Friday, 18 May 2012

Evolution: Is God Just Playing Dice? | BioLogos

  • very well written article... I'm more and more convinced...

Evolution: Is God Just Playing Dice?


by Matt J. Rossano.
Increasingly, science is showing that the evolutionary process has many built in constraints which limit its possibilities and bias its pathways. Take, for example, the ubiquitous phenomenon of convergence - the tendency for highly diverse species to independently evolve similar adaptive (analogous, not homologous) traits.

Convergence, epigenetic inheritance, and Baldwin effects are only a few of the mechanisms serving as directional constraints on evolution's pathways. In his review of the various factors affecting the evolutionary process, anthropologist Melvin Konner concludes:
"There are no intrinsic driving factors in evolution, but there are intrinsic constraints and canalized paths along which either evolution or development may more easily proceed" ("The Evolution of Childhood," Harvard Press, 2010, p. 59, emphasis in original).
Of course, none of these constraining factors guarantee our arrival on the evolutionary stage. They do, however, raise the odds that in time a complex, rational, self-aware creature capable of entertaining both scientific and religious ideas might emerge.
The more we understand evolution, the less it seems like neither the bogeyman creationists fear nor the universal God-dissolving acid some atheists crave.

Thursday, 17 May 2012

That's Random! A Look at Viral Self-Assembly | BioLogos

  • I like this article. All truth is God's truth. Why not explore other forms of "creationism" (not the fixed sense it is understood/ misunderstood)?

That's Random! A Look at Viral Self-Assembly | BioLogos

by Kathryn Applegate 

... think randomness is an important topic to cover for two reasons: 1) it is integral to many processes in biology (and math, physics, chemistry, etc.), and 2) it is commonly misunderstood to be incompatible with Christianity.
Here we have seen how viruses demonstrate a principle inherent in God’s world—that order can emerge out of chaos from random processes.

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

quotable quotes

  • it's still very meaningful even over a century from now!
李提摩太(Timothy Richard,1845-1919):

雖欲立教恐百年亦有所不及,
(更加)(彼此了解)教之所系大且急也。

〈救世當然之理〉,《萬國公報》 第307 卷,1874。

Monday, 14 May 2012

「更新與傳統」?

  • I'm not sure if the report can truly represent the views of the speakers (mainly the first two). So my comments can be based on my misreading of their views:
  • It is true that sola scriptura is a historical product of the Reformers and there's always a risk of over-emphasizing one thing over the other. It's true that we, as Chinese evangelicals, [used to be] tend to neglect our tradition. But the ideas of sola scriptura are essentially promoted by the Reformers in history. There is nothing inherently wrong to encourage Christians to read and interpret the bible by ourselves (with the help of the Spirit). This is what the Reformer's upheld, the sufficiency of Scripture and the perspicuity of Scripture. See Wayne A. Grudem, “The Perspicuity of Scripture,” Themelios 34, no. 3 (2009): 288–308.
  • Evangelicals need to be clear about our views on the relationship between canon and tradition. They are suggested to read Michael J. Kruger, Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books (Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway, 2012). [even though they may not agree with him].
  • on seeing the homosexuality issue as only a modern issue, I think they have ignored history, especially the Greco-Roman cultural context in which Paul wrote Romans. It is never purely a moral problem. It's also a political problem. But was it not in Paul's times? After all, why did he speak against it? (I'm sorry. Up to now, I'm still not convinced of the points raised by the pro-gay bible exegesis!)

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「更新與傳統」公開講座
蘇遠泰:挑戰詮釋而非核心教義
(5月8日消息)
潘樂敏

