C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 1 CHAPTER VIII
Of Christ the Mediator
I. It pleased God, in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jes
us, his only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man,[162] the
Prophet,[163] Priest,[164] and King,[165] the Head and Savior of his church,
[166] the Heir of all things,[167] and Judge of the world:[168] unto whom he
did from all eternity give a people, to be his seed,[169] and to be by him
in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.[170]
II. The Son o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 2 A SPEECH OF Mr. JOHN MILTON
For the Liberty of VNLICENC'D PRINTING,
To the PARLAMENT of ENGLAND.
______________________________________________________________
This is true Liberty when free born men
Having to advise the public may speak free,
Which he who can, and will, deserv's high praise,
Who neither can nor will, may hold his peace;
What can be juster in a State then this?
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 3 CHAPTER III
Of God’s Eternal Decree
I. God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own
will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass:[65] yet so,
as thereby neither is God the author of sin,[66] nor is violence offered to
the will of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second caus
es taken away, but rather established.[67]
II. Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all supposed
conditions,[68] yet hath he not decreed ... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 4 CHAPTER X
Of Effectual Calling
I. All those whom God hath predestinated unto life, and those only, he is pl
eased, in his appointed and accepted time, effectually to call,[216] by his
Word and Spirit,[217] out of that state of sin and death, in which they are
by nature, to grace and salvation, by Jesus Christ;[218] enlightening their
minds spiritually and savingly to understand the things of God,[219] taking
away their heart of stone, and giving unto them a heart of flesh;[220] renew
ing their w... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 5 CHAPTER V
Of Providence
I. God the great Creator of all things doth uphold,[97] direct, dispose, and
govern all creatures, actions, and things,[98] from the greatest even to th
e least,[99] by his most wise and holy providence,[100] according to his inf
allible foreknowledge,[101] and the free and immutable counsel of his own wi
ll,[102] to the praise of the glory of his wisdom, power, justice, goodness,
and mercy.[103]
II. Although, in relation to the foreknowledge and decree of God, the first
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 6 CHAPTER II
Of God, and of the Holy Trinity
I. There is but one only,[25] living, and true God,[26] who is infinite in b
eing and perfection,[27] a most pure spirit,[28] invisible,[29] without body
, parts,[30] or passions;[31] immutable,[32] immense,[33] eternal,[34] incom
prehensible,[35] almighty,[36] most wise,[37] most holy,[38] most free,[39]
most absolute;[40] working all things according to the counsel of his own im
mutable and most righteous will,[41] for his own glory;[42] most loving,[... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 7 Chapter 1
Of the Holy Scripture
1. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and
providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of
God, as to leave men unexcusable;
a
yet are they not sufficient to give
that knowledge of God, and of his will, which is necessary unto
salvation.
b
Therefore it pleased the Lord, at sundry times, and in
divers manners, to reveal himself, and to declare that his will unto his
a. Rom. 2:14–15. For when the Gentiles, which have not the la... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 8 CHAPTER I
Of the Holy Scripture
I. Although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do
so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men une
xcusable;[1] yet are they not sufficient to give that knowledge of God, and
of his will, which is necessary unto salvation.[2] Therefore it pleased the
Lord, at sundry times, and in divers manners, to reveal himself, and to decl
are that his will unto his church;[3] and afterwards, for the better preserv
ing and p... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 9 CHAPTER XXIV
Of Marriage and Divorce
I. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for
any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one
husband, at the same time.[476]
II. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife,[477] for
the increase of mankind with legitimate issue, and of the church with an hol
y seed;[478] and for preventing of uncleanness.[479]
III. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with ju... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 10 CHAPTER XI
Of Justification
I. Those whom God effectually calleth, he also freely justifieth:[235] not
by infusing righteousness into them, but by pardoning their sins, and by
accounting and accepting their persons as righteous; not for anything
wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone; nor by
imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evangelical
obedience to them, as their righteousness; but by imputing the obedience and
satisfaction of Christ unto them,[236... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 11 CHAPTER XVI
Of Good Works
I. Good works are only such as God hath commanded in his holy Word,[306] and
not such as, without the warrant thereof, are devised by men, out of blind
zeal, or upon any pretense of good intention.[307]
II. These good works, done in obedience to God’s commandments, are the frui
ts and evidences of a true and lively faith:[308] and by them believers mani
fest their thankfulness,[309] strengthen their assurance,[310] edify their b
rethren,[311] adorn the profession of the... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a
发帖数: 9485 | 12 请看经文证据。
http://www.harvestherald.com/onehundred.html
Originally Published
by the
American Unitarian Association
1827
Unitarian Christians believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God and the
Saviour of men. They believe in the divinity of his mission and in the
divinity of his doctrines. They believe that the Gospel, which he proclaimed
, came from God; that the knowledge it imparts, the morality it enjoins, the
spirit it breathes, the acceptance it provides, the promises it makes, the
prospects it... 阅读全帖 |
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m****a
发帖数: 9485 | 13 请看经文证据。既然原来发过的被设置为不可回复，再发一次吧。
http://www.harvestherald.com/onehundred.html
Originally Published
by the
American Unitarian Association
1827
Unitarian Christians believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God and the
Saviour of men. They believe in the divinity of his mission and in the
divinity of his doctrines. They believe that the Gospel, which he proclaimed
, came from God; that the knowledge it imparts, the morality it enjoins, the
spirit it breathes, the acceptance it provides, the promises it m... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 8775 | 14 http://www.clearbibleanswers.org/questionsanswers/100-how-can-g
How can God PUNISH a person’s family to the 3RD AND 4TH GENERATION?
