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My daughter recently told her five-year-old son to bring her an item from another room. When he didn’t, she asked him why. He informed her that she hadn’t told him to do so. When she informed him that she indeed had, he remarked, “You only told me four times!” It is hard to comprehend the […]
M. H.问了一个很好的问题: 我最近看了你的几篇博客,其中你谈到一个人只需要相信耶稣就可以得救,包括永恒的安全。 如果有人相信他们不会失去救恩(永远不会灭亡,永远不会被定罪,等等),如果这种信仰不是基于耶稣的应许,就像《约翰福音》3:16所说的那样,那这算是真正的信仰吗? 如果有人说,他们相信因为耶稣他们有永生,并且永远不会失去它,是因为他们知道耶稣在十字架上为他们的罪而死吗? 或者如果他们说他们相信耶稣赐下永生,是因为祂的死遮盖了他们的罪,并且祂在第三天复活了吗? 一个人相信他永远安全的原因重要吗? 当然重要。 如果一个人因为错误的理由而相信他是永远安全的,他就不相信耶稣有永生/不可挽回的救恩。 考虑一下我听到的这些实际例子: “我知道我会坚持行善,因为我永远不会背弃基督。”这是一个错误的理由,让一个人相信他永远安全。除非这个人先前相信生命的应许,否则他不会重生。 “上帝是爱,每个人都会得救,包括我。”这个理由是错误的。这个人还没有重生,除非他先前已经相信生命的应许。 “上帝对我说,我要坚持下去。”同样,这是一个错误的理由。除非他事先相信耶稣永生的应许,否则他不会重生。 M. H.给出的例子在永生的确据方面并不十分清楚。如果有人说: “我有永生” ,他的意思可能是我现在有永生,但我可能会失去它。同样, “耶稣赐下永生”并不表示永生是安全的。这两种说法都可能出自不相信自己的救赎是不可挽回的人之口。 然而,M. H.的意思似乎是说,这个人确信他是永远安全的,但不是因为耶稣的应许。我将继续这个假设。 任何一个人——因着耶稣为他的罪死在十字架上并从死里复活——说他知道自己永远有保障的人,也知道并相信祂对信徒的永生的承诺。否则,他不会知道他是永远安全的。有24亿自称是基督徒的人相信耶稣为他们的罪而死并从死里复活。然而,其中90%的人不相信他们是永远安全的。 最后一点。周六,在一次10英里的散步中,我和Mike Lii聊了聊,他提出了一个有趣的观点。他说,大多数假设性问题并不是基于提问者的实际经验。例如,“如果有人相信一只叫耶稣的青蛙有永生,他会重生吗?”其实并没有这样的例子。“如果有人相信,他的园丁Jesús,保证了他永恒的命运,他得救了吗?”再说一遍,没有这样的人。 我从来没有遇到过一个不相信耶稣对生命的应许就相信自己永远安全的人。我怀疑M. H.也没有。相信耶稣的死和复活应该可以引导人们相信祂有永生。但是,可悲的是,很多人相信耶稣的死和复活,却不相信祂永生的应许。
Chris hace una gran pregunta: Si creo que Jesús tiene el poder de darme la vida eterna, ¿es lo mismo que creer que Él es el Dador de la vida eterna (porque creo que Él tiene el poder de darme vida eterna)? Las Escrituras dicen que todos los que creen que Jesús es el Dador […]
Si Chris ay may magandang tanong: Kung ako ay manampalatayang si Jesus ay may kapangyarihang magbigay sa akin ng buhay na walang hanggan, iyan ba ay kapareho nang pananampalatayang Siya ang Tagapagbigay ng buhay na walang hanggang (dahil nananampalataya akong Siya ay may kapangyarihang magbigay sa akin ng buhay na walang hanggan)? Ang Kasulatan ay […]
Pastor Dix Winston, Crosspoint Community Church, Centennial, CO, suggested to me that a GES FG Pastor’s fellowship on Zoom should be considered. He edited this blog and added some excellent comments. I agree with DIX (who I call 509 since his name is three Roman numerals equaling that number). The idea is that the pastors […]
Nella prima parte, abbiamo discusso dei tre giudizi che avverranno quando il Signore ritorna:; Il Giudizio del Grande Trono Bianco (Apc 20:11-15); il Tribunale di Cristo (1 Cor 3:12-15; 2 Cor 5:10; Rom 14:10); e il Giudizio della separazione tra pecore e capre (Matt 25:31-46). Questi tre giudizi sono quelli più facili da identificare perché […]
In a previous blog, I suggested that Phil 4:6-7 is often taken out of context by Evangelicals. I think this is also true of 4:8-9. In these verses, Paul tells the believers at Philippi to meditate on things that are “true,” “noble,” “just,” “pure,” “lovely,” “of good report,” virtuous, and “praiseworthy.” As is the case […]
Наш читатель задаёт отличный вопрос: Недавно я прочёл несколько Ваших статей, где Вы говорите, что человеку нужно всего лишь поверить в Иисуса, чтобы спастись и обрести вечную безопасность. Если кто-то верит, что не может потерять спасение (никогда не погибнет, никогда не будет осуждён и т.д.), считается ли такая вера истинной, если она не основывается на […]
Bob (nicht Bob Wilkin) stellt diese wichtige Frage: „Muss die Botschaft des Evangeliums einen Aufruf an die Menschen enthalten, dass sie ihre Sünden bereuen sollen?“ Wenn wir mit „Botschaft des Evangeliums“ die Botschaft der Rechtfertigung allein durch den Glauben meinen, die Paulus im Galaterbrief verteidigt, lautet die Antwort: „nein“. Die Worte „bereuen“ und „Buße1“ kommen […]
Lindsey sent me an amazing YouTube video. Justin Peters is being interviewed by three young Calvinists. You can see the video here. The video is 28 minutes long, but the main point comes within the first five minutes. The video’s title is “Justin Peters Thought He Was Saved Until This Happened.” Peters raises a great […]
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