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Sa taunang kumperensiya ng GES nang nakaraang Mayo 22-25, nakarinig ako ng napakahusay na mensahe mula kay Bob Bryant. Sa isang sandali, tinukoy niya ang isang artikulo sa July 2009 edisyon ng Grace in Focus na aking sinulat, “Four Free Grace Views Related to Two Issues.” Tingnan dito. Hindi ko ito nakilala dahil ipinaliwanag niya […]
Major Ian Thomas (MIT) championed the grace of God in regeneration and in the Christian life. There is much helpful information in his writings. However, there are also some errors in his teachings that need to be recognized and rejected. Two points particularly concern me. 1. Faith in Christ is not enough to be born […]
In Luca 13:23, al Signore viene chiesto se pochi saranno salvati. In quel contesto, il Signore sta parlando della salvezza diretta alla Nazione di Israele. Ma la domanda viene spesso posta in un senso molto più ampio. La maggior parte delle persone nel mondo farà parte del regno di Dio o il numero sarà molto […]
A common refrain in Christian circles today is that Christians should just love one another. They need to set differences aside. We are told we should love everybody. If that’s the case, then we should especially love fellow believers. It is seen as a disgrace that there are differences among Christians that keep them from […]
有时我们听到人们说,我们不应该担心神学上的分歧。这些差异并不重要。但是我们的神学影响着我们看待世界和世界上的人的方式,即使我们没有意识到这一点。 我最近在读一本美南浸信会杂志时想起了这一点。该教派一位领袖写的一篇文章引起了我的注意,因为它提到了皮特·罗斯。我现在不是棒球迷,但我十几岁的时候是。我祖父是辛辛那提红人队(the Reds)的超级球迷,他会听比赛。他听力不好,所以收音机的音量开得很大。如果你在房子里,你别无选择,你必须得听比赛。 皮特·罗斯是那个时代红人队的明星。最终,他成为了有史以来最伟大的棒球运动员之一。事实上,他比历史上任何球员都有更多的安打,打破了几十年前由泰·科布创造的记录。当他有资格进入棒球名人堂时,他被担保会入选。 但这不是命中注定的,他违反了棒球的一条基本规则。当他的球员生涯结束后,他自然成为了一名教练。但作为教练,他会在某些比赛上下注。因此他被终身禁止参加棒球比赛,也没有资格进入名人堂。许多人说他坏话,说他是个混蛋。他后来被判偷税漏税,最后被关进了监狱。 在我读的这篇文章中,作者思考了皮特·罗斯的一生。他陈述了一个显而易见的事实:罗斯“有一些严重的性格缺陷”。但他随后得出了一些不明显的结论。但很明显,这些结论来自作者的神学。他说他多年来一直在祈祷罗斯“在忏悔和信仰中,奋力跑到万王之王那里”(<信使(The Courier)>,2023年6月版,第3页)。 我被这样的话惊呆了。他显然认为罗斯是一个不信的人。我经常听到这样的观点:为了得到永恒的拯救,不信的人必须从他的罪中回转(悔改),并实践“真正的”信心。但作者的神学理论将这一结论推到了合乎逻辑的地步。皮特·罗斯不可能是一个信徒,因为在作者看来,任何信徒都不可能逃税或在工作中做一些违法的事情,比如教练在棒球比赛上下注。 我很难想象用这样的标准来评判一个人——甚至是我不认识的人——的永恒命运。难道作者没有看到自己生命中的罪吗?他怎么可能知道皮特·罗斯是否相信过基督的永生呢?我不得不承认,皮特·罗斯的罪恶在我看来是相当平常的! 这位南方浸信会的作家,属于一个据说相信信徒永恒安全的教派,怎么会对一个他只在电视上见过的人抱有这样的看法呢?他没有明确地说,但他确实给出了一个强有力的线索。他列出了一些他最喜欢的神学作家。他们包括约翰·麦克阿瑟、R. C.斯普劳尔、约翰·派珀、阿尔伯特·莫勒、约翰·加尔文和马丁·劳埃德·琼斯。事实上,他说麦克阿瑟对《圣经》的注释,对他自己释经影响比任何人都大。 本博客的许多读者会认识到,这些人都持有一种神学,认为真正的信徒必须坚持行善,不能以太坏的方式犯罪。因此,像皮特·罗斯这样的人不可能是上帝的孩子。 这有多可怕? 我不知道皮特·罗斯是不是信徒。但我知道,偷税漏税,违反工作规则,或者在监狱里呆过一段时间。 这对我们是一个警醒。我们需要小心地去听关于神学理解的内容。它将影响我们看待世界的方式。永远不要认为神学不重要。它可以使我们歪曲恩典的福音。它可以使我们对自己罪恶的深度视而不见,从而使我们极其严厉地评判别人。它甚至能使我们为素未谋面之人的属灵得救祷告数年。我们的神学可以让我们如此骄傲,以至于我们甚至不考虑皮特·罗斯可能也被上帝的恩典所拯救。
Introducción Hace poco un amigo me hizo una pregunta relacionada con la evangelización. ¿Cómo podemos determinar que alguien ha creído el mensaje de salvación cuando presentamos el mensaje de vida eterna? En muchos casos, cuando las iglesias o los misioneros hacen una presentación del evangelio, existe el deseo de confirmar que las personas fueron salvas. […]
Panimula Isang kaibigan ang kamakailan ay nagtanong sa akin na may kinalaman sa evangelismo. Paano natin madedetermina kung ang isang tao ay nanampalataya sa nagliligtas na mensahe kapag tayo ay nagpapahayag ng mensahe ng buhay na walang hanggan? Sa maraming pagkakataon, kapag ang mga iglesia o mga misyonaryo ay nagbibigay ng evangelio, may pagnanasang ikumpirma […]
Then he said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:42-43). Casey sent me an actual handwritten letter. He asked a series of super questions about this exchange: Did the thief on […]
Hai mai sentito questa frase: “Dobbiamo adorare Dio, non la Bibbia”? O che ne dici di “Non amare la Bibbia, ama Dio”? Non possiamo adorare Dio senza farlo in spirito e verità (Giovanni 4:23). Poiché la verità si trova nella Parola di Dio, la nostra adorazione di Dio deve coinvolgere la Bibbia. Naturalmente non lodiamo […]
Most people who have been believers for a long time have had to go through the experience of losing a hero of the faith to death. Perhaps it was a beloved parent, pastor, seminary professor, Bible teacher, or mature Christian friend. At times like that there’s a tendency to wonder what impact the death will […]
Over the last few blogs, I have been discussing each of the crowns mentioned in the NT. The reason I have done so is that...
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All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out (John 6:37). The...
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