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发帖数: 303 | 1 Oh, by the way, his name Sufjan is Persian and was given to him by the
leader of a cult sect his parents belong to... |
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发帖数: 23432 | 2 彭博社：中贡国建孔子学院前提是无敏感词zz
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-01/china-says-no-talking-
When a Beijing organization with close ties to China’s government offered
Stanford University $4 million to host a Confucius Institute on Chinese
language and culture and endow a professorship, it attached one caveat: The
professor couldn’t discuss delicate issues like Tibet.
“They said they didn’t want to be embarrassed,” said Richard Saller, dean
of Stanford’s school of humanities and sciences. Stanford refus... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4346 | 3 The Arguments Against Gay Marriage
Well, of course there are a lot of reasons being offered these days for
opposing gay marriage, and they are usually variations on a few well-
established themes. Interestingly, the Supreme Court in Hawaii has heard
them all. And it found, after due deliberation, that they didn't hold water.
Here's a summary of the common reasons given:
1. Marriage is an institution between one man and one woman. Well, that's
the most often heard argument, one even codified in a... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4 | 4 Palestinian stonethrowers wound Jewish baby
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | Israel Today Staff
Palestinian Arab stone throwers attacked a Jewish vehicle south of the
Judean town of Hebron on Tuesday, wounding an infant passenger.
Israeli army medics treated the baby at the scene, but decided the child
needed to be evacuated to a Jerusalem hospital for further treatment.
While such an attack by Jews on an Arab family likely would have made
headlines around the world, Tuesday's attacks by Arabs on ... 阅读全帖 |
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G****e
发帖数: 11198 | 5 The Darker Side Of God
If you ask Christians to describe their quasi-chosen god of worship,
you’ll often hear such descriptors as “wonderful” and “loving.” This
choice of selective designation seems commonplace within the Christian
community. In fact, most churches ignore the Old Testament all together so
that the members feel comfortable propagating this view. Fueled by such
blatant omission, this lengthy chapter will fill the void by offering a look
at the volume of horrendous acts perfo... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 82482 | 6 当初为什么会有Jedi出走创建Sith sect？为什么银河共和国里面，Jedi要对Sith斩尽
杀绝？
Jedi所维持的共和国对于Galaxy的控制是否合法公证？为什么会有上万个系统break-
away？就一个count dooku的能量能够维持？
共和国对于trade federation的taxation是否公正？要知道，税收往往会引起革命。印
花税导致美国革命，unjustified taxation往往导致内战。
最后在Episode 3的intro里面就说过，heroes on both sides，evil everywhere.
Clone war中，trade federation方面也有很多heroes……
there are good and evil on both sides……
en，这么说没问题
什么东西，不钻进去研究，都不觉得有什么了不起 |
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发帖数: 10318 | 7 10. Only got two phone votes last week, and one was a wrong number
9. Sang one note and your car's already loaded with parting gifts
8. The only other time you sang in public, you received a $50 fine
7. Amish sect forbids you to appear on camera or use any audio equipment
6. Russian mob strong-armed the French judge into voting against you
5. You look like a teenaged Henry Kissinger
4. While you sing, you chain-smoke Kools
3. The "studio" -- your basement. The "judges" -- your kitties.
2. Your i |
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发帖数: 6456 | 8 water Monday evening swept through a tiny community on the Utah-Arizona
border that is home to members of a polygamous sect. |
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发帖数: 1014 | 10 (CNN) -- Authorities said Monday they have taken legal custody of 401
children who lived on an isolated West Texas polygamist retreat built by
imprisoned "prophet" Warren Jeffs.
Authorities load members of the FLDS onto buses as they search their Texas
ranch for clues of abuse.
1 of 3 The children are being kept at a temporary shelter at historic Fort
Concho in nearby San Angelo while authorities investigate whether a child
bride gave birth on the ranch at age 15.
