(英文有悦耳的头韵)。或者,也可能是因为我们更喜欢这种强烈的对比。这只是一个小例子,有些人或许会认为这并不影响教义,而且即便不是逐字引用,也反映了经文的含义。然而,这种想法其实是一个危险的滑坡。群体记忆的偏移已经渗透进整个神学体系,塑造了人们以为上帝说过的内容,以及他们如何去跟随祂。 再来看这句话:“唯独因信得救,但使人得救的信心绝不会是单一的。”这是对《雅各书》2:20 的一种曲解。经文部分内容是:“……没有行为的信心是死的。”许多人错误地引用雅各的话,声称他的意思是:如果你不行善,就不能得救。这节经文被无数次滥用。然而,雅各并不是在谈论永恒的救恩;他讨论的是“是否有用”,而不是“称义”。但“主权救恩神学”(Lordship Theology)却把这节经文扭曲成了检验人是否拥有永恒救恩的标准。结果就是,整整一代信徒活在惧怕之中,不断向内寻找“证明”,而不是仰望基督、相信祂赐下永生。 第二个例子是“悔改你的罪才能得救”。许多路边的广告牌都会引用这句话。然而,在新约中,“悔改你的罪”这句话从未被用来与获得永生联系在一起。未信之人得着永生,是要信主耶稣基督(约 3:16,5:24,6:47,徒 16:31)。但是,这种错误的记忆依然顽固地存在于在数以百万计的人当中。 要么是使徒们自己,要么是紧随其后的那一代人,也受到了“曼德拉效应”的影响。在《约翰福音》第21章中,耶稣复活之后告诉彼得他将如何死去。彼得转头看向约翰,说:“那这个人呢?”耶稣回答说: “我若要他等到我来,与你何干?”(约21:22) 接下来发生了什么? 于是这话就在弟兄中间传开,说那门徒不会死。然而,耶稣并没有对他说他不会死……(约21:23) 他们误传了主的话,把祂所说的内容扭曲性地理解并传播开来,而且迅速流行起来。但耶稣从来没有说约翰不会死;祂是在强调彼得应当专注的对象。于是约翰特意澄清了这个被误传的说法——因为即便只是对祂话语的细微改动,也是至关重要的。 我们在《加拉太书》中再次看到这种对精确性的重视。保罗写道: “神并不是说:‘众子孙’,指着许多人;乃是说:‘你那一个子孙’,指着一个人,就是基督。”(加 3:16) 保罗所建立的论证,并不是基于一章经文,甚至不是一节经文,而是建立在一个词的语法之上——“后裔”(单数)与“后裔们”(复数)之间的区别。如果保罗在圣灵的默示下如此严谨,我们也理当如此。 “曼德拉效应”表明,数以百万计的人可以相信并反复传述一些从未被说过、或从未发生过的事情;而“曼德拉神学”则说明,整个教会也可能如此,选择跟随集体记忆,而不是上帝的话语。无论是一个从未出现过的狮子、一节从未写下的经文,还是建立在朗朗上口的口号而非真实经文之上的教义——当我们不加警醒时,真理就会被悄然改写。 作为回应,信徒应当被警醒,记得使徒保罗对提摩太所说的话: “你当竭力在神面前得蒙喜悦,作无愧的工人,按着正意分解真理的道。”(提后 2:15) 有一天,所有信徒都要站在基督的审判台前交账。要在祂面前坦然无愧地站立,我们必须扎根于祂真正说过的话。不是我们的记忆,也不是传统决定真理;决定真理的是上帝的话语。 “这地方的人贤于帖撒罗尼迦的人,甘心领受这道,天天考查圣经,要晓得这道是与不是。”(徒 17:11) 让我们不要被“曼德拉效应”所左右,而要让上帝的话语,比众人的声音说得更响亮。
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Being Saved, But Not from Hell 

December 12, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Acts 2:37-47, Baptism, Holy Spirit, Salvation
Bible students who are open to its teachings soon discover that often, the word saved does not mean being saved from the lake of fire. Most readers of this blog are already aware of that. Recently, a friend pointed out another NT verse in which the word saved does not refer to eternal salvation. I had always assumed that the verse refers to salvation from the lake of fire.  That verse is Acts 2:47.
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Богословие Манделы

December 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Бесплатный дар благодати - 2 Тим 2:15, Вдохновение, Га 3:16, Деян 17:11, Иоанна 21:22-23, Исаия 11:6
Эффект Манделы это явление, при котором большое количество людей готовы поклясться, что произошло нечто, чего на самом деле не было. Это название берет свое начало в распространенном утверждение, что Мандела умер в 80-х в тюрьме. Это не верно, однако миллионам людей его смерть запомнилась именно так. Существует много примеров Эффекта Манделы. Люди клянутся, что на
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Ask, Seek, Knock (Luke 11:9) 

December 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Heb 4:16, Kingdom, Lord’s Prayer, Luke 11:2-13, Matt 6:33, rewards
The Lord told His disciples to ask, seek, and knock. The one who does so will receive, find, and have the door opened (Luke 11:9-10). These verses are quoted frequently. However, the broader context is usually overlooked, with the result that the Lord’s words are often interpreted in a very general way. However, careful consideration of the context suggests that He has something more specific in mind.  These verses are part of a parable in
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Teología Mandela

December 9, 2025 by Ken Yates in Su Gracia Gratuita
El efecto Mandela es un fenómeno por el cual grandes grupos de personas aseguran que algo ocurrió cuando en realidad nunca pasó. Su nombre proviene de la creencia falsa pero extendida de que Nelson Mandela murió en prisión en la década de 1980. No fue así. Pero millones lo recuerdan de esa manera. Hay muchos
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