IfweacceptJesusasSavior,
canwethensinallwewant?Beingsavedisnotaccomplishedbyrecitingafewspecialwords.Wedonotsayamagicphraseandbecomesaved.Wedonotmerelysay,"Jesuspleaseforgiveme"andsuddenlyallofoursinsareautomaticallywipedawaysimplybecauseweutteredaspecialsentence.Itisn'taformulaforsalvationoranincantationthatsomehowcleansesusandthenpermitsusgooutandsin.TheBiblesays,"Whatshallwesaythen?Arewetoc...[阅读全文]
得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
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WhyshouldIgotohellifIamsincere?
Beingsincereisnotthewaytohaveyoursinsforgiven.Ifitwere,thenJesusdidn'tneedtodieonthecross.ButHediddie,sobeingsincereisn'tgoodenough.Besides,ifsomeoneappealstotheirownsincerityasaworthyeffortbeforeGod,thentheyareappealingtotheirowncharacterasameanstosatisfyaninfiniteandholyGod.Butthisisimpossible,firstbecausewecanneversatisfyaninfiniteandholyGodbasedonourfinitesi...[阅读全文]
Beingsincereisnotthewaytohaveyoursinsforgiven.Ifitwere,thenJesusdidn'tneedtodieonthecross.ButHediddie,sobeingsincereisn'tgoodenough.Besides,ifsomeoneappealstotheirownsincerityasaworthyeffortbeforeGod,thentheyareappealingtotheirowncharacterasameanstosatisfyaninfiniteandholyGod.Butthisisimpossible,firstbecausewecanneversatisfyaninfiniteandholyGodbasedonourfinitesi...[阅读全文]
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WhyshouldGodmakepeopleknowingtheyaregoingtohellforever?Thisquestionraisesmanyissues.IfGodisallloving,whywouldHesendpeopletohell?Whatishell?Isitaplaceofeternaltorment?Whycreatecreaturesknowingtheywillendupinaneternityofdamnation?IsGodhelplesstosavethemall?
Oftentimes,skepticstryandpresentanideasothatfairnessandcompassionnecessitatethattheChristianGodcannotbereal.Forexample,theysometimessaythata...[阅读全文]
Oftentimes,skepticstryandpresentanideasothatfairnessandcompassionnecessitatethattheChristianGodcannotbereal.Forexample,theysometimessaythata...[阅读全文]
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Mustwespeakintonguesinordertobesaved?
No,youdonothavetospeakintonguesinordertobesaved.Unfortunately,therearegroups,usuallytheoneness,churcheswhoteachthatyoumustspeakintonguesinordertobesaved.Additionally,theymaintainthatspeakingintonguesisanecessarysignoftheindwellingoftheHolySpiritbecauseinthebookofActs,aftertheHolySpiritmovesonpeopletheyspeakintongues.
Theproblemwiththispositionisthatitf...[阅读全文]
No,youdonothavetospeakintonguesinordertobesaved.Unfortunately,therearegroups,usuallytheoneness,churcheswhoteachthatyoumustspeakintonguesinordertobesaved.Additionally,theymaintainthatspeakingintonguesisanecessarysignoftheindwellingoftheHolySpiritbecauseinthebookofActs,aftertheHolySpiritmovesonpeopletheyspeakintongues.
Theproblemwiththispositionisthatitf...[阅读全文]
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Whatisspeakingintongues?
SpeakingintonguesistheNewTestamentphenomenawhereapersonorpersonsspeaksinalanguagethatisunknowntohim.Thislanguageiseitherthelanguageofangelsorotherearthlylanguages(1Cor.13:1).ItoccurredinActs2atPentecostandalsointheCorinthianchurchasisdescribedin1Corinthians14.ThisNewTestamentgiftwasgivenbytheHolySpirittotheChristianchurchandisforthepurposeoftheedificationoftheBodyofChr...[阅读全文]
SpeakingintonguesistheNewTestamentphenomenawhereapersonorpersonsspeaksinalanguagethatisunknowntohim.Thislanguageiseitherthelanguageofangelsorotherearthlylanguages(1Cor.13:1).ItoccurredinActs2atPentecostandalsointheCorinthianchurchasisdescribedin1Corinthians14.ThisNewTestamentgiftwasgivenbytheHolySpirittotheChristianchurchandisforthepurposeoftheedificationoftheBodyofChr...[阅读全文]
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Whatispredestinationandelection?