The children in state custody a |
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发帖数: 764 | 11 Pastor held for locking up 'child sorcerers'
IOL News, South Africa/August 1, 2008
Luanda - Police in Angola have detained a 35-year-old pastor for locking up
six alleged child sorcerers aged under ten and keeping them hungry in an
attempt to exorcise them, the Angop news agency said on Thursday.
David Afonso Nkote from the Bet Salon religious sect locked up five boys and
one girl for 13 days in the northern region of Zaire to "free them of
witchcraft," Angop said.
The agency quoted the police a |
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发帖数: 764 | 12 Beginning late Thursday night, law enforcement agents, including Midland
police, Texas Rangers and Child Protective Services, began to remove
children from Warren Jeffs' compound in Texas, YFZ ranch. The compound is
1700 acres and includes around thirty-five buildings.
Warren Jeffs is the leader of a sect of the Church Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints. Jeffs' church currently has around ten thousand members. Jeffs
is currently awaiting trial in Arizona. Jeffs is charged with eight counts
of se |
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发帖数: 478 | 13 有death sea scroll.
还有他本身是犹太人。。犹太人有不同group.
Catholic Encyclopedia里提到。
One of three leading Jewish sects mentioned by Josephus as flourishing in
the second century B.C., the others being the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05546a.htm |
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发帖数: 9485 | 14 在这篇文章下面看到很多人的评论，针对某些评论，一位从前的教友这样说道：
Let's not be all so disingenuous here. I will attest, I'm a former LDS from
about 30 years ago when I left (got involved in my youth) ---and never have
been hounded or ex-communicated or even threatened about it. My daughter and
her kids are all active members today and they don't try to brow beat me,
nor does any of those they're involved with at the church come and try to re
-indoctrinate me.
I simply do not believe as they do-- but I will attest, Mormons ar... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 25615 | 15 5:70 We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We sent unto
them messengers. As often as a messenger came unto them with that which
their souls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them) they denied
and some they slew.
5:71 They thought no harm would come of it, so they were wilfully blind and
deaf. And afterward Allah turned (in mercy) toward them. Now (even after
that) are many of them wilfully blind and deaf. Allah is Seer of what they
do.
5:72 They surely disbelieve... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 2456 | 16 哪位辛苦一下翻译翻译介绍给国人？其实内容不是很多。很多copypaste就可以了。
http://www.angelfire.com/co/JeffersonBible/
Amazon上好像还挺热的，其中有一个介绍很不错，不过比较长，有兴趣读杰佛逊版圣经
的人可以参考一下：
Thomas Jefferson was no Christian. Like many of the most famous of the
founding fathers, he was a Deist, and counted himself a Unitarian, but he
often said he was the sole member of a sect including no one but himself. He
had confidence in his own reason and conscience. He did admire Jesus,
saying, "Among the sayings and discourses imputed to him by his biogra... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 11198 | 17 【 以下文字转载自 WaterWorld 讨论区 】
发信人: GoBlue (Wolverines), 信区: WaterWorld
标 题: The Darker Side Of God
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jul 12 13:10:33 2014, 美东)
The Darker Side Of God
If you ask Christians to describe their quasi-chosen god of worship,
you’ll often hear such descriptors as “wonderful” and “loving.” This
choice of selective designation seems commonplace within the Christian
community. In fact, most churches ignore the Old Testament all together so
that the members feel comfortable propagatin... 阅读全帖 |
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l***a
发帖数: 5114 | 18 最近翻出阿西莫夫作品全集来重看，真挺有意思的，不仅囊括了他最早期那些名不见经
传的短篇，还有自己写的“创作感想”。看到TRENDS那一篇，居然发现他在1938年（当
时他还在读大学）成功预测成两件事：1）1940年第二次世界大战，2）1970年，人类登
月。
两件事都只差1年而已！
我一直觉得那个SF黄金时期的创作高峰,后来者很难翻越……
下面附TRENDS 的原文。
TRENDS
John Harman was sitting at his desk, brooding, when I entered the office
that day.
