耶稣以俯伏的姿势祷告 - 马太福音 26:39
马太福音 26:39 耶稣又往前走了一点，俯伏在地，祷告说，"我父啊，倘若可行，求你叫这杯离开我。然而，不要照我的意思，只要照你的意思。" 姿势 在伊斯兰教中，人们通过各种姿势祷告，包括弯腰俯伏在地（这里指从腰部弯曲，面部朝向地面）。穆斯林按照阿拉伯语中的 salah 或 salat 仪式祷告，五次朝向麦加的卡巴圣殿。在伊斯兰教中，人们认为耶稣在马太福音…
亚当和夏娃在堕落之前有孩子吗？ “我必使你成为大国，我必赐福给你，使你声名远扬。你必成为别人的祝福。” (Genesis 12:2, CCB)
感谢您的提问。我将提供几个理由，解释为什么我认为亚当和夏娃在堕落前没有孩子。 首先，圣经教导说，亚当和夏娃是上帝所创造的最初的人类。所有的人类都来自亚当和夏娃，在他们之前并没有其他人类存在。亚当和夏娃并不是从一大群人中选出来作为故事中的典范。 路加在 “祂从一人造出万族，让他们散居世界各地，又预先定下他们的期限和居住的疆界，” (Acts 17:26, CCB)…
我如何能与基督一同坐在天堂中，而我仍然坐在地上？
感谢您的提问。简短的答案是，基督徒已经与基督一同“荣耀化”了（罗马书8:30）和与他一同“升到高处”（哥林多后书3:1）。在不涉及过多技术细节的情况下，让我解释一下。 为了简要理解保罗论点的力度和完整性，我们来看看这三段经文： 罗马书8:30：他预先知道的人就预先定下，叫他们与耶稣基督的形象相似；他预先定下的人又呼召他们，得呼召的人又称他们为义；称义的人又 荣耀他们 [ edoxasen ]。…
人类在堕落和大洪水之前吃肉吗？ “而是靠无瑕无疵的代罪羔羊基督的宝血。 基督是上帝在创世以前预先拣选的，却在这末世为你们显现。” (1 Peter 1:19-20, CCB)
圣经并没有具体回答这个问题。然而，我们可以简要地考察一些论点。第一个论点假设在堕落之前根本没有死亡。因此，人类不能吃动物，因为动物不能死亡。 那么，在人类堕落之前，是否有死亡呢？有的。神是“种子”循环的安排者。 创世纪 1:11-12 写道： 上帝说：“地要长出青草和结种的菜蔬，并结果子的树，每样树要结果子，果子里面有它的种子。”事情就这样发生了。…
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