{"id":486,"date":"2023-09-24T10:22:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/?p=486"},"modified":"2023-09-24T10:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:22:49","slug":"%e7%a5%9e%e5%ad%a6%e5%af%bc%e8%ae%ba_%e9%98%85%e8%af%bb_029a_%e8%88%92%e8%a7%a3%e8%af%af%e4%bc%9a%e6%8e%a8%e8%8d%90%e5%ae%9d%e8%97%8f","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"\u795e\u5b66\u5bfc\u8bba_\u9605\u8bfb_029A_\u8212\u89e3\u8bef\u4f1a\u63a8\u8350\u5b9d\u85cf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u8212\u89e3\u8bef\u4f1a\uff0c\u6b23\u8d4f\u5b9d\u85cf\ufe55<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u521d\u8bba\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u4e0e\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMENDING THE TREASURES OF THE REFORMED FAITH <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THE CHINESE CHURCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FROM MISUNDERSTANDING TO APPRECIATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6797\u6148\u4fe1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samuel Ling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u7b14\u8005\u662f\u534e\u4eba\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u4fe1\u5f92\uff0c\u5c45\u4f4f\u5317\u7f8e\u56db\u5341\u4e8c\u5e74\uff0c\u751f\u957f\u5728\u57fa\u8981\u6d3e\u3001\u656c\u8654\u7231\u4e3b\u3001\u97e6\u65af\u5229\u6d3e\u3001\u51ef\u9521\u514b\u6d3e\u3001\u548c\u65f6\u4ee3\u8bba\u7684\u5708\u5b50\u4e2d\u3002\u4e09\u5341\u4e94\u5e74\u6765\uff0c\u6211\u63a5\u53d7\u4e86\uff0c\u5e76\u516c\u5f00\u627f\u8ba4\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3002\u90a3\u4e48\uff0c\u6211\u662f\u8c01\u5462\uff1f\u662f\u5426\u5df2\u7ecf\u53d8\u6210\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u4e2d\u7684\u602a\u4eba\uff0c\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e0d\u5408\u7fa4\u7684\u72ec\u884c\u4fa0\uff1f\u4e00\u4e2a\u8fc7\u65f6\u7684\u300c\u8001\u53e4\u8463\u300d\u4f20\u9053\u4eba\uff1f\u5728\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00\u4e16\u7eaa\u7684\u4eca\u5929\uff0c\u6211\u4f20\u8bb2\u7684\u4fe1\u606f\u662f\u5426\u4e0d\u5207\u5b9e\u9645\u3001\u65e0\u5173\u75db\u75d2\uff1f\u6211\u662f\u5426\u5df2\u7ecf\u53d8\u6210\u4e00\u4e2a\u4e0d\u9762\u5bf9\u73b0\u5b9e\u4e0e\u6559\u4f1a\u7fa4\u4f17\uff0c\u8eb2\u5728\u8c61\u7259\u5854\u7684\u77e5\u8bc6\u5206\u5b50\uff1f\u6211\u7684\u7acb\u573a\u662f\u5426\u300c\u592a\u72ed\u7a84\u300d\uff08\u4e00\u90e8\u5206\u540c\u5de5\u7684\u8bc4\u8bed\uff09\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>I am a Chinese evangelical; I have made North America my home for 42 years.\u00a0 I grew up in a fundamentalist, Pietist, Wesleyan, Keswick, and dispensationalist world.\u00a0 For the past 35 years, I have confessed the Reformed understanding of Bible doctrine.\u00a0 What does that make me?\u00a0 An anti-social, eccentric, non-conforming lone-ranger in the family of Christ?\u00a0 An outdated preacher whose message is no longer relevant to the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century?\u00a0 An academic who is hopelessly out of touch with reality?\u00a0 Is my position \u201ctoo narrow\u201d (the opinion of some colleagues in Christ)?<\/p>\n<p>\u6291\u6216\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u786e\u6709\u4e9b\u4e9f\u9700\u8d21\u732e\u7ed9\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u5b9d\u85cf\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Or do we still have something to commend to the Chinese church from the Reformed tradition?<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u5929\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff08the Reformed faith, \u6216\u79f0\u300c\u52a0\u5c14\u6587\u4e3b\u4e49\u300d Calvinism\uff0c\u4e5f\u79f0\u300c\u5f52\u6b63\u795e\u5b66\u300d\uff0c\u610f\u540c\uff09\u5728\u6559\u4f1a\u4e2d\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\u529b\u65e5\u589e\uff0c\u4ee4\u4eba\u6ce8\u76ee\uff0c\u7279\u522b\u662f\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\u4e2d\u3002\u6709\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\u88ab\u79f0\u4e3a\u300c\u8d85\u52a0\u5c14\u6587\u4e3b\u4e49\u8005\u300d\uff08hyper-Calvinists, \u610f\u5373\ufe55\u6781\u7aef\u52a0\u5c14\u6587\u4e3b\u4e49\u8005\uff09\uff1b\u88ab\u8ba4\u4e3a\u662f\u4e0d\u76f8\u4fe1\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7231\u6211\u4eec\uff0c\u662f\u4e0d\u4f20\u798f\u97f3\u7684\u4fe1\u5f92\u3002\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\u662f\u5426\u9700\u8981\u6f84\u6e05\u4e00\u4e0b\u771f\u76f8\uff1f\u662f\u5426\u53ef\u4ee5\u9664\u53bb\u4e00\u4e9b\u5173\u4e8e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u4f20\u8bf4\uff0c\u6d88\u9664\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u4e3b\u5185\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u4e2d\u95f4\u7684\u4e00\u4e9b\u8bef\u4f1a\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Calvinism, or the Reformed faith, is growing in its influence in the Christian world, and people, especially those outside Reformed circles, are taking notice.\u00a0 Sometimes Reformed people are called \u201chyper-Calvinists,\u201d caricatured by people who do not believe that God loves us, who do not believe in evangelism.\u00a0\u00a0 Is there anything Reformed people can do to dispel some of the myths, stereotypes and misunderstanding which our \u201clabel\u201d has somehow engendered among non-Reformed brothers and sisters?<\/p>\n<p>\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u82e5\u771f\u6709\u5b9d\u85cf\u8981\u63a8\u8350\u3001\u8d21\u732e\u7ed9\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\uff0c\u90a3\u4e48\u6211\u4eec\u5e94\u5982\u4f55\u63a8\u4ecb\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>If there is something in Reformed theology to commend to our fellow Chinese Christians, if there is a treasure to share with our family in Christ, how should we do it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u5fc3\u6001\u300d\u4e0e\u5176\u6279\u8bc4\u8005<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CRUSADER AND CRITICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u5341\u4e8c\u5e74\u524d\u6211\u4ece\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u6bd5\u4e1a\uff0c\u5728\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u4e2d\u5ba3\u8bb2\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u8bdd\uff08\u4ece\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u89d2\u5ea6\uff09\u3002\u5f53\u65f6\u534e\u4eba\u4fe1\u5f92\u4e2d\u591a\u662f\u67e5\u7ecf\u73ed\u7684\u9886\u8896\uff1b\u5927\u90e8\u5206\u4ece\u53f0\u6e7e\uff08\u6709\u4e9b\u4ece\u9999\u6e2f\uff09\u5230\u5317\u7f8e\u6765\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c11\u53d7\u805a\u4f1a\u6240\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\u3002\u5728\u90a3\u4e2a\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u4ece\u4e8b\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u4f20\u64ad\u4e8b\u5de5\uff0c\u534e\u4eba\u4e2d\u95f4\uff0c\u9996\u63a8\u8d75\u4e2d\u8f89\u7267\u5e08\u7684\u57fa\u7763\u6559\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7ffb\u8bd1\u793e\u3002\u6211\u627f\u8ba4\uff0c\u5f53\u65f6\u7684\u786e\u62b1\u7740\u4e00\u79cd\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u5fc3\u6001\u300d\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u65b0\u8fd1\u63a5\u53d7\u52a0\u5c14\u6587\u4e3b\u4e49\u7684\u5f52\u4fe1\u8005\uff1b\u56e0\u6b64\u5bf9\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u79ef\u6781\u63a8\u4ecb\uff0c\u5f80\u5f80\u4ee4\u4eba\u53cd\u611f\u3002\u6709\u65f6\u4f1a\u542c\u5230\u8fd9\u79cd\u56de\u5e94\ufe55\u300c\u8c08\u795e\u5b66\u5e72\u561b\uff1f\u8fd9\u4e0d\u91cd\u8981\uff01\u90a3\u4e48\u5b66\u672f\u6027\u7684\u4e1c\u897f\uff0c\u65e2\u62bd\u8c61\uff0c\u53c8\u4e0d\u5b9e\u9645\u3002\u91cd\u8981\u7684\u662f\u8ffd\u6c42\u5c5e\u7075\uff01\u9000\u4fee\u4f1a\u4e0d\u662f\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u3002\u8c08\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u4eba\u7f3a\u4e4f\u7977\u544a\uff0c\u7231\u5fc3\uff0c\u8c26\u5351\uff0c\u4f20\u798f\u97f3\uff0c\u548c\u656c\u8654\u3002\u300d\u76f4\u52302000\u5e74\u8fd8\u542c\u5230\u8fd9\u79cd\u8bf4\u6cd5\uff0c\u7528\u4ee5\u54cd\u5e94\u6211\u63a8\u52a8\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u65e0\u8bef\u7684\u52aa\u529b\uff08\u66f4\u4e0d\u7528\u8bf4\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u4e86\uff09\uff01\u8fd9\u4e9b\u6279\u5224\uff0c\u81ea\u7136\u589e\u52a0\u4e86\u6211\u4e0e\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u90e8\u5206\u4eba\u58eb\u7684\u8ddd\u79bb\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-two years ago, I was a fresh seminary graduate, preaching God\u2019s Word and commending Reformed theology in the Chinese community in North America, the latter dominated by student Bible study groups.