QUESTION 17
IS IT FAIR FOR GOD TO PUNISH THE INNOCENT? HE SAID, "VISITING THE INIQUITY
OF THE FATHERS UPON THE CHILDREN UNTO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION OF
THEM THAT HATE ME"! (EXODUS 20:5)
Only four times in Scripture this phrase is recorded. In Exodus
20:5, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, and Deuteronomy 5:9. These are all in the
writings of Moses. In E... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 15 CHAPTER XXII
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
I. A lawful oath is a part of religious worship,[443] wherein, upon just occ
asion, the person swearing solemnly calleth God to witness what he asserteth
, or promiseth, and to judge him according to the truth or falsehood of what
he sweareth.[444]
II. The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear, and therein it
is to be used with all holy fear and reverence.[445] Therefore, to swear va
inly, or rashly, by that glorious and dreadful Name; or, to ... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 16 CHAPTER XXIX
Of the Lord’s Supper
I. Our Lord Jesus, in the night wherein he was betrayed, instituted the sacr
ament of his body and blood, called the Lord’s Supper, to be observed in hi
s church, unto the end of the world, for the perpetual remembrance of the sa
crifice of himself in his death; the sealing all benefits thereof unto true
believers, their spiritual nourishment and growth in him, their further enga
gement in and to all duties which they owe unto him; and, to be a bond and p
ledge ... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 17 CHAPTER VII
Of God’s Covenant with Man
I. The distance between God and the creature is so great, that although reas
onable creatures do owe obedience unto him as their Creator, yet they could
never have any fruition of him as their blessedness and reward, but by some
voluntary condescension on God’s part, which he hath been pleased to expres
s by way of covenant.[144]
II. The first covenant made with man was a covenant of works,[145] wherein l
ife was promised to Adam; and in him to his posterit... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 18 CHAPTER XXI
Of Religious Worship, and the Sabbath Day
I. The light of nature showeth that there is a God, who hath lordship and so
vereignty over all, is good, and doth good unto all, and is therefore to be
feared, loved, praised, called upon, trusted in, and served, with all the he
art, and with all the soul, and with all the might.[404] But the acceptable
way of worshiping the true God is instituted by himself, and so limited by h
is own revealed will, that he may not be worshiped according to... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 19 CHAPTER IV
Of Creation
I. It pleased God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,[86] for the manifestation
of the glory of his eternal power, wisdom, and goodness,[87] in the beginni
ng, to create, or make of nothing, the world, and all things therein whether
visible or invisible, in the space of six days; and all very good.[88]
II. After God had made all other creatures, he created man, male and female,
[89] with reasonable and immortal souls,[90] endued with knowledge, righteou
sness, and true holine... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 20 CHAPTER IX
Of Free Will
I. God hath endued the will of man with that natural liberty, that it is nei
ther forced, nor, by any absolute necessity of nature, determined to good, o
r evil.[205]
II. Man, in his state of innocency, had freedom, and power to will and to do
that which was good and well pleasing to God;[206] but yet, mutably, so tha
t he might fall from it.[207]
III. Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of w
ill to any spiritual good accompanying salvation:... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4956 | 21 CHAPTER VI
Of the Fall of Man, of Sin, and of the Punishment Thereof
I. Our first parents, being seduced by the subtlety and temptation of Satan,
sinned, in eating the forbidden fruit.[124] This their sin, God was pleased
, according to his wise and holy counsel, to permit, having purposed to orde
r it to his own glory.[125]
II. By this sin they fell from their original righteousness and communion wi
th God,[126] and so became dead in sin,[127] and wholly defiled in all the p
arts and faculties ... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 22 CHAPTER XXVI
Of the Communion of Saints
I. All saints, that are united to Jesus Christ their Head, by his Spirit, an
d by faith, have fellowship with him in his graces, sufferings, death, resur
rection, and glory:[504] and, being united to one another in love, they have
communion in each other’s gifts and graces,[505] and are obliged to the pe
