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Can We Slow Down Just a Little? 

October 26, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Death, Fellowship, Flesh, Sin
We have all seen self-destructive behavior. Perhaps it was an alcoholic who continued to drink, even after a number of DUI’s, destroyed marriages, etc. Or perhaps it was a drug abuser who continued that abuse even after the drug had destroyed their life. In cases like that, most of us look at the situation and
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不要住在黑暗里

October 26, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in 聚焦恩典 - 《罗马书》 7章, 团契, 常住, 死亡, 约一, 黑暗
1875年,来自法国普瓦捷(Poitiers)的年轻美丽女子布兰奇·莫尼耶(Blanche Monnier)订婚了。她来自一个富裕的家庭,但她的未婚夫不是。她的母亲不赞成她选择的未来丈夫。 突然间,她就失踪了。她的未婚夫不知道她发生了什么事,很快就确定他与她的失踪无关。多年过去了,没有她的任何踪迹。弄清楚到底发生了什么花了25年的时间。 1901年,普瓦捷的警察接到通知,一名妇女被劫持在富有的莫尼耶家族的阁楼上。警察在那里的一间锁着的房间里发现了布兰奇。房间的窗户都用木板封住了,没有光线射进来。这些年来,她一直被母亲囚禁在那里。她靠扔进房间的食物残渣维持生命。 我们对警方所见的描述并不感到惊讶。布兰奇浑身肮脏,瘦得像个骷髅。事实上,他们一开始并没有认出她是谁。她显然不像25年前这座城市认识的那个美丽的社交名媛和初出茅庐的少女。 长期被剥夺光明和与他人交往的权利显然对这个女人造成了可怕的后果。除了身上的脏东西,她的身体也很虚弱。她已经有20多年没有进行任何形式的锻炼了。她的体重不到60磅。她的想法已经改变了,再也不会像以前一样了。警察跟她说话时,她只能说几句话。 当然,这是一个可怕的故事。所有读过布兰奇故事的人都想知道她的母亲究竟有多邪恶,竟然对自己的女儿做这种事。很难解释,布兰奇是她无法控制的事情的牺牲品。在1875年,这位美丽的年轻女子不知道她的生活将会变成什么样子,因为她正在准备一场婚礼和与新丈夫的生活。1875年她进入那间黑屋子之前的照片和1901年她的样子形成了如此强烈的对比,以至于所有看到这张照片的人都说这不可能是同一个人。 布兰奇不该遭受这样的命运。当然,没有人会对自己做这样的事。但《圣经》告诉我们,在某种意义上,有些人自愿把自己锁在黑暗的房间里。如果他们留在那个房间里,后果将和发生在布兰奇身上的变化一样巨大。 我说的是属灵的事,是属灵的暗室。《圣经》教导我们,神的话是光(诗119:105;约一1:7)。作为基督徒,当我们阅读和思想神的话语时,我们可以利用那个光。 但我们也需要其他信徒的团契。我们被安置在基督的身体里,彼此需要(林前12:12-20)。如果我们失去了这些东西,我们的精神健康会发生什么?如果我们退到一个比喻的房间里,停止阅读和思考神的话语? 如果我们停止与其他信徒的团契相交,会对我们的灵命健康有什么影响? 这难道不是像把我们自己关在一个没有光和人类互动的房间里吗? 我想主给了我们一个关于这些真理的比喻。他用现实生活中的事物来描述这种精神上的黑暗。在浪子回头的寓言中,儿子退出了与父亲的友谊。他发现自己在异国他乡,靠扔给他喂猪的食物残渣为生(路15:11-20)。 你能想象如果他多年来一直这样做,他会变成什么样子吗? 他可能又弱又脏,精神上也受到了影响。虽然这在身体上是真的,但在他与父亲的关系上也是真的。幸运的是,他离开了猪圈的泥泞和匮乏,回到了父亲身边。 布兰奇的故事令人心碎。在她身上发生的事情是许多基督徒强加给自己的画面。当基督徒停止学习神的话语,停止与其他信徒会面以获得启示时,就好像他们自愿爬上一个属灵黑暗的阁楼,锁上了门。他们与主的关系将遭受灾难性的后果。幸运的是,不像布兰奇,而是像浪子一样,如果我们发现自己在这样的地方,我们可以打开门走出去。
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“¿Qué sería una buena noticia para esta gente?”