\u00a0 Many of the leaders of these groups (now Chinese churches) came from Taiwan (some from Hong Kong), and were often attracted by Watchman Nee\u2019s theology.\u00a0 During those years, Rev. Charles Chao and his Reformation Translation Fellowship was the leader in commending the Reformed faith among the Chinese people.\u00a0 I must confess that I was very much a \u201ccrusader\u201d \u2013 a fresh convert to Calvinism.\u00a0 As often the case with fresh converts and crusaders, my presentation invariably turned off some people \u2013 perhaps many people.\u00a0 The response to my teaching sometimes was:\u00a0 \u201cWhy talk theology?\u00a0 It is not important.\u00a0 It is so academic, abstract, impractical.\u00a0 \u00a0What is important is the pursuit of spirituality (shu ling).\u00a0 A retreat\/conference is not a seminary!\u00a0 People who talk about theology are lacking in prayer, love, humility, evangelism, and godliness.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 As recent as 2000, I still heard comments like these from a major young church leader, in response to my advocacy, not of the Reformed faith, but of the inerrancy of the Bible!\u00a0 These comments served to increase the distance between myself and certain elements in the Chinese church.<\/p>\n<p>\u4e09\u5341\u5e74\u6765\uff0c\u53ef\u80fd\u662f\u54cd\u5e94\u8fd9\u4e9b\u6279\u8bc4\u5427\uff0c\u6211\u52aa\u529b\u5bfb\u627e\u4e00\u6761\u6709\u6548\u4ecb\u7ecd\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u8def\uff0c\u597d\u4f7f\u656c\u8654\u7684\u534e\u4eba\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u80fd\u591f\u7406\u89e3\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u30021991\u5e74\u516b\u6708\uff0c\u5728\u4e00\u4e2a\u5bb6\u5ead\u9000\u4fee\u8425\uff0c\u6211\u7ecf\u5386\u4e86\u4e00\u4e2a\u65b0\u53d1\u73b0\ufe55\u539f\u6765\u8fd9\u4e9b\u64cd\u666e\u901a\u8bdd\uff08\u56fd\u8bed\uff09\uff0c\u656c\u8654\u7684\u534e\u4eba\u4fe1\u5f92\u4e2d\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c11\u4eba\u6574\u5929\u8ffd\u6c42\u3001\u8c08\u8bba\u300c\u5c5e\u7075\u300d\uff0c\u4f46\u5f88\u591a\u5728\u5fc3\u5e95\u91cc\u5e76\u6ca1\u6709\u6df1\u6df1\u7ecf\u5386\u8fc7\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5728\u57fa\u7763\u91cc\u7684\u5927\u7231\uff01\u4ed6\u4eec\u5e76\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a\u7ecf\u5386\u8fc7\u8d66\u7f6a\uff0c\u5f97\u6551\u7684\u786e\u636e\uff1b\u5e76\u4e0d\u4f53\u4f1a\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5c06\u79f0\u4e49\uff0c\u4f5c\u7942\u513f\u5973\u7684\u6069\u5178\u523b\u5370\u5728\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u5fc3\u7248\u4e0a\u3002\u798f\u97f3\u4e8b\u5de5\u662f\u53c2\u4e0e\u4e86\uff0c\u591a\u5c11\u540c\u5de5\u5fd9\u4e8e\u5954\u6ce2\u5356\u547d\uff0c\u5e72\u52b2\u5341\u8db3\uff0c\u4e0d\u65ad\u63a8\u5e7f\u5ba3\u6559\u4e0a\u7684\u300c\u5408\u4f5c\u300d\uff0c\u300c\u5408\u4e00\u300d\uff0c\u300c\u4f19\u4f34\u5173\u7cfb\u300d\u3002\u5927\u578b\u805a\u4f1a\u5fc5\u5230\u3002\u53ef\u662f\u90a3\u79cd\u7d27\u5f20\u3001\u6ca1\u6709\u5b89\u5b81\u7684\u795e\u60c5\uff0c\u662f\u5426\u8bf4\u660e\u5185\u5fc3\u7f3a\u4e4f\u6069\u5178\u7684\u5370\u8bb0\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>During the next thirty years, partly in response to these criticisms, I worked to present Reformed theology in a way which could be more effectively understood by my fellow Pietist brothers and sisters.\u00a0 I discovered, by August 1991 (at the end of a family conference), that many Mandarin-speaking, pietistic Christians who talked a lot about being \u201cspiritual,\u201d probably didn\u2019t have a very strong sense, deep in their hearts, of the grace of God in Christ, and didn\u2019t have assurance of his pardon, the grace of justification and adoption as God\u2019s child sealed in their souls.\u00a0 The enterprising spirit and often nervousness in the way we presented ourselves and our ministries, in this age of mass conventions and networking in the name of \u201cpartnership\u201d in missions, often betray this lack of grace.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u5fc3\u4e2d\u5411\u4e3b\u7acb\u5fd7\uff0c\u8981\u6559\u5bfc\u300c\u8499\u6069\u5f97\u6551\u7684\u786e\u636e\u300d\u7684\u771f\u7406\uff08\u53c2\u770b\u300a\u5a01\u654f\u65af\u7279\u4fe1\u4ef0\u544a\u767d\u300b\u7b2c\u5341\u516b\u7ae0\uff09\uff0c\u4f5c\u4e3a\u5e2e\u52a9\u534e\u4eba\u4fe1\u5f92\u7406\u89e3\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u5207\u5165\u70b9\u30021990\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u6211\u66fe\u8d70\u8fc7\u4e00\u6bb5\u5145\u6ee1\u6323\u624e\u4e0e\u75db\u82e6\u7684\u8def\uff0c\u6700\u540e\u6df1\u6df1\u4f53\u4f1a\u5230\ufe55\u300c\u8036\u7a23\u7231\u6211\uff0c\u6211\u77e5\u9053\uff0c\u56e0\u6709\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u544a\u8bc9\u6211\u300d\uff01\u5723\u8bd7\u300a\u5947\u5f02\u6069\u5178\u300b\u6709\u4e00\u53e5\u8bf4\ufe55\u300c\u4e0a\u4e3b\u66fe\u5411\u6211\u5e94\u8bb8\u6069\u60e0\u300d (The Lord has promised good to me)\u3002\u4ece\u90a3\u65f6\u5f00\u59cb\u6211\u5230\u5904\u5ba3\u8bb2\ufe55\u57fa\u7763\u91cc\u7684\u5927\u7231\uff0c\u5c31\u662f\u7f6a\u5f97\u8d66\u514d\uff0c\u79f0\u4e49\uff0c\u6210\u5723\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u662f\u53ef\u4ee5\u7ecf\u5386\u5230\u7684\uff01\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5fc5\u5b9a\u5b88\u7ea6\uff0c\u7942\u6069\u5178\u7684\u5e94\u8bb8\u662f\u53ef\u4fe1\u7684\uff0c\u7942\u7684\u4fe1\u5b9e\u5e7f\u5927\u3002\u4e0a\u4e3b\u5411\u6211\u5e94\u8bb8\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u7f8e\u597d\u7684\u6069\u60e0\uff01<\/p>\n<p>In my heart, I affirmed my desire before God to teach the doctrine of assurance of grace and salvation (<em>Westminster Confession<\/em>, chapter 18) as a \u201cpoint of entry\u201d for Chinese Christians to the Reformed system of theology, and eventually struggled with the reality of grace in my heart in the years 1992-97.\u00a0 God is good.\u00a0 Today I know (by experience and theology) that \u201cJesus love me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so\u201d (God is a covenant-keeping God).\u00a0 As one verse in \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d proclaims, \u201cThe Lord has promised good to me!\u201d\u00a0 And this I proclaim wherever I go: God\u2019s grace in Jesus Christ \u2013 the gifts of forgiveness, cleansing, justification, sanctification and many others \u2013 can be experienced in our hearts because God is always faithful to his covenant promises.\u00a0 \u201cThe Lord has promised good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u65b0\u65f6\u4ee3\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u6210\u4e86\u65b0\u65f6\u5c1a\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>REFORMED \u201cFAD\u201d IN NEW CONTEXT? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u5929\u7684\u5904\u5883\uff0c\u4e0e1970\u5e74\u4ee3\u5927\u4e0d\u76f8\u540c\u3002\u53f0\u6e7e\uff0c\u9999\u6e2f\uff0c\u4e1c\u5357\u4e9a\u4e0e\u5317\u7f8e\u7684\u534e\u4eba\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\uff0c\u6df1\u53d7\u6559\u4f1a\u589e\u957f\u7406\u8bba\uff08\u5373\ufe55\u5e02\u573a\u5b66\uff09\u4e0e\u7075\u6069\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\uff0c\u65b0\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u4fe1\u4ef0 (neo-evangelicalism) \u4e0e\u540e\u73b0\u4ee3\u7684\u5f53\u4ee3\u795e\u5b66\u5b66\u672f\u5728\u5404\u5730\u534e\u4eba\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\u529b\u65b9\u5174\u672a\u827e\u3002\u4fe1\u4e3b\u52a0\u5165\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\uff0c\u6700\u591a\u662f\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9646\u7fa4\u4f53\u3002\u6211\u4ecd\u65e7\u4f20\u8bb2\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u8bdd\uff0c\u63a8\u8350\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff0c\u4e5f\u770b\u5230\u4e00\u4e9b\u6b63\u9762\u7684\u54cd\u5e94\ufe55\u4e00\u4e9b\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u9965\u6e34\u6155\u9053\uff0c\u7aed\u529b\u5728\u771f\u7406\u4e0a\u8ffd\u6c42\u6210\u719f\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u5f80\u5f80\u5206\u5e03\u5728\u4e0d\u540c\u6559\u4f1a\uff0c\u662f\u9690\u5f62\u7684\u5c11\u6570\u6c11\u65cf\u3002\u6ca1\u6709\u592a\u591a\u4eba\u6ce8\u610f\u5230\uff0c\u4ed6\u4eec\u5728\u5b89\u9759\u4e2d\u53d1\u73b0\uff0c\u539f\u6765\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u6240\u5ba3\u8bb2\u7684\uff0c\u5c31\u662f\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u6240\u6559\u5bfc\u7684\uff0c\u300c\u4e8b\u60c5\u672c\u5e94\u8be5\u5982\u6b64\u300d(that\u2019s the way it should be)\u3002\u5f88\u591a\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u900f\u8fc7\u9605\u8bfb\uff0c\u6216\u542c\u5e7f\u64ad\u5f97\u6b64\u7ed3\u8bba\uff0c\u5f71\u54cd\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u8ba1\u6709\u53f2\u9c8d\u5c14 (R.C. Sproul)\uff0c\u9ea6\u963f\u745f (Jon MacArthur)\uff0c\u6d3e\u535a\uff08John Piper\uff09\uff0c\u548c\u5df4\u523b (J.I. Packer) \u7b49\u3002\u611f\u8c22\u4e3b\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Today, the context is very different from the 1970s.