您好,
我非常樂意與您溝通。我想先與您溝通[神化]教義的問題。
首先,神化教義是基督教正統的救贖論教義。您之認為這個教義是錯誤的,
我覺得是您對於基督教正統的教義,並教義史的發展並不清楚。根據我手裡
的資料,古代教父明確教導神化教義的就有:游絲丁,愛任紐,踏天,特土
良,亞歷山大的革利免,羅馬的希波律陀,迪奧尼修,俄列根,亞他拿修(
和亞流,見後),大巴西流,拿先斯的貴格利,奧古斯丁,希拉理(Hil
ary),馬克西母。中世紀的有:安瑟倫,阿奎納。新教方面有路得,加
爾文,托倫斯,路易士。甚至改革宗94年和東正教一同發布的<基督論聯
合宣言(Joint Statement of Christology)>都還有一段專門的部分講神
化教義的問題.
這條線涵蓋了整個基督教的正統.當您說:"而現在我們有完整的新約聖經知道
當初教會的傳統是錯誤的聖經沒說的事教會不該自己發明"的時候,您已經否
定了著一條"基督教正統"的線,而認為您對聖經的理解,反而比教會正統的理
解更為正確!不知道,您是否會認為這樣的宣告,是否過於大膽?(換句話,基督
教正統應當由您來定義了?!)
我想介紹您三份材料:
一
...that having renewed it as its creator, he might deify it in himself, and
thus might bring us all into the kingdom of heaven in his likeness. For man
would not have been deified if he had been united with a creature, or if the
Son had not been true God, nor would man have been brought into the Father‘s
presence unless he who had put on the body had been his natural and true Words
… so also man would not have been deified unless the Word who became flesh
had been by nature from the Father and true and proper to him. For that is
why the union was of this kind, that he might unite what is naturally man to
what is naturally of the Godhead, and his salvation and deification be made
sure.
。。。作为造物者,他(子)更新了它(基督的人性),好让他能够在他里面神化它,并
在他自己的形象里,将我们带进天国。他若与一个被造之物联合,或子(Son)不是真神
,人就不可能被神化。除非披上的身体那位,从性质而言,就是道,人就不可能被带入神
的同在中。。。同样的,除非成为肉身的道的性质是从父而来,也具有父的性质,人就不
可能被神化。这就是为什么(神与人的)联合必须也是这样的,好叫他将那性质是人的与
那性质是神的联合为一,才能够保证他的救赎和神化的工作。