It had become a common sight, by then, to see him staring out at the Hudson,
head in
hand, a scowl contorting his face—all too common. It seemed unfair for the
little bantam
to be eating his heart out like that day after day... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9485 | 19 I am just single Christian, I am not making any sect or dinomanations, why
you worry? you worry too much brother. Jesus our Lord allows this happening
2000 years ago...relax, he will be back.
wheat and weeds are growning together..it is the reality. but once he come
back---everything will be changed. have some faith brother. |
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发帖数: 377 | 20 出了耶证，耶证的东西也照用不误。
这种语法上的讨论，网上一堆。
下面这个是随便找的。
http://www.wcg.org/lit/god/wordwasgod.htm
You asked how to understand John 1:1, since some sects claim that this verse
should read that the Word was "a God"—or "a god." This claim is based on
the fact that in the original Greek text the word theos in the last clause
of John 1:1 does not have the definite article as it does in the second
clause, which refers to the Father. This entire argument, however, is based
on ignorance of Greek grammar and syntax. |
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发帖数: 9433 | 21 摘录的一篇基督徒和非基督徒对话
a: Most atheists, agnostics, and even professing Christians do not fully
understand the truth about Christianity as defined by the Holy Bible.
They have traditions of men and false ideas that have taken the place of
the truth.
b: Uh huh. And if we accept for the sake of argument that the abrahamic
god might exist, with over 30,000 various sects of christianity, how is
anyone supposed to know which one is the real one?
a: You need to read the bible for yourself instead of listenin |
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发帖数: 6791 | 22 Acts 26
1Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.”
So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: 2“King Agrippa, I
consider myself fortunate to stand before you today as I make my defense
against all the accusations of the Jews, 3and especially so because you are
well acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. Therefore, I
beg you to listen to me patiently.
4“The Jews all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the
beginning o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 23 Acts 28:17-31 Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guard
17Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had
assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing
against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested
in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18They examined me and wanted to
release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death. 19But
when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—not that I had
an... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 24 I find every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly;
and where it fails them, they cry out, it is a matter of faith, and above
reason. |
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发帖数: 6791 | 25 10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other
religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people
evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical
claim that we were created from dirt.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune
God.
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to
Allah, but ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 26 "His (Calvin's) religion was demonism. If ever man worshiped a false God, he
did. The being described in his five points is ... a demon of malignant
spirit. It would be more pardonable to believe in no God at all, than to
blaspheme him by the atrocious, attributes of Calvin."
(Works, 1829 edition, p. 363.)
"The Presbyterian clergy are the loudest, the most intolerant of all sects;