\u00a0 The church in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and among the Chinese in Southeast Asia and North America, is deeply affected by church growth strategies (i.e., marketing) and the charismatic movement.\u00a0 Neo-evangelical belief and contemporary, postmodern\u00a0 theological scholarship are on the march on many Chinese seminary campuses.\u00a0 Mainland Chinese are the largest or fastest growing segment in the overseas Chinese church.\u00a0 I continue to teach Reformed theology, and God has granted \u201cspotty\u201d response: there are very serious students who are eager to learn and grow.\u00a0 They are scattered across the many Chinese churches in their respective cities, in Asia as well as in North America.\u00a0 Quietly, often without fanfare (although there is fanfare in certain circles), Reformed theology, although still loathed by many, is increasingly accepted as \u201cthe way it should be,\u201d i.e., what the Bible teaches.\u00a0\u00a0 This trend has come about quietly as men listen to, or read Reformed teachers such as R.C. Sproul, Jon MacArthur, John Piper and J.I. Packer.\u00a0 Thank God for this.<\/p>\n<p>\u53c8\u6709\u4e0d\u5c11\u534e\u4eba\u4fe1\u5f92\uff0c\u53d7\u5510\u5d07\u8363\u7267\u5e08\u7b49\u9886\u8896\u7684\u4fe1\u606f\u5f71\u54cd\uff0c\u6216\u53c2\u4e0e\u5f52\u6b63\u5b66\u9662\uff0c\u6216\u9605\u8bfb\u300a\u52a8\u529b\u300b\u6742\u5fd7\uff0c\u6216\u6536\u542c\u5e7f\u64ad\u6216\u5f55\u97f3\uff0c\u6216\u770b\u7f51\u7edc\u3001\u5f55\u50cf\u3002\u4e2d\u56fd\u6559\u4f1a\u6b63\u5728\u8715\u53d8\uff0c\u90fd\u5e02\u5316\uff1b\u800c\u300c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u300d\uff0c\u300c\u5f52\u6b63\u300d\u5728\u67d0\u4e9b\u5708\u5b50\u5df2\u7ecf\u6210\u4e3a\u65f6\u5c1a\uff01<\/p>\n<p>Many others are influenced by Rev. Stephen Tong\u2019s messages, the Reformed Institute, his <em>Momentum<\/em> magazine and his audio-video resources.\u00a0 As China urbanizes and the church is transformed, it may even be \u201cfashionable\u201d or \u201ctrendy\u201d to be identified as a \u201cReformed\u201d Christian in this our decade, the 2000\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4e9b\u73b0\u8c61\uff0c\u4e00\u70b9\u6ca1\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u53ef\u5938\u7684\uff1b\u90fd\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u6069\u5178\u4e0e\u5b89\u6392\u3002\u800c\u6210\u4e3a\u300c\u65f6\u5c1a\u300d\u6709\u4ec0\u4e48\u4ef7\u503c\uff01\u4e0e\u5f97\u5230\u57fa\u7763\u6bd4\u8f83\uff0c\u4e0d\u8fc7\u662f\u7caa\u571f\uff08\u8153\u4e098-10\uff09\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>This is nothing to boast about; all is by grace, in God\u2019s providence.\u00a0 And to be \u201cfashionable\u201d means nothing, compared with gaining Christ (Philippians 3:8-10).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u9690\u5fe7\u9732\u9762\ufe55\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u5708\u5b50\u7684\u4e00\u4e9b\u590d\u6742\u56e0\u7d20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPLICATING FACTORS IN REFORMED CONTEXT <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u8fdb\u516521\u4e16\u7eaa\uff0c\u6709\u4e9b\u56e0\u7d20\u4f7f\u4e8b\u60c5\u5f04\u5f97\u590d\u6742\u3002\u6709\u4e9b\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u795e\u5b66\u5b66\u672f\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff0c\u6b63\u5728\u6323\u624e\u4fdd\u5b58\u7eaf\u6b63\u3001\u6b63\u7edf\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3002\uff08\u8fd9\u4e2a\u73b0\u8c61\uff0c\u5728\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u5708\u5b50\u4e5f\u540c\u65f6\u5728\u53d1\u751f\u3002\uff09\u4e00\u4e9b\u795e\u5b66\u5bb6\u4e0d\u518d\u575a\u6301\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u662f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u9ed8\u793a\u7684\u8bdd\uff0c\u81f3\u5c11\u300c\u9ed8\u793a\u300d\u5bf9\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u89e3\u7ecf\u6ca1\u6709\u5173\u7cfb\u3002\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u6743\u5a01\u5728\u91ca\u7ecf\u5b66\u5708\u5b50\u91cc\u4e0d\u53d7\u5c0a\u91cd\u3002\uff08\u6821\u56ed\u51fa\u7248\u7684\u300a21\u4e16\u7eaa\u65e7\u7ea6\u5bfc\u8bba\u300b\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u4e9b\u65e7\u7ea6\u7cfb\u8f6c<u>\u578b<\/u>\u3001\u8d70\u6837\u7684\u5178\u578b\u4f8b\u5b50\u3002\u5173\u4e8e\u6700\u8fd1\u7684\u53d1\u5c55\uff0c\u89c12006-2007\u5e74\uff0cD.A. Carson \u548cRichard Pratt \u5bf9 Peter Enns \u7684\u56de\u5e94\u4e0e\u6279\u5224\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>The context in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century is complicated by changes taking place in the traditional centers of Reformed teaching, the North American Reformed seminaries, some of which are now struggling to keep their orthodoxy intact.\u00a0 (This phenomenon is not limited to Reformed circles; in non-Reformed evangelical centers it is happening as well.)\u00a0 The Bible is no longer treated consistently by some theologians as the work of the Holy Spirit\u2019s inspiration.\u00a0 The authority of Scripture is undermined in hermeneutics.\u00a0 (Cf. Ray Dillard and Tremper Longman III\u2019s work on Old Testament introduction, as a typical example of the change among some Old Testament scholars.\u00a0 For the most recent developments, cf.: D.A. Carson and Richard Pratt\u2019s responses to Peter Enns, 2006-2007.)<\/p>\n<p>\u5b66\u8005\u4e0e\u4fe1\u5f92\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u4ece\u7eaf\u6b63\u3001\u6b63\u7edf\u504f\u79bb\uff0c\u5728\u6559\u4f1a\u5386\u53f2\u4e0a\u662f\u7ecf\u5e38\u53d1\u751f\u7684\u4e8b\uff0c\u56e0\u4e3a\u6211\u4eec\u90fd\u662f\u7f6a\u4eba\uff1b\u552f\u9760\u4e3b\u7684\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u4e0e\u7942\u8bdd\u8bed\u7684\u80fd\u529b\uff0c\u624d\u80fd\u4fdd\u5b88\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3002\u6559\u4f1a\u6781\u9700\u8981\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4fdd\u62a4\uff01\u800c\u5728\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u5708\u5b50\u4ee5\u5916\u7684\u795e\u5b66\u8715\u53d8\uff0c\u5c31\u66f4\u4ee4\u4eba\u62c5\u5fc3\u4e86\u3002\u4eca\u5929\u7f8e\u56fd\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u4e0e\u795e\u5b66\u9662\uff0c\u6b63\u5728\u5931\u53bb\u5176\u7eaf\u6b63\u3001\u6b63\u7edf\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff0c\u800c\u8fd9\u8d8b\u52bf\u76f4\u63a5\u53cd\u6620\u5728\u534e\u4eba\u795e\u5b66\u754c\uff01\uff08\u8fd9\u9898\u76ee\u8d85\u8d8a\u672c\u6587\u7684\u4e3b\u65e8\u3002\uff09\u8fd9\u4f7f\u6211\u7684\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u5fc3\u6001\u300d\u66f4\u52a0\u6e29\u548c\ufe55\u6211\u5df2\u4e0d\u518d\u5982\u4e50\u610f\u300c\u65e0\u6761\u4ef6\u300d\u5730\u63a8\u4ecb\u67d0\u4e00\u95f4\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u795e\u5b66\u9662\uff0c\u867d\u7136\u6211\u63a8\u4ecb\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u70ed\u8bda\u6ca1\u6709\u51cf\u5c11\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This deviation from orthodoxy is inevitable, because we are all sinners, and are faithful to Christ and His Word only by his grace.\u00a0 Oh how much we need God\u2019s protection!\u00a0 The theological scene beyond the Reformed family is even more complicated and disheartening:\u00a0 American evangelicalism may be losing her orthodoxy altogether, if she hasn\u2019t already done so; this trend is directly mirrored among Chinese churches and seminaries (this latter subject is beyond the scope of these musings).\u00a0 These developments certainly further temper my \u201ccrusading spirit\u201d: I no longer \u201cunconditionally recommend\u201d any one Reformed seminary in the west, when asked to do so; although this does not diminish my enthusiasm in teaching Reformed doctrine.