Predestinationandelectionarebothbiblicalteaching.TheEnglish"predestination"istranslatedfromtheGreekword"proorizo"whichmeans"1)topredetermine,decidebeforehand.2)intheNTofGoddecreeingfrometernity.3)toforeordain,appointbeforehand."1Predestination,then,isthebiblicalteachingthatGodpredestinescertaineventsandpeopletoaccomplishwhatHesodesires.Theword"proorizo"occurssi...[阅读全文]
Predestinationandelectionarebothbiblicalteaching.TheEnglish"predestination"istranslatedfromtheGreekword"proorizo"whichmeans"1)topredetermine,decidebeforehand.2)intheNTofGoddecreeingfrometernity.3)toforeordain,appointbeforehand."1Predestination,then,isthebiblicalteachingthatGodpredestinescertaineventsandpeopletoaccomplishwhatHesodesires.Theword"proorizo"occurssi...[阅读全文]
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Whatmakesachurchorgroupnon-Christian?Therearemanynon-ChristianreligionsandcultsinAmerica:Mormonism,Jehovah'sWitnesses,ChristianScience,Unity,TheWayInternational,Unitarianism,Islam,Hinduism,etc.TheyallclaimspecialrevelationandprivilegeandthosethatusetheBibleinvariablyinterpretitindisharmonywithstandardbiblicalunderstanding.And,groupsliketheMormonsandJehovah'sWitnessesobjecttothelabel"cult"becauseit...[阅读全文]
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HowweretheOldTestamentsaintssaved?TheOTsaintsweresavedthesamewaytheNewTestamentsaintswere/aresaved,byfaith.ForwhatdoestheScripturesay?"AndAbrahambelievedGod,anditwasreckonedtohimasrighteousness."4Nowtotheonewhoworks,hiswageisnotreckonedasafavor,butaswhatisdue.5Buttotheonewhodoesnotwork,butbelievesinHimwhojustifiestheungodly,hisfaithisreckonedasrighteousness,6justasDavidalsospeaksoftheblessingupont...[阅读全文]
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TheGospelMessage
ThegospelisthesingularlymostimportantcommunicationofGodtoman.InJesus,whoisGodtheSon,wehavetherevelationofGod?sloveandsacrificethatsavesusfromGod'srighteousjudgmentuponsinners.
IfyouarenotaChristianandwanttoknowhowtobeforgivenofyoursinsandfollowChrist,orarejustcurioustoknowwhattheChristiangospelis,thenthisisforyou.
TheBibletellsuswhatthegospelisin1Cor.15:1-4,NowImakekno...[阅读全文]
ThegospelisthesingularlymostimportantcommunicationofGodtoman.InJesus,whoisGodtheSon,wehavetherevelationofGod?sloveandsacrificethatsavesusfromGod'srighteousjudgmentuponsinners.
IfyouarenotaChristianandwanttoknowhowtobeforgivenofyoursinsandfollowChrist,orarejustcurioustoknowwhattheChristiangospelis,thenthisisforyou.
TheBibletellsuswhatthegospelisin1Cor.15:1-4,NowImakekno...[阅读全文]
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IfweacceptJesusasSavior,
canwethensinallwewant?Beingsavedisnotaccomplishedbyrecitingafewspecialwords.Wedonotsayamagicphraseandbecomesaved.Wedonotmerelysay,"Jesuspleaseforgiveme"andsuddenlyallofoursinsareautomaticallywipedawaysimplybecauseweutteredaspecialsentence.Itisn'taformulaforsalvationoranincantationthatsomehowcleansesusandthenpermitsusgooutandsin.TheBiblesays,"Whatshallwesaythen?Arewetoc...[阅读全文]
canwethensinallwewant?Beingsavedisnotaccomplishedbyrecitingafewspecialwords.Wedonotsayamagicphraseandbecomesaved.Wedonotmerelysay,"Jesuspleaseforgiveme"andsuddenlyallofoursinsareautomaticallywipedawaysimplybecauseweutteredaspecialsentence.Itisn'taformulaforsalvationoranincantationthatsomehowcleansesusandthenpermitsusgooutandsin.TheBiblesays,"Whatshallwesaythen?Arewetoc...[阅读全文]
