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Do You Value the Lord’s Approval Above All Other? 

July 30, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Approval, Disapproval, Dokimos
“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it…Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one
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Are Free Grace People Divisive? (Titus 3:10) 

July 29, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Gal 1:6-9, legalism, Titus 1:10, Titus 1:14
If you have ever publicly taught Free Grace theology, at any level, you have almost certainly been accused of being a divisive person. The accusation can come in different ways. Some will point out that you hold to a minority view. The majority cannot be wrong. Others will say that good people differ with you.
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接受基督作为你(个人)的救主意味着什么?

July 29, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in 聚焦恩典 - 《提摩太前书》4:10, 《约翰福音》4:42
一个常见的布道呼召会问道:“你准备好接受基督作为你的救主了吗?”另一个呼召会问:“你愿意接受基督作为你个人的救主吗?” 你有没有想过,当人们说耶稣作为救主或我个人的救主意味着什么? 我曾听赞恩·霍奇斯(Zane Hodges)讨论过接受基督作为一个人的个人救主的问题。他说,主耶稣不是任何一个人的个人救主。祂是“世界的救主”(《约》4:42)。祂是每个人的救主。祂甚至是那些将在火湖中度过永生的人的救主(参见《彼后》2:1;《约壹》2:2)。 通过祂在十字架上所流的宝血,耶稣使每个人都可以得救。祂是道路、真理和生命,即使对那些拒绝祂的人来说也是如此。 保罗说:“我们劳苦,也受凌辱,因为我们的指望在乎永生的上帝,祂是人人的救主,更是信徒的救主。”(《提前》4:10) i 。汤普森(Thompson)评论说:“保罗称上帝为‘所有人的救主’,因为他真的希望所有的人都能经历救恩。事实上,没有得救的更多的人并不是因为上帝的旨意软弱或无能,而是因为人类意志的顽固反对(见《太》23:37)”(《提前》、《提后》、《多》第136页)。利特芬(Litfin)补充说:“保罗说上帝是‘所有人’的救主(参见2:2,4,6),因为祂渴望所有人都得救,并且祂提供了基督作为赎价(2:6),使救恩成为可能。然而,上帝是那些以特殊方式相信的人的救主,因为只有在他们身上,祂对他们救恩的愿望才会实现(Yet God is the Savior of those who believe in a special way since only in them has His desire for their salvation come to fruition”)”(《圣经知识注释》中的“《提摩太前书》”,第740页)。 约翰在他的第一封书信中重复了撒玛利亚人在《约翰福音》4:42中所说的话:“父差子作世人的救主,这是我们所看见并且作见证的。”(《约壹》4:14)。 我读过杰拉尔德·布雷(Gerald Bray)撰写的一篇关于“基督论的最新趋势”的有趣文章(见此处)。这句话引起了我的注意: 很多时候,人们常常说基督是我们的ʻ解放者(liberator)ʼ,这个词通常被理解为个人情感和心理体验,当然,它也被应用于社会和政治自由,在解放神学的背景下,它在基督教和马克思主义的前沿发展起来。 当人们宣称主耶稣基督作为他们的救主时,他们的意思可能有很多。“祂把我从内疚和抑郁中解放出来。”“祂把我从酗酒中解放出来。”“祂把我从对食物的嗜好中解救出来。”“祂让我重新关注生活。” 猜猜在《圣经》中唯一布道书《约翰福音》中,“救主”这个词出现了多少次。你相信它只出现过一次吗(《约》4:42)?你知道主耶稣从来没有称祂自己为救主ii吗? 人们之所以重生,并不是因为他们相信耶稣已经把他们从焦虑、抑郁、内疚、酗酒或缺乏目标中解放出来。要想重生,一个人就必须相信祂的应许:永恒的生命是不会失去的(例如,《约》3:16;6:35,37;11:26)。 最后一点。在《圣经》中,救主、我们的救主、上帝和救主、还有主和救主往往不是指耶稣使我们得救。有时,这些表达指的是其他类型的拯救。耶稣是以色列的救主(《太》1:21;《路》1:47;2:11;《徒》13:23)。祂将拯救以色列脱离外邦人的压迫。祂将把整个世界从不公正、不义和罪孽中拯救出来。保罗鼓励信主的奴隶“在凡事上尊荣我们救主神的道”(《多》2:10,着重部分由作者标明)。当信徒让自己的光照耀在人面前时,教义就有了吸引力(《太》5:16;《腓》2:15)iii。 让我们持续关注恩典。 __________ i 父神多次被称为“我们的救主”(《加》1:47;《提前》1:1;2:3;4:10;《多》1:3;2:10;3:4;《犹》25)。在《提多书》中,保罗用“救主”一词交替指代主耶稣和天父上帝。 ii 我并不是说救主是一个无关紧要的概念。它在《新约》中确实出现了 24 次。我的意思是,它不是传福音的靶心。救主所应许的永生才是靶心。相信耶稣是救主–或我个人的救主–却不相信祂所应许的永生,这是很可悲的。 iii汤普森评论说:“尤其值得注意的是,社会最底层的人(即奴隶)的模范行为具有ʻ使其具有吸引力ʼ(kosmosin,即“装饰(adorning)”,中文版本《圣经》译作‘尊荣’)的福音效果”(《提摩太前书》、《提摩太后书》、《提多书》,第 308 页)。
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Берегитесь, чтобы вам не отпасть от вашего утверждения (2 Петра 3:14-18)

