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Se un leader cristiano non è sicuro, come possono essere sicuri tutti gli altri?

May 31, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Grazia Gratuita - Certezza, Mancanza di certezza
Per anni ho guardato le news trasmesse da Newsmax per pochi minuti, ogni giorno, prima di andare a lavoro. All’improvviso, non viene più trasmesso dal nostro provider. Questa mattina stavo guardano Fox news. Brian Kilmeade stava intervistando il Cardinale Dolan, Arcivescovo di New York. Un’intervista del Venerdì Santo. La fine dell’intervista mi ha colpito. Kilmeade
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Do You Know What the Scriptures Mean When They Talk about Money?

May 31, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - denarius, John 6:7, Luke 19:11-27, Matthew 25:14-30, mina, talent
I’m scheduled to speak to a group of kids, ages five to twelve, at VBS. I’m speaking on the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6. I plan to ask them, “When Jesus’ disciples said it would take at least ‘two hundred denarii worth of bread’ to feed this huge crowd, how much money were
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祝福你的心(Bless Your Heart)

May 31, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in 聚焦恩典 - 上下文, 彼前1:7, 火, 火湖
在美国,我们有一个经常使用的短语,尤其是在南方。经常听到南方人说“Bless your heart”。从表面上看,这个短语似乎很简单。从字面上看,这句话意味着这个人希望祝福你。然而,这个短语有不止一个意思。 例如,如果某人生病了,朋友可能会说,“Bless your heart”来表达关心。这就像是在说:“我对你所经历的一切感到非常抱歉。”换句话说,它表示同理心。此外,这也是表达感激的一种方式。当你给南方人送礼物时,他们可能不会说“谢谢”,而只会说一句温暖的“Bless your heart”。 这个短语也用于形容间接的尴尬。例如,如果有人绊倒了,或者把食物洒到衬衫上,人们可能会为这个人感到尴尬,并说,“Bless your heart”,作为表达他们不舒服感觉的一种方式。 在这些例子中,这个短语通常都是积极的或良性的。然而,它也可以作为一种侮辱。如果一个南方人认为你在做一些不明智或令人恼火的事情,他们可能会讽刺地说你,“Bless your heart”,作为一种表示他们不赞成的方式。它也用于争吵中。如果在争吵中使用,“Bless your heart”的意思可能更接近四个字母的单词,而不是祝福。 如果你不是来自南方,这可能看起来有点奇怪,你可能需要时间来弄清楚这个短语的细微差别。然而,理解它的关键很简单。当你考虑谈话的上下文时,你总能弄清楚意思。 是有人送礼物的时候?那就是感恩。 是在吵架的时候吗?那就是一种侮辱。 是有人生病的时候吗?那就是同理心。 同样的原则也适用于《圣经》。《圣经》中的单词和短语有很广泛的含义。当我们考虑到作者、文化、地点、主题和读者的广泛范围时,这是有道理的。尽管有这么多的问题,当你考虑上下文时,确定一个单词或短语的意思就变得容易了。篇文章的上下文有助于确定其意思。在最近一次关于“火”这个词的聊天中,我想起了这个原则。 在《圣经》中,“火”这个词通常被认为是指火湖——那些没有单靠信耶稣而得到永生的人的最终目的地。我们在《启示录》20章了解到火湖。这段经文的上下文告诉我们,这是对没有记载在生命册中的人的最后审判(第15节)。这些人已经死了(12-13节),在白色大宝座前被带到主面前审判。因为他们从来没有相信耶稣有永生的恩赐,他们最终被扔进了火湖里。 在这段经文中,上下文清楚地表明火是为不信的人保留的。然而,这并不是《圣经》中“火”这个词的唯一用法。例如,在《约翰福音》21章9节,当主为门徒做早餐时,我们被告知他在“炭火”上煮食物。上下文告诉我们,这是一个字面上的火,主用它来烤他们的鱼。 另一个不同用法的例子是在彼前1:6-7。在这段经文,是使徒彼得对那些“因各样的试炼忧伤”(6节)的信徒说的(1-2节)。这与《启示录》20章的上下文不同,后者讲述了不信者在未来的命运。在彼前中,听众是此时此刻正面临苦难的信徒。彼得说的不是未来的审判,而是读者现在的挣扎。彼得接着说,这些试炼对他们的生活有净化的作用。就像烈火考验金子,使它更坚固一样,试炼使信徒的信心更加完善和成熟。火在这里的意思是信徒所面临的试炼,它使我们成熟,帮助我们成长。这火的目的是产生一个成熟的信心,可以达到赞美,尊敬和荣耀主的目的。换句话说,这火是为信徒好。 《圣经》中使用“火”这个词的另一个例子是在林前3:15。在这段经文中,使徒保罗谈论信徒为主所做的工作(13节)。他说到有一天,这些工作将受到考验,以决定他们的报酬(第14节)。这里的“日子”指的是基督台前,信徒将在那里接受审判,以决定他们的奖赏(哥林多后书5:10)。这与《启示录》20章和《彼得前书》1章的上下文不同。在这种情况下,是和信徒有关。因此,火不可能像《启示录》20章那样指的是火湖,因为信徒永远不会在白色的大宝座前接受审判(约翰福音5:24)。在《彼得前书》1:7中,彼得是在处理今生的试炼,在林前3:13-15中,使徒保罗是在处理信徒来生的事,我们的行为将受到火的考验。在《哥林多前书》中,火指的是主对我们的行为的审判,以决定他们的回报。 《圣经》对火这个词的用法还有很多。它可以用来描绘一个没有住在主里面的信徒的生活(约翰福音15:6)。在《旧约》中,上帝的存在经常被描绘成火,比如引导以色列人的烈焰灌木或火柱。这只是几个例子。 如果认为“火”这个词总是指火湖,那就错了。正如“祝福你的心”这个短语可以用来指两个完全不同的概念——祝福和诅咒——“火”这个词可以指积极的也可以指消极的概念。我们要看《圣经》来弄明白什么是真实的(使徒行传17:11),让我们记住“祝福你的心”的原则,并记住上下文。
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Son creyentes, pero, ¿son salvos?

