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 ]。…
Can you explain Romans 11?
An answer to this question is quite involved, so it will be rather long and covered in four sections. Romans 11:1-10 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an…
Explaining Romans 7:14-25
Romans 7:14-25: For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin. For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. Now…
Calvinism and 1 Timothy 2:4, 6?
Thanks for your question. The Reformed faith teaches that Jesus died only for the elect and not for every single person in the world. See "Calvinism and Titus 2:11?" and "Calvinism and 1 John 2:2?"…
Falling Short of God's Glory
The phrase "fall short" means all sorts of things, depending on the context; it does not have one consistent meaning throughout the Bible. When you find phrases like "fall short" and "miss the mark"…
430 Years - Galatians 3:17
Galatians 3:17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. Paul is not in error. There…
Physical Description of Paul
The Bible does not provide a description of Paul, though many have speculated that he had problems with his eyes. These speculations have been based on his apparently large handwriting (Gal. 6:11)…
Same-Sex Love?
In answering this question it is necessary to define some biblical terms from God's holy perspective and to understand God's definition of "love" in regards to couples (families). Biblical romantic…
Paul Greatest or Least of the Apostles?
2 Corinthians 11:5-6 I do not think I am in the least inferior to those "super-apostles." I may indeed be untrained as a speaker, but I do have knowledge. We have made this perfectly clear to you in…
Calvinism and 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, 19?
I agree with you that God can't be stopped in his mission (Isa 40:8; 45:23; 55:11; cf. Num 23:19; Matt 24:35). So, whatever God reconciled to himself will remain that way. However, we need to examine…
Baptism in 1 Corinthians 10:1-2?
Thanks for your question. Many years ago, as an ordained Baptist minister studying the Doctrine of Baptism, I Corinthians 10:1-2 opened my eyes to many truths. I'll share a few of them in hopes they…
Do all Christians speak in tongues?
First, I will acknowledge that there are different views concerning tongues and the sign gifts. I encourage you to read, "Have the Gifts of the Spirit Ceased?" below which briefly describes the four…
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…
Giving as a Part of Worship?
Giving as Worship: In the New Covenant we are no longer under the Ceremonial Law. There is no longer a mandatory obligation to "tithe." When the Priesthood changed, so did the Law (Heb 7:12). See…
Introduction to the Epistles of the New Testament
The Epistles of the New Testament Why so many epistles? At first glace, it may seem odd that the most of the books in the New Testament are epistles (letters). The Christian faith is built on…
Unnatural Acts
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Overview of the Book of 1 Timothy
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Paul and Boasting - 1 Corinthians 15:10
1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them - yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 2…
What are special and general revelation?
General revelation and special revelation are the two ways God has chosen to reveal himself to all humanity. General revelation refers to the general truths that can be known about God through…
"Long ago were designated" (Jude 4)
Jude 1:4 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and…
Overview of the Book of 2 Timothy
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The Rapture and a Thousand Years (1 Thess. 4:16)
For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first (1 Thessalonians…
Anti-Christ a Human?
Only John mentions the idea of antichrist (1 John 2:18; 2:22; 4:3; 2 John 7), and his letters antichrist does not seem to be any particular individual. There are also some textual variants that…
What does 1 Corinthians 6:12?
For a bit of detail on 1 Corinthians 6:12, please take a look at: https://thirdmill.org/newfiles/ric_pratt/NT.Pratt.1Corinthians.6.12-20.html In general, the idea of "mastery" in 1 Corinthians 6:12…