我如何能与基督一同坐在天堂里，而我仍然坐在地上？ “祂所预定的人，祂也呼召他们；祂所呼召的人，祂也称他们为义人；祂称之为义人的，祂也使他们得荣耀。” (Romans 8:30, CCB)
感谢您的提问。简短的答案是，基督徒已经与基督一同“得荣耀”（罗马书8:30）和“一同复活”（歌罗西书3:1）。在不涉及过多技术细节的情况下，让我试着解释。 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；称义的人又使他们与耶稣基督一同得荣耀 [ edoxasen…
犹大是否参加了圣餐？ “所以，人要先自我省察，才可以吃这饼喝这杯。” (1 Corinthians 11:28, CCB)
这里有三个主要问题需要回答：（1）哥林多前书11章关于圣餐说了什么？（2）犹大是否参加了圣餐？（3）耶稣是否正确地主持了圣餐？ 哥林多前书中的圣餐 保罗在哥林多前书11章讨论了圣餐。他说： 哥林多前书11:17-34：17 我对你们所行的事，并没有称赞你们，因你们的聚会不是益处，反倒有害。18 我听说你们聚会的时候，中间有分歧，我也有些相信。19…
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