BiblicalInterpretationTheBibleisGod’sWord.Butsomeoftheinterpretationsderivedfromitarenot.TherearemanycultsandChristiangroupsthatusetheBibleclaimingtheirinterpretationsarecorrect.Toooften,however,theinterpretationsnotonlydifferdramaticallybutareclearlycontradictory.ThisdoesnotmeanthattheBibleisaconfusingdocument.Rather,theproblemliesinthosewhointerpretandthemethodstheyuse.
Becausewearesinners,...[
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IfJesusisGod,thenwhydidHenotknowthe
timeofHisreturn?InMatt.24:35-36Jesussaid,"Heavenandearthwillpassaway,butMywordsshallnotpassaway.36"Butofthatdayandhournooneknows,noteventheangelsofheaven,northeSon,buttheFatheralone.37ForthecomingoftheSonofManwillbejustlikethedaysofNoah."IfJesusisGodinflesh,thenshouldn'tHeknowwhatthedayandhourofhisreturnwouldbe?Afterall,Godknowsallthings.Therefore,ifJesusdoe...[
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IsPetertherockonwhichtheChurchisbuilt?"AndIalsosaytoyouthatyouarePeter,anduponthisrockIwillbuildMychurch;andthegatesofHadesshallnotoverpowerit,"(Matt.16:18).
TheRomanCatholicChurchPutsagreatdealofemphasisonPeterandclaimsthatJesussaidhewouldbuildhischurchonhim.SimonPeterholdsthefirstplaceinthecollegeoftheTwelve;Jesusentrustedauniquemissiontohim.ThrougharevelationfromtheFather,Peterhadconfessed:...[
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WhatisBlasphemyoftheHolySpirit?
CanAChristianCommitit?Matt.12:22-32says,"ThentherewasbroughttoHimademon-possessedmanwhowasblindanddumb,andHehealedhim,sothatthedumbmanspokeandsaw.23Andallthemultitudeswereamazed,andbegantosay,"ThismancannotbetheSonofDavid,canhe?"24ButwhenthePhariseesheardit,theysaid,"ThismancastsoutdemonsonlybyBeelzebubtherulerofthedemons."25AndknowingtheirthoughtsHesaidtothem,"...[
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Mary'svirginityandMatt.1:25
TheRomanCatholicChurchmaintainsthatMaryretainedhervirginityafterthebirthofChrist.Itsaysinparagraph510oftheCatechismoftheCatholicChurch,Mary"remainedavirgininconceivingherSon,avirginingivingbirthtohim,avirginincarryinghim,avirgininnursinghimatherbreast,alwaysavirgin"(St.Augustine,Serm.186,1:PL38,999):withherwholebeingsheis"thehandmaidoftheLord"(Lk1:38).Didsheremainav...[
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Isaiah9:6,IsJesustheEverlastingFather?"Forachildwillbeborntous,asonwillbegiventous;AndthegovernmentwillrestonHisshoulders;AndHisnamewillbecalledWonderfulCounselor,MightyGod,EternalFather,PrinceofPeace."(Isaiah9:6).
OnenessPentecostalbelieversdenytheTrinityandteachthatJesus,theFather,andtheHolySpiritarealloneperson.TheysometimesquoteIsaiah9:6intheirattempttoprovetheirposition.However,Isaiah9:6c...[
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注:这是我在海外基督徒论坛上发的一个关于圣经关于杀人记载的讨论贴。
QUOTE:china弟兄问:
最近读经有个问题被困扰……神在十戒里面说:“不可杀人……”最近读经就是想不通,神为何帮助摩西、约书亚杀人?不晓得那位有光照……帮我解解!谢谢。
谢谢弟兄的问题和讨论。也感谢筒子姊妹和不渴牧长的分享。
弟兄若想再深入一步,系统理解神的教导,力图[
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Whatisspeakingintongues?
SpeakingintonguesistheNewTestamentphenomenawhereapersonorpersonsspeaksinalanguagethatisunknowntohim.Thislanguageiseitherthelanguageofangelsorotherearthlylanguages(1Cor.13:1).ItoccurredinActs2atPentecostandalsointheCorinthianchurchasisdescribedin1Corinthians14.ThisNewTestamentgiftwasgivenbytheHolySpirittotheChristianchurchandisforthepurposeoftheedificationoftheBodyofChr...[
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IsBaptismNecessaryforSalvation?OneofthemostnaggingquestionsinChristianityiswhetherornotbaptismisnecessaryforsalvation.Theanswerisasimple,"No."Butyoumightask,"Iftheanswerisno,thenwhyarethereversesthatsaythingslike‘...baptismthatnowsavesyou...‘(1Pet.3:21,NIV)and‘...Repentandbebaptized,everyoneofyou,inthenameofJesusChristfortheforgivenessofyoursins..."(Acts2:38,NIV)?Thisisanhonestquestionanditneed...[
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ShouldunbelieversleadChristiansin
worshipinachurchservice?
ThisquestionshouldneverariseintheChristianchurch.But,unfortunately,itneedstobeaddressedbecausetherearechurchesinAmericathathaveunbelieversleadingChristiansinworshiponSundaymorningservices.ThisiswronganditisasignofapostasyintheChristianchurch.
Firstofall,worshipcanonlyberightlyperformedbybelieverswhohavebeenjustifiedandsanctifie...[
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