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人饑餓非因無餅，幹渴非因無水，乃因不聽耶和華的話。
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(2009-11-28 23:27:44)
有時候，我們在解經時由於太急於替神“辯解”而不自覺地將一些不合理的預設引進來，使得解經走入誤區。
舉一個小小的例子，在《創世記》第三章中，神不讓人吃分別善惡樹的果子。很多慕道友會就此逼問我們：“你們的神豈不是在推行愚民政策嗎？難道人稀裏糊塗、善惡不分祂就滿足了嗎？”麵對這個“尖銳”的問題，我們往往會迫不及待地跳進陷阱，不自覺地[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-24 21:44:18)
之所以說本書用的是大手筆，是因為它涉及的主題都是基督信仰最核心、最基本的範疇，如道成肉身、聖靈、愛與誡命、永生與審判、信心與生命，等等；而且這些主題自然巧妙地貫穿於論述的每一個細節。單從主題上看，我們甚至可以將本書看成《約翰福音》的濃縮版；隻不過是《約翰福音》在功用上更注重傳福音和神學的係統展開，本書則注重信徒靈命造就和基本教義[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-23 16:34:38)
作者介紹《約翰一書》的作者雖然沒有明確道出自己的身份，但從寫作風格、語氣、和內容諸方麵看，本書的作者的確應該是使徒約翰，這是教會史上普遍同意的。在主的十二個使徒中，約翰是唯一沒有殉道的。因此在其晚年，對維護純正的基督信仰起到了中流砥柱的作用。
使徒約翰共寫了五部新約經卷。它們是《約翰福音》、《約翰一書》、《約翰二書》、《約翰三[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-22 17:15:18)
人們常感歎：人生是一個謎，曆史更是一個謎。這說明曆史實在包含難解的奧秘。但聖經曆史觀能把“謎”一般的人生和曆史解得透明澄澈。所以，不可想當然地認為聖經應該很容易理解。聖經曆史觀可以概括為以下幾個大的要點。
第一，聖父是曆史的主宰。神既是自然的立法者，也是曆史的立法者。曆史取決於神的意誌（旨意），曆史的意義在於神的啟示。由於神是[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-20 05:37:50)
Incontemporarysociety,besidesthemajorheresies,e.g.,JehovahWitness,Mormon,andUnitarianism,whichundermineJesusChrist,themodernculturedeniesHisdeityandjustregardsHimasoneofthemostinfluentialmoralteachersinhumanhistory.ThesehaveadestructiveimpacttomodernChurchandChristianfaith.SomechurchespreacheverythingexceptthatJesusistheSonofGod,whohasdiedontheCrossforoursin.Eveninevangelicalchurches,thereisanincr...[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-19 21:14:37)
CommunicativeintentThepurposeofthiscommunicationistoimpactthereaderswiththeverybasictruthinChristianfaith,whichisasclearasthelightindarkness.WhenthefalseteachersslippedinandarosetodeceiveGod’speoplewithsomemysticalknowledgeandtotempthemwithsindisregardingGod’sLaw,theauthoroutcriestothechurch:“GobacktoChrist!Gobacktowhatyouheardaboutyourfaithinthebeginning!”Rhetorically,theauthor’sargumen...[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-19 21:07:18)
Herewedotheanalysisseparatelyforvv.1:5-10andvv.2:1-11connectedthrough“Iwritethis”(2:1)Thelogicalflowofvv.1:5-10isreflectedinamainstatement(1:5)andfiveconditionalclauses(1:6-10)following.Themainstatementsetsastandard.Theconditionalclausesassertthecondition(i.e.,tomeetthestandardornot)inthesubordinateclausesandthecorrespondingconsequencesinthemainclauses.Thestructureofthefirsttwoclauses(1:7,8)is“...[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-19 21:07:09)
ThemeandLiteraryContextAlthoughsomeseethebookasrepeatedthemesorganizedinseveralspirals,herewetreatthebookinfivesections:Thefirstsection(1:1-4)addressestheveryfoundationofChristianfaith:first,ChristisbothtotallyGodandtotallyaman(1:1);second,suchatruthisnowrevealedtoallhuman(1:2);third,itprovidesandistheonlygroundforallbelieverstohavefellowshipwithChristandwitheachother(1:3);andfourth,thisisthe...[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-19 21:05:22)
Historical/CulturalBackground[1]Atthetimewhenthisletterwaswritten,aheresyknowneventuallyas“Gnosticism”wasarisingandpervertingfundamentalapostolicteachings.InfluencedbyGreekphilosopherssuchasPlato,itassertedthatmatterwasevilandspiritwasgood.Therefore,thefalseteachersdeniedJesus’truehumanityinordertopreserveHimfromevil.ItalsoclaimedamysticalknowledgeoftruththatwashighereventhantheScripture.G...[閱讀全文]
(2009-11-19 21:00:56)
IntroductionInthispaper,thescripturetextin1John1:5-2:11willbeanalyzedwithinthegeneralhermeneuticapproaches,suchasthemeandliterarycontextobservation,historical-culturalbackgroundexamination,grammar-structureanalysis,lexicalstudy,etc.ApplicationwillbediscussedinawaythatchangesChristianlifethroughbuildingupfaithandpersonalrelationshipwithChrist.Inordertoanalyzethepassageprecisely,themainideaando...[閱讀全文]
