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¿Qué sucede con el buen árbol que da buenos frutos y el árbol malo que da frutos malos?

June 24, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita
“Así, todo buen árbol da buenos frutos, pero el árbol malo da frutos malos. No puede el buen árbol dar malos frutos, ni el árbol malo dar frutos buenos” (Mateo 7:17-18). Claramente, el Señor no estaba diciendo que los creyentes producen solo buenos frutos y los incrédulos producen solo malos frutos. Sabemos que quienes creen en Cristo pecan y que los
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Paano Ang Mabuting Punong Kahoy Na Nagbubunga Ng Mabuting Bunga At Ang Masamang Punong Kahoy Nagbubunga Ng Masamang Bunga?

June 24, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Gayon din naman ang bawa’t mabuting punong kahoy ay nagbubunga ng mabuti; datapuwa’t ang masamang punong kahoy ay nagbubunga ng masama. Hindi maaari na ang mabuting punong kahoy ay magbunga ng masama, at ang masamang punong kahoy ay magbunga ng mabuti. Mateo 7:17-18 Malinaw na hindi sinasabi ng Panginoong ang mga mananampalataya ay nagbubunga lamang
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Hawking the Scriptures in the Marketplace 

June 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Cor 2:17, Isa 1:22, Missions, sincerity, teaching
Many foreign countries have marketplaces. Shoppers in these marketplaces need to stay on their toes because many of the merchants use all kinds of tricks to sell their wares. Buyers make offers and merchants make counteroffers. The sellers will tell the buyers what they want to hear, but the truth is that the merchandise often
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E che dire dell’albero buono che porta frutti buoni e dell’albero cattivo che porta frutti cattivi?

June 24, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Grazia Gratuita - “Li riconoscerete dai loro frutti”, falsi maestri, Falsi profeti, Frutti, Matteo 7:15-23
Così, ogni albero buono fa frutti buoni, ma l’albero cattivo fa frutti cattivi. Un albero buono non può fare frutti cattivi, né un albero cattivo far frutti buoni. Matteo 7:17-18 Chiaramente, il Signore non stava dichiarando che i credenti producono solo frutti buoni e i non credenti solo frutti cattivi. Sappiamo che coloro che credono
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Sfântul păcătos

June 23, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in Har Gratuit: Păstrează harul în centrul atenției
Cu câțiva ani în urmă, am avut ocazia să predau un curs de soteriologie (doctrina mântuirii) în Zambia. În timpul uneia dintre discuții, am descoperit că definiția cuvântului păcătos, așa cum o înțelegeau studenții, genera o oarecare confuzie. Majoritatea veneau dintr-o perspectivă arminiană, ceea ce însemna că ei credeau că mântuirea poate fi pierdută dacă
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Wieczne nagrody w Starym Testamencie

June 23, 2025 by Ken Yates in Jedynie Wiara, czyli darmowa łaska w centrum uwagi - 1 Koryntian 4:5, 2 Koryntian 5:10, Kaznodziei 12:13-14, Łukasza 8:17, Objawienie 22:12, Salomon
Jednym z akcentów teologii wolnej łaski jest doktryna wiecznych nagród. Pismo Święte wyraźnie i jasno naucza, że każdy kto uwierzy w Pana Jezusa Chrystusa będzie żył z Chrystusem na zawsze, niektórzy wierzący będą mieli większy zaszczyt i przywileje w królestwie, na podstawie tego, co zrobili po uwierzeniu w Pana Jezusa Chrystusa dla życia wiecznego. Większość
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Did Jesus Say, “He Who Believes in Me Has Everlasting Life,” or “He Who Believes Has Everlasting Life”?

June 23, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Believe, John 6:47, New Testament Scholars, Textual criticism
There are over 5,800 Greek manuscripts of the NT. Most of the time, the manuscripts are identical except for spelling variations. However, occasionally there are passages where different manuscripts have variants–different readings of the same text. John 6:47 is one such text. There are two variants of John 6:47: He who believes in Me has
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罪人圣徒

