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Portland, Oregon, Regional Conference 

April 16, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - regionals
GES conducted a regional conference April 5-7, at the First Baptist Church of Portland, OR. The theme was “Christ, the Righteous Rewarder.” As the title indicates, we discussed what the NT has to say about rewards for the faithful believer. There were three speakers at the conference: Dave Janssen, Kathryn Wright, and me (Ken Yates).
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Una teologia intransigente

April 15, 2024 by Ken Yates in Grazia Gratuita - Grazia Gratuita, Romani 10
Recentemente, un’amica di famiglia ha iniziato a lavorare con un ministero cristiano che si dedica ai giovani. Ha detto loro che crede nel Vangelo della grazia e che ammira il ministero GES (Grace Evangelical Society). Questo ministero della gioventù sostiene di essere d’accordo con l’insegnamento biblico sulla grazia, ma la nostra amica ha notato che
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Why Did Paul Compare the Christian Life to a Fight? 

April 15, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Fighting in the Christian life
Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air (1 Cor 9:26, emphasis added). Fight the good fight of faith… (1 Tim 6:12, emphasis added). I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for
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在杂草中

April 15, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in 聚焦恩典 - 《马太福音》13:18-30, 基纳, 麦子和稗子
在《马太福音》13:24-30 的“麦子和稗子的比喻”中,主讲述了一个关于一个人到田地里撒下好种子的故事。然而,在他撒下这粒种子后,他的敌人来了,在麦子里撒下了坏种子。因此,坏种子在好庄稼旁边长出了稗子或杂草。这个人的仆人问他们应该如何应对这种攻击。主人告诉他们等待收割的时候,然后他们就可以把麦子和稗子分开了。 在第36-43节中,主私下向门徒解释了这个比喻。田地象征世界(第 38a 节),好种子象征天国之子(第 38 节),稗子象征恶者之子(第 38b 节)。换句话说,麦子代表信徒,稗子代表不信的人。人的仇敌代表与神为敌的魔鬼,收割的人代表天使(第 41 节,参 24:31),收割的时候就是世界的末了。 关于“天国之子”一词的讨论,您可以查看这篇博客。此外,你还可以在这里听到鲍勃·威尔金(Bob Wilkin)关于“世界的末了”的论述。不过,在本博客中,我想谈谈这个比喻的另一个要素:麦子和稗子看起来是一样的。虽然我不是农民,但根据我的阅读,稗子和麦子几乎没有区别。此外,稗子的根和麦子的根缠绕在一起,任何贸然拔除稗子的尝试都会导致好庄稼受损。 哈勒(Haller)评论道: 这个比喻的重点是ʻ魔鬼ʼ试图通过模仿、渗透和欺骗来反对上帝国度的成功(《林后》11:2-3,13-15)(《恩典新约注释》,第 39 页,斜体部分由作者标明)。 改革宗、阿民念派和白白恩典派的解经家都同意麦子和稗子的同一性。麦子代表信徒(=天国之子),而稗子代表非信徒(=恶者之子)。此外,人们普遍认为两者长得一样。然而,这给改革宗和阿民念派的支持者带来了一个问题。 克雷格·基纳(Craig Keener)就这个比喻作了如下论述: 这个比喻也可能强化了撒种的比喻(13:3-9,18-23)中关于悔改、坚持不懈和叛教的形象:尤其是在门徒可以融入世界的方面(13:22),任何一个人都无法确定谁将被证明是上帝的选民,直到最后的审判(《马太福音注释》,第 385 页,斜体部分由作者标明)。 阿民念派的基纳(Keener)指出,信徒和非信徒看起来可能是一样的。他引用《撒种的比喻》(13:22)中落在磐石地上的第三粒种子来支持这一点。信徒可以被世界的财富和享乐所诱惑,与世界融为一体,这支持了“白白恩典 (Free Grace)”的观点,即信徒的行为甚至看起来就像非信徒。 然而,基纳也断言,一个人的本性可以从他的行为中观察出来。基纳在讨论《马太福音》第七章时,就在《麦子和稗子的比喻》之前的几章,基纳评论道: 因此,耶稣所说的果子指的是悔改的行为(7:21;3:8, 10),回顾耶稣在 5:21-7:12 中的道德教导。耶稣用一个词来形容坏果子,这个词通常是“腐烂”的意思,但在这里的意思是“毫无价值”。许多古人认识到,尽管装模作样,恶人的本性还是会显现出来”(第 252-53 页,斜体部分由作者标明)。 基纳对《马太福音》第七章的评论与《麦子和稗子的比喻》的信息之间存在矛盾。一方面,信徒可以通过他们的行为被识别出来,另一方面,不信的人和信徒在今生是无法区分的。 这就引出了基纳立场的第二个问题。如果一个人指望他不断变化的行为来担保自己,那么在主再来之前,“一个人就无法确定”他永恒的救恩。基纳的观点没有提供得救的保证。当然,这与我们救主的明确教导相矛盾,即信祂得永生的人拥有永生作为现今地位(《约》5:24;6:40,47),并且完全确定他的永恒命运(《约》10:28-29;《约一》5:13;《提后》2:13)。 最后,基纳对这个寓言的解释存在的第三个问题是,它延续了一个不幸的误解,即对全人类的单一最终审判的寓言的误解。《圣经》中并没有提到这样的事情。相反,主说,信祂的人“必不至受审判(shall not come into judgment, NKJV,《约》5:24)”。《麦子和稗子》的比喻很可能是指主在大灾难后再来时的聚集,因此不涉及教会时代的圣徒。 总之,基纳和其他否认救恩确信的人在读到这个比喻时,会发现自己陷入了混乱的神学杂草之中。
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Кто-нибудь когда-нибудь в Библии просил у Бога вечную жизнь?