rformance of such duties, public and private, as do conduce to their mutual
good, both in the inward and outward man.[506]
II. Saints by profession are bo... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 23 CHAPTER XXV
Of the Church
I. The catholic or universal church, which is invisible, consists of the who
le number of the elect, that have been, are, or shall be gathered into one,
under Christ the Head thereof; and is the spouse, the body, the fullness of
him that filleth all in all.[490]
II. The visible church, which is also catholic or universal under the gospel
(not confined to one nation, as before under the law), consists of all thos
e throughout the world that profess the true religion;[491... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 24 CHAPTER XXXIII
Of the Last Judgment
I. God hath appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world, in righteousne
ss, by Jesus Christ,[573] to whom all power and judgment is given of the Fat
her.[574] In which day, not only the apostate angels shall be judged,[575] b
ut likewise all persons that have lived upon earth shall appear before the t
ribunal of Christ, to give an account of their thoughts, words, and deeds; a
nd to receive according to what they have done in the body, whether good or
evi... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 25 这是各大版本的英文翻译
New International Version (©1984)
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed
heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
New Living Translation (©2007)
And now in these final days, he has spoken to us through his Son. God
promised everything to the Son as an inheritance, and through the Son he
created the universe.
English Standard Version (©2001)
but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the
h... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 26 这里是各种译文
Revelation 12:12 NIV
New International Version
Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the
earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with
fury, because he knows that his time is short."
Read Revelation 12 NIV | Read Revelation 12:12 NIV in parallel
Revelation 12:12 ASV
American Standard Version
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth
and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, h... 阅读全帖 |
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m**********e
发帖数: 2808 | 27 我曾经指导过一些小朋友看"Julius Caesar"，因为这个作品结构很清晰，而且虽然是
政治作品，但个人挣扎，着眼点重公义而轻权谋，所以小朋友也能理解。其中一些
speeches我让他们表演出来，因为个人觉得是oratory art的典范。尤其是Brutus和
Antonio在Caesar死后的交锋，火花四射。
Brutus:
Romans, countrymen, and lovers! hear me for my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me
for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that
you may believe: censure me in your wisdom, and
awake your senses, that you may the better judge.
If there be any in this assembly, any dear friend of
Caesar's, to him I say, that... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9567 | 28 http://evans-experientialism.freewebspace.com/jesus_name.htm
IS "I AM" GOD'S NAME?
Ivan Maddox
There is a scene in the movie "Popeye" where the lead character makes this
profound statement about himself: "I am what I am." In spite of this, there
was no outcry from the Christian community, no condemnation of the movie or
the character, no charges of blasphemy, no picketing of movie theatres, no
boycotts. In fact, no one seemed to notice the remark, least of all the
Christian community.
We do not ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4956 | 29 约一 5:10 信 神儿子的，就有这见证在他心里；不信 神的，就是将 神当作说谎
的，因不信 神为他儿子作的见证。 约一 5:11 这见证就是 神赐给我们永生，这永
生也是在他儿子里面。 约一 5:12 人有了 神的儿子就有生命；没有 神的儿子就没
有生命。 约一 5:13 我将这些话写给你们信奉 神儿子之名的人，要叫你们知道自己
有永生。
约一 5:10 信 神儿子的，就有这见证在他心里；不信 神的，就是将 神当作说谎的
，因不信 神为他儿子作的见证。 (CUVS)
1 John 5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself,
he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not th
e record that God gave of his Son. (KJV)
信神儿子的，就有这见證在他心
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发帖数: 1776 | 30 来自主题: TrustInJesus版 - 问个问题 所以你认为撒但是有来源的是吧？
这点我认同。
那么撒但的来源是什么呢？我们回到圣经就知道了。
在和合本圣经中，撒但总共出现48次
代上 21:1 撒但起来攻击以色列人，激动大卫数点他们。 伯 1:6 有一天， 神的众子
来侍立在耶和华面前，撒但也来在其中。 伯 1:7 耶和华问撒但说：“你从哪里来？”
撒但回答说：“我从地上走来走去，往返而来。” 伯 1:8 耶和华问撒但说：“你曾用
心察看我的仆人约伯没有？地上再没有人象他完全正直，敬畏 神，远离恶事。” 伯
1:9 撒但回答耶和华说：“约伯敬畏 神，岂是无故呢？ 伯 1:12 耶和华对撒但说：“
凡他所有的，都在你手中；只是不可伸手加害于他。”于是撒但从耶和华面前退去。 伯
2:1 又有一天， 神的众子来侍立在耶和华面前，撒但也来在其中。 伯 2:2 耶和华问
撒但说：“你从哪里来？”撒但回答说：“我从地上走来走去，往返而来。” 伯 2:3
耶和华问撒但说：“你曾用心察看我的仆人约伯没有？地上再没有人象他完全正直，敬
畏 神，远离恶事。你虽激动我攻击他，无故地毁灭他；他仍然持守他的纯正。” 伯
2:4 撒但回答耶和华说：“人以皮代皮... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6501 | 31 ☆─────────────────────────────────────☆
jaff1973 (jaff) 于 (Tue Dec 1 07:53:39 2009, 美东) 提到:
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jaff1973 (jaff) 于 (Tue Dec 1 07:54:27 2009, 美东) 提到:
Why Did I Laugh Tonight?