May 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita - Fe Salvadora, Seguridad
Frank dice, Cuanto más leo la Biblia y luego leo los comentarios de los que escriben comentarios, mayor es la confusión. No es de extrañar que haya sectas. Yo creo que en la iglesia surgen sectas porque un día, eres salvo por creer. Al día siguiente, te salvas creyendo y haciendo obras. Conozco a muchos
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Czy niewiele osób wierzy w to, że są wiecznie bezpieczni odnośnie swego wiecznego zbawienia, bez jakichkolwiek uczynków?

May 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Jedynie Wiara, czyli darmowa łaska w centrum uwagi
Nie wszyscy ludzie, którzy identyfikują się jako wyznawcy Teologii Darmowej Łaski (TDŁ) zgadzają się z tym, że trzeba uwierzyć w Jezusa ze względu na [podarowywane] wieczne życie/nieodwołalne zbawienie/trwałe usprawiedliwienie, aby być częścią Bożej wiecznej rodziny. W rzeczywistości niektórzy, którzy wyznają przekonanie do TDŁ, nazywają takie nauczanie fałszywą ewangelią. Jeden z profesorów seminarium teologicznego, krytykując stanowisko
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Mga Mananampalataya Sila Ngunit Ligtas Ba Sila?

May 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Sabi ni Frank, Habang lalo akong nagbabasa ng Biblia at ng mga komento ng mga manunulat ng mga komentaryo, mas malaking kalituhan ang resulta. Hindi nakapagtatakang may mga kulto. Sa tingin ko nagsimula ang mga kulto dahil isang araw ikaw ay ligtas sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya. Sa susunod na araw, ikaw ay ligtas sa pamamagitan
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Do You Ever Admire a Smart Aleck? (1 Kings 18:27-29)

May 30, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 1 Kings 18:27-29, Elijah, Mount Carmel
All of us have probably been told, by our parents or a teacher, that “Nobody likes a smart aleck.” I looked up the term’s definition online, and the definition seems to confirm what we’ve been told. A smart aleck is “someone whose sarcastic, wisecracking or humorous manner is delivered in an offensive, obnoxious, or cocky
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Giuseppe e le ricompense eterne (Ebr 11:22)

May 29, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Grazia Gratuita - Ebr 11:22, Giuseppe, Prove, Ricompense, Sofferenze
Giuseppe è una delle luci più splendenti del VT. Fu un uomo che rimase fedele al Signore nonostante avesse vissuto tante difficoltà e ingiustizie. La sua storia si trova in Genesi 37-48. Fu trattato molto duramente dai suoi fratelli e fu portato schiavo in Egitto. Divenne il responsabile di una della più influenti casate ma
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Do You Recognize Subtle Attacks on the Bible When You Hear Them?

May 29, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Romans 12:2, the importance of God’s Word
Have you ever heard this saying: “We are to worship God, not the Bible”? Or how about, “Don’t love the Bible, love God”? We can’t worship God without doing so in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). Since truth is found in God’s Word, our worship of God must involve the Bible. Of course, we
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Благослови твоё сердце

May 28, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Бесплатный дар благодати - 1 Кор 3:15, 1 Петра 1:7, Контекст, Огонь, Озеро огненное
В США у нас есть выражение, особенно популярное на юге. Южане часто говорят “Bless your heart” [Благослови твоё сердце]. На первый взгляд эта фраза кажется достаточно однозначной. В буквальном смысле она означает, что человек хочет благословить тебя. Однако, у нее есть и другие значения. Например, если кто-то болеет, друг больного может ее произнести, чтобы выразить
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