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Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath
shewed it unto them.
" Inasmuch as what may be known of God, etc. He thus designates what it
behoves us to know of God; and he means all that appertains to the setting
forth of the glory of the Lord, or, which is the same thing, whatever ought
to move and excite us to glorify God. And by this expression he intimates,
that God in his greatness can by no means be fully comprehended by us, and
that there are certain limits wi... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********t 发帖数: 5754 | 2
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
"It is commonly inferred from this passage, that Paul alludes here to those
philosophers, who assumed to themselves in a peculiar manner the reputation
of wisdom; and it is thought that the design of his discourse is to show,
that when the superiority of the great is brought down to nothing, the
common people would have no reason to suppose that they had any thing worthy
of being commended: but they seem to me to have been guided by too slend... 阅读全帖 |
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去行。
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.
"
Though this passage is variously explained, yet the following appears to me
the correctest interpretation, — that men left nothing undone for the
purpose of giving unbridled liberty to their sinful propensities; for having
taken away all distinction between good and evil, they approved in
themselves and in others those things which they ... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********t 发帖数: 5754 | 4
定自己的罪。因你这论断人的,自己所行却和别人一样。
Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for
wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest
doest the same things.
"
This reproof is directed against hypocrites, who dazzle the eyes of men by
displays of outward sanctity, and even think themselves to be accepted
before God, as though they had given him full satisfaction.
Hence Paul, after having stated the grosser vices, that he might prove that
none are just... 阅读全帖 |
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Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and long-
suffering[64]; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance?
"
4. Dost thou despise the riches? etc. It does not seem to me, as some think,
that there is here an argument, conclusive on two grounds, (dilemma,) but
an anticipation of an objection: for as hypocrites are commonly transported
with prosperity, as though they had merited the Lord’s kindness by their
good deeds, and become thus more hardened in t... 阅读全帖 |
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7. To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and
honour and immortality, eternal life;
"To them indeed, who by perseverance, etc.; literally, patience; by which
word something more is expressed. For it is perseverance, when one is not
wearied in constantly doing good; but patience also is required in the
saints, by which they may continue firm, though oppressed with various
trials. For Satan suffers them not by a free course to come to the Lord; but
he strives by numberles... 阅读全帖 |
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8. But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey
unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
"
8. But to those who are contentious, etc. There is some irregularity in the
passage; first, on account of its tenor being interrupted, for the thread of
the discourse required, that the second clause of the contrast should be
thus connected, — “The Lord will render to them, who by perseverance in
good works, seek glory, and honor, and immortality, eternal life; but to the
content... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********t 发帖数: 5754 | 8
2:11. For there is no respect of persons with God.
"11. There is no respect of persons, etc. He has hitherto generally
arraigned all mortals as guilty; but now he begins to bring home his
accusation to the Jews and to the Gentiles separately: and at the same time
he teaches us, that it is no objection that there is a difference between
them, but that they are both without any distinction exposed to eternal
death. The Gentiles pretended ignorance as their defense; the Jews gloried
in the honor o... 阅读全帖 |
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"[82]Though the excellencies (encomia — commendations) which he has
hitherto stated respecting the Jews, were such as might have justly adorned
them, provided the higher ornaments were not wanting; yet as they included
qualifications of a neutral kind, which may be possessed even by the ungodly
and corrupted by abuse, they are by no means sufficient to constitute true
glory. And hence Paul, not satisfied with merely reproving and taunting
their arrogance in trusting in these things alone, emplo... 阅读全帖 |
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22. Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit
adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
"
22. Thou who abhorrest idols, etc. He fitly compares sacrilege to idolatry,
as it is a thing of the same kind; for sacrilege is simply a profanation of
the Divine Majesty, a sin not unknown to heathen poets. On this account Ovid
(Metamor. 3,) calls Lycurgus sacrilegious for despising the rites of
Bacchus; and in his Fasti he calls those sacrilegious hands wh... 阅读全帖 |
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24. For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it
is written. [76]
"24. For the name of God, etc. I think this quotation is taken from Ezekiel
36:20, rather than from Isaiah 52:5; for in Isaiah there are no reproofs
given to the people, but that chapter in Ezekiel is full of reproofs. But
some think that it is a proof from the less to the greater, according to
this import, “Since the Prophet upbraided, not without cause, the Jews of
his time, that on account of their c... 阅读全帖 |
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R*o 发帖数: 3781 | 12 E. Exposition Proper
6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? A
bsolutely not!
