Pastoring as an Interpreter and Preacher

黃梅玲 神學碩士 Wong Mui-ling (Th.M.) 黃牧師與曹偉彤院長 聽候差遣 持續裝備   十五年前某一天,在「浸神」偌大的校園裏,我懷著感恩的心穿上道學碩士的畢業袍,心中默念著:「我在這裏,請差遣我。」這是我蒙召的初心。十五年後的今天,在同一個校園裏,我同樣懷著感恩的心穿上神學碩士的畢業袍,心中仍然默念著:「我在這裏,請差遣我。」我蒙召的初心並沒有改變。...
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The Best Reward for Life’s Impermanence

Connie Cheung (Th.M.) with her husband and daughter. I still remember that at the end of 2014, facing the social situation, I prayed and asked Heavenly Father how to shepherd His sheep, especially the college and early career youth who were the hardest hit. Heavenly Father inspired me to study His word in depth, and to walk with those brothers and sisters who are in suffering with His grace and promises. So, I entered this master's degree program in theology with the concepts of "suffering", "the Father's words", and "pastoral care". ...
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Applying What I’ve Learned and Deepening My Ministry

黎偉恒 神學碩士 William Lai (Th.M.) 黎牧師與太太和兩位兒子 進修路上苦與樂   曾經帶職進修的同學都明白,一邊在工場服侍,一邊進修神學,絕不輕鬆。這與全時間修讀道學碩士課程時的情況不同。當時雖然修讀的科目及要完成的功課更多,但整個人是處於學習的狀態,讀書可以心無旁騖。可是,進修神學碩士課程時,星期二至日也忙於教會各項事務,原本可以稍作休息的星期一,卻要一早回到西澳校園上課,到學期末還要趕做論文,十分考驗精神和意志。...
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Abundant Grace

曾惠鴻 道學碩士 Wilson Tsang (M.Div.) 惠鴻與黃福光副院長(研究)及葉唐建同學   這兩年全時間的神學進修得著滿滿的恩典,在此想分享我的一些領受。 恩典:認識神和救恩歷史   如果我不認識神,又怎能經歷祂呢?我又怎能言說一位我沒有經歷過的神呢?如果我不認識神,儘管我屬於基督,甚至作了傳道人,又怎能活出在基督裏的生命呢?因此,這段進修期間,每一次更深入、更全面地明白三一神的奧義,我所得到的喜樂滿足都不是言語能盡說的,是一種進入內心深處的感覺,並且活現於我的生命中。...
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A Road of Mission, A Path of Theology, and A Way of Life

Samuel Yip (M.Div.) The missionary journey The year I entered the seminary, I was moved and began to have a burden for missionary work. After receiving confirmation, I raised my hand in tears to respond to the call at the missionary meeting; the tears were not from sadness, but because I saw the urgent needs in the missionary field. On the one hand, I am becoming more and more certain that God wants to send me on a missionary journey, and on the other hand, I am studying theology full-time; the two are not one at the expense of the other, but rather complement each other. From then on, the "missionary path" and the "theological path" were intertwined in my "path of life". Although I am old and the beginning may be difficult, when I embarked on this path, I found that it was a journey of grace and no regrets. ...
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The Abundant Life of a Seminary Student

Thanks to Tse Tin-chi (M.Div.), I spent six fulfilling years in seminary with my wife and two daughters, four years of part-time study and two years of full-time study. During social events and the more than three years of the pandemic, the seminary, like society, has experienced many challenges and difficulties. However, like the history of the church as a faith community, despite all the hardships, it has witnessed God’s grace everywhere. ...
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Rich Theological Journeys

Brothers and sisters enter Hong Kong Baptist Theological Seminary to equip themselves for God so that they can do better service. What joys and sorrows did they experience during their studies? What hardships and graces have you experienced? What are your thoughts and experiences? This issue of “School News” invited some graduates of the theology courses from the main campus to share their rich theological journey. ...
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The Divine Mandate of Spiritual Parents: Paul as Our Role Model

梁俊豪 新約副教授 Bernard Leung Associate Professor of New Testament 教會大家庭   初期教會信徒視彼此為家人,稱呼對方為兄弟姊妹。這個家庭意象隱含另一層的關係,就是父母與兒女的特殊關係,這套用於少數地位特殊的教會創立者與他們引領信主並牧養的教會成員之間的特殊關係。這種關係十分重要,其恩情有如肉身父母給予孩子生命和養育之恩;父母是孩子的「恩人」,孩子要順服父親的權柄和吩咐,並要尊敬父母。...
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The Magnitude of Salvation Revealed in Psalm 65

Assistant Professor of New Testament Zhang Kaixian God’s salvation not only refers to the “forgiveness of sins”, but also includes the change of life status, the shaping of a group, and the realization of the kingdom of God. Just as Paul also discussed salvation in this way, he wrote in Romans 5:1, "Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Through this sentence, Paul started from the previous chapter. The concept of "justification by faith" in several chapters advances to the description of the life state of "union with God" in chapters 6 to 8; after that, he further discusses the relationship between different ethnic groups in Christ from the perspective of group formation. how the kingdom of God is revealed in history and in the present day (Romans 9-15). ...
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