左起:蘇遠泰、趙崇明、邵樟平 
【時代論壇訊】由香港神學院主辦「明日話今天──更新與傳統」公開講座已於五月四日晚上假宣道會希伯崙堂舉行, 由該院學術主任趙崇明博士及圖書館主任蘇遠泰博士主講、拓展主任邵樟平主持。講員指出華人教會一直高舉「唯獨聖經」,容易忽略教會歷史傳統的豐富資源,並 嘗試探討教會傳統與釋經的關係。近百人出席。
從傳統尋找更新的資源
蘇遠泰首先指出華人教會現時高舉「唯獨聖經」的問題是容易推翻所有傳統而只讀聖經,並將聖經理解為絕對權威,例如十幾年前有牧者從聖經看婦女地位與 事奉,認為聖經就表達了基督教信仰對此事的立場,於是明白聖經就能從中得知生活和信仰的標準。亦有著作《唯獨聖經》一書,指傳統只有工具的意義,當聖經寫 成之後傳統就可棄掉。「可是馬丁路德所指的唯獨聖經絕非此意。」趙崇明亦同意此說,並指「聖經本身就是傳統的產物,是由口頭傳統結集所得,篩選部份內容為 正典是非常後期的事。」
趙崇明認為傳統有其延續性,是歷世歷代同意所得,不過亦需要更新。聖禮就是傳統的一例,華人教會的不同宗派雖然都不會認為聖禮不重要,但教會禮儀仍 然偏少。另一方面,現時的禮儀亦相對較為集中於個人身上,忽略了禮儀的政治及社會意義,「傳統上受洗加入教會其實有公民抗命的意思,而聖餐表示顧念弱小的 需要。」因此若期望提出新鮮的神學觀念,其實可以考慮從傳統尋找相關語言及意義。
將聖經詮釋從教會釋放出來
有參與者提問時指如果在神學院學到新興詮釋,應如何與傳統牧者的講道平衡;甚至在受到牧者質疑和責備時應如何自處。蘇遠泰認為現時有不同的釋經方法,可能牧者質疑的是個別方法,「反而有些牧者無論講任何聖經都能帶出一樣結論,才是神乎奇技的講道。」
趙崇明亦指出「合理」就是回到傳統並達致某種程度的共識。蘇遠泰同意需要共識,但這是基於現實的考慮以免過份的衝突出現,所以個人釋經其實可以接 受,「這種堅持與宗教改革的精神亦甚為相似,期望將聖經詮釋從教會壟斷中釋放出來。」因此他主張可按理由合理地自由釋經,「如果要更新,是否需要有釋放的 空間?而這些方法是挑戰教會的詮釋,而非核心教義例如信有神、三位一體、愛人如己等等。」趙崇明亦以方舟事件為例,如果有信徒支持並繼續奉獻予相關機構, 有可能其信仰與啟蒙運動的傳統有關,「不過我們知道信仰不必以此角度理解,理性亦不是信仰最重要的,反而『奧祕』可能更為重要。」另一方面,他亦認為面對 質疑亦需注意處事為人的態度。
釋經方法與傳統相違?
另外亦有提問指,有釋經方法認為同性戀並不是罪,但教會傳統向來反對。蘇遠泰則指出西方一直視性為禁忌,即使有婚姻關係的性行為若非以生育為目的, 亦有可能被視為不潔。「這是十分過時的傳統,現代對性/別議題的研究相對而言就可謂十分激進。」他表示其實同志釋經亦有其合理之處,又笑言:「現時我還未 能完全駁倒他們所有的觀點。」
趙崇明認為同性戀成為問題是現代的事情,因為民主人權的觀念和文化,加上教會一直被認為是處理道德問題的機構,「於是就將問題拋過來要教會處理」, 可見這不止是道德問題,更是政治問題。「如果只是政治問題,教會應該以基督教面對政治的傳統回應,而非不斷與對方爭拗。」教會忠於基督教教導,活出對婚姻 和兩性關係的理解,將所理解的價值活出社會以表達信徒是屬天國的子民,這種天國的倫理亦具相當的政治含意。另一方面,亦應「盡量避免一談及相關議題就落入 由他者所設從人權出發的議程之中,無法從聖經或神學角度再思『身體』。」 

and the debate on the ark continues

  • time and again, I think some of their arguments (Wileend's and Yip's [Yip's is here]), like those previous ones, needs to be addressed properly and academically, i.e. cannot be done by the current members of NAMI.
  • "國際知名學者" --??? I doubt about this. I am not convinced purely by his academic qualification. Why do 香港教會更新運動&香港浸會大學校牧處 ask him to speak for this? Because of his position on the matter? It's the same problem with NAMI before.
  • 「而我們不需要發現耶穌釘死的十字架才相信復活,信仰的起點不一定在於歷史事件。」 -this is correct. but it needs another statement in order to be balanced: 同時, 我們需要知道耶穌真正釘死在十字架上, 相信復活才有意義; 基督教信仰的基礎不能抽離歷史事件.

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「科學、創世記與方舟發現」
威蘭:信仰起點不一定在歷史事件
潘樂敏
  影音使團聲稱於土耳其亞拉臘山發現可能是方舟木結構多時,期間該機構推出電影、光碟、書籍等產品於市場發售;在公佈發現後,不少學者、信徒亦呼籲該機構提交相關的考古報告和證據。
  為進一步從科學角度了解發現方舟的問題,香港教會更新運動、香港浸會大學校牧處合辦的「科學、創世記與方舟發現」公開講座已於五月五日在浸會大學禮拜堂舉行,邀得澳洲「國際創世事工」總幹事卡爾威蘭醫生(Dr. Carl Wielend)主講,浸會大學校牧葉敬德博士回應,逾五十人出席
....