In 6:14 Paul summarizes 6:1-13 saying that Christians are under grace and ar
e no longer under law. This statement, however, could be misunderstood to me
an that Christians are free to be lawless. Paul anticipates such a ludicrous
misreading of his gospel, that he surfaces the question and deals with it i
n 6:15-23. There is always the danger that the doctrine of grace might be mi
sun... 阅读全帖 |
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4. God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written,
That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when
thou art judged.
"
4. But let God be true, etc. Whatever may be the opinion of others, I regard
this as an argument taken from the necessary consequence of what is opposed
to it, by which Paul invalidates the preceding objection. For since these
two things stand together, yea, necessarily accord, that God is true and
that man is false, it follow... 阅读全帖 |
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5. But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall
we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
"5 But if our unrighteousness, etc. Though this is a digression from the
main subject, it was yet necessary for the Apostle to introduce it, lest he
should seem to give to the ill-disposed an occasion to speak evil, which he
knew would be readily laid hold on by them. For since they were watching for
every opportunity to defame the gospel, they had, in t... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********t 发帖数: 5754 | 15
18. There is no fear of God before their eyes.
"In the last clause [103] he repeats again, in other words, what we have
noticed at the beginning — that every wickedness flows from a disregard of
God: for as the principal part of wisdom is the fear of God, when we depart
from that, there remains in us nothing right or pure. In short, as it is a
bridle to restrain our wickedness, so when it is wanting, we feel at liberty
to indulge every kind of licentiousness.
And that these testimonies may not ... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 16 love the LDS prophets. :) It's like listening to my grandfather
whether in good times or bad. They're always comforting to listen to.
SethGisborne
I thought there would be some tie-in about the fact that Elder Nelson used
to be a heart-surgeon.
kebellutahedu
"Com what may, and love it" :) Praise the Lord for sending His apostles to lead us in these last days!
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 17 The message, production, music, the calm inspiring words from an ancient and
Modern day apostle come from a living Jesus Christ, who is NOT dead, nor is
he detached from our human condition. He lives! he loves us and he
is trying to gather us. Thank you Lord for your tender mercies . I needed
this.
skeltin
WOW...This one was a tear jerker! The music was beautiful, the
message is beautiful and clear. I crave these Mormon Messages. I get so
excited when I see new ones posted! Thank... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 18 In 1843, Joseph Smith said with regard to religious liberty, “I am bold to
declare before Heaven that I am just as ready to die in defending the rights
of a Presbytarian [sic], a Baptist, or a good man of any other denomination
; for the same principle which would trample upon the rights of the Latter-
day Saints would trample upon the rights of the Roman Catholics, or of any
other denomination.”
More recently, Latter-day Saint Apostles have frequently emphasized the
importance of religious libe... 阅读全帖 |
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w****2 发帖数: 12072 | 19 圣诞献礼:约旦河畔的好兄弟—约翰与耶稣那点事
《圣经 新约》的男一号,无疑是耶稣,从名气上说,男二号似乎应该是耶稣的大弟子
、首位教皇圣彼得,不过笔者认为至少有两个人的重要性超过圣彼得,他们分别是施洗
约翰和圣保罗,二人相比之下,我认为施洗约翰更重要些,他才是《新约》中的男二号
,圣保罗排名第三,圣彼得只能委屈一下,坐第四把交椅。
《圣经 新约》中有2个重要的约翰,一位是施洗约翰(John the Baptist),他是耶稣的
表哥和本文的主角;另一位是使徒约翰(John the Apostle),他是耶稣的12使徒之一。
如果没有特别指明,本文所说的约翰都是施洗约翰。
关于约翰的身世,四大福音都有或多或少的记载,最详细的出自《路加福音》。犹太人
的血统划分与其他民族不同,是按照母系划分的,约翰的母系祖先是带领犹太人—准确
的说是希伯来人,出埃及的摩西(Mose)的哥哥亚伦(Aaron),属12支派中的利未支派。
约翰的母亲是圣母玛利亚的姐姐、耶稣的姨妈以利沙伯(Elisabeth),在《圣经》之外
经常被翻译成伊利莎白,或者说约翰之母、圣姨妈是第一位有据可查的伊利莎白。约翰
的父亲是... 阅读全帖 |
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c****n 发帖数: 21367 | 20 那我还是不敢这么认的,我比Saint John the Apostle
多2000多年的人类知识积累,读他的作品,屡屡拍案叫绝。
他比我忽悠力强多了。 |
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c****n 发帖数: 21367 | 21 那我还是不敢这么认的,我比Saint John the Apostle
多2000多年的人类知识积累,读他的作品,屡屡拍案叫绝。
他比我忽悠力强多了。 |
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c****n 发帖数: 21367 | 22 其实,圣经把Revelation放最后一章是有很深刻的思想的,代表了群体心理操纵术
的高端技巧。必须要前面忽悠到高潮了以后才能开启示录,否则大家就没法接受
这个东西了。这一章实实在在写明了教会/统治阶级的精英化权力欲望--希望
精神奴役大多数人,要让大多数人顺服统治。
圣经最重要的两章就是Genesis和Revelation,第一章讲最难接受的上帝假设,
过了这个坎,以后就是一系列铺垫非常巧妙的思维下坡,一路读下去高潮迭起
让你脑子打着圈加速冲起来,high得很,然后最后冲过Revelation--就好比你
签法律合同,给你200页,前30页你认真看,接下来不停每页签名,1-198每页
都写着“我爱你,条款对你好啊对你好”,签到后头就是惯性了。结果最后两页来点
干货,搞死人。
你看看Revelation讲什么?三个要点:1. 神必胜 2. 不要以为人多力量大(大多数人
跟着怪兽) 3. 拥护神忍耐做顺民(不动刀兵不掳掠)的得救。这章是为谁而写的?
