20.IamtryingtobeaChristian
A.YoubecomeaChristianbysimplyputtingyourtrustinJesusandHissacrificeforyouonthecross.Thereisno"trying"involved.IfyoutrustJesus,ifyouaskHimtoforgiveyouofyoursinsandbeyourSavior,thenyouareaChristian.ItislivinglikeaChristianafteryou'vebecomeone,thatisdifficult.B.IfyoubelievethatinordertobecomeaChristianyoumustbegood,thenyoumisunderstand,ordon'thaveagoodunderstandingofsal...[
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19.Iamanatheist.Idon'tbelieveinGod.Anatheistisdefinedintwosenses:SomeonewhosayshebelievesthereisnoGod,andsomeonewhosimplylacksbeliefinGod.AnatheistcannotsayheknowsthereisnoGod,becausehewouldhavetoknowallthingsinordertoknowifthereisorisn'taGod.IfhesayshebelievesthereisnoGod,askhimwhyhebelievesthatway,andbeginthere.IfhesayshelacksbeliefinGod,thenaskwhathedoesbelievein,andstartthere.Ialwaysgetaroundt...[
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Christianityisboring.Thenyouhaven'texperiencedit.NoonewhoisaChristianwilleversaythatitisboring.Howdoyouknow?Haveyoutriedit?TherearemillionsofChristianswhohavealotoffunbeingChristian.Wejustdoitwithalotlesssin,andtherefore,alotlessproblems.Maybeit'sonlyyourproblemsthatkeepyoufromgettingbored.Whatdoyouthinkwedoallday,sitaroundfireplacesandreadBibles?Weski,swim,playsports,read,havefriendsandproblemsli...[
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关于禁食与守约的讨论
*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************革命筒子姊妹提问:实际上人类是作为一个整体立约对象看待的。也就是说,神对一个具体的人也好,或一群人立约也好,实质上是对所有人立约。
----如果可以看作对全体人类立约,那么...[
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BelgicConfession
(1561)ThisReformedconfessionwaspreparedin1561byGuydeBres(c.1523-1567),whowaslatermartyred,andothers,andthenslightlyrevisedbyFrancisJunius(1545-1602)ofBourges.FirstwritteninFrench,itwassoontranslatedintoDutchandLatin.TheSynodofDort(1618-1619)madearevisionbutdidnotchangethedoctrine.Itcoversthespectrumoftheologicaltopics._____________________________Article1:TheOnlyGod
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AugsburgConfession
(1530AD)Preface
Article1:God
Article2:OriginalSin
Article3:TheSonofGod
Article4:Justification
Article5:TheMinistryoftheChurch
Article6:TheNewObedience
Article7:TheChurch
Article8:WhatTheChurchIs
Article9:Baptism
Article10:TheHolySupperofOurLord
Article11:Confession
Article12:Repentance
Article13:TheUseoftheSacraments
Ar...[
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Luther's95Theses
(1517)Outofloveandconcernforthetruth,andwiththeobjectofelicitingit,thefollowingheadswillbethesubjectofapublicdiscussionatWittenbergunderthepresidencyofthereverendfather,MartinLuther,Augustinian,MasterofArtsandSacredTheology,anddulyappointedLectureronthesesubjectsinthatplace.Herequeststhatwhoevercannotbepresentpersonallytodebatethematterorallywilldosoinabsenceinwriting.WhenourL...[
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The39ArticlesTheArticlesof1571giveninEnglishandLatin,theassentofwhichisstillrequiredofclergyintheChurchofEngland.TheyformthebasisoftheArticlesoftheProtestantEpiscopalChurchofAmericaandtheTwenty-fiveArticlesoftheMethodistChurch.-----------------ArticleIOfFaithintheHolyTrinityThereisbutonelivingandtrueGod,everlasting,withoutbody,parts,orpassions;ofinfinitepower,wisdom,andgoodness;theMaker,andPreserv...[
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TheStatementofFaithoftheThirdCouncilofConstantinople
(681AD)ThisisaclarificationoftheissueofwhetherornotJesushadtwowills:oneforeachofHistwonatures.Wealsoproclaimtwonaturalwillingsorwillsinhimandtwonaturaloperations,withoutseparation,withoutchange,withoutpartition,withoutconfusion,accordingtotheteachingoftheholyFathers--andtwonaturalwillsnotcontrarytoeachother,Godforbid,astheimpioushereticshave...[
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CanonsoftheCouncilofOrange
(529AD)CANON1.Ifanyonedeniesthatitisthewholeman,thatis,bothbodyandsoul,thatwas"changedfortheworse"throughtheoffenseofAdam'ssin,butbelievesthatthefreedomofthesoulremainsunimpairedandthatonlythebodyissubjecttocorruption,heisdeceivedbytheerrorofPelagiusandcontradictsthescripturewhichsays,"Thesoulthatsinsshalldie"(Ezek.18:20);and,"Doyounotknowthatifyouyieldyourselvestoan...[
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