YinandYang
Adualisticphilosophyofpassiveandactive,goodandbad,lightanddark,positiveandnegative,maleandfemale,etc.,andthattheyareinopposition,eachispartofthewholeandworkstogether.Yoga
Aphilosophicalaswellasphysicalwayoflifeemphasizingharmonyofbodyandmind.ThephilosophyofyogaisbasedinEasternMetaphysicalbeliefs.Thegoalofthephilosophyistohelpapersonbecomebalancedinmindandbodyandattainself-enligh...[
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Word,The
InGreekthewordfor"word"islogos.Itisusedinmanyplaces,butofspecialinterestishowitisusedofJesus.InJohn1:1itsays,"InthebeginningwastheWordandtheWordwaswithGodandtheWordwasGod."TheWordisdivineandtheword"becamefleshanddweltamongus"(John1:14).Inotherwords,JesusistheWordofGodwhorepresentsGodtousandustoGod.
ThetermisalsousedtodescribetheScriptures(Rom.9:6;Heb.4:12),Christ'steaching(Luke5:1...[
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Vellum
Amaterialusedforwriting,likepaper.Itwasmadefromanimalskins,usuallyfromcattle,sheep,goats,andantelope.Thehairwasscrapedoffoftheskins,thentheywerewashed,smoothed,anddressedwithchalk.VellumwasuseduntilthelateMiddleAgesuntilpaperwasintroducedintoEuropefromChinaviaArabtraders.Vellumlastedlongerthanpapyrusandwastougher,buttheedgessometimesbecametornandtattered.Thetwooldestparchmentmanuscripts...[
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Uncial
TheGreekcharactersofuppercase:ABGDE,etc.DifferentcopiesofGreekmanuscriptsappearinUncialform.MinusculesarethelowercaselettersoftheGreekalphabet
orderandrank.Unitarianism
AtheologicalerrorthatholdstotheunityofGodbydenyingtheTrinity,thedeityofJesus,andthedeityoftheHolySpirit.UnitariansteachtheunityofGodandholdtoacommonsystemofbelievingasyouwillaboutGod,salvation,sin,etc.Theyoftenpr...[
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Tabernacle-TritheismTabernacle
ThetabernaclewasthestructureorderedbuiltbyGodsothatHemightdwellamongHispeople(Exodus25:8).Itwastobemobileandconstructedtoexactingspecifications.ItisreferredtoinExodus25-27,30-31,35-40;Num.3:25ff.;4:4ff.;7:1ff.Inallofscripturemorespaceisdevotedtothetabernaclethananyothertopic.Manybookshavebeenwrittenonthespiritualsignificanceofthetabernacle,howitrepresentedChrist,...[
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Sacerdotalism-SynopticGospelsSacerdotalism
Theteachingthatordinationimpartsspecialabilities/powersnecessaryfortheoperationoftheministry.Also,theteachingthatgraceisadministeredthroughtheonesoordained.Sacrament
Avisiblemanifestationoftheword.ThebreadandwineintheLord'sSupperareconsideredsacramentsinthattheyarevisiblemanifestationsofthecovenantpromiseofourLord:"Inthesameway,afterthesupperhetoo...[
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Rapture
Theraptureisaneschatological(endtimes)eventwhereuponthereturnofChristthetruebelieverswhoare"aliveandremainshallbecaughtuptogetherwiththem[thosewhoalreadydiedasChristians]inthecloudstomeettheLordintheair..."(1Thess.4:17).ThisisthetimeoftheresurrectionwheretheChristianreceiveshisresurrectedbody.FirsttoreceivetheirnewbodiesarethosewhohavediedasChristians,andthen"thosewhoare...[
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Panentheism
ThebeliefthattheuniverseiscontainedwithinGod.TheuniverseisapartofGod,butnotallofGod.Pantheism
ThisisanidentificationoftheuniversewithGod.WiththisviewthereisablurringofthedistinctionbetweentheCreatorandthecreationaswellasanattackuponthepersonalityandnatureofGod.PantheismtendstoequateGodwiththeprocessoftheuniverseandstatesthattheuniverseisGodandGodistheuniverse.Thisisnottruebecau...[
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Naturalknowledge
AtermusedindescribingatypeofknowledgepossessedbyGod.Oftenitisraisedindiscussionsdealingwithindividuals’freewillandGod’sinfiniteknowledge.God’snaturalknowledgewouldbeHisknowledgeofallthingsofpotentialexistenceinfluencedbyindividualsthoughnotnecessarilyinactualexistence.Godknowsthissetofknowledgefromalleternity,beforethecreationoftheuniverse.Itiscallednaturalbecauseitisanatur...[
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当然,我有我自己的想法,正如您老兄有想法一样。
老兄您谈到您的神不杀生,我有一疑问。是否所有信徒都不杀生?好似还有一说是“以杀止杀”?在杀一人可以制止他杀一百人的情况下,要不要杀?
可见杀不杀人似乎不是最高原则。另外,在既没有能力也没有权利的情况下,似乎谈杀人也有点无的放矢。
供老兄参考。[
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