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蒂莫西·凯勒：使徒行传描述了基督教诞生在一个与基督教主张同样敌对的文化中，但它却通过改宗迅速传播，彻底改变了那个残酷的社会。改宗是人生的彻底改变，通过研究使徒行传中的改宗案例，可以了解基督教的本质。 改宗的三个要素：改宗的主体是谁，改宗的语境在哪里，改宗的关键工具是什么。改宗的主体是上帝的灵，而非改宗者本人或被改宗者本人。圣灵希望打破种族障碍，真正理解福音的人会利用福音来克服内心偏向与自己相似人群的倾向。圣灵在任何文化中都能同样有效地运作，基督教并非西方文化的产物，而是圣灵的产物，能在世界各地不同的文化中重塑自身。改宗并非由改宗者或文化产生，而是由圣灵产生。 改宗的语境是群体，需要个体在群体中敞开心扉，寻求帮助。受洗是一个群体行为，需要群体来肯定和解释个人的经历。改宗意味着转向新的方向，并融入新的群体。没有新的群体，就不会有新的自我。 圣灵在群体中使用对特定真理的理解来促成改变。当对耶稣基督替代性牺牲的理解在智力上和体验上都具有说服力时，人的身份结构就会发生改变。福音的核心在于耶稣已经做了什么，而不是我们应该做什么。真正的改宗会带来心理和社会层面的改变。

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The sermon introduces the concept of conversion through the lens of the book of Acts, focusing on the conversions of different individuals to understand what it truly means to be a Christian.

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Conversion is a radical change of life. And in its early days, Christianity grew through conversions. It spread so rapidly that it changed a hostile society completely.

What does it mean to become a Christian? By looking at the conversions in Acts, we can see what Christianity really is. 

In this passage, the conversion of an Ethiopian, we learn three things: 1) who converts, 2) the context of conversion, and 3) the key instrument conversion uses.

This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on November 16, 2003. Series: The Necessity of Belief. Scripture: Acts 8:26-40.

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