Are there many ways to understand various passages of the Bible

Recently, I was in a church meeting where most people spoke another language. Let’s say it was German. The speaker was speaking English, which is my native language. An interpreter […]

主耶稣不相信约2

逾越节的时候,耶稣在耶路撒冷,有许多人看见他所行的神迹,就信了他的名。耶稣却不将自己交托他们,因为祂认识万人,也不用谁来作人的见证,因为祂知道人里面的事(约 2:23-25)。 希腊文中 “信 “是 “pisteuō”。在第 23 节中,我们读到 “许多人看见祂所行的神迹,就信了祂的名“。但在第 24 节中使用了同一个词。在那里,它没有被翻译成相信。它被翻译为 “交托“: “耶稣没有把自己交托给他们。 约翰是不是在说,耶稣不相信他们是真正的信徒? 许多评论家都是这么说的。 埃德·布卢姆在《圣经知识注释》中写道:“耶稣知道,暂时的兴奋或基于神迹的信心是不够的“(第 280 页)。莱昂·莫里斯(Leon Morris)也认为:“他不把自己托付给他们。他寻求的是真正的皈依,而不是对宏大场面的热情“(《约翰福音》,第 182 页)。 D. A. Carson 也表达了同样的观点: 可悲的是,他们的信心是虚假的,耶稣知道这一点。与其他宗教领袖不同,他不会被阿谀奉承所蒙蔽,不会被赞美所诱惑,也不会因无辜而措手不及。他对人心有着深刻的了解,这也是他在福音书中对不同人采取不同做法的部分原因。因此,他没有把自己托付给这些虚假的皈依者(《约翰福音》第 184 页)。 杰拉尔德·博切特也唱过同样的歌: “因为耶稣知道(ginōskein)人是什么样的,所以他不困惑什么是真实的信仰,什么是不真实的信仰“(《约翰福音》1-11,第 […]

Разве Господь Иисус не поверил в новообращённых в Ин 2.2

В предыдущем выпуске мы анализировали один из восьми стихов в Новом Завете, где pisteuō переведено как либо вверять, либо доверять. Слово pisteuō используется 246 раз в Новом Завете. Оно переводится […]

May 31, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita
¿No creyó el Señor Jesús en los nuevos creyentes de Juan 2.22

En la Parte 1, analizamos uno de los ocho versículos en el NT donde pisteuō se traduce como fiarse1. La palabra pisteuō se usa 246 veces en el NT. Se […]

May 31, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Hindi Nga Ba Naniwala Ang Panginoong Jesus Sa Mga Bagong Mananampalataya Ng Juan 2.2

Sa unang bahagi, tiningnan natin ang isa sa walong sitas sa BT kung saan ang pisteuo ay sinaling ipinagkatiwala. Ang salitang pisteuo ay ginamit ng 246 na ulit sa BT. […]

May 31, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Elijah, Forgiveness, psychiatry
What is a moral injury

GES conducted its annual conference May 20-23. The theme was 1 and 2 Peter. The main sessions all dealt with a passage in one of those two NT books. In […]

Разве Иисус не поверил в новообращённых в Иоанна 2

И когда Он был в Иерусалиме на празднике Пасхи, то многие, видя чудеса, которые Он творил, уверовали во имя Его. Но Сам Иисус не вверял Себя им, потому что знал […]

May 30, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Grazia Gratuita
Il Signore Gesù non credeva nei nuovi credenti di Giovanni 2.2.2

Nella prima parte, abbiamo analizzato uno degli otto versetti del NT in cui pisteuō è tradotto come fidarsi o affidare. La parola pisteuō è usata 246 volte nel NT ed […]

May 30, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, OSAS
Do you think that Once Saved, Always Saved is good news

A group of pastors and Bible scholars put out a documentary film that seeks to disprove Once Saved, Always Saved (OSAS). In one part of the video, Drs. Michael Brown […]

Mąż boleści2

Około 750 lat przed narodzeniem Chrystusa, prorok Izajasz przepowiedział Jego przyjście i powiedział, że będzie On Człowiekiem boleści, który będzie wzgardzony i odrzucony przez ludzi oraz zazna smutku. Wzgardzony i […]

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