<\/p>\n<p>\u5728\u8fd9\u79cd\u65b0\u7684\u5904\u5883\uff0c\u5982\u4f55\u6559\u5bfc\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff1f\u4e0b\u9762\u662f\u4e00\u4e9b\u521d\u6b65\u7684\u60f3\u6cd5\u3002<\/p>\n<p>How do we present Reformed theology in this context?\u00a0 I have a few preliminary (only preliminary) thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u4e00\u5957\u6574\u5168\u7684\u771f\u7406\ufe55\u4e0d\u4ec5\u662f\u9884\u5b9a\u300c\u8bba\u300d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A SYSTEM \u2013 MORE THAN MERE PREDESTINATION <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u9996\u5148\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u627f\u8ba4\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7cfb\u7edf\uff0c\u5982\u300a\u5a01\u654f\u65af\u7279\u4fe1\u4ef0\u544a\u767d\u300b\u548c\u300a\u591a\u5fb7\u4fe1\u6761\u300b\uff0c\u300a\u6d77\u5fb7\u5821\u8981\u7406\u95ee\u7b54\u300b\uff0c\u6d78\u4fe1\u4f1a\u7684\u300a1689\u4f26\u6566\u4fe1\u4ef0\u544a\u767d\u300b\uff0c\u4e0e\u8d3a\u6cbb (Charles Hodge)\uff0c\u4f2f\u514b\u5bcc (Louis Berkhof) \uff0c\u6155\u7406 (John Murray)\uff0c\u8303\u6cf0\u5c14 (Cornelius Van Til)\u7b49\u795e\u5b66\u5bb6\u6240\u8868\u8fbe\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u6574\u4f53\u7684\u771f\u7406\u7cfb\u7edf\uff0c\u5f52\u7eb3\u4e86\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u6240\u6559\u5bfc\u7684\u3002\u56e0\u6b64\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u8bf4\u660e\uff0c\u300c\u9884\u5b9a\u7684\u6559\u4e49\u300d\uff08\u5305\u62ec\u300c\u65e0\u6761\u4ef6\u7684\u62e3\u9009\u300d\uff09\uff0c\u867d\u7136\u975e\u5e38\u91cd\u8981\uff0c\u53ef\u662f\u5e76\u4e0d\u662f\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u5168\u90e8\uff01\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u6574\u5168\u5730\u4ecb\u7ecd\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff0c\u4ecb\u7ecd\u6574\u4e2a\u7cfb\u7edf\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First, we must continue to insist that the Reformed system of doctrine, as understood and expressed by creeds such as the Westminster Standards and other creeds\u00a0 (Canon of Dort, Heidelberg Catechism, the Baptist London Confession of 1689), and taught by theologians such as Charles Hodge, Louis Berkhof, John Murray and Cornelius Van Til, is a \u201csystem\u201d of doctrine taught in Scripture.\u00a0 We must hold the \u201csystem\u201d together.\u00a0 This means that we must continue insist that the doctrine of predestination (especially including the doctrine of unconditional election), though integral to Reformed theology, is not the totality of it!\u00a0 We must present Reformed theology as an integral whole.<\/p>\n<p>\u7b14\u8005\u5728\u6559\u5b66\u4e2d\uff0c\u5f88\u5c11\u4ee5\u9884\u5b9a\u300c\u8bba\u300d\u4f5c\u4e3a\u4ecb\u7ecd\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u5207\u5165\u70b9\uff0c\u4e5f\u4e0d\u7528\u9884\u5b9a\uff0c\u62e3\u9009\u7684\u6559\u4e49\u4f5c\u4e3a\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u7126\u70b9\u3002\u6211\u4f1a\u52aa\u529b\u7684\u4ecb\u7ecd\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7acb\u7ea6\u3001\u5b88\u7ea6\u7684\u4fe1\u5b9e\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u662f\u76df\u7ea6\u7684\u4e3b\u2026\u7b49\u771f\u7406\uff08\u89c1John Frame, <em>The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God<\/em>, \u7b2c\u4e00\u7ae0\uff1b\u548cPalmer Robertson, <em>Christ of the Covenants<\/em>\uff09\uff0c\u540c\u65f6\u4e0d\u65ad\u5ba3\u8bb2\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8d66\u7f6a\u3001\u6551\u8d4e\u7684\u786e\u636e\uff0c\u5723\u7075\u5728\u4fe1\u5f92\u5fc3\u4e2d\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\uff08\u89c1 Sinclair Ferguson, <em>The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction<\/em>, \u6211\u4eec\u5df2\u5c06\u4e2d\u8bd1\u672c\u51fa\u7248\ufe55\u300a\u76d8\u77f3\u4e4b\u4e0a\u300b\uff0c\u53ef\u7f51\u4e0a\u514d\u8d39\u4e0b\u8f7d\ufe55www.ccim.org \u56fe\u4e66\u9986\uff09\u3002\u56e0\u4e3b\u7684\u5e26\u9886\uff0c\u6700\u8fd1\u51e0\u5e74\u6ca1\u6709\u592a\u591a\u673a\u4f1a\u76f4\u63a5\u5f00\u300c\u7cfb\u7edf\u795e\u5b66\u300d\u7684\u79d1\u76ee\uff0c\u56e0\u6b64\u6211\u5f00\u59cb\u5728\u300c\u6069\u5178\u7684\u7ea6\u300d\uff08\u65e7\u7ea6\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u795e\u5b66\uff09\uff0c\u300c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u56fd\u300d\uff08\u65b0\u7ea6\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u795e\u5b66\uff09\uff0c\u548c\u4fdd\u7f57\u7684\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u795e\u5b66\u7b49\u79d1\u76ee\u4e0a\u4f5c\u4e00\u4e9b\u7f16\u8bd1\uff0c\u51c6\u5907\u3002\u8fd9\u65b9\u9762\u7684\u4f5c\u8005\u5305\u62ec\ufe55\u970d\u5fd7\u6052 (Geerhardus Vos)\uff0cHerman Ridderbos\uff0c \u514b\u7231\u8499\uff08Edmund P. Clowney\uff0c\u8457\u4f5c\u4e2d\u8bd1\u6709\u300a\u5929\u547d\u4e0e\u4f60\u300b\uff09\uff0c Palmer O. Robertson\uff0c\u845b\u7406\u9f50 (Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.\ufe55\u300a\u5723\u7075\u964d\u4e34\u5256\u6790\u300b\u7684\u4f5c\u8005) \u7b49\u3002\u6211\u6df1\u6df1\u611f\u53d7\u5230\u6e05\u6559\u5f92\u7684\u656c\u8654\u795e\u5b66\u662f\u591a\u4e48\u7684\u6210\u719f\uff0c\u91cc\u9762\u85cf\u7740\u591a\u5c11\u7684\u667a\u6167\uff1b\u56e0\u6b64\u4e5f\u5230\u5904\u63a8\u4ecb\u3002\u4e9a\u5f53\u65af\u7684\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u8f85\u5bfc (nouthetic counseling)\u4e5f\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u975e\u5e38\u5b9e\u9645\u7684\u5207\u5165\u70b9\u3002\u6362\u8a00\u4e4b\uff0c\u6211\u770b\u89c1\uff0c\u63a8\u4ecb\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u795e\u5b66\uff0c\u5e76\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a\u9700\u8981\u540c\u65f6\u63a8\u4ecb\u5176\u6807\u7b7e\uff08\u54c1\u724c\uff09\uff0c\u7279\u522b\u4e0d\u5fc5\u5e38\u5e38\u5c06\u300c\u9884\u5b9a\u300d\u6302\u5728\u5634\u8fb9\uff08\u8fd9\u91cc\u5e76\u6ca1\u6709\u8bef\u5bfc\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\u7684\u7528\u610f\uff09\u3002\u6211\u7684\u5b66\u751f\uff0c\u542c\u4f17\u5f80\u5f80\u542c\u5230\u4e00\u4e9b\u4ee5\u524d\u9886\u53d7\u4e0d\u540c\u7684\u4e1c\u897f\uff1b\u56e0\u6b64\u4f1a\u81ea\u52a8\u63d0\u51fa\u9884\u5b9a\u300c\u8bba\u300d\u7684\u95ee\u9898\u3002\u5728\u95ee\u9898\u89e3\u7b54\u65f6\uff0c\u6211\u4f1a\u627c\u8981\u5730\u89e3\u91ca\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I often do this without using predestination as the entry point or even the focal point.\u00a0 I have tried very hard to present doctrines like God\u2019s covenant-faithfulness and covenant-lordship (cf. John Frame\u2019s <em>The Doctrine of the Knowledge of God<\/em>, chapter 1, and Palmer Robertson\u2019s <em>Christ of the Covenants<\/em>), and assurance of grace and salvation, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the believer in general (cf. Sinclair Ferguson, <em>The Christian Life: A Doctrinal Introduction,<\/em> which we have translated into Chinese under the title, <em>Pan shi zhi shang<\/em>).\u00a0 In God\u2019s providence, I have often been prevented from teaching Systematic Theology in recent years, so I began to teach the doctrine of the covenant (Old Testament), the kingdom of God in the gospels, and Pauline eschatology (in the tradition of Geerhardus Vos, Herman\u00a0 Ridderbos, Edmund P. Clowney, Palmer O. Robertson, and Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.).\u00a0 I have been much impressed and edified by the Puritans, so I commend their wisdom wherever I go.\u00a0 Jay Adams\u2019 first-generation nouthetic counseling is also a highly practical point of entry.\u00a0 In a word, I found it effective to present Reformed theology without always wearing the label, especially the label of predestination, on my sleeve.\u00a0 (There is no intention to deceive anyone here.) Then my audience notices something different in what I say, and predestination invariably comes up during Question and Answer periods!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I will seek to provide succinct answers to these questions.