How can a Christian walk worthy of the Lord

I like walking. In 1998 I gave up running and switched to racewalking. Since then, I have completed a dozen marathons (26.2 miles). This past weekend, I completed a virtual […]

April 1, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita
El calvinismo tiene una caja de versículos misteriosos

Estoy sentado en el avión, esperando el despegue desde Dallas-Fort Worth a Orlando, Florida, para nuestra conferencia regional del 8 y 9 de junio sobre el tema: “¿Es bíblico el […]

April 1, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
ang calvinismo ay may kahon ng mga misteryong sitas

Nakaupo ako sa eroplano’t naghihintay ng paglipad mula sa Dallas-Fort Worth patungong Orlando, Fl para sa aming kumperensiyang rehiyonal nitong Hunyo 8-9 sa temang “Is Calvinism Biblical? (Biblikal Ba ang […]

Il calvinismo ha una scatola di versetti misteriosi 22

Sono seduto sull’aereo in attesa del decollo da Dallas-Fort Worth a Orlando, Florida, per la nostra conferenza regionale dell’8-9 giugno sul tema “Il calvinismo è biblico?”. Tiro fuori il programma […]

What is slave morality, and Christians victims of it

Occasionally, I hear people speak of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who lived in the late 1800s. He was famous for the “God is dead” movement. At first, I thought […]

De ce majoritatea calviniștilor nu au siguranța mântuirii

Recent, am primit o întrebare despre o carte scrisă de un autor calvinist pe nume Dean Inserra. Asta m-a făcut să caut mai multe pe internet și am dat peste […]

Skąd wiemy, że życie wieczne jest wieczne?

Jeden z moich profesorów seminaryjnych i osoba, która mnie przygotowała do służby, dr Charles Ryrie, słynnie żartował, że jeśli życie wieczne można stracić, to ma ono złą nazwę. Istnieją różne […]

What is the best way to determine whether a person is born again

I remember a call I got about ten or fifteen years ago from my late friend Bob Swift. I had said in a magazine article that ninety to ninety-five percent […]

为什么大多数加尔文主义者没有得救的确信

我最近收到一个关于加尔文主义作家迪恩·因塞拉(Dean Inserra)所著书籍的提问。这促使我在网上搜索,结果发现穆迪出版社于2020年出版了他的著作《毫不怀疑:如何确知自己与神关系良好(Without a Doubt: How to Know for Certain That You’re Good with God)》。GES(恩典福音协会)购买了这本书。 书名很棒。 副标题也很棒。 但当我读完这本书后,却发现并非如此。 有些加尔文主义者,如大卫·恩格斯玛(David Engelsma),相信永生的确定性。你可以在此处博客中阅读他与肖恩·拉扎尔(Shawn Lazar)的访谈。像恩格斯玛这样的加尔文主义者,将确据完全建立在主耶稣对所有信祂之人所作永生的应许上。然而,大多数加尔文主义者,包括因塞拉,终其一生都在寻求确据。恩格斯玛称这类加尔文主义的福音信息为“怀疑的福音”。 因塞拉在书名和副标题中暗示,一个人可以确知自己永恒的归宿。在这本短小的书(5×7英寸,共79页)的多个地方,因塞拉提到信徒能够且应当确信。例如,书的最后一句话写道:“信靠基督,为你的罪悔改,从此不必再怀疑自己与神的关系如何。”(第75页)由此可见,因塞拉在此并未提及相信永生的应许,而是提到信靠基督和为罪悔改。他也没有说,如果你做了这些事,你就能确信;他说的是,如果你做了这些事,你就不必再怀疑。在书的其余部分,他解释了为了避免怀疑自己与神的关系,你需要做什么。 第一个问题,正如刚才引用的那句话所示,是因塞拉认为信靠基督(或对基督的信心?)不足以使人重生,你还必须为你的罪悔改。当然,这引发了主观性的问题:我过去并不知道自己所有的罪,现在也不知道。如果离罪是新生的条件,那我永远都会怀疑自己是否离弃了足够的罪。 第二个问题是,因塞拉赞同地引用另一位作者(梅尼科夫)的话:“虽然这种信念不仅仅是理智上认同正确的教义,但也不可少于这种认同。”(第38页)因塞拉说,一个人必须在理智上认同这些事实:耶稣为我们的罪而死,被埋葬,身体从死里复活,并向许多人显现(林前15:3-11)。他并未明确说明,一个人还必须确信“正确教义”的哪些其他方面。但对基督的信心“不仅仅是理智上认同”这些事实。几页后,他指出了除信心之外还需要什么:“虽然相信耶稣和祂的福音是必要的,但祂也呼召人悔改,离弃自己的罪,并跟随耶稣和祂的教导。”(第42页)一个人如何知道自己是否足够好地跟随耶稣和祂的教导? 大多数加尔文主义者对确据的程度并不像因塞拉这样明确。他赞同地引用一位作者(弗格森)的话:“高度的基督徒确据与低水平的顺服是完全不相容的。”(第43页)这话很巧妙,但观点却令人不安。一个人的顺服越多,他的确据程度就越高;顺服越少,确据就越低。结论显而易见:唯一能确信的方法是完全顺服。但等等,即便如此,一个人也无法确定自己将来不会犯罪。 在结论之前的最后一章题为“生命转变的标记”(第63页)。在这一章中,因塞拉说:“我认为重要的是给出具体的例子,说明救赎信心所活出的生命实际是什么样子,而不是仅仅停留在理论层面。”(第65页)他接着问:“我们应该在自己生命中看到哪些果子,以证明我们拥有救赎的信心?” 因塞拉列出了七个真正重生的证据: 1)表现出“悔改的生命”(第66页), 2)“以永恒为念”(第67页), 3)相信“正确的教义”(第67-68页), 4)实践“属灵操练”(第68页), […]

Can you tell whether believers are spiritual by looking at their behavior

But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. […]

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