嘿嘿。
使徒里最厉害的就是St. John the Apostle,他绝对配得上Saint这个头衔。
当年我钻研这套理论的时候把他的书信反复... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 23 http://whymormonism.org/48/nature_god_mormonism
Who is God? There are many different beliefs about the nature of God in our
modern world. Mormons have a very clear concept of God, and especially a
clearly defined idea about the relationship between God the Father, Jesus
Christ, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Mormons believe that the concepts identified by such nonscriptural terms as
“the incomprehensible mystery of God” and “the mystery of the Holy
Trinity” are attributable to the ideas of Greek p... 阅读全帖 |
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s******l 发帖数: 6898 | 24 没错,speak有两个意思,可以理解成“讲话”或者“演讲”,那么这里的“speak”究
竟是什么意思呢?
先看原文:
The castrati and 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy in the Bible:
Part of the market for castrati was due to the apostle Paul's famous dictum
"Mulier taceat in ecclesia" (women are to be silent in church). This
instruction is found in two passages in the Christian Scriptures (New
Testament):
* I Corinthians 14:34-35: "Let your women keep silence in the churches:
for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be
under o... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n 发帖数: 38600 | 25 Polygamy: Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, was the first Mormon prophet
to practice polygamy.
http://www.mormonhandbook.com/home/polygamy.html
Summary of Events
•From 1830 to 1876, LDS scripture was consistent in prohibited
polygamy: Book of Mormon: Jacob, chapter 2; Doctrine and Covenants, Section
101 (removed in 1876).
•During this time the church publicly taught against polygamy and
denied practicing it, while church authorities were privately taking plural
wives.
•In 185... 阅读全帖 |
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z*****g 发帖数: 306 | 26 If you read Bible, the same case can be found. Apostle Paul clearly rebuked
the case out of fake christianality. Please see Acts 19:13-16.
Bible is not 吗啡. The Bible teachs you how to cope with the difficulties
you encounter in a blessed and doable way. Conversely, 吗啡 just
tranquilizes you temporarily without solving the problem at all, after which
the addiction might even worsens your situation. How different they are! |
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z*****g 发帖数: 306 | 27 I also had the similar experience as you do now - 自相矛盾 or 和大自然相矛盾
, but I thank God for that He is patient and gives me time and more
importantly the Spirit to comprehend those 矛盾s. Some scriptures are hard
to understand even now, but it is not really necessary to know all the
aspects of the truth before understand the truth. If our wisdom could reach
that of God, we might call ourselves gods. Moreover, doubt itself is one of
the essential elements of faith, without which you might not be indiff... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 28 “You may be carrying a heavy burden of feeling injured by another who has
seriously offended you. Your response to that offense may have distorted
your understanding so that you feel justified in waiting for that individual
to ask forgiveness so that the pain can leave. The Savior dispelled any
such thought when He commanded:
“‘Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he
that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the
Lord; for there remain... 阅读全帖 |
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C*****e 发帖数: 367 | 29 费氏要理问答66
THE
SHORTER CATECHISM
EXPLAINED
QUESTION 66. What is the reason annexed to the Fifth Commandment?
