大家好。我係一個唔起眼嘅普通人,想藉呢個平台同大家分享我點解能夠put my faith in Jesus Christ
我以前都唔能夠相信真係有一個能夠施行神蹟嘅神存在。又醫好盲人對眼,又將水變成酒,又行喺水上面,呢啲故事對於生活喺2024年,喺一個科學based嘅世界入面生活嘅我嚟講好難去接受,因為已經超越咗我對物理法質嘅理解同日常生活嘅認知。但耶穌依然用佢嘅方法搵翻我,所以都希望喺呢個平台借少少地方分享自己點解會信耶穌
1. 信有一個創造天地萬物嘅神?
好common聽過一啲人傳道話證明有神好簡單,單單睇下the order and design of the universe,見到呢個宇宙係要好多物理常數有啱啱好嘅吻合先得以存在,就知道有個造物主。有句說話係“you’ve never met the builder of your house but you know that there is a builder”。但呢個論述對於當時未信耶穌嘅我嚟講唔太有力。我會認為只要時間係無限嘅,一片混沌嘅宇宙by random combinations and by chance都會產生到一個有秩序嘅宇宙出嚟。所以我唔係被呢個世界嘅秩序說服到有神嘅存在,而係歷史。到底喺歷史上耶穌係唔係一個真實存在嘅人?
2. 耶穌是否一個historical figure?
現今幾乎所有歷史學者都同意耶穌確實存在於歷史上(Beilby & Eddy, 2009; Burridge & Gould, 2004; Ehrman, 2011; Grant, 2004),而大部分嘅學者都同意耶穌受洗於施洗約翰(John the Baptist)、同猶太教權威人士(Pharisees)辯論、驅魔、召集男女信徒、設喻講道、赴耶路撒冷最後被彼拉多處死(Levine, 2006)。由歷史學,現有嘅研究足以令我認為好有可能耶穌係一個喺歷史上存在嘅figure。正如我冇見過拿破崙,但我好似都未曾質疑過佢會唔會係一個當時嘅人所編造出嚟嘅人物,因為我認為歷史係可信嘅。
咁世界上有幾多人同意耶穌喺歷史上係真實存在嘅呢?56%,超過一半嘅世界總人口同意耶穌喺歷史上係真實存在,當中有31.1%係基督徒,24.9%係穆斯林(Muslim)。當然伊斯蘭教(Islam)同耶穌基督有一個好大嘅分別,篇幅所限今次就暫時唔喺度詳述。但我認為藉住超過一半嘅世界總人口都相信耶穌喺歷史上係真實存在,呢件事加上歷史學者嘅共同觀點,令到耶穌喺歷史上確實存在呢個睇法有一定可信嘅程度。就當耶穌係一個喺歷史上存在嘅人,咁到底佢係唔係神呢?
3. 耶穌是否一個神?
耶穌施行咗好多次神蹟,而當中最說服到我佢真係神嘅essence係喺佢嘅復活(resurrection)。耶穌30歲開始傳道,教導正確嘅道德(moral)。喺佢嘅影響力日漸增長嘅時候,猶太嘅宗教領袖開始仇視佢影響到自己嘅權力。耶穌多次表明自己就係神,John 14:6提到,"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’”。猶太宗教領袖以「自稱神的兒子基督」的褻瀆(blasphemy)罪名控告耶穌,最後羅馬總督彼拉多命令將耶穌釘死喺十字架上,然後被放置咗喺墓室。
三日之後,幾位婦女首先發現耶穌嘅墓變空咗。呢度係我其中一個能夠信到耶穌的確復活咗嘅essence,就係故事入面係描寫由幾位婦女首先發現。喺嗰個年代女性講嘢嘅地位係好低,如果要編造一個故事出嚟,有得揀嘅情況下未必會描寫係由女性首先發現耶穌嘅墓變空咗。然後耶穌喺起碼8次唔同場合向超過500人展現自己死而復活嘅肉身,每一個人都係親眼見證耶穌復活嘅人(eyewitnesses)。John 20:25-29提到,”But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.’
A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!’ Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’
Thomas said to him, ‘My Lord and my God!’
Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed’”. 就算係喺當時耶穌嘅其中一個門徒Thomas都唔能夠相信耶穌真係一個戰勝死亡嘅主,話要親手摸到耶穌雙手被釘穿嘅窿先能夠相信,而佢又真係親身接觸到死而復活嘅耶穌。
有見證過耶穌死而復活嘅人至死都堅稱耶穌就係嗰位戰勝咗死亡嘅主。Philip被釘十字架處死,Peter被倒立釘十字架處死,Thomas被用矛刺死,仲有James,Jude,Paul,Matthew,Simon,Bartholomew,Andrew,Matthias等等。縱觀歷史,我應該未見過有咁多人承受住excruciating death都要堅稱一個信念,唔肯放棄(renounce)耶穌係一個復活咗嘅神呢個claim。所以我願意相信呢啲親眼見證耶穌復活嘅人嘅見證(testimony)好大機會係真。
4. why 信耶穌?
由以上嘅討論,我認為好大機會耶穌係真實存在喺歷史上,亦都真係神。但我都唔能夠100%確定。所以我問神如果佢係真嘅可唔可以show俾我睇。Matthew 7:7提到, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you”. 呢個神係一個公義嘅神,同時佢亦都係憐憫體恤嘅。佢明白我地可能會因為仲有某啲想法而未能夠put faith in Him yet,我都唔係一開始就認定耶穌就係神,但我諗我第一步係有一個open mind先,然後神點樣慢慢展現俾我睇佢真係存在就係佢嘅工作。可能你可以話係巧合,未必係神。我諗神好明白我地未信到佢嘅位,只要我地願意俾空間佢展現自己到底係唔係真實存在,佢都唔會急於要我地好快就能夠put our faith in Him。
神係好gentle嘅一個神,佢唔會用佢嘅大能強行洗腦令你信佢,甚至佢都一直只係喺你嘅心出面敲門,唔會自己開門入嚟。個人嘅經歷就係俾咗個機會神去展現佢就係真正嘅神,然後經歷咗神,相信到Jesus is Lord and God raised him from the dead,繼而相信到舊約聖經同新約聖經。耶穌嘅存在就係我信仰嘅基石。所以我未必可以直接由證明天堂存在去證明神係真嘅,而我係首先put my faith in Jesus Christ,繼而相信到佢嘅教導,相信到佢就係應驗咗舊約聖經超過300個預言(prophecies)嘅救世主,為我釘死喺十架上贖我嘅罪,相信到聖父、聖子、聖靈係三位一體嘅神。
我信耶穌一開始嘅目標都未必係為咗上天堂。耶穌係有能力幫助你嘅生活,前提係你願意俾佢幫你,因為呢個唔係一個專制逼你接受佢嘅神。我相信神係好願意透過一次又一次嘅幫助你令你慢慢去分得清到底呢一個係唔係一個真實存在嘅神。
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