Why did I laugh tonight? No voice will tell:
No God, no Demon of severe response,
Deigns to reply from Heaven or from Hell.
Then to my human heart I turn at once.
Heart! Thou and I are here, sad and alone;
I say, why did I laugh? O mortal pain!
O Darkness! Darkness! ever must I ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9567 | 32 英文翻译不正确，你跟那些出版商反映了吗？
林前7:7 是描述还是建议呢？还是翻译错误呢？
New International Version (©1984)
I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
New Living Translation (©2007)
But I wish everyone were single, just as I am. Yet each person has a special gift from God, of one kind or another.
English Standard Version (©2001)
I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.
New Am... 阅读全帖 |
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G*M
发帖数: 6042 | 33 Bible Course - Christian Doctrine
Lesson 6
The Humiliation of Christ
Lord's Day 14 - 16
The humiliation of Christ
After discussing the names of the Mediator, the instructor now deals with
the states. "States" refer to the relationship with God. Lord's Days 14, 15
and 16 deal with the state of humiliation, which is divided into degrees. "
Degrees" view the ever-deepening process of Christ's suffering. Over against
this progressive humiliation, there is also a progressive exaltation.
Lord's Day 14... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10575 | 34 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/boettner/predest.iii.iii.html
Chapter IV
The Sovereignty of God
Every thinking person readily sees that some sovereignty rules his life. He
was not asked whether or not he would have existence; nor when, where, or
what he would be born; whether in the twentieth century or before the flood;
whether white or Negro; whether in America or in China. It has been
recognized by Christians in all ages that God is the Creator and Ruler of
the universe, and that as the Creator and ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 35 CHAPTER 20
OF CHRISTIAN LIBERTY, AND LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE
1. The liberty which Christ hath purchased for believers under the gospel co
nsists in their freedom from the guilt of sin, the condemning wrath of God,
the curse of the moral law; and, in their being delivered from this present
evil world, bondage to Satan, and dominion of sin; from the evil of afflicti
ons, the sting of death, the victory of the grave, and everlasting damnation
; as also, in their free access to God, and their yielding... 阅读全帖 |
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q********g
发帖数: 10694 | 36 刚贴给你的哥林多前书你还是没认真看。认真看看再说这些没根的话。
在贴一遍英文给你。
KJV：
1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but
unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
1:20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this
world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not Go... 阅读全帖 |
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s******l
发帖数: 6898 | 37 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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发帖数: 3382 | 38
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还能在虚伪一点吗？你家上帝的命令能不能consistent一点？
看看下面他的话，有这么爱的吗？
They are without God.
"Whosoever ... abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God." --
2 John 9
They are all antichrists.
"For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that
Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." --
2 John 7
They should be shunned. Neither marry nor be friends with them.
"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelieve... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 39 Letters from the Earth
When the Creator had finished thinking, He said, "I have thought. Behold!"
He lifted His hand, and from it burst a fountain-spray of fire, a million
stupendous suns, which clove the blackness and soared, away and away and
away, diminishing in magnitude and intensity as they pierced the far
frontiers of Space, until at last they were but as diamond nailheads
sparkling under the domed vast roof of the universe.
At the end of an hour the Grand Council was dismissed.
