践行同性恋者能进天堂吗？ “你们要自我省察，看看自己是否真正信主，也要考验自己。除非你们经不起考验，否则，你们应该知道耶稣基督住在你们里面。” (2 Corinthians 13:5, CCB)
这个问题十分复杂，涉及神学的多个方面，基督徒对此的答案并不总是统一的。但在我看来，它本质上是更广泛的问题“罪人能进入天堂吗？”的一个具体版本。我认为，答案是：一些但非所有实践同性恋的人会进入天堂，另一些人则会下地狱。…
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)…
人堕落和洪水之前是否吃肉？
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”循环的制定者。创世纪1:11-12说： 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，在地上各按其类生长。”事情就这样成了。…
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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