ANSWER: The reason annexed to the Fifth Commandment is a promise of long
life and prosperity (as far as it shall serve for God's glory, and their own
good) to all such as keep this commandment.
Q. 1. Does the promise annexed to this commandment, respect temporal or
spiritual good?
A. It respects temporal good, to show that "godliness is profitable unto all
things, having the promise of the ... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 32 Are Mormons Christian?
Yes. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Christian church
but is neither Catholic nor Protestant. Rather, it is a restoration of the
Church of Jesus Christ as originally established by the Savior in the New
Testament of the Bible. The Church does not embrace the creeds that
developed in the third and fourth centuries that are now central to many
other Christian churches.
Latter-day Saints believe God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save all
mankind from dea... 阅读全帖 |
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G*******s 发帖数: 4956 | 33 【 以下文字转载自 Church 俱乐部 】
发信人: Godwithus (神与我们同在), 信区: Church
标 题: 海德堡要理问答主日28
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Wed Apr 18 00:50:47 2012, 美东)
海德堡要理问答主日28
来自基督徒百科
目录
1 英文版
2 英文2011版
3 赵中辉版
4 陈达/王志勇版
5 基督教要义圣经课程版
6 链接参考
英文版
Of The Holy Supper Of Our Lord Jesus Christ
28 Lord's Day
Q. 75.
How art thou admonished and assured in the Lord's Supper, that thou art a pa
rtaker of that one sacrifice of Christ, accomplished on the cross, and of al
l his benefits?
A.
Thus: That Christ has commanded me and all believers, to ea... 阅读全帖 |
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C*****e 发帖数: 367 | 34 http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_622134fd01015cbh.html
【 以下文字转载自 Church 俱乐部 】
发信人: CCBible (神同在圣经), 信区: Church
标 题: 吕沛渊牧师圣经无误课程大纲
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Fri Apr 20 20:14:00 2012, 美东)
聖經無誤Biblical Inerrancy Lecture Outlines
Session 1: Introduction: Understanding Biblical Inerrancy導論:認識「聖經無誤
」
1. Understanding Bible as the Redemptive Revelation聖經是救贖啟示
1.1 Preliminary Remarks: “Special Revelation”前言:「特殊啟示」
1.2 Necessity of Redemptive Revelation救贖啟示的必須
1.3 Redemptive Revelation as Progressive救贖啟示是漸進的
1.4 Co... 阅读全帖 |
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C*****e 发帖数: 367 | 35 请看《西敏斯特信仰告白》是怎么说的:
第一章 论圣经
一、本性之光与创造护理之工,虽彰显神的善良、智慧和权能,叫人无可推诿1;但
都不足以将得救所必须的,有关神及其旨意的知识赐予人2。所以神愿意多次多方将自己
启示给他的教会,并向教会宣布□的旨意3;以后,为了更加保守并传扬真理的缘故,而
且为了更坚立教会,安慰教会,抵挡肉体的败坏,并撒但与世界的恶意起见,遂将全部
启示笔之于书4。于是,神先前向他百姓启示自己旨意的方法已经停止5,故圣经成为我
们最必要的6。
二、在圣经,或笔之于书的神言的名义下,包括旧新约全书,即旧约三十九卷,新
约二十七卷(书名于此从略)。这些书都是出于神的默示7,为信仰与生活的准则。
三、一般称为伪经(Apocrypha)的各卷,既非出于神的默感,所以不属圣经正典,
因此(伪经)在神的教会中没有权威,只能当作其他属人的著作看待或使用之8。
四、应受信服的圣经权威,不在乎任何人或教会的见证,乃完全在乎神(他是真理
的本身)是圣经的著者。因为圣经是神的话,所以当为我们接受9。
五、我们可能受教会所作之见证的感动与影响,因而对圣经有高度敬畏的尊重10。
圣经主题属天的性... 阅读全帖 |
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C*****e 发帖数: 367 | 36 【 以下文字转载自 Church 俱乐部 】
发信人: CCBible (神同在圣经), 信区: Church
标 题: Glossary to the Westminster Confession
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Apr 24 21:16:33 2012, 美东)
Glossary to the Westminster Confession
Explanations of all archaic and uncommon words, usages, and expressions, in
the order in which they occur.
Title Confession. n. Public statement of religious beliefs.