the most tyrannical and ambitious, ready at the word of the law-giver, if
such a word could now be obtained, to put ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9567 | 27 On the second "mention of Jesus"
Excerpt from The Christ, by John E. Remsburg
"But this younger Ananus, who, as we have told you already, took the high
priesthood, was a bold man in his temper and very insolent; he was also of
the sect of Sadducees, who are very rigid in judging offenders, above all of
the rest of the Jews, as we have already observed; when, therefore, Ananus
was of this disposition, he thought he had now a proper opportunity. Festus
was dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1035 | 28 from http://www.edzx.com/Article/Class9/Class15/200606/8719.html
剑桥大学著名学者罗宾逊（John A. T. Robinson），其成名是因主张新约是写于耶
稣之后一百
年，没有历史可靠性。不料后来经深入研究后，改变了看法，主张新约写于公元32年到
64年，为历史
上极可靠的文件。他在1977年接受时代杂志访问，指出学术界过去认为新约写于较后期
，只是基于
「未考验过的独断假设」。（参考Time 21 May, 1977, 及Reaging the New Testament
,
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1976）
有关新约四福音书对耶稣的记载，有一同期重要的非基督教历史文件为外证，就是
公认为写下正
史的历史学家约瑟夫（Flavis Josephus），他于公元93年印刷其名著「犹太古史」
（Antiqnities of the Jews, Grand Rapids: Kregal Pub. 1960），其中的Book
18, Ch, 3, Sect 3. 描述了一段有... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4956 | 29 异端这个词的来源，百度百科上的解释：
1. [strange omen]∶异常的吉兆。现多指自认为正统者对异己的思想、理论的称呼
攻乎异端,斯害也已。——《论语·为政》。朱熹集注:“非圣人之道,而别为一端。”
焦循补疏:“各为一端,彼此互异。”
2. [heterodoxy;heresy]∶古代儒家称其他学说、学派为异端
1.古代儒家称其他学说、学派为异端。
《论语·为政》：“ 子 曰：‘攻乎异端，斯害也已。’”朱熹 集注：“异端，非圣
人之道，而别为一端，如 杨 墨 是也。” 唐玄宗 《＜孝经＞序》：“嗟乎！夫子没
而微言绝，异端起而大义乖。” 鲁迅 《而已集·魏晋风度及文章与药及酒之关系》：
“更因思想通脱之后……遂能充分容纳异端和外来的思想，故孔教以外的思想源源引入
。”
2. 凡自居正统的人或组织对异己的观点、学说或教义亦称之为异端。
晋 僧肇 《百论序》：“外道纷然，异端竞起，邪辩逼真，殆乱正道。”《人民文学》
1977年第5期：“凡有作品，未经他们（‘四人帮’）点头，一律视为异端。”
维基百科上的定义：
基督教的异端
基督教成立初期，使徒亦坦然承认奉行犹太教的“异端”[2]... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4956 | 30 加拉太书5章13-26节，说异端是属于情欲的，与圣灵的果子相对
13
弟兄们，你们蒙召，是要得自由。只是不可将你们的自由当作放纵情欲的机会。总要用
爱心互相服事。
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to
indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
14
因为全律法都包在爱人如己这一句话之内了。
The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as
yourself."
15
你们要谨慎。若相咬相吞，只怕要彼此消灭了。
If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be
destroyed by each other.
16
我说，你们当顺着圣灵而行，就不放纵肉体的情欲了。
So I say, live by the Spi... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3781 | 31 Calvinism consists of theological doctrines which use words found in the Bib
le. However, Calvinism consistently redefines those words, takes them out of
context, applies the doctrines inappropriately, exaggerates the meaning of
the words to the extreme, or in some other way distorts the Word of God to m
atch the theology written by John Calvin in his book, Institutes of the Chri
stian Religion. The following is a typical definition of Total Depravity, th
e First Point of Calvinism, written by o... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3781 | 32 what chance you give me?
calvinism?
Calvinists are teaching fasle gospel
no wonder ppl won't trust in Jesus
most of us were predestined to hell? You call it good news?
that's why there are so many different sects of chritianity in this world. t
hat's why we are waiting for Jesus's second coming and his personal reign on
this world.
Bible read Romans 10:13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord wil
l be saved." But Calvinists teach that TULIP is the truth. Christian is no
t christian... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 4956 | 33 聖約思維，聖約生活﹕聖經神學之邀
COVENANT THINKING AND LIVING:
AN INVITATION TO BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
I. 聖經神學是什麼？What is Biblical Theology?
II. 耶穌基督與舊約聖經Jesus Christ and the Old Testament
III. 舊約聖經的主題The Main Theme of the Old Testament: Covenant
IV. 聖約思維與聖約生活之邀Invitation to Covenantal Thinking and Living
I. 聖經神學是什麼？What is Biblical Theology?
1. 聖經神學與聖經研究（解經）不同。
Biblical Theology is not the same as "Biblical studies" (exegesis).
