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Monthly Archives: February 2024
Blemishes that Christians should be Beware of
By Tin-chee Lo John Newton (1725-1807) was the author of the lyrics to “Amazing Grace.” This hymn has become one of the most popular and widely recognized songs in the world, beloved not only by church choirs but even by … Continue reading
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基督徒應注意的瑕疵
By Tin-chee Lo (盧天賜) 約翰·牛頓 (John Newton,1725-1807) 是《奇異恩典》歌詞的作者。這首讚美詩已成為世界上最受歡迎和廣泛認可的歌曲之一,不但教會詩班喜歡,甚至在不同文化和背景的人們中也引起了共鳴。他也寫了一本有趣的書, 書名是《Seven Christian Blemishes (基督徒七大瑕疵)》。書中所指的「瑕疵」是一種對靈命長進沒有幫助的東西,但它不是罪,也不是聖經所禁止的東西。約翰以牧者的心肠指出: 如果基督徒讓這些「瑕疵」發展下去,就很容易演變成一種生活形態,那就會妨礙基督徒的靈命長進,就像青蛙在慢慢沸騰的溫水中漸向死亡而不自知。約翰·牛頓的寫作很奇特,頗像約翰·本仁 (John Bunyan) 所寫的《天路歷程》的寫作風格,就是用一些奇異的虛構人物的名字,透過寓意的方式來表達這七個「瑕疵」的本質。這七個虛構人物是:Austerus, Humanus, Prudens, Volatills, Cessator, Curiosus, Querulus. 但本文只討論其中一個人物: Querulus。這個古怪名字是從一個英文字 Querulous 演變而來的。這個英文形容詞的意思是「抱怨的, 爱挑剔的, 发牢骚的, 易怒的, 鸣不平的」。約翰把 Querulous 幽默地借音扭曲為「Querulus」,可音譯為「奎魯斯」。但中文讀起來很拗口,所以我把「奎魯斯」改名為「吹水佬」。這個名字的典故是:有些人談笑風生,講到興高采烈的時候,口沫橫飛,熱情洋溢,和他們一起也頗有樂趣,廣東人稱這種人為「吹水佬」。但當談到政治或宗教的事情時,其中有些人非常敏感,有時甚至會鬧到面紅耳熱。現在我把 約翰·牛頓 的文章用今天的語言去表達, 使讀者更感切身。 「吹水佬」喜歡談政治,他常常譴責公共事務的管理不當,但他卻沒有接觸到推動政府机制的巨輪的源頭。 無論他如何大聲疾呼也不能使政府的官僚巨輪加速或減緩。「吹水佬」既沒有合法的法官資格,也從未受過「公共政策」的學術研究,他也不是歷史學家, 為什麼他對政治會那麼煩惱或激烈呢?他的資料來自報紙新聞,電視節目,YouTube, ChatGPT 及其它各社交媒體, … Continue reading
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