※ 引述《theologe (表達你我的信仰~)》之銘言:
: 延續#1RUOXdna推文處tf建議的「反律主義」探討:
: 這篇摘要介紹了那時路德處理的爭論,比較好懂一點
: https://lutheranreformation.org/history/the-antinomian-disputations/
: 有些句子我真的看到板上兩造辯論的影子!
: "Agricola and the Antinomians did not deny the presence of sin in the life of
: the Christian. However, they saw the Law as a dead letter, which by no means
: could bring about repentance. Repentance is brought about by the work of the
: Holy Spirit, as Jesus teaches in John 14-16, and the antinomians operated
: with the idea that the Holy Spirit did not work through the Law. Instead,
: they believed that the Holy Spirit operates only in the Gospel. Therefore,
: the preaching of the crucified Christ alone would lead to true repentance.
: Repentance from sin was not about recognizing that one had violated the Law
: but that one had done harm to the Son of Man, who laid down His life for the
: salvation of sinners."
: 這段對反律主義論點的描繪,跟板上會所弟兄表述的幾乎一致。
: 並非罪大惡極,甚至頗有說服力,但就是怪怪的。
幫大家整理一下重點:
一、非律主義者認為律法是死的字句,無法帶來悔改。
二、悔改是由聖靈的工作帶來的。
三、因罪悔改不是因為認識到人違反了律法......
theo的理解中,這與會所弟兄表述的幾乎一致。真的是這樣嗎?
那麼會所弟兄怎麼表述呢?
一、若想憑肉體遵守律法,那麼律法的確可以是死的字句。
但當我們在神的光中,卻看見律法能暴露人的罪,暴露我們是罪人。
二、律法的暴露加上聖靈的光照,使人悔改。
三、人就是違反了律法,窺缺了神的榮耀。
嗯......看起來表述不太一樣呢!
出埃及記生命讀經六十四篇中說得更清楚:
我們必須牢記,律法是屬靈、聖潔、公義且良善的,頒賜律法的本意是要帶進生命,律法
本身不能給人生命。那麼我們向著律法該有甚麼樣的態度呢?我們絕不該輕看律法。反之
,我們應當感謝律法暴露我們,征服我們,並且把我們帶到作生命源頭的主那裏。我們應
當說:『律法,我要感謝你暴露我,征服我,並帶我歸向那能賜我生命的那一位。我要感
謝你引我到賜生命者那裏。』
順便提醒:之前有人指控我們貶低律法,看來也是子虛烏有。
: 至於路德怎麼回應?
: "For Luther, if one would lose the proclamation of the Law, one would also
: lose the sweet gospel which sets sinners free from condemnation. He said, “
: Yet it is safest to turn to a middle road, to turn too much neither to the
: right nor to the left. For both are dangerous, and, as I said already, for
: this reason also, the office of the word was instituted, that we might teach
: both, that is, the Law and the Gospel. The one cannot properly be taught or
: dealt with safely without the other…So here too one must divide well, lest
: only one part be taught in the churches—either fear and sorrow or
: consolation and joy—but both at the same time.”[4] Both Law and Gospel are
: necessary for repentance: the Law which works contrition (sorrow for sin) and
: the Gospel which works faith in the promise of forgiveness.
: Is there a need for the preaching of the Law? Should pastors proclaim the Law
: in their sermons? Does the Law play a role in repentance? Yes. “The Law
: reveals the guilt of sin And makes us conscience-stricken; But then the
: Gospel enters in The sinful soul to quicken.”[5] As we remain in the fallen
: flesh we will have need for God’s holy Law, not as a means to make ourselves
: righteous but in order that we take hold of the depth of Christ’s saving
: work for us, delivered in the Gospel message of forgiveness."
: 其他的部份請再自行閱讀連結全文。
重點:
律法使罪揭露,並使我們良心有虧缺,接著福音進入我們裡面,使我們悔改並被拯救。
原來路德說的才跟會所弟兄表述幾乎一致呀!
所以抱歉,非律主義的帽子會所戴不下,請送給別人。
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補充一段有意思的文字。
在神學的故事467-468頁說到:
「路德的對手們控告,路德向反律法主義這個古老異端敞開大門,否認所有的律法和順服。
他們控訴說,路德關於稱義的教導會打消基督徒追求聖潔生活的動機......
路德用他自己的方法,來說明基督徒的善行。善行,例如愛神與愛人的行動,會從基督徒
因為得到赦免且被稱為義的新心裡,自然流露出來。認識恩典的同一個信心,以及稱他為
義的同一個恩典,一定會從這位基督徒裡面,開始改變他,並且結出義的果子。路德確信
這一點,但是,不要太專注於善行,以免被它牽著鼻子,回到行義的路子上。」
路德遭受的指控,不知道大家有沒有覺得很眼熟?
不就是前些日子會所遭受的指控嗎?
路德的遭遇我們現在也感同身受了。