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P：我们今天讲道的内容，围绕着这两个单词（Mystery 及 Heresy）的意义展开。

P：首先，请大家发言。在你们心目中，Mystery 是什么意思呢？

I：（台下踊跃发言，答案基本上都是 unknown 之类的意思）既然牧师在盯着我看，我就引申了一下说：Mystery 对我而言，是指 things beyond human understanding。

P：你们大家说得都很对。圣经里这个词出现过不少次，如：

[1 Cor 2:7,8] But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

[Eph 3:3,4] How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

[Rom 16:25] Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

[Col 4:3] Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds:

[Eph 5:32] This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

[Col 1:26,27] Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

P：这个词到底是什么意思呢？神的丰富和奇妙，穷尽语言也是无法完全表达的。以有限的人来记录无限的神，以有限人的人去理解无限的神，都是不可能完全的。神的奇妙作为，beyond human understanding，我们只能尽量地去尝试着去理解。

P：可以这么说，我们对神的理解是有限个数的点。当我们把这些点堆积成塔就是我们对神的理解的全部。如果这些点中有些是错误或缺失的，那么你得到的将是...

I：（不知为何脱口而出。牧师开始时不是提到 Heresy 嘛）Heresy！

P：Heresy！大家说说 Heresy 又是什么意思呢？

I：（台下的答案比较一致：False Truth）

P：Choice！

P：Heresy 在圣经原文里的表示是指 choice，一个优美的单词，不是吗？

I：Heresy is a choice，多么有趣的解释。

P：嗯，如果我们对神的理解（各个点）中有些是错的，那么整个塔都是不稳定的，不是吗？

P：可以这么说，My job is to make sure you have the right dots！

I：您能不能举个例子？

P：有些基督徒认为不需要上教会，这就是一种Heresy。

I：Heresy is a choice...更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net