October 25, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita - Evangelismo y cultura, Justin Bailey
El número de septiembre de 2022 de Christianity Today (CT) tiene una entrevista con un autor, Justin Ariel Bailey, que escribió un libro sobre el acercamiento a la teología y la cultura. El título de la entrevista, que es también el título de este blog, fue extraído de la respuesta de Bailey a la pregunta:
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No permanezcas en la oscuridad

October 25, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Su Gracia Gratuita - 1 Juan, Comunión, Morte, Oscuridad, Permanecer, Romanos 7
En 1875, una hermosa y joven mujer llamada Blanche Monnier de Poitiers, Francia, estaba comprometida para casarse. Ella era de una familia rica, pero su prometido no lo era. Su madre no aprobaba al hombre que había elegido como futuro marido. De repente, desapareció. Su prometido no sabía lo que le había sucedido, y rápidamente
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Huwag Manatili Sa Kadiliman

October 25, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Noong 1875, isang magandang dalagang nagngangalang Blanche Monnier mula sa Francia ang nakatakdang ikasal. Nagmula siya sa isang mayamang pamilya ngunit ang kaniyang aasawahing nobyo ay hindi. Tutol ang kaniyang ina sa lalaking pinili niya upang maging asawa. Sa isang iglap, siya ay nawala. Hindi alam ng kaniyang nobyo kung ano ang nangyari sa kaniya,
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What’s Wrong with Believing in Jesus as My Only Hope of Heaven? 

October 25, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Hope of heaven, saving faith
At the end of a conference I attended in 2006, the sponsoring church hosted a free evangelistic banquet. Scores of visitors came for the free banquet, which ended with a short evangelistic message. I was struck by the prayer the pastor gave as his evangelistic close. He said, “I don’t understand it all. But as
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Wird Gott barmherzig sein?

October 24, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Freie Gnade im Brennpunkt
Viele Christen behaupten, sie glauben an Gottes Barmherzigkeit, aber in Wahrheit tun sie das nicht. Tatsächlich ist die Barmherzigkeit, die sie von Gott erwarten, das genaue Gegenteil von der Barmherzigkeit, die Gott anbietet. Warum sage ich das? Die meisten Christen glauben nicht an die Barmherzigkeit Gottes, denn die meisten glauben an eine Form der Errettung
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Dall’argilla al Vaso (Ebrei 3:13)

October 24, 2022 by Ken Yates in Grazia Gratuita - Indurimento, Peccato, Pentimento, Ricompense
Chiunque studia il libro di Geremia troverà in esso qualcosa di frustrante. È difficile comprendere quando viene detto ciò che il profeta dice. Le cose non sono scritte in ordine cronologico. Profetizzò durante il regno di diversi re, e il lettore troverà difficile determinare quale passaggio si applica a quale re. Alcune volte, nel libro,
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What It Was Like to Be Tossed Out of Paradise? (Genesis 3:24) 

October 24, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Adam, beasts, Second Adam, wilderness
When I was in the military, we would often go on field exercises. Basically, we would live in the woods for a period of time. The kind of units I was in did not take a lot of equipment. As a result, in the “field,” I did not have a shower. There was no hot
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Стоит ли нам проповедовать покаяние, когда мы возвещаем о Христе другим?

October 21, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Бесплатный дар благодати - Марка 1:14-15, Покаяние и спасение
Боб (не я) задаёт этот важный вопрос: “Должно ли евангелие включать призыв к покаянию”? Если под «евангельским посланием» мы подразумеваем весть об оправдании по вере, которое Павел защищает в Послании к Галатам, то ответ отрицательный. Слова покаяться и покаяние ни разу не появляются я в защите Павлом Евангелия в Послании Галатам. Если под “евангельским посланием”
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