July 19, 2024 by Kathryn Wright  
Keep Grace in Focus

Mark your calendars for a GES Regional Conference in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas! Date: Oct 25-26th. You can join us on Friday starting at 7pm and Saturday starting at 9:30 am Location: Ridge Pointe Fellowship, 11440 Ferguson Rd, Dallas, TX 75228, www.ridgepointefellowship.com/ Live Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/@RidgePointeFellow/streams Theme: Eternal Rewards and Focused Free Grace Speakers: Bob Wilkin, Robert […]

Poner Obstáculos

Lucas 5:17-26 es el pasaje que narra la historia del hombre paralítico que fue sanado por el Señor cuando sus amigos lo bajaron por el tejado. Aunque he escuchado esta historia muchas veces, recientemente me di cuenta de algo que antes había pasado por alto. Lucas relata que había escribas y fariseos en la casa. […]

July 19, 2024 by Ken Yates in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya
Paglalagay Ng Hadlang

Ang Lukas 5:17-26 ay nagkukuwento kung paano pinagaling ng Panginoon ang isang lalaking paralisado nang siya ay ibaba ng kaniyang mga kaibigan sa bubong. Bagamat narinig ko na ang kwentong ito nang maraming beses, kamakailan ko lang napansin ang bagay na madalas kong di napapansin. Ikinuwento ni Lukas na may mga eskriba at mga Pariseo […]

Porre degli ostacoli

Luca 5:17-26 è il passo che racconta la storia del paralitico che venne guarito dal Signore quando i suoi amici lo calarono dal tetto. Pur avendo sentito molte volte questa storia, di recente ho notato qualcosa che mi era sfuggito. Luca racconta che nella casa c’erano scribi e farisei. Finora avevo pensato che si trattasse […]

Where have you seen Christ in the OT

Lord willing, and if He doesn’t take us to be with Him first, I’m looking forward to the OT commentary that GES is in the process of producing. It is scheduled to be published in the not-too-distant future. I’m anxious to see where the various authors believe Christ, grace, and rewards are found in the […]

What difference would it have made if Jesus had not appeared to people before His incarnation

About twenty years ago, at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, I heard a speaker present a message about the Angel of the Lord (Malak Yahweh). The speaker suggested that the Scriptures show that the Angel of the Lord is never the preincarnate Lord Jesus Christ. After the talk, I asked Dr. Arnold […]

L’ira del Signore verso il Suo popolo

Recentemente, ho avuto il privilegio di partecipare ad una conferenza biblica sul tema delle ricompense e del Trono del Giudizio di Cristo. Ho parlato della Parabola dei Talenti in Matteo 25:14-30, che talvolta è considerata controversa perché il Signore rimprovera severamente uno dei Suoi servi. Di conseguenza, molti sostengono che il servo non sia credente. […]

What purpose did the Twelve fulfill

In Luke 6:12-15, the Lord chooses twelve men to be His inner circle of disciples. At first glance, these verses seem to be placed in the book randomly. In fact, they seem out of place. The Lord has been both miraculously healing people with different diseases and interacting with the religious leaders, who oppose Him […]

所有信徒都是得胜者吗?

最近我写了一篇关于《启示录》3:5和未得胜的信徒是否会被从《生命册》上涂抹掉的问题的博客。请看这里。 我收到了约翰就这篇博客提出的一个很好的问题: 我将用红色添加我认为《启示录》3:5的意思: 得胜的必这样穿白衣,我也不从生命册上涂去他的名(但我要涂抹没有得胜的人的名字);我要在我父面前,和我父的众使者面前,宣认他的名。 没有得胜的人,没有信主的人,将从活着的人(有永生的人)的名册上被涂抹掉 …. 约翰的观点与许多福音派信徒的观点一致:所有的信徒都是得胜者;那些没有得胜的人就是不信的人。 我之前写过这方面的文章。见此处。但这是一个非常重要的问题,值得再次回答。 这种观点可能适用于《约一》5:4-5,但我不这么认为。我认为《约一》第 5 章是说,当我们凭信心而行时,我们就是得胜者。我不认为约翰在说所有信徒都是得胜者。 然而,有可能把《约一》第五章中的得胜者理解为所有信徒,而把《启》第2-3章中的得胜者理解为忠心的、坚持不懈的信徒。 为什么我们说在《启》2-3 中,非得胜者也是信徒呢?我有七个理由: 主是在对七个教会说话。非信徒不是基督身体的一部分。不信的人可能去过其中的一些教会。但他们不是它们中的任何一部分。 所有的七封信中都说“我知道你们的行为”。这问题在于忠心与不忠心地侍奉基督。忠心地侍奉不是永生的条件。 七封信中没有一封呼吁读者为了永生而相信耶稣。 得胜者(希腊文 nikao)一词的意思是获胜的人或者胜利者,而不是信徒。 在《新约》中有许多关于信徒可能离弃信仰的警告经文。事实上,在《启》2-3章的七封信中,大部分都警告读者这种可能性。 耶稣没有向得胜者应许永生。相反,祂应许得胜者:1)与祂一同掌权的特权;2)随之而来的各种毅力奖赏(隐藏的吗哪、生命树的权利、特别的白衣等)。 整个《新约》将永恒的奖赏与永生区别开来,前者是通过所做的工作而获得的(《林前》9:24-27;《林后》5:9-10;《加》6:7-9;《提后》2:12;4:6-8;《启》3:21),后者则是上帝的恩赐(《约》4:10;6:28-29;《罗》4:4-5;《加》2:16;《弗》2:8-9;《启》22:17)。 努力成为得胜者?当然。参考《林前》9:27。但这并不是为了你能进入天国。它的目的是获得主的认可、赞美和赞扬。 持续关注恩典 ___ 鲍勃·威尔金(Bob Wilkin)(达拉斯神学院神学硕士,博士)恩典福音派协会(Grace Evangelical Society)创始人及执行主任,聚焦恩典电台(Grace in Focus Radio)联合主持人。他同妻子莎伦(Sharon)住在德州高地村(Highland Village, TX)。鲍勃最新的书有《在一百节经文中的“单凭信心”(暂译)》(Faith Alone in One Hundred Verses)和《回转来活:悔改的力量(暂译)》(Turn and Live: The Power of Repentance)。

La ira del Señor hacia su pueblo

Recientemente tuve el privilegio de participar en una conferencia bíblica sobre el tema de las recompensas y el Tribunal de Cristo. Estaba hablando sobre la Parábola de los Talentos en Mateo 25:14-30. Esta parábola a veces se considera controvertida porque en ella el Señor reprende fuertemente a uno de Sus siervos. Como resultado, la mayoría […]

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