June 23, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in 聚焦恩典 - 圣徒, 提前1:15, 罪人, 雅4:7-8, 雅5:19-20
几年前,我有机会在赞比亚教授一门关于救恩论的课程。在一次讨论中,我发现学生们对“罪人”的定义引起了一些混淆。大多数学生持阿民念主义立场,这意味着他们认为如果信徒犯罪,就会失去救恩。因此,在他们的理解中,“罪人”注定要落入火湖。如果一个信徒犯罪,那他就不再是“圣徒”。 这种对“罪人”的定义在赞比亚并不不是唯一的;加尔文主义同样也常常将“罪人”等同于“不信的人”。不过,加尔文主义教导说,如果某人陷入罪中,那他从一开始就没有得救(因此也就谈不上“失去救恩”)。无论哪种观点,得出的结论都是一样的:在这两种理解中,“罪人”与“不信的人”是同义词。这种看法在理解圣经时就会引发问题。 例如,当主耶稣与税吏和罪人一同吃饭时(太9:10-11;路7:34、37、39;15:1),这两种观点都会假设主是在和不信的人吃饭。然而,圣经文本并没有这样说。相反,“罪人”这个词主要是用来标识这些人的生活方式。比如,税吏因为替罗马人工作而被视为在其社会属性上不洁净。然而,这并不排除其中一些人可能已经相信耶稣、得到了永生。当福音书作者使用“罪人”这个词时,是按照法利赛人的理解方式来使用的——这个词并不是用来标明一个人的信仰状况,而是标识他们在社会中的地位:是一个道德上良好的犹太人,还是一个因生活方式而被视为“污秽”的犹太人,而后者常被排除在圣殿敬拜之外。 有意思的是,在《约翰福音》第九章关于瞎子得医治的审讯过程中,主耶稣也被法利赛人称作“罪人”: 法利赛人中有的说,这个人不是从神来的,因为他不守安息日。又有人说,一个罪人怎能行这样的神迹呢?他们就起了纷争。。(约9:16) 请注意,法利赛人对“罪人”的定义是“不守安息日的人”。这是一种生活方式的标识,而不是属灵身份的定义。 “罪人”这个词也出现在书信中,用来称呼行为偏差的信徒。例如,在《雅各书》4:7-8中,主的同母异父的弟弟这样劝勉他的听众: “故此你们要顺服神,务要抵挡魔鬼,魔鬼就必离开你们逃跑了。你们亲近神,神就必亲近你们。有罪的人哪,要洁净你们的手。心怀二意的人哪,要清洁你们的心。”(粗体强调作者添加) 雅各的书信对象是信徒(见1:2, 16-18),但他却称他们为“罪人”。他刚讲完关于谦卑的重要性,现在劝勉他们悔改,归向主。那些没有与救主保持亲密同行的信徒,被鼓励回转亲近神,洁净自己的行为。这不是在质疑他们得救的地位,而是指出他们目前的生活状况。这一点在《雅各书》的最后也很明显,主的弟弟说: “我的弟兄们,你们中间若有失迷真道的,有人使他回转。这人该知道叫一个罪人从迷路上转回,便是救一个灵魂不死,并且遮盖许多的罪。”(粗体强调作者添加) 同样的,雅各称读者为“弟兄”,并指出“你们中间若有”人偏离了真道。换句话说,如果一个信徒陷入罪中,教会应该努力将其挽回,使其回到信仰群体中。那位成功挽回犯罪弟兄的信徒,实际上是使那人免于肉体的死亡。唯有基督能拯救人脱离火湖的永死。在这个语境中,“灵魂”(希腊文 psyche)指的是人的肉体生命。 赞恩·霍奇斯(Zane Hodges)评论道: “……那使一个罪人从迷路上转回的,实际上是使他离开一条通往肉体死亡的罪恶之路(参见1:15)。因此,一个信徒致力于使犯罪的弟兄恢复顺服之路,这其实是一种救命的努力。”(《恩典新约注释》561页) 霍奇斯说得没错,这节经文所说的是信徒的复兴,而不是不信者的得救;他也强调了顺服生活的重要性。简言之,信徒确实可能陷入罪中,这与加尔文主义的教导相反;但这并不影响其永恒的救恩,这又与阿民念主义的教导相反。 当然,那些信了耶稣、得着永生的人,在属灵上确实可以被称为“圣徒”。然而,就连使徒保罗在生命的晚期也称自己是“罪人中的罪魁”(提前1:15),所以今天的基督徒也应当愿意承认:我们既是罪人,又是圣徒。
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Does the Washing of 1 Corinthians 6:11 Refer to Baptism? 

June 20, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Cor 6:11, Cleansing, Positional, Spiritual, Washing
Ken Yates, Bill Fiess, and I have been kicking around the meaning of the three verbs in 1 Cor 6:11. In the NKJV and many translations, all three are given a passive translation. However, the first verb is in the middle voice and the other two are in the passive voice. Ken wonders how we
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Our Freedom Is Easy 

June 19, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - John 8:36, Rom 6:10-13, Sanctification, Sin, Slavery
An iconic photo taken during the Civil War shows a black man who has come to be known as “Whipped Peter” (his name was originally Gordon). The photo shows his back, heavily scarred from the whippings he received as a slave. The abolitionist movement used the photo to raise public sympathy and support for their
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