「歸納法查經」是一個很普遍的查經法。
"Inductive Bible study" is a common way ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 25615 | 34 【 以下文字转载自 Belief 讨论区 】
发信人: Eloihim (真神), 信区: Belief
标 题: 古蘭經裡評論耶穌及基督徒
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Aug 2 14:04:36 2011, 美东)
5:70 We made a covenant of old with the Children of Israel and We sent unto
them messengers. As often as a messenger came unto them with that which
their souls desired not (they became rebellious). Some (of them) they denied
and some they slew.
5:71 They thought no harm would come of it, so they were wilfully blind and
deaf. And afterward Allah turned (in mercy) toward them. Now ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3781 | 35 Once again the deck was stacked. Westminster was not a gathering of those re
presenting all true believers, but only of the Calvinists, who had gained th
e upper hand in Parliament. Today's boast is that "all of the Westminster di
vines were Calvinists." 57 Furthermore, as Vance wisely comments...... like
the Synod of Dort, the presence of government officials at an ostensibly rel
igious assembly raises some questions about its legitimacy." 58 Expenses of
the members were borne by the State. Eve... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 36 试然，真理曾经随着圣主一度降临世界，其形态十分完美而灿烂夺目，但当圣主升天而
使徒们又已长眠之后，这时就兴起了一个恶毒的欺骗民族。他们就象埃及的泰丰及其同
谋者对待善良的奥西斯一样，他们把圣洁的真理拿来，把她可爱的形体砍成千万个碎片
四散抛开。从那以后，可悲的真理的友人，凡是敢于挺身而出的，都象易西斯寻找奥西
斯的零碎尸体一样，四处奔跑，一块一块地拼凑起来，就象能全部找到似的，上议员和
下议员们，我们还没有全部找到，在圣主再次降临以前，也不可能全都找到。唯有圣主
才能把每一个关节和每一个部分拼凑起来，再铸成永生不死的美妙而完善的形象。我们
不要让这种许可令到处妨碍和阻挠继续寻找真理并继续对殉道的圣者举行葬礼的人。我
们对于光明感到骄傲，但如果我们不能明智地对待太阳，它就会让我们瞎眼。比方说，
常被燃烧的行星，和亮度极大、随同太阳上升下降、直到它们相对地运动到天空某一个
部位而在早晚可见的两颗星，在白天又有谁能分辨呢？因此，上天赐给我们光，不是要
我们对着光注视，而是要我们利用光来发现我们还远不知道的东西。我们之所以能成为
一个快乐的民族，并不是由于我们脱下了教士的道袍、取消了主教的法冠... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 6791 | 37 杰斐逊总统在November 2, 1822，给Dr. Thomas Cooper的信里如此评论长老会的高压
权欲
"I had no idea, however, that in Pennsylvania, the cradle of toleration and
freedom of religion, it could have arisen to the height you describe. This
must be owing to the growth of Presbyterianism. The blasphemy and absurdity
of the five points of Calvin, and the impossibility of defending them,
render their advocates impatient of reasoning, irritable, and prone to
denunciation."
"Their ambition and tyranny would tolerate no rival if the... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9485 | 38 http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/276-original-sin-and-a
“Original Sin” and a Misapplied Passage
By Wayne Jackson
The doctrine of original sin—the notion that one is born into this world
hereditarily totally depraved—is widely believed in the religious world.
For example, the Augsburg Confession of Faith (1530), Lutheranism’s creed,
asserted:
[A]ll men, born according to nature, are born with sin, that is, without
the fear of God, without confidence towards God and with concupiscence,... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 9485 | 39 is it true that because Latter-day Saints believe that human beings can
eventually become like God, they are not Christian?
