Paolo era davvero irreprensibile prima di giungere alla fede in Cristo? Filippesi 3:6
“[fariseo]; quanto allo zelo, persecutore della chiesa; quanto alla giustizia che è nella legge, irreprensibile” (Fl 3:6). Durante una lezione su Zoom di soteriologia, la dottrina della salvezza, uno studente mi ha posto una domanda su Fl 3:6. Paolo era davvero irreprensibile davanti a Dio prima di nascere di nuovo? La parola tradotta irreprensibile è […]
Czy Bóg wybiera ludzi do zbawienia?
Według kalwinistów wybranie jest jednym z najważniejszych wyrażeń w Biblii, mimo że występuje tylko siedem razy w Nowym Testamencie (Mateusza 24:24; Marka 13:22; Rzymian 11:7; Kolosan 3:12; 1 Tymoteusza 5:21; 2 Tymoteusza 2:10; i 2 Jana 1). Bez przedimka określonego słowa „wybrany” lub „wybranie” występują w Nowym Testamencie jeszcze szesnaście razy. Również inne słowa przekazują […]
Three Additional Questions about the Righteous Person
On Monday, February 10, I wrote a blog on the expressions the righteous and the just in Scripture. See here. I’m writing an immediate follow–up because I received three excellent questions about what I failed to comment upon. Question 1: Why did Peter call Lot righteous in 2 Pet 2:7-8? Peter wrote that God “delivered […]
Whom Does Scripture Call Righteous?
Many in Christianity think that whenever the Bible refers to the righteous, it is talking about those who are born again. In this view, whoever is righteous in his position before God—that is, justified––is also righteous in his experience. Some in Christianity say that if a righteous person stops living righteously, he loses everlasting life […]
Do You Know What a Presbyterian Is?
I am a bit embarrassed to admit that before reading The Pilgrim Church by Broadbent I had only a vague idea of what a Presbyterian is. What about you? Do you know what distinguishes a Presbyterian from a Baptist? Presbyterianism arose during the Reformation. During that time, there were four main segments of Christendom: Catholics, […]
Have You Laid Hold on Eternal Life?
In 1 Timothy 6:12 Paul said, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” Timothy, like all believers, already had everlasting life. So why would Paul command him to lay hold on it? And […]
Wytrwały trening przed czasem panowania
Często słyszałem, jak dr R. (dr Earl Radmacher) mówił: „To życie jest czasem treningu przed czasem panowania”. Od chwili kiedy już uwierzymy w Pana Jezusa Chrystusa ku życiu wiecznemu, jesteśmy raz na zawsze i nieutracalnie wiecznie bezpieczni. Od tej chwili uwierzenia w Pana Jezusa, aktualne zaczyna być to, jak pełne i obfite będzie nasze życie […]
What Do We Need to Hold Fast Until Christ Comes?
The Lord said in Revelation 2:25-26: “But hold fast what you have till I come. And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations.” These verses are part of the letter to the church of Thyatira. A false teacher named Jezebel was leading some […]
Why Is It Important That Noah’s Flood Was Worldwide?
Most of us heard about Noah’s ark when we were children in Sunday school. We were taught that the animals came to Noah, and they all got in the ark and were saved from the flood that covered the earth. I was not yet a believer in the promise of life when I first heard […]
Kako znamo da je vječni život vječan?
Jedan od mojih profesora na teološkom fakultetu i osoba koja me zaredila, dr. Charles Ryrie, poznato je rekao da, ako se vječni život može izgubiti, onda ima pogrešno ime. Postoje razni načini na koje ljudi koji ne vjeruju u vječnu sigurnost i pokušavaju zaobići prigovor dr. Ryrieja. Evo dva uobičajena pristupa: 1) Vječni život je […]