They left... 阅读全帖 |
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l*****a
发帖数: 38403 | 40 耶和华：你们要生养众多
保罗：若他们常像我就好
大师听从哪一位？ 你们这所谓一致性么，打脸的可就数不胜数了
John 1:18 "No man hath seen God at any time."
Exodus 33:20 "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and
live."
John 6:46 "Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God [
Jesus], he hath seen the Father."
I John 4:12 "No man hath seen God at any time."
vs.
Genesis 32:30 "For I have seen God face to face."
Exodus 33:11 "And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh
unto his friend."
Isaiah 6:1... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 41 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the
ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reonciling the
world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath
committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors
for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray y... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 42 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: Sp2018 (任盈盈), 信区: Military
标 题: 我念经文：因为今天是星期天
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Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are
passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the
ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reonciling the
world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath
committed... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 484 | 43 The Bargain
by Sir Philip Sidney
My true love hath my heart, and I have his,
By just exchange one for another given;
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
There never was a better bargain driven:
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
His heart in my keeps him and me in one,
My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides;
He loves my heart, for onece it was his own,
I cherish his because in my it bides;
My true love hath my heart, and I have his.
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发帖数: 852 | 44 古兰经有164处关于对异教徒发动圣战（jihad)的描述
The Koran's 164 Jihad Verses
K 2:178-179
Set 1, Count 1+2 [2.178] O you who believe! retaliation is prescribed for
you in the matter of the slain, the free for the free, and the slave for
the slave, and the female for the female, but if any remission is made to
any one by his (aggrieved) brother, then prosecution (for the bloodwit)
should be made according to usage, and payment should be made to him in a
good manner; this is an alleviation from your Lord and a mer... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 45 In my youth I was told that in a certain city every one lived according to
the Scriptures.
And I said, "I will seek that city and the blessedness thereof." And it was
far. And I made great provision for my journey. And after forty-days I
beheld the city and on the forty-first day I entered into it.
And lo! the whole company of the inhabitants had each but a single eye and
but one hand. And I was astonished and said to myself, "Shall they of this
so holy city have but one eye and one hand?"
Then ... 阅读全帖 |
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G*M
发帖数: 6042 | 46 Bible Course - Christian Doctrine
Lesson 5
God the Son
Lord's Day 11 - 13
In Lord's Day 8 we learned about a triune God - One God, consisting of three
distinct Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Lord's Days 9
and 10 speak about God the Father. Lord's Days 11 - 19 teach us about the
Person and the work of God the Son.
Lord's Day 11
Q. 29. Why is the Son of God called Jesus, that is a Savior?
A. Because He saveth us, and delivereth us from our sins (a); and likewise,
because we ough... 阅读全帖 |
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G*M
发帖数: 6042 | 47 Bible Course - Christian Doctrine
Lesson 8
God the Holy Ghost
Lord's Day 20 - 22
God the Holy Ghost
In Lord's Day 11-19, on the basis of articles 2 - 7 of the Apostles' Creed,
there is spoken of Jesus Christ and His work. In Lord's Day 20-22, on the
basis of the last five articles of the Creed, there is spoken of the Holy
Ghost and His work, who He is and what He does in order that we may be
partakers in the deliverance which Christ has merited for us.
Lord's Day 20
Q. 53. What dost thou believe... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 48 CHAPTER 3
OF GOD'S ETERNAL DECREE
1. God, from all eternity, did, by the most wise and holy counsel of his own
will, freely, and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass: yet so, as
thereby neither is God the author of sin, nor is violence offered to the wil
l of the creatures; nor is the liberty or contingency of second causes taken
away, but rather established.
2. Although God knows whatsoever may or can come to pass upon all supposed c
onditions, yet hath he not decreed anything because h... 阅读全帖 |
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C****i
发帖数: 1776 | 49 CHAPTER XIV
Of Saving Faith
I. The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the savin
g of their souls,[279] is the work of the Spirit of Christ in their hearts,[
280] and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the Word,[281] by which al
so, and by the administration of the sacraments, and prayer, it is increased
and strengthened.[282]
II. By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true whatsoever is revealed i
n the Word, for the authority of God himself speaking therein;[2... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1776 | 50 CHAPTER XV
Of Repentance unto Life
I. Repentance unto life is an evangelical grace,[292] the doctrine whereof i
s to be preached by every minister of the gospel, as well as that of faith i
n Christ.[293]
II. By it, a sinner, out of the sight and sense not only of the danger, but
also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy n
ature, and righteous law of God; and upon the apprehension of his mercy in C
hrist to such as are penitent, so grieves for, and hates his sins,... 阅读全帖 |
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