<\/p>\n<p>2008\u5e74\u4e00\u6708\uff0c\u6211\u5f00\u4e86\u300c\u795e\u5b66\u5b66\u4e60\u5165\u95e8\u300d\u7684\u8bfe\u7a0b\uff0c\u9996\u5148\u8ba8\u8bba\u7684\u51e0\u4e2a\u9898\u76ee\u662f\ufe55<\/p>\n<p>\u4ec0\u4e48\u662f\u656c\u8654\uff1f &#8212; \u5fc5\u987b\u5efa\u7acb\u5728\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u79f0\u4e49\uff0c\u6210\u5723\u7684\u57fa\u7840\u4e0a\uff1b\u5982\u4f55\u8ba4\u8bc6\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u65e8\u610f\uff1f&#8211; \u6211\u4eec\u7684\u76ee\u6807\uff0c\u52a8\u673a\uff0c\u4e0e\u51c6\u5219\u5fc5\u987b\u4ee5\u4e0a\u5e1d\u4e3a\u4e2d\u5fc3\uff0c\u4ee5\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u4e3a\u57fa\u7840\uff1b\u5f53\u6211\u4eec\u5949\u732e\u81ea\u5df1\u7ec8\u751f\u4e3a\u4e3b\u6240\u7528\u7684\u65f6\u5019\uff0c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u5982\u4f55\u5851\u9020\u6211\u4eec\uff1f\u8ba8\u8bba\u8fd9\u4e9b\u9898\u76ee\u4e4b\u540e\uff0c\u624d\u5904\u7406\ufe55\u795e\u5b66\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u795e\u5b66\u6559\u80b2\u5206\u51e0\u79cd\uff1f\u666e\u904d\u542f\u793a\u3001\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u8bba\u7b49\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In January 2008, I began my course on \u201cIntroduction to Theological Studies\u201d with the following topics: What is godliness?\u00a0 (It must be based on grace, justification, and sanctification); How do I discern God\u2019s will?\u00a0 (My goal, motive, and norm must be God-centered and Bible-based); and How does God shape and mold our lives, as we dedicate ourselves to serve him all our lives?\u00a0 Then, and only then, do I move into a definition of what is theology, and what are the forms of theological education; then onto general revelation, the doctrine of Scripture, etc.<\/p>\n<p>\u9664\u4e86\u300c\u6069\u5178\u4e4b\u7ea6\u300d\u7684\u6559\u4e49\u3001\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u4fe1\u5b9e\u3001\u6069\u5178\u7684\u786e\u636e\u4ee5\u5916\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u8bba\uff0c\u548c\u4ee5\u6587\u5316\u4f7f\u547d\u6765\u54cd\u5e94\u5e73\u4fe1\u5f92\u9762\u5bf9\u7684\u793e\u4f1a\u3001\u6587\u5316\u95ee\u9898\uff0c\u90fd\u662f\u6709\u6548\u7684\u5207\u5165\u70b9\u3002\u4e00\u767e\u5e74\u524d\uff0c\u8377\u5170\u9996\u76f8\u4e0e\u795e\u5b66\u5bb6\u51ef\u4f2f\u5c14\u5ba3\u79f0\ufe55\u300c\u4e16\u754c\u6ca1\u6709\u4e00\u65b9\u5bf8\u5730\u571f\uff0c\u8036\u7a23\u4e0d\u8bf4\ufe55\u300e\u662f\u6211\u7684\uff01\u300f\u300d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the doctrine of the covenant grace, God\u2019s faithfulness and the assurance of grace, there is the Reformed doctrine of the church, and \u201ccultural mandate\u201d theology which meets the layperson at his\/her place in society.\u00a0 These are all effective points of entry.\u00a0 A hundred years ago, the Prime Minister of Holland Abraham Kuyper proclaimed: \u201cThere isn\u2019t a square inch in the world, of which Jesus does not say, \u2018It is mine.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u656c\u8654\uff0c\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u6559\u4f1a\u751f\u6d3b<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GODLINESS, GRACE, CHURCH LIFE <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u7b2c\u4e8c\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u575a\u6301\uff0c\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u6559\u5bfc\u7684\u771f\u7406\uff08\u5373\u6559\u4e49\uff09\u662f\u4e3a\u4e86\u6211\u4eec\u8fc7\u656c\u8654\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u3002\u53cd\u8fc7\u6765\u8bf4\uff0c\u771f\u6b63\u7684\u656c\u8654\u5fc5\u987b\u5efa\u7acb\u5728\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u771f\u7406\u7684\u57fa\u7840\u4e0a\u3002\u56e0\u6b64\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u6709\u656c\u8654\uff0c\u8c26\u5351\uff0c\u548c\u6e29\u67d4\u7684\u99a8\u9999\uff0c\u5373\u5723\u7ea6\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u5f3a\u8c03\u7684\u300c\u6069\u5178\u53d6\u5411\u300d\uff08\u8fd1\u5e74\u6613\u540d\u300c\u6069\u5178\u57fa\u7840\u300d\uff09\u3002\u8fd9\u539f\u5219\u5728\u67d0\u4e9b\u5708\u5b50\u4e2d\u5c24\u5176\u91cd\u8981\u3002\u6709\u4e9b\u88ab\u6539\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u5438\u5f15\u7684\u5f1f\u5144\uff08\u7279\u522b\u662f\u5f1f\u5144\uff09\uff0c\u88ab\u6fc0\u60c5\u7684\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u606f\u548c\u5ba3\u8bb2\u6539\u53d8\u4e86\uff0c\u81ea\u7136\u5c31\u4f1a\u6548\u6cd5\u67d0\u4e9b\u7c7b\u578b\u7684\u8bb2\u9053\u6cd5\uff0c\u53ef\u662f\u5728\u4e2a\u4eba\u6210\u719f\uff0c\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u5f85\u4eba\u5904\u4e8b\uff0c\u548c\u5185\u5728\u80fd\u529b\u65b9\u9762\uff0c\u5374\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a\u6709\u76f8\u79f0\u7684\u957f\u8fdb\u3002\u5c31\u50cf\u6211\u4ee5\u524d\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u5fc3\u6001\u300d\u65f6\u671f\u4e00\u6837\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Second, we insist that doctrine is unto godliness, and true godliness is founded on truth.\u00a0 Thus there must be the savor and flavor of piety, humility, gentleness, and what Covenant Seminary calls \u201cgrace orientation\u201d (recently renamed \u201cgrace foundation\u201d).\u00a0 This is particularly pertinent in circles, where men, enamored and transformed by\u00a0 powerful and passionate Reformed preaching, began to imitate a certain preaching style, sometimes without commensurate growth in personal maturity, graciousness, relationships and skills in handling people, problem-solving, and inward strength.\u00a0 This is very similar to my previous \u201cCrusader mentality\u201d phase.<\/p>\n<p>\u7ed3\u679c\u5f80\u5f80\u662f\uff0c\u4e3a\u5730\u65b9\u6559\u4f1a\u5e26\u6765\u4e89\u5435\uff0c\u7834\u574f\u548c\u7766\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\uff0c\u5728\u540c\u5de5\u4eec\u770b\u6765\u662f\u50b2\u6162\u7684\uff0c\u53ea\u4f1a\u6279\u8bc4\u7684\uff0c\u4e0d\u5173\u5fc3\u4eba\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The result often is much discord and division in the local church.\u00a0 We, the Reformed, can be perceived as arrogant, critical, and uncaring.<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u5728\u8bb2\u9053\u548c\u6559\u5bfc\u4e2d\u5f3a\u8c03\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u4e5f\u4ee5\u6069\u5178\u4ece\u4e8b\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u8f85\u5bfc\uff1b\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u5728\u4f20\u798f\u97f3\u65f6\u575a\u6301\u5ba3\u8bb2\u53e4\u65e7\u7684\u300c\u6069\u5178\u7684\u53e4\u97f3\u300d\uff1b\u53ef\u662f\u5fc5\u987b\u540c\u65f6\u9ad8\u4e3e\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u5f8b\u6cd5\ufe55\u4e0d\u662f\u9760\u5f8b\u6cd5\u5f97\u6551\uff0c\u800c\u662f\u9ad8\u4e3e\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u5723\u6d01\u4e0e\u5723\u6d01\u7684\u6807\u51c6\u3002\u5728\u6211\u8bfb\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u65f6\u4ee3\uff0c\u859b\u534e (Francis Schaeffer) \u548c\u4ed6\u7684\u5e08\u6bcd\uff08\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u51fa\u751f\uff09\uff0c\u548c\u7c73\u52d2\u6559\u6388 (C. John Miller) \u4e0e\u4ed6\u7684\u5e08\u6bcd\u5b9e\u8df5\u4e86\u5f7b\u5e95\u7684\u300c\u5f00\u653e\u5bb6\u5ead\u300d\u4e8b\u5949\u9053\u8def\uff0c\u8ba9\u8bb8\u591a\u4eba\u611f\u53d7\u5230\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u662f\u6709\u8840\u6709\u8089\u7684\uff08\u53c2\u300a\u56de\u6765\u5427\uff0c\u5df4\u82ad\u62c9\u300b<em>Come Back, Barbara<\/em> \u4e00\u4e66\uff09\u3002\u82e5\u80fd\u6559\u5bfc\u6e05\u6559\u5f92\u7684\u656c\u8654\uff0c\u5fc5\u5b9a\u5bf9\u63a8\u4ecb\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u7684\u5b9e\u9645\uff0c\u4e0e\u7ecf\u9a8c\u5c42\u9762\u6709\u5f88\u5927\u7684\u5e2e\u52a9\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Grace can be presented with teaching and practice in biblical counseling, and just preaching the old-time gospel of grace, without de-emphasizing the law of God one bit \u2013 no so much preaching salvation by works and by the law, but to uphold God\u2019s holy character and holy law.\u00a0 In my time, Francis and Edith Schaeffer, and C. John and Rosemary Miller practiced \u201cradical hospitality\u201d to give flesh to Reformed theology (cf. C. John Miller, <em>Come Back Barbara<\/em>).