再來提個醒:批評聖經和教義時,該先知道一事

去年大約這時候,說了以下一番話.一年過後,想也未過時,再來提個醒,希望大家新年進步!在信仰的探討上,利益眾人.

無論是聖經或教義,作為整然的系統,可以完全自洽!試想想,兩千年的聖經研究和教義神學工夫都白做了嗎?從裡到外批判,哪一點不把它翻過?能戳破嗎?教中的道理只會越做越精密,潑水不入.一知半解以為簡單,不知深浅更以不解歪解為見解.若真願虛心尋求真相,不以一有問題就必是人家的問題,問題很可能是了解未周或未透.應知很多東西,非一說就是,尤其受網絡這種信息方式的制約.
神學的研究成果汗牛充棟,早已擺在那裡.別人由外面懷疑,他們更從內部懷疑,人家多少人都專業在那兒,天天挖天天補天天設.每一題目皆反複做過工夫,哪卷哪章哪節,那一字怎講,原文初義如何,引申義如何,譯文語用如何,今用歧義、實義又如何.真心想清楚,應先好好看書.光是石子這兒扔個那兒扔個,每個問題轟一轟碰一碰,不是討論,更不可能有結論.真正的討論和公正的辯論,必須集中一個議題,容疑證雙方皆有充份機會反複申說,不能拿起一個題目轟幾下子,又轉題目,不斷再跑題,非把對方弄得接不上話,便以為勝利.像巴勒斯坦的極端派找小孩丟石塊,一看就知完了,這哪會有前途?解決不了問題,更糟踏了孩子,只憑這樣怎跟以色列鬥爭?猶太人自從回聖地重建那一天,即使解放戰爭最關鍵的時刻,學校沒一天准停課,子弟都要好好學習,不得胡鬧!人家所以強,不靠會示威.老實說,每一個大教,終站得住,都定能自圓其說,落到實踐,更自以堅證.人非那教的,可以不取,可以不信,然不好沒幾句話便說人家取之無理,信之無憑.
愚意以為,聖經和教義,在基督教自己,有其道理,人可表達自己不同意的經文和教義,但要攻擊,實屬不必.因說到底,人家一定有據,況且人最後要怎麼相信,不是我們的責任.他們如此信便如此傳,亦是情理之中,絕不該輕謂騙人,或誣指人家惡毒.我關注的,反而是看人怎樣接受聖經?和怎樣應用教義?如原教旨式的以聖典如蒸溜水器,一扭開便出淨水,這便有問題(請參拙文《宗教,可疑嗎?》)又如以教義等同真理,而失去了求真理的本意,這才是最需正視的問題(又拙文《宗教,應如何呈示真理?》)教徒怎樣接受聖經和怎樣應用教義,作為信仰自由之事,外人無權過問並須尊重,只有當教徒接受聖經的方式和應用教義,具體轉成行為,結果影響教外公共領域,我覺得外人有意見,便絕對有權利.比如以字面義直解聖經,見進化論不合,便斥之為非,還要來千方百計改生物科學的課程,這就不成!又如傳統基本教義講上帝的審判,一見天災人禍,便擅道這正是上帝之手,也實不該!為甚麼一定要那麼理解聖經又應用教義呢?不所有基督徒這樣做,但若那樣以為並出來張揚的教徒,那我便要與之商榷.然此非聖經和教義的問題,而是人對聖經和教義的認知及實踐問題,我們如要批評,這根本分際,須當先予分清.

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