JY Bible Notes 聖經小筆記

  From  Do Christians Sin? by  KYLE BUTT,  M.Div. A quick reading through the small epistle of 1 John reveals a number of verses that seem to disagree with each other. For instance, in 1 John 1:8,10 the author assures his readers that all people have sinned. In 2:1, John seems to indicate that even Christians will sin and therefore need Jesus Christ to be their advocate. Yet, 3:6 has John on record as saying: “Whoever abides in Him does not sin. Whoever sins has neither seen Him nor known Him.” In verse 8 of chapter 3, John wrote: “He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning.” And verse 9 states: “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.” Steve Wells, in his work,  The Skeptic’s Annotated Bible,  wrote concerning these verses in chapter 3: “Earlier in this letter (1:8,10) John assured us that everyone sins. Yet in these verses he claims that Chris...

Digest from  Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit—The "Unpardonable Sin" by  KYLE BUTT,  M.Div.  WHAT THE UNPARDONABLE SIN IS As was noted earlier, blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the only sin in the Bible that is given the status of unpardonable or eternal. In fact, Jesus prefaced His discussion of this sin by stating that, “every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men,”  except  for blasphemy against the Spirit. Using the working definition of blasphemy as “speaking evil of,” it becomes clear that the sin described by Jesus was a “tongue sin” that the Pharisees had committed, or at least were dangerously close to committing. What had the Pharisees done that would have put them in jeopardy of committing the unpardonable sin? According to His own testimony, during Jesus’ time on this Earth He cast out demons by the “Spirit of God” (Matthew 12:28). When the Pharisees saw that Jesus had performed a verifiable miracle, they could not argue with the fact that...

From Chat.deepseek.com **〈罗马书12:20〉中“炭火堆头”的深刻含义与属灵教导**   **经文原文**（和合本）：   > “所以，‘你的仇敌若饿了，就给他吃；若渴了，就给他喝。因为你这样行，就是把炭火堆在他的头上。’”（罗马书12:20）   ### **一、字面与文化背景**   1. **古近东习俗的隐喻**：      - “炭火堆头”源自埃及和犹太文化中的象征性举动：当一个人公开表示悔改时，旁人会将燃烧的炭火放在他头上，象征其羞愧与内心的灼痛，同时也代表他人以善报恶的举动使其悔悟。      - 另一种解释是：炭火是生活必需品（用于取暖或烹饪）， 帮助仇敌如同提供生存所需的“炭火”，以善行感化对方 。   2. **旧约的引用**：      - 保罗引用〈箴言25:21-22〉，强调“以善胜恶”是神子民的智慧。   ### **二、基督教的属灵意义**   1. **以爱化解仇恨**：      - 不是报复，而是用恩慈使仇敌羞愧，促使其反思（如同炭火的“灼烧感”）。      - 耶稣的教导实践：“爱你们的仇敌”（太5:44）。   2. **神的公义与怜悯**：      - “炭火”象征神的审判（诗140:10）与炼净（赛6:6-7），但信徒的善行成为神施恩的管道。      - 人的善行不是代替神的审判，而是彰显神的性情（罗12:19）。   3. **福音的颠覆性力量**：      - 当信徒以德报怨时，可能软化仇敌的心，引导他们归向基督（彼前2:12）。   ### **三、实际应用**   1. **对仇敌的态度**：      - 主动提供帮助（如食物、水），而非冷漠或报复。      - 为逼迫你的人祷告（太5:44）。   2. **对自身的操练**：     ...

From Chatgpt.com  創造論支持者提出了一些論點來支持「宇宙是被智慧設計者創造的」這一觀點，主要從哲學、科學、神學等角度進行論證。以下是一些主要的有利論點：   --- ### **1. 宇宙的第一因（First Cause Argument）** - 這個論點基於「宇宙萬物皆有因果關係」，認為宇宙不能從虛無中自行產生，因此必定有一個「第一因」（First Cause）。 - 大爆炸理論（Big Bang Theory）表明宇宙有一個起點，但它並未解釋「是什麼導致大爆炸」，創造論者認為這個「第一因」就是造物主或上帝。 📌 **對應的哲學論證：**   - **宇宙論論證（Cosmological Argument）**：一切存在的事物都需要原因，宇宙必須有一個超然的創造者。   - **卡拉姆宇宙論（Kalam Cosmological Argument）**：     1. 凡是有開始的事物，必有一個成因。     2. 宇宙有一個開始。     3. 因此，宇宙必然有一個成因，即創造者。   --- ### **2. 精準調節（Fine-Tuning Argument）** - 宇宙的物理常數（如引力常數、強弱核力、電磁力）若有絲毫變化，生命就無法存在。   - 例如：   - 質子與電子的質量比若改變，原子無法形成。     - 宇宙膨脹速度稍快或稍慢，宇宙不是過早崩潰就是無法形成恆星。   - 這些精確的數值暗示宇宙似乎是被「設計」來適合生命的。   📌 **對應的哲學論證：**   - **宇宙微調論（Fine-Tuning Argument）**：這種精準的調節不太可能是偶然，而更像是來自一個有智慧的設計者。   --- ### **3. 生命的起源與生物複雜性** - 即使在最簡單的細胞內部，也有極其複雜的DNA、蛋白質、細胞結構，這些都需要高度有序的信息與機制。   - 「無法簡化的複雜性」（Irreducible Complexity）：一些生物系統（如細菌鞭毛馬達）由多個部分組成，這些部分如果少一個都無法運作，難以通過達爾文的自然選擇...

  Ｊ： Does each apostle have the total nine spiritual gifts cited in 1 Cor 12:7ff? Ｔ：I would say that it is likely that each apostle had all of the total nine spiritual gifts listed in 1Corinthians chapter 12. They all were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Paul was able by the laying on of hands of an apostle to bestow all of the gifts to the Corinthian congregation as a whole (1Corinthians 1:7). This does not mean that each Christian received a gift, but only those that Paul laid hands on.  1 Co 1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift ; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: Also it seems that all the apostles could bestow these gifts because Paul speaks of "the signs of an apostle" in 2nd Corinthians 12:12.  Also in 2nd Corinthians 11:5 ; 12:11 said that he was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles. 2 Co 11:5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles . Ｊ：2Co 12:11  I have become foolish; you yourselves compelled me. Actually...

👇 C. M. (Chuck) Horner (WVBS course notes) 1. Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,  I do not want you to be unaware (ignorant):   a. The Greek word γὰρ, “for,” ties this to the preceding verses. Paul buffeted his body in order to keep from being rejected. Now he proceeds to show that though the Israelites were delivered from bondage, miraculously preserved in the wilderness, all but two were not allowed to enter Canaan.  b. Unaware (ignorant) . This means that he wants them to know this for their own welfare.  All our fathers were under the cloud. This was a cloud by day to protect from the heat of the sun and a pillar of fire by night to give them light. It was also an assurance to them that Jehovah’s presence was with them .  All passed through the sea. The Red Sea, assurance of their freedom from Egypt .  2. all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in t...