by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 21, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 21 August 2023 In 2016, Japanese researchers generated functional male and female mouse germ cells for the first time. These cells were created by reprogramming the skin cells of mice first into pluripotent stem cells and then into oocytes or eggs. Through in...
by ETHOS Institute | Aug 21, 2023 | Translated Articles
2023年8月21日 《基督徒应该宽容安乐死吗？ 》 在现代世界，死亡已成为一个问题！科学技术的非凡进步不仅使医生能够帮助病人减轻疼痛，而且可以延长他们的生命。 依靠生命维持系统维持数月甚至数年的可能性，导致年迈和非年长的病患者非常焦虑。患者及其家人越来越多参与有关临终的医疗决定。因此，病患者、医生、公众和政策制定者都面对复杂而困难的问题：应否允许绝症患者了结生命？医学界是否应该选择帮助这些患者终结生命？ 近年来，安乐死 (euthanasia)...
by ETHOS Institute | Aug 14, 2023 | Translated Articles
2023年8月14日 《持守“唯独圣经”在今天的意义》 在数周前庆祝了宗教改革主日后，我觉得此时来写一写概述了整个宗教改革的几个主要标语的其中一个——唯独圣经（Sola Scriptura）——是再恰当不过了。在此列出以下论纲，以供大家思考（读者们应该很高兴只有5条而非95条论纲！） （一）唯独圣经最首要的，乃是一神学性的主张：圣经是那位自我沟通的神向祂子民的神圣言说 我相信，对于唯独圣经的正确掌握，始于坚持下列的神学主张：圣经是那位自我沟通的神向祂子民的神圣言说。...
by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 7, 2023 | Credo
Credo 7 August 2023 This article was first published on “Soundings” — a series of essays that, like the waves of a sonogram, explore issues in society, culture and the church in light of the Gospel and Christian understanding. As I write this article, many...
by Dr Roland Chia | Aug 7, 2023 | Pulse
Pulse 7 August 2023 In John 17, we find what has been described by scholars as the high priestly prayer of Jesus for his disciples. Among the many things that Jesus petitioned his Father in this prayer, one of the most important is that his disciples (and the Church)...
