如果信心是上帝赐的，为什么祂还定罪不信的人？
If faith is a gift from God, why does He condemn those who don't believe?
简答 Short Answer
上帝通过圣灵不断感动人心，把信心摆在人面前。人被定罪不是因为上帝不给，而是因为自己顽固拒绝。
God continually moves hearts through the Holy Spirit, offering faith to all. People are condemned not because God withholds faith, but because they stubbornly refuse it.
详细解答 Detailed Answer
圣经确实说信心是上帝所赐的（弗2:8），但这并不意味着上帝随意挑选一些人给信心、不给另一些人。
打个比方：在布道会上，圣灵在每个听道者心中工作，感动他们、把信心放在他们面前。这就像一份珍贵的礼物被递到你手边——它是免费的，但你必须伸手接受。如果你一再推开，最终错过了，你不能说「是送礼的人不给我」。
圣经中有一位父亲为被鬼折磨的孩子求耶稣帮助，他承认自己信心不足，就说：「我信！但我信不足，求主帮助。」（可9:24）他知道自己需要上帝赐信心，就谦卑地求——结果他得着了。
关键在于人心的态度。上帝抵挡骄傲的人，赐恩给谦卑的人（雅4:6）。那些存心抗拒圣灵感动、一次又一次硬着心拒绝的人，他们的不信不能归咎于上帝，而是自己选择的结果。
上帝的心意是「不愿有一人沉沦，乃愿人人都悔改」（彼后3:9）。祂愿意万人得救（提前2:4）。问题从来不是上帝不给，而是人不要。
Scripture does say faith is God's gift (Eph 2:8), but this doesn't mean God arbitrarily picks some people to receive faith while denying others.
Consider an analogy: at an evangelistic meeting, the Holy Spirit works in every listener's heart, moving them, placing faith within reach. It's like a precious gift held out to you — free, but you must reach out to accept it. If you keep pushing it away and miss it, you can't say 'the giver didn't offer it to me.'
In Scripture, a father seeking Jesus's help for his demon-tormented child admitted his lack of faith: 'I believe; help my unbelief!' (Mark 9:24). He knew he needed God-given faith, so he humbly asked — and received.
The key is the attitude of the heart. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). Those who stubbornly resist the Spirit's prompting, hardening their hearts time and again — their unbelief can't be blamed on God but is their own choice.
God's desire is that 'none should perish, but that all should reach repentance' (2 Pet 3:9). He wants all people to be saved (1 Tim 2:4). The issue is never God withholding, but people refusing.
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