As even a cursory glance at early Christian thought reveals, the idea that
man might become as God—known in Greek as theosis or theopoiesis—may be
found virtually everywhere, from the New Testament through the writings of
the first four centuries. Church members take seriously such passages as
Psalm 82:6 [Ps. 82:6], John 10:33–36, and Philippians 2:5–6 [Philip. 2:5–
6], in ... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1911 | 40 Calvinism is a cult
Moronism is a normal sect of christianity
don't use your Satanism to attack a faithful Christian. |
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发帖数: 10575 | 41 我假设你们有这个常识，不会把马丁路德也归为改革宗了。因为他自己有门派的，叫做
路德宗。
马丁路德关于预定论最著名的讲论：意志的捆绑。the bondage of will
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/luther/bondage.xiv.i.html
Sect. CLXVII. — I SHALL here draw this book to a conclusion: prepared if it
were necessary to pursue this Discussion still farther. Though I consider
that I have now abundantly satisfied the godly man, who wishes to believe
the truth without making resistance. For if we believe it to be true, that
God fore-knows and fore-ordains all things; that He can be neith... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10575 | 42 The Necessity of Knowing God and His Power
Section VII.
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/luther/bondage.viii.i.html
Sect. VII. — BUT I will set your theology before your eyes by a few
similitudes. — What if any one, intending to compose a poem, or an oration,
should never think about, nor inquire into his abilities, what he could do,
and what he could not do, nor what the subject undertaken required; and
should utterly disregard that precept of Horace, “What the shoulders can
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发帖数: 10575 | 43 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/luther/bondage.viii.ii.html
Sect. VIII. — ANOTHER part of the sum of Christianity is, to know, whether
God foreknows any thing by contingency, or whether we do all things from
necessity. This part also you make to be irreligious, curious, and vain, as
all the wicked do: the devils , and the damned also, make it detestable and
execrable. And you shew your wisdom in keeping yourself clear from such
questions, wherever you can do it. But however, you are but a very poor
rhe... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 416 | 44 来自主题: TrustInJesus版 - 基督教会史 第七课 十八与十九世纪
美洲的大复兴
由于美洲的开发，使得许多在宗教信仰上遭到逼迫的人，选择离开欧洲移民至新大
陆，按照自己的理念来过生活。北美十三州的殖民地在十八世纪，发生了“大觉醒运动
the Great Awakening”。这是指从1725年起至1760年间所发生的一连串的属灵大复兴
。此运动在1735-1743年达至高峰：先由爱德华滋在麻州的讲道点燃了复兴之火；接着，
来自英国的布道家怀特菲旅行各地野外布道，听众数以万计，所到之处带来教会空前的
复兴。“大觉醒”影响深远，唤醒了牧师，奋兴了会众，复兴了教会，带起宣教热诚，
各宗派团结合作，促进高等教育培育人才，也间接影响后来美国独立建国的发展。“第
二次大觉醒 the Second Great Awakening”发生于1787-1830年间，回应美国独立战争
之后的属灵低潮与社会需要。芬尼 Charles Finney (1792-1875) 是其中著名的领袖，
使用新方法，来举行奋兴布道会。南北战争之后，慕迪 D. L. Moody (1837-1899) 崛起
，成为国际知名的布道家，其布道的风格与组织法影响了后世的大型... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 3781 | 45 I agree
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发帖数: 10575 | 46 Sect. IX. — THIS, therefore, is also essentially necessary and wholesome
for Christians to know: That God foreknows nothing by contingency, but that
He foresees, purposes, and does all things according to His immutable,
eternal, and infallible will. By this thunderbolt, “Free-will” is thrown
prostrate, and utterly dashed to pieces. Those, therefore, who would assert
“Free-will,” must either deny this thunderbolt, or pretend not to see it,
or push it from them. But, however, before I establish th... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 10575 | 47 Sect. X. — I COULD wish, indeed, that we were furnished with some better
term for this discussion, than this commonly used term, necessity, which
cannot rightly be used, either with reference to the human will, or the
divine. It is of a signification too harsh and ill-suited for this subject,
forcing upon the mind an idea of compulsion, and that which is altogether
contrary to will; whereas, the subject which we are discussing, does not
require such an idea: for Will, whether divine or human, do... 阅读全帖 |
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