\u00a0 Teaching Puritan godliness also goes a long way to promote the practical, experiential dimension of our Reformed faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u300c\u6069\u5178\u300d\u7684\u610f\u601d\u662f\ufe55\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u66f4\u5f7b\u5e95\u7684\u9762\u5bf9\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u8f6f\u5f31\u548c\u6323\u624e\uff0c\u5fc5\u987b\u5728\u4e0a\u5e1d\u9762\u524d\u66f4\u52a0\u5766\u8bda\u3002\u6211\u66fe\u5206\u4eab\u81ea\u5df1\u57281990\u5e74\u4ee3\u9762\u5bf9\u6240\u8c13\u300c\u81ea\u5351\u300d\u7684\u95ee\u9898\u3002\u6211\u53d1\u73b0\uff0c\u5f88\u5c11\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7537\u6027\u613f\u610f\u8fd9\u6837\u4f5c\u3002\u5176\u5b9e\uff0c\u4e0d\u8bba\u795e\u5b66\u7acb\u573a\uff0c\u5927\u90e8\u5206\u7684\u57fa\u7763\u5f92\u90fd\u4e0d\u613f\u610f\u5728\u522b\u4eba\u9762\u524d\u63ed\u9732\u81ea\u5df1\u7684\u6323\u624e\ufe55\u8fd9\u662f\u5426\u56e0\u4e3a\u60e7\u6015\u81ea\u5df1\u4f1a\u5931\u53bb\u4eba\u524d\u4f5c\u9886\u8896\u7684\u300c\u5f62\u8c61\u300d\uff08\u4e0a\u4e00\u4ee3\u79f0\u4e3a\u300c\u9762\u5b50\u300d\uff09\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Grace means that we need to be more honest about our weaknesses and struggles.\u00a0 I share about my struggles during the 1990s with what is popularly called \u201cinferiority complex.\u201d\u00a0 I find that few Reformed men do this.\u00a0 In fact, few people do it at all in public \u2013 is it for fear that we may lose our \u201cimage\u201d as leaders?<\/p>\n<p>\u5728\u4e0a\u5e1d\u9762\u524d\u7684\u5766\u8bda\uff0c\u4e0e\u5176\u5e26\u6765\u7684\u5728\u4eba\u524d\u7684\u900f\u660e\uff08\u5f53\u7136\uff0c\u5982\u4f55\u8868\u8fbe\u900f\u660e\u9700\u8981\u667a\u6167\uff09\ufe55\u8fd9\u5c31\u662f\u6211\u5728\u5a01\u654f\u65af\u7279\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u4ece\u7c73\u52d2\u6559\u6388\u6240\u5b66\u5230\u7684\u3002\u7c73\u52d2\u7740\u6709\u300a\u6094\u6539\u4e0e21\u4e16\u7eaa\u4eba\u300b\u4e00\u4e66 (<em>Repentance and 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Man<\/em>, Christian Literature Crusade)\u7b49\u4e66\u7c4d\u591a\u79cd\u3002\u53e6\u5916\uff0c\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u8f85\u5bfc\u8fd0\u52a8\u4e5f\u5e26\u6765\u4e00\u4e9b\u597d\u4e66\uff0c\u5982\ufe55<em>When People Are Big and God Is Small<\/em> \uff08\u53c2\ufe55 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccef.org\/\">www.ccef.org<\/a>\uff1b\u4e2d\u8bd1\u672c\u5728\u7f16\u8f91\u4e2d\uff09\uff0c\u5e2e\u52a9\u6211\u4eec\u7406\u89e3\ufe55\u5f88\u591a\u65f6\u5019\u6211\u4eec\u60e7\u6015\u522b\u4eba\u600e\u4e48\u770b\u81ea\u5df1\uff0c\u800c\u80dc\u8fc7\u8fd9\u65b9\u9762\u7684\u675f\u7f1a\uff0c\u5fc5\u987b\u5148\u9762\u5bf9\u4e0a\u5e1d\uff0c\u656c\u754f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u3002\u8fd9\u662f\u5426\u662f\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4eba\u58eb\u5728\u76ee\u524d\u548c\u672a\u6765\u7684\u5e74\u65e5\u9700\u8981\u9075\u5faa\u7684\u9053\u8def\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Honesty before God, and transparency before others (with wisdom, of course) \u2013 this was what I learned from C. John Miller at Westminster.\u00a0 (Cf. Miller\u2019s <em>Repentance and 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Man<\/em>, Christian Literature Crusade; and works by Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation authors such as <em>When People are Big and God is Small<\/em>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccef.org\/\">www.ccef.org<\/a>), whose author tells us that far too often we are afraid of what others think of us.\u00a0 The only way to overcome this kind of slavery, is to come before God, and to fear God.\u00a0 Could this still be the way to go for Reformed folk?<\/p>\n<p>\u7b2c\u4e09\ufe55\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u52aa\u529b\u6559\u5bfc\uff0c\u5e76\u5b9e\u8df5\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u300c\u6559\u4f1a\u8bba\u300d (doctrine of the church)\u3002\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u5f80\u5f80\u770b\u4e0d\u5230\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u597d\u699c\u6837\u3002\u7a76\u7adf\u4e00\u95f4\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u5e94\u8be5\u662f\u600e\u4e48\u6837\u7684\uff1f\u6211\u4eec\u5f53\u7136\u4e0d\u6562\u7528\u4eba\u4e3a\u7684\u65b9\u6cd5\uff0c\u7279\u522b\u7528\u5e02\u573a\u5b66\u548c\u64cd\u7eb5\u4eba\u5fc3\u7684\u6280\u5de7\u6765\u4f7f\u6559\u4f1a\u5728\u4eba\u6570\u4e0a\u589e\u957f\uff1b\u4e0d\u8fc7\uff0c\u8fd1\u5e74\u6765\u7684\u786e\u6709\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u6559\u4f1a\u751f\u6d3b\u7684\u4e66\u7c4d\u9762\u4e16\uff0c\u6ce8\u91cd\ufe55\u4e00\u95f4\u5065\u5eb7\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u662f\u600e\u4e48\u6837\u7684\uff1f\uff08\u53c2\ufe55Harry Reeder, <em>From Embers to a Flame<\/em> \u548c Donald MacNair\u7684\u591a\u672c\u7740\u4f5c\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Third, there must be teaching and effort to practice the Reformed doctrine of the church.\u00a0 The Chinese community has seen very little by way of example.\u00a0 What does a Reformed church look like?\u00a0 We would not dare to over-emphasize numerical growth, using human techniques which often involve manipulation, but in recent years, there has been good thinking and writing done on Reformed church life \u2013 what does a healthy church look like?\u00a0 (Cf. Harry Reeder\u2019s <em>From Embers to a Flame<\/em> and various works by Donald MacNair.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5c5e\u7075\u6743\u67c4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u7b2c\u56db\uff0c\u4e0e\u4e0a\u8ff0\u6570\u70b9\u6709\u5173\u7684\u662f\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u5fcd\u8010\uff0c\u7528\u8010\u5fc3\u6559\u5bfc\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\uff0c\u811a\u8e0f\u5b9e\u5730\uff0c\u4e0e\u5730\u65b9\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u7267\u5e08\u4f20\u9053\uff0c\u957f\u8001\u6267\u4e8b\u5206\u4eab\u3002\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u8bdd\uff0c\u7ecf\u8fc7\u4e00\u6bb5\u65f6\u95f4\u4f1a\u624e\u6839\uff0c\u7ed3\u51fa\u679c\u5b50\u3002\u7b14\u8005\u8ba4\u4e3a\u8fd9\u6837\u4f5c\uff0c\u8ba9\u5723\u7075\u6539\u53d8\u4e00\u4f4d\u3001\u4e00\u4f4d\u540c\u5de5\uff0c\u751f\u547d\uff0c\u6bd4\u5439\u8d77\u53f7\u89d2\uff0c\u300c\u8ba9\u5168\u4e16\u754c\u77e5\u9053\u300d\u6211\u4eec\u662f\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\uff0c\u66f4\u4e3a\u6709\u6548\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u5c5e\u7075\u7684\u6743\u67c4\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u6548\u679c\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\u529b\uff0c\u4e0e\u4e0a\u5e1d\u7684\u8bdd\u5982\u4f55\u5728\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u53d7\u4f17\u751f\u547d\u4e2d\u6210\u957f\uff0c\u662f\u6210\u6b63\u6bd4\u4f8b\u7684\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Fourth, related to this is the need to patiently, diligently teaching Reformed theology on the ground level, to local pastors, elders, lay leaders.\u00a0 We need to give time for the Word of God to take root.\u00a0 Rather do this \u2013 patiently working with individuals \u2013 than \u201ctoot the horn\u201d and \u201clet the whole world know\u201d that we are Reformed.\u00a0 Our effectiveness, our influence, our network \u2013 indeed, the \u201cauthority\u201d of the doctrines we teach and seek to commend \u2013 need to grow in proportion to the maturing of the Word of God among those whom we are serving.<\/p>\n<p>\u5728\u8fd9\u65b9\u9762\u6211\u53d1\u73b0\uff0c\u7f13\u6162\u7684\uff0c\u8010\u5fc3\u7684\uff0c\u4ee5\u5730\u65b9\u6559\u4f1a\u4e3a\u672c\u7684\u957f\u671f\u6559\u5bfc\uff0c\u7528\u5341\u5e74\u3001\u6216\u51e0\u5341\u5e74\u7684\u5de5\u592b\u5efa\u7acb\u5f71\u54cd\u529b\uff0c\u4e0d\u4e00\u5b9a\u662f\u6700\u53d7\u6b22\u8fce\u7684\u505a\u6cd5\u3002\u4eca\u5929\u6240\u770b\u89c1\u7684\u73b0\u8c61\uff0c\u8ba9\u81ea\u5df1\u60f3\u8d77\u4ee5\u524d\u5145\u6ee1\u7740\u5e72\u52b2\u4ece\u4e8b\u7ec4\u7ec7\uff0c\u300c\u52a8\u5458\u300d\uff0c\u8ba1\u5212\uff0c\u7edf\u7b79\u7b49\u4e8b\u5de5\u7684\u9636\u6bb5\u3002\u4eba\u58f0\u5145\u6ee1\u7740\u5174\u594b\uff0c\u76fc\u671b\uff0c\u6d3b\u529b\u3002\u4e8b\u60c5\u8fc7\u540e\uff0c\u5927\u578b\u805a\u4f1a\u7ed3\u675f\u4e86\uff0c\u5c18\u57c3\u5b9a\u4e0b\u6765\u65f6\uff0c\u7a76\u7adf\u4ec0\u4e48\u6700\u91cd\u8981\uff1f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8bdd\u8bed\u7684\u529f\u6548\uff0c\u4e0e\u5723\u7075\u6df1\u5c42\u7684\u52a8\u5de5\u6700\u91cd\u8981\u3002\u800c\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8bdd\u8bed\u548c\u5723\u7075\u7684\u5de5\u4f5c\uff0c\u4e3b\u8981\u5728\u5730\u65b9\u6559\u4f1a\u4e2d\u8fdb\u884c\u3001\u6301\u7eed\u3001\u5f00\u82b1\u3001\u7ed3\u679c\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I find that slow, patient teaching which is based in the local church, and the building of influence with decades of labor does not seem to be always popular.