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 […]
Cuando la teología no encaja
Como ex capellán militar y como civil que actualmente pasa mucho tiempo discutiendo teología con otros, me encuentro con un sistema teológico predominante. Algunos lo llaman calvinismo. Otros se refieren a él como Salvación por Señorío. Cualquiera que sea el nombre que reciba, uno de sus postulados es que todos los verdaderos creyentes obedecen al […]
Kapag Ang Teolohiya Ay Hindi Lapat
Bilang isang dating chaplain sa military, at bilang isang sibilyang kasalukuyang naggugugol ng maraming oras sa pagtalakay ng teolohiya sa iba, mayroon ako laging nasasalubong na teolohiya, higit sa iba pa. Ang iba ay tinatawag itong Calvinismo. Ang iba ay tinatawag itong Lordship Salvation. Anumang pangalan ang itawag dito, isa sa mga aral nito ay […]
Quando la teologia non è adatta
Come cappellano militare prima e come civile che attualmente passa molto tempo a discutere di teologia con gli altri, mi imbatto in un sistema di teologia più di ogni altro. Alcuni lo chiamano calvinismo. Altri lo chiamano Signoria della salvezza (o Salvezza per il Signore). Qualunque sia il suo nome, uno dei suoi principi è […]
Water for the Thirsty
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog discussing the gospel in the book of Isaiah. You can check out that blog here. Isaiah is not an evangelistic book. Rather, Isaiah addresses the nation of Israel and its rebellion. Due to its sin, the Lord disciplined the nation in the seventy-year captivity of Babylon. However, […]
O ecuație matematică
Cu mult timp în urmă, pe când eram la universitate, am urmat multe cursuri de matematică. Am uitat o mare parte din ceea ce mi s-a predat, dar îmi amintesc vag un lucru: poți adăuga ceva de o parte a unei ecuații matematice atâta timp cât adaugi aceeași valoare și de cealaltă parte. Trebuie să […]
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 […]
数学等式
虽然已经过去很久了，但在上大学时，我选修了很多数学课程。我已经忘记了所学内容的 90%，但依稀记得一件事。你可以在数学等式的一边加上一些东西，只要你在另一边加上同样的东西。你必须在每一边添加等量的东西。 例如，假设我们正试图找出 X 是什么（这可能会让某些读者想起噩梦）。等式可能是 X – 3 = 3Y + 5 要想知道 X 是多少，我们可以在等式两边加上 3。结果如下 X – 3 (+ 3) = 3Y + 5 (+ 3) 这就给了我们答案： X = 3Y + 8 最近，我注意到彼得在彼后 1:5-11 中使用了这样一个等式。他甚至使用了数学术语“加上”。等式的一边是我们的信心。等式的另一面是我们进入神的国度。我们可以把等式写成这样 信心 = 进入国度 这个等式说的是，每一个信耶稣得永生的人（信心）都将永远与基督同住（进入国度）。当祂再来时，信徒将永远在祂的国度里。 但彼得说，信徒可以在他的信心上附加其他（第 5 节）。我想彼得一定是想到了他过去的数学课。他说，作为信徒，我们可以在等式的左边加上一些东西。彼得列出了我们可以加上的东西：德行、知识、节制、忍耐、敬虔、弟兄之爱和爱心。 这位使徒说，如果我们在信心中加上这些东西（等式的左边），主就会在右边加上一些东西。新版国王钦定本将彼得的话翻译为：我们进入王国 “会得到 ”一些东西（第 11 节）。“会得到”这个动词与第 5 节中的“加上”是同一个词。很明显，彼得心里想的是数学！ 所以，彼得是说，如果我们把其他的加到信心之上，主就会在我们进入祂国度时给我们更多。但是，数学就在这里出了问题。我不知道彼得的代数有多好，但他没有遵守规则。当你做加法时，它们必须相等。在彼得后书 1：5-11 中，加起来的东西并不相同。 彼得希望我们在信心上中加入一些重要的东西（德行、知识、忍耐等）。要做到这些并不容易。 我们期待主在祂的那一边也加上同样重要的东西。如果我们把所有这些东西都加到我们的信心上，那么当我们进入国度时，主会把什么加给我们呢？我们发现，祂不会增加同样多的东西。 […]
Fire and Fuel
In recent news, we have seen the devastating fires in southern California. I know nothing about forestry, but I understand that two things were needed for this destruction to occur. One was a fire source. From what I’ve heard, various people purposely set the fires, which, though very small, were how the huge, devastating fires […]