The Divine Mandate of Spiritual Parents: Paul as Our Role Model

Bernard Leung Associate Professor of New Testament The Church Family The early church believers regarded each other as family members and called each other brothers and sisters. This family image implies another layer of relationship, that is, the special relationship between parents and children, which is also the special relationship between a small number of church founders with special status and the church members whom they lead to believe in the Lord and pastor. This relationship is very important. The grace it brings is like the grace that physical parents give to their children of life and nurturing. Parents are the "beneficiaries" of their children. Children should obey their father's authority and instructions and respect their parents. ...
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The Magnitude of Salvation Revealed in Psalm 65

Dr. Chang Kai-hsuan Assistant Professor of New Testament God’s salvation does not only refer to the “forgiveness of sins”, but also includes the change of life status, the shaping of groups, and the realization of the kingdom of God. Just as Paul discussed salvation in the same way, he wrote in Romans 5:1, "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ"; through this sentence, Paul progressed from the concept of "justification by faith" in the previous chapters to the description of the life state of "harmony with God" in chapters 6 to 8; after this, he went further and discussed the coexistence of different ethnic groups in Christ from the perspective of group formation, and how the kingdom of God is manifested in history and in the present (Romans 9-15). ...
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Starting from the Bible Conference ...

What will be discussed at the first Bible Academic Exchange Conference of Baptist Theological Seminary? What are the features? What is the relationship between this academic exchange meeting and the practical theology promoted by Baptist Theological Seminary? How does the teaching and research direction of Baptist Theological Seminary promote the practice of faith based on the Bible? What was discussed in the first...
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Why is Christian Life and Death Education Needed?

Mr. Peng Juncheng, a colleague of the Believer Theological Education Department, is in the center of the front row. After the meeting, we invited Mr. Peng Juncheng, Director of the Christian Theological Education Department of our institute, to talk about why we should promote Christian life and death education, and asked him to introduce the characteristics and content of the "Christian Life and Death Education Certificate" course:...
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“Understanding Death, I Live”—Experience Sharing

The "Understanding Death and Our Life: Christian Life and Death Education Seminar" hosted by the College's Believers' Theological Education Department and co-organized by Ngau Tau Kok Baptist Church was held on May 28. The venue was packed that day, with approximately 320 people attending. The gathering began with a lecture session, where three guests discussed the topic of life and death from different perspectives or shared their experiences in promoting life and death education; followed by a discussion session, where the three guests interacted with the participants in the audience, creating a lively atmosphere. ...
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Shepherd the Lord’s Sheep

Wong Wing-ki (M.Div. 1) is grateful that she attended a Catholic school and had the opportunity to listen to Bible stories since she was a child. When I was a child, I simply believed that there was a Creator in this world. I also heard the story of Jesus’ salvation and always wanted to know more about God. However, I didn’t have any Christian friends around me and didn’t have many opportunities to learn more. It was not until middle school that God allowed me to meet a Christian teacher who loved the Lord fervently. He shared the gospel with me, took me to church, and eventually I was converted to Christ at a sermon at the age of fifteen. Since then, I have developed a personal relationship with God and a stable church life. ...
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Carrying On with the Mission: Stepping Out in Faith

Brian Lei (M.Div. 1) God Blesses Me I was born in Macau and am a first-generation Christian. When I was in primary school, God led me to believe in the Lord through a missionary couple from Hong Kong who lived next door to me. Although I made the decision to believe in God when I was a child and grew up in the church, and was perhaps considered a "good kid" in the eyes of others, attending fellowship, Sunday school, and worship every week, I did not reflect much on my faith, and faith did not have much to do with my life. ...
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