\u00a0 What is happening today reminds me of my own enterprising plans to organize, coordinate, plan, mobilize.\u00a0 There is much energy, electricity, excitement.\u00a0 At the end of the day, after the excitement wears off, after the large-scale meetings adjourn, deep influence through the Word and Spirit may be what counts. \u00a0And the work of the Word and Spirit of God most likely takes place, sustains, blossoms and bears fruit in the local church.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u8c01\u662f\u5bb6\u4eba\uff1f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WHO IS FAMILY? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u7b2c\u4e94\uff0c\u5728\u6211\u63a5\u53d7\u795e\u5b66\u8bad\u7ec3\u7684\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4e0e\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u6559\u6388\u4eec\u5f88\u5c11\u5bf9\u8bdd\u3002\u8fd9\u4e00\u5207\u90fd\u6539\u53d8\u4e86\u3002\u5176\u5b9e\uff0c\u6211\u6c42\u5b66\u7684\u5f53\u5e74\uff0c\u5728\u9662\u957f\u514b\u7231\u8499 (Edmund P. Clowney)\u7684\u5e26\u9886\u4e0b\uff0c\u5085\u5170\u59c6 (John M. Frame)\uff0c\u7c73\u52d2 (C. John Miller)\uff0c\u7b80\u6cb3\u57f9\uff08Harvie M. Conn\uff0c\u7740\u6709\u300a\u73b0\u4ee3\u795e\u5b66\u8bba\u8bc4\u300b\uff09\u90fd\u81f4\u529b\u5728\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u5927\u5bb6\u5ead\u4e2d\u5efa\u7acb\u5f7c\u6b64\u4e86\u89e3\u7684\u6865\u6881\uff08\u8fd9\u4e9b\u6559\u6388\uff0c\u53ea\u5269\u4e0b\u5085\u5170\u59c6\u4eca\u5929\u4ecd\u7136\u5065\u5728\uff09\u3002\u514b\u7231\u8499\u9662\u957f\u66fe\u5728IVCF\u7684\u5c14\u73ed\u62ff\u5b66\u751f\u5ba3\u6559\u5927\u4f1a\u4f20\u4fe1\u606f\uff0c19,000\u4e0e\u4f1a\u8005\u8d77\u7acb\u9f13\u638c\u4ee5\u793a\u8c22\u610f\u3002\u540e\u6765Vern Poythress\u6559\u6388\u63a2\u671b\u8fbe\u62c9\u65af\u795e\u5b66\u9662\uff0c\u548c\u65f6\u4ee3\u8bba\u795e\u5b66\u5bb6\u6709\u53cb\u5584\u7684\u5bf9\u8bdd\uff1b\u4e5f\u6709\u8fbe\u62c9\u65af\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u7684\u6559\u6388\u5728\u5a01\u654f\u65af\u7279\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u6bd5\u4e1a\u5178\u793c\u4e0a\u4f5c\u8bb2\u5458\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Fifth, I was trained during a period when Reformed and non-Reformed seminary professors seldom talked to each other.\u00a0 This has changed.\u00a0 In fact, during my seminary years, Westminster\u2019s president, Edmund P. Clowney, and other men on the faculty such as John M. Frame, C. John Miller, and Harvie M. Conn (only Professor Frame is still living today) did much to build bridges with the evangelical family.\u00a0 On one occasion President Clowney addressed IVCF\u2019s Urbana student missions convention, to a standing ovation by the 19,000 conferees.\u00a0 Later Professor Vern Poythress visited Dallas Seminary, and engaged in meaningful dialogue with the leaders of dispensational theology.\u00a0 One Dallas professor was speaker at Westminster Seminary\u2019s graduation ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u4eca\u5929\u6211\u627f\u8ba4\uff0c\u6240\u6709\u76f8\u4fe1\u3001\u627f\u8ba4\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u9ed8\u793a\uff0c\u65e0\u8c2c\uff0c\u65e0\u8bef\u7684\u90fd\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u3002\u8fd9\u5f53\u7136\u5305\u62ec\u65f6\u4ee3\u8bba\u8005\uff0c\u6d78\u4fe1\u4f1a\uff08\u548c\u5176\u4ed6\u5b97\u6d3e\uff09\uff0c\u963f\u7c73\u5ff5\u4e3b\u4e49\u8005\uff08\u5c24\u5176\u662f\u97e6\u65af\u5229\u6d3e\u7684\uff0c\u5f88\u591a\u4e0d\u8fc7\u53cd\u5bf9\u9884\u5b9a\u300c\u8bba\u300d\u800c\u5df2\uff0c\u4e0d\u662f\u771f\u6b63\u7ecf\u5178\u7684\u963f\u7c73\u5ff5\u4e3b\u4e49\u8005\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Today, I affirm that all who believe in the inspiration, infallibility and inerrancy of the Bible are my brothers and sisters in Christ.\u00a0 For starters, this includes dispensationalists (of various types), Baptists (and all non-Presbyterians), and Arminians (especially Wesleyans and other general evangelicals who just don\u2019t like the doctrine of predestination).<\/p>\n<p>\u8fd9\u4e9b\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u5f1f\u5144\u59d0\u59b9\u662f\u6211\u7684\u5bb6\u4eba\u3002\u6211\u5728\u963f\u7c73\u5ff5\uff08\u97e6\u65af\u5229\u6d3e\uff09\uff0c\u5723\u6d01\u6d3e\uff08\u51ef\u9521\u514b\u4e3b\u4e49\uff09\uff0c\u548c\u65f6\u4ee3\u8bba\u7684\u5708\u5b50\u957f\u5927\uff0c\u53731950\u4e0e1960\u5e74\u4ee3\u7684\u9999\u6e2f\u6559\u4f1a\u3002\u6211\u66fe\u7ecf\u5386\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u6559\u5bfc\uff0c\u5ea6\u8fc7\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u5fc3\u6001\u300d\u65f6\u671f\u3002\u53ef\u662f\uff0c\u4eca\u5929\u6211\u4e0d\u8ba4\u4e3a\u8fd9\u4e9b\u89c2\u70b9\u662f\u5f02\u7aef\uff08\u867d\u7136\u591a\u7279\u4f1a\u8baeSynod of Dort\u8fd9\u6837\u5ba3\u79f0\uff09\u3002\u5f53\u7136\uff0c\u6211\u4f1a\u63d0\u51fa\u6b63\u786e\u89e3\u91ca\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u65b9\u6cd5\u4e0e\u7ed3\u8bba\uff0c\u53ef\u662f\u8fd9\u662f\u5728\u300c\u5bb6\u91cc\u300d\u8fdb\u884c\u7684\uff0c\u662f\u4e00\u79cd\u8d21\u732e\u3002\u4e0d\u662f\u300c\u6253\u4ed7\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>For me, these non-Reformed brothers and sisters are my family.\u00a0 I grew up in an Arminian (Wesleyan), holiness\/Keswick, and dispensationalist context \u2013 the fundamentalist circles of Hong Kong in the 1950s and early 1960s.\u00a0 I went through a crusader period when I criticized these theologies as a fresh convert.\u00a0 But today, I do not find them to be heretical, the Synod of Dort notwithstanding.\u00a0 Of course as a Reformed believer I have much to offer to strengthen my brothers, and I would present what I consider to be a proper interpretation of Scripture; but this is done \u201cin house,\u201d in the family.\u00a0 I think of this as a contribution to family.\u00a0 It is not war.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u503c\u5f97\u5173\u6ce8\u7684\u8d8b\u5411<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRENDS FOR CAUTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u53ef\u662f\u6709\u5f88\u591a\u7684\u5b66\u8005\u548c\u4ed6\u4eec\u7684\u89c2\u70b9\u662f\u503c\u5f97\u8d28\u7591\u7684\u3002\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u4e2d\u6709\u4e9b\u795e\u5b66\u5bb6\u81ea\u79f0\u6539\u9769\u5b97\uff0c\u5374\u6df1\u53d7\u65b0\u6b63\u7edf\u795e\u5b66\uff08\u5df4\u7279Karl Barth\uff0c\u5e03\u4f26\u7eb3Emil Brunner\uff09\u7684\u5f71\u54cd\uff1b\u4ed6\u4eec\u70ed\u7231\u5b58\u5728\u4e3b\u4e49\uff08\u5982\ufe55\u7941\u514b\u679c Soren Kierkegaard\uff0c\u5c3c\u91c7Friedrich Nietzsche\uff09\uff1b\u8fd1\u5e74\u6765\u6709\u4eba\u63a8\u5d07\u83ab\u7279\u66fc \uff08Jurgen Moltmann\uff09\u7b49\u3002\u4e0a\u6587\u5df2\u7ecf\u63d0\u5230\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c11\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u5b66\u8005\u7684\u89e3\u7ecf\u539f\u5219\uff0c\u5dee\u4e0d\u591a\u5b8c\u5168\u4e0d\u7406\u4f1a\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u9ed8\u793a\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u82e5\u81ea\u79f0\u662f\u300c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u300d\uff0c\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\uff1f\u300c\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u300d\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6807\u7b7e\uff0c\u662f\u5426\u6307\u300c\u4efb\u4f55\u4e0d\u559c\u6b22\u975e\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u3001\u53cd\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u795e\u5b66\u7684\u4eba\u300d\uff1f\u50cf\u6709\u4eba\u8ba4\u4e3a\uff0c\u300c\u798f\u97f3\u6d3e\u300d\u5c31\u662f\u6307\u300c\u4efb\u4f55\u559c\u6b22\u845b\u57f9\u7406\u7684\u4eba\u300d\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>What I do find very questionable, is the theology heavily influenced by Karl Barth, neo-orthodoxy, 20<sup>th<\/sup> century theology, and Jurgen Moltmann, which is now promoted from Pasadena to Hong Kong to Canada.\u00a0 As mentioned above, too many \u201cevangelical\u201d Bible scholars do not take God\u2019s inspiration into consideration in their hermeneutics and exegesis.\u00a0 Many of these theologians call themselves \u201cReformed,\u201d and sometimes I wonder what does the word \u201cReformed\u201d mean?