I was just arguing with the professor at Christian college about God's covenant with Abraham, and I found out that these Christian scholars have the wrong concepts; they said that God's covenant with Abraham was "unconditional"! I don't agree with them at all! I said: God's covenant with Abraham was conditional! God makes a covenant with anyone with conditions!
We must understand: God's selection is unconditional, but covenant with God must be conditional, this is the "Truth"! Abraham had to believe in God before God could make a covenant with Abraham. If Abraham didn't believe in God, God couldn't make a covenant with Abraham! Because Abraham believed in God, Abraham sacrificed! God never makes covenants with others casually! God only makes a covenant with those who believe in Him! I found that there are many wrong ideas in Christianity, and Christian schools do teach many wrong cocepts. I have to slowly clarify many wrong concepts! The object of God's covenant never changes! The objects and principles of Jesus' covenant have never changed! God's election is unconditional, but those who make a covenant with God have conditions! Those who are in covenant with God: You must believe in God!
(Mark 16:16) He that believe and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believe not shall be damned. ~Why did I choose this scripture? Because I want to clarify important concepts! Many Christians are "baptized" to the Lord! "Being baptized" is to make a covenant with God, but isn't every baptized Christian saved? Of course not! Because we are now "baptized" to "make a covenant" with the pastor, we are not making a covenant with God! Mark told us clearly and plainly: "Believe and be baptized" and you will be saved! "Being baptized without believing" certainly does not save you! Therefore, God only "makes a covenant" with one kind of people: those who believe in God! In ancient times, people who believed in God would offer sacrifices to represent their belief in God's promise, so they offered sacrifices! Those who don't believe will definitely not act! The same is true in this generation: those who believe in God must have actions to believe in God! This is the basic assurance of salvation!
Does this also explain why many modern Christians do not believe in God? Because they made a covenant with God, that is, although they were baptized, they did not believe in God, so of course they did not have grace and blessings! Those who believe in God must have full grace and blessings! People who believe in God can be seen by their words and deeds as people who believe in God! It's not that God is incapable, but that there are too many false Christians in this age! "Being baptized" does not mean making a covenant with God, but "believing and being baptized" means making a covenant with God! If you do not believe, or you believe in God with your mouth, then you are not making a covenant with God, but with the person who helps you "baptize"! Who do you think is responsible for this "contract"? God is completely irresponsible to those who do not believe in Him! Do you think God is very cruel to those wicked people in the Old Testament, and even more cruel to the Israelites who committed crimes in the Old Testament? Why? The wicked are because they don't know God, so God must be very ruthless! But the Israelites dared to commit crimes even though they knew God. This was called contempt for God, and it was called contempt for God’s sovereignty! It's even more called "do not believe in God"! God is more ruthless to such people who knowingly commit crimes and do not believe! Remember: the Creator of the New and Old Testaments has never changed!
剛剛在跟學校一位教授爭辯上帝與亞伯拉罕立約,我發現這些基督教學者有錯誤的觀念;他們說:上帝與亞伯拉罕立約是「無條件」的!我完全不認同他們的想法!我說:上帝與亞伯拉罕立約是有條件的!上帝跟任何人立約都是有條件!
我們必須明白:上帝的揀選是沒有條件,但和上帝立約必須是有條件,這是「真理」!亞伯拉罕必須要相信上帝,上帝才能跟亞伯拉罕立約。如果亞伯拉罕不相信上帝,上帝無法跟亞伯拉罕立約!因為亞伯拉罕相信上帝,所以亞伯拉罕獻祭!上帝從來不會隨便跟別人立約!上帝只跟「相信祂的人立約」!我發現好多錯誤的觀念在基督教中,而基督教學校確實教錯很多觀念,我必須要慢慢澄清很多觀念!上帝立約的對象從來沒有改變!耶穌立約的對象與原則也從來沒有改變!上帝的揀選無條件,但與上帝立約的人有條件!與上帝立約的人:必須要相信上帝!
(馬可福音 16:16) 信而受洗的,必然得救;不信的,必被定罪。(Mark 16:16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.~為什麼我揀選這段經文?因為我要澄清重要觀念!許多基督徒「受洗」信主!「受洗」就是與上帝立約,但是不是每個受洗的基督徒都得救呢?當然不是!因為我們現在「受洗」是和牧師「立約」,我們不是和上帝立約!馬可清清楚楚明明白白的告訴我們:要「信而受洗」必然得救!「不信而受洗」當然沒有得救!所以、上帝只跟一種人「立約」:相信上帝的人!在古代、相信上帝的人就會獻祭,代表他們相信上帝的應許,所以、他們獻祭!不相信的人肯定沒有行動!這個世代也是一樣的道理:相信上帝的人、必然會有信上帝的行動!這就是得救的基本確據!
這也解釋為什麼現代許多基督徒不相信上帝?因為他們跟上帝立約,就是他們雖然受洗,但他們並不相信上帝,他們當然沒有恩典與祝福!相信上帝的人、必然有滿滿的恩典與祝福!相信上帝的人他們的言行舉止都可以看得出來是相信上帝的人!不是上帝沒有能力,而是這個年代太多假基督徒!「受洗」不代表和上帝立約,要「信而受洗」才代表和上帝立約!如果你不信、或者你是嘴巴相信上帝,那你不是和上帝立約,而是和幫你「受洗」的人立約!你們覺得這種「契約」誰負責?上帝對於不相信祂的人,上帝是完全沒有責任的!你們覺得上帝對於那些舊約的惡人很狠,對於那舊約犯罪的以色列人更狠,為什麼?惡人是因為不認識上帝,上帝一定出手相當狠!而以色列人認識上帝還敢犯罪,這叫藐視上帝,這叫輕視上帝的主權!更叫「不信上帝」!上帝對這種明知故犯而不信的人更狠!記住:新約和舊約的造物主從來沒有改變!