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Most readers of this blog are familiar with Heb 11:6. It says that God rewards those who diligently seek Him. I was reading an OT passage recently that demonstrates the Lord’s grace in determining who it is that diligently seeks Him. It’s likely that most of our readers are also familiar with the story of Gideon. During his day, the people of Israel were oppressed by the Midianites, a nomadic group […]
我在神学院学过传福音,当时是由一位非常知名的神学家和一位职业布道师老师教导我的。但无论是哪一个,他们都没能给出 “一个人永远得救” 需要做什么事情 —— 说得清楚明白。 前几天,萨姆(Sam Marr,自去年十月起就在GES)拿给我看一篇关于传福音的杂志文章。这篇文章的作者是一名神学院教授,他每年都开设“传福音与护教学”的课程。换句话说,他在传福音方面是个专业人士。 这篇博客将聚焦于那些关于传福音中“错误”或“容易让人混淆”的说法。 那篇杂志文章标题就叫《传福音》(Evangelism)。作者在文中引用了二十四处圣经经文 —— 可惜没有逐句引用原文 —— 并仅用了五、六行文字说明,说明如何借这些经文来传福音。接下来,我挑出其中四处他的“说明”进行分析。 关于 《约翰福音》 3:16,他写道:“福音的宣讲必须包含四个不可缺少的要素:神的真实存在;使人与神隔绝的人类的罪;基督的赎罪工作;以及对信心的需要。这节最著名的经文涵盖了这四个要素。今天你要把这节话的福音信息分享给谁呢?”i 然而,事实上他所说的四个要素中,有两项在《约翰福音》 3:16 里根本没有明说。那节经文里,主并没有提到“人类的罪”,也没有提到“祂的赎罪工作”。 我觉得很遗憾 —— 那作者竟然漏掉了《约翰福音》 3:16 中真正的关键要素:信,耶稣以及永生。虽然他提到“信心”,却没有指出是“对耶稣的信心”,也没说“信心是为了得永生”。 《 使徒行传》 2:38–39。看到这节经文被列在那个清单中时,我感到很惊讶。因为这是 Church of Christ (基督教会)最喜欢引用的经文之一。他们坚持五个得救条件 —— 信、顺服、认罪、悔改、受洗;并且认为,如果人不持续满足其中四项直到死,有可能失去救恩。有关这个内容时代论的解释。你可以参看前该教会传道人拉瑞(Lanny Thomas Tanton) 的这篇期刊文章。 然而,这篇由“职业布道家”写的文章中,他说:“彼得对‘我们当做什么?’的回答,是一个美好的邀请 —— 要悔改并信。” 他还劝勉读者:“祷告求神今天给你机会,把这个福音信息分享给某人。”ii 但我们知道,根据 约 3:16,永生的唯一条件是“信耶稣基督”。那么,为什么作者还说必须“信 + 悔改”才能得救? 而且,他为什么把“受洗”省略掉?根据 《使徒行传》 2:38,对于当时那些曾经同意把耶稣钉十字架的犹太人来说,受洗,是他们得到罪得赦免的条件。 当然,当初他们并不是问 “我们该怎么做才得救?” —— 你可以对照 《使徒行传》 16:30。按 2:37 […]
One of my many faults is that I’m sarcastic. I don’t think sarcasm is always wrong, but there have been many times when I’ve taken it too far. Even so, I love a good sarcastic remark. We find an instance of this in Judg 6:13. The Angel of the Lord, the pre-Incarnate Christ, appears to Gideon while he is threshing wheat in a winepress. This was […]
In everything [en panti] give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thess 5:18). Some commentators suggest that the Greek words en panti in 1 Thess 5:18 should be always translated “always.” However, that expression means always in only three other NT occurrences.i That is why most translations render en panti as “in everything” (KJV, NKJV, NASB, NET, HCSB, LEB, ISV, DARBY) or “in all circumstances” (NIV, RSV, ESV, CEB) in […]
У меня было два преподавателя по благовестию в семинарии: очень известный богослов и профессиональный евангелист. Ни один из них не имел четкого представления о том, что нужно сделать, чтобы навеки спастись. На днях Сэм Марр, который работает у нас с октября, показал мне статью о распространении Евангелия. Ее написал профессор семинарии, который преподает постоянный курс […]
Do ovog tjedna, raslo je veliko drvo na sredini parkirališta naše crkve. Njegova je sjena pružala odlično mjesto za parkiranje automobila, sprječavajući da se previše zagrije na suncu. U toj crkvi pohađam bogoslužje već sedamnaest godina, i to drvo je bilo tamo cijelo vrijeme. To drvo za mene je bilo lijepo i zdravo. Ali ja […]
In Judges 5, there is a song of victory. God had called out His people to fight against their enemies. He promised that He would give them victory if they did. Some responded to the call. Others did not. In the song, written by the prophet Deborah, she praises those who were faithful and rebukes […]
En el seminario aprendí evangelismo con un teólogo muy famoso y un evangelista profesional. Ninguno de los dos fue del todo claro sobre lo que una persona necesita hacer para ser salva para siempre. El otro día, Sam Marr, que está con GES desde octubre del año pasado, me mostró un artículo de revista sobre […]
Tinuruan akong mag-evangelio sa seminaryo ng isang bantog na teologo at ng isang propesyonal na evangelista. Wala sa dalawa ang malinaw sa kung ano ang dapat gawin ng isang tao upang maligtas kailan pa man. Nuong isang araw, si Sam Marr, na nasa GES mula nitong nakaraang Oktubre, ay may pinakita sa aking artikulo sa […]
Al seminario mi è stata insegnata l’evangelizzazione da un teologo molto famoso e da un evangelista professionista. Nessuno dei due fu molto chiaro su ciò che una persona doveva fare per essere salvata per sempre. L’altro giorno, Sam Marr, che lavora con GES dallo scorso Ottobre, mi ha mostrato un articolo di una rivista sull’evangelizzazione. […]
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