July 27, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Бесплатный дар благодати - Неосквернённые и непорочные
Второе Послание Петра касается пророческого слова и преданности ему. В этом письме Пётр напоминает своим читателям, что Иисус скоро вернётся и вознаградит тех, кто сохранит веру и не прекратит совершать благие дела. Келли (англ. J.N.D. Kelly) говорит, что быть «обнаруженным Господом, когда Он вернётся, это прямая ссылка на суд» (стр. 370). Он имеет в виду
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Baka Mangahulog Kayo (2 Pedro 3:14-18)

July 27, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Ang ikalawang sulat ni Pedro ay patungkol sa salita ng hula at pagiging tapat dito. Sa sulat na ito, pinaalalahanan niya ang kaniyang mambabasa na si Jesus ay muling babalik at gagantimpalaan ang lahat ng nagtitiis sa pananampalataya at mabubuting gawa. Sinabi ni JND Kelly na “ang masumpungna ng Panginoon kapag Siya ay bumalik… ay
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Tradycja i presja otoczenia (2. Mojżeszowa 32:1-7)

July 27, 2024 by Ken Yates in Jedynie Wiara, czyli darmowa łaska w centrum uwagi
Wiele z biblijnych relacji nas zaskakuje. Przykładem jednej z nich jest 2. Księga Mojżeszowa 32:1-7. Jest to powszechnie znany fragment. Mojżesz udał się na górę Synaj, aby otrzymać Prawo od Pana Boga. Pozostał na górze przez czterdzieści dni. Naród izraelski znajdował się u podnóża góry, pod przywództwem brata Mojżesza, Aarona, który był drugim zwierzchnikiem Izraela.
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Attenzione a non cadere (2 Pietro 3:14-18)

July 27, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Grazia Gratuita - Immacolati e irreprensibili
La seconda lettera di Pietro concerne la parola profetica e il rimanervi fedeli. In essa, egli ricorda ai lettori che Gesù presto ritornerà e ricompenserà coloro che avranno perseverato nella fede e nelle buone opere. J. N. D. Kelly afferma che “essere trovati dal Signore quando Egli verrà… è un chiaro riferimento al giudizio” (p.
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Why Is Watching for His Soon Return Vital to Sanctification? 

July 26, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Parousia, watch
On March 17, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines because the islands were about to be overrun by enemy forces. But he famously vowed, “I shall return.” Two–and–a–half years later, on October 20, 1944, General MacArthur gave his famous “I Have Returned” speech on Leyte Island in the Philippines. It is one of the
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Ten cuidado de no ser arrastrado (2 Pedro 3:14-18)

July 25, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita - Santa y sin mancha
La segunda epístola de Pedro trata sobre la palabra profética y permanecer fiel a ella. En esta epístola, recuerda a los lectores que Jesús volverá pronto y recompensará a quienes perseveren en la fe y las buenas obras. J. N. D. Kelly dice que “ser hallados por el Señor cuando Él venga… es una clara
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Keep Your Eye on the Reward (Matthew 6:22-23) 

July 25, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Matt 7:19-24, rewards, Sermon on the Mount;
In English, we have the phrase, “Keep your eye on the ball.” As native speakers, we know what it means. The “ball” is what is important. The phrase warns us not to be distracted from the main goal. For example, if a politician is running for office, his staff will remind him to keep his
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