Cheers (1)

In part 1, we saw that the Bible teaches that everyone is judged during this life according to his works. Whether believer or unbeliever, we are all accountable for our actions. We […]

January 13, 2026 by Ken Yates in Su Gracia Gratuita
¡¡Te seguiré, Señor!!

En Lucas 9:57, el Señor va camino a Jerusalén para sufrir y morir. Mientras Él va por “el camino” hacia ese destino, un hombre se le acerca y le dice […]

January 13, 2026 by Ken Yates in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Susundan Kita, Panginoon!

Sa Lukas 9:57, ang Panginoon ay papunta sa Jerusalem upang magdusa at mamatay. Habang Siya ay “nasa daan” patungo sa destinasyong iyon, isang lalaki ang lumapit sa Kanya at sinabi […]

Ti seguirò, Signore!

In Luca 9:57, il Signore è in cammino verso Gerusalemme per soffrire e morire. Sulla strada verso quella destinazione, un uomo gli si avvicina e gli dice che lo seguirà […]

January 13, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog - Delilah, Flesh, Judg 16:1-3, Samson, spirit
How spiritually strong are you

In Rom 6:16, Paul tells the believers at Rome (and believers today) that they are slaves to whatever they obey. While the believer has been set free from the power […]

Motive diferite pentru a-I sluji Domnului

Am petrecut mulți ani în armată și am cunoscut o grămadă de soldați. Dacă i-ai întreba de ce s-au înrolat, ai primi răspunsuri de toate felurile. Unii au făcut-o din […]

“Zbawiony” to elastyczne słowo

Jeśli jesteśmy wiernymi i uważnymi czytelnikami Pisma Świętego, zauważymy, że słowa „zbawiony” i „zbawienie” są elastyczne. Mogą odnosić się do różnych rodzajów zbawienia. GES zawiera wiele artykułów wskazujących, w jaki […]

Cheers

Recently, actor and Christian apologist Kirk Cameron stirred up a lot of controversy when he suggested that annihilationism may be what happens to those who do not come to faith in Christ.   Part of […]

侍奉主的不同动机

我在军队服役了很多年,认识了许多士兵。如果你问他们为什么报名参军,你会得到各种不同的答案。有些人是出于爱国之心;有些人是为了稳定的薪水;有些人渴望挑战、战友情谊或旅行的机会;还有许多人是为了逃离糟糕的家庭环境。有些人就业机会有限,而军队是他们所能得到的最好选择。我也遇到过不少人是为了教育福利而参军的。征兵人员会用各种激励措施来吸引潜在的士兵。 尽管士兵们的动机各不相同,但他们穿着同样的军装,都是士兵。 在许多方面,基督徒的生命也是如此。主呼召所有信徒跟随祂,作祂的门徒,这其中包括顺服与牺牲。但问题是:这样做的动机是什么?信徒已经拥有永生,而永生是不会失去的。那么,为什么还要“报名”去与基督一同受苦呢? 很多时候,基督徒认为只有一种纯正的动机:我们服事主,是因为我们爱祂。其他动机则被视为次等的,甚至不属灵的。 但圣经告诉我们,跟随主有多种动机,而且这些动机都是敬虔的,没有一种应当被贬低。 信徒可以因敬畏神而服事祂(箴 1:7;林后 5:11);也可以出于感恩(诗 116:12;西 3:17)。顺服主的一个圣洁动机,是渴望得着今生和来世的奖赏(来 11:6;林前 3:14;太 6:3–6;诗 1:1–3;申 28:1–2;加 6:7–9)。与此相关的,还有渴望在基督的审判台前听见祂的称赞,并在过程中荣耀祂(太 25:21)。主和彼得都指出,信徒应当因生命能使他人得益处而被激励去服事神(太 5:16;彼前 3:1–2)。如果我们是父母,敬虔的生活也能为儿女树立极好的榜样。 信徒也可能因为渴望在信仰上成熟、想要更像基督而顺服主(来 5:14;林后 3:18)。这是一个非常好的动机。 当然,因爱主而跟随基督,确实是一个正确的动机,新约也明确这样教导(约 14:15;约一 4:19)。问题在于,人们常常被告知:这是唯一“真正”的动机,其他动机甚至被认为是有罪的。追求奖赏被视为自私;出于敬畏而服事主被认为是不成熟的表现;只有成熟的信徒,才会完全因爱而顺服;你甚至应该求主挪去这些“次等”的动机。 胡说八道。 这种观点不仅否定了圣经中对敬虔生活的多种动机的肯定,还容易滋生骄傲。你可能会听到有人说:“我不需要因服事主而得奖赏,我甚至不想要祂的奖赏,我完全是出于爱。” 拜托。 你也可能听到加尔文主义者说:“如果你是蒙拣选、真正得救的,圣灵就会使你只因爱而顺服神。” 省省吧。 […]

If you must persevere in order to be saved, when could you know that you were saved (1)

For years I thought that Calvinists believed in eternal security and Arminians did not. I thought that the doctrine of eternal security was the heart of Calvinism. As a result, after graduating from […]

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