April 12, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Бесплатный дар благодати - Поиск Бога, Полное распутство
Некоторые христианские традиции утверждают, что Бог не слышит молитвы неверующих. Но разве в Библии нет людей, которые просили у Бога вечную жизнь и в результате пришли к вере во Христа и родились свыше? Обычное изучение Библии показывает, что Бог слышит молитвы неверующих и что многие неверующие просили у Бога вечную жизнь. Давайте рассмотрим пять из
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Why I Don’t Drink 

April 12, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Drinking wine and alcohol
When the master of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the master of the feast called the bridegroom. And he said to him, “Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and
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¿Alguien en la Biblia le preguntó a Dios acerca de la vida eterna?

April 11, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita - Buscar a Dios, Depravación total
Algunas tradiciones cristianas dicen que Dios no escucha las oraciones de los no creyentes. Pero, ¿no hubo personas en la Biblia que le preguntaron a Dios sobre la vida eterna y, como resultado, llegaron a la fe en Cristo y nacieron de nuevo? Un simple repaso de la Biblia muestra que Dios sí escucha las
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Mayroon Ba Sa Bibliang Nagtanong Sa Diyos Tungkol Sa Buhay Na Walang Hanggan?

April 11, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Ang ilang Cristianong tradisyon ay nagsasabing hindi dinirinig ng Diyos ang mga panalangin ng mga hindi mananampalataya. Ngunit hindi ba’t mayroong mga tao sa Biblia na nagtanong sa Diyos tungkol sa buhay na walang hanggan, at bilang resulta, ay nakarating sa pananampalataya kay Cristo at ipinanganak na muli? Ang isang simpleng surbey sa Biblia ay
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Different Voices in the Crowd 

April 11, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - eternal life, Luke 19:38, Mark 11:9, Psalm 118
When someone in the NT speaks to a crowd, who do you think is in that crowd? For example, when Paul, in the Book of Acts, speaks in a synagogue over a period of weeks, do some of the people come to faith over time, or do they all remain unbelievers and eventually run him
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Среди сорняков

April 10, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in Бесплатный дар благодати - Кинер, Пшеница и плевела
В Притче о пшенице и плевелах, в Матф 13:24-30, Господь рассказывает историю о человеке, который идёт в поле и сеет хорошие семена. Тем не менее, после того, как он посеял эти семена, его враг приходит и сеет плохие семена рядом с хорошими. Из-за этого плохое семя вырастает в плевела рядом с хорошим урожаем. Слуги этого
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