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，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。 姿态 在伊斯兰教中，人们通过各种姿势进行祈祷，包括弯腰低头朝向地面（这里指弯腰至 waist，让脸朝向地面）。穆斯林进行一种仪式性的祈祷，称为 salah 或 salat…
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…
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，亚当和夏娃是上帝创造的第一个人类。所有人类都来自亚当和夏娃，在他们之前并没有其他人类种族存在。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)…
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…
耶稣骑的是小驴、驴，还是两者皆是？
马太福音 21:2-7: 到你们前面去的村子里，立刻在那里可以找到 一头驴子拴着，一个小驴 与她在一起。解开 它们 ，把 它们 带来给我 ... 他们带来了 驴子和小驴 ，把他们的衣服铺在上面，耶稣就坐在了 它们 上。 马可福音 11:2-7: 到你们前面去的村子里，一进去就会找到 一头小驴 拴着，没有人骑过。解开 它 ，把它带来 ... 他们把 小驴 带来给耶稣，把他们的衣服铺在 它…
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