Sunday, 13 May 2012

合神心意的基督徒应该有3个见证

合神心意的基督徒应该有3个见证 -good article for my church members


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中国教会20世纪的信心伟人王明道先生说,合神心意的基督徒应该有3个见证。这3项见证鼎足而立,缺一不可。有心的基督徒不妨把这篇文章当作一面镜子照一照,看自己有几项。如果我们缺少其中任何一项,王先生也把补足的办法告诉我们了。试一试吧!




 
要作一个合乎神的心意,在世界上能荣耀神,在主面前能蒙悦纳的基督徒,必须有 三个见证,这三个见证是鼎足而立,缺一不可的。有这三个见证,才能彰显神的美德,才能宣扬基督的大能和救工。有些基督徒只有这三个见证中间的一个,再好一 些的或者能有两个。若寻找三个见证都全备的,真像晨星那样稀少,这是何等令人失望的事!我期望阅者都急速兴起,靠着神的恩典,追求在生活中具有这三个见 证。现在容我把这三个见证列举出来——

一.信仰上的见证 
     “凡在这淫乱罪恶的世代,把我和我的道当作可耻的,人子在他父的荣耀里,同圣天使降临的时候,也要把那人当作可耻的。”(8 :38)
    要作一个好基督徒,必须在任何景况中都敢承认自己的信仰,都敢承认他所事奉的 主和他所信的道。在福音被人欢迎的地方敢这样承认,在福音被人反对的地方也敢这样承认;在那些称扬基督的人中间敢这样承认,在那些毁谤基督的人面前也敢这 样承认。如果我们所信的是假的,我们早就应当放弃;如果我们所信的是真的,我们为什么不敢承认呢?再想想看,我们的主为我们舍了天上的尊荣,来到这充满苦 痛的世界,不只为我们受尽了千辛万苦,而且在木头上为我们受了那极大的羞辱和疼痛,最后还舍了他自己的命,使我们因他所受的弃绝蒙了神的悦纳,因他所受的 咒诅得了神的恩惠,因他所尝的死味得了永存的生命。我们得他这样大的恩典,就是为他舍命也是应当的,何况还没有到这种地步呢?只因为惧怕人的讥诮、毁谤、 笑骂、攻击,就不敢承认主的名,这种负义忘恩的行为可恨到什么地步呢?
     我们的主警告我们的话是何等严重呢! “凡在这淫乱罪恶的世代,把我和我的道当作可耻的,人子在他父的荣耀里,同圣天使降临的时候,也要把那人当作可耻的。”我们的主不以我们这些邪恶污秽到极 点的人为可耻,我们却以他这样一位圣洁尊贵慈爱的救主为可耻,他在父的荣耀里同圣天使降临的时候以我们为可耻的,岂不正是我们所当遭遇的么?
      一个好基督徒在这个不信的世代中一定要有信仰上的见证。无论到什么地方,无论 在什么人中间,都当敢承认主的名,敢阅读我们所信的圣经,敢求告我们所事奉的神,敢到圣徒聚会的地方去,和众圣徒交通,并一同敬拜神。当然我们不应该无论 见着什么人都高声喊着说,“我是一个基督徒”,也不应该故意跑到许多人面前去跪下祷告。这样作,会使别人认为我们得了精神病,非但不能荣耀神,反倒使神受 羞辱。但我们同样不应该故意隐藏我们的信仰,怕别人知道我们是跟随基督的。如果有人询问我们是不是基督的门徒,我们应该直截了当的回答说“是”。如果我们 填写一张表格,上面有宗教信仰一栏,我们应当在那里填写“基督徒”三个字。如果我们与不信的人一同吃饭,我们应当毫不畏惧的在神面前谢恩。如果我们往礼拜 堂去聚会的时候,有不信的人问我们到那里去,我们应当很坦白的告诉他们说,我们是往礼拜堂去敬拜神。一个基督徒如果在不信的人面前没有这种信仰上的见证, 他便不配称为基督的门徒,无怪他的主将来便要以他为可耻的了。但只有这一个见证不够,他还需要有第二个见证。

二.生活中的见证


     “你们是世上的光,城造在山上是不能隐藏的。人点灯,不放在斗底下,是放在灯台上,就照亮一家的人。你们的光也当这样照在人前,叫他们看见你们的好行为,便将荣耀归给你们在天上的父。”(5
1416)

