神学导论 阅读资料 035A 阿米念主义
ARMINIANISM
取自﹕贺治Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology
十七世纪初，阿米念在荷兰的改革宗教会介绍一套新的教义。…因为提倡新教义的一派，提出一份「抗议书」反映他们从已定的信仰偏离，因此他们被称为「抗议派」，不过后来他们比较普遍的称号是阿米念派。…他们的教义严重地偏离奥古斯丁的教义系统，后者乃是历年来教会的生机。阿米念主义的信念包括下列﹕
In the early part of the seventeenth century Arminius introduced a new system of doctrine in the Reformed churches of Holland. … Because the advocates of the new doctrine presented a “Remonstrance” which reflected their divergence from the established belief, they were at first called Remonstrants, but in later years their more common designation has been Arminians. … A serious departure from the system of Augustinianism, which in all ages had been the life of the Church, the tenets of Arminianism include:
- 人类从亚当获得一个败坏的人性，因而有犯罪的倾向；虽然如此，这败坏本身并不包含罪的本性。人只为自己自愿犯的罪，和这些罪的后果负责。
While all men derive from Adam a corrupt nature by which they are inclined to sin, this corruption is not itself of the nature of sin. Men are responsible only for their own voluntary acts and the consequences of such acts.
- 人并没有因为堕落的缘故失去行善的能力。这能力（阿米念主义者称之为「自由」）是我们人性本质的一部分；若失去，就失去人性。
Man by his fall has not lost his ability to do good. Such ability, or liberty as the Arminians call it, is essential to our nature and cannot be lost without the loss of humanity.
- 可是，这行善的能力并不能保证人的灵魂回归上帝。圣洁的人若要归正，需要上帝先前帝，激动人的，帮助人的恩典。
This ability, however, is not of itself sufficient to secure the return of the soul to God. For their conversion and holy living men need the prevenient, exciting, and assisting grace of God.
- 这从上帝而来的恩典充足地赐给全人类，叫他们能悔改，相信，和遵守上帝所有的诫命。
This divine grace is afforded to all men in sufficient measure to enable them to repent, believe, and keep all the commandments of God.
- 那些凭自己自由意志，用自己的能力（就是堕落后属于他们的能力）与上帝恩典合作的人，能归回上帝而得救。
Those who of their own free will, and in the exercise of that ability which belongs to them since the fall, cooperate with this divine grace, are converted and saved.
- 那些这样相信的人，是被预定得永生的，可是不是个人被预定，乃是整类人（信徒）被预定。上帝拣选的预旨不是关乎个人帝，只不过是上帝要拯救信徒的一般旨意罢了。
Those who thus believe have been predestinated to eternal life, not however as individuals, but as a class. The decree of election does not concern specific persons, but is simply the general purpose of God to save believers.
Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology. Abridged edtion, ed. Edward N. Gross. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 1988. Part III, chapter 1 (The Plan of Salvation), pp. 327-328.
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