1.1 Providence. n. Divine care. Manifest. v. Show. Are they. idiom. T
hey are. Unto. prep. With regard to. Sundry. adj. Separate. D... 阅读全帖 |
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C*****e 发帖数: 367 | 37 【 以下文字转载自 Church 俱乐部 】
发信人: CCBible (神同在圣经), 信区: Church
标 题: 《威斯敏斯特信仰告白》第一章论圣经
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Apr 28 23:48:07 2012, 美东)
第一章 论圣经
一、本性之光与创造护理之工,虽彰显神的善良、智慧和权能,叫人无可推诿1;但
都不足以将得救所必须的,有关神及其旨意的知识赐予人2。所以神愿意多次多方将自己
启示给他的教会,并向教会宣布□的旨意3;以后,为了更加保守并传扬真理的缘故,而
且为了更坚立教会,安慰教会,抵挡肉体的败坏,并撒但与世界的恶意起见,遂将全部
启示笔之于书4。于是,神先前向他百姓启示自己旨意的方法已经停止5,故圣经成为我
们最必要的6。
二、在圣经,或笔之于书的神言的名义下,包括旧新约全书,即旧约三十九卷,新
约二十七卷(书名于此从略)。这些书都是出于神的默示7,为信仰与生活的准则。
三、一般称为伪经(Apocrypha)的各卷,既非出于神的默感,所以不属圣经正典,
因此(伪经)在神的教会中没有权威,只能当作其他属人的著作看待或使用之8。
四、应受信服的... 阅读全帖 |
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w*****r 发帖数: 7106 | 38
发信人: angelswing (禅心), 信区: Wisdom
标 题: Re: 佛vs神(update)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Apr 28 22:21:27 2012, 美东)
如果您有兴趣,请找一下这本书:Aquarian Apostle Chronicle. 是近代关于Jesus是
佛教徒最出名的一本书。事情上,在古印度,即今天的尼泊尔境内,有很多的藏传佛教
古老的记录,清除地记录了Jesus在印度的生活,他甚至有一个佛教徒名字,Issa. 如
果您有办法进入Vantican, 那儿的最高机密文件里有关记载。
关于这些enlightened ones, 末学怎敢有姑妄之言? |
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G*******s 发帖数: 4956 | 39 五楼:
威斯敏斯特信条第一章 论圣经 http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_622134fd01015m8x.
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《威斯敏斯特信仰告白》第一章论圣经 (2012-04-29 11:46:17)[编辑][删除]转载▼
标签: 杂谈 分类: 基督徒百科
第一章 论圣经
一、本性之光与创造护理之工,虽彰显神的善良、智慧和权能,叫人无可推诿1;但
都不足以将得救所必须的,有关神及其旨意的知识赐予人2。所以神愿意多次多方将自己
启示给他的教会,并向教会宣布□的旨意3;以后,为了更加保守并传扬真理的缘故,而
且为了更坚立教会,安慰教会,抵挡肉体的败坏,并撒但与世界的恶意起见,遂将全部
启示笔之于书4。于是,神先前向他百姓启示自己旨意的方法已经停止5,故圣经成为我
们最必要的6。
二、在圣经,或笔之于书的神言的名义下,包括旧新约全书,即旧约三十九卷,新
约二十七卷(书名于此从略)。这些书都是出于神的默示7,为信仰与生活的准则。
三、一般称为伪经(Apocrypha)的各卷,既非出于神的默感,所以不属圣经正典,
因此(伪经)在神的教会中没有权威,只能当作其他属人... 阅读全帖 |
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G*******s 发帖数: 4956 | 40 首先给大家看个故事,然后再探讨经文:
林慈信牧师的《基督教教义发展史》中提到这个:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_622134fd01013i7l.html
基督论的发展史(1):基督论的争辩
HISTORY OF THE DOCTRINE OF CHRIST (1):
The Christological Controversies
(Louis Berkhof, A History of Christian Doctrines, pp. 101ff.)
基督论与三位一体之问题的关联
Connection of Christological and Trinitarian Problems
基督论的难题可以从一般神学(译注:神论)方面,与拯救论方面来加以
研究。早期教父对基督论拯救方面的关系,虽未曾加以轻忽,但他们在重要的讨论上却
没有重视。在三位一体争论的气氛中,他们从一般神学(译注:神论)方面来研究基督
,乃天经地义的事,而三位一体争论所导致的决定则是,基督为神的儿子,事与父同质
的,因此祂是神。从此而发生的问题,就是基督... 阅读全帖 |
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j*******7 发帖数: 6300 | 41 http://wri.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/mormon-god.html
Some noticable passages:
Christianity has taught monotheism from its foundation, the belief in the
existence of one God. Mormonism believes in the existence of a plurality of
gods. According to Mormonism, there are an infinite number of planets like
earth in the universe, each with their god or gods who were once men who
have evolved into godhood. Mormon theologian and Apostle Bruce McConkie
states, "[A] plurality of gods exist . . . there i... 阅读全帖 |
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E******u 发帖数: 3920 | 42 His Holiness John Paul II, Bishop of Rome and Pope of the Catholic Church,
and His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV, Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church
of the East, give thanks to God who has prompted them to this new brotherly
meeting.
