Are All Believers Led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14)?
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Brad asks some super questions about the leading of the Holy Spirit as described in Rom 8:14: I read the book Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen. Regarding Romans 8:14, what does it mean to […]
What Are God’s Promises?
The word promise, when used as a noun, means “a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified.” When used as a verb, it means “to pledge to do, bring about, or provide.” Some promises are conditional and some are unconditional. Let’s say you promise to take your kids to the bounce […]
What Is the Filling of the Holy Spirit & How Do We Get It?
By Bob Wilkin I came to faith and was discipled through the ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. We had a booklet about how to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The Four Spiritual Laws booklet was our essential evangelistic resource. The Holy Spirit booklet was our key discipleship resource. I served as a staff […]
Are You a Sandemanian?
By Bob Wilkin Most Focused Free Grace advocates have never heard of Robert Sandeman (1718-1771). He was born in Scotland and planted churches there. In 1760, he came to America and planted churches here, dying in Danbury, CT, in 1771. He was just fifty-three. His father-in-law was John Glas, a Scottish minister who profoundly influenced […]
Did You Know That Brian Zahnd Is Dangerous?
I received a super question from Susanne: Hello! Recently I had a ministry partner tell me after I had reviewed the statement of faith from our ministry that she has a problem with penal substitutionary atonement. We have met two times to discuss. Much of her change in theology is from Brian Zahnd. How can […]
What Are the Ten Most Misunderstood Passages in the Bible? (Part 2)
In Part 1, I pointed out that Ron asked an interesting question: “What are the ten most misunderstood Bible verses or passages?” In that blog, I considered the first five verses and passages. In this blog I will consider the second five verses or passages that I think are the most misunderstood, along with a […]
Trebamo li vjerovati svim svojim srcem? Djela 8:37
WW postavlja zanimljivo pitanje o spasonosnoj vjeri: VOLIM tvoj kanal. PITANJE: Djela 8:37 kažu: „A Filip reče: “Ako vjeruješ od svega srca, možeš.” I odgovori on, rekavši: “Vjerujem da je Isus Krist Sin Božji.“ Može li osoba biti spašena vjerom, ali možda ne svim srcem? Postoji li nešto poput djelomične vjere? Kako procijeniti što znači […]
What Are the Ten Most Misunderstood Passages in the Bible? (Part 1)
Ron asked an interesting question: “What are the ten most misunderstood Bible verses or passages?” I have a book on the ten most misunderstood words in the Bible. But I don’t have one on this question. Maybe I will write a book in response. In this blog I will consider the first five verses or […]
Trebuie să credem din toată inima? Faptele Apostolilor 8:37
WW pune o întrebare interesantă despre credința care mântuiește: Îmi place canalul tău. ÎNTREBARE: Faptele Apostolilor 8:37 spune: Filip a zis: „Dacă crezi din toată inima, se poate”. Famenul a răspuns: „Cred că Isus Hristos este Fiul lui Dumnezeu.” O persoană poate fi mântuită crezând, dar fără să creadă „din toată inima”? Este posibil să […]
我们需要全心全意地相信吗？《使徒行传》8：37
WW 提出了一个关于得救的信心的有趣问题： 很喜欢你的频道。问题：《徒》8：37 说：“腓利说：‘你若是一心（英文是‘全心’, all thine heart）相信，就可以。’他回答：‘我信耶稣基督是上帝的儿子。’”一个人可以因为相信而得救，但也许并非全心全意？主要是相信吗？如何衡量 “全心全意”？ 这是《圣经》中唯一一节提到 “全心全意（with all your heart） ”相信的经文。 事实上，《圣经》中没有其他经文提到信心的程度i。 不过，还有三节经文中出现了 “全心全意 ”一词。主说最大的诫命是 “你要尽心、尽性、尽意爱主—你的上帝。”（《太》22：37；《可》12：30；《路》10：27）。这些经文是成圣的经文。它们并不是说明获得永生的条件。 《徒》8：37 在大多数希腊文手抄本中都找不到。事实上，无论是多数文本（Majority Text）还是所谓的批判文本（Critical Text）都不包括这节经文。它只出现在少数手稿中。不幸的是，伊拉斯谟（Erasmus）在制定《圣经》文本（Textus Receptus，TR）时使用的少量手稿中也包含了这节经文。 根据梅茨格的《希腊文新约圣经文本注释》，“虽然这段话没有出现在伊拉斯谟的版本（ms. 2）主要依靠的中世纪晚期手稿中，但它出现在另一版本（ms. 4）的页边空白处，伊拉斯谟把它插入到他的文本中，因为他‘判断它是由于抄写员的粗心大意而被省略的’”（第 315-16 页） 很明显，这句话不是经文。然而，由于有些人认为 KJV 中的任何内容都是经文，因此我想做一些补充说明。 首先，这里的问题是洗礼，而不是重生。埃塞俄比亚太监已经相信并且重生了（《徒》8：34-36）。 其次，有争议的经文并没有说这个人声称自己有某种异乎寻常的信仰。他只是回答说：“我信耶稣基督是神的儿子。”然后腓力为他施洗。他并没有问他是否全心地相信。 第三，WW 是正确的：我们要么相信，要么不相信。 第四，如上所述，《圣经》中没有其他经文区分不同程度的信心。 第五，《约翰福音》是《圣经》中唯一一本传福音的书卷（《约》20:30-31），其中多次引用主耶稣的话说，信祂的人就有永生，永远不会灭亡、灵性死亡或被赶出去。他从来没有说过，重生需要某种特定程度的信心。 第六，虽然可能有一些只拥护国王钦定本的人引用这节经文来证明重生需要某种特定的信心，但我不知道他们是谁。我猜大多数只拥护国王钦定本的人都会教导说“凡真心信靠我的人（whosoever surely meaneth me）”ii，我想他们会同意我刚才所说的五点。 凡信主耶稣基督的人就有永生，永不灭亡（《约》3：16；5：24；6：35、37、47；11：25-27；20：31；《徒》16：31；《弗》2：8-9）。这是好消息。 持续关注恩典。 i 我知道耶稣有时会提到 “如此大的信心”。然而，祂指的是某人相信一些很难相信、很少人相信的事。祂指的不是某种特殊的信心。更多详情，请参阅英文的链接(有关‘后现代信仰观’的文章) this article on the postmodern view of […]