Introduction

Unless one accepts the Bible for what it says and what it is, there would be no real solution to the faith-and-reason problem. But every one appealed to their own final authority.

Apologetics: The Basics

Definitions

Christian Apologetics seeks to serve God and church by helping believers to carry out the mandate of 1 Peter 3:15-16. We may define it as a discipline that teaches Christians how to give a reason for their hope.

Part One: What is God’s Calling

1. Called By Name: Calling is God’s Creative Gift

Nowadays, usually our names mean nothing at all, but not so when God names a man. When God calls by name, that name is his calling. Your real name is the name God has given you. Understand that name and your vocation is set before you. You have two Christian names and both of those are “given”.

Summary

最近读了Richard L. Pratt, Jr.的将人的心意夺回 (Every Thought Captive)，是一本介绍基督护教学的书。

Intro

最近在一个团契查经的时候发现弟兄姐妹们对于加尔文主义和阿米念主义有非常多的疑问和讨论，特别是关于阿米念的自由意志观。我们在查经的时候花了很多时间去讨论到底神的预定万事的主权和人的自由意志是如何调和的。因为神预定万事是不是就意味着人没有“真正”的自由意志，那么人就不必为自己所做的负责了? 那么这样说的话我们是不是得妥协神预定万事这个圣经在旧约新约反复强调的真理而去强调人有绝对的自由意志呢?这个矛盾里面其实是有一些圣经并不认同的推论，在这篇文章我打算从两个角度谈一下神的主权和人的自由意志/责任的问题。