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Coram Deo = (to live) in the presence of God
Coram Deo –> walk with God
Coram Deo –> fear of God
Coram Deo –> love of God
Coram Deo –> humility

“The hardest thing in the world for the Christians is to live by faith, rather than by sight.

“It’s difficult because we never see God. We have not been eyewitnesses of the Resurrection like the first century apostles were. We live on the basis of the testimony of those who went before us, and we are to walk by faith. Living Faith is trusting the promises of God. It’s one thing to believe in God, but it’s quite another thing to believe God.”

— R. C. Sproul

作者: Dr. Ligon Duncan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkqeQUFsBpg

對於浸信會來說，洗禮是人向神承諾的標誌；
對於長老會來說，洗禮是神向人承諾的標誌。

簡單來說，上帝在舊約向亞伯拉罕和他的後代作出應許，並賜下割禮作為立約的印記 (創 17)；到新約的時候，上帝向信徒和他們的孩子用同樣的語言、重申了同樣的應許，並賜下洗禮 (徒 2:38-39)。同一個應許貫穿了整本聖經。

耶穌的工作 = 帶來天父的應許 = 路 24:49; 徒 1:4
應許 = 亞伯拉罕之約 = 加 3:13-14; 創 12, 15, 17
應許 = 賜下聖靈 = 徒 2:38-39; 加 3:13-14
洗禮替代了割禮 = 徒 2:38-39; 西 2:11-12