真偽教徒傍地走 - 夕筆語

真不明白,為何總有人找筆者傳教?但如果不趕時間和不再進一步「推銷」,其實筆者也喜歡聽他們講道,事關可以將他們所說的聖經知識與筆者所認知的聖經內容作比較,每次都是笑料百出。

大概在三個月前,筆者坐在屋苑下的公共椅子等人,頃刻,有兩個年紀較大的女人上前向筆者傳道,起初說是五分鐘,後來改為說到被等的人來到為止,而到最後當然不乏說出自己的教會名稱和聯絡方法,那時筆者才得悉她們是屬於耶和華見證人的教徒。

剛開始傳道時,當然筆者也會料到又是那些:「你有沒有想過這個世界怎樣來?」之類的黃金問題,筆者也跟她們一直儒雅地用官腔對答。

不久,她們翻開聖經說著以下的內容:「上帝的一日其實等於人類的一千年……」這時筆者已當場愣住了。之後她們不以為然的繼續道:「上帝說過在吃了分辨善惡樹的果子的那日子必定死亡,所以聖經記載阿當只活到九百多歲命,從而也證實到也不足於上帝的一天……」這大概是筆者聽過最荒謬的道理。

假如他們能在現存被公認的聖經正典當中,能夠找到任何一句說「上帝的一日等於人類的一千年」,筆者立即跟他們信教又何妨?

耶和華見證人的信徒,你們可知道新約啟示錄最後一章在說甚麼?「我向一切聽見這書上豫言之話的作見證:若有人在這話上加添甚麼,神必將寫在這書上的災害加在他身上;若有人從這書上豫言的話刪去甚麼,神必從這書上所寫的生命樹和聖城,刪去他的分。」

一些基本知識你們又知道嗎?「十誡」這個專有名詞從來沒在聖經出現過;上帝、聖靈和聖子同屬彼此?約伯記中明確寫出「有一天,神的眾子來侍立在耶和華面前,撒但也來在其中」,既有眾子,故「三位一體」的也是一個人造概念,而且「三位一體」這概念的確是由從前教會人士所訂立的;說到「撒旦」,也不過是敵對者的意思,並不一定指向一隻魔鬼,耶穌當時罵彼得是撒旦,難道彼就得真的是撒旦?

現在的一些不被主流團體承認的外典文獻,從來沒有被證實作假,也不過是因為內容與主流團體教義不同而不被採立而已,否則我們還可知道阿當的第一任妻子是一個女權主義者,名叫莉莉斯,後因離開阿當而遭逐離。另外,耶穌少年時也曾運用其能力殺過許多人,所以到三十歲才到施洗約翰那兒進行浸禮。
猶大福音中,猶大出賣耶穌前,耶穌已表明叫他出賣自己,以完成救贖工作,故此我們還可以在正典啟示錄中找到猶大在天國的聖殿,也正如《逃學威龍》周星馳所說的,上帝的安排就是刻意嫁禍於猶大;多馬福音中,耶穌曾與他人有過同性戀行為,故此耶穌也從未說過反對同性戀,反對同性戀的是後期的保羅,你們信教的人是信耶穌還是信保羅?很多教徒一直深信聖經是神所默示的,那為何要由人來選出正典和外典?

雖然以上述及的知識不被主流基督教團體接受,卻比起現在的那些主流團體傳道人所說的所謂「道理」還要有根據,筆者現在是個「不可知無神論者」,兒時也曾深信過基督新教,或可稱筆者為叛教者,但筆者所知道的聖經知識往往比現在的教徒還要多。這可笑程度跟「記錄及宣揚『撒旦』這名詞最多的就是聖經」不相伯仲。
後記:在文章發報後,有人回應筆者,說在《新約聖經》中的《彼得後書》3章8節曾提及:「親愛的,有一件事你們不可忘記,就是:主看一日如千年,千年如一日。」經筆者翻查,果真如是。但當中問題就如教徒經常反駁那些次經的說法:有記載就能證明是真實?

筆者只舉一個例子反駁,2012年有人發現有一份以古埃及科普特文抄寫的文獻記載耶穌是有一名妻子叫Mary Magdalene,其後被教徒痛斥胡說八道;及後,那份文獻被證實是錄於公元四世紀,被教授、紙莎草專家和早期基督教文本專家相信為抄自寫於二世紀下半期的一部福音書。然而亦不出所料,教徒隨即反駁這可能是古時的假見證,不能證明是真實的。

那個悖論問題又來了,不能證明是真,又何能確信是假?被主流認可的聖經正典也是寫於兩千多年前,教徒又何以確信那就是神的話語,而非當時後人作假見證?而「人類的一千年等於上帝一日」的說法,人類能否確定那是一個比喻?還是真有此事?這全都是人類自行判斷、詮釋,究竟聖經是「神」的原話本?還是人類的主觀翻譯本?究竟是提出質疑的人自我膨脹(Ego Boost)?抑或是極力辯護的人自充上帝?

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  • Hin9081 於 22/08/2014 評論 NO. 1

    彼得后书 3:8
    "親愛的,這一件事你們不可忘記:在主看來,一日如千年,千年如一日。"
    Although it does not say one day of God = 1000 years in humans, I see where Jehovah witnesses would get this idea from the Bible. From what I understand, it is more like a parable to communicate the idea that God is forgiving and would rather wait for more people to repent than to condemn them (v. 9).
    I am a protestant Christian myself, I believe the main purpose of the biblical gospels is to communicate the salvation of mankind; where Jesus died on the Cross for our sins and provide us with the only way to reunite with God. And as a Protestant Christian, I do believe that the Bible is inspired by God and that He could communicate with us through the Holy Spirit (I know the concept of Trinity is not mentioned in the Bible, but there are good evidences within the Bible to support this theological claim).
    Regarding the reliability of the Bible, the canonization process of the entire Bible took place over a long period time (hundreds of years), it is result of the consistent agreement within a long history of Christian community. Even though the original copy of the Bible is long lost, the copy accuracy is extremely high (99.5%). So there is a good reason to believe that our Bible today is almost identical to the original copy.
    There are numerous accounts about the stories of Jesus (as one would expect from someone so historically significant), however, not all the "gospels" are equally accurate historically. Imagine the differing reliability of various online sources, obviously a peer reviewed research article would gain more recognition than a random claim on a blog. When we look at the New Testament we realize that it was written by those who either knew Jesus personally, or were under the direction of those who did. They wrote what they saw. They wrote about the resurrection of Christ. They recorded His miracles and His sayings. It comes down to whether or not you believe what it says about Christ. So there is a reason the mainstream Christian community refuse to acknowledge the validity of certain "gospels" out there.
    It is also important to note that I totally respect your agnostic/ atheistic position, this response is 100% my genuine opinion. I do not mean any disrespect and I am not writing this to convert you or humiliate you by any means.
    Last of all, I want to stress that the centre of Christianity is built on the basis of the existence of an almighty and loving God. I want you to know that this same God loves you more than anyone on this earth. I personally consider Christianity more like a relationship than a religion.
    Thank you for sharing this inspiring article and your experience!

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