ผู้ปฏิบัติตนเป็นเกย์สามารถไปสวรรค์ได้? “จงสำรวจตนเองว่าท่านตั้งมั่นในความเชื่อหรือไม่ จงทดสอบตัวเอง ท่านไม่ประจักษ์หรือว่าพระเยซูคริสต์ทรงอยู่ในท่าน แน่นอนนอกจากว่าท่านไม่ผ่านการทดสอบ?” (2 Corinthians 13:5, TNCV)
นี่เป็นคำถามที่ซับซ้อนซึ่งเกี่ยวข้องกับหลายด้านของเทววิทยา และคริสเตียนไม่ได้ตอบคำถามนี้เหมือนกันเสมอไป แต่ตามที่ข้าเห็น มันเป็นเพียงเวอร์ชันเฉพาะของคำถามที่กว้างกว่าคือ…
Calivinism vs. Roman Catholicism
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Did Old Testament Gentile believers have to become Jews in order to be saved?
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Murderers in Heaven
Actually, the Bible doesn't teach that murderers can't be saved in the normal way. Rather, it assures us that even they can receive salvation in Christ if only they repent of their sins and turn to…
Can you be saved and still follow a false teacher?
Excellent question. The short answer is "yes," it is possible (see the 7 Churches of Revelation). When one is initially saved they normally know very little of the truth. All they are familiar with…
Calvinism and Matthew 23:37?
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Can Catholics be Saved?
I believe the article you refer to is addressed below. I would agree with you that there are quite a number of significant differences between Calvinism and Roman Catholicism. Ra McLaughlin…
Losing Your Salvation
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Why Choose Me?
You have raised two questions that theologians have wrestled with for ages: assurance of salvation, and the nature of God's prerogative in election. Election The traditional answer to the question…
What is the ordo salutis?
Ordo salutis is Latin for "the order of salvation," which deals with the logical sequence of stages involved in the salvation of a believer - election, effectual calling, regeneration, conversion…
Salvation for the Mentally Handicapped
The question of salvation for the mentally handicapped is very similar to the question of salvation for those who die in infancy. In both cases, the infant or handicapped individual possesses some…
Salvation vs. the Kingdom of God?
I'm sorry my answer was misleading -- I did not mean to imply that one could be saved without inheriting the kingdom of God. Rather, I was using the terms "saved" and "inherit the kingdom of God"…
Are Children Saved?
Regarding your first question, as John 3:3,8 indicates, you have to be born again in order to be saved. Being "born again" means having your spirit regenerated or given new life. Because we are…
When a Baby Dies
Actually, Reformed theologians have not been entirely unified on this issue. Some, particularly the old Princeton theologians, have argued that while imputed sin from Adam is sufficient to make…
Election vs. Predestination: Calvinism vs. Arminianism
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Prevenient Grace
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Salvation before Christ
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Old Testament Saints
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Ordo Salutis
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Can Christians Stop Sinning?
I would answer with Paul and the rest of the biblical authors that a Christian cannot totally cease from sinning. As Paul wrote in Galatians 5:17, "The flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and…
Purgatory
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Will all mankind eventually be saved? (Isn't election unjust?)
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All Dogs Go to Heaven?
I'm afraid that the Bible gives us no indication that our deceased pets will be in heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:19-22 does say that there is one fate for both man and animals, but the point of that text is…
Old Testament Women and Salvation
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