     基督徒在人面前承认了主的名,接连着便应当有生活中的见证
好行为。有了生活中的见证,我们在信仰上的见证才坚强有力,神的名才能因我们得荣耀;不然,我们信仰上的见证非但脆弱无力,而且神的名还要因我们受羞辱。我们的罪将有多么大啊! 
    我们在信仰上向世人作了见证以后,便应当接连着用事实向他们证明我们所事奉的 神是何等的圣洁真实,我们所信的基督是何等有权柄能拯救人,能改变人。我们在信主以后所有的那种高尚的人生就是铁一般的事实。不信的人可以讥诮我们,说我 们迷信,但他们却不能不因着我们人生中的改变而惊奇,也不能不因着我们比他们正直、诚实、圣洁、清廉、慈爱、和平、勇敢、忠心,而对我们表示钦佩。这不是 说我们在生活中有了好的见证,世人便要欢迎我们,爱护我们。相反的,我们的行为越好,就越显出世人的罪恶来,因此他们也就越加反对我们,攻击我们,毁谤我 们,但早晚有一天他们还要因此归荣耀与神,正如经上的话说,“你们在外邦人中应当品行端正,叫那些毁谤你们是作恶的,因看见你们的好行为,便在鉴察的日子 归荣耀给神。”(彼前2:12)

    可惜!许多基督徒很勇敢的承认自己的信仰,但在生活中却没有好见证。他们在言 行上充满了骄傲、自大、说谎、欺诈、贪婪、偷窃、淫邪、污秽、损人、利己、嫉妒、仇恨、残暴、不孝、不忠、失信、食言、逢迎、谄媚。这些人如果根本不承认 他们是基督徒,神的名倒还不致因他们受羞辱,福音倒还不致因他们受阻拦,也许有人问我说,“你不是说基督徒必须承认主么?现在怎么又劝人不承认自己是基督 徒呢?”是,我劝一切的基督徒必须承认主,但我同样的劝他们在生活中有好见证。这两件事要作,就必须一同作。我们必须把这两件事看作同等的重要。我们既认 定信仰上的见证是基督徒必须有的,那样,我们也认定生活中的见证同样是基督徒必须有的。


    基督徒既作了神的儿子,他们的言行应当比世上最好的人更好,在人面前才能作有 能力的见证。他们应当比其他宗教中的虔诚份子更好,应当比圣贤的门徒更好,因为他们所事奉的是那位最圣洁公义的神,他们所跟随的是那位“并没有犯罪,口里 也没有诡诈”的主。他们的人生有一个最高尚的目标,也有一条可遵循的正轨,更有一个最隹美的盼望。如果世上有其他的人比基督徒更好,那便是基督极大的羞 辱。可惜很多的基督徒忽略了这种生活中的见证。他们注重祈祷读经,注重聚会奉献,注重对人传讲福音,却忽略了这一件重要的事。正是因为有这种情形,所以他 们虽然高喊荣耀神,结果神不但没有得着荣耀,反倒受了羞辱。他们想要领人归主,自己却作了别人的绊脚石,这真是一件令人疾首痛心的事。


    容我们急速觉悟,赶快悔改,除了勇敢承认我们的信仰以外,要在生活中将神的美德彰显出来。远离一切不义的事,“使你们无可指摘,诚实无伪,在这弯曲悖谬的世代。作神无瑕疵的儿女。”(2:15) 。有了这两个见证以后,还要加上第三个见证


.工作上的见证 
    “那时总长和总督寻找但以理误国的把柄,为要参他,只是找不着他的错误过失,因他忠心办事,毫无错误过失。”(6:4)

    但以理真是神的一个好的见证人,他的那些同人因为嫉妒他,想要寻找他误国的把 柄,好在王面前控告他,把他排挤下去,但他们却遭到了失败,因为但以理“忠心办事,毫无错误过失”。这是但以理在工作上的好见证。请想大利乌王所治理的那 样强大的一个国家,全国有一百二十个总督,总督以上有三个总长,但以理是三个总长中的一个,他的责任是多么重大,他的事务是何等繁多。处在这种地位上,能 够在一切事工上毫无错误过失,是何等不容易的事。若不是他兢兢业业,小心翼翼,忠于自己的本份,每日集中精神力量在自己的工作上,如何能有这样良好的成 绩?自然他借着每日三次的祷告从神那里领受了能力和智慧,是他成功的最大原因;但如果他在工作上怠惰敷衍,粗心大意,能不能有这种成绩呢?我们应当一面求 神赐能力与智慧,一面殷勤忠心,战兢谨慎,作好自己所当作的。神作他所要作的,我们也应当作我们所应当作的。神要我们信靠他,仰望他,同时他也要我们殷勤 忠心。有了这两样,我们才能在我们的工作上有良好的见证。


