The Holy Spirit in Mission

God initiated mission and intends to achieve it by work of the Holy Spirit. Thus, mission—which God commands his church to accomplish—belongs to God, not to human agency. Prior to ascending to heaven, Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to his disciples, and asked them to wait in Jerusalem. This Holy Spirit is given to enable them to be witnesses of Jesus from Jerusalem to the end of the world. This implies that the church has to partner with the Holy Spirit to fulfil this mission. Missionaries need to consciously work together with Spirit and be directed and guided by the Spirit.     

Holy Matrimony

SUMMARY

Sacredness in marriage is described psychologically as an intense, complex, committed bond, mutually respectful and vulnerable, whose unique depth for both persons evokes the special word “holy.” Examples are cited, including the qualities lacking and at stake in problematic marriages.     

为门徒洗脚

当时,耶稣被圣灵引到旷野,受魔鬼的试探”(太4：1)。首次读到此节经文,着实令人有点费解和疑问：圣灵怎么和魔鬼同工呢?甚至好像是魔鬼试探耶稣的助手?一般人的理解：圣灵和魔鬼不会联系在一起,因他们的终极目的和工作范畴迥然不同。圣灵使人谦卑,为罪为义为审判自己责备自己;而魔鬼叫人骄傲,自高自大自己炫耀自己。圣灵是带领人明白一切真理,清楚地认识神、亲近神;而魔鬼是叫人在神的真理上糊涂,不认识神、远离神。圣灵感动人悔改,使灵魂得救,走永     

"神圣"之永恒魅力--对《论神圣》一书的解读

奥托的<论神圣>在宗教和宗教研究中具有十分重要的地位和价值,本文主要展示了该书的逻辑理路:非理性的"神秘"是"神圣"的内核,"神秘"之被图式化揭示了它以特殊的方式向理性因素和其它感受"开放",由此描绘出一幅非理性纬线和理性经线交织的"神圣"观念和宗教图景,这可以说是一种和谐宗教观.在此基础之上,又阐发了"神圣"观念的现代意义.     

"民间科学大突破"可以休矣

前几天收到一本名为《统一的宇宙》的书,让我写评论。翻开第一章第一页,批评别的理论没能“揭示所有宇宙的奥秘”