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Monthly Archives: June 2023
女人可以講道嗎 (Are Women Allowed to Preach)?
By Tin-chee Lo (盧天赐) 這是一個具爭議性的問題。既然有人問我這個問題,我就直言不諱地表達我個人的觀點。既是「觀點」我就不把它絕對化,只把我的理由陳述,給讀者參考。首先讓我们考慮两処經文 (A)「凡女人禱告或是講道、若不蒙著頭、就羞辱自己的頭.因為這就如同剃了頭髮一樣。(林前11:5) 」 此經節顯然暗示女人是允許公禱或講道。「講道」英譯作「說預言」之意。聖經充滿預言,所以釋經講道就等於說預言。但女人講道有限制嗎? 有。她必須蒙著頭。然而蒙頭是甚麼意思呢?讓我們看看下一節經文。 (B) 「但女人有長頭髮、乃是他的榮耀.因為這頭髮是給他作蓋頭的 (林前11:15) 。」 「蒙著頭」不單是指「以巾蓋頭」。保羅把物質的頭巾延伸到女人的「長頭髮」。 頭巾代表順服。講道者 (不論男女) 都要順服在聖經的杈威之下。保羅把「長頭髮」同等於「頭巾」乃指「女人必須像個女人」。有些女牧師為了彰顯權柄,在講台上手舞足蹈,大聲疾呼,完全失去女人的本性,甚至近乎不合體統,這就是保羅所警告的。 由(A)和(B)我們得出這樣的結論:聖經並沒有禁止女人講道,但男女是有別的,只要她以「像個女人」的方式, 按上帝給她的恩賜講道即可。 為何會有這樣的一個問題呢?其實這問題只源於一節聖經: (C) 「我不許女人講道、也不許他轄管男人、只要沉靜。(提前2:12) 」 另有版本譯作: 「我不允許女人教導男人或對男人擁有權威;她必須保持沉默。(提前2:12)」 「我不許」是一個強烈的字眼,但我們必須知道保羅「不允許」的是甚麼東西。中文的「講道」英譯為「教導」。難道男人不需被教導嗎?當葛培理牧師 (Billy Graham) 的事工開始之前,他受到十九世紀的自由主义神学 (Liberal Christianity) 的衝擊,使他甚為困惑,甚至對上帝失去信心。後來有位老姊妹教導他關於尊重聖經權威,並強調「耶和華如此說 (Thus saith the Lord)」的重要性,他就在某一個晚上皎潔的月光之下,重新悔改,後成為廿世紀眾所周知的偉大佈道家。這是在他自傳《Just as I Am》中所述的故事。當保羅說「不允許女人教導男人」時,他的意思是指當時 (甚至現今) … Continue reading
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為什麼同性戀是罪?[Why is homosexuality a sin?]
By Tin-chee Lo (盧天賜) 為什麼同性戀是罪?可否簡述?上帝給人類一個文化使命,就是:生養眾多遍滿全地。男女的結合使產生後代 「成為可能」。但同性戀的結合,「絕對不能」產生後代。所以同性戀必定不是上帝設計的目的。因此同性戀行為絕對是違反上帝的旨意。既是違反上帝的旨意,它必是罪。「性快感」是上帝的恩典,催促人類完成文化使命的方式。同性戀者單追求「性快感」而「藐視」上帝的旨意,可說是罪加一等。因為他們不但不「尊重」上帝的旨意,更「濫用」上帝的恩典。律法可能有時代性或文化性,染色體也可能有錯誤的可能性,但本文不用訴諸於律法或生物學來回答此問題。如果你還否定「同性戀是罪」,其實你就是否定了下列數點中任何一點: 上帝的存在。 上帝是一個有意志的上帝。 違反上帝的旨意就是罪。 這三點與同性戀的問題沒有直接的關係。「同性戀是罪」的結論、是從肯定這三點引伸出來的。 Why is homosexuality a sin? Can you give a brief description? God has given human beings a “Cultural Mission, which is “to multiply and populate the earth.” The union of … Continue reading
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Young People’s Spiritual Struggles in Today’s Campuses—and how to triumph over them
by T.C. Lo Facing spiritual battles and secular ideological bombardments in the campuses for today’s young people are as real as the rising of the sun in the morning. Even Billy Graham in the midst of his thriving ministries had … Continue reading
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