    每一个属神的人应当有信仰上的见证,生活中的见证,也应当有工作上的见证。如 果我们勇敢承认我们的信仰,在言语行为上也有良好的表现,但在我们的职务和工作上却怠惰松懈,错误百出,成绩落后,表现不佳,我们岂不照样会羞辱神的名 么?今日我们常常看见这样的信徒,他们勇敢承认主,他们在行为上所表现的也不错,但他们在他们自己的岗位和工作上却是不忠心。他们不按着时候上班。他们在 工作上不努力。一天当作完的事,他们需要两天三天才能作成。自己当作的事,他们推给别人。他们在经手的事工上弄出许多错误。他们在一切事上粗心大意,不集 中心思,不仔细核对,敷衍塞责,草草了事。不用等别人去寻找他们的错误过失,他们的错误过失多得不可胜数,别人只要一睁开眼楮就可以看见。他们自己却不为 这件事自责。他们中间有些人还因此自豪。他们觉得这样作才证明他们是不爱世界,不以地上的事为念。他们说他们不愿意使世上的事累住他们的心,他们需要集中 他们的心思力量去祈祷、读经、聚会、布道。如果有人劝他们忠于他们的职务,他们要说那个人引诱他们去爱世界.不愿意他们爱主。他们认为追求属灵的事是大 事,作这些属世的事是小事,他们却忘记了主耶稣自己的教训说,“人在最小的事上忠心,在大事上也忠心;在最小的事上不义,在大事上也不义。”(16:10)


    主耶稣的门徒应当是世界上最殷勤,最忠心,最良好的工作者。他们应当在他们的 岗位上尽最大的忠心.有最好的表现。他们应当按着时间上班,决不迟到,决不早走。他们自己当作的事决不推给别人,他们今日能作完的事决不延到明天。他们决 不在办公事的时间谈闲话,作私事。他们作事决不粗心大意,敷衍塞责。他们无论为谁作事,都要像为主作的一样。他们不但存着忠心去作一切摆在面前的事工,他 们也存着爱心去作。他们踊跃著作,快乐著作,抱着希望去作。不是希望作好以后得着人的酬报和夸奖,乃是希望在见主的时候能蒙他的嘉纳。


    以上所说的这三个见证无论缺少了那一个,那其余的两个便连带着失了功效。如果 没有信仰上的见证,无论你的生活怎样高尚,工作怎样忠心,也不过使人夸赞你称扬你而己。人既不知道你是基督的门徒,又焉能因此归荣耀与神呢?如果没有生活 上的见证,人必要因着你的恶行讥诮神、亵渎神。如果没有工作上的见证,人也要指责你说,“基督徒就是这样不忠心,不可靠,不负责。基督徒就是这样对人类没 有贡献,对社会没有补益。”你受别人的批评和指责还是小事,神的名因你受羞辱,基督的福音因你受阻拦,真是不可补偿的损失。这三个见证都齐备了,然后方能 荣耀神,方能为那救我们的主作有能力的见证,方能发光照亮那在黑暗中的人类,我们自己到将来见主的时候,也必能毫无惭愧战兢,欢欢喜喜的站在他的荣耀中, 承受他的应许。到那时我们要何等光荣何等快乐呢!

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Khirbet Qeiyafa finds and Solomon's Temple

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Garfinkel says the Khirbet Qeiyafa finds are unique because they reveal motifs known from the biblical description of Solomon's Temple.

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Archaeological find stirs debate on David's kingdom

Two small containers unearthed at Khirbet Qeiyafa are believed to be the first-ever archaeological evidence of Judean ritual dating from the time of David, about the 10th century B.C.E.

By Asaf Shtull-Trauring Tags: Israel archeology


books related to the doctrines of inspiration and inerrancy

D. A. Carson, "Three Books on the Bible: A Critical Review," Trinity Journal NS 27.1 (2006): 1-62.

Robert Yarbrough, "The Embattled Bible: Four More Books," Themelios 34.1 (2009): 6-25.

  • excellent reviews on books related to the doctrines of inspiration and inerrancy

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Lord Puttnam - Eric Liddell: All of Life is a Race

The life of Olympian Eric Liddell is remembered in a lecture by Oscar-winning producer Lord David Puttnam.

Lord Puttnam, who made the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire about Liddell's triumph at the 1924 Olympics, gave his talk as part of the Edinburgh Lectures series. Liddell won gold in the 400 metres event in the Paris Olympics while still a student at the University of Edinburgh.

He then graduated with a degree in Pure Science before moving to China to do missionary work. He died in a Japanese internment camp in 1945.

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