Both of them consider this meeting as a basic step on the way towards the
full communion to be restored between their Churches. They can indeed, from
now on, proclaim together before the world their common faith in the mystery
of the Incarnation.
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As heirs and ... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 43 ‘Are Mormons Christian?’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/are-mormons-christian/2012/
(Robert L. Millet is a professor of religious education at Brigham Young
University.)
In the present political climate, the question of whether Mormons are
Christians has surfaced again and again. I will leave the issue of whether
21st century America is ready for a Mormon chief executive to pundits,
pollsters, and, of course, voters. But the underlying question is an
important one, a matter whose implicatio... 阅读全帖 |
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s******l 发帖数: 6898 | 44 作者:杨牧谷
六世纪教会分裂为西方与东方教会(以及二十世纪合一运动努力撮合二者),皆因
“和子”一词加进尼西亚信条而起。使徒信经(Apostles’Greed)论到圣灵,只说“我
信圣灵”,325年的尼西亚信经仍然是“我信圣灵”,381年却加了“从父和子(
filiopue)出来”,解释圣灵之由出,即由圣父“和子”而出,此议立刻遭到东正教(
Eastern Orthodox)历害的反对。加进“和子”一词,既未事先征询希腊教会的意见,
又没得到公认的大公会议(Council)的认可;希腊教会一发现此事,即怒不可遏,几经
抗议无效,终于引致东、西教会的分裂。近年企图使二派复和的争辩简史,亦是集中在
解决“和子”的问题,只可惜收效不著。
东、西方第一次在此问题交锋,是589年的托莱多第三次会议(the Third Council
of Toledo),此会议是为了反对亚流主义(Arianim)而召开。西方接受此说,大约是在
查理曼时代,由西班牙传到法国。681年的君士坦丁堡会议,和787年的尼西亚第二次会
议,看来都不知道“和子”引起的严重后果。两个僧侣于809年从查理曼朝廷出发,去
耶路撒... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n 发帖数: 38600 | 45 6 The Locusts of the Abyss
(Revelation 9:7-11)
7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they
wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8
Their hair was like women’s hair, and their teeth were like lions’ teeth.
9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their
wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into
battle. 10 They had tails with stingers, like scorpions, and in their tails
they ha... 阅读全帖 |
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l**********t 发帖数: 5754 | 46
MH commentary
http://www.ccel.org/study/John_3
First, The regenerating work of the Spirit is compared to water....
(verse 8)
Secondly, It is compared to wind: The wind bloweth where it listeth, so is
every one that is born of the Spirit, The same word (pneuma) signifies both
the wind and the Spirit. The Spirit came upon the apostles in a rushing
mighty wind (Acts ii. 2), his strong influences on the hearts of sinners are
compared to the breathing of the wind (Ezek. xxxvii. 9), and his sweet
in... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 47 Additional Information
Some of the ideas and language in this article come from a booklet prepared
by the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for those
attracted to the same gender. It is titled God Loveth His Children (item no.
04824). If the booklet is available in your language, you can obtain a copy
from your local distribution center or download it from
www.lds.org/same-gender-attraction.
http://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/10/helping-those-who-struggle-w |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 49 For Mormons, there need not be a conflict between devotion to one’s faith
and meaningful participation in modern society. Faithful Latter-day Saints
are currently engaged in education, science, business, the arts and
political life. In a pluralistic world, modern sensibilities tend to
compartmentalize spheres of human activity. But Mormon thought encourages
integration. Individual character, for example, should not be divorced from
public character. Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Tw... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a 发帖数: 9485 | 50 While the ultimate aims of religious and secular life do not always align,
Mormons “follow the admonition of Paul” by seeking after anything that is
“virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy,” whatever the source
may be.Embracing a world full of truth and meaning, Latter-day Saints
aspire to heed the call of Joseph Smith to “gather all the good and true
principles in the world and treasure them up.” President Boyd K. Packer of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has encouraged “a harmon... 阅读全帖 |
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