\u00a0 Does it merely mean \u201canyone who dislikes non-Reformed or anti-Reformed theology,\u201d similar to the simplistic\u00a0 definition of \u201can evangelical\u201d as \u201canyone who likes Billy Graham\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>\u65e0\u8bba\u5982\u4f55\uff0c\u6211\u575a\u6301\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u9ed8\u793a\uff0c\u65e0\u8c2c\uff0c\u65e0\u8bef\uff0c\u300a\u5723\u7ecf\u300b\u7684\u5b8c\u5907\u6027\u548c\u6e05\u6670\u6027\uff08\u53c2\ufe55\u300a\u5a01\u654f\u65af\u7279\u4fe1\u4ef0\u544a\u767d\u300b\u7b2c\u4e00\u7ae0\uff09\u3002\u4e5d\u5341\u5e74\u4ee3\uff0c\u6211\u548c\u4e00\u4f4d\u65f6\u4ee3\u8bba\u7684\u795e\u5b66\u6559\u6388\uff0c\u5728\u300a\u4eca\u65e5\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u300b\u6709\u4e00\u6bb5\u8fa9\u8bba\u5f0f\u7684\u5bf9\u8bdd\uff1b\u611f\u8c22\u4e3b\uff0c\u8fd9\u662f\u975e\u5e38\u4ee4\u4eba\u9f13\u821e\u7684\u4e8b\u3002\uff08\u82e5\u5bf9\u4e8e\u5982\u4f55\u4ece\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u957f\u8001\u4f1a\u7684\u89d2\u5ea6\u6765\u63a8\u52a8\u6559\u4f1a\u5408\u4e00\uff0c\u53c2\ufe55\u5085\u5170\u59c6 John M. Frame, <em>Evangelical Reunion<\/em>\uff0c\u4e0d\u5e78\u5df2\u7edd\u7248\u3002\u7f51\u7edc\u4e0a\u53ef\u53d6\u9605\uff1a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frame-poythress.org\/frame_books\/Evangelical_Reunion\/Preface.html\">http:\/\/www.frame-poythress.org\/frame_books\/Evangelical_Reunion\/Preface.html<\/a>\uff09\u8fd9\u79cd\u575a\u6301\uff0c\u4f7f\u6211\u5728\u534e\u4eba\u795e\u5b66\u5de5\u4f5c\u8005\u4e2d\u6210\u4e3a\u5c11\u6570\u6c11\u65cf\uff0c\u6216\u300c\u602a\u7269\u300d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In any case, I stand on the doctrine of Scripture \u2013 its inspiration, infallibility and inerrancy, sufficiency and perspicuity (Westminster Confession, chapter 1) \u2013 as the \u201cdividing line\u201d for where my family is.\u00a0 I had a healthy series of debates with a dispensationalist theologian on the pages of <em>Chinese Churches Today<\/em> (CCCOWE) in the late 1990s.\u00a0 That was good.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (For further reading about church unity from a Reformed Presbyterian perspective: John Frame, <em>Evangelical Reunion<\/em>, which may be out of print, unfortunately.)\u00a0 But it means that I stand as a minority voice, or \u201cweird person\u201d among Chinese seminary professors today.<\/p>\n<p>\u7b2c\u516d\uff0c\u5728\u4e8c\u5341\u4e00\u4e16\u7eaa\u6709\u6548\u5730\u6559\u5bfc\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u6559\u4e49\uff0c\u5174\u8d77\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u7267\u5e08\u3001\u5f00\u62d3\u6559\u4f1a\u7684\u5ba3\u6559\u58eb\u3001\u957f\u8001\u3001\u548c\u6559\u5e08\uff0c\u662f\u5426\u53ef\u4ee5\u4e0d\u900f\u8fc7\u73b0\u6210\u7684\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u5236\u5ea6\uff1f\uff08\u7b14\u8005\u662f\u4ee5\u4e00\u4f4d\u6b63\u89c4\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u7684\u6bd5\u4e1a\u751f\u548c\u76ee\u524d\u7684\u6559\u6388\u7684\u8eab\u4efd\u63d0\u95ee\u7684\u3002\uff09\u5728\u4e2d\u56fd\u5927\u9646\uff0c\u8fd9\u79cd\u53e6\u7c7b\u7684\u88c5\u5907\uff0c\u7edd\u5bf9\u662f\u53ef\u80fd\u7684\u3002\u6b63\u5728\u56fd\u5185\u8fdb\u884c\u7684\u8bad\u7ec3\u4e8b\u5de5\u5982\u96e8\u540e\u6625\u7b0b\uff1b\u5c06\u6765\u5fc5\u5b9a\u66f4\u591a\u3002\u6d77\u5916\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a\u5462\uff1f\u4e00\u4e9b\u5c1d\u8fc7\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u5b9d\u85cf\u7684\u667a\u80fd\u7684\u5e73\u4fe1\u5f92\uff0c\u4f1a\u4e0d\u4f1a\u5bf9\u73b0\u6709\u7684\u6559\u4f1a\u8bb2\u53f0\u4e0e\u795e\u5b66\u9662\u5931\u671b\uff0c\u751a\u81f3\u7edd\u671b\uff1f\u6211\u4eec\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u5708\u5b50\u4f1a\u4e0d\u4f1a\u8d8a\u6765\u8d8a\u95ed\u95e8\u9020\u8f66\uff0c\u8d8a\u6765\u8d8a\u50b2\u6162\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Sixth, is it possible to teach Reformed doctrine outside the established \u201caccredited\u201d seminary system, and yet effectively raise up church planters, pastors, elders, teachers, missionaries for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century church? \u00a0(I am speaking as a product of, and a professor in, the existing accredited seminary system.) It is entirely workable for mainland China.\u00a0 It has happened, it is happening there.\u00a0 What about overseas?\u00a0 Will laypeople, after tasting the wisdom of Reformed teaching, become overly disillusioned with existing pulpits and seminaries, and end up in despair?\u00a0 Will our Chinese Reformed circle become overly ingrown and indeed, arrogant and critical?<\/p>\n<p>\u6211\u4eec\u7684\u76ee\u6807\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u5e94\u662f\u4e00\u4e2a\u300c\u7fa4\u4f17\u8fd0\u52a8\u300d (people movement)\uff0c\u5c31\u4e00\u7fa4\u5f71\u54cd\u793e\u4f1a\u3001\u7fa4\u4f17\u7684\u7267\u5e08\u548c\u6559\u4f1a\ufe55\u800c\u4e0d\u4ec5\u662f\u4e00\u961f\u81ea\u9e23\u6e05\u9ad8\u7684\u300c\u5341\u5b57\u519b\u300d\u3002\u5982\u4f55\u8fbe\u5230\u8fd9\u76ee\u6807\uff1f\u5f53\u7136\uff0c\u53ea\u80fd\u9760\u5723\u7075\u7684\u80fd\u529b\u3002\u6211\u4eec\u80fd\u4f5c\u4ec0\u4e48\uff0c\u5e94\u4f5c\u4ec0\u4e48\uff1f\u5e94\u9f13\u52b1\u4e00\u4e9b\u5723\u7075\u5174\u8d77\u7684\u9886\u8896\uff0c\u4e3a\u4ed6\u4eec\u63d0\u4f9b\u88c5\u5907\ufe55\u4e00\u5957\u7b26\u5408\u73b0\u5b9e\u6559\u4f1a\u4e0e\u751f\u6d3b\u7684\u88c5\u5907\u8fc7\u7a0b\u3002\uff08\u53c2\ufe55Harvie M. Conn, <em>Eternal Word and Changing Worlds<\/em>, \u6700\u540e\u51e0\u7ae0\uff1b Harvie M. Conn \u7b49, <em>The Urban Face of Mission<\/em>.\u00a0 \u5173\u4e8e\u975e\u5b66\u9662\u5f0f\u7684\u795e\u5b66\u8bad\u7ec3\uff0c\u53c2\ufe55Robert J. Clinton \u7684\u8457\u4f5c\ufe55<em>The Making of a Leader, Leadership Training Models,<\/em> \u548c<em> Leadership Emergence Theory<\/em>\u3002\uff09<\/p>\n<p>What is our goal?\u00a0 Our goal should be a \u201cpeople movement\u201d of pastors and churches who make a real difference in our communities \u2013 not just crusaders.\u00a0 How do we do this?\u00a0 With the Holy Spirit\u2019s power, of course, nothing else.\u00a0 What is our part?\u00a0 To encourage the emergence of leadership through theological training which is grounded in the realities of church life.\u00a0 (Cf. Harvie M. Conn, <em>Eternal Word and Changing Worlds<\/em>, final chapters; and Harvie Conn and others, <em>The Urban Face of Mission<\/em>.\u00a0 For the non-seminary type of training, cf. Robert J. Clinton\u2019s books, such as: <em>The Making of a Leader, Leadership Training Models,<\/em> and<em> Leadership Emergence Theory<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>\u672c\u4eba\u5728\u534e\u4eba\u795e\u5b66\u751f\u4e2d\u95f4\u7684\u6709\u9650\u7ecf\u9a8c\u6697\u793a\ufe55\u6709\u51b3\u5fc3\u3001\u70ed\u5fc3\u88c5\u5907\u7684\u4fe1\u5f92\uff0c\u5927\u6709\u4eba\u5728\u3002\u6211\u613f\u610f\u7ee7\u7eed\u81f4\u529b\u5bfb\u6c42\u6700\u6709\u6548\uff0c\u6700\u9002\u5207\u7684\u65b9\u6cd5\u6765\u9f13\u52b1\uff0c\u63a8\u52a8\uff0c\u5f3a\u8c03\u6069\u5178\uff0c\u656c\u8654\uff0c\u6559\u4f1a\u751f\u6d3b\uff0c\u548c\u9886\u8896\u7684\u5851\u9020\ufe55\u613f\u4e0a\u5e1d\u8bdd\u8bed\u7684\u5927\u80fd\u5f00\u82b1\u7ed3\u679c\u3002<\/p>\n<p>My limited experience with Chinese theology students confirms my impression that there are many who are eager to learn.\u00a0 I continue to search for the most appropriate\u00a0 avenues to encourage, promote, emphasize grace, godliness, church life, and leadership development by the Word of God.<\/p>\n<p>\u540c\u65f6\uff0c\u613f\u6211\u4eec\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u7684\u5927\u5bb6\u5ead\ufe55\u4fe1\u5f92\uff0c\u4f20\u9053\uff0c\u4f1a\u4f17\uff0c\u4e0d\u65ad\u9760\u4e3b\u7684\u6069\u5178\u957f\u8fdb\uff0c\u8fc8\u5411\u6210\u719f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>May we mature, by grace, as a Reformed family of believers and congregations.<\/p>\n<p>Redondo Beach, California<\/p>\n<p>January 24, 2008<\/p>\n<p>\u7f51\u7edc\u5723\u7ea6<a href=\"https:\/\/ccnci.org\">ccnci.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:\u4e2d\u534e\u5c55\u671b\u5723\u7ea6\u5b66\u9662HorizonCovenant@gmail.com\">\u4e2d\u534e\u5c55\u671b\u5723\u7ea6\u5b66\u9662HorizonCovenant@gmail.com<\/a>\uff08PayPal\uff09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u8212\u89e3\u8bef\u4f1a\uff0c\u6b23\u8d4f\u5b9d\u85cf\ufe55 \u521d\u8bba\u6539\u9769\u5b97\u4fe1\u4ef0\u4e0e\u534e\u4eba\u6559\u4f1a COMMENDING THE TREASURES OF THE [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-15"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/486\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccnci.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}