專題上帝的公義與實踐

專題

上帝的公義與實踐上帝的公義與實踐

呂紹昌牧師ABC基督徒教育大會主後 2010 年 9 月 19日

上帝的公義與實踐 2

前言


公義的觀念哲學的思考聖經的啟示


上帝的公義上帝的屬性絕對性公義（上帝與自身的關係）：本體、作為

相對性公義（上帝與創造的關係）：道德、公平


7耶和華的律法全備，能甦醒人心；耶和華的法度確定，能使愚人有智慧。 8耶和華的訓詞正直，能快活人的心；耶和華的命令清潔，能明亮人的眼目。 9耶和華的道理潔淨，存到永遠；耶和華的典章真實，全然公義（詩 19:7-9）


人對公義的渴求


“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963


“For men are not equal: thus speaks justice.”

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)Thus Spoke Zarathustra


上帝如何遂行公義國家

政治經濟軍事

教會


"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."

Reinhold Niebuhr The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness


社會公義常關心的議題特權階級良心犯貧窮轉型正義迫害


社會法律的觀點上帝屬性的取向


關懷社會是教會不可缺少的責任

12 Measurable Quality Factors 、

1) Bible knowledge, 2) Personal devotions, 3) Worship, 4) Witnessing, 5) Lay ministry, 6) Missions, 7) Giving,

8) Fellowship, 9) Distinctive life-style, 10) Attitude toward reli

gion, 11) Social service, 12) Social justice

(Leading Your Church to Growth by C. Peter Wagner, 1984, pp. 25-27)


兩個類似但不同的概念社會公義社會福音


EVANGELISM, SALVATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 1. Evangelism is the primary mission of the church (Billy

Graham) 2. Evangelism is one basic mission of the church (John R.

Stott) 3. The primary mission of the church is the corporate bo

dy of believers (John Howard Yoder; radical Anabaptist) 4. The conversion of individuals and the political restru

cturing of society are equally important parts of salvation (ecumenical)

5. Evangelism is politics because salvation is social justice (Gibson Winter; Harvey Cox)


教會與個人的社會使命Social Mandate of Church and Individual

片面政教分離原則基督徒的二重身份

天國國民國家公民



Carl F. H. Henry’s Position

1. Relevancy of the Bible2. Non-Mandate of the Church 3. The Church proclaiming

God’s Entire revelation4. Involvement of Individual

Christians5. Limits of both government

and Church


教會與家庭是神用來歸正社會的器皿


“Charity begins

at home, and justice begins next door.” - Charles Dickens


彌迦書彌迦書 6:6-6:6-77

6我朝見耶和華，在至高神面前跪拜，當獻上什麼呢？豈可獻一歲的牛犢為燔祭嗎？ 7 耶和華豈喜悅千千的公羊，或是萬萬的油河嗎？我豈可為自己的罪過獻我的長子嗎？為心中的罪惡獻我身所生的嗎？


8 世人哪，祂已經指示你什麽是美善。耶和華向你要求什麼呢？不就是要你行公義，愛憐憫，存謙卑的心，與你的神同行。（彌迦書 6:8 呂紹昌譯 )


主耶穌對我們的高期許主耶穌對我們的高期許 20我告訴你們，你們的義若不勝於文士和

法利賽人的義，斷不能進天國。（太 5:20 ）


基督徒的內外兼修的生命基督徒的內外兼修的生命內在生命，決定外在見證

行公義，（外在見證）愛憐憫，（內在生命）存謙卑的心，（內在生命）與你的神同行。（外在見證）


“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.”

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)speech in Washington D.C., 1865


初代教會的見證 "Christianity served as a revitalizatio

n movement that arose in response to the misery, chaos, fear, and brutality of life in the urban Greco-Roman world." (Stark, The Rise of Christianity [1996], p.161)

基督教促成了復興運動，在希臘羅馬世界的城市裡，因應了生活中的痛苦、混亂、恐懼與殘酷，應運而興起。


結語“Until the great mass of the pe

ople shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.”

Helen Keller (1880-1968)

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專題 上帝的公義與實踐

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